Since the matter had been decided, Yang Kai didn’t want to delay any further and urged, “There’s no time to lose, so I’ll have to trouble Senior Brother to quickly select a suitable candidate.”
Qiu Ran raised his hand and said, “There’s no rush.”
Yang Kai said in surprise, “Senior Brother, are you going back on your word?”
Qiu Ran snorted, “Since I’ve already promised you, how could I go back on my word? It’s just that this old master has said before that there is no precedent for this matter. Let me ask you, how many contribution points should each of the Principle Source Stage masters you’ve borrowed each month worth?”
Yang Kai immediately became vigilant, “Senior Brother, don’t be greedy.”
Qiu Ran said, “This matter is not up to me to decide alone, so I need to call all the Elders here to discuss this matter. We need to discuss a suitable plan and also inform the Temple Master.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai nodded, “That’s right.”
Immediately, Qiu Ran and Gao Xueting took out their communication compasses and informed the other Elders of the Azure Sun Temple.
Not long after, several figures flew in from the outside, all of them familiar faces, the Elders of the Azure Sun Temple, even Xiao Baiyi and Murong Xiaoxiao, the two newly promoted Elders.
In the Divine Temple, as long as a disciple could break through to the Emperor Realm, they would have the qualifications to become an Elder. Although it was just an empty title and didn’t have much real power, an Elder was still an Elder, so their status was completely different from a disciple’s, so the treatment they could receive was also different.
Yang Kai greeted everyone one by one while Xiao Baiyi remained cold and indifferent, not saying much. On the other hand, Murong Xiaoxiao simply smiled and walked over to Yang Kai.
After asking about Xia Sheng, Yang Kai learned that he was still guarding Spirit Lake Palace and rarely returned to Azure Sun Temple.
“Senior Brother Xia said he would like to thank you for what happened last time. If there is a chance in the future, He will invite you to Spirit Lake Palace for a drink.”
“What happened last time…” Yang Kai came to a sudden realization and quickly realized that it was the matter of the group from the Southern Swamp sinking into the Demon Cave. The Hundred Flower Palace’s Palace Master Hua Yulu was a good friend of Xia Sheng’s, and Xia Sheng had entrusted her to Yang Kai to take care of her. Fortunately, Yang Kai didn’t disappoint and didn’t let anything happen to her.
Smiling, he waved his hand, “It’s just a trivial matter.”
At this moment, Qiu Ran stood up and the hall fell silent as everyone turned to look at him.
Qiu Ran wore a helpless expression as he said, “The Temple Master said he won’t be coming, so he left this matter to us to discuss and resolve.” Logically speaking, this matter involving over a hundred Principle Source Stage disciples wasn’t a small matter, so Wen Zishan would definitely have to attend. However, Wen Zishan was used to being lazy and normally wouldn’t pay any attention to the matters of the Divine Temple, so he naturally wouldn’t show up today.
Everyone seemed to have expected this and You Kun shouted, “If the Temple Master doesn’t come, then so be it. It doesn’t matter if he comes or not, we can discuss it ourselves.”
No Elder would speak behind their Temple Master back like this, only the Azure Sun Temple would do such a thing.
Everyone nodded in agreement. Qiu Ran’s face was filled with pain as he cursed under his breath.
Without saying anything more, everyone took their seats.
Yang Kai looked around and cupped his fists, “Then Junior Brother will take his leave first.”
Qiu Ran said, “This is your business, there’s no need to avoid it. Sit down and listen.”
Fine, there was no need to leave. Yang Kai turned around and sat down. Like Xiao Baiyi and Murong Xiaoxiao, he was also a newly promoted Elder, but Xiao Baiyi and Murong Xiaoxiao were both genuine Azure Sun Temple Elders, while he was only a Guest Elder, so even though his contribution to the Azure Sun Temple was not small, his seat was at the very back, right next to Murong Xiaoxiao’s.
Xiao Baiyi and Murong Xiaoxiao weren’t qualified to participate in this kind of discussion for the time being, mainly because of their lack of experience. The reason why they were called here was because they wanted them to listen and prepare for the future. Sooner or later, they would have to hold great power in the Divine Temple and decide the future of their disciples.
Qiu Ran cleared his throat and explained how Yang Kai had brought a large number of Emperor Pills in exchange for a large number of Elder Contribution Points, causing all the Elders to stare at him in amazement and envy. More than one hundred and fifty thousand Elder Contribution Points was a number that had never appeared before. Even if one were to enter the Divine Movement Mirror World once a year, it would only cost two thousand points, which was more than enough for sixty to seventy years.
However, it was useless to be envious. Emperor Pills weren’t something anyone could refine, so everyone felt that Emperor Pill Masters were really easy to earn money. To obtain these 150,000 Contribution Points, how long would it take?
Yang Kai sat there calmly with a calm expression, but in reality, he was secretly communicating with Murong Xiaoxiao via voice transmission.
After the exclamations, some people began to worry about Qiu Ran’s previous concerns and asked how Yang Kai would spend this contribution.
Qiu Ran explained that Yang Kai wanted to borrow a hundred Principle Source Stage cultivators and four hundred Void King Realm, but the result was already decided. Since Qiu Ran had already made his decision, no one had any objections. What they needed to discuss now was how many Elder Contribution Points these people would receive each month.
Fortunately, Yang Kai was not an outsider, so while discussing this matter, everyone maintained a fair public attitude, and the results were out in less than an hour.
Yang Kai needed to pay each Principle Source Stage disciple ten contribution points per month, and each Void King Realm disciple would receive three contribution points per month. In total, Yang Kai’s monthly contribution was two thousand two hundred points, and one year was twenty-six thousand four hundred.
A hundred and fifty thousand contribution points was enough to pay for nearly six years.
This result was also within Yang Kai’s tolerance, so when Qiu Ran asked, Yang Kai naturally didn’t have any objections and immediately decided on this matter.
Six years was more or less enough for the disciples from the Star Field to familiarize themselves with the Star Boundary, and it was also enough for some Void King Realm to break through the Principle Source Stage in the Star Boundary. When the time came, they would be able to pass on their cultivation experience to the new.
What’s more, if he ran out of Contribution Points, Yang Kai could simply ask Ji Ying for some Emperor Pills to exchange for them, which was nothing to him.
“It’s rare for us to gather together, so let’s discuss the matter of the Southern Domain Martial Meeting next month.” Qiu Ran picked up his teacup and took a sip before putting it down and saying, “The Southern Domain Martial Meeting is held once every five years, but everyone knows what happened a few years ago. The appearance of the Demon Cave and the awakening of the Demon Thought caused everyone to panic. My Southern Domain’s cultivators have been chasing after the Demon Thoughts that escaped, so the Martial Meeting has been delayed. Now that the dust has finally settled, we can’t afford to be careless during this Martial Meeting.”
“Martial Meeting? What Martial Meeting?” Yang Kai turned to look at Murong Xiaoxiao and asked.
Murong Xiaoxiao replied, “It’s a tradition of the Southern Domain. Every five years, it will be held by our Azure Sun Temple, Plain Palace, and Heavenly Martial Holy Land. The three families will jointly provide some valuable prizes, and Star Soul Palace will also bestow some gifts. All cultivators below the Emperor Realm in the Southern Domain can participate in this competition. The Principle Source Stage, Void King Realm, and Void Return Stage will compete for the rankings, with individual rankings and sect rankings competing for these prizes. It can also be considered a way for the various great Sects and families to test the results of their disciples’ cultivation. In any case, every Sect places great importance on this, especially our three great Sects. None of us are willing to fall behind in ranking, so every Martial Meeting is very lively with many masters.”
“There’s such a thing!” Yang Kai exclaimed.
Murong Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and smiled, “Senior Brother, you haven’t been in the Southern Domain for long, so you haven’t heard about it. The last Martial Meeting was held in our Divine Temple, so Senior Brother Xia, Senior Brother Xiao, and I participated in it.”
“How are your results?” Yang Kai asked with interest.
Murong Xiaoxiao said in embarrassment, “On the Sect Rankings, we are slightly higher than the other two Sects. In terms of individual rankings, Senior Brother Xia is slightly higher and is ranked second while I am only in the top ten.”
Yang Kai comforted her, “Victory and defeat are common in battle, Junior Sister doesn’t need to worry about it.”
“The Martial Meeting is hosted by the three families. Last time it was us, but now it seems it’s going to be Plain Palace.”
“Right, I heard from Senior Brother Qiu that the Southern Domain has been pursuing the Demon Thoughts for the past few years? What’s the situation?” Yang Kai was clear about the Demon Thoughts. He, Hua Yulu, and the others could be said to be the main culprits. During the trip to the Southern Swamp, the Demon Cave appeared, and the former Patriarch of Heavenly River Valley’s Gong Family, Gong Yue, was corroded by the Demon Thought and fell into the Demonic Path, infiltrated the Azure Sun Temple, opened another Demon Cave, and released thousands of Demon Thoughts.
However, Yang Kai had been in a hurry to find Zhu Qing, so he had gone to the Frozen Earth and only returned now. After more than ten years had passed, he didn’t know what the situation had become, but since Star Soul Palace was in charge of the Demon Slaying, he didn’t need to worry too much.
Hearing Yang Kai ask about the Demon Thought, Murong Xiaoxiao’s face couldn’t help turning pale, as if she had just thought of something extremely terrifying, softly saying, “Many people died.”
The Demon Thought was mysterious and difficult to guard against, invisible and formless. Yang Kai had personally faced it before. Gong Yue’s cultivation was not weak, but he had been silently invaded by the Demon Thought and fallen into the Demonic Path. The most terrifying thing was that Gong Yue had fallen into the Demonic Path, but he didn’t feel anything was wrong. Instead, his heart had been twisted by the Demon Thought and he had even fallen into the Azure Sun Temple to release thousands of Demon Thoughts to wreak havoc.
When Murong Xiaoxiao said that many people had died, it was probably true that many people had died. It was difficult to imagine the situation in the Southern Domain for the past ten years.
At this moment, Qiu Ran shouted, “Since that’s the case, then this matter is settled. This old master will stay behind to guard the Divine Temple, and this trip will be led by the Palace Master, along with the Elders, Luo Chen!”
A pale, beardless man stood up and cupped his fists, “Understood!”
Yang Kai asked curiously, “The Temple Master is also going? Isn’t that giving face to the Plain Palace too much?”
Although this Southern Domain Martial Meeting wasn’t small, it was still a matter for below Emperor Realm. He had thought that one or two Elders would lead the way, but who would have thought that Wen Zishan would also go.
Murong Xiaoxiao smiled and sent a voice transmission, “Every Martial Meeting, Star Soul Palace will send people over. Temple Master’s visit is just a formality.”
“So it’s like that,” Yang Kai nodded slightly, not because he was giving face to the Plain Palace, but because he was giving face to the Star Soul Palace. It was no wonder; after all, people from Star Soul Palace had come, so it wouldn’t be right if Wen Zishan didn’t go. It was just a formality, nothing much.
Qiu Ran called out again, “Gao Xueting!”
“Understood,” Gao Xueting stood up and cupped her fists.
“Xiao Baiyi!”
“Yes.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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