Sect Benefits

After being promoted into the sect's management, they no longer needed to wear the custom uniforms issued by the sect.

That was why the several stewards were dressed differently.

"Hehe, I hope a few outstanding seedlings show up. I'm still waiting to exchange the contribution reward from above for a Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir!"

Seated in the place of honor, a dignified middle-aged Daoist in golden robes said with a smile.

"Hall Master, you aren't far from advancing, are you?"

Upon hearing this, the others all revealed faintly envious expressions. Just one step away from breaking through to the Golden Core Realm!

The Menial Hall had originally been a proper hall as well, but there was too little profit in it.

Therefore, no Golden Core Realm patriarch had been willing to take charge of this hall, which was why its Hall Master was a great expert at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

If this middle-aged man in golden robes advanced to the Golden Core Realm, he would truly ascend to the heavens in a single step and become a powerful figure with real authority in the Divine Firmament Dao Sect!

Once he reached the Golden Core Realm, this Hall Master would certainly leave the Menial Hall and seek another good position in some other powerful hall.

At that time, the position of Menial Hall Master would also become vacant.

The several Foundation Establishment cultivators glanced at one another, each seeing a trace of ambition in the others' eyes.

To Golden Core Realm patriarchs, the Menial Hall was like chicken ribs—tasteless to eat, yet a pity to throw away.

But to Foundation Establishment cultivators, it was a fine posting.

After becoming the Menial Hall Master, one could reap contribution points and Spirit Stones by squeezing the menial disciples.

From this alone, the Hall Master's annual Spirit Stone income was far from small.

Furthermore, by taking on missions from the various mountains and peaks, stewards like them could maintain good relations with other Foundation Establishment fellow disciples.

The value for money was indeed not low.

While these important figures secretly discussed the newcomers, outside in the main hall—

Li Yunjing and the others lined up one after another to fill out their personal information.

Their age, birthplace, cultivation, and cultivated techniques all had to be reported.

Those from cultivation lineages, or those with master-disciple inheritances, had to report in even greater detail, with no room for mistakes.

At this point, one could see the rigor of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect.

Every disciple admitted into the sect, even a menial disciple, had to be utterly aboveboard.

Nothing related to one's identity was permitted to be concealed.

The disciples of the Menial Hall carefully reviewed the information. Only after confirming that there were no issues did someone take the files away for sealing.

Later, cultivators from the Law Enforcement Hall would investigate according to these materials and verify whether the information these people had submitted was correct.

Trying to muddle through was no easy matter!

Li Yunjing did not know about the others, but when he filled out his information, he was utterly at ease.

His information was naturally genuine, and there was no issue with his identity.

A mere wandering swordsman drifting through the Great Ming Dynasty naturally had the most ordinary identity within an immortal sect.

Moreover, given his reputation in the mortal martial world, investigating his background would be exceedingly simple.

Since he was so ordinary, there was naturally no need to conceal anything.

"Alright! We will now issue you Identity Tokens. Drip a drop of your blood onto them, and you will become menial disciples of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect!"

After the identity checks revealed no problems, the gray-robed Daoist who had brought them here earlier spoke.

Hearing this, Li Yunjing and the others perked up, delight appearing on their faces.

They had finally become members of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect!

Even if they were merely the most insignificant menial disciples!

One gray-robed Daoist after another stepped out, each carrying a jade tray with what appeared to be a wooden token resting upon it.

Li Yunjing took his token from the tray carried by one of the gray-robed Daoists.

With a flick of his fingernail, he cut a tiny opening into his little finger. A drop of bright red blood seeped from the wound and fell onto the token.

The token immediately emitted a faint, ghostly glow.

This was the Divine Firmament Dao Sect's menial disciple token, and it was also a magical artifact.

It was of mid-grade!

In the cultivation world, treasures suitable for use by Qi Refining Realm cultivators were generally magical artifacts.

Magical artifacts were divided into low-grade magical artifacts, mid-grade magical artifacts, high-grade magical artifacts, and supreme-grade magical artifacts.

These magical artifacts came in countless varieties: offensive magical artifacts, defensive magical artifacts, auxiliary magical artifacts, special magical artifacts... Their functions varied greatly.

After receiving his token, Li Yunjing began turning it over in his hands, studying its uses.

Through examining and touching it, Li Yunjing discovered that the token was neither metal nor wood. He had no idea what material it was made from.

On the front of the token were eight tiny characters: "Divine Firmament Dao Sect Menial Disciple." On the back was Li Yunjing's personal information.

The information had all been inscribed according to what he had just written down.

And with Li Yunjing's blood having fallen upon the token, it naturally could not be forged.

This was the token that proved his identity.

Besides verifying one's identity, the Identity Token had another function: recording contributions.

Within the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, completing missions earned contribution point rewards.

Contribution points were the hard currency within the Divine Firmament Dao Sect.

They could be used to purchase supplies, exchange for cultivation techniques, listen to Dao teachings...

They had countless uses, comparable to Spirit Stones in the cultivation world.

These contribution points could be freely traded. Every contribution point was wealth.

They were the menial disciples' only source of wealth.

In the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, menial disciples received no Spirit Stones or medicinal pill rewards.

In other words, they had no base salary. If they wanted to earn money, they had to work hard.

After figuring out these functions, Li Yunjing tossed his token lightly in the air and shook his head faintly.

He could not help marveling at the immortal sect's immense wealth. This single token was actually a mid-grade magical artifact!

Li Yunjing had traveled the martial world for so long, yet he had never even seen a magical artifact.

But after arriving at the sect, he had received a mid-grade magical artifact for nothing merely by becoming a menial disciple. This treatment truly stunned him.

This token made him even more certain that joining the sect had been the right choice!

"Alright! Congratulations on becoming menial disciples of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect. Next, follow me to collect your items."

Seeing that everyone had completed the token's blood-binding, the gray-robed Daoist shouted loudly and led Li Yunjing and the others deeper into the Menial Hall.

"Distributing items? I heard there are all sorts of magical artifacts. I wonder whether that is true."

Li Yunjing secretly thought to himself, feeling somewhat expectant.

Having received a magical artifact just after joining the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, he looked forward even more to what else he might receive afterward.

After passing through several corridors, the group soon arrived at a storage room deep within the inner hall.

The storage room was incomparably spacious. Only thirty wooden chests stood in its center, exactly one for each person.

Crack!

The gray-robed Daoist leading them opened one of the wooden chests.

Inside lay a gray Daoist robe, several jade-carved talismans, a sharp longsword, and several jade-carved books.