Profound Creek Valley, Spirit Medicine Garden, Steward Hall.

More than a dozen Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators recruited through Profound Creek Valley stood at the center of the hall, waiting quietly.

The plump elder Di Mountain, who didn't get along with Yu Changqing, also passed the recruitment for Honored Guest Elder at Profound Creek Valley.

As he entered, he shot a glance at Qin Ming, pursed his lips, and stood aside defiantly.

After half a stick of incense time.

An elder with golden hair, full of energy and with eyes gleaming, slowly stepped into the hall and directly sat on the seat at the top.

He exuded a massive mana fluctuation of the Fake Pill Stage, releasing a terrifying spiritual pressure that immediately made the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the hall lower their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

Qin Ming pretended to react like the others, lowering his head.

However, he was extremely familiar with the newcomer; it was none other than Elder Xu of Profound Creek Valley, the grandfather of Xu Jing from the Pill Furnace Pavilion in Vast Sea Immortal City.

Disguised as Yu Changqing, Qin Ming was naturally unrecognizable to him.

After Elder Xu sat down, he glanced around the hall and nodded slightly.

"Elder Xu, the list of Honored Guests from the Spirit Medicine Garden is all here."

Subsequently, a Foundation Establishment disciple from Profound Creek Valley stepped forward, respectfully handing a booklet to Elder Xu.

Elder Xu took the register, opened it, and examined it carefully.

"Hmm...barely acceptable."

Then, Elder Xu addressed the cultivators present, his voice filled with authority, speaking slowly:

"I am Xu Shanzhong of Profound Creek Valley."

"Welcome to join my Profound Creek Valley, from now on you are part of the sect, sharing honor and disgrace!"

"I have reviewed all of your information; each of you comes from an untainted and outstanding background in Liang Country."

"From now on, you will be under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Plant Garden."

The cultivators below, upon hearing this, hurriedly cupped their hands and bowed in response:

"Yes!!"

"Greetings, Elder Xu!"

Elder Xu nodded in satisfaction, then continued to say:

"Since you have become Honored Guests of this sect."

"Naturally, you will enjoy the generous treatment of this sect."

"But at the same time, you must complete the tasks assigned by this sect on time."

"You must also strictly adhere to the sect rules; if anyone violates them, I will not be lenient, severe punishments await!"

"Of course, for Honored Guests who make outstanding contributions, I will also offer rewards..."

Elder Xu employed both carrot and stick, instilling the tenets of Profound Creek Valley into everyone.

Next, he assigned each of them their positions on the spot.

"Yu Changqing, you go to the Jade Bamboo Forest."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming stepped forward and respectfully said, "Yes! I will follow Elder Xu's instructions!"

After half a day, everyone's tasks were assigned.

Di Mountain was assigned to Wusong Ridge next to Qin Ming.

After Elder Xu gave them final instructions, he left the hall.

Later.

Qin Ming, led by a female disciple from the Inner Sect, arrived at a lush bamboo forest.

Although this bamboo forest was only Tier One Spirit Plants, far inferior to his own Void Spirit Bamboo Forest, it still had its charm.

The female disciple guiding him was named Yanm RuYanm, beautiful in appearance, with a slender figure, around the age of twenty.

Her cultivation had just entered the late-stage Qi Cultivation.

"Elder Yu, this is your residence; I have already cleaned it for you."

"From now on, this Jade Bamboo Forest and the valley will be under your jurisdiction," Yanm RuYanm said in a voice as clear as a bell, leading Qin Ming to a set of houses.

Qin gazed at the clean and tidy room before him, nodded lightly, and said: "Very well, you may leave."

Yanm RuYanm hesitated for a moment, then gracefully bowed, "Yes!"

She then left the Jade Bamboo Forest.

On her way back, Yanm RuYanm pouted slightly, secretly muttering to herself: 'Ugh! How unlucky! This Elder Yu is so stingy! Not even a single Spirit Stone.'

'Next time, I won't take any tasks related to him, hmph!'

She had undertaken a task at the Steward Hall to welcome a new Honored Guest Elder; such tasks were supposedly quite easy, though they didn't offer many contribution points.

But as long as one worked diligently, according to past experiences, the new Honored Guest Elders would give some rewards to the disciples who guided and introduced them.

Unexpectedly, today Yanm RuYanm encountered an exception.

Qin Ming casually chose a wooden house to live in.

This Jade Bamboo Forest Valley had an environment with Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Veins, much worse than his Wangyue Island, but he wouldn't be staying long in Profound Creek Valley anyway.

For now, he could only make do.

Afterward, he pulled out a jade scroll from Profound Creek Valley and infused his Divine Thought to examine it.

It contained a complete map of the entire Profound Creek Valley.

Profound Creek Valley had a total of thirteen peaks; the Spirit Medicine Garden he was now in was located in the southernmost Little Spirit Mountain.

Additionally, there were three forbidden areas in Profound Creek Valley, strictly regulated, where no sect elder or disciple could enter without permission.

These were the back mountain of the main peak Qianyuan Peak, the pill tower forbidden area of Danxia Peak, and the Scripture Pavilion of Luoyun Peak.

Qin Ming pondered for a moment; the Golden Core Formation Pill Formula he wanted to steal, besides being in the hands of the Golden Core Supreme Elder, was most likely in these three places.

"Master, why don't I just go directly to these three places and take a look? If I find the formula, I can grab it all at once! Hehehe!" said the Heaven-Devouring Rat from within the Spirit Beast Bag.

It was eager to achieve merit, with its own small calculations.

Because the Heaven-Devouring Rat heard from Qin Ming that within Profound Creek Valley, there might be a Spirit Pill Formula that could help it regain the power of a Tier Three Demon King.

Related to its own future, it had to actively take action.

"No rush, in Profound Creek Valley there are late-stage Golden Core ancestors stationed; we need to be careful. I'll observe for a while before making a decision," Qin Ming said calmly.

"Understood, master," the Heaven-Devouring Rat agreed.

In the days that followed.

Qin Ming fully integrated into the identity of Yu Changqing, settling down in the Jade Bamboo Forest.

The selection of disciples for the Pill Tower in Profound Creek Valley also came to an end.

The young man Fang Han, possessing the Alchemy Sacred Body, successfully broke through to the seventh layer of the Pill Tower, causing a great sensation in the Liang Country Cultivation Realm.

He directly became an apprentice under the Tier Three Alchemy Grandmaster Gongsun Yang, rising to great heights, with limitless prospects on his immortal path from then on.

That was the apprenticeship under a Tier Three Alchemy Grandmaster, something ordinary people could only dream of.

Meanwhile, the new Honored Guests of Profound Creek Valley were tasked with submitting contributions.

They had to complete specific assignments by the end of the year, under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Plant Garden, whether it be cultivating Tier One Spirit Plants or more advanced tasks.

"Thirty stones of Tier One Purple Crystal Spirit Rice."

"Fifteen Tier Two Spirit Grass stalks... among which one must be Tier Two Middle-Grade Spirit Plant..."

"Indeed, just tools for labor."

Qin Ming mused as he flipped through his assigned tasks for the year.

He was given the role of a laborer.

"No choice but to make do."

He got down to work, diligently fulfilling his assigned duties.

…hoping for the opportune moment to achieve his true ambitions.

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