To measure whether a sect is powerful, two points must be considered: one is to look at the cultivation base of the sect leader and the average strength of the disciples; the other is to see if the cultivation resources of the sect are sufficient, particularly if the pills in the pill storage are ample.

For a cultivation sect, pills are like provisions for an army on the march. During a major battle, they play a crucial role; however, in ordinary times, the role of pills is quite limited.

Cultivation resources, namely pills, require a certain amount of time to be refined. The higher the grade of the pill, the longer it takes to refine. Therefore, even if a cultivator possesses a large number of high-grade pills, their cultivation base cannot improve rapidly overnight.

However, Wang Xiaoqiang is different. Any pill, regardless of its grade, can be quickly refined and absorbed once in his hands, because he has the transformative divine artifact… the Five Elements Spirit Spring.

In fact, Wang Xiaoqiang is not lacking in cultivation resources right now. His Sumeru Ring contains thousands of demon hearts that he can convert and absorb.

But, his body and meridians cannot withstand the violent impact of the spiritual power. To quickly upgrade, he must first undergo body cultivation to enhance his body's strength and resilience, and break through the Blood Condensation Realm, reaching the "Vajra Body" as soon as possible.

Now, standing in front of the Five Spirit Sect's pill room, Wang Xiaoqiang hopes that this storage room will have high-grade body refining pills to help him quickly boost his body refining realm.

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hand, sending out a streak of Metal Element Spiritual Energy to open the door of the pill storage room and walked in.

Upon entering, he was immediately greeted by the rich fragrance of pills. Looking around, he saw that the two levels of the pill room were filled with boxes of various sizes.

With a glance of his divine sense, Wang Xiaoqiang found that all these boxes contained pills. He stepped forward, scanning the boxes one by one, and saw labels that read…

Qi Nourishing Pill, Spirit Cultivating Pill, Bone Cultivating Pill, Dali Pill, Calm Spirit Pill…

The numerous pills, with their various names, dazzled Wang Xiaoqiang, leaving him at a loss for where to start, as he knew nothing about their properties.

Helpless, Wang Xiaoqiang decisively left the pill room, closing the door behind him.

Just after he finished this, he saw a female disciple approaching from a distance. This female disciple was of average appearance and cultivation base. Wang Xiaoqiang, unclear of her intentions, waved her over.

The female disciple, feeling honored, hurried over and gave Wang Xiaoqiang a deep bow, asking respectfully, "Greetings, Sect Leader. What are your orders?"

Although Wang Xiaoqiang was officially the sect leader of the Five Spirit Sect, he had not really begun to manage its affairs and knew little about them.

Wang Xiaoqiang knew that the pills of a sect were like the national treasury of a country, not to be entered or used privately by anyone, not even the sect leader.

Therefore, his actions now resembled embezzling public property, a behavior that could not be widely known. So, Wang Xiaoqiang put on a serious demeanor, appearing to be on official business, and sternly asked the female disciple, "Who is in charge of this pill room?"

"It's a female disciple named Jiang Yingxue," the female disciple replied.

"Where is Jiang Yingxue? Why is she not here guarding it?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked sternly.

The female disciple's face changed at his words and she said, "Reporting to Sect Leader, since the death of the Five Spirit True Immortal, the sect has fallen into chaos with no leader. All affairs have come to a halt. Not only is the pill room unattended, but even the dining hall has not been taken care of. Now, disciples have to go out to beg for food..."

"Nonsense!" Wang Xiaoqiang yelled angrily.

The female disciple trembled with fear, not daring to speak.

"Go call Jiang Yingxue here for me," Wang Xiaoqiang ordered.

"Yes, yes, I will go call her immediately," the female disciple nodded repeatedly and retreated hurriedly.

"Remember, be discreet," Wang Xiaoqiang instructed.

The female disciple was slightly surprised but did not ask questions. She replied with an acknowledgment and turned to leave.

Soon, the female disciple returned, followed by a refined female disciple.

This female disciple had clear and attractive features, fair skin, an elegant demeanor, and an aura of intelligence. Her eyes contained a trace of spiritual energy, and there was a hint of heroic spirit between her brows.

She was quite special.

"Disciple Jiang Yingxue, greets Sect Leader!" Jiang Yingxue bowed respectfully with a calm expression.

Wang Xiaoqiang first waved to the female disciple who had brought her, indicating her to leave. The female disciple quickly left upon seeing this.

Wang Xiaoqiang looked Jiang Yingxue up and down, noting that she was just eighteen or nineteen years old but had spiritual energy flowing around her, indicating a high cultivation level.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he found that she was at the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage, which surprised him, and he asked, "Jiang Yingxue, since you are at the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage, why are you not among the elite disciples?"

Wang Xiaoqiang, once a disciple of the Five Spirit Sect himself, knew that to become an elite disciple, one had to reach the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage.

Jiang Yingxue had expected Wang Xiaoqiang to reprimand her for dereliction of duty but was surprised when he asked this question first. She answered slightly startled:

"Reporting to Sect Leader, I just recently advanced to the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage. I was full of confidence in becoming an elite disciple, but unfortunately, the incident of the Five Spirit True Immortal colluding with ghost cultivators and harming the common people happened, so the matter was postponed..."

"No problem. As long as you are willing, I can help you achieve your desire to become an elite disciple," Wang Xiaoqiang said, making a grand gesture.

Jiang Yingxue was even more surprised. What she thought was a disaster turned into a good opportunity, and she quickly said, "Thank you, Sect Leader."

"No need to be polite," Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hand and then asked with a changed expression, "Jiang Yingxue, are you responsible for guarding the pill storage room?"

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang getting to the point, Jiang Yingxue grew slightly anxious and replied hesitantly, "Yes, it's me guarding it."

"Then why are you not guarding it here? What if the pills are lost?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked sternly.

"Sect Leader, I, I..." Jiang Yingxue had no response.

After the death of the Five Spirit True Immortal, the Five Spirit Sect fell into leaderless chaos. All the disciples were uncertain about their future and abandoned their responsibilities, including Jiang Yingxue. The pill room, which she was supposed to guard, was left unattended.

Fortunately, because of the example set by the Five Spirit True Immortal, no one dared to meddle with the pill room these past few days.

"Now, I need to enter the pill room. You will accompany me," Wang Xiaoqiang commanded without reprimanding Jiang Yingxue.

"Yes," Jiang Yingxue breathed a small sigh of relief, then walked to the storage room door. She waved her hand, sending out a streak of spiritual power to open the pill room, and then walked in first.

Wang Xiaoqiang followed behind, noticing Jiang Yingxue's long neck and elegant demeanor from behind.

Wang Xiaoqiang rubbed his chin, a playful smile crossing his face. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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