Chapter 7: Pavilion Master Distributes Benefits

On the other side, upon receiving the news from the Vice Pavilion Master that their Pavilion Master was going to distribute benefits to everyone, many old members who knew Xiao Han's habits were extremely excited.

Although the new members did not know what the benefits were, they were also full of anticipation. After all, with the Pavilion Master making a move, it could hardly be of low quality.

"Hurry up, the Pavilion Master is distributing benefits, this is a great thing!"

Someone was urging the person in front of them.

At this moment, many people were a bit puzzled.

"Brother, you don't have to be this excited, do you?"

"What do you know?", the person addressed as 'brother' glanced at the man with disdain, as if mocking his intelligence.

"Do you know our Pavilion Master's former nickname?"

"What nickname?"

"The 'Central Plains Sucker', you know?", he said, while also showing disdain for the ignorance of the person opposite him.

"Pavilion Master is always generous when he makes a move; he never haggles when buying things, and he never goes soft when distributing benefits."

Then, reminiscing about the happy times of the past, "After Pavilion Master went missing back then, the turnover of many famous shops in the Central Plains dropped by more than ten percent..."

"Besides, it's first come, first served; the good stuff is all at the front," he glanced at the man, "Now you know why I had to go so fast."

"Eh? Where is he?", he looked around, but did not find the figure from just a moment ago, and was suddenly furious.

"What a scoundrel!"

Less than a quarter of an hour after the message was sent, everyone except those in seclusion had arrived. It was more punctual and swift than an emergency assembly.

Very good, next time the assembly time will be set at a quarter of an hour. Looking at the neat ranks before her, Yi Huang silently made a note of it in her heart.

"Ahem~",

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Xiao Han coughed a few times to signal everyone to keep quiet, and then began to get to the point.

"You all know the purpose of me calling you here, so I won't say much. As Pavilion Master, first of all, I want to express my gratitude and commendation for your contributions to the Pavilion over these many years."

He paused slightly, "Next, come and get your rewards."

Xiao Han waved his hand, and amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Cultivation Methods, Dou Techniques, Medicinal Pills, Medicinal Herbs, and weapons, which were rarely seen in the past, all appeared before everyone as if they were stalls in a vegetable market.

Many people sighed in their hearts: "As expected, Pavilion Master never lets us down."

Under a whirlwind of activity, in less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, all the rewards were completely divided up.

Seeing the satisfied smiles on everyone's faces, Xiao Han said: "Alright, this is the first good thing, next is the second."

Oh? There's another good thing? After the previous buildup, the others' confidence in the Pavilion Master soared.

They heard Xiao Han continue: "You all know that I found a secret realm."

Everyone was not surprised by this matter; it was already known to all.

Then Xiao Han dropped another bombshell.

"This secret realm has rich Qi; practicing inside can increase cultivation speed by more than three times."

Hearing this, everyone instantly became restless again. What to do if one wants to become stronger?

Besides Cultivation Methods, Dou Techniques, and various auxiliary items, isn't it just cultivation?

Such a secret realm is simply a gospel for everyone.

"This secret realm has already been brought back by me using a special method. Everyone can obtain cultivation time based on their own contributions."

"I will have the Vice Pavilion Master formulate detailed regulations on this later. Alright, that's all for today, dismissed."

After everyone left, only Yi Huang and Ye Jianxin remained in the room.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Han said tremblingly to Yi Huang, who was emitting a faint murderous aura at this moment:

"Huang'er, I'll have to trouble you with this." Hearing this, Ye Jianxin looked at Xiao Han in surprise.

I didn't expect you, a blockhead, to have a day where you finally get it.

At this time, the black aura on Yi Huang's body immediately dissipated, and she replied gently: "Okay."

"Next, is my real harvest this time." Hearing this, the two were not surprised.

As close friends who had supported each other with Xiao Han to this day, they knew Xiao Han's character very well—he never takes a loss.

Although Xiao Han had always had the nickname "Central Plains Sucker" in the outside world, it did not mean he was truly stupid.

Every price he paid was worth more than the value received, and it was by relying on this unrefined nickname that Xiao Han was able to get priority access to many good things.

For Xiao Han, you might not necessarily lose, but he would definitely profit.

And although Xiao Han was generous every time he distributed benefits, it also meant he had more resources.

With Xiao Han's grand gesture this time, the two could already imagine his "heavy" harvest.

"This secret realm was actually something I entered by accident. It was only later that I discovered it was a legacy secret realm for an Alchemist," Xiao Han's opening never failed to disappoint; it was a king-bomb right from the start.

How precious is an Alchemist's legacy secret realm? Furthermore, judging by Xiao Han's gains this time, the level of the Alchemist who left the secret realm was definitely not low.

And accompanying an Alchemist's legacy are often a large number of rare pill formulas, alchemy experience, Medicinal Herbs, and so on.

At this moment, even Yi Huang, who was an Alchemist, felt envious. To think that this guy, who wasn't even an Alchemist, had obtained an Alchemist's legacy.

However, she quickly changed her mindset. After all, based on her understanding of Xiao Han, this legacy would soon belong to her.

Then, seeming to think of something, Yi Huang asked somewhat tremblingly: "An Alchemist's legacy must have relevant assessments. How did you pass it?"

Xiao Han said helplessly: "Don't even mention it. It was this assessment that trapped me for a hundred years."

"What kind of assessment?" Ye Jianxin raised the question.

"Soul Power." x2

Noticing Xiao Han's surprised gaze, they felt a bit smug.

Yi Huang analyzed confidently: "The only Alchemist-related assessment that could be passed by a guy like Xiao Han, who isn't even an Alchemist, is Soul Power."

Then, Yi Huang, feeling a bit carried away, asked a question that was bound to end badly: "What level of Soul Power is it?"

"Heaven Realm Great Perfection."

"..."

Petrified!

Yi Huang said with some grievance: "I am an Eight-Grade Alchemist, and I'm only at the Spirit Realm middle stage."

Then, she felt unwell all over again: "How did you cultivate such a high soul level? I remember that the soul was always your weak point!"

By the end, her tone even carried a hint of a sob.

At this moment, Xiao Han said with some embarrassment: "There were quite a few Medicinal Herbs in the secret realm that increase Soul Power."

"That's not all; a soul level of Heaven Realm Great Perfection could never be achieved just by popping Medicinal Pills," Yi Huang retorted again.

"So I had no choice but to cultivate. By raising my cultivation base to nourish my soul realm, I finally spent a hundred years meeting the assessment requirements."

Xiao Han said helplessly.

"How high is your cultivation base now?" A bad premonition flashed through Yi Huang's heart.

Xiao Han's cultivation talent was already astonishing; he had reached Dou Zun Peak before the age of forty.

Coupled with the fact that he was originally at the Peak Dou Venerate cultivation level, plus a hundred years of cultivating at at least three times the speed within the secret realm, and the potential existence of Medicinal Herbs and Medicinal Pills beneficial to increasing one's cultivation base—even if he couldn't take too many, it was still a growth factor.

And there was the difficulty of wanting to nourish the soul to Heaven Realm Great Perfection through cultivation.

Do not think that Heaven Realm Great Perfection is easy; for those who are not Alchemists, this realm often implies an extremely high cultivation base.

Unless one possesses a specialized technique to raise the soul realm, even an ordinary Eighth Grade Alchemist Grandmaster would not have such a high level.