Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation - Chapter 653

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 Yushi had been waiting outside Xiao Chen's door for some time already. For the past month or so, whenever Zhuo Yushi 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 Yushi 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 Yushi led Xiao Chen with easy familiarity through the busy streets. After passing 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 Yushi. These disciples had withdrawn auras and very pure Quintessence.

Even though they were all late-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs, if Zhuo Yushi 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 Yushi, who was behind him, "What's up with those people?"

Zhuo Yushi 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 associations, 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 Yushi 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 passed quickly. Soon, it was their turn to collect their stipend. The process was simple: they just had to hand over their identity medallion and let the person at the counter verify it.

Zhuo Yushi 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.