"The master's decree: Xu Ke, a serving disciple of the Sinong Palace, was rewarded for his merits and promoted to an inner disciple of the Sinong Palace."
In the Xishan'ao camp, Deacon Wang and Bishuitanfang Zhengzhuang Yuting looked at each other with their eyes widened when they saw the reward order, and they didn't come back to their senses for a long time.
"That boy Xu Ke...has actually been promoted to the inner sect?"
After a while, Deacon Wang put down the order and looked up at Zhuang Yuting, "It's only been two months since he was promoted to an executive disciple, right? Now he becomes an inner disciple?"
"It's really awesome!"
Bishuitanfang Zhengzhuang Yuting praised: "In two months, I have completed the promotion path that others have not completed in decades or even a lifetime. It is simply scary."
"It's really awesome."
Deacon Wang sighed with emotion on his face, "Back then, after we became serving disciples, it took us decades to accumulate merit and be promoted to the inner sect. He was promoted to the inner sect within two months. He is really a formidable young man!"
"hey-hey!"
Zhuang Yuting suddenly laughed and said to Deacon Wang: "You asked me to take care of him before, but you didn't expect that he didn't need our care at all. In the future, maybe we will have to rely on him to take care of us."
"It's because of the entrustment of Senior Brother Zhuo Muxian that I take care of him."
Deacon Wang had a self-deprecating smile on his face, "I didn't expect that he is so capable that we don't even need to take care of him."
"Speaking of Senior Brother Zhuo Muxian, I don't know what happened to Senior Brother Zhuo Muxian after he went into seclusion."
Zhuang Yuting raised his eyes and looked at Deacon Wang, "Senior Brother Wang, do you know the situation of Senior Brother Zhuo?"
"Before going to the battle, I went to see Brother Zhuo's retreat."
Deacon Wang sighed, "He hasn't come out of seclusion yet. However, I feel that the aura in his seclusion... is a little weak, I'm afraid..."
"well……"
Zhuang Yuting let out a long sigh and remained speechless.
"By the way, where is Xu Ke? He is still in Black Dragon Ridge and hasn't come back yet?"
Deacon Wang felt that the atmosphere was too dull and quickly changed the topic.
"This morning, I received a summons that the matter over at Black Dragon Ridge is over, and Xu Ke and Peng Zhengqing are returning."
Zhuang Yuting smiled at Deacon Wang, "You have to prepare an inner disciple's outfit for him quickly. Don't wait until someone comes and you can't bring out the things."
"I don't need to worry about this."
Deacon Wang also laughed, "The inner sect disciples' outfits were all sent to me along with the master's decree."
"Even the outfit was directly issued by the sect?"
Zhuang Yuting was shocked again, "What on earth did this kid do? How did he fall into the eyes of the real master? How amazing!"
——
Qingfengshan defense line station.
Zhang Lingfeng sat on the city wall on the top of the mountain, picked up a piece of cloth, wiped the long sword in his hand, and looked at the herd of beasts in the distant wilderness, with a fire in his eyes.
With the help of his junior brothers, Zhang Lingfeng accumulated a lot of meritorious deeds in this battle.
Although he is still far from being "rewarded for his merits and promoted to the inner sect", with these meritorious deeds, he can also compete for the position of "the chief outer sect disciple of Sinong Hall".
One step closer to achieving the goal.
As long as you become the "chief outer disciple of the Sinong Hall" and spend another twenty years accumulating merit, you will have the opportunity to be promoted to the inner disciple.
"Senior Brother Zhang, Senior Brother Zhang."
Just as Zhang Lingfeng was looking forward to the future, a "little brother" hurried over.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Lingfeng turned to look at the panicked "little brother" and said with a hint of reproach: "Junior brother, the most important thing in practicing cultivation is to cultivate your mind. Even if you encounter any difficulties, don't panic and stay calm."
"Thank you, senior brother, for your teaching!"
The younger brother quickly learned the lesson.
"Yes, Not Bad!"
Zhang Lingfeng nodded appreciatively, "Tell me, what happened?"
"Brother, I heard..."
The young man raised his head and glanced at Zhang Lingfeng, then continued: "I heard that the real head master issued a decree: Xu Ke, the serving disciple of the Sinong Hall, will be rewarded for his merits and promoted to the inner sect."
"What?"
Zhang Lingfeng was stunned for a moment, "I didn't hear you clearly, please say it again."
"The real person in charge issued a decree, and Xu Ke was rewarded for his merits and promoted to an inner disciple."
The boy repeated it again.
"Xu Ke? Is this the Xu Ke who was just promoted to serving disciple? Hedongfang Xu Ke?"
Zhang Lingfeng still felt a little unbelievable and kept asking.
"Yes, that's him!"
The young man nodded, "That's Xu Ke who was born in Hedongfang."
"How can this be?"
Zhang Lingfeng's eyes widened, his face was dull, and he had no idea of "calmness" at all.
That's "promotion to the inner sect"!
The goal that Zhang Lingfeng has in mind and the long-term goal that he is prepared to work hard for for decades.
Now... a low-level executive disciple who was originally far inferior to him has completed the road he had been working hard for for decades in the blink of an eye, and was directly promoted to the inner sect!
How could this make Zhang Lingfeng calm down?
"It's outrageous! We all think it's outrageous."
This younger brother was a little aggrieved, "How advanced can Xu Ke, a newly promoted disciple, be in cultivation? What abilities can he have?"
"He was awarded a reward for his merits and promoted to the inner sect. His name is not even on the merit list. Where did he get his merits?"
"Senior Brother Zhang, Xu Ke has been promoted to the inner sect despite having no merit at all. How can he convince the public if the sect does things unfairly?"
"If you want to be rewarded for your merits, in our Si Nong Hall, who else has more merit than senior brother? If you want to be promoted, senior brother can only be promoted. Who does Xu Ke mean to him?"
This younger brother had an indignant look on his face and kept criticizing Xu Ke, shouting "the sect is unfair".
"enough!"
Zhang Lingfeng scolded and said to the younger brother: "What kind of injustice does the sect have? Can you say such a thing? Be careful that trouble comes from your mouth!"
"Well……"
The young man's face was stagnant, and he looked a little panicked. He quickly turned his head and looked around, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no one around.
"Senior brother, I just don't deserve it for you! How much effort have you put in? How many achievements have you made? Why..."
"Shut up!"
Zhang Lingfeng shouted angrily again, "There is no need to say such words again. Everyone has his own destiny. Xu Ke can be promoted to the inner sect because of his ability."
As he said this, Zhang Lingfeng felt very uneasy in his heart.
The world is never fair, and it does not mean that you will succeed if you work hard.
Xu Ke's promotion to the inner sect was definitely not due to merit, there must be other reasons.
While he was thinking about the reason for Xu Ke's success, Zhang Lingfeng saw a green jade boat passing by behind Qingfeng Mountain.
On the green jade boat, Xu Ke stood at the bow of the boat, with his hands behind his back, his white clothes fluttering, and his peerless grace.
What shocked Zhang Lingfeng even more was that he saw a graceful figure wearing a bright red dress on the flying boat.
That was... Li Muzi, the direct disciple of the Protector Elder and the true successor of the sect.
I see!
At this moment, Zhang Lingfeng suddenly realized that this was the secret to success.
There are countless ways to reach the top of the mountain. The road of hard work and hard work is always full of thorns and bumps. Taking shortcuts will lead to a smooth road.
So...I don’t want to work hard anymore!
Although Junior Brother Xu is handsome, I am also handsome and graceful!
Zhang Lingfeng clenched his fists, feeling filled with fighting spirit again.
——
Xu Ke didn't know yet that he had caused Zhang Lingfeng to misunderstand and had the idea of "not wanting to work hard" in his mind.
"Junior Sister Li, don't torment Ziyunque."
On the flying boat, Xu Ke controlled the flying boat, turned his head and glanced at Li Muzi, who was chasing the purple skylark, and said with a smile: "Look, you scared it so much that it screamed for help."
"Chirp! Chirp!"
The Purple Skylark flew past Li Muzi's hands nimbly and chirped happily, obviously having a great time.
"How did you breed this Purple Skylark? It flies too fast."
While playing with the Purple Skylark, Li Muzi said, "Teach me quickly, teach me quickly, I want to raise a Purple Skylark like this."
"There's no way to teach it, and I don't know how it came to be like this."
Xu Ke shook his head. The rune ring in Ziyunque's body involves the foundation of Xu Ke's practice and cannot be disclosed to others at will.
However, Li Muzi just said casually that he didn't really want to raise a purple skylark.
Seeing that Xu Ke didn't say anything, Li Muzi didn't mention it again.
So, Li Muzi teased the Purple Skylark all the way, Peng Zhengqing sat in the cabin and studied the formation, Xu Ke flew through the air in a flying boat, and soon arrived at Xishan Col.
After landing the flying boat at Xishan Col, Xu Ke received a notice as soon as he walked into the camp: Deacon Wang summoned him.
Xu Ke said goodbye to Li Muzi and Peng Zhengqing, and followed a disciple to the main hall of the camp to see Deacon Wang.
"Xu Ke, are you here?"
As soon as I walked into the main hall of the camp, I saw Yuting, the main village of Bishuitanfang, approaching me with a smile, "You kid, you can do it! You were promoted to the inner sect suddenly without saying a word."
"This is all due to the great love of the master, and I am ashamed that my disciples deserve it."
Xu Ke said modestly, and then greeted Zhuang Yuting and Deacon Wang.
"From now on, there is no need to call yourself a disciple."
Deacon Wang smiled at Xu Ke, "You have been promoted to the inner sect and your status is the same as ours. You should call yourself junior brother..."
At this point, Deacon Wang was stunned again, "Huh? You are not building a foundation yet, you are only in the Qi training period. This name...forget it! No matter what the name is."
Deacon Wang smiled and waved his hand, and then said to Xu Ke: "I called you here today because the real head master issued a decree and promoted you to the inner sect. It can be regarded as a promotion ceremony!"
With that said, Deacon Wang took out three magic weapons.
One is the standard robe for inner disciples. This is a set of cyan robes, together with a belt, boots, and a crown of the Five Sacred Mountains.
The other is an ivory identity badge with the Great Sun and Golden Crow logo embossed on the front and the words "Xu Ke of Sinong Palace" engraved on the back.
The last piece is a bronze square sign with the pattern of the Big Sun and the Golden Crow engraved on it, exuding a blazing fire. This thing... is a charm?
"Because you are on the battlefield, your promotion ceremony is a bit simple."
Deacon Wang held up his robe, identity badge, and the Golden Crow Talisman with both hands, and walked up to Xu Ke with a serious face.
"Xu Ke, a disciple of Sinong Hall, is smart and agile, and has made extraordinary achievements for the sect."
"According to the decree of the real person in charge, I received the order of the elder to examine the merits, and was rewarded for his merits. Xu Ke, a second-class deacon disciple of the Sinong Hall, was specially awarded to be promoted to an inner disciple of the Sinong Hall and awarded the title of first-class deacon."
Deacon Wang presented the three magical instruments in his hand to Xu Ke.
"Disciple receives the title!"
Xu Ke quickly bowed and took the three magic weapons with both hands.
"congratulations!"
Deacon Wang and Zhuang Yuting congratulated Xu Ke together.
"Thank you, deacon. Thank you, Fangzheng."
Xu Ke returned the gift again, feeling very happy.
Being able to be promoted to the inner sect, one's status is completely different from before.
If we say that when Hedongfang was farming, Xu Ke could only be regarded as a temporary worker. After being promoted to an executive disciple, the establishment was established.
Now being promoted to the inner sect means being promoted to "management".
Although he is only a first-level deacon, he can only be regarded as the bottom among the management, and his status is completely different.
Of course, Xu Ke also knew it very well. In the world of cultivation, cultivation strength is the first priority, and other things are just appearances.
However, the benefits brought by being promoted to the inner sect will help Xu Ke improve his cultivation strength.
"Two martial uncles, after being promoted to the inner sect, is there anything different from before?"
Xu Ke was not sure about the treatment of the inner sect, so he quickly asked Deacon Wang and the two.
"You want to ask, what are the benefits of being promoted to the inner sect?"
Zhuang Yuting laughed, "First of all, after being promoted to the inner sect, you can enter and exit the Sutra Pavilion of the Dharma Hall at will, and read all the classics at will."
This is good!
Xu Ke's eyes lit up. I still have a lot to learn. It would be great to be able to go in and out of the Sutra Pavilion to read at will.
"After you are promoted to the inner sect and serve as a deacon, the sect will pay you different amounts of salary according to your grade and position."
Finally got paid!
Xu Ke smiled and nodded. Although the sect's salary is definitely not as good as his current income of two million spiritual stones, it is of "symbolic significance".
From then on, Xu Ke could "take benefits" from the sect instead of always "making contributions".
"In addition, the inner sect disciples can choose a spiritual land to build a cave. This is a real cave, not just a hole dug by yourself. Of course, you still have to spend the money to build the cave yourself. The sect only provides you with a spiritual land. "
This one is also very good.
Xu Ke has been coveting the cave for a long time. If you don’t even have a cave to cultivate immortality, what else is it called?
"Others are just bits and pieces. For example, the deacon of Sinong Palace has some rations of spiritual tea, spiritual wine, spiritual rice and spiritual fruit every month. These are all trivial matters."
"It is worth mentioning that after being promoted to the inner sect, if you have any questions or difficulties in practice, you can also ask the elders of the sect for advice. As long as the elders of the sect are free, they will generally not refuse."
This one is pretty good too.
If there are some problems that are limited to the realm of cultivation and cannot be solved for the time being, it would be very convenient to ask the elders of the sect for advice.
"Of course, after you are promoted to the inner sect, you also need to take on some obligations. For example, teach the outer sect disciples, explain spells to them, and explain their practice. Generally, it is only once or twice a year."
Xu Ke also knows this.
When he was still a "Tao boy", someone taught Xu Ke the knowledge of farming, taught Xu Ke how to practice, and taught Xu Ke how to practice farming.
All in all, it feels good to be promoted!
(End of chapter)
