My junior sister sees everyone as a heretical cultivator.

Chapter 20 The "Blessings" of the Spirit Beasts

Spirit Beast Garden.
Working for others
Do they mean to have those spirit beasts do their work?
Su Ling'er couldn't help but think of the spirit beasts in the herb gardens of Hundred Herbs Valley. Could they really be used to guard the herb gardens?
As the two walked, the fog ahead dissipated, revealing the outline of a huge courtyard.

Suppressed roars of beasts could be heard intermittently.

"Junior sister, look, this is the spirit beast garden of my Guixi Sect."

This place is close to the sect's spirit stone mine, making it convenient for management.

Moreover, their proximity to the herb garden makes it convenient for employers to send them to Hundred Herbs Valley to manage their own herb gardens.

"The Spirit Beast Garden is divided into two factories, East and West. The East Factory is mainly responsible for taming animals, while the West Factory is in charge of labor services."

Further inside is the Beast Taming Hall.

In traditional Chinese folklore and opera, places with such names are usually not considered pleasant places.

As she drew closer, his heart grew heavier.

What appeared before them was not pavilions and towers, but an open space.

Several deep mine shafts were open, with simple tracks laid at their entrances.

With a creaking sound, the heavy mine cart was slowly pushed forward, pulled by dozens of monsters or spirit beasts of various sizes.

Their fur was dull, and their eyes were lifeless.

On the high platform, a disciple dressed in the attire of the Guixi Sect sat cross-legged, overseeing the construction.

He is a player who plays the Beast Taming style.

To improve his skill proficiency, he personally supervised the spirit beasts' work, constantly casting spells to enhance his beast-taming skills.

Lin Qingfeng seemed to sense Su Ling'er's confusion, and explained:
"These are all spirit servants entrusted to the Beast Taming Hall by the disciples of the sect."

Spirit beasts have low intelligence and are prone to laziness, but unified management can ensure that they work tirelessly.

And with their labor, their owners can receive a fixed amount of spirit stones every day, allowing them to focus on their cultivation.

"This, too, is a form of spiritual practice. Do you understand?"

Spirit beast?

Su Ling'er couldn't understand it; she had never even seen such a spirit beast before.

I have seen some demonic beasts.

But in her mind, the spirit beasts were like the white ape on the back mountain of the sect leader, who was respectfully called "Brother Ape"—a fellow traveler and a partner.

The spirit beasts here... no, they should be called spirit servants.

They were nothing more than a group of tireless laborers who worked day and night.

They were even more miserable than Qingxu Guan himself.

The outer disciples of Qingxu Temple at least have fixed rest and cultivation time every day, and they only do chores such as sweeping and carrying water.

But the group of spirit beasts before them were lifeless, their eyes vacant.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, a second-tier pangolin carrying ore collapsed to the ground not far away, never to rise again.

The overseer's disciple landed gracefully, inspected the work, and then shook his head:

"This one is no good. Buying another one would be cheaper than saving it. It's also too old, so we can only optimize its life."

optimization?

what is that?
Is it to make it stronger?

Su Ling'er didn't understand this term, which had a different meaning in another world.

She could only watch helplessly as the pangolin, still panting, was lassoed and dragged into the distance.

"Junior sister, all things are born, and all things perish."

"They fulfill their duties, returning to dust and ashes, which is also in accordance with the great way."

Instead of treating it, it's better to spend some spirit stones to get a new one. After all, for low-level monsters, as long as you spend money, there are plenty of people who will do it if you don't.

This also allowed many players to experience the pleasure of being a boss, exploiting and optimizing their employees from a different perspective.

Seeing the way Su Ling'er looked at the spirit servants, Lin Qingfeng assumed that his junior sister wanted spirit pets for company, so he suggested:

“Junior Sister Ling’er, if you want to raise some spirit pets, you don’t need to look at these low-level spirit servants used for labor.”

Junior sister can save up some spirit stones to buy one or two spirit servants to be raised here, and the fellow disciples can take care of them.

The profits from their mining can soon allow you to buy a spirit pet that suits your needs, or you can use them to purchase spirit plants, elixirs, or magical artifacts, making it a stable source of income for you within the sect.

"Most of the companion spirit pets are small, cute, and gorgeous in appearance."

Of course, combat-type spirit pets require more spirit stones.

You can also hunt monsters outside and send them to the Beast Taming Hall in front to spend spirit stones to tame them.

There are many disciples of the Beast Taming School there.

"For a small fee, you can tame the monster you desire."

What a convenient way to act as a regulator, and what a stable income!
Su Ling'er sneered inwardly. Was he teaching her how to become one of them, how to become a link in this chain of exploitation?

They exploit the lower-level disciples, and then let those lower-level disciples exploit these spirit beasts.

Is this an attempt to assimilate me?!

But she dared not react in any way now, and could only answer in a low voice:

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for your guidance."

Su Ling'er's gaze was then drawn to a cubicle in the corner.

Inside was a strange creature with a gloomy face, curled up and lost in thought.

Opposite it, a disciple sat cross-legged, staring blankly at the spirit beast.

Lin Qingfeng recognized them as Wang Xian, a well-known "lazy" player in the sect, and the "Grievous Beast" he had raised.

This beast is born with a gloomy disposition, seemingly incapable of doing anything and unwilling to do anything.

Wang Xian felt that it was a kindred spirit, and would often sit with it and fish together when he had nothing to do.

Su Ling'er's gaze met that of the "Wraith Beast".

The instant my eyes met those eyes.

In those numb and desperate eyes, she saw someone else trapped in this hellish abyss, not knowing when they would be freed...

One's own shadow...

The sorrowful flower in her arms seemed to sense this at that moment, and the sorrowful face on its petals appeared even more melancholy.

At this moment, Lin Qingfeng spoke up: "Junior sister, don't be fooled by their... well... they seem pretty lazy."

"Actually, they are quite strong."

"And this Beast Taming Hall has many other interesting uses. If you have time in the future, you can go and take a look inside."

……

Leaving the Beast Taming Hall, the fresh air rushed into her lungs, but it couldn't dispel the bitterness in her heart.

Blue sky and white clouds.

But in Su Ling'er's eyes, all of this seemed false and fragile.

In order to help his junior sister integrate into the sect more quickly, Lin Qingfeng did not let her ponder for too long, but instead continued to take her to the next core place of the sect - the Transmission Hall.

This hall is exceptionally magnificent, with the left and right sides of the hall clearly defined.

On the left, Elder Qian sat upright, with jade slips hanging on the stone wall in front of him, and countless disciples vying to step forward and accept their tasks.

On the right side of the main hall is Elder Qian, the NPC who once had his socks stolen. At this time, he is not wandering around.

She witnessed a disciple offering a large number of spirit stones.

Elder Qian simply pointed, and a beam of dark light entered the disciple's body. The disciple's face immediately showed either ecstasy or dejection.

Don't know why.

When asked, Lin Qingfeng simply smiled mysteriously and offered no answer.

He even said he would come here often in the future.

After Lin Qingfeng showed her around the place, the task progress bar only had four slots left.

[Sect Guidance Mission: Guide the newly recruited disciple Su Ling'er to familiarize herself with the sect.]

[Current Progress: Food Pavilion (Completed), Pill Cauldron Pavilion (Completed), Weapon Refining Pavilion (Completed), Spirit Beast Garden (Completed), Transmission Hall (Completed)...]

[Remaining areas: Cultivation Cave, Demon-Sealing Tower, Daoist Ladder, Sword Tomb.]

Only four places remain.

These four places are all great places!
Once you've completed all the tours, this introductory quest will be perfectly finished, opening the preliminary stage for subsequent sect advancement.

He stopped and turned to look at Su Ling'er.

"Junior Sister Ling'er, what you saw and heard today must have had a great impact on you."

"But you must remember that the path of the Great Way is a process of destruction and reconstruction."

"Reflection is a good thing, but reflection alone is not enough."

A mysterious smile appeared on his face, like the care and expectations of an elder for a younger generation.

"As your senior brother, I have prepared a small gift for you."

"I'll take you to the next location to retrieve it."

A gift?

Su Ling'er raised her head and met his "gentle" eyes.

In this hellish den where life is treated as raw material, a "gift" comes from the eldest disciple...

What would it be?
A magical artifact that can monitor her mind?

A "spirit servant" trained from a young age to monitor her?
Or perhaps... it's some kind of tool that can better "realize her value"?
(End of this chapter)