139: Zhenwu Cabinet

For this, he specifically killed some demons nearby.

Although they weren't strong, there were two Bone Refinement and one Qi Gathering.

The contents of his satchel were naturally the Materials from the three demons.

Pelts, as well as things like claws and teeth.

If he were to carry the entire corpses of the three demons, even if he could lift them, he wouldn't have a satchel large enough.

Jiang Lan entered Zhenwu Pavilion.

Inside Zhenwu Pavilion, there weren't too many people. On the first floor of the main hall, there were still several long tables, but at this moment, only the person sitting behind the innermost long table was present.

Jiang Lan walked directly to that person.

That person was also wearing a white robe, with dark skin, looking quite capable.

Seeing Jiang Lan and the satchel he was carrying, the man directly asked:

"Brother, here to exchange for contributions?"

"Mm."

Jiang Lan nodded in agreement.

The man then said:

"Come, I'll take you to the second floor."

With that, the man rose from his seat and led Jiang Lan upstairs.

The two walked to a white wooden door, and the man knocked.

A strong, clear voice quickly sounded from within.

"Come in."

The man opened the door and gestured for Jiang Lan to enter.

Entering the room.

Inside the room, pelts, beast tendons, teeth, and similar items hung everywhere.

A middle-aged man with deep-set eyes and a nose larger than average sat within.

A typical appearance of someone from the Middle East in Jiang Lan's previous life.

"Young brother, you're new. Here to exchange for contributions?"

"Yes."

"My surname is Liu, you can just call me Old Liu," the man continued, "Let me see the items first."

Jiang Lan's expression was a bit odd.

This name combined with this appearance and his authentic Mandarin gave Jiang Lan a sense of incongruity.

However, Jiang Lan didn't dwell on it too much. He carried the satchel, placed it on the table, and opened it, revealing the contents.

Old Liu stopped talking to Jiang Lan and focused on examining the items.

He first picked up something like a magnifying glass nearby, observed the items for a while, and then touched and felt them.

As he felt them, his eyes showed some surprise.

"This pelt, is it from a Qi Gathering Realm Sand Fox Demon?"

"Yes." Jiang Lan nodded in response.

This pelt was indeed stripped from a yellow fox at the Qi Gathering Realm.

"Tsk... good stuff," Old Liu said, "And so complete. This pelt alone is worth a thousand contributions."

He then continued to look at the other items in the satchel.

"Two sets of Bone Refinement Early Stage, one set of Qi Gathering Mid Stage. For these items, I can give you a total of three thousand contributions. What do you think?"

Three thousand... To be honest, Jiang Lan wasn't very satisfied with this number.

When he first joined Zhenwu Pavilion, the steward had told him that a Mortal Shedding Realm Cultivation Technique would cost between ten thousand and thirty thousand contributions.

These three demons could only be exchanged for one-third of the worst Mortal Shedding Cultivation Technique.

Moreover, Mortal Shedding Cultivation Technique was already useless to Jiang Lan.

What he needed was a Core Formation Realm one.

After some thought, Jiang Lan asked:

"I'd like to ask, how many contributions does a Core Formation Cultivation Technique require?"

Old Liu answered without hesitation: "Even a mediocre one costs eighty to ninety thousand, and better ones can be two to three hundred thousand."

Jiang Lan frowned slightly.

This gap was a bit too large.

If he relied on selling Materials from demons, how long would it take to accumulate enough to exchange for a Core Formation Cultivation Technique?

Killing wasn't difficult for him.

The difficult part was the process of finding demons.

Although the number of demons had increased significantly after arriving in Mo Country, they weren't as common as cabbages in the street, where you could find a pile everywhere you went.

And even if he found and killed them, he would still have to strip their tendons and skin, prepare the Materials, and send them to Zhenwu Pavilion.

The back and forth was too troublesome.

As Jiang Lan was pondering, Old Liu spoke again: "Young brother, don't be too ambitious. A Core Formation Cultivation Technique is not an ordinary item. I think you should get a Cultivation Technique that can reach Mortal Shedding first and practice with it. You have to take one step at a time..."

Jiang Lan had the Hidden God Art protecting him, and Old Liu's strength, in Jiang Lan's view, was only Late Stage Qi Gathering.

So, it was normal that he couldn't discern Jiang Lan's strength.

He explained:

"I am already at Mortal Shedding Peak, on the verge of entering Core Formation, but I lack a Cultivation Technique. I wonder if the steward has any methods to quickly gain contributions?"

Upon hearing the first half of Jiang Lan's words, Old Liu was stunned, not even noticing the latter half of Jiang Lan's sentence.

His eyes widened slightly, full of surprise, he said:

"Mo... Mortal Shedding Peak?"

Jiang Lan nodded.

"This, this, this..." Old Liu's words became unclear for a moment.

Jiang Lan remained silent, waiting for Old Liu's next words.

A moment later, Old Liu finally recovered. He tentatively asked: "I mean no offense, but may I..."

Before he could finish, Jiang Lan understood Old Liu's meaning, and his Aura immediately unleashed without concealment.

A violent wave of Qi surged from Jiang Lan, and in an instant, all the items in the room were blown into scattered flight by this wave of Qi.

The next moment, Jiang Lan retracted his Aura.

Old Liu's expression became somewhat fearful.

A Mortal Shedding Peak powerhouse!

Although Mo Country did have Mortal Shedding cultivators, and even the Zhenwu Pavilion branch in Mo Country had Mortal Shedding powerhouses.

However, such high-level figures were not people he usually got to see.

But today, a young man suddenly appeared, and he was a Mortal Shedding powerhouse?

And at the Peak!

What did Peak mean?

It meant he was just one step away from forming an Inner Core and becoming a Core Formation powerhouse.

And listening to Jiang Lan's words just now, he was probably just a hair's breadth away from a Breakthrough.

If he obtained a Cultivation Technique, he would likely be able to Breakthrough in a short time.

"Gr-great... great one..." Old Liu stammered, "What did you just ask me? I didn't quite catch it."

Jiang Lan repeated himself.

"I want to ask, besides normal channels, are there any other ways to quickly accumulate contributions?"

"Yes!" Old Liu quickly said, "With your strength, you can completely take charge of the branch and become an Inner Sect Disciple of Zhenwu Pavilion. As long as you become an Inner Sect Disciple, Zhenwu Pavilion will provide Cultivation Technique for free, as well as certain assistance."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lan became a little interested.

However, he also knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Even if there was, it wouldn't be so easy for him to stumble upon.

And Old Liu had just said that he had to become an Inner Sect Disciple of Zhenwu Pavilion for Zhenwu Pavilion to provide him with Cultivation Technique.

Although he didn't know what kind of place the Inner Sect was, Jiang Lan guessed it should be similar to the Inner Sect Disciple of a Sect in cultivation novels from his previous life.

Outer Sect Disciples received no support and didn't have to bear many responsibilities.

But if one became an Inner Sect Disciple, while enjoying the Sect's resources, they would certainly have to fulfill corresponding obligations.

He wouldn't believe that entering the Inner Sect was just a matter of words.

"Can you tell me more about what this Inner Sect is all about?"