Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1413: Chapter 896: Joining the Ten Thousand Treasures Store

"Because of the Demon Essence Pill!"

Yang Zhenshan reminded.

Yun Xiao was momentarily stunned, then a look of realization appeared on his face.

"That’s right, you can refine the Demon Essence Pill!"

Immediately, an expression of excitement appeared on his face, "Have you joined the Ten Thousand Treasures Store?"

"Not yet, I said I would consider it first!" Yang Zhenshan walked into the main hall, casually took out a teapot, and poured a bowl of tea.

"Consider what? You can’t miss such a great opportunity!" Yun Xiao was anxious.

Yang Zhenshan poured him a bowl of tea as well, "My understanding of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store is still very superficial; I want to understand it more deeply!"

"No need!" Yun Xiao waved his hand, "You just need to know that the Ten Thousand Treasures Store is very powerful!"

"As for a deeper understanding, let’s put it this way: fewer than a hundred people in the entire White Cloud Immortal City truly understand the Ten Thousand Treasures Store!"

Yang Zhenshan was somewhat surprised, "Why?"

"Because the Ten Thousand Treasures Store is not a power from our Western Regions; it should be a business established by a major sect from the Central Domain! Unless you go to the Central Domain, you won’t be able to get accurate information about the Ten Thousand Treasures Store!" Yun Xiao said.

Yang Zhenshan was even more perplexed, "Then how do you know?"

"Lin Daoyuan told me; he has been to the Central Domain!" Yun Xiao explained.

Yang Zhenshan suddenly understood.

It’s not surprising that Lin Daoyuan knew this; after all, he is a Divine Soul Realm Martial Artist, and the circles he can reach are not ones an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator can access.

Yun Xiao added, "However, his understanding of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store is limited; he only said that even True Monarch White Cloud can’t provoke powers like the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and the Ten Thousand Treasures Store!"

"Since you now have the opportunity to join the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, don’t hesitate and join as soon as possible!"

Yang Zhenshan slightly nodded, "Hmm, I’ll go to the Ten Thousand Treasures Store tomorrow!"

...

In the evening, he took out the Jade Scroll given by Zhongli Xiayi, which recorded the benefits and regulations of being a Guest Elder at the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

The Guest Elders of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store are divided into nine grades, with the lowest being the ninth grade. To advance in grade, cultivation, skills, and contribution points all need to meet certain requirements.

In essence, being called a Guest Elder is more akin to being an employee.

That is, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store pays you, and you work for the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

Contribution points are the compensation given by the Ten Thousand Treasures Store. You can use contribution points to exchange for any goods within the store, including various spiritual materials, various spirit pills and medicines, various magic artifacts, and even spiritual artifacts, etc.

As long as you have enough contribution points, as long as the Ten Thousand Treasures Store has the goods, you can exchange them with contribution points.

This is different from what Zhongli Xiayi mentioned about completing three tasks to exchange for a piece of third-rank spiritual material.

Those on tasks are more like temporary workers, whereas Guest Elders are formal employees.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Store does not restrict the freedom of Guest Elders but requires them to regularly earn a certain number of contribution points.

For ninth-grade Guest Elders, they must earn a thousand contribution points every ten years.

If they fail, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store will lower their grade, and if they are ninth-grade Guest Elders, they will be directly expelled from the store.

After understanding the system for Guest Elders at the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, Yang Zhenshan decided to join.

As far as he was concerned, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store was undoubtedly a strong force that wouldn’t restrict his freedom but would allow him access to a channel for acquiring various precious spiritual objects and materials.

Moreover, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store could also become his collaborator, helping him sell various spiritual objects, materials, and elixirs outside.

Currently, the Spirit Source Land cannot provide many spiritual objects and materials for the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, but that may change in the future. Once various spirit plants in the Spirit Source Land mature, he will need a massive commercial organization like the Ten Thousand Treasures Store to help sell those spiritual objects.

Just like the Illusion Moon Sect!

However, the Illusion Moon Sect only occupies the market of the Sea of Spirit, while the Ten Thousand Treasures Store occupies the entire Wanhua Western Region, and even the Wanhua Central Domain.

The saying "back against a big tree for shade" applies here!

If the Spirit Source Land can rely on the big tree of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, it will certainly develop better.

Likewise, with the support of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, Yang Zhenshan’s actions in White Cloud Immortal City would be much more convenient, at least without the need to worry about threats from the Cloud Wild Alliance.

...

The next morning.

Yang Zhenshan returned to the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

He went to the same private room.

"Xia Yi Fairy, I have decided to join the Ten Thousand Treasures Store. I hope that Fairy can look after me in the future!" Yang Zhenshan said politely.

Zhongli Xiayi, upon hearing this, revealed a delighted smile, "I believe that Yang Daoist will not regret today’s choice in the future!"

Today was different from yesterday; yesterday Zhongli Xiayi met Yang Zhenshan for the first time and didn’t know much about him.

But today, Zhongli Xiayi already had Yang Zhenshan’s information.

In a day, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store had gathered all it needed to know about Yang Zhenshan.

Of course, in the short term, the information that the Ten Thousand Treasures Store could collect was only superficial.

For example, Yang Zhenshan obtained the Immortal Dao skill from an ancient relic array, thus transitioning from martial arts to cultivating immortality.

For example, Yang Zhenshan established the Yang family in the Sea of Spirit and maintained good relations with the Three Sects of the Spirit Sea.

Also, Yang Zhenshan advanced from early-stage Foundation Establishment to mid-stage Foundation Establishment in less than thirty years.

And the most important point, which was also what Zhongli Xiayi valued most, was that it had been less than fifty years since Yang Zhenshan transitioned to the Immortal Dao skill, and during those fifty years, he not only achieved mid-stage Foundation Establishment but also became a second-order alchemist capable of refining Demon Essence Pills.

Some alchemists research the Demon Essence Pill for fifty years and still can’t refine it, but Yang Zhenshan took fifty years to advance from a first-order alchemist to a second-order alchemist and can already refine the Demon Essence Pill.