As expected, this Shengxian Pavilion is indeed not a good thing. Jiang Li secretly complained in his heart, and did not speak, listening to Yan Hong continue to explain.
"Fu Zhong told me that the Ascension Conference also has an age limit, and the required age is under sixteen."
"And every year during the recruitment, the children brought back by Shengxian Pavilion are around 13 to 14 years old."
"If the forces behind them do not pay the price, or are unable to exchange for this jade token, they will be forced to stay in the Ascension Pavilion and do menial work for two years. They can only participate in the Ascension Conference two years later."
"Disciples with medium-grade spiritual roots or above dare not fool other sects like this. They are also afraid that these people will retaliate against Shengxian Pavilion when they become powerful in the future. Therefore, it doesn't matter to us whether we have this jade token or not."
"But for disciples with low-grade and inferior spiritual roots and no family background who can't even afford a jade pendant, not many people will care about them. They will waste two years in various places arranged by the Ascension Pavilion."
"Some will be indoctrinated and directly choose to join the Shengxian Pavilion to continue to shine for the organization. Others will be trained to be humble slaves during their two-year menial life, and will be easier to manage and use after joining other sects."
"Accepting gold, silver and money from the mortal world can further consolidate Shengxian Pavilion's control over the mortal world of Dachong Mountain. After two years of wasting time, the low-level spiritual root cultivators will be more hardworking and easier to control. This is in the interests of both other sects and Shengxian Pavilion, so this practice has continued."
After a pause, Yan Hong looked at Jiang Li very seriously.
"Brother, I have an idea and I need your help!"
Jiang Li smiled brightly, then reached into his bosom and took out a cloth bag, which he placed in Yan Hong's hand. Inside the bag were three jade tokens from the Shengxian Pavilion and eight spirit stones.
Jiang Li believed in Yan Hong, just because he gave him the jar of pear blossom cream when he needed it. Even if all the eight spirit stones were stolen by him, Jiang Li would not say anything. It was fine as long as their friendship was broken.
But if Yan Hong had not lied to her, this would have further deepened the trust between both parties.
This is very important. After all, playing a game requires teamwork and leveling up. If one can succeed in seeking immortality alone, then where would the world of cultivation exist? Wouldn't it be better for everyone to meditate and stay in seclusion?
So Jiang Li also needs friends, and the friends he made in his mortal days are like the brothers he had in his student days in his previous life. They are the most sincere and trustworthy.
So Jiang Li didn't hesitate at all when he took out the spirit stone.
"You want to take a group of servants with you and form your own group, right? As long as there is a way to ensure their loyalty, I will support you."
"Although there are many people around those guys, there are only a few who can be trusted and used."
Jiang Li gestured to the four groups who were already chatting and laughing happily over there. If they found an empty table and sat down, the situation would definitely not be worse than theirs, but what would be the point of that?
There is only one thing, in the future Ascension Conference, will those supporters give up the most suitable sect for the sake of the group? Impossible.
"Hehe, I knew you would understand me."
"I've already inquired about it. There is a kind of contract in the world of immortal cultivation that cannot be revoked once signed. The cheapest one only costs five spirit stones."
“Although this thing is only useful for low-level cultivators who have just started to practice Qi, for cultivators with low-grade spiritual roots, they will definitely not be able to resist the power of the contract within three years.”
"Moreover, in many large sects, outer disciples will also receive monthly subsidies to assist in their cultivation in the first few years. Even the lowest-grade, inferior spiritual root disciples can receive a monthly subsidy of one spiritual stone."
"When the time comes, we can earn dozens of times more just by collecting this monthly fee! This will count as your investment, brother. We will split the profits 50-50 in the future!"
Yan Hong became more and more excited as he spoke, and he took out his family assets, two spirit stones and a jade tablet, which together amounted to ten spirit stones and three jade tablets.
It seems that Jiang Li suffered a great loss from the 50-50 profit split, but in fact, the subsequent operations and management were all handled by Yan Hong, and he was the one who benefited from it.
Yan Hong thought about it for a while, then took out four of the spirit stones and gave Jiang Li a look that said "watch my show".
He picked up a glass of liquor from the table next to him and walked towards the four tables of people that had slowly formed a circle with a smile.
Jiang Li seemed to see in him the shadows of those gold medal salesmen at the wine table in his previous life. With that big round face, he looked very similar to Deacon Fu Zhong.
"Why do I feel that you are not here to cultivate immortality, but to make money in the world of immortality cultivation?"
After a while, Yan Hong came back with a red face and a smile on his face. In his hand, he was holding a bulging bag. It was obvious that he had a good harvest.
"Haha, brother, you are wrong. What's wrong with making money? Who says you can't practice Taoism if you make money? Poor in literature but rich in martial arts, practicing Taoism costs a lot of spirit stones. I just think that only if you have enough spirit stones can you practice Taoism to the end!"
"But don't worry brother, you saved my life!"
Yan Hong was talking about the time with the Scale Monster. He seemed to have drunk too much from the toast just now, and he suddenly spoke excitedly.
"Don't... don't say that it's a return to me. It's just a piece of cake for me to help you, so you just trust me."
He patted the pocket containing the spirit stone and jade token, and was very touched by Jiang Li's trust.
"But you almost lost your life when you saved me."
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He put his hand on Jiang Li's left shoulder, as if he could still feel the scar through the clothes.
The horror of the attack that day obviously also deeply touched him.
"If you hadn't come, I would have been eaten by those damned scale monsters!"
"I, Yan Hong, am making this clear today. No matter how much money I make in the future, half of it will be yours!"
After saying that, he raised another glass towards Jiang Li.
Yan Hong is indeed smart, but he is only a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. In his previous life, he was at the age when he was most impulsive and yearned for brotherhood the most.
"I can never repay the kindness of saving my life" sounds familiar, right? Isn't this sentence the value that is popular in this era?
Jiang Li also smiled, raised a glass, clinked it with his, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Then I won't be polite."
"Fuck! Can't you be polite?"
After saying that, both of them laughed, and Yan Hong ran out to find Fu Zhong with the things in his arms.
The result of the spiritual root test for their caravan showed that nineteen people had medium-grade spiritual roots, and five had high-grade spiritual roots. This meant that these twenty-four people did not actually need the Ascension Pavilion jade token.
Apart from Jiang Li and Yan Hong, there were seven other people who were originally civilians and did not have jade tokens. The remaining fifteen jade tokens were all obtained by Yan Hong in exchange for four spirit stones.
Of course, those four spirit stones were only given to four prospective disciples with superior spiritual roots.
Yan Hong also has a top-grade spiritual root, and he has spiritual stones to offer. Those extra jade tablets are of no use to them. Yan Hong has something to ask for, so they have to give him this face. They have to help with small favors, right?
Building a power is just like starting a company. Don’t think that others will drag you down. If a billionaire has an employee who earns only 2,000 yuan a month, do you think he will think that the employee is dragging him down?
(End of this chapter)