Chapter 194: Conditions

"City Lord, Zhou Qingguang, Black Wind, and Light Whisper wish to rejoin Dongxuan City. Please, City Lord, make the final decision!"

Above Mount Wanling.

Ye Qingxuan looked at the message sent by Xue Yu and fell into deep thought.

Now that Dongxuan City has fully opened its doors, it is time to publicly announce the conditions for settling there.

Since Zhou Qingguang, Black Wind, and Light Whisper wish to rejoin Dongxuan City, they must follow the city's current rules.

Thus, Ye Qingxuan personally drafted a notice and sent it separately to Xue Yu, Jiang Wen, Li Mu, and Liu Feifeng.

He instructed the four of them to publicly announce the conditions for settling in Dongxuan City.

After receiving the notice, Xue Yu calmly handed it to Zhou Qingguang.

"These are the current requirements for joining Dongxuan City. You may decide for yourselves."

Zhou Qingguang took the notice from Xue Yu and carefully read it alongside Black Wind and Light Whisper.

Reading the contents of the notice, the three of them wore complex expressions.

The requirements to join Dongxuan City have become much stricter, and the three of them would receive no special treatment.

A hint of hesitation appeared in Zhou Qingguang's eyes. The requirements were not difficult for him, but... He returned the notice to Xue Yu and pondered,

"We will consider it."

Having spoken, he left Xue Yu's cave dwelling with Black Wind and Light Whisper.

After Zhou Qingguang and the others departed, Xue Yu took the notice in hand and likewise left his own cave dwelling.

Soon, the notice was posted beside the four city gates of Dongxuan City and spread throughout the entire city at great speed.

The notice stated that there were two ways to settle in Dongxuan City.

The first category was for cultivators willing to serve Dongxuan City.

To join Dongxuan City,

one must first accept missions from the city to earn contribution points.

Then, purchase a house in the mortal district of Dongxuan City using 30% contribution points and 70% spirit stones.

Alternatively, one could directly purchase cave dwellings or villas of various tiers; the notice also listed the prices for each tier.

Only after purchasing a house or cave dwelling and becoming a resident of Dongxuan City would one be eligible to accept assessment missions and join the Dongxuan City Guard.

Houses in the mortal district were priced at 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones.

In other words, to buy a house in the mortal district of Dongxuan City, one needed to pay 300,000 contribution points plus 7,000 mid-grade spirit stones.

Upon successfully passing the assessment and joining Dongxuan City, team members would receive a 20% refund of contribution points and spirit stones, squad leaders 22%, company commanders 24%, and so on.

Cultivators serving Dongxuan City could enjoy different exchange discounts and various welfare benefits according to their positions.

The second category was for cultivators unwilling to serve Dongxuan City but still wishing to settle there.

Such cultivators wishing to settle in Dongxuan City

would face no changes in the initial process or housing prices.

However, when purchasing a house in the mortal district of Dongxuan City, they could pay using a ratio of 30% contribution points and 70% spirit stones.

But when purchasing cave dwellings of various tiers in Dongxuan City, they would need to pay using a ratio of 60% contribution points and 40% spirit stones.

To stimulate interest among cultivators from outside,

Ye Qingxuan specifically noted that any house, cave dwelling, or villa purchased independently would grant permanent usage rights.

As long as Dongxuan City existed, these houses, cave dwellings, and villas could be passed down indefinitely.

Cultivators outside Dongxuan City, currently without a Dongxuan Token, could go directly to the mission hall of Dongxuan City to accept missions.

Currently, the missions of Dongxuan City

included permanent tasks such as hunting demonic beasts, searching for various spirit mines, refining elixirs, forging artifacts, crafting talismans, and creating array discs.

In addition, there were temporary missions posted by Ye Qingxuan and cultivators of Dongxuan City. These missions required contribution points to post, so they were also settled in contribution points.

To expand the source of missions,

Ye Qingxuan specifically announced that cultivators from outside Dongxuan City could post missions within Dongxuan City in the future.

Cultivators outside Dongxuan City could use spirit stones to post missions.

However, Dongxuan City would settle these at a ratio of 30% contribution points and 70% spirit stones.

After the notice drafted by Ye Qingxuan was released,

it caused an uproar among cultivators outside, sparking widespread discussion.

Their first point of contention was the high price; their second point of contention was still the high price.

"If Dongxuan City wants to rob us, just say so! How dare they charge 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones for a house in the mortal district?"

"Exactly. I am a Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet I cannot even afford 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones."

"This is just for a house in the mortal district. Look at the prices for cave dwellings of various tiers.

Good heavens! 50,000? 250,000? 1 million? 4 million? And all in mid-grade spirit stones! Since when did cave dwellings of tiers one to four become so expensive?"

"If you don't want to sell, just say so! Why give us such an outrageous price to annoy us?"

"Exactly, exactly. At this price, I might as well rent a cave dwelling in another city to cultivate!"

Despite these words, some cultivators were still tempted upon seeing the permanent usage rights.

After all, Dongxuan City was currently the only city in Xingluo Zhou selling permanent cave dwellings.

Moreover, after obtaining a permanent cave dwelling, one could retain one's freedom and would not need to serve Dongxuan City.

This point held the greatest appeal for cultivators from outside.

Other cities, for the sake of their own long-term development, could not possibly sell permanent cave dwellings like Dongxuan City.

In their view, cave dwellings were meant to attract cultivators.

If cave dwellings were sold permanently, what would they use to attract cultivators in the future? Only Ye Qingxuan, whose power base did not lie in Xingluo Zhou, but who focused on gathering various resources there, had no such concerns.

Although some cultivators were secretly tempted, they did not rashly make a decision.

First, they currently lacked sufficient contribution points.

Second, they recalled the recent conflict between Dongxuan City and the Huangji Sect.

So these cultivators temporarily held back.

They were waiting, waiting for the outcome of the conflict between Dongxuan City and the Huangji Sect before making their final decision.

If Dongxuan City could truly withstand the pressure from the Huangji Sect.

Then the permanent caves within Dongxuan City, even if expensive, would be worth it. Cultivators holding this mindset were not few.

Although most independent cultivators were not wealthy, there were not a few who were lucky enough to obtain various opportunities.

After all, as long as one lived long enough.

In the Di Xuan Realm, a world abundant in spiritual energy, it was common to encounter good spiritual herbs or spirit mines during expeditions.

After the notice was issued, the reactions of cultivators inside and outside Dongxuan City were all under Ye Qingxuan's observation.

He was not afraid of cultivators buying houses or caves in Dongxuan City and refusing to serve the city.

Living in Dongxuan City, the city's contribution points served as the primary currency.

After purchasing a house or cave and settling in Dongxuan City, cultivators could only earn contribution points by accepting the city's missions.

In this way, they would indirectly serve Dongxuan City.

Anyway, no matter what, Ye Qingxuan would not lose out.

(End of this chapter)