Chapter 653: Wealth is King (1/2)

Chapter 653: Wealth is King

Xiao Chen simply smiled when he heard all this news. He ignored them and continued to focus on his own Quintessence.

Out of the ninety-nine transparent Quintessence drops, the number that had turned pearly steadily increased. Xiao Chen’s Quintessence became much purer than it was.

Xiao Chen only came out of his room after another twenty days. This time, he had to come out because it was the first time the new disciples would receive their remuneration.

This monthly stipend was ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and ten Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls free. There was no point in letting them go.

Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ had been waiting outside Xiao Chen’s door for some time already. For the past month or so, whenever Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ was free, he would come and have long chats with Xiao Chen. Thus, they had become rather familiar with each other.

“Brother Xiao, let’s go. I already asked around and found out where to receive our stipend.” Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ felt extremely excited even though the Spirit Stones that he would obtain would pay for the rent.

However, the ten Spirit Gathering Pearls had a high value. The exchange rate was five thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones for one Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl.

However, unless one was in urgent need for Spirit Stones, no one would be foolish enough to exchange Spirit Gathering Pearls for them.

After leaving the residential area, Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ led Xiao Chen with easy familiarity through the busy streets. After pa.s.sing through a few winding walkways, they arrived before the gates of a hall.

Many inner sect disciples were standing in a long queue here to collect their monthly stipend.

Xiao Chen finally got to see several of the inner sect disciples with better resources. These people seemed to be in the later stages of Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.

However, they were different from Zhuo Yus.h.i.+. These disciples had withdrawn auras and very pure Quintessence.

Even though they were all late-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs, if Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ were to fight them, he would not be able to endure more than ten moves.

If Xiao Chen guessed correctly, these people should have already consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill and then cultivated back to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.

Aside from this, Xiao Chen also noticed something else: some people obtained more remuneration; and some, less.

The most an inner sect disciple obtained was a hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and fifty Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.

Xiao Chen asked Zhuo Yus.h.i.+, who was behind him, “What’s up with those people?”

Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ explained, “Those are inner sect disciples who ranked rather highly on the Contribution Ranking. They completed many missions for the sect and gained extra rewards.

“That’s right, speaking of this, we have to take a mission this month. If we do not, we will be chased out of the inner sect.”

Supreme Sky Province was very vast with countless cities in it. There were also many merchant a.s.sociations, clans, City Lord’s Residences. When these people met with problems they could not solve, they turned to the Supreme Sky Sect for help.

The Supreme Sky Sect was glad to help out. Firstly, they could maintain the peace of the province. Secondly, they could temper their disciples.

Some missions were issued by the sect’s true inheritors, elders, or administrators. When they had problems that they did not have time to solve, they would issue them as sect missions, letting the disciples solve them. All they had to do was pay a reward.

Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ explained, “When we do missions, we will be able to obtain rewards as well as some contribution points. There will be extra rewards with the monthly stipend. This is the greatest source of income for the inner sect disciples.

“However, the rewards and contribution points come with risk. There are disciples who left on missions but never came back again.”

As the two spoke, time pa.s.sed quickly. Soon, it was their turn to collect their stipend. The process was simple: they just had to hand over their ident.i.ty medallion and let the person at the counter verify it.

Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ did not have much savings. When he received the ten Spirit Gathering Pearls, his expression became very excited. He clutched the Spirit Gathering Pearls and said, “This is great. I finally have the money to purchase a Quintessence Gathering Pill.”

Xiao Chen felt it was strange. He asked, “Why are you exchanging your Spirit Gathering Pearls?

Inner sect disciples could just use a tenth of a Rank 1 Spirit Vein to cultivate. Under such conditions, the effects of a Superior Grade Spirit Stone was much weaker.

They would only use Superior Grade Spirit Stones when they went out, using it as money. Superior Grade Spirit Stones were not as valuable here as they were in the lower realms.

However, Spirit Gathering Pearls were different. Not only could they be used in making breakthroughs, but they were also more effective than using the Spirit Vein. Of course, the prerequisite was that one had sufficient Spirit Gathering Pearls.

Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ smiled bitterly and said, “I don’t want to, either, but I should be able to become a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch at the end of the month. By then, I will need to use the Quintessence Gathering Pill.”

Xiao Chen understood that he only managed to obtain two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones because he killed several old Martial Monarchs.

Not everyone was like Xiao Chen, who had just advanced to Martial Monarch yet dared to disregard those lower-realm old Martial Monarchs.

“Let’s stop speaking about this. Come, let’s go buy the Quintessence Gathering Pill. After that, I will have to enter closed-door cultivation,” Zhuo Yus.h.i.+ said.

The city floating in the sky was the Supreme Sky Sect’s inner city. The inner sect disciples could go up there once a month.

According to rumor, there was a Rank 4 Spirit Vein in the inner city. Not only did it shroud the city in spiritual mist all year round, but it could also generate a large number of Superior Grade Spirit Stones.

If one cultivated up there, even if they did not use the Spirit Vein’s origin, its effect would be much better than in the rooms of the inner sect disciples.

After going through the dense mist formed by Spiritual Energy, the two registered at the inner city gates and succeeded in entering.

Compared to the bustling Supreme Sky City below, the inner city was quiet and peaceful. The people on the streets rarely spoke loudly.

Occasionally, strong disciples with unfathomable cultivations walked into view; no one dared to underestimate them.