Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

Nothing happened that night. Jiang Shi woke up in the morning and ate breakfast.

He then followed Li Ze to the Deacon Hall to receive his mission.

When they lived in the courtyard, they had to do odd jobs.

But even after being promoted to the outer gate, they still have to keep working.

Even Lin Yanyi was the same.

Only by completing tasks can one make contributions. In the sect, contributions are more important than money, as they can be exchanged for spirit stones, pills, and other essential items for cultivators.

You can also exchange them for spirit pets, magical artifacts, and talismans—items for self-defense.

If you have enough contribution points, you can even exchange them for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Of course, since the sect was founded, no one outside of a noble family has been able to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Senior Brother Lu, you're here today." Li Ze was initially very anxious, but when he saw that the person working in the Hall of Affairs today was a young man, not Steward Lu.

This relieved him, and he laughed.

"The Lu family is holding a spiritual tea banquet today, and my uncle will naturally not miss it."

This young man is Lu Wenxiu, the nephew of Steward Lu.

The Lu family is the most prestigious family in the Qingyun Sect, and all the leaders of the Qingyun Sect throughout the ages have been members of the Lu family.

"What? Are you afraid to see my uncle? Aren't you afraid I'll tell on you?" Lu Wenxiu said in a deep voice with a stern face.

"Senior Brother Lu, stop joking! I'm terrified!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Wenxiu's expression changed, and he burst into laughter.

Not all scions of noble families hate or look down on servants.

Otherwise, the menial disciples wouldn't exist.

There are also some good people like Lu Wenxiu who treat the servant disciples normally and regard them as fellow disciples of the sect.

Lu Wenxiu is quite fond of joking around, and sometimes he teases people.

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. You're here to collect your contribution tasks, right? There happen to be some easy tasks today, you can take a look."

Lu Wenxiu held a jade pendant with a unique pattern and stood next to a huge, uniquely shaped mirror in the center of the hall.

Jiang Shi saw the mirror yesterday, but was too embarrassed to ask what its purpose was.

Lu Wenxiu channeled his magic power into the jade pendant, and the pendant emitted a white light.

As the jade pendant lit up, the mirror also lit up.

Some words appeared clearly on the mirror.

[Take care of the medicinal herb field]

Feeding Spirit Beasts

[Assist in alchemy]

[Assisted Rune Crafting]

These tasks are not difficult, and you can also learn the six arts of immortal cultivation.

"Senior Brother Lu, I want to go and feed the spirit beasts," Li Ze said.

Of these tasks, feeding the spirit beasts is the simplest. You only need to mix the prepared beast food every day and put it into the spirit beast's feeding trough at regular intervals.

There is no danger, and the owner of the spirit beast is rarely seen.

"Senior Brother Lu, I want to assist in talisman making."

After careful consideration, Jiang Shi concluded that assisting in talisman making was the most suitable job for him.

Among the six arts of cultivating immortality, talisman making is the least expensive, especially at lower levels.

Alchemy requires an alchemy furnace, crafting tools requires a cauldron, and taming beasts requires purchasing spirit beasts, which is more expensive than an alchemy furnace.

With just a spirit brush, a bottle of cinnabar, and a set of blank talisman paper, one can get started making talismans without spending much money.

After receiving their contribution tasks, the two parted ways.

Jiang Shi arrived at the Talisman Making Hall alone.

More than a dozen outer disciples were already waiting inside the hall.

"Little Stone Tablet, another lowly person has arrived. You menial servants think you can learn talisman making? You're dreaming."

A disciple dressed in brocade robes and wearing a small jade pendant at his waist mocked Jiang Shi.

The small stone tablet represents the status of a menial disciple, while the small jade tablet represents the status of a scion of a noble family.

The Qingyun Sect categorized its members into different ranks based on the signs.

Jiang Shi frowned upon hearing this, but ignored him.

He moved away from the person who was mocking him and walked to the side.

"Junior brother, this is the first time I've met you. Are you new to the outer sect? May I ask which courtyard you're from?" A disciple from the outer sect wearing a small stone badge walked over and asked enthusiastically.

"Yes, I just entered the outer sect yesterday. My master is Lin, the steward of the miscellaneous courtyard at the foot of the mountain," Jiang Shi said.

"As expected, trash always ends up with trash," the young master from the aristocratic family said provocatively.

There is a limit to the number of people who can assist in talisman making; only a few of these dozen or so people can ultimately remain.

His goal was to provoke these menial disciples, make them make mistakes, and then kick them out prematurely.

"Alright, Junior Brother Liang, shut up," a young man in blue robes said.

"Senior Brother Lu, what do you mean by this? They're just a few menial servants; do they think they're worthy to be with us?"

Liang Yunlei asked, looking puzzled.

"What an idiot." Seeing that Liang Yunlei wouldn't listen to advice, Lu Wenyi stopped paying attention to him.

"You...!" Liang Yunlei was about to speak when he heard Lu Wenyi cursing him, but was interrupted.

A middle-aged man walked in.

"Master Li," Lu Wenyi called out respectfully.

"Master Li."

The others joined in the chant.

"Wen Yi, you've arrived. Very good. With your talent for talisman making, you can be selected without any testing."

Master Li was not from a prominent family. He was recruited by the Lu family because of his master-level talisman-making skills. He married a Lu family woman and became an adopted son-in-law of the Lu family.

The Lu family provided him with resources for cultivation and talisman making.

Master Li is required to regularly deliver some talismans and also help Qingyun Sect train young disciples to learn talisman making.

Master Li's wife is Lu Wenyi's older sister. It was Master Li who trained Lu Wenyi to make talismans, which is why he said that no testing was needed.

Everyone else's expression changed upon hearing this.

Master Li originally only accepted three apprentices each time, but now Lu Wenyi has taken one of those spots.

"However, since you're here, I won't be teaching you today."

"Wenyi, come to the talisman-making room. Demonstrate the art of talisman-making to everyone."

Master Li led everyone to the talisman-making room.

Then he sat down in the rocking chair and relaxed.

He had put in a lot of effort to create a spiritual root yesterday, and now his back is hurting terribly.

Even with his cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Refining, he couldn't withstand it.

I don't have to do anything today, so I can rest.

Lu Wenyi stepped forward and came to the talisman-making platform.

First, you need to grind the spirit sand. There are some techniques involved in grinding it. You need to add a little magic power, but not too much, or it will ruin the spirit sand.

If there's too little, the spirit sand won't be able to be ground properly.

Lu Wenyi studied talisman making at home with Master Li for a month and has now mastered the basics.

Although he moved slowly, he did it in an orderly manner, and every step was correct.

Everyone watched intently as Lu Wenyi made each step of his talisman-making process.

Jiang Shi, however, was lost in thought.

Watch the talisman-making tutorial to learn how to make talismans.

[Proficiency +30]

[First-Rank Talisman Crafting: Beginner (30/500)]

Thanks to his destiny, "Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable," Jiang Shi directly entered the field of talisman making.

Lu Wenyi carefully sketched on the talisman paper with his spirit brush until the last stroke was completed.

The magical patterns on the talisman paper failed to form and instead dissipated.

"It failed." Lu Wenyi was very disappointed.