Chapter 13: Weng Sanqi (1/2)

”Jiang Li, I do not wish to become a monk. How about we go to the Hundred Tempering Mountain?”

”At the very least, the artifacts and spirit pills are much easier to obtain there than anywhere else. It will definitely be very helpful to our cultivation.”

The Hundred Tempering Mountain was indeed as he had said. Every year, there would be a lot of medium and low-level artifacts produced.

For someone like Yan Hong who loved doing business, it was indeed a very tempting thing to be able to get hold of first-hand goods.

However, when Jiang Li saw the two rows of names of the sect higher-ups, he frowned.

The Sect Leader, Situ Fengzhu, the Second Elder, Situ Tingxin, the Weaponry Refinement Elder, Situ Baige, and the Foreign Affairs Elder, Situ Etong…

First Elder Ma Liuqi, Third Elder Ma Lichou, Alchemy Elder Ma Minglou, and Medicine Elder Ma Changgu…

In the booklet, there were quite a number of high ranking elders of various positions in the Hundred Tempering Mountain. However, all of them had either of these two surnames.

One must know that the history of the Hundred Tempering Mountain had most definitely surpassed five hundred years. However, in all these years, not a single disciple with a different surname had ever managed to emerge in power.

If there was no strange rule that they had to change their names to become higher-ups, one could imagine just how difficult it would be for them to obtain promotion and benefits from this clan-style sect.

There was no way weak newbies like them could withstand the power of nepotism. Jiang Li really did not have the interest to go over and have his youth ruined by such a sect.

After Jiang Li's explanation, Yan Hong broke out in a cold sweat as well. He did not want his entire life of hard work to benefit the relatives of the sect elders.

In that kind of sect, although it seemed like the treatment was good, once you get into a conflict with the disciples of those two families, justice was simply a joke.

”Looks like we don't have many choices left.”

The two of them brought their lackeys around the venue and analyzed the pros and cons of the various sects in a low voice. Finally, they walked to the entrance of the Scripture Storage Valley.

Compared to the other three top sects, the advantage of the Scripture Storage Valley was not obvious. There were even many major flaws.

For example, they had been established for too short a period of time and their sect's heritage was lacking.

For example, it was established by unaffiliated rogue cultivators, the distribution of higher-ups was too complex.

Although the problem of factions was not as deep-rooted as the Hundred Tempering Mountain, it still existed.

It was said that there were even demonic cultivators among the rogue cultivators who had joined. From time to time, there would be cases of disciples dying mysteriously.

When it came to the field of expertise, because they were all rogue cultivators in the past, most of the things they knew were not systematic. They knew a lot but were not experts in anything.

Therefore, whether it was refining weapons, refining pills, or drawing talismans, they all knew a little, but they were not very capable.

Compared to the other three sects of the same level, the Scripture Storage Valley was much more mediocre.

However, Jiang Li and Yan Hong still chose it in the end.

This was because, in terms of size, Scripture Storage Valley was indeed considered first-rate in the cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region. Moreover, it only took two hundred years to reach this level.

In the cultivation world, two hundred years might not be enough for the rise and fall of a generation. This meant that this sect had a very promising future. In the future, there was hope that under the hard work of their generation, they could completely surpass the other three sects.

For young people like them who had great potential, such a promising sect was still a place worth fighting for their entire lives.

Okay… fine.

This was not the main reason.

The real reason was that Benevolent Travel Temple mainly cultivated the Metal and Earth attributes, while Hundred Tempering Mountain mainly cultivated the Fire attribute.

The Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak had all five elements, but they did not want the two of them.

Jiang Li had a dual-attribute Yin and Wood spiritual root while Yan Hong had a water attribute spiritual root, so they actually had no other choice.

It was said that only the Scripture Storage Valley with countless cultivation methods in its storage could allow them to obtain the most suitable technique for themselves.

When they entered the Scripture Storage Valley's gate, it was already quite spacious inside. The others did not have as many thoughts as them, most of them already chose their sects.

Cultivators worked quickly. It did not take long for disciples to register and sign contracts.

Jiang Li and the others walked in and saw twenty long carved tables placed in the courtyard. And standing behind the long tables were not real people, but twenty wooden puppets wearing clothes with vivid expressions.

”Hehehe… there are many newbies again.”

Behind the table, the puppets that had been quietly standing suddenly moved. Their joints creaked as they moved. Their movements were different, and they could even open their mouths and speak human language.

A few of the lackeys behind them were so frightened that they wanted to turn around and run away, but Jiang Li and Yan Hong quickly stopped them and kicked them down.

They then cupped their hands in the direction of the wooden puppet and hurriedly apologized, ”We are sorry for our rudeness.”

The lackeys realized what was going on and hurriedly bowed.