You, a Nascent Soul True Lord, Establish Your Own Peak and Residence Today
[Ordinary people must progress from outer disciple to the Inner Sect, then from the Inner Sect to elder, before finally being qualified to compete for the position of Sect Master.]
You are certainly not an ordinary person.
[In the Greenwood Sect, you rose from Outer Sect Disciple to the Sect Master in just one night.]
[You've been with the Azure Cloud Sect for almost a full year now, and you've only just been promoted from Outer Sect Disciple to elder.]
You are still too weak.
Lu Ping, who was reading the text, had a big question mark on his forehead.
System, is it true?
This sect of Tom's has Spirit Transformation Stage expert presiding over it!
This is the largest sect in the Azure Yang Central Region!
How can a makeshift organization like the Greenwood Sect, which doesn't even have Golden Core cultivators, compare to the Azure Cloud Sect?
[You have become a full-fledged elder of the Azure Cloud Sect, no longer the kind of Guest Elder whose resume wasn't even recorded when issuing Travel Permit for the Azure Dragon Upper Domain.]
[Although they are not considered elders with real power, sect elders can establish their own peaks and residences.]
[ Of the Seventy-Two Peaks of the Azure Cloud Sect, there are always some surplus hills.]
[Shen Yaoxin assigned Xiaolai Peak to you.]
[You fiddled with the Elder Token in your hand, marveling at how well Shen Yaoxin, the Sect Master, could be treated.]
[Compared to the stingy Gongshu Ke of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect, this old fox can conquer an entire mountain with a single move; their scale is truly different.]
[You arrived at the Internal Affairs Hall in high spirits, holding the token.]
[The disciple in Deacon verified your token, respectfully ushered you into the inner hall, and then handed you a Jade Slip containing detailed information about Xiaolai Peak.]
"Elder Lu, since the original Peak Master of Xiaolai Peak passed away, this peak has been abandoned for sixty years."
"The Main Hall, Alchemy Chamber, and Medicine Garden within the peak are all complete, but they have fallen into disrepair over the years and require your care in their repair."
You nodded; all of this was expected.
[However, after you finished reading this Jade Slip, you were dumbfounded.]
[Xiaolai Peak did indeed allocate the funds to you, and you do indeed receive an elder's stipend.]
However, the daily operation of a Spirit Peak, the consumption of Spirit Stones for the Mountain-Protection Grand Formation, and most importantly—the rental fee for the Spirit Veins beneath the Spirit Peak —all need to be borne by the Peak Master himself.
[You look at the string of Deficits at the end of the Jade Slip, and then compare it to your own meager salary—it's simply a drop in the ocean.]
[Now you understand why the Azure Cloud Sect has Seventy-Two Peaks with extra Spirit Peak peaks waiting for you to take over.]
[So, the average person simply can't afford the expenses of building a Spirit Peak.]
[You feel like you've fallen for that old fox Shen Yaoxin's trick.]
[This isn't a benefit for elders; it's clearly being dumped with a bad asset.]
[By this time, news had spread that Xiaolai Peak had reopened today.]
[Internal Affairs Hall, many inner disciples had gathered.]
They huddled together, peering in and out.
[A newly opened Spirit Peak signifies a large number of new Contribution Points quests.]
[Besides, if you happen to catch my eye while I'm working there, and I get a permanent spot on Xiaolai Peak, that would be a meteoric rise.]
[Especially some of the female disciples, having heard that the exceptionally handsome Junior Brother Lu had risen through ranks to become Peak Master overnight, all rushed to see him in person.]
[The disciples were chattering amongst themselves; your Divine Sense was powerful, so you naturally heard all their private discussions.]
[Friend of Women, in effect.]
[Workwear Thugs, in effect.]
[Office Romance, in effect.]
[Several female disciples, their cheeks slightly flushed, whispered among themselves.]
"My God, the person who just went in was Senior Brother Lu... no, Elder Lu? He's even more handsome than the rumors say."
"I heard Elder Lu rose through the ranks from the outer sect, that's so inspiring!"
"Xiaolai Peak is reopening, so they'll definitely need to recruit people, right? If Elder Lu takes a liking to me and I can stay on the peak to cultivate, that would be..."
[Clearly, the Deacon also noticed the disciples' enthusiasm outside, and he reminded them,]
"Elder Lu, you can post sect tasks for repairing the halls and restoring the Medicine Garden in the Merit Hall, and hire disciples to do them. You can set the price yourself."
[Options pop up.]
[A: Slipped out the back door, ignoring the disciples.]
[B: Go through the main entrance, enjoy the adoration of the crowd, and then issue the reconstruction mission.]
[C: Pushes open the door and shouts: "Xiaolai Peak is renting out rooms! Half price for the first month, no deposit required for female cultivators, first come, first served!"]
Contribution Points?
Lu Ping vividly remembered his experience in the last simulation, where he worked as Guest Elder in the Thousand Mechanisms Sect and had to painstakingly earn Contribution Points.
He's dirt poor right now, where would he get the Contribution Points to post tasks?
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You're an elder who was parachuted in, and the accounts are full of Deficits. What Contribution Points do you have to issue tasks?]
[The Deacon glanced at you out of the corner of his eye, his smile unwavering, and added in a businesslike manner,]
"By the way, as a newly appointed elder, you can convert 1,000 Contribution Points into Spirit Stones at once, which will make your daily management easier."
"You can exchange it directly with Spirit Stones, or it can be deducted from your monthly salary."
"Five thousand Spirit Stones can be exchanged for one Contribution Points."
[You weren't too surprised to hear this price, because you were already shocked during the last simulation.]
[The Azure Cloud Sect is ruthless; the newly appointed elder has already taken five million Spirit Stones.]
[You don't have the "Pay to Work" Trait equipped, but Pay to Work is always with you.]
Fortunately, you weren't planning to hire anyone.
You have too many secrets; it's better for you to be alone.
[As long as you don't consume, the sickle of consumerism won't reach you.]
[You activated the Formless Myriad-Breath Cloak, concealed your aura, and blended into the shadows, slipping directly out of the Internal Affairs Hall through the back door.]
[You sped along and arrived at Xiaolai Peak.]
[Seventy-Two Peaks of the Azure Cloud Sect are under the sect's grand formation, with each peak's Restrictions acting like a wall enclosing the main building area.]
[You infuse your Spiritual Power, the Formation Command Token lights up, and the mist on Xiaolai Peak dissipates.]
[You landed on the plaza in front of the Main Hall Xiaolai Peak.]
[This Spirit Peak has been closed for sixty years, but thanks to the protection of basic Formation Technique, it hasn't fallen into too much disrepair.]
Time seems to have stood still here; the owners from sixty years ago appear to have moved away only yesterday.
[You walk towards the Main Hall, and the doors open automatically.]
[The furnishings inside are intact, but most of the miniature Restriction in various places are no longer functional due to years of neglect.]
[Such as Dust-Cleansing Formation, Illumination Formation, and Object-Stabilizing Formation, etc., more than ten basic Formation Technique.]
These Formation Technique are of low grade and unremarkable on ordinary days, yet together they maintain the most basic dignity of a Spirit Peak.
[Having been unmaintained for sixty years, most of them have stopped running.]
[The Illumination Formation was reduced to a few faint rays, flickering on and off.]
Looking at the scene before you, you suddenly realize that sixty years has indeed been a long time.
Even Spirit Peaks protected by Formation Technique only age a little slower than those outside.
[After sixty years of closure, the only benefit came from the Medicine Garden, where a few spirit medicine survived. However, their lifespan was only a little over sixty years.]
[For Nascent Soul Cultivator, there's not much difference between a sixty-year-old spirit medicine and a weed.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Follow the steps and restore the Restriction exactly as it was.]
[B: Modify the Formation Technique to turn Xiaolai Peak into Forbidden Ground accessible only to you.]
[C: Announce the "Immersive Formation Technique Enhancement Class" in the Merit Hall, charging participating disciples only one Contribution Points per ticket. Have them bring their own food to help you repair the Formation Technique Restrictions on Xiaolai Peak.]