Chapter 219: The Profound Heaven Sect Can Only Endure?!

"I understand, Elder Cheng!"

The man wearing red martial attire nodded in a deep voice.

With the old man's words, he felt he had a bottom line.

The old man waved his hand casually:

"That is all, you go down; this old man needs to cultivate in peace for a period of time, do not come to disturb me unless it is a major matter."

"In another two months, the Primordial Qi of Tianyun Shanfeng will be about to be born."

"This time, this old man must obtain the most Primordial Qi!"

The man wearing red martial attire felt a chill in his heart.

How important the competition for Primordial Qi was, he knew better than anyone.

The man in red did not dare to say another half-word and bowed carefully to retreat.

Seeing the crowd looking toward the direction of Tianyun Shanfeng impatiently, Lu Guizhou stroked his silver beard unhurriedly and said with a smile:

"Do not be anxious..."

"Before going to Tianyun Shanfeng, this old man will take you to the Sishu Hall to collect your identity tokens first."

After saying this, he pointed far away to a majestic mountain peak beside Spirit Ox Shanfeng: "That is Yunfu Shanfeng! The Sishu Hall, the Law Enforcement Hall, and the Tianchu Hall are all set up there. It can be considered one of the sect's hubs, and business between the peaks cannot bypass this place."

The crowd followed Lu Guizhou up the steps, listening to his introductions along the way.

The Sishu Hall was in charge of sect personnel, responsible for the distribution of elixirs and the registration of contribution points for disciples and elders of each peak. Its function was similar to the Sishu Hall of the Profound Heaven Sect, but its scale was more than ten times larger.

The Law Enforcement Hall was a violent organization that maintained sect order. Its status in the Upper Sect was extraordinary, and even the elders of each peak had to restrain themselves by three points when they saw people from the Law Enforcement Hall.

As for the Tianchu Hall, it was similar to the Executive Hall of the Profound Heaven Sect, where disciples could accept missions to exchange for contribution points.

They could also use contribution points to exchange for various treasures in the sect, from elixirs to weapons... everything was available.

By the time he finished speaking, Lu Guizhou added with a smile: "The variety and grade of sect treasures that can be exchanged in this Tianchu Hall far exceed your imagination."

Hearing this, Jiang Ye's heart moved, and he asked casually: "True Person Lu, I wonder if the Primordial Great Return Pill can be exchanged in the Tianchu Hall..."

He had never forgotten the old man waiting for his life to be saved on Tianyang Shanfeng.

Lu Guizhou was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud:

"Naturally, it can."

"However, this Primordial Great Return Pill is also considered an elixir of a quite high grade in the sect. Exchanging for one requires a full thirty thousand contribution points."

"Ordinary elders might not be able to save up enough in a year, and ordinary people cannot bear to exchange for it."

"Thirty thousand contribution points..." Jiang Ye secretly recorded this account in his heart and asked again: "True Person Lu, with our current status, after receiving the tokens, I wonder how many contribution points we can get?"

Lu Guizhou stroked his silver beard, looking at Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu with a playful look in his eyes: "Normally speaking, with your strength, you can only get the identity tokens of inner sect disciples, and you can get one hundred contribution points per month."

"However, your Profound Heaven Sect is a sect specially recruited by the sect, so the situation is special. The sect will give you an extra elder token and an executive token."

"The executive status gets five hundred contribution points per month, and the elder status gets one thousand contribution points per month."

He paused, his gaze circling between the two:

"You two leaders should discuss it properly and see who takes the elder token and who takes the executive token."

Hearing this, Liu Qingyu looked at Jiang Ye subconsciously.

Before she could speak, Jiang Ye said calmly and faintly: "Shanfeng Master Liu, you take the elder token; I will just take the executive token."

Not to mention that Liu Qingyu's seniority was deeper than his, someone had to preside over the affairs of the fifty people on the East Shanfeng.

He only wanted to cultivate and had neither the energy nor the desire to be distracted by those miscellaneous affairs. Handing the elder token to Liu Qingyu was the most appropriate arrangement.

"Elder Jiang..."

Liu Qingyu's star-like eyes narrowed slightly, and a complex emotion that was hard to say whether it was surprise or feeling surged in her heart.

The two were now partners in the same boat, and she had gained some understanding of this taciturn old man, knowing that he always meant what he said.

But this straightforwardness still made her couldn't help but look up to him.

Giving up five hundred contribution points a month—in the Upper Sect, the purchasing power of these five hundred contribution points was likely far beyond their imagination, yet Jiang Ye didn't even blink.

Lu Guizhou looked at Jiang Ye meaningfully, a flash of hidden appreciation in his old eyes, which had seen all the vicissitudes of life, but he did not say much.

He had lived for more than two hundred years and had seen too many so-called "fellow disciples" fighting to the death for a tiny bit of benefit.

It was truly rare to see someone like Jiang Ye who took the initiative to give up benefits without a second word.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn later, Lu Guizhou led the crowd to an ancient hall halfway up Yunfu Shanfeng.

The hall gate was majestic, and a black wood plaque hung on the lintel with the three large characters "Sishu Hall" carved in iron-drawing and silver-hook style, with an extraordinary momentum.

Disciples at the door came and went in an endless stream, each holding dossiers or tokens in their hands, their steps hurried yet orderly.

Jiang Ye sized it up, a trace of emotion flashing in the depths of his eyes.

The Sishu Hall of this Upper Sect was almost comparable to the Profound Heaven Hall of the Profound Heaven Sect just in terms of its facade; the depth of its foundation was evident.

As soon as Lu Guizhou stepped onto the stone steps in front of the door, a young man wearing a plain white executive robe hurried out to meet them, bowing and saluting with an extremely respectful posture: "Greetings, Elder Lu."

Lu Guizhou pointed casually at the crowd behind him and said with a smile: "These are the people from the Profound Heaven Sect; hurry and handle their identity tokens."

The executive had clearly received the news of the Profound Heaven Sect moving into Tianyun Shanfeng and immediately welcomed everyone into the hall:

"You have all worked hard coming from afar; please come in."

With Lu Guizhou, this Primordial Realm elder, personally sitting in on the proceedings, the speed of handling the procedures was shockingly fast.

In about the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, fifty brand-new identity tokens had been distributed to everyone's hands.

The tokens of the Upper Sect were much more exquisite than those of the Profound Heaven Sect. They were made of a pale cyan stone material that looked like jade but was not jade, feeling warm, moist, and slightly heavy in the hand. The pattern on the front was carved with three spirit beasts using the relief technique.

The spirit monkey held a staff, the spirit snake flicked its tongue, and the spirit ox held its head high. Under the afternoon sun entering through the window, they were vivid in every detail, even the unyielding spirit in the monkey's eyes was carved with three points of depth.

The disciples stroked the heavy tokens in their hands, and looks of uncontrollable excitement appeared on their faces one after another.

Liu Qingyu received the elder token, Jiang Ye received the executive token, and the remaining disciples received inner sect disciple tokens.

But even the inner sect disciple token was a symbol of status in the Linzhou territory.

With it, they were disciples officially recorded by the Upper Sect.

From then on, walking in this great city of Linzhou, their status would be completely different from that of loose cultivators or disciples of prefecture sects.

Xu Qinghuan, a girl who was naturally vain, giggled while holding the token, her fair and beautiful face full of excited rosiness.

As soon as she got excited, she subconsciously wanted to "cuddle" with Jiang Ye.

As a result, she was stopped by Chen Lili with quick eyes and hands.

Chen Lili saw her face flushed red and thought she was tired from the days of travel, so she asked with concern: "Junior Sister Xu, are you tired?"

Xu Qinghuan immediately came to her senses, coughed lightly with a guilty conscience, and took the opportunity to step down:

"Senior Sister Chen, I seem to have a slight 'fever'..."

Among the disciples, only Liu Yiyi's performance was the calmest; she just put away the token and retreated to the edge of the crowd.

She had just happened to catch Xu Qinghuan's small movement of leaning toward Jiang Ye, her cold eyes sinking slightly, and a sense of annoyance surged in her heart for no reason, and she scolded in a low voice: "Shameless!"

After everyone had received their tokens and returned to the outside of the hall, Lu Guizhou pointed to a giant peak adjacent to Yunfu Shanfeng. The mountain peak was as straight as a pillar, covered entirely by lush ancient trees, and the peak was hidden in the clouds and mist, which was quite mysterious.

"That is Tianzhu Shanfeng, where the Scripture Hall is located. If you want to exchange for martial arts secret books, go there."

Hearing this, everyone looked toward that giant peak, their eyes full of uncontrollable fervor.

The most attractive thing about this Linzhou Upper Sect, besides the better cultivation environment, was those superior martial arts secret books that only existed in legends.

Jiang Ye stood with his hands behind his back, and a flash of fervor also crossed his gaze toward Tianzhu Shanfeng.

Finally, there was a chance to get a glimpse of the mysteries of peerless martial arts.

Lu Guizhou pointed to another mountain peak adjacent to Tianzhu Shanfeng. The mountain shape was round, and the whole body was glowing with a faint crimson color. Viewed from afar, it looked exactly like a huge tripod furnace placed between heaven and earth.

"That is Danling Shanfeng, where all the elixirs in the sect are refined from that mountain. In the future, if you meet people from Danling Shanfeng on Tianyun Shanfeng, try to be polite and don't easily offend them."

Everyone nodded in unison.

No matter where they were, alchemists were guests of honor.

Finally, Lu Guizhou withdrew his gaze and pointed casually to a solemn hall halfway up Yunfu Shanfeng. The hall gate was thicker than the Sishu Hall, and two stone beasts stood in front of the door, with a strict momentum.

"That is the Law Enforcement Hall."

"This old man is a person from the Law Enforcement Hall, and I will go back to report my duties later."

"You already know the location of Tianyun Shanfeng, so this old man will not send you there."

Hearing this, Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu looked at each other in unison, both of them flashing a look of surprise in their eyes.

This Elder Lu, who had been smiling and easygoing like a neighborly old man all the way, was actually a person from the Law Enforcement Hall.

They had just heard Lu Guizhou introduce the status of the Law Enforcement Hall in the Upper Sect; that was a violent organization that could directly deal with the elders of each peak and possessed considerable authority in the Upper Sect.

The two immediately bowed and thanked him solemnly: "Thank you, Elder Lu, for your guidance along the way."

Lu Guizhou waved his hand with a smile and was about to turn and leave, but Jiang Ye stepped forward quickly, took a tea bag from his bosom, offered it with both hands, and smiled:

"Thank you for your hard work along the way, Elder Lu; this is a little token of my appreciation."

That tea bag was the new tea from Green Wood Shanfeng that Sun Die had stuffed into his hand before they left, which was just right for giving to someone.

This gift was neither so precious that it put pressure on the other party, nor so cheap that it couldn't be taken out.

"Oh?!"

Lu Guizhou raised his eyebrows.

If Jiang Ye had taken out something like silver, he would have refused without hesitation.

However, since it was tea leaves...

He reached out to take the tea bag, brought it to the tip of his nose to sniff the clear, sweet tea fragrance, and a satisfied smile bloomed on his old face:

"This tea is indeed not bad; then this old man will shamelessly accept it."

Jiang Ye smiled faintly: "If Elder Lu likes it, I will get you some more next time I return to the Profound Heaven Sect."

Lu Guizhou was amused by his words and laughed out loud: "This old man is not a water buffalo; how could I drink so much."

After laughing, he took a token from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Ye. The token was slightly smaller than the elder token, pitch black all over, with the character "Law" carved on the front and a relief of the three spirit beasts on the back.

"This old man will not take your tea for nothing; this is my token. If you encounter anything, you can come to the Law Enforcement Hall to find me."

He paused and winked playfully:

"However, it is limited to small matters."

"If it is a major matter, this old man cannot help you either, hahahahaha."

After saying this, he did not wait for Jiang Ye to thank him, flicked his sleeves gracefully, turned, and walked toward the Law Enforcement Hall with big strides.

Jiang Ye watched the plain white figure drift further and further away, then looked down at the pitch-black Law Enforcement Hall token in his hand, and a barely perceptible arc slowly lifted the corners of his mouth:

"This Elder Lu is also an interesting person."

Immediately after, the group followed the direction Lu Guizhou pointed and headed toward Tianyun Shanfeng.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn later, they finally arrived at the foot of Tianyun Shanfeng, just in time to run into two patrolling disciples wearing blue martial attire.

Jiang Ye stepped forward to ask politely which way to go up to the East Shanfeng.

The two disciples were quite enthusiastic, pointed out the direction, and even gave a seemingly friendly smile.

Jiang Ye thanked them and led the crowd toward the East Shanfeng mountain path.

Until their figures gradually disappeared on the winding mountain path, the smiles on the faces of the two patrolling disciples changed, replaced by a look of undisguised schadenfreude.

"I heard that the people from the Chiyan Sect are still occupying the East Shanfeng and haven't come out yet. Now that the rightful owners have arrived, I wonder what kind of good show will happen."

The other curled his lips, his eyes full of pity: "What else could happen? The Profound Heaven Sect will definitely have to endure it." ===== CHAPTER 220 =====