activa-t Chapter 333 Competitive Dojo
Chapter 333 Competitive Dojo
Recently, the number of cultivators in 'Willow Oriole Immortal City' has increased significantly compared to the past.
Among them, the change in the number of high-level cultivators is the most obvious.
Even Golden Core cultivators, who are usually only seen once every year or two, are now appearing only occasionally.
Some of the larger families and chambers of commerce within 'Willow Oriole Immortal City' also took the opportunity to unleash their wealth, holding auctions and other commercial events, making a fortune.
Especially popular are treasures that enhance attack methods.
The reason is simple: the resource allocation in the Immortal City, which takes place every thirty years, is imminent. All the major forces are accumulating strength and preparing for this redistribution of resources.
The most direct manifestation of this is that some high-level rogue cultivators within the 'Willow Oriole Immortal City' are being strongly courted by various forces at this critical juncture.
They also promised that as long as one could win the contest, a considerable amount of resources would be given as a gift.
Even Lin Changsheng, who had just returned from Liuyan Sect, was constantly bothered by harassment from some family forces.
After all, Lin Changsheng defeated Cui Kuishi of the same level with his puppetry skills, and his strength was obvious to all.
Therefore, since he did not explicitly express any intention to join any faction, some people persistently came to try their luck.
Even if we can't recruit the Puppet Master Lin, we should at least keep a close eye on him to prevent him from being recruited by our competitors.
Not long after, the Willow Smoke Sect issued a statement appointing Lin Sangou, a Golden Core cultivator from Willow Oriole Immortal City, as the sect's new guest elder.
This news immediately attracted the attention of major forces in the surrounding area.
The Willow Smoke Sect is a long-established Nascent Soul level power, and the current Nascent Soul True Monarch guarding the sect has already advanced to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, making the sect's power almost reach its most prosperous period in history.
Therefore, the selection process for sect elders is extremely rigorous.
Most of the elders were from within the sect, having been nurtured by the sect since childhood, possessing emotional bonds, and having clean identities.
As for elders who join midway, in addition to their own exceptional talent, the review process is also very rigorous. Even so, after passing the Liuyan Sect's assessment, most of them are just idle elders on temporary assignments and cannot squeeze into the core of power.
While the selection criteria for guest elders are not as strict as those for formal elders, they are by no means something that just any Golden Core cultivator can be chosen for.
Just like Cui Kui Shi before him, who had lived in 'Willow Oriole Immortal City' for many years as a rogue cultivator and had applied to join the Willow Smoke Sect many times, but had never been approved.
In contrast, this puppeteer Lin had only been in 'Willow Oriole Immortal City' for a few years and had remained unknown until recently when he defeated puppeteer Cui in a skill exchange, which gradually brought him into the sights of the local cultivators.
How long has it been? He has actually become a guest elder of the Willow Smoke Sect!
This made some young cultivators very envious.
The reason is simple: in addition to its powerful background, the Liuyan Sect has a large proportion of female cultivators at all levels.
Furthermore, due to the unique nature of the cultivation method, it has an excellent effect on preserving youth, so both men and women in the Willow Smoke Sect have outstanding appearances.
Especially for those who join as elders, they will be assigned some young female disciples, which is like paradise for cultivators who enjoy matters of the sexes.
Similarly, upon hearing this news, the major powers were initially surprised, marveling at Lin Kui's extraordinary abilities, which enabled him to become an elder of the Liuyan Sect. No wonder he looked down on the forces below him.
But at the same time, he felt relieved, because at least he was certain that Lin Kui Shi would not join other forces and become his rival.
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Three months later.
"Master Lin, these materials were specially provided by my Willow Smoke Sect. For the next thirty years, Master Lin will have to work hard to hone his skills and create puppets that meet our requirements."
On this day, Huang Jia, the sect leader of Liuyan Sect, came to visit with some materials.
"As expected of the Willow Smoke Sect, they were able to gather such a large amount of Tier 3 materials in such a short time."
"But even for a puppet with a pure defense that has reached the late stage of the third tier, it is still quite difficult. I can only try my best."
After taking the storage bag and checking the contents, Lin Changsheng's expression changed slightly, and he sighed.
Several months ago, he became a guest elder of the Willow Smoke Sect and signed a contract with the sect leader, Huang Jia.
During the period when Liu Yanzong hired Lin Changsheng as a guest elder, he provided him with corresponding elder benefits and a third-tier Dao field that suited his own needs.
Lin Changsheng needs to create a puppet with a defensive effect reaching the late stage of the third tier within thirty years. If he fails to complete it as promised, he will need to make up for it with the existing corpse-refining puppets.
Signing a contract with a large power like the Willow Smoke Sect carries extremely serious consequences if violated.
However, Lin Changsheng felt no pressure about this.
He could sense that the Willow Smoke Sect seemed to have a very urgent need for third-tier puppets, especially late-stage third-tier puppets.
Even when the contract was being signed, Huang Jia, the sect leader of Liuyan Sect, offered a high price to buy the two corpse-refining puppets in Lin Changsheng's possession.
But Lin Changsheng rejected her.
The corpse puppet in his hand was refined by the Three Corpse Immortal over many years and then modified into a puppet.
In terms of defensive capabilities alone, it is comparable to a typical late-stage third-tier character.
It can still be modified when higher-level materials become available in the future, and there is still potential to be explored.
As for the contents of the contract, thirty years is enough time for Lin Changsheng to create a puppet with defensive capabilities reaching the late stage of the third tier and deliver it.
According to the contract, as long as Lin Changsheng creates a qualified late-stage Tier 3 puppet on schedule, he can be promoted from Guest Elder of Liuyan Sect to Outer Elder.
Although both are elders, they are vastly different.
The relationship between the guest elders and Liu Yanzong is more like a cooperative one, with mutual benefit being the primary factor between the two sides.
In contrast, the outer sect elders are in charge of some of the work among the outer sect disciples of the Willow Smoke Sect. They can enjoy a third-level cultivation field within the Willow Smoke Sect and receive a fixed salary.
For ordinary, independent cultivators, this is undoubtedly one of the best possible destinations.
After all, a Nascent Soul level sect like the Willow Smoke Sect, with its long history, has extremely strict screening criteria for recruiting cultivators.
Comparatively speaking, some high-level Golden Core cultivators are not as easily accepted as low-level cultivators.
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to be accepted into the Willow Smoke Sect if they have any bad deeds or misconduct.
As a sect with Nascent Soul level members, it is rumored that the sect's Supreme Elder, "True Monarch Yunmiao," has even reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage.
As long as that 'True Monarch Yunmiao' is still alive, it will be enough to protect the sect and ensure its long-term stability.
Therefore, compared to outside Golden Core cultivators whose backgrounds are unknown, the Willow Smoke Sect places greater emphasis on Golden Core cultivators cultivated within the sect.
Unless the entire sect is facing a life-or-death crisis, or encounters years of war that lead to a shortage of high-level combat power and insufficient external deterrence, the sect will not consider absorbing a large number of high-level cultivators from outside.
Only when a sect faces a life-or-death crisis will it disregard the potential dangers left behind by absorbing a large number of outside cultivators, and only seek to resolve the current crisis as soon as possible to ensure the normal development of the sect.
Therefore, the conditions mentioned by Liu Yanzong in the contract were already quite generous.