Chapter 289: Spiritual Medicine Sect
“I pay my respects to my master!”
Shen Yifeng had already reached an extraordinary level of mastery in controlling the contract array. He had directly imprinted the heaviest seal on Lin Xiong and Zhao Tianming.
At this point, even if Su Jingzhen didn’t intentionally control them, the two of them would only have Su Jingzhen as their master in their eyes.
Su Jingzhen was stunned again, his gaze shifting to Shen Yifeng beside him.
The latter smiled: “Their lives are now in your hands.
Tianning City’s Treasure Gathering Pavilion is yours for the taking, but this Spiritual Medicine Sect can become your foundation in the Evil Moon Sect!
This is a gift from the Spiritual Medicine Sect, and we shouldn’t refuse it.
After all, any alchemist in the cultivation world is a precious asset.Not to mention sects of the level of Spiritual Medicine Sect, if they merge with our Evil Moon Sect, your position in the sect will be unshakeable.”
As Su Jingzhen had guessed, Shen Yifeng was letting him control these two people to solidify his position in the Evil Moon Sect.
Before Su Jingzhen could say anything, Shen Yifeng smiled again: “You’ll understand later, kid. The waters of the Evil Moon Sect are deeper than you think. You’re only seeing the surface now, and the people you’ve met in the Evil Moon Sect seem kind and gentle, don’t they?”
Su Jingzhen nodded subconsciously. In the Linjiang branch, Shen Yifeng, Luo Yuebai, and the other demonic cultivators he had met seemed to be not as terrifying as the rumors.
Shen Yifeng continued: “If everyone in the Evil Moon Sect was like the ones you’ve met, then what’s the point of being a demonic cultivator? Why would the Qingzhou region’s so-called righteous forces tremble at the mention of the Evil Moon Sect?”
As he said this, Shen Yifeng walked over and patted Su Jingzhen’s shoulder lightly.
“You’re my disciple, and you’ll face many challenges in the Evil Moon Sect. I have high hopes for you, so you’ll have to bear a lot more responsibilities.”
It was clear that Shen Yifeng valued Su Jingzhen highly.
Hearing this, Su Jingzhen nodded solemnly. With the Golden Finger’s existence, he wasn’t afraid of any challenges. Moreover, at least for now, Su Jingzhen preferred the demonic cultivators’ unrestrained style.
After all, when he uses his points to upgrade later, his cultivation might jump significantly.
At that time, only certain demonic cultivation methods could provide an explanation.
The two master and disciple chatted for a few sentences before Su Jingzhen’s gaze fell on Zhao Tianming in front of him.
“How many alchemists does the Spiritual Medicine Sect currently have? I need detailed data.”
Perhaps Su Jingzhen wasn’t a talent in management, but he had to know how much power he would have under his command.
He was also very clear that solo heroics and seeking revenge in the cultivation world were extremely thrilling.
However, the cultivation world was ultimately too dangerous, and when one’s strength was insufficient to completely surpass the masses.
Having a powerful force as a strong backing was quite necessary.
Zhao Tianming thought for a moment before responding:
“As of now, the Spiritual Medicine Sect has over 2,800 disciples.
Among them, 2,000 are martial hall disciples, and only 800 are alchemy hall disciples.
The martial hall disciples’ responsibility is to protect the alchemy hall disciples’ safety, but over the years, the Spiritual Medicine Sect has focused on cultivating martial hall disciples, yet only managed to produce less than 20 Golden Core cultivators.
On the other hand, there are over 300 Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the rest are Qi-refining Stage reserve disciples.
And some talented young children.”
Upon hearing Zhao Tianming’s words, Su Jingzhen’s eyebrows immediately furrowed.
Although the Spiritual Medicine Sect focused on alchemy, a sect like theirs should have a relatively strong martial power for protection.
The Spiritual Medicine Sect had so many alchemists, and it was reasonable to assume that they wouldn’t lack resources.
But the fact that they hadn’t been able to produce a single Nascent Soul cultivator over the years was puzzling to Su Jingzhen.
Seeing Su Jingzhen’s astonished expression, Zhao Tianming hadn’t spoken yet, but Shen Yifeng beside him laughed and said:
“The Spiritual Medicine Sect actually has many people with the potential to reach Nascent Soul.
There were even cultivators who had broken through to Nascent Soul in the past, but they all mysteriously fell.
You should know that Qingzhou is such a large territory.
There are many large sects, and sects like them are not willing to see another Alchemist Association emerge.
With the current scale of the Spiritual Medicine Sect, those large sects can still forcefully cooperate with them.
If they allow them to grow to another level, some benefits would be lost.
Do you understand now?”
As soon as this was said, Zhao Tianming’s expression turned slightly gloomy. He had been working hard, even taking risks, to help the Spiritual Medicine Sect escape its current predicament.
Su Jingzhen’s heart was shaken. Having lived through two lifetimes, he couldn’t help but understand these things.
Qingzhou’s territory was already so large, and those few top-tier powers were already enough, they naturally did not want the Spiritual Medicine Sect to rise.
With the existence of the Spiritual Medicine Sect, those powers without alchemist teams could obtain dan medicines from them, rather than relying on the Alchemist Association and Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
Su Jingzhen then laughed and said, “So, if I, the Evil Moon Sect, were to take them in, wouldn’t that be considered rescuing them?”
As soon as Su Jingzhen said this, Shen Yifeng was taken aback.
Then, he burst into laughter, “Haha, you little guy really understands! That’s right, we’re not annexing the Spiritual Medicine Sect, but rescuing them!”
The two master and disciple exchanged a few words, directly settling the matter.
They weren’t using force to oppress, but to rescue!
Su Jingzhen then looked at Zhao Tianming and asked, “What about the alchemy hall?”
“In reply to the master, the alchemy hall has over 800 disciples. Including those under me, there are three fourth-rank alchemists.
There are 58 third-rank alchemists, 133 second-rank alchemists, and over 500 first-rank alchemists, as well as many alchemy apprentices!”
Since they already had a contract, Zhao Tianming revealed all the details about the Spiritual Medicine Sect without holding back.
At this point, Zhao Tianming could be considered a thoroughbred, and he didn’t want to die just like that.
After all, even if he was contracted by Su Jingzhen and became his slave, he, Zhao Tianming, was still high and mighty in front of others.
Things had reached this point, and it was beyond his control, but since it had become a reality, there was no use worrying about it.
Upon hearing Zhao Tianming’s words, Su Jingzhen’s heart was shaken once again.
The number of alchemists in the Spiritual Medicine Sect was beyond his expectations.
But thinking about it, it was normal.
After all, the Spiritual Medicine Sect, aside from its lack of martial power, was basically the third-largest alchemist team, excluding the Alchemist Association and Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
As the provider of dan medicines to many powers in Qingzhou, it couldn’t be too weak.
But this was exactly what Su Jingzhen wanted.
With the Spiritual Medicine Sect’s foundation, plus Xuening, the descendant of the Dantian Family, and himself, Su Jingzhen.
The future alchemist team of the Evil Moon Sect would certainly be able to flourish.
His heart was slightly joyful.
Su Jingzhen then said, “Can you control all these people, including the martial hall disciples?”
Regarding this question, Zhao Tianming was very confident, “Please rest assured, master. I can completely control the Spiritual Medicine Sect’s current subordinates.
Because I have already placed marks on the other two fourth-rank alchemists and all the Golden Core cultivators in the Spiritual Medicine Sect.
Moreover, they also had the marks of numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators and second-grade alchemists on their bodies.
Although the Spiritual Medicine Sect couldn’t rival many other sects, it is almost an iron wall within itself. “
Upon hearing this, Su Jingzhen’s heart was once again filled with surprise.
This old man really had a way of managing the sect.
Layer upon layer of contracts were imposed, making it impossible to betray the sect.
Of course, this was also a manifestation of extreme distrust towards the other members of the sect.
Su Jingzhen understood that this might also be one of the main reasons limiting the development of the Spiritual Medicine Sect.
Apart from the sect leader, everyone else had different marks on their bodies, which would inevitably impose significant limitations on their innate talents and divergent thinking.
However, this was actually helping Su Jingzhen and the others a lot.
If it weren’t for the Spiritual Medicine Sect’s system, Su Jingzhen would have had to impose marks on each of the sect’s members individually, which would be a huge hassle.
Since Shen Yifeng had already entrusted him with full authority to handle this matter, Su Jingzhen said, “I don’t care what method you use.
You have one month to relocate your Spiritual Medicine Sect to Linjiang City.
Can you do it?”