Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

After some trouble, Jiang Chuan finally arrived at the headquarters of the Immortal Alliance via the main city.

This is a group of mountains so vast it defies imagination.

The rolling mountains resemble giant dragons crawling on the earth, with the snow-capped ridges reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight.

And on the summits of those high mountains, magnificent palaces and pavilions stand everywhere.

Countless streaks of light, like busy fish, shuttled back and forth between the mountain peaks, adorning the entire mountain range like a flowing fairy painting.

This is the headquarters of the Immortal Alliance.

Jiang Chuan took a deep breath. The immortal spiritual energy contained in the air was several times more concentrated than that outside. Just by standing here, the pure Yang true essence in his body began to show signs of activity.

The exit of the teleportation array.

A group of Immortal Alliance stewards, specifically responsible for receiving newcomers, had already gathered.

As soon as Jiang Chuan stepped off the teleportation array, a young disciple in a green robe greeted him with a broad smile.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist! You look unfamiliar to me; is this your first time visiting our Immortal Alliance?"

Jiang Chuan looked at the newcomer, a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. He couldn't see through the man's cultivation level, which meant he was stronger than him, at least at the Qi Conquest Realm.

"Exactly."

Jiang Chuan nodded calmly.

"My name is Cui Chenghua, and I am the external affairs guide disciple of the Immortal Alliance, specifically responsible for receiving new disciples."

Cui Chenghua's smile remained unchanged. He stepped aside and gestured for him to proceed. "Fellow Daoist is new here and must not be very familiar with the Immortal Alliance yet. How about I lead the way and introduce you to everything as we go?"

"Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Cui."

Jiang Chuan followed Cui Chenghua out of the teleportation hall, and only then did he truly see the true face of the Immortal Alliance.

Beneath our feet lies a wide white jade walkway, suspended in mid-air, traversing several mountain peaks, stretching as far as the eye can see from east to west.

Every hundred steps along both sides of the plank road stands a bronze spirit lamp. Even in the daytime, the thumb-sized spirit flame in the lamp wick never goes out, emitting a warm glow.

Cui Chenghua took out a jade slip from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Chuan as he walked: "This is the 'Entry Guide' that all outer disciples of the Immortal Alliance must read. It contains detailed records of the Immortal Alliance's rules and a map showing the distribution of various facilities. Junior Brother can take your time to read it later, but I'll pick out a few of the most important ones to tell you first."

Jiang Chuan took the jade slip and nodded.

"Our Immortal Alliance's system is quite different from those traditional sects."

Cui Chenghua pointed to the huge floating islands in the distance, "Junior brother, look, those mountains floating in the sky are the true core of the Immortal Alliance. However, only inner disciples are qualified to set foot in that place. We outer disciples can only move around in the outer mountains."

He then changed the subject: "But junior brother, don't think that outer disciples are inferior. The biggest advantage of being an outer disciple in the Immortal Alliance is freedom. You don't have to listen to elders chanting scriptures or be controlled by the sect. Apart from having to complete a minimum amount of mandatory tasks once a month, you can do whatever you want at other times. Even if you go into seclusion for three or five years, as long as you don't miss the task deadline, no one will urge you."

"That's pretty good."

Jiang Chuan nodded.

"Freedom is freedom, but necessary rules must be followed. Junior brother, remember that there are two red lines in the Immortal Alliance that you must never cross."

"First, private duels are strictly prohibited within the Immortal Mountain. Violators will be punished with the loss of their cultivation and expulsion from the Immortal Alliance, or killed on the spot."

"Secondly, it is strictly forbidden to leak the secrets of the alliance to forces outside the Immortal Alliance. The punishment for this is even more severe: the soul will be extracted and refined, and the person will never be able to reincarnate."

As they were talking.

The two had reached a fork in the road.

Cui Chenghua stopped and pointed to a valley shrouded in mist ahead, saying, "That's where Junior Brother lives. Each outer disciple can be assigned an independent cave dwelling, the grade of which depends on cultivation level and contribution points. With Junior Brother's cultivation level, getting a sixth-grade cave dwelling shouldn't be a problem."

Jiang Chuan glanced in that direction and got a sense of what was going on.

I have a place to stay.

The next question is how to gain a foothold in this territory.

Although the Immortal Alliance is free, it doesn't support people for nothing; the rent for the cave dwellings alone is a considerable expense.

Cui Chenghua seemed to see through his thoughts and spoke again: "Junior brother is new here, so he must accumulate some contribution points to protect himself. I happen to have a few jobs here. If you are interested, you can choose one to do. They are all low-risk and stable jobs."

As he spoke, he took out a jade book from his sleeve, turned to one of the pages, and began to introduce it as if it were a treasured possession.

"The first task is to plant spirit herbs in the Hundred Herbs Garden. You will take care of the spirit fields every day and irrigate them with spirit spring water on time. You can earn about a hundred contribution points a month. Although it is not much, it is easy and stable, and you can also learn a lot about cultivating spirit plants."

"The second option is to work as an assistant to the alchemy elder in the alchemy room, helping to sort spiritual herbs and oversee the furnace fire. The monthly contribution is two hundred. If you're lucky enough to be noticed by the elder, you can also learn some alchemy skills along the way."

"The third job is to work as an assistant in the weapon refining workshop, specifically responsible for refining some basic spirit ores. The monthly contribution is 250, but the work is quite tiring and very boring."

After saying this, Cui Chenghua closed the jade book, looked at Jiang Chuan, and waited for him to make a choice.

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment, then remained noncommittal.

Farming

Alchemy.

Both of these jobs sound relatively easy.

But it's obvious that the easier the job, the less money you'll earn.

As for weapon crafting, although he has already integrated the talent of Heavenly Creation, his cultivated Supreme Yang True Fire has a natural advantage in the path of weapon crafting.

Just as he was hesitating, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

"Senior Brother Cui."

Jiang Chuan pointed to the jade book in Cui Chenghua's hand: "I just saw a page at the beginning of your book that says the Immortal Alliance will offer a generous reward for reporting any cultivation families causing trouble in the mortal world. What exactly are the rules for this task?"

Choi Sung-hwa glanced in the direction of his finger, then suddenly looked up, his face showing undisguised surprise.

"Junior brother, do you have a clue?!"

I know a little bit about it.

Jiang Chuan nodded without changing his expression.

Cui Chenghua looked around to make sure no one was nearby before taking a half-step closer, his voice even lower than before:

"Junior brother, this is an incredibly good opportunity! Although our Immortal Alliance doesn't concern itself with worldly affairs, there's one ironclad rule: cultivators are forbidden from wantonly slaughtering mortals. If such a thing happens, the Immortal Alliance will show no mercy!"

"Mortals in the secular world are the source and foundation of our Immortal Alliance disciples. If they are treated as food and slaughtered at will by those rogue cultivator families, how can the Immortal Alliance continue to exist?"

"Therefore, these types of tasks offer a very generous amount of contribution points!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan's heart stirred slightly.

Generous rewards?

That's perfect. He's new here and desperately needs contribution points. Leaving Tu Li alive instead of silencing him was definitely a smart move.

Cui Chenghua then asked, "I wonder if Junior Brother intends to sell the clues, or whether he plans to carry out the mission personally?"

What's the difference between the two?

Cui Chenghua laughed and said, "The difference is huge. If you sell clues, you can only get 20% of the mission reward contribution at most. Although it is not a small amount, it is far less than the latter."

"According to the rules of the Immortal Alliance, all the spoils of a disciple who goes out on a mission are theirs to keep."

"Junior brother, think about it, those cultivation families have been entrenched for at least several hundred years."

"It's just another case of exploiting ordinary people."

"Another case of unauthorized mining."

"The wealth he has amassed privately is absolutely astronomical!"

"If you just raid any one of these places, the contribution points you get would probably be enough to make an inner disciple's fortune!"

Cui Chenghua became more and more excited as he spoke.

"All the harvest can be mine!?" Jiang Chuan was also tempted upon hearing this.

Cui Chenghua then said, "However, junior brother, I must remind you that although this kind of mission is always highly sought after, it is by no means an easy target. Although the overall strength of those cultivation families is far inferior to that of the Immortal Alliance, they still have one or two old monsters in charge. If the other side fights back desperately, the enforcement disciples may suffer heavy casualties."

"If you need anything, junior brother, I can introduce you to some senior brothers and sisters who are at the Qi Refining stage. Although they will also take the lion's share of the profits, it will always be an extra layer of security."

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment: "Thank you for reminding me, Senior Brother Cui. This matter... I'll have to think about it some more."

"No problem."

Cui Chenghua nodded with a smile.

He gave Jiang Chuan a few more instructions and left him a way to contact him before turning to leave.

Jiang Chuan was also filled with emotion.

It seems that the cultivation atmosphere in this Immortal Alliance is quite good. The fellow disciples are so friendly and helpful to each other, which is much better than he had imagined.