Chu Yurong also liked this place, but if there was really a problem, she would be the one to suffer. However, if he refused, he would probably anger this senior brother. The sect was thousands of miles away, and this senior brother would probably take out a map with extremely poor spiritual energy. If he planted spiritual herbs or something like that, he would really not be able to harvest anything.
"Senior Brother, you said that we can still retreat?”
"Of course, but you have to pay another sum of spirit stones.”This time, the man did not hide anything.
"Then Junior Brother will go and break this rumor. If there really is a problem, I will report it to the sect. If the sect can't solve it, I'm afraid…I can only return to my cave abode.”
"Alright, Junior Martial Brother's words are exactly what I want. If Junior Martial Brother really discovers that there's something wrong with the cave dwelling, you can just retreat and I'll pick another good cave dwelling for you.”The man took out a jade card of the cave abode and handed it to Chu Yurong.
"This is the restriction token of the cave abode.”
"How should I address you, Senior Brother?"
"Lu Yuanji."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu!"
Chu Yurong got the token and prepared to leave.
"Junior apprentice-brother, please wait." The man smiled and continued,
"There's one more thing I don't think Junior Brother knows. After reaching Foundation Establishment, the sect will no longer provide spirit stones for free.”
"This…I really don't know!”
The man paused for a moment, then continued,"The sect is so big, and we have 2,300 Spirit Enhancement disciples. That's a lot of money to spend every month. When we reach the Foundation Establishment stage, we'll have to earn spirit stones ourselves...."
"To get spirit stones, you have to hunt demon beasts and take risks to find spirit herbs. However, by being on duty in the sect, you can avoid many risks. Not only can you give out spirit stones, but you can also get contribution points.”
"Buy…Buy what? Buy a position?”
"That's right, brother. Not only do some positions not wait for people, but they also cost a lot!”
" Selling jobs, this... isn't this a mess, and..." Chu Yurong was interrupted by the man before she could finish speaking.
"Junior apprentice-brother, didn't I just tell you? The sect is huge, and we have more than 2,300 spirit enhancement disciples, and 340 Foundation Establishment cultivators. No, of course, including you, we have 341 people now. There are so many things to do, and if we have to ask the Gold Core elders to take charge of everything, then we'll have twenty-seven elders to take care of everything. "Therefore, the trading of positions has gradually formed. The sect master has also turned a blind eye to it. Of course, my position is personally appointed by the sect, so it's not included. Do you understand? If you want to resign from a key position, you have to ask the sect to resign!”the man explained patiently.
"I see!" Only then did Chu Yurong realize that this man's power in the sect was not ordinary.
" Therefore, ordinary positions can be traded. On my side, I have a junior brother who is free and plans to cultivate in seclusion for a period of time. Of course, I won't hide it from you. On top of the selling price of that junior brother, I will also charge a certain fee.”
"Senior Brother, you've worked hard in the middle, so of course you should be rewarded. However, I've just advanced and need some time to consolidate my cultivation.”
"Alright, whenever you want to find a sinecure, come and find me.”
After choosing a cave abode, Chu Yurong came to Cloud Sky Peak's Qiyun Hall to visit the sect master and register. She also lit the Primordial Soul Lamp through the secret technique of blood essence...
After leaving the palace door, Chu Yurong rushed straight to the cave abode. She passed through the crisscrossing mountains and finally circled around a steep peak. After flying for more than ten miles, she arrived at a mountain that was only a few hundred feet tall. Spirit fog surrounded the area, and birds fled in fright. The entrance of the cave abode was twenty feet above the mountain.
After using the token to unlock the restriction, Chu Yurong came to the cave abode. It was dark in front of her, and the walls were covered in weathered dust. Chu Yurong frowned slightly. The situation in the cave was unknown. After thinking for a while, she immediately condensed several water balls and formed a few mirrors. After forming an array, she led them into the light cave.
After only a few steps, they arrived at the hall of the cave abode. Chu Yurong was standing in the southwest corner of the hall, and a thick musty smell floated over. Chu Yurong cast another spell to condense a few mirrors. With an idea, she expanded the mirror outside the cave by ten times and then spread the light from the mirror inside the cave. The surroundings of the room became bright. Chu Yurong was proud of himself.
This cave abode could be said to be quite stylish. However, it had been left unoccupied for a long time, and many things had decayed. The murals around it were blurry, and the gold items placed in the corners were covered with spider webs. The exquisite carpet had lost the ability to rebound where one stepped on.
There were three passages in the hall, one on the left and one on the right.
There was a door on the right side of the room. Pushing it open, a passage appeared. After taking a few steps inside, there was a medicinal garden in the room. There were also a few rays of light shining down from the top of the cave.
After returning to the room from before, Chu Yurong entered the passage on the left. After a few feet, she turned left. After a few steps, she looked around. It should be an alchemy room.
Finally, they arrived at the right side of the passage. Three steps away, they arrived at a side hall. It wasn't big, and there were many secular and elegant porcelain decorations placed there. It could be used as a reception hall. After passing through this hall, there was a door on the right side of the passage. He took a casual glance and saw a row of wooden shelves against the wall. They were used to store sundries, pills, and magic tools. He continued walking and came to a secret room. It was the place where he usually rested and cultivated. The secret room was not big. It was simple and unadorned. There were some scratches from swords and sabers.
Chu Yurong cast a spell to clean it up. Just as she was about to make another move, suddenly, the refracted light along the way dimmed. There was only a slight brightness, and the entire secret room darkened.
"How did this happen?"
Chu Yurong took out a pile of Fire Spirit Stones and threw them around the secret room. Only then did the secret room become much brighter. She lit up a few oil lamps on the wall and put down an incense burner to disperse the musty smell from outside. Only then did she come out of the cave unhurriedly.
The sky was still clear, but the cave abode was already dark. It was only halfway through the afternoon, and it was already completely overcast. More importantly, Chu Yurong realized that the mountain that they had just bypassed continued to rise and fall nearby. It was as if it had blocked most of the sky, making the cave abode even darker. In a day, the cave abode's sunlight would probably last less than four hours.
"It's no wonder that the cave dwelling is filled with Yin Qi. In order to lean against the pool on the right, the entire mountain of the cave dwelling is in a concave area. I'm afraid that the senior who built the cave dwelling really didn't consider this problem.”
Chu Yurong fell silent. If she rebuilt it herself, whether it was changing the location or opening up a new cave abode at a higher place, it would not improve much because the entire environment was for the sake of being next to the pool. Chu Yurong did not want to give up on this pool, especially since she was practicing a water-type cultivation technique. However, the Yin Qi was too heavy, so she had to think of another way to solve it.
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