164: Resources and Support (Part 1)

After Chen Cuo became a True Disciple, news of his identity had already spread like wildfire, and the Bai Family, as Chen Cuo's apparent main Family, was naturally scrutinized thoroughly.

Many people also knew about White Jade Orchid's ability to discern talent with her Wisdom Eye, realizing that the Bai Family was on the rise; with two Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, one True Disciple, and several inner Disciples, even though most of these Family Disciples had been marginalized in the Sect's cultivation efforts.

However, with the Bai Family's current strength, their influence within the Sect would inevitably increase significantly, and even the distribution ratios for various benefits would surely change.

Recently, the number of Cultivators visiting the Bai Family had increased several times over, and even the Immortal Caves where Bai Wangdao and Bai Luopu, who were previously largely overlooked, resided suddenly became bustling with visitors.

However, Chen Cuo, as a True Disciple, played the role of the Bai Family's protector, providing them with overt shelter, and the Bai Family naturally had to earn benefits for him.

Simply put, their identities had changed, and the offense and defense had shifted.

Therefore, he came to find Bai Tang today to discuss certain matters.

He wanted to Cultivate the Lingbao Butian Method, and he wanted to Cultivate Puppet Art, Artifact Refining, Alchemy, talisman drawing, and Formation — all of which were inseparable from one thing: Spirit Stones; to put it plainly, he needed more money.

The Lingbao Butian Method is very powerful, and in reality, it truly is very powerful; it uses Spirit Treasures to mend Aptitude, and his Spiritual Root Aptitude was awakened by the Qi of the Spiritual Root, but it was still essentially a miscellaneous Spiritual Root.

If he hadn't achieved the Five Elements cycle, it could be said that he was even worse than a miscellaneous Spiritual Root.

However, Chen Cuo had several special Physique talents enhancing him, including Physiques that increased Cultivation speed, such as the Thick Earth Physique and the Wood Longevity Physique, which could increase the absorption of earth and wood attribute Spiritual Qi, and then with the help of the Five Elements cycle, his Cultivation was even faster than that of ordinary minor Geniuses.

This was also the reason he could quickly progress from the Early Stage to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.

But reaching Core Formation would probably still take some time, and he might even need to find sufficient Opportunities; although he was immortal, ultimately, only power was truly his, wasn't it?

The Dao Protection Art could not be neglected; with such a Heaven-Defying supplementary Cultivation method, it would be insane for Chen Cuo not to Cultivate it.

Among the Spirit Treasures Chen Cuo had that could be used for Cultivation, he planned to first lay a foundation with the Longitudinal Chess World, as Chen Cuo wasn't confident in the Time Law revealed by the Time Blade.

Even if he were, it would probably take decades to comprehend the Grand Dao of Time; as a beginner, everything is a shot in the dark, so since the conditions were there, he could certainly use it as a reference first.

That is to say, ultimately, sufficient resources were still needed.

Resources!

"Greetings, True Disciple Chen. May I ask, Senior Brother Chen, what brings you to the outer Sect?"

The Elder who spoke was at least a hundred years old, clearly much older than Chen Cuo, yet he still addressed him as Senior Brother—such was the weight of being a True Disciple.

However, Chen Cuo didn't see Bai Tang, so he asked, "I'm here to see your Steward Bai. Is she here?"

The two Elders exchanged glances, and then the old man from before said, "Steward Bai has gone to the pavilion to collect the materials for all the outer Disciples for next year. She probably won't return until tomorrow!"

Bai Tang managed the affairs, and all materials had to pass through her hands. The distribution and collection of materials naturally had to be done by her personally!

"In that case, I'll wait for her here. Is there a quiet room?"

"Yes, yes, Senior Brother, please!"

The two immediately invited Chen Cuo to the inner part of the office without delay, their expressions very excited.

Chen Cuo then added, "Also, please feed my Crane Immortal well. Verdant Spirit Python is best."

The Crane Immortal, which was the Spirit Crane Chen Cuo rode, was a flying mount specially cultivated by the Sect for True Disciples. It was a Foundation Establishment Stage Spirit Beast with high potential.

Moreover, after it reached Foundation Establishment, its intelligence was equivalent to that of a child in their teens, making it a good helper for Cultivators.

However, having been cultivated by the Sect, it was picky about its food and would not eat anything less than a first-tier spirit food.