After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Ye Qingxuan immediately sent a message to Bai Wenyang, asking him to help acquire spirit cleansing tree seeds.
As for the Spirit Stones needed to acquire the spirit cleansing trees, Ye Qingxuan could only give them to Bai Wenyang the next time he sold Spirit Enhancement Pills.
Subsequently, he used a teleportation array to arrive at a mountain peak.
This mountain peak was one of the gathering places for Xuantian Sect's Outer Sect Disciples, and Ye Qingxuan came here to find Ye Qingxiao.
Yes, that's right, Ye Qingxiao had successfully broken through to the Late Stage of Qi Refining and advanced to become an Outer Sect Disciple of the Xuantian Sect.
However, even as Outer Sect Disciples, they could only be arranged to Cultivate on different mountain peaks, though their freedom would be much greater.
In Xuantian Sect, below Core Disciples, there was no authority to open one's own Immortal Cave.
Only after breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm and advancing to Core Disciple status did one have the right to find a Spiritual Land and open an Immortal Cave.
Below Core Disciples, all could only choose to settle and Cultivate on their corresponding mountain peaks.
Among the Xuantian Sect, the most numerous Disciples were Inner Sect Disciples and Core Disciples, while Utility Disciples were the least numerous.
No other reason than the Spiritual Qi within the Xuantian Sect was truly too dense; Disciples who joined the Xuantian Sect, as long as their talent wasn't ridiculously poor, could generally break through to the Late Stage of Qi Refining and advance to Outer Sect Disciple within about ten years with ease.
Those with slightly better talent could even break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm within ten years.
According to Ye Qingxuan's estimation, there were at least tens of millions of Disciples within the Xuantian Sect.
The annual entrance ceremony was ultimately just a small affair; the main event was the centennial recruitment ceremony.
Every hundred years at the recruitment ceremony, the Xuantian Sect would recruit at least a hundred thousand Disciples within the Di Xuan World.
Tens of millions of Disciples, spread across the Xuantian Mountain Range, which was more than ten times larger than the Blue Star Ye Qingxuan's previous life was on, did not seem conspicuous.
Among these Disciples, the worst could also break through Foundation Establishment, while those of medium talent could easily break through Purple Mansion and Golden Core, and other Prodigies were certainly countless.
Otherwise, without a sufficient Disciple base, the Xuantian Sect's vast system could absolutely not be supported, nor could the Sect ensure its Legacy remained orderly.
However, all of this had no impact on him, a Blessed Cultivator.
Upon reaching the base of the mountain peak, Ye Qingxuan did not rashly intrude; without the corresponding token mark, he himself could not pass through the mountain peak's protective array.
Not long after sending a message to Ye Qingxiao, a sword light flashed down from the mountain peak.
"Hahaha, Qingxuan, I'm here!"
Ye Qingxiao's voice arrived before he did!
When Ye Qingxiao landed gracefully not far in front of Ye Qingxuan, he stylishly performed a flamboyant sword-sheathing Move!
Ye Qingxuan said nothing, merely watching his performance quietly.
This made Ye Qingxiao feel a bit uncomfortable, and he scratched his head with slight embarrassment, saying:
"Ha, well, Qingxuan, why don't you come sit in my small courtyard?"
Ye Qingxuan glanced at him, but did not agree:
"I just came to see you on the way, and to give you something. How do you feel after advancing to Outer Sect Disciple?"
Hearing Ye Qingxuan's inquiry, Ye Qingxiao immediately pulled a long face and complained to Ye Qingxuan:
"Don't even mention it! Although the Outer Sect Disciple tasks aren't as many as Utility Disciple tasks, they are all time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the key is that those guys are too competitive!"
"And..."
Originally, in the Utility Courtyard, although there were many tasks, Steward Mo took care of him, so while there were many tasks, they were not strenuous.
Now that he had advanced to Outer Sect Disciple and settled on the mountain peak belonging to Outer Sect Disciples, although he had much more freedom, the Outer Sect Disciples were simply too competitive when doing tasks.
Outer Sect Disciples also had Sect stipends, but they were not much, almost only about one-third of Ye Qingxuan's.
To obtain ample Cultivation resources, they could only rely on completing tasks.
This led to these Outer Sect Disciples basically either on their way to snatch tasks or on their way to complete tasks, each one working themselves to death for Cultivation resources.
Those in the Late Stage of Qi Refining wanted to break through Foundation Establishment, and those in the Foundation Establishment Realm wanted to break through Purple Mansion.
This resulted in Ye Qingxiao, having just advanced to Outer Sect Disciple, not having enough time to adapt to this rhythm; almost every task he managed to snatch was both tiring and time-consuming.
Otherwise, he would have long since wanted to go find Ye Qingxuan to play.
"I understand! I understand! You've worked hard!"
After listening to Ye Qingxiao's complaints, although Ye Qingxuan couldn't empathize, he expressed understanding of Ye Qingxiao's feelings.
It was just that the smile that Ye Qingxuan couldn't suppress at the corner of his mouth made Ye Qingxiao look very annoyed!
Ye Qingxiao snorted angrily, and said proudly:
"Hmph! That was only before; now I won't waste time snatching those tasks with them!"
After speaking, Ye Qingxiao also took out a Storage Pouch and threw it to Ye Qingxuan, saying:
"Here, these are your Cultivation resources, hehehe!"
Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan took the Storage Pouch from Ye Qingxiao's hand in confusion, and after probing it with his Divine Sense, he exclaimed in surprise:
"Where did you get so many Cultivation resources?"
Good heavens, in the Storage Pouch Ye Qingxiao gave him, there were a thousand First-Tier Medicinal Pills, a full three thousand Second-Tier Medicinal Pills, and even several hundred Third-Tier Medicinal Pills, mostly Medicinal Pills for increasing Cultivation.
The two had entered the Xuantian Sect together, and Ye Qingxuan knew Ye Qingxiao's family background clearly; with Ye Qingxiao's current Cultivation, it was impossible for him to obtain so many resources.
Unless...
Ye Qingxuan looked at a certain spot behind Ye Qingxiao, a suspicious look in his eyes!
Upon noticing, Ye Qingxiao immediately said exasperatedly:
"Ye Qingxuan, what kind of look is that? Where are you looking?"
"Don't guess wildly, these were given by Old Ancestor, and the portion in your hand is what Old Ancestor asked me to give you!"
"Really?"
"Of course it's real!"
After getting the answer, Ye Qingxuan withdrew his gaze, confused and puzzled:
"Why did Old Ancestor give you so many Medicinal Pills at once?"
Facing Ye Qingxuan's inquiry, Ye Qingxiao scratched the back of his head with a silly smile and explained:
"Old Ancestor said that Xuantian Sect Core Disciples would take turns accepting a task in batches, and this time it was Old Ancestor's turn; he won't be able to return for sixty years, which is why he gave me so many Medicinal Pills at once!"
At this point, Ye Qingxiao paused, then mysteriously leaned closer to Ye Qingxuan and whispered:
"Moreover, Old Ancestor said that if he's lucky, he might be able to break through to the Soul Transformation Realm with the help of this task, hehehe!"
Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan did not feel happy; instead, he frowned deeply.
Great gains also meant great risks!
"It seems the task Old Ancestor took on should be quite risky!"
Ye Qingxuan kept pondering in his mind.
But he couldn't figure out what kind of task could make a Disciple of the Xuantian Sect take such a risk?
Perhaps, he was overthinking?
Ye Qingxuan shook his head and thought to himself:
"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. When my Realm reaches a certain level, I'll naturally have the authority to know some things."
Looking at Ye Qingxiao, Ye Qingxuan tossed the Storage Pouch in his hand back to him, smiling:
"I originally planned to give you Medicinal Pills, but it seems it's not needed now."
"Moreover, I am now a mature Alchemist, and I won't lack Cultivation resources in the future. You should keep these Medicinal Pills for yourself!"
He would not believe Ye Qingxiao's nonsense; these Medicinal Pills could not have been given to him by Old Ancestor through Ye Qingxiao.
If Old Ancestor really wanted to give them to him, he would naturally send a message directly to him. Why would he only summon Ye Qingxiao alone?
He guessed that Ye Qingxiao was afraid he would be unhappy if he knew, so he secretly gave him a portion of the resources in Old Ancestor's name.
However, Ye Qingxuan didn't care about this; after all, his talent was indeed too poor to be worth Old Ancestor spending resources to Cultivate.
Hearing that Ye Qingxuan had already become an Alchemist, Ye Qingxiao said excitedly:
"Qingxuan, really? Have you really become an Alchemist?"
Ye Qingxuan smiled slightly and nodded.
After confirming that Ye Qingxuan was telling the truth, Ye Qingxiao laughed heartily:
"Hahaha, then I'll keep these Medicinal Pills for myself, alright? If I need anything in the future, I'll come to you for help with Alchemy, hehehe!"
"Hahaha, alright, no problem, Qingxiao, remember to come find me if you need Alchemy in the future."
"It's getting late, I'll be going now, see you next time!"
After bidding farewell to Ye Qingxiao, Ye Qingxuan departed from the mountain peak where the Outer Sect Disciples resided on his sword.
