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Chapter 142 Jiang Xiaochuan Visits
"Senior Sister Ye, are Jiang Xiaochuan and the others going?" Xu Changshou asked.
Ye Shanhu nodded. "Of course Jiang Xiaochuan and the others will go. They must be eagerly awaiting Master Li's initiation ceremony. As menial disciples, we don't have many opportunities to curry favor with a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If someone we know becomes a Foundation Establishment cultivator, we must attend the initiation ceremony."
Xu Changshou smiled and said, "I understand. It's human nature. They all want to establish a good relationship with Uncle Li. Sister Ye, will you go?"
"I……"
Ye Shanhu was at a loss.
Originally, she and Li Linhao obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill almost at the same time.
Li Linhao succeeded in building his foundation, but she failed.
From the perspective of a loser, of course she didn't want to meet Li Linhao, but since everyone else was there, it would be a bit unreasonable for her not to go.
If Li Linhao holds a grudge against her because of this, that would be bad.
In addition, the power behind Ye Shanhu is Wanbao Pavilion. Even if she doesn't want to go, the people of Wanbao Pavilion will not agree.
"I'm going, Junior Brother Xu, how about you?"
"I?"
Xu Changshou said casually: "Since you all want to go, I will go too."
"Okay, we'll go together then. By the way, Junior Brother Xu, you can't go to the initiation ceremony empty-handed."
"I know!"
Xu Changshou understood that no matter what event he participated in, he had to bring gifts with him. This was called social etiquette.
When attending the retirement ceremony of a senior brother, Xu Changshou even gave him a Qi-replenishing pill.
"Senior Sister Ye, what gift do you think is best to prepare for attending Uncle Li's initiation ceremony?" Xu Changshou asked.
Ye Shanhu said, "Spiritual stones are best, and there will be plenty of them. You should be prepared."
"I know!"
The ceremony of entering the sect and the ceremony of retiring are two completely different situations.
The retirement ceremony is when a monk retires from the secular world. You just go to attend the ceremony, gather some people, and give some gifts to show your appreciation.
The initiation ceremony is different.
Li Linhao became a foundation-building cultivator, and his status and voice were bound to rise.
There will be a long time in the sect in the future, and everyone will need help. Send some spirit stones to Li Linhao and build a good relationship with him. It will be easier to talk to him when you need help in the future.
As for why spirit stones are the best gifts, this is easy to understand.
The people they give gifts to are great monks who have established their foundation. If you give them ordinary things, they will not appreciate them and will not be able to use them.
It is something that a foundation-building cultivator could use and appreciate, but you can't afford it.
Therefore, it is most appropriate to give spirit stones directly.
Xu Changshou: "How many spirit stones should I give?"
Xu Changshou was a solitary cultivator without a family, so he didn't know much about gift-giving and the interpersonal relationships between cultivators.
"This requires everyone to discuss it together."
"Who to discuss this with?"
"Of course it's our brothers and sisters from the Gengzi Academy."
"understood!"
Xu Changshou understood instantly.
Li Linhao came from the Gengzi Academy. In addition to Li Linhao, Ye Shanhu and himself, there were seven other friends in the Gengzi Academy.
They are all one, so they can give as much as they want, and everyone will feel proud.
If some people give more and some give less, it will be difficult to talk things over.
This is the truth, but Xu Changshou soon discovered a problem.
The gap between the rich and the poor among those friends in the Gengzi Academy is quite large now.
Take myself and Ye Shanhu for example. No matter who is between them, it would be no problem to get a hundred or eighty spirit stones.
Others may not be able to do it.
For example, Su Mo, for example, Han Zong.
Su Mo was extremely poor and couldn't even afford Qi-replenishing pills.
Han Zong worked as a helper in a slaughterhouse and only earned three spirit stones after working hard for a month.
After all, it is an initiation ceremony, so the spirit stones given cannot be too few. One spirit stone is definitely not enough.
If it's ten spirit stones, Su Mo and Han Zong can still afford it if they grit their teeth.
If it were a hundred spirit stones, the two of them would definitely not be able to carry it. I guess, if they were really asked to carry a hundred spirit stones, Su Mo and Han Zong might not go.
Even though Li Linhao and these people used to be friends who grew up together, their identities and status have changed drastically now.
There is already a huge gap between them, so big that they can't even afford to give gifts.
"Junior Brother Xu, today is the first day of the new year. I have to go back and hand in my mission."
Ye Shanhu stood up and said goodbye.
"Senior Sister Ye, take care."
……
After seeing Ye Shanhu off, Xu Changshou packed up and went to hand in the task.
After completing the task, Li Linger came and played with the girl for a whole day before sending her away.
night.
A huge crane landed in Xu Changshou's yard. At this time, the crane was holding a red invitation in its mouth. When Xu Changshou walked out the door, the crane threw the invitation to him and then flew away.
Xu Changshou opened the invitation and saw: Fellow Taoist Xu Changshou, I will hold an initiation ceremony on the eighth day of this month. I warmly invite you to participate in my initiation ceremony.
Respectfully written by Li Linhao.
"It's Li Linhao's invitation. What a grand ceremony."
Looking at the flying crane, Xu Changshou was secretly surprised.
The crane is a mascot in the sect. Only people with relatively strong background can borrow a crane. Li Linhao actually used a crane to deliver a letter.
It can be seen that his family's influence is quite extraordinary in the sect.
The initiation ceremony is scheduled for the eighth day of the first lunar month. Today is only the first day, so there are still several days left.
In the next few days, Xu Changshou did not go out and no one came to visit him. He was waiting for the initiation ceremony to begin.
The sixth day.
Jiang Xiaochuan is here.
After opening the door, Xu Changshou took a look. Jiang Xiaochuan was tall and thin at this time. He was not handsome, but he had red lips and white teeth.
The childishness of his childhood can no longer be seen on his face.
His small eyes revealed shrewdness and sophistication.
At this time, Jiang Xiaochuan's cultivation level was the eleventh level of Qi Refining.
"Junior Brother Jiang, you're here." Xu Changshou greeted with a smile.
"Senior Brother Xu, you actually broke through to the twelfth level of Qi Refining?"
Jiang Xiaochuan was a little surprised to see Xu Changshou.
Back then, in Gengziyuan, he remembered that Xu Changshou had the worst spiritual roots among the ten of them, with mixed five-element spiritual roots.
At the beginning, Xu Changshou's cultivation was higher than his. In Jiang Xiaochuan's opinion, it was because Xu Changshou was older and had been exposed to cultivation earlier, and he was also more diligent than others. Therefore, he could accept Xu Changshou's higher cultivation.
However, as time went by, he should have been able to surpass Xu Changshou, but for some reason, Xu Changshou's cultivation speed was always faster than his.
This made Jiang Xiaochuan very dissatisfied. You know, he entered Taiyi Peak and Xu Changshou entered Lumo Peak.
The environment for cultivation is much better than Xu Changshou's.
In terms of environment, talent, family background, no matter in which aspect, he is better than Xu Changshou.
But his cultivation level was not as good as Xiu Changshou's, so of course he was not convinced.
What he didn't know was that the resources Xu Changshou had used for cultivation over the years were many times more than he knew.
"hehe!"
Xu Changshou smiled and said nothing, changing the subject: "Junior Brother Jiang, let's go inside and talk."