Chapter 264

"The few Jade Dew Elixirs I gave you last year, they are all used up, right!"

Hearing the three words "Jade Dew Elixir," Gu Caiyi clearly showed an "I want it" expression on her face.

But this emotion was fleeting, and the words that blurted out changed.

"There are still some."

Luo Chen curled his lips and used spiritual power to lift a jade bottle over.

"There are six Jade Dew Elixirs in here. According to the special method I taught you before, decompose them and take them. One every two months is exactly a year's worth, enough to improve your cultivation."

With her slender hands holding the jade bottle, Gu Caiyi whispered: "I have inquired about this kind of elixir; it's very expensive, right! You are so short of spirit stones yourself, how can I..."

"Stop!" Luo Chen raised his hand. "I am short of spirit stones, but not these few hundred spirit stones. Take it if I give it to you."

At the end, he added another sentence.

"I let Min Longyu live in the cave dwelling for half a month for free, and I didn't charge him spirit stones either."

Gu Caiyi blinked her big, watery eyes and happily accepted the Jade Dew Elixirs.

This elixir indeed had unexpected benefits for her.

"Then I'll go first!"

The woman's voice was inexplicably a bit cheerful.

"Go, go!"

Luo Chen waved his hand, quite impatiently.

After Gu Caiyi left in the night, Luo Chen sighed suddenly.

He knew that the sentence he added just now was a bit of a cover-up.

Regarding Gu Caiyi.

His mood was particularly complicated.

When he was young, for this bright and beautiful woman, he did briefly have thoughts of "desire" and "touching."

But as cultivation went on, his original heart gradually became clear.

He also realized that it was just the instinctive desire of youthful admiration.

It couldn't be called love or liking; what remained was just friendship between friends.

But after experiencing the simulation of the Ghost God Heart-Questioning Mirror, he always remembered that sentence in his mind.

"Let's stop fighting, okay?"

This does not conform to his ambition.

Therefore, after waking up, he tried his best to avoid talking about things related to Gu Caiyi.

But just now, Gu Caiyi was thinking for him from the bottom of her heart, which seemed to pull him back into the simulation scene of the Heart-Questioning Mirror.

"Forget it, let everything take its course!"

"I can help a little, but if she can't keep up with my pace, she will eventually just be a handful of yellow soil."

Luo Chen shook his head and turned into the quiet room.

Early the next morning.

Sima Huiniang hurried to Tianlan Peak and talked with Luo Chen for a long, long time.

It wasn't until the afternoon that she returned to Danxia Peak.

Not long after, a "benefit" was promulgated in the Luo Tian Society.

That is, the Luo Tian Society will invest 20, 00 spirit stones every year to rent a Tier 2 mid-grade cave dwelling on Tianlan Peak for a long time!

Any cultivator who reaches the Foundation Establishment stage can use this mid-grade cave dwelling regularly.

Not only that, cultivators who reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining can report in advance and reserve Foundation Establishment elixirs based on their merits.

As long as the Luo Tian Society buys Foundation Establishment elixirs in the future, they will be issued immediately.

And when the cultivator establishes the foundation, they can apply for a Tier 2 cave dwelling for free once.

Once this news came out, it caused a huge uproar in the Luo Tian Society.

Low-level cultivators all yearned for it, looking forward to living in a Tier 2 mid-grade cave dwelling after their own Foundation Establishment.

And the few Foundation Establishment cultivators also felt that this move was great.

Their income is considered high.

But they also felt that they couldn't afford the burden of 10, 00 spirit stones per year for a low-grade cave dwelling.

Now that they can use the mid-grade cave dwelling regularly, even if they have to take turns with others, it is much more cost-effective than renting a cave dwelling alone before!

As for the inconvenience in it?

In the face of saving spirit stones and the more abundant spiritual energy concentration, it was not a problem at all.

After this "benefit" was promulgated, Sima Huiniang's actions did not stop.

She first caught a few people who were idle, eating and drinking on the merit books of the past, but were lazy on weekdays.

These few were caught and criticized in public.

Subsequently!

Sima Huiniang took this opportunity to make trouble and brought up the action of rectifying the Luo Tian Society.

The specific action fell on the basic salary and merit system.

She joined forces with the Merit Hall to make a major change to the merit system!

Future merits will no longer be used only to exchange for techniques and elixirs, but will be linked to salary!

The basic salary of the entire Luo Tian Society's cultivators has been lowered across the board!

For example, the basic salary of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the Battle Hall was previously one hundred spirit stones per month.

Now it is adjusted to eighty spirit stones per month.

The deducted twenty spirit stones will be calculated according to the size of the annual merits and issued together after the year-end assessment.

If the merits are not enough, you can only get the basic eighty.

If the merits are enough, you can not only get one hundred, but even more!

As for how the Battle Hall's merits are calculated?

There is a detailed standard formulated by Sima Huiniang and the Merit Hall cultivators.

How much effort is put into fighting, how well guard work and patrol work are done, and even the personal realm progress of the Battle Hall cultivators will be included.

Not just the Battle Hall!

For every hall, there are detailed merit standards.

The Elixir Hall's will be linked to the alchemy income of the four major alchemists: Qu, Mi, Qiu, and Ma.

The Weapon Hall's will be linked to refining ore materials, producing magic tools, and magic tool income.

The Medicine Hall's will be linked to the growth of spiritual plants, the harvest of spiritual fields, and the harvest of medicinal materials.

Even, it is not just Qi Refining cultivators!

Even the three major true Foundation Establishment cultivators other than Luo Chen had their basic salaries lowered by hundreds of spirit stones.

In short, one sentence!

The merits of the Merit Hall will become incomparably important in the future, no longer just chicken ribs. And the accumulation of merits depends on how much each person contributes to the Luo Tian Society.

Once this measure came out, it could directly prevent most of the salted fish who were waiting to die.

Some people also expressed dissatisfaction.

However, Sima Huiniang countered with a sentence.

"The President's generosity is not a reason for you to enjoy the fruits of others' labor!"

This sentence directly blocked everyone's mouth.

Regarding the lowering of the basic salary, low-level cultivators looked at the big cake of "benefits" and mostly accepted it.

After all, as long as enough merits are accumulated, you won't necessarily earn less than before.

Moreover, there is also an upward channel for Foundation Establishment!

And high-level cultivators, seeing that they can directly use the mid-grade cave dwelling, have no opinion.

Losing a few hundred spirit stones a month is only a few thousand a year.

This money is actually more cost-effective than the price of renting a cave dwelling.

Moreover, that is a mid-grade cave dwelling!

After this whole set of measures, Luo Chen's goal was basically achieved.

In fact, this set of measures is not complicated.

It is just upgrading the merit system to the "performance" system of his previous life's workplace.

In this way, goals can be set regularly to examine the inside.

Moreover, it can also dig out some problems such as people being idle and salted fish worms inside.

To put it bigger, it is that Luo Chen can redistribute interests!

Distribute the spirit stones of some lazy dogs to some diligent people.

And issued at the end of the year, the gap period of the whole year in the middle, those saved spirit stones, for him and even the Luo Tian Society, will be a huge amount of working capital.

Moreover, with this merit system, it can also promote internal competition and grow together.

As for that "benefit."

In fact, the wool also comes from the sheep.

20, 00 spirit stones a year, it looks like a lot.

But in the future, as there are more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators, the basic salary cut every month, when added up for a whole year, will definitely far exceed 20, 00 spirit stones.

Danxia Peak, Huixin Hall.

Sima Huiniang sat at the head, and in front of her was a huge desk.

Outer sect deacon Xu Xiaoliu stood respectfully.

For a long time, Sima Huiniang raised her head.

"You can recruit loose cultivators with a clean background from the outside!"

"You are in charge of this aspect, and finally I and the people from the Merit Hall are responsible for the review."

When Xu Xiaoliu heard this, his eyes lit up.

The outer sect can finally recruit people!

In the future, he will finally not be a bare commander!

"President, don't worry, Xiaoliu will definitely not let you down, and will not let the President down!"

Seeing him leave excitedly, Sima Huiniang smiled and shook her head.

The internal policy is currently only suitable for changing to this point. How to change it in the future depends on the situation and step by step.

And externally, it is time to start recruiting people.

Just like what the President said.

A mere two hundred people simply cannot support too many true Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The number of low-level cultivators must be pulled up!

The newly recruited loose cultivators are all classified into the outer sect.

Don't think too much about basic salary, just look at merits.

As for how to arrange the extra manpower?

The Luo Tian Society's hundreds of spiritual fields are still worried about not having enough manpower.

Otherwise, they wouldn't let the Battle Hall cultivators farm the land.

And in the future, as the Luo Tian Society develops, every position will always need people to do odd jobs.

"Moreover, many loose cultivators just want to have a place to cultivate."

On Tianlan Peak.

In the Yi-17 cave dwelling.

Luo Chen waved his hand, and three snow-white elixir pills flew out from the Ice Emperor Cauldron, which turned from red to white.

They fell into his hands with a clatter.

Looking at the three and a half cloud patterns that were faintly extending, a touch of excitement rose in Luo Chen's calm mood.

"Top-grade Tongyou Elixir!"

Even though he had expected it, he was still a bit uneasy after brushing the Tongyou Elixir to Great Perfection.

Uneasy about whether he could refine top-grade elixirs as before.

Uneasy about whether Tier 1 top-grade elixirs would have any effect on him.

But after sniffing the elixir fragrance lightly, all his uneasiness disappeared.

That dreamlike feeling!

Can't be wrong!

Top-grade Tongyou Elixir must be useful to him.

Just think about it, Tier 1 top-grade Zhongmiao Pills have a weak effect on Tier 3 monsters.

He is only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, so naturally, it will have an effect.

"Even if it's just weak, as long as it slightly improves the soul foundation, it's worth more than the price!"

No hesitation.

Handing over the cleanup work of the elixir cauldron to Bai Meiling, Luo Chen went straight to the quiet room.

Empty his brain and eliminate distracting thoughts.

Take out a snow-white Tongyou Elixir and take it solemnly.

After a stick of incense.

Luo Chen's eyelids trembled, and his mind sank into the sea of consciousness.

In that empty sea of consciousness, a golden light was quietly circling.

In the words of the cultivation world, this golden light is the manifestation of the soul foundation.

During Qi Refining, it is trapped in the sea of consciousness and cannot go out.

After Foundation Establishment, the dantian becomes a sea, and the sea of consciousness is pulled, so the soul can be released, achieving the so-called spiritual sense.

When condensing the Golden Core, the sea of consciousness becomes a mansion, achieving the Purple Mansion treasure land, and the spiritual sense merges with the spirit, turning into divine sense.

It is said that after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, this golden light can even turn into a human form, which is called the "Nascent Soul" that has condensed the three souls and seven spirits.

At this moment, the golden light trembled slightly, and there was a faint feeling of expansion and fullness.

In the dark, Luo Chen felt that he had become stronger!

With a movement of his mind, Luo Chen's consciousness left the sea of consciousness.

Opening his eyes, Luo Chen let out a long breath.

Top-grade Tongyou Elixir is indeed effective for him!

Even better than he imagined.

Before, the soul foundation barely reached the standard of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and was not very stable.

But after taking a Tongyou Elixir, it has completely stabilized, and there is even an inexplicable feeling of fullness.

"If I continue to take it, my soul foundation will definitely grow again!"

"Three top-grade Tongyou Elixirs, one every ten days, can be used for my one month of cultivation."

At this moment, Luo Chen's heart was full of hope.

It's no wonder he values the soul so much.

It is really that the soul is too important!

It is not very obvious during battle, but it has wonderful and extraordinary effects on daily cultivation and life.

When he was in a low realm, his soul was too weak, so he could only run the Changchun Technique twice a day.

It was relying on Anshen Incense that solved this problem.

After refining elixirs every day, his spirit was not good, and after passing the heart tribulation, he could refine one more furnace of elixirs every day.

After Foundation Establishment, it was also because his soul became stronger that he could perfectly absorb the Lie Shen Incense and run his natal technique ten times a day!

And!

Chu Kui accidentally let it slip before that the soul is incomparably important when forming a core.

Listening to his tone, it seems to be much more important than full spiritual power and a strong physique.

It is precisely because of this.

Luo Chen spared no effort to spend half a year, spared no effort to misappropriate the time for refining Jade Marrow Elixirs, and lost a large number of spirit stones, just to improve the proficiency of Tongyou Elixir.

Just to refine top-grade Tongyou Elixirs and enhance the soul foundation.

"I hope that one day in the future, I can prove that my choice was not wrong!"

After Luo Chen sighed, he looked at the storage bag.

Inside, there were thousands of Tongyou Elixirs stored.

They were all low-grade, mid-grade, and even more than five hundred high-grade Tongyou Elixirs refined during the process of brushing proficiency.

How to deal with this batch of Tongyou Elixirs?

Leaving them idle is definitely impossible!

That would be too wasteful.

In order to brush proficiency, he spent more than 10, 00 spirit stones on raw materials!

Not to mention the misappropriated time, if it were used to refine Jade Marrow Elixirs, he would have earned at least 80, 00 to 90, 00 fewer spirit stones.

This back and forth is a cost of nearly 100, 00!

Therefore, this batch of Tongyou Elixirs must earn back the cost!

"Of the one thousand Tongyou Elixirs, one hundred are low-grade, which can be placed in the Luo Tian Society for internal merit exchange, which is my benefit to them."

The benefits of Tongyou Elixir are unquestionable!

In the Luo Tian Society, it is widely loved by ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators.

As for the other three hundred mid-grade and six hundred high-grade Tongyou Elixirs, he plans to find another channel to deal with them.

It's not that he doesn't want to give them to his subordinates.

But for mid-grade and high-grade Tongyou Elixirs, the danger of entering a dream has increased to an extremely high level.

It is simply not something that Qi Refining cultivators can resist.

"True Foundation Establishment cultivators should like this thing very much!"

Luo Chen couldn't use the mid-grade and high-grade ones because he took hundreds of low-grade Tongyou Elixirs when he was in the Qi Refining stage.

This caused the effect of mid-to-high-grade ones on him to weaken to the point of being almost non-existent.

There might be a saying about drug resistance.

Only top-grade Tongyou Elixirs can have some effect on him.

But he can't use them, while those true Foundation Establishment cultivators who haven't taken Tongyou Elixirs can use them in small amounts.

Elixirs involving increasing soul foundation have always been in short supply!

This can be seen from the fact that Nuanyang Wenxiang is only a semi-finished Tier 3 medicinal material, but it can be sold for a high price of 7, 00 spirit stones.

The spirit stones that can be harvested from this large batch of Tongyou Elixirs will definitely be a huge number.

It just so happens!

Luo Chen is very short of spirit stones now.

"Which channel should I take?"

"This thing is in short supply, but it's also hot to handle. Large-scale selling is too easy to attract covetousness, especially covetousness from big forces."

"Therefore, it is best not to use the name of the Luo Tian Society, and even more so not to use my name."

"Even, it's best if I don't come forward personally."

"Moreover, we must cut off future troubles to avoid being chased to the door."

Suddenly, a figure appeared in Luo Chen's mind.

"That's him!"