Fairy, don't be afraid, I'm about to begin my strategy.

After some silent reflection, he summarized the main tasks at hand.

Earn more spirit stones, so you'll have the resources to plan your strategy.

Wang Rui certainly wouldn't let this go easily, but after his recent conversation with He Daoren, judging from the other party's attitude, Shen Mo believed that Wang Rui wouldn't make trouble for the time being, at least not openly.

The most crucial thing is how to make money now?

Everything is difficult at the beginning; one must first familiarize oneself with the environment and remain silent before one can perform well.

It was just past noon when Shen Mo, under the blazing sun, familiarized himself with the outer sect environment and had lunch, spending one low-grade spirit stone.

That's right, even cultivators need to eat lunch, which is completely different from Shen Mo's previous understanding of the cultivation world.

Cultivating immortality not only involves worrying about cultivation, but also about daily meals.

Although it is also food, it is different from the food of mortals in that all the ingredients are spiritual materials, which not only solve the problem of food and clothing, but also greatly benefit one's own cultivation.

Of course, if you are short of money, you can choose not to eat, but you will need to consume more of your own spiritual energy to maintain your movements.

At the Qi Refining Realm, one can go without food for a maximum of three days; any longer and it will affect one's cultivation.

Disciples who enter the outer sect and reach the Qi Refining Realm can receive 30 spirit stones per month. This is a sect benefit for everyone, provided that their sect contribution points exceed 30 points in that month.

Contribution points can be obtained by accepting sect missions; 1 contribution point is equivalent to the purchasing power of 1 low-grade spirit stone.

The daily food allowance is about 1 spirit stone, which is just enough for a Qi Refining Realm disciple to live on for a month, provided you complete the sect's tasks.

This isn't some kind of sect master, this is just a bunch of sect slaves!

Unexpectedly, Shen Mo escaped the fate of being a beast of burden in real life, but became a beast of burden again while playing a game.

Most tasks have requirements regarding realm or skill level, but a complete newbie like Chen Qingqing, who is only at the first level of Qi Refining Realm and has just entered the outer sect, can only take on tasks that are hard, tiring, and don't earn much money.

Mining in the mines earns you 1 point of sect contribution per day, a base salary of 1 low-grade spirit stone, and an additional 20% of the mining profits. No cultivation level requirement. We are always looking for people to work here.

The Beast Farm raises Swift Spirit Horses, earning 2 sect contribution points and 3 low-grade spirit stones daily. Participants must master the "Elementary Knowledge of Spirit Beast Breeding". Only 10 people are needed, first come, first served.

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Shen Mo rubbed his non-existent beard, looking at the dazzling array of tasks on the task wall in the General Affairs Office hall, and felt a sense of unease, like when he had just graduated from university and was being picked over at the job market.

Unconsciously, Shen Mo shivered and hurriedly shook his head to dispel the many unpleasant memories.

Working is impossible, absolutely impossible in this lifetime!

If you don't want to work but still need to make money, you have to find another way.

Looking through the character cards of Han Cheng, Lin Zhixia, Wang Rui, and He Daoren, I felt disgusted by all of them except for Lin Zhixia. Even He Daoren had a disgust level of 5.

The only one you can use is Lin Zhixia, with whom you have a good relationship, but if you want to dig deeper into the information, it will cost 100 spirit stones each time.

The ratio of mid-grade spirit stones to low-grade spirit stones is 1:100. Shen Mo only has 125 spirit stones on him, so he must be extremely careful.

Just as Shen Mo was completely baffled and couldn't figure it out, a voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Junior sister, how about you check out the cultivation study class? The instructors are all experienced Foundation Establishment stage senior brothers. They are knowledgeable in the six arts of immortal cultivation: arrays, talismans, pills, artifacts, techniques, and spells. It's perfect for a disciple like you who has just entered the outer sect."

Standing in front of Shen Mo was a young cultivator with a rather sunny appearance, who was looking at Shen Mo with a big smile on his face.

"Oh, could you tell me more about it?"

Upon hearing this, the young cultivator's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested, launching into a long, rambling explanation.

The so-called cultivation study classes were not run by the sect, but were organized privately by outer disciples. This was mainly because outer disciples were not qualified to become disciples, and their cultivation path was one of trial and error.

Some Foundation Establishment disciples who had cultivated for a long time joined together to start this training course, which was, of course, charged a fee. New disciples could learn valuable cultivation experience, while older disciples could earn spirit stones, making it a model of mutual benefit within the sect.

Having finally found a "guide" willing to explain things for free, Shen Mo naturally wouldn't let him go, so he started asking all sorts of questions, constantly enriching his understanding of the Lingyun Sect.

"Cultivating immortality is by no means easy. Just considering the six arts of immortal cultivation—arrays, talismans, pills, artifacts, techniques, and spells—they encompass everything. Even a powerful True Monarch at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage wouldn't dare claim to be proficient in every single one in their entire life."

Therefore, we cultivators must carefully choose a path that suits us to achieve twice the result with half the effort; otherwise, we will be like headless flies, making mistakes and regretting it for the rest of our lives, let alone attaining immortality.

He swallowed hard and continued, "In the path of cultivation, everyone's physical attributes are different. Besides the Five Elements, there is also the concept of Yin and Yang. The intricacies of this could be explained in a day. Choosing a cultivation method that suits you is extremely important, as it concerns your future path to immortality."

"Having an experienced senior brother personally answer your questions will naturally save you a lot of time. Junior sister, joining our study group is definitely great value for you, and I can even give you a discount. If you're short on funds, you can also consider paying daily or per session, um...um..."

Shen Mo was listening intently when the other person suddenly stopped talking, before he could even ask for clarification.

The young Taoist priest looked at the group of people who had just entered the hall with a look of horror, and quickly lowered his head to take Shen Mo's arm and pull him out.

"Junior sister, please help me, I'm dead if I'm found out..."

His voice trembled, clearly showing his extreme fear. Shen Mo had no choice but to follow him out of the General Affairs Office's main hall through a side door and into a secluded corner.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness no one noticed!"

The young Taoist priest wore an expression of relief, as if he had survived a calamity.

"What's going on, Senior Brother?"

"Those people are the subordinates of Senior Brother Wang Rui. The General Affairs Hall is their territory, and they don't allow us to go there to recruit disciples. Luckily, I came up with a quick idea."

The Taoist patted his still-pounding chest. "Junior sister, my name is Bai Xiaofeng. Thank you for what happened earlier. May I ask your name?"

"My name is Chen Qingqing."

"You're Chen Qingqing?"

Bai Xiaofeng looked Shen Mo up and down in surprise.

"Am I that famous?"

"You're more than just famous! Your deeds during this morning's lesson have already made you renowned throughout the outer sect. You're practically my role model! Especially making Wang Rui lose face so badly, it was so satisfying!"

Bai Xiaofeng spoke very sincerely, as if he were not being pretentious.

"In that case, could you make the discount even bigger?"

"9% off, no, 8.5% off, that's the lowest I can go, I don't make much profit anyway. Our study tour offers free trial classes, Chen, would you like to consider it?"

"I'll think about it carefully and I'll definitely come to you then. But there is something I'd like to ask you, I wonder if Junior Brother Bai knows anything about it."