"Who are you?"
Lin Fei looked at the woman.
She was somewhat charming,
her eyes constantly measuring Lin Fei.
"My name is Chen Lian. I heard Senior Brother Lin was selling this courtyard, so I came to see it."
"Price is 1,000 taels of silver, no bargaining, payable in Contribution Points."
Lin Fei stated the price.
He had paid 1,000 taels originally,
and only wanted to avoid losses.
Many outer sect disciples were wealthy,
and 1,000 taels for a comfortable courtyard was reasonable.
"Deal!"
Chen Lian was quick to pay with a silver ticket worth 1,000 taels.
"I'm leaving some common items in the house for you."
Lin Fei stood, ready to leave.
"Senior Brother Lin, wait."
"Something else?"
Lin Fei was puzzled.
Chen Lian took a deep breath and said,
"I heard you just entered the inner sect?"
"You have quick news."
Lin Fei nodded.
It wasn't a secret, but Chen Lian clearly had connections in the inner sect.
"Senior Brother Lin, I actually came with a proposal."
"I represent the Chen Family, inviting you to become our Attendant."
"As an Attendant, the Lin Family will give you 1,000 taels of silver monthly.
If you become an Acquired warrior, the amount increases to 5,000 taels monthly."
"Attendant?"
Lin Fei had never heard of such a thing.
Chen Lian smiled.
"It's normal you haven't heard.
Almost every inner disciple serves as an Attendant to some family or power."
"Warriors consume many resources. Without silver or Contribution Points,
just doing missions and the sect's monthly stipend won't get you far."
"So support from wealthy merchants or powers is necessary.
We provide silver; inner disciples lend their reputation.
It's mutually beneficial."
Lin Fei thought for a moment and asked meaningfully,
"It can't be that simple. Silver isn't free.
Besides my reputation, you'll expect me to back you up when trouble arises, right?"
Chen Lian nodded.
"Of course. As your Attendant, when the Chen Family faces trouble,
we will naturally ask for your help."
"But if the enemy is too strong, you may refuse.
This isn't mandatory, and we can't force you."
"Also, whenever you intervene, we'll pay you a fee to keep you satisfied."
"The Chen Family is a benevolent household.
We rarely encounter major problems and handle minor ones ourselves."
"Please consider carefully. Compared to other powers' offers,
the Chen Family's sincerity is the highest!"
Chen Lian was confident.
Lin Fei returned to the inner sect,
pondering Chen Lian's offer.
The conditions were good,
but he wanted to wait for other offers.
Days passed quickly.
After six days, Lin Fei understood the inner sect better.
"System."
Lin Fei checked his system panel.
Host: Lin Fei
Martial Arts Realm: Body Refinement Level Seven
Giant Whale Refinement Body Skill: Level Seven (Progress 7%)
Dragon Elephant Vajra Fist: Great Accomplishment (Progress 1%)
Nine Shadow Saber Technique: Perfect Mastery (Progress 8%)
Vajra Iron Cloth Technique: Level Six (Progress 61%)
Muscle Tendon Transformation Skill: Level Six (Progress 11%)
His greatest progress was in Muscle Tendon Transformation Skill,
reaching Level Six,
further strengthening his muscles and bones,
and increasing his strength.
However, Lin Fei worried about Giant Whale Refinement Body Skill.
In six days, its cultivation progress increased only 6%,
bringing total progress to 7%.
That's just 1% per day on average.
At this speed, breaking through to Level Eight
would take at least 100 days—over three months.
Actually, this speed was already quite fast,
but compared to his previous pace,
it was like a turtle's crawl.
His goal was not merely Acquired,
nor even Innate-
he aimed beyond Innate!
If cultivation was this slow at Body Refinement,
what about Acquired or Innate?
Wouldn't it be even slower?
"Looks like I must find a way to speed up cultivation of Giant Whale Refinement Body Skill."
"My Giant Whale Skill mainly cultivates vitality."
"So if I can rapidly increase vitality,
my cultivation speed must improve."
"In the Nine Profound Sect, there's a Blood Enhancing Pill that boosts vitality.
But it's very expensive—1,000 Contribution Points per pill."
Lin Fei stood.
He decided to exchange for one Blood Enhancing Pill and try it.
He headed toward the sect's Treasure Pavilion.
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