"These recruits from other nations, you may sit aside, you can cultivate or rest, but refrain from making loud noises!" Senior Brother Ma instructed several people, then turned to Li Shiming and said, "Junior Li, you will take over our shift. Here is a Warning Talisman. Activate the talisman imdiately if you detect anything unusual!"
Senior Brother Ma handed a talisman to Li Shiming, who received it in his hands.
The first floor space was roughly a hundred square ters, devoid of any decoration, only furnished with individual ditation cushions.
Each newcor sat on a cushion, either whispering among themselves or lying prostrate.
The talisman in his hand was the control talisman for the first floor. When not activated, it could be recognized by the Array on the first floor, allowing one to open the main door and walk out onto the deck using the talisman.
This must be a benefit for the duty cultivators. In such an enclosed environnt, the ability to relax on the deck is a luxury.
Li Shiming was assigned to the first shift. Senior Brother Wu was not tired and could accompany him.
Senior Brother Wu spoke little, likely due to his temperant, but he bore no ill will toward Li Shiming.
"Li, I'm Jin Shufeng, and this is my sister Jin Fengzhi. We are both from Great Xia and hope to look out for each other," said the royal youth in a robe embroidered with a Four-clawed Golden Dragon as Li Shiming walked by.
Li Shiming had already noticed him. He had previously exchanged words with two other youths from Great Xia, and his background, along with his sister's spirit root talents, quickly established his leading position within the small group.
Jin Shufeng invited Li Shiming to join the group because of Li Shiming's unique situation at the ti.
He was unaware of Li Shiming's spirit root, but as a Prince of Great Xia, how could the subjects under Great Xia not give him face and obey his arrangents.
In fact, before the Ascension Conference, the Great Xia Royal Family had tested him and Jin Fengzhi's spirit roots using their connections.
After learning that Jin Shufeng's spirit root enabled him to join the Sky Sea Sect, he received extra care from the royal family.
Although Jinpingzi was female, and her spirit roots were slightly better, her prospects for advancent were still not as promising as Jin Shufeng's, at least that's what the Great Xia Royal Family believed.
This also fostered Jin Shufeng's proud character. Previously, with Junior Master Zhao and two other Senior Brothers around, he refrained from showing it off, but now he had the opportunity.
Jin Shufeng saw the value in Li Shiming; if Li Shiming could obey him, he could then dominate more youths on this first floor, gaining greater influence for his small group.
"Quiet down and rest, do not talk!" Li Shiming said in a gentle tone, not paying much heed to Jin Shufeng's thoughts.
This response left Jin Shufeng's face flushed.
Li Shiming felt indifferent, wondering how Jin Shufeng could be so naive. The Cultivation World isn't that simple.
Through his experiences, he had co to understand the dangers of the Cultivation World even more clearly.
Cultivators are solitary beings, and it's crucial to maintain a certain distance among themselves. To assemble a power group within a sect isn't sothing he looked down upon in Jin Shufeng; at least Jin Shufeng did not have the capability.
He was aware of Jin Shufeng's spirit roots, which were barely the minimum threshold for entering the Sky Sea Sect.
It was not easy for Jin Shufeng to even beco an official Disciple within the sect, let alone lead a group.
Passing the spirit root test didn't guarantee becoming an official Disciple of the Sky Sea Sect; there was still a probationary period upon entering the sect. If displayed too poorly during this ti, one could still be demoted to a servant disciple.
Jin Shufeng's glance now carried a hint of malice, which Li Shiming quietly scoffed at, turning to patrol the first floor.
He had counted, there were, in total, twenty-two young boys, and judging by the disciples recruited for the Great Xia Ascension Conference, this Flying Boat must have passed through at least five countries.
"Junior Li, it's ti for the al. The food is all in the storage bags in that cabinet. You distribute it!" Senior Brother Wu's ssage resounded in Li Shiming's ears.
Li Shiming took out his pocket watch and saw it was about seven in the evening; he noted the ti so that next ti he wouldn't need reminding.
He opened the cabinet, which contained four storage bags, each filled with food.
Since these boys were still mortals, all the food in the storage bags was from the mortal world.
He distributed a al consisting of rice, fish, at, soup, and fruit to each boy, and they began their al.
"Junior Li, co and join us for the al!" Senior Brother Ma, now well-rested, called out to him with a smile.
Senior Brother Wu also ca and sat next to Senior Brother Ma, who took out so spirit rice and also distributed a Spirit Fruit to each person.
Li Shiming felt sowhat embarrassed. He also took out a small stir-fry made from spirit bamboo shoots and placed it in front of him.
"This is so spirit food I obtained by chance, and there's so left!"
"Spirit bamboo shoot, haven't had that in a long ti!" Senior Brother Ma's eyes lit up as he said this, and he grabbed a large chunk and put it in his mouth.
A look of satisfaction appeared on his face, and it must be known that for Qi Refinent cultivators like them, having spirit rice was already good, and it was rare to have excess spirit stones to purchase other kinds of spirit food.
"Junior Li, if you still have spirit bamboo shoots, don't eat them yourself. Better to exchange them for resources that can aid in cultivation after entering the sect!" Senior Brother Wu advised as he took a bite of the spirit bamboo shoot.
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"Exactly. Eating spirit food might increase your Spiritual Power Pattern by so much, but if you can exchange it for a Spirit Pill, one pill can boost your Spiritual Power Pattern significantly!" Senior Brother Ma added.
Despite just getting to know the two senior brothers, Li Shiming already felt their care.
He showed his gratitude on his face, but he didn't take it to heart too much; the friendship between cultivators was not so easily established.
Gu Jia had already told him that upon first entering the sect, so senior brothers would try to befriend him.
Perhaps so of those senior brothers were sincere, but more often they exploited the naivety of newbies in the Cultivation World to deceive them of their resources.
As long as no force was used, if resources were lost to deception, the newbie could only consider themselves unlucky, and even the sect wouldn't stand up for a fool.
Being deceived within the sect could at most result in a loss of resources, but being deceived outside the sect could potentially cost one's life.
However, after sharing a spirit al, Li Shiming's relationship with the two senior brothers had considerably improved.
Over the following days, the Flying Boat traveled a great distance, docking in three different nations and picked up nine more young boys.
Including him, there were now thirty-one young boys with qualified spirit root seeds in the mortal domain of the Sky Sea Sect over five years, which indicated how rare spirit root seeds were.
Jin Shufeng had been very active these past few days. He had recruited nine young boys to join his group and ford a significantly powerful faction on the first floor.
Neither Master Zhao nor the two senior brothers had interfered with Jin Shufeng's actions, and in the gazes they directed toward Junior Brother Li, a disdainful sentint was evident.
Li Shiming also received so good news, which was that they were preparing to return to the sect.
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