blueteamnovel Chapter 17 – Foundation Establishment Stage relies on the mountain!
Chapter 17 – Foundation Establishment Stage relies on the mountain!
No matter how Brandon Jiang calculated, he couldn't figure out how to handle ten thousand mortals, let alone fifty thousand.
This was a dead end!
Just as Brandon was troubled, Chu Jun softly spoke:
"Junior Sister Brandon, don't be too upset. Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are decreed by heaven. Meeting you in this life-or-death situation makes me very happy..."
However, before Chu Jun could finish, Brandon interrupted her and directly asked:
"Senior Sister, tell me how to quickly gather fifty thousand mortals!"
"Is it possible to get an A-grade evaluation? What exactly is the reward for an A-grade evaluation?"
Brandon thought hard and could only come up with one solution.
That was to obtain an A-grade evaluation!
And not just once or twice, but every day!
But achieving this was incredibly difficult!
Even if he had the ability to consistently get A-grade evaluations, he had to be wary of Patricia Qing's jealousy to avoid ending up like Chu Jun.
But Brandon wanted to give it a try.
The opportunity to gain the backing of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was too rare!
If he missed this chance, he would soon lose Chu Jun as a source of alchemy knowledge, making it extremely difficult to get even a B-grade evaluation, with the risk of getting a D-grade evaluation and facing death.
Even if he somehow managed to survive and cultivate to the peak of Qi Refining, what good would that do?
Without the backing of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would still die!
Who could guarantee that he would find another Foundation Establishment backer in the future?
Even if he did, which backer could resist the temptation of a peak Qi Refining sacrificial furnace and not devour his power and fortune when he was about to break through?
Only Chu Jun!@@@@
Only by sharing life and death struggles with her, forming a deep bond, and possibly even developing a relationship akin to Daoist partners, could he ensure a reliable backer.
For now and for the future, he had to bet on Chu Jun!
Chu Jun was momentarily stunned by Brandon's question.
She said in a flustered manner:
"Junior Sister Brandon, no... you mustn't do this, it's too dangerous!"
"I'm not afraid!"
"The required number for additional rewards is a hundred for B-grade evaluations, but only ten for A-grade evaluations!"
"These additional rewards come in two forms: direct rewards and reward-based tasks."
"The former allows you to choose a Daoist art, treasure, or a mortal city as a direct reward."
"The latter involves high-reward tasks, such as going out to kill rogue cultivators or demonic cultivators weaker than yourself to use as sacrificial furnaces; or managing a medicinal field, with all profits going to yourself."
"The biggest advantage of reward-based tasks is that you can temporarily skip the Foundation Establishment senior sister's classes and have more freedom. If done properly, the gains can exceed direct rewards, though they come with risks of injury or even death."
"Generally, the value of these rewards is equivalent to twenty to thirty thousand mortals, sometimes even forty to fifty thousand!"
"For most Heavenly Lotus Sect disciples, the rewards from the senior sisters are minor compared to the additional rewards! I reached the peak of Qi Refining thanks to more than ten additional rewards."
Brandon suddenly understood.
So there was this hidden rule, making it much easier to earn mortals than he had imagined.
He had seen these additional rewards in action recently.
Jessica Yu, who saved him from the Villain of the Blood Sea, was clearly on a reward-based task. By killing the Villain of the Blood Sea, she could absorb his power and fortune to enhance her cultivation.
And the three immortals responsible for the entrance assessment.
In retrospect, they had a great time during the assessment, absorbing the life force and fortune of tens of thousands of mortals, many of whom were geniuses with spiritual roots.
They enjoyed all the benefits.
Such generous rewards made Brandon a bit envious.
These vivid examples filled Brandon with anticipation for his own additional rewards.
Brandon quickly made a plan to obtain ten A-grade evaluations within two months to get the additional reward.
During this period, he would diligently learn the knowledge Chu Jun had mastered. Chu Jun would hide her recovery and their relationship from others, especially Patricia Qing.
For transporting mortals, Chu Jun gave Brandon one of her spare storage bags, saving him the trouble of renting one daily.
Additionally, Chu Jun taught Brandon a complete set of Qi Refining breathing techniques, which would allow him to properly refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, speeding up his cultivation by forty to fifty percent compared to not using the technique.
This breathing technique was worth at least two to three thousand mortals in the Cultivation Hall.
After discussing everything, Brandon quietly left Chu Jun's residence and returned to his small courtyard.
Although he had been busy all day, he didn't dare to relax. He sat cross-legged on his bed and began cultivating.
The crisis with Patricia Qing was temporarily resolved, but in the cultivation world, strength was the ultimate truth.
He had to reach the first level of Qi Refining as quickly as possible to completely shed his mortal status.
Otherwise, even though he appeared to be a white-robed disciple, in the eyes of other white-robed disciples and yellow-robed senior sisters, he was still just a mortal, and they wouldn't hesitate to drain his life force.