Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World
Chapter 124 - 101: Hiring? No, Selling Oneself_3

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As for those so-called young beautiful wives, they are merely mortals who hold no status within this cultivating powerhouse, Blood Shadow Tower.

Moreover, Chen Yi speculated that the offspring born from these mortals might be used in the same way, and the fate of the mortal male children is something Chen Yi could not imagine, but he guessed it wouldn't be much better.

Only a few people who understood this truth didn't join the Blood Shadow Tower, nor did any female cultivators.

After seeing the recruitment pattern of these cultivating powerhouses, Chen Yi felt that he might not be able to join any organization.

He wouldn't consider signing any type of contract. Not to mention, he held the secret of traversing across two realms; he was also not entirely comfortable with the concept of selling himself.

The long-term goal for Chen Yi in this world was the pursuit of immortality. Even if he can't attain immortality, he envisioned himself calmly and peacefully cultivating to the highest level he could achieve.

He had no intention of selling himself to any power while still in his adolescence.

Along the way, it seemed that the Refinery Workshop had a method of assessing the strength and vitality of these youngsters. The person in charge targeted Chen Yi multiple times, providing attractive conditions for him to join their Refinery Workshop,

Such as reducing the mining period to three years, becoming an official refining apprentice after three years, and receiving twice as much spiritual rice as others each year,

All of which, Chen Yi declined.

This offer enticed Liu Huo, who stood aside. After Chen Yi's refusal, Liu Huo, considering himself equivalent to a First-Layer Body Cultivator and no weaker than Chen Yi,

Stepped forward to negotiate with the person in charge, expressing his willingness to accept the conditions they had proposed,

However, the manager sneered after scanning Liu Huo from head to toe, "You are the same as the others, mine for 10 years, then we'll talk!"

Liu Huo withdrew in frustration, his gaze landing thoughtfully on Chen Yi's retreating figure...

Meanwhile, Chen Yi had abandoned the idea of joining any power. He was contemplating the Loose Cultivator's Holy Land, Goldfish Island. Judging from the conditions put forth by these powers, being a Loose Cultivator would likely be even more challenging...

However, Chen Yi was not in a hurry. With his body refining cultivation protecting his path, along with the ability to traverse across two realms,

Even if he encountered difficulties at first and his cultivation progress was slower, he could accept it,

As long as things went smoothly and safety was prioritized above all.

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However, circumstances could often be against one's desires; it was difficult for Chen Yi to remain quiet and peaceful without any real power at hand.

For each group of people recruited, these powers would leave spirit stones for the island master, primarily accounted on a per-person basis. It roughly amounted to one spirit stone for every two people,

After the Blood Shadow Tower took over 50 people and left 30 spirit stones for the island master, the mouth of Island Master Qian was nearly crooked with pleasure.

A few days later, most of the forces that were supposed to arrive had almost arrived

The remaining group of about 30 people were primarily arrogant, refusing to bow down and sell themselves.

Interestingly, a Fabric Workshop had arrived in the meantime. Under the banners of "female cultivators helping female cultivators" and "female cultivators should be self-reliant," they only recruited female cultivators, taking all the female cultivator seedlings,

Their contracts were more appealing. For example, you could take half a day off when you were not feeling well each month.

Every year, the outstanding workers were rewarded with Beauty Pills, and every ten years, a Solidifying Beauty Pill was given to the proclaimed Golden Weaver.

However, their contracts required an 80-year commitment. If a cultivator wanted to find a cultivation partner, she had to apply for approval. If the Fabric Workshop disagreed, she was not allowed to marry or give birth.

But somehow they convinced these female cultivator seedlings that all male cultivators were evil, but life could be better without them. They managed to disregard the 80-year contract and the condition of not being able to find a cultivation partner, and all of them agreed to it.

Chen Yi was astonished for a while, but he didn't dare to say a word, his current cultivation level at Body Refining Three Layer was not able to withstand the Fist Technique from the Fabric Workshop.

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Now, there were only 32 cultivator seedlings left on the ship including Chen Yi, Liu Huo, and a few remaining cultivators who were in the lower cabin.

Looking at the remaining journey of less than ten days before they could reach their destination, Goldfish Island,

It seemed unlikely for other forces to conduct further recruitment.

One night, under the cover of darkness, a layer of black mist quietly enveloped the Spirit Ship.

Chen Yi, who was cultivating the Turtle Breathing Technique in his cabin, suddenly felt a chill seeping into his spiritual platform. He quickly stopped his cultivation, remaining extremely vigilant.

During this time, his Vajra Sutra seemed to have gradually adjusted to the local spiritual energy environment after entering the Third Layer of Body Refining. However, the pace of his cultivation slowed down,

Especially after every round of practice, he would become extremely hungry. The provided food on board was far from sufficient to satisfy his cultivation needs,

Which forced Chen Yi to reduce the frequency of practicing Vajra Sutra.

Having nothing better to do, he began to focus on the practice of the Turtle Breathing Technique bit by bit.

Chen Yi had attempted this Martial Method back in the mortal realm. Although the practice was mild and the mana generated by this water-based method was gentle with a touch of healing properties,

The nature of the mana matched Chen Yi's calm personality,

And gradually, he started to get the hang of it.

However, there was an issue. Just as Elder Liu had mentioned, this method was too lukewarm and the growth of mana was slow. The speed of mana circulation within the body was also slow,

Chen Yi had not yet practiced any magic, but he imagined that the offensive power of the magic learned through this Turtle Breathing Technique wouldn't be very high.

The good news, however, was that after practicing this technique, he had an unshakeable feeling that the mana within his body seemed to be resisting the force of time.