My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 373: Chapter 181: Contribution

"Weren’t you at the Council Pavilion? How did you..." Qin Fang asked.

"Someone else is on duty at the Council Pavilion today. My task today is at the Pill Pavilion..." Song Shu scratched his head sheepishly, then as if just remembering, he quickly added, "Senior Brother, are you here at the Pill Pavilion to buy some elixirs?"

Qin Fang nodded. "Yes, I want to buy some Wind-Chasing Spirit Medicine, Profound Turtle Shell Powder, Tidal Pearls, and... elixirs usable for the True Essence First Realm."

"No problem, I’ll go get them for you right now, Senior Brother... How much do you need?"

Song Shu replied at once.

’...Evidently, the Pill Pavilion stocks everything I mentioned!’

’As I thought. A Cultivation Technique from the Sect’s Scripture Pavilion would naturally have its supporting elixirs available within the Sect.’

"Hmm... I’m not exactly sure about the prices of these elixirs..."

Qin Fang said with some hesitation.

He had read the regulations and knew, of course, that elixirs in the Pill Pavilion could only be exchanged for contribution points; gold and silver were useless within the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect.

The hard currency was contribution points.

His monthly stipend had already been issued—ten thousand contribution points, stored in his Token.

But he didn’t know the specific prices of the elixirs... The regulations, after all, didn’t go into that level of detail.

"All the elixirs in the Pill Pavilion have fixed prices. Wind-Chasing Spirit Medicine is ’five hundred contribution points per portion.’ Profound Turtle Shell Powder is an exotic material, so it’s relatively more expensive at ’eight hundred contribution points per portion.’ Tidal Pearls are also a bit pricey, at ’nine hundred contribution points per pearl’... The most common elixir for the True Essence First Realm is the True Essence Pill, which is ’four hundred contribution points’ each."

"Senior Brother, you’re a Hall Master’s True Inheritance of our Guiyuan Lineage, so you’re entitled to purchase items at cost. That means Wind-Chasing Spirit Medicine is three hundred fifty contribution points, Profound Turtle Shell Powder is five hundred eighty, and a Tidal Pearl is four hundred twenty. True Essence Pills are even cheaper—only two hundred forty contribution points each!"

Qin Fang was left staring blankly at these prices...

’...So expensive?!’

After all, his monthly stipend was only ten thousand points!

A single True Essence Pill...

’Even with the discount, it still costs two hundred and forty contribution points?’

That meant he could only buy 41 pills a month!

And these were just for cultivating his True Essence.

’...And I still have Leaf Skills to cultivate!’

Then there was the Wind-Chasing Spiritual Liquid, the Profound Turtle Shell Powder to help cultivate the Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor, and the Tidal Pearls for the Celestial River Reversal...

They were even more expensive!

At this rate, ten thousand contribution points?

It wasn’t even enough to cover a single month of cultivation!

Frustration immediately showed on Qin Fang’s face.

Sigh...

’...So even a True Inheritance disciple is short on resources!’

The rules within the Sect were perfectly clear: the Sect belonged to everyone, not to any single person. The Sect’s prosperity relied on all its disciples.

A True Inheritance certainly came with high status... but that high status didn’t entitle one to an endless, free supply of resources.

’...Otherwise, how could the other disciples be expected to accept it?’

In fact, the treatment the Sect gave its True Inheritance disciples was already extremely preferential. Secret Manuals in the Scripture Pavilion were half-price, and as a member of the Guiyuan Lineage, he could buy elixirs at cost...

What more could one ask for?

’...They can’t just give it all to you for free, can they?’

For one, it would be hard to justify to everyone else.

And for another... the Sect wanted to cultivate prodigies and geniuses... not leeches.

And certainly not some high-powered good-for-nothing!

’...The starting point for a True Disciple is already far higher than that of an ordinary disciple.’

’If, even with all that, you still can’t earn contribution points...’

’Then no matter how great your Talent... you’d just be a high-powered good-for-nothing.’

At this thought, Qin Fang sighed and his brows furrowed once more.

’Besides elixirs... I’ll also need a Profound Artifact.’

A Profound Artifact... the weapon of a Martial Artist in the Divine Domain!

It was something on par with the Treasure Robe Qin Fang was wearing.

They were all forged from Extraordinary Materials and refined with special techniques... and when paired with True Essence, their power far exceeded that of ordinary weapons.

They were items produced by the Divine Craft Pavilion.

The regulations stated that a powerful Profound Artifact could drastically increase a Martial Artist’s combat prowess...

But it was easy to guess that Profound Artifacts... were also a huge drain on contribution points...

He had originally planned to visit the Divine Craft Pavilion after buying the elixirs.

But now...

’Forget it. I probably won’t be leaving the Sect anytime soon, so there’s no need to buy a Profound Artifact... I should prioritize my cultivation for now.’

’...At the very least, I’ll reconsider after I’ve trained my Leaf Skills to the Minor Achievement stage.’

By then, his combat power should have increased tremendously...

He calculated the contribution points he had on hand, and finally took a deep breath and said, "Give me ten portions of Wind-Chasing Spirit Medicine, five portions of..."

He listed what he needed.

Ten portions of Wind-Chasing Spirit Medicine, five portions of Profound Turtle Shell Powder, five Tidal Pearls, and... six True Essence Pills.

’...The Root Skill is, of course, very important.’

But at this stage, the Root Skill wouldn’t give him the biggest boost.

Because it took too long.

The improvement from Leaf Skills, on the other hand, would be much greater...

And the reason he prioritized a Body Technique was, of course, because a Body Technique could be used for both offense and defense, making it the most flexible option.

’...Of course, Qin Fang would never admit he just wanted to quickly reach the Minor Achievement stage with his Body Technique... so he could experience the true thrill of flying!’

As for defense and attack... he would use the five portions of each and see how far they got him.

Ten thousand contribution points, almost completely wiped out.

Song Shu immediately jotted it down, then ran to the back of the Pill Pavilion. He returned a moment later and handed Qin Fang the requested elixirs.

Qin Fang looked at the few Jade Bottles in his hand and sighed...

’...An entire month’s stipend, gone just like that.’

’...It really costs a fortune to be a warrior!’

"Senior Brother, come back anytime if you need anything."

Song Shu said to Qin Fang with a smile.

Qin Fang gave a listless wave and left the Pill Pavilion...

...He didn’t even care about the many eyes on him anymore.

...He had been chatting with Song Shu for so long that people nearby had noticed him. Naturally, they were all whispering to each other...

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