Qiu Ran put away the Emperor Pills, stroked his beard, and pondered for a moment before asking, “I wonder how Junior Brother intends to spend this large sum of contribution?”
Too many contribution point wasn’t a good thing. Logically speaking, the Elders’ Contribution Points could be exchanged for anything from the Divine Temple, such as various cultivation resources, profound cultivation methods, and Secret Arts. However, Yang Kai’s Contribution Points were simply too great, so great that even Qiu Ran was frightened.
If he really wanted to exchange for resources, it was likely that the Temple’s treasury would shrink greatly.
Of course, this wasn’t what the Divine Temple wanted to see. The number of Elder Contribution Points here would not be small. If Yang Kai were to really exchange them for materials and take them away, the disciples would have to shrink back in order to cultivate.
Yang Kai already had a plan, so when he heard this, he said, “Senior Brother, you also know that I have a High Heaven Palace in the Northern Domain and have taken in some disciples. However, High Heaven Palace’s foundation is still shallow and its foundation is lacking, so I would like to request the Divine Temple to copy some cultivation methods and Secret Techniques and bring them back. I wonder if it would be convenient for Junior Brother to exchange for them.”
Qiu Ran said, “You’re a the Temple Elder, so it’s naturally not a problem for you to copy some Cultivation Methods and Secret Arts. As long as it’s not something particularly important, you don’t need to exchange it with contribution.”
With such a good thing happening, Yang Kai was immediately overjoyed. Previously, when Qiu Ran acted like an iron rooster, Yang Kai had thought he was targeting him, but now it seemed he had misunderstood him and asked, “Naturally, the more cultivation techniques and Secret Arts the better. I also want to obtain some of those precious existences.”
Qiu Ran said, “You can discuss this matter with Junior Brother Di. He is in charge of the Cultivation Technique Pavilion, so he knows best what needs to be contributed and what needs to be done.”
The Junior Brother Di he was referring to was naturally Di Rong. Although Yang Kai’s relationship with him was not as good as Gao Xueting’s, they had drunk together before and had been punished together.
“Good!” Yang Kai nodded.
“Is there anything else?” Qiu Ran looked up at him.
Yang Kai said, “Also, I want to borrow some people from Azure Sun Temple.”
“Borrow people?” Qiu Ran raised his brow, “What do you mean?”
Yang Kai said, “My High Heaven Palace disciple’s cultivation isn’t very high, so he needs some people to teach them, so i wants to borrow some people from the Azure Sun Temple to teach them. Of course, it’s not a waste of money, I can use the Elders’ contribution to offset their compensation.” This was the main reason he had come here. The hundred instructors from Fire Dragon Palace were already complaining bitterly, so he needed to quickly replenish some manpower.
“Although there is no precedent, that’s fine. What do you think, Junior Sister Gao?” Qiu Ran turned to look at Gao Xueting.
Gao Xueting replied, “It’s not impossible, we’re not outsiders, but I wonder how many people Junior Brother wants to borrow and what kind of cultivation he wants?”
“Two hundred,” Yang Kai replied.
“Hmm.”
“Principle Source Stage?”
“Pfft…” Qiu Ran had just taken a sip of tea when he suddenly spat it out. He quickly put down his teacup and patted the water on his chest as he stared at Yang Kai in shock, “Junior Brother, you want to borrow two hundred Principle Source Stage masters?”
“Senior Brother didn’t hear wrong, it’s two hundred Principle Source Stage.”
Gao Xueting asked in shock, “Why do you need so many Principle Source Stage masters?” These people had gone to High Heaven Palace to become instructors. Since they were instructors, they would definitely teach a group of people alone. Even if one instructor taught two hundred people, two hundred instructors could teach four thousand people.
High Heaven Palace had four thousand people?
“Didn’t I just say that I was going to invite them over to teach?”
Gao Xueting frowned, “How many disciples did your High Heaven Palace recruit?”
Yang Kai sniffed, “A few hundred thousand…”
Qiu Ran and Gao Xueting were both stunned, almost thinking they had heard wrongly. The two of them exchanged a glance before Qiu Ran asked, “How much did he just say?”
Gao Xueting replied, “I heard more than a hundred thousand, how much did Senior Brother hear?”
Over a hundred thousand!
The corner of Qiu Ran’s eyes twitched, “Why are you recruiting so many disciples?” The key point was that from Yang Kai’s words, the cultivation of these disciples wasn’t high. The strength of a sect didn’t depend on the number of people, but whether they were elites.
The Azure Sun Temple only had three or four thousand disciples, but it was one of the top Sects in the Southern Domain, and High Heaven Palace actually had more than a hundred thousand disciples. That was more than a hundred thousand people, not a hundred thousand pigs. With so many people, how could he afford to raise them? What’s more, what was the point of raising a hundred thousand people with low cultivation? [TL:en? do you raise people from high cultivation? LOL]
No Sect had ever had so many disciples, it was simply unheard of.
“I had no choice,” Yang Kai smiled bitterly. It was not convenient for him to explain this matter to others. If others knew that he had brought these hundreds of thousands of people from the Lower Planes Star Field, the Azure Sun Temple would probably try to snatch them.
Over a hundred thousand disciples and two hundred instructors, that was not a lot.
Qiu Ran straightened his face and asked, “Does Junior Brother know how many Principle Source Stage masters my Divine Temple has?”
“I don’t know,” Yang Kai shook his head. Although he had the qualifications to understand these things, no one had told him, so how could he know?
“Three hundred and fifty-two,” Qiu Ran gave an extremely precise number, “Excluding the Principle Source Stage disciples who are stationed in various industries, there are only two hundred and eighty-nine people left in the Divine Temple.” What he meant was, if you asked for two hundred Principle Source Stage masters, what would happen to the Divine Temple?
Yang Kai nodded, “Two hundred and eighty-nine. The foundation of the Divine Temple is indeed extraordinary, it can completely satisfy this Junior Brother’s needs, so I hope Senior Brother can help me.”
“…” Qiu Ran almost couldn’t help cursing, somewhat suspecting that Yang Kai was doing this on purpose. These two hundred and eighty-nine people were all doing their own jobs in the Azure Sun Temple, so it wasn’t like they had nothing to do. Each of them had their own duties, so it wouldn’t be a problem to transfer some people out, but two hundred people was too many. Qiu Ran believed that it was impossible for Yang Kai not to know this, yet he still pretended to be ignorant.
Taking a deep breath, Qiu Ran said, “Two hundred Principle Source Stage cultivators won’t do, I can only lend you thirty at most.”
Yang Kai’s eyes widened, “Thirty people? What do I need thirty people for?” Thirty people wasn’t even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
“Take it or leave it.” Qiu Ran turned around and picked up his teacup. Just as he was about to take a sip, he suddenly remembered that he had just spat out some tea and put it down.
“Don’t be like this Senior Brother, we’re all family. If there’s something we need to discuss, we can discuss it. Is Senior Brother unable to make a decision on this matter? If not, I’ll discuss it with the Temple Master.”
Qiu Ran said, “It’s useless even if you look for Temple Master.”
“Then let’s make it a bit smaller, a hundred and eighty people,” Yang Kai took a step back.
Qiu Ran replied expressionlessly, “Forty.”
“A hundred and seventy.”
“Fifty!”
“A hundred and sixty should be enough, right? Senior Brother, don’t go too far. I invited them to become instructors for a fee, I definitely won’t let them work for nothing.”
“Sixty!” Qiu Ran glanced at him and said, “It seems Junior Brother’s High Heaven Palace is quite rich. Not only can it support more than a hundred thousand disciples, but it can also pay for them. Junior Brother’s abilities are truly formidable.”
“I also have to tighten my belt to survive. Senior Brother, you can be considered the head of the family, so you should be able to pay attention to my hard work. One hundred and fifty, no less.”
“It’s precisely because I understand your hard work that I have to be considerate of you. Seventy people, no more.”
The two of them spoke one after the other, almost as if they were buying and selling vegetables at a market. Gao Xueting was speechless as she watched from the side. The two of you are talking about hundreds of Principle Source Stage disciples, can you please be more serious?
After a battle of wits and courage, Qiu Ran offer eighty people, not giving any more.
Yang Kai slapped the table angrily, “Senior Brother, don’t force me.”
Qiu Ran calmly raised his sleeve and said, “Junior Brother, if you have something to say, please speak nicely. Giving you eighty Principle Source Stage instructors is already the limit of my Divine Temple, how can I force you?”
“Really?” Yang Kai’s eyes flashed with a fierce light, as if he had a deep grudge with Qiu Ran.
Qiu Ran slowly shook his head.
“Good,” Yang Kai pointed at him, “You said it yourself. Instructor? I don’t want any of them.”
Qiu Ran was somewhat surprised and suddenly had a bad premonition.
Yang Kai spread out his hands and said, “I’ll have to trouble Senior Brother to exchange all of my 150,000 contribution points for High-Rank Source Crystals. Junior Brother has raised over a hundred thousand people, so the gap in cultivation resources is too big. I urgently need more Source Crystals, so I hope Senior Brother can assist me.”
Qiu Ran’s face darkened and he almost couldn’t help cursing.
What he was afraid of really came true. When he had calculated the contribution points, he had felt that it was too great, so he had wanted to let Yang Kai lose some, but after a while, he had returned to the original point.
A few hundred thousand contribution points could be exchanged for a few billion high grade Source Crystals. It wasn’t that the Divine Temple couldn’t afford it, but what would they do if they did? Moreover, they would have to trouble him to continue refining Emperor Pills in the future, so if they were to stubbornly insist on it, it would only anger him.
“Cough, cough…” Qiu Ran coughed lightly, “Junior Brother, don’t be so agitated, let’s talk things over calmly, we haven’t even finished discussing yet.”
Yang Kai snorted and slumped back into his chair, crossing his legs as he said, “A hundred and forty Principle Source Stage instructors. Senior Brother, you decide.”
Qiu Ran’s face darkened, “There are simply too many of them.”
“Too many? I think it’s quite good,” Yang Kai thought to himself. Li Jiao’s side was quite straightforward, immediately arranging for some Principle Source Stage masters to be sent over. On the other hand, Azure Sun Temple's side was quite slow, making it seem like he want to kidnap them. [TL: Well, this place only want free profit.]
“A little less.”
Yang Kai decisively said, “Senior Brother, please exchange them to Source Crystals for me.”
Qiu Ran’s face darkened again.
Gao Xueting suddenly said, “How about this, Junior Brother Yang? How about a hundred Principle Source Stage cultivators and three hundred Void King Realm? Since your disciples’ cultivation isn’t high, a few Void King Realm can teach them. Not everyone needs to be a Principle Source Stage master.”
Yang Kai glanced at her and knew that she was right. Moreover, a hundred Principle Source Stage cultivators was about the same as his expectations. The reason he asked for two hundred Principle Source Stage cultivators was to give Qiu Ran space to bargain.
There were quite a number of three hundred Void king Realm, and if they were divided among the various peaks, each peak would have two or three. Although there were also some Void King Realm from the Star Field, they were currently cultivating diligently and had no time to teach others.
With the help of these three hundred people, the situation of High Heaven Palace should be improved.
After pretending to think for a long time, Yang Kai said, “Since Senior Sister Gao has spoken, Junior Brother will give her some face. However, the number of Void King Realm is a bit small, let’s increase it to four hundred.”
Saying so, he turned to Qiu Ran.
Qiu Ran grit his teeth and said, “Fine!” Giving Gao Xueting face but not giving him face was simply outrageous.
Yang Kai immediately smiled and cupped his fists, “Many thanks, Senior Brother Qiu.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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