Last year's comprehensive survey of Magic Sect disciples was conducted primarily online, and all the information was compiled within two weeks! This was unimaginable during Gu Chun's childhood.

The times are changing too fast. This isn't the history of several generations; it's the personal experience of Gu Chun.

The ensuing problems were also unforeseen, so the Magic Sect needed corresponding changes and measures—this was Elder Gu's sentiment.

The Ancestral Hall's plan is to establish a dynamic tracking management model. If disciples experience changes, such as a breakthrough in cultivation realm or encountering major incidents, they must promptly report to the Ancestral Hall.

Last year's major survey was mainly conducted online, with main branches from various regions responsible for submitting information. Gu Chun is currently conducting offline spot-checks. Conveniently passing nearby, he found an excuse to take some time to meet He Kao.

He Kao naturally could not miss this opportunity to seek advice in person. He asked Elder Gu when he could break through Tier Four cultivation. Elder Gu responded with many questions, to which He Kao answered one by one.

Gu Chun finally said, "Breaking through Tier Four cultivation begins with confronting your heart demons, a difficult stage to overcome. But what we call cultivation is not just that moment of breaking through.

Your cultivation is fine, it's just that your power is insufficient, of course you cannot achieve perfection and thus cannot knock on the gate, let alone break through it. You have a passerby right by your side, with such good conditions, why ask me?"

He Kao: "Are you referring to Steward Wei?"

Gu Chun: "Yes, it's Old Ghost Jiang's treasured disciple."

He Kao: "Can a passerby answer such a question?"

Gu Chun: "The path of cultivation is also a path, why can't you ask? It depends if she can and is willing to answer. Old Ghost Jiang sent this girl to Qi Yuan to find you, intending to use her beauty as a tactic."

As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of He Kao's expression and glared, "What, does she suit your tastes?"

He Kao replied seriously: "Please don't joke like that."

Gu Chun: "Speaking of beauty tactics, it reminds me of something. Two days ago, I went to that abandoned park where Ye Liangcheng is and found a girl, she looks pretty good."

He Kao puzzled: "What kind of discovery is that, is she a local resident?"

Gu Chun: "She doesn't seem to be a local resident. She was hiding in the shadows observing Ye Liangcheng, seeming to harbor murderous intent, I don't know why. Be cautious if you encounter her, figure out what's going on first."

He Kao: "Rest assured, I'm always very cautious, I definitely won't act recklessly."

Gu Chun: "You asked me about cultivation, I can't tell you how to achieve perfect merit and conduct, just cultivate diligently... How about this, I'll assign you a task, see if you can complete it."

He Kao: "What task?"

Gu Chun: "In this medicinal garden, there's a coral tent, try to steal a plant from it, the requirement is that it has to be at least seven sections long."

He Kao: "Ah, steal from Elder Lin?"

Gu Chun: "In ancient times, Hidden Moth Sect disciples could only graduate after breaking through Tier Four, males called Kong'Er, females called Yin Niang. Without the skills of Kong'Er, many things can't be done."

I want you to steal that spirit medicine without being noticed by anyone."

Seeing He Kao's troubled expression, Gu Chun laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll inform Lin Qingshuang, tell her I assigned you this task. After you succeed, return the spirit medicine to her."

He Kao: "That's a solution, but if you tell Elder Lin, how can I succeed?"

Gu Chun: "It's all up to your skills... Let's head back, Junior Sister Lin is probably anxious by now."

Before bidding farewell, Gu Chun gave Xiaopang, Meng Ya, and He Kao a gift each, treating them equally, each a blue crystal stone with four prisms, very beautiful.

This is an almost perfect natural mineral crystal, using divine sense to sense its crystal structure helps in understanding arrays and can also aid in cultivating some applied techniques… Just placing it at home makes a fine display.

Gu Chun mentioned the task he assigned to He Kao, to steal a spirit medicine from here, which surprisingly piqued Lin Qingshuang's interest.

Lin Qingshuang told He Kao, she wouldn't go easy but wouldn't intentionally make it harder either, it's all up to He Kao's abilities. Meng Ya and Xiaopang, present, also overheard and whispered privately for a long time, no one knows what they were discussing.

After Gu Chun left, He Kao held the crystal stone and laughed, "Elder Lin, your face carries significant weight. Xiaopang and Meng Ya became your disciples and got lots of good stuff, even I benefit this time."

Lin Qingshuang hinted, "It's hard to say who's benefiting from whom."

He Kao: "During the last apprenticeship ceremony, Elder Ye had someone deliver each of them a magical treasure embryo, why not just give them a magical artifact?"

He was casually mentioning it, not expecting Lin Qingshuang to frown and respond, "No one would do that, don't you know?"

He Kao puzzled: "I really don't know, is there any particular reasoning?"

Lin Qingshuang: "Where would guests at an apprenticeship ceremony give magical artifacts? When there's a full-month celebration for someone else's child, it's normal to go drink and give a red envelope, but gifting a house, what does that mean?"

Traditionally, in the Magic Sect, it's usually after a disciple breaks through Tier Four that a master bestows an artifact. Whether the master has one or not, like in Qian Guran's case, finding a way oneself is necessary.

As for Lin Qingshuang, her master has passed, but left her a magical artifact, essentially granting it in advance...

Through her explanation, He Kao finally understood, magical artifacts shouldn't be given easily, usually it's a master who bestows one to a disciple, mostly after a disciple has broken through Tier Four.

But the problem again arises, He Kao actually possesses quite a few magical artifacts.

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