"To be precise, this jade token can exempt you from two years of hard labor in Shengxian Pavilion!"
As expected, this Shengxian Pavilion is really not a good thing. Jiang Li secretly cursed and said nothing, listening to Yan Hong continue to explain.
"Fu Zhong told me that the Immortal Ascension Conference also has an age limit, and the required age is under sixteen years old."
"And every year during recruitment, the children brought back by Shengxian Pavilion's personnel are all around 13 to 14 years old."
"If the forces behind them do not pay the price, or do not have the ability to exchange for this kind of jade token, they will be left in the Shengxian Pavilion and forced to work as handymen for two years. After two years, they can participate in the Shengxian Conference again."
"Disciples with middle-grade spiritual root qualifications or above do not dare to fool other sects like this, and are also afraid that these people will take revenge on Shengxian Pavilion when they become stronger in the future. Therefore, it is the same to us whether we have this kind of jade medal or not."
"But for low-grade and low-grade disciples with spiritual roots and no family background who can't even exchange for a jade pendant, not so many people care. They will waste two years in various places arranged by Shengxian Pavilion."
"Some will directly choose to join the Shengxian Pavilion after being indoctrinated and continue to shine for the organization. Others will be trained to be humble servitors during their two-year handyman career. After joining other sects, they will be easier to manage and use.
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"Accepting gold and silver from the mortal world can strengthen Shengxian Pavilion's control over the mortal world of Dazhong Mountain. After two years of wasted time, the low-level spiritual root monks will be more hardworking and easy to control. This is in line with other sects and Shengxian Pavilion.
interests, so this practice has continued.”
After a pause, Yan Hong looked at Jiang Li very seriously.
"Brother, I have an idea and need your help!"
Jiang Li smiled heartily, then reached into his arms and took out a cloth bag very simply, and put it in Yan Hong's hand. There were three Shengxian Pavilion jade tablets and eight spiritual stones in it.
For Yan Hong, Jiang Li believed in him, so even if he hacked all the eight spirit stones into the jar of pear paste that he offered him in time, Jiang Li wouldn't say anything more.
That’s all.
But if Yan Hong had not lied to himself, this would further deepen the trust between the two parties.
This is very important. After all, playing a game requires teaming up and leveling up. Qiuxian asked if one person can succeed alone, where will there be any cultivation world? Wouldn't it be good for everyone to meditate and retreat?
Therefore, Jiang Li also needs friends, and friends in the mortal period are just like the brothers in the student days in previous lives, they are the most sincere and trustworthy.
So Jiang Li didn't hesitate at all when he took out the spirit stone.
"You want to take away a group of handymen and form your own group, right? As long as there is a way to ensure loyalty, I will support it."
"Even though there are a lot of people surrounding those guys, there are only a few who can really use it with confidence."
Jiang Li motioned to the four groups over there who were already chatting and laughing about how lively it was. If they found an empty table to sit down, the situation would definitely not be worse than theirs, but how meaningful would that be?
Just one thing, in the subsequent Immortal Ascension Conference, will those supporters give up their most suitable sect because of the group? Impossible.
"Hey, I knew you would understand me."
"I have already inquired about it. There is a kind of contract in the world of immortality. Once you sign it, you cannot go back on it. The cheapest one only requires one Five Spiritual Stone."
"Moreover, in many large sects, outer sect disciples will also have monthly gifts to assist them in their cultivation in the past few years. Even the lowest and inferior spiritual root disciples can receive a monthly gift of one spiritual stone."
"When the time comes, we can make dozens of times even if we just take back this monthly gift! Even if you become a shareholder of these, brother, we will split the money 50-50 in the future!"
The more Yan Hong talked about it, the more excited he became. He dug out his belongings, which included two spiritual stones and a jade tablet. Together, they amounted to ten spiritual stones and three jade tablets.
Calculating the 50-50 split, it seems that Jiang Li suffered a big loss, but in fact, all subsequent operations were handled by Yan Hong, and he was the one who enjoyed the benefits.
Yan Hong totaled it up, then took out four of the spiritual stones and gave Jiang Li a "watch my performance" look.
He picked up a glass of strong wine from the table next to him and walked towards the four tables with a smile that had slowly formed a circle.
He stepped forward to propose a toast, chatted and laughed generously, and showered his peers with all kinds of compliments that they had never heard of before. After drinking glass after glass of wine, he soon became mingled with most of the people in a harmonious atmosphere.
Jiang Li seemed to see in him the shadow of those gold medal salesmen at the wine table in his previous life. With his big round face, he looked like Deacon Fuzhong.
"Why do I feel that you are not here to cultivate immortality? You are here to make money in the world of immortality."
After a while, Yan Hong came back with a red face and a smile. He was holding a bulging bag in his hand. It was obvious that he had gained a lot.
"Haha, brother, you are wrong. What's wrong with making money? Who said you can't cultivate immortality by making money? If you are poor in culture and martial arts, cultivating immortals is even more powerful. I just think that only if you have enough spiritual stones, can you
Cultivation to immortality till the end!"
"But don't worry, brother, you saved my life!"
Yan Hong was talking about that time with the scale demon. He seemed to have drank too much during the toast just now, and suddenly became a little excited when he spoke.
"Don't... don't say it's for me. It's just a small effort for me to help you, so you trust me."
He patted the pocket containing the spiritual stones and jade tablets, and was very moved by Jiang Li's trust.
"But that time you saved me, you almost lost your life."
He pressed his hand on Jiang Li's left shoulder, as if he could still feel the scar inside through the clothes.
The horror of the attack that day clearly moved him greatly.
"If you hadn't come, brother, my intestines would have been taken out and eaten by those damn scale monsters!"
"I, Yan Hong, put my words here today. No matter how much money I make in the future, half of it will be yours!"
After saying that, he raised a wine glass towards Jiang Li again.
Yan Hong's brain is indeed very good, but after all, he is only a child of thirteen or fourteen years old. In his previous life, he was also the age when he was most impulsive and yearned for brotherly loyalty.
Life-saving grace cannot be repaid. This sentence may sound familiar to you. Isn’t this sentence a popular value in this era?
Jiang Li also smiled, raised a wine glass and the two of them clinked it and drank it down in one gulp.
"Then I won't be polite."
"Damn! Can't you be polite?"
After saying that, both of them laughed, and Yan Hong ran out to find Fuzhong with the things in his arms.
The result of the spiritual root test for their team was that there were nineteen people with medium-grade spiritual roots and five people with high-grade spiritual roots. In other words, these twenty-four people did not need the Shengxian Pavilion Jade Plaque.
Among them, excluding Jiang Li and Yan Hong, there were seven people who were originally civilians and did not have jade tablets. The remaining fifteen jade tablets were all obtained by Yan Hong in exchange for four spiritual stones.
Of course, those four spiritual stones were only given to four preparatory disciples with high-grade spiritual root qualifications.
He said that Hong also had high-grade spiritual roots and was given spiritual stones. Those extra jade tokens were of no use to them. Yan Hong had to ask for something, so he couldn't help but give him a small favor, couldn't he?