Chapter 408: Chapter 220: Returning to Splendid _2
"But your ultimate technique, Senior Brother, is just going to be buried like this? Even if you don’t want to take this boy in, you can still pass on your life’s ultimate techniques to him."
The black-robed elder of the "Scripture Pavilion" pondered for a moment and came up with an idea, speaking with a smile.
"I have considered that!"
The elder in the purple robe smiled, "I heard that this boy is participating in the True Disciple examination. Let’s see if he can come back alive!"
"Yes! This time, the situation is quite extraordinary!"
Speaking of this topic, the elder’s brow furrowed, his expression grave, "The Sect Leader Venerable seems unwilling to drag it on any longer. This time, I heard that the ’Black Tortoise Army’ has been gathered to prepare for a battle against the Demon Dao forces at the front line."
"Ha! How could someone as fierce as him tolerate the other Demon Dao, Demon Dao, and Buddhist Sect constantly thwarting the Sect’s offensives?"
The elder in the purple robe chuckled lightly, his expression somewhat complex.
"Indeed! If it weren’t for the Sect Leader Venerable’s attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, he would have eradicated the major sects long ago! Now that he has stabilized his cultivation at the Nascent Soul Realm and officially emerged to oversee the overall situation, a conclusion should finally be reached after three hundred years of warfare."
The black-robed elder nodded, deeply agreeing.
The Sect Leader Venerable of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," an unrivaled figure of his time.
Upon mentioning this person, the black-robed elder was filled with immense admiration.
"Yes! Hope so! Other forces won’t be so easy to deal with either! Some peerless figures won’t give up easily."
The elder in the purple robe nodded, a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes.
Three hundred years ago, it was he who discovered the Ancestral Vein at the front line!
Back then, he led the charge on the front lines.
Back then, he led the Cyan Dragon Army, sweeping through various outpost sects, his fame spreading throughout the Southern Heaven Continent and even to farther continents.
And now, he could only sit pitifully in the "Scripture Pavilion" drinking Spirit Tea with old friends, lamenting the ebbs and flows of life.
"Surely this time, the Sect Leader Venerable will personally avenge Senior Brother!"
This was what the black-robed elder thought inwardly without voicing it out.
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Li Yunjing was unaware of the conversations between the great figures upstairs. He entered the second floor and went straight to the front desk to state his purpose.
After revealing his cultivation, the person at the front desk did not give him any trouble.
He directly spent five hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones to exchange for Contribution Points.
This time, Li Yunjing intended to exchange for the second volumes of books on Artifact Refining, Alchemy, Array Formation, Puppetry, and Talisman.
The price for each second volume book in these five areas was one hundred thousand Contribution Points.
These are astronomical figures.
This is a significant method for the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" to control the development of its disciples.
Otherwise, with tens of thousands of cultivators relying on the Sect’s support, even the largest Sect couldn’t withstand such consumption.
Apart from some legacy cultivation techniques and unique books of the "Scripture Pavilion," disciples wishing to study any other books in the pavilion must spend Contribution Points.
If Contribution Points were insufficient, disciples could complete tasks, submit materials, Spirit Stones, or Magical Treasures—anything that could be converted to Spirit Stones, and the "Scripture Pavilion" would accept it all.
With this model, the non-productive "Scripture Pavilion" became very wealthy, thanks to the disciples from other peaks who came to borrow books, bringing with them wealth.
The cultivation techniques, magic, and lesser Divine Techniques held by Li Yunjing could also be handed over to the "Scripture Pavilion" to exchange for Contribution Points.
This time, Li Yunjing requested the front desk to call a few "Scripture Pavilion" scholars to appraise these techniques and give an estimate to exchange for Contribution Points.
The Sect is a place with rules, and Li Yunjing wasn’t afraid they would cheat him. After handing over the cultivation Jade Scroll, he found a stone room to seclude himself for reading.
As for the settlement?
When he emerged from seclusion, the "Scripture Pavilion" scholars would naturally appraise a fair price and credit it to his Identity Token.
While Li Yunjing was in seclusion on the second floor of the "Scripture Pavilion," news of his Foundation Establishment had already spread.
The terrifying speed at which he reached Foundation Establishment within two years aroused immense curiosity about him.
In just three days, this news had nearly reached everyone.
Li Yunjing’s acquaintances, friends, and allies were all shocked to extreme degrees upon hearing this news.
Over these three days, Li Yunjing’s communication talismans nearly exploded from the overload.
Almost every moment, someone was congratulating him on his promotion to the Foundation Establishment Realm, or wanting to catch up.
Li Yunjing received none of these messages. He focused wholeheartedly on reading the books he exchanged for, learning the knowledge they contained.
The second volumes of "Puppetry Technique Explanation," "Alchemy Technique Basics," "Comprehensive Understanding of Refining Knowledge," "Basic Array Formation Explanation," and "Basic Knowledge of Talisman Making."
The contents of these five books were not real secret manuals, but they recorded detailed basic knowledge and practice tips of the five techniques.
As long as the cultivator had the comprehension, they could distill and refine the knowledge they needed from these foundational elements.
With these five books, if Li Yunjing comprehensively understood them, he would grasp the entire contents of these five systems. The extent of his future growth would depend on his own capability.
Of course, another way was learning higher-level techniques from someone else.
This path now only remained in the field of Array Dao.
It’s impossible for the other four halls to pass on advanced knowledge to someone like Li Yunjing. Only the "Seven Star Palace," which he had joined, could potentially teach him higher-level Array Dao knowledge and complete formations in the future.
On the fourth day of Li Yunjing’s seclusion in the "Scripture Pavilion," the Shenxiao Hall issued a decree from the Sect Leader Venerable, restarting the arrangements for a new front-line war.
The great figures didn’t need to handle everything personally.
Soon, a group of "Shenxiao Dao Sect" high-level Golden Core Realm members, skilled in military affairs, convened at the Shenxiao Hall’s side hall to discuss the arrangements.
This mission, ordered by the Sect Leader Venerable personally, naturally claimed immediate attention.
After three days and nights of discussion, the top Golden Core Realm experts of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" finally formulated ten battle plans.
Immediately, these Golden Core Realm experts sought an audience with the Sect Leader Venerable, submitting the plans for his review.
Soon, the new battle plan was selected by the Sect Leader Venerable, stamped with the "Shenxiao Thunder Seal," and presented to the Supreme Elders for confirmation.
After several reviews, the new battle plan was ultimately approved at the highest level.
Meanwhile, after ten days of reading in the "Scripture Pavilion," Li Yunjing finally felt exhausted.
He emerged from the stone room, went to the front desk, and checked his earnings from the submitted books: a total of over a hundred cultivation techniques and five to six hundred pieces of magic and lesser Divine Techniques.
After clearing out duplicates per the "Scripture Pavilion" regulations, only a tenth of the cultivation techniques Li Yunjing submitted were accepted.
According to the "Scripture Pavilion" rules, Li Yunjing was awarded fifty thousand Contribution Points.
Adding that to his remaining Contribution Points, Li Yunjing now had seventy-two thousand, sufficient to cover his daily expenses at the Sect.
Finally, Li Yunjing opened his communication talisman, which immediately buzzed endlessly with messages from numerous acquaintances.
For a moment, several staff members near the front desk on the second floor of the "Scripture Pavilion" stared in shock.
The scene was like a swarm of bees buzzing by. Just how much business did Li Yunjing have?