Menial Disciple

"If he can't join as outer disciple, then maybe he can join as a menial disciple."

Qing Yang Zi looked at Lin Fan.

His voice then came into Lin Fan's mind, and no one else except Lin Fan could hear him.

"That's the best I can do. Don't worry, I will pick a menial disciple's position far away from troubles, near the Qing Feng woods at the back of the mountains."

When Lin Fan heard about the woods, he thought about it for a moment and nodded his head.

It was perfect for him to gain new abilities by hunting beasts, once his Physiques Level was sufficient.

After getting Lin Fan's agreement to his arrangement, Qing Yang Zi continued and said, "What about joining as a menial disciple? There's a position to collect firewood in Physiques Peak, and the old man there, Ho Jie, needs a replacement."

Tan Fei kept quiet, as menial disciples don't receive any pills or elixirs, and they perform daily chores to run the sect.

He would be seen as unreasonable if he kept at it.

The other onlookers silently smirked as they heard Lin Fan was going to be a menial disciple.

Finally, the heavens have eyes, they thought.

Young lord Tan Rui joining the Sword Peak as an inner disciple and Lin Fan joining Physiques Peak as a menial disciple.

No other better ending they could have asked for.

"Great, that settles it then. See, harmony in the Dao is of utmost importance. Zhang Xi, you take over as I've got other things to take care of."

Qing Yang Zi gave out a hearty laugh and left, with the others giving him a bow.

"I told you I will get you to join the Physiques Peak," Zhang Xi said, patting Lin Fan on his back. "Do what you need to, and I will be back to fetch you to your new position in an hour."

She left, and Lin Fan wasted no time and sought out Ho Ming.

"Ho Ming, when you are in Sword Peak, be careful of Tan Rui. I will deal with him soon, so stay low for now."

"I will, but you... I heard from the others just now, if you don't have the pills and elixirs, it's hard to cultivate," Ho Ming said with a worried look.

"Don't worry about me, I will figure something out."

Lin Fan knows that if the pills and elixirs can't be had from the sect, he always had the option to work hard and procure them for himself.

Such a small obstacle was nothing to him.

When the disciples came to take the ten new disciples to their respective peaks, they bid farewell to each other.

"If you face any problems, feel free to come and find me."

"I will," Ho Ming waved and went on his way to the sword peak.

After he left, Zhang Xi came and led Lin Fan to his quarters.

On the way, she introduced Lin Fan to the Physiques Peak.

"My father, Zhang Yi Nian, is the peak lord, now in secluded cultivation.

"I'm in charge while he is away.

"There's also senior martial brother Sun Hai helping me, you left a pretty good impression on him.

"The other two disciples in Physiques Peak are out on a mission, so you wouldn't see them so soon.

"But now, I shall bring you to the woodshed. Old Ho Jie will take care of you there.

"I will try and help you whenever I can, but there are eyes and ears all around, so there's a limit on how much I could do."

Lin Fan listened and took note of what Zhang Xi had said.

She took out a piece of wooden slab, carved with Lin Fan's name, and handed it over to Lin Fan.

"Here, take this.

"It lets others know you are a menial disciple and records your contribution points.

"Every day after you finish your task, go to the Head of Miscellaneous Duties to register your contribution points.

"You can use the contribution points to exchange for resources like pills, manuscripts, and weapons."

Lin Fan inspected the wooden slab, which was rectangular with a red cloth tied to it through a hole.

"Here, let me show you how it's done. I will transfer ten contribution points to you," Zhang Xi said, taking out another wooden slab and placing it next to Lin Fan's.

A white glow appeared on her wooden slab, and it went to Lin Fan's and disappeared.

"Hold the wooden slab and focus, you should be able to see the balance inside," Zhang Xi explained further.

With the wooden slab in his hand, Lin Fan focused his mind on it, and the white glow appeared again, forming the number ten.

"Are the transactions tracked and tied to individuals?" Lin Fan asked.

"No, that's why I gave you one with ten contribution points. Wouldn't want that Tan Fei breathing down my neck," Zhang Xi replied, shaking her head in disgust at the mere mention of Tan Fei's name.

Hearing that the contribution points aren't tied to individuals, Lin Fan started to have some ideas.

Can't waste the contribution points if someone accidentally dies, can't we. In the name of reuse and recycle, he shall make it his mission to not let these contribution points go to waste.

The journey was long and took them half an hour to reach Ho Jie's living quarters.

It was right on the edge of the Qing Feng woods, up north from the central square.

Lin Fan looked at the living quarters and he felt right at home.

A very small wooden hut made from wooden planks and mud bricks stood next to the firewood shed.

It was pathetically small, even the firewood shed was bigger than the wooden hut.

When they entered the wooden hut, there was only a table and a few chairs.

In the sleeping area, two beds were placed.

Even though the wooden hut was sparse and didn't have much, it was kept clean and dust-free.

When Lin Fan and Zhang Xi were checking out the sleeping area, a man entered the wooden hut.