A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

Sitting in the main hall were True Lord Xuancheng and True Lord Shangshan. "Brother Xuancheng, I won't beat around the bush. I'm here for those two disciples with water spiritual roots."

"Haha, since Junior Sister has spoken, I can't stop her. As long as they agree, I have no objection." Xuan Cheng Zhenjun said with a smile.

"Brother, you know, I have water spirit roots, making me more suitable to teach them. I also have my own unique water spirit root cultivation method. My Bishui Peak has no outsiders, so it's safer." Upon hearing that True Lord Xuancheng had no objection, True Lord Shangshan's smile grew more sincere, hoping that True Lord Xuancheng would put in a few kind words. She wasn't usually very close to the people in the sect and was wary of most people.

This was primarily due to her having a single water spirit root, a fully developed one, and an excellent furnace-cauldron physique. Furthermore, a rather unpleasant incident occurred shortly after she established her foundation. This was also a plot by the Hehuan Sect, but because the drugs used were quite potent, Tianhe Zhenren, Jianfeng's eldest disciple at the time, discovered it and blocked it for her. However, he was also poisoned by a strong charm. They were originally trying to save her, but she hesitated for a moment, and the Sect Master drugged her and sent her to Tianhe Zhenren to detoxify her.

Although Tianhe Zhenren benefited, she later discovered the drugging incident. Unable to accept it at the time, she went mad, leaving a knot in her heart. She was trapped in the late Jindan stage for nearly a century, effectively delaying a genius who had the opportunity to form a fetus within a century. She later abandoned her cultivation, spending her days in the weapon refining room. Whenever Shangshan Zhenjun encountered the sect leader, she would offer a few sarcastic remarks, causing the sect leader to become afraid of her. If it weren't for her strong mental fortitude, she would probably have also harbored a knot in her heart.

Bishui Peak is the most secure of all. Supreme Goodness is a master of formations, and her attacks are ruthless. No one dares to provoke her. Supreme Goodness has practically made Bishui Peak an ironclad structure, a level unmatched in Daoist Buddhism. Furthermore, Supreme Goodness has always resided alone on Bishui Peak, and there isn't even a disciple to oversee its internal affairs.

Supreme Goodness, the Supreme Being, is a ruthless and quiet person. She's always been one to resist. She was patient before her Core Formation, but after that, she became aggressive. After her Nascent Soul Formation, she even confronted a Hehuan Sect leader who had plotted against her, nearly killing him. It was only after the Hehuan Sect leader offered her a substantial compensation that the matter was finally settled. The fact that she, at the early Nascent Soul stage, was able to pin down a Hehuan Sect leader who was in the middle Nascent Soul stage was due not only to her ruthlessness but also to the power of her cultivation techniques, combined with her formations. Her cultivation techniques, combined with the formations, are far more powerful than those of ordinary mid-Nascent Souls. Furthermore, the Hehuan Sect's unique cultivation techniques mean their spiritual energy is extremely impure, and their cultivation is somewhat superficial, making them incomparable to true mid-Nascent Souls. While they might be able to bully those with lower cultivation, they're nothing compared to their peers.

After the Nascent Soul stage, antagonizing the Supreme Lord of the Mountain is almost a life-or-death struggle. No one, whether within the sect or outside, dares to provoke him. Even with the Xuancheng Supreme Lord, the Sect Leader might dare to test him, but at Bishui Peak, the Sect Leader would never dare to even mention it. This is the effect of the Supreme Lord of the Mountain's reputation for ruthlessness.

True Lord Xuancheng also thought that Bishui Peak was a good place to go, so he summoned his disciple, Du Antai, and Du Zhengze. He had already discussed the situation at Bishui Peak with his disciple, and the Du family had already discussed it, and naturally, the Du family was fully in agreement. Now was a good time for the two parties to meet again and discuss anything.

In the end, Supreme Goodness took Uncle Du's family with him. Aunt Du and her cousin's spiritual roots weren't very strong, but it wasn't a good idea to separate them. They had already established their foundations, especially Du Yunyan, who was quite impressive at such a young age. If she wasn't good at guiding them, she could have them study more at the Sutra Hall. Assigning them to Bishui Peak would make others more wary and prevent them from exploiting her disciples' weaknesses.

As soon as Supreme Goodness had taken the men away, several more waves of people arrived. Needless to say, they were all after the disciples with Water Spiritual Roots. They were all the heads of various peaks. They had received word early in the morning that two Water Spiritual Root disciples had been found. At the disciple-recruiting ceremony, they had scanned all the disciples countless times but couldn't find them. Only after asking the headmaster did they learn that they had been left on the road. It was likely they had met with an accident and would never return. Many sighed with regret, urging the headmaster to send someone to search for them, just in case they were still alive.

In the end, they did send people, but they couldn't find the person, so they waited for the person to come back on his own. What kind of people did they send? Now everyone has received news that Master Xuancheng has received a group of people. Everyone speculates that the two people with water spiritual roots are here, and they keep testing them, but Master Xuancheng won't say anything. When asked, he said there are no people. They live in the side peak. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself!

The last group came with high hopes but left disappointed.

As for the water spirit roots, they would naturally keep it hidden for as long as possible. Even if it were ever discovered, it would definitely be when they had grown up. Although their current cultivation was not high, it was generally sufficient to protect themselves. If they were allowed to train with the Supreme Good Lord for another two years, they would definitely be two ruthless men!

This incident quickly passed, as the once-in-five-yearly opening ceremony for the sect's disciple recruitment conference arrived. Countless talented cultivators flocked to the market at the foot of the major sects' mountains, awaiting the sect's disciple recruitment conference. Some disciples were also sent to more distant locations to recruit new disciples. Successful batches of qualified new disciples were brought back to the sect. Once these temporary disciple badges passed the Trial Path, they would be divided into Inner and Outer Sect disciples based on their qualifications. Elders and peak masters from various sects, as well as some disciples who had reached the Golden Core stage, could observe their trials. Those who struck a chord could be accepted as disciples upon mutual agreement.

The entire sect was unusually lively, and many disciples ran over to watch the fun. Some even started looking for a Taoist partner with the idea that they had cultivated since childhood.

Not all the immortals in the world of cultivation are beauties. It's just that everyone has good skin. No matter what their basic appearance is, it's still the same. However, with the nourishment of spiritual energy, their appearance is generally not too eye-catching. Of course, there are occasionally some with ugly appearances, but this is just a skin. When they reach the state of spiritual transformation, they can make some slight adjustments to their bodies, and then they will look good. However, those with ugly appearances often have poor spiritual roots and aptitude, so it may be a bit difficult to achieve spiritual transformation. Anyway, as long as you are not ugly, it's fine. For others, you can only say that you wish for good luck!

Grandpa Du stood energetically in the center of the kitchen, his face brimming with enthusiasm and focus, as he once again embarked on his remarkable culinary endeavor. The Xiaoyao Peak kitchen was filled with enticing aromas, and the clinking of pots and pans created a cheerful rhythm.

Some of these meticulously prepared delicacies were consumed by Xiaoyao Peak residents themselves, while others were sold along the winding path outside Xiaoyao Peak. This path served as a vital route for inner disciples to important locations like the Lecture Hall, the Martial Arts Hall, and the Sect's Internal Affairs Hall. Consequently, numerous Qi Refining Stage disciples passed through this area daily.

The young disciples, drawn by the aroma, stopped in front of the stall. Curiously, they examined the vibrant, fragrant, and delicious spiritual foods, their eyes gleaming with desire. Some eagerly parted with their spiritual stones to purchase their desired treats, leaving satisfied. Others raved about the food and became repeat customers. In this way, the spiritual food business of Grandpa Du and his companions grew increasingly prosperous, and their reputation grew.

Once new disciples join us, the business will definitely be taken to a higher level!

There's a reason why the old man's business is so good. The sect cafeteria only offers two snacks: spiritual rice cakes and spiritual noodle buns. There are no vegetables! So even if the Du family's dishes are not so good, their business will still be prosperous. And they are not bad at it!

The old man also fell in love with cooking. In addition to selling spiritual food, the Du family also purchased monster meat, spiritual rice, spiritual noodles, and spiritual vegetables from their disciples, all at the purchase price of the market at the foot of the mountain. On the side of Xiaoyao Peak, they also opened up a spiritual field to grow the necessary vegetables and rice and noodles.

The spiritual fruits from Xiaoyao Peak were provided free of charge by the eldest brother to make juice, jam, and even wine. Speaking of wine, Du Shuangshuang remembered that she still had some monkey wine left. She took out a Qiankun jade bottle and divided a lot of it into a wine gourd. She gave some to her grandfather and some to her master and two brothers as a filial gift. Of course, her master took the lion's share.

This is Monkey Wine. Many people have never even tasted it, let alone smelled it. Wine lovers find it a pleasure to smell it. Du Shuangshuang doesn't like wine, but she also thinks it smells good!

Everyone who received the gifts was delighted, and of course, the return gifts were generous. The eldest brother even secretly found and spent a huge amount of money to buy a Qiankun jade bottle of monkey wine, intending to take it back to honor the elders at home. After returning, he gave Du Shuangshuang many goodies.

Du Shuangshuang spends every day in the lecture hall. In addition to courses related to Taoism, she also listens to courses on alchemy, formations, talisman drawing, weapon refining, swordsmanship, body building... In short, she listens to whatever is available and practices after returning home in the evening.

Everything else was fine, except for the talisman, which had a limited explosion range. But when refining the alchemy, the furnace exploded the first time, nearly blowing up her entire yard. Half the yard was in ruins, and even her master and two senior brothers were alarmed. The old man was waving a large spoon in the kitchen. There was a loud bang, and he was so scared that he dropped the spoon and ran straight to his granddaughter's yard.

There was no yard anywhere in sight. The houses had been bombed into ruins, except for a circle of courtyard walls. Only the lake was still intact.

"Junior sister, what are you doing? Are you planning to research some new weapon to blow up our Xiaoyao Peak?" The second senior brother took a look at the scene in front of him and said,

Du Shuangshuang scratched her head, which had been blown into a mess, embarrassedly. "Well, I just took the alchemy course and was ready to try making pills. I didn't expect it to explode on the first batch, and it exploded so badly!"

"Then you have to build a special alchemy room and set up a formation. But there is something wrong with your alchemy skills. I have never heard of a furnace that just started to make alchemy exploding and blowing up the whole yard like this?" The eldest brother said slowly.

This? I made this based on the notes and memories of the person who possessed me, combined with the content of my recent lectures. Should I take a few more classes and see? I think what Senior Brother said makes a lot of sense. If I hadn't noticed the difficulty and ran fast, and hadn't held up the protective shield, I might not be in such a miserable state now. Maybe I was blown to pieces? Even if it didn't shatter, I would have suffered internal injuries. This power is no less than that of a third-level fireball talisman.

"Girl, this alchemy is too dangerous. Let's try something else!" The old man's words made Du Shuangshuang laugh and cry. In fact, it was not impossible to change. The main reason was that Du Shuangshuang felt that she had inherited a legacy, and that person's alchemy skills were really good. It would be a pity to throw it away.

The disciples from Xiaoyao Peak's Internal Affairs Department quickly arrived to help with the reconstruction.