sjar Chapter 55 Follow-up Arrangements
Chapter 55 Follow-up Arrangements
After registering his courtyard with Zhuang Wen at the Inner Affairs Hall and receiving a bunch of things, Shen Xu finally dragged his tired body back to the courtyard he had chosen in the evening.
Indeed, as Zhuang Wen said, this courtyard was too quiet. No matter when, it seemed that all you could hear was the rustling of the wind through the bamboo leaves, and you could hardly hear any birds chirping.
However, this suited him well, as the quiet environment helped him to think.
Open flames are prohibited in Qingzhu Residence, but each courtyard is equipped with several Yuan lamps. They can be lit by inserting a Qi-Nourishing Pill, and one Qi-Nourishing Pill can keep the light on for a month, which is a good and inexpensive light source.
After that, Shen Xu sat leisurely on the stone bench in the courtyard and slowly opened the package he had received from the Inner Affairs Hall.
The first thing that caught his eye was a light blue sword robe, embroidered with exquisite bamboo leaves and bamboo sword patterns that seemed to sway in the wind, instantly brightening his gaze. The robe was made of exceptionally soft material; a gentle touch revealed its superior quality and fine craftsmanship.
Shen Xu secretly thought that if he took this sword robe to Yunlong City to sell, he could probably get a considerable amount of money.
Next, he took out a longsword from the package. It was a high-quality, hundred-forged sword, but it was of little use to him, who already possessed two magical artifacts.
What remained were two booklets, one containing the rules of the sect, and the other appearing to be a guidebook. He opened the guidebook with great interest and began to read it intently.
The booklet details the functions and precautions of each area on Green Bamboo Peak. It must be said that compared to the few areas of the outer sect, Green Bamboo Peak's various areas are much more abundant, including a pill-making hall and herb fields, a weapon-making room, a library, a bamboo forest, the Green Bamboo Sword Stele, and even a sword-fighting arena specifically for sparring…
But what moved Shen Xu the most was the Green Bamboo Sword Stele located at the summit. It is said to be a sword mark casually drawn by the Green Bamboo Immortal, carrying the Green Bamboo Immortal's profound understanding of the way of the sword.
This made Shen Xu sigh that even a casual sword mark made by such a powerful being was enough for an eighth-grade sect to treasure.
Unfortunately, the sword monument was destroyed by the Green Bamboo Sword Sect when he stormed the summit, so he never saw its full form. But this time he'll definitely see it; the only question is whether he'll be able to glean anything from it.
New disciples entering the inner sect have one free opportunity to enter the peak to study the Green Bamboo Sword Stele. If they want to enter again, they will have to use contribution points. However, he is not in a hurry now, as the opportunity is rare and should not be taken lightly.
His current goal is to break through to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation as soon as possible, and then return to the Shen family to visit Uncle Wang. He hasn't seen Uncle Wang for a very, very long time, so long that he has almost forgotten what Uncle Wang used to look like.
The reason he had to break through to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation before visiting Uncle Wang was that if an inner disciple didn't have any important business to attend to and frequently had to leave Green Bamboo Mountain, he needed to apply to the Hall of Affairs for permission to go out for training. The minimum cultivation level required for applying for permission to go out for training was the eighth level of Qi Cultivation, a rule he had only seen in a book.
However, he recently broke through to the seventh level of Qi Nourishment for some inexplicable reason. It is probably unlikely that he can break through to the eighth level of Qi Nourishment in a short period of time, so he will probably have to undergo a period of arduous cultivation.
However, what he needs to do now is to change to a different cultivation technique. Although the Azure Edge Technique is good, it is only of the human level and does not match his own attributes. He believes that there must be a better cultivation technique on the second floor of the library.
But he was too tired today. He had been traveling almost all day, going from one place to another without stopping to rest. Moreover, it was already late and not suitable to go to the library anymore.
So he decided to get some sleep first and think about other things tomorrow morning.
Since the courtyard had been uninhabited for a long time and the rooms were covered in dust and uninhabitable, he would have to spend his first night in the inner gate in the outer courtyard.
Bathed in the bright, clear moonlight, Shen Xu lay on the fallen leaves in the courtyard and slowly closed his eyes. His forehead glowed faintly in the moonlight.
In the early morning, as the first rays of sunlight fell on Shen Xu's face, he sat up and stretched comfortably. Although there was no bed, he felt that he had slept exceptionally well last night, and even his mental fatigue had dissipated considerably.
Feeling full of energy, he began cleaning his house. After all, it was a place he would be living in for a long time, so it was always good to keep it clean.
There was still a lot to clean. The furniture inside the house needed to be wiped down, and the fallen leaves in the yard needed to be swept away. As the sun hung high in the sky, Shen Xu wiped his sweat and admired his masterpiece of the morning with satisfaction.
A distant memory flooded his mind. It seemed that back on Earth, he often helped his parents tidy up their rooms, and they would always praise him for wiping the table so cleanly.
He knew he had almost no chance of going back, and even if he could, everything would probably be different by then.
Thinking of this, Shen Xu no longer hesitated. After taking all the important things with him, he went to the Inner Sect Affairs Hall. Just like the Outer Sect, even Inner Sect disciples need a certificate from the Affairs Hall to go to the second floor of the Library Pavilion. Of course, Lu Qingshan's situation should be considered a special case.
Because there are fewer inner disciples, the work in the Inner Sect Affairs Hall is not as busy as that in the Outer Sect. Including yesterday's visitors, Shen Xu saw no more than a hundred inner disciples in the Inner Sect Affairs Hall.
"Shen Xu! What brings you here today?" The elder in charge asked, somewhat puzzled.
"I would like to go to the library and ask the elder to issue me a certificate."
"But you seem to be only at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation!"
"Oh! I remember now, the top student in the outer sect gets one chance to enter the library." The elder in charge suddenly realized.
According to the rules, only disciples of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect who break through to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation have the opportunity to enter the second floor of the Library Pavilion once. However, Shen Xu, as the first outer disciple to enter the inner sect, naturally has some privileges, and the Library Pavilion is one of them. Moreover, after he breaks through to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation in the future, he will have a second opportunity to enter the second floor of the Library Pavilion.
"Wait here, I'll issue you the receipt right away."
"Shen Xu, didn't any elders come to see you yesterday?" the deacon asked casually.
"It seems not!" Shen Xu replied.
"It's alright! With your talent, I believe you can make a name for yourself even without the elders' guidance." The elder in charge handed him the certificate.
"Thank you, Elder!" Shen Xu said, accepting the certificate.
In fact, Shen Xu didn't feel anything about the fact that no elder wanted to take him as a disciple. His knowledge from his previous life was there for all to see, and he estimated that no one in the entire Green Bamboo Sword Sect was qualified to guide him.