The original repairer

"Senior Brother An means that even if we take you back to the sect, it will be difficult for you to pass the sect assessment with your qualifications, and you will be expelled from the sect in a few years. By then, if there is no cultivator above the Foundation Establishment stage to escort you back here, you will die in the mouth of a monster on the way." Senior Brother Lu explained.

Shi Chen knelt and said, "I seek the path to immortality without complaint or regret. I hope the immortal will grant me the path."

"Since you are so persistent, then Shen Shi, you should come with us and become Junior Sister Qingling's kitchen servant after arriving at the sect." Senior Brother An said after thinking for a while.

"Thank you, Immortal, for the immortal opportunity." Shi Chen bowed in gratitude.

……

Shi Chen stood in the flying boat. The white clouds in the distance came closer and closer, then fell behind the flying boat and flew away from it.

It has been three days since we left Yu Niang Village, and we will reach the Immortal Sect in half a day.

Qingling said yesterday that to reach the Qingxuan Sect, Senior Brother Lu would need to fly in a flying boat for three and a half days, about two thousand miles. The sect's territory covers an area of 30,000 miles and has jurisdiction over three mortal kingdoms. Every three years, a few fixed villages are sent to test the spiritual roots of disciples, and those with qualified spiritual roots will be accepted into the sect.

Every three years, the sect opens its doors to recruit those aged eight to fifteen with qualified spiritual roots. They pass through various capitals, and the disciples stationed in the cities are responsible for testing their spiritual roots and transporting them to the sect.

The Qingxuan Sect has 150 true disciples, 500 inner disciples and more than 5,000 outer disciples, about 20,000 sect servants, and more than 6,000 accompanying personnel of each fellow disciple.

The hundreds of thousands of mortals outside the Immortal Gate mainly produce mortal goods to supply the low-level Qi-refining cultivators such as menial workers within the Immortal Gate.

The Qingxuan Sect also has thirty disciples directly from the masters of each immortal peak, and their status is extraordinary.

Senior Brother An said that when Shi Chen entered the sect, he could only work as a menial worker at the outermost part of the sect, mainly responsible for the food of Junior Sister Qingling.

Half a day passed quickly. Senior Brother Lu piloted the flying boat and stopped in front of a magnificent building sign. Everyone got off the flying boat.

Two white jade pillars, over three meters thick, stood ten feet tall. Carved with mythical birds and celestial flowers, they topped a stone signboard. The three characters "Qingxuan Sect" shone in golden light, their characters written in majestic and vigorous script. Behind the signboard, a wisp of celestial mist enveloped the area, and faint mountain peaks reached the clouds.

"Brother An," a man in his thirties stepped forward and said to Brother An, "I will be in charge of the sect's new disciple admissions this time. Just hand them over to me."

Senior Brother An smiled and said, "Tie Yi, you've accepted the sect's mission, right? Okay, I'll leave the people to you."

After watching Senior Brother An and the other two leave, Tie Yi turned and said to the crowd, "My name is Tie Yi, and I'm in charge of the induction of new members. I believe you all already know a lot about our Qingxuan Sect. However, to join a sect, you must have a comprehensive understanding of the sect and memorize its precepts. Otherwise, you will regret it if you violate the sect rules. Manager Fan, you will introduce these people to the sect and arrange for them to stay at the foot of Fanke Peak."

"Okay!" A man in a white robe behind Tie Yi stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother Tie, it's my job."

Manager Fan took out a jade tablet and pointed it behind the stone tablet. The mist behind the stone tablet dispersed, revealing a blue brick and stone road.

"Everyone, follow me into the sect," said Manager Fan, stepping onto the blue brick path. "Remember, follow me and don't take the wrong path. There are many formations and restrictions in the sect. If you take the wrong path, you will get lost in them or be trapped by them. Now, let's talk about the sect's rules and regulations as we walk, as well as some taboos."

The road is five or six miles long, with many forks in the middle. Every time you pass a mountain, there is a plaque or sign with words engraved on it, either the name of the mountain or the name of the road.

Along the way, Manager Fan explained the sect's rules.

We came to a low hill and saw a large hall named Xiushi Hall.

"You're right here," Manager Fan said, pointing at Shi Chen. He waved his hand and called over a gatekeeper disciple, saying, "Follow this servant and report to the palace. From now on, you'll be a servant here. Your specific appointment will be arranged by Xiu Shi Palace."

Manager Fan continued to take the others away.

Following the errand disciple, Shi Chen came to a two-story attic behind the Xiu Shi Hall. He went up to the second floor of the attic and came to an elegant room with a screen.

A wealthy man with a mustache was sitting in the room, flipping through a book and using an abacus.

"Are you the one Senior Brother An sent here?" The plump, mustachioed man asked, "What's your name? What do you know? Can you read?"

Shi Chen bowed and replied, "Palace Master, my surname is Shi and my name is Chen. I can cook some mortal food and recognize some words."

"I dare not call myself the Palace Master," the wealthy man with a mustache said. "You can call me Deputy Palace Master Hai. There is no main Palace Master here. Since you can only recognize a few characters, you should be treated like a new servant. You should come to the Palace to serve at dawn and go to the servants' school at dusk to learn calligraphy. This will last for six months. After six months, you will be assessed. If you fail, you will be expelled from the mountain gate."

"Yes, I will follow the orders of Deputy Palace Master Hai." Shi Chen replied while bowing.

"Alright," Deputy Hall Master Hai waved his hand and said, "Huang Qi, take him down and explain the sect's rules and regulations, various taboos, and assessment methods. Starting tomorrow, you'll be the one leading him. Aside from the sect's assignments, you'll be responsible for everything else."

"Yes, Deputy Palace Master Hai." A man in brown robe walked in from outside and said.

Huang Qi led Shi Chen out of the Xiu Shi Hall and walked a long way. After checking that there was no one else around, he said to Shi Chen, "I'll first take you to the Office of the Secretary to get your identity jade badge. Then you can choose a place to stay and find a bed. Then I'll take you to the Service Office to get your daily necessities. Finally, I'll take you around the area of our Xiu Shi Hall to familiarize yourself with it."

"I'll follow Senior Brother Huang's arrangements." Shi Chen replied from behind.

As they walked, Huang Qi introduced the sect, the rules of menial tasks, important taboos, and precautions.

After having dinner at the servants' canteen, it was already dark and Shi Chen came to the room he had chosen.

The servants of Qingxuan Sect have several places to live, and the places are allocated according to their ranks. Each residence has about ten five-story wooden buildings, and each floor of the wooden building is divided into rooms. The number and size of the rooms are determined by the servant's rank.

Shi Chen, who had just joined the sect, could only live in the worst wooden building. The spiritual energy here was the lowest in the sect. Two people shared a room, and there were restrictions between the rooms. The sect's identity jade card was the key to the restrictions in the room.

The room Shi Chen chose had a perpetually lit lantern outside the window. It was one of the poorer rooms in the wooden building. Originally, a menial disciple lived there. Now, he had accepted a mission from the sect and was accompanying the outer disciples on business trips. It was estimated that he would not be back for another three months.

The Qingxuan Sect's rules and regulations are relatively few, generally centered around the principle of respecting teachers and respecting the strong. Private fighting is prohibited within the sect. Servants who engage in private fighting are expelled from the sect, outer disciples who engage in private fighting are assigned to patrol the sect's borders for three years, and inner disciples who engage in private fighting are punished by six months of spiritual confinement. Regardless of right or wrong, all participants are punished together. For nearly a hundred years, no private fighting has occurred within the sect. Any disputes are resolved through sect arbitration.

The sect rules above the true teaching level were not told to Shi Chen, and menial disciples had almost no access to them.

The sect had a strict hierarchy, with menial workers divided into three levels: A, B, and C. Shi Chen was currently a C-level manial worker.

After passing the sect's assessment for half a year, one can be promoted to Grade B. To be promoted to Grade A, one must achieve a certain level of contribution to the sect.

After practicing to the third level of Qi Refining, one can also be promoted to the first-class level of menial workers.

There are many second- and third-grade servants in the sect, but there are only a few hundred first-grade servants among tens of thousands of people.