[Congratulations on your breakthrough, I didn't expect your breakthroughuld be so quick.]
"The past five months have been helllish but finally, I'vempleted the Snd Volume."
[Did you receive information about the Third Volume?]
"Yes, what can I say, it's both easy and difficult. It's no longer about me suffering beatings but more aboutllecting ingredients. Blood Essence of a Thousand Years Old Snake, Tree Sap from a Thousand Years Old Demon Tree and Dung from any Ten Thousand Years Old Warrior Beast."
[At your current level, obtaining these materials might prove difficult but if yoummission the sect then obtaining might be easier.]
"You're right, I'm gonna check if the sect has these materials and exchange for them once I've accumulated enough blood pills. Thanks for your help these past few months, they were really helpful to me."
[No problem, the energy within the spirit stone is almost depleted. Hope the next time you awaken me, you'd have improved far beyond your current level.]
"Definitely! Alright, see ya."
Zixin had improved a lot over theurse of five months, his body had bme more muscular and he was now two and a half meters tall, his muscles well defined. His body exuded great strength and vitality like he too was a Warrior Beast. Zixin then left the training room.
'How long has it been since I felt the sunlight kissing my skin, but for strength, even if I don't feel the Sun's warmth for years, I don't care.' thought Zixin.
'Anyway, let me check the materials and upgrade my disciple status while I'm at it, these robes are too small for me.'
Zixin then left for the Materials Hall, along the way, many disciples gave Zixin weird looks, probably wandering about his identity since it was their first time seeing him. Zixin didn't interact with disciples except for that one time where he was seeking pointers, only those Senior disciples knew him.
Soon, Zixin reached the Materials Halls and actually euntered someone he was familiar with.
"Senior Brother Bao, long time no see!" said Zixin with excitement. Brother Bao was the snd person Zixin was familiar with after Guo.
"Junior Brother Zixin, is this truly you? You're almost unrgnisable with how much you've changed. What happened to you?" answered Bao.
"You know, with diligent cultivationmes change, be it physical or mental, there will be change."
"You're right, anyway, when did youme out of closed door training? Do you have enough blood pills to exchange for materials?" asked Bao.
"I've justme out of closed door training but I'm only here to check if the sect has what I'm looking for, after that, I'm planning on upgrading my disciple status at the Mission Hall."
"I see, do you mind if I tag along, Xiao Dan is also planning on upgrading his disciple status, we'll definitely cross paths with him."
"Don't worry about that, me and Eldest Senior Brother Xiao Dan don't have any enmity, it was a spar which I greatly benefited from." answered Zixin before checking for the materials he came for.
Surprisingly, the sect had all the materials he was looking for but they were extremely expensive,sting thousands of Contributions points.
"Senior Brother Bao, what are the Contributions points being mentioned when exchanging for materials?"
"Contribution points are the currency used to exchange for resources in the sect, onentribution point is equivalent to ten blood pills andntribution points can only be obtained bympleting sect missions or having them transferred to you through a loan, they are very valuable that with enough, you can even exchange them for a status of an elder."
"Wow, so where do I go when I want a loan? Which Hall deals with loans?"
"That will depend on yournnections. What I know for certain is that Core disciples and above definitely have manyntribution points, if you know someone with that status, you can ask them." answered Bao.
"Thanks for the information, if you have problems in the future, don't hesitate to approach me."
"Then I won't hold back. Junior Brother, now that you've finished your business here, let's go to the Mission Hall, maybe we'll get s chance to see Senior Brother Xiao Dan's battle."
Inside the Mission Hall, many Outer disciples and a few Inner disciples had gathered around the battle stage and Xiao Dan and another disciple faced each other on stage.
"Xiao Dan, I've always tolerated yourmpetitiveness with me and even gave you advice but today you dare to have designs on my Rank, absolutely unforgivable! Today, I'll turn you into a cripple!"
"Jia Hao, it's nothing personal. Correctly, you're the only person I can challenge with my current strength, I'm no match for the others but in the future, I'll trample them too so don't feel too bad!" said Xiao Dan arrogantly.
[Begin!] a voice sounded from outside the stage. A transparent barriervered the stage, ensuring that the spectators wouldn't be injured. Xiao Dan's fists werevered in a red energy as he lunged at Jia Hao. Jia Hao took out his weapon which was a fan and blocked Xiao Dan's attacks with it and he blocked them with relative ease. An intense fight soon began.
"Senior Brother Bao, why is Xiao Dan fighting this guy, isn't a breakthrough enough for a status upgrade?"
"Naturally but what if you crave for better rewards, obviously you have to cease them yourself. Inner disciples ranked in the top one hundred enjoy benefits that ordinary Inner disciples don't, just thentribution points they receive every month are enough move anyone. Inner disciples ranked one hundred to fifty one receive two thousand five hundred points every month.
Ranked fifty to twenty one receive five thousandntribution points monthly, ranked twenty to eleven receive seven thousand five hundred points and those in the top ten receive ten thousand points minimum. Senior Brother Jia Hao is ranked hundred in the Inner disciple rankings."
"Damn, even I would be tempted by the resources these guys receive. Maybe I should also challenge someone with a rank. Yeah, I think I'll do that."
"Junior Brother, a word of advice, you can challenge anyone in the rankings if it's your first time without paying anything but the snd time will definitely dry your pockets so choose your opponent carefully."