Ball Ball Cultivation

"If you need servants, you can recruit them from your own subordinates. In recent decades, the Second Elder has been practicing swordsmanship and searching for breakthrough opportunities, so I don't know who his trusted followers are. You can use his points when you inherit his position. Before he goes out to seek opportunities, he always exchanges them for several life-saving trump cards. I guess he doesn't have many points left, but that's relative to his status as a Half-Step Divine Transformation. You haven't even established your foundation yet, so your points are definitely enough for you. Moreover, you can go to the underground treasury of Duobao Pavilion to choose a sword. This is an opportunity that cannot be exchanged for any amount of points. I heard there are immortal artifacts there."

"The Second Elder has a good relationship with the other elders. They have been friends for thousands of years. Some of the elders are human cultivators, demon cultivators, elders from other sects, and children from cultivation families. What I know is that the Third Elder is from the Plant Spirit Clan. His true form might be some kind of divine plant. He is the best-tempered, most beautiful, and most capable alchemist in our Duobao Pavilion. I heard he has been an elder for over ten thousand years. The other elders are replaced every thousand years, but the Third Elder has been him from beginning to end."

Before he could finish, he heard a clear male voice: "Little Bai, you are talking about me behind my back again. Hey, this is the successor of the second brother, a good kid, with a bone age of thirteen years old, and he is about to build a foundation. Not bad, not bad, suppress it for another year to build the foundation. I will give you a practice method, during which you can use spiritual energy to train your body. If you want to become a sword cultivator in the future, without a strong body, you will be like the second brother. The sword skills are powerful, but the sword energy is harmful to the body. If you don't train your body from a young age, you will hurt yourself. The herbs needed for the medicinal bath for body training can be obtained from my place. It's the big courtyard on the northernmost side. The spiritual herbs on the mountain to the north are all under my control!"

The man was handsome and elegant. He looked refreshed, light-hearted, with a pure aura and a friendly face. He was wearing a dark green robe, which fit him perfectly. He looked like a painting in himself.

At this time, Qiuqiu and the three little ones also finished their transaction and came out. "I am Mu Mian, the third elder of Duobao Pavilion." After saying this, he looked at Bai Er, then at the similar faces of the five members of the family, and said, "That girl, like you, still needs to train her body for another year to build her foundation. She is too young to rush to build her foundation. You can exchange the points for the body-building materials she needs and go directly to my yard to pick them."

"The Great Elder is in charge of the Martial Arts Hall. Your token has great authority. Many things can only be seen by you and cannot be passed on to others. I just saw that the pills you made are pretty good. You should report to the Great Elder. From now on, apart from using the pills yourself and giving them to others, you can only sell them to the Duobao Pavilion. In exchange for a large number of pill recipes and pill-making experiences, if possible, I will engrave a copy for you. It is a fair trade and can also help you conceal your identity." After saying that, he looked at Qiuqiu.

Bai Yi bowed and said: "Thank you, Third Elder. I am Xu Baiyi, the successor of Second Elder. I hope to bother you in the future."

Mu Mian extended his hand, and Wei Feng gently lifted him up: "No need to be polite, you're still a little kid, practice hard, the elders all have their own strengths, if you need anything but points, just go and borrow them, it will be too late to pay back once your cultivation level improves."

As he said this, he glanced meaningfully at the young man in white robe behind him and said: "If you meet someone who is stingy, go and tell the Pavilion Master. The Pavilion Master is very good at disciplining his subordinates."

The young man in white robes was also straightforward. He walked up to Bai Yi and introduced himself, "I am the Eighth Elder, Heyi. My brother is the Seventh Elder, Zhixing, in charge of the warehouse and dispatch. If you need anything, you can come to me in the warehouse. If you don't have anything, I can dispatch from other places. The other elders are not here. Some are in seclusion, some are away, and some are stationed at the branch office. The Great Elder is in seclusion right now. If you need any techniques or pills, you can tell the Pavilion Master. It doesn't matter."

The third elder looked around and said, "You are new here and don't know the place well. You can ask Bai Yuqin to find a local servant to show you around."

Bai Yuqin was also helpless. "I can arrange a temporary one, but you'll have to find a long-term one yourself."

After saying that, he took out the communication jade and called over a boy about fourteen or fifteen years old. He was at the ninth level of Qi training and looked a bit like Bai Yuqin. He ran over to Bai Yuqin in a hurry and said, "Why are you calling me here so urgently? I'm just about to go to the fighting stage. I've already placed my bets."

Bai Yuqin came up with a brain-shattering thought: "I asked you to place a bet, and you still want to go to the fighting stage. With your fighting ability, you still want to come down unscathed. You'll be lucky to save your life. This is the successor of the Second Elder, Xu Baiyi. You should take him to familiarize himself with the surroundings. If anyone is blind and starts trouble, you are the best at taking advantage of others' power. Just fight back. Wait until the Second Elder is familiar with it, then come back!"

The young man didn't argue and came to Bai Yi, bowing and saying, "My name is Bai Yuhang. If you need anything, just come to me. Should I move in with you, or come over every day?"

Bai Yi returned the favor: "Come over tomorrow, thank you for your help."

After saying this, he bowed to everyone and said, "Thank you all for your help, elders. I am Xu Baiyi, and I will do my best to help our Duobao Pavilion!"

The third elder said gently, "No need to be so polite. We'll go back first. If you need anything, let Xiao Yuhang take you to find it. After a round, you'll be familiar with it!"

Everyone left one by one, leaving only Bai Yuhang. "Well, you guys clean up today. I'll come early tomorrow morning and show you around," Bai Yi hurriedly thanked him. After everyone separated, Qiuqiu and the others began to survey the entire courtyard and discuss their next arrangements.

The group first surveyed the entire courtyard, where pavilions, towers, and flowing streams occupied a vast area. The backyard, in particular, housed five battle platforms, one large and four small, with a complex formation that required only activation for combat. The training room was even more rich in spiritual energy, evidently situated at the center of a large spiritual vein. The most impressive feature was the Sword Intent Pool, its floor and walls paved from a solid block of diamond, mottled with sword marks and faintly permeated with sword spirit. It was an ideal place for practicing swordsmanship.

There were no regular alchemy rooms, weapon refining rooms, spirit beast gardens, bedrooms, or kitchens, so they needed to be rearranged. The reception hall was quite large, and could accommodate hundreds of people at once!

The few of them didn't dare to rush into the space in their new territory, so they discussed their next strategy in the hall. Qiuqiu was the first to put forward his own opinion: "We don't have a specific place to stay. This time we are lucky enough to inherit the legacy of a powerful elder of Duobao Pavilion. We don't know what challenges we will face. Let's stay here for the time being. I originally thought that Bai Yi and Bai Er could build a foundation, but I didn't expect that they could compress spiritual energy to temper their bodies. I am still short-sighted. That third elder is quite powerful. He saw at a glance what's special about the body-tempering medicinal bath. Let's see if there are any medicinal herbs and pick them. If there are spiritual seeds, we can cultivate them in the space and give them to Xuanchen and Xuanshen in the future. Bai Er is in a similar situation to you. We don't have the corresponding spiritual medicine, so you can directly exchange it for her with points. I also need to compress spiritual energy in the next two years to prepare for the formation of the pill."

"Hey, you are practicing two kinds of Dharma bodies and you are all in the process of building the foundation. I am only practicing one kind of Dharma body and I haven't found the opportunity to form the elixir yet. In addition to practicing in seclusion, I will take the two little ones to the island to train more and lay the foundation. Don't worry about this." After saying that, he glanced at everyone and motioned for everyone to speak.

Xuan Shen raised his chubby face and asked in a baby voice, "Mom, if we stay here, will Daddy not be able to find us?" After saying that, he sighed and looked worried.

Xuan Chen also looked at Qiuqiu with anticipation. Facing the two pairs of pure big eyes, Qiuqiu felt great pressure and stammered, "You have to believe in your father, he will definitely find you, but you have to be excellent, otherwise you will only hold him back. Although you are already great, you can be even better."

"Then I will practice the boxing technique to open up the tendons and meridians one more time every morning and eat more, so that I can grow up faster." Xuan Chen said seriously, and Xuan Shen also nodded like a chicken pecking at rice behind him.

After fooling the two clever kids looking for their daddy, Qiuqiu looked at the two older kids. Bai Er replied readily, "We can gain experience here. I will study hard, and big brother can learn swordsmanship. It's a good opportunity! Besides, this place is close to the Heavenly Demon Forest and the sea. We can go out for experience anytime! I want to stay here too."

Finally, it was Bai Yi's opinion: "I will follow Bai Yuhang and observe the people and things here carefully. Now they all think that I am the successor of the Second Elder. The rule of the pavilion is to recognize the token, not the person. What tests will I have to go through to become the true Second Elder? Now I don't know how long the remaining incense left by the Second Elder can last. I don't feel any sense of crisis now. Joining this trading company is okay for now. They have a formal inspection process. I guess they think the Second Elder has already done a preliminary inspection, so there will be no tests in the short term. It seems that the internal system is relatively relaxed."

After some discussion, everyone generally decided to stay. After the meeting, they each chose an adjacent room to rest. Qiuqiu took the two little kids and moved into the largest room. He took out daily necessities from the storage bag, set up a formation, and took the two kids to tour the entire mansion. He explained the plants he recognized to them, and planted many precious spiritual materials as ornamental flowers. This also allowed Qiuqiu, a country bumpkin, to get to know some of the assets of the Yuanying Elder of Duobao Pavilion.