Chapter 17

"Spirit Points? What's that!?"

Faced with Su Yu's inquiry, Ye Zhong frowned.

Su Yu had a look of near despair on her face. With a casual wave of her hand, a golden Spirit Points card appeared in her palm, and then she tossed it to Ye Zhong, "Take a look yourself, what's the difference with yours?"

Ye Zhong caught it, and the moment it was in his hand, he felt a slight chill. Then a strange sensation appeared in his mind, showing a number: 5000.

However, Ye Zhong's previous Spirit Points card did not give him this feeling.

With a puzzled look, he tossed the Spirit Points card back and frowned, "The number inside, that's the so-called Spirit Points?"

"Exactly. Whether in our Ten Thousand Phenomena City or within the Star Constellation Sect, Spirit Points are even more solid currency than Spirit Stones. Because, within the Star Constellation Sect, as long as you have enough Spirit Points, you can exchange for anything, be it spirit techniques, spirit artifacts, or various cultivation resources. But if you don't have Spirit Points, sorry, you might end up sleeping on the streets!" Su Yu said with a smile, "Now, are you interested?"

The so-called Ten Thousand Phenomena City is the outer city surrounding the Star Constellation Sect's mountain gate, which can be considered the outer territory of the Star Constellation Sect. It is said to be even more prosperous than the capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yanjing. Just thinking about the taste of sleeping on the streets in such a place made Ye Zhong's eyes twitch slightly.

Realizing the importance of these Spirit Points, Ye Zhong sighed and nodded, even though he knew that Su Yu's sudden interest in him was probably not a good thing. However, the ability to exchange for any cultivation resources was extremely attractive to Ye Zhong. If he could use Spirit Points to exchange for the items needed to cultivate the Six Paths Burial Sword Technique, the cultivation process might be much easier.

...

In a rather secluded lakeside pavilion within the Feihong Martial Academy, Su Yu, Ye Zhong, and Wang Mo sat facing each other.

Su Yu still had a charming smile, likely captivating countless innocent young boys. Facing this increasingly alluring beauty, Ye Zhong remained expressionless. Wang Mo, on the other hand, knew he couldn't resist Su Yu's charm and kept his gaze on his feet.

Extending a finger as white as jade, Su Yu drew a circle on the table with tea water and then smiled, "You should understand the importance of Spirit Points, right? Simply put, as long as you have enough Spirit Points, you can thrive in the Star Constellation Sect, regardless of your background. Spirit Points have two sources: first, the sect distributes them monthly based on the disciple's status. Generally, inner disciples receive 200 Spirit Points per month, while outer disciples get only 50. Also, 200 Spirit Points in the Star Constellation Sect might not even cover a month's expenses. Of course, if your family supports you, you can exchange a large amount of resources for Spirit Points, but that would be too disadvantageous. The second source is completing sect missions. The mission hall in the sect always has a large number of missions posted, with rewards varying based on the difficulty of the mission, and all rewards are in Spirit Points."

"The sect missions are generally divided into three levels: high, medium, and low. The one I've taken this time is a medium-level mission. Of course, with my strength, I can only barely handle such a mission," Su Yu said, shrugging.

"How much is the reward for this mission?" After a moment of contemplation, Ye Zhong asked slowly. If the reward was too small, he didn't want to waste his time. He might as well go directly to the Southern Border to see if he could find the Purple Wood Spirit Root.

After a moment, Su Yu sighed and said, "20,000 Spirit Points."

"20,000!?" Ye Zhong sucked in a sharp breath. Although he didn't know exactly what 20,000 Spirit Points meant in the Star Constellation Sect, just thinking about an inner disciple receiving only 200 Spirit Points a month made it clear that 20,000 was no small amount.

"Can I exchange for a Purple Wood Spirit Root with that?" Ye Zhong asked, his most pressing concern.

"What do you need that thing for?" Su Yu looked at Ye Zhong with confusion but then said after a moment, "Although it's not very useful, I remember it's quite valuable. 20,000 Spirit Points should be enough to exchange for one."

"Are you interested now, little junior brother Ye Zhong?" Su Yu asked, noticing the change in Ye Zhong's expression.

"I can go with you, but Wang Mo has to come too, and we each get 5,000 Spirit Points," Ye Zhong said after a moment of thought.

"Spit—"

Su Yu spat out the tea she was drinking, slapped the table, and glared at Ye Zhong, "Little brother Ye Zhong! Do you think sect missions are that easy? Asking for half the reward, your appetite is too big!"

"Ye Zhong, let's forget it," Wang Mo said from the side.

Ye Zhong shook his head and said after a moment, "What does Senior Sister Su Yu think?"

"I can give you 5,000 Spirit Points, that's my limit," Su Yu replied directly, "And this guy can't go, he's too weak. If he goes, he probably won't come back."

"Is it that dangerous?" Ye Zhong frowned.

"It's dangerous, but with our strength, we should be able to protect ourselves. We just need to deliver something to the Southern Border," Su Yu explained.

Hearing this, Ye Zhong was truly interested. He had already planned to go to the Southern Border to find the Purple Wood Spirit Root. If Su Yu's sect mission was also to the Southern Border, it was a coincidence.

"Alright, I'll go with you, but I need half the reward in advance," Ye Zhong nodded.

"You—!" Su Yu was speechless, her beautiful face showing frustration. After a moment, she sighed and stretched out her hand to Wang Mo, "Give it here!"

"What?" Wang Mo was taken aback. How did this involve him?

"The Spirit Points card," Su Yu sighed, "Can't you tell that Ye Zhong wants to give you half the reward?"

"Ye Zhong, that's not right, and besides—" Wang Mo frowned, looking at Ye Zhong. He was already grateful to be in the Star Constellation Sect and felt uncomfortable taking Ye Zhong's Spirit Points.

"Take the Spirit Points and go to Ten Thousand Phenomena City first. We're not familiar with the situation there. After I complete the mission, we need to prepare a proper cultivation place and find a good body tempering spirit technique," Ye Zhong said slowly.

Wang Mo was silent for a moment and then nodded, taking out his Spirit Points card and handing it to Su Yu. Ye Zhong was right; since he was going first, it was normal to take some Spirit Points to make arrangements.

After transferring half the Spirit Points from her card, Su Yu stretched and said, "Since you've agreed, we shouldn't delay. Let's leave now. If we're slow, I'll hold you responsible if the mission fails!"

"Wang Mo, we're leaving first," Ye Zhong stood up and nodded. He had long wanted to go to the Southern Border to find the Purple Wood Spirit Root and had no objections to Su Yu's urgency.

"If you have no objections, let's go," Su Yu, seeing Ye Zhong's agreement, didn't waste any more words and left.

Seeing Su Yu's confident and spirited demeanor, Ye Zhong smiled lightly. Su Yu was straightforward but also had a cute side. However, she was clearly not easy to deal with. Ye Zhong had no particular thoughts about her but felt she was someone worth befriending.

Ye Zhong shrugged at Wang Mo and quickly followed Su Yu out of the Feihong Martial Academy.

"Miss Su Yu, if you don't mind, I would like to invite you to a banquet tonight..." Lord Mo Hai approached with a smile, unwilling to miss the opportunity to connect with the Star Constellation Sect.

"I have a sect mission with Ye Zhong. Thank you for your kind offer, Lord Mo Hai," Su Yu smiled at Mo Hai and then quickly left the Feihong Martial Academy with Ye Zhong, leaving many envious gazes behind.

The legendary waste of the Feihong Martial Academy had become a disciple of the Star Constellation Sect and was even going on a sect mission. At this moment, many students felt a twinge of pain in their faces. The person they had called a waste was now an inner disciple of the Star Constellation Sect. What were they?

"If the Ye family of the five major clans learns that a distant relative, who was demoted, has mysteriously become an inner disciple of the Star Constellation Sect, I wonder if they will regret it," Lord Mo Hai didn't get angry at Su Yu's refusal. He smiled strangely, watching the two figures disappear. He had a vague idea of why Ye Zhong was valued, but someone had deliberately blocked the information. Even as the lord of one of the two major martial academies, he couldn't know everything.

"In the Great Zhou Dynasty, martial academies are like ordinary family forces, but the Star Constellation Sect is a true gathering place for geniuses. A legendary waste becoming an inner disciple? Quite interesting." Mo Hai smiled for a moment, then his eyes lit up as he saw Wang Mo walking out slowly. He couldn't miss the opportunity to connect with this outer disciple.

Mo Hai then walked over with a warm smile.