Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World

Chapter 1299 - 600: An Intensely Competitive Sect and an Era of Exceptional Talents (Part 2)

”Senior Brother, is the competition here really this intense?”

Pan Yuan Duan was dumbfounded.

He saw that when cultivators in Dragon Elephant City trained, they seemed to train as if they couldn’t rest for all twelve hours, constantly lifting weights and running. Some even skipped meals, relying directly on Grain Avoidance Pills.

There is no concept of day and night here, no rest days; every day is a training day.

”Haha, of course it’s intense.”

”Do you even know how many disciples our Primordial Talisman Sect has?”

”Although anyone can join the Primordial Talisman Sect, even mortals can join to gain a cultivation method.”

”But this also means that the number of cultivators in our sect is thousands or even tens of thousands of times more than any other sect.”

”Every year, a large number of outer sect disciples enroll.”

”However, cultivation resources are limited and cannot be equally distributed to every disciple.”

”So if you want to obtain the cultivation resources gifted by the sect, you need to make achievements.”

”You need to rank at the top in various competitions, you need to rank at the top in annual assessments, you need to break through within the specified time. If you fail to do so, you will be exiled from Dragon Elephant City.”

”Once you leave Dragon Elephant City, leave the Primordial Secret Realm, you’re done for.”

”You will be sent to the Endless Sea Region to become a construction worker on its islands.”

”Every day, you’d be working at construction sites, and it might take you ten years before you even see a woman.”

”If you’re unlucky and encounter a demon beast attack, you’re most likely to end up as food in its stomach.”

The bald uncle sneered.

Although the Primordial Talisman Sect teaches without discrimination, allowing even mortals to become its disciples, it’s not a charity that can support everyone unconditionally.

All cultivators joining the Primordial Talisman Sect need to contribute to the sect.

Every year, the sect conducts various assessments and competitions.

Only those cultivators who pass these assessments can stay in the Primordial Secret Realm and continue using the sect’s various facilities and cultivation resources for free.

Once they fail, they get eliminated and are immediately exiled from the Primordial Secret Realm, sent to various islands in the Endless Sea Region to expand the sect’s territory.

”Of course, it’s not just our Dragon Elephant City.”

”For instance, in the Spirit Plant Masters’ city, Wooden Emperor City, their assessments are even more brutal.”

”They don’t just need to plant various spirit medicines, spirit rice, and spirit wood.”

”And there’s an annual target for planting spirit medicines. If they don’t meet the standard, they get eliminated.”

”It’s said that because there are so many excellent spirit plant masters, they have to create a new hybrid spirit medicine every year and publish a paper on spirit medicine planting with originality. If they can’t do so, those cultivators get eliminated and sent from Wooden Emperor City to the Endless Sea Region to start medicinal gardens.”

”Those eliminated spirit plant masters cry out for their parents, heartbreaking to witness and hear.”

The bald uncle said with deep emotion.

He felt the competition level in Dragon Elephant City wasn’t particularly high; only the competition in cities of spirit plant masters and alchemists was truly terrifying.

Because so many aspire to become spirit plant masters and alchemists to earn big money.

It has already become a popular profession in the Primordial Talisman Sect.

Too many outstanding talents have entered this profession, leaving no room for mediocre cultivators.

”But leaving the Primordial Secret Realm, what’s the big deal?”

”Can’t you cultivate elsewhere?”

Pan Yuan Duan asked in puzzlement, feeling that even being eliminated wasn’t such a big deal.

As long as you persevere, you can cultivate anywhere.

In this chaotic world, who hasn’t been an underdog at some point?

”Haha, what do you know.”

”Falling behind even a step means falling behind all the way.”

”If you stay in the Primordial Secret Realm, spirit plant masters have access to the most advanced knowledge, can plant various spirit medicines, and have many high-tier spirit plant masters to consult, progressing at a speed unimaginable for loose cultivators.”

”Once you leave the Primordial Secret Realm, you lose your master, you lose cultivation resources, you lose the grotto heaven blessed land, akin to a second-generation rich being kicked out, forced to fend for themselves.”

”Even worse, places like the Endless Sea Region are extremely dangerous, with possible demon beast and even demon attacks, posing a life threat. It’s nowhere near as safe as the Primordial Secret Realm.”

”Even though it can’t be denied that some have managed to rise again, such figures are rare, not one in a million.”

”From what I know, most eliminated cultivators have already faded from public view, with few knowing their whereabouts. They might be dead out there.”

The bald uncle explained.

Clearly, the world outside is extremely harsh.

Staying in the Primordial Secret Realm offers a safe environment for learning, the best cultivation resources, and top-notch teachers; with enough talent and effort, one’s progress can be rapid.

But once you leave the Primordial Secret Realm and the sect’s protection, most cultivators don’t survive for long.

After all, the Void Realm now is too dangerous; the wild is replete with murderous threats.

Hearing this, Pan Yuan Duan felt a sense of suffocation.

Although the Primordial Talisman Sect teaches without discrimination, allowing all to cultivate, it also leads to extreme internal competition.

The sect is filled with countless geniuses.

A moment’s carelessness can lead to elimination.

Even though he is a Celestial Spirit Root Cultivator, with remarkably strong cultivation potential, he cannot guarantee his victory.

After all, some celestial spirit root cultivators have been eliminated before.

”But Senior Brother, even getting an injection probably costs money.”

”Without a background or money, how can you buy cultivation resources?”

Pan Yuan Duan couldn’t help but ask.

”Basically, there are two methods for the poor.”

”The first is to win competitions; as long as you achieve a certain ranking, you’ll receive various cultivation resources from the sect, even large sums of money, ensuring you won’t run out of money.”

”Some seniors in Dragon Elephant City have done just this, participating in competitions daily, consistently ranking at the top, even becoming champions, thereby earning considerable wealth and securing resources for the future.”

”The second method is even simpler: taking out a loan.”

”After all, how else can one become strong without loans.”

”Very few cultivators in the Primordial Secret Realm don’t take out loans.”

The bald uncle said.

”Loan? How exactly do you take out a loan?”

Pan Yuan Duan blinked, finding the term unfamiliar and unclear about its meaning.

”If you want to take out a loan, it’s even simpler; every major city has different banks.”

”If you want a loan, they can provide it.”

”Many poor cultivators relied on loans to take their first step in cultivation.”

”You don’t need to worry about loans; a loan is essentially borrowing money from your future.”

”As long as you have the ability to repay, there won’t be any problems.”

The bald uncle said brazenly.

”What if there’s really no ability to repay?”

Pan Yuan Duan immediately sensed something’s wrong. How could there be such selfless help in this world? There must be many pitfalls hidden within, his instincts warned him.

”Haha, don’t underestimate the debt-collecting ability of those banks.”

”Although the sect forbids disciples from killing or hurting each other.”

”But repaying debts is a righteous thing.”

”If you cannot repay your debts, then they will drag you to be a medicine tester.”

”Since alchemists need to create different elixirs yearly, without knowing their effects, the profession of medicine tester naturally emerged, with alchemists needing numerous testers to help analyze their elixirs’ properties.”

”Basically, most medicine testers are poisoned to death by elixirs.”

”Additionally, they might recruit you as a treasure hunter because many ancient cave mansions have appeared in the Void Realm, but these mansions contain significant dangers, making ordinary cultivators reluctant to approach.”

”Treasure hunters need to explore these dangers for other cultivators, a profession with a slim chance of survival.”

”In short, fail to repay the debt, and you’re no longer treated as human.”

The bald uncle said with a sigh.

He recalled the terrifying situation of owing and not repaying money, sending chills down his spine.

In any case, he couldn’t afford not to repay debts.