Li Mu handed his Disciple Token to Yin Xianwen, who then used it to help him accept the four Artifact Refining tasks.
As Li Mu retrieved his Disciple Token, he also received four Storage Pouches containing Artifact Refining Materials.
The amount of Materials provided was enough to refine two Spiritual Artifacts for each task; he only needed to submit one Spiritual Artifact to complete the task.
If he succeeded in refining it on the first attempt, the remaining Artifact Refining Materials would be his, along with the Sect Contribution he could claim.
This treatment was incredibly lucrative for Li Mu!
For other Artifact Refiners, this was standard practice due to the high failure rate of Artifact Refining, but for Li Mu, it was different.
With his Level 5 Refining Skill and the boost from the Divine Refinement Spirit Fusion Method Divine Ability, his success rate for refining Level 4 Spiritual Artifacts was over 90%.
If not for the limitation of insufficient spirituality, raising his Refining Skill to Level 6 would likely achieve a 100% success rate for refining Level 4 Spiritual Artifacts.
He needed to find a way to acquire Spiritual Plants with the 'spirituality' attribute as soon as possible.
After accepting the Artifact Refining tasks and Materials, Li Mu bid farewell to Yin Xianwen, who was joyfully leaving Hundred Refinements Peak, and headed to Tai Xuan Peak, to the Contribution Hall's storage area, to exchange Contribution for the Spiritual Objects he needed.
Previously, the 100,000 Contribution he gained from completing the 'Mystic Blood Divine Child' bounty task was not deducted when he claimed the A-grade Yue Qiong Peak.
Instead, reaching that amount of Contribution allowed him to exchange for an A-grade Ling Peak; otherwise, he could only exchange for a D-grade Ling Peak.
A full 100,000 Contribution points, an amount even a Golden Core True Disciple might not be able to produce all at once, enabled Li Mu to exchange for many high-grade Spiritual Objects from the Contribution storage area.
At Tai Xuan Peak, in the Contribution Hall, Disciples on swords came and went, accepting tasks, submitting tasks, and collecting resources.
Their numbers were several times greater than the Disciples of Hundred Refinements Peak, making it very lively.
Li Mu, in his golden Elder robe, was treated with respect by the Foundation Establishment Disciples wherever he went.
"Greetings, Elder!"
"White Cloud Peak Disciple - Mu Shiqi, greets Elder!"
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Foundation Establishment Disciples, upon encountering Li Mu, all offered their Disciple salutations.
Experiencing this kind of reception for the first time, Li Mu was unsure whether to return the greeting or not.
Li Mu, expressionless, ignored them all and walked impassively towards the Contribution exchange area.
"Elder, please take my spot!" a Foundation Establishment Disciple at the front of the line proactively offered his position, trying to curry favor with Li Mu.
"Mm!" Li Mu grunted lightly, as if it were his right, and moved to the very front.
Soon, as the Foundation Establishment Disciple exited the exchange room, Li Mu followed closely behind, entering the material exchange room.
The door closed, isolating the room from Divine Sense probes outside.
The Managing Disciple inside the material exchange room, seeing an Elder-level figure arrive, quickly stood up to greet him.
"Greetings, Elder, Disciple - Wang Changming, what Materials do you wish to exchange for?" The Managing Disciple in charge of Contribution Materials respectfully looked at Li Mu, introducing himself and asking.
"Give me a catalog of Spiritual Plant seeds to choose from." Li Mu handed over his identity token, indicating his request.
"No problem, Elder, please take a look, all the Spiritual Seeds listed are available." Managing Disciple - Wang Changming took the token and quickly handed Li Mu a green Jade Slip.
Li Mu took the catalog Jade Slip, immersed his Divine Sense into it, and quickly began selecting.
He prioritized viewing high-grade Spiritual Plant seeds.
Heavenly Moon Spirit Fruit, Level 5 Spiritual Seed, 3000 Contribution points per piece.
Purple Gold Bell Flower, Level 5 Spiritual Seed, 2800 Contribution points per piece.
Pure Blood Lotus Seed: Level 5 Spiritual Seed, 2500 Contribution points per piece.
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"Do Spiritual Seeds only go up to Level 5? There are only 12 types of Level 5 Spiritual Plant seeds? Why are their exchange prices different?" Li Mu frowned, looking at the Contribution Disciple and asking with concern.
"Elder, there are still a few types of Level 6 Spiritual Seeds, but they are only accessible to the Sect Master and Grand Elder.
As for the different Contribution values for Spiritual Plants, it's due to their functions and varying cultivation difficulties.
These exchange prices were personally set by the Sect Master!" Managing Disciple - Wang Changming looked at Li Mu and respectfully replied.
"Mm! Help me exchange for one portion of each of the 12 types of Level 5 Spiritual Seeds, and ten portions of each of the 39 types of Level 4 Spiritual Seeds.
I want to try planting them.
Additionally: exchange for ten mu of Three-Tier Golden Sword Grass Spiritual Seeds, ten mu of Level 3 Ice Purple Spirit Flower Spiritual Seeds, ten mu of Level 3 Heavenly Vein Fruit Spiritual Seeds, ten mu of Level 3 Mystic Spirit Grass Spiritual Seeds, ten mu of Level 3 Qingxu Spirit Tea Spiritual Seeds, twenty mu of Level 2 Yellow Tooth spirit rice Seeds, twenty mu of Level 2 Heavenly Green Seed Spiritual Seeds, twenty mu of Level 1 Emerald Spirit Fruit Spiritual Seeds, and finally, another one hundred eighty mu of Level 1 Wind Spirit Grass Spiritual Seeds.
Calculate the total Contribution cost and see if the Contribution in my token is enough for the exchange." Li Mu looked at the other party, rattling off the exchange list.
Managing Disciple - Wang Changming's expression was slightly tense as he diligently tried to memorize the exchange Materials Li Mu listed.
"Enough! It's enough!
The 12 portions of Level 5 Spiritual Seeds cost a total of 27,120 Contribution points, the 39 portions of Level 4 Spiritual Seeds cost 38,650 Contribution points, Level 3 Spiritual Seeds cost 15,370...
You still have 15,960 Contribution points remaining, Elder, do you confirm the exchange?" Managing Disciple - Wang Changming pondered for a moment, then looked at Li Mu and respectfully replied.
"Exchange them!" Li Mu smiled and nodded.
This exchange once again confirmed to Li Mu that becoming an Artifact Crafting Elder in the Qingxuan Sect was well worth it; otherwise, how could he acquire so many high-grade Spiritual Plants at once?
Hearing Li Mu's confirmation, the Managing Disciple quickly began operations, placing Li Mu's identity token on a Contribution Token to deduct the Contribution for the exchanged Materials.
Then, he started to pick out the corresponding Spiritual Plant seeds for Li Mu.
Managing Disciple - Wang Changming took out an Eight Trigrams round mirror and immersed his Divine Sense into it.
Not long after, the small teleportation array device next to him let out a "whoosh," and a small pile of items appeared: small Jade Boxes, cloth bags, Jade Chests, green bottles...
Various containers holding Spiritual Plant seeds were piled up like a small mountain.
Managing Disciple - Wang Changming waved his hand, arranging the storage containers from the teleportation array onto the desktop in order, and began to introduce them to Li Mu: "Elder, these twelve Level 2 storage containers: Green Spirit Bottles, hold Level 5 Spiritual Seeds; these 39 Jade Chests hold Level 4 Spiritual Seeds..."
"Elder, everything is here.
Please check and confirm if the numbers are correct." Managing Disciple - Wang Changming looked at Li Mu, indicating.
Li Mu nodded, swept his Divine Sense, confirmed the numbers, and immediately put them all into his Storage Pouch.
"Elder Li, you have 15,960 Contribution points remaining.
Do you need to exchange for any other Materials?" Managing Disciple - Wang Changming looked at Li Mu and respectfully asked.
"Yes! Yao Beast Essences, Spirit Pills for Spirit Beasts, Cultivation Technique catalogs, Talismans, and Formation catalogs, show them all to me!" Li Mu smiled slightly and nodded.
"Alright!" Managing Disciple - Wang Changming quickly took out five Jade Slips of different colors from his Storage Ring and handed them to Li Mu.
Li Mu first picked up a yellow Jade Slip and immersed his Divine Sense into it.
"Qingxuan Talisman Compendium, help me exchange for it!" Li Mu silently handed the yellow Jade Slip to the Managing Disciple.
"Elder, the Qingxuan Talisman Compendium is a Level 5 Talisman Legacy.
If you exchange for the Complete Manual, your Contribution is not enough.
Can I exchange for the Level 3 portion for you?" The Managing Disciple looked at Li Mu and asked.
"No need, just the Level 1 portion will do.
I'll study it." Li Mu waved his hand and picked up another red Jade Slip to examine.
"Alright!" Managing Disciple - Wang Changming readily complied and began the operation: deducting Contribution and retrieving the Cultivation Technique.
"Exchange for five bottles of Level 3 Gold Vein Pill, and 30 bottles of Level 1 Spirit Nurturing Pill," Li Mu said, handing the Jade Slip to the other party, indicating his request.
"Alright!"
"You still have 9,670 Contribution points remaining!"
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About half an hour later, Li Mu finally emerged from the Contribution exchange room, a joyful smile of harvest on his face.
The Mystic Blood Divine Child was truly a great person!
Not only did he give him a Level 4 Low Grade Storage Bracelet, over a hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and about a hundred various Spiritual Materials, but using his bounty Contribution, Li Mu also acquired various high-grade Spiritual Plants, high-grade Yao Beast Essences, Cultivation Techniques, Spirit Pills, and more from the Qingxuan Sect's Contribution Hall, worth over a million medium spirit stones.
He truly was a great person!
There were still many bounties related to the Nine Demon Sect in the Demon Caverns listed in the Disciple Token, with each individual on the list marked with extremely high Contribution bounties.
Knowing the value of Contribution, Li Mu wished he could eliminate demons and defend the Dao, eradicating them one by one.
He knew that refining a Level 4 Spiritual Artifact only earned him 5,000 Contribution points, yet killing a Mystic Blood Divine Child could earn him 100,000 Contribution points; he would need to refine 20 Level 4 Spiritual Artifacts to match that.
Uh! Refining 20 Level 4 Spiritual Artifacts isn't that much.
However, Level 4 Spiritual Artifacts cannot be refined without restraint; refining about a hundred pieces a year is probably the limit!
It really can't compare to the quick Contribution earned from hunting demon cultivators like the Mystic Blood Divine Child.
Flying out of Tai Xuan Peak, Li Mu quickly changed into a regular Inner Sect Disciple robe and rode his sword towards Yue Qiong Peak.
As for thoughts of slaying demons and devils, they had long been cast aside.
Next, Li Mu planned to fully commit to extensively planting various high-grade Spiritual Plants on Yue Qiong Peak and further verify his recent ideas on planting Spiritual Plants.
He had no time to go out and slay demons and devils.