My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

Xu Hengzhi took a deep breath, and thinking of his disciple, his throat tightened: "You have two senior brothers and two senior sisters."

Xiaowen is one of your senior brothers; your other senior brother has already passed away.

Xiao Chen is in seclusion, cultivating to break through to the Golden Core realm; Xiao Tao is traveling and his return date is uncertain.

You usually hang out with your senior brother, and I don't interfere with whether you're in class or studying on your own. I'll make a copy of our Beast Taming Technique from Yuling Peak for you later.

However, I estimate that you've already reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and you've grown up so well outside, you might not need it. But having more knowledge wouldn't be a bad thing, would it?

Xu Hengzhi went on and on: "If there's anything you don't understand, just ask your senior brothers and sisters. If they can't solve it, then come and ask me."

Normally, Elder Qian and Elder Sun from Yuling Peak, along with I, take turns giving lectures at Yuexin Bridge. The content mainly covers how to take care of spirit beasts, how to form contracts with spirit beasts, how to cultivate beast-taming techniques, and so on.

Regarding cultivation, although each cultivator's path is vastly different, simply asking questions about what you don't understand can provide another perspective, and who knows, you might even have an epiphany someday?

Ruan Chayan happily agreed. The seniors here were all very approachable and responsible, and she was sure she could learn a lot from them.

After Xu Hengzhi left, Wen Chenrui took Ruan Chayan to her cave dwelling, a treehouse-like house with pine trees in the window. He took out the restriction plaque that was stuck in the porcelain bottle at the door and taught Ruan Chayan how to open and close the restriction so that she would not be disturbed when she went into seclusion in the future.

"The council hall closest to the mountaintop is the residence of the direct disciples. The disciples of the other two elders also live here. I'll introduce them when we meet them later."

As you saw when we came here, there's a large courtyard on the outer perimeter; those are the residences of the inner disciples.

Wen Chenrui flew into the air with Ruan Chayan and pointed to various directions, introducing them to her, "Look over there, do you see that door?"

Once outside the gate is the activity area for outer disciples. There is not much interaction between the inner and outer disciples. Although they are both under the jurisdiction of the three elders, there are many people and the elders are sometimes too busy to attend to them. So they will assign a steady personal disciple or an inner disciple to teach them and handle all the affairs.

Look over there. There are lush trees and flowers, and birds and beasts are chirping. That's where we raise our spirit beasts and have classes. It's called Moonheart Bridge. The elders give lectures there every day. The content is basically the "Xie Ran Beast Guide" that I just copied for you.

Elder Sun talked about basic mental techniques and establishing friendly relationships, our master talked about intermediate mental techniques and how to take care of spirit beasts, and Elder Qian talked about advanced mental techniques and how to tap into the potential of spirit beasts.

There are also experienced seniors or fellow students who can answer your questions and provide guidance; you can learn a lot there.

The first, fifteenth, and thirtieth days of each month are the days for outer disciples to enter the Moon Heart Bridge to attend classes. We inner disciples need to make room for them, so you don't need to go.

We'll have a philosophical discussion four years from now, so you'd better prepare well, junior sister.

This was the first time Ruan Chayan had heard of a Daoist discussion, and she asked what it was for.

Wen Chenrui pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, "It's probably like the cultivators of Nan Yue Shenzhou arguing about who is stronger, and then they fight it out."

Ruan Chayan thought Wen Chenrui was joking, so she smiled and made a few jokes in response.

Shiren Sect is the largest sect in Nanyue Divine Continent in terms of area; other sects are basically only the size of two or three mountain peaks of Shiren Sect.

Most sects only pass on their teachings to one lineage, and it's rare to find someone who has complete information from entry to ascension. However, the Shiren Sect has three or four lineages, which laid the foundation for it to be the number one sect in the Southern Yue Divine Continent.

Given the vast size of the Shiren Sect, it was impossible for Wen Chenrui to take her around the entire area. The monthly allowance they received from the Hongyan Hall included a bamboo slip with a map of the Shiren Sect, along with an introduction and history of the sect.

Wen Chenrui picked up the bamboo slip, activated it, retrieved the key information, and pointed to the various scenes in the air formed by spiritual energy, saying, "Look, this is the Moon Heart Bridge of our Encountering Spirit Peak, this is the Sword Testing Ground of Blade Echoing Peak, this is the Snow Dream Pavilion of Concealing Peak, and this is the Wind Song Pavilion of Dance and Music Peak..."

These are the places where sect disciples attend classes. On the 3rd, 13th, and 23rd of each month, these places are open to disciples from the outer peaks who can attend classes there.

He then pointed out to Ruan Chayan the Nahailou, where the books were stored, and the Shigutang, where they ate.

Ruan Chayan thanked her repeatedly, happy that she still had the opportunity to attend classes with Luo Hanying, and that she could also go to other peaks to learn various life-saving skills.

*

Luo Hanying followed Tong Wei and Ji Ying, passing between Daowen Peak and Xunqi Peak, and returned to Luanjin Pavilion.

Along the way, Ji Ying warmly invited Luo Hanying to attend classes at her Shansi Garden: "Our Shansi Garden and the nine acres of land on Xinglin Peak are responsible for supplying food to the Food Hall, so that cultivators who have not practiced fasting will not starve to death."

If you finish your lessons on the dance stage, you can come to my place and learn to cook!

She is Ji Ying, the elder in charge of guiding food cultivation in the Chaotic Brocade Pavilion, and Tong Wei is her Daoist partner.

Half the sky above Xunqi Peak was dyed red by flames, and the clanging of blacksmithing echoed endlessly.

Luo Hanying couldn't help but ask, "Do they all need to forge iron to make magical artifacts?"

I remember Lu Xizhou's automaton was made of wood.

Tong Wei explained that any material with spiritual energy can be used for refining weapons. However, ores are more common than other materials that can withstand the smelting fire of weapons, and the Shiren Sect can consume them in large quantities.

As for Lu Xizhou's mechanical wooden figure, it was made from a rare wood called Golden Leaf Wutong. The Lu family's main family was located in the place of origin of Golden Leaf Wutong and was a supplier of Golden Leaf Wutong, so they were very generous in using Golden Leaf Wutong.

"You're friends with that kid from the Lu family?"

Ji Ying said with a smile, "When he wasn't fasting, he would often drag his junior brother away from his master to secretly come to my place to buy food."

Luo Hanying couldn't help but chuckle: "Really?"

That young master has a time when he's in such a sorry state?

I wasn't that familiar with him. We were practically in the same boat in the Incense-Inviting Secret Realm, and in my memory, he was incredibly arrogant..."

Ji Ying was a little confused: "What do you mean by 'stinky fart'? He actually farted in front of you?"

"No, no!" Luo Hanying explained with a wry smile, "Stinky is a local dialect word, which means a bit of showing off or being arrogant, but not that strong."

Ji Ying exclaimed "Oh!" with interest: "I've never heard any disciple speak such a dialect before. I'm truly ignorant."

"Tong Wei, how about we go traveling after we've brought our disciple out? I've been wanting to see more of the world, but I'm worried about these children."

Tong Wei nodded: "Of course, it won't be long. In a few years, Ahan and Aji will be able to stand on their own."

Ji Ying looked at Luo Hanying: "You probably don't know who your master and I are talking about. They are your two senior brothers, one named Zuo Han and the other named Cheng Ji. You will be able to see them at the Wuyu Stage later. They will be giving lessons to the disciples."