Wang Yuan saw that the Sect Leader had made up his mind, so he could only agree.
He continued to ask, “Then who should Li Shangyan train with?”
The other six peaks of Xuan Yuan Sect all had special instructors, responsible for teaching the basic Cultivation Technique to outer disciples.
Only after being promoted to an inner disciple would one formally pay respects to an elder as a master.
But Ziyang Peak was an exception!
Because there were no outer disciples, there were no instructors.
The Sect Leader smiled and said, “Let him train under that girl Ye Ziyuan.”
An exceptionally graceful figure flashed through Wang Yuan’s mind, and he hesitated, “But Elder Ye…”
The Sect Leader sighed, “That girl Ziyuan bears too much! If she teaches a disciple, perhaps it could change her temperament a bit.”
“Moreover, she is also a multi-attribute cultivator; perhaps she has more experience teaching this child.”
Then he looked at Li Shangyan again and smiled, “I recommend a Core Formation stage elder to be your master, but whether you can earn her approval depends on your own ability!”
“If you don’t gain Ziyuan’s approval, then from now on your cultivation path can only be explored by yourself.”
“Go now!”
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and then closed his eyes.
Li Shangyan could say nothing more, so he nodded and bowed, “Yes, Sect Leader!”
Steward Wang Yuan led him out of the great hall and headed toward the place for receiving cultivation resources.
Wang Yuan casually said, “Every Sect disciple can receive Spirit Stones and medicinal pills from the Sect every month.”
“You are the first outer disciple of Ziyang Peak. There was no standard before, so I can only distribute to you according to the average level.”
Hearing this, Li Shangyan asked doubtfully, “Are the standards different for each outer disciple?”
Wang Yuan said, “Hehe, it’s different for each peak!”
“The seven peaks of the Sect mostly rely on their own abilities to obtain resources.”
“Some peaks are richer, such as Divine Pill Peak and Spirit Artifact Peak.”
“They can rely on the medicinal pills and Spiritual Artifacts they refine to exchange for resources from other peaks or the Sect.”
“Therefore, their disciples receive better treatment.”
“And some peaks are poorer, such as Cold Ice Peak.”
Li Shangyan somewhat understood!
This Xuan Yuan Sect was a bit like a group company.
Ziyang Peak was the group headquarters, coordinating all resources!
And the other six peaks were like subsidiaries, each with its own unique business and, to some extent, responsible for its own profits and losses.
The disciples of each peak were like employees of the subsidiary; the amount of benefits depended on the subsidiary’s profitability.
With Steward Wang Yuan personally leading the way, the process of receiving supplies went smoothly.
Li Shangyan received one low-grade Spirit Stone and one Spirit Boosting Pill each month.
“Hehe, use the Spirit Stone and the Spirit Boosting Pill properly; they can speed up your cultivation.”
“With these two items, an ordinary outer disciple can usually break through to the next realm in a few months.”
“But for you, it’s certainly not enough!”
After saying this, he looked up at the sky.
Wang Yuan said, “It’s getting late today. I’ll take you to the disciple residence to rest in a moment.”
“I have important matters tomorrow, so I won’t take you. You’ll have to go find Elder Ye and pay respects to her as your master on your own.”
“Oh, she’s at the Purple Garden on the mountainside; it’s easy to find.”
After saying this, he took Li Shangyan to the residence.
But Li Shangyan always felt that Wang Yuan seemed a bit afraid of Elder Ye.
This made him curious what kind of formidable abilities this future master had that made Steward Wang Yuan so wary.
Li Shangyan’s residence was a small single cottage; it had likely been unoccupied for a long time and was quite dusty.
After Wang Yuan brought him here, he left.
As a Steward, he naturally had many affairs; being able to accompany him for so long was already taking good care of him.
After casually cleaning a bit, he took out the resources distributed by the Sect.
That medicinal pill was contained in a porcelain bottle. It was black and round, a bit like a sugar bean, but it emitted an intoxicating fragrance.
The Spirit Stone was only the size of a thumbnail, but he found it somewhat familiar!
Suddenly, his mind stirred!
“Could this actually be jade?”
From his earlier exchange with Wang Yuan, Spirit Stones were the hard currency of the Cultivation world!
But due to thousands of years of development in the Cultivation world, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth had decreased significantly.
Moreover, many Spirit Stones had been mined, and now Spirit Stone veins were monopolized by the various Sects.
There were almost no new Spirit Stone veins in the wilderness.
The various Sects also used Spirit Stones very carefully.
Nowadays, they even used the size of a thumbnail as the most basic unit.
One low-grade Spirit Stone was worth a hundred taels of gold!
But a hundred taels of gold could not be exchanged for a single low-grade Spirit Stone!
Because no cultivator would be foolish enough to exchange Spirit Stones for gold!
“If jade really is Spirit Stone, then won’t I be rich?” Li Shangyan murmured to himself!
He could completely use his brain space to do the business of buying low and selling high!
This exchange rate difference was outrageously profitable!
Thinking of this, he immediately decided to log out from here and return to the Blue Star world to confirm.
…………
On the soft big bed at the Four Seasons Hotel, Li Shangyan opened his eyes.
“Amazing! Although I didn’t sleep all night, my mind doesn’t seem tired at all.”
“Maybe this body was resting, but my consciousness went to the Cultivation world.”
Li Shangyan moved his body and found that he had no discomfort at all.
So after washing up, he went to the hotel’s buffet restaurant, preparing to have breakfast.
Young people have strong bodies and great endurance, but they also get hungry quickly.
The Four Seasons Hotel indeed deserved to be a five-star hotel; the breakfast was extremely sumptuous.
Li Shangyan couldn’t help but have his appetite stimulated. He immediately took a lot of food, found a seat, and sat down to chow down.
However, just as he was eating happily, an angry voice sounded in his ear.
“Li Shangyan! Are you that bored?”
Hearing this, Li Shangyan was stunned!
He looked up in confusion and saw a girl wearing a bodycon skirt with delicate makeup staring at him with a face full of anger.
This girl’s appearance was about an 8 out of 10, enough to be considered a class beauty.
And beside this girl was a man, slightly chubby, short, with peculiar features and a large black mole on his face.
These two people, Li Shangyan was naturally very familiar with!
It was none other than his ex-girlfriend Wu Yushan and that short, ugly, rich guy Luo Junwei from the same class!
Li Shangyan frowned and asked, “What do you mean?”
Wu Yushan snorted coldly, “I should be asking you what you mean. We have already broken up. Please don’t do something as boring as following me, okay?”
???
Li Shangyan’s face was full of question marks!
“Follow you?”
Wu Yushan said disdainfully, “You must have known that Junwei invited me to have breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel, so you came here early to wait for me.”
“We’ve already broken up and each has our own life. Please don’t interfere with me anymore, okay?”
“Be a quiet ex-boyfriend; that’s dignified for everyone.”
Li Shangyan rolled his eyes and said, “Who the hell is interfering with you? I was staying here last night!”
“If I had known you two dogs would be staying here, I would have changed hotels!”
Hearing this, Wu Yushan was furious and yelled, “Who are you calling dogs? A poor loser like you can stay at a five-star hotel?”
“Junwei is so rich, but yesterday he only took me to the neighboring four-star Denglaixi Hotel!”
“What money do you have? Don’t pretend to be rich, okay?”
“Don’t make me look down on you!”
Li Shangyan responded by asking a question, “You’re staying at the next hotel, so why come to the Four Seasons Hotel for breakfast?”
At this moment, Luo Junwei finally spoke, “Because the breakfast here is good, so I brought Yushan to experience it!”
“Hehe! The cost of the life experience I gave Yushan yesterday is more than your living expenses for a whole year!”
“Yushan deserves this kind of life, but you don’t deserve Yushan!”
Wu Yushan leaned on Luo Junwei with a blissful expression and said affectionately, “Thank you, Junwei. I’m so happy!”
Li Shangyan felt a wave of nausea watching this.
The argument between them attracted the attention of the hotel restaurant manager.
A woman with a good appearance, wearing a uniform, walked over and asked, “Guests, I am the restaurant manager. My surname is Yang. May I ask what happened?”