Inverse Blood Ten Wards

High-end residences paved with gold bricks, their walls white as snow.

The Nine Peaks divided the area into different districts, with Outer Sect and Inner Sect disciples living together. As for the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect's Nine Twisted Peaks, only True Inheritor Disciples and cultivators of elder rank were qualified to establish Cave Abodes there.

Those already at the Core Formation level, or sect direct descendants preparing for Core Formation, held vastly different statuses.

Steward Duan rode a jade-fork-shaped Flying Magical Artifact, taking Wang Yu to his new Cave Abode while introducing him to the situation at the foot of the Nine Peaks.

"The official name of this place is [Inverse Blood Ten Wards]. The Nine Peaks have nine wards, each corresponding to one peak. The extra ward contains the sect's public buildings.

"The Affairs Hall, Mission Hall, Scripture Pavilion, Technique Transmission Hall, Sutra Hall, Law Enforcement Hall, Alchemy Hall, Weapon Forging Hall, First Tier Treasure Vault... etc. Basically, all the buildings needed to keep the sect running are here.

"The place you're going is the 'Ice Snow Tower' in [Cold Blood Ward], which belongs to True Inheritor Su. The disciples there all serve our lord. You'll be colleagues, but the competition is quite fierce.

"As a mere Spirit Slave with Useless Spiritual Roots, being excluded is inevitable. True Inheritor Su won't stand up for you over some trivial matter. Remember that."

Wang Yu understood inwardly, but he disdained this fatty's borrowed authority. His words sounded caring, but were actually a warning: don't think that helping a True Inheritor once meant you would be remembered.

Only through him could Wang Yu contact True Inheritor Su. No matter what, he could not bypass him; he had to rely on him to pass along a message.

Offend him, and Wang Yu could just wait to suffer.

Of course, no matter how fiercely Wang Yu grumbled inwardly, he kept up appearances perfectly.

His look of humbly accepting instruction left Fatty Duan feeling quite pleased.

Once they truly entered Cold Blood Ward, Wang Yu was greatly delighted by the Spirit Qi density, which rivaled that of a Second Tier Mid-Grade Spirit Vein.

Even the Spirit Qi environment out on the streets was enough to support a breakthrough into Foundation Establishment. What an extraordinary luxury.

Although he could use the Placement Slot to cross this Natural Chasm, there would still be insufficient Spirit Qi. Breaking through a Great Realm required a massive influx of external Spirit Qi to complete the transformation.

Otherwise, he could only use a vast quantity of Spirit Stones to meet the demand for Spirit Qi.

The Placement Slot's feedback consisted of cultivation gains from round after round of Great Circulation. It had no way to instantly meet such an enormous demand for Spirit Qi.

Thus, the Placement Slot could only spare him the Spirit Qi requirements of ordinary cultivation, not the Transform and Renew Bones needed when breaking through a Great Realm.

Though the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect was a Demonic Path force, its environment was not lacking in the slightest.

Cold Blood Ward had ten towers in total, each representing the sphere of influence of one True Inheritor Disciple. Their scales varied.

Ice Snow Tower was one of the tallest Spirit towers among them. It had thirty-six floors, soaring into the clouds like a towering pagoda reaching for heaven. It was even protected by a Formation, making it quite extravagant.

With Steward Duan leading the way, Wang Yu entered directly.

Steward Duan seemed to be something of a celebrity in Ice Snow Tower. At the first-floor counter, an Inner Disciple wearing a Purple Blood Waist Token took the initiative to approach him. His mouth nearly split to his ears as he bowed and scraped.

"Brother Duan, what wind has blown you here?"

His respect was laced with flattery.

Steward Duan looked down his nose at others, his face nearly parallel to the ceiling.

"You're Zhao... Shang?"

"It's me. I'm honored that Brother Duan still remembers this little brother."

"Let's skip the pleasantries. This is Wang Yu, an Outer Sect disciple personally selected by True Inheritor Su for promotion from Spirit Slave. Arrange a residence for him. From now on, he'll serve at Ice Snow Tower."

He enunciated the words "Spirit Slave" with particular clarity.

Zhao Shang seemed to understand something. He glanced at Wang Yu's unusual appearance and chuckled.

"Brother Wang, there's no need to feel inferior. Although Cold Blood Peak doesn't have many Spirit Slaves who rise through the ranks, there are still some fellow disciples from the other peaks."

"Thank you for comforting me, Senior Brother Zhao."

"No need for that."

Zhao Shang waved a hand.

"Since you've joined True Inheritor Su's ranks, I'll first introduce Ice Snow Tower to you."

But Steward Duan abruptly cut in.

"You handle Wang Yu's arrangements. There are still matters to attend to among the Spirit Slaves, so I'll be leaving first."

"Alright—"

After he left, Zhao Shang promptly spat and cursed, "That trash who throws his weight around on borrowed authority—what the fuck is he?"

His utter lack of concern that Wang Yu was standing right beside him left Wang Yu staring in astonishment.

Only after cursing did Zhao Shang Looked towards Wang Yu and get straight to the point.

"I'll speak plainly. Duan Ping is a well-connected nobody. He relies on blood ties to True Inheritor Su's maternal clan. Otherwise, the position of Spirit Slave steward would never have fallen to him."

Wang Yu wore a fawning smile and did not offer a single comment.

This manner of his made Zhao Shang nod inwardly before continuing.

"Ordinarily, regardless of who sends over a newcomer, they must pay enough in gift money before they can have a room in Ice Snow Tower.

"Since you were personally selected by True Inheritor Su and came from the Spirit Slaves, I imagine you don't have anything valuable on you. Go live in the Essence Qi Chamber on the Tenth Floor."

Wang Yu nodded repeatedly. Zhao Shang then took out an icy-blue token and tapped it against Wang Yu's waist token, then pulled out a small booklet and handed it to him.

"The detailed rules and information on Inverse Blood Ten Wards are all recorded inside. Go study it yourself later. Zhao won't keep you company."

"Alright, many thanks..."

Before Wang Yu could say anything further, Zhao Shang had already left. He returned to the counter on the first floor and sat behind it with his eyes closed, looking every bit like he was slacking off.

Wang Yu was not bothered. As he headed toward the stairs, he opened the booklet and studied it.

Ice Snow Tower had thirty-six floors. The top floor was True Inheritor Su's room. He rarely stayed there, but often invited a few close friends to feast and enjoy the view from the summit.

The second through ninth floors were venues for grand banquets, with enough tables and seats to accommodate two thousand people at once, as well as numerous private rooms and quiet chambers for conversation.

The tenth through thirtieth floors contained [Essence Qi Chambers] prepared for members under his command, each equipped with two first-tier formations: a "Spirit Gathering Formation" and a "Mind Calming Formation."

The former gathered Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and purified it. By the time it was delivered before a cultivator, it had become exceptionally gentle. The latter calmed the mind and nourished the brain, allowing one to Rapidly Recover their energy.

They allowed Qi Refining Cultivators to complete more Great Circulations of their cultivation techniques during the early stages of cultivation. Over time, their cultivation speed would far surpass that of Ordinary People.

To be fair, the benefits here were quite excellent.

There were twenty full floors, each with thirty [Essence Qi Chambers], all identical in effect. Ice Snow Tower was True Inheritor Su's core stronghold, yet not everyone could live here.

The dozen or so surrounding streets were also within his sphere of influence and housed Outer Disciples. Those who could enter the tower were almost all inner disciples.

This point alone was enough to show how highly he regarded Wang Yu.

As for the thirty-first through thirty-fifth floors, they contained the [Second Tier Essence Qi Chambers] that True Inheritor Su had spent great effort constructing. Those living there were all Foundation Establishment Cultivators. There were fewer cultivators at this level, so each floor had only two rooms.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators had already risen above the lowest rung. They counted as the somewhat lower backbone of the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect, possessed more than one property, often had private Cave Abodes within the Inverse Blood Ten Wards, and were qualified to serve as sect deacons.

That was roughly the layout of Ice Snow Tower, but there was also a regulation Closely related to Contribution Points.

Namely, the tower was qualified to issue missions in place of the Mission Hall.

However, it would take fifty percent of the reward as a handling fee for accepting the mission.