Chapter 258: Interest Binding
"What’s going on?"
Zhu Xiangchen stood groggily in the assembled ranks.
They were currently on the grand plaza of the Feique Sect.
Many disciples were gathered here.
Regardless of whether they were from the Outer Sect or Inner Sect.
A male player named Bao Jing, who was standing next to Zhu Xiangchen, heard him. His eyes darted around as he said, "I hear it’s something good. Something really good."
Zhu Xiangchen shot him a glance.
This Bao Jing had just joined the Sect a few days ago.
He was nominally a disciple of the Feique Sect, but Zhu Xiangchen always felt something was off about him.
He had even seen the guy hanging out with disciples from the Longevity Sect...
Although the lines between their Feique Sect and the Longevity Sect were now blurry, they still mostly kept to themselves. After all, the Longevity Sect disciples always felt like they were from a different world.
In fact, he wasn’t wrong.
Weren’t they literally from another world!
A moment later, Chen Miaomiao walked out.
Everyone fell silent when they saw the Foundation Establishment Stage aura emanating from her.
The Feique Sect disciples still in the Sect were mostly in the Qi Refinement Realm. Even the one or two disciples who had vaguely reached the Early-stage Foundation Establishment seemed dim in Chen Miaomiao’s presence.
They had almost grown numb to the fact that Chen Miaomiao had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage in just a few months.
They once thought these Longevity Sect disciples were rather flighty, but now, under her clearly superior presence, many of them lowered their heads.
One’s Realm doesn’t lie.
No matter how many secrets one had, they would still inspire fear when faced with such absolute suppression of power.
But who could have expected that Chen Miaomiao would then drop a bombshell on the crowd?
"We’ve had a stroke of good luck. I’ve figured out how to cultivate Third-tier spiritual grass and will be mass-producing it soon. Our Feique Sect will no longer be short on Elixir Pills."
She revealed such a shocking secret so casually.
Even though everyone basically knew what Chen Miaomiao was up to.
Mass-producing Second-stage Spiritual Grass was unbelievable but still within the realm of possibility.
But Third-tier spiritual grass was downright terrifying.
The Feique Sect disciples, who should have been ecstatic, looked at Chen Miaomiao’s smiling face.
For some reason, they couldn’t help but shiver.
’And listen to that—’our’ Feique Sect.’
’She’s clearly from the Longevity Sect, yet she just came out and said ’our’ Feique Sect!’
"Therefore, starting this month, we will revise the rules. From now on, any Feique Sect disciple in the Early Stage of Qi Refining can receive two Second-order Qi Replenishing Pills for free each month, with an option for Blood Replenishing Pills. Those in the Qi Refining Middle Stage get five, and those in the Late-stage Qi Refining get ten. If you reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, on top of that, you can receive one additional free Third-stage Qi Replenishing Pill or Blood Replenishing Pill every month!"
Her words struck them like a clap of thunder on a clear day.
All the disciples present were completely stunned.
Before they could even recover, the few Feique Sect players exclaimed in delight, "Really? Oh my god, that’s amazing! Senior Sister Chen, you’re practically our goddess!"
Chen Miaomiao: "..."
’These shills are so unprofessional.’
’I’m docking their chicken legs when we get back.’
Chen Miaomiao smiled. "Not only that, but disciples who take the initiative to train in the Demon Cave Valley can receive an additional triple allotment of Elixir Pills."
Compared to what the players consumed, these Elixir Pills were a drop in the bucket.
The amount of Elixir Pills the Longevity Sect now consumed while training on First Mountain had reached a level that a small sect could never afford.
This was because they never returned, living directly on First Mountain and in Demon Cave Valley.
Moreover, with First and Second Rank spirit grass being mass-produced, and the cultivation techniques of Chen Miaomiao and the lifestyle players improving, the quantities had also increased.
There were already over twenty lifestyle players who had chosen Alchemy.
Everyone was still inexperienced, but the group of more consistent lifestyle players following Fan Guzhou who were growing Spirit Grass had now achieved a very stable output of First-tier Elixir Pills.
After all, Chen Miaomiao had improved and grafted the First-rank spirit grass, causing it to mature even faster than before. The sheer quantity was so enormous they couldn’t refine it all in time...
The quantity of Second Rank grass was also gradually increasing. The back mountain of the Feique Sect was almost completely planted, and the patch of First Rank grass in Wang’an County was just a decoy.
They simply couldn’t consume all the Elixir Pills they refined.
There were just too many.
Someone like Chen Miaomiao could produce a dozen or so pills from a single furnace using several dozen stalks of Second-stage Spiritual Grass.
Although her technique was already top-tier for most players, as she improved with Third Rank materials and the players’ cultivation levels rose, the amount of Second Rank pills would only continue to grow.
Fourth Rank would be no problem in the future.
If the lifestyle players tried to sell the Elixir Pills they refined, the small sect market couldn’t absorb them.
Major Sects looked down on these Second and Third Rank pills. Of course, if the price were low enough, others might consider it, but for now, the Longevity Sect didn’t plan to attract too much attention by supplying large batches of low-level Elixir Pills.
The players couldn’t consume that many either, since they still had to exchange points for them.
Since she wanted others to sign contracts willingly, using the surplus to bolster the Feique Sect’s strength was a logical step.
After all, if something were to happen, the Feique Sect would provide extra combat power.
As for why the players wouldn’t object...
It was simple. The players had their own points system. Everything they farmed belonged to them as private property, with only a tax provision.
But for the disciples of the Feique Sect, even a relatively lenient sect like the Feique Sect was no exception to the norm.
How could ordinary disciples have the chance to accumulate private property?
Most things belonged to the Sect.
The most a Sect would do was provide a Magic Treasure or a Heart Method Secret Manual.
It was already considered impressive for the Sect to issue a few low-grade spirit stones each month.
As for anything else, it was unthinkable.
Unless one performed exceptionally well or took the initiative to train on First Mountain, there would be no extra rewards.
But everyone wants to live. With fewer people going out, how could there be rewards?
Moreover, Chen Miaomiao had no intention of changing this rule for now. Since it was the way of the Yunzhou Continent, she would let it be for the time being.
The locals couldn’t possibly enjoy the same treatment as the players.
This was also why after Chen Miaomiao signed the 50/50 split agreement with the Feique Sect and the disciples started receiving extra Spirit Stones each month, no one ran their mouths about it.
Self-interest moves the hearts of men.
But now, this benefit had exceeded the Longevity Sect’s expectations.
Thus, it was necessary to use compulsory measures to bind them, not to mention these measures didn’t really have any negative impact.
This almost made the Feique Sect disciples forget to breathe.
Chen Miaomiao revealed her true purpose: "Of course, we will need to sign a separate, additional contract on top of the original one. You will sign it in your own names. After all, this is our Sect’s reputation we’re talking about. Every disciple has the right to protect the Sect, don’t they? As long as you perform well, there will be no shortage of rewards in the future. We will also increase the time and spirit materials allocated to each of you for Artifact Refining."
This wasn’t an empty promise, but a truly tempting fruit dangling right before their eyes.
Because whatever Chen Miaomiao said, she would surely do.
And before they could react, the several players acting as shills had already rushed forward, cheering excitedly.
"Of course! Protecting the Sect is our responsibility! What’s there to even discuss when we’re getting free Elixir Pills? We’ll sign! We’ll sign!"