After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

"I see!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Lao's eyes revealed admiration. He smiled and said, "Girl Guan has never taken on any disciples before, but this time she actually accepted you as one. It seems there is indeed a reason for this!"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Many people don't understand this principle. They only think about choosing the highest-level martial arts techniques, but they forget the principle of being overly ambitious. You're not bad, kid!"

Upon hearing the old saying, Qin Chuan smiled awkwardly, never expecting that his fabricated reason would actually receive praise.

If it weren't for the unusual movement of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace, he would definitely have chosen a martial skill of the Earth rank.

The old man said in a deep voice, "Disciples must return this martial skill within half a month after taking it. Since this is a Xuan-rank martial skill and you are Guan Yueyue's disciple, I will decide that you do not need to return it!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan was overjoyed and quickly clasped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Elder!"

He never expected that he would have to return this martial arts technique.

This thing that could cause the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace to react was definitely not an ordinary thing, so he naturally didn't want to return it, which saved him some trouble.

Old Gu nodded, then suddenly said, "In another month, it will be the day of your freshman competition. If you get a ranking, there will be good rewards. Good luck, and I look forward to your performance in the competition!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "You can leave now."

"Yes! Thank you, Elder!"

After putting the jade box away, Qin Chuan bowed deeply to Gu Lao and then turned and left.

Qin Chuan didn't go straight back to Falling Leaf Peak. It was still early, so he decided to walk around and see if he could find out any news about Yin Jiaojiao.

Not far from the cultivation technique pavilion, Qin Chuan suddenly stopped and narrowed his eyes slightly, because a person emerged from the forest ahead.

The man was wearing a green robe, looked to be in his mid-twenties, had an arrogant expression, a fleshy face, and was staring coldly at Qin Chuan.

His cultivation was remarkable; he had already reached the eighth level of the Profound Master realm. He stood there, blocking the way.

Qin Chuan frowned and said calmly, "What is it?"

Seeing that the other party was not afraid of him, the man was quite surprised. He even deliberately released the pressure of his own realm, but it had no effect.

But seeing that Qin Chuan was not very old, he felt that the other party was definitely not a tough guy and must be pretending to be calm.

Immediately, he said coldly, "My name is Zhao Zhigang. Judging from your appearance just now, you must have just come from the cultivation technique pavilion, right?"

"So?" Qin Chuan's lips curled slightly. In fact, he already understood the man's intention, but he was just pretending to be stupid.

"It's exhausting talking to you new disciples. But once you've spent more time in the Heavenly Sword Sect, you'll naturally understand my reputation!"

Zhao Zhigang looked impatient and said coldly, "Do you understand robbery? Hand over the martial arts technique you just got, and remember to give me 100 contribution points every month!"

"Oh?" Qin Chuan smiled slightly. "What if I say no?"

"Do not?"

Zhao Zhigang was taken aback; it was the first time he had heard such an answer.

He was an old member of the Heavenly Sword Sect who often extorted money from newly joined disciples in exchange for martial arts skills and contribution points.

Since no one knew he was a senior member of the sect, the newly joined disciples were all afraid of getting into trouble, so they all did as they were told, and so far they had not encountered any resistance.

Zhao Zhigang's gaze turned cold, and he sneered, "Since that's the case, I hope you can still be so tough later!"

With that, he snorted coldly, and without saying another word, he took a step forward and threw a punch at Qin Chuan.

Looking at Qin Chuan, who was standing still, a smug look flashed in Zhao Zhigang's eyes.

I think the person in front of me must be terrified, which is why they are standing there motionless.

He could even imagine the other person kneeling at his feet, begging for mercy.

"Oh!"

Just as Zhao Zhigang's fist was about to hit Qin Chuan, he was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

It slid several meters across the ground before finally coming to a complete stop.

"Profound...Profound Master level nine!"

At this moment, Zhao Zhigang's face was covered in blood, and his eyes were filled with horror.

He had just tried to get up from the ground when Qin Chuan's foot was already on his lower abdomen.

Looking at Zhao Zhigang at his feet, Qin Chuan smiled and said, "What did you just say?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhigang trembled and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Senior...Senior Brother! I was wrong! I, Zhao Zhigang, was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. Please forgive me this time. I will never dare to do it again!"

"Spare you?" Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes, a thoughtful look on his face, and slowly said, "What benefit would I get from sparing you?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, Zhao Zhigang on the ground nodded repeatedly, and then took out several scrolls of martial arts techniques.

He forced a smile and said, "You can take these, senior brothers, as a token of your respect!"

After glancing at the things on the ground, Qin Chuan said disdainfully, "Is this all you've got? Trying to fob me off with these things? What are these contribution points you were talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhigang hesitated, looking as if he didn't want to talk.

"Crack!" Seeing this, Qin Chuan stomped on his right hand, and the sound of bones breaking followed.

"what!"

Zhao Zhigang let out a scream, looking at his limp right hand with a face full of resentment and venom.

He was about to say something harsh, but when he saw Qin Chuan lift his foot again, he trembled and quickly said, "I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Qin Chuan put his foot down and teased, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Why did you have to suffer before you told me? What was the point?"

"Yes!" Zhao Zhigang took a deep breath, enduring the excruciating pain, and slowly said, "Contribution points are a special type of points issued by the sect. With contribution points, you can exchange them for anything."

This includes elixirs, cave dwellings, sacred cultivation grounds, and even women!

Even the cultivation technique pavilion you just visited, senior brother, allows you to exchange for any cultivation technique or martial art as long as you have enough contribution points.

Hearing Zhao Zhigang's words, Qin Chuan's eyes flickered. It seemed that contribution points were indeed a good thing.

Within a sect, spirit crystals are probably not very useful; the most important thing is probably contribution points.

After a moment's hesitation, Qin Chuan looked at Zhao Zhigang and said, "Hand over all your contribution points!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhigang's expression changed drastically. Those cultivation techniques and martial arts skills were all extorted from other disciples, and he wouldn't feel bad even if he gave them all away.

But the contribution points are different; they're like his lifeline, so how could he just give them away like that!

"You won't give it to me, huh!" Qin Chuan smiled slightly, raised his foot, and aimed it at Zhao Zhigang's genitals.

I'll count to three!

"three!"

"two!"

Just as Qin Chuan was about to utter his final words, Zhao Zhigang almost roared, "Give it to me! I'll give it to you!"

Faced with two lifelines, he decisively chose the latter.