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Chapter 5: Borrowing Ten Thousand Troops
After obtaining the materials, Lian Yun did not return to Xianyang City but instead went to Handan City to take on a mission from Han Feizi.
Although ordinary equipment was not as good as Soul Gear, it was indeed more difficult to forge. Therefore, Lian Yun needed the materials to explore their properties before finding time to craft the Silver Dragon Armor.
Furthermore, in terms of value, one Diamond Spirit Coin was equivalent to ten thousand White Spirit Coins. However, the practical value of a Diamond Spirit Coin far exceeded that of a White Spirit Coin, and it was difficult to obtain. Generally speaking, even a million White Spirit Coins might not be enough to exchange for a single Diamond Spirit Coin.
According to exclusive information from Qian Duoduo, it was possible that when the Emperor issued a mission, one could exchange one hundred thousand White Spirit Coins for a Diamond Spirit Coin.
With Lian Yun's recent haul of over ten billion White Spirit Coins, he could almost exchange them for ten thousand Diamond Spirit Coins. Even if that number were halved twice, he would still have over two thousand.
Thus, Lian Yun began collecting White Spirit Coins while also earning some Honor Points.
However, he needed to control his consumption of Mental Potions. In an effort to minimize the use of Mental Potions, Lian Yun managed to acquire over five billion White Spirit Coins in four hours, consuming nearly two hundred bottles of Mental Potions in the process.
On the fourth hour, Lian Yun heard the Emperor's decree.
"Flattery Edict: The Emperor decrees that due to the beast chaos causing harm to countless citizens, Yin Yang City will place a large number of Diamond Spirit Coins tomorrow in conjunction with the Twelve Cities to fend off the beast invasion."
"At that time, various Fortresses may choose to seal themselves until the beast chaos ends. Specific sealing prices can be checked by each faction."
"Additionally, the Imperial City’s Three Major Troops will also head to the Twelve Cities to participate in resisting the beast chaos and maintaining public safety. Those with martial prowess are encouraged to participate actively. Once the beast chaos concludes, rewards in Diamond Spirit Coins will be distributed based on individual contributions. Thus decreed."
Should this be approached with both rewards and punishments or should they first exploit and then reward?
Lian Yun shook his head in disbelief and quickly returned to Handan City to report on his mission before heading directly to Xianjian Sect.
This time, Lian Yun went directly to the main hall of the Xianjian Sect, where he saw Qiu ChujI, Elder Mei, and many powerful elders with dark expressions.
Among them, Elder Xie was particularly furious, saying, "This is outrageous! They actually want three hundred thousand. The cost of establishing our base isn't even that high."
Three hundred thousand likely referred to three hundred trillion White Spirit Coins. While the establishment of the Xianjian Sect might not require such an astronomical sum, there were certain things that money couldn't buy—like some of the Fortress formations and the Sword Pavilion within the sect. Thus, this wasn't merely a matter of price.
It seemed that Yin Yang City had become so notoriously greedy that it was hard to describe.
At this moment, Elder Mei looked at Lian Yun and asked, "Is the White Patron here to assist the Ten Thousand Swords Sect?"
He seemed to have set aside his concerns for the time being.
Lian Yun nodded and directly took out over five billion White Spirit Coins. He then said, "In fact, I have already received exclusive information. It was only due to the other party's unwillingness that I did not inform the Xianjian Sect. I hope you all can understand."
"In recent days, I have been gathering White Spirit Coins with all my effort. Money is not an issue; I just need two hundred Mental Potions for tomorrow's Beast Tide."
Many people around him showed their anger, but Elder Xie understood the situation well. He accepted all the White Spirit Coins and then asked, "Will two hundred be enough?"
Lian Yun smiled with relief and nodded, saying, "I have some on hand; two hundred will be sufficient."
"I'll give you five hundred!"
Elder Xie handed Lian Yun five hundred Mental Potions and then looked at the other elders. "After all, this is someone else's scheme to extort money. Even if the White Patron cannot inform us, he has done his utmost to gather White Spirit Coins for our sect. If it were any of you in his position, could you come up with this five billion?"
"Or how many White Spirit Coins do you have on hand that you're willing to part with?"
With those two questions, some people felt ashamed and lowered their heads.
Elder Xie was not finished and continued, "Originally, I planned to exchange two thousand Mental Potions for ten billion White Diamond Coins. Now, I am only giving White Patron five hundred. Do you all think that's too much?"
No one responded. When it came to discussing value and benefits, Lian Yun's fifty billion White Spirit Coins were definitely worth more than a thousand Mental Potions. Even though Mental Potions were indeed rare, a thousand of them could hardly measure up to fifty billion White Spirit Coins.
Lian Yun was at a disadvantage.
However, Lian Yun didn't mind that much. Hearing Elder Xie's words made him feel more at ease as he accepted the five hundred Mental Potions.
Then he said, "I have one more request during my visit."
"White Patron, please," Qiu ChujI nodded in response.
At this moment, it was a significant matter for the Sect, so Qiu ChujI's tone was quite formal.
Lian Yun paid no mind to that and simply nodded, saying, "I would like to borrow ten thousand disciples who have cultivated the Ten Thousand Swords Classic from the Sect. Ideally, they should be at the same level."
"Ten thousand and they need to be of the same realm? The highest can only be at the intermediate King's Realm," Elder Liu said with a serious nod.
For Lian Yun, it was actually not a strict requirement; even Elementary Kings would suffice. Thus, having ten thousand Intermediate Monarchs exceeded Lian Yun's expectations.
Lian Yun smiled and said, "Ten thousand Intermediate Monarchs is already beyond my expectations. How about we settle the price with my Sect's Honor Points?"
"White Patron's Silver Dragon Armor and that Supreme Soul Sword are of unknown value; why do we still need to discuss the price?" Elder Bai said somewhat helplessly.
Although the set and Soul Sword were obtained by Xiao Jun, they could also be considered as belonging to the Xianjian Sect.
In response, Lian Yun smiled slightly and said, "Then let me count some contributions for myself. Today, borrowing ten thousand disciples from the Sect is for going to Xianyang City. Those ten thousand disciples might gain nothing from it, so I am using my own honor to reward my disciples; this is not about quibbling with the Sect."
"I just want to clarify things to avoid causing distress among the ten thousand disciples."
With that, Qiu ChujI, Elder Mei, Elder Liu, Elder Xie, and a few others who held the best opinions of Lian Yun let out a slight sigh of relief.
Elder Xie, not wanting to dwell on the matter any longer, nodded and said, "Very well, the Sect will grant those Ten Thousand Disciples triple rewards as a contribution for the Silver Dragon Armor and Soul Sword provided by the White Patron. How does that sound?"
Lian Yun had no objections and nodded in agreement.
However, Qiu ChujI added, "How about we have Mei Shidi select the individuals?"
Elder Mei smiled lightly and then nodded.
To outsiders, it might seem that these two Peerless Monarchs were striving for perfection for Lian Yun's sake, but in reality, they believed that allowing the Ten Thousand Disciples to follow Lian Yun could be immensely beneficial for them.
Thus, Qiu ChujI's suggestion for Elder Mei to choose disciples was aimed at selecting those with greater potential. After all, when it came to understanding the disciples of the Sect, no one in the entire Xianjian Sect could compare to Elder Mei.
Lian Yun naturally had no objections and even reminded them, "As long as they can maintain their realm at Intermediate Monarch, that would be fine!"
(End of Chapter)
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