Chapter 7: Three Profound-Grade Techniques
"The cultivation of the sixth stage of the Body Refining Realm, at the perfect level, with the three-fold explosive power of the 'Rock Shattering Fist,' not a trace of damage at all."
"I wonder if it can withstand the attack of the peak of the Body Refining Realm?"
Jiang Heng indulged in his thoughts for a moment, then came back to reality and looked at his remaining 20,000 potential points.
"Upgrade the 'Rock Shattering Fist'!"
"Ding! Consuming 10,000 potential points, in the process of deducing the technique, please wait!"
"Ding! Deduction completed! Please name the new technique!"
Jiang Heng thought for a moment and said, "Mountain Breaking Fist!"
"Congratulations, host, you have learned 'Mountain Breaking Fist (Profound Grade)' (entry level)."
With the information transmitted to his mind, Jiang Heng gained a good understanding of the Profound Grade 'Mountain Breaking Fist.' Compared to the three-fold explosive power of the 'Rock Shattering Fist,' the improvement in the Profound Grade 'Mountain Breaking Fist' was not significant, only increasing the multiplier to five times. Of course, this was at the perfect level.
Currently, as a beginner in the 'Mountain Breaking Fist,' it didn't provide a significant boost to Jiang Heng's strength.
Jiang Heng gave it a try. It roughly translated to increasing his three-fold explosive power to around 3.2 times.
The remaining 10,000 potential points were used to upgrade the 'Swift Wind Steps' to the Profound Grade entry level, further enhancing his speed without changing the name.
At this point, Jiang Heng had almost depleted his potential points.
"These Blood Qi Pills are much stronger than conventional cultivation!"
"I need to find a way to get more Blood Qi Pills!"
Jiang Heng concentrated on his thoughts. It's easy to be thrifty when you start from frugality, but it's hard to be frugal when you start from extravagance.
After experiencing the miraculous effects of the Blood Qi Pills, Jiang Heng no longer had much interest in cultivating through conventional methods.
He remembered that the outer disciples' handbook contained information about the sect's contribution system, which could be exchanged for Blood Qi Pills.
He immediately returned to his room and retrieved the outer disciples' handbook, carefully reading through it.
It was at this moment that he noticed a crucial detail.
Outer disciples couldn't enjoy the sect's benefits indefinitely; there was a limit of three years. After three years of being an outer disciple, only those ranked in the top fifty would be eligible to continue enjoying the sect's benefits.
This led to another aspect of the sect's system—the Sect-wide Competition.
The outer disciples' Sect-wide Competition was held annually. Those ranked in the top fifty received resources far superior to ordinary outer disciples. Even after the three-year limit, these benefits would continue.
Disciples ranked beyond fifty were subject to the standard benefits, which meant that if they had been in the sect for more than three years, they would have to rely on contributions to obtain resources, including Blood Qi Pills.
Furthermore, those who wanted to stay in the outer sect beyond the three-year limit had to consume a certain amount of contribution points each month. If they didn't have enough contribution points, they would be demoted to miscellaneous duties.
Upon reflection, this made sense.
The sect invested significant resources in nurturing disciples for three years. If a disciple couldn't demonstrate enough value during that period, they should contribute in some way.
However, for outer disciples within their first three years, contribution points were not mandatory. They could choose to cultivate peacefully while the sect provided for them.
For those who wished to actively earn contribution points and exchange them for various resources, the mission hall offered a variety of tasks.
Meanwhile, at the same time...
Jiang Heng also discovered another way to earn contribution points in the outer disciples' handbook.
That method was through dueling at the combat arena!
To encourage disciples to engage in combat, the sect had set up a combat arena within the outer court.
As long as one held the position of the arena master, they could earn 10 contribution points every day, even if no one challenged them.
To maintain the competitive spirit of the combat arena, disciples ranked in the top fifty in the Sect-wide Competition were not allowed to participate.
In other words, the combat arena was primarily designed for rising talents who hadn't had the chance to participate in the Sect-wide Competition yet. It served as a source of contribution points.
After thoroughly understanding the contribution point system, Jiang Heng immediately headed out. First, he went to the exchange hall where contribution points could be redeemed.
He checked the prices of various items:
Blood Qi Pill: 10 contribution points.
Weapon (Treasure-grade): 1000 contribution points.
Ten ounces of silver: 1 contribution point.
...
Considering the price comparison to his previous life, one ounce of silver in this world was roughly equivalent to 1000 yuan.
So, one contribution point could be valued at around 10,000 yuan.
This meant that a single Blood Qi Pill was roughly equivalent to 100,000 yuan!
"So, I've consumed 1.2 million in a single day and night!"
"This is a fortune I couldn't accumulate in my entire previous life."
Jiang Heng couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
After getting a rough idea of the purchasing power of contribution points, he headed to the mission hall.
The mission hall was a separate courtyard with a constant stream of outer disciples coming and going.
Jiang Heng followed the crowd into the hall.
On one wall, rows of large characters were displayed, organized into three columns, explaining the details of the tasks and their rewards.
"Collect fresh corpses of fierce beasts, exchange 1 contribution point for every 10 kilograms, no time limit, no quantity limit."
"Collect various spirit herbs and medicines, priced according to quality, no time limit, no quantity limit."
Apart from the top two tasks, which had no quantity limits and were considered long-term tasks, most other tasks required a significant amount of time.
For example:
"Hunt down the sect traitor, Chi Jincheng, who is at the peak of the Body Refining Realm, reward: 50 contribution points."
"Guard the Zeqiu Mountain mine for one year, reward: 100 contribution points, requirements: cultivation level at least Body Refining Realm 5th stage or above, 7 people needed."
While Jiang Heng was reading the tasks, some of them were being taken by others and removed from the wall.
Jiang Heng noticed that the wall itself seemed to be like a grid.
The task descriptions were individual wooden blocks embedded in the wall, displayed in rows for everyone to see. When tasks were taken, they were pulled back from behind the wall.
This seemed similar to the principles of movable type printing.
Jiang Heng watched with curiosity for a while and then began to calculate.
Under normal cultivation, he could gain around 5000 potential points per day. With the use of Blood Qi Pills, one pill could increase his potential points by 10,000.
So, regardless of the task, he needed to earn at least enough contribution points for one Blood Qi Pill every two days to make it worthwhile.
Tasks that averaged more than 5 contribution points per day would be worth considering.
"It seems that tasks related to the Body Refining Realm aren't very cost-effective."
Jiang Heng frowned and left the mission hall.
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