Chapter 682: Chapter 257: 25-Year Retrospective_3 “Excuse me, Senior Lu, may I ask what is the difference between the menial workers and apprentices that your family is recruiting?” Many Immortal Seedlings were discussing animatedly, and someone raised the question. Having been eliminated by the Qingyun Sect, their prospects for cultivation were extremely challenging. Most could only become Loose Cultivators or serve as domestic servants to certain family powers to acquire cultivation techniques and train in the cultivating arts. Now, at Blue Lake Mountain, Lu Changsheng’s reputation suddenly made many people excited. Even though many had not heard of the name Lu Changsheng of Blue Lake Mountain before. But seeing so many people bowing respectfully to Lu Changsheng at the event, they knew that Blue Lake Mountain was not ordinary. “Regarding menial workers and apprentices, the first three years are the cultivation phase, during which my Blue Lake Mountain will provide you with cultivation techniques and distribute a certain amount of Spirit Rice and two Spirit Stones every month,” “If during these three years, you show talent in Talisman Making, Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Wine Brewing, Puppetry, Beast Taming, Spirit Plant Cultivation, Spirit Slaughterer or other skills, you may become an apprentice of the Lu Family and enjoy superior treatment. The specific benefits will be determined based on your performance,” “If you do not have a talent for any skills, you can only become a menial worker, following the Lu Family’s arrangements, working for Blue Lake Mountain for ten years to repay the cultivation costs of the first three years.” “As for the five major protections I mentioned, they are condolence, medical care, childbirth, housing, and elder care,” “If you are injured or have an accident while studying or working at Blue Lake Mountain, the Lu Family will provide a certain amount of condolence money. The same goes for illness; as long as it’s at Blue Lake Mountain, the Lu Family will offer free treatment.” “If you work at Blue Lake Mountain for twenty years, you can settle there and enjoy childbirth subsidies and elder care,” Lu Changsheng stated. “Senior Lu, this humble one wishes to sign up!” “I, too, want to sign up,” “Son, hurry and sign up. Even if you end up as a menial worker, you can at least cultivate!” Upon hearing this, the scene buzzed with excitement, many people expressing their desire to sign up. It was not that the conditions Lu Changsheng offered were especially appealing. It was merely that Lu Changsheng’s appearance and demeanor instilled an instinctive trust and affinity in people. Moreover, the name of Blue Lake Mountain sounded much better than the offer from several other family powers a while ago. “So many people?” Lu Changsheng was slightly astonished to see so many people wanting to sign up. He had only had a sudden inspiration and thought to recruit some people to take back with him. He didn’t expect it to be so popular. “Brother Lu, leave this matter to me,” Seeing this, Hong Yi beside him immediately took out a small wooden table from his Storage Bag and had everyone line up. He then registered and inquired about each person’s Spiritual Root, family, and age. When recruiting apprentices, those from wealthy families with good conditions were naturally excluded first. However, Hong Yi seemed to guess what Lu Changsheng was thinking and relaxed the conditions slightly for good-looking young girls. An hour and a half later, with Hong Yi’s help, Lu Changsheng selected thirty Immortal Seedlings. Fifteen young men and fifteen young women. Because there were many applicants, these thirty had relatively good conditions. Among them was a young man with a Sixth Grade Spiritual Root. Lu Changsheng thought to himself that if these people were indeed worthy of being cultivated after taking them back, he could make the trip every five years. “My Blue Lake Mountain is currently only recruiting thirty people; if you are interested, you can go to the Lu Family of Qingzhu Mountain.” Looking at the young men and women in front of him who looked disappointed, Lu Changsheng spoke out. He was also using his own reputation to advertise for Qingzhu Mountain. “Thank you, brother-in-law!” Upon hearing this, Lu Miaoquan quickly made a bowing gesture to Lu Changsheng. “Brother Hong, I will need your help for this trip.” Lu Changsheng addressed Hong Yi as he looked at the group of young men and women. In his Storage Bag, he had three Spirit Boats, but one person couldn’t pilot multiple boats. Still, two Spirit Boats weren’t enough to carry so many people. Lu Changsheng assessed the situation around him and asked a Loose Cultivator in the Energy Refinement Late Stage to pilot a Spirit Boat for him. He then took the thirty young men and women away on the Spirit Boats. “Riding horses? Shouldn’t we be boarding Spirit Boats?” Shortly afterward, other families who had also recruited people released Spirit Steeds, preparing to take the Immortal Seedlings back with them. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢 Seeing that Lu Changsheng had just left by piloting a Spirit Boat while they were to ride horses, the Immortal Seedlings of this family felt a sudden shock as if experiencing a letdown.” “Ahem, these are not ordinary horses; these are Spirit Steeds of the Cultivation World, capable of traveling thousands of miles in a day,” the head of this family explained. They were helpless: after all, piloting a Spirit Boat required an individual at the Energy Refinement Late Stage. Moreover, it was not feasible for their family to deploy multiple Spirit Boats all at once. Though the Immortal Seedlings were reluctant, they had no choice but to accept the situation, feeling envious of those who had joined Blue Lake Mountain. Eight days later. Three Spirit Boats descended outside of Blue Lake Mountain. “Father!” Lu Yun, who was on duty at the mountain gate, immediately shouted upon seeing his father returning. “Hmm,” Lu Changsheng nodded, handing out a Middle Grade Spirit Stone to the Loose Cultivator who had helped: “Thank you for your trouble, friend.” “Senior Lu, you’re too kind, too kind!” The Loose Cultivator replied with a beaming smile as he accepted the Spirit Stone. “This is the Blue Lake Mountain Lu Family,” Lu Changsheng then led the thirty young men and women through the mountain gate, speaking out loud. He then sent a message to Xiao Qing, explaining the situation of these people, and instructed her to arrange all the young men and women at Lake Heart Villa. …. In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. The recruitment of thirty Immortal Seedlings had no significant impact or change on the Lu Family. After all, the monthly expenses of thirty Immortal Seedlings did not exceed a hundred Spirit Stones.