Chapter 282 The Duties of Inner Sect Elders: The Complete Ancient Demonic Script
Let's calculate the time.
Forty years is not enough to advance, but the improvement of the placement bar is always possible. The more evil thoughts of the Heavenly Demon that are refined, the more perfect the Profound Yuan Demon Embryo will be, and it will become the key to dealing with the Fu Xiao.
"Junior Brother Wang Yu, have you finished reading?"
At this moment, Zhuo Yuanshen reminded him, and Wang Yu then lowered the jade slip of his consciousness from his forehead and stored it in his Sea Heart Ring.
"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother Yuan Shen."
"It's alright. Shouqing's affairs are my affairs. Now that the message has been conveyed, let me tell you about the benefits and obligations of inner sect elders."
"OK."
Being in a high position naturally comes with not only benefits and privileges, but also corresponding obligations, even though the entanglement between Wang Yu and the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect is getting deeper and deeper.
He still doesn't feel a sense of belonging, which is determined by the bizarre way he arrived.
It's like a childhood trauma; just thinking about it makes me feel a huge rift.
He climbed up simply because this place suited him better.
"Elder Yu Shu should have already told you about some basic benefits. Let's start with the items you received."
Zhuo Yuanshen took a ring from the tray.
Its color is jet black, and it is carved with blood-wing patterns. A square blood jade is inlaid in the center, with the character "寒" (cold) in the middle.
"This is a ring that represents your status as an inner sect elder of Cold Blood Peak. It can open many formations and restrictions within the mountain gate."
"For example, the three floors of the Sutra Repository and the Transmission Hall, the catalog and internal prices of the Tier 3 Treasure Vault, and this [Frostblood Ring] is also a Tier 3 top-level storage ring."
"It contains a twenty-mile-long storage space. Once imprinted with your divine sense, it will belong to you. In an emergency, it can request assistance from the nearest Holy Sect's headquarters."
"Of course, this function cannot be triggered automatically if attacked by divine sense."
The Cold Blood Ring and the Sea Heart Ring are quite similar, with the latter being more multifunctional. However, both are still rare items worth over a million spirit stones. The Holy Sect is indeed generous to its true kin.
Then, Zhuo Yuanshen took out another token.
"This is the Cold Blood Cave Token, which allows you to choose a third-tier uninhabited cave on Cold Blood Peak for refining. You can use this token to control the cave's formation or remain unaffected by the Cold Blood Peak's formation."
"These are twelve tokens, mainly for servants, maids, and spirit pets to wear close to their bodies. This makes it convenient for them to travel around Cold Blood Peak and also helps to avoid misunderstandings."
“When inviting guests, one token can bring three people. Junior Brother Wang Yu has only recently formed his core. If you are interested, you can host a banquet.”
"No interest. I don't know many people, but I know far more who are dead."
The Cold Blood Ring, the Cave Token, the Twelve Sub-Tokens... and the last one, Zhuo Yuanshen took them out with a slightly solemn expression.
This is a magnificent ice crown!
The entire piece is made of ice blue, with two willow-like ribbons of broken ice extending downwards. The crown is relatively long and is carved with a blue lion pattern. The eyes are adorned with blood jade, making it both beautiful and majestic.
Zhuo Yuanshen explained.
"This is the crown worn by the candidates for the twelve elders of Cold Blood Peak. It is itself a high-grade third-tier magic weapon with unique functions."
"Unique features?"
"Yes, it can control the fourth-grade high-level array on Cold Blood Peak."
Wang Yu's expression hardened, but then he heard Zhuo Yuanshen continue.
"Of course, you can only control one or two tenths of it. You must not touch it unless the sect is in dire straits. If you accidentally trigger it..."
“Junior Brother Wang Yu should think about how to explain this to the Lord of Cold Blood Mountain. After all, the activation of this level of formation consumes the top-grade spirit stones stored in Cold Blood Peak.”
"I see."
Once the candidate's ice crown is stored in the Heart of the Sea Ring, all the tangible benefits are considered received. What follows are the obligations.
Zhuo Yuanshen took out four more jade slips and a bone fragment.
"This is a complete explanation of the ancient demonic scripts: Blood Runes, Bone Runes, Demon Runes, and Nether Runes."
"By holding this bone fragment, one can be unaffected by the power of these characters themselves and gain complete control over them."
Wang Yu narrowed his eyes, vaguely guessing what the duties of an inner sect elder were. After he did as required, he gained knowledge of four kinds of magical runes in his mind.
“Junior Brother Wang Yu, according to the rules of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, you must explore an ancient, prehistoric, or unknown type of ruin every hundred years.”
"If you encounter a stone tablet inscribed with magical script, bring it back if conditions permit. If not, memorize its contents, make a copy of the memory, and submit it to the sect."
Why is that?
If he remembered correctly, he had discovered a black stone tablet inscribed with blood-stained characters in the underground palace of Xuan Gu Mountain back then, and he also obtained the Taiyin You Tong at that time.
He had been thinking about returning to that underground palace after he formed his core, but this matter was not a high priority and was much later than what he should be doing now!
Seeing his confusion.
Zhuo Yuanshen said in a tone that was nothing new.
"Every elder who learns about the mission has the same question as you. In short, you'll know when you actually encounter the magic rune stele."
"This is confidential information. I signed a contract, so I can't tell you. You'll have to find out for yourself."
"I understand. What if no runic stone tablets are found in the ruins visited within the last hundred years?"
"It's okay."
Zhuo Yuanshen shrugged.
"Actually, not many elders take this seriously. At most, they look for it while they are looking for opportunities. They have to explore many places in a hundred years anyway, so one more won't make a difference."
"I see."
While it may be called an obligation, it is actually a choice.
To improve one's cultivation level, simply sitting and cultivating in isolation is not enough; various opportunities are needed to accelerate the process. Exploring dangerous ruins is currently one of the most popular activities in the cultivation world.
I went there but couldn't find it. You can't blame me for that, can you?
With that in mind, the efficiency was generally low.
He felt that the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect wasn't in such a hurry. The Demonic Script Stone Tablet probably hid the secrets of this world, but it wasn't particularly important.
After saying all that, it's finally over.
After bidding farewell to Zhuo Yuanshen, Wang Yu headed towards the treasure vault. Once you reach the elder level, there are other ways to obtain contribution points besides completing tasks.
He can offer spirit stones to the sect in exchange for contribution points, a right that cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages do not have.
The main purpose is to control the value of contribution points, and also to make things convenient for the Core Formation Elders, who are already at a high level and can enjoy the fruits of the labor of their disciples.
There is one third-tier treasure vault in Zhudianfang, which is used by the outer sect elders, and there are also one each in Jiufeng and Blood Demon Hall.
The treasure vault of Cold Blood Peak mainly contains ice-attribute spiritual items, while the treasure vault of Heavenly Corpse Peak mainly contains corpse-path spiritual items.
Elders from each peak can visit other peaks freely and ask for anything they need; this is the significance of those three preferential treatments and priority rights.
As for the origin of these treasures...
Most of them come from the four states, produced by various resource points, with a small portion being "offered" by sect elders in exchange for contribution points.
High-level rare spiritual items are obtained by exchanging certain indispensable resources, such as top-grade spirit stones, or special cultivation environments, through barter, and so on.
If you raise the issue with the sect, there's a good chance they'll find a solution.
When the time comes, it will be your turn to make sacrifices and fulfill the sect's requirements. In that case, you will naturally get what you want.
In this process, the sect can actually be seen as a platform that coordinates the resources of cultivators from all sides to achieve mutually beneficial exchanges.
At worst, you can post a task to find them.
It's much better than being a poor, unaffiliated cultivator who has to find everything on their own.
Wang Yu happened to be in [Zhudianfang].
Since he's already here, he should at least take a look at this third-tier treasure vault used by the outer sect. He still needs some equipment to help him refine the [Glazed Ice Heart Tower].
He possesses four types of ice-attribute equipment: Millennium Ice Marrow Jade, Frost Moon Pearl, Snow Mountain Profound Heavy Iron, and Ice Soul Stone. He also has two other Yin-attribute Tier 3 equipment.
These are all his inventory, worth millions of spirit stones.
It took Wang Yu decades to collect them, and he used some of them along the way.
There are no specific requirements for materials when refining a natal magic weapon; as long as they have Yin or Ice attributes, they can be used, just as there are no requirements for the cultivator's weapon-refining skills.
It can be crafted using techniques of the same origin, making it a special magic weapon that will never fail.
The more materials are added, the more abundant the essence of the Glazed Ice Heart Tower becomes, so that it doesn't need to add new spiritual materials for a long time, and its strength can keep up with its growth.
He is currently missing a piece of equipment with psychological characteristics.
【Lapis Lazuli】is the most suitable. If it's not available here, he'll go to the Nine Peaks Treasure Vault to look for it.
"Please show your identification."
"Um."
He raised his hand and showed the Frostblood Ring to the two Foundation Establishment guards at the gate. The two guards immediately bowed in respect.
"Greetings, Elder Hanxue Peak."
He was puzzled. Why would an inner sect elder come to the outer sect's treasure vault? Could it be that there was some rare opportunity hidden inside?
Unexpectedly, Wang Yu was merely flattering the point that since they were already there.
It's not too much to take a look, is it?
Inside the treasure vault, there were many array formations and restrictions protecting it, but through the Cold Blood Ring, as long as he touched the restrictions at the entrance, his divine sense could receive the list of treasures.
Let me see~
"Returning Origin Grass, a pair of Poison Fire Silkworm Cocoons, Eastern Pearl Powder, Golden Elixir Fragments... Early Stage Third-Tier Armored Corpse? You sell this stuff too!"
He muttered to himself.
Wang Yu felt that this outer sect elder of the Nine Peaks was probably also an object of exploitation, while the inner sect members were playing with rare species, or even, like him, controlling naturally born alien corpses.
This ordinary armored corpse can only be sold to outer sect Core Formation cultivators, and the price is quite high, costing a whopping 1.2 million contribution points.
As they continued their tour, Wang Yu's eyes lit up.
"—Ink Copper!"
This is the last spiritual item needed to refine a Feng Shui compass. This type of spiritual item is only of great use to geomancers. If a proper cultivator obtains it, it is actually just an ordinary spiritual item.
He felt relieved when he looked at the price column.
"120,000 contribution points, if converted to spirit stones, are equivalent to a low-grade third-tier spirit item. I'll buy it."
However, Wang Yu's pockets were empty.
My contribution points balance is still just a dozen or so points left from when I was an outer disciple, it's like a joke.
Pressing the Cold Blood Ring tightly against the array's light barrier, countless spirit stones formed a long dragon and surged into the treasure vault—120,000 low-grade spirit stones, no more, no less.
In this way, when he selects the treasure [Ink Copper], it automatically flies out of the treasure vault and falls into his hands.
Privileges, they're fucking awesome!
(End of this chapter)
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