They chatted briefly, and Qin Yu guessed it was about time.

“Let’s go find Uncle Wen De. Want to come along?”

Li Zhengtong didn’t dare to refuse, quickly nodding, “Yes, yes!”

Qin Yu replied, “You seem a little reluctant. Forget it then!”

“No, no, I’m willing! I’m just a little nervous!” Li Zhengtong wiped the sweat off his forehead, explaining.

Qin Yu was puzzled, “Uncle Wen De is so kind, what’s there to be nervous about?”

Li Zhengtong: “......”

The two walked together and soon found Zhong Wende.

“Everyone’s almost here, so I’ll start now.”

“I called you all here today mainly to assign some tasks, the main duties of our servant disciples.”

“To be fair, I’ve written all the available positions on pieces of paper, and everyone will draw lots.”

“From now on, whatever task you get, it’ll all be up to your luck.”

“Everyone come and draw one!”

Qin Yu walked over and drew a slip. When he opened it, it read four characters.

[ Mingyue Square! ]

Zhong Wende saw Qin Yu’s slip and explained, “This means you’ll be in charge of cleaning Mingyue Square.”

Qin Yu asked, “Is Mingyue Square big?”

Zhong Wende answered, “Not big. Larger areas are handled by two or three people.”

Qin Yu continued, “Are there trees around Mingyue Square?”

Zhong Wende thought for a moment and said, “There are a few small trees, but they’re not big.”

Qin Yu nodded in satisfaction, secretly pleased.

‘Looks like this is a good job!’

The square is small, so it’ll be easy to clean, and small trees mean fewer fallen leaves.

Moreover, since everyone in Xuantian Sect is a cultivator, they probably won’t litter, so cleaning should be simple.

Qin Yu looked at the slip in Li Zhengtong’s hand. It also mentioned a square.

“Fengye Square, is it big?”

Li Zhengtong answered, “Just like Uncle Zhong said, it’s not big, but there are a lot of fallen leaves. However, it’s usually not crowded, so it’s a good task.”

‘Better than mine!’ Qin Yu thought happily.

Aside from cleaning, some servant disciples drew jobs like kitchen help, alchemy assistants, and spiritual herb gatherers.

Once the tasks were assigned, everyone left.

Qin Yu and Li Zhengtong headed straight to the sect’s cafeteria to eat.

They hadn’t had lunch and were starving.

The cafeteria had three floors, with hundreds of windows and thousands of dishes.

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The dazzling array of dishes left Qin Yu wide-eyed.

‘Xuantian Sect is simply amazing!’

‘With a cafeteria like this, who even needs to practice fasting? Fasting Pills? Even dogs wouldn’t eat them!’

Qin Yu went to the counter and ordered a portion of Steamed Jiao Dragon Tendon.

Li Zhengtong ordered a bowl of Deep-Sea King Turtle Green Bean Soup.

The young lady behind the counter said, “That’ll be 5 Contribution Points. Please pay over here!”

“Pay? Didn’t they say food in the cafeteria is free?”

“Little brother, are you a new disciple this year?”

Qin Yu’s face was serious, “Hah! Miss, don’t think you can fool me just because I’m a new disciple. I’m not that small!”

The young lady giggled, “Little brother, not all the food here is free. Only the food from the innermost window is free.”

“Also, this Jiao Dragon Tendon comes from a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast. If a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator eats it, they’ll explode to death.”

Qin Yu awkwardly scratched his nose and walked away with Li Zhengtong, his head hung low.

“Ugh, so embarrassing!”

“Xiaotong, it’s all your fault. Why didn’t you stop me earlier?”

Li Zhengtong: “Me?”

The two walked to the innermost counter and found the free food window.

The only thing on offer was tomatoes with scrambled eggs, but only tomatoes, and braised potatoes with pork, but only potatoes.

This was too much. They were treating them like fools.

They reluctantly ordered a serving, and the tomato dish was excessively salty, while the potatoes were still raw.

“Brother Yu, maybe we should just go back and eat Fasting Pills,” Li Zhengtong suggested.

Qin Yu agreed, “Yeah, I’m curious about what the Fasting Pills taste like.”

The two returned home and each ate a Fasting Pill.

Strangely enough, the Fasting Pill worked wonders. Once it entered his stomach, Qin Yu’s hunger vanished without a trace.

“Ah, this Fasting Pill is just perfect, hahaha…”

Qin Yu patted his belly and took out the Xuantian Gong cultivation method to study.

The first step in cultivation was to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Following the instructions in the book, Qin Yu sat cross-legged on the bed and began to breathe rhythmically.

Xuantian Sect was located in a spiritually rich area, which would help disciples sense spiritual energy more quickly.

In the midst of it, Qin Yu felt the whole world expanding, and he himself felt increasingly insignificant.

He didn’t know how long had passed, but Qin Yu felt his consciousness become hazy, as if he were in a half-sleep state.

In his dazed state, Qin Yu noticed glowing points around him, like fireflies dancing in the night sky, fluttering and swirling with the wind.

Suddenly, Qin Yu woke up with a start, his face full of joy.

“I’ve sensed the spiritual energy!”

Not knowing what time it was, the room had already turned completely dark. Qin Yu quickly lit a candle.

Using the candlelight, Qin Yu flipped through the book and looked at the second step of cultivation.

Drawing Qi Into the Body!

This involves drawing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body, circulating it through the meridians, and refining it into one’s own spiritual energy.

This is how cultivation begins!

After carefully reading the precautions and previous cultivators’ advice, Qin Yu began to try the process.

‘First, sense the spiritual energy around me…’

‘Then, use my spiritual root to draw the energy into my body…’

After many attempts, Qin Yu finally managed to draw a trace of spiritual energy into his body. He cautiously guided the energy to circulate through his meridians.

However, he soon had to stop.

The human meridians were intricate, and he had forgotten the proper circulation path for the spiritual energy within his body.

Glancing at the book, Qin Yu closed his eyes and tried again.

After about six or seven attempts, Qin Yu finally succeeded in guiding the energy to circulate a full cycle within his body.

At the end of the cycle, most of the spiritual energy returned to the heavens and earth, but a tiny drop of it condensed into a liquid, like a drop of water, merging with his meridians and becoming part of his body.

This small success gave Qin Yu great confidence.

Encouraged, he began another round of cultivation.

The sun slowly rose, and the eastern sky showed a hint of fish-belly white.

Qin Yu opened his eyes, feeling completely refreshed, as if he had just woken from a deep sleep.

Cultivation is truly magical.

After a night of hard work, Qin Yu had already condensed more than ten ‘drops’ of spiritual energy within his meridians.

Although there were no obvious changes in his body, Qin Yu knew he was getting stronger, and he enjoyed this sense of gradual progress.

Qin Yu opened the system page to check his personal profile and see what changes had occurred after cultivating.

[Name: Qin Yu]

[Talent: Low-grade Spiritual Root (D-level)]

[Progress: 2% (Note: When the progress reaches 100%, you will gain the ability to duplicate your talent!)]

Qin Yu immediately noticed that the progress bar had increased by two percentage points.

‘Could it be that this progress bar represents my cultivation progress?’ Qin Yu wondered.

‘When the progress bar reaches 100%, does that mean my cultivation will reach the first layer of Qi Refining?’