Gou Zai Sect Beast Taming Longevity

Chapter 11 The Unexpected Rewards from the Spirit Enhancement Pill

"Work hard next month. As long as you can raise the Spirit Chicken King again, you'll definitely get plenty of Spirit Enhancement Pills."

Manager Chang held up the Spirit Chicken King, smiling broadly, and then left.

He felt reassured that Lingji Garden was being cared for by a disciple like Yu Changsheng.

One Spirit Enhancement Pill is worth more than a dozen low-grade spirit stones outside, but the other party rewarded him with two at once, which was a bit beyond Yu Changsheng's expectations.

Even if the sect refines it itself, the cost will not be low. More importantly, he can finally improve his cultivation level!

"Will these two stones allow me to reach the fourth level of Qi Refining?"

Yu Changsheng was overjoyed. As long as the Spirit Chicken Garden was there, his mixed spiritual root talent would reach the fifth level of Qi Refining in less than a year or two. At that time, he could be selected by the sect and become an outer disciple!

Outer disciples are the true disciples of the Myriad Manifestations Sect. The resources, spells, and secret manuals they can access are far beyond what servants can access. If they are chosen by a senior to be accepted as a disciple, their future path will be much more secure!

After cleaning the chicken coop, Yu Changsheng hurried back to the yard.

However, the disciples who usually tended the farmland were gathered together for some unknown reason.

Yu Changsheng looked at Zhuang Yan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Senior Brother Zhuang, what happened?"

Zhuang Yan handed him a transfer order and said, "The sect has ordered that at the end of the year, each of the outer peaks should select some disciples to assist in collecting rent at the fish market. Our courtyard just happened to be chosen."

"The shantytowns in Yufang City have expanded rapidly this year, reaching a scale of 10,000 people. Moreover, the area is in chaos, and many independent cultivators who rely on the protection of sects do not pay rent. It is difficult for the existing miscellaneous disciples in Yufang City to collect all the rent. Therefore, we need to mobilize a lot of miscellaneous disciples this time."

Beside him, a handyman disciple said with a worried look, "This job of collecting rent is not thankless. Most of the rogue cultivators living in the shantytown are poor. Expecting them to take out ten low-grade spirit stones a year is practically the same as killing them."

"It's alright if you encounter a poor person; you can always get them to hand over their money after some harassment. The real danger is encountering a ruthless person who is being hunted down by a prestigious sect. You might even get injured if you're not careful. Therefore, collecting rent is quite a dangerous job, and few handymen are willing to do it."

The shantytown is a melting pot of all sorts of people, including many cultivators at the late and peak stages of Qi Refining. Because the sect's management is rather lax, the rules are chaotic, and murder and robbery are common occurrences.

Of course, these menial disciples wore the robes of the Myriad Manifestations Sect, so even when they went to the shantytown to collect rent, few people would offend them. After all, they represented the face of the Myriad Manifestations Sect when they were out in the world, and anyone who dared to touch them would be hunted down to death.

That's what they say, but who isn't afraid of encountering those unpredictable cultivators?

There are still quite a few kill orders hanging in the affairs hall for those who killed Wanxiang Sect disciples. Everyone cherishes their lives.

"Hey, if you ask me, why doesn't the sect send a Foundation Establishment expert? If they could collect ten low-grade spirit stones from each person in this shantytown, that would be a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones! What a huge sum!"

One of the servant disciples sighed.

"Fish Market should have a Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge, but it's too large to oversee everything. Besides, can a Foundation Establishment cultivator compare to us menial servants?"

"Exactly! The Foundation Establishment experts are all busy cultivating and trying to reach the Golden Core stage as soon as possible. They don't have time to collect rent from everyone!"

"It's just collecting rent, there's no need for everyone to worry too much."

Zhuang Yan said solemnly, "We must obey the sect's orders. How many ordinary Qi Refining cultivators dare to give us attitude? Offending us is offending the Myriad Manifestations Sect."

"Alright, there are still five days left until the end of the year. Everyone should get ready. If you're worried, you can buy a talisman."

The crowd nodded and quickly dispersed.

"Senior Brother Zhuang, should I go too?" Yu Changsheng asked.

Zhuang Yan looked at him, nodded, and said, "You live in the courtyard, so you're also within the scope of the investigation. After feeding the spirit chickens this morning, come with us. We can finish collecting rent in one day."

"Okay," Yu Changsheng agreed, returned to the wooden house, closed the door, and his eyes flickered twice.

Was it really just a coincidence that their courtyard was chosen?

There are dozens of courtyards on the outer peak. He has a steward who takes care of him and he has a good reputation among the miscellaneous disciples. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be chosen.

Unless the cultivator who selected the courtyard did not consult the head steward after receiving the sect's transfer order, or deliberately chose them.

It seems there is only one person with malicious intent towards him, and coincidentally, the other party's brother is quite influential in the outer sect, so he might know that cultivator!

Thinking about it, Yu Changsheng felt like he was developing paranoia.

But in this cruel world, you can never be too careful.

"I'll focus on improving myself through cultivation. As long as I become stronger, these troubles won't be a problem anymore." Yu Changsheng exhaled and took out the two Spirit Enhancement Pills.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, regulated his breathing, circulated his internal energy, and took out a pill to swallow.

The Spirit Enhancement Pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a surge of heat burst forth in the dantian, flooding into the limbs and bones like a torrent. The Spirit Refining Technique circulated throughout the body, rapidly refining the pill.

"Such rich spiritual energy! Its effects are far superior to spirit stones!"

Yu Changsheng felt his magical power rapidly increasing, and he was overjoyed.

He closed his eyes and concentrated intently on refining the medicine, not wasting a single drop of its power.

Two hours later.

"Not enough, not enough!"

Yu Changsheng finished his cultivation, exhaled, and his cultivation level was still at the third level of Qi Refining, but the amount of mana in his body had increased.

"It will probably take two or three more Spirit Enhancement Pills to break through."

He picked up the remaining Spirit Enhancement Pill, about to take it again, when he suddenly remembered Huang Li's malicious look from a while ago, and his hand stopped at his mouth.

"There are only five days left until the end of the year. Even after taking this Spirit Enhancement Pill, I still won't be able to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining. If there's real danger during this rent collection, I'll still have to rely on Beast Taming!"

Yu Changsheng's gaze was deep. Thinking of the Crimson Serpent King, who was only one step away from the fifth level of the first rank, he made up his mind.

He made a hand seal and summoned the Crimson Serpent King from his inner vision.

The Red Serpent King immediately pressed itself against his hand, giving him an expression that seemed to want him to pat its head.

Ever since it tasted the system, it had developed an incredible expectation for Yu Changsheng's palm.

"Here, eat this pill and see if it can help you break through to the fifth level of the first rank," Yu Changsheng said with a smile, stuffing the pill into its mouth.

Although the Spirit Enhancement Pill is not specifically made for demonic beasts, it still has an effect on them, albeit a much weaker one.

The Crimson Serpent King swallowed it whole, but it dissolved in its mouth before it even entered its stomach, and a surge of rich spiritual energy rushed upwards.

Then it shook its head in a comfortable and pleasant manner.

Yu Changsheng kept a close eye on it, and about an hour later a message popped up, along with a new reward he hadn't expected.

[You have successfully fed a Crimson Serpent King, consuming 1 Spirit Enhancement Pill, and received a reward of 80 Essence Points and a small amount of Mana.]

In an instant, his magical power surged, bringing him to within a single step of reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining!

At the same time, the Crimson Serpent King also broke through to the fifth level of the first tier!

(End of this chapter)