"Even though it's only effective below the Third Tier, can't Nephew Li continue cultivating the gourds?"

Su Yu's face was filled with joy, "I want to select some potential Pill Masters from the Pill-Refining Hall to specifically study using this oil to refine Pills.

If a few more Pill Spirits could truly be nurtured, that would be excellent!"

Several other True Men nodded in agreement.

Spirituality is indeed a very important aspect. Array, Pills, Artifact Refining… if some items with spirituality can be produced, their prices would surely increase multiple times.

Although the Four Seasons Sect also has some materials and Divine Techniques that can enhance spirituality.

However, the output of those materials is actually not very stable, and the difficulty of the magic and techniques is not small, highlighting a state of demand being much higher than supply.

Even Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators have to queue up and wait; how could they possibly let low-tier disciples practice casually?

Now, there are actually spiritual materials that are just right for low tiers, isn't it perfect to fill this gap?

In the eyes of the True Men, being low-tier is not a problem, but rather a good thing. Cultivating from low-tier to high-tier is itself a rare process, and they have enough time and patience to wait.

They plan to discuss selecting a few disciples each, and set up a small branch surrounding Li Ye.

In the future, if Li Ye has any new creations, these disciples can try them first, and once the production is stable and the time is right, they can be distributed to other parts of the sect.

...

While the True Men decided to give Li Ye a "surprise".

Li Ye had already arrived at the Steward Hall and received the specific details of the task from a disciple there, and was slowly making his way to the Teleportation Array.

On the way, he carefully examined the task's introduction.

To explain simply, every time during the beginning of autumn, the sect would recruit a batch of outer sect disciples, numbering around ten thousand.

Some of these disciples are lucky Loose Cultivators who passed the sect's trials, and some are escorted in by family cultivators.

The Four Seasons Sect's evaluations and trials are very fair, even a slight glimmer will allow one to be assigned to different areas for cultivation.

For those who need temporary accommodations built, generally speaking, they are the most ordinary type with nothing remarkable, possibly spending their entire lives in the sect.

But even so, the Four Seasons Sect will provide them with enough benefits.

Courtyards, Spirit Veins, and fields will not be lacking.

Li Ye's responsibility was to work with the cultivators specialized in creating the Array to plant Spirit Plants, ensuring the area's Spiritual Power and vitality closely resemble natural cycles.

Of course, the most important aspect was to establish a sense of belonging to the sect.

The first task for these outer sect disciples upon entering the sect is to build the area where they will live together with other senior brothers.

Later, if they are lucky enough to enter the inner sect and the Celestial Inquiry Mountain Range, they can divide and take their living quarters with them.

No matter how good a place is, it cannot compare to the comfort of a house you personally built and arranged, a sentiment Li Ye deeply resonates with.

Even though his current Cave Mansion is spacious enough to construct an "Immortal Palace" more splendid than a royal palace, he still finds his small courtyard more comfortable.

...

When Li Ye reached the task location via the Teleportation Array.

He was surprised to find himself on a Flying Boat, suspended over a vast expanse of water.

The water was a deep blue, without a ripple of wind, stretching beyond sight—clearly, it was the sea!

"??? "

Wasn't I supposed to help construct accommodations for the outer sect disciples? How did I end up over the sea?

He suspected that the sect's Teleportation Array had malfunctioned and sent him to the wrong place.

"Is that Junior Brother Li?"

A voice came from not far away.

Soon after, Li Ye saw a crane, pure white in color, gracefully flapping its wings, scattering some light feathers, and slowly landing before him.

The crane was entirely white without a single blemish, with two long longevity eyebrows hanging straight down from above its eyes, slightly swaying with the wind—truly exuding an Immortal's aura.

More importantly, Senior Brother He emitted the aura of a Golden Core level.

[Name]: Spiritual Crane

[Mood]: Ordinary

[State]: Serious

"I am indeed Junior Brother Li, may I know how to address Senior Brother?" Li Ye slightly cupped his hands.

"Just call me Danhong." The Senior Brother He's long longevity eyebrows slightly twitched, seeming to smile, "Looking at you, Junior Brother, you seem to have a lot of questions."

"Come, come."

"First, take a look below, then I'll explain everything to you."

He led Li Ye to the edge of the Flying Boat. Looking down, they clearly saw a group of cultivators carrying blocks of earthy yellow stones of various sizes, arduously advancing on the water.

The number of people was enormous, surely numbering ten thousand.

During this time, it seemed if someone was fatigued or lacked enough mana, a neighboring cultivator would lend a hand.

With concerted effort, not a single person lagged behind.

So…

"Could it be that these are the outer sect disciples to be admitted?"

"Indeed."

Senior Brother He nodded, "The stones they carry are the foundation stones for this Number 5625 outer sect residence. Once they reach the destination, they will throw the stones into the water, and the mountains will emerge on their own."

"So, this was what was mentioned in the task, about creating a sense of belonging to the sect?"

"You're not wrong." Senior Brother He pointed downward with a wing, "You noticed the stones, carried by each person, vary in size?

This is what they mined during the entrance evaluation at the Celestial Inquiry Mountain Range. Each block of earth was infused with their heart and soul during that time.

Only what's earned through hard work will be cherished.

Moving mountains and filling seas—this is their first task given by the sect.

Look, there they are, filling the sea."

——After spending seven full days to finally reach the destination, the outer sect disciples cautiously threw their stones into the surrounding water.

Accompanied by the 'plop plop' sounds.

Each stone, imprinted with the name of its respective cultivator, quickly expanded and grew.

They enlarged at a visible pace, merging together, eventually forming an island that spanned approximately 120 qing of land, equivalent to 12,000 mu.

The island was barren, with only the cheers of the cultivators who spent seven days transporting the stones there echoing through the sky, their sweat dripping from their faces, merging with the earth.

"..."

Li Ye was very surprised as he watched.

While the island's size of 120 qing was not astonishing by itself.

After all, the Four Seasons Sect was never short of land.

What amazed him was that this land was brought here by these outer sect disciples, who were at most at the Tenth-Layer of Qi Refining, and then grown in the sea.

Furthermore, the perseverance of these disciples.

Looking down at them cheerfully chatting and celebrating from the height of the Flying Boat, Li Ye felt a slight desire to enter the scene - the inviting atmosphere tempting even from a distance.

"Why, Junior Brother Li, would you like to go down?"

"I can take you there."

Senior Brother He proposed, "These disciples, though young, are either family members or Loose Cultivators, experienced in many ways. Naturally, they know how to enjoy themselves as well."

Li Ye was indeed tempted, yet he knew that joining them would only disturb their celebrations, not to mention he hadn't participated in their monumental task.

Just the pressure of the Taoist robe he wore, signifying an Inner Sect Disciple and Nascent Soul's Personal Disciple, was substantial enough.

Since when did he become an "uninvited guest" who would disrupt others' gatherings?

"If you want to go, Junior Brother, why not join us?"

At this moment, a voice came from behind.

Soon, several cultivators wearing Inner Sect Disciple robes approached with smiles, but each of their smiles sent a chill down Li Ye's spine——

Their smiles were genuinely sincere, yet gave him the eerie feeling that these senior brothers and sisters wanted to devour him.

Could he perhaps be like a dumpling soaked in honey, or a piece of shiny red braised pork?

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