The Egg Giveaway Scene in the Cultivation World
Just as Lu Ping was about to apply the first spirit rune, a mysterious and profound sense of obstruction, like an invisible wall, blocked his fingertips.
Lu Ping had a strong premonition that if he pointed at it, this valuable piece of Mystic Marrow Essence Jade would most likely shatter into powder.
The Heavenly Dao Spiritual Energy for creating this talisman has not yet appeared.
In other words, as the saying goes, the time has not yet come.
Lu Ping stared at the jade for a couple of seconds, then withdrew the Spiritual Power from his fingertips.
Ever since he successfully crafted the Harmony with the Heguang Tongchen Talisman for the first time, Lu Ping had a sense of the Heavenly Secrets of the Unseen.
Upon reaching the Spirit Transformation Stage, this perception becomes even more profound.
Lu Ping is an extremely pragmatic person. Since the timing isn't right, he will never gamble with luck.
Lu Ping waved his hand and put the Mystic Marrow Essence Jade back into his Storage Ring.
Regarding the setup of the Little Smart Communication Formation and the reforging of the Outer Sect Disciples' identity tokens, Lu Ping left everything to his own devices without even asking a single question.
Avoiding suspicion is a basic skill for survival in the workplace.
Lu Ping's Shen Yaoxin was "observing the Myriad Thoughts of All Beings."
If such Formation Technique, involving countless disciples, were to be set up by an old monster whose secrets are unknown, and that old monster were to leave a backdoor, what would happen?
Who knows when the old monster might go mad and Blood Refining the entire sect?
Therefore, non-interference is the foundation for building trust between the two parties.
Once Shen Yaoxin has set up the network and the data is running, Lu Ping will then go and pretend to "reflect" on it.
Then, using the excuse of having gained some insights and needing to go into seclusion, the formality of this KPI task was completely over.
However, Lu Ping underestimated Shen Yaoxin's ability to execute.
On the morning of the third day, Lu Ping stirred his Divine Sense and heard a cacophony of noise coming from the outer gate area, as if a pot had been boiled over.
He released a wisp of his Divine Sense and swept it down the mountain.
More than a dozen tents were erected overnight in the outer square of the Azure Cloud Sect.
A large red banner was strung in front of the tent, with words written in gold powder in a flamboyant and shimmering style.
[The Internal Affairs Hall's First Grand Giveaway! Upgrade your Identity Token today, pre-deposit 30 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and receive an extra 15!]
[Special Offer from the Refining Hall! Exchange your token for a new one, all processing fees waived, plus a free low-grade Qi-Congealing Pill (worth twenty Low-Grade Spirit Stones )! First come, first served, while supplies last!]
[The Merit Hall guarantees your credibility! Anyone who upgrades their token in our hall will have priority in selecting sect missions next month! Earn 100 Contribution Points and receive an extra Contribution Points!]
Lu Ping sat upright on the stone steps of Xiaolai Peak, almost unable to catch his breath.
In their past lives, telecommunications operators used a tactic of giving away eggs with prepaid phone credit to seize market share, and they've actually perfectly replicated it in this cultivation world.
Logically speaking, changing a disciple's identity token is a matter for the Internal Affairs Hall. Other halls have no say in it, nor dare to.
Clearly, Shen Yaoxin saw the improved management efficiency and profit from the interception of Spirit Stones behind the Little Smart Communication Formation.
In order to spread this network throughout the entire outer sect of the Azure Cloud Sect as quickly as possible, he directly broke down the barriers between different halls and delegated authority to each hall to compete for sales.
A generous reward will surely attract brave men.
The outer sect Deacon of these three halls, in order to recruit more people and earn commissions, turned a strict sect directive into a year-end sales promotion event.
"Junior brother, what are you daydreaming about? Have you heard? With this new token, you don't need to queue in the Merit Hall anymore to accept missions. You can just input your Spiritual Qi into the token and claim it."
"Furthermore, task updates can be checked in the token immediately, so there's no need to wait in the Merit Hall anymore."
"Is this really true? Wouldn't it be a huge loss not to exchange for it?"
"Hurry up and run a few steps! The Refining Hall is delivering Qi-Congealing Pills. If you're late, you won't even get a dreg!"
"But... this new token requires us to fill it with Spirit Stones to connect to that Little Smart Communication Formation. Isn't this just a way of taking money from our pockets?"
"Are you stupid?! Just don't connect when you're not using it, right? Wait until the end of the month when you're vying for missions, then connect. Ten days won't cost you a single Spirit Stone. Isn't getting fifteen Spirit Stones for free better?"
Several Outer Sect Disciples excitedly discussed among themselves, then summoned their Law Artifacts and rushed towards the stalls at the foot of the mountain.
Two disciples from different branches nearly collided in mid-air while vying for front-row seats, pointing fingers and cursing at each other.
In the end, it was the Deacon who stepped in and slapped each of them to calm things down.
Hearing these commotions, Lu Ping couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
The term "cultivation capitalism" is truly well-deserved.
These old monsters who cultivate immortality have an ingrained keen sense for exploiting others.
Given the right tools, they can find all sorts of ways to squeeze every last drop of profit out of their lower-ranking disciples.
During this process, the disciples who upgraded their tokens all felt that they had gained an enormous advantage.
Well, actually, this is a win-win situation.
After all, the popularity of Blue Star's OA office system can't possibly be a lose-lose situation...
Noon on the fourth day.
Lu Ping sat on a stone bench in the pavilion on Xiaolai Peak, his Divine Sense sinking into the Moon Palace Fire-Devouring Furnace, experimenting with how to cast Technique Method on the Spirit Plants inside.
This test gave him many insights that were completely different from what he had experienced before.
The so-called "Grotto-Heaven" is fundamentally different from ordinary storage Law Treasures.
Even the smallest Grotto-Heaven has complete and self-consistent internal Principle, which not only allow it to operate on its own but also continuously generate Spiritual Qi to nurture living things.
To use an imperfect analogy, the small Grotto-Heaven and the outside world are like a tiny ant and a human.
Despite their vastly different sizes, both can obtain energy from the outside world to sustain themselves, and their cells are also living organisms.
Ordinary storage space is at best like a clipped fingernail, devoid of life, a completely inanimate object.
Therefore, the reason why Storage Rings cannot hold living beings is because the Principle are incomplete.
Now, the Little Toad is connected to Lu Ping's Qi mechanism.
Lu Ping raised his hand, his fingertips twitching slightly as he cast a very ordinary Little Cloud-Rain Incantation.
The moment the Method Formula was cast, a faint cloud appeared above the Little Toad space, and a light drizzle of spiritual rain fell, sprinkling onto the newly transplanted spiritual soil and seedlings.
In this small space, Lu Ping truly experienced a sense of control, almost like that of a god.
Initially, he needed to cast Method Formula outside each Technique Method, and then the Law Treasure would project the spell's power into it and condense it into a form.
After several attempts, as he gradually aligned himself with the Principle of this small world, Lu Ping no longer needed to form Method Formula.
With a mere thought and a wisp of Spiritual Power, he directly mobilized the Principle within the small Grotto-Heaven, conjuring water vapor out of thin air and sending a refreshing rain down upon the spiritual field.
Day 5.
The replacement of identity tokens for outer sect members has finally reached a point of qualitative change.
In just five days, more than 8,000 Outer Sect Disciples have completed their token upgrades, reaching about one-tenth of the total number of outer disciples.
As evening fell, the Blue Light Screen appeared again in front of Lu Ping's eyes.