Pay to Cultivate Immortality? My Sect is Completely Free - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Immortal Techniques, All Free

While Zhuge Feng was selecting his Immortal Technique, the two outside were staring at each other in disbelief.

“You, you, you…” Xiao Lingxi’s eyes widened as she looked at Su Bai, unable to believe what she was witnessing. She felt that everything she encountered tonight had completely overturned her understanding of reality.

Initially, she thought she could act heroically and expose a fraud, but unexpectedly, she had stumbled upon something genuine.

Su Bai, with his hands behind his back, chuckled and said, “Little girl, do you still doubt that I’m a fraud?”

“I…” Xiao Lingxi was left speechless, her cheeks flushed as she muttered, “How was I to know you were actually a capable person?”

Su Bai shook his head, unwilling to argue with a young girl.

At that moment, Zhuge Feng emerged from the Immortal Law Pavilion, cradling a yellow scroll in his hands as he respectfully approached Su Bai.

“Master, how much silver does this Immortal Technique cost? And if I want the Immortal Technique for Qi Refining First Level, how much silver would that require?”

His voice trembled slightly, and Xiao Lingxi’s gaze also turned to him.

Immortal Techniques are the foundation of a sect!

Many sects regard Immortal Techniques as treasures, which continually draw in disciples.

Take the Lingxiao Sect, for example; the sect’s fundamental Immortal Technique, Lingxiao Art, is of superior quality.

How can one learn Lingxiao Art?

First, one must become a servant disciple, and after half a year, pass a formal assessment to become a formal disciple.

Second, one must complete various sect tasks to earn points, and only with enough points can one qualify for the exchange of Lingxiao Art.

Finally, even after obtaining the qualification for exchange, it is not free to practice; one still needs to spend money to purchase it!

Qi Refining First Level Technique: 100 taels of silver

Qi Refining Second Level Technique: 300 taels of silver

Qi Refining Third Level Technique: 100 taels of gold

One tael of gold is equivalent to ten taels of silver, so 100 taels of gold equals one thousand taels of silver!

And this is just the cost for the first three levels of Qi Refining; the prices for the subsequent levels are even more outrageous!

As the saying goes, without money, what can you cultivate?

Isn’t it better to honestly live as an ordinary person?

With the Immortal Techniques being so precious, why isn’t Zhuge Feng trembling?

Even though he hasn’t begun his cultivation, he vaguely feels that this Dao Scripture is not an ordinary Immortal Technique; its value might not be inferior to that of the Lingxiao Art.

But the Immortal Technique is right in front of him, and he doesn’t have any silver to buy it!

“Silver? What silver?”

Su Bai was confused.

Before he transmigrated, he had read so many novels where disciples joined sects and could cultivate Immortal Techniques for free throughout the entire process!

Why was it that in his case, money was required?

Zhuge Feng was momentarily stunned, thinking that Su Bai hadn’t heard him clearly, and quickly added, “Master, how much silver do I need to pay to cultivate this Immortal Technique?”

“You don’t need any silver. Since you are my disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect, you can naturally cultivate our sect’s Immortal Techniques freely,” Su Bai replied with a smile.

Zhuge Feng was taken aback, as if a bomb had gone off in his head, buzzing with disbelief.

Such a precious Immortal Technique, free?

“Master, do I not need any silver to cultivate the Immortal Techniques from the first to the ninth level of Qi Refining?”

He couldn’t believe it, even thinking he might be imagining things.

The first three levels of the Immortal Techniques already had sky-high prices, and all nine levels…

“What? You’re not willing?” Su Bai raised his eyebrows, a half-smile on his face as he said, “I’m giving you the opportunity to cultivate these Immortal Techniques, so don’t let me down!”

Zhuge Feng looked up and saw his master standing with his hands behind his back, wearing a smile that shone brightly like the moonlight tonight.

The moonlight poured down like water, casting a celestial glow around him, making it seem as if he were an ethereal being descended to save the world.

Reflecting on the hardships he endured while working at the Lingxiao Sect and the oppressive days he faced, the contrast with this moment was staggering.

His body trembled as if struck by electricity, a surge of passionate blood erupted like a volcano, rushing straight to the top of his head.

“Thud.”

He unexpectedly kneeled on the ground, knocking his head respectfully and declared firmly, “Disciple Zhuge Feng humbly thanks Master!”

Seeing this, Su Bai couldn’t help but smile.

Beside him, Xiao Lingxi was dumbfounded, her beautiful, watery eyes wide open, her mouth moving as if she wanted to say something but no sound came out.

Her heart was filled with shock and disbelief.

A complete Immortal Technique for the ninth level of Qi Refining, free?

Even her family would likely have to pay a heavy price to purchase a complete set of Immortal Techniques for Qi Refining!

Could it be that this isn’t a scam?

“Master, may I ask what tasks disciple needs to complete each day?” Zhuge Feng inquired, looking up.

Upon joining the sect, whether as a servant or an official disciple, one needed to prioritize completing daily tasks, which generally took six to seven hours each day.

If the tasks are not completed, the penalties can be quite severe. After finishing the tasks, one could carve out a bit of time for cultivation. I wonder what the daily tasks at the Heavenly Dao Sect might be?

“Tasks? Your task is simply to cultivate well; the higher your cultivation level, the greater your contribution to the sect,” Su Bai said lightly.

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Feng was taken aback.

The task is just to cultivate?

What does that mean?

It’s like getting paid just for lying down!

“What are you still daydreaming about? Hurry up and get to your cultivation!” Su Bai urged.

Zhuge Feng suddenly snapped back to reality, bowing deeply to Su Bai and saying, “Disciple obeys!”

As he turned around, tears unexpectedly streamed down his face.

He hadn’t cried when his parents were killed; he silently buried them and vowed to take revenge.

He didn’t cry when the Deacon Wang targeted him while working as a servant, forced to do the hardest and most exhausting work because he lacked the money to bribe others. He secretly vowed to become an immortal.

He didn’t even cry when his spot was taken and he failed the assessment!

But now, all his strength, all his grievances, turned into shimmering tears that rolled down his cheeks.

A man doesn’t easily shed tears, but he hasn’t reached the point of deep sorrow!

“Master, with such great grace, I will definitely repay it even at the cost of my life!”

Zhuge Feng murmured to himself, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and found a spot outside the main hall to sit down and silently begin his cultivation.

He mentally recited the Immortal Technique, drawing in spiritual energy according to the instructions recorded in the text, and began the practice.

The spiritual energy gradually gathered, forming a soft silver glow that enveloped Zhuge Feng’s body, creating a circular ring that spun around him.

“One, two, three, four… seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty breaths to complete a cycle!”

Xiao Lingxi felt her breath quickening, as if she were witnessing the most incredible thing in the world.

She rubbed her eyes and carefully observed Zhuge Feng’s cultivation again, and it was still exactly the same as before.

How can this be possible?!

Xiao Lingxi’s eyes widened in shock.

In this world, the quality of an Immortal Technique is related to the time taken for cycles during cultivation!

Take those garbage Immortal Techniques circulating in the black market; they can only complete one or two cycles in an hour, taking who knows how long to break through to the first level of Qi Refining.

And yet, these can still fetch a high price!

After all, achieving the first level of Qi Refining would be seen as an immortal by mortals.

Some small sects or families might have slightly better quality Immortal Techniques, able to complete a dozen or twenty cycles in an hour.

In her family, which is a prestigious clan of the Great Zhao Empire, their Immortal Technique can complete fifty-two cycles in an hour.

As for the Lingxiao Sect, which ranks among the Immortal Alliance Top 500, its foundational Immortal Technique, Lingxiao Art, can complete sixty-one cycles in an hour!

What on earth had she just witnessed?