novelraw Chapter 115
Chapter 115
Strictly speaking, this was an exchange.
Back in the days when they were Spirit Slaves in the Stone House District, it was Steward Liu who first became arrogant, but in the end fled the sect in disgrace and has not been heard from since.
When it was Steward Duan’s turn to rise, he lasted only a few years before Su Yulong’s scheme against Wei Zhong was exposed, and the two of them fell together.
Instead, the one who had always kept cordial relations with everyone, (other) Steward Liu, stood up. Backing him was none other than Yan Ling, a True Disciple.
This matter proved that in the Demonic Dao, as long as one survived, a reversal could always arrive, for often enough one’s enemies destroyed themselves without warning.
To wait was itself a kind of opportunity.
The very first thing Yan Ling would do upon her return would surely be to take over the Stone House District. The spiritual sand provided there was no small amount and could help her expand her subordinates further and provide financial support.
And as for someone like Tantai Chan, a second-rank mid-grade Alchemist, she already held considerable connections within the Foundation Establishment circle. She was equivalent to a great gift offered to the eager and talent-seeking personal disciple Yan Ling.
Under such an exchange of interests, arranging for him to enter the Slave-Capturing Squad was but a small matter. In fact, should Yan Ling emerge victorious in future struggles, Tantai Chan herself could gain no small benefit.
This was not only helping Wang Yu, but also helping herself.Perhaps she could even shed the status of a human slave? Even a sliver of hope was better than none at all.
As her thoughts wandered, Wang Yu spoke a few words of reminder, and Tantai Chan quickly understood. Whether to stake or not stake her hopes was not up to her. She was compelled by Yu Tangtang’s order to ensure Wang Yu’s success.
“You had already calculated everything in advance?”
Wang Yu did not reply. He only looked at her.
Another silence followed.
“I agree.”
“Then I must trouble Senior Tantai. This is my Sound-Transmitting Jade Talisman. Once the recommendation is settled, simply notify me.”
With that, he stood up and left. He had stayed long enough in this medicine garden. It was time to return.
Yet behind him, Tantai Chan suddenly asked.
“You want to use the slave-capturing mission to return to the Taihu Spiritual Domain? You want to go home? You want to leave the Blood Reversal Sect?”
“Perhaps.”
Wang Yu gave a vague reply. By the time Tantai Chan wanted to press further, his figure had already disappeared in the distance.
She could only sigh softly to herself. She did not even know what she was sighing for. Perhaps for herself.
After returning to his residence in the Corpse Market, Wang Yu resumed cultivating.
His main focus was on the technique Flood Dragon Strength. As a first-rank peak Body-refining technique, it could support his breakthrough into the second rank.
He had now barely reached the seventh layer. If he could first complete the Foundation Establishment of Body Refining, then his blood and qi would surely be sufficient to undergo the Three Barriers Transformation of Foundation Establishment.
He had always worried about the effects of his crippled limb.
It could be said: his achievements came from it, and his worries as well. The severed arm brought him immense disadvantage, yet it also forced him to cultivate the Corpse Demon Secret Technique to make up for his lack. This very choice allowed him to gain strength surpassing his realm.
Back in the fifth layer of Qi Refining, his extraordinary combat strength owed mostly to this corpse arm. Later, as he accumulated more and more perfected spells, his foundation in spellcraft gradually surpassed the arm’s contribution.
Thus, the help the corpse arm provided was no longer as obvious. Once he broke through to Foundation Establishment, it would be best to use secret methods to regenerate the arm.
On this path, body refinement could aid him. With the addition of the “Yin Blood Pill” from the Corpse Demon Secret Technique, there was even some chance of remolding it in advance.
If all else failed, seeking a limb-regenerating pill in Heavenly Treasure City was another path.
“The Corpse Demon Secret Technique has only been set aside for a little over five years, almost six. For it to be completed still requires over ten more years. In the short term, the only way to make it whole is by using pills.”
A headache indeed.
Studying the four idle slots, Wang Yu felt they were far from enough. According to the usual pattern, only after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage would the fifth slot appear.
He did not know whether there was a limit to the number of Idle Slots.
One month later.
Wang Yu was sitting in a large wooden barrel, absorbing the Body Refining secret medicine, when he suddenly sensed movement from the transmission jade talisman. Picking it up, he saw that it was indeed from Tantai Chan.
The matter of his promotion to the Inner Sect had already been settled. Not a single spirit stone was taken from him, and the entire process was handled on his behalf.
He only needed to go once to the [Ancestor Hall] within the Market of the Various Halls.
As for the matter of the slave-capturing mission, he would have to wait a little longer.
Inside the bath barrel, Wang Yu finished fully digesting the secret medicine before rising to dress himself. Without the assistance of the third-rank Flood Dragon Inner Core, the medicine’s effects would be much weaker.
However, that was not a problem. Wang Yu was always cautious and prepared in advance.
Since he had gone out to seek trades, he had naturally prepared a batch of improved secret medicines beforehand, enough to support his cultivation up to the level of Nine-Dragon Tendons.
One hour later.
Market of the Various Halls: Ancestor Hall.
The benefits of an Inner Sect disciple far surpassed those of the Outer Sect. The person in charge here was even a Core Formation elder, which was quite rare within the Ten Markets of Blood Reversal Sect.
After all, the spiritual energy environment here was only second-rank high-grade, not sufficient to sustain a Core Formation cultivator. Those lofty elders either cultivated in the Nine Peaks or were not within the sect at all.
“Wang Yu. You served as an Outer Sect disciple for fifteen… sixteen years, yet your sect contribution is less than two thousand. You are fortunate to have Tantai Chan guaranteeing you.”
“Senior overpraises me.” Wang Yu quickly bowed his head. How could he possibly admit that he had only ever taken two tasks, and both were of the type that benefited local areas but gave no contribution points.
The Core Formation elder glanced at him but said nothing further.
“Hand over your token. From now on, use this one.”
The Black Blood Token was exchanged for a Purple Blood Token, the Inner Sect disciple token. All recorded information was transferred over.
Next came the benefits of becoming an Inner Sect disciple.
A full set of Inner Sect disciple attire: a white inner robe and a dark blue outer garment, embroidered with crimson patterns depicting the shape of the Nine Peaks.
It was not ordinary clothing but a first-rank high-grade magic robe. Warm in winter, cool in summer, and self-cleaning as basic effects, it could also activate spiritual patterns woven into the robe.
By infusing spiritual power, it could generate an oval-shaped protective spiritual shield with no blind spots, and could also activate the Swift Wind pattern to greatly increase one’s speed.
It was both practical and elegant. This single robe alone was worth nearly half the fortune of a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Even Wang Yu had not expected Inner Sect benefits to be so generous.
In addition to that.
There was also a first-rank high-grade flying artifact: the Blue Butterfly Sword. This was similar to what he had seized earlier near Spider Mountain Gorge, but it was of higher grade and brand new.
The sword guard was shaped like a butterfly. It was purely a flying sword for traveling.
A medium-grade storage pouch was also given, with an inner space about the size of a small house.
These were the material benefits. Other benefits came in terms of rights and privileges. For example, within the sect, many special buildings that consumed contribution points could now be accessed with a twenty percent discount.
The Scripture Pavilion was open to him up to the second floor. The Lecture Pavilion, which contained biographies of the cultivation world and even detailed explanations of cultivation realms, could be freely viewed.
In places like the Artifact Refining Hall, Alchemy Hall, and Formation Pavilion, by paying just a small amount of spirit stones, he could cut in line and have his needs attended to first.
This “small amount” was based on Inner Sect bidding. Whoever paid more went first. The Outer Sect had no such privilege.
All the above benefits were only the basics. The true significance lay in the change of status.