Master Mushi felt that Master Wan Yang was being sowhat capricious, but there was no right or wrong in such matters, it was all down to one’s heart.
He also had no grounds to criticize Master Wan Yang, as both were newly into the Golden Core Ninth Layer; who could point fingers?
However, he had other ideas, "So have you decided, to register first?"
"Decided," Master Wan Yang nodded and spoke with a smile, "It’s just thirty years anyway. The key is, I feel guarding here cannot possibly bring much danger; Mountain Master Feng’s reputation speaks for itself... The critical point is the upper limit here, which is just a Nascent Soul’s strike."
The upper limit is a Nascent Soul’s strike, and she was already at the Golden Core Ninth Layer, how dangerous could it be?
Mushi also admitted this point; the level of the Kunhao Plane was really too low, even within the downworld it wasn’t outstanding, let alone compared with the Secondary Plane.
However, he still had questions, "Once registered, are you going to promote the Jinwu Sect? Let them descend to embrace dan?"
Jinwu disciples won’t casually descend, and descending to embrace dan is unimaginable.
Just look at Moran — when he first descended to the downworld to deduce, he was reluctant to make it public.
Master Wan Yang was ultimately quite candid — Kun Cultivators were quite skilled in palace intrigues, but most of the ti, unless threatened themselves, they were willing to speak plainly.
She straightforwardly stated, "I will introduce acquaintances here; the key is that by registering as a guard, I’m not just defending White Pebble Beach, but also guarding the Jinwu disciples embracing dan, which sounds more respectable... It’s not my loss if they don’t co."
She intentionally lowered her posture but still hoped for a step; now there was a win-win opportunity, why not use it?
Master Mushi raised a thumb, "Sister Wan Yang is truly... unparalleled in calculation!"
"It’s not calculation, just curiosity," Master Wan Yang laughed and shook her head, "I hope I won’t choose wrongly."
Her execution was quite strong; having decided, she imdiately went to find Feng Jun’s manor.
Seeing a Golden Core Peak at the door, i Jiushan dared not neglect, saying the Mountain Master was in closed-door cultivation, could the Master briefly state the nature of her visit?
Master Wan Yang did not hide her intentions and explained her proposal; shortly afterward Yu Qingzhu hurried over — today happened to be her turn for duty.
The people Feng Jun brought from the Earth Realm have been cultivating very diligently recently, even Mi Yunsan and Yun Buyao from this plane were vying for every mont. Yu Qingzhu was now at the Second Level of Qi Refining Peak.
Luckily, the manor’s external affairs were mostly handed to the relevant people in charge; everyone’s task was primarily to receive guests on behalf of Feng Jun, hence there was a duty roster.
Upon seeing Yu Qingzhu, Master Wan Yang’s eyes showed so peculiarity; it was a Profound Yin constitution, which would cause a scramble in Tianqin, yet it ended up with Feng Jun, and she had watched her rise from Qi Refining First Layer to Second Layer, now approaching Third.
Having conveyed her intention, Yu Qingzhu imdiately nodded, "This matter is easily settled; since the Master ca today to inform us, let’s count it from today. A gentleman’s agreent needs no contract... If the Master has no other matters, then no need to et our head."
Upon hearing this, Master Wan Yang couldn’t help but sigh inwardly; everyone says Feng Jun is indulgent with his subordinates, and it was indeed true, as a lowly Second Level of Qi Refining dared to block a Golden Core Peak, such audacity.
But she knew of this beforehand, understanding that it was not directed at her, so she wasn’t angered, but communicated amicably, "I want to understand, during these thirty years, if I need to leave for other matters, what are the procedures?"
"Ah, so," Yu Qingzhu smiled, "if it’s not a long duration, not exceeding half a year, just inform when leaving; if in a hurry, communicate upon returning, those days won’t count as leave... Within thirty years, leaving for no more than three years is acceptable."
Feng Jun’s rules were actually quite humane; after all, they invited a Golden Core Peak to oversee, not treating them like ordinary people, binding them too rigidly. Within thirty years, guarding for twenty-seven years was sufficient, Earth Realm’s mortals even had weekends.
As for leave requests, ti checks, all are unnecessary; a simple notice suffices. Valuing morality in society has this advantage, where right and wrong reside in the heart, contracts restrain mortals, not those with status.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Master Wan Yang nodded slightly; being Golden Core Peak, who doesn’t have a bit of pride?
She still had other considerations, "Actually, I’m wondering, can the thirty years be divided into three periods, each ten years? After one period, permit to leave for a while? It’s not necessary to set the duration too rigidly."
Yu Qingzhu blinked and slowly nodded, "Dividing it into periods of ten years is fine; a peak Master ought to follow her heart sowhat..."
She understood why the boss needed to hire soone as a caretaker. Firstly, because knowledge of cultivation shouldn’t be passed on lightly, a threshold must be set. Secondly, it’s for their safety. In fact, given the number of Golden Core cultivators at White Pebble Beach, one cultivator leaving for so days isn’t a big deal.
So she didn’t need to ask anyone else and dared to agree.
However, she was puzzled about one thing, "But why leave every ten years? Isn’t Worldly Trials ant for long-term residence?"
Master Wanyang shook her head, a mix of crying and laughter in her expression, and said, "Leaving for so days is, of course, to seek the opportunity for forming a Golden Core."
Yu Qingzhu was getting more confused, "Thirty years of caregiving in exchange for the boss helping with deducing, isn’t that the opportunity for forming a Golden Core? Why do you still need to seek it? Is there an even greater opportunity?"
Master Wanyang shook her head again with a helpless smile, "I need to earn money. Mountain Master Feng can help deduce, which is certainly an opportunity. However, buying the treasures needed for forming a Golden Core costs Spirit Stones, so every ten years, I need to practice my skills and search for so treasures."
"I see," Yu Qingzhu thought for a mont and then nodded decisively, "That seems quite reasonable to . I think there’s no problem."
"Oh?" Master Wanyang was truly surprised, "You can make this decision?"
"I can," Yu Qingzhu nodded, answering in a serious tone, "Actually, the thirty years of caregiving in exchange for deducing was proposed proactively by Xia Taishang and other masters. The boss isn’t very concerned about it and just wants everyone to have a chance for deducing, so it won’t be too strict."
"I see," Master Wanyang nodded thoughtfully, "Then I might as well ask you another thing: Can a peak of the Out Of Dust realm from Tianqin co to White Pebble Beach for forming a Golden Core? They might not necessarily need deducing, just want to use the fellow cultivators’ aura of White Pebble Beach."
"Um..." Yu Qingzhu hesitated for a mont and shook her head, "I’m not sure about this, but the boss did say one thing: no matter what we do, we cannot damage Kunhao’s Spiritual Energy, so even if they can borrow the land for forming a Golden Core, there will probably be unavoidable costs."
Master Wanyang nodded, such a demand is quite reasonable. This reasoning isn’t exclusive to the Kunhao Plane—other domains use it as well. It could be called local protectionism, but the key point is that history has proven ti and again that ignoring domain protection incurs huge losses.
So she didn’t plan to take advantage of it, "The costs must be paid, but I’m not sure how it should be calculated?"
"Three hundred Spirit Stones a day," Feng Jun revealed his figure, "This is the cost of using the ’fellow cultivators’ aura’ at White Pebble Beach. As for other costs, like renting a cave dwelling, they are not included... Friend Wanyang, don’t haggle with over such small matters; it’s not fitting for our status."
Master Wanyang laughed, "Well, I don’t like discussing such petty expenses either. But for those at the peak of the Out Of Dust realm, these Spirit Stones could be quite a significant expenditure."
You have a benevolent heart? Feng Jun couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Are you trying to protect your fellow sect mbers? "A significant expenditure? Until a year ago, I was also at the peak of the Out Of Dust realm; I didn’t feel that short of Spirit Stones."
This ti, it was Master Wanyang who rolled her eyes, "Were you an ordinary peak of the Out Of Dust realm? You’re richer than at the peak of Golden Core."
"This was earned through my hard work!" Feng Jun answered righteously, "And since you can guess it’s about the fellow cultivators’ aura, you should know how rare this opportunity is. Now... those people have the chance to use Spirit Stones to buy the opportunity. Can they really complain about the price being too high?"
There is real truth in that; such opportunities cannot be bought with Spirit Stones.
Yet Master Wanyang still wanted to fight for her sect mbers, "Mountain Master Feng, if it were an opportunity for forming a Nascent Soul, one couldn’t value it enough. But about the opportunity for forming a Golden Core... it’s sowhat average. You know that Tianqin Plane doesn’t put much emphasis on forming a Golden Core."
"They only say that;" Feng Jun smiled indifferently, having visited Tianqin several tis, how could he not understand this? "And the fellow cultivators’ aura... how many years has it been since it last appeared?"
Seeing she was about to speak, Feng Jun’s eyes flashed, "Friend Wanyang, I heard you say just now, that you need to go out every ten years to earn Spirit Stones?"
Master Wanyang’s face imdiately turned bright red. What she said was true, but discussing a lack of money as a dignified peak Golden Core is one thing; talking about it is another, which was a bit embarrassing.
But since she had already ntioned it, she didn’t care, "Besides Spirit Stones, I also need treasure to form a Nascent Soul. So treasures can’t be bought with Spirit Stones; I can only find them myself or trade them for equally valued treasures. There’s no sha in that, is there?"
"No sha at all," Feng Jun nodded with a friendly smile, "I never thought poverty was shaful. Achieving success through one’s own efforts, what’s wrong with that? In fact, I’d like to ask, why don’t we cooperate?"
"Cooperate?" Master Wanyang looked at him suspiciously, "How do we cooperate?"
"You can introduce Jinwu Disciples to form a Golden Core," Feng Jun suggested with a smile, "You’ll need to verify their qualifications and manage them efficiently. In return, a portion of the Spirit Stones collected at White Pebble Beach can be given to you as a managent fee. What do you think?"
"This way, you won’t need to search for treasures everywhere; you can earn money just by sitting, why not?"
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