Born with immortal seed

Chapter 307 Massive Contribution Value

The Ghost Spirit Sect spent a lot of money to transplant thousands of blood jujube trees into the sect.

It was carefully tended again, the spiritual soil was replaced, and a spiritual spring was drawn to circle around it.

It took over a hundred years for the blood jujube forest to take shape, and ultimately more than 600 trees survived.

Every five years, it produces blood dates the size of a fist, and each harvest yields about five or six thousand catties.

For cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect, since many spells require burning their essence and blood, the blood dates, which replenish qi and blood and help generate blood, are a perfect match.

Almost every Ghost Spirit Sect cultivator, if conditions permit, will bring along a few dried blood dates.

After overdrawing one's essence and blood, taking one pill immediately can effectively relieve the symptoms.

Qingfeng Sect disciples don't need to treat blood dates as a necessity, but they can still be used in medicine and pill refining, and they are also a great tonic for body-refining cultivators if they are swallowed directly.

Moreover, ever since Old Ancestor Bai mentioned to Han Qing that he needed a high-grade body-refining elixir, Han Qing had kept it in mind.

He actually found an ancient prescription that, using the essence blood of a peak third-tier demon beast as a guide, its flesh and blood as a root, and a thousand blood dates as an auxiliary ingredient, could refine a top-tier body-refining elixir.

Once the harvest of blood dates is related to the Core Formation Ancestor, its importance changes.

As the third disciple, Huo Feiyan personally oversaw the Blood Jujube Forest to prevent any mishaps at the final moment of the harvest.

"Senior Sister Huo, this is the problem we're facing... Before it can bear fruit, each blood jujube tree must be watered with a large amount of fresh blood, especially the blood of cultivators."

As news spread that Li Guizhen and Huo Feiyan had been accepted as disciples by Bai Laozu, the fellow disciples in Wanxianjian were filled with envy and jealousy, and their attitudes varied greatly.

Li Guizhen was alright; he was born with the talent of a lightning spirit root and was a prodigy from the very beginning.

Huo Feiyan truly experienced the change of fortunes, and overnight, everyone around her became a kind person who cared about her.

"You mean, without the nourishment of cultivators' blood, the blood date tree can't bear dates?"

"At the very least, production will decrease, and the quality of the blood dates may also decline."

The cultivator from the Spirit Plant Hall standing opposite them was currently the Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Myriad Immortals Valley with the deepest understanding of spirit plants, and Huo Feiyan would definitely have to take his opinion seriously.

Before leaving, Han Qing only said that he needed a thousand blood dates to refine the pills, but he didn't specify the exact size or quality.

But since it concerned the pills needed by the Core Formation Ancestor, who dared to take on this responsibility? Huo Feiyan was notified immediately.

"How did the Ghost Spirit Sect deal with this before?"

Huo Feiyan took two steps closer. The entire jujube forest was growing vigorously and was originally scheduled to bear fruit and be harvested by the end of the year.

“We captured ten thousand mortals and several hundred cultivators, killed them, and used their blood to irrigate their bodies, thus promoting their growth.”

"Shut up! What kind of person is Master? How could he use such demonic methods to create a spiritual object? Our Qingfeng Sect is a righteous sect. How can we act like unorthodox sects and demonic sects?"

Huo Feiyan's fair face turned frosty as she shouted sharply.

Since the rise of Qingfeng Sect, its status in the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom has been rising day by day, and the sect's disciples have been mentioning the words "orthodox sect of Taoism" more and more frequently.

Especially the newly initiated disciples, who constantly talk about the "orthodox" Taoist sect, and look down on other sects with disdain.

Similarly, in the past, when the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom mentioned the lineage of Qingfeng Sect, the orthodox Daoist sect was more like a joke.

Now, with an added touch of solemnity, these four words seem to carry a considerable weight.

“Senior Sister Huo, of course we can’t just kill people indiscriminately… Aren’t there still many Ghost Spirit Sect prisoners in the mine? There must be many who are unruly and harbor evil intentions. Let’s behead these people and display their heads to atone for their sins with their blood.”

The cultivator from the Spirit Plant Hall quickly explained, lest someone overhear and label him as having an improper character.

Recently, there have been rumors that because the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect is increasing day by day, the original rule that one would be granted the status of elder upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage may need to be changed.

The Five Halls and Eight Palaces could not provide enough duties, resulting in many newly established Foundation Establishment cultivators becoming empty elders with titles but no real power.

They are not as powerful as some senior deacons who hold important positions.

And this phenomenon will only get worse.

With the population and resources of two counties, the number of immortal seedlings will surely increase greatly when Qingfeng Sect opens its gates again.

At the same time, true disciples, including those former inner disciples who did not enter the true lineage but were transferred to manage affairs in the outer sect, will receive far more opportunities to establish their foundation than before.

Leaving aside Foundation Establishment Pills, at least in terms of Foundation Establishment spiritual items, the addition of Xuan Yin Gang Sha is a significant improvement.

The Foundation Establishment spiritual items that can be exchanged in the Transmission Hall give sect disciples more options.

The Qingfeng Sect will learn from sects like the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and implement a competitive system for appointments, where only the best Foundation Establishment cultivators can obtain the status of elder.

The remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators can only serve as stewards, and can only compete for a higher position when a vacant elder seat becomes available.

This news came from the General Affairs Hall. Everyone knows that the General Affairs Hall is the sect leader Gu Xisheng's private domain, and the rumors there are always accurate.

Perhaps the sect's higher-ups have already reached a consensus on this matter, but haven't yet reported it to the Core Formation elders.

Thinking of this, the cultivator from Lingzhi Hall smiled even more brightly at Huo Feiyan's face.

The lucky guy in front of me can pay his respects to Old Ancestor Bai at any time.

"I should report this to my master first; you cannot make the decision on your own."

Huo Feiyan pondered for a long time, but still did not have the courage to make a decision on her own.

Upon arriving at the Wanxianjian, a truly forbidden area, there were no more cultivators to be seen within ten miles of the Biyuan Pool.

She tiptoed towards the green pool, first skillfully cooking a spirit fish, and then using the ingredients she had brought, she prepared several spirit dishes.

After waiting for almost half an hour, Old Ancestor Bai finally appeared.

"Master, I have something to report regarding the Blood Jujube Forest..."

After Bai Zichen finished his spiritual meal, Huo Feiyan quietly recounted the story of the blood dates' fruiting.

"Foolish! The Ghost Spirit Sect resorted to such bloody and inefficient actions to intimidate its members and the treacherous cultivation families in Hejian County... Should our sect simply copy their methods when it comes to tending to spiritual plants?"

Bai Zichen was furious. Among the various cultivation arts, a few mainstream skills were still somewhat acceptable, but the other skills of the Qingfeng Sect could be described as a blank sheet of paper.

How incredibly stupid must a plant expert be to not consider the habits of the blood jujube tree and instead blindly copy the experiences of predecessors to develop the correct cultivation method?

It's also possible that they realized it wasn't necessary to use the blood of cultivators, but simply didn't want to take responsibility.

If the Blood Jujube Forest's harvest is greatly reduced due to his suggestion, thus affecting the Core Formation Ancestor's alchemy, then he would be willing to die a thousand deaths.

"There are so many blood beasts in the Ten Thousand Immortals Valley. Some can be used as riding beasts, and some are just meat beasts... Could it be that the blood of blood beasts is less effective than the blood of cultivators? At most, the more than six hundred blood jujube trees can use up six hundred blood beasts. The number of blood beasts slaughtered every day must be more than two."

"I understand, and I will take care of it immediately."

Huo Feiyan lowered her head, feeling ashamed that such a trivial matter had been brought before her master.

She secretly made up her mind that since she hadn't been a disciple as long as her senior brother and her talent in cultivation was inferior to her second senior brother, she had to have strengths to gain a place in her master's heart.

He started with general affairs, thinking he couldn't be completely useless. After ten years, he still hadn't become a disciple.

"It seems that what Senior Brother Wei told me needs to be put on the agenda... The position of elder should be given to the capable, and the mediocre should start from the position of steward, so as not to waste the hard-won resources of the sect."

Bai Zichen recalled a long letter that Wei Dao had sent to Wei Chuming a few days ago.

The above statement indicated a stance that reforms to the elders system were necessary.

This is to prevent some Foundation Establishment cultivators from merely occupying their positions without fulfilling their duties as elders.

Wei Dao cited Gu Xisheng's proposal to properly name the elders of the Five Halls and Eight Temples.

From now on, the positions of the five hall elders will be selected by the sect leader and the respective hall masters themselves, while the elders in charge of the branch halls will be nominated by the elders through a joint discussion.

The current selection of elders will remain unchanged for the next ten years, but it is projected that the composition of the entire Qingfeng Sect's elders will be completely transformed within thirty years.

True Man Ge Cang does not concern himself with worldly affairs, and he never shows his face unless it concerns a major matter concerning the sect's succession.

Zhou Suqing felt that she had only recently formed her core and lacked experience, so she followed the advice of her senior brothers.

Therefore, as long as Wei Dao and Bai Zichen agree, the reform of the sect elder system can be implemented.

“Yes. But we must pay attention to the details of implementation and adjust them as needed. We must not prevent truly outstanding disciples from taking up the position of elder. Also, the General Affairs Hall is a complex and important place. I suggest increasing the number of elders in charge to two.”

Bai Zichen replied directly on the original letter, saying that Wei Chuming could take it back tomorrow.

In addition, the new term of the Qingfeng Sect's mountain gate opening is about to begin.

Furthermore, this meeting was decided to be held simultaneously in Wanxianjian. The target group for recruiting disciples was naturally the vast number of mortals in Hejian County who were discovered by spiritual guidance, as well as cultivators from cultivation families who were willing to join Qingfeng Sect.

"After all, this is the first time Wanxianjian has recruited new talent, so poor results won't do..."

Bai Zichen decided to personally attend the opening ceremony of the mountain gate to attract more young people.

"Huh, when did I get so many contribution points on my token?"

Only after a quick glance did I realize that the contribution value on the token had quietly surpassed 400,000.

After a quick glance, aside from the 10,000 contribution points for each action of the Core Formation Ancestor, the main focus was on the battle to wipe out the Ghost Spirit Sect disciples, and the harvest of relics from thousands of Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators.

The several magical treasures he stored in the secret hall were all rewards for his contributions.

"First, place five Foundation Establishment Pills and one drop of Pure Spirit Jade Marrow in the secret hall branch of Ten Thousand Immortals Valley... and stipulate that only sect disciples who reside here permanently can enjoy the exchange of these pills and Core Formation spiritual items."

With the Foundation Establishment Pill and Pure Spirit Jade Marrow being handed over to the sect, Bai Zichen and Ge Cang Zhenren received their contribution points equally, as they were obtained jointly.

Bai Zichen's goal was certainly not to accumulate contribution points, as it would be useless for a Core Formation Ancestor to have too many sect contribution points.

They give more than they take.

Over time, the sect contributions in the account of a Core Formation cultivator will only increase.

(End of this chapter)