"Smelting Body Realm Pills can temper one's physique; they're good stuff. What? They require ten contribution points? Why don't they just rob me?!"
"A basic Fire Talisman can kill monsters below Smelting Body Realm Stage 3. It costs twenty contribution points. Just looking at it makes my mouth water."
"Look at this one! A low-grade flying sword! It can kill people from a thousand miles away and allows for sword flight. It's good stuff! Holy cow, it needs two hundred contribution points! That's ridiculously expensive!"
The four of them grew more and more excited the more they looked. They were all good items, but too expensive; they couldn't afford them at all!
"There are too many things. We only need to look at items under ten points."
Zhao Shijie reluctantly averted his gaze, secretly vowing to earn more contribution points in the future.
"This longsword looks good. It only needs two contribution points. I'll buy it."
Lin Ye immediately clicked buy after spotting a suitable weapon.
A flash of light appeared, and a common longsword materialized before him.
Lin Ye curiously examined it, then immediately lost all interest: "It's just an ordinary longsword, pretty much the same as in reality."
The others also exchanged for their weapons.
Zhao Shijie chose a spear, and Qin Zhenhua picked a machete.
Ye Wuyai originally wanted to use a longsword, but considering the team lacked a ranged damage dealer, he could only reluctantly choose a longbow.
With their respective weapons in hand, the four felt a surge of confidence, eager to rush into the secret forest and get revenge on that Flower-Patterned Lightning Leopard.
Jiang Xiaoxiao, who was not far away, witnessed all of this, but she chose not to participate. She felt they were being too reckless.
In her opinion, they should honestly complete the sect tasks, accumulate enough contribution points, and then purchase cultivation items to upgrade. This was the easiest way to play.
"Hmph, men only know how to compete and fight," Jiang Xiaoxiao mumbled, continuing to rummage through the wasteland.
The next morning.
As Chu Huaian pushed open his door, he saw Zhao Shijie and the other four sitting in the courtyard, looking at him eagerly. They had clearly been waiting for a long time.
"Didn't you guys rest last night?"
Ye Wuyai's face was beaming with a smile. He moved a wooden chair next to the stone table, while the others busied themselves arranging chopsticks, all looking very attentive.
Chu Huaian didn't stand on ceremony with them. He picked up the rice porridge and took a big gulp.
"Three hours of sleep is enough for us."
"Xian Ge, what tasks do we have today?"
"Xian Ge, can you assign more tasks with higher contribution points? We're not afraid of hard work."
"Yes, yes, we love to endure hardship. Tasks like yesterday's were child's play."
Chu Huaian's mouth twitched slightly. These people were practically insane. If this were any other sect, the sect master and elders would probably wake up laughing in their dreams.
It was one thing to have good talent, but they were also so diligent.
Chu Huaian thought for a moment and decided to give these few a boost.
"Since you are all so sincere, I'll open a back door for you."
As soon as he said this, the five's eyes widened, their faces filled with excitement and anticipation.
"I overheard your conversation last night. I'll give you a piece of advice: when you see a Flower-Patterned Lightning Leopard in the future, run as far as you can. That's a monster at Qi Refining Stage 9."
"To the left of the secret forest, there's a group of Fengwei Chickens. Their strength is roughly close to the Smelting Body Realm. With your current strength, cooperating to kill them shouldn't be a problem."
Hearing this, Zhao Shijie and the other four exchanged glances, excitedly clenching their fists.
Since even Xian Ge approved of last night's plan, what else was there to worry about? Just do it!
Chu Huaian glanced at them indifferently, "But I must remind you of one thing: Fengwei Chickens are gregarious monsters. It's not easy to kill them alone."
"Additionally, you also need to guard against other monsters. So, whether you want to level up by fighting monsters, that's up to your own abilities."
"Xian Ge, a question: we've used up our resurrection chances from last night. If we die again, what will be the penalty?"
Zhao Shijie asked the most pressing concern in his heart, which was also a question on everyone else's minds.
Fortunately, Chu Huaian's answer made them all collectively breathe a sigh of relief.
"New players get one free resurrection chance. After that, each death will teleport you back to the real world. As for the penalty, it's a ban on your game entry time."
"For example, if you die next, there will be a three-hour ban. You can re-enter the game after three hours. After that, it doubles, and so on."
"That's good, that's good. As long as we can get in, it's fine." The four breathed a huge sigh of relief, genuine smiles appearing on their faces.
To motivate them to cultivate, Chu Huaian put down his chopsticks and once again shared exciting information.
"Today, I've opened the Sect Disciple Ranking and the Disciple Promotion conditions. The sect will award spirit stones and contribution points each month based on the ranking. Work hard."
With that, Chu Huaian got up and left, beginning to prepare the basic cultivation methods for these individuals.
Originally, the shop also had such cultivation methods, but they required quite a lot of contribution points. Chu Huaian wanted to quickly unlock more players, so he could only compile suitable cultivation methods for these five.
As soon as Chu Huaian left, Zhao Shijie and the others quickly opened the sect information.
Disciple Ranking:
【No. 1: Zhao Shijie, Cultivation: Mortal Mid-stage, Current Sect Contribution: 7】
【No. 2: Ye Wuyai, Cultivation: Mortal Early-stage, Current Sect Contribution: 4】
【No. 3: Jiang Xiaoxiao, Cultivation: Mortal Early-stage, Current Sect Contribution: 5】
【No. 4: Lin Ye, Cultivation: Mortal Early-stage, Current Sect Contribution: 5】
【No. 5: Qin Zhenhua, Cultivation: Mortal Early-stage, Current Sect Contribution: 7】
【At the beginning of each month, ranking rewards will vary based on disciple cultivation. Current ranking rewards:
First Place: One hundred low-grade spirit stones, one hundred contribution points.
Second Place: Eighty low-grade spirit stones, eighty contribution points.
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Disciple Promotion Conditions:
【Cultivation reaches Body Tempering Stage, Sect Contribution reaches one hundred, can be promoted to Ordinary Disciple, receiving ten low-grade spirit stones and ten contribution points monthly.】
【Cultivation reaches Qi Refining Stage, Sect Contribution reaches one thousand, can be promoted to Outer Disciple, receiving one hundred low-grade spirit stones and one hundred contribution points monthly.】
【Cultivation reaches Foundation Establishment Stage, Sect Contribution reaches ten thousand, can be promoted to Inner Disciple, receiving one thousand low-grade spirit stones and one thousand contribution points monthly.】
【Cultivation reaches Golden Core Stage, Sect Contribution reaches one hundred thousand, can be promoted to Core Disciple, receiving ten thousand low-grade spirit stones and ten thousand contribution points monthly.】
After reading this information, the five fell silent for a while, their breathing gradually becoming a little hurried.
"Only the top ten get rewards. There will only be more and more players later. We are among the earliest batch, which means we are a big step ahead of others. Everyone, we have to fight for it," Zhao Shijie said solemnly, looking at the others.
At this moment, Zhao Shijie's heart was extremely complex. In reality, he only had one month, which meant he had three months in the game.
An invisible sense of urgency made him extremely anxious, his eyes slightly reddening.
The others didn't notice his abnormality and said to themselves, "These disciple promotion conditions are so difficult, but the rewards are truly abundant."
"No rush, slowly. We've just started. Currently, the most important thing is to raise our levels."
"Quick, look at the sect announcement! As long as we break through to the Smelting Body Realm within two days, we will receive a cultivation method taught by Xian Ge."
"I remember the cultivation methods in the shop, even the most basic ones, cost at least one hundred contribution points, right?"
"Then what the hell are we waiting for? Let's go level up!"
"What's the rush? Let's first see what the sect tasks are."
【Sect Task One: Plant medicinal fields, 5 contribution points】
【Sect Task Two: Build the sect's main hall, team collaboration, 10 contribution points per person】
【Sect Task Three: Kill five Fengwei Chickens, team cooperation allowed, 5 contribution points per person, 20 contribution points for solo】
【Sect Task Four: Expand sect territory, 5 contribution points】
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