C5 Puzzle Ring

"Not bad! Not bad! Good boy, if you really have the ability, then try again. I didn't remember clearly just now."

The greybeard's face was full of smiles. He wanted to take back the puzzle ring and let Lu Chen try again, but he soon discovered an awkward problem.

Not only did he not know how to solve the puzzle ring, he didn't even know how to put the nine small rings on it.

"Senior, let me do it!"

Lu Chen spoke up at the right time to resolve the awkwardness of the greybeard. He took the puzzle ring and began to play with it like a skilled dancer. In the end, he put the nine small rings back on it.

Just as he was about to explain to the greybeard how to solve the puzzle ring, the greybeard stopped him.

Glancing at the few disciples in green beside him, Greybeard said leisurely, "There are too many eyes here. Boy, follow me to the side. We'll slowly teach and learn!"

"…"

The few green-robed disciples were so depressed that they almost spat out blood. They looked at the greybeard with resentment, as if they were saying, "Wei Qianxian, you can't just eat alone!"

greybeard glared and scolded, "What are you all looking at? This old man is doing this for your own good. Do you understand that this is a waste of your life? You should work hard to break through to the seventh level of Qi Awakening and get rid of your green clothes to become an official disciple of the sect. "

The others could only nod their heads in agreement. Only the green-clothed disciple called Little Li could not help but whisper, "Since you know that this is a waste of your time, then why do you still want to learn?"

As greybeard was old and deaf, he heard everything clearly. He raised his hand and gave Little Li a slap. He snorted and said, "I am already half a foot into the coffin now, what is there to work hard for? Eating and drinking are the proper things to do."

"…" Little Li was in so much pain that he covered his head with his hands and nodded his head repeatedly as if he was a chicken pecking rice.

After instructing a few green-robed disciples to watch over the testing booth, Greybeard asked Lu Chen to carry a stool and sit on the other side with him, explaining the method of solving the puzzle ring to him.

Although he had not yet tested his age, Lu Chen was not in a hurry. He could tell the difference between the serious and the trivial.

Needless to say, this greybeard in front of him was definitely one of the higher-ups in the Azure Sect. At the very least, he had some power. If he could curry favor with him, it would be very beneficial for his future in the Azure Sect.

Therefore, Lu Chen spared no effort in explaining the puzzle ring to him.

However, an hour later, he helplessly realized that Greybeard was a little stupid and didn't have a good brain!

It was true that the puzzle ring was difficult to solve. Many people had tried their best but they still could not solve it.

However, it was not difficult to solve it.

As long as one used a set of specific ring deduction formula, one could gradually solve the puzzle ring. After getting familiar with it, the time needed to unlock the puzzle ring could be shortened to less than ten minutes.

However, after teaching this old man for two hours, he had only barely remembered the steps of the ring deduction. As for how to set the ring, he had not even started to teach him!

After spending another half an hour, Greybeard finally solved the puzzle ring by himself. He was so excited that his old face turned into a chrysanthemum. He patted Lu Chen's shoulder and praised, "You are called Lu Chen, right? Hmm, you taught well!"

Lu Chen immediately said humbly, "Of course not. It is clear that Senior is talented and intelligent. In just two or three hours, you have already mastered it. It is truly embarrassing for me. When I first learned this puzzle ring, I spent ten days and ten nights to learn it. Compared to Senior, it is simply not worthy of mention."

"Hahaha, brat, your flattery is a bit exaggerated. However, this old man likes to hear it. Alright, it's about time. I'll ask you for more lessons in the future."

greybeard laughed and waved his hand to call over a disciple in green. He asked him to bring Lu Chen to the age test and to handle the relevant procedures.

Although Greybeard did not make any promises, he had still made a favor here. Lu Chen was also satisfied and followed the disciple surnamed Li to participate in the age test.

The age test was relatively simple. It was to pierce a finger and drip a drop of blood onto the Age Measuring Device. Then, the age would be determined.

Although Lu Chen was already twenty-three years old, his body was only slightly over sixteen years old. He had not exceeded the age limit of the Azure Sect.

After passing the age test, they would go through the procedures to become a disciple of the sect. They would then be given the uniformed green robes of the servant disciples and some daily necessities.

As for their accommodations, all the prospective servant disciples who passed the test would be arranged to stay in a large courtyard for the time being.

They would first undergo training for three days before being assigned to the Servants' Quarters of the various peaks.

The disciple surnamed Lee who was in charge of taking care of all the procedures with Lu Chen was a straightforward person. He was amazed by the complicated puzzle ring and could not help but ask Lu Chen about it on the way.

Naturally, Lu Chen would tell him everything he knew. He also asked a lot of questions in return.

The disciple in front of him was named Lee Qi. He was also a servant disciple. He had entered the Azure Sect at the age of fifteen and had been there for three years. He was currently the Supervisor of the Servants' Quarters of the lower Azure Peak. He was one of the people with real power in the Servants' Quarters.

As for that greybeard, his identity was somewhat special.

The old man was Wei Qianxian. He had entered the Azure Sect at a young age and became a servant disciple. Although he had been ordinary and did not make any great contributions to the sect, his greatest strength was his age.

In the past sixty years, Wei Qianxian had been in the Azure Sect for at least sixty years.

In these sixty years, he had gone from a servant disciple to an official disciple, and then he became an upper court disciple. After graduating, he directly stayed in the Azure Sect and became an ordinary flamen. He had been teaching for decades.

It was not until the previous year that he had a serious illness and had to withdraw from the frontlines of the flamen.

In terms of cultivation, Wei Qianxian might be ranked at the bottom of the two hundred arcane flamen in the Azure Sect, but in terms of seniority, no one in the entire Azure Sect was better than him.

He had been teaching in the Azure Sect for too long, but he was lucky to have taught many good seedlings.

After a few decades, the disciples who had been taught by him had all grown up. Now, a small number of them were teaching in the Azure Sect, and more than twenty of them were the flamen of the Azure Sect, and two of them were the pontifex of the Azure Sect.

These were all the Hand-Chosen Disciples that he had taught. If he counted the ordinary disciples that he had taught for a while, then the number would be even more.

It was said that even two of the seven Peak Masters of the Seven Azure Peaks had been taught by him.

It was precisely because of this that even though Wei Qianxian's cultivation was not high, his status in the sect was extremely high. Even the Peak Masters had to greet him politely. When the Pontifex saw him, he would even take the initiative to greet him.

This treatment was simply awesome!

Therefore, even though Wei Qianxian had retired from the frontlines due to an illness, the sect did not forget about him.

Not only did he give Wei Qianxian the identity of the honorary Pontifex, he even made him the Principal of the Servants' Quarters, allowing him to manage hundreds of Servants' Quarters in the Azure Sect.

Hearing that Wei Qianxian was actually the Principal of the Servants' Quarters made Lu Chen excited. He thought to himself that the three hours of teaching just now had not been wasted.

The Principal of the Servants' Quarters! Although it didn't sound good, the old saying was right. A county official was not as good as being in charge.

To the current him, the Principal of the Servants' Quarters was the thigh that he should hold on to the most. There was no one else.

Because they were on the same wavelength, and they could get along well, Lee Qi specially arranged a room with a better environment for Lu Chen after he brought him to the Servants' Quarters.

In the eyes of the newcomers, Lu Chen, who was acting like a brother to them, had become someone they could not afford to offend.

Although they did not purposely fawn over Lu Chen, they still treated him with respect.

...

The rooms in the temporary residence were all shared by eight people. Lu Chen's room was no exception.

Among the eight people in the room, all of them were prospective servants. They were around fourteen to sixteen years old. There was no generation gap between them. After they settled down, they started to chat with each other.

After everyone had fallen asleep, Lu Chen opened the exchange system in his Mindscape.

After entering, he saw that his energy points had actually increased by one point, becoming three points.

It had only increased by one point in a single day. This speed seemed a bit slow!

There was no way to increase it quickly.

Since it was called energy point, it should be able to increase energy. How could he increase energy in the system?

Should he go out and bask in the moonlight? Or should he go out and bask in the sun tomorrow?

This system might be solar energy.

Lu Chen thought about it in his heart. He continued to open the other pages of the exchange system to see if there were any new changes, such as the appearance of new pills that could be exchanged.

However, there was almost no change. The only thing that changed was the energy point. The exchange count and cooldown bar under the 'one' card had already turned green by 1/3.

According to his calculations, it would take about three days to recover the chance to exchange for a pill.

Now that he had accumulated three energy points, it was enough to exchange for a first level Regeneration Pellet. However, Lu Chen did not exchange for it.

Because the environment did not allow it, there were too many servants around. With so many people around, it was better to be careful.

...

Early the next morning, an old servant disciple came over with a group of prospective servants to eat at the small canteen.

The small canteen was opened temporarily. Not only did it provide food for prospective servants, but even the newly-recruited prospective official disciples also ate here.

There was no comparison without harm.

The group of prospective servants entered the Azure Sect under the envious gazes of thousands of their peers. They were originally in a good mood and were excited.

But when he was in the same room as those prospective official disciples who had passed the talent test.

Looking at the blue sect uniforms on others, and then looking at the green sect uniforms on their own, he felt inferior.