NOVPUBThe array of rewards Zong Wenxian pulled out in one breath instantly drew amazement from the entire assembly.
Not to mention the Inner Sect Disciples and True Disciples, even many Hollow Void Elders had eyes red with envy.
"A mountain containing a Twelve-Level Formation, accommodating three hundred people—these three hundred, all supported by the Sect, provided for their daily cultivation materials. The treatment enjoyed by the Grand Steward even surpasses that of a True Disciple, merely lacking the influence of a True Disciple!"
"Who says there’s no influence? A prime minister’s office opens the door to a seventh-rank official! As long as the Junior Sect Leader has sufficient talent and can show potential to advance to the Refining Void Realm within a millennium, the influence of a Grand Steward could even exceed that of a True Disciple."
"The Battle Meridian Hall Master, commanding an elite division! The thirty-six divisions of the Battle Meridian are the most powerful force within our Heavenly Dao Sect. Each division is represented by a Hollow Void Elder, supervising four to six Hollow Void War Immortals and at least four hundred Sunburst Golden Core Cultivators—what an astonishing force!?"
"What’s more! Consider the Refined Gold Mountain Range, jointly developed by us and the Taiyi Immortal Sect. The annual output of refined gold and other materials, converted into Pure Yang Great Pills, amounts up to five or six million. Even if Alkaid as the Junior Sect Leader only claims half the profits, that’s still an annual revenue of one to one and a half million Pure Yang Great Pills!"
"The authority over the third district of Heavenly Path Southern City also cannot be underestimated. With eight districts, each inhabited by millions of cultivators, and these aren’t just any cultivators—among them are immensely wealthy merchants and noble families innumerable. Their annual tributes alone must be over a million Pure Yang Great Pills, not to mention the one hundred and eight shops, which, if managed well, can account for another millions of Pure Yang Great Pills a year!"
Various Divine Senses communicated non-stop among the Inner Sect Disciples, True Disciples, including Hollow Void Elders.
Especially those disciples extremely familiar with the Sect’s assets soon realized that the assets conferred by the Sect Master to Alkaid were enough to net him at least 3 million Pure Yang Great Pills in annual income.
This does not even account for some hidden benefits.
3 million Pure Yang Great Pills!
An income like this per year.
With the lifetime of a Hollow Void Elder counted in ten thousand years, it’s equivalent to a staggering 300 billion!
Enough to buy dozens of Dao Artifacts.
Of course, numbers should not be counted this way.
An income of five thousand a month doesn’t mean one can save sixty thousand a year, and buy a house upfront in a county town in five years.
On one hand, the Junior Sect Leader often compares to the treatment of a Vice Sect Master level, just without the authority of a Vice Sect Master.
On the other hand, he must attain the Void Refinement Realm within a millennium to maintain this treatment.
If he does not breakthrough after a thousand years, he will shift from a Junior Sect Leader with boundless potential and a promising future to an ordinary elder, and his treatment will also correspondingly decline.
Of course, even though the treatment may decline, for major sects like the Hollow Void, their genuine income is never solely dependent on the profits distributed within the sect.
Just like the difference between salary income and actual income—as long as they are not desire-less, every Hollow Void Elder can easily achieve an annual income of a million Pure Yang Great Pills.
Following this, Zong Wenxian and others continued their interaction with Alkaid, and proposed whether a "Hollow Void Banquet" should be held.
Any Hollow Void is equivalent to a high-ranking official in the sect.
Even in top-tier grandes sects like Heavenly Dao Sect, the number of Hollow Voids can only be counted in the hundreds.
The birth of such a mighty being certainly merits celebration by any top-tier grand sect.
However, Alkaid had no intention of being so high-profile.
In his view, Hollow Void...
Lacked some significance.
To truly celebrate, becoming a Dao Lord would be more appropriate.
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Regarding this, Zong Wenxian and others did not insist.
Granting various treatments was partly Zong Wenxian’s way of expressing his stance, hoping to ease the relationship with Alkaid. It was also an unavoidable choice.
Next, they would have to discuss carefully how to handle the variable "Alkaid," particularly when there’s an evident shadow of "Penglai Dao Lord" behind this variable.
After arranging for Alkaid’s residence in the mountain peak timely, the sect’s high-ranking officials all departed.
Although Sect Master and Vein Master level high-ranking officials had left, there were still many elders who came forward to greet him.
Regardless, better to get acquainted first.
As for the True Disciples...
Ling Xi showed sufficient goodwill.
Zhang Qing appeared particularly enthusiastic.
The two took Alkaid towards the mountain peak arranged by the sect.
Before long, they had arrived at a cluster of mountain peaks.
This cluster consisted of one main peak and thirty-two sub-peaks, with each set of peaks being hundreds of miles apart. Each peak soared into the clouds, the largest reaching tens of thousands of meters high, with peaks spanning several tens of miles, and even the smallest peaks reached tens of thousands of meters.
Each peak was filled with numerous buildings, palaces, pavilions, countless in number.
With countless flying birds and cultivators traversing among them.
And all these belonged to the private property of the mountain owner.
"The Junior Sect Leader enjoys Vice Sect Master level treatment, and the mountain corresponds to the residence of a Vice Sect Master. The domain of a Vice Sect Master often spans a thousand miles. Similarly, the domain of Alkaid as the Junior Sect Leader spans nine hundred and forty miles in length and one thousand and twenty miles in width,"
Zhang Qing introduced somewhat enviously.
Compared to the residence of Alkaid, the Junior Sect Leader, although these True Disciples also enjoyed treatment at the Peak Master level, their mountain ranges often spanned only three hundred miles, which was ten times smaller in area.
"Junior Sect Leader, Vice Sect Leader, Sect Leader, Elder, Peak Master, Supreme Elder—although these are different promotion systems, Junior Sect Leader, Vice Sect Leader, and Sect Leader are primary positions, while Elder, Peak Master, and Supreme Elder support them. To distinguish between superior and subordinate, masters and followers, the residence of the Junior Sect Leader naturally needs to be larger than those of us True Disciples."
Ling Xi smiled and said, "Moreover, compared to the sixty servant slots available to a True Disciple, the number for the Junior Sect Leader is directly raised to four hundred. Among them, the Grand Steward can obtain 30,000 Pure Yang Great Pills from the sect each year, and the income of managers under him varies from 3,000 to 5,000 Pure Yang Great Pills. Such treatment... is much higher than many small sects in various places."
Upon hearing this, Alkaid thought to himself that it was not just a little higher.
The powers seated in the Cloud River Mountains that possessed a Blazing White Golden Core generated only a few hundred Pure Yang Great Pills a year.
That’s less than one manager.
This is the difference between the large sects of the Northern Sea Star and small powers.
Larger sects accounted for ninety percent of the benefits while smaller sects may not even get ten percent, and they constantly faced the threat of extinction, never knowing when they might be wiped out.
"Junior Sect Leader Alkaid possesses a special physique and has a great chance of achieving the Void Refinement Realm within a thousand years. He will likely reside on this mountain peak for a long time. Please name this mountain peak—for before long, this name will resound throughout the entire Heavenly Dao Sect and eventually throughout the entire Northern Sea Star," said Ling Xi with a smile.
"A name..."
Alkaid looked at the continuous mountains that stretched for thousands of miles and without much deliberation, he directly said, "Let’s call it Nine Cauldrons Peak."
"A promise weighty as nine sacred cauldrons... a good name that reflects the pure and noble character of Junior Sect Leader Alkaid," said Zhang Qing, smiling in praise.
Alkaid did not explain but directly descended towards the main peak.
On the main peak, having received advance notice, the Grand Steward had already been waiting with others.
When they saw Alkaid and his party descend, a line of people came forward to meet them.
"Welcome home, Junior Sect Leader."
Each mountain peak of the sect was manned by individuals assigned to carry out day-to-day management.
Of course, if he as the Junior Sect Leader wished to replace them with his own people, he could arrange that freely.
One word to those in charge of Immortal Vein registration was sufficient.
"The mountain functions as usual," Alkaid said.
A Junior Sect Leader already held considerable influence within the Heavenly Dao Sect.
If top-tier powers treated every True Disciple as a future Void Refinement Peak Master in training, then a Junior Sect Leader...
was already a reserve for the Void Refinement Realm.
This power held considerable influence in the sect.
However, his own people knew their own affairs.
By becoming a True Disciple through the Great Dao Golden Book and then using the power of the Great Dao Golden Book to become Junior Sect Leader directly, to the upper echelons of the Heavenly Dao Sect, it completely seemed like an insertion halfway through the journey.
Not to mention, he was brought directly to the Heavenly Dao Sect by Penglai Dao Lord, which inevitably made the higher-ups of the sect suspect whether Penglai Dao Lord intended to use him for some ulterior motive.
In such a situation where he was not fully known and trusted, the next period would inevitably involve friction and probing.
Alkaid needed to understand these people’s attitudes, and they equally wanted to comprehend his.
If he appeared more compliant...
Both parties could still coexist peacefully.
If he started stirring things up right away, it might backfire, causing the sect to protect its interests from being shared with him and possibly even use "Penglai Dao Lord" as a pretext to exclude him.
Gifted, huh?
When it came to their own interests, no matter how powerful a future top-tier figure you might become, they still would tell you to stay as far away as possible.
In the mortal world, those in power sometimes reject talented individuals to protect their own positions, and cultivators, who laud raw merit and are even more selfish, only act more extremely in such behaviors.
Therefore, until he stabilized the situation and reached a balance with most of the powers in the Heavenly Dao Sect, he did not plan to involve people from the Nine Cauldrons Sect in the power struggles of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
Alkaid descended to the main peak and had not yet entered the main hall when two streams of light broke through the sky from the horizon.
"It’s Immortal Vein Enforcement Hall Elder Wan Qianshan and Chi Family Elder Chi Yu,"
Zhang Qing, who was very familiar with the sect’s elders, identified them instantly.
The two approached with a light traversal technique and clasped their hands towards Alkaid from afar.
"Sorry to trouble Junior Sect Leader Alkaid."
The first to speak was Enforcement Hall Elder Wan Qianshan, "Senior Elder Hou Feng reported the matter of Junior Sect Leader Alkaid killing True Disciple Xuan Shuang. After our investigation, there must be some misunderstanding involved; it was likely an error with Peak Master Tushan’s Myriad Immortals Disk."
He said in a just and righteous tone, "The Enforcement Hall’s order for your arrest has been revoked. Furthermore, the sect will investigate every person involved in this matter. Regarding Elder Hou Feng’s failure to investigate thoroughly and his mistaken report, once he returns to the sect, our Immortal Vein will certainly discipline him."
