Chapter 327 - 321: Completion of the Nascent Soul Pill, An Unexpected Surprise

Chapter 327: Chapter 321: Completion of the Nascent Soul Pill, An Unexpected Surprise

"Very good! You’ve passed. Take a look at this Spirit Contract."

After Zhang Chi finished speaking, the mirror still showed no abnormalities, and the three Nascent Soul Cultivators immediately broke into smiles.

They clearly didn’t seem to care much that Zhang Chi had mastered Tier Three Low Grade Alchemy.

After all, it was quite normal for a Cultivator to master multiple skills, with one as a major and others as minors.

Besides, while Zhang Chi’s Alchemy skill wasn’t low, it seemed rather ordinary when compared to his Artifact Refining prowess.

Moreover, Zhang Chi was a Cultivator who practiced a Fire Element Cultivation Technique, which naturally gave him a great advantage in both Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

"He actually knows two Immortal Cultivation Techniques, and one of them is already Quasi Tier Four?"

The Golden Core Cultivators exclaimed in renewed discussion, their envy growing. They now understood even better why Zhang Chi was being taken so seriously.

"That bastard was hiding so much? No wonder he wasn’t willing to join us before!"

Wei Wei and his group were equally astonished. There was a sense of dawning realization, a touch of regret, and even some resentment.

"Thank you, Senior Uncles!"

At that moment, Zhang Chi had already expressed his thanks. He then took the Spirit Contract and began to examine it.

He discovered that the terms laid out within were, as expected, very lenient.

It stipulated that under normal circumstances, he only needed to help the Sect refine Magical Treasures and meet a minimum quota.

In return, the Sect would provide him with Contribution Points and supply him with materials.

Furthermore, he could also take on additional Artifact Refining tasks for even greater rewards.

The Contribution Points could be used to exchange for various resources, such as Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects.

The Sect would also provide him with a Spirit Vein Cave Mansion free of charge, but he would have to exchange for any other Cultivation Materials himself.

Most importantly, it didn’t specify how many years he must serve the Sect.

It even detailed the relatively specific and rather generous rates of return for refining Magical Treasures of various tiers.

Finally, if he reached the Nascent Soul realm, the Sect would provide him with a Tier Four Spiritual Vein and a Tier Four Inheritance.

Under normal circumstances, the Sect would not force him to undertake other missions, such as sending him out to fight.

"Not bad!"

Zhang Chi finished reading it with a single glance and nodded in satisfaction. He immediately pricked his fingertip and signed the Spirit Contract with a drop of blood.

Of course, this Spirit Contract was mainly to placate the Canglan Sect; he himself was not actually bound by it.

With that, he had finally joined successfully, becoming an Honored Guest Elder of the Canglan Sect at the rank of Steward, not Elder.

This was because in the Canglan Sect, only those at the Nascent Soul Early Stage were qualified to become Elders. Golden Core Cultivators were all at the level of Steward or True Disciple.

"Senior Brother Chen, congratulations!"

Afterward, Zhang Chi went to stand behind the three Nascent Soul True Monarchs. Although Wei Wei, who was off to the side, felt that Zhang Chi had deceived them and harbored some resentment, he immediately forced a smile and stepped forward to offer his congratulations.

"The same to you."

Zhang Chi didn’t give him the cold shoulder, clasping his hands in response.

However, the examination was still in progress, so the two of them didn’t chat for long.

"Zheng Hongping!"

At this point, it was finally the turn of Wei Wei’s companions, and the first among them was that voluptuous, beautiful woman.

This was clearly the result of Wei Wei pulling some strings behind the scenes.

And as expected, the beautiful woman also passed. Even the three Nascent Soul Cultivators gave her a few extra glances.

Time passed and the examination continued. More and more Cultivators passed, but even more were directed to stand on the other side, awaiting the final results.

These Cultivators had relatively poorer qualifications. They could only wait to see if there were any extra spots left and then be accepted based on a ranking of their circumstances.

As it turned out, Zheng Hongping and the other four Cultivators Zhang Chi had met earlier all passed successfully.

They were all beaming with smiles. After coming over, they all congratulated Zhang Chi, no longer ignoring him as they had before.

"Senior Brother Chen, when I come looking for you to refine a Magical Treasure in the future, please give me a little discount, okay?"

Zheng Hongping, in particular, had become warm toward Zhang Chi again.

"Haha, of course. We’re all fellow Sect members now. But you’ll have to wait until I’ve finished my assignments for the Sect."

Zhang Chi responded with a smile, neither refusing nor fully agreeing.

"Alright then!"

Zheng Hongping couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

’After all, other Cultivators wouldn’t have been like this.’

’All I have to do is ask, and there are plenty who would offer to perform Alchemy or Talisman Making for me for free, asking only for the cost of materials.’

’Zhang Chi, however, was clearly just giving me the runaround.’

But seeing this, the wariness and hostility that Wei Wei and the others had just begun to feel toward Zhang Chi subsided once again.

After that, Zheng Hongping went back to largely ignoring Zhang Chi, resuming her conversation with Wei Wei and the others.

But just then, something unexpected suddenly happened up ahead.

BANG!

During one Female Cultivator’s test, the tall, elderly Nascent Soul Cultivator asked about her origins. After she replied that she was a Loose Cultivator, her entire body suddenly burst into flames under the mirror’s white light, without any warning.

"No!"

The Female Cultivator screamed, and in an instant, she was reduced to ashes by the scorching white flames. Only her Golden Core and Storage Bag remained; she had no time to resist or escape.

Even the Divine Soul within her Golden Core was directly extinguished.

"She lied?"

"The consequences are that severe?"

Seeing this, all the Cultivators were utterly horrified.

At the same time, they were all extremely relieved that they had been honest and hadn’t tried to get away with any lies.

’Thank goodness I have an Exotic Treasure to protect me!’

Even Zhang Chi felt a chill run down his spine.

"She was courting death!"

The three Nascent Soul Cultivators, however, merely sneered. They showed not a shred of sympathy for the Female Cultivator, even though she had been quite attractive.

After that, the examination continued. The remaining Cultivators were clearly more nervous and answered the questions with greater caution.

However, no further incidents occurred before it concluded.

In the end, out of more than a hundred Cultivators, only forty were accepted.

Even from Zheng Hongping’s small group, only eight people passed, and that was already considered a very high success rate.