Chapter Sixteen: Inner Gate Mission

  The white fox nodded cleverly, stood up humanely, patted its own chest and said: "Don't worry, I won't mess with your stuff!"

  Yang Chen looked at the white fox's humanized movements and couldn't help but smile wryly, saying: "Who did you learn these moves from?"

  The white fox smiled and said: "I learned all this from others on the road!"

  Yang Chen smiled and took a subconscious glance at the bed, then instructed the white fox a few words not to mess with his things before turning around and walking out.

  Time flies, and at noon Yang Chen didn't go to the cafeteria for lunch, but instead endured his hunger, planning to wait until evening when he returned home to directly use painting to recover.

  As soon as Yang Chen pushed open the door, he saw Bai Hu rushing towards him before he even had a chance to enter.

  Yang Chen hugged the white fox tightly and smiled slightly, saying: "You didn't mess with things unnecessarily, did you?"

  The white fox nodded and said: "I didn't move, I've been waiting for you on the bed all along!"

  Yang Chen smiled and nodded, carrying the white fox to his bed, saying: "Although I don't know if the breathing method I'm learning now is useful for you, I can only tell it to you, you practice it yourself. If it doesn't work out, don't blame me!"

  Yang Chen had already thought it through on his way back, he would teach the breathing method he learned to the White Fox, although he didn't know if it would be useful for the White Fox, but since he promised it, he would do his best.

  Moreover, the most crucial thing is that once she cultivates her spiritual energy, she should leave this place. At that time, I won't have to be on tenterhooks either, afraid of being discovered and bringing trouble upon myself.

  The white fox heard that Yang Chen was going to teach it the breathing method, and suddenly became spirited, looking at Yang Chen with a serious face, waiting for him to start.

  "The breathing method I learned is abdominal breathing..."

  Yang Chen finished explaining the abdominal breathing method he knew, and continued: "I don't know if the human cultivation methods are the same as yours or not, you can only try to cultivate first!"

  The white fox had a eager-to-try look, hastily nodded its head and jumped onto the bed beside it. It closed its eyes, apparently starting to practice according to Yang Chen's teachings.

  Yang Chen looked at the white fox's appearance and smiled slightly, waited for a moment to find that the white fox was still seriously breathing, then took out the painting from under the bed, and used it to restore his fatigue and hunger for the day.

  Until I felt my condition had recovered to its best, I put the painting back under the bed and started breathing again.

  In the mountains, there is no New Year's Eve, and in the blink of an eye, it will be time to celebrate the new year. Yang Chen has been staying in this Taoist temple for more than four months, and he has also brought White Fox Xiao Xue along with him for four months.

  In these four months, Yang Chen and Xiao Xue have not cultivated their spiritual energy, but the relationship between this one person and one fox has become increasingly good. As for painting, Xiao Xue still doesn't know about it until now. It goes out to eat on its own, finds food on its own, and Yang Chen doesn't manage it. Every time, he waits for it to go out before taking out the painting to use it, so that it has never been discovered by the white fox.

  As for not going to the cafeteria to eat for four months, no one even asked about it. After all, everyone is busy with their own affairs, who would pay attention to a newcomer?

  Early this morning, Yang Chen had just walked out of his room when he found that the Elder Wang who had first taught him how to cultivate was also here. Everyone was standing neatly, obviously because Elder Wang had something to say today.

  "You've been in Tiandao Gate for some time now, and with the New Year approaching, it's time for Qin Country's annual inter-school exchange meeting. This year, it will be held at our Tiandao Gate, so all registered disciples must follow me to the inner gate to help out with decorating the venue!" Elder Wang said with a smile: "This is an opportunity for you, if you perform well, the sect won't treat you unfairly!"

  Every year during the Chinese New Year, all the major Xianmen schools in Qin Guo would gather together to give their disciples a chance to exchange and learn from each other, making up for their shortcomings and advancing further in their cultivation.

  And this place of exchange is where all the Xianmen schools in Qin Guo take turns every year, and this year's event is being held within the Tiandao School.

  In the inner sect, those inner sect disciples were busy cultivating every day. Now that Chinese New Year was approaching, they were even more diligent in their cultivation, wanting to show off at the exchange meeting. Who would have time to take care of decorating the inner sect? So this task fell on the shoulders of Yang Chen and other registered disciples.

  However, this is also an opportunity for these disciples. If they perform well, the sect will reward them with something that can change their lives.

  In the past, there were some disciples who had been named, but after 4 years of practice, they still hadn't cultivated their spiritual energy. They were about to be expelled from the sect when they encountered an opportunity to enter the inner gate and help out. With great effort, they finally received a reward of a Qi-gathering pill, which helped them successfully sense the spiritual energy and enter the inner gate.

  Such examples are common among the registered disciples of Tiandao Gate, causing everyone to show excitement on their faces. Of course, for those who have been full for four years, the excitement on their faces is even stronger, they know that it may be their last chance!

  Once they obtained the Gathering Qi Pill, after taking it, they refined true energy within their body. At that point, they could be said to have leaped through the Dragon Gate like a carp, directly entering the inner sect and becoming an official disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect.

  The old king looked at everyone and saw that they all had a eager-to-try look on their faces, so he nodded his head in satisfaction and said: "This afternoon, you all gather here, and then follow me to the inner gate!" He paused for a moment, saying: "Don't practice this morning, take a good rest! This afternoon we will start work!"

  Having said that, Wang Changlao ignored the crowd and directly mounted his flying sword, flying towards the direction of the inner gate to attend to his own affairs.

  Everyone looked at Wang Changlao's departing back with excitement on their faces, and then they all started whispering to each other.

  However, not everyone showed excitement, Yang Chen was puzzled at this time. He had been here for a short time and didn't have any friends, so he didn't know the inside story of this place. At this moment, he only knew that he would go to do hard labor and wouldn't have time to cultivate anymore.

  Yang Chen let out a sigh, turned around and returned to his own room. He had to go work at the inner gate now, and it would be at least several days before he could return. He needed to tell Xiaoxue about it, and there was also something very important that he had to do - hide the painting away. After all, he was going to the inner gate, and leaving the painting here made him uneasy. As for bringing it with him to the inner gate, that was even more out of the question!