Chapter 148: Generous Contribution Points
If only breaking the four passes, there would inevitably be people coming forward to congratulate.
But breaking five passes, and killing one-third of the sixth pass.
With such combat power, although Ouyang Lingling, Zhou Tai, and others were also Heart Ape Stage martial artists, in front of Su Yan, they still couldn’t help but feel a trace of fear.
This was a fierce person with extremely overflowing combat power; they feared that in front of Su Yan, they might not even last a hundred exchanges.
In front of Su Yan, they automatically felt inferior.
“Next.”
Yin Mingchen was after all an old-brand Dan Qiao Realm cultivator, having presided over the Nine Tablet Spirit Platform for decades, with even greater composure. He directly organized the next assessment.
People entered the Fighting Platform one after another; some chose Hundred Tiger Peak, others Shattered Moon Peak. One after another, several broke two passes or three passes, but some couldn’t even break two passes.
“Fifty-one people can enter the various peaks. Does anyone have any different opinions?”
Yin Mingchen asked Long Qiushui and the people from the various peaks. Although the assessment was over, whether each peak would accept people still depended on the opinion of the person in charge.
“Fine.”
Everyone nodded in agreement. Pu Hanshan and Shui Manyi were quite covetous of Su Yan; even Xiang Ge was a bit moved.
But Long Qiushui wouldn’t give in half a step, so in the end, the matter was settled.
Yin Mingchen continued to activate the formation array, but this time, it was different from the first-class recommendation token.
The defeated and the second-class recommendation token assessors participated in the assessment together.
Only to see Yin Mingchen’s token move, and the hundred-zhang Fighting Platform instantly expanded, almost growing dozens of times larger, encompassing these hundreds of people.
The nine tablets moved together, spiritual energy changed, and semicircular barriers enveloped everyone.
Rays of light fell, merging into the barriers, transforming into various feral beasts.
Pressure suddenly descended, suppressing all the assessors.
The second-class recommendation token assessment was actually conducted simultaneously.
His gaze swept over the rest; there were about two thousand people, all without recommendation tokens.
A pressure boomed down in their midst, light scattering, enveloping them and completely sealing them off.
Ten-zhang Fighting Platforms continuously rose, carrying them one by one into the air, with feral beasts gradually condensing into their opponents.
“One-on-one combat and kill; defeat three to become an outer disciple.”
Su Yan and those who had already successfully passed the assessment were brought to the side by the elders of the various peaks.
He looked at the Nine Tablet Spirit Platform casually changing before his eyes, extremely surprised in his heart, thinking: “Such methods are unimaginable. I’m afraid these artifact refining and spirit sealing changes are far more miraculous than I expected.”
Yun Cang Town was just a small place; what he had seen and heard was merely the tip of the iceberg of this world.
What he saw now, though it made Su Yan realize his own shallowness in knowledge and experience, excited him even more.
In such a vast world, seeking upward was what made it interesting.
The nine tablets continuously channeled spiritual energy, and on the Spirit Platform, the battles grew increasingly fierce.
Some broke through the second pass, but many couldn’t even endure the first pass, especially that group challenging for outer disciple status.
In just half a hour, the defeated assessors had already exceeded two-thirds.
“Is that your secular senior sister?”
Among the second-class assessors, Bai Yun’s True Intent Realm cultivation was truly a standout existence.
Only she, relying on the great accomplishment Eighteen Styles of Blood Tiger and minor accomplishment Blood Slaughter Hand, killed her way to the third pass.
White Ape True Intent had already changed to Tiger Aspect; between the Fierce Ape Three Forms, her movements were extremely violent, carrying the momentum of a tiger pouncing and flipping.
In her fierce fighting, she had already defeated two fierce tigers, with only one left stubbornly resisting.
Su Yan nodded: “It is my senior sister.”
“Not bad; her comprehension of Tiger Aspect is far stronger than ordinary people.”
Long Qiushui’s eyes flickered slightly; suddenly, she secretly transmitted a message, her voice ringing in Xiang Ge’s ear.
“Xiang Ge, you don’t want to go back and get lectured by Uncle Tiger, do you?”
Xiang Ge’s face stiffened; he tried to remain composed and secretly transmitted back: “Long Qiushui, what do you want?”
The two made a deal; Su Yan this disciple was already Long Qiushui’s, impossible to take back.
But personally pushing out a disciple who broke five passes and slew one-third of the sixth.
If he returned to Hundred Tiger Peak, his master, as the head seat of Hundred Tiger Peak, would probably beat him to death.
For a peak’s leader, it’s not about resources, but disciples.
Even if cultivating Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique, so what?
Couldn’t one dual cultivate Poison Dragon Golden Body and Hundred Tiger Peak《Dragon Tiger Suppressing Heaven Skill》?
“One idea, to let you suffer less.”
“What condition?”
“《Subduing Tiger Mingwang Body》”
Xiang Ge’s face changed slightly: “Subduing Tiger Mingwang Body is the inheritance of our Hundred Tiger Peak lineage. Contribution points aside, it requires approval from Dharma Aspect True Person or above to transmit. Do you think my master will easily give it?”
“Whether to give it depends on your ability.”
Long Qiushui sat steadily like a fisherman at his pole, her voice calm. Xiang Ge’s eyes flickered, but he didn’t lose composure: “You want to pave the way for that kid, using me as a favor. You master and disciple…”
Xiang Ge said: “I’ll only give him a chance; whether to give it is up to my master. He provides the conditions.”
Long Qiushui’s eyes brightened slightly; she was waiting for Xiang Ge’s this sentence: “Deal.”
Xiang Ge irritably transmitted: “Speak quickly.”
“Take Bai Yun as your disciple. Her Tiger Aspect bone structure suits your Hundred Tiger Peak; she’s also my disciple’s close senior sister. It builds relations, so Uncle Tiger won’t think you’ve achieved nothing.”
Xiang Ge’s eyes lit up, but then he thought: ‘No, this woman is killing two birds with one stone, also building relations for her disciple.’
If Bai Yun became his disciple and truly achieved in cultivation, she would be Hundred Tiger Peak’s direct lineage.
Plus these two’s relationship, wouldn’t Su Yan have a connection in Hundred Tiger Peak?
However, he thought again and saw Bai Yun fighting through the third pass, stepping into the fourth.
‘This girl’s Tiger Aspect comprehension progress is indeed good; she even gained some insight in battle, qualified for entry.’
Having made up his mind, the two stopped talking.
As time passed, Bai Yun killed three tigers in the four passes, then exhausted her strength and was killed by the last fierce tiger.
An hour passed; when the last disciple walked out from these barriers, everyone felt as if a lifetime had passed, and all knew the assessment was over.
Yin Mingchen’s spiritual power swept over the entire Spirit Platform; success or failure of the assessment was all within his perception.
He waved his hand, and the Nine Tablet Spirit Platform rumbled and shook, gradually returning to its flat form.
The nine tablets moved together, shooting out three thousand tokens, all black iron with beast patterns, palm-sized, with spiritual light flowing on them, forming different two characters.
Servant, outer, inner…
Three terms, symbolizing three levels of disciple identities.
“Inner disciples three hundred seventeen, outer disciples one thousand one hundred twenty-four, servant disciples one thousand six hundred seventy-two.”
Yin Mingchen calmly stated the numbers. The assessors looked at the tokens in their hands and knew their identities: joy, sighs, unwillingness… each person’s mindset was different.
“Assessment first place, Su Yan of Guizang Valley, awarded 1500 contribution points; second place Qing Tianyi 1000 points, third place Ouyang Lingling 900 points… ninth place Bai Yun 300 points…”
Bai Yun entered the top ten and also received contribution point rewards.
After reading them one by one, Yin Mingchen said: “Various peaks, select your people.”
Inner disciples join the various peaks; even if not taken as disciples by Dan Qiao Realm elders, they are still inner disciples of the peaks.
Selecting people wasn’t troublesome; they divided the numbers and also considered the disciples’ opinions.
Though there was some arguing, in less than half an hour, the people were settled.
Guizang Valley got the fewest, only a mere twenty-three.
After Long Qiushui distributed the disciples, a brocade pouch at her waist flew out a giant centipede, entirely white like cold jade, emanating icy aura.
As soon as the Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede appeared, it grew with the wind, instantly becoming a hundred zhang giant. Its shadow swept over the Nine Tablet Spirit Platform, its powerful aura making many disciples breathless.
“Roar”
Long Qiushui’s eyes swept over, and the Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede then restrained its aura.
“Guizang Valley disciples, follow me.”
She waved her water sleeves, and a surge of true essence wrapped the twenty-four disciples including Su Yan, flying them onto the back of the Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede.
The Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede shot into the sky, heading straight for Guizang Valley.
Though within Beast King Sect, the distance between peaks was several to dozens of li, not too close.
“Let’s go too.”
Pu Hanshan summoned a four-armed mountain ghost, hundred-zhang in size, grabbing dozens of disciples in one hand, and strode into the clouds.
Shui Manyi, Xiang Ge, Zhao Dongjian, and others each used their methods to take away their peaks’ new inner disciples from the Nine Tablet Spirit Platform.
The remaining outer disciples and servant disciples were also escorted by Mountain Guard troops using cunning ox beasts, black horned giant eagles, and other mounts toward the outer mountain separate courtyard, settling down respectively.
Long Qiushui controlled the Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede, flying over twenty or thirty li of mountain path, when colorful Yanxia miasma appeared before them, a vast mountain valley vaguely visible in the miasma.
Vast, unknowably over a hundred li, crisscrossed with forests, peaks rising from the valley, forming a unique magnificent scene.
Before Su Yan could fully take in Guizang Valley, much mist obstructed his view, and the Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede had already descended quickly, landing before a stretch of continuous buildings on a gentle sloping mountain range.
At a building platform, many stewards and disciples were already waiting respectfully.
“Disciple Gu Songde pays respects to Uncle Long.”
Long Qiushui swept her water sleeves, and the twenty-three disciples flew down onto the platform.
She said indifferently: “This year Guizang Valley accepts twenty-four inner disciples total. Arrange their courtyard residences, explain the rules of our Guizang Valley. Also, Su Yan is already my disciple; for the rest, whom they take as master depends on their own fortune and the senior brothers’ intentions.”
“Yes, disciple understands.”
Surprise flashed in Gu Songde’s eyes. In past years, incoming disciples were taught rotationally by transmission elders; only later, with rapport or other ties, would they enter a certain sect.
Now, the talents were just brought back, and this junior brother Su Yan had already entered the sect.
Could he have connections above?
Gu Songde didn’t dare ask more; Long Qiushui didn’t give him the chance either, taking Su Yan and flying up again, soon arriving atop a peak in the valley.
The peak was precipitous, covered in colorful flowers and plants, quite beautiful.
But Su Yan recognized at a glance that many of these flowers and plants contained poison.
The Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede landed before a grand hall, Hundred Poisons Gu Seals emerging on its body, no less than a hundred, then its body shrank to less than a zhang.
Long Qiushui tossed out a cyan-green pill, swallowed by the Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede in one gulp, then it coiled on the nearby mountain rocks, lowering its head to sleep.
“As You Wish size, this is one kind of beast control minor divine ability, not precious. Later you can exchange with contribution points.”
Long Qiushui led Su Yan into the grand hall; the hall was simple, for living and cultivation.
Long Qiushui sat in the grand hall and said indifferently: “Kneel.”
Su Yan was stunned; Long Qiushui glanced at him and said: “Apprenticeship, what are you stunned for?”
Su Yan knelt on the ground and performed the rites: “Disciple Su Yan pays respects to Master.”
“Mm.”
Long Qiushui waved her hand, using true essence to lift him up, then said: “Your ability is far more impressive than that guy Xiang Ge described, very good.”
She was very satisfied with Su Yan’s performance; such talent was especially rare among Beast King Sect’s generations of disciples.
“You should know, taking you as disciple initially was because you cultivated《Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique》, having part of Poison Dragon True Person’s inheritance.”
“Disciple knows.”
Long Qiushui said: “Poison Dragon True Person came from our Guizang Valley lineage; you have his inheritance, so you should enter our lineage. Before seeing you, I only planned to accept this favor and teach you casually, but seeing your talent today, regarding future cultivation, I must explain to you and ask your opinion.”
Su Yan showed thoughtfulness; he knew in his heart that Long Qiushui speaking this way truly regarded him as a disciple.
Cultivation path, different paths lead to completely different developments.
“Do you want to follow Poison Dragon True Person’s path, using poisonous beasts to form nine dragons, building stellar Dan Qiao, stepping into Dharma Aspect, or take our Guizang Valley’s other path?”
“Other path?”
Su Yan boldly asked; Long Qiushui had no intention of scolding and said: “Mm, also our lineage’s path: hundred poisons body, using poison as orifice, postnatal body cultivation, stepping into Dharma Aspect.”
Su Yan showed confusion and honestly said: “Disciple comes from a small place, knows little of cultivation above True Intent, afraid I can’t answer.”
Long Qiushui frowned slightly, thinking: “Teaching disciples is indeed troublesome… Forget it, I was too hasty.”
“I was hasty.”
She pondered a moment, then said: “I’ll give you three years to consider slowly. After three years, Poison Dragon Valley miasma opens, Poison Dragon True Person’s inheritance will appear; then Beast King Sect, Nine Peaks Sect, and others with ties will compete. Since you’re also an inheritor, you naturally must go; decide your path then.”
“Disciple understands.”
Su Yan’s eyes flickered; a place like Poison Dragon Valley involving a Dharma Aspect True Person’s inheritance, even if Long Qiushui didn’t say, he wouldn’t miss it.
“What main cultivation technique are you cultivating now?”
“Golden Ape True Skill, should be second-order low-grade cultivation manual.”
“Golden Ape, hm.”
Long Qiushui slightly raised her brow, then said: “Change to a main cultivation technique. I’ll give you three thousand contribution points; go to Martial Arts Pavilion yourself to see which main cultivation technique you want to cultivate, what feral beast True Intent to condense. Once decided, I’ll take you to contract a feral beast. Also, take these two auxiliary skills. Since you have hardening talent, don’t just cultivate Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique.
