A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Zhou Ping arrived at the Transmission Pavilion as usual to continue studying various basic knowledge.

But the Chuan Gong Pavilion fell into a brief silence after his arrival.

Whispers drifted in from all directions, giving Zhou Ping a vague idea of ​​what had happened.

"Hey, did you hear? The blacksmiths in the Weapon Pavilion don't need to do any tasks to collect daily contribution points!"

"Is this the blacksmith apprentice? I heard he volunteered to go to the weapons shop. Did he already know the inside story?"

"I never expected that a peasant with no connections or family wealth could get such a good job."

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A series of harsh comments reached his ears, and Zhou Ping's face turned slightly red. Even now, he still didn't quite understand what the Weapon Pavilion was up to.

All you need to do each day is to show up on time; the rest of the time is completely free, which is completely contrary to the rumors that you spend most of your time forging and blacksmithing.

This is also why many outer disciples are puzzled. Wasn't this supposed to be the worst outer sect mission? How come it's easier than some of the best, most lucrative assignments!

Zhou Ping gritted his teeth and studied the basics at the Transmission Pavilion, trying his best to ignore the gossip around him.

Given the current situation, he could only take it one step at a time. He had a vague feeling that things weren't so simple, and the current ease might be a future problem.

Inside the Weapon Hall, Yuan Tianjun lay comfortably on the grand chair, listening to the disciples below report with his eyes closed.

"Steward Yuan, all the blacksmith shops within the territory have completed their quotas on time. We still need your approval for the forging of a new batch of weapons within the sect."

"In addition, there seem to be some rumors circulating within the sect about our blacksmithing apprentices. I don't know how to deal with it."

After the disciples finished their reports, they respectfully handed over the booklets they were holding.

Yuan Tianjun glanced at it briefly, then put it into his pocket with satisfaction.

"Distribute the new batch of weapons according to the previous ratio, and continue as before."

"I have other uses for the new blacksmith apprentice, so don't assign him any tasks for now."

"As for the rumors circulating within the sect, ignore them; let them spread as widely as possible!"

"Yes! This disciple takes his leave."

After hearing the message, the disciple's lips twitched slightly, and he lowered his head and left the main hall.

Did one of our own people leak this news? Those old foxes definitely have ulterior motives.

In the blink of an eye, another month has passed.

Early in the morning, many outer disciples excitedly arrived at the Transmission Pavilion. Unlike in the past, today marked two months since they entered the sect.

According to the rules of the Green Bamboo Sect, they have completed two months of basic knowledge training and are now ready to officially begin their martial arts cultivation.

Inside the Transmission Pavilion today, many senior disciples have already set up tables, waiting for the newly initiated junior disciples to come and choose their cultivation methods.

The crowd excitedly surrounded the senior brother who was passing on his skills, carefully selecting the basic techniques that suited them best.

Zhou Ping was no exception, because he didn't have to do daily tasks, so he had much more free time than the other disciples.

More than half a month ago, he had already finished learning the basic knowledge and used the extra time to solidify his foundation.

At this moment, they were already eagerly choosing a cultivation technique.

"Hun Yuan Zhuang"

"Five-Step Boxing"

"Eight Pieces of Brocade"

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Zhou Ping looked at the dazzling array of basic martial arts techniques, but his brows furrowed involuntarily.

These techniques are all genuine foundational skills, crucial for future martial arts training.

But Zhou Ping frowned for a different reason. He discovered that the advanced martial arts techniques for these basic skills all required a massive amount of contribution points to acquire later.

Without any tasks to complete, accumulating enough contribution points would be an impossible task!

"This is a problem. What will become of my seemingly carefree blacksmithing apprenticeship?"

"At this rate, it will actually take me a year and a half to accumulate the contribution points needed for the subsequent martial arts techniques!"

After establishing a certain foundation in martial arts training, one needs to begin learning advanced martial arts techniques.

Otherwise, having only the basics without corresponding martial arts support will not only fail to improve one's combat power, but will also delay the cultivation speed of internal energy.

Having studied basic knowledge for so long, Zhou Ping naturally understood these principles.

Now we can only choose a basic cultivation technique and practice it slowly and steadily. As for the problem of contribution points, it seems we need to consult Steward Yuan.

Having made up his mind, he no longer hesitated and chose a cultivation method that he felt was more suitable.

"Hun Yuan Zhuang" (a type of meditation posture).

Based on his own experience, Zhou Ping has unique insights into this type of stake formation. Coming from a blacksmithing background, he believes that a solid foundation is the source of all power.

Therefore, after comparing several martial arts manuals on stance training, he chose this one that was more suitable for him.

Since these basic techniques do not require contribution points, after selecting their preferred techniques, everyone picked up the martial arts copies that had been copied in advance from the table and left.

Like everyone else, Zhou Ping chose the "Hun Yuan Zhuang" copy and walked forward. When he passed a platform, he found that most of the disciples were attracted to it after choosing their cultivation methods.

Curious, he followed, wanting to see what strange things were there that had attracted so many people.

"The Legacy of the Elders!"

On the platform, the four simple characters seemed to possess a certain magic, deeply attracting the many disciples watching from all around.

"Elder succession? No contribution points required! New disciples are welcome to choose!"

"Really? Elder's inheritance is that easy to obtain?"

"If one succeeds in cultivation, not only will they receive the elder's inheritance, but they can also be directly promoted to an inner disciple!"

"Senior brother, you're not here to scam me, are you?"

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Jin Tingyue frowned. The surrounding noise gave even the usually calm man a headache. Feeling the faint turmoil of true energy within his body, he exhaled a deep breath.

"The legacy is real, the conditions are real, and the rewards are real!"

He somewhat regretted accepting the mission issued by the clan. Instead of practicing his martial arts, he wasted his time in a place like the outer sect.

After returning home, I might be ridiculed by my peers in the clan, which seems like a bad deal.

After hearing this, everyone showed shocked expressions, as if they could hardly believe their ears. Some even reached out and slapped their faces hard.

Upon seeing this, Jin Tingyue's eyes revealed a look of disdain. If the Qingyuan Technique were so easy to cultivate, how could it be your turn?

He raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.

"Fellow disciples, although everything mentioned above is absolutely true, shouldn't you see the inheritance before you get excited?"

Only then did everyone realize that such a precious secret manual, so easily obtained, must have had no threshold.

Zhou Ping mingled in the crowd, scrambling with everyone to grab a copy of the Inheritance Scroll, and eagerly began to read it.

"Qingyuan Gong is an internal cultivation technique that originated from a deceased elder of the Jin clan."

"One must begin practicing this skill before the age of fifteen. Those who have not entered the path by the age of fifteen have virtually no chance of succeeding."

"This technique must not be practiced in conjunction with any other internal energy cultivation method. At best, it will cause your meridians to rupture, rendering you useless; at worst, it will shatter your dantian and endanger your life!"

Turning the pages, one is greeted by a series of cautionary sayings about self-cultivation.

When Zhou Ping saw the last prompt, a strange expression appeared on his face.

"This technique focuses on self-cultivation and physical fitness. Although it cannot improve martial arts combat power, it does have the effect of prolonging life."