The Grand Master's Generosity Wins Over the Hearts of the Far West

Chapter 149 The Grand Master's Generosity Wins Over the Hearts of the Far West

"Whoever comes here, please give me a general overview of the current situation of the Thousand Bamboo Sect."

After restricting almost all of the mid-level members of the Thousand Bamboo Sect with the God Control Restriction, Han Li summoned the Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed at more than a hundred branch altars and the Foundation Establishment cultivators who survived at the headquarters for a meeting.

He now needs to ensure that all the mid-level protectors and hall masters in the far west follow his lead.

He wanted these people to maintain the existing stable order for him.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, our Thousand Bamboo Sect currently has 167 Foundation Establishment cultivators. Among them, there are 16 Hall Masters at the late Foundation Establishment stage, including myself. There are 27 Dharma Kings at the mid Foundation Establishment stage. There are 124 Dharma Protectors, Altar Masters, and Deputy Altar Masters at the early Foundation Establishment stage."

In the previous battle, forty or fifty Foundation Establishment stage cultivators perished.

Otherwise, the total number of Foundation Establishment cultivators could exceed two hundred.

"In addition, my coach has 39427 people undergoing minor repairs during the short term."

The elderly man, who was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, reported respectfully.

On the suspended throne at the front of the main hall, Han Li narrowed his eyes after hearing the report:
"Nearly 40,000 Qi Refining stage cultivators? And about 200 Foundation Establishment stage cultivators

so little?
Not only are there too few Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but there are also pitifully few Qi Refining stage cultivators.

But the far west is by no means small.

The area and population here are equivalent to two medium-sized countries.

It is comparable to two former Yue kingdoms.

In the Yue Kingdom, there are ten Nascent Soul stage experts, nearly a hundred Core Formation stage experts, and as many as four or five thousand Foundation Establishment stage experts.

This is partly due to the better spiritual vein environment in Yue Kingdom, and partly due to the fact that the Crimson Forbidden Land provided more than half of the main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

However, this is not the fundamental reason why the far west can only support one Core Formation cultivator, the Golden Sect Master.

"During Jin's tenure, did he not try to increase the number of people in the Qi Refining stage? Or is it that the proportion of people here with spiritual roots is even smaller?"

Han Li spoke up, asking directly.

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.

After a long silence, the hall master finally stepped forward to explain:

"Master, our far west is not short of people. There are no fewer than 200,000 people with the three spiritual roots aptitude."

"No less than 200,000 potential cultivators with three spiritual roots? That can't be right. If there are 200,000 potential cultivators with three spiritual roots, how come the Thousand Bamboo Sect only has 40,000 Qi Refining stage disciples?"

"Because of resources. And the deliberate control by that person from the Jin family."

Forty thousand is a dangerous line for maintaining local stability.

If there are too few Qi Refining cultivators, it will be impossible to stop the desertification process of the Hurricane Desert from spreading inland, or to use immortal techniques to change the weather and ensure favorable conditions for the local areas. It will also be ineffective in dealing with the small groups of sand beasts that occasionally emerge from the Hurricane Desert, or in preventing the mutated ferocious beasts that frequently land from the Boundless Sea to cause destruction. Without a sufficient number of Qi Refining cultivators to handle various low-level demonic beasts and maintain order, the mortal realm of the far west would have long been in chaos.

The population will decrease sharply.

A sharp decline in population will also affect many pillar industries.

In addition, the task of guarding the mines and taking care of spiritual herbs and plants also requires the participation of low-level cultivators.

In short, the problem here isn't that people lack spiritual roots, but rather that the higher-ups are unwilling to spend too many resources to cultivate lower-level cultivators.

The number of cultivators in the Qi Refining stage was only around 30,000 to 40,000, which was already the limit that Grand Master Jin could tolerate by tightening his belt.

"Interesting. This guy surnamed Jin only guards against internal threats, not external ones. Isn't he being a bit too much of a bully within his own ranks?"

Han Li's words resonated with many people present.

Many people strongly agree.

Another hall master, who was in the late Foundation Establishment stage, also started talking:

"Master, you may not know this, but seven or eight out of ten Foundation Establishment cultivators like us have dual spiritual roots, special physiques, or even unique spiritual roots. Foundation Establishment cultivators with three spiritual roots account for less than a third. There are at least a thousand, if not two thousand, of us with dual spiritual roots in this far west."

"Oh? So many people have excellent spiritual root aptitude?"

Han Li raised an eyebrow.

It should be noted that in the early years, the Luoyun Sect only had a little over three hundred promising talents with dual spiritual roots, special physiques, and unique spiritual roots.

They only recruit a few people every three to five years, and that's considered good if they can find three or four.

Only during the ten-year grand event, there will be more.

However, whenever a young genius with dual spiritual roots or a special physique and a different spiritual root is recruited, it will attract the attention of the Core Formation stage cultivators in the sect.

This makes it extremely easy for promising talents with dual spiritual roots or higher to achieve a high success rate in Foundation Establishment.

If one Foundation Building Pill doesn't work, usually the second one will succeed.

However, looking at the entire Luoyun Sect, there are over a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators, but the true mainstream among them is still those with three spiritual roots.

Their talent potential is nowhere near that of the Thousand Bamboo Sect.

Even if it were the Ancient Sword Sect, their potential would be far inferior.

The Ancient Sword Sect has very strict requirements for entry.

The Ancient Sword Sect's cultivation methods have very high requirements for spiritual root aptitude, yet even so, the number of minor geniuses in the sect is only close to a thousand.

Compared to the nearly two thousand young geniuses in the far west, the Ancient Sword Sect paled in comparison.

"Since their aptitudes are all quite good, why is there only one Core Formation stage cultivator surnamed Jin?"

"Master, ever since the Jin family took power, everything in this far west has changed. That scoundrel is both internally and externally hostile, extremely discriminatory towards cultivators from other families who have reached the Core Formation stage. Unlike the Lin family back then, who wholeheartedly supported several Core Formation families, including the Jin family. At that time, the Thousand Bamboo Sect always had at least five or six Core Formation experts. Unfortunately, the Lin family declined due to certain events. As for the other families, some perished in internal wars, while others went out to train and never returned. The Jin family simply got a huge windfall..."

The hall master got more and more excited as he spoke.

The more they talked, the more they hated what Kim Jong-un had done.

It's truly unfair of Master Jin; he ascended to power illegitimately and is now constantly monitoring the rise of others. In the last two hundred years since that incident, it's not that people can't form their cores, but rather that many pseudo-core stage hall masters experience accidents during their attempts to do so. Not only do they suffer personal accidents, but their families also suffer as a result.

After several incidents, many hall masters preferred to die naturally when their lifespan ended rather than attempt to form a golden core, lest they bring disaster upon their family descendants.

therefore.

More than two hundred years have passed since that incident, and the far west has always had only one Core Formation stage cultivator.

That's the one surnamed Jin.

Furthermore, the Grand Master Jin always wielded an iron fist internally, wielding the big stick but rarely offering sweetness. Externally, however, he was subservient, like a lapdog, afraid of displeasing any Core Formation stage cultivator.

Whenever a powerful cultivator from a major sect or sect comes to travel to the far west, after the cultivator has plundered the area extensively, a small gift is always sent as a farewell present.

"So, many of you are unwilling to serve him? You even wish I would appear and act on behalf of Heaven?"

Han Li said with a strange expression.

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

This is indeed the case.

After all, for over two hundred years, not a single new Core Formation cultivator had emerged in the far west, which was unusual no matter how you looked at it. The Thousand Bamboo Sect, with its history spanning over nine thousand years, had never declined to this extent.

"No wonder Lei Wanhe spoke with such disdain when he mentioned Master Jin more than a hundred years ago."

Han Li thought to himself.

Lei Wanhe's disdain for Master Jin was clearly due to his suspicion of the shady dealings behind the Thousand Bamboo Sect.

With Lei Wanhe's pride, how could he possibly respect such a despicable person?
If someone is in an improper position and lacks the virtue to match their position, many middle-level members of the organization already have plenty of reasons to criticize them.

Another point is that after taking power, he was iron-fisted internally but obsequious and servile to foreign powers, which was nothing like a domineering king.

He's a total local tyrant in a small place.

That's too petty.

"What a pity for all those promising young cultivators with excellent spiritual roots discovered over the past two hundred years..."

"It's delayed."

Han Li sighed softly.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was initially taken aback, but then their spirits lifted.

What does this person mean by saying that?
Why do I feel so sorry for the people in the far west?

The hall masters exchanged glances, then stepped forward and bowed in unison, before solemnly saying:
"Master, although our far west region has limited resources, it can still support the daily expenses of tens of thousands of followers. Even if those low-level cultivators join the sect to do small tasks and receive fewer spirit stones from above, as long as they are given the hope of embarking on the path of immortality, they will be extremely grateful and will wholeheartedly protect the sect's foundation."

The remaining hundred or so Dharma protectors and Dharma altar masters also mostly stood up, clasped their hands in a gesture of respect, and tried to persuade them.

They have been exploited by Kim Jong-un for too long.

Even though they also exploited a large number of their followers, they felt perfectly justified in collecting those protection fees.

Because they protected certain individuals, those fortunate enough to have good spiritual roots were able to embark on the path of immortality. Otherwise...

If you can't even get past the first hurdle of entering the path of immortality, let alone the subsequent foundation building stage.

In the far west, the ratio of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to Qi Refining stage cultivators is approximately 1 to 200.

The ratio of Luoyun Sect to Luoyun Sect is 1 to 20.

Hyakkyo-in, 1 to 12.

The Ancient Sword Sect has over ten thousand Qi Refining stage disciples and over two thousand Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. The ratio is 1 to 5, emphasizing quality over quantity.

Jin Jiaozhu probably also wanted to follow the path of the Ancient Sword Sect, but unfortunately, his greedy behavior ruined the future of too many people.

At this point, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; when the wall collapses, everyone pushes it down.

...

The competition is fierce in the far west.

The degree of involution is unparalleled in the south.

One issue is that the number of spiritual herbs needed to refine Foundation Establishment Pills is limited locally, and the resources of spiritual medicines are not abundant.

This makes the amount of Foundation Building Pills produced in this far west region pitifully small.

Every twenty years, they can gather enough raw materials to refine twenty or thirty Foundation Establishment Pills.

As the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Even though there are many promising talents with good spiritual roots here, they all failed at the Foundation Establishment Pill stage.

Secondly, groups of high-level cultivators from outside the region frequently come in to plunder and take away a large amount of loot. This only makes matters worse.

The third is that Kim Jong-un personally used the majority of his money, both for himself and for cultivating his clansmen and confidants.

Finally, there is the barrier of the hurricane desert.

To survive in the perilous desert, one must possess at least the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment stage, and rely on puppets to conceal their survival and evade the dangers lurking beneath. Furthermore, one must master several safe routes, avoiding perilous areas where even Core Formation stage experts and Nascent Soul elders would encounter danger, and spending one to two years traversing the desert.

Of course, there are certainly other reasons as well.

But no matter what.

In short, the cultivators in this far western region live a very difficult life.

Fortunately, Han Li arrived.

The people's true faith has arrived.

"Since it's our first meeting, I haven't prepared anything for you. You can take these pills and distribute them among your Foundation Establishment stage guardians."

As Han Li spoke, he tossed out about a hundred bottles of high-quality pills suitable for the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

It's no problem for each person to consume more than half a bottle.

"this…"

What a grand gesture!
Many of the protectors, altar masters, and deputy altar masters looked at each other, somewhat confused by Han Li's actions.

"Take it. In the future, I will give you extra rewards based on your merits."

Han Li had a friendly smile.

As they spoke, they took out over a hundred bottles of pills and placed them within a protective barrier in the hall.
"As long as you do things for me and do them well, you will be rewarded accordingly."

This place will be guarded by the Fiend Soul and a level 6 Jade Mantis.

He wouldn't be stingy with this as long as everyone could meet their exchange needs.

Let's just consider it as making use of waste.

"Furthermore, distribute these low-grade pills to the followers below as a small token of my appreciation."

Thousands of bottles of pills appeared before everyone, stunning the middle-level members of the Thousand Bamboo Sect present.

Tens of thousands of bottles were then reserved as tokens for exchanging merit points.

In short: Work hard, and you'll be rewarded.

If you don't obey, then there's a knife.

"hiss…"

These low-grade pills, though only worth five or six spirit stones per bottle, are too numerous to count.

Tens of thousands of bottles, that would cost two or three hundred thousand spirit stones.

just.

Unbeknownst to everyone present, the cost of a bottle of low-grade pills for him was actually only one low-grade spirit stone.

Tens of thousands of bottles only cost tens of thousands of spirit stones.

This situation arises simply because there is a place where resources are abundant, and the goods are of high quality and inexpensive.

Moreover, this small contribution is less than one-thirtieth of the wealth that Master Jin has accumulated over the years. He doesn't feel any pain in giving away even a little bit.

"The Dharma King and the Hall Master, please come and receive some pills as well."

Upon hearing this, dozens of people, whose eyes were already red with envy, were filled with tears.

The discomfort from the previous restriction vanished without a trace.

Some were willing to become godfathers.

It's no exaggeration to say that of the more than one hundred people present, at least one hundred would be hoping that Han Li would open his mouth and take in a few adopted sons or a large number of disciples.

It's really a great deal to have such a master and godfather.

Reaching the Core Formation stage is no longer a dream.

"From now on, upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage, you will become the Protector of the Thousand Bamboo Sect..."

"At the late stage of Core Formation, one can become a hall master."

"Only those who have reached the Core Formation stage are worthy of being called Dharma Protector Elders."

"Does everyone have any objections?"

Han Li said in a calm tone.

"I will follow the master's orders!"

The group of believers bowed deeply. Their voices were so firm and resolute that they seemed afraid the person above wouldn't hear them.

This is in stark contrast to the perfunctory attitude of the leader when he was in power.

"From now on, collect more rare and magical insects for me."

Han Li then threw out dozens more jade slips.

"This is the Spirit Control Sect's Ranking of Rare Insects. If you encounter any of the insects on this list while traveling, try your best to buy or capture them. You can boldly collect the ones listed here. The prices are clearly marked, and you will not be shortchanged. If you do well, I will definitely reward you according to your merits."

"Thank you, Master."

Everyone bows again.

"Then, you should all strive to discover talented individuals within your respective territories. For each capable disciple you cultivate, I will reward you. By the way, upon returning to your respective branch altars, gather as many promising young immortals with spiritual roots as possible and impart to them the wondrous methods of immortality. I want a change in the cultivation atmosphere of this far west. I'd very much like to see if the members of the Thousand Bamboo Sect can find a new way of life?"

...

The mobilization of the far west was quite efficient.

All cultivators with dual spiritual roots, special physiques, or unique spiritual roots, regardless of age, received better treatment.

For example, an old man with a wind spirit root at the fifth level of Qi Refining appeared as a rogue cultivator in a corner of the far west. Despite being over sixty years old, he received much care from the disciples of the Thousand Bamboo Sect in this area.

In addition, the old man was filled with hope for the future because of the many cultivation supplies left behind by someone, especially several Foundation Establishment Pills.

This old man with the wind spirit root seems to have been revitalized, just like this far western region of the Thousand Bamboo Sect.

As for the future troubles of the Kim family?

Han Li doesn't even need to get his hands dirty; plenty of people will take care of his problems.

With all the trivial matters settled, it was time for him to go into seclusion.

Han Li touched the jade box containing the Spirit Stabilizing Pill and looked at Feng Hun, whose aura had reached its peak.

(End of this chapter)