HPDBC Chapter 135 Friends
Chapter 135 Friends
Hundred Refinements Sect.
Alkaid had once again finished a round of cultivation.
Glancing at the bald bottle, he exhaled deeply.
"The Celestial Pill is all gone."
With that, he glanced not far away.
There, he faintly felt as though he was being "observed."
At first, he was somewhat surprised.
But considering that there must be some commonalities between the technology of civilian flying swords and the Sect's flying swords, and given that the Flying Sword Division was the biggest backer of the Xian shadow series, it made sense that they would covertly observe and probe for information about him after he had suddenly appeared and significantly reduced the spirit consumption of Xian shadow 60.
However...
"Half a month has passed, have I still not received a response from Lin Sen? Whether they adopt my proposal or not, they should at least give me a definitive answer, or perhaps send me a sum of money beforehand. Just thirty spirit stones would do; I could buy a bottle of Celestial Pill and continue cultivating."
He complained internally, ending his cultivation session.
After some thought, Alkaid decided to ask in person.
Just waiting around like this was no solution.
If Lin Sen from the Longxiang Taixue Academy had swallowed up his credit, he shouldn't blame him for jumping ship and joining the Star Sea Sect.
Nevertheless, since the coordinates of the Artifact Nurturing Realm's Stellar Sect were ultimately set within the Nine Cauldrons Sect and the cultural indoctrination he received there was more compatible with the Nine Cauldrons Sect that had inherited the Artifact Sect's legacy, even if he went to the Star Sea Sect, it would probably take quite some time to integrate.
As soon as he stepped out the door, Alkaid saw a group of more than a dozen people congregating, offering their congratulations to a disciple.
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
"You've successfully refined your Qi into Divine and developed Divine Sense? Now you can apply for a job in the Energy Department."
"The Energy Department, that's a real iron rice bowl, providing a lifetime of carefree sustenance."
After listening for a moment, Alkaid understood what was happening.
Energy Department...
Not only are the wages high and the benefits good, once you're in, you're practically never laid off.
That's the lifelong pursuit of all mid and low-level cultivators.
Of course, if one could become a high-rank cultivator, then they naturally exceed the scope of an Energy Department employee. Those with secondary professions could consider becoming professors at academies, while those without could take positions at the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
At that moment, a disciple suddenly shouted, "The Senior Sister has arrived."
As soon as these words came out, the disciples who were just celebrating scattered in all directions.
Yet Huang Yunqi, as a high-rank martial artist of the Body Refinement lineage with extremely sharp hearing, naturally heard their earlier rejoicing, which left her face looking somewhat unpleasant.
Yang Kaitai, who accompanied her, snorted coldly, "As members of the Hundred Refinements Sect, they should aspire to become high-rank cultivators, Star Masters, or even establish their Dao Foundation, but instead they're content to refine their Qi into Divine just to qualify for the Energy Department, basking in self-satisfaction. It's truly self-degrading."
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"Enough, they're just a bunch of Outer Sect disciples who pay for their education. Why bother with them so much? Let them learn if they wish. If they don't want to learn, it's not our problem; we just take their money and that's enough."
Huang Yunqi said with a taut face.
"That's right. The most important thing for a true disciple is loyalty—unwavering loyalty to the Sect. Only then can we trust them enough to fully cultivate them. Without loyalty, no matter how well they practice, what does that have to do with us?"
Yang Kaitai nodded in deep agreement.
Alkaid heard this but felt no stir within him.
He even found Zong Lian, the Sect Leader of the Hundred Refinements Sect, somewhat pitiful.
After so many years, not only had the Hundred Refinements Sect failed to instruct any significant cultivators, but its disciples each harbored their own designs, unconcerned with managing the Sect's reputation and only thinking about using the Sect to make money.
Then he thought of something else.
If the Nine Cauldrons Sect was likened to a world-leading conglomerate, the Hundred Refinements Sect was at best a small firm.
Employees of a large conglomerate naturally remain loyal to the conglomerate, binding their interests with it.
But for a small firm's staff, isn't it all about vying for power and trying to make money?
But this Murong senior brother didn't show much enthusiasm, he merely nodded politely to Alkaid, then turned to Xie Yi'er, "Alright, let's go."
"Okay."
Xie Yi'er responded, stepped onto the flying sword, and then waved at Alkaid.
Alkaid gave a slight nod in return.
Soon, accompanied by the man's sword control ascent, the two entered the high-altitude guide tracks and disappeared from Alkaid's view before long.
Alkaid turned around and continued forward.
But the girl followed him, her face full of curiosity: "Senior brother, hello, I'm Ran Xiaoyu, let's add each other on the communicator, shall we?"
"Senior brother?"
Alkaid glanced at her.
"I'm a registered disciple of the Nine Cauldrons Sect. Once you join the Nine Cauldrons Sect, won't we be fellow disciples?"
The girl, Ran Xiaoyu, asked curiously: "Was that your ex-girlfriend? The two of you didn't seem like it from your mannerisms. What's the story there? Can you tell me about it, senior brother?"
Alkaid didn't pay any more attention to her and continued forward.
"Senior brother..."
Ran Xiaoyu wanted to say something else.
But at that moment, a floating vehicle much like a minibus, about eight meters long, stopped next to Alkaid.
Then, Lin Sen stuck his head out, smiling: "Alkaid, I have a friend who wants to chat with you. Want to come up for a bit?"
Alkaid had been planning to find him, so seeing this, he nodded: "Sure."
He quickly boarded the vehicle through the door Lin Sen opened.
Once inside, Alkaid realized, although the vehicle wasn't as ostentatious as a flying sword, its interior was quite luxurious.
Fridge, projector, automatic scenery—it had everything one could want, with a layout much like a small conference room.
However, those weren't the important parts. The key was the other three people sitting in the vehicle.
One of them, Alkaid had seen his image before.
Qin Yadong, Dean of the Energy Department at Dragon Cheering University, and a distinguished professor.
The other two...
One gave him a slight pressure at the mental level.
The other appeared harmless, but Alkaid felt a strong life force field that completely sealed his essence, spirit, and vitality, making it undetectable to others.
Keep in mind, he was at Star Master level now.
Although his cultivation hadn't risen, his eyesight was no less than any Star Master's.
This person giving him such a sensation...
"One Primordial Spirit, one Star Master..."
Alkaid looked at Lin Sen, "Professor Lin, I'm afraid you didn't invite me here just for a chat."
"Mr. Alkaid, we really do just want to have a simple chat with you, nothing more."
The cultivator in the Primordial Spirit Realm said with a smile, "Let me introduce myself, I'm Zhang Jianlin. Oh, my other identity is, hmm, an Elder of the Nine Heavens Domain Sub-sect of the Nine Cauldrons Sect. This is my good friend, Vice Hall Master of the Campaign Hall, Qin Yi. We've taken the liberty of inviting you because we want to hear your opinion about the Nine Cauldrons Sect."
"Opinion about the Nine Cauldrons Sect?"
Alkaid was slightly startled.
"Yes, I know you've just come from outside the Great World, but you've been living here for over a month now. If there are any shortcomings or issues with the Nine Cauldrons Sect, we would like to hear your thoughts so we can see if there's anything we can improve."
Zhang Jianlin said with a smile.
This attitude...
Made Alkaid feel somewhat peculiar inside.
You, a Primordial Spirit cultivator on the Divine Path and you, a Star Master on the Martial Path, are talking to me, a high-rank cultivator... Is this appropriate?