Unexpectedly, this Fire Saint is only a Second-Class Genius. The cashback multiplier is a staggering 100,000 times!
This already exceeds the cashback multiplier for the highest-level disciples in the Universe Ocean.
Lu Qingshan simply noted down this information without showing any unusual reaction. This Fire Saint was the personal disciple of the Flame Ruins Sect's God King, and his current level was the same as his own, an Eternal True God. It was impossible for him to take the other party as a disciple, but there might still be a sliver of hope in the future.
" Xue You, what's wrong? Is something bothering you?"
Seeing Lu Qingshan looking at him and seemingly hesitant, the Master of Fire Saint immediately asked.
"It's nothing, I'm just a little short on cash lately. As you can see, I just broke through, and my divine body hasn't fully developed yet. I need some Cosmic Sand to buy materials for body tempering. I wonder if you could lend me some in this time of need."
Lu Qingshan asked with a smile.
The Master of Fire Saint is a disciple of the God King, so he certainly has no shortage of Cosmic Sand. Since the other party took the initiative to come to his door, Lu Qingshan naturally did not stand on ceremony.
He currently has no disciples to repay him, and obtaining Cosmic Sand is not easy. He can borrow some Cosmic Sand for now and repay the Fire Saint double in the future.
How much do you want?
The Master of Fire Saint raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Ninety thousand Cosmic Sand, is that possible?"
"Why do we need so many? For the Eternal True God's body refinement, even if the divine body itself is large enough, ten or twenty thousand Cosmic Sand would be enough."
"I also want to cultivate a secret physical technique."
Lu Qingshan explained.
Ordinary Eternal True God don't need that many resources to refine their bodies, but Lu Qingshan is different. He has Perfect Divine Body —his upper limit is incomparable to that of ordinary divine bodies.
Of course, the matter of Perfect Divine Body cannot be mentioned; at most, Infinite Divine Body will be revealed in the future.
With the potential to possess Infinite Divine Body, it's highly likely that he could even reach the Chaos Realm. Most ordinary God King would be happy to accept him as a disciple.
"I knew it! You don't need that much just for body tempering." Having his question answered, the Master of Fire Saint tossed over a jade bottle without another word, saying, "Here's 100,000 units of Cosmic Sand. I'll round it up for you, so you don't have to ask me for it later."
"Generous."
Lu Qingshan praised the Fire Saint, then said, "I will return it to you as soon as possible."
"No rush to pay me back." The Master of Fire Saint shook his head. "I don't lack this bit of Cosmic Sand. Wait until you have more money..."
We'll talk about it later.
After saying that, he turned around and disappeared in a streak of crimson light.
Looking in the direction where the Fire Saint had left.
Lu Qingshan smiled slightly.
This Fire Saint truly lives up to his argumentative personality; if I had said I'd pay later, he would have made me pay sooner.
But this is for the best----
At least we have the resources for body tempering, and we don't have to worry about being chased for debts in the short term.
The previous time Lu Qingshan secluded himself to refine his body was just a minor exercise. Now, with 100,000 Cosmic Sand, his strength will undoubtedly experience a tremendous increase this time.
Upon entering the cave, Lu Qingshan took out an identity token bearing his own unique name.
This identity token has many functions, one of which is purchasing materials.
There are two ways to purchase these materials.
One way is to buy it with contribution points, and the other is to buy it with Cosmic Sand. As for items that can be bought with Chaos Crystal and Chaos Stone, disciples need to exchange them with each other or participate in some small exchange fairs. The sect's treasury will not store such junk.
Lu Qingshan had just joined the sect and had 0 contribution points, so he could only use Cosmic Sand to purchase them.
Following his own body-refining secret method, Lu Qingshan quickly selected materials suitable for his use. When he finally settled the bill, he had consumed a total of 98,000 Cosmic Sand, which was not much different from the amount he had expected. Even if the Fire Saint had lent him 90,000 Cosmic Sand, it would have been more than enough.
Having placed the order for these materials, Lu Qingshan waited in his cave. Before long, the staff from the sect's treasury would deliver the materials to his door.
On the other side, in the area where the Class A cave dwelling is located.
A fiery figure landed in front of a luxurious cave dwelling.
The Grade A cave dwelling is where the direct disciples of the Flame Ruins Sect reside. Some elders of the sect and guest elders at the Chaos Realm also live here. No one knows the whereabouts of the God King. This place can be said to be the safest place in the entire Flame Ruins Sect.
At this moment, the Fire Saint glanced at the area where the Grade B cave dwelling was located, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
In fact, he didn't have much Cosmic Sand on him. The 100,000 Cosmic Sand he lent to Xue You earlier were almost all he had.
Although his teacher gave him many rewards after he passed through the cycle of reincarnation, and he also received good treatment as a personal disciple, his strength had increased rapidly over the years. His growth after breaking through to the Eternal True God required countless resources, so he didn't have much left.
Even these 100,000 Cosmic Sand have their uses.
However, since Xue You had spoken, he couldn't very well refuse.
After all, those were friends he had known since the Universe Ocean. If he didn't act generous, wouldn't others think he was living a miserable life?
"With Xue You's talent, he should become a personal disciple soon. Returning my 100,000 Cosmic Sand shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
The Master of Fire Saint thought to himself.
Then he took out his identity token.
" Chi Xuan, I'm having a small financial problem with the flamethrower I asked you to forge. Could you please give me some time to raise the funds?"
"What? It's already finished?"
"Could you make an exception and only allow me to stay for one cycle? Once I've received the benefits of being a direct disciple for the next cycle, I'll immediately return the material cost to you."
"Okay, thank you very much, Chi Xuan."
A moment later, the Master of Fire Saint put away his identity token and couldn't help but sigh. He should have known better—he wouldn't have rushed to Xue You's side. Besides, why did he have to be so talkative?
And that guy named Galaxy, I wonder when he'll be able to break through the cycle of reincarnation and reach the Flame Ruins Sect.
If he comes, he'll probably return the flamethrower he used before.
That flamethrower was also a treasure bestowed upon him by his teacher; it was the embryo of a weapon at the level of Chaos Great Sage. He only learned of this after emerging from the Sunken Moon Pool, and he felt deep regret.
It was one thing to give away the Flame Ruins Token, but he actually gave away his most valuable treasure at the time.
"Once the Flame Ruins Token arrives at the sect, it needs to be taken back. I also used my Flame Spear as a token. When Galaxy arrives at the Flame Ruins Sect, I'll find a way to take it back as well."
After making his decision, the Fire Saint turned around and returned to his cave.
The Flame Ruins Sect was quite efficient. After Lu Qingshan placed his order for body-refining materials, he only had to wait half a day before the Flame Ruins Sect staff delivered the resources he had ordered to him.
The visitors were two Void True God.
They were very respectful.
" Xue You —the materials you purchased are all here. Please check them."
Lu Qingshan picked up the jade bottle and glanced at it.
Inside the jade bottle were the body-refining materials he had ordered: thirty-two Flame Heart Stone, not one more and not one less, along with other materials; the quantity and quality were exactly as ordered.
Lu Qingshan nodded, then took out 98,000 Cosmic Sand and handed them to the other party.
If this were outside, a Void True God would be terrified and unable to sleep soundly with 98,000 Cosmic Sand in hand. However, this is the Flame Ruins Sect, so it is safe and sound. Moreover, Lu Qingshan doesn't need to worry that the other party has embezzled his Cosmic Sand.
Once the money is handed over, his responsibility is over. But if the other party runs away, he will have to bear the consequences of betraying the sect.
The missions issued by the sect clearly demonstrate that betraying the sect is an extremely dangerous act; to date, the survival rate is less than one in ten thousand.
After obtaining the body-refining treasure, Lu Qingshan returned to his cave dwelling and secluded himself in cultivation.
This is also what he needs to do most right now.
Although his Xue You Clone is at the same Eternal True God Level, in reality, there is still a significant gap between their divine bodies and the original body.
When I arrived on the Origin Continent, my Beginning divine body was 180 million kilometers long. With a little cultivation, I broke through to 390 million kilometers.
That's because the main body has Holy Land Universe with a diameter of one hundred billion light-years. The Holy Land Universe is very large, and it absorbs Chaos energy and transforms it into its origin very quickly. In addition, time flows on both sides, so the main body's divine body can continue to grow even if it relies on itself.
The Xue You Clone is different. The Xue You Clone does not exist in the Holy Land Universe at all. It only has an internal Small Universe, and the size of the Small Universe is far beyond what the Holy Land Universe can compare to. Therefore, the Xue You Clone's current divine body is only 60 million kilometers long, which is less than a fraction of the original body.
However, these are not too important, because the Xue You Clone's starting point on the Origin Continent is high enough that surpassing the original is a very simple matter.
Lu Qingshan took out a piece of Flame Heart Stone and held it in his palm, then closed his eyes.
The energy of the Flame Heart Stone, like a gentle magma, slowly flowed into his body. With the assistance of countless materials, its energy precisely penetrated every cell of his body. Nourished by the Flame Heart Stone, his body became more stable and resilient, and then began to slowly grow larger.
After Flame Heart Stone, his divine body surpassed the Beginning stage of his original form, reaching 280 million kilometers, and he also made up for the foundation he had previously lacked.
Even the Fire Saint could see that he had just broken through and his divine body was weak, which showed just how obvious the situation was.
Fortunately, these problems have now been rectified.
Lu Qingshan then took out a second Flame Heart Stone.
This time the improvement was even faster.
The third piece.
The fourth piece.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it reached the 30,000th day—the 30,000th day of the Origin Continent, which is the 30,000th era of the Primal Universe.
After using up all thirty-odd Flame Heart Stone and countless auxiliary materials, Lu Qingshan's Xue You Clone's divine body had reached an astonishing height of 19.8 billion kilometers.
Such a terrifying divine body is far larger than that of other established Eternal True God, and even the limit of Infinite Divine Body is only 3.6 billion kilometers.
Even ordinary Chaos Great Sage might not possess such a massive divine body.
Lu Qingshan could sense that this was not his limit.
Once he has stabilized his current divine body, he can certainly improve again.
Perfect Divine Body, Infinite Divine Body ----
No wonder there are still quite a few Infinite Divine Body on the Origin Continent, but Perfect Divine Body are just legends.
The difference between these two is definitely not just a difference of 90,000 times and 100,000 times; in terms of the size of the divine bodies alone, the difference is already exaggerated.
Lu Qingshan opened his eyes and slowly got up.
He is feeling the changes in himself.
His strength has increased significantly.
"Further upgrades would require even more resources, but I don't see the need for further upgrades at the moment."
Lu Qingshan could sense that his mental will was no longer able to support such a massive divine body.
If he were to fully unleash his divine form, his movements would likely become stiff during combat.
The divine body continued to grow larger, but this did not effectively increase his combat power; it only increased his divine power reserves. During battle, he still needed to stabilize his divine body at a controllable size.
"My willpower is still too weak. If I don't break through, stabilizing my current divine body will be enough—anything more wouldn't make much difference. I should first see what missions the sect has."
Lu Qingshan took out his identity token again.
Having improved his strength, Lu Qingshan also planned to find something to do and get some exercise.
After all, he had never fought against Eternal True God, and he wasn't entirely sure what level his current strength was.
Within the token, the quest log contains countless complex quests, some of which require a certain level to accept.
Lu Qingshan only considered the tasks he could accept.
Guarding the mountain gate?
Void True God earns three contribution points per era, Eternal True God earns one hundred.
These security missions indeed come with very low pay, and you can't take on these missions consecutively, so they're not very meaningful.
Lu Qingshan thought of Wu Huan and Wu Mu, whom he had met when he first arrived at the Flame Ruins Sect. They must have accepted this mission.
He continued reading.
Sect patrol.
Patrol the sect's territory----
As a sect of the God King, the Flame Ruins Sect, though not having established a kingdom, still possesses vast territories. These Chaos Prefecture naturally require frequent inspections to eliminate corrupt elements. The Flame Ruins Sect can be considered a righteous sect, and if it encounters those calamity cultivators within its territory, it will certainly deal with them seriously if possible.
Catch the traitor----
This is similar to a bounty poster.
This task offers a high contribution point reward, and all the spoils from killing a traitor belong to them. However, such tasks are rare, as it's uncommon for disciples to betray their sect. Tasks like capturing spies or offering bounties to powerful individuals hostile to the sect usually fall into this category.
This kind of mission is much riskier, and it's easy to perish outside. Guarding the mountain gate is the simplest option.
There are also weapon crafting tasks, whether you craft weapons independently or assist a master craftsman. These are quite safe, but you need to have your skills recognized first.
In addition to these, there is mining ores and collecting materials, which usually requires going to special locations or a special universe. The reward is generally linked to the harvest, with more work resulting in more pay.
This is also the most common type of task; disciples who can't get other good tasks usually choose this type.
As Lu Qingshan was reviewing this information, a message popped up from his token.
He glanced at it.
The message came from the Wu Huan.
" Xue You, I have prepared some fine wine and food. If you have time, you are welcome to visit my cave."
This was something they had already agreed upon.
The Wu Huan waited for more than 30,000 days before sending the message, which clearly indicates that they had prepared carefully.
Lu Qingshan did not refuse, replied with an "okay," and stood up.
The Wu Huan's cave dwelling was located in Zone C, which also had the most cave dwellings of the Flame Ruins Sect. It wasn't far from Zone B, where Lu Qingshan was located. Following the guidance of the message, Lu Qingshan arrived at the entrance of a cave dwelling built on the mountainside in just a short while. The Wu Huan were already waiting at the door.
Seeing Lu Qingshan arrive, he smiled broadly and stepped forward, saying, " Xue You, thank you for gracing us with your presence. Please come in—"