In the days that followed, Ye Qingxuan diligently cultivated to improve his cultivation base while secretly observing the progress of the others who had entered the Bliss Cultivation Hall with him.
During his cultivation, Ye Qingxuan discovered that each time he circulated the Earth Origin Art, it would draw a unique energy from the earth into his body, where it would vanish without a trace.
After some investigation, he couldn’t find the reason. Seeing that it had no adverse effects on him, he suppressed his doubts and continued cultivating.
Time passed swiftly!
Finally, on the fifteenth day, the first person among this group, besides Ye Qingxuan, broke through to the Qi Refinement realm.
However, this person was one of only two individuals in Ye Qingxuan’s batch who possessed a Dual Spiritual Root.
As for the others with Single Spiritual Roots, there was still no progress whatsoever.
Noticing this, Ye Qingxuan thought to himself:
“It seems my unusual soul is more helpful than I initially thought!”
At the very least, this unique soul allowed him to sense spiritual energy far faster than anyone else.
On the seventeenth day, the other individual with a Dual Spiritual Root sensed spiritual energy and entered the Qi Refinement realm.
On the thirty-first day, the first person with a Single Spiritual Root, besides Ye Qingxuan, successfully stepped into the Qi Refinement realm.
After this person’s breakthrough, it was as if a floodgate had opened in the Bliss Cultivation Hall. Everyone else began breaking through one after another into the Qi Refinement realm.
Seeing the time was right, Ye Qingxuan prepared to announce his own successful breakthrough publicly.
He went to the Affairs Hall of the Bliss Cultivation Hall, found a slightly overweight middle-aged man, and said respectfully:
“Steward Bai, this disciple has successfully broken through to the Qi Refinement realm and is here to register!”
This slightly plump middle-aged man was Bai Zichun, the steward responsible for the affairs of the Bliss Cultivation Hall.
Bai Zichun looked at Ye Qingxuan with a smile, performed a brief check and inquiry, and quickly registered and recorded Ye Qingxuan’s information.
The process wasn’t complicated.
After registering at the Affairs Hall, Ye Qingxuan received his starter pack from the Profound Heaven Sect:
Three thousand low-grade spirit stones!
One thousand contribution points!
Contribution points were the universal currency within the Profound Heaven Sect. Everything belonging to the sect required contribution points for exchange.
One contribution point could be exchanged for one low-grade spirit stone, but spirit stones could not be converted into contribution points. Contribution points could only be earned by completing sect missions.
One disciple token!
With this token, Ye Qingxuan could freely use the Profound Heaven Sect’s internal teleportation formations to enter and exit many areas.
Furthermore, the disciple token had a communication function. By exchanging imprints with others, he could communicate with them, as long as the distance did not exceed three major provinces!
One sect handbook!
It contained the various rules and regulations of the Profound Heaven Sect, how to use contribution points, and detailed introductions to many aspects of the sect.
One mid-grade magical instrument!
Three bottles of first-grade Spirit Augmentation Pills, thirty pills in total.
The effect of the Spirit Augmentation Pills pleasantly surprised Ye Qingxuan.
A first-grade Spirit Augmentation Pill could increase the refining speed of a Qi Refinement realm cultivator’s spiritual root, thereby enhancing the efficiency of spiritual energy conversion.
Indeed, the Profound Heaven Sect did not disappoint him. The challenges he currently faced weren’t even significant problems for the sect.
Additionally, Ye Qingxuan received a storage bag with a capacity of about 3 cubic meters, and three sets of exclusive clothing for disciples of the Bliss Cultivation Hall.
The clothing was exquisitely embroidered with landscapes, mountains, and trees.
However, in daily cultivation, the Profound Heaven Sect did not strictly require disciples to wear the sect’s representative attire. Generally, such mandatory requirements were only enforced during important occasions.
Besides the one-time items received, Ye Qingxuan could also collect a monthly stipend of three bottles of Spirit Augmentation Pills and thirty contribution points.
The contribution points would be directly deposited into each person’s token.
It was worth noting that ordinary labor disciples received the same number of contribution points as Ye Qingxuan, but the amount of spirit stones and pills was only one-third of his share.
This was the treatment the Profound Heaven Sect provided for disciples of the Bliss Cultivation Hall.
After all, given the aptitudes of most Bliss Cultivation Reserve, without some early support, who knew when they would finally break through to Qi Refinement perfection and truly become Bliss Cultivators?
After receiving his starter pack from the Profound Heaven Sect, Ye Qingxuan immediately returned to his small courtyard.
He first tested the effect of the Spirit Augmentation Pills. Ye Qingxuan found that one pill could double his cultivation speed for a full three hours.
“I made the right choice coming to the Profound Heaven Sect!”
If he were outside, obtaining sufficient resources would have required immense effort.
After testing the pills, Ye Qingxuan suppressed his excitement, took out the sect handbook, and spent a considerable amount of time memorizing all its contents.
From the sect rules, Ye Qingxuan gained a general understanding of the Profound Heaven Sect’s basic structure:
The uppermost level consisted of the Grand Elders and the Sect Master.
Below the Sect Master were two Vice Sect Masters.
Below the Vice Sect Masters were the various Hall Masters, Vice Hall Masters, and Elders.
The Hall Masters and Vice Hall Masters were generally at the Transcending Tribulation realm!
Elders were categorized as follows:
Law Enforcement Elders corresponded to the Transcending Tribulation realm!
Guardian Elders corresponded to the Void Comprehension realm!
Stewarding Elders corresponded to the Cave Profound realm!
Then came the various disciple ranks:
Heritage Disciples: Starting from Cave Profound realm cultivation. Required passing the sect’s three major trials. Their status was equivalent to Law Enforcement Elders. Failure in the trials meant one could only become a Stewarding Elder.
True Disciple: Nascent Soul cultivation, or a personal disciple taken in by a Law Enforcement Elder or higher.
Core Disciples or Stewards: Golden Core realm
Inner Sect Disciples: Purple Mansion realm, Core Formation realm
Outer Sect Disciples: Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment
Labor Disciples: Below Qi Refinement layer seven
After understanding the Profound Heaven Sect’s basic framework, Ye Qingxuan finally realized why Ye Qingxiao had been taken to the labor division!
He initially thought it was because Ye Qingxiao’s aptitude didn’t meet the standards for an inner sect disciple in the Profound Heaven Sect.
It turned out that in the Profound Heaven Sect, except for disciples of Law Enforcement Elders and higher, all disciples started as labor disciples. Their rank was determined by their cultivation level.
Only a sect as powerful as the Profound Heaven Sect would dare to include such information in the handbook for all disciples to know.
In a less powerful organization, information revealing the sect’s specific strength would definitely be kept hidden, wouldn’t it?
Once again, Ye Qingxuan felt fortunate to have joined the Profound Heaven Sect. With the sect as his backing, he knew he would avoid countless detours.
Later, Ye Qingxuan took out the flying sword he had received and began refining his first magical treasure.
From the sect handbook, Ye Qingxuan learned that:
In the Earth Mysterious Realm, magical treasures were currently categorized into five grades: Magical Instruments, True Instruments, Spirit Instruments, Spirit Treasures, and Immortal Instruments.
Each grade was further divided into four tiers: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.
The flying sword in Ye Qingxuan’s possession was a mid-grade Magical Instrument.
Its grade wasn’t high, but it was just barely suitable for Ye Qingxuan to refine. It took him about an hour to complete the refinement and successfully bond with the first magical instrument of his life!
After completing all this, Ye Qingxuan entered seclusion!
His current cultivation level was still too low. Many of his plans required sufficient strength to support them, so Ye Qingxuan decided to focus on improving his cultivation first.
He had no intention of leaving his courtyard to socialize with other cultivators in the Bliss Cultivation Hall.
According to his plan, since he had chosen to become a Bliss Cultivator, he would gradually fade into the background and accumulate his strength in secret.
Wasting precious time now to socialize with these cultivators would be meaningless once he truly became a Bliss Cultivator, stationed in one place for long periods of meditation.
Therefore, Ye Qingxuan remained unaffected by external distractions and maintained his own cultivation rhythm.
He had far too many things he needed to do.
To develop his future Blessed Land and maintain a decent cultivation speed after becoming a Bliss Cultivator, he had to start making plans and laying the groundwork now.
The spirit herb seeds and alchemy inheritance he had requested from his family were preparations for this very purpose.
To develop the Blessed Land and raise its grade, he needed to plant a large number of spiritual plants within it. This would subtly improve the Blessed Land’s environment and promote its advancement.
To increase his cultivation speed after becoming a Bliss Cultivator, he needed to obtain vast amounts of cultivation resources.
All of this required Ye Qingxuan to slowly accumulate and prepare in the early stages.
If he could become an alchemist, he could create a perfect cycle within his future Blessed Land: producing and consuming his own resources, gradually increasing his cultivation speed.
This was also the reason why Ye Qingxuan had asked his family for spirit herb seeds and alchemy inheritance.
