Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 269 - 269: 261: Massive Resources

These mortals were naturally born in response to the situation, becoming elite soldiers and capable generals under the command of many powerful figures.

He Song thought the old and young people in front of him were the type of people specifically used for dirty and tiring tasks.

He just didn’t know what task Master Bai Yun had given them before.

He would have to wait until Master Bai Yun left to find out.

Soon.

Following the corridor all the way.

The figures of the old and young duo also came to where He Song was located.

In a guest hall not far from the mansion’s main entrance.

Inside the guest hall.

He Song sat at the head of the hall, silently watching the old and young duo before him.

Below, the young man supported the old man as they knelt slowly.

“Subordinate Zhang Li, with my disciple Zhang Ying, pay homage to Master Cang Song. ”

“Just before Master Bai Yun left, he informed me that following this moment, I should follow Master Cang Song’s lead.”

“Zhang Li is here to pay homage.”

“And, to present the previous account book.”

“Please have a look, Master Cang Song.”

As his words fell, Zhang Li trembled as he took out a thin booklet from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Ying beside him.

Zhang Ying took the booklet, his face respectful as he walked forward, knelt down several steps away from He Song, and held the booklet up in both hands, revealing it before He Song.

Seeing this, He Song had a thought, and the booklet that had been placed on Zhang Ying’s hand suddenly floated up and landed in He Song’s hands.

He Song briefly flipped through the booklet.

A flash of astonishment crossed his eyes.

What was recorded in this booklet was the various items offered annually by the major families of the Immortal City.

There were Foundation Establishment Clans in Heaven Power Immortal City.

There were also Qi Refining Clans.

Although their strengths differed, all were making a living in Heaven Power Immortal City, naturally needing to offer something.

The weaklings offered less.

The powerful offered more.

And what was recorded in this booklet were the offering quotas of each family.

Which family offered how many spirit stones.

Which family offered how many treasures.

Which family offered how many spirit items.

Which family…

It could be said.

That every character recorded in this small booklet contained a wealth of resources behind it. Spirit stones.

Treasures.

Spirit items.

All kinds of rare and exotic treasures.

He Song’s eyes dazzled.

But upon careful examination, He Song found that the items recorded in this booklet were all from within one year.

As for the previous ones, there was no record at all.

Looking at Zhang Li below, a hint of doubt appeared in He Song’s eyes.

However, before He Song could ask, Zhang Li seemed to know what he was going to ask and hurriedly spoke.

“Not to conceal from Master Cang Song, there was originally no record of these things in an account book, but they were all in my memory.”

“If it weren’t for wanting to use this to gain your trust, this account book wouldn’t have existed.”

“Master Bai Yun has always entrusted this matter to me, and I personally deliver the annual offerings.”

“Now that Master Bai Yun has left, if Master Cang Song agrees, I will continue to deliver the offerings here every year as before.”

As Zhang Li’s voice rang out, a look of realization flashed across He Song’s

No wonder.

No wonder the records in the account book only covered the recent year.

It turned out that this account book was not meant for record-keeping, but was a copy made by Zhang Li based on his own memory.

He Song looked through the detailed records in the account book again and nodded.

Zhang Li’s memory was indeed good, the records were very detailed, and there seemed to be no errors or omissions.

However.

After calculating the value of the items recorded in the account book.

A thought crossed He Song’s mind.

The total value of these items was more than ten thousand spirit stones.

And this was just the harvest of one year.

If he also included the annual salary of three thousand spirit stones for a Foundation Establishment-level cultivator, his annual income would be more than thirteen thousand spirit stones, even without planting spirit medicines.

An inflow of more than ten thousand spirit stones a year.

Such a large amount of spirit stones was almost equal to the income He Song used to earn from cultivating more than a hundred acres of spirit fields.

But one should know.

So many spirit stones could be obtained just by sitting in the Immortal City.

If there were other methods for earning spirit stones, the income would naturally grow as well.

These thirteen thousand spirit stones of annual income were merely the minimum guaranteed income.

Thinking of this, He Song suddenly recalled the words that Wei Fan had said when he was leaving.

Opportunity?

Could this be the opportunity Wei Fan was referring to?

An annual inflow of ten thousand spirit stones, for a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, could indeed be considered as an opportunity.

Moreover, it was the kind of opportunity that could generate continuous profit.

At the same time, since Wei Fan had said so, Meng Guan and Xuan He who were listening on the side did not show any abnormalities. Therefore, it seemed that they were all aware of this.

In other words.

This seemingly gray-area profit in the eyes of various Foundation

Establishment Masters had already become a generally accepted rule.

Receiving ten thousand spirit stones for free every year is the welfare for the Immortal City’s guardian, right?

Otherwise, relying solely on the annual salary of three thousand spirit stones issued by the sect, even a Qi-refining mid-stage Master would struggle in their daily cultivation.

In this way, such gray-area profit would naturally arise.

With these thoughts flashing through his mind, He Song felt more confident.

As long as this matter was not done by only himself but everyone tacitly agreed, he could naturally do it too.

According to his guess, the offering of this kind should not only be done by the guardian of the Heaven Power Immortal City.

Other Immortal Cities under the jurisdiction of the Thick Earth Sect.

Even within the Immortal Cities under the jurisdiction of the other Golden Core Sects.

Even within the Immortal Cities under the jurisdiction of the Nascent Soul Upper Sects.

Maybe they all have such rules.

Even bolder, perhaps the annual offering collected by Heaven Power Immortal City is relatively small.

For some Immortal Cities that collect more, it might not be as simple as ten thousand spirit stones per year, perhaps it’s many times more than that.

With such thoughts in mind.

He Song’s heart gradually calmed down, and his gaze towards the old and young in front of him also became amiable at this moment.

“Get up.”

“Everything can continue as usual from now on. If there’s anything important, you can come to me for questions.”

“If there’s nothing else, you can leave now.”

Today, after Zhang Li and Zhang Ying had arrived at He Song’s residence and stood before him for a long time, He Song finally spoke his first words to them.

As soon as his words fell, the faces of Zhang Li and Zhang Ying, who had been anxious at heart, instantly showed a look of ecstasy.

The two exchanged glances, seeing the strong relief in each other’s eyes.

For them.

Master Bai Yun was their sky.

When Master Bai Yun was still around, they could rely on him for protection, and no one dared to offend them.

But now that Master Bai Yun had left and been replaced by He Song, their fate was naturally in his hands.

With just one word from He Song, they could vanish from this world forever.

Meanwhile.

Just one word from He Song could also let them continue their former glory and wealth, with countless guests coming and going. Now when He Song commanded them to proceed as usual, naturally, their lives were saved.

At the same time, He Song instructing them to proceed as usual also meant that they could continue their former glory and wealth.

And that’s precisely why they felt so relieved.

The newly arrived Master Cang Song had not dismissed them and replaced them with someone else.

For the two of them, this was indeed a significant blessing.

Overjoyed, they quickly prostrated themselves on the ground.

“Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord! We will serve you wholeheartedly, never hesitating to die!”

“Rest assured, my lord, every year’s offering will be delivered to your residence on time without causing you any worry.”

As continuous words of loyalty were spoken, the two of them left He Song’s residence with great joy.

But.

Just as they happily left.

The people who had initially been waiting anxiously outside He Song’s residence, wanting to curry favor, also took a deep sigh of relief at this moment and quickly followed Zhang Li and Zhang Ying’s footsteps.

They didn’t dare to rush directly into He Song’s residence to seek him out.

But if they sought Zhang Li and Zhang Ying to express their intentions to curry favor and offered various gifts, they didn’t hesitate in the slightest. And that was the meaning of Zhang Li and Zhang Ying’s existence.

At the same time.

This was also the main reason why Master Bai Yun took He Song around to meet his acquaintances before leaving, ensuring that everyone had seen He Song at least once.

Although Master Bai Yun had left, the complex network of relationships he left behind was now inherited by He Song.

Now, all He Song needed to do was to stay in his residence, and he would be able to obtain at least ten thousand spirit stones every year.

This was the opportunity Wei Fan had mentioned earlier.

After sending Zhang Li and Zhang Ying away, He Song saw he had nothing else to do and quickly stepped into the quiet room again, starting to practice the Thick Earth Formulas and improve his cultivation.

Nowadays.

Five years have passed.

He had successfully become the guardian of the Heaven Power Immortal City.

It could be said that his identity had changed drastically.

Under such a premise, even when He Song was cultivating in the quiet room, his heart was still experiencing the feeling of this drastic change in identity.

From the beginning.

Starting as a loose cultivator in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.

Then joining the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion and becoming a spiritual plant farmer, working as an Immortal Pavilion cultivator.

Later, his cultivation broke through to the Qi-refining mid-stage, and he was promoted to be the manager of the Medicine Garden.

Afterwards, he broke through to the Qi-refining late stage and became a steward of the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.

Then, due to Meng Guan’s successful Foundation Establishment, he was brought into the Thick Earth Sect, becoming an outer disciple of the Thick Earth Sect.

After many years, he finally established a Foundation, stepped into it in one go, and became an elder of the Thick Earth Sect, taking the guardian position of the Herbs Immortal Workshop.

After guarding the Herbs Immortal Workshop for many years, he was transferred to Heaven Power Immortal City five years ago.

Today, he finally took the guardian position of Heaven Power Immortal City and became the true guardian of Heaven Power Immortal City.

There have been so many changes in his identity that He Song could remember numerous ones.

But the only one that could bring him an annual profit of tens of thousands of spirit stones is this one..