Chapter 339: Lin Fan

After pondering for a moment, Ye Qingxuan continued:

"For now, recruit only Fortune Cultivators below the Third Rank. Do not recruit those at the Third Rank or above."

"Very well, if there is nothing else, you may go."

"Yes, Boss!"

Zhu Dafu, beaming with joy, put away the Source of Spiritual Vein before him.

He then fled toward another direction.

In that direction were several Fortune Cultivators known to Zhu Dafu.

These Fortune Cultivators were the first targets Zhu Dafu intended to approach and persuade.

Watching Zhu Dafu depart, Ye Qingxuan's gaze grew extremely profound.

His cultivation and expansion of the Fortune Cultivator Alliance must not hinder his own growth.

The Source of a Third-Rank Spiritual Vein still offers some benefit to his Grotto-Heaven and Fortune Land.

Obtaining low-rank Demon Vein Sources to convert into Spiritual Vein Sources has become less convenient than before.

Exchanging a small amount of Contribution Points for Spiritual Vein Sources is sufficient to operate the Fortune Cultivator Alliance.

Provided the Alliance does not recruit Third-Rank Fortune Cultivators for now.

This condition ensures his own growth remains unaffected.

Only when he has surplus Alliance Contribution Points remaining.

After passing through a teleportation array and flying for a short while,

Ye Qingxuan was unwilling to waste precious Alliance Contribution Points exchanging for too many Second-Rank Spiritual Vein Sources.

However, asking him to exchange low-rank Spiritual Vein Sources using the Didi Xuan Realm Alliance Contribution Points...

... he effect would surely be far inferior to that of Third-Rank Spiritual Vein Sources.

Before his Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven and Fortune Land advances to the Sixth Rank, he does not intend to use Third-Rank Spiritual Vein Sources to recruit Fortune Cultivators within the sect.

Therefore, in the future, obtaining low-rank Spiritual Vein Sources...

On the other side, after Zhu Dafu left the Qingxuan Fortune Land,

he checked his Disciple Token, seeing that Steward Baizi Chun had not yet replied to his message.

Ye Qingxuan turned and returned to the Qingxuan Fortune Land.

Now that all his clones have advanced to the Soul Transformation Realm, they cannot attack cultivators below that realm.

Moreover, for a Third-Rank Fortune Cultivator to accumulate enough points to exchange for a Second-Rank Spiritual Vein Source is far too easy.

If Third-Rank Fortune Cultivators exchange for Second-Rank Spiritual Vein Sources in large quantities, it would negatively impact the development of the Fortune Cultivator Alliance.

Ye Qingxuan would likely have to exchange for them using Alliance Contribution Points.

Second-Rank Spiritual Vein Sources can provide significant help to the Fortune Lands of Third-Rank Fortune Cultivators.

Only then would he exchange for some Spiritual Vein Sources he does not need for the Fortune Cultivator Alliance.

Given his current scale,

he finally arrived in a valley abundant with spiritual energy.

Zhu Dafu had just landed.

A figure flew rapidly from the depths of the valley.

Upon approaching Zhu Dafu and seeing it was him,

the person immediately bowed respectfully:

"Greetings, Senior Zhu!"

The newcomer was a servant of the Fortune Cultivator residing in this Fortune Land.

Zhu Dafu was an old acquaintance of the owner of this place and had not visited for the first time.

Thus, the servant of this Fortune Land recognized Zhu Dafu.

Zhu Dafu nodded slightly and stated his purpose directly:

"No need for formalities. I wish to meet your master."

"Yes, Senior Zhu, please wait a moment!"

Having spoken, the person flew toward the depths of the valley.

Watching the figure depart, Zhu Dafu waited patiently on the spot.

Among the many Fortune Cultivators within the Xuantian Sect,

most were disciples from affiliated families of the Xuantian Sect with poor talent.

Although these affiliated families were far inferior to the Xuantian Sect,

most were not like the Ye family.

Forcing their own clan members to enter the Xuantian Sect as Fortune Cultivator servants to mooch off the spiritual veins for cultivation.

Among all Fortune Cultivator disciples,

the Ye family, from which Ye Qingxuan originated, was perhaps the lowest tier among all factions of Fortune Cultivator origins.

Unlike Ye Qingxuan,

most Fortune Cultivators recruit their servants according to the standards for slaves.

They do not care about the servant's talent; the only requirement is sufficient obedience.

Within the Xuantian Sect, the cultivation level of a servant is unimportant to Fortune Cultivators.

As long as they can fully obey orders and handle affairs on their behalf, that is enough.

Fortune Cultivator servants do not belong to the disciples of the Xuantian Sect.

Provided the Fortune Cultivator does not go too far, or commit acts so heinous they provoke heaven and earth, which are then exposed.

Under normal circumstances, the Xuantian Sect does not interfere with how a Fortune Cultivator manages their Fortune Cultivator attendants.

Thus, many attendants within the Xuantian Sect's Fortune Lands address the masters of those lands as "Master."

Zhu Dafu did not wait long.

The attendant from the Fortune Land who had just left returned, approaching Zhu Dafu and saying respectfully:

"Senior Zhu, my master requests your presence!"

Having spoken, he led the way ahead.

Zhu Dafu followed him with practiced ease, arriving deep within the valley.

At this moment, a light gate was faintly appearing deep within the valley.

Following behind that attendant,

Zhu Dafu hesitated not at all and stepped directly into the light gate.

The Lingfan Fortune Land is one of the Xuantian Sect's second-rank Fortune Lands, containing its own self-contained world.

Within the Fortune Land, vast quantities of second-rank spiritual herbs are planted, scattered across the various spiritual grounds inside.

Because the Fortune Land autonomously absorbs spiritual energy from the outside world, combined with its unique nature,

even though the Fortune Land's rank is not particularly high,

the density of spiritual energy within it surpasses that of the surrounding area outside.

At the center of the Lingfan Fortune Land lies a vast courtyard accompanied by mountains and water.

In the front courtyard, a light gate was appearing.

Accompanied by a ripple, two figures suddenly materialized within the courtyard.

One of those figures was none other than Zhu Dafu.

"Senior Zhu, please!"

Gazing at the courtyard he had not seen in so long, a complex expression flashed across Zhu Dafu's eyes.

Following the attendant, he arrived at the inner courtyard.

Upon reaching the inner courtyard,

the attendant who had brought Zhu Dafu here stopped and went no further.

Zhu Dafu looked at the environment before him, both familiar and strange.

Memories of the past surged into his mind.

Various rare flowers and exotic grasses were planted within the inner courtyard.

Deep within, water flowing from a sizable spiritual pool nourished these flowers and plants.

Above the spiritual pool, an ancient pavilion appeared faintly amidst the spiritual mist.

At this moment, within the pavilion atop the spiritual pool, a figure sat in meditation.

Sensing Zhu Dafu's arrival,

the figure who had been sitting rose to his feet, facing away from Zhu Dafu with hands clasped behind his back.

Looking into the distance, he spoke softly without expression:

"Brother Zhu, it has been over two hundred years. What brings you to my Lingfan Fortune Land with such leisure today?"

Hearing that voice,

the complexity in Zhu Dafu's eyes deepened further.

Taking a single step, his figure flickered as he appeared inside the pavilion atop the spiritual pool.

Gazing at that familiar back, he sighed:

"Brother Lin, it has been over two hundred years. Are you well?"

Hearing Zhu Dafu's inquiry, the figure turned his head to look at Zhu Dafu and laughed heartily without restraint:

"Hahaha! As a master of a Fortune Land, how could I possibly be anything but well?"

"As for you, why come to my Lingfan Fortune Land for no reason? Do you wish to recruit me into the Fortune Cultivator Alliance again to serve as a laborer?"

Although laughing, the man's eyes remained calm, showing not a single ripple.

Zhu Dafu looked at the familiar face before him and, unusually, revealed a trace of guilt on his face.

This person was none other than Lin Fan, one of the cultivators who had originally founded the Fortune Cultivator Alliance alongside Zhu Dafu.

(End of this chapter)