Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1318: Chapter 853: If You Dare to Marry Me, I Don’t Mind Slaying My Husband as a Sacrifice to the Dao

The Xuanqing Sect has twenty-four peaks, with four belonging to the Outer Sect, and the remaining twenty belonging to the Inner Sect.

The twenty peaks of the Inner Sect are classified into main and auxiliary categories: twelve main peaks serve as places where the Supreme Elder, Sect Master, and elders cultivate, and also where they instruct their disciples.

The eight auxiliary peaks host functional facilities for the sect, such as Qingchi Peak, which serves as the resting place for the Golden Fire Flood Dragon and is also where the Xuanqing Sect nurtures mutant beasts.

Qingxiu Peak’s Diligent Work Hall manages the sect’s internal affairs, reflecting the idea of “diligence in work, tireless pursuit of the Dao,” emphasizing that administrative disciples must temper their Dao Heart through hard work.

In the Xuanqing Sect, while competition among Outer Sect disciples is fierce, the sect still offers much support and care. However, becoming an Inner Sect disciple signifies reaching the Innate Realm, and it also means it’s time to repay the sect.

Each Inner Sect disciple earns sect merit annually by completing tasks, which they use to exchange for various cultivation resources.

On this day, Yang Qinting arrived at Qingxiu Peak’s Diligent Work Hall. He broke through to the Innate Realm a month ago, becoming an Inner Sect disciple of the Xuanqing Sect.

After settling in the Inner Sect, Yang Qinting wanted to visit the Diligent Work Hall to see if there might be a task suitable for him.

With the support of Spirit Source Land behind him, he didn’t lack cultivation resources, so he did not need to take on risky tasks, just a safe and stable long-term task.

The Diligent Work Hall of the Inner Sect was not as bustling as the Hundred Crafts Hall of the Outer Sect. In the spacious hall, only small groups of Inner Sect disciples were reviewing the tasks distributed by the sect.

Yang Qinting glanced at the somewhat empty hall, his gaze landing on a petite silhouette at the counter, and his lips curled slightly.

“Senior Sister, I want to take a task!”

At the counter, a girl lifted her head, revealing a cute and charming face.

“Ah, Senior Brother Yang!” Li Qianqian exclaimed, surprised and delighted to see Yang Qinting.

Yang Qinting, wearing a graceful smile, said, “Now I should call you Senior Sister!”

The girl before him was his neighbor from the Outer Sect, Li Qianqian. She was a year younger than him but had broken through to the Innate Realm a year earlier, entering the Inner Sect.

According to the tradition of entering the sect earlier, Yang Qinting indeed needed to call Li Qianqian Senior Sister.

Yang Qinting was thirty-six this year, considered a young disciple in the Xuanqing Sect; Innate Martial Artists had a lifespan of one hundred and five years, so compared to older disciples, he was still fairly young.

Similarly, Li Qianqian was still a young girl, her face retaining its youthful tenderness, her features charming as ever.

Li Qianqian was very happy to see Yang Qinting, her cheeks blushing rosily.

“Hehe, I knew Senior Brother would soon enter the Inner Sect!”

“Look, I’ve already prepared a task for you!”

With that, she took out a Diligent Work Book and pointed out a task for Yang Qinting to see.

Task: tending to herbs in the Medicinal Garden, earns fifty merit points annually, long-term task, minimum engagement of five years.

Yang Qinting looked at the task content, his eyes smiling even more.

During his time in the Outer Sect, he tended to the Medicinal Garden and was quite skilled in the cultivation and nurturing of various herbs.

Now entering the Inner Sect, he still wanted to tend to the Medicinal Garden and cultivate herbs.

Though spirit medicine cultivation isn’t considered advanced among the arts in Martial Arts, it’s stable and safe, importantly, it doesn’t impede cultivation.

This task fit his desires perfectly, and Li Qianqian’s preparation pleased him greatly.

Seeing the smile in Yang Qinting’s eyes, Li Qianqian’s ears were slightly warm, “How does Senior Brother plan to thank me?”

“Haha, what do you want? As long as Senior Brother has it, I won’t be stingy!” Yang Qinting laughed.

“I want Peach Blossom Brew, Apricot Blossom Brew, Spiritual Dew Tea, and Jingyu Chun!” Li Qianqian said unabashedly.

These spiritual wines and teas are specialties of the Yang family; Yang Qinting had gifted her many previously.

“No problem!” Yang Qinting agreed readily.

He didn’t lack these items; even Jingyu Chun, he had plenty.

Jingyu Chun is a new tea tree cultivated by Spirit Source Land, with the ability to calm and focus, stabilizing the mind and nurturing the divine soul.

Spirit Source Land initially had only one Jingyu Chun tea tree; after extensive cultivation by the enchanters there, this new tea tree now covers over a hundred acres.

Three years ago, Spirit Source Land began selling Jingyu Chun externally through Illusion Moon Sect in small quantities.

Jingyu Chun is now considered one of the best spiritual teas in the Sea of Spirit, favored by many Golden Body Realm Martial Artists.

Its main appeal lies in its benefit to the divine soul, crucial for Golden Body Realm Martial Artists aiming to break through to the Divine Soul Realm, as the divine soul is pivotal. Jingyu Chun is one of the few spiritual objects in the Sea of Spirit effective for the divine soul.

Importantly, Jingyu Chun isn’t an elixir, and it doesn’t cause pill poison or pill barriers, making it safe for daily consumption.

At that moment, someone nearby interjected: “Haha, Junior Sister Li seems quite happy today!”

Yang Qinting turned toward the voice, seeing a tall, skinny young man within the counter area eyeing him with a sullen expression.

He looked at Li Qianqian in confusion, wondering if she had offended this person.

Li Qianqian’s small nose wrinkled slightly, gazing at the tall, skinny man with displeasure, “Senior Brother Wang, how does whether I’m happy or not concern you?”

“In public, chatting and laughing with a man, don’t forget you’re engaged, Junior Sister Li!” Senior Brother Wang’s gaze grew more menacing.