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Chapter 3: The Ways of the Demon Sect
Chapter 3: The Ways of the Demon Sect
When Lu Yang emerged from the Meditation Chamber, he found someone already waiting outside the door.
Lu Yang was startled. The man, dressed in a black robe with a sinister expression, was none other than the black-robed Daoist who had assigned him to the Bliss Union Hall!
"Greetings, Senior Brother", Lu Yang hurriedly bowed.
"You’re quite impressive, a real talent", the black-robed Daoist smiled. "I heard that Yushuzhen had brought in a very capable young man, and his Breakthrough to Refining Qi was just around the corner."
"But I didn’t expect that wicked woman to fail."
At this, the black-robed Daoist cast a peculiar look at Lu Yang.
Three whole days!
Yushuzhen’s screams could be heard even outside the Meditation Chamber, and despite the black-robed Daoist’s extensive experience, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration.
If this boy survives, he will surely become a pillar of the Sacred Sect!
"Follow me."
The black-robed Daoist, named Liu Xin, was a Formal Disciple of the Heaven-Mending Peak, one of the four peaks of the Inner Sect. He was responsible for guiding newly promoted Apprentice Disciples and briefing them on sect matters.
"The four Outer Sects and the four peaks of the Inner Sect are interconnected", Liu Xin explained on the way. "Aside from the Holy Flame Cliff where the sect leader resides, our Sacred Sect is primarily centered around the four peaks of the Inner Sect."
"Since you came from the Bliss Union Hall, you’ll naturally be assigned to the Heaven-Mending Peak. I’ll take you to update the registry first."
With a guide, Lu Yang was more than willing. "Thank you, Senior Brother Liu."
"It’s my duty", Liu Xin replied calmly. "After updating the registry, I’ll show you the other three halls. There are many benefits to being a Formal Disciple, which can be considered a welfare program from the Sacred Sect."
"By the rules, each Formal Disciple can only claim these benefits once", Liu Xin added, his expression somewhat wistful. "Once you enter the Inner Sect, if you want to obtain items of the same level, you’ll need to complete tasks assigned by the Sacred Sect to earn Contribution Points and exchange them."
Lu Yang furrowed his brow. "Contribution Points?"
"They are a form of currency issued by the Sacred Sect", Liu Xin explained. "After updating the registry, you should be able to see them through your Disciple Token."
Curious, Lu Yang followed Liu Xin to the registry.
The process was simple: moving the Fate Lamp he had lit upon joining the sect from the Outer Sect area to the Inner Sect area.
Then, Lu Yang infused a thread of true qi into his token, and a line of text appeared:
"Formal Disciple, Lu Yang."
"As a Formal Disciple, the Sacred Sect grants you 50 Contribution Points. These can be used to exchange for spirit stones, cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, and cultivation caves."
"Once you enter the Inner Sect, you’ll need to pay Contribution Points to rent a cultivation cave, with a monthly rent of 30 Contribution Points. Of course, you can also choose to purchase a cultivation cave. As a newly promoted Inner Sect disciple, you can enjoy a 20% down payment discount within ten years."
There were several pages of such details.
After reading them carefully, Lu Yang concluded: "This Inner Sect is all about money!"
With Contribution Points, you can have everything—cultivation techniques, pills, magical artifacts, and more. Without Contribution Points, you’re stuck, unable even to afford a cultivation cave.
At the same time, Lu Yang learned about the welfare Liu Xin had mentioned.
Every Apprentice Disciple, upon becoming a Formal Disciple, can choose one magical artifact from the Treasure Refining Hall, one pill from the Alchemy Hall, one companion spirit beast from the Beast Taming Hall, and one dual cultivation furnace from the Bliss Union Hall, all without paying any Contribution Points.
"Sounds like a real benefit", Lu Yang thought.
He accessed the list of items redeemable with Contribution Points through his Disciple Token. The cheapest items—a cultivation technique, a magical artifact, a pill, a spirit beast, or a furnace—cost 100 Contribution Points.
In contrast, the rewards for tasks within the Sacred Sect were meager, mostly single-digit Contribution Points, with very few reaching double digits.
Clearly, the free set of four items for newly promoted Formal Disciples was equivalent to 400 Contribution Points, a significant sum for a Formal Disciple.
While thinking, Lu Yang followed Liu Xin to the Treasure Refining Hall.
The person in charge of receiving them was Chen Hao, an enforcer of the Treasure Refining Hall and also a Formal Disciple. According to Liu Xin, fixed positions like this in the Inner Sect were the most profitable, not only earning a lot of Contribution Points but also providing stability, akin to a secure job. Unfortunately, such positions were scarce and hard to come by without connections.
"Senior Brother Liu, it’s been a while", Chen Hao greeted warmly, glancing at Lu Yang first before turning to Liu Xin. "Bringing a new disciple over?"
"Yeah."
Liu Xin smiled, hinting at something. "Why don’t you show Lu Brother the finest magical artifact in the Treasure Refining Hall?"
"Sure thing!"
Chen Hao nodded eagerly and led them into the inner courtyard of the Treasure Refining Hall. As they walked, Lu Yang furrowed his brow in surprise.
"Is this a disciple’s meditation chamber?"
To retrieve a magical artifact, shouldn’t they go to a storage area?
Chen Hao looked puzzled at first, then realized what Lu Yang meant and laughed. "Brother Lu, you don’t know. The best magical artifacts are all here."
Before he finished speaking, they stopped in front of a meditation room.
"The disciple in this room has quite a bit of seniority. He was an Apprentice Disciple in the Outer Sect for three years, but unfortunately, he got stuck in a dead-end cultivation technique."
With that, Chen Hao pushed open the door.
Inside, on a reed meditation cushion, a Daoist sat with his eyes closed, muttering to himself as if in a trance.
"I’m… I’m going to make it…"
Suddenly, Chen Hao made a hand seal, and the Daoist’s eyes snapped open. His previously dull face lit up with a mad joy.
"Ha! I’ve done it!"
Boom!
Before he could finish speaking, he exploded, blood and flesh flying everywhere, then recoiled and merged into a skeleton left on the floor.
A moment later, the living person was gone, replaced by a bone sword, crystal-clear and segmented, emitting a brilliant magical artifact radiance, gently landing on the reed meditation cushion.
Chen Hao approached, picked up the bone sword, and handed it to Lu Yang. "The magical artifact ‘Bone Jade Sword’ is considered high-quality in the Book of a Hundred Treasures. This disciple was indeed a talent, having cultivated for many years with great skill. Otherwise, the magical artifact radiance wouldn’t be so pure."
Lu Yang: "…"
Looking at the Bone Jade Sword in Chen Hao’s hand, and thinking back to his past life, Lu Yang felt a chill. He understood the ways of the Primordial Sacred Sect even more.
In essence, it boiled down to eight words: Survival of the Fittest, Utilization to the Fullest!
The sect invests resources in cultivating you, and you must create value for the sect. If you can’t create value, the sect will help you do so.
If you Breakthrough and become a Formal Disciple, everyone is happy.
If you can’t Breakthrough, the sect won’t support you for free. Instead, it will recover its investment from you, ensuring the sect doesn’t lose out.
Thus, in the eyes of the Primordial Sacred Sect, some disciples are like clouds, others like water. They do different things, but they are all talents, with no one being a waste.
"This is truly… a sect befitting its name."
Lu Yang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and, remembering the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll he had, opened his eyes again, now calm.
"You have a good temperament, indeed a fine talent!" Liu Xin’s eyes flashed with surprise at Lu Yang’s quick recovery, and his smile grew wider.
Next, Lu Yang followed Liu Xin to the Alchemy Hall and the Beast Taming Hall, where he received a "Qi-Replenishing Pill" and a "Huma-Owl." The pill could replenish true qi, and the owl served as a messenger, commonly used by Formal Disciples to communicate.
Finally, they came to the last item, the furnace, which posed a problem for Liu Xin.
"Brother, you Breakthrough too quickly", Liu Xin shook his head. "You just joined the Outer Sect and reached Refining Qi in a day. The Bliss Union Hall hasn’t prepared the furnace yet."
"Would you mind waiting a few days?"
The furnace didn’t matter to Lu Yang, so he bowed. "I’ll follow Senior Brother’s arrangements."
Liu Xin laughed, then took out a jade scroll and handed it to Lu Yang. "This is the secret transmission technique of the Heaven-Mending Peak. Take it and cultivate well."
Lu Yang took the jade scroll and activated his spiritual sense to examine it.
The next moment, an extremely complex cultivation technique appeared in his mind.
The Treatise on the Primordial Dao
(End of Chapter)
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