Chapter 113 Excavating the Cultivator
Having read the original text, Fang Zhuo roughly knew that the treasure obtained from this secret realm should be a buffing magic weapon that becomes stronger when encountering stronger opponents, and could be used to enhance the attributes of other items.
After the intense light in the center of the stone tablet dissipated, a drum no bigger than the palm of his hand quickly flew into his hand.
A ring of pills surrounded the small drum, with a faint purple light swirling around the surface of the dozen or so pills.
These high-grade pills are often born alongside precious treasures. After taking them and circulating one's internal energy through eight major cycles, one's cultivation level will greatly increase. Using them all will at least raise one's cultivation level by one minor realm.
In other sects, pills are usually taken back and ground into powder by a monk, then distributed as rewards to the sect's higher-ups based on performance.
But Fang Zhuo pushed the pills aside and distributed them all to Yin Fuxue alone.
Yin Fuxue was taken aback: "Boss, aren't you going to keep two for yourself?"
"Need not."
Fang Zhuo could obtain twice the cultivation level of Yin Fuxue, and he himself didn't want to waste time meditating. It would be more worthwhile to use this pill on his investment target.
But Yin Fuxue's thoughts seemed to have wandered off in some direction. She knelt on one knee, cupped her hands, and solemnly promised, "Thank you, boss. I will definitely work hard in my training and live up to your expectations."
After solemnly expressing her loyalty, Yin Fuxue put the pills in a transparent bottle, and Meimei slung the bottle over her shoulder and strolled around the pit where the Medicine Sect members were.
"Sigh, our sect leader is too good to me. He even gave me all the high-grade pills that come with treasures. High-grade magic weapons are also readily available to me. How can there be a sect that treats me so well?"
"I suddenly thought of a certain stingy company. Their HR manager even took a picture of the toilet paper in the trash can in the toilet stall and posted it in a group chat with 10,000 people to warn everyone not to waste paper."
"Tsk tsk tsk, I won't name which sect it is, those who know, know."
"Sigh, what kind of development can a sect that makes its employees save on toilet paper have?"
The Medicine Sect Elder looked ashen-faced: "..."
Fang Zhuo smiled almost imperceptibly and reached out his fingertip to touch the small drum.
The moment my finger touched the drumhead, a message popped up—
[Inspiring Drum]
[Rank: Supreme Treasure]
[Function: Resonates with high-level magical artifacts to generate a spiritual energy field, accelerating the cultivation speed of cultivators within the field.]
[Note: This effect can only resonate with high-level magical artifacts owned by the owner of the Drum of Invigoration, and the distance must be within 800 meters (including storage rings). The effect will increase with the level and number of magical artifacts.]
Following this description of the magical artifact, the system also displayed a series of announcements.
[Congratulations, host! You have achieved the achievement 'Refresh the shortest completion time for the Secret Realm']
[Congratulations again, host! You have achieved the accomplishment 'Your sect has obtained its first supreme treasure']
[Two unnamed blind boxes have been given away and added to your system inventory]
[Current number of blind boxes remaining: nine]
[Blind Box Instructions: A ten-box draw will be unlocked when you have nine blind boxes. If the density of people within 100 meters of the host exceeds ten, the conditions for automatically opening blind boxes are not met. It is recommended that the host go to an isolated place to select blind boxes.]
In an instant, all the magical artifacts Fang Zhuo carried emitted a brilliant light.
The drumbeats pounded rapidly, causing a surge of spiritual energy in the vicinity.
A gentle breeze stirred the hem of the robes of every cultivator present, and everyone paused, realizing that this was yet another unparalleled treasure.
Elder Fu Zong reacted swiftly, stepping forward and bowing: "Congratulations, young friend, on acquiring this priceless treasure!"
A low, mocking laugh echoed from the pit: "Flattery."
Fang Zhuo didn't even glance at the pit. He casually tossed a small jar containing hundreds of thousands of spirit stones to Fu Zong and the others: "Reward them. Come with me to find someone outside."
There was no further movement from the pit.
Elder Fu smiled so much that more than ten fine lines appeared at the corners of his eyes. He was escorted by a group of disciples, making a grander spectacle than a Nascent Soul cultivator appearing in the world.
Fang Zhuo did not leave the secret realm immediately, but instead led everyone to the coral area.
In the original novel "The God of Loans," this is a plot point that is easily overlooked.
The original book mentions that Yin Fuxue obtained the Red Beauty Mirror in this secret realm. Almost every trap inside could kill him. When Yin Fuxue finally got the mirror and was about to retreat, he encountered another team outside the coral area.
At that time, the team was leading a muscular girl; they were trying to rely on her talent to find a hidden treasure with special spiritual energy within the secret realm—
This exceptionally robust girl was the infamous evil sorceress.
The original book never mentions her specific name, only that she was brought out of a secret realm by accident by that team in the early years. From the day she appeared in the world, she was bound by secret runes and magical artifacts and made to be used by that team to help them search for treasures in secret realms of all sizes.
The desolate hills are a typical place where the strong prey on the weak, and people with low cultivation levels but special physiques rarely end up well.
These people are often regarded as appendages of orthodox cultivators, or as some kind of high-level magical artifact with sentience. Some are even forced to have slave marks imprinted on their souls, and any slave who dares to disobey the "master's" orders will suffer a huge backlash.
Most people who have suffered the same fate would probably have lost all their energy in the years of torment, but the demoness just wouldn't accept her fate.
She forcefully relied on the meager spiritual energy in the secret realm to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage. Seizing the opportunity, five years later, she killed the entire squad that had been controlling her, leaving no one alive. Her fifteen heads were neatly arranged at the entrance of her residence.
Her resistance drew criticism from many major sects, with voices expressing dissatisfaction, contempt, and righteous condemnation of her audacity in killing her "master."
No one cares how she was brought out of the secret realm in the first place. As long as everyone says she is an evil demoness, then she is an evil demoness.
No one cared how she cultivated using meager spiritual energy. As long as everyone said she practiced evil arts, then she was an evil cultivator with ulterior motives.
Bearing the backlash mark on her soul, she was ultimately killed at Mount She by a joint team sent by the three major sects at the crucial moment of advancing to the Golden Core stage.
On the day she died, the Medicine Sect and the Moon-Embracing Beast Sect sold off the financial statements from her cave dwelling and gave a bonus of two hundred spirit stones to employees with cultivation levels of Golden Core or above.
...Having waited in the coral area for less than half an hour, Fang Zhuo faintly heard a loud, angry female voice shouting from outside—
“I’m telling you, you’re nothing but farts in my eyes. One day I’ll rip off all your blond hair to make a blanket for me, and I’ll put your arms in a meat grinder to make minced meat.”
"You expect me to find you magical artifacts? Bah! You think I have the ability to lead you to a place of no return?"
"Laughable. You want to be buried with me when you die? That's for the best. We'll all die together. I won't let you go even in the underworld. Just wait until I become a vengeful ghost and I'll bite through your coffin lid."
"Go ahead and do the soul imprint you want, so I won't be unable to find you bunch of trash after I die."
Through the porthole, Fang Zhuoneng could see the entire squad slowly advancing outside.
The girl in the lead was over two meters tall, with muscles all over her body, looking strong enough to fight Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and she was shouting insults at the top of her lungs.
However, she was covered in countless black runes, so dense that they even covered her entire face. Her hands and feet were tightly bound by ropes that glowed with blue light, and she could only hop around with difficulty in the swampy area of the coral reef.
Behind her were more than a dozen Qi Refining stage cultivators, each cautiously holding the other end of a control rune, their faces grim as they were forced to endure the curses.
Fang Zhuo gestured to the crowd, indicating that Fu Zong and the others should come out with him.
Elder Sun Ruoshan of the Fu Sect had just received a kickback from his benefactor, and now he felt obligated to step forward.
Despite rushing over quickly, he didn't know why his benefactor had summoned them.
He could only guess that perhaps the girl's words were too harsh and that she had offended the God of Wealth before, so he pointed at the girl who was being pulled by the runes and said, "Your language is vulgar."
Fang Zhuo shook his head: "You've got it backwards, I need to save her."
Having lived for over two hundred years, Sun Ruoshan's skin was thicker than a city wall, and he immediately changed direction:
"The words may not be pleasant to hear, but they are the most sincere and heartfelt words."
He then raised the talisman high, pointing to the small team behind him:
"You audacious little thieves, how dare you do such bullying things right under the nose of the Talisman Sect! The Divine Soul Seal is an evil secret technique, how dare you!"
Upon seeing this, Liu Yun, a junior disciple of the Fu Sect, covered his face, utterly shocked by the fact that his elders were so swayed by the lure of money.
The members of that squad were filled with terror.
They were only at the Qi Refining stage, and they didn't know why a bunch of Foundation Establishment experts suddenly appeared today to cause trouble.
Before they could even speak, a freezing talisman rained down from the sky, followed by a dispelling talisman, a disarming talisman, and a lightning talisman...
But the girl wasn't grateful or excited about being rescued; instead, she tried to run away on the spot.
Sun Ruoshan swiftly threw out a net that enveloped her: "Why are you running? Sect Leader Fang is here to save you."
"What Sect Master Fang? Never heard of him."
The girl gripped the internet cable tightly with both hands, trying to find a way to bypass the restrictions: "Pah, if I don't run away, will you just catch me and tie me up again? Who knows if you also want the hidden artifacts in the secret realm?"
Fang Zhuo wasn't angry. Instead, he patiently took out various high-level magical artifacts from his storage ring.
Each item here is a treasure that would fetch at least 100 million at Wanbaoge auctions. There are also a large number of high-grade pills casually stored in several large boxes. The total value of the items he took out and displayed in just ten seconds was nearly 2 billion spirit stones.
After demonstrating his power, he tossed a jar of spirit stones worth 100,000 to the girl from a distance.
"As you can see, the last thing I lack is money. I can buy magical artifacts anytime I want, so there's no need to go through such a troublesome process."
"As long as you sign up to the Giants Sect, you will receive a monthly salary of 100,000, and you will have an inexhaustible supply of magical artifacts, spiritual food, medicinal herbs, and injections."
The girl who was pinned to the ground immediately stopped struggling.
Sun Ruoshan stared wide-eyed, wishing he could join the Giant Sect on the spot, even if it meant becoming an outer disciple.
What does "inexhaustible" mean... it means that the cultivation resources they need to spend a lot of effort to obtain are nothing to the Giant Sect. High-level pills are probably as common as candy to them.
He would laugh even in his dreams about this kind of life.
Although the Talisman Sect is not as exploitative and stingy as the Medicine Sect, high-level potions, a common cultivation resource, are not something every cultivator can access. Even an elder-level employee like him has to frequently lead teams into secret realms to earn a share.
The mere thought of receiving millions in bodyguard fees made him incredibly excited; he couldn't even imagine what a life of luxury he would lead with so many resources...
Sun Ruoshan coughed twice, finally snapping out of his envy, and said to the people in the net, "See? Sect Master Fang is not short of money, he won't force you to go find the hidden magic artifact."
"Not everyone has the chance to enter the Giants Sect. Don't waste your spot. If you really don't want to go—"
Song Mingsi, lying on the ground, sneered, suspecting that the cunning old man was about to suggest replacing him in the sect.
She jumped up and performed a deep bow in the net, speaking respectfully: "Disciple Song Mingsi greets Master and Senior Brother."
"However, before entering the sect, there is one more thing I need to do. I wonder if Sect Master Fang could lend me a magic artifact?"
With the restrictions on the large net lifted and a pair of high-level short swords in hand, Song Mingsi headed straight for the squad that had been bound by the restraining talisman.
These people controlled her for three whole years. During those three years, she was starved and cold, and lived under constant threats and intimidation. After enduring so much, now that she was finally free, her first thought was revenge.
Watching Song Mingsi swiftly and expressionlessly sever the necks of more than a dozen people with a swift stroke of his knife, Sun Ruoshan's expression showed slight worry. He frowned slightly and whispered in Fang Zhuo's ear:
"Sect Master Fang, this woman's temperament is probably..."
Fang Zhuo gave Sun Ruoshan a jar of spirit stones: "Final payment."
"Oh right, what did you just say? What's wrong with your temperament?"
Sun Ruoshan laughed heartily: "What I want to say is that this woman has an exceptionally firm mind. Given time, she will surely achieve great things. Sect Leader Fang has a truly good eye. I admire her greatly."
The youngest disciple of the Fu Sect, Liu Yun, turned his head away, feeling for the first time that his elder was so unworthy of respect.
As he tilted his head, he could just see his senior's phone screen, which was a live stream interface. The number of viewers in the upper right corner had exceeded ten thousand, and the comments on the screen were refreshing rapidly.
[Is this the newly opened Vast Sea Secret Realm? The Moon-Gazing Beast Sect team's livestream only has a little over a thousand viewers, why is there over ten thousand viewers here? What happened??]
[It seems the Giant Sect Master is recruiting. He just paid a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator a monthly salary of 100,000 spirit stones...]
[I don't believe it, there must be an extra zero at the end of the salary! ^^]
[Which Giants Sect? I've never heard of it.]
[Are you talking about the Giant Sect that launched over 30 million submarines into the sea, or the Giant Sect that spent millions to bribe other teams in the secret realm to beat up the Medicine Sect? Oh, it can't be the Giant Sect that pays its employees a monthly salary of 100,000, right...? The screen recording is pinned on the forum, friends who don't believe me can go check it out.]
Now that you mention it, I think I remember. Their sect leader bought the Medicine Sect's land a few weeks ago, and also has a magic weapon order worth over a billion at Wanbaoge.
[Haha, I can't read anymore, I guess I should go to sleep.]
[…Some people questioned this last time, why are there still people who don't believe it this time? I'm from the first team to enter the Qingyun Sword Sect's secret realm, and I just witnessed Sect Master Fang scattering millions of spirit stones in the flower field. I made ten copies of the recording stone; feel free to message me if you're curious.]
[Let anyone who says sword cultivators can't make money try it. I say Sect Master Fang shouldn't have sought protection from the Talisman Sect; sword cultivators would have been more suitable.]
Thank you for speaking up for the sword cultivator; we are also forced by circumstances.
Our positioning in the flower field wasn't great; we sword cultivators weren't as close as the talisman cultivators, and those kids got there first. I regretted it so much!
[Why hasn't this kind of good fortune come to me yet? I'm also at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Sect Master Fang, could you let me take one too? I'm not greedy; I don't need a monthly salary of 100,000, 80,000 is enough.]
[This also needs to be rolled up?]
At least with the Sword Sect, passing the "Ten Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" test allows you to be accepted as a disciple on the spot. Does the Giant Sect have any official recruitment channels?
[Wouldn't joining now make you a veteran? Is there anyone with connections in the livestream who'd like to get Master Fang's contact information for a fee?]
[Good question. Do you think we guys would share LXFS with you if we had it?]
After watching for a while, Liu Yun thought that the Giant Sect's recruitment standards must be extraordinary. Young disciples like them, who had only recently begun cultivating, definitely had no chance; perhaps Elder Sun still had some hope.
However, as soon as he looked up from the live stream, he saw that Sect Master Fang's gaze seemed to be directed in his direction.
However, the gaze did not fall on the faces of the junior disciples, but rather seemed to be looking at the tops of their heads.
Liu Yun touched the top of his head in confusion; it was empty and there was nothing special about it.
The next second, he saw Sect Master Fang beckon to him: "Do you want to join the Giant Sect? The treatment is the same as Song Mingsi's."
Liu Yun: ? ? ? !!!
Boss Zhipin (a recruitment platform)?
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