"Sister Ye, are Jiang Xiaochuan and the others going?" Xu Changshou asked. Ye Shanhu nodded: "Of course Jiang Xiaochuan and the others will go. They must be eagerly waiting for Uncle Li's initiation ceremony. We, the menial disciples, don't have many opportunities to curry favor with the foundation-building cultivators. If someone familiar becomes a foundation-building cultivator, we must attend the initiation ceremony." Xu Changshou smiled: "I understand, it's human nature, right? They all want to make a good relationship with Uncle Li at this moment. Sister Ye, will you go?" "I..." Ye Shanhu was at a loss. Originally, she and Li Linhao obtained the foundation-building pill at almost the same time. Li Linhao succeeded in building the foundation, but she failed. From the perspective of a loser, of course she didn't want to see Li Linhao, but everyone went, if she didn't go, it would be a bit unreasonable, What if Li Linhao had a grudge against her because of this, it would not be beautiful. In addition, the power behind Ye Shanhu is Wanbao Pavilion. Even if she doesn't want to go, the people in Wanbao Pavilion will not agree.
"I'm going, Junior Brother Xu, what about you?" "Me?" Xu Changshou casually said, "Since you all want to go, I'll naturally go too." "Okay, we'll go together then. By the way, Junior Brother Xu, you can't go to the initiation ceremony empty-handed." "I know!" Xu Changshou understood that no matter what event he participated in, he had to bring gifts with him. This is called social etiquette. When he attended a senior brother's retirement ceremony, Xu Changshou even gave him a Qi-boosting pill. "Senior Sister Ye, what gift do you think is best to prepare for Uncle Li's initiation ceremony?" Xu Changshou asked. Ye Shanhu said, "It's best to have spirit stones, and there won't be a shortage of spirit stones. You have to be prepared." "I understand!" The initiation ceremony and the retirement ceremony are two completely different situations. The retirement ceremony is when a cultivator takes off his armor and returns to secular life. He goes to deal with it, gathers a few people, and gives some things to show his feelings. The initiation ceremony is different. Li Linhao has become a foundation-building cultivator, and his status and voice will definitely rise. He will have a long time in the sect, and who doesn't need people? Give him more spirit stones to build a good relationship with Li Linhao, and it will be easier to talk to him when you ask him to do things in the future. As for why it is best to give spirit stones as gifts, this is also easy to understand. The recipients of their gifts are great foundation-building cultivators. If you give ordinary things, the great foundation-building cultivators will not look down on them or use them. You can't afford to give things that foundation-building cultivators can use and appreciate. Therefore, it is most appropriate to give spirit stones directly.
Xu Changshou: "How many spirit stones are appropriate to give?" Xu Changshou is a wild cultivator without a family, so he doesn't know much about giving gifts and interpersonal relationships between cultivators. "This needs to be discussed by everyone." "Who to discuss with?" "Of course, our brothers and sisters in Gengzi Academy." "Got it!" Xu Changshou understood instantly. Li Linhao came out of Gengziyuan. In addition to Li Linhao, Ye Shanhu and himself, there are seven other friends in Gengziyuan. They are one, and they can give as much as they want, and everyone will have face. If some people give more and some give less, it will be difficult to talk at that time. That's the truth, but Xu Changshou soon found a problem. The gap between the rich and the poor in Gengziyuan is a bit big now. Take myself and Ye Shanhu as an example. No matter who they are, it is no problem for them to get 100 or 80 spirit stones. Others may not be able to do it. For example, Su Mo, for example, Han Zong. Su Mo was so poor that he couldn't even afford to buy Qi-boosting pills. Han Zong worked as a helper in the slaughterhouse and worked hard for a month to earn three spirit stones. After all, it was to participate in the initiation ceremony, and the spirit stones could not be too few. One spirit stone would definitely not be enough. If it was ten spirit stones, Su Mo and Han Zong could still afford it with a bite of their teeth. If it was 100 spiritual stones, they would definitely not be able to afford it. It is estimated that if they were really asked to take 100 spiritual stones, Su Mo and Han Zong would not necessarily go. Although Li Linhao and these people used to be friends who grew up together, their status and position have changed drastically at this time. There is already a huge gap between them, so big that they can't afford to give gifts. "Junior Brother Xu, today is the first day of the new year. I have to go and have to go back to hand in the task." Ye Shanhu stood up and said goodbye. "Senior Sister Ye, take care." ... After sending Ye Shanhu away, Xu Changshou packed up and went to hand in the task. After handing in the task, Li Ling'er came and played with the girl for a day before sending her away.
At night. A huge crane landed in Xu Changshou's yard. At this time, the crane held a red invitation in its mouth. Xu Changshou walked out of the door, and the crane threw the invitation to him and flew away. Xu Changshou opened the invitation and saw: Fellow Daoist Xu Changshou, I will hold an initiation ceremony on the eighth day of this month. I cordially invite you to attend my initiation ceremony. Li Linhao wrote respectfully. “It’s Li Linhao’s invitation. What a grand ceremony.” Looking at the crane going away, Xu Changshou was secretly surprised. Cranes are mascots in the sect. Only people with a relatively good background can borrow cranes. Li Linhao actually used cranes to send letters. It can be seen that his family power is very unusual in the sect. The initiation ceremony was scheduled for the eighth day of the first lunar month. Today is only the first day of the first lunar month. There are still several days. In the next few days, Xu Changshou did not go out, and no one came to visit him. He was waiting for the initiation ceremony to begin. On the sixth day of the first lunar month. Jiang Xiaochuan is here. After opening the door, Xu Changshou took a look. Jiang Xiaochuan was tall and thin at this time. He was not handsome, but he had red lips and white teeth. On his face, he could no longer see the immaturity of his childhood. In his small eyes, he revealed shrewdness and sophistication. At this time, Jiang Xiaochuan's cultivation was the eleventh level of Qi Refining. "Junior Brother Jiang, you are here." Xu Changshou greeted with a smile. "Senior Brother Xu, you actually broke through the twelfth level of Qi Refining?" Seeing Xu Changshou, Jiang Xiaochuan was a little surprised. At the beginning, in Gengziyuan, he remembered that Xu Changshou was the one with the worst spiritual roots among the ten of them, and he had mixed spiritual roots of the five elements. At the beginning, Xu Changshou's cultivation was higher than his. In Jiang Xiaochuan's opinion, Xu Changshou was older and had been exposed to cultivation first, and he was more diligent than others, so he could accept Xu Changshou's higher cultivation. However, as time went by, he should have been able to surpass Xu Changshou, but for some reason, Xu Changshou's cultivation speed was always faster than his. This made Jiang Xiaochuan very unconvinced. You know, he entered Taiyi Peak, and Xu Changshou was in Lumo Peak. The environment for cultivation was much better than Xu Changshou's. In terms of environment, talent, family background, no matter in every aspect, he was better than Xu Changshou. But his cultivation level was not as good as Xu Changshou's, so of course he was unconvinced. What he didn't know was that Xu Changshou had used many times more resources for cultivation than him in these years. "Haha!"
Xu Changshou smiled and didn't say anything, changing the subject: "Junior Brother Jiang, let's talk in the house."