Inside the great hall.
The cultivators had gathered in a packed hall.
Shen Ye stood in the center and sighed, his face full of worry.
There was nothing he could do.
The sect master had just given a reason for refusing him, and it sounded perfectly high-minded:
"The demonic beasts in the dungeon are sect property to begin with, and their treasures belong to the sect as well."
"You must find one hundred and eight treasures yourself."
Fair enough.
Those demonic beasts belonged to the sect in the first place. Letting him use them was already more than generous.
"Oh, right."
"Until you've found them all, as long as you don't livestream-"
"I'll count you as having already collected fifty-four treasures!"
"How about that?"
Those were the sect master's exact words.
Shen Ye looked around at everyone's eager gazes. How could he not know what they were thinking?
Since they had halved the number of treasures-
"All right, I'll do as you say, Sect Master."
He gave an obedient smile.
Sect Master Fu Wangchen was overjoyed. He flew over, raised a hand, and touched Shen Ye between the brows.
"After becoming the sect master's true inheritor disciple, you must offer the sect one hundred and eight treasures as sacrificial gifts."
"You still need fifty-four treasures."
"Once you've collected them, send a fire talisman. I'll have someone fetch them. You needn't return."
"Why?!" Shen Ye couldn't help shouting.
-I can't even return to the sect anymore?
"Once you've collected all the treasures, your next step is to cultivate the Verdant Divine Mountain Curse of the Fundamental Divine Power of the Common Origin of All Things."
"-First cultivate a Dharma Form through the Verdant Divine Mountain Curse of the Fundamental Divine Power of the Common Origin of All Things, then return to