Chapter 81: Merit Points Everywhere
Chapter 81: Merit Points Everywhere (Please Read)
"Master Tian, you are finally back after so many days."
As soon as Tian Lin arrived at the foot of Lianshui Peak, Zhao Si came up to him.
Tian Lin glanced at the whip marks on his face and asked him, "Why did you get whipped again?"
Zhao Si touched his face, which had not yet completely scabbed over, and burst into tears out of grievance:
"The second manager said that I was incompetent and that I secretly stole his Shuiling Mine."
Tian Lin saw him crying and asked him, "Did he catch you?"
Zhao Si wiped his nose with his sleeve and complained, "May God have mercy on me. It's the Shuiling Mine in Yuechi Cave that has become less. I definitely didn't take it for myself."
Tian Lin's heart moved, and he glanced at the mine servants under the bamboo corridor.
The miners looked at Tian Lin from afar and did not approach him.
Tian Lin knew what they were expecting, but as a disciple of Lianshui Peak, how could Tian Lin openly attack Liu Yunxiao?
"The Second Steward must have known about the decreasing amount of water spirit ore in Yuechi Cave. He beat you just to vent his anger on you. I can't help you with this matter, lest I help you and make him hate you instead."
Tian Lin didn't talk any more with Zhao Si. He went up the mountain and stopped when he passed by Shang Yu's yard.
Tian Lin suddenly recalled that he had injured Young Master Shang on Mount Wendao, but he did not see any entry at that time.
"Shang Yu is not actually a demon from the Blood Cult? If Han Yue is right, then he really got to the second platform with his own ability?"
Tian Lin was a little bit unbelievable, he had always suspected that Shang Yu was a member of the Blood Cult.
But the fact is, there is no entry showing Shang Yu's blood - at least when he just entered the first level of Qi Refining, Shang Yu had not yet cultivated blood Qi.
Moreover, if Shang Yu had really stepped onto the second-level platform, it would prove that he had really cultivated to the twelfth level of Qi Refining by relying on the inferior foundation-building method.
How old is he? Is he stronger than the peak disciple?
Or maybe, his cultivation had dissipated, so his blood returned to normal, and therefore there was no prompt word?
Perhaps the answer to this question can only be found in fantasy.
That night, Tian Lin caught up on some sleep at Jiranju, and then took some dried grass god fish and three-legged toad from the kitchen to the Daoshan Mountain.
He was not in a hurry to climb the third stone steps, but took the 'Wind Chasing Pill' and the 'Dragon Elephant Body Refining Pill' and practiced on the Asking Mountain for three days.
At noon the next day, Han Yue, who had not been seen for several days, finally showed up.
She took out four spirit stones from her pocket: "Senior Sister Xiao said that if it weren't for you, the task of investigating the Blood Cult's demonic ways wouldn't be that easy to accomplish, so I gave you four spirit stones."
Tian Lin looked at the four spirit stones, took out an earth spirit stone, and exchanged it for a water spirit stone with Han Yue.
Now that he has obtained the four spirit stones of water, wood, gold and fire, he is confident that he can break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.
After his cultivation reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, when he performed the Wind Walking Technique and the Dragon Elephant Magic Art, he would not feel short of true Qi for a short period of time.
"I took four of them by myself, wouldn't that put Senior Sister at a disadvantage?"
Tian Lin said something, but Han Yue said:
"You and I both got four spirit stones, but Senior Sister Xiao was the only one who got two. Fortunately, after you left, Senior Sister Xiao and I stayed in the county to complete tasks. We made quite a lot of money on this trip to the county."
Tian Lin asked her, "I wonder if Senior Brother Zhuang has returned. Who is the current county magistrate of Lin'an County?"
"The county lord of Lin'an County will be chosen from among the several disciples who have left the sect from the clan's aristocratic families. It just so happens that Lin'an County is originally under the jurisdiction of our Yaoyue Sect. Choosing one of our own people as the county lord will make things easier in the future."
"Are these people reliable?"
Tian Lin didn't dare to go into details, as he was feeling quite insecure right now.
This time when the sect went out, the Blood Cult’s presence was almost everywhere.
The situation of Yaoyue Sect is extremely bleak, and Tian Lin doesn't know how long Yaoyue Sect can last.
But after the Yaoyue Sect and other immortal sects 'collapse', the entire Yulong Continent will be ruled by the Blood Sect.
By that time, the world was a den of ghosts. Ordinary Qi Refiners used mortals to make pills, while those Qi Refiners with higher cultivation levels used ordinary Qi Refiners to make pills.
The Blood Cult relies on killing each other to practice. Even if you join it, you cannot avoid killing your fellow disciples.
How would I deal with myself at that time?
"How can it be unreliable?"
Han Yue didn't understand Tian Lin's worries at all. Instead, she looked at him in surprise.
"The people selected by the sect this time are all former disciples who served as the chief disciples of the sect. These people have clean backgrounds and cannot possibly have any connection with the Blood Cult."
Han Yue gave the spirit stone to Tian Lin and had no intention of staying here for long.
She wanted to go to the signing room to take on the task again, while Tian Lin wanted to return to Lianshui Peak to improve his cultivation.
The two of them went down the Wendao Mountain together and then separated.
It took Tian Lin almost a whole day and night to collect the five spirit stones. It was not until the afternoon of the next day that Tian Lin's cultivation reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.
When he stood up from meditation, he clearly felt that his Qi was flowing faster and the stored Qi was obviously more than before.
Unfortunately, before he could feel it carefully, Shisan Niang's voice rang out from outside:
"Is Steward Tian at home?"
As soon as Master Shang left, Tian Lin also took on the position of manager.
But he himself didn't know which paralytic's affairs he was in charge of, because there was nothing for him to do in Lianshui Peak.
Tian Lin opened the door, looked at Shisan Niang at the door, and said, "Shisan Niang, are you here to give me the antidote formula for the Heartache Gu?"
He didn't need the antidote formula for the Heart-Grief Gu so much now, but since Shisan Niang had finally appeared, Tian Lin couldn't help but ask.
"There's no rush for the recipe. I followed Elder Liu's instructions and asked Steward Tian to go to the Taoist temple."
After Shisan Niang finished speaking, she looked around Tian Lin's house from outside the door and asked Tian Lin, "Are you used to living in the newly built Jiranju?"
Tian Lin saw that she always had a smile on her face, as if she didn't know what it meant to be worried, so he could only perfunctorily say:
"I have to thank Thirteenth Lady for helping me find someone to rebuild this house." "These are small matters that should be taken care of by me. There's nothing to thank me for. Besides, you are also a member of my business, so it's good for us to visit each other more often."
Tian Lin didn't say anything, but just followed Shisan Niang up the mountain.
After a while, Tian Lin asked, "Master has always been indifferent to the secular world, why do you suddenly want to summon us to the temple?"
"This is a good thing. You will know when you get to the temple."
As they were talking, the two had already reached the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain.
Shisan Niang quickened her pace, and the wind chimes on the necklace around her neck jingled.
The Taoist boy standing guard at the door shouted, "Everyone in the room is waiting. If we are any later, the food will get cold."
She rolled her eyes at Tian Lin and led him into the Taoist temple.
It was still the same stone table, but this time only the second steward, the third steward and Elder Liu were sitting beside it.
Tian Lin glanced at the spiritual clam pearl on the table, walked calmly to Elder Liu and bowed, then bowed to the second and third stewards.
The third steward raised his hand on the stool as a return gesture, only the second steward snorted coldly and ignored Tian Lin.
"Please take a seat. I called you here today just to tell you about the sect's new decree."
After Tian Lin sat down, Shisan Niang had already prepared a bowl of rice for Tian Lin.
Tian Lin took the rice and used his chopsticks to accurately pick up the clam pearl.
The second and third stewards on the opposite side looked unhappy, but Elder Liu was not dissatisfied with Tian Lin's behavior, so the second and third stewards did not get angry.
Several people heard Elder Liu say: "The sect has decided to temporarily lift the ban."
His words were incoherent and everyone at the table couldn't help but feel confused.
The second steward couldn't help but ask:
"Grandpa is usually in the temple, and the sect doesn't bother him to take care of any big or small matters. Why are you calling him over today just to say that the ban has been lifted? What does that mean? What good does it do us?"
Elder Liu did not answer the second steward's words, but said to Shisan Niang who was serving dishes beside him: "You talk to them."
Shisan Niang put down her chopsticks, looked at the people at the table and said with a smile:
"Since the founding of our Yaoyue Sect, there has always been a ban on outer disciples from practicing high-grade magic. Now that the ban is lifted, it means that outer disciples are allowed to practice high-grade magic."
Tian Lin's heart moved, he stuffed a spiritual clam pearl into his mouth and asked:
"Why is the sect passing on the magic for no reason? What are the requirements for outer disciples to obtain this top-grade magic?"
This time it was Elder Liu who spoke. He said, "I think you all know about the lack of spiritual minerals in Moon Pond Mountain?"
"I see!"
The third steward slammed the table and stood up and said, "The sect wants to use the sect's disciples to complete the mission, but they are reluctant to use spirit stones as rewards. So they came up with a way to break the ban and use high-quality magic to lure the sect's disciples to work for them."
His voice was quite loud, and everyone in the yard could hear him shouting.
Elder Liu glared at the Third Steward, and after the Third Steward sat down, he said:
"The Yaoyue Sect has been passed down for a thousand years, relying only on the spirit stones from the Moon Pond Cave. Originally, the spirit stones in the Moon Pond Cave were insufficient, but the Blood Cult was in trouble in Zhao State.
The Blood Cult is becoming more and more powerful, and it cannot be eliminated by the disciples in the sect alone. However, if we want to use the disciples outside the sect and the clan families to do things, Yaoyue Sect cannot afford so many spirit stones to offer a reward, so we came up with this way to lift the ban. "
Elder Liu looked at Tian Lin and the other two and said:
"From now on, the sect's bounty missions will no longer be rewarded with spirit stones, but with merit points. Every time you kill a Blood Sect demon at the first level of Qi Refining, you will get one merit point. Killing a Blood Sect demon at the twelfth level of Qi Refining will give you fifty merit points.
If you can gather 500 merit points, you can read a top-grade spell in the sect."
Tian Lin raised his eyebrows and instantly thought of the several disciples from Lin'an County who had come together to kill Lin Ping'an.
Not to mention Zhao Kang, four of the disciples who left the sect were Blood Sect demons who were at the twelfth level of Qi Refining.
If you can capture them, you will get 200 merit points for free.
Tian Lin believed that there were probably quite a few blood-cult demons like this in the clan families.
These evil spirits have special ways of hiding, but others don't know who they are, but they can see through their identities.
"I'm not telling you to save up merit points to earn high-quality spells. I'm telling you to improve your cultivation as soon as possible.
Perhaps it won’t be long before, as long as you have enough merit points, you won’t need to climb the Dao Mountain, and you will have the opportunity to become an inner disciple.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the second and third managers, who had originally been indifferent, suddenly stood up.
The path to promotion in the Yaoyue Sect is extremely difficult, because the number of inner disciples is limited, and even the son of an elder can only be an outer disciple.
Even the sons of elders find it difficult to get a place as inner disciples, let alone the children of clan members and aristocratic families?
So, basically, if you become an outer disciple and want to become an inner disciple, you can only climb the Dao Mountain.
But this generation has only seen a genius who climbed Mount Taoism. Who has the confidence to become an inner disciple by climbing mountains?
"Can I really become an inner disciple?"
The second steward slapped the table in joy and said, "Damn it, the sect has finally come to its senses and is willing to give us, the peak disciples, a chance."
Tian Lin glanced at the second manager and couldn't help but be stunned.
He didn't know where the wound on the second steward's neck came from, but the scabbed wound was obvious.
Tian Lin recalled that the Second Steward had once asked Wang Xing about the Blood Cult's magic, so he was not too surprised that the Second Steward had become a Blood Cult demon.
He silently calculated the second steward's cultivation level and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
The cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi Refining is probably not worth many merit points.
What's more, the second steward is the bloodline of Elder Liu, and as Elder Liu's disciple, Tian Lin cannot take action against him.
It’s not easy to earn this credit.
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