The central plaza of the Fu Xiu Institute.
Hearing Lin Fan's words, the crowd at the banquet below began to discuss animatedly!
Ye Qingxuan, on the other hand, was a little dazed, looking at the figures of Li Xuan and Zhu Dafu, matching them one by one with the two childish figures in his memory, and thought to himself:
“So it’s them.”
When Ye Qingxuan first entered Xuantian Sect, he had interacted with Li Xuan and Zhu Dafu.
At that time, they were all twelve-year-old youths.
At that time, he also had a conflict with a guy named Long Tian, who was a good friend of Li Xuan and Zhu Dafu.
Unfortunately, later, that guy named Long Tian seemed to have failed the Xuantian Sect assessment.
Ye Qingxuan recalled the information Long Tian had revealed at the time; it seemed that Li Xuan and Zhu Dafu had already recruited quite a few Blessed Cultivators when they were still in the Xuantian Sect reception hall, before officially joining Xuantian Sect, right?
Thinking of this, Ye Qingxuan scanned the crowd in the plaza, then looked meaningfully at Lin Fan, Li Xuan, and Zhu Dafu in the center of the plaza.
It seemed they had come prepared!
Sure enough, the banquet was only silent for a moment before many people stood up and said with a laugh:
“Hahaha, Senior Brother Lin, aren’t you helping us? With the Alliance, we won’t have to bother with these trivial matters anymore.”
“That’s right! Anyway, we can’t leave the Blessed Land, so it’s better to let the Alliance help us exchange the resources produced by the Blessed Land for Spirit Stones.”
“Hehehe, well said, Senior Brother Lin is so kind!”
Hearing everyone’s words, many Fu Xiu Institute Disciples on the periphery of the banquet also showed signs of being moved.
Li Xuan, who had been observing the entire scene without speaking, saw this and knew that the time was ripe. He signaled Lin Fan with his eyes.
Lin Fan sensed Li Xuan’s gaze and immediately understood. With the help of several friends speaking up, he seized the opportunity to take out a scroll of contract and said loudly:
“Since everyone has no objections, then we…”
“Wait!”
At this moment, a square-faced young man on the periphery of the banquet interrupted Lin Fan, stood up, and sneered:
“Then, Senior Brother Lin, what rules do we need to follow after joining the Alliance?”
Hearing this, those who were originally moved in the plaza immediately showed hesitation!
Lin Fan saw that things had changed and quickly explained:
“Junior Brother Xiao Feng, don’t worry! Everyone doesn’t need to follow too many rules. You only need to follow the market statistics of the Alliance when choosing what Spiritual Items to plant in your Blessed Land in the future.”
“So, you mean that the Alliance will decide what Spiritual Items we cultivate in our Blessed Lands from now on? Heh, farewell!”
The square-faced young man named Xiao Feng, after hearing what Lin Fan said, directly pointed out the key issue, then turned and left the banquet plaza without hesitation.
And the others in the outer area, seeing Xiao Feng leave, also took their leave, starting to find excuses to leave the banquet plaza:
“Senior Brother Lin! I have something else to do, so I’ll take my leave first.”
“That’s right, Senior Brother Lin, I also have an urgent matter, so I’ll take my leave first, please forgive me!”
Lin Fan’s expression changed, and he once again assured them:
“Everyone, don’t worry, the types of Spiritual Items statistically valued by the Alliance are definitely the most valuable and will not cause you any losses! Junior Brothers, please trust Lin Fan!”
However, Lin Fan’s words did not have much effect.
Nevertheless, because of the secret arrangements and recruitment that Li Xuan and Zhu Dafu had already started earlier.
Ultimately, more than thirty people chose to stay and sign the contract to join the Alliance, accounting for half of the current Fu Xiu Institute Disciples.
Seeing that things had come to this, Li Xuan finally spoke:
“Junior Brother Lin, having more than thirty people join the Alliance in the early stage is already enough. Since the others are unwilling, there’s no need to force them!”
If they were unwilling to follow their arrangements for cultivating Spiritual Items, then for them, forming this Blessed Cultivator Alliance had no reason to exist at all.
Acquiring Spiritual Items at market price was not difficult to do within Xuantian Sect.
What they wanted was simply to use the collective strength of many Blessed Cultivators to seize a market for a certain low-tier Spiritual Item.
In the early stage, thirty-plus Blessed Cultivators were already sufficient.
Hearing Li Xuan speak, Lin Fan also stopped his attempts to recruit more people.
Watching the Fu Xiu Institute Disciples leave one by one, a hint of regret appeared in Lin Fan’s eyes.
The reason he agreed to Li Xuan and Zhu Dafu leading the formation of this Alliance was because the two of them promised him 40% of the Alliance’s profits.
His Blessed Land inheritance quota was for a second-tier Blessed Land.
Although the tier was not high, the path ahead was much wider than for those Blessed Cultivators who directly contracted a first-tier Spiritual Land.
After all, a second-tier Blessed Land, whether in terms of increasing a Blessed Cultivator’s Spiritual Root speed or the benefits it brought, far surpassed a first-tier Blessed Land.
If he could also use the vast resources obtained from the Alliance to cultivate his Blessed Land to the third tier, then he would still have a glimmer of hope for his future.
Therefore, Lin Fan was very dedicated to the establishment of this Blessed Cultivator Alliance.
Ye Qingxuan sat in a corner on the periphery of the banquet.
Seeing that this play had ended, he stood up on his own, let out a satisfied burp, and prepared to leave the banquet plaza.
After Ye Qingxuan left the plaza, he hadn’t walked far when he was about to fly back to his small courtyard on his sword.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Pangzi, who had been sitting next to him earlier, caught up again and asked curiously:
“Why aren’t people willing to join the Alliance? I think it’s pretty good?”
Ye Qingxuan glanced at Xiao Pangzi and retorted:
“You think it’s pretty good, so why are you leaving?”
Hearing Ye Qingxuan’s words, Xiao Pangzi chuckled:
“Hehe, I left because I saw everyone else leaving! My mother told me that if you don’t know which way to go, just follow everyone else. Although you won’t get big rewards, at least it will be much safer!”
Ye Qingxuan looked at the grinning Xiao Pangzi, his heart stirred, and he asked curiously:
“Then why did you insist on exchanging contact imprints with everyone?”
“My mother said to make more friends in the future, more friends, more paths.”
“What about your mother?”
Xiao Pangzi’s grinning face suddenly stiffened, and he stopped, his expression dimming:
“My mother passed away!”
Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan also stopped, looked at Xiao Pangzi, and apologized:
“I’m sorry!”
“It’s okay, my mother told me to be happy from now on. I’m not sad anymore, hehe!”
Xiao Pangzi shook his head, his face still maintaining a cheerful grin.
“Oh, by the way, you still haven’t told me why everyone isn’t willing to join the Alliance?”
Seeing Xiao Pangzi ask again, Ye Qingxuan said:
“What do you think people desire most after becoming a Blessed Cultivator?”
Hearing this, Xiao Pangzi shook his head in confusion:
“I don’t know!”
Ye Qingxuan saw this, looked up at the sky, and said:
“It’s freedom!”
“Freedom?”
“Yes, that’s right, it’s freedom!”
After speaking, Ye Qingxuan flew away alone on his sword, leaving the area.
Most ordinary people, after becoming Blessed Cultivators, no longer see hope for the future. Things like profit, these Blessed Cultivators might not value them.
The reason why everyone was unwilling to join the Alliance was simply that they didn’t want to put on another layer of shackles after enduring the restraints brought by the Blessed Land.
The reason why quite a few people were still willing to stay and choose to join the so-called Alliance was simply that these people had not yet officially become Blessed Cultivators and had not realized this point.