Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant

Chapter 952: Chapter 701: Sect Honored Guest

Secondly, identity. The Bright Flame Sect must strictly keep his true identity confidential.

True Monarch Red Lotus must personally order and restrain the few informed True Masters of the Sect, strictly forbidding the leakage.

Outwardly, Shen Xuan still goes by the name "Guo Shiyan".

Thirdly, avoiding battle. He does not participate in direct wars against the Southern Wilderness Demon Race, nor interfere with specific military actions of the Sect.

Fourthly, duties. His outward identity is designated as an "Artifact Refining Guest", the Bright Flame Sect must provide conveniences in refining materials, venue, assistants, and especially cooperate with him in researching the way of puppets.

Shen Xuan also promised corresponding obligations.

Firstly, guarding. Within his capabilities, he is willing to take on part of the protective responsibilities of the Bright Flame Sect.

If the Bright Flame Sect can trust him, he can even sit in at the mountain gate on their behalf, thereby freeing a Nascent Soul True Monarch to join the front lines.

Secondly, teaching. He will continue to improve and perfect the refinement methods of the Puppet Dogs and Puppet Divine Eagles, and personally train a batch of Artifact Refiners for the Bright Flame Sect, capable of independently forging these Tier Two Puppet Beasts.

Imagine, using a large number of Qi Cultivation disciples, to command Tier Two Puppet Beasts in scale.

If achieved, the overall combat power of Bright Flame Sect will be remarkably enhanced.

To prove his words, Shen Xuan took out a finely crafted Puppet Divine Eagle on the spot, demonstrating its structure and activation principles to True Monarch Red Lotus.

He particularly mentioned the core consumable, Thunder Spirit Pearl, stating that this item can be procured in large quantities, with the cost of a single pearl compressed to around three hundred Spirit Stones.

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Red Lotus’s eyes flashed with brilliance, visibly moved.

Previously, True Master Wang Yue had reported, but he did not pay much attention.

Merely considering the refinement of such intricate puppets to be cumbersome, with the Thunder Spirit Pearls being costly, making it difficult for large-scale equipping.

If the cost of a single Thunder Spirit Pearl can really be reduced to three hundred Spirit Stones, with its effectiveness against Low Tier Demon Beasts, it would undoubtedly be an extremely profitable venture!

The Demon Beast materials recovered from the battlefield alone would be enough to cover its consumption.

As for procurement channels, Shen Xuan explicitly stated that only the Cyan Cloud Sect of Song Country sells them.

When he left Song Country initially, he secretly arranged for the lineage of Little Gu Peak and the direct division of Starlight Island within Cyan Cloud Sect to continuously produce and stockpile this item.

Exactly what the Bright Flame Sect needs.

No matter how exquisite the Puppet Divine Eagles are, without an immense quantity of cost-effective Thunder Spirit Pearls, they are rootless trees.

After listening, True Monarch Red Lotus clapped his hands, his smile becoming increasingly genuine.

"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, let us settle our agreement. You will temporarily reside in our Sect as an Honored Guest Elder. I can promise on behalf of the Sect to treat you with the honor befitting a distinguished guest."

"Rest assured, my Bright Flame Sect always rewards merit and embraces diversity. If you can refine a sufficient number of puppets for the Sect and cultivate qualified Puppet Masters, such contributions will be recorded and used to exchange for the Sect’s treasury, including Tier Four Spiritual Objects!"

"In this way, Fellow Daoist Profound Ice thanks True Monarch in advance!"

Shen Xuan showed just the right amount of delight, cupping his hands in thanks.

This was the treatment a Guest Elder should receive.

Having the promise directly from True Monarch Red Lotus added a different weight.

He knew well that the "exchangeable Tier Four Spiritual Objects" mentioned were likely just leftovers from the treasury.

The top resources critical to the Sect’s lifeline would certainly not be made available to him.

After all, he could leave the Bright Flame Sect at any time.

Nevertheless, a mutually beneficial transaction had been reached.

Under the alias Guo Shiyan, Shen Xuan officially became an Honored Guest Elder of the Bright Flame Sect, focusing on puppet beast research.

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Upon leaving the cave mansion at Red Lotus Peak, True Master Shou Yang was already waiting outside.

He personally accompanied Shen Xuan to inspect several main peaks of Tier Three Upper Grade Fire Spirit Veins available for selection within the Bright Flame Sect.

Ultimately, Shen Xuan chose Hu Xiao Peak.

This peak spans dozens of miles, situated in a relatively remote location within the Sect.

The main peak resembles a crouching ferocious tiger, with a summit that has a constantly fuming volcano emitting a faint sulphurous scent, providing the entire mountain with pure and fierce fire Spiritual Qi.

The most peculiar feature is that the steep cliffs of the mountain are densely covered with a Low Tier Spirit Plant called Fire Cloud Willow.

The roots of this willow can penetrate dozens of feet deep into the rock layers, extracting the essence of earth fire from volcanic fissures, resulting in a trunk that is gnarled, twisted, dwarfed, and sturdy, exhibiting a dark red hue.

The willow leaves are narrow and edged with gold-red, appearing from afar as vast patches of frozen fiery clouds enveloping the mountain, an astonishing spectacle.

"Hu Xiao Peak was originally the cave mansion of Hu Xiao True Master from our Sect."

True Master Shou Yang introduced with a hint of sentiment in his tone.

"After Brother Hu Xiao achieved Golden Core Perfection, he went out to seek the opportunity for Nascent Soul Formation and has not returned for many years. Since True Monarch Red Lotus has decreed it, Fellow Daoist Guo may temporarily reside here."

No wonder such a good Spirit Peak was vacant.

It turns out the previous owner was a Fire Technique True Master who reached Golden Core Perfection.

Shen Xuan understood.

Most likely due to the Bright Flame Sect’s internal resource allocation, failing to secure a Nascent Soul Pill for him.

This Hu Xiao True Master then had to venture out to find opportunities for Nascent Soul Formation on his own.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Guo’s cave mansion is newly established and requires stewards, servants, and maids. The Sect can provide a reliable batch of disciples for you to select from."

True Master Shou Yang stated.

"This matter is not urgent."

Shen Xuan pondered slightly.

"Once I am familiar with the Sect’s environment, I will decide. At that time, I will have to trouble Fellow Daoist Shou Yang to recommend some capable hands."

Now, as a Golden Core Honored Guest, he exclusively occupies a Tier Three Upper Grade Spirit Peak.

The cave mansion is reasonably large, and requires manpower for routine management, guarding the herb garden, transmitting messages and other miscellaneous tasks.

This is a lucrative position.

The right to recommend also counts as a moderate favor within the Sect, and Shen Xuan doesn’t mind leaving it to this Sect Leader.

After moving into the cave mansion at Hu Xiao Peak, Shen Xuan found its layout quite simple, even bordering on "crude".

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