World 999's Sect World chat channel.
[Mystic Bamboo Sect Master: Brothers, did I hear that right? Did that world announcement just say the Evergreen Sect had advanced to a Foundation Establishment Sect?]
[Ancient Dust Gate Master: I feel like there must have been a mistake in the world announcement. It's only been about ten days since we awakened our sects and entered the Sect World, and they've already advanced to a Foundation Establishment Sect? Is that possible? Those of us who started with C-rank sects haven't even become Qi Refining Sects yet!]
[Stream Moon Gate Master: The Evergreen Sect really is hacking, right?! My A-rank sect just became a Qi Refining Sect, and he's already advanced to a Foundation Establishment Sect? Are they going to leave us any room to survive?!]
[Limitless Sect Master Zhao Wuji: World announcements don't make mistakes. Looks like the Evergreen Sect really has advanced to a Foundation Establishment Sect! But thinking about it, that's just too absurd.
During the first week's demonic beast invasion trial, they could kill a lord demonic beast at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, so presumably the Evergreen Sect had a disciple at around the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. How many days has it been? And they've already reached Foundation Establishment?]
[Daoxuan Sect Master Perfected Daoxuan: Nothing is impossible. There are opportunities in the Myriad Spirits Secret Realm beyond your imagination. My sect's Chen Xuanli has now broken through three stages in succession and reached the Qi Refining Sixth Layer! (Smug)]
[Azure Luan Sect Master Fairy Qingluan: Indeed. Presumably, the Evergreen Sect is even stronger and probably encountered some special opportunity in the Myriad Spirits Secret Realm, allowing a disciple to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.]
[Stone Sword Sect Master: Even the Daoxuan Sect has a disciple who's broken through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer! Terrifying indeed!]
[Stone Sword Sect Master: However...]
[Stone Sword Sect Master: Compared to our Evergreen Sect, you still need to keep working hard~]
[Daoxuan Sect Master Perfected Daoxuan: ? Aren't you the Stone Sword Sect Master? What does the Evergreen Sect have to do with you? Have you gone mad?]
[Stone Sword Sect Master: Hehe, my Stone Sword Sect unilaterally declared itself a subordinate sect of the Evergreen Sect long ago!]
[Daoxuan Sect Master Perfected Daoxuan: ...]
[Supreme Purity Sect Master: This guy really has gone mad. He's even learned to share in their glory...]
[Dao Inquiry Sect Master: The Evergreen Sect has advanced to a Foundation Establishment Sect, so won't they end up occupying all the advanced outposts in the [Myriad Spirits Secret Realm]?]
[Daoxuan Sect Master Perfected Daoxuan: Don't panic. My Daoxuan Sect has already begun planning to occupy an advanced outpost. This perfected one absolutely will not allow the Evergreen Sect to occupy every advanced outpost in the [Myriad Spirits Secret Realm]!]
[Stone Sword Sect Master: Oh, Perfected Daoxuan, are you hissing at our Evergreen Sect? Not much damage, but extremely insulting.]
[Daoxuan Sect Master Perfected Daoxuan: ...]
Just as everyone was chatting up a storm in the world chat channel, another world announcement appeared.
[World 999 Sect World Announcement: As a sect has now become a Foundation Establishment Sect, the World 999 Sect World Trading House will begin selling Qi Refining Realm pills and high- and mid-grade magical artifacts. Daily quantities are limited, so hurry and buy!]
Less than three seconds after this announcement appeared.
[Daoxuan Sect Master Perfected Daoxuan (Fuming Version): Who was it! Who was it! You must have the hand speed of someone who's been single for eighteen years!]
[Supreme Purity Sect Master: Fuck! I only managed to grab three healing pills. I didn't get a single Qi Condensation Pill to raise cultivation!]
[Azure Luan Sect Master Fairy Qingluan: Sorry, but this fairy managed to grab two Qi Condensation Pills!]
[Daoxuan Sect Master Perfected Daoxuan (Even More Furious Version): Who grabbed the magical artifacts? There were ten of them! Gone in an instant!]
[Evergreen Sect Master Tiancan Tudou: (Keeping a low profile emoji), this humble fellow managed to grab three magical artifacts.]
[Daoxuan Sect Master Perfected Daoxuan: Little Brother Tudou, you're so sneaky. You never spam the channel. So you were waiting to snatch things up when the Trading House refreshed!]
[Evergreen Sect Master Tiancan Tudou: What else would I do? My sect triggered the Trading House's sale of Qi Refining Realm pills and magical artifacts. It's only right that my sect should grab some.]
As a former genius in theoretical simulations, Lin Feng knew every stage of the Sect World like the back of his hand.
Naturally, he also knew that once a sect became a Foundation Establishment Sect, the Trading House would officially begin selling Qi Refining Realm pills and magical artifacts.
And the sooner a Foundation Establishment Sect emerged, the sooner its world would gain a growth advantage over other worlds.
So after the announcement of his advancement to a Foundation Establishment Sect appeared, Lin Feng had kept refreshing the Trading House.
Unfortunately, quite a few people were doing the same thing, so even with his hand speed, he had only managed to grab three magical artifacts.
Three mid-grade magical artifacts.
Lin Feng kept one for himself, gave one to Liu Yurou, and added the remaining one to the sect's item repository as a sect reward, available for exchange using sect contribution points.
After becoming a Foundation Establishment Sect, the Evergreen Sect could also unlock some new sect functions.
First, the third sect trait slot had been unlocked, allowing him to equip a third sect trait.
Second, the sect's main hall and external affairs hall could both be upgraded from D-rank to C-rank.
Most importantly, once a sect became a Foundation Establishment Sect, it gained the qualifications to refine pills and forge artifacts.
The sect would also unlock construction of the Artifact Hall and Alchemy Hall.
Without hesitation, Lin Feng chose to spend 100 low-grade spirit stones to build the sect's Artifact Hall, then another 100 low-grade spirit stones to build the sect's Alchemy Hall.
As Lin Feng confirmed his choices, two dilapidated halls appeared one after another on two neighboring peaks behind the peak housing the sect's main hall, bearing the inscriptions "Artifact Hall" and "Alchemy Hall," respectively.
As a Foundation Establishment expert, Tie Dali naturally noticed the sect's new changes immediately.
When he saw the words "Artifact Hall," the excitement in his blood gave him the urge to return to his old trade.
It did not end there.
Lin Feng immediately spent another 5,000 low-grade spirit stones in total, upgrading both the Artifact Hall and Alchemy Hall from E-rank to C-rank, granting an additional 30% success rate to both pill refining and artifact forging.
Next, he spent another 4,000 low-grade spirit stones to upgrade the sect's main hall and external affairs hall from D-rank to C-rank as well. The sect's appeal to disciples also rose to 20%, and its speed in handling sect affairs gained an additional +30%.
He spent a total of 9,000 low-grade spirit stones.
The Evergreen Sect looked completely renewed and had begun to take shape, though it still had rather few disciples.
After making these adjustments to the sect, Lin Feng was extremely satisfied with the Evergreen Sect as it stood. Anyone passing by would surely praise it as an immortal sect!
Then Lin Feng looked at Tie Dali and said, "From today onward, you will be the master of the Artifact Hall. When you grow tired of cultivating, you can forge some magical artifacts for the sect and improve its overall strength."
Tie Dali was wild with joy. "Thank you, Master!"
The Artifact Hall and Alchemy Hall contained complete facilities for forging artifacts and refining pills.
They only needed disciples who knew artifact forging and pill refining to move in, and with sufficient materials, they could operate normally.
Tie Dali possessed the blue trait [Spirit Tempering and Weapon Forging]. Although the trait's rank was not high, he already had a chance of forging spirit-artifact-grade equipment.
The sect was currently in urgent need of a disciple who could refine pills.
And now that he had entered the Foundation Establishment Realm, he could project his divine sense a thousand meters away. Examining mortals' aptitudes again would be as easy as turning over his palm.
Once this week's competition and trial ended, Lin Feng decided he would venture farther afield to find more disciples with aptitude and bring them back.