ATPnovel Chapter 78 Yunshui Hall
Chapter 78 Yunshui Hall
"Thank you, Elder." Zhang Lin cupped his hands in thanks, then turned and left the Sutra Repository.
Yu Youwei was waiting outside the door. When she saw him come out, she asked, "How did it go?"
"There are three cultivation techniques to choose from, the cheapest costing 600 contribution points and the most expensive 1200," Zhang Lin said. "But none of them are high-grade; they're just Qi Refining techniques."
Yu Youwei remained silent.
Zhang Lin glanced at her: "Don't worry, things will work themselves out. Let's solve the contribution point problem first."
"How do we solve this?"
"Let's go check out Yunshuitang first."
Yunshuitang is located at the foot of Cuiping Peak, adjacent to Jubaolou and Danfang, which sell Buddhist artifacts. It is a spacious stone hall.
The hall doors were wide open, and people were coming and going, making it much more lively than the Sutra Repository.
The layout of the hall was similar to that of a market shop. Along the wall was a row of long counters, behind which sat several stewards with thick books in front of them.
In the center of the hall stood several tall wooden plaques, covered with task sheets in red, yellow, and white, densely packed together.
The disciples gathered around the wooden sign, looking up at it closely. Some shook their heads and sighed, while others reached out to peel off the form and turned to register at the counter.
Zhang Lin and Yu Youwei entered the hall and first looked at the central wooden plaque.
The tasks are categorized and arranged according to difficulty and reward.
At the top is the red task list, which offers the highest rewards, often hundreds or even thousands of contribution points, but it requires high skill and time, and most tasks can only be accepted after reaching the peak of Qi cultivation.
Examples include: hunting level-two monsters, collecting rare medicinal herbs, and escorting caravans through dangerous areas.
The yellow task list in the middle offers rewards ranging from tens to hundreds of contribution points and requires players to be in the late or mid-stages of Qi Refining.
For example: hunting level one demonic beasts, collecting spiritual herbs, refining specific pills, and assisting inner disciples in completing a certain task.
At the bottom is the white task list, with the lowest reward, ranging from a few to dozens of contribution points. Most of the tasks are miscellaneous, such as cleaning the alchemy room, mining spirit ore, transporting spirit materials, tending spirit fields, and organizing classics.
Zhang Lin's gaze swept over the red and yellow task sheets, finally settling on the white task sheet.
"Cultivating spiritual herbs requires five contribution points per day for seven consecutive days, totaling thirty-five contribution points. Requirements: meticulousness, patience, and knowledge of basic spiritual herbs."
"Take care of the spirit field, three contribution points per day, for ten consecutive days, totaling thirty contribution points. Requirements: None."
"Cleaning the alchemy room earns two contribution points each time, with no time limit. Requirements: None."
Zhang Lin reached out and peeled off the task sheet for cultivating spiritual herbs, then handed it to Yu Youwei.
"This suits you."
Yu Youwei took it, glanced at it, and nodded: "Okay."
She looked at the other white task sheets, then peeled off two more for tending the spirit field and stacked them together.
"The more tickets you take, the more you can earn."
Zhang Lin frowned slightly: "Don't be greedy, do what you can."
"I know what I'm doing," Yu Youwei said calmly.
The two walked to the counter, and Yu Youwei handed over three task sheets.
The steward behind the counter was a middle-aged Taoist nun with a kind face. She took the task sheet, glanced at it, then looked at Yu Youwei and asked, "A registered disciple?"
"Yes," Yu Youwei replied.
"Cultivating spiritual herbs and tending spiritual fields are easy tasks, but they are time-consuming," the Daoist nun said. "With your initial Qi Refining cultivation, can you handle three of them?"
"I can do it."
The Taoist nun nodded, registered it in the register, and handed her three bronze plaques, each engraved with a task number and a time limit.
"Return the task in seven days. If there are any problems, double the contribution points will be deducted."
Yu Youwei accepted the bronze medal and stepped aside.
Zhang Lin stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the yellow task sheet on the wooden sign.
"Refine ten Qi-Nourishing Pills, requiring top-grade first-rank quality. The reward is one hundred contribution points. The spiritual materials will be provided by the sect. Once the pills are finished, they must be handed over. Any surplus can be disposed of at your discretion."
"Refine ten Qi-restoring pills, requiring top-grade first rank. Reward: 120 contribution points. Same as above."
"Refine ten healing pills, requiring top-grade first-rank quality. Reward: eighty contribution points. Same as above."
Zhang Lin pondered for a moment, then reached out and peeled off three sheets.
Ten pills each of Peiyuan Dan, Huiqi Dan, and Heshang Dan.
Three hundred contribution points.
In addition, there is a mandatory task for outer disciples: a basic alchemy task to be completed every month, which involves refining twenty pills of any kind, regardless of quality, for a reward of fifty contribution points.
He handed over four task sheets.
The nun accepted it, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
"A newly initiated outer disciple?" She glanced at Zhang Lin. "Late stage of Qi Refining, confident in refining top-grade first-rank pills?"
"Yes," Zhang Lin said.
The nun didn't ask any further questions, registered the information in the register, and handed him four bronze tokens.
"Go to the alchemy room on the right side of the Treasure Pavilion next door to collect the spiritual materials, and turn in the task within seven days."
Zhang Lin accepted the bronze medal and left Yunshuitang with Yu Youwei.
The two stood on the stone steps outside Yunshui Hall.
It was past noon, and the sun was setting in the west, casting long shadows of the two people.
"You've taken on the task of cultivating spirit herbs and tending the spirit fields. How many hours do you need to spend each day?" Zhang Lin asked.
Yu Youwei thought for a moment: "Cultivating spirit herbs takes two hours a day, and tending to the spirit field takes one hour a day. Together, the three tasks will take about four hours."
"Can you handle it?"
"I can handle it," Yu Youwei said, "It just means I'll have less time for meditation and cultivation."
Zhang Lin nodded: "Let's do it for now. Once I hand over this batch of pills and have some contribution points, I'll get you a new cultivation technique."
Yu Youwei was silent for a moment, then whispered, "You don't need to..."
"No need for further words." Zhang Lin interrupted her. "You came with me to Danxia Sect. I promised to introduce you to the sect, but you can't pass the outer sect assessment at the early stage of Qi Refining. I will arrange the rest."
Yu Youwei glanced at him, her lips moved slightly, but she ultimately said nothing more.
"Go back and rest first," Zhang Lin said.
"it is good."
Yu Youwei turned and left, dressed in a blue shirt and cloth skirt, her back view slender, walking along the bluestone path towards the outer eastern district.
Zhang Lin stood there and watched her walk away before turning and heading towards Jubaolou.
The alchemy room is located to the right of the treasure tower. It is a row of low stone houses with blue tiles and gray walls, and smoke is swirling around them.
Even before you get close, you can smell a strong medicinal fragrance mixed with the smell of charcoal fire.
Zhang Lin pushed open the door and entered. The alchemy room was filled with steam. Seven or eight alchemy furnaces were lined up in a row, the fires were burning brightly, and several disciples were guarding the furnaces, sweat rolling down their foreheads, their eyes focused.
A gray-robed deacon sat in a corner, surrounded by piles of spiritual materials, registering them in a ledger.
Zhang Lin stepped forward and handed over the bronze medal.
"Receive one set of spiritual materials, one set each of Qi-Nourishing Pill, Qi-Recovering Pill, and Healing Pill, plus two basic outer sect tasks."
The gray-robed steward took the bronze token, checked it, and then picked out several brocade boxes from the pile of spiritual materials, placing them on the table.
"One set of materials for the Qi-Nourishing Pill, one set of Qi-Returning Pill, one set of Healing Pill, and two sets of materials for the basic mission." He counted the items. "They're all here. Turn in the mission in seven days. Late submissions will result in a deduction of double contribution points."
Zhang Lin put the brocade box into his storage bag, bowed his thanks, and left the alchemy room.
Courtyard No. 72.
Zhang Lin pushed open the door and entered. The Lingquan Well in the courtyard gurgled, and the branches and leaves of the osmanthus tree swayed gently in the evening breeze.
He went into the side room, closed the door, and sat cross-legged on the prayer mat.
It's getting late. I've been running around all day, and I'm quite exhausted.
Alchemy requires complete concentration and undivided attention; under such circumstances, the results will be twice as good as half as bad.
It would be better to meditate and cultivate first, replenish your energy, and then practice again tomorrow.
Zhang Lin closed his eyes and circulated the "Shangqing Qi-Guiding Technique." The liquid true qi in his dantian flowed slowly like a galaxy, like pearls rolling on a plate, emitting a faint hum.
The spiritual energy from the Spirit Spring Well flowed into the body through the futon, strand by strand, converging into the dantian.