Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady-Chapter 962 - 936 The Situation of the Yanshan Sect

Upon hearing this, Tangyu finally felt relieved, realizing there were such benefits.

In this case, these servant positions are indeed quite valuable, as they enjoy nearly the same treatment as disciples; calling them half a disciple is not an exaggeration.

Tangyu said, "In that case, I ought to carefully consider the allocation of these positions; ten positions are tantamount to ten treasure plaques."

"Haha," Liu Chengbo also laughed and said, "Indeed, ten treasure plaques it is. Tangyu, I see you may not have any candidates. Why not allow your senior to ask for a favor from you?"

Tangyu naturally understood Liu Chengbo’s intention and promptly laughed, saying, "If Senior Brother wants to ask for a few positions, I naturally have no problem. Haha, it can serve as a resolution to a predicament for me."

Tangyu now clearly understood the preciousness of the servant positions and thought Liu Chengbo was a decent person, someone worth befriending. Therefore, he straightforwardly agreed to the request. Moreover, in navigating the Yanshan Sect, making friends with influential senior brothers is always beneficial. Just being summoned by the Master to guide him indicates that Liu Chengbo is quite trustworthy and worthy of the Master’s trust.

Such a person is undoubtedly remarkable.

Having the opportunity to make friends is, of course, a good thing.

Liu Chengbo smiled and said, "Senior Brother is too polite. Then, how about I request five positions from you, and owe you a favor?"

"Senior Brother Liu, you are too kind. Just take the five positions," Tangyu said.

Liu Chengbo shook his head and said, "Ah, fair is fair, favors are favors. As your senior, I ought not to take advantage of you."

Since Liu Chengbo insisted, Tangyu was no longer bashful and nodded, "Alright."

Liu Chengbo said, "Fine, but I have a small suggestion. If you don’t have good candidates for the positions at the moment, keep them. Ten positions don’t necessarily need to be filled all at once; you can choose slowly later. A single position can be traded for a favor. In the future, if you need to make connections, you can use this to exchange for a favor, which can be quite useful."

Tangyu chuckled; he had planned as much. Though they are servants, they must not be chosen carelessly; Tangyu intended to be cautious in selecting people. He readily agreed to give five positions to Liu Chengbo because he trusted him. For everyone else, Tangyu planned to choose carefully, disregarding others’ favors if he did not trust them.

One should not allow scoundrels to lurk beneath one’s bed.

While exploring this peak, Tangyu felt grateful for his treatment. Indeed, being a direct disciple of the Sect Master was different. This place was charming and picturesque, enveloped in immortal qi, with the Giant Spirit Formation gathering nature’s spiritual energy. Cultivating here was twice as effective for half the effort. No wonder a servant position here was so coveted, as it allowed them access to such an excellent cultivation environment.

This feature alone was priceless, worth fighting over.

"By the way, Senior Brother Liu, where will the others be?" Tangyu suddenly asked.

Liu Chengbo pointed to a majestic peak not far away and said, "There, aside from those like you who have independent peaks, other disciples reside on that peak."

Indeed, Tangyu saw it earlier. Though called a peak, it actually consisted of more than a dozen peaks integrated into one vast realm resembling an Immortal Palace. There were numerous buildings on it, with numerous towers and halls. Viewed from afar, it appeared incredibly magnificent. It was clear that many people lived there, as there were no fewer than a thousand buildings visible.

There were also many unseen ones, whose number was uncertain.

Actually, Tangyu had already guessed that this was the most prosperous peak in the area.

Liu Chengbo pointed to several peaks and said to Tangyu, "Since you have just joined the sect, you probably aren’t familiar with the situation within. Let me give you a brief overview. See, the highest peak you can see is Yanshan Main Peak, which is the sect’s core and heritage center; only the Sect Master and elders have the privilege to reside there. Ordinary disciples don’t even have the right to ascend it; only elite disciples may request permission to do so. That place is considered the most sacred in Yanshan, visible from all other parts of Yanshan."

Tangyu nodded. Yanshan Main Peak was indeed tall, tens of thousands of feet high, shrouded in clouds and mist, resembling the Immortal Realm.

For ordinary people, it was the abode of immortals and deities, the site of faith for the common folk of Yanshan.

Liu Chengbo continued, "The place I referred to earlier is called Disciple Peak, where disciples reside and cultivate. It is also the largest mountain range of the Yanshan Sect, capable of accommodating ten thousand disciples to live and cultivate. Of course, it’s impossible for our Yanshan Sect to have ten thousand disciples."

Tangyu curiously asked, "Senior Brother Liu, how many disciples does our Yanshan Sect have in total? I see that this year we only admitted over forty people, and in previous years, it was only about sixty. From this, it seems that our Yanshan Sect doesn’t have many disciples, right?"

Liu Chengbo nodded, "Not many, indeed very few, you could say pitifully few. The total number of disciples in our Yanshan Sect is only a sparse few hundred. I’m not exactly sure of the specific number, but it certainly doesn’t exceed a thousand. Of course, this number excludes the servants and guards. It’s precisely because the number of disciples is so limited that the disciple slots of our Yanshan Sect are so precious."

"Few but fine, this has always been our Yanshan Sect’s principle in training disciples. Unless you are an absolute elite, it’s impossible to achieve anything on the Path of the Immortals. So rather than wasting a lot of effort on training a large number of disciples, it’s better to focus resources on cultivating a few elites."

Tangyu nodded in agreement. Indeed, the Path of the Immortals is difficult; very few can walk far on it.

The lands of Yanshan, in the whole Cultivation World, are still too small, just a mere speck. It’s challenging for such a small place as Yanshan to produce a true strong figure.

However, Tangyu is confident that he can embark on his quest for immortality from the land of Yanshan.

"That mountain is the Treasure Peak, where the Technique Hall, Treasure Hall, and Hall of Merits are located. It is considered an important place of our Yanshan Sect. By the way, junior brother, as the Sect Master’s direct disciple, you have privileges comparable to elite disciples, so you can go to the Technique Hall at any time to choose the spells suitable for your cultivation. You can choose any spell. As for the Treasure Hall, you can’t enter it for the time being. However, you can earn merit points to exchange for magic artifacts." Liu Chengbo continued.

"Technique Hall, Hall of Merits." Tangyu was immediately intrigued. Being able to freely choose spells in the Technique Hall made Tangyu happy. The treatment of being the Sect Master’s direct disciple is indeed special. As for the magic artifacts, Tangyu naturally understood that he couldn’t take them freely. But Tangyu wasn’t too concerned about the magic artifacts, with the top-grade Magic Artifact bestowed by the master and his own Pangu Axe, it was enough for now.

As for other things, those could be left for later.

"Senior Brother Liu, what about the Hall of Merits?" Tangyu asked.

Liu Chengbo patiently explained, "In this world, there are merits and sins. We immortals also care about these. Being full of merit brings good fortune, while having great sin invites trouble. So for us immortals, it’s best to kill less and accrue more merit, to let fortune favor us, benefiting the path of immortal cultivation. Our Yanshan Sect has a Merit Board, but it’s different from the merits between heaven and earth."

"The Merit Board in our Yanshan Sect requires you to complete tasks for the sect, by fulfilling sect missions you’ll be rewarded with respective merit points. These merit points can be exchanged for spells and magic artifacts, even Immortal Pills can be exchanged. Apart from missions, improving your strength can also earn you respective rewards, and overcoming challenges in the Puzzling Immortal Tower also grants you corresponding merit points."

"Every new disciple in the sect gets a reward of ten merit points. You, being the Sect Master’s direct disciple, would be treated as an elite disciple, so your rewarded merit points should exceed a hundred. However, the exact number depends on the arrangements of the Elder of Merits; you’ll know when you visit the merit point."

Tangyu smiled, "Merit points, it’s an interesting concept, it serves as an incentive mechanism that can motivate others. I like this method."

On Earth, this is similar to a reward system, many organizations use similar ways, so Tangyu understood it well.

"But what about this ’Puzzling Immortal Tower’?" Tangyu asked again.

Liu Chengbo replied, "The Puzzling Immortal Tower is a place of trials, used to test disciples. It has nine levels in total, and how many levels you can pass is the standard for judging a disciple’s strength. So, to see how strong someone is, you just need to see how many levels they can pass. Evaluating strengths by the levels of the Puzzling Immortal Tower is an unwritten rule of our Yanshan Sect."

"Moreover, the Puzzling Immortal Tower is an excellent place for training; many have achieved breakthroughs within it."

Tangyu nodded, now understanding, "I see. So, the Puzzling Immortal Tower really is a good place, I’ll have to try it when I get the chance."

"Haha, then I look forward to seeing how many levels my junior brother can pass, maybe you’ll surprise everyone and drop their jaws." Liu Chengbo laughed.

Tangyu also laughed, standing out conspicuously? That might not be impossible, now that his ’Mindful Style’ has formed, its power is greater than before, Tangyu has some ambition for tackling the Puzzling Immortal Tower.

Liu Chengbo went on to meticulously explain other situations to Tangyu and talked about some sect rules of Yanshan Sect. Even though Tangyu is the Sect Master’s direct disciple, he still must abide by the sect rules. Tangyu naturally made a note of these rules seriously.

After a long conversation, Tangyu finally had an overall understanding of the Yanshan Sect, enabling him to integrate better into the Yanshan Sect.