5: parting

Time passed quickly, and Lin Feng had been at Cloud-Soaring Pavilion for a year.

Wang Sitong ultimately failed to Cultivate and break through to Qi Refining Stage 3, and was sent by the Sect to work as a shop assistant in a market town under its jurisdiction.

At their farewell, Lin Feng and Li Yunfei came to see Wang Sitong off.

After all, the three had worked together, so both Lin Feng and Li Yunfei came.

At this time, Wang Sitong looked somewhat dejected.

Wang Sitong was very grateful that Lin Feng and Li Yunfei came to see him off.

Lin Feng comforted Wang Sitong, saying, "Senior Brother Wang, don't be discouraged.

Although the Sect has a better Cultivation environment, if you Cultivate while gaining experience in the market town, you may still achieve something great in the future.

I won't be using these in the Sect, so Senior Brother, please take them for your journey ahead."

After speaking, Lin Feng took out half of the Spirit Stone stipend issued by the Sect this year and gave it to Wang Sitong.

Wang Sitong looked at Lin Feng, who had given him half of his stipend, with both shock and gratitude, and quickly declined.

Lin Feng, however, straightforwardly persuaded Wang Sitong:

"Senior Brother, don't worry about it.

Perhaps we will meet again someday, and when that time comes, don't refuse if I ask for your help.

Please accept it.

If you hadn't taught me to read and write back then, I probably wouldn't even know how to Cultivate by now!"

Wang Sitong was about to decline again but was stopped by Lin Feng, who then cupped his fists gratefully to Lin Feng and said, "Junior Brother, I accept your kindness.

If I can ever be of use to Senior Brother in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

Lin Feng's actions surprised Li Yunfei, who didn't have anything valuable on him, as Li Yunfei also Cultivated very diligently, using all the Spirit Stones issued by the Sect to purchase Medicinal Pills for Cultivation.

Li Yunfei came before Wang Sitong and comforted him, saying, "Junior Brother Wang, even though you won't be in the Sect anymore, you must still Cultivate diligently.

If anything happens in the future, you can send a letter to the Sect.

If the two of us can help you, we will definitely go."

Wang Sitong nodded heavily.

They were all teenagers, and the friendship at this time was extremely precious to the three of them.

Lin Feng gave half of his stipend because he had a request for Wang Sitong.

He asked Wang Sitong to help him keep an eye out for news of the Blood Demon Sect, especially about Ren Xiangyou, the 'Blood Wind Hand' who had killed Lin Feng's parents.

During this year, Lin Feng gradually became familiar with the Cloud-Soaring Pavilion Sect.

He had sought out Ye Zhiqiu several times, but Martial Uncle Ye was always away from the Sect.

Finally, after many visits, he met Martial Uncle Ye and learned from him that Ren Xiangyou, the enemy who killed Lin Feng's parents, was a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

Although the current Lin Feng was not his opponent, Lin Feng believed that with the System's assistance, he, Lin Feng, would one day personally avenge his parents.

Asking Wang Sitong to help him keep an eye on Ren Xiangyou and the Blood Demon Sect was so that when he was strong enough, he could seek revenge on Ren Xiangyou.

Led by a Foundation Establishment Senior Martial Uncle of the Sect, Wang Sitong, along with many other fellow Disciples who had not passed the Sect's Cultivation selection, embarked on a mission down the mountain.

After bidding farewell to Wang Sitong, Lin Feng and Li Yunfei returned to their respective residences.

Li Yunfei had moved out of the Utility Disciple living quarters.

Utility Disciples in the Sect lived in rows of wooden huts.

Now, Li Yunfei had not only passed the selection but had also broken through to Qi Refining Stage 4, becoming an Outer Sect Disciple.

He needed to move out of the Utility Disciple's residence.

Although both of them would still be within the Sect, their opportunities to meet would be greatly reduced.

Looking at the area where Utility Disciples once lived, with most of the Disciples having already left, Lin Feng could only sigh and return to his residence to continue his diligent Cultivation.

This was because in a few days, the Junior Martial Uncles and Senior Martial Uncles who had gone out to recruit Disciples for the Sect would return.

At that time, Lin Feng, like the newly recruited Disciples, would face a five-year Cultivation assessment.

In just half a month, all the Junior Martial Uncles and Senior Martial Uncles who had gone out to recruit Disciples returned, bringing back many Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters.

These Disciples were all under twelve years old.

This was because Disciples who were too old found it difficult to develop a sense of belonging to the Sect.

This was also Cloud-Soaring Pavilion's consistent policy for cultivating a sense of belonging among its Disciples.

Since Lin Feng had already been in the Sect for nearly a year, and he was considered one of this batch of Utility Disciples, he was asked to help the Disciples living in his row familiarize themselves with the environment here.

Lin Feng's row of houses could accommodate a total of ten people.

Lin Feng arranged accommodation for the nine Junior Brothers with him and briefly explained some of the Sect's rules.

These nine Junior Brothers varied in age.

The oldest, named Xiong Hu, was similar in age to Lin Feng and was tall and robust.

The youngest, Qi Kun, was only eight years old and looked very naive.

Lin Feng took these nine Junior Brothers on a simple tour of the surroundings.

Since they had walked to many places, the youngest, Qi Kun, was getting tired.

Helpless, Lin Feng had no choice but to take them back to their residence and let them rest first.

Xiong Hu was a head taller than Lin Feng.

He looked very honest.

As soon as they arrived at the residence, he scratched his head sheepishly and found Lin Feng, giving an honest smile: "Senior Brother, where does our Sect provide food? I've been so hungry on this journey that my stomach is rumbling."

Lin Feng looked at the tall Xiong Hu in front of him, who had a simple, honest look, and found it amusing.

He pointed to a large courtyard not far away and informed Xiong Hu: "Junior Brother, look there.

The courtyard enclosed by the green stone walls ahead is our dining hall.

It's not mealtime yet, but if Junior Brother is hungry, I still have some food at my residence.

When lunch is served at noon, Junior Brother, you can call everyone and we'll go together then.

For now, come with me to my residence to eat something to tide you over."

"Senior Brother, you're such a good person!

Hehe, then I won't be polite."

Xiong Hu, while naturally following Lin Feng, also gave Lin Feng a 'good person' card.

Lin Feng waved his hand with an indifferent smile, led Xiong Hu to his residence, and gave Xiong Hu some food from his room.

The two chatted in Lin Feng's room.

Xiong Hu came from a blacksmith family.

Because an Immortal Master was recruiting Disciples in their county town, Xiong Hu's father took Xiong Hu to test his Spiritual Root.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Hu actually had a Spiritual Root, and it was even a True Spiritual Root.

He was brought to the Sect by the recruiting Junior Martial Uncle.

Lin Feng and Xiong Hu chatted until noon, then took the nine Junior Brothers to the dining hall for a meal.

After spending a day, these Junior Brothers basically knew their future living areas.

Lin Feng had completed his task and returned to his residence to continue Cultivating his Cultivation Technique.

Since Lin Feng's Cultivation was currently only at Qi Refining Stage 2, he had not learned any magical techniques.

His main energy was now focused on Cultivation.

After arranging these Junior Brothers, Lin Feng once again returned to his routine of three points: on duty at the Hall of Skill Transmission, dining at the cafeteria, and Cultivating at his residence.

Due to Wang Sitong going down the mountain and Li Yunfei becoming an Outer Sect Disciple, two newcomers arrived at the Hall of Skill Transmission.

One was Wen Han, a newly recruited Disciple with a True Spiritual Root.

He had a rather arrogant personality, not putting Lin Feng, an older Disciple, in his eyes, and even forming cliques among the new Disciples.

The other was a beautiful woman, Mu Qingxue, whose Cultivation Aptitude was also good, possessing a True Spiritual Root.

She also looked down on Lin Feng somewhat.

These two were usually together, giving the strong impression that they were isolating Lin Feng together.