Chapter 560

With the growth of cultivation, he would become more and more dependent on spiritual herbs. Without a place that could stably supply him with spiritual herbs, it simply wouldn't work.

As for the Profound Heaven Sect channel, he was just lucky this time, earning so many contribution points after doing missions for four months. Many people worked hard outside for a year, and the contribution points they earned might not be as many as his four months.

The most critical thing was that silver couldn't buy spiritual herbs in the Profound Heaven Sect, but it could in the Myriad Treasure Pavilion.

"How much does a spiritual herb generally sell for?" Xu Yang said.

He didn't have much concept of fifty thousand taels, but converting it into spiritual herbs, he knew the true gold content of this fifty thousand taels of guest fee.

Tao Huaijin laughed, "The value of spiritual herbs depends on the age and the medicinal effect. However, even the least valuable spiritual herb is worth more than ten thousand taels."

So fifty thousand taels is approximately equal to five spiritual herbs.

The Myriad Treasure Pavilion's handiwork was enough to startle him.

"Selling one's life for fifty thousand taels, my life is worth more than fifty thousand taels."

He knew this was because he was used to being a cow and horse for the Profound Heaven Sect, which was why he felt the Myriad Treasure Pavilion was generous. For a genius who could achieve a second dragon ascent, fifty thousand taels was definitely not too much money.

The Profound Heaven Sect gave disciples performing guarding missions a bottom line of 100 contribution points per month, which meant that even if you were guarding the sect's industries in the outer sect all year round, if you didn't make any merit, you could only get 1,200 contribution points a year, which could be exchanged for two spiritual herbs.

But martial artists all need to cultivate, so it's impossible to guard outside all year round, so they can't get two spiritual herbs a year.

Compared with the Myriad Treasure Pavilion's five spiritual herbs, it's truly treating disciples as cows and horses.

Of course, from another aspect, without the sect's cultivation, the Myriad Treasure Pavilion wouldn't spend so much money to invite you, so everyone still joins the sect instead of entering a place like the Myriad Treasure Pavilion directly.

"Then what do I need to do for the Myriad Treasure Pavilion?" Xu Yang said.

The benefits are not small, it just depends on the disadvantages.

He wanted to stay out of it, but in this world, how can one truly stay out of it?

The most important thing was that if he didn't have this status now, he simply couldn't buy rare medicinal materials at the Myriad Treasure Pavilion.

Tao Huaijin said, "The things for guests are actually very few. My Myriad Treasure Pavilion mainly does business and doesn't intervene in Jianghu feuds. Guests mainly sometimes help escort some valuable goods.

Of course, you don't need to do this kind of thing; there will be other guests to do it. Myriad Treasure Pavilion recruiting young people like you is not because we lack manpower, but because we are recruiting from a long-term perspective.

If you succeed in the second dragon ascent, you will be a disciple of the Heavenly Strategy Academy, just need to cultivate with peace of mind. Without leaving the Heavenly Strategy Academy, the Myriad Treasure Pavilion will not arrange things for you to do.

To say something arrogant, we value your potential, not your current strength. Within ten or eight years, the Myriad Treasure Pavilion basically doesn't need you to sell your life.

These can all be signed in a contract. If you can't make up your mind, you can also go back and ask Elder Huoyun.

He almost became a guest of my Myriad Treasure Pavilion, but in the end, he failed the second dragon ascent."

Xu Yang generally understood. The Myriad Treasure Pavilion was betting that he could become a strong person in the future, so they

Hearing this, Xu Yang asked curiously, "What if I fail the Dragon Ascent?"

Tao Huaijin smiled and said, "If you fail the Dragon Ascent, I will likely be penalized a few years' salary. As for you, you simply won't enjoy the privileges of a guest elder anymore; there won't be any trouble."

"Of course, if you succeed, I will also receive a reward."

Xu Yang asked again, "What if one day, I no longer wish to be a guest elder of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion?"

Tao Huaijin said, "Guest elders are not considered part of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to begin with. If you don't wish to continue as a guest elder of my Myriad Treasures Pavilion, you can naturally leave at any time."

"However, my Myriad Treasures Pavilion is a place of business. For someone like you who receives early investment, if you haven't served the Myriad Treasures Pavilion for a full ten years, the investment you received must be returned twofold."

Xu Yang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I agree to this."

He needed a faction to serve him, and he also needed a channel to acquire resources. He was immortal and would remain at his peak forever, so he could cultivate slowly, but Xu Qing did not have that ability.

Moreover, in ten or eight years, he might well have the strength to go toe-to-toe with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. What the outside world knew was not his true talent.

Of course, if the Myriad Treasures Pavilion was truly just a place of business and didn't pull any other tricks, he likely wouldn't leave.

The two discussed some details carefully again. Finally, Tao Huaijin actually brought out a contract for him to see; the contents were about the same as what Tao Huaijin had said.

Guest elders were not hired thugs for the Myriad Treasures Pavilion; they had the right to refuse the things the Myriad Treasures Pavilion asked them to do.

Of course, it wasn't a matter of refusing whenever he wanted. Only after helping the Myriad Treasures Pavilion take action twice a year, or if he deemed the task a certain death, did he have the right to refuse. Every time he took action, there would also be compensation; the fifty thousand taels of guest elder fees were just the base.

Xu Yang read it through carefully, confirming that there wouldn't be any problems according to the contract.

In fact, he didn't mind finding a backer or a faction to cultivate him.

It was just that the family factions that had approached him before always talked about marriage and having children, binding him completely to them, which was why he had refused.

The contract wasn't signed right then. He wasn't yet qualified to become a guest elder of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion; only after he successfully completed his second Dragon Ascent would he be qualified to sign this contract with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

To be precise, what he agreed to was merely "competing" to be a guest elder of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, not becoming one right now. Everything had to wait until he succeeded in his second Dragon Ascent.

Therefore, he couldn't get the fifty thousand taels of guest elder fees or other benefits right now. The benefit of agreeing to "compete" was that he could buy things at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion with the status of a guest elder.

"That's not all!"

Tao Huaijin shook his head: "If it were merely that you could shop at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion with the status of a guest elder, I wouldn't be penalized in the future because you failed the Dragon Ascent. Now that you have agreed to 'compete' for the position of guest elder of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion will provide you with a set of Dragon Ascent resources. What is truly valuable is this set of Dragon Ascent resources."

There were actually resources; it wasn't a case of empty-handed trickery.

That was right. If the Myriad Treasures Pavilion didn't invest in him now, why would he go to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion once he successfully completed his second Dragon Ascent?

Xu Yang asked, "What does this set of Dragon Ascent resources contain?"

Tao Huaijin shook his head: "I don't know for the moment. The Myriad Treasures Pavilion recruits potential guest elders every term, and the Dragon Ascent resources are determined by the main building. I will only know what they are once they are delivered."

"However, it is nothing more than spiritual herbs, cultivation methods, or weapons; they are all items beneficial for improving one's cultivation base."

The two walked out of the VIP room with smiles on their faces. Upon learning that Xu Yang had agreed to "compete" for the position of guest elder of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Zhou Yong quickly gathered the medicine according to the list Xu Yang had provided.

Originally, Xu Yang hadn't intended to refine any more Qi-Gathering Pills, but now that he could buy medicinal herbs at will and even get a discount, he added more herbs to refine a batch of Qi-Gathering Pills for Xu Qing as well.

This would likely be the last batch of Qi-Gathering Pills; once Xu Qing broke through to the Marrow Cleansing Realm, the Qi-Gathering Pills wouldn't be of much use.

This was also one of the reasons he had agreed.

Relying on himself alone to acquire resources wasn't even enough to support his own cultivation, let alone provide for Xu Qing. With the Myriad Treasures Pavilion's channels, at the very least, he wouldn't have to run around collecting medicinal herbs; he only needed to worry about money.

Making money wasn't difficult for him, and in the future, once Xu Qing became an alchemist, she could also earn her own money.

An hour later, carrying the medicinal herbs that Zhou Yong had packed, Xu Yang left the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.