159: Inspecting the sect

"Mm, very good. From now on, you will be the Elder Guarding this orchard. Can you guard this orchard well for This Sect Master?"

Jiang Chen was very satisfied with Zhu Heizi's attitude, patting his shoulder before appointing him.

"Yes, Sect Master. Subordinate will certainly look after the orchard." Zhu Heizi bowed excitedly and accepted the order.

"Mm, then start your post now. This Sect Master still has important matters to attend to." Jiang Chen nodded and disappeared from beside the orchard.

"Respectfully seeing off Sect Master!" Zhu Heizi bowed deeply again toward the spot where Jiang Chen had vanished.

"Alright, Elder Zhu, you can guard this place with peace of mind. This Elder is leaving too." Li Big Saber did not stay long, saying this before disappearing from beside the orchard.

"Hehe, my good days have finally arrived."

Seeing Li Big Saber leave.

Zhu Heizi quickly moved out a chair, lay on it, and began guarding the orchard.

On the Qingtian Sect Plaza.

Jiang Chen used up one Emperor Summoning Card and two Saint Emperor Summoning Cards.

"Subordinates respectfully greet Sect Master!"

The three people came before Jiang Chen and bowed respectfully.

"Mm, dispense with the formalities. Go find the Great Elder and have him arrange things for you."

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, implanting Li Big Saber's appearance and location into the mind of the leading Great Emperor.

"Yes, Sect Master. Subordinates take their leave!" The three bowed again and then headed toward the Elder District.

After these three left, Jiang Chen was not in a hurry to return to the Main Hall.

Instead, he began inspecting the entire Qingtian Sect, wanting to see what deficiencies the sect still had so he could improve them.

In a large building not far from the Time Pagoda.

Bai Xiangling was leading a dozen Hundred Flowers Sect disciples, urgently cooking food.

Meanwhile, several hundred Qingtian Sect disciples were sitting in the hall, eating and chatting happily.

"Sect Master, we don't have enough manpower. If there were even more people from the Upper Sect, none of us would have time to cultivate."

A female Hundred Flowers Sect disciple who was roasting a small wild boar complained to Bai Xiangling.

Due to the surge in Qingtian Sect disciples, their small cafeteria was packed every day, and food supply couldn't meet the demand; they simply couldn't handle the workload.

It wasn't just her small cafeteria that was overwhelmed; the small cafeteria belonging to the Xuan Yue Dynasty was also overwhelmed.

After all, they only had fifty people. Trying to supply food to the Qingtian Sect disciples who might leave the Pagoda at any time, while also doing miscellaneous chores within the Qingtian Sect, was truly insufficient.

Therefore, in order to satisfy the food supply for the Qingtian Sect disciples, Bai Xiangling was forced to sacrifice some cultivation time of the Hundred Flowers Sect disciples just to ensure the small cafeteria could keep operating.

"Shut up! The Upper Sect's kindness to us is as heavy as a mountain. What's wrong with sacrificing a little cultivation time? If I hear you complain like that again, This Sect Master will immediately send you away from the Upper Sect."

Hearing this female Hundred Flowers Sect disciple grumbling, Bai Xiangling scolded her without hesitation.

They were here as advanced servants. Since they were servants, they must have the awareness of a servant: first fulfill the duties of a servant, and only then talk about cultivation.

This female disciple had clearly forgotten her status, so she had to remind her.

"Sect Master's lesson is correct, this Disciple knows she was wrong." After being yelled at by Bai Xiangling, the female disciple's face turned pale and she quickly admitted her mistake.

Although they were currently sacrificing some cultivation time, they could still rotate once a week, which was still far better than cultivating in the Hundred Flowers Sect.

If she were truly sent away from the Qingtian Sect, she would suffer a huge loss.

Just as the group was working hard and eating happily.

Jiang Chen slowly walked through the small cafeteria's entrance, taking light steps.

The Qingtian Sect disciples who were eating were so shocked by Jiang Chen's sudden appearance that they didn't even have time to swallow the food in their mouths.

They all stood up, bowed to Jiang Chen, and shouted, "Disciples greet Sect Master!"

The loud sound echoed throughout the small cafeteria.

Bai Xiangling and the others who were still working also quickly came before Jiang Chen, knelt, and bowed.

"Servant girls respectfully greet Upper Sect Master!"

Some knelt, some bowed, all too nervous to even breathe heavily.

They had been eating in this small cafeteria for many days, and not even an Elder had come.

Jiang Chen's sudden arrival today truly startled them.

"Mm, dispense with the formalities. Those who should eat, eat. Those who should work, work." Jiang Chen waved his hand at the group and spoke slowly.

He had mainly come here to see Bai Xiangling.

Since Bai Xiangling had been in the sect for so long and her cultivation still hadn't broken through to the Saint Realm, and since he was passing by, he planned to ask about the situation.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

"Yes, Upper Sect Master!"

The disciples, Bai Xiangling, and the others answered, quickly stood up, and returned to their respective duties.

However, after those disciples stood up, they didn't dare linger in the small cafeteria. They quickly shoveled a few mouthfuls of food and hurriedly left.

After all, with Jiang Chen here, how could they dare to eat and chat merrily?

Seeing the disciples leave, Jiang Chen smiled but didn't pay it much mind. Instead, he said to Bai Xiangling, who was preparing to go back to work, "Xiao Bai, come here for a moment."

Hearing Jiang Chen call her, Bai Xiangling quickly came before him again, bowed, and said, "Upper Sect Master, does this servant girl have your command?"

"Xiao Bai, you haven't been cultivating diligently lately. Why is your cultivation still at Peak Heavenly Venerable?"

Bai Xiangling had been in the sect for over a month. Even if she cultivated in the Time Pagoda for two hours a day, she should have broken through to Saint Realm long ago.

Yet she was still at Peak Heavenly Venerable, which meant he hadn't even received a Rare Treasure Chest.

If this speed continued, who knew how long it would take him to get the epic treasure chest.

"Reporting... reporting to Upper Sect Master, I have been a bit busy lately, and this servant girl has indeed neglected cultivation. But Upper Sect Master, please rest assured, starting tomorrow, this servant girl will definitely cultivate properly," Bai Xiangling guaranteed, somewhat embarrassed.

Although she didn't know why Jiang Chen cared so much about her cultivation.

But since Jiang Chen said so, she could only sacrifice the cultivation time of one more Hundred Flowers Sect disciple so that she could go to the Time Pagoda every day to cultivate, thereby meeting Jiang Chen's expectations.

Hearing Bai Xiangling's explanation, Jiang Chen felt a bit helpless.

Logically speaking, as the Sect Master of her own sect, no matter how busy she was, it shouldn't be her turn to sacrifice cultivation time.

This girl was simply too conscientious.

Jiang Chen pondered for a moment and said to Bai Xiangling, "Xiao Bai, starting today, you don't need to do miscellaneous chores anymore. You can cultivate on the first floor of the Time Pagoda all day long from now on. This Sect Master gives you a mission: cultivate to the Great Emperor Realm at the fastest speed possible. Do you understand?"

He didn't care about differentiating treatment for people from affiliated sects now; he just wanted to quickly secure the epic treasure chest from Bai Xiangling.

After all, if he didn't do this, who knew when he would finally get the epic treasure chest from Bai Xiangling.

"Yes, Upper Sect Master, this servant girl will definitely not let down Upper Sect Master's expectations and will cultivate to the Great Emperor Realm as soon as possible." Hearing that Jiang Chen would allow her unrestricted cultivation in the Time Pagoda, Bai Xiangling bowed happily and accepted the order.