A New Home and the Company's Operations

Everyone needs to cultivate themselves, comprehend the principles of the law, and accumulate spiritual imagery. If they waste their time on trivial administrative tasks, then no one will be willing to do anything.

Sure enough, the information he had just completed upon returning to the garden dormitory had already been sent to his personal terminal.

The first research project on Blood Qi Talismans has begun.

In fact, he had already achieved results regarding the influence of these things on cultivators.

This was done partly to apply for funding to support his further research, and partly to conduct detailed data verification before publication.

I returned to my residence, packed my things, and moved directly to the graduate student accommodation area.

It was a hilly mountain range, beneath which lay a top-grade elemental crystal vein.

After verifying identity and permissions and passing through the array's restrictions, a rich and pure Primordial Qi rushed towards me.

"This is the treatment graduate students receive; Tianniu University is indeed very wealthy."

Li Fan thought to himself, "A good school really makes a difference."

Soon, he found the small hill, about 100 meters high, that had been assigned to him.

The residence is built on a hilltop, covering an area of 500 square meters. Inside, there are pavilions, waterside terraces, carved buildings and painted beams, which are quite simple and elegant. A blood-red maple tree, tens of meters high, stands alone and is very eye-catching.

It gave him the feeling of traveling back to an ancient southern garden in his previous life.

"Alright, this is where we'll be living for the next three years. Autumn Red Peak, what a good name."

Another half month passed, and the interior of Blood Manor Valley had changed dramatically.

In the outer area shrouded by the [Smoke and Cloud Spirit-Confounding Formation], large tracts of forest have been completely cut down and cleared, and a large patch of blood-red spirit plant saplings has been planted in a special pattern.

A faint, sweet fragrance emanated from the crimson Primordial Qi, which wafted among the spiritual plants. Further away were four or five small wooden courtyards.

There was no smoke or cloud covering the area. The small courtyards were within sight of each other, and figures moved about among them, some discussing, others drawing talismans—a scene of bustling activity.

The door to the central courtyard opened, and a young cultivator dressed in a blood-red robe stepped out.

The cultivators who came from outside the valley greeted the man with a cupped-fist salute, "Good morning, Boss Li!"

Li Fan's clone nodded and quickly arrived at a spacious wooden courtyard.

Several elderly Qi Refining gathered together, discussing a talisman shrouded in blood energy.

"It feels like something's missing. Our drawings just can't compare to the power of Boss Li's."

"It must be due to a difference in understanding of the principles of law. He is a genuine Blood Qi Dao cultivator. For us cultivators of other paths, it's probably impossible to completely replicate his full power."

"I don't quite agree. Nothing is impossible. If we can comprehend the principles of the Blood Qi Dao, its power shouldn't be lacking either."

Li Fan approached, and only then did the three old cultivators belatedly realize what was happening, their hearts trembling.

"This person can actually conceal their aura to this extent; we are cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining Perfection."

Seeing their enthusiastic discussion, Li Fan chimed in.

"There are still some differences. My talisman is inscribed with Blood Qi, while yours is only made with pure spiritual blood, which ultimately lacks the Spirituality mystery of blood essence."

The old cultivators then realized something. "So that's how it is. Perhaps it really is. Since it's blessed by Mystic Qi, then it's not surprising."

Then they realized what was happening, cupped their hands in greeting, and said hello.

"Boss Li is here. Is he here to check on the progress of that experimental talisman?"

"No rush. Let me ask how many mid-to-high-grade magic talismans we've drawn these past few days. Our company will be shipping out a batch in the next couple of days, so everyone's salaries should be paid out at the beginning of the month."

Upon hearing this, the old cultivators' eyes lit up. They stopped discussing the power of the talismans and immediately pulled Li Fan to the talisman storage room to check it out.

Although they are over 80 years old and their qi and blood are weak, and they have no hope of breaking through to the Dao Foundation, they still want to accumulate more spiritual resources so that they can become Ghost Immortal cultivators when their lifespan is nearing its end and try again. The more spiritual resources they have, the better.

Inside the storage room, rows of translucent jade boxes were arranged, containing at least 273 high-grade magic talismans.

Each top-grade magic talisman is worth more than 50 yuan crystals, so more than 200 talismans would be worth more than 13,000 yuan crystals.

There's also a storage area for low- to mid-grade magic talismans, made by recruited college students. They're not very valuable, but it's still a worthwhile find.

According to his estimate, after deducting the wages paid out and the cost of making talismans, he could still make a profit of more than 2,000 yuan of Yuan Crystals per month.

The reason for such a low profit margin is naturally because the salaries of the senior cultivators who are skilled in talisman making are very high, after all, their Qi Refining Perfection is undeniable.

This is because the Blood Qi Talisman is a new talisman system, which many demonic beast spells and cultivator spells cannot defend against. Many demon-hunting companies and lone demon-hunting cultivators purchase it, and its sales have always been good.

As for ordinary Five Elements talismans, if operated in a company or factory model, the profit margin is even lower, mostly below 5%.

His profit margin is three times that of other spellcaster factories.

Having roughly grasped the situation, he then pointed out the key points of the Blood Qi Talisman to several senior cultivators before leaving.

The talisman-making skills of these people are not much different from his current level, but they have not been able to draw top-quality talismans for a long time and become talisman-making masters.

Now in his eighties, he has no resources to seek opportunities to break through to the Dao Foundation.

This is the current situation for most ordinary cultivators, but it's still considered good. Li Fan checked the development of the Human Federation's cultivation system.

In the past, simply accumulating spiritual resources was not enough to break through to the Dao Foundation; one also needed to consider one's own Qi Destiny, comprehension, and even the right timing, location, people, mindset, and karma.

Over the years, through continuous improvement and expansion, great cultivators have drawn upon the principle that the naturally produced Imagery Dao Fruit from secret realms can assist in Foundation Establishment without side effects, and have refined imagery pills that are slightly less effective.

This is what allows cultivators with ordinary talent to Qi Refining Perfection and have a sliver of a chance to condense their Dao Foundation.

Of course, this kind of imagery elixir only makes up for deficiencies in comprehension and imagery; other aspects such as Qi Destiny, temperament, and karma are still of paramount importance.

Qi Destiny determines whether their fate can Bearing the Dao Foundation, and whether the formation of that Dao Foundation is smooth and of high quality.

One's character and karma are the keys to passing the Heavenly Demon's test. In the first test of the Five Demons, if one's obsessions are too deep or one's sins are too heavy, it is common for one to fall into the demonic path and be killed.

Knowing that breaking through to the Dao Foundation would require undergoing a demonic trial, Li Fan felt somewhat uneasy. He worried that his transmigration might be discovered, or that his mental fortitude might be insufficient to pass the test.

His solution was twofold: firstly, to expand the path of Blood Qi Dao to gain a large amount of Qi Destiny; and secondly, to help some college students with limited resources overcome initial difficulties and earn Qi Destiny in return.

The problem of his temperament couldn't be solved in a short time, so he could only work on his technique. Even though his Qi Destiny had been raised to [Tier Zero Supreme-Grade White], allowing him to perform a quasi- Dao Foundation deduction, he didn't use it casually.