Lu Xuan’s shop had originally planned a very small recruitnt of Foundation Establishnt Cultivators, but due to the high salary, the abundance of treasure items, and the enhancent of the identity of a Dongxuan Sword Sect disciple, it caused a sensation not only in Heavenly Star Cave but also in the entire Liyang Region. Moreover, the news spread to other realms in a short amount of ti.
Star Cloud Realm.
Inside a towering city.
A young man was painstakingly polishing a pale red Flying Sword in a small courtyard.
The young man had delicate features, with long and narrow eyes that were calm yet sharp.
“Mr. Baili, are you refining your beloved Flying Sword again?”
A burly youth entered the courtyard, his voice booming.
The burly youth was nad Xiong Feng, with a cultivation base at the Foundation Establishnt Mid-term. As for the other person, if Lu Xuan were there, he would probably be quite surprised.
It was Baili Jianqing who had entered the Sky Sword Sect with him.
The two had similar natures and shared a deep friendship.
“Mr. Xiong, have the injuries you suffered last ti completely healed?”
Baili Jianqing, having matured significantly from his once naive self, asked calmly.
“Thanks to your concern, Brother Baili, I am almost entirely recovered. In a little while, I will be able to join you again in exploring secret realms and hunting demon beasts.”
“That’s good to hear.”
The Flying Sword in Baili Jianqing’s hand flipped and turned, its fla-like luminescence flickering in and out of view.
“Sigh, but when will days like this co to an end?”
A hint of sorrow flashed through the eyes of the burly youth.
“We spend most of the year hunting demon beasts to obtain cultivation resources. Not to ntion that there’s barely any ti left for cultivation, we’re also constantly risking injury or even death.”
“There’s no choice, both of us co from Loose Cultivator backgrounds, being able to settle down here is already better than many Cultivators.”
Baili Jianqing said somberly.
When the Sky Sword Sect had relocated, it used a Teleportation Array to send a swarm of Inner Sect Disciples to Central State. Due to minor variations in the destinations, they arrived at different realms within Central State.
After entering the Star Cloud Realm, he relied on his exquisite mastery of Sword Dao and so cultivation resources bestowed by the sect during its last days to find a relatively safe city to settle in, and more than a decade ago, he successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishnt Mid-term.
He had long since adapted to his identity as a Loose Cultivator, though in the quiet of the night, he occasionally reminisced about those carefree tis at the Sky Sword Sect.
“Loose Cultivator… There’s no helping it;
in so ways, our origins have determined our entire cultivation journey.”
Mr. Xiong sighed, with his large, mountain-like fra exuding a hint of dejection.
Suddenly, he seed to rember sothing, his expression turning excited.
“Right, Mr. Baili, I’ve just heard so news that might change our current situation.”
“Oh? Please, Mr. Xiong, do share.”
“I heard that in the Liyang Region, there’s a small but renowned shop recruiting suitable Foundation Establishnt Cultivators. Maybe we could give it a try.”
“Liyang Region? The journey is too far away.”
Baili Jianqing shook his head slightly.
“It would be relatively quick to go there with a rchant convoy.”
“The most important thing is that the shop’s benefits are just too good!”
Xiong Feng said excitedly.
“Just by getting in, you can easily receive four thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones each month. Even if we go out together and fight to the death, we wouldn’t necessarily make as much.”
“Moreover, if the shopkeeper is satisfied, there’s room for a significant increase later on. The treatnt is much higher compared to the Liyang Region’s most famous Sea Tower Chamber of Comrce.”
“Besides, the shop specializes in selling all sorts of rare treasures, and the shop owner often bestows so treasures to the Cultivators helping manage the shop.”
“Another crucial point is that though the shop is small, it has a great background, owned by an Inner Sect Disciple of the Dongxuan Sword Sect, a major force in the Whole Sky Realm. Mr. Baili, being a Sword Cultivator yourself, you know what this identity represents, right?”
The burly youth whispered.
Baili Jianqing nodded lightly.
Dongxuan Sword Sect held an incomparably lofty status for every Sword Cultivation Practitioner, requiring one in ten thousand to possess the rare talent for the Sword Dao to gain entry. As for becoming an Inner Sect Disciple of the Sword Sect, that was even more difficult than reaching the heavens.
It could be said that each Dongxuan Sword Sect Inner Sect Disciple had a not insignificant probability of advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm.
“Right, I’ve heard that the shop owner has quite a legendary experience.”
“Inherently a Spirit Plant Master, his Spirit Plant Mastery is one of the top in the entire Liyang Region. It’s rumored that he ca from a Sword Dao Sect in the Eastern Wilderness, and was accidentally discovered by a Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Dongxuan Sword Sect, managing to successfully enter the ranks of the sect.”
“Spirit Plant Master? Eastern Wilderness Sword Dao Sect?”
Baili Jianqing’s heart stirred, and his expression involuntarily stiffened.
“Does Mr. Xiong know the shop owner’s full na?”
His tone carried an almost imperceptible haste.
“Let think, that’s right!
Lu Xuan!”
The burly young man recalled for a mont, then imdiately replied.
“Lu Xuan… Brother Lu…”
Baili Jianqing’s slender eyes suddenly opened wide, a strong shock flashing in them.
Upon hearing the description of the shop owner from Xiong Feng’s mouth, he couldn’t help but envision the image of a handso young man in his mind.
After receiving confirmation, a myriad of feelings instantly flooded his heart.
Shock, joy, confusion, envy…
Various emotions surged all at once.
“Brother Lu’s Spirit Plant Mastery really shines no matter where it goes.”
The nurous Spirit Plant deeds that Lu Xuan had resolved back in the Sky Sword Sect surfaced in his mind, bringing a smile to his face.
“Speaking of that, Mr. Xiong, what is the current Cultivation Level of that Lu… shop owner?”
Baili Jianqing suddenly thought of sothing and asked curiously.
“I’ve heard he has reached the Golden Core Late Stage, and perhaps it was with such a Cultivation Level that he was accepted as an Inner Sect Disciple by the Dongxuan Sword Sect?”
The burly young man was unaware of the relationship between the Sky Sword Sect and the Dongxuan Sword Sect and speculated.
Baili Jianqing smiled faintly, offering no further explanation.
“Indeed… Golden Core Late Stage!”
“Brother Lu’s Cultivation Level has actually reached such a realm!”
When they had left the Sky Sword Sect years before, both were at Foundation Establishnt Cultivation, but while Lu Xuan was in the Foundation Establishnt Late-term, he had just advanced to Foundation Establishnt First-term not long before. He hadn’t expected that in the span of decades, such a great gap had ford between their Cultivation Levels.
“Mr. Baili, are you interested in trying as well? Even if not chosen, you could still look for other opportunities in the Liyang Region.”
The burly young man probed.
Baili Jianqing did not respond.
Having not seen Lu Xuan for several decades, he felt a twinge of sha deep within upon learning of the other’s achievents.
Then, he experienced a mont of awakening.
“How could I entertain such thoughts? Am I underestimating myself or doubting Brother Lu’s character?”
“Even if not for the sake of entering Brother Lu’s shop, after so many years without eting, if Brother Lu knew I avoided seeing him out of sha, he would surely curse to death.”
“I must et him!”
“Not just et, but I must cling tightly to Brother Lu’s coattails!”
Baili Jianqing’s eyes narrowed into thin slits.
“Let’s go, then, and have a look at the Liyang Region together.”
He stood up, laughing as he spoke.
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