87: Spirit Gathering Tower

Lin Mang smiled and said, "Of course!"

With that, he handled Lu Xingchen's Sect entry matters, handing him a token and a set of Disciple robes.

Lu Xingchen took the token and saw his basic information on it, along with seven spirit value.

Lu Xingchen was a little confused and softly asked, "Elder Lin Mang, what does this spirit value mean?"

Lin Mang gently explained, "I was just about to tell you. Our Cangxuan Sect has a Spirit Gathering Pagoda, a magical Spiritual Artifact personally built by the founder. The Spirit Gathering Pagoda can absorb the Spiritual Qi between Heaven and Earth, condense it, and provide it to the Disciples inside the Pagoda, greatly increasing their Cultivation speed."

"Of course, it's not free. Entering the Spirit Gathering Pagoda requires consuming spirit value, which can be obtained by completing Sect missions or exchanging with others."

"The Spirit Gathering Pagoda is divided into five floors in total. The higher the floor, the better the Cultivation effect, and of course, the more spirit value is needed. Outer Sect Disciples can only enter the first to third floors, while Inner Sect Disciples can enter the third to fifth floors. Do you understand?"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"I understand!"

He had the System, allowing him to level up and add points by killing enemies. He wondered if this Spirit Gathering Pagoda would be useful to him.

No matter what, he would try it first!

What if he could really get free experience points?

Lin Mang continued, "Although it's still very far for you, I must inform every new Disciple. Our Cangxuan Sect also has a Heaven Burning Tower, which is also a Spiritual Artifact built by the founder."

"The Heaven Burning Tower has 30 floors, and each floor will have a Martial Artist condensed from Spiritual Qi guarding it. As long as you defeat the guardian, you can obtain a large amount of spirit value and a Spiritual Qi enlightenment. So, work hard to Cultivate and improve yourself, young man."

Lu Xingchen nodded heavily, "I understand, thank you for the information, Elder!"

Lu Xingchen was even more interested in this Heaven Burning Tower.

He could gain experience points by killing enemies, and with the Spiritual Qi enlightenment, wouldn't he get double the benefits?

The Cangxuan Sect truly lived up to its name as a Seventh-Rank Sect. He had just entered, and he had already seen two extraordinary things.

If he stayed in the Cangxuan Sect, and even entered the Inner Sect, his strength would definitely improve at an incredibly fast rate!

Lin Mang said in a deep voice, "Don't think so far ahead. The guard on the first floor of the Heaven Burning Tower has the strength of a Martial Spirit. With your Eight-Star Great Martial Master strength, it's impossible to succeed in the challenge."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "That may not be the case."

Lin Mang said in a deep voice, "If you want to get beaten, go try it. Anyway, the guard won't take your life. All right, I've said everything I needed to say. Go find a house in the Outer Sect Disciple living area yourself!"

"Understood!" Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

The two walked out of Lin Mang's office.

Hua Li said in a deep voice, "Alright, Lu Xingchen, I've finished what the Saintess asked me to do, so I must leave. I hope you remember my words and don't harbor any improper thoughts about the Saintess."

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "Just mind your own business."

Hearing this, Hua Li was quite angry, but she didn't dare to directly attack Lu Xingchen.

After stomping her foot, she turned and left.

Lu Xingchen went to the residential area, found an unoccupied house, tidied it up, and then went to the legendary Spirit Gathering Pagoda.

The Elder guarding the Spirit Gathering Pagoda also had "???" above his head.

Lu Xingchen couldn't help but complain inwardly.

He was at least a Genius in the Lingxiao Sect, but when he came to the Cangxuan Sect, he couldn't even see through others' Realms.

The gap was too big.

He had to quickly improve his strength!

Lu Xingchen cupped his hands slightly to the Elder and smiled, "Hello, Elder, I am a new Disciple who just joined, and it's my first time at the Spirit Gathering Pagoda. Could you please tell me about the rules of the Spirit Gathering Pagoda?"

The Pagoda guardian was sitting in a rocking chair, enjoying the cool air. He looked up at Lu Xingchen, then said indifferently, "It's charged by the day. The first floor is 10 spirit value, the second floor is 50 spirit value, and the third floor is 150 spirit value. After passing through the light screen at the staircase entrance, the fee is automatically charged, and spirit value will be automatically deducted for each day you stay in the Spirit Gathering Pagoda. Do you understand?"

"I understand, thank you, Elder!" Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

Then he was a little astonished.

His initial spirit value on his token was only 10 points, which was only enough to Cultivate for one day on the fifth floor of the Spirit Gathering Pagoda.

The Cangxuan Sect could rely on the Spirit Gathering Pagoda to guide Disciples within the Sect to complete missions and conduct transactions for the Sect. It was simply a highly profitable venture!

Lu Xingchen then shook his head and walked towards the Spirit Gathering Pagoda.

Upon entering the first floor, the number on his token immediately turned to zero.

Lu Xingchen then entered a small private room, closed the door, and sat cross-legged on the ground.

He relied entirely on the System to level up, had not Cultivated any Cultivation Technique, let alone actually Cultivated.

But Lu Xingchen had a guess in his heart.

He hadn't fully developed the System's functions. In a special space like the Spirit Gathering Pagoda, he wondered if he could activate the AFK leveling function.

Unable to Cultivate fighting Qi, Lu Xingchen wasn't idle. He circulated the "Spirit Burning Art" to temper his Soul Power.

It had to be said that using the "Spirit Burning Art" was completely asking for trouble.

That feeling of his Soul being scorched was simply too painful!

But in order to improve his strength, everything was worth it.

An hour later, Lu Xingchen completed a round of Cultivation with the "Spirit Burning Art" and put away the flaming cauldron in his sea of soul.

At the same time, the System's notification sound rang in his ear.

"Congratulations, host, for AFK for one hour, you have gained ten experience points!"

Lu Xingchen's heart was filled with joy.

His guess was correct!

AFK in the Spirit Gathering Pagoda really could increase experience points!

Moreover, he only needed to stay in the Spirit Gathering Pagoda; he didn't actually need to Cultivate. He could do other things, such as tempering his Soul Power or refining Medicinal Pills.

One time, double the benefits!

Having a cheat was truly great!

It required nine thousand experience points to advance from Eight-Star Great Martial Master to Nine-Star Great Martial Master, so ten points per hour was indeed a bit slow.

But he wasn't anxious, because this was only the first floor.

If the Spirit Gathering Pagoda's fees were proportional to the speed of gaining experience points, then the third floor could give him 150 experience points per hour.

That would be three thousand six hundred points a day!

Terrifying!

Lu Xingchen guessed that the reason the Cangxuan Sect divided the Spirit Gathering Pagoda into five floors was because different Disciples Cultivated different Cultivation Techniques and had different Cultivation speeds.

Even an ordinary Martial Spirit Disciple Cultivating on the first floor wouldn't be much faster than on the fifth floor.

Therefore, it was necessary to divide the floors to ensure maximum resource utilization.

But Lu Xingchen didn't need to consider these things!

He had the System, and he could gain experience points just by AFK, without any Cultivation Technique restrictions.

For a moment, Lu Xingchen was filled with anticipation for the third floor of the Spirit Gathering Pagoda, wanting to verify his guess soon.

But for now, he would first use up the experience points from this fifth floor!

After all, he had spent spirit value.

Lu Xingchen rested in the room for two hours, gaining another 20 experience points, and then continued to temper his Soul Power.