12dz Chapter 29: Founding a sect
Chapter 29: Founding a sect
"Brother Zhao, please speak."
Li Wu had anticipated this, since taking over a piece of land from someone else to establish a sect naturally required paying a price.
Zhao Qianyuan placed a cup of tea in front of Li Wu and said softly:
"Firstly, after the sect is established, it must pay 30% of the spirit stones every year."
Thirty percent is not low.
Li Wu picked up the teacup, twirled it in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then nodded:
"Can."
"As for the second condition, it's quite simple: Brother Li, you must accept two of my family's offspring as your disciples."
Li Wu paused, looked up at Zhao Qianyuan, and immediately guessed what the Zhao family was thinking.
All I wanted was to learn how to make the beast-repelling powder.
What they didn't know was that the method of developing the beast-repelling powder was not difficult; the difficulty lay in the raw materials.
Many of these raw materials are only available in the gas extraction sector; they are not available here at all.
Even if Li Wu handed over the prescription, no one could possibly be able to refine it.
Therefore, Li Wu did not hesitate at all and immediately nodded:
"I can agree."
Seeing that he had agreed, Zhao Qianyuan visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled:
"But Brother Li, you can rest assured. Since you have just established your sect, you must be lacking in many things."
"My family can send people to help you build the mountain gate, and we will also give you some inheritance of techniques for opening up spiritual fields and planting medicinal herbs."
Li Wu was surprised by this unexpected joy, which saved him a lot of money.
"Then thank you, Brother Zhao."
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After the matter of establishing a sect was decided.
Li Wu hurriedly went to Pukou Market to find He Yu and the others.
They did not participate in the battle of Chishan. After all, the demand for beast-repelling powder had surged during this period, and they were working overtime every day to produce it.
Even if they don't sleep at night, they will take some stimulant pills if they feel sleepy.
Upon seeing Li Wushi, He Yu exclaimed with great joy:
"Shopkeeper, we've earned over sixty spirit stones in the last few days, which is equivalent to half a year's earnings in the past!"
Li Wuwei nodded slightly and smiled:
"The business of selling animal scare products won't be as good in the future."
He Yu was taken aback and asked:
Why?
Li Wu shook his head, not answering, and instead said:
"Go and call everyone over."
He Yu nodded and called the other four people back.
Once everyone was present, Li Wu briefly recounted the events at Chishan.
"The Zhao family has offered me a piece of land and the opportunity to establish my own sect. Would you be willing to become their disciple?"
"Founding a sect?!" someone exclaimed in disbelief.
"Brother Li, you... you're going to become the sect leader?"
They couldn't believe that their manager had suddenly transformed into the head of a faction!
Become that truly great person.
For these independent cultivators, those who can join a sect are all geniuses, let alone establish one.
Li Wu looked at the others who were more excited than him, shook his head helplessly, and said:
"Alright, how's your study of the alchemical texts I gave you before?"
Upon hearing this, the group lowered their heads in unison.
Seeing this, Li Wu looked at He Yu.
He Yu said in a deep voice:
"Apart from Daji, no one else has ever succeeded in refining it even once."
Li Wu was somewhat surprised, because Daji was the youngest and weakest among them.
He looked at Daji and asked:
"How many of these have you learned? What's your success rate in successfully completing the pill?"
Daji has an honest appearance and a somewhat deep voice:
"Reporting to the shopkeeper, I've learned it all. The success rate of refining pills... is about 40% to 50%. If I had a better alchemy furnace and fire control techniques, it should be able to improve even further."
Upon hearing this, Li Wu's eyes lit up, and he became interested in this seemingly ordinary Da Ji.
"Did you figure that out on your own?"
Daji nodded and said:
"I didn't ask anyone else."
"However, I studied medicine before embarking on the path of immortality. My family has been imperial physicians for three generations."
It's not surprising that he was a court physician.
Alchemy also requires knowledge of the properties and principles of medicinal herbs.
This also made Li Wu realize that in the future, when recruiting disciples, he could go to mortal towns to find those immortal seedlings with family-inherited skills.
For example, those skilled in painting and calligraphy can learn talismans.
Those who understand woodworking machinery can learn mechanical engineering techniques.
Composing himself, Li Wu looked at the group and said:
"Our sect will be located in Qingshi Mountain in the future, and the Zhao family will help us build the mountain gate. He Yu, you will be in charge of supervising it then."
He Yu was used to Li Wudang being a hands-off manager, so he wasn't very surprised and nodded slightly.
"clear."
Li Wu then looked at the other four people and instructed them:
"As for you, go and survey all the spirit fields on Qing Shi Mountain and within a fifty-mile radius."
"Yes."
Li Wu nodded, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, he took away the shop's profits from this period, leaving only twenty spirit stones.
.........
Gas extraction area.
Li Wu prepared to go to Jianxiawu to purchase several second- or third-grade Qi cultivation manuals.
Yes, he planned to recruit some new disciples who had never started cultivating after the sect was established, and then teach them the Dao of Purple Mansion Golden Elixir.
As for He Yu and the others, since they have already embarked on the path of immortality, it is not advisable for them to disperse their energy and start cultivating again. So, it is sufficient to teach them the techniques for opening their minds.
This can also add a lot of strength.
Enter the inner city of Jianxiawu.
Li Wuqing easily found the stall selling martial arts techniques.
He casually picked up a book from the stall and asked:
"Fellow Daoist, how much is this cultivation manual worth?"
The stall owner looked up, smiled, and said:
"This technique is called 'Autumn Water Qi Technique,' and it is of the second grade. It contains a technique for gathering Qi and is priced at ten spirit stones."
Li Wu then pointed to several other books on the stall.
The stall owner answered each question.
"I'll take them all, can you give me a discount?"
The stall owner's eyes lit up, and his tone immediately became enthusiastic, saying repeatedly:
"Of course! There are three second-grade cultivation techniques and one third-grade cultivation technique in total, for a total of fifty-two spirit stones. Fellow Daoist, please take fifty spirit stones!"
Li Wu then took out fifty spirit stones, accepted the cultivation technique, and turned to leave.
"Four cultivation techniques, three of which belong to the Water element, one to the Fire element, and one to the Wood element, should be sufficient."
Just as Li was lost in thought, a person walked towards him.
"Fellow Daoist Li."
Li Wu snapped out of his daze, looked up, and was slightly surprised to see the person in front of him clearly.
"Fellow Daoist Qi."
Qi Chengheng smiled calmly and said:
"It's been a long time. I thought Fellow Daoist Li had forgotten me."
"Of course I won't forget."
Li Wu's eyes held a hint of wariness; he really didn't want to have too much contact with the disciples of the powerful families in the Qi Gathering world.
However, Qi Chengheng seemed unwilling to let him leave easily.
"Fellow Daoist Li has broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining?"
Looking at the unusually enthusiastic Qi Chengheng, Li Wu became even more wary and said calmly:
"Thanks to the Thunder Pool water we obtained in the secret realm that day."
"I have important matters to attend to. If Fellow Daoist Qi has nothing else, I will take my leave now."
Qi Chengheng raised his hand to stop Li Wu, who was about to leave, and whispered:
"Fellow Daoist Li, do you know why such items containing the power of thunder are so rare in this world?"