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Chapter 630 - 613: Cultivation Loan and Elixir Pills

Chapter 630: Chapter 613: Cultivation Loan and Elixir Pills

There’s no doubt that disciples definitely have no money, so after signing this agreement, they can take out a loan to obtain these things.

As for when they can pay it back...

The agreement is relatively lenient, in theory, it’s okay to not pay back for a long time, but the interest will continuously compound.

It even thoughtfully provides an "optimal repayment interval," detailing how much to repay at what time for the best overall outcome.

The dialogue options in this game are quite rich, and many dialogues resonate with Chen Tingquan, just what he wants to say.

"Master, cultivating later might need tens of thousands of spirit stones. Isn’t that a bit too..."

The Double-door Immortal’s face darkened: "Didn’t I just tell you? Cultivation is inherently about defying the heavens, and you said you’d be willing to pay any price to become an immortal.

"If you can’t even bear a low-interest loan, how can you talk about defying the heavens?

"Moreover, applying for this agreement for you has already put me at great risk. If you encounter any accidents in cultivation or can’t repay the loan, won’t this debt eventually fall on me?

"Forget it, since you are so ungrateful, I’m leaving. You don’t want to cultivate, but many others do."

Chen Tingquan was startled and quickly said, "No, Master, I’ll sign it now!"

He hurriedly signed the agreement.

On further reflection, the Double-door Immortal’s words did make some sense.

Although it’s a loan, you still need a way to get one! Without an immortal to open the door, Chen Tingquan wouldn’t even find where to charge, let alone take a loan.

If you don’t cultivate, others will.

This is the nature of this game’s world view. Too many people want to cultivate, yet there are too few sects that allow it, making it a seller’s market. Ordinary people encountering such an agreement can only pinch their noses and sign.

After signing and imprinting his fingerprint, Chen Tingquan’s screen finally displayed the same recharge interface as Instructor Ding’s.

When he opened it, wow, various packages were dazzling, a real feast for the eyes!

Of course, the prices were also quite stunning.

However, there were loan traps all over in this recharge interface.

These seemingly awesome elixir pill packages could even be obtained through loans without charging, living up to the name "click and receive."

"Darn it, resist!"

Chen Tingquan hurriedly closed the recharge interface.

Since he had chosen to be of villager origin, as a zero-spend player, he decided to continue being one. Charging now wouldn’t change his identity and seemed a bit of a loss.

The Double-door Immortal used sword flight to take Chen Tingquan back to the sect.

Seeing the sect hall on the distant mountain, Chen Tingquan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, after all this fuss, he finally got to the main topic!

Moreover, he received an identity jade token and unlocked the sect’s teleportation point.

This means he can return to the sect anytime, no longer needing to walk everywhere.

This sect is called the "Henggang Sect," and according to the plot introduction, it is quite a decent great sect.

Chen Tingquan was initially puzzled because, judging by the scale of the buildings, it didn’t seem like a great sect? Just a few mountain tops.

Soon his doubts were resolved: it’s because the Henggang Sect’s headquarters is not here; this is just one of its many branches.

The Henggang Sect, among many great sects, especially favors selecting from poor disciples, making it the most friendly sect for ordinary people to join.

Compared to other sects’ varied entry conditions, the Henggang Sect just requires signing a cultivation loan, which is already very generous.

Different recruitment strategies naturally determine different operational philosophies.

"You should walk around the sect first, especially remember the location of the elixir room.

"Later come to my cave dwelling, and I will pass on to you the elixirs and cultivation techniques I’ve prepared for you."

After saying that, the Double-door Immortal left.

"Hey, Master, you haven’t told me your name yet!"

Chen Tingquan was speechless, but thinking about it, it didn’t matter much, after all, it’s just an NPC.

However, he soon learned the name of the Double-door Immortal, because during his casual stroll around the sect, he came across an "Outstanding Mentor Commendation List," and the Double-door Immortal was prominently featured.

His name is "the Alchemist Qian."

Chen Tingquan found it hard to keep a straight face: "Bro, haven’t you ever considered changing your surname? Huang Yaoshi sounds so sage-like, why does the Alchemist Qian feel a bit off?

"And don’t these immortals have Daoist titles or something? Like Huanglong Immortal, Shen Xu Daoist, etc.

"This Outstanding Mentor Commendation List is a bit odd too, right? Which sect even specifically praises this stuff? It’s like a provincial key high school."

Chen Tingquan took a simple tour around the sect; it wasn’t big, even much smaller than the main city in Endless Fantasy Legend 2, consisting of just a few scattered small courtyards on the mountain, each with different functions.

The most important among them is undoubtedly the elixir room. It’s where you obtain elixirs and also the most impressive building in the entire sect.

After walking around, he still didn’t see any other players.

However, there were other senior brothers and sisters played by NPCs.

These NPCs were obviously system-generated with distinct appearances, physiques, and attire, their names randomly generated by AI as well.

Yet, they all seemed very busy, some collecting elixirs from the elixir room and leaving in haste, others diving into the practice room. Chen Tingquan didn’t even have time to converse with them.

Some disciples just stood still, staring mystically into the distance. As Chen Tingquan approached to talk, the other party walked off angrily.

"Goodness, these senior brothers in the sect seem a bit off, somewhat having spirit-related issues.

Where are the players? The other players?

Isn’t this a network game?

If other players join the sect, I should encounter them, right?

Or is the networking mechanism of this game not what I originally thought?"

Chen Tingquan had a rough guess; Reverse Heaven probably used a networking mechanism completely different from traditional online games.

First, this game has a big map, but it feels more like a randomly generated one, also quite empty. Even if players are assigned to the same server or map, they won’t all squeeze together.

All players crowding together would severely weaken the immersion of the plot.

Imagine going to an NPC for a quest with a crowd of players tightly packed, completely blocking the NPC; there’s no immersion in that.

Reverse Heaven evidently wants to make this part more like a single-player game.

However, since it claims to be a network game with rich interactive features, there will surely be other means later to enhance player interactions.

And cultivation at this time feels more like a special nurturing mode, accumulating strength for the future.

Chen Tingquan felt a sense of urgency because he was currently just a weak and powerless free player, undoubtedly the weakest existence in the game, having been pulled far apart by paying players like Instructor Ding.

He must work hard and seize the time.

Following the task guide, he arrived at his master the Alchemist Qian’s cave dwelling.

Cave dwellings were somewhat similar to special dungeons

They had specific entrances, but the space where the cave dwells didn’t exactly match the entrance location, resembling more of an independent space.

"Rest assured, once you successfully establish a foundation, you can have your own cave dwelling too."

The Alchemist Qian, while painting a rosy picture of the future for Chen Tingquan, brought out a large pile of elixirs.

A list of elixirs appeared on Chen Tingquan’s screen, featuring various icons and corresponding instructions for usage and dosage.

"This is the Muscle Building Pill. Take one a day, pair it with stake training, pay attention to the accuracy and precision of movements, pause at the peak for three breaths, and control well at the peak.

"This is the Strengthening Pill. Take two daily, do five stone lock training sessions a day, gradually increasing the weight of the stone lock.

"This is the Qi Gathering Pill. Take one every other day. After taking it, meditate in the practice room for an hour; if you don’t, its effect will lessen.

"This is the Sleep Aid Pill. If your sleep worsens at night, take one.

"Here are some Pain-Free Pills, take them when physical pain is unbearable. If you’re not using the Nine Dragon Training Method, you might not get to use these pills and can sell them to the elixir room in exchange for other pills."

Chen Tingquan found it a bit dazzling; these elixirs were contained in various small bottles, diverse in style, and being his first encounter, it wasn’t easy to quickly tally them up.

But regardless, this was obviously a much faster progress than only being able to hunt and consume beast meat before.

After taking the elixirs, Chen Tingquan hurriedly said, "Thank you, Master!"

The Alchemist Qian coughed lightly, "These are just the most basic elixirs, all entirely compliant, feel free to consume them.

"However...

"Let me say this upfront, if you wish to progress faster and not be eliminated by the sect, following the orthodox ’Nine Dragon Training Method’ is the way."

Chen Tingquan was taken aback, "The Nine Dragon Training Method?"

It does sound grand, but this term has been somewhat stigmatized, appearing less serious. But since this is a cultivation game, encountering such terms is understandable.

The Alchemist Qian didn’t provide a direct explanation but instead said, "It involves legal issues, so it’s inconvenient for me to explain too much.

"If you’re interested, go to the elixir room’s back door and find that senior brother in charge of the elixir room.

"He was also my disciple, and going there you can get a discounted price.

"Of course, the Nine Dragon Training Method isn’t fixed, and the dosages and uses of many elixirs can be adjusted. How to use them should depend on your actual circumstances.

"But I emphasize once more, without using the Nine Dragon Training Method, poor disciples in the sect only have a 10% chance of lasting until the third year.

"Alright, off you go, I need to continue cultivating."

With these words, the Alchemist Qian went back into the depths of the cave, leaving Chen Tingquan full of questions as he left.

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