Chapter 156

Aside from the Sect Master, the Sect Master’s personal disciples, and the true pillars of the Shushan Sect—the elders of the Seven Sages Council that Jiang Yan mentioned—

all other department heads and elders must contribute to the sect to obtain more cultivation resources.

After all, this is their duty.

Department heads and elders like Alice receive a generous monthly stipend, but if they cultivate in earnest, it doesn't last long.

In the end, they still have to work hard.

Nowadays, the best way to obtain more resources is the Nine Nether Secret Realm.

Although there is a blessing from the elders within the secret realm, as long as one follows the rules, there is basically no danger to life.

But if one consumes too much and cannot recover, wouldn't they be forced to leave?

Having finally managed to explore the secret realm once, one wouldn't want to leave in a sorry state without having obtained much, right?

Although these medicinal pills are primarily aimed at cultivators in the Refining Essence to Qi stage,

they are not entirely useless for those in the Refining Qi to Spirit stage.

To be honest, Alice found it somewhat difficult to refuse Ningguang's kindness.

Seeing that everyone was somewhat tempted but still embarrassed to accept, Ningguang smiled and said frankly:

"Everyone doesn't need to be so troubled. I’ve calculated it: if this trip to the Nine Nether Secret Realm goes smoothly, not only can we break even, but we can also earn quite a few contribution points."

0 Seeking flowers

"A single stalk of spiritual herb at the Refining Qi to Spirit level is worth several thousand points, not to mention cultivation techniques, magical treasures, spirit stones, and so on."

"The longer we stay, the more we will harvest."

"And we can earn more contribution points."

"With these pills worth thirty thousand contribution points as a foundation, we are at least much better off than going in with nothing as we are now."

Ningguang spoke very candidly, and this was indeed her true thought.

It is true that the Nine Nether Secret Realm is a cultivation world with many dangers.

But it also has far more treasures than Teyvat, and all of them can be exchanged for contribution points.

Even the weeds on the roadside grew by absorbing spiritual Qi.

As long as things go smoothly and we stay inside for a while, breaking even will be easy, and earning a bit more won't be difficult either.

Ningguang intends to bring back as much as possible.

Otherwise, wouldn't her storage bag, which cost three thousand points, have been a waste?

Furthermore, at present, she is the only one in the entire Shushan Sect with the most contribution points, and the only one who can exchange for so many pills.

The current Shushan disciples all have excellent talent, and their future achievements cannot be low.

Using some renewable contribution points to trade for the favors of future powerhouses—why not?

Ningguang never does business at a loss.

The favors earned from this alone far exceed thirty thousand contribution points.

Ningguang persuaded everyone repeatedly to accept, and considering that battles are inevitable in the Nine Nether Secret Realm, these pills were indeed a timely rain.

After a long while, Zhongli sighed, took a portion of the pills first, and said softly:

"We will accept these pills this time."

"However, these pills will be considered a loan from you. After we return from the Nine Nether Secret Realm, we will repay you the contribution points with interest."

Article 74 of the Shushan Law Enforcement Hall’s Precepts: Refuse unprincipled demands, put an end to endless reliance.

Zhongli can now recite the Shushan Law Enforcement Hall’s precepts by heart.

Seeing that Zhongli and the others had accepted the pills, Ningguang pursed her lips and smiled, saying nothing more.

With the pills in hand, everyone felt more confident about the upcoming exploration of the Nine Nether Secret Realm.

Although they owed Ningguang a significant debt, as long as they could find more treasures in the Nine Nether Secret Realm, contribution points could still be easily earned.

Everyone had high expectations for this exploration.

Ningguang took the opportunity to distribute some talisman papers she had drawn the previous night.

Although they were of little help to Zhongli and the others, they still counted as a means of defense.

In case they were exhausted after continuous fighting,

these talisman papers could ensure their final, most basic combat capability.

With the pills already accepted, everyone no longer refused Ningguang's kindness.

By now, it was nearing noon, and there wasn't much time left before the first exploration of the Nine Nether Secret Realm.

As the time drew closer, everyone became even more expectant, imagining the potential gains from this trip to the Nine Nether Secret Realm.

It is true that the Nine Nether Secret Realm is very dangerous, but considering the immense benefits that could be obtained, such a risk was well worth taking.

Cloud Retainer scanned the group and suddenly looked at Baisheng, joking:

"On this trip to the Nine Nether Secret Realm, Baisheng's Beast Taming Art should finally be put to use."

Hearing this, Baisheng gave a wry smile, shook his head, and said:

"With my strength, I'm afraid it's uncertain who will be taming whom... I can only say I will do my best."

The others were also somewhat speechless.

Baisheng's strength was not very high, only at the mid-stage of Refining Essence to Qi.

But the demonic beasts in the Nine Nether Secret Realm...

Even if it were an early-stage Refining Essence to Qi beast, it probably wouldn't be something the current Baisheng could tame.

However, there was still some hope.

In any case, it was better than squatting on Luoxia Peak, using the dignified beast-taming ability of a cultivator to herd a bunch of wild animals, right?

As everyone was pondering, two streaks of light streaked across the sky.

Klee stood on Jiang Yan's flying sword, waving excitedly at Alice.

"Mommy! Klee and Master are here!"

Seeing the little one, Alice's mood immediately improved significantly, and the tension regarding the exploration of the Nine Nether Secret Realm dissipated quite a bit.

Especially when looking at the equipment on Klee...

While Alice felt reassured, she also felt a bit envious.

101. Klee's luxurious spiritual tool set, Shushan disciples, venturing deep into the Nine Nethers

At a time when most people had no magical treasures, and even if they did, they only had one,

Klee's current equipment could only be described as luxurious.

The small four-leaf clover pinned to her hat was a high-grade magical tool, the Azure Linglong.

The necklace around her neck was a high-grade magical tool, the Flying Phoenix Floating Clouds.

The ring on her finger was not a magical tool, but a plain space ring crafted by Jiang Yan, with a capacity of about ten thousand cubic meters.

It was also engraved with several of the Eight Great Divine Incantations, such as the Golden Light Incantation and the Heart-Clearing Incantation.

The small treasure bead tucked at her waist was a top-grade magical tool, the Qian Heaven Fire Profound Bead.

There was even a set of purple-gold scale armor under her clothes.

A top-grade defensive magical tool.

Most importantly, the bell tied to Klee's wrist.

That was a genuine low-grade spiritual tool.

The Taiyi Five-Smoke Veil.

However, Klee's current strength could not freely control such a spiritual tool, so it had been specially refined by Jiang Yan.

Whenever Klee encountered a crisis she could not overcome, it would immediately release the five-colored smoke veil. The five-colored smoke veil was highly corrosive; even for an existence at the late stage of Refining Essence to Qi,

getting even a little on them would corrode their physical body.

If a mid-stage Refining Essence to Qi cultivator were covered by the five-colored smoke veil, they would undoubtedly die.

At the same time, the Taiyi Five-Smoke Veil could also teleport Klee to a safe place nearby.

Seeing the treasures on Klee clearly, everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

She was indeed the beloved disciple, the most special of all the Sect Master's personal disciples.

Klee was armed to the teeth by Jiang Yan.

It was truly enviable.

Ningguang looked at Klee's space ring, wondering how many pills were inside that ring.

If nothing else, that ring alone would be worth over ten thousand contribution points.