"Xiao Qin, good news!"
"Master Zixia just announced that the Spirit Medicine Sect is recruiting disciples from the towns under its jurisdiction!"
"You're still young, you should go try out!"
In the evening, Gao Yuan knocked on Qin Wang's door, bringing him some incredible news.
"Ah? Really?"
Qin Wang's heart stirred upon hearing this.
According to intelligence, the Spirit Medicine Sect, which Master Zixia is a part of, has decided to recruit some disciples with suitable cultivation roots from its towns, but in reality, they are looking for miners to work in the Tianyin Mountains.
To be miners!
"It's true, but those who wish to participate in the selection need to pay ten spirit stones as a registration fee. You're at the right age, you should give it a try!"
"I'm planning to have Jingjing try as well!"
"After all, becoming a sect disciple is much better than being a rogue cultivator in the town."
Gao Yuan's eyes were full of hope. His dreams rested on his daughter, Gao Wenjing.
"Uncle Gao, you're right…"
"I'll think about it!"
Qin Wang nodded in agreement.
Although he knew the Spirit Medicine Sect's recruitment this time was for miners, he couldn't outright say that to Gao Yuan and reveal their scheme. Gao Yuan would then question how he knew, and that would be hard to explain.
Gao Yuan, after reiterating his encouragement, left.
"Damn it! Has Master Zixia gone mad from poverty?"
"He's even exploiting the miner recruitment opportunity? Charging ten spirit stones just for registration, how much will he collect from this?"
Qin Wang pondered over Gao Yuan's news, his eyes showing contemplation.
Master Zixia doesn't care if you get selected or not; the ten spirit stones are just for registration, showing his profiteering nature.
If he continues like this, who knows how many spirit stones he'll collect.
The Spirit Medicine Sect's disciple recruitment for miners is already a trap, and Master Zixia has made it worse.
"Even though I can improve my cultivation proficiency by absorbing spirit stones, and working in a spirit stone mine could expose me to more spirit stones…"
"But I have my intelligence panel; I can earn spirit stones steadily and safely without becoming a miner."
Qin Wang thought silently in his room.
He also wanted to cultivate steadily in a sect, but not as a miner.
In the early hours.
[Daily Intelligence Refresh!]
[Today's Intelligence!]
1) Master Zixia has taken the thirty spirit stones you earned with much effort. According to intelligence, Master Zixia is indeed broke and is contemplating how to make money by charging passengers when the Spirit Medicine Sect's flying boat passes by Qingyun Immortal City.
2) You are dissatisfied with Master Zixia for taking your thirty spirit stones. According to intelligence, Master Zixia scouted the outskirts of Cuiling Mountain yesterday and sensed a third-rank demonic beast in the depths. He is very worried that if beast tides occur frequently or if the protective formation is breached, it will affect the operations of Xiaodan Mountain. The Spirit Medicine Sect might then consider his guardianship inadequate, deducting many contribution points and extending his tenure, severely impacting his path of cultivation.
3) You despise Master Zixia's profiteering nature. According to intelligence, the Spirit Medicine Sect's Xiaodan Mountain disciple selection will start tomorrow.
4) After talking with Gao Yuan, you obtained intelligence that Gao Yuan has decided to have his daughter Gao Wenjing participate in the Spirit Medicine Sect's disciple selection.
5) You despise Master Zixia's profiteering nature. According to intelligence, Master Zixia once discovered a false core cultivator's cave. He plans to return and open that cave to gain fortune once his twenty-year guardianship of Xiaodan Mountain ends.
6) Due to wearing the mysterious fragment, you obtained intelligence that your divine sense is about ten percent stronger than that of an ordinary fifth-layer Qi Refining cultivator.
7) Due to wearing the mysterious fragment, you obtained intelligence that the nearest fragment to you, after being unsold at the Tianbao Pavilion auction in Qingyun Immortal City, returned to a cultivation family in Qingyun Immortal City.
8) After killing Jin Shifeng, you obtained intelligence that the soul of the Gu master, who had possessed Jin, shattered along with his body. To survive, the Gu master merged with a black wild boar demon, and in the future, it will become a strange pig demon.
9) After touching the black broken sword, you obtained intelligence that this sword was once a spirit sword used by the Foundation Establishment cultivator Chuan Ying. It was broken in a duel with the true disciple Jin Wuming of the Tiandao Dao Sect, and the sword tip ended up in Huoyao Immortal City.
10) After setting a trap and killing the demon beasts in Cuiling Mountain, you obtained intelligence that a demonic cultivator's arm buried a thousand feet deep in Cuiling Mountain will awaken in the future. When it breaks out, it will absorb the blood essence of nearby demon beasts and cultivators to restore its power, causing a great calamity.
"Master Zixia wants to profit from the Spirit Medicine Sect's flying boat by charging passengers?"
"This old scoundrel really missed his calling as a merchant!"
Qin Wang couldn't help but laugh at the first piece of intelligence.
Master Zixia's eagerness to make money is astonishing.
"He's worried about frequent beast tides affecting Xiaodan Mountain's operations and getting punished by the Spirit Medicine Sect? Heh heh…"
Reading the second piece of intelligence, Qin Wang's lips curled into a smirk. This old bastard took my thirty spirit stones and still wants to guard Xiaodan Mountain peacefully? Dream on!
When the time comes and beast tides constantly threaten Xiaodan Mountain, no rogue cultivator will want to train here.
Over time, Xiaodan Mountain will inevitably decline.
The Spirit Medicine Sect will then blame Master Zixia for poor guardianship and punish him!
"A false core cultivator's cave? This old guy's fortune isn't small!"
Qin Wang looked at the fifth piece of intelligence, pondering.
"I need to study the black broken sword more to see if I can get intelligence on a spiritual technique!"
"If I can obtain information about a spiritual technique, it would be a great ace up my sleeve."
Qin Wang looked at the ninth piece of intelligence, secretly hoping.
"Huh?"
"A demonic cultivator's arm buried under Cuiling Mountain will awaken?"
"When it breaks out, it will absorb the blood essence of nearby demon beasts and cultivators to restore its power? Causing a great calamity?"
Qin Wang was taken aback by the tenth piece of intelligence, jumping up in shock.
If this is true, the first ones to suffer would be the cultivators in Xiaodan Mountain.
Without a doubt, he would be caught up in the disaster.
"I don't know when this demonic cultivator's arm will break out, but no matter what, I must find a way to leave Xiaodan Mountain as soon as possible!"
Qin Wang's heart sank.
The future emergence of this demonic arm will make Xiaodan Mountain the first victim!
He must leave as soon as possible!
Moreover, as his cultivation improves, the small cultivation town of Xiaodan Mountain can no longer satisfy his needs.
To reach higher and farther, he must go to a higher-level place like Qingyun Immortal City.
"Tomorrow morning, I'll go to a remote area on the outskirts of Xiaodan Mountain and light five packets of the Monster-Luring Bewitching Incense. At that time, the beasts from Cuiling Mountain will definitely attack the protective formation. Let's see how Master Zixia deals with that!"
"You take thirty spirit stones from me, I'll make sure you get punished by the Spirit Medicine Sect!"
Qin Wang murmured to himself.
Master Zixia was too cunning and despicable.
Recently, rents for rogue cultivators had risen, strengthening the protective formation also cost spirit stones, and the spirit stones earned by picking up demon beasts had been halved! He had to make Master Zixia suffer a loss!
That's why he didn't choose midnight.
He wanted to give the other rogue cultivators in Xiaodan Mountain a chance to prepare; his target was Master Zixia. During the day, Master Zixia would have to face the beast tide and activate the formation and also fight himself.
Therefore.
Qin Wang didn't use ten packets of Monster-Luring Bewitching Incense but controlled the amount to five, ensuring small beast tides occurred frequently. Rogue cultivators wouldn't be able to go outside, and news of this would inevitably attract the attention of the Spirit Medicine Sect.