C6 Devouring Flowers and Grass
Lu Chen also felt a bit envious in his heart, but he did not feel inferior. After all, his trash talent was given to him by the heavens, and it had nothing to do with him working hard. So what if he felt inferior?
After breakfast, the next thing to do was to gather. All of the new disciples would head to a small square in the sect to carry out the ceremony of the new disciples entering the sect.
Nearly four hundred new disciples gathered together. Lu Chen took a few glances at them. Among them, there were more than three hundred prospective official disciples in blue robes, and there were about sixty to seventy prospective servant disciples who were dressed in the same green robes as him.
On the high platform, all of the important figures of the Azure Sect had basically arrived. A beautiful senior sister in white robes held a megaphone and began to introduce the higher-ups of the sect to the new disciples below the stage one by one.
Next was the usual "leaders' speech" segment, which was long and stinky.
The other new disciples were listening to it with rapt attention, but Lu Chen was the most annoyed with this kind of long-winded nonsense. He was so bored that he felt like he was about to fall asleep.
It was undeniable that the 'spiritual chicken soup' of the leaders was filled with positive energy, but he was really tired of it. His body had long become immune to the chicken soup, and he could automatically filter the nutrition of the chicken soup.
In the entire morning, other than the handsome middle-aged uncle in the middle of the high platform and the Azure Sect's Sect Master, Xue Wuding, Lu Chen did not hear a single word.
After lunch, it was the internal speech of the servant disciples in the afternoon. There were sixty to seventy people gathered in a medium-sized hall, and each of them received a copy of the Disciple's Rules.
When he saw the 'Disciple's Rules' on the cover page, Lu Chen could not help but sigh in his heart. It seemed that he had been a step too low in the beginning, and he would be a step too low in the future.
Very quickly, Greybeard, who was in charge of the Servants' Quarter disciple recruitment test yesterday, came over.
As expected, the older he got, the more naggy he became!
After introducing himself, Wei Qianxian went on to give a long speech that lasted for nearly an hour.
Although he couldn't help but drink chicken soup, the chicken soup was much more practical than the chicken soup that he drank previously.
Wei Qianxian was probably from the Servants' Quarters. In addition, he had been in charge of the Servants' Quarters for two years, so he knew the situation of the servants very well.
Therefore, many of his words were practical. It was rare for Lu Chen to pay attention to his speech.
There were also seven green-clothed disciples who came with Wei Qianxian. They were the Supervisors of the Servants' Quarters of the Seven Azure Peaks. They were in charge of managing the servants of the various peaks.
Among them, Lu Chen had seen four of them during the recruitment yesterday. Lee Qi was one of them, and he was the Supervisor of the Servants' Quarters of the main peak, Azure Peak.
After Wei Qianxian finished speaking, the Supervisors of the various Servants' Quarters began to speak.
Lu Chen wanted to know what the servant disciples would do in the future.
However, before the Supervisor on the stage could say anything, he was called away by Wei Qianxian.
"Wei Qianxian, where are you taking the disciple?" On the way, Lu Chen could not help but ask.
As Wei Qianxian walked, he sighed and said, "It's still the puzzle ring. I clearly remembered it yesterday, but I forgot it this morning. Sigh! It's normal for people to be useless when they get old."
Lu Chen suddenly understood and quickly comforted him, "You have just learned it, so it's normal for you to forget. Don't worry, I will demonstrate it a few more times for you so that you can quickly learn it."
However, Wei Qianxian shook his head and said, "No need, I'm already old and can't be bothered to learn it. You can just teach her."
"Him? Who is he?"
Lu Chen asked curiously, but Wei Qianxian did not answer him. He only told him to follow him and he would know the answer in a while.
The Azure Sect was very big, and they walked for a long time before they arrived at the Azure Peak where Wei Qianxian lived.
Wei Qianxian was the famous Pontifex of the Azure Peak, and he lived in a small yard on the side of the Azure Peak.
"Wei Qianxian, where is she?"
Lu Chen followed him into the yard and looked around, but he did not see anyone in the yard.
"Xiaoling? Xiaoling? Where did this little girl go?"
Wei Qianxian shouted a few times, but there was no response. He could not help but frown and said, "That girl might have something to do and came late. You brat, just wait here for her. Who knows, she might come later. When that time comes, you can teach her well. I still have something to do, so I won't stay here and wait for you."
After that, he reminded Lu Chen not to touch anything in his courtyard and left in a hurry.
After Wei Qianxian left, Lu Chen stayed in the yard alone.
After sitting in the room for five minutes, Lu Chen couldn't sit still when he saw that no one came. He stood up and walked around Wei Qianxian's house twice.
It could be seen that Wei Qianxian was a very organized person. The furnishings in the house were arranged neatly, which was a hundred times better than the messy dog nest of many young people.
Lu Chen didn't dare to casually flip through Wei Qianxian's things. After looking for a while, he left the house and went to the courtyard outside.
When he came in just now, he noticed that there were a lot of flowers and plants in the courtyard. From the state of the flowers and plants and the way they were arranged, it could be seen that these flowers and plants had been meticulously taken care of.
Lu Chen had never been very interested in flowers and plants. However, he suddenly thought of a problem.
When he had gathered at the plaza early in the morning, he had been exposed to the sun, so he could not help but quietly open the exchange system in his Mindscape to see if the sun could be used to replenish the energy point.
Of course, it was not possible!
His body was not like a solar panel, and the exchange system was probably not solar energy. Sunlight would not be able to charge it.
Now, looking at the plates of flowers and plants in the courtyard that were emitting a faint spiritual aura, Lu Chen suddenly had a bold idea.
Could the energy point represent Qi?
For example, if he ate the herb that was filled with spiritual things, would he be able to increase his energy point?
Otherwise, why not be a rapist and steal one or two flowers? Wei Qianxian should not know about that, right?
The idea of stealing flowers sprouted in his mind. In the end, Lu Chen could not hold it in anymore. He looked around and made sure that no one was around before he quickly picked a flower and threw it into his mouth.
To be honest, the flower looked pretty, but it was actually so damn unpalatable.
As he was complaining about the taste of the flower, two questions suddenly popped up in Lu Chen's mind.
I wonder what kind of plant this is? Is it poisonous?
Also, the flower tastes so bad. Could it be that Wei Qianxian planted it with excrement?
As the old saying goes, if you want a good plant, you must have a lot of excrement.
With that in mind, there was indeed a possibility!
In an instant, a nauseous feeling surged into his heart. Lu Chen's face turned pale, and he felt his stomach churning. He was so scared that he quickly wiped away the sad thoughts in his mind and focused his attention on the pill exchange system in the Mindscape.
Unfortunately, there was still no reaction from the system. The energy point did not increase at all.
This situation made Lu Chen mutter to himself. Could it be that I ate too little? Why don't I try eating a leaf?
Not willing to give up, he looked around and reached out his hand to pick the leaf.
However, when his finger touched the flower, a strange notification popped up on the right side of the exchange system in his mind.
Lu Chen controlled the energy point and opened it.
[Detected energy source. Would you like to devour it?]
[Do you want to?]
"Damn, this energy point can really be recharged!"
Lu Chen's eyes lit up and his heart beat wildly. He could not help but click yes.
In an instant, a lightning symbol that looked like it was being recharged appeared on the upper right corner of the Exchange System Panel. A strange devouring force appeared from his body.
He could clearly feel that the spiritual energy contained in the flower that he was holding was being absorbed by his body, and it was continuously being transferred to the system in the Mindscape.
In just a few minutes, Lu Chen personally saw the energy point on the upper right corner of the System Panel increase from 3 to 8. Then, the charging symbol flashed for a moment before it suddenly broke off.
"Damn, it's over!"
When the wakan in his hand was devoured, Lu Chen realized that something was wrong. He looked down and saw that the Shadow Blossom in his hand had indeed died. All of its spirituality had been lost, and it was about to die.
'Really? This plant is so delicate? I only absorbed 5 energy points? Is it really that easy?'
Lu Chen's heart was a little flustered.
In the Aetheria Continent, the price of the Voidwhisper Herb and the Shadow Blossom was not cheap, especially for the ornamental ones. Any one of them would cost a few gold coins, and if it was a treasure, it could cost more than ten gold coins or even more than a few dozen gold coins.
If Wei Qianxian found out that he had killed his flower, he would not be able to pay for it even if he sold his kidney!
Lu Chen's face was bitter. Just as he was thinking about leaving, he suddenly heard a clear and melodious voice behind him.
"Hey, are you Lu Chen?"
The sudden voice startled Lu Chen, who was feeling guilty. He quickly turned around and when he saw who it was, he was slightly stunned.
Standing behind him was a little girl wearing a white sect robe with a ponytail.
She looked to be around thirteen or fourteen years old, about 1.5 meters tall. She had almond-shaped eyes, jade-like teeth, and a small face that was as red as a painting. She looked like a cute little white snow princess.
At this moment, the little girl in white was looking at Lu Chen with her big, watery blue eyes.
As she looked at him, her eyes suddenly revealed a surprised expression. She exclaimed in surprise and asked, "Eh? Aren't you the one selling pigs in Rubrumwood? Why are you here?"
"…"
Lu Chen also recognized the young girl in front of him. She was the little beauty cultivator from the Azure Sect who gave him a gold coin the day before yesterday and bought the little boar.
However, why did it sound so awkward? Lu Chen rubbed his nose gloomily.
