My Fairy Raising Game

While Shen Yu was studying the "Ice Soul Yuan Blade," he suddenly noticed that the array restrictions outside the courtyard had been activated, and someone was knocking on the door and shouting:

"Chang'an, that's me!"

Chang'an is Shen Yu's courtesy name, given to him by his aunt when he was sixteen.

When Shen Yu opened the courtyard gate, he saw a thin young man with a clever look in his eyes standing outside.

"Come in."

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Shen Yu was not surprised and stepped aside to let them in.

The young man's name was Hou Yong. He and Shen Yu were both outer disciples and had known each other since childhood. They had a good relationship.

Upon entering the guest room, Shen Yu calmly poured him a cup of tea and said leisurely, "Speak, what is it?"

Based on Shen Yu's understanding of this guy's personality, he wouldn't come to the temple without a reason.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."

Hou Yong scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly: "Actually, it's nothing. The competition for the Dragon Gate Ceremony in six months is too fierce. My father is worried that I won't be able to advance to the inner disciple level, so he asked me to obtain a powerful mid-grade divine ability. However, the Tiger Soul Pill used to cultivate this divine ability is too expensive. I can't afford it, so... I want to borrow five hundred spirit stones from you."

The Dragon Gate Ceremony is a grand event held once every twelve years at the Jade Toad Palace.

To put it bluntly, this is an opportunity provided by Jade Toad Palace for all outer disciples, menial disciples, and ordinary people to "leap over the dragon gate".

At this grand event, anyone with sufficient talent or cultivation level can join the Jade Toad Palace or even advance further.

Shen Yu was no exception.

He intends to be promoted to an inner disciple at this Dragon Gate Grand Ceremony.

Because this is his only path to advancement!

Only by becoming an inner disciple can Shen Yu gain a higher status and access to more resources such as cultivation techniques, Taoist scriptures, and miraculous elixirs.

Only in this way can he have the opportunity to transcend the ordinary and achieve immortality (a leap in social class)!

If you miss this opportunity, you'll have to wait twelve years to become an inner disciple again.

Shen Yu asked in confusion, "If I remember correctly, you've saved up a considerable amount of spirit stones over the past few years, haven't you?"

"this......"

Upon hearing this, Hou Yong immediately felt a little guilty and stammered, "Last month, Senior Sister Qi needed a Red Jade Lotus Seed, so I managed to buy one for her, but I ran out of spirit stones."

Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, looked him up and down, and couldn't help but say:

"I heard that the Spirit Beast Palace keeps a litter of patrol dogs, but they are not actually dogs."

"If it's not a dog, then what is it?" Hou Yong asked, somewhat bewildered.

"They are people. But you, my friend, you're the real dog!"

Shen Yu said it casually:

"You believe Qi Miaolian just because she says she's missing something? She's clearly lying to you and treating you like a dog!"

Shen Yu was also a little caught off guard.

The woman just said something casually, that they were complete strangers, and you ended up using your hard-earned savings to curry favor with her.

Are there really idiots like this in the world?

"Chang'an, you've misunderstood."

Hou Yong quickly explained, "Senior Sister Qi is different...she wouldn't lie to me."

So you'll only believe me when Qi Miaolian has a cultivation partner and gets tired and you have to push her around?

Shen Yu glanced at him but didn't say anything.

"Given our relationship, I can help you with some small things..."

Shen Yu was straightforward: "But don't expect me to help you unconditionally with this kind of thing; we have to follow the rules."

Five hundred spirit stones is not a small amount, but it's nothing to Shen Yu either, so he can lend it to the other party.

But that's not how it was done.

Even the best of friends can easily turn sour once they borrow money. It's better to be upfront about things and follow the rules; that makes things much easier.

"Understood. I'll write you an IOU with 10% interest, to be paid off within a year."

Hou Yong readily agreed. Shen Yu usually seemed low-key and harmless, but in reality he was clear-headed and a person with strong opinions and principles.

Therefore, he also likes to discuss some things with Shen Yu.

Hou Yong gritted his teeth and said, "If I can't pay it back, I'll steal a jar of my father's treasured Hundred Fruit Spirit Wine to settle the debt!"

"Then you really are your father's good son..." Shen Yu sighed, thinking to himself what sins Hou Yong's old father had committed. He had worked so hard to climb to the position of steward in the servants' quarters, which was considered a success in life, but he ended up giving birth to such a troublesome son.

As for persuading Hou Yong to stop being a sycophant and to stay away from Qi Miaolian... Shen Yu was too lazy to do such a thing.

You can't persuade those in power; they might even get themselves into trouble and only realize their mistake after suffering heavy losses.

Most importantly, Shen Yu rarely meddles in other people's business unless it involves himself.

There's a saying...

Put aside the desire to help others, respect the fate of others, and enjoy the beauty of life.

"By the way, was Uncle Hou in the servants' quarters today?"

Shen Yu asked.

"Yes, I'm here."

Hou Yong asked suspiciously, "Do you need to see my father?"

Shen Yu didn't hide anything: "The Dragon Gate Ceremony in six months is very important, and I also need to settle down and cultivate for a while. During that time, my spirit fields and medicine fields will need someone to manage and take care of them, so I need to hire a few reliable people to help."

For the past five years, Shen Yu has spared no effort in helping Yuan Xuejiao, all for the sake of this moment.

With the Mingyu Spirit Body, his becoming an inner disciple is practically guaranteed.

But... who would refuse to make their future brighter and more promising?

Having talent only indicates great potential, but if you also have strong strength and high cultivation, that's an absolute game-changer!

Therefore, Shen Yu needs to work hard to master the "Ice Soul Yuan Blade" supernatural power, and then strive to make a name for himself!

The better you perform at the Dragon Gate Ceremony, the more attention and resources you will receive. If you are noticed by a big shot, it will be a great opportunity to leap over the dragon gate.

The positions for inner disciples are too small to accommodate Shen Yu's ambition to ascend to immortality and attain the Dao!

Therefore, he must diligently cultivate himself, climbing step by step to reach the highest point!

"Sigh, I wish my dad could leave me a large inheritance someday."

Hou Yong was somewhat envious.

Shen Yu: "......."

These kids are truly hopeless.

Shen Yu's parents left behind a large inheritance, and he was left unsupervised. Hou Yong was very envious and once inadvertently let slip the secret in front of Hou's father.

Afterwards, Hou Yong was hung from a tree and whipped for several days.

He was lucky; he didn't die.

However, having such abstract friends is actually quite good; at least you won't lack fun in life.

......

Before long, Shen Yu and Hou Yong went out and headed straight for the servants' quarters.

Upon learning that Shen Yu was going to hire some helpers, especially two beautiful maids to serve him, Hou Yong felt envious and jealous.

However, due to limited financial resources, they could not imitate it and could only clamor to join in the fun.

Jade Toad Palace is a sacred place of immortals and has many businesses under its jurisdiction.

Planting spirit fields, tending medicinal gardens, guarding shops, raising spirit birds and beasts, mining spirit stones and rare minerals, and taking care of the big shots' food, clothing, housing, and daily needs—all these tasks need to be done by someone.

The Miscellaneous Service Office was the organization responsible for handling these logistical matters, managing all miscellaneous disciples and ordinary servants.

Well, the handyman disciples are similar to contract workers, while the ordinary handymen who haven't even entered the sect are not even considered outsourced personnel; they are simply like cattle and horses, with low status.

Shen Yu was of low status and had no right to special treatment, but he could hire people to do his work.

Spending money... I'm not ashamed of it.