章節 94: Chapter 94: The First Sect Assembly

Today, Lin Xiao convened everyone in the sect's main hall to hold the first sect assembly. Standing on the high platform, he looked down at the gathered crowd, which included humans, beasts, and even a spirit, and even his father. Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

He swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and then spoke loudly to the crowd, "The First Assembly of Lingxian Sect begins now!"

Everyone looked up, curious and expectant, waiting for what he would say next.

Lin Xiao continued, "Today's assembly has three main topics." He raised three fingers as he spoke, "First, we need to discuss the upcoming journeys of Yigao and Jianghe."

With that, he pulled out the eleven peachwood swords he had crafted three days ago and said, "These are the weapons we have prepared for everyone in the sect."

He levitated ten of the swords towards the crowd. The group marveled at the floating swords, admiring Lin Xiao's impressive cultivation. As they took hold of the swords, they felt a powerful surge of energy from within, filling them with awe as they carefully inspected their new weapons.

Little Luan, seeing that everyone else had a sword while it and the nearby wooden figure had none, chirped indignantly, "Coo! Where's mine? Coo wants one too!"

Lin Xiao looked at its short, chubby wings and sighed, "You can't even hold a sword with those wings. What's the point of giving you one?"

Little Luan glanced down at its wings and then up at the others' nimble hands gripping the swords. After a moment of hesitation, it chirped confidently, "Coo will soon have hands like them!"

Lin Xiao chuckled and agreed, "Alright, alright. Once you grow hands, I'll make you a sword too."

He then turned back to the crowd and said, "Since Jianghe and Yigao will be traveling far, I've also prepared some additional items for them to ensure their safety and convenience in cultivation. Each of them will receive a pendant that conceals their cultivation from others and a small gathering spirit array for personal use."

"As Jianghe is going to find ways to generate income for our sect, I've given him all the remaining funds after distributing allowances. Although it's not much, it's currently all we have."

As he spoke, Lin Xiao handed the two peach leaf pendants and gathering spirit arrays to Sun Yigao and Qin Jianghe, along with a pouch of copper coins for Qin Jianghe. After briefly explaining how to use the items, Lin Xiao cleared his throat and continued addressing the group.

"This brings me to the second topic. In the future, any new members who join the sect will need to earn these items through contribution points."

"Contribution points will be earned based on each person's contributions to the sect. Anything beyond the basic provisions will require contribution points. Of course, if you take on disciples in the future, what you give them is up to you, and not tied to contribution points."

At this point, Lin Xiao grinned mischievously and added, "Currently, Fuzai is my only official disciple. Does anyone else want to be my disciple? I have plenty of good stuff to share!"

Lin Xiao's gaze first fell on his father, but Lin Daqiu, sitting below, completely ignored his hopeful look and instead focused on his new peachwood sword. Lin Xiao had raised this topic because he felt that, apart from Fuzai, he hadn't formally discussed the master-disciple relationship with anyone else. It was important to clarify these relationships now to avoid confusion, especially as the sect grew.

Just then, Sun Yigao spoke up, "Aside from Elder Liao and Little Luan, all of us learned our cultivation methods from you. So, technically, we're all your disciples, right?"

Hearing this, the others quickly nodded in agreement.

"Yigao is right, that's how it should be."

"Exactly, just like that."

Of course, this did not include Lin Daqiu, who found the situation somewhat awkward. How could a father suddenly become his son's disciple? But seeing how everyone else was playing along, he decided not to embarrass his son. After all, what harm could come from being a disciple? It wasn't as if his son would start bossing him around, right?

Lin Xiao felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Well, I wouldn't put it that way... But since that's the case, I'll shamelessly accept the role of master. However, I won't be accepting any more disciples lightly in the future. If any of you find someone you'd like to take as a disciple, that's your choice. My only requirement is that they must have good character. We don't want anyone with a twisted heart in our sect. And remember, only true sect members can cultivate our sect's methods."

The crowd listened intently, mentally noting Lin Xiao's words. They all felt that taking on disciples was still a distant matter, given their current cultivation levels.

Of course, Little Luan and Liao Pantao had different thoughts. Little Luan was already considering which wild pheasant from the back mountain would make the best first disciple, while Liao Pantao planned to ask Lin Xiao about becoming Sun Yigao's second master after the assembly.

Lin Xiao, remembering the agenda, continued, "Finally, we need to discuss our sect's construction plans."

"First, let me introduce something. In general, there are four major auxiliary skills in cultivation: alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, and formation techniques. These skills are essential to a cultivator's life."

Seeing the confused expressions of the villagers, except for Liao Pantao, Lin Xiao patiently explained, "For example, you all know about alchemy, right? It was thanks to Yigao, under Elder Liao's guidance, that I was saved with an antidote pill. But there are countless other pills besides antidotes. Imagine if we could make longevity pills to extend our elders' lives."

"As for weapon crafting, I don't mean refining qi but refining tools. This involves turning ordinary objects into spiritual tools, imbuing them with energy so that they can withstand a cultivator's spiritual power and greatly enhance their effectiveness."

"For example, if we refine a hoe, it might become a spiritual hoe. With it, plowing a whole field might only take the blink of an eye!"

Hearing Lin Xiao's practical example, the villagers finally understood.