The female supporting character in the cultivation world only wants to grow flowers and become stron

A month passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Yitang successfully completed his sparring mission at One Sword Peak and gained a great deal.

Before leaving, Senior Brother Qin patted Lin Yitang on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Junior Sister Lin, you've really worked hard this past month. Your strength and comprehension have impressed me. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."

Lin Yitang replied with a smile, "Okay, Senior Brother Qin, I've already imprinted my communication jade mark on you. You can contact me anytime using the communication jade. If I have any team missions to go out in the future, I'll invite you all."

Junior Brother Zhao said with a grin, "Then, Junior Sister Lin, see you at next year's outer disciple competition! I hope to see Junior Sister Lin's dashing figure as she enters the inner sect!"

Lin Yitang was startled upon hearing this and hurriedly asked, "What's going on? What outer disciple competition?"

Junior Brother Zhao tilted his head and said in confusion, "Don't you know? The outer sect disciples' competition is around March next year. That's why we're in a hurry to increase our stakes and find sparring partners."

Lin Yitang felt a little embarrassed. When she was reading the novel, she didn't know much about the outer sect disciple competition because the female lead was an inner disciple, and she didn't even know the exact time. She didn't expect the competition to be just a few months away.

Seeing that Lin Yitang seemed lost in thought, Senior Brother Qin assumed she was worried and comforted her with a smile, "Junior Sister Lin, there's no need to rush. It's only August, and there's still some time before the competition. Go back and prepare well. With your strength, you're sure to make a name for yourself."

Lin Yitang hummed in agreement: "Okay, Senior Brother Qin, then I'll take my leave. I hope to see you all again at the competition."

After saying that, he rode the paper crane into the sky.

On the way, Lin Yitang kept thinking about the outer disciple competition that Zhao Qian had mentioned.

Isn't this the legendary competition held once every five years to compare and rank the strength of outer sect disciples?

Normally, for outer disciples to enter the inner sect, besides breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the disciple competition is also an important way.

If one can stand out in the competition and gain the favor of a powerful master, they may be accepted into the sect and become a personal disciple. Therefore, many outer disciples hope to demonstrate their strength in this grand competition and gain the recognition of the inner sect peak masters.

Lin Yitang suddenly realized why Senior Brother Qin and Junior Brother Zhao were so eager to improve their strength. With their aptitude, they must want to stand out in the competition and enter the inner sect.

Her eyes lit up; wasn't this the perfect opportunity for her to enter the inner sect?

She must rank among the top outer disciples and re-enter the inner sect!

Lin Yitang returned to her cave dwelling. As soon as she stepped through the door, she saw the skinny little spirit chicken rush over looking aggrieved. It clucked and rubbed its little head against her leg, as if accusing her of being irresponsible.

Lin Yitang looked down and saw that the rooster's fluffy feathers were a little messy, and its eyes were filled with tears. It looked pitiful and had obviously been bored at home alone.

Her heart softened, and she knelt down, gently stroking the spirit chicken's head: "Alright, alright, don't be upset. Although I've been busy for a month, I'm back now, aren't I?"

The rooster seemed to understand her words, chirped twice in a wronged tone, then jumped onto her head and lay down comfortably.

Lin Yitang looked around and saw that the room was clean and tidy. Except for the corner where the spirit rice used to be piled up, the rest of the room was untouched by the spirit chicken. She was a little surprised. She had thought that the spirit chicken would be mischievous and make a mess of the room, but she did not expect it to be so well-behaved.

Before she left, she was actually quite worried that the spirit chicken would go hungry, so she specially prepared double the amount of spirit rice. But now it seems that the spirit chicken has a bigger appetite than she imagined, and it actually ate all of the double the amount of spirit rice.

Lin Yitang was both amused and exasperated; it seemed she would have to prepare more spirit rice in the future.

Seeing that the spirit chicken didn't look full, she gave it some more spirit rice. Watching the spirit chicken eat happily, Lin Yitang suddenly had an idea: what would happen if she let it try the Five-Cauldron Begonia?

She carefully took out a Five-Petaled Crabapple blossom, its shimmering white luster shining brightly under the lamplight. The spirit chicken seemed to be attracted by this strange light, curiously stretching its neck.

Lin Yitang handed the Five-Petaled Tang to the spirit chicken and said softly, "Here, try this."

The rooster tilted its head, seemingly pondering what it was. After a moment, it cautiously extended its paw and gently touched the Five-Cauldron Begonia.

"Cluck cluck!" The spirit chicken suddenly crowed excitedly, grabbed the Five-Cauldron Begonia in its claws, and swallowed it without hesitation.

Lin Yitang was dumbfounded, never expecting that the spirit chicken would like the Five-Cauldron Begonia so much. Moreover, what surprised her even more was that after the spirit chicken ate the Five-Cauldron Begonia, its originally thin body became visibly plumper, and its feathers became smoother and more beautiful.

She clicked her tongue inwardly, her doubts growing. The spirit chicken was originally only a first-tier spirit beast, its strength equivalent to a cultivator in the early to mid-stages of Qi Refining. But the spiritual energy contained within the Five-Cauldron Begonia was at least equivalent to the cultivation level of a cultivator in the mid to late stages of Qi Refining.

Logically, the spirit chicken, having consumed such high-level spiritual food, should have exploded from excessive spiritual energy and died. Yet, not only was it unharmed, it even seemed to benefit from it. What on earth is going on?

Lin Yitang was completely baffled. But she had a vague feeling that there must be some reason behind it.

A bold idea flashed through her mind: since the spirit chicken can eat the Five-Cauldron Begonia, does that mean it can be raised as a spirit beast? After all, although the spirit chicken is not strong, it is clever and agile, and it might come in handy in battle.

Lin Yitang thought about it more and more and felt that this was a good idea. She planned to prepare more Five-Cauldron Begonias in the future to properly feed this spirit chicken. Perhaps, in the future, it could become a great help to her.

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Yitang's cultivation level gradually increased, and she was approaching the threshold of the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Her cultivation is progressing rapidly now, entirely thanks to the excellent growth of the Five-Cauldron Begonia. Since the Five-Cauldron Begonia will absorb any spiritual energy it has, and Lin Yitang often feeds it all sorts of things with spiritual energy (such as roadside weeds), the effects of the Five-Cauldron Begonia now far exceed the effect of a Spirit Nourishing Pill, significantly improving her abilities.

She had come to understand that her cultivation speed was linked to the growth of the spiritual flower. The more abundant the resources, the faster her cultivation speed, which was equivalent to constantly consuming pills, as long as she ensured that her cultivation level did not increase too quickly or become unstable.

In order to stockpile some spirit stones as backup supplies, she went to collect the cultivation resources for the outer disciples for the second half of the year and exchanged them all for spirit stones.

Now, she has over a hundred low-grade spirit stones, some pills and talismans, an ordinary spirit sword, a spirit-gathering herb, some commonly used items, and over seven hundred points.

She earned most of these points while doing missions at One Sword Peak. Just as she was planning to cultivate until the end of the year and try to break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, a message suddenly arrived in her communication jade.