36: Good things from Niu Mountain

"Right, Junior Brother Lu, you have three purple jade tokens with 'Superior' evaluations in your hand. Don't neglect them; they are of great use," Ding Rong emphasized.

"With a purple jade token, you can exchange it for one hundred Merit Points at the Inner Sect's Internal Affairs Hall. Inside the 'True Intent Tower,' one token can be exchanged for one day of True Intent comprehension time. Additionally, you can go to the Inner Sect's Wan Fa Pavilion, where one token can be exchanged for three advanced Spells. Finally, your Inner Sect Doujian Peak clothing, Flying Sword, and qiankun bag can all be exchanged for better ones."

"Come with me first, and let's go to the Internal Affairs Hall to collect your items."

Good heavens, a purple jade token with a 'Superior' evaluation is truly worth ten thousand spiritual stones!

Perhaps even more.

There's the True Intent Tower, and there are Spells. If you were to exchange them with Merit Points, how many Merit Points would that require?

And he actually had three purple jade tokens. Converting that, it's three hundred Merit Points, three days of comprehension time in the True Intent Tower, and nine advanced Spells. That's incredible, truly incredible.

Before long, the Inner Sect's Internal Affairs Hall was reached, located beneath the main peak.

Amidst the bustling crowd, Ding Rong skillfully led Lu Chen, pushing through the people, and quickly arrived before a 'weighty' middle-aged female steward.

"Steward Bai, this Junior Brother of mine has just entered Doujian Peak. Please be troubled to distribute all the necessary items."

The female steward, with a broad yet fair face, said in surprise, "Steward Ding, aren't you assessing Disciples in the Assessment Hall? Why have you come to the Internal Affairs Hall?"

Inwardly, she thought, for the Assessment Hall Steward of Doujian Peak to personally escort him, this newly admitted Disciple of Doujian Peak is not simple!

Her eyes, narrowed to mere slits, subconsciously scanned Lu Chen but didn't discern much. Although his cultivation Foundation was solid, it was definitely not enough for Ding Rong to personally lead the way.

"This Junior Brother, please give me your previous Outer Sect identity jade token."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and handed over the Outer Sect identity jade token.

Steward Bai glanced at 'Lu Chen' and 'South Chu, Year 863, September'.

"A new Disciple who entered this year, reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm in less than four months, incredible! No wonder, no wonder he could be personally escorted by Ding Rong!" The obese Steward Bai's tone became increasingly amiable. Looking at Lu Chen, she revealed a smile she considered friendly, but which was actually a pile of fat and not very attractive: "Junior Brother Lu, please also give me the assessment evaluation jade token."

Lu Chen returned a smile and handed over a purple jade token with a 'Superior' evaluation.

"Superior!" Steward Bai's eyes, which were already narrowed to slits, squinted further, becoming even less visible.

A Genius!

To cultivate to the Spirit Transformation Realm in less than four months and receive a Superior evaluation in the first assessment stage is reasonable. The subsequent 'Life and Death Trial' assessment is the key, and the final Doujian Peak assessment is the most important of all.

These two major assessments cannot be scored highly just by cultivating quickly. The 'Life and Death Trial' assessment depends on whether one's Spell cultivation has reached a proficient level, and the Doujian Peak assessment is even more extreme, focusing solely on combat power.

A Genius like Lu Chen, who cultivates so rapidly and has only been a Disciple for less than four months, should not have had much time to practice Spells, let alone focus on combat power. His evaluation is likely not very high.

Thinking this, Steward Bai said kindly, "Please also take out the other two evaluation jade tokens!"

Lu Chen cooperatively handed over the other two purple jade tokens with 'Superior' evaluations.

Thus, Steward Bai's eyes, which were originally just two slits, suddenly widened, revealing her entire eyeballs for the first time, round and bulging: "Superior... all Superior..."

This is not a Genius; this is a Heavenly Pride!

Finally, when Ding Rong led Lu Chen out of the Internal Affairs Hall, Lu Chen's equipment was completely renewed.

First, his original Low Grade magic tool Flying Sword and shield were replaced with High Grade spiritual tool Flying Swords and shields, a full grade higher and more.

Under normal circumstances, upon entering the Inner Sect, a C-grade evaluation could be exchanged for a High Grade magic tool, a B-grade evaluation for a Low Grade spiritual tool, and an A-grade evaluation for a Medium Grade spiritual tool. Since Lu Chen had three Superior evaluations, he received two High Grade spiritual tools.

As for D-grade evaluations, I'm sorry, you can only exchange them for Medium Grade magic tools.

The difference in power between magic tools, spiritual tools, and Magic Treasures is enormous.

Spiritual tools are already extremely remarkable treasures. A typical Xuan Fa Realm rogue cultivator can only use spiritual tools, and perhaps not even High Grade ones.

Only Dongming Sect, being wealthy and having a vast Foundation, can offer such treatment.

Secondly, his original qiankun bag was replaced with a High Grade storage ring, which is also a privilege only available with a Superior evaluation.

Finally, his Outer Sect identity jade token was replaced with an Inner Sect Doujian Peak one, which also had three hundred Merit Points. The remaining six Merit Points from his previous Outer Sect identity token were also transferred over.

With three hundred and six Merit Points in hand, Lu Chen, who had never been so wealthy, immediately exchanged them for ten Purple Spirit Pills, spending a total of one hundred and fifty Merit Points. He also used twenty Merit Points to exchange for twenty Medium Grade spiritual stones.

Even Ding Rong, as a steward, looked on with envy. It's truly great to be a Genius! He could fight such a wealthy battle as soon as he entered the Inner Sect. When he first entered the Inner Sect, he was so poor, let alone being willing to buy so many pills for cultivation. He couldn't even imagine it.

Afterward, Ding Rong took Lu Chen to familiarize himself with the Inner Sect's Wan Fa Pavilion and True Intent Tower, and finally led Lu Chen back to Doujian Peak, arriving at an empty small courtyard.

Unlike the Outer Sect, the Inner Sect's small courtyards have Restrictions. Without the owner's release token, outsiders cannot enter and disturb freely, making them more suitable for secluded cultivation.

Finally, everything was settled, and Ding Rong had also taken his leave. Lu Chen finally let out a sigh of relief in his new small courtyard.

Overall, entering the Inner Sect this time was a complete success. Although the process was winding, he finally successfully entered Doujian Peak, which he had already planned for, instead of Mingjing Peak.

On Mingjing Peak, there was Senior Apprentice-Sister Xuan Qi, who was troublesome, so Lu Chen directly ruled it out.

"Next, I will cultivate steadily for a period of time. After breaking through the Early Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm and entering the Middle Stage, I should continue to hunt demon beasts and nurture new Dao Soldiers!" Lu Chen planned his future schedule.

After entering the Middle Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, he could nurture ten more Dao Soldiers. Both his overall strength and his physical strength would surge accordingly.

"Right, I also need to choose a physical combat technique at the Wan Fa Pavilion and start cultivating it."

Currently, his physical strength far surpasses his Qi Refining strength, having reached the Penetrating Aperture Realm. This is his hidden trump card, currently unknown to anyone.

However, without a physical combat technique, he wouldn't be able to fully utilize his physical strength. This is like having the strength of the Qi Refining Spirit Transformation Realm but never having practiced spells; you can only fight with spiritual power. How much combat power can you unleash?

Even if your Realm is higher than your opponent's, you'll still be beaten soundly.

"Yes, I also need to go to the True Intent Tower."

With the newly acquired High Grade spiritual tool Flying Sword in hand, how could he not improve his Sword Intent? The first layer of Sword Intent might be impressive to other Spirit Transformation Realm Disciples, but for Lu Chen, it's at the bottom.

His Earth Element True Intent and Fire Intent are already at the third layer, and even the Water Element True Intent he comprehended last has reached the second layer. Which one isn't higher than Sword Intent?

It's simply lagging. Even with a High Grade spiritual tool Flying Sword in hand, he can't unleash its maximum power.

He needs to catch up quickly.

Also, the newly acquired High Grade spiritual tool Flying Sword, shield, and storage ring need to be refined.

Calculating this way, the next period of time will be very, very busy!

Lu Chen inexplicably felt a sense of urgency, but instead, he became more motivated.

"Right, I wonder if the demon creatures I saw last time in Mangniu Mountain in Donghe County have been cleared out by the Sect?"

He had forgotten to ask Senior apprentice-brother Ding Rong about this before.

But it doesn't matter; he can ask later. It's nothing else, just that Lu Chen is very tempted by the Tiger Demon suspected of having cultivated into a Mountain Lord, and the Giant Python that is about to transform into a Flood Dragon.

If these two terrifying demon creatures were killed and their bodies given to him to nurture Dao Soldiers, he wouldn't dare to imagine what astonishing Dao Soldiers he could nurture.

Golden Armor Dao Soldier?

Or Five Elements Dao Soldiers?

Just thinking about it makes Lu Chen's heart pound. More importantly, there are not only these two powerful demon creatures there, but also hundreds or even thousands of other demon creatures gathered, none of which are below the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Furthermore, if the Sect hasn't rushed to act, the demon creatures on Mangniu Mountain now might have gathered even more.

These are, for Lu Chen, no, for Lu Chen's innate treasure, the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, the best Divine Pills and wondrous medicines, of great use.

Oh, and not just that, far from it. There is also an extremely wondrous strange tree on Mangniu Mountain, shaped like a green snake, with a green fruit on it. Even the Tiger Demon suspected of having cultivated into a Mountain Lord and the Giant Python about to transform into a Flood Dragon are tempted by it. It is undoubtedly an absolutely top-notch good thing!

There are too many good things there...