Chapter 257: Chapter 137: The Next Target, Changping Prefecture! Is Initial Ghost Escaping?_2
 

Reform the system?

Directly eliminating the two-tenths profit sharing from the sub-sect?

Ha, are you digging your own grave?

The Wan Dan Sect has persisted since ancient times and has witnessed countless alchemy geniuses who have tried to reform the system of Wan Dan Sect.

But, they have all failed.

No one has ever succeeded.

The Luo Mountain Prefecture is no exception.

As for that so-called Shadow Stone?

What the hell is that?

Can that thing make money?

You’re actually charging for viewing? Have you lost your mind, or have the alchemists lost theirs?

Even if there really are a small number of alchemists willing to spend spirit stones to pay for viewing those damned images left by the Shadow Stone, how many spirit stones can you actually earn?

Whether it’s enough to support the salaries of the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect’s alchemists is probably a tough question.

However, when Zhong Mudao took a trip to Luo Mountain Prefecture,

Intending to persuade his old friend Fu Qiu to give up on the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect and join him instead,

He suddenly discovered that the Shadow Stone was not as simple as he had imagined.

He had thought that even if the Shadow Stone could retain images,

They should be extremely vague and unclear.

However, the images left by the Shadow Stone were not as such.

The images left by the Shadow Stone are not only crystal clear,

But what’s most terrifying is that it can capture the essence of an alchemist crafting an elixir.

Now the situation has really become something else.

Watching a Shadow Stone is like having a high-grade alchemist right in front of you, crafting an elixir personally.

And to top it off, the cost of viewing is pitifully low.

So tell me, how could the Shadow Stone not make money?

Moreover, every time a fee is paid to view the Shadow Stone, it can only be viewed once.

Thus, a scene emerged within the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect:

Countless alchemists, queueing and holding spirit stones, repeatedly watching the images left on the Shadow Stone.

After watching once, alchemists always can’t wait to pay some more spirit stones for the next viewing.

Until all their spirit stones are completely used up.

Only then did the alchemists reluctantly choose to quietly leave.

And because of the Shadow Stone, which was practically like doing business without any cost, the spirit stone reserves within the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect gradually began to increase over this period.

The monthly salaries given to the alchemists have doubled from the original amount.

This has made numerous alchemists feel grateful, and their recognition of the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect has surged greatly.

The pay raise for alchemists by the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect doesn’t bring much pressure to the sub-sect.

After all, it’s just like transferring from the left hand to the right hand; no matter how much is given, what difference does it make?

Ultimately, it will still return to the coffers of the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect.

…

“So, has Jiangnan Prefecture Sub-sect chosen to side with Changqing Prefecture Sub-sect?”

In the small courtyard, under the Stone Pavilion,

Luo Changfeng sipped his warm tea and asked in a low voice to the two people in front of him.

“The Jiangnan Prefecture Sub-sect had probably made the choice to join Changqing Prefecture Sub-sect right from the start.”

“And the reason they gathered all the other sub-sect Sect Masters”

“Must be because of Changqing Prefecture Sub-sect…”

Fu Qiu said calmly.

“So, how many have chosen to join us and how many have sided with Changqing Prefecture Sub-sect? How many are choosing to remain neutral?”

After a pause, Luo Changfeng asked again.

This time, Fu Qiu did not answer.

Instead, it was the man dressed in black with a tiny pair of eyes, looking seemingly unremarkable,

But actually capable of crafting Yellow Grade mid-level elixirs, Zhong Mudao,

Who said in a low voice to Luo Changfeng: “Elder Brother Luo, apart from my Zijin Prefecture Sub-sect, there should be three others who have chosen to join us, the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect. Four, including Jiangnan Prefecture Sub-sect, have sided with Changqing Prefecture Sub-sect, and two sub-sects have decided to temporarily remain neutral and watch…”

Under the Stone Pavilion, Luo Changfeng murmured to himself while sipping his tea,

“So that means our side has a total of five sub-sects, Changqing Prefecture has six sub-sects, and there are two sub-sects remaining neutral.”

“The gap between the two sides isn’t too big…”

…

Not long after,

Fu Qiu and Zhong Mudao, the two old men, left the small courtyard.

In the following period,

Within the Da Feng Dynasty, the various clans and forces continued their unending strife.

And in the Wan Dan Sect sub-sects within the various prefecture cities of the Da Feng Dynasty,

They were supporting either the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect or the Changqing Prefecture Sub-sect in silence.

There was no open struggle between the two factions,

But there was plenty happening behind the scenes,

Such as poaching, for example.

Whether it was the Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect or the Changqing Prefecture Sub-sect, the attempts at poaching never stopped.

However, given the advantages, most of the successful attempts at poaching tended to favor the Luoshan Prefecture.

As for Changqing Prefecture, successful poaching was rare.

The Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect not only offered higher salaries to alchemists but also had the Shadow Stone available for a fee.

What does Changqing Prefecture have to offer?

Drawing people in with lower salaries?

Or the status of being the alchemist’s holy land within the Da Feng Dynasty, fighting to be number one?

Oh, right.

Now that Luoshan Prefecture Sub-sect is rising rapidly,

Whether Changqing Prefecture can ultimately secure the top spot is still in question.