Chapter 43

With the landing of the Asura Warship, the people of the Asura Sect quickly arranged accommodations for Zhuge Xiang and his group. About two thousand people were all gathered on a peak called Cui Zhu Peak, which was covered with emerald green bamboo forests. There were over two thousand independent courtyards, and the scenery of Cui Zhu Peak was quite pleasant.

Without much ado, Zhuge Xiang casually picked a courtyard for himself and walked in. It was quite nice, with a living room and two rooms on each side. One could be used for his own rest, and the other, if he wished, could be used to apply for a maid from the sect to take care of his daily life. This was the benefit that formal disciples of the Asura Sect could enjoy.

In addition, formal disciples of the Asura Sect could receive a fixed monthly allowance of one hundred spirit stones. In the Asura Sect, or in the cultivation world, spirit stones were the unified currency for transactions. Whether it was the internal trading area of the Asura Sect or the mission rewards issued by the sect, everything was based on spirit stones.

With these one hundred spirit stones, you could buy the materials you wanted, or magical artifacts, or martial arts techniques sold by other disciples, or even elixirs, all of which you could freely allocate.

Of course, it wasn't as simple as becoming a formal disciple of the Asura Sect and living like a parasite. Within the Asura Sect, these formal disciples would have an annual inspection. If they did not break through to the Body Tempering Realm within five years, they would be stripped of their formal disciple status and become ordinary staff members at the Asura Headquarters.

The system of the Asura Sect was simple: how you cultivated and how you used the spirit stones given by the sect didn't matter, but your cultivation level could not lag behind. Otherwise, once the five-year period was up, you would be stripped of your status.

Sitting in his room, Zhuge Xiang picked up the items on the desk: one hundred spirit stones, a book of the Asura Sect's rules, and a map of some areas of the headquarters, including the Elixir Hall, the Training Ground, the Trading Area, the Mission Hall, the Casting Hall, the Martial Arts Pavilion, and the Dining Hall...

If you wanted to cultivate, you could go to the Training Ground to observe others' cultivation. The Training Ground was a place where cultivation was allowed to be observed and discussed. If you were interested in casting or elixirs, you could also go to these places. If you wanted to gain experience, you could go to the Mission Hall, where the sect issued missions, and other disciples also posted missions. Not only could you gain experience, but you could also receive rewards...

After roughly understanding the basic knowledge about the Asura Headquarters, Zhuge Xiang smiled and closed the handbook. The Asura Headquarters was very lively, with two hundred thousand formal disciples. The scale of the headquarters was like a city, except that all the people here were cultivators.

After roughly understanding the situation, Zhuge Xiang walked out of the door, roughly identified the direction, and headed towards the Casting Hall. The headquarters, which spanned a hundred peaks, naturally could not have only one Casting Hall or Mission Hall. These peaks were vaguely divided into ten areas, each with its own Mission Hall and other institutions.

Zhuge Xiang won the first place in the grand competition that day, and one of the rewards was a certificate to enhance the quality of a magical artifact. Upon arriving at the headquarters, Zhuge Xiang's primary task was to enhance the quality of his magical artifact. Additionally, he had the casting formula for the Wolf Fang Arrow and wanted to ask someone to help him forge it.

The Casting Hall was a huge hall. Around the hall, many Asura Sect disciples had set up stalls, clearly many of them had learned casting skills. For those who believed they had no hope of cultivation, learning a skill was also a way to make a living and earn money.

With the certificate, Zhuge Xiang directly entered the Casting Hall. After a brief identification, he found a caster and took out the Hundred-Refined Bow and the certificate.

Since he could get a free quality enhancement, the higher the quality, the better. Although the Blocking Blade was a three-star magical artifact, even if its quality was enhanced, it wouldn't be particularly helpful in actual combat. Therefore, for Zhuge Xiang, enhancing the quality of his only two-star magical artifact, the Hundred-Refined Bow, was the best choice.

"Hmm, enhancing the quality of this two-star magical artifact will take about two cups of tea. Please wait a moment," the junior caster, a middle-aged man in his forties, gave a calm and steady impression. He put away the certificate, examined it, and said calmly.

"Wait..." Seeing the caster about to leave, Zhuge Xiang took out the casting formula for the Wolf Fang Arrow and said, "I have a casting formula for an arrow. Could you help me forge it?"

"Hmm, this casting formula for the arrow is quite good. I can forge a hundred for you for free, and the subsequent arrows will cost one spirit stone each," the caster looked at Zhuge Xiang's casting formula and showed a hint of joy.

"Free for a hundred? One spirit stone each for the subsequent ones?" Hearing the caster's words, Zhuge Xiang was somewhat surprised. One spirit stone per arrow was not a low price, but the free forging of a hundred arrows was puzzling.

Seeing Zhuge Xiang's expression, the caster looked at him curiously and said, "You seem to be at the fourth level of the Qi Cultivation Realm. Could you be a new disciple who just arrived at the headquarters?"

"Indeed, I just arrived at the headquarters. This certificate is a prize from the grand competition," Zhuge Xiang nodded and admitted.

"A new disciple? Already at the fourth level of the Qi Cultivation Realm? And with so many magical artifacts?" Zhuge Xiang's admission made the caster look at him with surprise.

Although in the Asura Headquarters, the fourth level of the Qi Cultivation Realm and a set of equipment were not particularly outstanding, for a new disciple, it meant a lot. After all, even the most senior disciples had once been new disciples.

"I didn't expect to meet a talented new disciple just as I arrived at the Asura Headquarters. My luck is good," the middle-aged caster smiled, his surprise subsiding. Talented disciples had a higher chance of rising and would have a greater demand for magical artifacts in the future. Building a good relationship with such a disciple meant a potential increase in performance, so the caster's attitude was clearly more enthusiastic.

"Since you're a new disciple, it's no wonder you didn't know. Casting formulas for magical artifacts can be exchanged for about five hundred spirit stones in the sect. By letting me forge the Wolf Fang Arrow, you're also teaching me the skill, so I naturally have to give you some free arrows as compensation. The subsequent arrows at one spirit stone each are already a discounted price. If other disciples came to buy, the price would be higher," the caster explained with a smile.

After a brief pause, he continued, "If you're willing to give me the casting formula for the Wolf Fang Arrow, I can monopolize the skill and forge a hundred Wolf Fang Arrows for you every month for free."

A hundred Wolf Fang Arrows every month? Or keep the formula? Zhuge Xiang thought for a moment and nodded, giving the formula to the caster.

Although the formula was valuable, for Zhuge Xiang, arrows were what he needed now. As a new disciple, he lacked money in many areas. Saving a hundred spirit stones every month was almost like receiving an additional allowance from the sect. As for starting a life skill system in the future? That was still uncertain.

With the Wolf Fang Arrow casting formula, the caster's mood was even better. Although he was an official caster of the sect, good performance still brought many benefits. After taking the Hundred-Refined Bow and the casting formula, Zhuge Xiang waited for about half an hour before the caster returned, handing him the Hundred-Refined Bow and a quiver of arrows.

"Here are a hundred Wolf Fang Arrows. You can come back in five days to get another hundred. Remember, if you need anything related to casting in the future, you can find me. People around here call me Old Iron," the middle-aged caster said with a smile, handing the items to Zhuge Xiang.

"Understood, Master Old Iron. I will definitely come to you if I need anything," Zhuge Xiang nodded and politely replied, then looked down at the Hundred-Refined Bow and the Wolf Fang Arrows.

The effect of the Wolf Fang Arrow was correct: +8 attack and 5% ignore defense. The three-star magical artifact, the Hundred-Refined Bow, was even more surprising to Zhuge Xiang.

Hundred-Refined Bow (Three-star Magical Artifact): Requires fourth level of the Qi Cultivation Realm, attack range 120 meters, attack 45-60, 45% ignore defense, durability 33/33, weight 11.

Requires the fourth level of the Qi Cultivation Realm? 120 meters attack range? Zhuge Xiang looked up in surprise. The enhancement of the magical artifact's quality not only increased the attributes but also raised the required cultivation level?

"I saw that you reached the fourth level of the Qi Cultivation Realm, so I slightly reinforced it based on the three-star magical artifact. Although it requires more strength, the attack range is farther, and the attack power is also increased," Old Iron smiled, seeing Zhuge Xiang's surprised expression.

"Thank you, Master Old Iron," Zhuge Xiang's gratitude was even more sincere.

The three-star magical artifact, the Hundred-Refined Bow, almost doubled the attack power. Such a powerful weapon, even in the hands of a tenth-level Qi Cultivation Realm disciple, would not be considered weak, let alone for Zhuge Xiang, who was only at the fourth level. With this bow and the Wolf Fang Arrows, plus the Piercing Arrow, who could stop him? Zhuge Xiang believed that even the two-star demon moth he encountered last time could be directly injured, not just by attacking its weak points.

With the Hundred-Refined Bow and the Wolf Fang Arrows, Zhuge Xiang's mood was greatly improved. With this, he had the ability to snipe one-star high-quality demon beasts from a distance.

Leaving the Casting Hall, Zhuge Xiang's steps were much lighter. He returned to the peak where the disciples of his generation lived. However, when he walked on the suspension bridge and saw the situation on Cui Zhu Peak, his steps paused slightly...

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