Sponsorship

Fang Yu sat down at the table, glanced at Zhang Erhu, and said in surprise:

"Erhu, you've actually broken through to the Qi Refining Middle Stage!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Erhu chuckled a few times and said, "What's so special about that? I just work a little harder than others every day!"

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and reminded him, "Oh right, I'm not called Zhang Erhu anymore, I'm called Zhang Zhonghu now. What do you think? Isn't that a nice name!"

"Zhonghu? Among the brothers, Zhong, Shu, and Ji, isn't he still the second oldest?"

Fang Yu spoke, he reached for the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup.

Zhang Zhonghu immediately said, "Doesn't this sound better? Now that we're all cultivating immortality, we naturally can't still use our original names. It's not just me who changed mine; most of us have changed ours. Take ' Wu Youtian, ' for example; he's now called ' Wu Tianling.'"

"Tianling, he's using the Heaven Spirit Root as his name!"

Fang Yu spoke, he smelled a strong, cheap aroma of tea. He looked at the cup, his brows furrowing.

"Why won't Wu Youtian even serve some spiritual tea?"

Zhang Zhonghu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Isn't this the Spirit Tea?"

Fang Yu shook his head, pushed the cup forward, and lost all interest in drinking tea. This tea was really bad, much worse than what he usually drank. In terms of taste alone, it might not even be as good as the fine tea from the mortal world.

Zhang Zhonghu, a young man who had never tasted good tea before, put down his teacup, looked Fang Yu up and down, and said directly, "Aren't you Mid-Grade Spirit Root? How come your cultivation is not as high as mine?"

"I plan to pursue the Dao of Alchemy, practicing the ' Great Daoyan Five Elements Chaos True Explanation '."

Fang Yu spoke, his gaze swept across the venue, where he saw many cultivators at the Qi Refining Late Stage. Some of them were dressed as outer disciples and were currently surrounded by a large number of menial disciples.

"Take the Dao of Alchemy!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhonghu immediately looked over. "Can you refine Spirit Gathering Pill now? I've collected thirteen portions of spiritual materials and asked several senior brothers, but they either complained that the quantity was too small or that the price was too high. If you can refine them, how about you help me?"

"I can practice, but the number of finished products is quite low, only about 20%. I've only just begun!"

The Spirit Gathering Pill is First-Tier Inferior-Grade elixir, the most common and widespread auxiliary cultivation pill, which was naturally easy for Fang Yu to obtain.

"Twenty percent?" Zhang Zhonghu frowned, then asked, "So, the more you practice, the more skilled you become, and the more finished products you produce?"

"Of course!" Fang Yu nodded and said, "I'm worried too. The price of these spiritual materials is too high, and I simply can't gather enough for many portions."

Zhang Zhonghu thought for a moment, then slammed his hand on the table and said, "Jiang Yao, how about this? I'll give you all the spiritual materials I've collected, and you can help me refine them. You can produce as much as you can, and consider the materials you waste as practice. I won't pay you for refining the pills. What do you think?"

Fang Yu's face lit up with joy. "Really? In that case, you'll suffer a huge loss in the early stages. I can't guarantee the quantity produced."

Zhang Zhonghu waved his hand and took out a large quantity of medicinal herbs. "If I asked someone else, they could only promise half the results at most, and I'd have to pay a hefty fee for alchemy. It's better to just let you practice. Hmm, once you're skilled, you can't charge me for alchemy."

Fang Yu didn't stand on ceremony and immediately put away all the medicinal herbs, saying, "Don't worry, I will never accept Spirit Stone from you when you refine pills in the future."

Going out for a stroll and attending social events has been quite rewarding; he's acquired thirteen sets of alchemy materials, paving the way for his future success in Dao of Alchemy.

The two chatted for a while, sharing their cultivation experiences, before the main character finally appeared.

"Wu Tianling, a disciple of the inner sect, has arrived!"

Accompanied by a somewhat exaggerated singing voice, a group of cultivators in the Qi Refining Late Stage entered the venue. Leading the way was ' Wu Youtian ', now renamed ' Wu Tianling ', accompanied by Xu Junting, Wu Kongqing, and several other former Spirit Seekers.

Interestingly, Wu Tianling's cultivation level was now the highest among their group. In just three years, a six-year-old mortal child had become a nine-year-old inner disciple a celestial sect. His Heaven Spirit Root was truly terrifying.

Wu Tianling and the others took their seats.

Xu Junting immediately stood up and said, "You all come from the same region as Senior Brother Wu, so you should naturally be close to him. Now, Senior Brother Wu is about to enter the sect's secret realm, ' Nine-Lock Azure Terrace,' for training. He will surely achieve Foundation Establishment upon his return. Right now, he needs our full support. When Senior Brother's cultivation advances in the future, he will not forget your kindness today. I am willing to sponsor Senior Brother Wu with one thousand contribution points..."

"I, Wu Kongqing, am willing to contribute eight hundred taels of silver!"

"This fairy is willing to contribute five hundred merit points!"

"..."

As if it were rehearsed, as soon as Xu Junting finished speaking, people chimed in, spouting off thousands and hundreds of points, as if contribution points were free.

Amidst the chorus of agreement, maids immediately carried paper, ink, brushes, and tokens to each table, writing down the names and amounts of those who had donated, and then transferring the funds on the spot using their disciple tokens.

"I knew Wu Youtian wouldn't call us here for anything good!"

Zhang Zhonghu looked at the two maids walking towards them and muttered in a low voice, "I've worked hard for three years and only accumulated less than fifty contribution points. They've already said so much; are they trying to fool a fool? They must have conspired together!"

Fang Yu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "I think they probably split the profits like this: the outer disciples get their money back in full, and we get a 30/70 split!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhonghu immediately looked at Fang Yu and gave him a thumbs up, "I think so too."

As they were speaking, two maids approached. "Please, seniors!"

Fang Yu glanced at the names already written on the paper. Some gave 100, some 50, some 30, and some 10. The lowest was 10.

He immediately picked up a pen and wrote his name [Jiang Yao Shi Dian] on a piece of paper, then took out his disciple token and transferred the money.

Zhang Zhonghu then contributed 10 contribution points as well. After the two maids left, he immediately muttered, "This year's work has been for nothing!"

Fang Yu then looked at Zhang Zhonghu and asked, "Do you know about ' Nine-Lock Azure Terrace '?"

"Of course I know!" Zhang Zhonghu immediately said excitedly.

"This Nine-Lock Azure Terrace Secret Realm opens once every 10 years within the sect. It is said to contain nine independent areas, each of which grows extremely precious spirit medicine, including the Gold Jade Lingzhi, the main ingredient for refining Foundation Establishment Pill."

Each time, disciples in the Qi Refining Realm can enter one of the areas to collect spirit medicine. If they manage to collect the Gold Jade Lingzhi, they can hand it over to the sect and not only receive a large amount of contribution points, but also reserve a Foundation Establishment Pill in advance.

He suddenly looked at Fang Yu and said, "There are many opportunities in this secret fortuitous opportunity. Even if we don't find the Gold Jade Lingzhi, there are other precious spirit medicine. Would you like to come in with me?"

"I..."

Fang Yu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "I can't do it. I'm not even proficient in Law Technique yet, how could I possibly go to such a dangerous place!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhonghu immediately realized, "How could I forget about your cultivation level? You're only at the Early Stage of Qi Refining, and you're not cultivating an offensive Cultivation Method. If you go in, you definitely won't be able to get out. Even with my current Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivation, I have to be extremely careful going in. Only those at the Qi Refining Late Stage can be fearless."

As he said this, he glanced in the direction of the main seat and complained, "What's more, now that we've been swindled out of 10 contribution points, we can't even buy a few more spirit talismans."