The Path to Immortality

As we all know, good premonitions are often inaccurate.

But bad premonitions work well in most cases!

Just as Fang Ping expected, just three days later, the sect announced the list of disciples who were sent to serve outside.

Fang Ping was among them!

Unfortunately, Yunyang Peak monk Yin Buer, who had gradually become familiar with Fang Ping through the opportunity of commissioning alchemy, was also on the list.

It can be said that they are both fallen people from the end of the world.

If anyone reads the list carefully and is familiar with the disciples in the sect, they will find that more than half of this group of forcibly assigned disciples are from other factions.

Disciples from the master-disciple sect accounted for 30%.

Disciples from family sects only accounted for less than 20% of the final number.

This ratio is roughly in line with the comparison of strength and voice among the three major factions within the sect, but it's just the other way around.

"It's really not surprising."

After receiving the summons from the sect, Fang Ping looked calm.

I just sighed briefly and started to make some preparations in advance.

There is nothing much to say about the spiritual field outside Yunyang Peak Cave Mansion, so just leave it to Cheng Guan to take care of it.

Anyway, Lingtian's income is basically fixed, and Fang Ping is not afraid of Cheng Guan's tricks.

The second step is to say hello to Jiang Yucheng and other familiar disciples, explain the situation, and finally visit Elder Wu and Taoist Yun Yi, which can be regarded as dealing with all the human affairs.

After finishing his external affairs, he set off and rushed to Zhengyang Palace.

In the Zhengyang Hall, Fang Ping found the foundation-building monk who was responsible for appointing and assigning disciples' duties.

When he arrived, there were already several inner disciples who had the same experience gathered around, waiting to be assigned.

Fang Ping waited patiently for a stick of incense before it was his turn to step forward.

"Disciple Fang Ping has been summoned by the sect and is here to report."

With that said, he handed over his Inner Sect disciple token.

The foundation-building monk looked at Fang Ping, then took the token, scanned it with his consciousness, and verified that it was correct, and then said: "Your name is indeed on the list announced by Sect Leader Jiang. I wonder which position you want to take? "

Fang Ping asked: "May I ask my uncle, what positions are available?"

The foundation-building monk pondered: "Originally, there were a total of sixty-three positions to choose from, but you came late, and now there are not many positions left..."

At this point, he paused and gave Fang Ping a suggestive look.

Not many spots left?

I'm afraid it's you, the foundation-building monk, who wants to profit from it.

Fang Ping cursed a few times, but had no choice.

He could only take out a fifty-year-old medicinal material from the storage bag and quietly stuffed it in: "This is a disciple's way of showing respect to my uncle, please accept it."

A fifty-year-old elixir is not very precious, but it is still worthy of Fang Ping's status as a disciple in the late stage of Qi training.

The foundation-building monk swept his consciousness and felt confident.

With a slight smile, he said: "Junior is sensible, that's fine. I do have a few positions available here. You can choose one from them."

With that said, he fumbled for a moment and handed Fang Ping a list of vacant positions.

On the list, sixty-three different positions and candidates are listed.

Among them, more than one-third of the positions already have names.

Fang Ping's eyes quickly scanned the remaining empty seats, and finally landed on two choices.

One is to go to Liang State to serve as a royal servant.

The term of this appointment is eight years, and each year you can receive one hundred sect contributions, one hundred spiritual stones, and one bottle of Yuan Pei Dan.

Before leaving, you can advance part of your salary.

The second is to go to a city called [Luoyuefang] and serve as the shopkeeper of a small alchemy shop. He is responsible for collecting local information, earning spiritual stones, and regularly purchasing various spiritual herbs and elixirs for the sect.

The term of the position of shopkeeper is six years, but the reward is less, with only eighty sect contributions and fifty spiritual stones each year.

In terms of superficial treatment alone, it is undoubtedly better to serve as a royal servant in the Liang Kingdom.

The reason is quite simple. The worldly spiritual energy in the Liang Kingdom is very thin. It is difficult for inner disciples to maintain their realm, let alone practice. They can only rely on elixirs and spiritual stones for support.

In comparison, Luoyuefang is better. Although it is remote, it has a first-order spiritual vein.

Although some of the spiritual energy emitted by the spiritual veins needs to be separated to support the operation of Fangshi's formation, and then part of it is intercepted by the forces that rule Luoyuefang. The concentration of spiritual energy in Fangshi is not even as good as that of the outer sect of Luoyang Sect, but at least it can still be practiced. , but the efficiency is very slow.

This position can be regarded as the relatively best one among the remaining positions.

"Served by the royal family of the Liang Kingdom, the shopkeeper of the Alchemy Shop in Luoyuefang!"

After a moment of weighing, Fang Ping made a decision in his mind and said to the foundation-building monk: "Uncle Master, please choose this position as the shopkeeper of Luoyuefang."

No matter how small and remote Luoyuefang is, it is still a serious Xiandaofang city.

Fang Ping can purchase a lot of supplies nearby, which is very convenient whether he is practicing or refining elixirs.

In addition, he can also pretend to be a public servant and sell the elixirs he refines in the sect's shops. The final profit belongs to himself, and he uses the sect's sales channels for free!

In contrast, Liang's secular world has no other advantages besides being more leisurely and comfortable. It may be more suitable for those disciples who have no hope of building a foundation and are bent on having fun.

Seeing Fang Ping make his choice, the foundation-building monk glanced at it and filled in his name on the list without comment.

Then, he picked up Fang Ping's disciple identity token, entered the mission information with his spiritual consciousness, and handed Fang Ping a voucher issued by the sect. This was the completion of the entire process.

"This trip has high mountains and long roads. You can prepare early and arrive within a month. Otherwise, if you delay your term, the sect will definitely punish you."

The foundation-building monk reminded him coldly.

………

After flying continuously for many days.

The wind-chasing boat rowed across the sky and entered the Luoyue Valley.

This place is located in the middle of the Liang Kingdom, roughly at the junction of the spheres of influence of the Luoyang Sect and the Qingxu Sect. It is also the northernmost point where the Luoyang Sect can barely maintain control.

Perhaps it is precisely because it is located at the intersection of power between the two major immortal sects that there are no larger sects or monk families here.

On the contrary, some casual cultivators took a fancy to the cultivation resources in Luoyue Valley and gradually took root here.

The [Luoyuefang] built hundreds of years ago came from this.

According to the information Fang Ping checked before leaving, Luoyuefang did not have any famous resources or specialties. The only thing that is somewhat unique is a kind of spiritual fish found in Luoyue Lake in the valley.

It is said that the meat is extremely tender and delicious, and long-term consumption has some benefits to the monks' health.

After another two days of flying, the wind-chasing boat passed over Luoyue Lake and arrived at the center of the lake.

There used to be a large uninhabited island here, but since hundreds of years ago, it has been shrouded in white fog all year round, which is where [Luoyuefang] is located.

"Finally we're here!"

Fang Ping put away the boat and looked at the vast blue lake below and the city in the center that was obscured by fog. Fang Ping couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Even though the flying boat could be powered by spiritual stones, he still felt a little bored and tired after flying continuously for so long.

At this moment, after taking a breath of the fresh and moist air on the lake, he became energetic and flew towards Fangshi below with his sword.