Chapter 516: Chapter 339: The True Gathering Treasure Basin: Earth Gate! [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]
"Gathering Treasure Basin! What a treasure!"
"Unfortunately, I don’t have one!"
"Then save it with Brother Yan, accumulate it, and when it reaches one hundred taels next month, I’ll go to ’Heavenly Ladder City’ and take a look!"
"With Brother Yan holding the Gathering Treasure Basin, three hundred taels interest every month, month after month, year after year, endlessly, this ’Gathering Treasure Basin’ can enrich a family or sect; it truly is a treasure!"
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The crowd marveled.
Since Yan Chuan held such a treasure, and everyone in the Mountain and Sea Realm indeed had difficulty saving Essence Stones, they were happy to give the King City Lord a bit of face, placing the temporarily unused Essence Stones into the ’Gathering Treasure Basin’ to earn interest from Yan Chuan.
They wouldn’t suffer any loss.
It was a win-win situation.
As a result, everyone made withdrawals, but in the end, there were still four thousand jin of Essence Stones left with Yan Chuan, not reaching ten thousand, temporary interest: 0.
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"Old Yan."
After the sixteen teams divided the six thousand jin of Essence Stones, it came down to the internal distribution within each team. Wang Zhengyi and others looked at Yan Chuan, leaving everything to his decision.
The Sword Discussion concluded, whether it be the ’Military Leader’ rewards from the two second tiers or the ’City Lord’ rewards from the first tier, it was all entrusted to Yan Chuan.
Why?
Was Yan Chuan the strongest?
No, no, if we talk about strength, who is stronger than Chen Ze, the Innate Grandmaster?
Was it because Yan Chuan contributed the most?
Not that either.
In terms of contribution, after seven times seven forty-nine days, without question, Wang Zhengyi lasted the longest, enduring with the ’Peace Token’ to sustain for seven days.
He contributed the most.
But why did Yan Chuan get all the benefits in the end?
Why was Yan Chuan the backbone?
Outsiders may not understand, but their own knew very well—
"Brother Yan taught me the ’Evil Exorcism Sword Skill’, surpassing everything." Fu Yunzhan was genuinely grateful.
"’Seven Injuries Fist’, ’Yin Yang Mill’, ’Xuanming Divine Palm’, the three Absolute Skills Master Yan taught me fit me perfectly." Wang Ge had long regarded Yan Chuan as half a master, lowered his status, and willingly adhered to the disciple’s etiquette.
"Old Yan, you decide how to divide, I have no complaints." Wang Zhengyi patted his chest; his ’Xingyi Boxing’, ’Shakyamuni Elephant Throwing Skill’, and ’Big Stone Breaking Hand’ were all taught by Yan Chuan, the value of the Absolute Skills, how to measure?
"Senior brother." Just one word from Chen Ze expressed more than a thousand words.
Seeing the trust of the four, Yan Chuan smiled and said: "I have the ’Gathering Treasure Basin’, no need to take more. This Sword Discussion, the five of us are indispensable, let’s split these Essence Stones equally."
Fourth-Rank Treasure Bowl is a bit redundant.
But Fifth-Rank Treasure Bowl, that is invincible.
One hundred jin interest per day!
Three thousand jin per month!
Thirty-six thousand jin per year!
Three hundred sixty thousand in ten years!
In the future, with upgrades, the interest can increase again. With such a treasure, why covet their little installments?
Yan Chuan looked down on it!
Not that kind of person!
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"I won’t take it this month, wait two months, once the ’Gathering Treasure Basin’ accumulates ten thousand jin of Essence Stones, I’ll come back to find Brother Yan to withdraw." Fu Yunzhan, though eccentric, was considerate, knowing Yan Chuan needed to accumulate interest at this time, he proactively offered not to withdraw the Essence Stones.
It was thoughtful.
But unnecessary.
"Essence Stones can aid in cultivation, and entering ’Heavenly Ladder City’ requires Essence Stones; delaying two or three months, how many opportunities will pass?"
Yan Chuan shook his head, took out a hundred or more Essence Stones, and handed them to Fu Yunzhan: "Visit ’Heavenly Ladder City’ some time and gain some points."
"Brother Yan!"
Fu Yunzhan accepted the Essence Stones, silent and speechless.
Yan Chuan patted Fu Yunzhan on the shoulder, comforting: "Yun Zhan, don’t pressure yourself too much. That Yin Huaidao has cultivated three to four decades more than you, but isn’t he still at the Postnatal Peak? Even if he is on the ’Earthly List’, what’s the point? Without reaching Innate, he is still an ant! As long as you cultivate steadily, there is hope for Innate, and your deep blood feud can be avenged with a flick of the hand!"
With the release of the ’Earthly List’, the most changed recently was Fu Yunzhan.
His enemy, who killed his parents and destroyed his family, the Sect Leader of Purple Beard Sect, ’First Sword Technique West of Three Mountains’, Yin Huaidao, was listed tenth in the ’Earthly List’.
The position was extremely high!
A mountain one could only look up to!
After the Sword Discussion, after breaking through with the ’Evil Exorcism Sword Skill’, Fu Yunzhan, initially eager to seek vengeance on Purple Beard Mountain, was ready to set out but was halted by the ’Earthly List’, plunging into silence!
’Earthly List’ tenth!
He simply couldn’t defeat him!
"The last position on the ’Earthly List’ had a Heavenly Ladder score of 705; aim for that score as a target, after three hundred points, go to the ’Underground City’ to train, perhaps enhancing your progress speed even further faster."
It’s just that ’Heavenly Ladder City’, ’Underground City’—
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"One hundred Essence Stones a day!"
"Simply like daylight robbery!"
Yan Chuan felt a pang of heartache.
Not even an Innate Grandmaster could endure such consumption!
Entering ’Heavenly Ladder City’, one hundred jin of Essence Stones are consumed in a day, three thousand in a month, thirty-six thousand in a year; all of Yan Chuan’s Fifth-Rank Treasure Bowl interest would be needed to fill the costs.
"Even for someone Innate, there’s no reason to spend a whole year inside it." Jiang Bianliu couldn’t help but laugh, "Ordinary people would count once a month as high-frequency entry to ’Heavenly Ladder City’, as they usually won’t engage in ’Scene Battles’ or ’Thousand-Person Battles’. Most go for ’Arena Battles’, fighting a whole day to assess their monthly progress, and validate their Martial Arts hypotheses. That comes first, earning points and sharpening combat skills is simply a byproduct."
Assess oneself, validate Martial Arts!
That’s the proper use of ’Heavenly Ladder City’.
In that case, once a month seems adequate, while spending the whole year would be abnormal.
Furthermore—
"You, as the City Lord of ’Tan Valley Royal City’, once the city is rebuilt, can open the Earth Gate, earning two hundred or three hundred or even more Essence Stones from people, using part for the city’s operation, part to train elite soldiers, and part for accessing ’Heavenly Ladder City’, ’Underground City’, as City Lord, do you still need to spend your own Essence Stones to come and go?"