Chapter 281: Foundation Establishment Stage Task Completed
Chen Miaomiao was slightly surprised when she saw the Sect Master of the Peach Blossom Sect.
She then thought to herself that she indeed had too many stereotypes.
The Sect Master of the Peach Blossom Sect turned out to be a plump, beautiful woman in palace attire.
She smiled when she spoke, making her seem very approachable.
It reminded Chen Miaomiao of the court ladies in Tang Dynasty paintings from Huaxia.
When she returned from Cave Demon Valley this time, Dong Yulan was also by her side.
Unexpectedly, before Dong Yulan could speak, the Sect Master of the Peach Blossom Sect, An Yingzhen, smiled and said something chilling: “I guess you have a secret technique for cultivating a large number of spirit herbs, and you want to cooperate with me.”
Dong Yulan even glanced at An Yingzhen with some surprise.
Chen Miaomiao merely paused for a moment, then also smiled and said, “Yes.”
She admitted it frankly.
After all, her goal was obvious, so it wasn’t strange for it to be guessed.
An Yingzhen then asked, “What benefits can you offer?”
“If I cooperate with the Sect Master, I naturally do so with sincerity. Like the Flying Sparrow Sect, it will be a fifty-fifty split. We will manage the spirit herb cultivation, and the Peach Blossom Sect disciples will continue as usual. I need the Peach Blossom Sect’s spiritual fields.”
An Yingzhen nodded, her slightly plump cheeks dimpling when she smiled, revealing a distinct dimple: “This is excellent.”
If the Longevity Sect had a method for cultivating spirit herbs, a fifty-fifty split would definitely benefit the Peach Blossom Sect.
An Yingzhen then asked the crucial question: “Then how shall we cooperate?”
Chen Miaomiao also smiled, “Let’s sign a spirit contract, Sect Master.”
The so-called spirit contract was a type of contract that Song Jiulai and Nan Qi had signed before.
It was most effective when signed between cultivators of equal standing.
Because it required heart blood, violating it would naturally cause a backlash to one’s cultivation.
However, if the cultivation gap between the two parties was too large, the spirit contract would not be as effective.
But one was in the early Foundation Establishment Stage, and the other was in the late Foundation Establishment Stage.
Chen Miaomiao was confident in herself, believing the gap wasn’t that large.
She would catch up sooner or later.
She wanted to sign this spirit contract with the Sect Master to prevent An Yingzhen from going back on her word.
The System would naturally handle the Peach Blossom Sect disciples.
An Yingzhen raised an eyebrow and readily agreed.
This speed even surprised Dong Yulan: “Are you really willing?”
An Yingzhen looked at her instead, seemingly not understanding: “Why wouldn’t I be willing? No matter how large my Peach Blossom Sect is, it’s just that. We have no unique advantages in cultivating spirit herbs. It’s naturally best if someone is willing to cooperate with us. Even you are cooperating with the Longevity Sect, so why can’t I?”
There was another purpose.
She knew that if she didn’t sign, the Longevity Sect would eventually force her to sign anyway.
The latter would simply be more forceful in their actions.
Because as long as the Flying Sparrow Sect’s pills flooded the market, the Peach Blossom Sect would eventually be squeezed out with no room to retaliate.
The Flying Sparrow Sect had more disciples than the Peach Blossom Sect, and now with the addition of the Longevity Sect, their Peach Blossom Sect had no chance of winning.
Unless she became an informant.
But what was the use of being an informant?
Even if a Major Sect like the Guanhai Sect benefited and obtained the secret technique for cultivating spirit herbs, she would gain nothing.
Could she expect a little to trickle down from the Guanhai Sect’s fingers?
Impossible.
An Yingzhen clearly knew that she was just the Sect Master of a Small Sect, and her cultivation was not even comparable to that of a Guanhai Sect disciple.
Who would care about a small Sect Master like her?
Informing would be a complete loss.
Cooperating, regardless of the Longevity Sect’s ultimate goal, at least for now, her Peach Blossom Sect could profit.
Chen Miaomiao’s eyes curved into smiles: “Sect Master is truly straightforward.”
An Yingzhen looked at her and said, “My surname is An.”
Chen Miaomiao nodded, “Chen Miaomiao greets Sect Master An.”
The cooperation with the Peach Blossom Sect was thus simply settled, proceeding more smoothly than anyone could have imagined.
Chen Miaomiao’s thoughts raced even faster.
With the Peach Blossom Sect taking over, the renovation work could proceed.
The Peach Blossom Sect was the Medicine Sect, so anything related to pills could be moved to the Peach Blossom Sect.
The Flying Sparrow Sect would then only need to focus on artifact refining.
With both the Medicine Sect and artifact refining handled, the next step would be to cultivate a Beast Taming Sect.
This was currently their weak point.
Beast taming required a more suitable environment.
They did not have one yet.
Only the Spirit Fox Sect, which had been destroyed in the past.
She wondered if their ruins were still there.
Thinking of these things, Chen Miaomiao relayed them to Fan Guozhou.
She herself would focus on the progress of spirit herb research, while Fan Guozhou would handle these matters.
Fan Guozhou pondered for a moment and said, “We can have some Rogue Cultivator Players who haven’t joined a sect yet search for the former ruins of the Spirit Fox Sect. But will the Myriad Immortal Sect send people to take over after the sect was destroyed?”
Chen Miaomiao shook her head, “It’s just a small sect. Besides the Spirit Fox Sect, we don’t have any other Beast Taming Sects. The Netherworld Sect and the Liuyun Sect cannot handle it. We can go and see what kind of environment is needed for spirit beast cultivation.”
Fan Guozhou hissed, “With the Peach Blossom Sect settled, we only have the Liuyun Sect and the Netherworld Sect left. Except for the Liuyun Sect, we don’t know enough about the Netherworld Sect! Most importantly, that Thunder Stone Ore Vein, has Han Tian gone there yet? Shuang Xiahua has wanted that Thunder Stone Ore Vein for a long time and has been asking us.”
Chen Miaomiao rarely rolled her eyes: “What’s the rush? Our progress is already fast enough. This game has only been out for a few months. With both the Peach Blossom Sect and the Flying Sparrow Sect now acquired, haste makes waste. If we acquire those two sects too quickly, it might cause instability. At least the Peach Blossom Sect is nearby, so we can quickly detect any disturbances.”
“And there’s a very important issue now.”
Chen Miaomiao said, “Palm Thunder is only at the beginner level. Upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, one needs to cultivate the intermediate level. But I’ve checked, and the intermediate level Palm Thunder is mostly held by Major Sects, and the price to buy it is very high.”
Currently, most Players’ cultivation techniques are still the beginner level Palm Thunder.
And New Players don’t even have powerful cultivation techniques like Palm Thunder to cultivate yet.
This is because there are only 100 copies of the beginner level Palm Thunder cultivation technique.
Even if the scrolls can be copied, Players at their current cultivation level cannot copy cultivation techniques.
Although not all Players can afford Palm Thunder, there will always be later Players who cannot keep up.
Players are already inquiring with the System.
But the System’s response is, “The standard for further sect expansion has not yet been met.”
Actually, Song Jiulai is also at a loss for now.
She has to wait until the Golden Core Stage to copy cultivation techniques. For now, Players will have to endure.
After all, the sect only rewarded 100 copies initially.
Perhaps because this issue was too urgent, within a month of Song Jiulai entering the Longshuang Great Marsh.
While on her way to the Guanhai Sect to deliver her salary, she received news that was like a heavenly sound.
【The sect now has ten disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage. You have completed the task of having ten disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage within half a year. Your sect is flourishing, and this is a cause for celebration!】
【The rewards for this event will be distributed shortly, please wait!】
There will be three more chapters later.
