Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 522: Chapter 307 Elder_2

The longer he stayed in the sect, the more clearly he understood Ancestor Lu’s protective nature.

Take Elder Jian, for example, a pure Sword Cultivator, who managed to survive among the numerous Devil Cultivators of the Demon Sect. Apart from Elder Jian’s strength, it was Ancestor Lu’s almost unreasonably protective attitude that kept him safe.

Especially to facilitate Elder Jian’s cultivation, Ancestor Lu personally invited several Nascent Soul Ancestors to annihilate a medium-sized sword cultivation sect and seize back Ten Thousand Sword Peak.

After that incident, the voices daring to target Elder Jian completely disappeared.

In the event at Northern Island, Ancestor Lu’s private meeting with Li Yuanba made it clear to many high-level members of the sect the degree of Ancestor Lu’s attention towards Li Yuanba.

“Since the Great Elder said so, then I really won’t be polite!” Li Yuanba’s eyes brightened. He was still thinking about how long he would need to stay in Jieshan City to accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for the ‘Sky Concealing Secret Technique,’ but Elder Situ brought it up proactively.

“I want the ‘Sky Concealing Secret Technique’!” he subsequently voiced his request.

“You really know how to choose!” Elder Situ laughed and shook his head.

The ‘Sky Concealing Secret Technique’ was a cultivation technique not publicly exchangeable in the sect; it required a certain level of contribution to the sect before one could exchange it using contribution points.

However, Li Yuanba’s identity was not an issue. After all, with a good master and a great grandmaster, despite his short time in the sect, he was absolutely a legitimate cultivator of the Senluo Sect.

“It just so happens I have the ‘Sky Concealing Secret Technique’ here. You need to record it down within the sect and then destroy the jade scroll. You cannot take the jade scroll out of the sect. I believe you won’t make a mistake in this regard!” Elder Situ said as he took out a jade scroll and tossed it over.

Li Yuanba caught the jade scroll, placed the jade scroll at his glabella, and his divine thought entered into it.

The content of the ‘Sky Concealing Secret Technique’ was vast and consisted mainly of complicated secret patterns. He connected his consciousness to his real body, Li Shiming, who used the IBM z15 to assist with the memorization, and in just a short time, he had recorded all the contents of the jade scroll.

It was only thirty minutes, but in front of Elder Situ, with a slight movement of spiritual energy, the jade scroll turned into dust.

Elder Situ was slightly astonished but did not ask further. At the Golden Core Stage, every cultivator had their little secrets.

Having a strong memory was nothing unusual; the sect had multiple cultivation techniques that aided in memorization, allowing cultivators to memorize a technique within a short period.

“Although you have the task of guarding Jieshan City, I still suggest you take on more sect missions near Jieshan City to earn contribution points and exchange them for cultivation resources!” Elder Situ said this, guiding Li Yuanba as an elder.

Although Elder Situ was also at the Golden Core Stage, being in the late-stage Golden Core, he had the qualifications in terms of age, experience, or the sect’s identity, to instruct Li Yuanba.

“I’ll take note!” Li Yuanba had his own plans, but he didn’t retort, sensing Elder Situ’s concern.

Regardless of the reason behind Elder Situ’s concern, it indeed was a kind gesture from Elder Situ.

Li Yuanba left the Palace of Darkness. He didn’t linger at the gate; Ten Thousand Sword Peak was with him, and he thought that the sooner he settled down, the more time he’d have to cultivate.

More importantly, Jieshan City bordered the territories of the Righteous Path forces. Once he had the authority, he could bring things over from the Righteous Path’s side without the need for stealth like before.

A sword light flew out from the gate, heading towards Jieshan City.

Li Yuanba was very familiar with Jieshan City, a city with a heavy commercial atmosphere and relatively significant importance.

The peculiarity of this city was that it housed shops belonging to the three major sects of the Righteous Path, serving as a channel for resource exchanges between the Senluo Sect and the three major sects of the Righteous Path.

When he arrived, he didn’t even meet with the previous Golden Core Elder. He didn’t know who the previous Golden Core Elder was, but he suspected that the previous elder’s mood might not be too good.

Anyone who had an important task snatched away and a well-managed place of profit taken from them would not be in a good mood.

Li Yuanba arrived at the front gate of Jieshan City Guardian Mansion, the residence of the Jieshan City Guardian Cultivators and also the center for the city’s grand formation and daily management.

Just as he reached the front gate, a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment middle-aged man, who was stationed at the gate, hurriedly came forward to greet him.

“Subordinate Yue Xing pays respects to Elder Li!” Yue Xing behaved with extreme respect.

“Still, we should verify the Identity Jade Disc according to the rules, to prevent any problems!” Li Yuanba waved his hand and said.

He was about to take over Jieshan City and certainly would not make any procedural errors that could cause unnecessary trouble.

He did not want to commit embezzlement, but neither did he want to be duped.

“Please present the Identity Jade Disc, Elder Li!” Yue Xing was slightly startled, then bowed again and said.

Li Yuanba took out the Identity Jade Disc; Yue Xing did not need to take it to check, as he had subordinate access rights in Jieshan City and could directly verify the permissions of Li Yuanba’s Identity Jade Disc.

“Elder Li, your permissions have been confirmed. You will take over all affairs of Jieshan City, and I am the steward of the city, previously in charge of specific affairs of Jieshan City. You may dismiss me at any time!” Yue Xing said this with a nervous heart.

Yue Xing had obtained this position because he had some background in the sect.

But no matter his background, he could not compare to a big shot capable of expelling the former Guardian Golden Core Elder.

What made Yue Xing particularly aware of Li Yuanba’s powerful background was that the former Guardian Golden Core Elder did not dare to tamper with anything before leaving and did not even take the decorations he had added to the Guardian Mansion.

This demonstrated the formidable background of Li Yuanba, so powerful that it made the former Guardian Golden Core Elder dread him.

“The previous arrangements remain unchanged; keep up the good work. Once I have settled in, report to me the past affairs of Jieshan City!” Li Yuanba waved his hand and said.

He did not care whether Yue Xing had any connection with the former Golden Core Elder; he did not plan to manage Jieshan City directly. If Yue Xing did a good job, he would continue to employ him; if not, he would replace him.

He believed that many Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the sect would want to work here; he just needed to announce it, and a large number would sign up.

“Elder Li, let me introduce you to the Guardian Mansion!” Yue Xing, having calmed down, said even more respectfully.

The Guardian Mansion was divided into two parts; the front part was managed by Yue Xing and consisted of an administration involving some mortals and Qi Refining Cultivators, mainly responsible for overseeing the operations of shops in the city and for tax collection.

Of these taxes, ninety percent was handed over to the sect, and the remaining ten percent was kept as administrative costs for Jieshan City.

The main use of the administrative funds was small, chiefly going to the Guardian Golden Core Elder; this was an openly known benefit.

Do not underestimate this ten percent; this place is the only resource exchange channel recognized by both the Righteous and Demon paths, and even ten percent of the taxes collected is quite substantial.

The front part of the Guardian Mansion was nothing special, but once Li Yuanba passed through a gate protected by a formation, he entered the living area of the Guardian Golden Core Elder.

Since there were mortals in the town, the environment suitable for a Golden Core Cultivator’s cultivation was deadly to them.

Therefore, the latter part was a space created by a spatial formation, isolated from the outside world.

The space contained a Golden Core Stage Spiritual Vein to supply for the cultivation needs of the Golden Core Elder.

The space also included a one-mu plot of Second Grade Spirit Field planted with various spirit flowers, not only to enrich the colors of the space but also to regulate Spiritual Energy.

Beside the spirit field was a Spiritual Spring, in which spirit fish swam.

The few buildings were also made of spiritual materials; although different in style from typical cave dwellings, they were in no way inferior in effect.

The whole space was arranged very dynamically, clearly showing that the original owner had put a lot of thought into it.

Even three Second Grade Spirit Tea plants and five Second Grade Spirit Fruit Trees were left behind, not to mention the many Spiritual Objects used as decorations inside the buildings, all of which were quite valuable when added together.