Sect Master, It's Not That Old Han Is Betraying You...
If we're talking about which Trait provides the strongest positive feedback, it's undoubtedly the daily [Passive Income].
Who could resist the temptation of 'daily settlement, passive income'?
It's like watching the balance in your account increase visibly every day.
However, when the results of the "daily settlement" came out the next day, Lu Ping's first reaction was to wail!
The number of Spirit Stones for "daily settlement" is not the thirty-nine stones per day when I was twenty, nor the more than one hundred and fifty stones when I changed the Trait at thirty-one, but five hundred and seven.
Even after the Trait were changed, the system continued to accumulate his years of experience in the background. By the end of the simulation, his [Passive Income] had risen to a base of 507 coins per day!
Lu Ping sat in the chair, his face turning green. He came up with several numbers almost instantly.
Five hundred and seven a day, that's more than fifteen thousand a month.
Over the course of a year, that's more than 180,000 Spirit Stones!
Yesterday, he thought he had lost 1.4 million yuan, and he felt as if a knife had been ripped out of his heart.
But it wasn't until this moment, seeing the daily income of over five hundred Spirit Stones, that Lu Ping realized what was happening.
Working backwards from the average returns in the later stages of the simulation, what he gave up for Tenggezi in the latter half of his life in the simulation... wasn't it 1.4 million?
That's four million Spirit Stones!
Four million Low-Grade Spirit Stones —if piled on the ground, they could bury half of the Greenwood Sect alive!
"Hiss..."
Lu Ping raised his hand and pressed it to his chest, feeling as if his Dao Heart was not only throbbing with pain, but had shattered into eight pieces on the spot.
It hurts so much.
It would have been better if we hadn't calculated this debt; once we did, it was even more disheartening than the Severed Palm from the Great Forest Temple.
[Salty Fish, in effect.]
He couldn't think about it anymore; if he kept thinking about it, he really wouldn't be able to resist finding an excuse to rob the Azure Cloud Sect's treasury.
Hmph, the insignificant Azure Cloud Sect, what excuse do they need to rob a storeroom!
[Salty Fish, in effect.]
Lu Ping's Dao Heart is as strong as gold and as strong as iron.
He, Lu Ping, eighteen years old, a gentle and refined young man, an incomparably handsome true god. He's not some gangster!
Otherwise, the system administrator would have insisted that he follow the proper procedures.
System Master, with keen insight, brilliant wisdom, and boundless blessings upon all living beings, your virtue matches that of Heaven and Earth, your achievements rival those of Creation, and your blessings and longevity are as boundless as the heavens...
[The Flattery has taken effect.]
Lu Ping felt no qualms about flattering the system.
That afternoon, the Cloud Boat suddenly stopped.
We've arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect.
Han Shishan's voice came from outside the Quiet Chamber.
"Senior, we've arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect. Would you like to proceed to the External Affairs Hall first, or...?"
The door to the Quiet Chamber opened, and Lu Ping, who possessed Foundation Establishment cultivation, walked out.
Han Shishan stood outside with his back bent, and upon noticing Lu Ping's cultivation level, his heart tightened even more.
A monster who could easily destroy his Nascent Soul with a wave of his hand deliberately pretends to be an ant in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
The more this wicked star pretended to be weak to deceive others, the more uncertain he felt.
Let's go.
Lu Ping walked past him and headed outside, saying matter-of-factly,
"Go to the main hall to see Shen Yaoxin."
Han Shishan's eyelids twitched violently. A Foundation Establishment disciple following Nascent Soul Elder straight into the Sect Master's main hall? Wasn't this blatantly telling everyone there was something wrong?
Han Shishan wanted to say a few words of advice, but when he saw Lu Ping's expressionless face, he swallowed his words back.
Han Shishan was filled with apprehension. He couldn't fathom what his senior was thinking, and what should he do now?
Should we send a message to the Sect Master beforehand to give them a heads-up?
But how can it be penetrated?
He claims to have brought back an unfathomable old monster? He claims the monster could kill Nascent Soul Perfection in a single move?
If this malevolent Divine Sense were to detect the fluctuations in the Communication Talisman, I would be doomed right here.
After much deliberation, Han Shishan finally decided to feign death.
Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me.
Sect Master, it's not that I, Old Han, am betraying you, but this is a high-level situation I'm not qualified for. You'd better pray for yourself.
He sent only a very ordinary announcement, simply stating that he had returned from his trip and wished to see the Sect Master.
Han Shishan composed himself and obediently led the way.
Once outside the Cloud Boat, the Mountain Gate of the Azure Cloud Sect unfolded before them.
The seventy-two Main Peaks are shrouded in clouds and mist, resembling inverted sword blades pointing straight to the sky.
Cranes soar through the air, Spiritual Springs cascade down waterfalls, and clouds rise in the air.
What an ethereal, otherworldly atmosphere!
Although Lu Ping had already witnessed it in the simulation, and had even visited Luxuan Mountain, the most prestigious Sacred Ground in this world.
However, experiencing the number one sect in the Azure Yang Central Region in person still felt somewhat different.
Lu Ping followed behind Han Shishan, flying towards the main hall on the Main Peak. In fact, Lu Ping deliberately slowed down.
Along the way, many Escape Light came and went, and they all stopped at a distance to pay their respects when they saw Han Shishan.
Lu Ping's gaze swept over the disciples who were passing by, but he felt a little disappointed.
The rules of the Azure Cloud Sect disciples are truly excellent, so excellent that Lu Ping couldn't help but sigh.
In the last simulation, Lu Ping encountered a clueless Golden Core Deacon in front of the Azure Cloud Sect's Mountain Gate who offered his face to be slapped, and the slaps were delivered with such ease.
Why is it that everyone here at the Azure Cloud Sect has suddenly become so well-mannered and civilized?
Lu Ping had originally planned that if some foolish person jumped out and scolded him, a Foundation Establishment junior, for not knowing the rules, he could take the opportunity to make a scene and punish the other party for their insolence.
This way, when negotiating with Shen Yaoxin later, we'll have an extra bargaining chip to exert pressure on him.
For this reason, Lu Ping even went so far as to replace [the Workwear Thug] and [the Company Invisible Person].
It's a pity that all the NPCs were absent.
What a waste of his efforts to deliberately create the appearance of Foundation Establishment cultivator. He's really throwing his charm at a blind man.
Lu Ping shook his head secretly, then felt relieved.
That makes sense, after all, Han Shishan is a Nascent Soul with real power. Nascent Soul Cultivators are already the backbone of major sects in the Central Region.
No matter how much they compete openly or covertly, as long as it doesn't come to the point of open conflict, no one will provoke a fellow disciple in front of the sect's main hall.
This Shen Yaoxin is not like Qi Huailin of the Profound Beast Taming Sect, who is too old to lift a sword; he still has considerable control over the sect.
Helpless, Lu Ping switched [Workwear Thug] and [Company Invisible Person] back again.
We've arrived at the sect's main hall.
The main hall was spacious. Shen Yaoxin, dressed in a plain-colored Daoist robe, sat behind the jade table at the head of the table.
He was holding a Jade Slip in his hand when he heard the noise and looked up.
"Elder Han's journey to the Border Region is faster than I anticipated."
Han Shishan swallowed hard, braced himself, and took two steps forward, about to speak.
Shen Yaoxin's gaze bypassed Han Shishan and landed directly on Lu Ping behind him.
The Jade Slip was placed on the table, making a soft sound.
"Fellow Daoist, what brings you to my Azure Cloud Sect?"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Several powerful Spirit Transformation stage auras suddenly rose from the Void surrounding the hall.
These energies acted like a giant net, locking the entire hall so tightly that not even a fly could escape.