Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 89 Demon Cultivator Recruitment Fair

Zhao Qing reached out and patted Bai Chenxue's head, saying, "Alright, you two stop arguing and listen to what Senior Jin Li has to say!"

Jin Li laughed and said, "Hahaha, your Taiyin Sect disciples are really interesting. Actually, there's not much to say. We've already spoken to the fellow Daoists in Xizhuqiu. If you find any you like, take them to your human race to do some work and live there for a while. It will be very beneficial for their cultivation."

Bai Chenxue asked curiously, "Huh? Living among humans can actually benefit a demon cultivator's cultivation?"

Jin Li asked gently, "Young fellow Daoist, do you know why all things in this world that become immortals or gods often take on human forms? And why it is only when demon cultivators or spirits refine their bones, speak human language, and can even transform into human form that they are considered to have achieved success in cultivation?"

Bai Chenxue had never thought about this question before, and was stunned upon hearing it: "Oh right, why? Is it a game setting?"

Wang Ergou immediately burst out laughing: "Hahahaha, what the hell is this game setting? Hahahaha... Aww!"

Zhao Qing secretly stomped hard under the stone table: "You talk too much! Listen carefully!"

“Hehe, it’s alright,” Jin Li explained with a smile, “Actually, it’s because all living beings in the world have been bathed in the grace of the Ancestral God since their birth. The spiritual energy of the world is all drawn by the Ancestral God, and the path of cultivation is also opened by the Ancestral God. It is said that tens of thousands of years ago, the Ancestral God was in the form of a human. Therefore, all living beings in the world who embark on cultivation will pursue the appearance of the Ancestral God. Just as those who fall into demonhood will gradually change into the appearance of demons, demon cultivators who have achieved success in their cultivation will also gradually approach the appearance of the Ancestral God, and will gradually shed their demonic and beastly nature, and tend to become human cultivators.”

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

"So that's it!"

Lu Renya, who had been silent all along, suddenly whispered, "That sounds a bit sanity-dropping. Imagine if the Ancestral God was a giant squid, and then as we humans cultivate, we start to look more and more like squids and develop squid-like habits. That's terrifying! Just imagine, someone who grows two tentacles at the Foundation Establishment stage, four at the Golden Core stage, eight at the Nascent Soul stage, and then after ascending to immortality, they just like to swim in the water? Ugh—how scary!"

Jia Xiaoren then let his imagination run wild: "Shout to Patrick Star, 'Let's go catch jellyfish!'"

Lu Ren spat, "That's SpongeBob SquarePants! Not a giant squid! Giant squid are meant to be eaten by sirens!"

"Hehe, the Ancestral God is not some giant squid, nor is the Ancestral God human. Rather than saying that the Ancestral God looks like a human, it would be more accurate to say that the Ancestral God created the human race in its own image. However, those are all ancient myths, and I'm afraid only those major sects have a few words of record about them. I don't know much about them either."

"Nuwa created humans? Is this game's world view also based on creationism?"

Zhao Qing shook her head: "This only says that the human race may have been created by the ancestral gods, but it doesn't say that the sun, moon and stars were created by the ancestral gods, so it can't be considered creationism."

Jin Li coughed a few times to draw everyone's attention back, and suggested, "Alright, let's not talk about these ancient legends. There are quite a few demon cultivators in Xizhu Hill. I'll summon out whichever kind you like so you can see them."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ergou's heart stirred, and he couldn't help but look at Zhao Qing beside him.

Zhao Qing obviously thought of something too, and happened to look over. The two exchanged a glance and said almost in unison, "Job fair!" As early as during the sect's nightly lectures, Baili Shuang and other NPCs had talked many times about common knowledge about demon cultivators.

Demon cultivators are actually quite unpopular in the cultivation world. Most demon cultivators are unable to shed their animalistic nature and are known for being "single-minded." Demon cultivator forces with decent reputations, such as Chiyuan Cave and Qingqiu Kingdom, are few and far between. Among the tens of thousands of sects and forces of all sizes in the Ten Continents and Three Islands, there are only about ten such forces. This is just a glimpse into the situation.

Most demon cultivators, however, are struggling to survive in the wild.

Most sects that are predominantly human are unwilling to accept them due to concerns about their reputation. Even the few sects that have demon cultivators only accept demon cultivators or half-demons whose main group is human. Even so, they are still subject to discrimination and cold treatment.

Elder Hu of Guangcheng Sect and most of the Hu clan disciples are descendants of foxes who married out of Chiyuan Cave. Because Chiyuan Cave is so powerful, they are able to receive relatively fair treatment. Many other sect demon cultivators are even forced to become mounts or pets for cultivators to compare, show off, and have fun with.

While the mountain demon cultivators were indeed free, they lacked systematic cultivation instruction from their teachers and had no extensive classic texts or techniques to learn from, making their cultivation even more difficult and slow. Even the demon cultivators of Xizhu Hill only heard the solitary Zen teachings of bamboo fairy and sugarcane spirits who had occasional serendipitous encounters.

Therefore, such an opportunity to enter a sect—even a strange one—is still very rare and precious for low-level demons.

As soon as Zhao Qing and Wang Ergou finished speaking, several other players nearby exclaimed, "Wow!" and couldn't help but speak up in agreement:
"You guys are really daring! NPCs are actively seeking you out and you're not even begging for their help, yet you're picking and choosing and trying to hold a job fair?"

Wang Ergou proudly boasted, "NPCs are rare to them, but are they rare to our Chang'an community? There are hundreds of NPCs living in our Chang'an city!"

Jin Li had never heard of this term before, and seeing the strong reactions from the others, she was puzzled: "A job fair?"

Wang Ergou explained enthusiastically, “A job fair is an activity where employers and job seekers get to know each other and make choices. Senior, you see, different demon cultivators certainly have different strengths. We can’t expect Fellow Daoist Butterfly to raise pigs and Fellow Daoist Rabbit to catch fish, can we? So, this job fair is for demon cultivators to introduce themselves and talk about their strengths, and then discuss their salary... cough, their salary and accommodation requirements. For example, Fellow Daoist Butterfly probably doesn’t eat meat, right? We need to provide them with nectar, don’t we? Then we can consider which position would be more suitable for them, don’t you think?”

Jin Li listened to Wang Ergou's words and nodded repeatedly: "That makes sense. In that case, I will lead them out to chat with you fellow Daoists."

Lu Renya raised his hand, intrigued, and asked, "Could I hire a fellow Daoist to help out at my milk tea shop? I'm too busy to manage on my own!"

Wang Ergou said, "That definitely depends on the demon cultivator's own wishes. Besides, can you afford to pay for it yourself?"

"Heh," Lu Renya scoffed, "My shop's daily turnover, converted to spirit stones, exceeds three hundred. Just two days ago, my senior brother told me that the sect's chefs planned to cooperate with me long-term, ordering a certain amount of milk tea and beverages every day as afternoon tea for the employees. Just this order alone is enough to scare you to death!"

Now, not only Wang Ergou, but all the players around him let out all sorts of sharp explosions.

"Duo, Duo Shao? You mean Duo Shao!?"

(End of this chapter)