Chapter 1: When the father suffers humiliation, the son must avenge him

  Xiao Chen carefully recalled the entire technique in his mind, making sure there were no omissions or errors. After repeatedly deliberating and refining it, he nodded in satisfaction and closed his eyes to begin cultivation!

  Five days later, Xiao Chen's eyelids trembled and slowly opened. Suddenly, a strange feeling filled his mind. He felt that his entire body had become incredibly sensitive, as if even the slightest movement within a ten-meter radius, including the gentle fall of a single leaf, would not escape his perception!

  Divine consciousness!

  The sudden change made him both shocked and delighted, this change was the divine sense externalization that could only be used after reaching the fifth layer of the Qi Refining stage, but he had just reached the peak of the first layer of the Qi Refining stage and could already achieve this point, undoubtedly demonstrating the heaven-defying degree of the "Hunyuan Divine Scripture".

  His heart moved, the hidden breath effect of "Hunyuan Scripture" suddenly took effect, and Xiao Chen's breath on his body suddenly weakened, finally only remaining at the initial stage of Qi Refining. Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction, a few smiles appearing on his face, although he didn't know how effective the concealment was, but if he wasn't careful, it shouldn't be noticeable to others.

  Xiao Chen pushed open the stone gate and walked out, looking at the abandoned valley, his face involuntarily revealing a few shades of gloom. Although being under the tutelage of Yao Daozi had relatively little restraint, the semi-annual Dan-refining technique assessment was inescapable. If he didn't pass, he would be expelled from the sect and become an outer disciple. Xiao Chen had just joined the sect, and according to the rules, he could skip the first time, but the Dan-refining technique assessment a year later was unavoidable. Ming Hua probably also thought of this, wanting Xiao Chen to be expelled from Lingyao Valley after a year.

  Xiao Chen's face revealed a few degrees of cold smile, after a moment of contemplation, he headed towards the outside of the valley.

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  "Liu San, within a month, is in charge of picking 50 Qingling fruits from the back mountain. Upon completing the task, he will receive one low-grade spirit stone."

  "Hu Wei, in charge of fetching water from Hou Shan Ling Qu for the major medicine gardens within a month. Upon completion of the task, you will receive a low-grade spirit stone."

  "Sun Ce, in charge of kitchen firewood expenses for one month. Task completion will be rewarded with half a low-grade spirit stone."

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  A large number of outer disciples received their tasks and hurriedly set off. They work hard every month, with very limited time to cultivate, so they naturally dare not waste a single bit.

  Liu Tao finished his monthly routine and hastily retreated to his room. Recently, he had reached the peak of the sixth layer of Qi Refining, and a senior elder from the sect had hinted that if he could reach the seventh layer, they would take him in as a true disciple. So at this moment, he was naturally busy cultivating.

  "Brother Liu." Just then, a slightly familiar voice came from outside the door.

  Liu Tao was slightly stunned, but as a cultivator, his memory was excellent. He quickly recalled the identity of the visitor and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. However, he smiled and said: "So it's Xiao Shidi, please come in."

  Xiao Chen walked in, Liu Tao was sitting calmly on the chair, "Xiao Shidi please sit down, I don't know what brings you here today?"

  Xiao Chen let out a faint sigh in his heart, the warmth and coldness of human relationships were nothing more than this. He must have already heard about the abandoned medicine garden within the sect, Liu Tao's attitude was clearly several degrees colder compared to before.

  "Heh heh, I've come today because there are some things that require your help, Big Brother. You must also know that the medicine garden has been abandoned for a long time. Today, I've specifically come to ask you to lend me a few hands to help clean up and tidy it up. Please help me out, Big Brother."

  "Really?" Liu Tao's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a hint of difficulty appeared on his face as he slowly said: "Xiao Shidi, it's not that I'm unwilling to help, but every outer sect disciple has their own tasks at hand. It's probably impossible to spare any manpower."

  Looking at Xiao Chen, Liu Tao felt a pang of heartache. He thought that this kid was favored by the Spirit Medicine Valley, but unexpectedly he had misjudged him. Thinking about the few Wind Chasing Symbols and Fireball Technique talismans he had spent last time, the smile on his face faded even more.

  Xiao Chen heard this and intentionally showed a few points of difficulty on his face, then gritted his teeth and said: "Elder brother's words are reasonable, but I think it should still be possible to extract some manpower. I have a Lingdan given by my master, I'll give it to elder brother, please ask Liu elder brother for more help."

  Xiao Chen revealed a slightly pained expression and took out a cartridge with a completely green body from his storage bag, placing it on the table.

  "Tempering Spirit Pill!" Liu Tao's heart was overjoyed when he heard this, and he hastily took it in his hand. After confirming that it was genuine, a few more smiles appeared on his face. This Tempering Spirit Pill could temper the spiritual energy, purify and eliminate impurities, and was extremely beneficial to cultivators in the Qi Refining stage. Liu Tao was busy with his cultivation, and now that he had obtained the spirit pill, he was naturally delighted.

  "Haha, Xiao Chen, you're being too polite, but I really need this dan, so I won't decline. Brother, wait for a moment, I'll arrange for 20 people to tidy up the medicine garden within half a day." After getting the Quanling Dan, Liu Tao's attitude also became slightly warmer.

  As he watched Liu Tao hurry away, Xiao Chen's mouth curled up in a cold smile. The relationships between cultivators were indeed more complicated and nuanced than those of ordinary people. The storage bags he had obtained from Hei Feng Lao Gui and others contained dozens of spiritual pills, and the Ling Dan was just one of the lower-grade ones. However, Xiao Chen naturally wouldn't show off his wealth, or else he would be inviting trouble. Moreover, he had attributed the dan to being a gift from Yao Shi, so Liu Tao probably didn't have the guts to verify it, making Xiao Chen feel quite at ease in his heart.

  At noon, after the twenty outer disciples bid farewell and left, the entire valley was suddenly refreshed. The weeds and gravel were all cleaned up, and the soil on the ground was also turned over with a spiritual decision.

  Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction and took out the spiritual medicine seeds from his storage bag, carefully planting them one by one.

  Xiao Chen held a palm-sized jade hoe in his hand, carefully digging a small pit about five fingers deep on the ground, planting the Clear Heart Grass seeds he was holding, covering them with soil, and pressing down gently with four parts of his strength before slowly exhaling.

  The cultivation of spiritual medicine is quite troublesome, with strict requirements for tools, soil, and even the degree of soil burial. If there is an error, it is very likely to waste seeds. After two hours, Xiao Chen had only finished planting half a mountain valley, at an extremely slow speed.

  "Alas, at this rate, I'm afraid it won't be finished even by nightfall." Looking at the vast expanse of empty land that still remained, Xiao Chen's mouth couldn't help but curve into a bitter smile, his body heavily leaning against a stone wall behind him.

  "Ah!"

  A muffled sound came from behind, Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment, this kind of sound he was not unfamiliar with.

  He quickly turned his head back and looked at the smooth stone wall in front of him, clenched his fist and gently knocked on it.

  "Ah!" "Ah!"

  It's empty inside!

  Realizing this, Xiao Chen's face quickly revealed a few points of curiosity. The location was remote, and he was in the Medicine Valley, so it was unlikely that anyone would pass by. After carefully looking around and confirming that no one was there, Xiao Chen took out a spiritual instrument from his storage bag and drew on the stone wall.

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