The Cultivation World Has No Use for Social Graces
[Age 42, 24 years of service]
[Trait being generated...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: Drinking Table Culture (Level B) -- In social drinking situations, each toast increases the other person's favorability towards you, even if they are of a much higher status than you. They will lower their guard and easily agree to your requests.]
Should we replace it?
Lu Ping stared at the Trait, completely dumbfounded.
Grade B.
He felt his luck was turning around.
Last year, I provided after-sales service to Salty Fish -hand marketplace platform), and received a "I Love Working" rating of B.
I'll give it a B grade again this year.
Dear System, please forgive my previous disrespect.
However, the conditions for using this "Drinking Table Culture" are too strict.
Want to have a drink with Nascent Soul monster?
That depends on whether cultivators like the Household Ancestor Zhao will give him a chance.
Lu Ping reluctantly refused to change it.
[You choose not to change.]
[One year later, the amount of ore submitted by the Mining Hall was 20% higher than before the reforms.]
[The number of times the alchemy furnace exploded in the Alchemy Hall decreased by 30%.]
[The number of disciples from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall who absconded has been reduced to zero.]
[The first thing low-ranking disciples do after receiving their monthly stipend isn't to slack off, but to buy Qi-Congealing Pills.]
They knew better than anyone that cultivation level was the only true qualification.
[But in the past, even the money to buy a work badge had to be borrowed from the sect.]
A Crow perched on a beam in the alchemy hall, watching several Qi Refining disciples line up to receive their Pills.
[One of the female disciples carefully placed two Qi-Congealing Pills into her cloth bag.]
[Before she left, she bowed to Qian Dafu.]
"Elder Qian, we don't need to borrow money this month."
Qian Dafu paused for a moment.
[He is now the true person in charge of the Alchemy Hall.]
[But the phrase "No need to borrow money this month" carries more weight than any compliment.]
[The lower-ranking disciples truly rely on Spirit Stones, not just because they are poor.]
[Furthermore, consuming too many Low-Grade Pills can lead to the accumulation of Pill Poison.]
The Pills for clearing Pill Poison is even blacker than the Pill Poison itself.
[Therefore, you began developing the Meridian-Clearing Pill.]
[Meridian-Clearing Pill is not a high-end product.]
[It can only help Qi Refining disciples clear a small amount of Pill Poison and unblock their meridians.]
But it's cheap enough.
[Options pop up.]
[A: List the Meridian-Clearing Pill as an internal benefit of the Greenwood Sect, and use it discreetly first.]
[B: Sell openly, using low prices to bankrupt surrounding Pills.]
[C: Introducing a member-only version of the Meridian-Clearing Pill, starting at 9.9 yuan for the first month, with automatic deduction of Spirit Stones upon renewal.]
Lu Ping directly chose A.
Only option B aligns with the profit logic of cultivation-based capitalism.
But what Lu Ping wanted wasn't to earn a few more Spirit Stones.
What he wants is the Greenwood Sect as a machine, instead of relying on grinding down the lower-level disciples to keep it running.
In my past life, the company treated new employees like disposable resources, leaving behind only seasoned veterans who knew how to shift blame.
[You chose A.]
[The Meridian-Clearing Pill will first be tested within the Greenwood Sect.]
[The first batch of thirty Qi Refining disciples took the Meridian-Clearing Pill.]
[Three days later, the blockages in the meridians of the twenty-one people were reduced.]
Three months later, all five broke through to the minor realm.
[The Meridian-Clearing Pills were secretly distributed within the Greenwood Sect, given only as a hidden reward to its disciples.]
[The average cultivation speed of Qi Refining disciples has increased.]
The number of people with overdue loans on Zongmen Loans has decreased.
[Disciple mortality rate decreased.]
[The bad debts in the Greenwood Sect's ledgers began to decrease little by little.]
[Age 43, 25 years of service.]
[Trait being generated...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: Excel Proficiency (Level D) -- Ability to quickly analyze massive amounts of accounts, data, and task information, accurately identifying loopholes and opportunities for manipulation.]
Should we replace it?
PPT Mastery, Word King, now let's talk about Excel proficiency.
Looking at himself finally having collected the three essential items for working people, Lu Ping felt a chill run down his spine.
The shadow of his former office seemed to have returned.
"Don't come any closer!"
[You choose not to change.]
[The wound in your Dantian has been suppressed to a minimum.]
[Current methods seem insufficient to completely eradicate it.]
[You didn't get discouraged; instead, you focused more of your energy on other Cultivation Method.]
[The Southern Bright Li Fire Scripture has also been cultivated to the second level.]
[After you cultivated the Azure Origin Dao Canon, your understanding naturally improved as well.]
[This Cultivation Method, obtained from the Storage Ring of Han Changqing was in the Foundation Establishment Realm, is surprisingly of a very high grade.]
[Like the Azure Origin Dao Canon, it is a top-grade Cultivation Method.]
[The Southern Bright Separation Fire has endless uses.]
[Making a fire, feeding the birds, hitting people.]
[This year, you finally raised the Black-Feather Fire Crow to the Foundation Establishment Realm.]
[After reaching the Foundation Establishment, the Black-Feather Fire Crow was no longer just a Scout.]
[In the entire Greenwood Sect, there are very few who can withstand a single blow from it.]
[This is Crow-Crow I've raised for twenty-three years; it now possesses a high level of intelligence.]
[It can operate on its own even without your command.]
[You feel like you've finally raised a helpless little one into a graduate, ready to go out and earn money for you.]
[Although, in essence, it is still a clone of your Divine Sense.]
[Age 44, 26 years of service.]
[Trait being generated...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: Workplace Old Hand (Level C) -- Always manages to avoid the dirty, tiring, and dangerous tasks within the organization, and is more likely to snag easy, high-paying jobs. However, being a veteran can be a turn-off and lead to poor interpersonal relationships.]
Should we replace it?
Wow, that's the same Trait that corresponds to the Workplace People-Pleaser.
In the world of cultivation, human relationships and social niceties are disregarded.
Moreover, Lu Ping himself is now the Sect Master.
[You choose not to change.]
[You have finally reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection.]
[The Yellow Fang Pill was placed in the jade box.]
[Azure Origin Dao Canon circulation is complete.]
The crack deep within my Dantian is still there.
[Try to deduce the Core Formation.]
[After circulating the energy for only half a cycle, a tearing sensation came from the Dantian.]
Stop immediately.
[Yellow Fang Pill lay there quietly.]
It wasn't fortuitous opportunity.
[It's a premium membership voucher that can't be redeemed for cash.]
[You've finally confirmed that your problem with Core Formation shouldn't be too serious.]
The problem is, I'm certain I won't survive the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation.
[It's not a lack of preparation, but rather a flaw in the foundation of one's spiritual path.]
[If you force Core Formation, and the heavenly tribulation strikes, you'll most likely become the most expensive pile of ashes in the history of the Greenwood Sect on the spot.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Continue repairing the roadbed and find a safe solution.]
[B: Forcibly attempting to break through to the Golden Core, gambling with one's life—that's the romance of cultivating immortality.]
[C: List the Yellow Fang Pill in the Azure Dragon Merchant Association's second-hand section, with the note "opened but unused".]