At this time, the protective formation of the Qingling Sect was still under repair and in a damaged state, leaving the entire sect exposed in the wilderness. Although they had swept through the surrounding area, there might still be some hidden threats. For safety's sake, it was a good idea to heal while also guarding the sect.
Li Sheng extended his spiritual energy, carefully guiding the medicinal power to treat her injuries. Bai Ye leaned against the recliner, watching her brother's chiseled profile, her previous worries gradually fading away. At that moment, the issues of broken meridians and damaged dantian no longer seemed important.
She began to understand why her mother had always smiled gently when mentioning the Qing Mountains before passing away. Initially puzzled, she sought answers and ended up joining the Qingling Sect, where she finally grasped the meaning behind her mother's smile.
A gentle breeze brushed by, and before she realized it, she had fallen asleep. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back in her room, where Liu Hongying was drawing water nearby.
"Hongying... where's my brother?"
"Did Bai Ye wake up? The Sect Leader just left for a while and asked me to take care of you."
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In the back mountain's spiritual vein, Li Sheng sensed the thin spiritual energy in the ten gathering chambers and shook his head helplessly. After leaving his sister, he headed directly here but couldn't find a solution for the depleted spiritual vein even after fiddling for a while.
"Spiritual energy depletion... If this isn't resolved, the sect's advancement will slow significantly. I need to think of a solution…"Li Sheng pondered. The Qingling Sect was located on the periphery of the Changqing Mountain Range, surrounded by several third-tier sects, all of which had dilapidated spiritual veins.
With his current strength, he could potentially move some small damaged veins, but the environmental requirements for spiritual veins were quite stringent. Any misstep during relocation could cause them to collapse and release an overflow of spiritual energy.
"The center of the mountains has several mid-tier spiritual veins, but... if only the sect's buildings could shrink and move along with them,"he sighed, taking out a black mysterious stone and directing a trace of his spiritual energy into it.
The walls of the mysterious stone's space still displayed the same four pieces of information, unchanged.
**Merit Points"823**
"Close to 8000, equivalent to the value of 800,000 spirit stones... but it's a bit less than I anticipated."Li Sheng muttered, recalling the near-catastrophe during the monster attack the day before. He was grateful that he had been diligently practicing the explosive dan method, as any lack of focus might have led to disastrous consequences.
Now that he had successfully condensed the prototype of the Celestial-grade divine seed, he could break through to the Master Realm at any time. As long as he didn't encounter despair-level monsters or grand masters, he could handle this disaster confidently. But it wasn't just about him; he was responsible for the lives of hundreds in the sect.
As the creatures in Lingchuan Prefecture gradually perished, this location would inevitably attract the two despair-level monsters. This calamity would come, whether sooner or later. He felt confident being strong within the Master Realm, but reaching the Grand Master level would be quite difficult.
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Grand Masters needed to comprehend the true essence of martial arts and achieve a minimum of the second level of the Microscopic Realm, which couldn't be accomplished in a short time. With his talents and resources, he naturally wanted to condense more Celestial-grade divine seeds to strengthen his foundation. Then, upon breaking through, he could rapidly ascend to the ranks of top experts.
With this in mind, Li Sheng determined his path forward: first, he would continue to cultivate and condense Celestial-grade divine seeds, and second, he would train his disciples, advance the sect, and upgrade the protective formation.
"I can't rely solely on Qingyi; I need to expand resources, and the best way is to issue tasks…"As thoughts raced through his mind, Li Sheng approached the wall and began issuing tasks.
- 100 portions of materials for 8th and 9th grade pills.
- 200 portions of materials for 5th, 6th, and 7th grades.
- 100 portions of materials for the Hundred Meridians Pill.
- 400 portions of materials for the Spirit Nourishing Pill (4th grade).
- 100 portions of materials for the Nirvana Pill (4th grade).
**Task Settlement: Top-grade pills or merit points, location: Lingchuan Prefecture, Anxi County.**
Quickly, the pill task was sent out; the Hundred Meridians Pill and Nirvana Pill were effective for some special injuries. They could not only heal his sister's wounds but also significantly aid those affected by the aftermath of their cultivation being interrupted.
While issuing the tasks, he hadn't given it much thought, but now that he calculated the costs, he couldn't help but be astonished. A single 4th-grade Spirit Nourishing Pill was worth over 3000 spirit stones, so 400 would total 1.2 million. Coupled with the other materials, the total value was approaching two million spirit stones.
Next, he issued a task for martial arts manuals, 100 portions each from 9th to 4th grade, valued at over 400,000 spirit stones, settled in merit points. After publishing the tasks, Li Sheng added a note to the pill tasks"*Accepting a small amount of transportation.**
He then sent the same list to Qingyi.
"Despair-level monster calamity... I wonder if anyone will take on this task!"Li Sheng muttered to himself as he exited the mysterious stone space, heading towards the pill room. He used up the remaining two pill portions from yesterday.
As he left the pill room for the training ground, a faint wave emitted from his storage bag.
"Did someone pick up a task that quickly?"Li Sheng's heart leaped, and he quickly directed a trace of spiritual energy into it. Looking at the request from Qingyi displayed on the wall, he was slightly surprised and approved it.
The moment the door opened, Qingyi's blurred spiritual form rushed in, speaking urgently.
"Li Sect Leader, please help us!"
"Help?"Li Sheng was taken aback. Anxi County was located to the west of Lingchuan Prefecture, just over three thousand miles from the neighboring Lin'an Prefecture. With her master, a grand master, leading the way, they should have been able to escape the monsters. Why was she asking him for help?
With confusion, Li Sheng asked, "Miss Qingyi, are you still in Lingchuan Prefecture?"
"Just as we were about to leave Lingchuan Prefecture, we were ambushed by a group of people"After shaking off one batch of enemies, we finally had time to ask for help!"
"Ambushed? Did they send grand master-level experts?"Li Sheng was astonished. To dare attack amidst a despair-level monster calamity showed how deep their animosity ran.
He was hesitant to get involved, not wanting to be caught up in others"grudges. But the only place that could quickly gather the resources he needed was likely the Treasure Pavilion. If he ignored the situation and they were harmed, it would be detrimental to him as well.
Realizing this concerned the survival of himself and the sect, he made a firm decision and declared with righteous resolve, "Miss Qingyi, don't worry. I will not turn my back on this matter. It is in my territory, and those who harm my friends are simply asking for death!"
Qingyi stood stunned, her thoughts of promise caught in her throat.
"Uh... Li, Li Sect Leader, your noble character is admirable. If I am saved this time, I will definitely repay you generously!"
Regaining her composure, Qingyi solemnly bowed, her tone filled with respect.
"Miss Qingyi, you are too polite. Please indicate the location; I will set off at once!"
After discussing the details, both exited the mysterious stone space.