Immortal Path Space

Chapter 291: Cultivation Training

After the official business discussions with the Ten Person Team had concluded, they began to chat about various other matters.

At that moment, a cultivator with a goat-like beard spoke up, "Have any of you heard about the new East Zhou trading company that recently appeared on our street?"

"I've noticed that shop before. They were doing quite well in the Spiritual Herb business from what I observed. I even conducted an investigation. The East Master of that shop is a disciple of the Qingxu Sect, and he used to manage two smaller shops with decent success. However, they got into a conflict with the Gao Family, which led to them acquiring the current location of the East Zhou trading company. They also seem to have a substantial spirit field outside the city, with people stationed there for defense. I've taken a look from afar, and it seems to be quite large. Furthermore, it appears they have other sources of Spiritual Herbs that I haven't uncovered yet," a red-faced cultivator remarked, seemingly knowledgeable about Wang Hong's situation.

"We've dealt with such emerging small forces in the past. For now, let's gather information about them and decide on further actions later," concluded the shopkeeper of Myriad Treasures Tower. As the leader of the Ten Store Alliance, he had the most authority.

After returning to Azure Void City, Wang Hong conducted inspections at various places, finding that his shops were running smoothly. In the Mountain Valley, the first-tier Spiritual Herbs, after years of growth, were now mature and being harvested. The hundred Qi Cultivation stage subordinates he had brought with him were dispatched to help.

After each Spiritual Herb was harvested, it needed to be processed and stored promptly; otherwise, the Spirit Qi within it would dissipate, rendering it worthless as a Spirit Stone. The Jade Boxes and wooden boxes used to store the Spiritual Herbs required refining to incorporate formations that prevented Spirit Qi loss. Many shops in Azure Void City sold these low-end items at very affordable prices, with one low-grade Spirit Stone buying more than ten of them. In the past, Wang Hong had purchased them from Azure Void City, but now that he had decided to learn the art of refining tools, he planned to make the boxes himself as practice.

For materials, he intended to use spirit wood for the wooden boxes. This material was readily available to him, and he didn't mind wasting it. He had planted several first-tier spirit wood trees in his space, which had now grown into towering trees. Some of the first-tier spirit wood, after a thousand years of growth, had even mutated into second-tier spirit wood. Wang Hong cut down a first-tier spirit wood tree from his space and divided it into smaller pieces.

Ordinary wooden boxes were not even considered magical weapons, so refining them posed no significant difficulty. It could be considered an entry-level refining tool technique. Wang Hong quickly mastered the method in just a few days. However, with this batch of first-tier Spiritual Herbs needing thousands of wooden boxes, the task would still be time-consuming. Fortunately, he had previously intended to train a group of his subordinates in various skills. Assigning them the task of refining the wooden boxes would be a good way for them to gain practical experience.

Wang Hong gathered the one hundred Qi Cultivation stage subordinates he had recently recruited. "Everyone, you've been practicing cultivation for over a decade, so I believe you have a good understanding of the Cultivation World. What I want to discuss today is about the various arts in cultivation. The Cultivation World has developed over millions of years, giving rise to a wide range of techniques. The pills you consume are refined by alchemists, the magical weapons you use require refinement by refining tool masters, and there are also talismans, spirit wine, formations, spirit meals, and more.

Now, I'm giving you an opportunity to learn. This includes alchemy, formation mastery, talisman crafting, refining tools, spirit meals, spirit wine, spirit plants, and spirit beast training, among other cultivation techniques."

You are free to choose any skill, but each person can only learn one. You have one day to consider your choice, and you should report it to me after that. All the resources and expenses for your learning will be covered by the company."

After Wang Hong's words, there was complete silence below. Everyone had a serious expression, and no one spoke. However, from the burning look in their eyes, you could see the excitement in their hearts at this moment.

After years of rigorous training, they had ingrained discipline and obedience into their very blood. Although they were Immortal Cultivators and not ordinary soldiers, the education they had received from a young age was no different from that of ordinary military forces. After more than a decade of influence, following these disciplines had become a habit.

At this moment, they were holding back their excitement. They all wanted to discuss and share their thoughts with the people around them.

Having cultivated for over a decade, they knew how difficult it was to master a skill in the Cultivation World and how much it would cost.

When Wang Hong announced the dismissal, the one hundred people immediately formed small groups and began to quietly discuss.

"I want to learn Alchemy. I've always admired Alchemists."

"Alchemy is great, but Talisman Making is even better. You can throw a Talisman at your enemies and watch them turn to ashes."

"I'm going to study formation. I'll trap you in a formation and see if your Talismans are more powerful or my formations!"

At this moment, all one hundred people were engaged in discussions. They were all in their twenties and had relatively naive thoughts, so they spoke without much restraint.

Wang Hong decided that from now on, he would train a wide range of skills among his subordinates, ensuring that each person would at least master some basic knowledge. Of course, with so many people, not all of them would succeed in their training. People had different talents and determination. In the future, he would select the most outstanding individuals for focused training.

The next day, Luo Zhongjie collected the choices made by each individual and handed them over to Wang Hong.

Wang Hong glanced at the list and noticed that Alchemy, refining tools, Talisman Making, and formation skills were the most popular choices, each having more than ten people interested. The other cultivation techniques had only a few candidates. Interestingly, one person had not chosen any specific skill but simply wrote two words as a note: "combat."

"What's the situation with this Yang Tiezhu?" Wang Hong asked with some confusion. He hadn't included combat skills in the options he had announced earlier.

"Well, I asked this team member about it. She inquired if there were any combat-related skills, as she's only interested in combat," Luo Zhongjie explained. He had anticipated that Wang Hong might have questions about this.

"Bring her here. I have some questions for her personally."

"Understood."

Luo Zhongjie left, but as he turned, Wang Hong felt that his smile was somewhat peculiar.

After a while, Luo Zhongjie returned with a young female team member.

The young woman was in her twenties, not very tall, had a baby-face, and a faint smile on her face.

"Is this Yang Tiezhu you mentioned?" Wang Hong double-checked the list; it indeed had Yang Tiezhu's name on it, so there was no mistake.

Before Luo Zhongjie could speak, the young woman said, "I'm Yang Tiezhu!"

This unexpected statement nearly made Wang Hong bite his own tongue.

"When my mother was pregnant with me, her belly was big, and the villagers all said I was a boy, so my father gave me this name. Later, after my father was eaten by a big tiger in the mountains, my mother gave birth to me and used the name my father had given me."

Seeing Wang Hong's surprised expression, the young woman explained. She had grown accustomed to this kind of reaction from people after announcing her name; after saying her name, she would always explain it.

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