Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

"Why do you smell so strong of elixirs? They look like they are of high quality. How many elixirs did you take?"

Old Wei looked at Yu Changsheng, who looked refreshed, came forward, sniffed him gently, and asked suspiciously.

Yu Changsheng was stunned, his expression showing a trace of embarrassment, he smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "As expected, Master, I can't hide anything from you. I took some fourth-level pills, and that's why I broke through."

"Uh."

Elder Wei's expression changed, and he was puzzled, "Where did you get so many fourth-level pills?"

Yu Changsheng scratched the back of his head, chuckled, clasped his fists and said, "I'm lucky, I'm lucky to have reached the fourth-level alchemist. It shouldn't be a problem to refine some fourth-level pills for alchemy?"

"what!"

Old Wei was startled, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Yu Changsheng in disbelief. After a long while, he exhaled deeply, suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and said in shock: "You mean, you are already a fourth-level alchemist?"

"To be honest, I haven't had much time to immerse myself in the Dao of Alchemy in the past two years. Now, in the past half month, I have had some free time, and I have finally made some progress."

Yu Changsheng laughed and felt a little embarrassed.

Mr. Wei: “…………”

Elder Wei was silent for a long time, then a smile appeared on his face. He patted Yu Changsheng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Well, well, well, you are worthy of being my disciple. Alchemy is your strong point."

"The value of a fourth-level alchemist is beyond doubt. Not bad, not bad. Although I don't know how you did it, Changsheng, it seems that your talent in alchemy is really extraordinary. It will be of great benefit to you to continue to cultivate it as a skill. It is always good to have many skills."

"At this age, he is a fourth-level alchemist with a Purple Mansion cultivation base. Haha. I have found a treasure."

Mr. Wei laughed heartily, his expression revealing an undisguised smugness.

Yu Changsheng smiled bitterly and just nodded.

Alchemist, among the several professions of traditional monks, is the most popular and respected profession, and is also the mainstream profession.

However, the training of an alchemist is much more difficult than others. It is easy to get started, but the more you advance, the more time and practice you need. Normally, the time and resources required to train a fourth-level alchemist are unimaginable.

Like Yu Changsheng, who has no background and no resources, anyone who can become a fourth-level alchemist at this age is definitely a genius of Wanli Wuyi.

This really shocked Mr. Wei.

Yu Changsheng also expressed his understanding of this. Without the help of the system, he would not have been able to reach the level of a fourth-level alchemist so easily.

All I can say is that people who cheat cannot be judged by common sense.

.........

"Tsk tsk tsk, my disciple is already a fourth-level alchemist at such a young age..."

Old Wei was amazed. He looked at Yu Changsheng with a gleam of brilliance in his eyes and an intriguing smile on his face. He slowly stroked his beard, nodded, smiled and said thoughtfully:

"Being able to become a fourth-rank alchemist is enough to show your talent in this field. Even in Sea Beast Sky Island, I heard that the chief disciple of the Alchemy Sect of Sea Beast Sky Island is only a fourth-rank alchemist..."

Elder Wei groaned, then swallowed his saliva calmly: "If you have this identity, you can use it as an opportunity and use your identity as a fourth-level alchemist as a breakthrough point."

"If luck is good, maybe..."

Old Wei laughed, thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally he let out a long breath and shook his head.

Yu Changsheng didn't say anything, just listened quietly and nodded occasionally.

Shanghai Beast Island, one island with nine sects, united with each other and relatively independent, together form the holy land of Sea Beast Island.

The relationship between them is like the multiple colleges in a university, with different majors and directions. For example, the Beast Taming Sect on the Sea Beast Island is the mainstream of the Beast Tamer lineage, while the Sword Taming Sect is the lineage dominated by sword cultivators, and the Alchemy Sect is the lineage dominated by alchemists...

The nine sects are not completely independent, but have some overlaps, each with its own strengths and equal status. The Alchemy Sect is almost responsible for the normal output of elixir resources in the entire Sea Beast Island, so it is extraordinary. Even in terms of cultivation, it is weaker than other sects.

However, their status is very respected and indispensable. After all, the Alchemy Sect plays an irreplaceable and important role in the normal operation of the entire Sea Beast Sky Island.

As for alchemist, it is an extraordinary profession that is admired and respected.

"The chief disciple of the Alchemy Sect is older than Yu Changsheng, but he is only a fourth-rank alchemist. Changsheng is already a fourth-rank alchemist at such a young age. If this news were to spread, the Alchemy Sect would definitely not remain calm."

"In this way, we can use this as a breakthrough point to break the deadlock when necessary, achieving unexpected results..."

Old Wei pondered for a moment, then chuckled. After suppressing these thoughts in his heart, he let out a long breath and looked towards the edge of the island with emotion.

There, the sun rises at dawn, the waves are calm, and the sea breeze blows, bringing with it the unique smell of the sea, which is quite unique.

The rumbling sound of waves hitting the shore never stopped, and the light was constantly refracted on the sea, weaving a gorgeous morning glow in the sky, colorful and quite beautiful. The clouds rippled, revealing a cave, and a mighty morning sun jumped out from the depths of the sea, emitting thousands of rays of light.

The wind was blowing and the clouds were surging, with occasional waves on the sea. From the perspective of Yu Changsheng and Old Wei, it was quite magnificent.

This is a scenery that is completely different from the inland areas of the Southern Territory. It is very common in the North Sea Area, but it is quite new to these two outsiders.

"I don't know what's going on with the Wanxiang Sect now... I hope everything is fine and nothing unexpected happens."

Yu Changsheng pondered, sighed softly, and spoke in a low voice.

Elder Wei smiled slightly: "It's okay, everything should be fine. I can go back to Wanxiang Sect to have a look after a few days."

"These days, I have been collecting materials for a large teleportation array. I will set up a point in Wanxiang Sect. It will be much more convenient to go back in the future. But it's okay. I have seen that our Lingkuang Island and Wanxiang Sect are in the same direction as Haishou Tiandao. In other words, the straight-line distance between the two is not too far. In addition, we have also left coordinates on the island. If something really happens, we can also go back through a one-time emergency teleportation symbol. Don't worry about it."

Mr. Wei comforted him softly and laughed.

"Uh-huh."

Yu Changsheng nodded. They both had deep feelings for the Wanxiang Sect. Especially after arriving in a strange place like the North Sea, these feelings became even stronger.

"But... the most urgent thing is, but there is one more thing, which is a bit troublesome."

Old Wei's eyes fixed, and he changed the subject, but a look of embarrassment appeared on his face. He sighed softly, looking helpless.

"what happened?"

Yu Changsheng frowned, turned to look at Mr. Wei and asked in confusion.

"Here, take a look for yourself."

Old Wei hesitated for a moment, shook his head gently, and handed Yu Changsheng a task jade tube.

“The requirements are all in here.”

"Hmm." Yu Changsheng was suspicious. He took the task jade tube and sensed it with his soul. After a while, his face suddenly darkened. He exerted force with his palm and crushed the task jade tube into powder. His face was a little livid, and he sneered:
"What a joke! Is this Sea Beast Sky Island's Mission Resource Hall just for fun? They put forward such unreasonable indicators? Aren't they deliberately making things difficult for us?"

There was only a simple line of information in the task jade tube, which roughly stated that resources on the Sea Beast Island were urgent this year, and that the output of spirit stones on the Spirit Mine Island must be doubled, and the quality must not be poor.

If you fail to do so, there will naturally be punishment, but what the punishment will be is intriguing.

"The annual output of Lingkuang Island is only 100,000 cubic meters at most, but this time, they actually raised the target to 250,000 cubic meters. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for us?"

"Even though we have eliminated middlemen like Liu Yun, we can avoid such self-enrichment and free up some of the output, but it is still a pipe dream to reach 250,000 cubic meters. Even if the entire Lingkuang Island takes a lunch break and digs desperately, it is difficult to reach this target!"

Yu Changsheng sneered repeatedly, with a hint of anger in his heart. His voice was low and his face looked ugly.

"The most interesting thing is that they only gave us the mining quota task without adding more people. With the people we have now, it is just a fantasy to achieve this quota. The person who arranged the change has bad intentions."

"Isn't this purely targeting us?"

Yu Changsheng took a long time, took a deep breath, and then he regained some of his composure.

Elder Wei listened quietly, and couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face. He nodded and sighed softly: "It's aimed at us. It seems that your popularity these days has caused some big figures on the Sea Beast Island to be unhappy, so they are making things difficult for us."

"Hmph," Yu Changsheng snorted coldly, veins popping out on his forehead. "I know it without you telling me. This must be the so-called Seventh Saint Son Wang Sheng behind this. I thought he would retaliate and use his power to suppress others, but I didn't expect that he would really use such a despicable method."

Elder Wei was helpless, rubbing his forehead and smiling bitterly: "So what if I know? This is an obvious move, there is no way to avoid it, we still have to find a way. If we don't, he can take advantage of the situation and make a fuss. Who knows what tricks he will come up with."

Yu Changsheng was silent.

There are only about 400 miners on Lingkuang Island. Even if these 400 miners work day and night, it should not be a problem to meet the target.

But the question is, why would Yu Changsheng do this? If he really used these miners as slaves, then it is conceivable that the reputation that Yu Changsheng has accumulated here these days will be destroyed in an instant, and he will definitely complain about it.

After all, mining spiritual minerals is difficult and mentally taxing, and working for years without rest can lead to a series of adverse consequences.

In addition, the special environment in the mining area makes it easy to destroy the foundation. If such a thing really happens, the consequences will only be more serious. Yu Changsheng can imagine that Wang Sheng can use this as an excuse to make things even more difficult for him.

"What a brilliant plan! Killing two birds with one stone."

After thinking about this clearly, Yu Changsheng couldn't help but sneer.

In fact, this is also what Wang Sheng thought. Expanding the indicator is reasonable but also unreasonable. If Yu Changsheng is willing to exploit the miners under his command, he can barely meet the indicator requirements.

But if there is no squeeze, it will be difficult to achieve.

Then, if the target is not met, it will be Yu Changsheng's dereliction of duty and he will be punished. If the target is met, he will certainly be accused of exploiting the miners and arouse the resentment of the miners and others. At that time, it will only take a pretext to detonate it and Yu Changsheng can be suppressed as a matter of course.

No matter what he does, he has a reason to suppress Yu Changsheng.

Of course, this is the idea, but when it comes to implementation, Wang Sheng alone is still not enough to gain power, as the third elder Wang Donghai is obstructing it. This target was also issued by him.

"It's easy to dodge an open attack, but it's hard to guard against an arrow from the dark." Old Wei couldn't help but sigh, a trace of worry appeared on his face, and he lowered his eyebrows and said, "I knew the suppression would come, but I didn't expect them to be so impatient."

"This is really difficult to deal with." Old Wei smiled bitterly.

"Could it be that you really want to exploit these miners? I think, with your current prestige in their hearts, if you tell them the situation frankly, they may not complain. Is that understandable?"

Mr. Wei hesitated for a moment and said so.

"Absolutely not," Yu Changsheng refused without even thinking about it.

"No matter if they have complaints in their hearts or not, as long as we dare to do this, then people with ulterior motives will definitely make a fuss about it and give us excuses to slander me."

Yu Changsheng paused, sneered and continued:

"Moreover, I am sure that if we really do this, under this high-intensity work, some miners will definitely have accidents, and the accidents will definitely be caused by this kind of work-related injuries. At that time, won't it be more convenient for them to slander us? This is a pit, we can't jump into it."

"So, we cannot force them to work at a high intensity, because the gains will not outweigh the losses and it will only be a thankless task."

"You are right in saying that."

Mr. Wei thought about it and nodded, but then he looked troubled: "However, with such a limited workforce, if we don't increase the working hours, there is no way we can achieve this target."

"Even if we ask them to send more disciples here, if nothing unexpected happens, we don't know when we will get a response. Since they have given us such a quota, how can they easily send us people? They are just making things difficult for us."

Old Wei sighed, feeling angry and indignant.

Yu Changsheng frowned, thinking carefully, with a difficult expression on his face. His eyebrows were almost knitted together. After a while, he exhaled a breath of turbid air, hesitated for a moment, slapped his forehead, and said faintly:

"I have thought of a way." (End of this chapter)