93: Foundation Establishment, Revision of Techniques_4 93: Foundation Establishment, Revision of Techniques_4 Chen Qingqing said.
“Biyue Spirit Tea costs thirty Spirit Stones per jin.
How could a Loose Cultivator afford such a lavish indulgence?”
Shen Long’s eyebrows furrowed, he could only say their environments were different.
For that disciple, drinking Biyue Spirit Tea at thirty Spirit Stones per jin was already living in poverty.
A true Loose Cultivator wouldn’t even think of buying the tea for thirty Spirit Stones a jin.
“Senior Sister Chen, why place spies in Zhao Country?”
Shen Long was puzzled.
“If anything happens in Zhao Country’s Cultivation Realm, we would receive news.
What you need to do is gather information about the local forces, such as how many Foundation Establishment Cultivators they have, their relationships with various sects, and which Cultivation resources they control,”
Chen Qingqing explained.
Shen Long’s face was full of confusion, feeling that Chen Qingqing wasn’t telling the whole truth.
If there’s a new assignment, I will send someone to contact you.
Now that you’ve reached Foundation Establishment, you don’t need to work under others.
I will assign five Qi Refining Cultivators to assist you in carrying out the missions.
They are currently at the Profound Yin Marketplace, and none of them are aware of each other’s identities.
These are their real names and portraits.”
Chen Qingqing took out five portraits and a green jade slip.
“The intelligence network was uncovered not long ago, so isn’t it inappropriate to start gathering intelligence now?”
“Of course, you just need to go there and lay low, waiting for new orders.
If you receive important intelligence, head to Biyue Tower in the Profound Yin Marketplace.
The shopkeeper is one of ours.
Just give him the passcode and hand over the intelligence,”
“Senior Sister Chen, I’m going to be embedded in a foreign country.
The treatment won’t be too bad, right?”
Shen Long, realizing he had to go, wanted to secure as many benefits as possible.
He had considered leaving the Spirt Control Sect and fleeing to a distant land, but then the issue of cultivation techniques and subsequent Cultivation resources would be problematic.
He was tired of the life of a Loose Cultivator and did not wish to return to it.
“An additional annual stipend of five hundred Spirit Stones.
If you make a significant achievement, being selected as one of the Seventy-Two Talents is not impossible.
If you’re chosen as one of the Seventy-Two Talents and cultivate to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, the Sect will provide a Core Formation Spiritual Object for free, as well as a Spirit Land and Formation—these are not things a Loose Cultivator can have.
Two of the Seventy-Two Talents are working in the Information Hall.
My advice to you is, don’t even think of fleeing to far-off places.
If you fail in collecting intelligence in Zhao Country, at most you’ll be accused of negligence.
But if you flee, that’s betrayal of the Sect.
You know the Sect rules, I won’t say more,”
Chen Qingqing clearly presented the pros and cons.
Disciples like Shen Long who joined the Spirt Control Sect midway through their journey tended not to feel a strong sense of belonging to the Sect, so coercion would be counterproductive, they also needed to be tempted with rewards.
“I will take on this assignment.
But remember, an emperor doesn’t skimp on his soldiers’ provisions.
It’s alright for me to go to Zhao Country to collect intelligence, so I trust it won’t be a problem for Senior Sister Chen to do me a few small favors?”
“Introduce me to a second-stage Artifact Refiner.
I want to learn the Artifact Refining Technique from him, and help me collect first-stage Monster Beasts’ Essence Blood that possesses the Flood Dragon Bloodline.
These requests aren’t too excessive, are they?”
Now that he had entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, Shen Long planned to learn a craft.
With nearly thirty thousand Spirit Stones in his possession, he could try something bold.
He was familiar with materials for Artifact Refining, so learning the craft seemed like a good choice.
But you should not return to Green Cloud Peak; the fewer people who know you’ve advanced to Foundation Establishment Stage, the better.
It will facilitate your concealment,”
Chen Qingqing advised.
I’ll head to Tianhu Peak first.
Once you’ve found the Artifact Refiner, come to Qinglian Garden to find me,”
Chen Qingqing nodded, gave him several more instructions, and let Shen Long leave.