Chapter 88: Merit and Exchange! Kou Ming's Reminder!(2)
Translator: Henyee Translations | Editor: Henyee Translations
Lin Shen was stunned. He pointed at the list and said in surprise, "But here..."
"That's for disciples at the Qi Transformation Stage. Some disciples feel they can't stay in the academy until they graduate, so they risk their lives to earn merit points to exchange for the Golden Crow Scripture so that they can continue cultivating when they advance to the Long Breath Stage one day after leaving the academy."
"I see." Lin Shen was enlightened.
After that, he flipped through the list of talismans, rare herbs, and so on.
As expected, there were also more varieties than he could count in each category.
Lin Shen was very tempted by a lot of things.
However, as soon as he saw the merit points needed to exchange for them, Lin Shen shook his head. He suppressed his excitement and looked away.
After spending more than ten minutes, Lin Shen roughly browsed through the list and got a general idea.
"T almost forgot about something."
Kou Ming suddenly smacked his forehead and smiled.
"Junior Brother Lin, you are now a Black-rank disciple. According to the academy's rules, you can receive three minor merits every month.
This is one of the benefits of being a Black-rank disciple."
Three minor merits!
Lin Shen was secretly amazed.
That was equivalent to three million spirit coins!
And it was only one of the benefits!
The Nine Yang Academy was indeed rich!
"Senior Brother Kou, how are the benefits of the other ranks?"
"Disciples without any rank can get 30 merit points every month.
Yellow-rank disciples get one small merit every month. As for Heaven-rank and Earth-level disciples, they get one medium merit and five minor merits every month, respectively."
Lin Shen nodded.
The difference in treatment between each level was quite big.
One or two months wouldn't make much, but after an entire year, the gap would accumulate to dozens of minor merits!
No wonder so many disciples wanted to climb up the ranks!
"Exchanging resources requires an identity token. Let's go, Junior Brother Lin. I'll take you to get an identity token now."
The two of them then left the Merit Hall.
On the way, when they passed by some wooden buildings built against a mountain, Kou Ming pointed at them.
"Junior Brother Lin, that's where the disciples live!"
Lin Shen looked over. Although those wooden buildings weren't luxurious, they were still elegant and had an antique feel to them.
Moreover, he didn't know if it was his imagination, but he felt this place looked more beautiful than others. After looking at it for a long time, he actually felt relaxed.
Noticing Lin Shen's surprise, Kou Ming explained with a smile, "The wooden buildings in that place have all been set up with array formations, including the Spirit Gathering Array, the Silent Array, the Heart Cleansing Array, the House Protection Array, and many other array formations. They increase the efficiency of cultivation, provide soundproof function, protect the disciples, and calm one's mind. In terms of spiritual essence density, they're almost at the Teaching Room level!"
Lin Shen's expression changed.
The cultivation grounds of cultivators were collectively called cave abodes.
Depending on the number of essence lodes and the amount of spiritual essence, the abodes could be divided into six levels: Heavenly Place, Blessed Land, True Palace, Essence Prefecture, Profound Cottage, and Teaching Room.
Among them, the first two levels were extremely rare, and they were naturally nurtured by the heavens and earth. No one could create them.
No matter how powerful a cultivator master was, they could only move Heavenly Places and Blessed Lands around but never create them out of thin air.
Any Heavenly Place or Blessed Land could become the foundation of a sect.
Therefore, every time a new Heavenly Place or Blessed Land was found in history, several large cities would fight for it. Blood would spill, and there would be countless casualties.
As far as Lin Shen knew, the headquarters of the three major sects in Dragonside City were three Blessed Lands.
As for the space where the Nine Yang Academy was located, although it was called a Blessed Land by the disciples, it was actually just an Essence Prefecture. It wasn't even a True Palace, let alone a Heavenly Place.
Even so, the Nine Yang Academy was already a cultivation holy land that many cultivators yearned for.
Any cave abode was precious.
Even the Teaching Room was a panacea for cultivators below the level of a cultivator master!
It was the kind that could take effect for a long time!
At the thought that the hundreds of wooden buildings in the distance were all Teaching Rooms, Lin Shen couldn't help but click his tongue.
He once again experienced the wealth of the Nine Yang Academy.
"According to the concentration of spiritual essence, the Teaching Rooms there are divided into four grades: A, B, C, and D. The higher the grade of the disciple, the higher the grade of the Teaching Room they can be assigned to. According to the rules, Black-rank disciples can be assigned to a C-grade Teaching Room to live in."
Kou Ming chuckled.
"Of course, the academy doesn't force its disciples to live here. They an also live outside."
Lin Shen laughed and shook his head.
With a cave abode that could increase the efficiency of cultivation, who would be willing to stay outside?
Unless they were those disciples of influential families who could obtain a better cultivation environment.
Kou Ming clearly knew which one Lin Shen would choose, so he just said it casually. He smiled and continued to lead the way.
Not long after.
The two of them arrived at a crowded courtyard.
Looking over, Lin Shen saw a plaque hanging on the door of the courtyard. On it were the words "Internal Affairs Department".
Disciples in Daoist robes were hurrying in and out.
When they walked through the door, they happened to pass by a simple-looking man who looked to be in his thirties.
Kou Ming took a few steps forward and stopped the man.
"Tao, wait!"
The man looked up and saw that it was Kou Ming. A smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Brother Kou, why do you have time to come to the Internal Affairs Department? Are you here to inspect us?"
From his demeanor, it was obvious he was very familiar with Kou Ming.
"What are you talking about?"
Kou Ming scolded jokingly and introduced Lin Shen to him.
"This is Junior Brother Lin. He just reported to the academy today and is now a Black-rank disciple."
At first, Tao listened with a smile, but when he heard the last sentence, his smile froze, and he looked at Kou Ming in shock..