Chapter 70 Who is the undercover?
Senior Brother Qin gave her a sullen look, but Ruan Xing didn't care.
With her experience of getting along with others in the simulation, she knew that the other person was just like that and it wasn't really difficult to get along with him.
She is in a good mood now. She has tricked the evil cultivator, taken the treasure, and escaped unscathed. She is about to enter the sect to obtain the foundation-building technique.
I can't wait to hum a little tune to express my happy mood.
"Hey, don't be angry. In my opinion, Senior Sister Zhao only has admiration for Senior Brother Xie and there is absolutely no intention of love between men and women. Okay, I'll give this to you as compensation. You and Senior Sister Zhao each have one bottle. How about that?" Ruan Xing took out two bottles of Qi Gathering Pills from the storage bag.
Senior Brother Qin looked at her suspiciously, "So kind?"
"Consider it a thank you gift for giving me a ride." Ruan Xing handed it to him with a smile.
In fact, considering the hard work that Senior Brother Qin and the others put in during the simulation, it would not be excessive for Ruan Xing to take out all the pills he had.
However, Ruan Xing has always been generous only in simulations, and the tuition fees in the simulation have already been paid in the simulation, so there is nothing wrong with that.
Also, if you give too much, Brother Qin will tend to overthink it, so a gift like this that has some value but is not too expensive is just right.
"Thank you." Senior Brother Qin accepted it without much hesitation.
This meant that he had accepted Ruan Xing's signal of goodwill, but he was not a person who liked to owe things to others, and he had already decided to repay Ruan Xing in other ways after returning to the sect.
Ruan Xing took the opportunity to ask him about some matters within the sect, and Senior Brother Qin gave her a brief introduction.
The Xuanbing Sect is one of the three top-notch sects in the entire Xianyuan Continent, but the sect's headquarters is in Zhongzhou. There is only a branch stationed in Nanzhou because there are two small secret realms and a spiritual mine. Senior Brother Qin and his companions are all disciples recruited by the branch, and only after entering the inner sect will they be qualified to go to the headquarters to practice.
Although the Xuanbing Sect in Nanzhou is a branch, it is not small in size. It has a complete scale and a magnificent mountain gate. It is much more majestic than some small sects in Nanzhou. Therefore, many cultivators rush to join it. Mortals in several nearby towns who have offspring with spiritual bones also want to send them to the Xuanbing Sect first. Therefore, the Xuanbing Sect has more than 700 outer disciples alone.
The sect will only provide these outer disciples with a set of training materials to draw Qi into the body. After practicing Qi to the first level, they can work in the sect in exchange for spirit stones or contribution points. After practicing Qi to the fourth level, they can go out on field trips, such as this trip to the Hanshan Secret Realm. In addition to being able to enter the secret realm for free to earn extra money, these outer disciples will also be rewarded with contribution points from the sect after returning.
However, now these rewards are probably lost with the collapse of the secret realm.
Isn't this the worker whose salary was deducted because of the project failure? Ruan Xing sympathized with him and said to him in private, "It's better for her to take it than for the evil cultivator to take it, right?" In this way, she also stopped the evil cultivator from causing trouble, which was a meritorious service.
The Xuanbing Sect has a total of four peaks: the main peak where the sect leader and inner disciples are located, the outer peak where outer disciples and the sect affairs hall are located, one peak is the residence of the sect elders and direct disciples, and the other is a treasure house that combines multiple functions such as skills, elixirs, talismans, and magic. Below the treasure house are the working places for various spirit fields, medicine fields, and alchemy rooms within the sect.
The four peak masters are all in the Nascent Soul stage, and in addition there are three sect elders in the Golden Core stage. They are all in the Nascent Soul stage and have no hope of living here by receiving salaries, taking in disciples and living in their old age. The Golden Core masters who are a little ambitious have basically all gone to the headquarters.
What Ruan Xing was most concerned about was where he could earn spirit stones within the sect.
When she asked the whole question, Senior Brother Qin's eyes were a little strange. "The tasks at the Treasure Pavilion are usually done by servants or disciples below the third level of refining. They can get one or two low-grade spirit stones each time. We do tasks mainly to exchange contribution points for skills. If we want to earn spirit stones, we still have to go out to work. Going to a secret realm or killing a monster can earn dozens or hundreds of spirit stones."
But I can’t leave the sect.
Ruan Xing secretly groaned, unwilling to give up and said, "Is there no other way?"
"I really don't know about that. When you go back, you can go to the sect hall to see if there are any tasks that meet your requirements." Senior Brother Qin paused and advised earnestly: "Daoyou, your cultivation is higher than mine, why don't you want to go out and train? If you keep doing this, you will have inner demons, which will definitely affect your foundation building and pill forming in the future."
Ruan Xing's cultivation level was entirely dependent on the simulator, so of course she didn't care about the inner demon, but she didn't reject Brother Qin's kindness, and nodded and said, "Thank you, I understand."
After thinking for a while, Ruan Xing asked again: "How about exchanging contribution points for skills?"
"The sect only provides cultivation resources for drawing Qi into the body. For the rest, you have to earn spirit stones to buy them or exchange them with contribution points. Contribution points come from sect tasks. One contribution point can be exchanged for one low-grade spirit stone. The exchange for skills and other items is determined by their value. However, in general, it will be cheaper than going to the market."
"I see." Ruan Xing thought, it seems that her next focus should be on completing sect missions to earn contribution points. Can this thing be fixed with a simulator?
It seems that she can only earn it herself... But after she has enough contribution points, she can use a bug to simulate learning one technique or spell at a time. If she uses half of her 800 points to learn, she can learn dozens of them.
After a while, they arrived at the Xuanbing Sect. The location of the Xuanbing Sect was only half an hour away from the Hanshan Secret Realm where one could control the flying sword.
There are towering mountains and pavilions in front of me. In the misty mountain, people fly by on swords from time to time.
Senior Brother Xie, Senior Sister Zhao and other disciples also landed soon after.
"Senior Brother Xie, what should we do next?" They didn't feel it on the way, but after they stepped onto the stone steps of Xuanbing Sect, the disciples slowly began to feel uneasy and guilty. Now Senior Brother Xie, the main person in charge of the formation, is their backbone.
Although the news had already been passed back and the punishment was a foregone conclusion, he was still nervous before the knife fell, and he didn't know whether the sect's punishment would be light or heavy.
Logically speaking, the collapse of the secret realm this time was not something that a group of Qi training disciples could solve. They were only maintaining the formation, collecting tickets, handing out wooden signs, maintaining order, and purchasing materials according to previous regulations. There would be no problem if they did these jobs well. Who could have thought that such an accident would happen?
Moreover, they also did some remedial work in the follow-up work, which not only maintained the reputation of the sect, but also prevented anyone from dying in the secret realm. Some injured cultivators were even given healing pills.
For a large sect like theirs, the public image is the most important, and other problems can be solved privately.
Senior Brother Xie smiled calmly, calming the panicked junior brothers and sisters, and said softly: "This time it was my fault for not taking good care of them. Fellow disciples, rest assured, I will report this matter to the elders and I will take the responsibility alone. I will not implicate anyone else."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar.
"How can this be? Brother Xie, you are also innocent."
"The collapse of the secret realm is definitely not due to the failure of maintaining the magic circle. No one wants this to happen."
"Thank you, Brother. We are willing to be punished with you!"
Senior Brother Qin stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Let's all go to the Sect Affairs Hall to find the elders first."
Senior Brother Xie seemed to be quite touched. He hummed and asked worriedly, "What about this junior sister who has not yet entered the sect...?"
"I'll take her to the entrance first, and then we'll be there soon." Senior Brother Qin said.
No one raised any objection to this plan. Everyone would be punished anyway, and Brother Qin couldn't escape it if he was a little late.
So he took Ruan Xing and boarded the flying sword again, flying in the same direction as the other disciples, except that one was going to the top of the mountain and the other was going to the bottom of the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain there is a wooden building, three meters high and five meters wide. The door is open and two nuns are sitting inside chatting.
Senior Brother Qin knocked on the table to attract the two's attention and introduced them, "This is a new cultivator named Ruan Xing. Junior sister, please help register him." "Okay, senior brother." The female disciple sat up straight, took out a booklet, wrote a few words, and then took out two jade tablets from the cabinet.
"This is the sect's jade token. You leave a wisp of your consciousness and spiritual power in it. Keep one piece with you and give the other piece to the treasure pavilion. When they put the jade token in the formation, you can use it to record contribution points and communicate with other fellow disciples."
The female disciple introduced the usage to her in detail, and Ruan Xing understood it immediately.
This is the internal LAN.
After she left her spiritual mark, the female disciple said awkwardly, "Um, this... Senior Sister, you need to go to the Treasure Pavilion to collect the monthly sect resources. After the first collection, you will automatically be arranged a residence in the jade card. The subsequent resources can be collected together after a few months."
It feels weird to call a little girl "senior sister".
Ruan Xing smiled sweetly, "Okay, thank you, Junior Sister."
After following Senior Brother Qin out, he said, "I have to hurry to the Sect Affairs Hall first. Although your jade token has not been placed in the magic circle, you can already roam freely in the outer peaks. Take a stroll here first and get to know the outer peaks. I will take you to the treasure pavilion when I come out. By the way, you can only go to the outer peaks. Don't go to other peaks. The jade token will not be recognized."
"Okay, got it. You can go ahead." Ruan Xing said casually.
Inside the Zongwu Hall.
Originally, the two outer sect elders in the Foundation Establishment stage were in charge of outer sect affairs, but this time after they came back from the secret realm, they met the Jindan stage sect elders who almost never went out.
Shocked, the disciples dared not breathe and waited with their heads down.
The elder's eyelids drooped, and he looked around calmly, then said, "When the message came back a few days ago, the head of the sect had already sent people to investigate. It was someone with ulterior motives who sneaked into the secret realm and stole the foundation that supports the secret realm. Although this matter is not your fault, you are also guilty of dereliction of duty. Everyone will be fined half a year's monthly salary, and Xie Huai will be fined double that. Do you have any objections?"
"The disciple is willing to be punished by the elders."
All the disciples said in unison.
The elder nodded gently, "Since the person who stole the foundation is so bold and arrogant that he doesn't take my Xuanbing Sect seriously, then he should be prepared to bear the wrath of the Xuanbing Sect. The head of the sect has personally inquired about this matter. There is news that a disciple from the outer sect colluded with him. If the news is true, the traitor is among you, and this elder will definitely punish him severely."
The elder suddenly released the pressure of the Golden Core Stage, and all the disciples immediately knelt on the ground, unable to move. He sneered and said word by word: "Let this person neither live nor die!"
Without waiting for his disciples to show their loyalty, he suddenly withdrew his pressure and said, "Okay, everyone go away."
Even though they had a lot of questions, they did not dare to talk loudly in front of the elders, and the outer disciples stood up and left one after another.
Senior Brother Qin walked to the back, helped up the pale-faced Zhao Fengchun, and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?"
Zhao Fengchun shook his head, his whole body half limp, his center of gravity leaning on Senior Brother Qin's arm, and walked out slowly, saying in fear: "The elder is so scary..."
"Xie Huai, you stay." The elder said lightly.
Xie Huai paused, turned around and saluted, "Yes."
This sudden sentence frightened Zhao Fengchun so much that her heart almost stopped beating. At this moment, she didn't care about her weak legs and quickly asked Brother Qin to pull her away, so that she wouldn't walk too slowly and be left behind.
"Don't worry." Senior Brother Qin comforted him, "If there really is collusion between the insiders and the outsiders, the elders will also be able to see through it. It has nothing to do with us."
"But who could it be? I thought we were all fellow disciples who worked hard to cultivate and get along well with each other. I can't imagine who would betray the sect..." Zhao Fengchun frowned, his face pale.
"Anyway, it won't be you or me. Don't think about it. You've been fined half a year's salary. Aren't you worried about this? Do you have enough pills for next month?" Senior Brother Qin began to change the subject.
Zhao Fengchun's mind was always one-way, so he immediately became worried after being reminded. "Oh, right, half a year's salary, the contribution points for this secret realm were not issued, plus this month's tasks also need to be redone, that means seven months... I only earned 60 low-grade spirit stones in the secret realm this time, and the spirit stones for the spirit gathering array should also be replaced. It will definitely not be enough for next month, oh."
"Then you can use this first." Senior Brother Qin handed her two bottles of Qi Condensation Pills. "Daoyou Ruan asked me to give them to you. He said thank you for taking care of her in the past few days."
"Huh?" Zhao Fengchun was a little at a loss, "But, I didn't do anything, I just said a few more words to her..."
"She doesn't know anyone in the sect, and it's already very good that you can spend a few words with her. Don't let Fellow Daoist Ruan down. Please accept it."
"Well, okay. I will take good care of Fellow Daoist Ruan and help her integrate into the sect as soon as possible." Zhao Fengchun happily put away the medicine bottle.
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"Xie Huai, this secret realm has only been open for more than 20 days. How many spirit stones have been collected in total?"
"Xie Huai was incompetent and failed to protect the sect's secret realm. He was filled with panic. The first thing he did after returning to the sect was to come to the sect hall for training. He has not yet been to the treasure pavilion to enter his income. This time, the total income is 5,350 low-grade spirit stones, all of which are here."
Xie Huai handed over the storage bag with both hands, but the elder did not take it.
The secret realm is open for a total of three months. Generally, the profit is the highest in the first month. In the next two months, almost all the land in the secret realm is used up, so naturally fewer people come. Therefore, the profit of each time the secret realm is opened is about 10,000 low-grade spirit stones.
It may not seem like much, not even enough to pay the outer disciples’ monthly salary for two years, but the significance of maintaining this secret realm for so many years is not just this.
It is an open secret realm with a fee, known as the safest secret realm in the Qi training period, and disciples of the Xuanbing Sect can enter for free. This is the most effective enrollment brochure of the Xuanbing Sect in Nanzhou.
Once entering the sect, outer disciples have to complete sect tasks every month to obtain spirit stones and contribution points. The hidden benefits are much greater than those of the Hanshan Secret Realm. Moreover, if a highly qualified disciple appears and reaches the Golden Core directly, this is also the achievement of the branch leader and elders.
It is no exaggeration to say that after losing the Hanshan Secret Realm, the sect’s biggest loss is not the income of 10,000 low-grade spirit stones every thirty years, but the loss of at least 30% of new disciples every year.
The elder was silent for a while, then said to Xie Huai: "Originally, after returning from the secret realm this time, your contribution points would have been enough to exchange for foundation-building pills and foundation-building exercises, but now you have to delay it for half a year. I guess you must be unwilling in your heart. Now there is a chance to redeem yourself and make meritorious contributions. Are you willing?"
Xie Huai had no expression on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Disciple is at the disposal of the elders."
"Okay." The elder nodded with satisfaction. "The Hanshan Secret Realm has been maintained for so many years. In addition to earning spirit stones and providing benefits to new disciples, it is also because its foundation cannot be used by the sect. That treasure is of the greatest benefit to the evil cultivators. The sect leader has sealed off Nanzhou and is secretly looking for hidden evil cultivators. You are familiar with most of the outer sect disciples, and you are the leader of the secret realm this time. I will send you to observe the other disciples and find the traitor who is colluding with the evil cultivators!"
"Yes." Xie Huai bowed his head and saluted, "Disciple obeys your order."
Thanks to Hao Ning for the monthly ticket~
Thanks to Qi Yufei for the monthly ticket~
Thanks for the monthly ticket from Wu Kejun~
Thanks to Professor Shi Lezhi for the monthly ticket~
Thanks to book friend 20190927135209710 for the monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)
