Chapter 35: This Sect is Full of Slackers!

“It’s a Substitution Talisman,” Su Chen’an said, his gaze fixed on the scene, his spiritual sense fully alert. “Junior Sister didn’t throw that sword to attack the beast.”

“It may have looked like a random toss, but she had already calculated the distance. She threw the sword with the Substitution Talisman attached behind the beast.”

“The moment the beast attacked, she swapped places with the sword using the talisman, delivering a fatal blow.”

But the problem is, the Substitution Talisman is a high-level one, and Junior Sister hasn’t even formed her core yet. The fact that she can create such a talisman—this goes beyond mere talent, doesn’t it?

…

Inside the formation, Chu Sang’s sword pierced through the spider beast’s abdomen. Blood sprayed across her face, but she only blinked briefly before pulling out her sword. Her fingers quickly formed a seal, completely destroying the beast’s corpse.

She let out a breath of relief and collapsed onto the ground.

That was close.

Although the spider beast’s abdomen wasn’t protected by black armour, it was still a half-step Nascent Soul creature, and every inch of its flesh was as tough as stone or iron.

Chu Sang was only in the late Foundation Establishment stage. The difference in power between them was immense. Even if her attack succeeded, her strength alone wouldn’t be enough to deal a fatal blow. There was a very high chance that the enraged beast would have killed her.

She had to seize this one opportunity. It was a do-or-die situation. So, she invested the remaining 15 points into her constitution.

Physique includes strength, defence, speed, and more.

With the 15-point boost, her physical abilities skyrocketed exponentially. Although her cultivation level remained at late Foundation Establishment, her full-force attack was on par with someone at the late golden core stage.

[Physique: 15, Comprehension: 13, Aptitude: 1, luck: 7]

A golden bead rolled out from the beast’s abdomen, landing at her feet. Chu Sang picked it up and casually cast a cleansing spell. “What is this thing?”

Tantai Ming and the others rushed over. Seeing her unharmed, they finally relaxed.

Wenren Yue glanced at the bead. “It’s the demon core of this giant spider.”

“Oww~”

Xiao Bai, the small beast, grabbed onto Chu Sang’s leg with its paws, wagging its tail excitedly. Its round eyes stared at her expectantly, rubbing against her, begging for attention.

Chu Sang patted its soft little head. “You can’t just eat anything, little one.”

“Let it eat. This demon core isn’t of much use to us anyway. Its only real function is feeding demon beasts; the energy inside can raise their level.”

Hearing Third Senior Sister’s words, Chu Sang fed the demon core to Xiao Bai.

Though small, Xiao Bai’s mouth opened wide like a gluttonous beast. It swallowed the demon core, which was nearly half the size of its head, without even chewing, and licked its lips as if it wanted more.

It wobbled for a moment before collapsing on the ground, as if falling asleep.

Wenren Yue reassured them, “Don’t worry. It’s fine. The demon beast was a half-step Nascent Soul, and its core contains a lot of energy. Xiao Bai, who’s still a young beast, needs time to absorb it, so it’s fallen into a deep sleep.”

The group had destroyed the Myriad Death Sect, rescued the missing children, and returned them to their families. Sikou Qiu reported the matter to the mortal authorities, bringing the issue to a close.

Upon returning to the sect, Sikou Qiu, knowing that her Junior Sister wanted to buy a spirit vein, spent a large amount of spirit stones. Without even glancing at the middle-grade veins, she took her to purchase the high-grade one, spending over a million high-grade spirit stones in one go.

She even knew the sect’s back mountain had several acres of fertile land, but no one had time to tend it. So, she casually bought dozens of servants to manage the land.

Chu Sang gasped, “Wow… so rich!”

She loved having a rich Senior Sister.

A few days later, Xiao Bai woke up. Its thin, long black tail had split into two. Lying on the bed, it curiously chased its own tails, playing in circles.

This signified that it had advanced from a first-rank to a second-rank demon beast, which was roughly equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage in human cultivation.

One afternoon, Su Chen’an received a letter from the Treasure Forging Pavilion, inviting him to craft spiritual tools.

“I went there with Junior Sister a while ago to forge some weapons, but the people there were so snobbish. When they saw we had no money, they mocked us and kicked us out! Hmph! I swear I’ll never go back there!” Tantai Ming fumed, recalling the incident, his anger making him want to claw at the walls.

“Is that so?” Su Chen’an casually burned the letter.

“Hey, Fifth Senior Brother, don’t burn it!” Tantai Ming was too late, watching as the letter turned to ash. “I was just venting. The Treasure Forging Pavilion is the largest weapon shop in the Central Region. If you could collaborate with them…”

“I’ve never liked people who judge others based on wealth.” Su Chen’an wasn’t born into a prominent family. In fact, his background was quite humble. Everything he had now, he built from scratch through his own hard work.

Before he became famous, he had endured endless ridicule. But after he rose to prominence, those same people rushed to curry favor with him. It was laughable.

“Fifth Senior Brother, instead of selling weapons through them and losing a huge cut, why not open our own shop?” Chu Sang leaned on the table, suggesting that their sect, Lingqing Sect, needed to stop being so lazy and start developing new business ventures.

The Eight Great Immortal Sects were powerful not only because of their cultivation prowess but also due to their vast businesses, controlling nearly half of the commercial activities across the five regions. Their immense wealth allowed them to sustain such large sects.

Su Chen’an was stunned, “Open a shop?”

Mu Chihuai yawned, “We’re not short on money, so I’m too lazy.”

Wenren Yue added, “I’d rather raise pigs.”

Sikou Qiu blinked. “But I only know how to spend money, not make it.”

Tantai Ming looked confused, “How do we even open one?”

Chu Sang took a deep breath. She finally found the reason why Lingqing Sect ranked so low.

This sect is full of slackers!

This won’t do. If this goes on, the male and female leads will crush them. She had to get her senior brothers and sisters moving!

“Our sect now has a spirit vein. We can sell some of the harvested spiritual herbs and grains. Sixth Senior Brother’s pills and Fifth Senior Brother’s weapons can also be sold. Third Senior Sister also harvested a batch of spirit beast eggs two months ago.”

“We’ve always entrusted the selling to shops at the foot of the mountain, but they take nearly half of the profits. It’s better if we open our own store. Also…” Chu Sang took out a communication jade slip, her tone serious. “I’ve researched this. The sect ranking is evaluated by the Heavenly Dao, based on factors such as sect reputation, industries, spirit veins, and number of disciples.”

“Lingqing Sect is currently ranked 13,051st, holding the last place for a century. Senior brothers, senior sisters, are you satisfied with this?” Her words rang out powerfully, leaving no room for argument.

“…”

The room fell silent.

Chu Sang sighed and nudged Tantai Ming under the table. In an innocent tone she asked, “Seventh Senior Brother, what do you think?”

Tantai Ming slammed the table and stood up. “Junior Sister is right! Our Lingqing Sect lacks for nothing, so why should we remain at the bottom?”

Chu Sang nodded in approval, already envisioning a grand plan. “I’ve also found out that disciples of sects ranked within the top 500 can participate in the Grand Sect Competition, competing for higher rankings.”

“The top ten sects can send their disciples to the legendary Inheritance Grounds, where they’ll have the chance to obtain supreme opportunities!”