Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 133 - 64: Ding Hao’s Deal, the Earth Immortal’s Secret (Part 2)
"The founder of our Thousand Feather Association is actually a named disciple of that True Monarch."
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Chu Xinyue smiled slightly and said:
"But there are many guilds with such a background. That True Monarch used to take on many disciples, and many of them couldn’t make progress in their cultivation later on. Most would venture out to establish guilds or families. With even the slightest connection to the True Monarch, these guilds and families had this opportunity."
"Starting this year, every family or power will have a quota each year and the following year. The True Monarch personally selects, and the winner of the internal competition automatically gets the spot."
"If you can get first place in the final exam this year, the official disciple spot at Jade Flower Peak that I’ve prepared for you won’t be needed. Once you enter the sect, you can directly join the True Monarch’s tutelage."
"Oh...."
Su Yu was still in shock; this insider news was truly astonishing.
"So, do you still want to trade?"
"Not trading anymore."
He grinned and said:
"Of course, I can’t trade it. The opportunity to become a disciple of an Earth Immortal True Monarch? I’d be a fool to trade that."
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"But you have twenty to thirty competitors, each one with outstanding talent and full support from their families. Are you confident you can defeat all the competitors and become a direct disciple?"
Ding Hao extended two fingers and said solemnly:
"As long as you throw the exam, a Tier Seven Flying Sword plus 300 taels of gold."
Su Yu had just returned from Chu Xinyue’s place to Li Shui Town and was blocked by Ding Hao.
Honestly, if he hadn’t learned the inside story from Chu Xinyue, he would have agreed immediately.
The offer was too tempting, even richer than what Chu Xinyue mentioned.
He didn’t doubt that Chu Xinyue wanted to keep it himself. It was obvious that Ding Hao temporarily added conditions after Chu Xinyue conveyed his refusal.
But unfortunately, no matter how enticing the offer was, Su Yu could never agree.
Becoming a direct disciple of an Earth Immortal True Monarch? The legacy of an Earth Immortal True Monarch? That’s the chance for ninth or even tenth-tier treasures. Only a fool wouldn’t fight for it.
If he were just an ordinary person, indeed, as Ding Hao said, it would be difficult to compete with dozens of competitors who were on par with or even stronger than Ding Lingyu. But unfortunately, he’s not ordinary.
A mighty player with a cheat ability, if he doesn’t have the courage to fight and challenge, then it’s a waste.
With the Golden Finger talent in hand, he dares to tangle with even celestial reincarnations.
Therefore, he made it clear with certainty:
"The wise don’t speak in riddles; I very much want to become a disciple of the Earth Immortal True Monarch. This spot is mine for sure, we’ll see who really wins on the stage."
Ding Hao fell silent for a moment and then turned around and left.
"Phew!"
"I need to work even harder."
Su Yu turned back to continue organizing the team building.
Three days later, on the tenth day of the team building, Su Yu ordered Gu Zhiqiu, whom he had appointed as the captain of the first squadron’s first team, to take over hosting the team building activities, freeing himself to strive more in the remaining half month.
In these days, he consistently supported Gu Zhiqiu, allowing him to demonstrate his strength, openly telling everyone that Gu Zhiqiu was his confidant and future first squadron captain. He believed with his strength, he could stabilize the group.
In the ten days of team building, driven by Ao Run, they killed over two hundred bosses of over one hundred levels. The spoils added up to over a thousand, most of which were kept in the main team’s warehouse for members to exchange with their contributions.
A small portion was sold off, netting a huge sum of 1652 gold in total.
It was akin to using money to win people’s hearts, and such benefits had firmly captured the team’s loyalty; at this moment, all members of the One, Two, Three squadrons were already utterly devoted to him.
Some might ask if the investment that totaled over three thousand gold was worth it?
Would it have been better to use it all for oneself?
Su Yu thought it was worth it.
Firstly, after winning people’s hearts, he could command hundreds to risk their lives for him in the future.
Moreover, once he stabilized his position as the main leader, even if he did nothing, he could get 20% of the team’s income every month. With good luck, this investment would pay off in just one or two years. The rest would be pure profit.
The position of the main leader wasn’t an elected one but a lifetime tenure. With his current potential, he would only grow stronger in the future; he’d live long, and if he could pass the Celestial Tribulation and become a Loose Immortal, he could live for hundreds of years, making the return rate unbelievably high.
The 1652 gold income, 50% was allocated to the three squadrons as treasury reserves.
Even though two squadrons didn’t have leaders yet, it’s required to have them by regulations.
Since the two squadrons contributed to these profits, it’s natural they share a part.
The remaining 50%, totaling 826 gold, required 50% to be handed over to the team headquarters, and the remaining 413 gold was his, as the main leader, he could earn 20% of the dividend, approximately 82.6 gold or so.
Currently, there is no deputy leader in the team, so the remaining 80% will be retained as the team’s foundational reserve fund.
The team fund has various uses, mostly for building and upgrading the station, establishing resource points, purchasing various supplies for team-building activities. Team members in urgent need of money can borrow it for turnover, which is only allowed for team purposes in principle.
Of course, one can also walk the line by using this money personally in the name of the team.
For example, if Su Yu wants to replace a good flying ship, he could purchase a Spiritual Wing Flying Ship in the team’s name. After purchase, the ship is listed under the team but used personally by him.
Additionally, if the leader or any team member urgently needs money, they can temporarily borrow team funds, as long as they return it later.
Besides dividends, Su Yu also received a large amount of guild contribution points.
Excluding the first day’s twelve bosses, in the following nine days, they killed 188 bosses of various sizes. He gave himself 100 contribution points for each, totaling 18800 guild contribution points.
And these contribution points were used up mostly in these past few days, entirely for redeeming spoils.
Although ordinary level-100 bosses don’t drop good items, such a large base would always have a few treasures, and he would use these contributions to redeem anything he fancied.
Now, he had switched from outdated equipment to state-of-the-art gear, fully upgraded.
Head, Wind and Fire Headband (Sixth-Grade), attributes omitted.
Necklace, Five Elements Stone (Sixth-Grade): a gem containing the power of the five elements.
Attributes: Mana Limit +500, Mana Regeneration +5.
Attributes: Five Element Resistance +100, Five Element Damage +100.
Body, still using the Spirit Gathering Robe. It’s not that there are no Sixth-Grade robes, but the attributes of the Spirit Gathering Robe are too good, with water, fire, wind, dust, poison immunity, and automatically triggering the Defense Qi Shield, very comprehensive.
Unless he can find another robe with similarly comprehensive attributes, there’s no need to change.
Belt, still using the Fifth-Grade Spirit Cage Belt, the reason is self-explanatory: without the Spirit Cage Space, there’s no place for Ao Run to reside.
Feet, Silk Cyan Cloud Shoes (Sixth-Grade).
Silk Cyan Cloud Shoes (Sixth-Grade): Boots made from Thousand-Year Spiritual Silkworm Silk that greatly enhance foot power.
Attributes: Air-Controlled Flying Speed +300, Sword-Controlled Flying Speed +300, Flight Mana Consumption -20%.
Attributes: Wave-Riding Light Step, allows water-treading, maneuvering any terrain as on flat ground.
Gloves, Profound Ice Gloves (Sixth-Grade).
Profound Ice Gloves (Sixth-Grade): Gloves made from thousand-year Ice Silk mixed with Profound Yin Qi.
Attributes: Ice Resistance +300.
Attributes: Deep Chill, Sword-Controlled Attack inflicts 100 points of ice damage, and slows the target’s attack speed and flying speed by 20%, freezing the target for 3 seconds after 100 cumulative attacks.
Rings, Golden Turtle Ring (Tier Seven), Void Ring (Sixth-Grade).
Void Ring (Sixth-Grade): Ring with an internal 40-slot storage space.
Golden Turtle Ring (Tier Seven), attributes omitted.
Accessories, Black Water Profound Pearl (Sixth-Grade), Demon Blood Stone (Sixth-Grade).
Black Water Profound Pearl (Sixth-Grade), attributes omitted.
Demon Blood Stone (Sixth-Grade): A gem formed from the Great Demon Qi and Blood Essence.
Attributes: Qi and Blood Limit +1000, Qi and Blood Regeneration +10.
Attributes: Invokes the Great Demon Life Essence within the gem, Qi and Blood Limit +30000, lasts 15 seconds, cools down for 3 hours.
Apart from the equipment, he also acquired two new Sixth-Grade Magical Treasures, filling up the treasure slots.
Profound Light Mirror (Sixth-Grade Magical Treasure): Emits a white light, immobilizing the target in place.
Attributes: Immobilizes the target based on their strength for 1-5 seconds, Mana cost 500, cools down every 15 seconds.
Floating Light Saber (Sixth-Grade): Premium, crafted from exotic celestial metal, the flying dagger inevitably takes a life upon activation.
Attributes: 3-second charge, inflicts 5000 points of physical damage that ignores defense, magic damage bonus 50%, attack breaks armor by 5, Mana cost 500, cools down every 10 seconds.
To deal with targets like Ding Lingyu, who have high health and defense, high-explosion magical treasures are needed.
These two, one focuses on explosion, the other immobilization, both effectively target Ding Lingyu.
With this equipment and magical treasure set, there is basically no need to replace the Flying Sword or magical treasures before the exam unless a Tier Seven Flying Sword or magical treasures are found. Next, focusing on improving is just the Swordsmanship.
