Pay to Cultivate Immortality? My Sect is Completely Free - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: The Heavenly Dao Sect is Our Home

Early in the morning, Su Bai called several disciples to the Great Hall to explain the relationship between tasks and points.

On the wall beside the Great Hall, there hung a large Task Board displaying numerous tasks along with the points earned for completing them.

“You can all take these tasks to earn points that can be exchanged for cultivation pills and combat skills. Each task has a difficulty rating, so you should assess your cultivation base and act accordingly; don’t overexert yourselves,” Su Bai earnestly advised.

“Understood!”

“We will remember the Master’s teachings!”

The four disciples respectfully clasped their fists and answered in unison.

They then approached the Task Board to look at the tasks.

Su Bai stood by, observing what types of tasks the disciples would choose.

“Planting Spirit Grass—I used to do that when I was a handyman at the Lingxiao Sect. The difficulty isn’t high, but it does take three months to bear fruit.”

“We can each take on this task ten times, and when the time comes, I’ll teach you how to plant and water them. After three months, we’ll each earn a hundred points!”

Zhuge Feng’s eyes lit up; he had plenty of experience with planting Spirit Grass.

He was actually the top handyman disciple in the Spirit Grass planting assessment!

“Then I must thank you, Senior Brother!” Xiao Yan gratefully clasped his fists.

“Thank you, Senior Brother!” Xiao Lingxi and Ye Qingyao also expressed their thanks as each of them accepted the task of planting Spirit Grass ten times.

“Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters are too polite; we’re all from the same sect!” Zhuge Feng said with a smile.

“Decorate the Sect, and points will be awarded based on completion. Hehe, leave this to me!” Xiao Lingxi giggled as she accepted one of the tasks.

“Junior Sister Lingxi has always had a good eye; the Sect will definitely look neat and beautiful afterwards!” Xiao Yan remarked with a smile.

“Of course!” Xiao Lingxi replied proudly.

Everyone burst into laughter.

“Carving a Sect Stone Stele for ten points? I’ll take this one. It’s a good chance to toughen my body!” Xiao Yan also chose a task.

The others nodded in agreement, while Xiao Lingxi, still smiling, turned her gaze to Ye Qingyao.

Among these tasks, aside from planting Spirit Grass, most were not suitable for a fragile mortal girl like her to complete.

After a moment of thought, she grabbed Ye Qingyao’s hand and said, “Qingyao Junior Sister, let’s team up to take the cleaning task for the Sect. We’ll split the points evenly!”

Ye Qingyao was momentarily stunned. She looked up to see Xiao Lingxi beaming at her.

“Senior Sister… I… I’m afraid I’ll slow you down…” Ye Qingyao said softly, biting her lip.

After all, she was just a mortal and had a frail figure due to long-term malnutrition.

“Fool, what are you thinking? The Heavenly Dao Sect is our home. You’re my Junior Sister, which makes you my little sister!” Xiao Lingxi said cheerfully.

“Home… Sister…” When Ye Qingyao heard this term of endearment, her heart ached. Since her sister was taken away, this was the first time anyone had called her sister. The Heavenly Dao Sect… home… ours!

“Mm!” Ye Qingyao nodded vigorously, breaking into a radiant smile.

Su Bai watched the cheerful interaction among the disciples from the side and nodded slightly. This atmosphere in the Sect truly felt like a home!

Then, with a flicker, he appeared outside the city gate of Yunshui City. At this moment, the territory of the Heavenly Dao Sect had reached the city gate; as long as he chose not to enter the city, he would be invincible!

“The Heavenly Dao Sect is recruiting disciples; first come, first served, quotas are limited!”

Times had changed; previously, when Su Bai wanted to recruit disciples, he was laughed at, but now it was completely different. As soon as he spoke, a long queue immediately formed at the city gate.

“Immortal Master, here are some local specialties; I hope you will accept them…”

The first young man in line handed Su Bai a cloth bag, pressing it into his hands. Su Bai didn’t need to open it; he knew it contained dozens of taels of silver. Was this a test for him?

Which person can withstand such a test?

“I’m sorry, but I’m not used to local specialties, please take it back. In our Sect’s assessment, we do not look at talent, nor wealth, but only fate!” Su Bai said calmly, pushing the “local specialty” back. Was he in need of this little money?

“Not looking at talent? Can ordinary bodies cultivate?” Someone questioned.

Generally, when a sect recruits disciples, their talent may not be exceptional, but it certainly can’t be poor!

With too poor a talent, even with a large investment of resources, there won’t be much progress—it’s just a waste of effort.

“Joining my Heavenly Dao Sect, even if you have an ordinary body, you can still achieve great things!” Su Bai stated lightly.

His words shocked everyone around him.

In Su Bai’s eyes, cultivating one genius to become a peerless strongman did not mean much.

But if he could turn an ordinary body into a peerless strongman, that would truly prove the capabilities of the Heavenly Dao Sect!

This is why he wanted to take Ye Qingyao in!

“Immortal Master, if that’s the case, I am willing to join the Heavenly Dao Sect.”

Voices echoed as many expressed their desire to join the Heavenly Dao Sect.

“Line up, one at a time,” Su Bai instructed, starting to test the “fate” of the first person.

“Ding, Sect loyalty -10, unable to join the sect.”

Looking at the young man in front of him who had just presented the “local specialty,” Su Bai couldn’t help but twitch his lips slightly.

It wasn’t enough that he had zero loyalty; what in the world was a negative number?

Did he harbor resentment towards the Heavenly Dao Sect?

“Immortal Master, can I join the sect?” the young man asked eagerly.

Su Bai immediately spent a point to check the young man’s information, curious about how this negative value came about.

Name: Ma Xiaohu

Age: 22

Cultivation Base: Mortal

Background: Errand disciple of Tiger Might Gate, sent by an elder to investigate the Heavenly Dao Sect’s true strength.

Seeing the information displayed in front of him, Su Bai felt his head throb with frustration.

No wonder it was a negative number; it turned out he was a spy!

“Ding, Sect loyalty -8, unable to join the sect.”

“Ding, Sect loyalty -19, unable to join the sect.”

“Ding, Sect loyalty -11, unable to join the sect.”

………

A continuous stream of ten negative loyalty values, and Su Bai could only shake his head helplessly.

He had just annihilated the Linglong Sect, and many powerful figures from surrounding forces had naturally wanted to learn more about the Heavenly Dao Sect’s situation, so sending disciples over was understandable.

But he hadn’t expected them all to be “spies”!

Where are the normal people?

Not a single one?

“I heard that all the disciples from the Lingxiao Sect in Yunshui City have left; it seems the Lingxiao Sect is planning something big?”

“Of course! The Heavenly Dao Sect almost annihilated the Linglong Sect, and the Linglong Sect is a subordinate of the Lingxiao Sect. Would the Lingxiao Sect just stand by and do nothing?”

“Hiss, does that mean the strong ones from the Lingxiao Sect will come to take revenge on the Heavenly Dao Sect soon?”

“I was thinking of joining the Heavenly Dao Sect, but when I think about the deep-seated grudge between the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Lingxiao Sect, I feel uneasy!”

“Yeah, the last one who provoked the Lingxiao Sect saw all over eight thousand disciples of their sect wiped out. I heard even dogs passing by were affected…”

Listening to the murmurs of the passersby, Su Bai already understood.

Simply destroying the Linglong Sect was far from enough; as long as the Lingxiao Sect’s looming presence remained, no normal person would dare to join the Heavenly Dao Sect!

After all, when the strong ones from the Lingxiao Sect arrive, they won’t care if you are a new disciple; they would just wipe you out.

The reputation of the Immortal Alliance Top 500 is just too deeply rooted!