Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 99 Indicators
"The elders of all the halls have already determined your affiliation. You will become a disciple of your master, and I will be your third senior sister, Yun Yishu."

After introducing herself, Senior Sister Yun turned around and landed on the rock, taking out a jade slip from her storage ring and crushing it.

"boom!"

The moment the jade slip shattered, the spiritual energy within a radius of a hundred miles suddenly emitted a sharp roar, and a vast and boundless power, like the rising sun, swept across all directions.

Faced with this power, Chen Beiwu's heart skipped a beat, as if he could hear his bones cracking and his flesh trembling wildly.

The next instant, the power emanating from the jade slip began to distort space, gradually condensing into a two-zhang-tall phantom.

"Greetings, Master." Senior Sister Yun gave a slight bow.

"What business do you have with me, Master?"

As soon as the illusory figure finished speaking, the spiritual energy within a radius of ten feet began to deplete at a visible speed, and the rocky ground beneath Chen Beiwu's feet cracked into spiderweb-like ravines under the invisible pressure.

"Our senior sister has recently discovered a genius for the sect," Yun Yisi reported.

"Oh, that girl has always been carefree, yet she's concerned about my legacy."

As the authoritative voice rang out, Chen Beiwu's body stiffened, and he could clearly feel a sharp gaze scrutinizing him.

"Seventeen years old, ninth level of Qi Refining, pseudo-heavenly spiritual root of water, earthly spiritual root of wood... What is your name?"

Hearing the gentleness in the voice, Chen Beiwu felt a sense of relief and bowed respectfully, "Junior Chen Zi'ang greets the True Man."

"Get up."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu looked up and saw a middle-aged man with white hair wearing a Taoist robe.

“I am currently stationed outside to guard and inspect the two realms of Earth and Derivation, and my return date is uncertain. Would you be interested in becoming my disciple?” Master Zhu asked with great interest.

"Disciple Chen Zi'ang greets Master."

Chen Beiwu knelt down without hesitation and respectfully bowed according to the etiquette of the Southern Wilderness.

"Very good, get up. My name is Zhu Shaoyuan, and I am the head of the sect's Judicial Hall. From now on, you will be my fourth disciple." Master Zhu nodded slightly and looked at Yun Yishu.

"I'm entrusting Zi'ang to you before I return to my sect."

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Zhu's divine consciousness transformed into a golden ray and disappeared.

Seeing this, Yun Yishu showed no surprise.

She had not seen her master for ten years.

Although Chen Zi'ang's entry into the sect was related to the inheritance of the sect, it was not enough to make the master return to the sect specifically, let alone personally guide him.

"This is my communication jade slip. If Junior Brother Chen encounters any problems in his cultivation and needs clarification, he can ask me for help." With that, Yun Yishu took out a jade slip from her storage ring.

"In addition, the sect does not support idlers. Mirror Moon Sect disciples are required to take on sect missions every year to obtain a certain amount of contribution quota."

"Inner disciples are slightly better off than outer disciples. Their contribution targets are calculated over ten years. They don't need to be assessed every year. They only need to acquire 10,000 contribution points within ten years."

“Junior Brother Chen, you have only been a disciple for a short time and have not yet established your foundation. Your contribution index for the past ten years should be one thousand points.”

Hearing this, Chen Beiwu asked in confusion, "Senior Sister Yun, what will happen if we fail to meet the contribution targets?"

“The consequences range from demotion to punishment,” Yun Yishu explained. “If a disciple fails the ten-year assessment, they will be demoted to an inner disciple, and an inner disciple will be demoted to an outer disciple.”

"If a disciple fails the sect's assessment three times, the Judicial Hall will intervene and conduct a thorough investigation. In serious cases, their cultivation may be abolished and they may be expelled from the sect."

"Of course, sect disciples don't work for the sect for nothing. The contribution points earned from completing tasks can be exchanged for various resources such as cultivation techniques, pills, magic weapons, talismans, formations, and spirit pets in the Xuanji Hall." Chen Beiwu nodded and decided to go to the Task Hall later to see if there were any suitable tasks for him so he could focus on his secluded cultivation.

"Excuse me, senior sister, how many sect contribution points are needed to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill?" he asked curiously.

"There are three grades of Foundation Establishment Pills in the Mysterious Hall. The first is the low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, which can increase the breakthrough probability by 30% and requires 8000 contribution points."

The second is a mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, which can increase the breakthrough probability by 40% and requires 10000 contribution points.

The third is a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, which can increase the breakthrough probability by 50% and requires 15000 contribution points.

"Disciples of the sect have only three opportunities in their lifetime to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills."

At this point, Yun Yishu looked at Chen Beiwu: "Junior Brother Chen has a Heavenly Spiritual Root, so even without taking Foundation Establishment Pills, he has an 80% chance of breaking through."

"Senior sister, can spirit beasts take Foundation Establishment Pills?" Chen Beiwu asked tentatively.

"Of course, but the Foundation Establishment Pill will be much less effective on spirit beasts, unlike some specific precious medicines." Yun Yishu shook her head.

"I see." A look of understanding flashed in Chen Beiwu's eyes.

His goal is to achieve a foundation-building beyond the limits, or even a flawless foundation-building, so the Foundation-Building Pill is completely useless to Chen Beiwu.

The reason he inquired about this matter was simply for the sake of his parents and his loyal friend Tiedan.

"Ordinary tasks don't earn many contribution points. If you want to earn more contribution points, it would be best to join a Hall of Skills."

Yun Yishu spoke in a cool tone, reminding him, "Our master is a renowned fourth-tier weapon refiner in the Earthly Realm. If you are interested in weapon refining, you can join the Weapon Refining Hall to study."

Before leaving, Chen Beiwu couldn't help but ask a question: "If I may ask, is Senior Sister also studying weapon crafting?"

"No, I know nothing about weapon crafting; I'm better at formations." Yun Yishu glanced at Chen Beiwu.

"Thank you for your explanation, Senior Sister," Chen Beiwu said, bowing with his hands clasped in gratitude.

……

That afternoon.

Inner Gate, Mission Hall.

As soon as Chen Beiwu stepped into the main hall, he heard the Foundation Establishment cultivators talking with the staff inside the hall, checking the task list and settling contribution points.

I wonder if there are any easier tasks available.

With this in mind, Chen Beiwu began searching for missions on the mission wall in the center of the main hall.

"Catch a spirit fish in Qingyun Sea. Mission requirements: Early Foundation Establishment cultivator, proficient in water-based movement techniques, able to travel forty feet in an instant from the depths of the sea. Successfully catching one Jade Bone Fish will earn you 500 contribution points, with no limit on the number."

"Reclaiming a fishing ground on Tian Shu Island. Task requirements: Earth-elemental cultivator, early Foundation Establishment stage, skilled in spirit vein identification and meridian stabilization, and the art of moving mountains and digging seas. The project will last for one month, and upon completion, you will receive 1,000 contribution points."

"Set up a second-tier array [Spirit Pointing and Wonderful Array] for the fishing grounds. Task requirements: Second-tier mid-grade array master, preferably a cultivator from the Array Hall specializing in spirit beast breeding arrays. Upon completion, you will receive 3,000 contribution points."

"..."

Looking at these strange and unusual task requirements, Chen Beiwu couldn't help but imagine the arduous labor of Foundation Establishment cultivators moving mountains and digging seas.

Shaking his head to suppress his distracting thoughts, Chen Beiwu looked at a bounty mission at the end of the mission wall that seemed relatively simple but offered a generous reward.

(End of this chapter)