Some Spirit Control Sect disciples needed the accumulated Merit Points of several generations just to scrape together thirty thousand Merit Points.
The third option was to become one of the 108 Elites. Upon cultivating to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, the sect would provide a Foundation Establishment Pill free of charge.
The Spirit Control Sect had a comprehensive disciple training system, with the ranks of 108 Elites, 72 Talents, and 9 Prodigies.
From among more than ten thousand Qi Refining Cultivators, one hundred and eight were selected for careful training, receiving five times the cultivation resources of ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators. From among more than a thousand Foundation Establishment Cultivators, seventy-two were selected for careful training, receiving three times the cultivation resources of ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators. From among over fifty Golden Core Cultivators, nine were selected for careful training, receiving twice the cultivation resources of ordinary Golden Core Cultivators.
Those selected as 108 Elites had the privilege of priority Foundation Establishment. Once they cultivated to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, the sect would provide a Foundation Establishment Pill. Those selected as 72 Talents would receive a Golden Core Spirit Item upon reaching Foundation Establishment Great Perfection. Those selected as 9 Prodigies would receive a Nascent Soul Spirit Item upon reaching Golden Core Great Perfection.
The 108 Elites, 72 Talents, and 9 Prodigies were the Spirit Control Sect's elite and its future successors. Ninety percent of the Spirit Control Sect's High-Level Cultivators and the heads of its various halls came from the 108 Elites, 72 Talents, and 9 Prodigies, showing just how valuable those titles were.
To be selected as one of the 108 Elites, one either had to render great merit, master a certain craft such as alchemy, artifact refining, talisman making, formation setting, or wine brewing,