Using People Is a Routine

Ran Xuan stared at Ye Chen in disbelief.

It was as if she had never thought that he would refuse.

"It's to refine pills for the sect!"

"The sect is poor! Can we skip that first?"

"How can we do that? Then how can I repay the contribution I owe you?"

"You may owe me first. I am not in a hurry to ask for it, so why are you in such a hurry?"

"Didn't you say that I can come to you if I need anything?"

"I also said that I might not listen to you!"

"What is the point of keeping those spirit stones? Are you going to let them rust?"

"Didn't you say that there would be a martial competition? Do you think I am joking with you?"

The two stared at each other and argued for a while, neither giving way to the other.

In the end...

Pah!

Ran Xuan slammed the chair and stood up. She gnashed her teeth as she said, "I only want five hundred Middle -Grade spirit stones and thirty Top-Grade spirit stones. Is that too much?"

"Sigh."

Ye Chen sighed and earnestly said, "Elder Ran, it's not that I don't want to give them to you. It's just that the sect's productivity is not enough and resources are limited.

"There are only the four of us in the Grand Mystery Sect. How can we make ends meet?"

"Look over there."

Ye Chen pointed in a certain direction and said, "You have also seen our Grand Mystery Sect's defense array. The amount of spirit power that is consumed when this thing is activated is no joke.

"Although it's not fully activated and is only on standby, the spirit power required is still not a small amount.

"I've invested more than half of the spirit stones you've dug out in this period of time into it.

"The rest might not even be enough for the sect's general election!"

It made sense, but she did not listen.

"I just want some resources. As an elder, I have the right, correct? Also, what does 'standby' mean?"

"I'm just waiting for someone to come knocking on my door before showing off. Right now, I'm just keeping it running normally, understand?"

"I'm not stupid, why are you shouting so loudly?!"

"As an elder, you don't even know about this. What's wrong with me shouting at you?"

"Don't change the subject! Just answer!"

"I really can't give it to you. If I don't have enough spirit stones and something goes wrong with the array, the enemy will come knocking on my door. Then, it won't be something that can be solved with a few spirit stones."

Hearing that, Ran Xuan's face softened a bit.

However, she was still a bit unwilling.

"How about this? The sect will give me some other resources, and I will sell them in the market. I can at least sell some spirit stones, right?"

"I can't give them to you, so why don't you go to the Scripture Collection Pavilion and exchange some of your contribution points for something?"

"Use my contribution points to refine pills for the sect's disciples? That's too much!"

Ye Chen immediately promised, "Elder Ran, don't worry. Once the sect is rich, I'll definitely make it up to you!"

Ran Xuan stared at Ye Chen with a suspicious gaze for a long time. "You give me your word?"

"I give you my word. It's as good as gold."

"All right."

Ran Xuan did not want to continue pestering him. "Then how can I leave the mountain after I change my cultivation method?"

The mountain defense array normally did not allow anyone to enter or leave. Without the defense array's permission, it was impossible to sneak out of the sect.

However, the Grand Mystery Sect did not have any array guardians yet, and only Ye Chen was in control of the array.

Therefore, Ye Chen gave her a token.

"With this token, you can enter and leave the Grand Mystery Sect freely."

With Ye Chen's permission and the token to leave the sect, Ran Xuan left without looking back.

She did not notice the smile on Ye Chen's face.

He brought out the sect's interface and chose the pavilion.

He added a sentence in the relevant section of the exchange rules.

"When there are more high-ranking contributors in the sect, they exchange points for a large number of cultivation methods or valuable cultivation arts for other purposes. I hereby set up this pavilion, for those with higher titles, the number of contribution points required to exchange for cultivation arts will be greatly increased."

After doing all this, Ye Chen noticed that Ran Xuan had already arrived at the pavilion's entrance.

"I am doing this for the sect. Elder Ran, please don't blame me."

Ye Chen chuckled and went back into the leader's training room. At the same time, he put up a "do not disturb" closed-door training sign on the door.

Using people was just a routine.

...

Ran Xuan, who had started to exchange for the martial arts, had already turned green.

He did it on purpose!

Definitely on purpose!

Ran Xuan did not believe that Ye Chen had not done something.

She saw the list of cultivation arts in the pavilion.

"Crossing Fate Tyrant Claw: Mid-Level Yellow Rank cultivation method, exchange price 0. According to the rules, due to your status as an elder, it has been increased to 5,000 points.

"Purple Flame Ghost Kick: Top-Level Yellow Rank cultivation method, exchange price 0. According to the rules, due to your status as an elder, it has been increased to 20,000 points.

"Purple Feather Holy Chant: Mid-Level Black Rank cultivation technique, exchange price 2,000 points. Due to your status as an elder, it has been raised to 200,000 points according to the sect's rules.

"Raging Flame Dragon Concealment: Top-Level Black Rank cultivation technique, exchange price 5,000 points. Due to your status as an elder, it has been raised to 500,000 points according to the sect's rules."

...

Was this the work of a human?

Was this something that a carbon-based creature could do?

Ran Xuan clenched her fists tightly, suppressing the anger that was about to burst out of her.

Five hundred thousand!

A mere Top-Level Black Rank cultivation technique actually cost 500,000 points!

Although in the eastern continent, it was considered a first-class cultivation technique and could be sold for quite a number of spirit stones.

Despite that, compared with the even more precious spirit herbs that she needed to refine pills, it was nothing.

In this day and age, medicine was more expensive than cultivation techniques.

The growth of good medicine had extremely harsh effects on the environment.

In the barren eastern continent, it was very difficult to find precious medicinal herbs.

Once a good medicine appeared, it would definitely be auctioned off for a sky-high price.

Even though the body refining pill that Ran Xuan wanted to refine did not need too precious a medicinal herb, the price would not be too low either.

Therefore, her 800,000 contribution points might not even be enough!

However, she had no way of saying anything, let alone argue with Ye Chen.

If she was to really speak up, Ran Xuan could already guess how Ye Chen would respond.

For example, "You can get 800,000 contribution points in ten days and easily exchange them for a few Black Rank cultivation methods, but can you write a Black Rank cultivation method in ten days?" Using this reasoning, he could shut her mouth with a single sentence.

How infuriating!

"Ye Chen, just you wait!"

The more Ran Xuan thought about it, the more sullen she felt. She was so angry that she kept stomping her feet.

In the end, she still exchanged her points for a Top-level Black Rank cultivation method and a Mid-level Black Rank cultivation method.

Yellow Rank cultivation methods were really not worth much. There was no need to get those things on the street.

After dealing with the matter there, she informed Gong Lingyun and Xiao Huohuo before she left the Grand Mystery Sect by herself.

...

At the same time, in the Purple Rainbow Immortal Palace.

A woman who was elegantly dressed and sitting in the position of the palace master suddenly opened her eyes.

Her eyes were like sharp swords that could see through space.

Her originally calm and composed expression suddenly became flustered.

"How is this possible?!

"She's actually alive?

"Could it be an illusion?

"That's impossible. I planted a mark in her soul. I can feel it whether she's dead or alive.

"How is this possible? She's already been dead for so long, yet her soul still hasn't dissipated?

"Could someone have saved her?"

The woman frowned, and her gaze gradually turned sharp.

"No matter who it is, I'm going to kill this person!"