Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1586 - 839: Establishing the Sect (Part 2)

His form vanished within the grand hall, causing the assembled cultivators to exchange glances filled with dismay.

'Elder Su, you must take up the role of the first Sect Master; we place our trust in you!' Patriarch Ge declared, fixing his gaze on Elder Su.

Elder Su, serving as Li Shiming's master, held privileges that distinguished him sufficiently on that basis alone.

No cultivator believed Li Shiming's declaration of avoiding involvement signaled total disinterest. Regardless, even if he stayed aloof, his sheer influence ensured most cultivators wouldn't overlook Elder Su's significance.

'Yes, Elder Su, you should become the Sect Master!' The rest of the cultivators voiced their agreement in rapid succession.

Elder Su at first refused to take it on, yet the issue affected far more than himself; the stakes of the Shushan lineage supporting him led to a brief hesitation before he consented.

'Fellows, let's start by heading to the Book Collection Pavilion and the Treasure Pavilion to inspect our holdings!' Though no official ceremony had occurred, Elder Su—now endorsed by the highest ranks—offered the proposal in his capacity as Sect Master Su.

In truth, every leader felt a burning curiosity and desired to explore firsthand.

The leaders departed from the grand hall and proceeded toward the Book Collection Pavilion.

Stepping inside the Book Collection Pavilion, they found their eyes overwhelmed by the sight. The hall stood meticulously arranged with an array of scrolls, encompassing nearly hundreds of fields across the Cultivation World.

Even more striking to them were the scrolls positioned on the upper shelves.

While they couldn't access the full details of these cultivation methods, the concise summaries gave them a solid grasp of the essentials.

To their shock, they realized their prized core legacies counted as mere basic techniques in this place, with the bulk of the methods on this floor exceeding their own foundational arts.

Especially remarkable were those methods accompanied by thorough lineage histories and realizations, more than capable of forming the Beishu Sect's primary inheritances.

Right then, the leaders understood that the sect legacies they held so dear appeared ridiculous here.

The sheer breadth of the Cultivation World outstripped their boldest expectations.

By means of the Book Collection Pavilion, they encountered the genuine Cultivation World for the very first time.

The eyes of every cultivator sparkled with excitement, as they pondered swapping their present methods for these superior ones.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators weighed the option of altering their core cultivation art, given that the technique propelling them to Nascent Soul Middle Stage represented their utmost boundary.

Yet in this collection, methods reaching the Great Cultivator Realm qualified as standard fare, whereas supreme techniques allowed cultivation all the way to the Mahayana realm.

Before, upon encountering such advanced methods, they never once thought to abandon their main cultivation path.

Things had shifted now. Bolstered by the rich spiritual energy of 'Beishu Main Peak,' pushing to higher realms became a tangible reality rather than a fantasy.

'It appears I'll have to diligently undertake tasks and gather contribution points!' Patriarch Ge shook his head while sighing.

Still, missions appropriate for Nascent Soul cultivators remained few and far between on the Beishu Continent.

In earlier times, such opportunities might have existed, but presently, no force across the entire Beishu Continent dared to challenge the Beishu Sect, leaving Nascent Soul cultivators without moments to venture forth for missions.

Reflecting on this, she started evaluating the practicality of instructing her disciples and heirs to carry out tasks, thereby amassing contribution points in her name.

She wasn't the only one; the other leaders mulled over the same notion.

Leaving the Book Collection Pavilion behind, the leaders stepped into the Treasure Pavilion.

Confronted with the immense reserves of supplies—from Qi Refinement through Nascent Soul Middle Stage, featuring magical treasures, spirit pills, assorted artifact forging materials, spiritual medicines, talismans, spirit plants, and plenty more—absolutely everything stood ready.

Qualities varied from second-grade to fourth-grade, and they even spotted a fourth-grade top-level flying sword displayed at the pinnacle.

However, as they noted the contribution points demanded for that fourth-grade top-level flying sword, their gazes turned away with reluctance. The required tally stretched out impossibly far.

Nevertheless, they never viewed it as unworthy. Truly, the chance to barter contribution points for a fourth-grade top-level flying sword already offered enormous advantage.

No matter the challenge in acquiring contribution points, attainment remained within reach. Should one generation fall short, two could strive; if two proved insufficient, ten would do— in time, the points would build up.

Yet a fourth-grade top-level flying sword had only haunted their dreams until now; this represented their debut glimpse of an authentic fourth-grade top-level magical treasure.

Lowering their sight from the fourth-grade top-level flying sword, they beheld close to a hundred fourth-grade high-stage magical treasures, a figure that sent tremors through the Nascent Soul cultivators' cores.

When had artifacts of such caliber swelled to this outrageous near-hundred total?

They could declare with certainty that the Treasure Pavilion's assets would bolster the Beishu Sect for exceeding a thousand years, even tallying just the outflows.

'Look there, the Spirit Pill area!' a master burst out.

All the cultivators directed their attention to the Spirit Pill section, stocked with more than a hundred bottles of Nascent Soul Early Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, plus several dozen bottles of Nascent Soul Middle Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pills.

For Golden Core Stage Third-grade Spirit Pills, thousands of bottles stacked up into a compact hill.

Just like the defenses in the Book Collection Pavilion, every spiritual item lay sealed behind formations, redeemable solely with matching contribution points.

Absent these barriers, the Nascent Soul cultivators on hand might have rushed to claim them right away.

Resolve flickered in each of their stares; back at their bases, they would promptly assign their disciples and heirs to plunge into missions with full effort, seizing every available task to rapidly pile up contribution points for securing Fourth Grade Spirit Pills.

Why had every Nascent Soul cultivator on the Beishu Continent remained stuck at Nascent Soul Early Stage? The dearth of fourth-grade supplies rendered focused, assiduous cultivation unattainable for Beishu Continent's Nascent Soul experts.

Eyeing the surplus of over one hundred bottles of Nascent Soul Early Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, this volume could propel all attending Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners to the peak of their stage. In contrast, the count of Nascent Soul Middle Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pills would only suffice for a select few Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners.

Should they lag in breaking through to Nascent Soul Middle Stage, it would forfeit them one vital chance at Nascent Soul Middle Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pills.

Turning from the Spirit Pills, their eyes fell on diverse other supplies, each one fueling an urge to redeem.

Ever since the Book Collection Pavilion and Treasure Pavilion opened, and the 'Beishu Main Peak' spiritual energy abundance became known, not a single Beishu Sect cultivator gave thought to the old sects' concerns.

They all dove headlong into zealous dedication to the sect. With the Beishu Continent rebuilding its structure, countless cultivators were essential to oversee operations in every corner.

Lineage by lineage, aligned with on-the-ground realities, tasks issued forth steadily.

No lineage stooped to phony tasks, given the cross-watch among them all. Besides, any released task lay open for every cultivator to claim.

Despite the abundance of resources, their totals stayed finite; any gains through deceit would starve the upright cultivators laboring on tasks, thus drawing scrutiny from all sides.

Above all, Li Shiming's commanding presence, combined with the Artifact Spirits' oversight in the Book Collection Pavilion and Treasure Pavilion, made it improbable for any cultivator to entertain sly ideas in the near future.

Further, the scheme Nascent Soul cultivators harbored of funneling contribution points from disciples and successors proved tough to pull off.

Cultivators, once their mission points hit a sufficient mark, would swiftly convert them into fitting personal resources.

No cultivator bothered to stockpile, much less relinquish them.

Their disciples and successors lacked surplus points even for their own needs, let alone to pass upward.

By borrowing the sect governance model from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, Li Shiming leveraged vast archives and supplies to kindle blazing zeal across the whole Beishu Sect, filling every cultivator with dynamic vigor.

Li Shiming observed in quietude; this result matched his desires precisely. In mere decades, the boundaries between former sects inside the Beishu Sect might fade entirely.

For him, this amounted to a modest outpouring that set his native land on a path to prosperity.

This stood as merely the opening chapter in the Beishu Sect's expansion. Once stability took hold, far loftier prospects beckoned these cultivators.

A flood of tasks yielded hefty gains. Through a stretch of redemptions, the Treasure Pavilion's valuables refilled once more. Projections held that the cycle would soon turn virtuous in the Treasure Pavilion, at minimum for entry-level resources.