Bamboo Mound

"Oh?" Elder Xie turned to Ning Chang and asked, "Little guy, didn't you tell your master?"

Ning Chang scratched his head: "Reporting to the elder, this is the first time I have seen Master since then."

"Oh? What good deed have you been up to behind my back this time, old man?" The master looked at the two of them and asked with a smile.

“Master, let me explain,” Ning Chang answered first. “The day before yesterday, I went down the mountain to familiarize myself with the sect. When I got to the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion, I met Elder Xie, who then let me go into the Scripture Pavilion and choose a martial art.”

The elder immediately feigned surprise, "You've already chosen one? On which floor did you choose it? What did you choose?"

Elder Xie laughed heartily, "It's rare to see an old man like you in such a hurry. Don't worry, this kid has chosen the Azure Cloud Step!"

"Qingyunbu, you sure know how to pick one!" The First Elder was finally relieved. "Alright, let my disciple go in and pick another one."

Elder Xie paused for a moment, then said, "I don't think your disciple has reached the Spirit Fusion Realm yet."

The elder raised his head proudly and said, "Then it shall be considered my choice."

Elder Xie listened for a moment, then laughed again, "You old devil, haha, that's like you. Then go in!"

After thanking Elder Xie, Ning Chang pushed open the door and entered the Sutra Repository.

As soon as he entered, he headed towards the third floor.

After all, anything that can be stored on the third floor is not weak. Perhaps there are some with special characteristics on the second floor, but that is not within his consideration.

Standing in front of the bookshelves again, Ning Chang flipped through the descriptions on the back of the jade plaques one by one.

He now prioritizes recovery techniques, even if he won't need them for a while.

As for the offensive aspect, we can wait until he reaches the Spirit Fusion Realm and tries again.

"Water Healing, Returning to Origin, Herbal Nourishment..."

He looked through the rows of techniques, but most of them didn't suit his taste. It wasn't until the bottom of the last row that he found a technique that interested him.

"The Heavenly Origin Spirit Body condenses spiritual energy into a physical form at the injured site, serving as a substitute for that site until the injury heals. At the same time, the part formed by condensing spiritual energy cannot be hit by attacks."

At first glance, this technique seems unremarkable. It requires injury to use and cannot actively heal injuries. Furthermore, the parts formed by its power cannot continue to withstand damage.

It's puzzling why this technique is stored on the third level instead of the second.

What Ke Ning valued most was its ability to gather spiritual energy.

"If one becomes proficient in cultivation, is it possible to transform the entire body into a state of spiritual energy, thereby becoming immune to damage?"

Having made up her mind, Ning Chang grasped the jade pendant, turned around, and went downstairs.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Sutra Repository, they handed the jade token to Elder Xie. At this moment, the First Elder also came over and glanced at the jade token.

"The Celestial Spirit Body? Are you sure you want to choose this?" the master asked in surprise.

"This disciple is certain," Ning Changping replied in a calm voice.

The master sighed, waved his hand, and said, "Very well, let's go with this one. I trust you have your own plans."

After receiving the booklet from Elder Xie, Ning Chang asked, "Elder Xie, can I still come when I'm at the Spirit Fusion Realm?"

"Naturally."

After receiving the answer, he bowed and thanked the master again. Seeing that his master wanted to chat with Elder Xie, he turned to leave.

At this moment, his master suddenly called him to a stop, took out a jade pendant, and handed it to Ning Chang.

"This is your identity jade token, representing your identity. It contains fifty contribution points. Once you've used them all, you'll need to complete tasks yourself."

Ning Chang took the jade pendant and examined it.

The jade plaque was pure white and translucent. One side was engraved with the three characters "Qingyun Sect," and the other side was engraved with Ning Chang's name. A circle of cloud patterns was carved around it, and there was a drilled hole in one corner, presumably for hanging a cord.

Ke Ning didn't want to wear the slightly heavy jade pendant on her body, so she turned her hand over and put it into her spatial bag.

Seeing that Ning Chang accepted the jade token, the master waved his hand, indicating that Ning Chang could leave.

Ning Changgang turned and took two steps, then suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask, "Master, what should we pay attention to when advancing to the Spirit Fusion Realm?"

The master thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "No need, just focus on your cultivation. When you reach a certain level, it will take care of itself."

Ning Chang bowed again before turning and walking toward the Resource Hall.

He had originally been thinking about how to save the remaining points after exchanging them for items, but now he had no doubts about that, and it was even possible that he wouldn't need to use spirit stones to exchange for them.

Arriving at the second floor of the Resource Hall, I found an empty window seat and asked the receptionist:

"Is there a list of kitchen utensils and ingredients?"

The receptionist nodded and said, "Yes."

Before he finished speaking, he took out a piece of parchment and handed it to Ning Chang.

He took the parchment and began to examine it.

After a long while, he looked up and said, "A pot, a spiritual fire-starting device, a spatula, a common kitchen knife, oil, refined salt, spiritual scallions, spiritual garlic, and spiritual ginger, one of each; a stone bowl, bamboo chopsticks, and a piece of fire spirit pork, without any fat. That's all."

The receptionist then began to calculate: "One point for the pot, ten points for the spirit fire, one point each for the spatula, knife, oil, salt, scallions, ginger, and garlic, one point for the stone bowl, one point for the bamboo chopsticks, and five points for a piece of lean pork from the spirit fire. That's a total of twenty-five contribution points. Please show your identity jade token."

He took out a jade token from his spatial bag and handed it over. He accepted the jade token, placed it on a stone pedestal, infused it with some spiritual energy, and then returned the jade token to Ning Chang. He then got up and walked through the wooden door behind him.

Ning Chang then looked around at the layout of the reception window.

The interior of the window is very simple; apart from the window, there is a wooden chair and a stone platform placed on the window.

He reached out and rubbed the stone platform. Although the platform looked rough, it was very smooth to the touch. He tried to send a wisp of spiritual energy into it, but after several attempts, he could not get the spiritual energy into the platform, so he had to give up.

After waiting a short while, the wooden door opened, and the disciple who was there to receive guests came out.

With a flick of his wrist, he produced a pot, into which all the other items were piled.

He placed the pot on the windowsill and calmly said, "These are the resources you exchanged this time. Please keep them safe."

Ning Chang opened his spatial bag, stuck it to the pot, and with a thought, all the items were put into his bag. In no time, Ning Chang's spatial bag was almost full.

"It's still too small!" he thought to himself, then asked, "How many contribution points does the space bag require?"

The receptionist's eyes lit up instantly. Although he had just sensed that Ning Changyu only had fifty contribution points, his attire clearly indicated that he was a close disciple of the elders and a potential big customer!

You see, each time a disciple makes a certain amount of exchange, they will be rewarded with a certain percentage of commission. If they perform well now, this gentleman might come back to them next time.

Thinking of this, he said with a hint of excitement, "The space bag is priced according to its internal space, one thousand contribution points per square meter."

Ning Chang listened and nodded, secretly thinking, "So my spatial bag is worth a thousand contribution points."