When Wang Chen came out of the inner hall, his Storage Bag had shriveled quite a bit more.
And he had only a few dozen Merit Points left.
Learning the two spirit planter spells, the Spring Rain Fertilization Technique and the Autumn Sun Growth Technique, had cost him two hundred Merit Points, on top of the half-year estate rent he had paid in advance.
Wang Chen's plan to save up more sect contributions before exchanging them for a high-level Qi Condensation spell...
Was officially bankrupt for the time being.
He finally understood why such a fine estate had fallen into his hands.
Aside from the Yin Qi Bead used to bribe Steward Gu, the main reason was that hardly anyone was willing to do farm work!
And Wang Chen had gained an even deeper understanding of the Yunyang Sect's nature.
Simply put, the sect did not support useless people.
Especially not in the Inner Sect, where the best resources were concentrated—it was hardly a place for disciples to lie around doing nothing!
The most obvious example was how much more important Merit Points became in the Inner Sect.
If you wanted better cultivation techniques, more resources, or a superior cultivation environment, then exchange Merit Points for them.
The benefits given upon entry were merely a little sweetness meant to stir up the disciples' ambitions.
But even if he understood that now, and were given another chance to start over...
Wang Chen would still enter the Inner Sect without hesitation, and he would still choose to become a spirit planter.
And he would still give Steward Gu a Yin Qi Bead.
He had chosen the Inner Sect because, among the four essentials of cultivation—wealth, Dharma, companions, and place—the Inner Sect held at least three advantages over the Outer Sect.
Its cultivation