48: Instead of working as a worker to earn money, it is better to directly earn the money of workers!

After giving instructions to Li Qi, Wang Huan quickly departed.

The other party gave him a contribution jade coin, telling him to keep it safe.

The jade coin in Li Qi's hand was two fingers wide, entirely green, and engraved with exquisite relief characters… One Hundred!

This represented 100 Potential Points of School contribution, which could be used to exchange for items and served as his starting capital after entering the Pine Crane Longevity Sect.

If these 100 Potential Points of School contribution were used up, he would have to find ways to earn School contribution in the future.

In addition, Wang Huan also told Li Qi a very important matter… The Chief Disciple Competition!

This matter had been discussed before when he was strolling around the School with Shu Zhiyou; in the Pine Crane Longevity Sect, a Disciple Competition would be held every three years, and the strongest among them would become the Chief Disciple.

The Chief Disciple was the embodiment of strength among all Disciples and the face of the School; the School would significantly increase its cultivation efforts for the Chief Disciple, providing a large amount of resource allocation, resulting in many benefits.

Therefore, every Disciple Competition, the struggle for Chief Disciple, was a major event!

The Disciples of the Pine Crane Longevity Sect were even more eager for it.

However, although being Chief Disciple was good, not just anyone could achieve it.

The Chief Disciple served for three years; if you were capable, you took the position; if not, you were replaced.

It was precisely this competitive mechanism that greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the School Disciples, maintaining the vitality of the entire School.

Regarding the candidates for Chief Disciple, Shu Zhiyou also told Li Qi… Huangfu Ji and Tang Yishuang.

Huangfu Ji was the current Chief Disciple.

Although Tang Yishuang was just a woman, her strength was only slightly inferior to Huangfu Ji's; three years ago, she narrowly lost to Huangfu Ji, and this year she was a strong contender for Chief Disciple.

The most crucial point was… Huangfu Ji and Tang Yishuang were both Martial Artists of the True Essence Realm!

This was very important.

Li Qi was currently only in the True Qi Realm; if he were to face these two True Essence Realm Martial Dao powerhouses during the Disciple Competition, he would be at a significant disadvantage, and even with all his methods, he might not be able to defeat these two.

After all, his Realm was a whole major level lower!

“There’s only a little over a month until the Disciple Competition; I must find a way to step into the True Essence Realm!”

Li Qi glanced at his Potential Points.

Potential Points: 4310.

Over four thousand Potential Points, which he obtained from fighting the Fuping County rebels with the Divine Might Army and the city defense battle; it was enough for him to use for a long time, so he didn't have to worry about not having enough Potential Points in the future.

But now, Potential Points were sufficient… Obtaining a High Grade Martial Art that could help him Breakthrough the True Qi Realm was the proper course of action.

Although Li Qi possessed a High Grade Martial Art, the Dragon Gate Seal, it was merely an explosive secret art for the True Essence Realm; it did not involve the Internal Skill Mind-Cultivation Technique of the True Essence Realm, preventing him from using it to Breakthrough to the True Essence Realm!

“I remember there’s a Pine Crane Longevity Skill - Return to Origin Chapter on the first floor; this Cultivation Technique can help me Breakthrough to the True Essence Realm!”

Li Qi had reviewed the Cultivation Technique roster on the first floor of the Scripture Depository and generally understood the Pine Crane Longevity Sect's systematic structure.

The Pine Crane Longevity Sect was named as such precisely because of the Pine Crane Longevity Skill, a miraculous Cultivation Technique said to have been created by the Ancestral Master Ji Ying, containing infinite mysteries.

The Pine Crane Longevity Skill was profound and extensive; it not only included Internal Skill Mind-Cultivation Technique but also lightness skill movement and swordsmanship, allowing one to Cultivate directly to the Realm of a Land Immortal!

This Cultivation Technique was one of the Pine Crane Longevity Sect's foundations and the origin of its name.

The Cultivation threshold for the Pine Crane Longevity Skill was very high, making it difficult for ordinary people to Cultivate; the Cloud Crane Dance Sword was merely a simplified version of the Pine Crane Longevity Skill, specifically for Disciples to enter the School.

And Li Qi’s current Martial Dao Realm had reached the Peak of the True Qi Realm, giving him sufficient qualifications to Cultivate this Pine Crane Longevity Skill, but he didn't have enough contribution points.

The Pine Crane Longevity Skill - Return to Origin Chapter was a Martial Art Cultivation Technique for the True Essence Realm, a High Grade Martial Art; acquiring it would require a full 300 Potential Points of School contribution, but Li Qi currently only had 100 Potential Points, not even half of what was needed.

“This is difficult; I’ve just entered the School, and the time I’ve accumulated is too short; I only have 100 Potential Points of School contribution…”

“Is there a way to gather 300 Potential Points of School contribution within a month?”

Li Qi pondered for a moment, then walked towards the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall that Shu Zhiyou had mentioned.

The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was where the School issued tasks to Disciples; by accepting and completing tasks here, one could receive corresponding contributions. Li Qi planned to visit the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to see if he could find suitable tasks that would allow him to obtain a large amount of School contribution in a short period.

Soon, Li Qi arrived at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, where many Disciples were coming and going, either to accept tasks or to claim contributions after completing tasks.

The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was a spacious courtyard; Li Qi walked in and saw notices hanging on the surrounding courtyard walls.

“Collect Materials for the School’s secret medicine, Zixiao Pill: thirty ginseng roots, can earn 20 Potential Points of School contribution.”

“Guide five Disciples in Cultivating the Golden Silk Sword Art three days later, can earn 10 Potential Points of School contribution.”

“Patrol the mountain gate every night at midnight, for a total of one month, can earn 30 Potential Points of School contribution.”

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All sorts of tasks filled the courtyard walls of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, and from time to time, Disciples could be seen stepping forward to take down the task notices they were interested in and handing them to the managing staff responsible for task handover.

Li Qi circled the courtyard walls of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, looking through all the tasks, and shook his head internally.

It wasn't that these tasks were bad; they simply weren't suitable for Li Qi.

Li Qi currently needed to gather 300 Potential Points of School contribution within a month; the tasks here either offered too little contribution as a reward or took too long, none of which met Li Qi's requirements.

However, his review of these tasks was not without gain.

Li Qi had already understood the School's needs through these tasks, and he also understood the needs of these Disciples, knowing what they needed most.

Secret medicines!

Li Qi had the System; as long as he had enough Potential Points, he could improve his Martial Art Cultivation Technique and Martial Dao Realm, but it wasn't that easy for other Disciples.

Practicing martial arts was not easy; achieving success required immense time and effort. If one's Aptitude and potential were slightly lacking, practitioners also needed the aid of secret medicines to advance and Breakthrough.

And the scope of secret medicines was very broad.

Secret medicines could be used when Breaking through Martial Dao Realms, and also when Cultivating some Martial Art Cultivation Techniques; some Martial Art Cultivation Techniques even had specialized secret medicines.

For example, when Cultivating a lightness skill called the Feather-Light Body Skill, there was a secret medicine called the Light Body Powder; taking the Light Body Powder while Cultivating this skill could increase Cultivation speed by forty percent!

Allowing one to quickly master this lightness skill!

The effect of this secret medicine was indeed powerful!

Therefore, almost every Disciple in the Pine Crane Longevity Sect would come into contact with and use secret medicines; most of the contributions they earned were spent on the consumption of secret medicines.

If he could produce a high-quality, best-selling secret medicine… why would he worry about not earning School contribution?

Li Qi's idea was simple: he wouldn't earn School contribution by methodically doing tasks; instead of being a laborer earning money… he might as well directly earn money from the laborers!

After reviewing the task notices in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, Li Qi had figured out which secret medicines were most in demand, and he immediately rushed towards the Scripture Depository.

What he needed was there…