Refining medicine can't save Doupo!

Chapter 508: Charging the world a 5% cultivation tax!

Because Xiao Yan had read the "Explanation of the Unicorn Weapon", after all, that thing was placed in his storage ring at that time. He knew that the spirit stones refined by the spirit furnace might have a loss rate of more than 50% during the conversion between cultivators with different Dou Qi!

Jiang Lin hadn't quite understood the reason for this loss rate before, but when he began compiling the "Theory of Spiritual Qi," he realized it was due to the "incompatibility" of the secondary spiritual energy gathered by the spirit stones used by Dou Qi cultivators. In fact, it wasn't a loss rate at all, but rather a purification rate!
For example, if Jiang Lin condenses a spirit stone for Xiao Yan to use, then since Jiang Lin has purified this spirit stone to 100%, Xiao Yan can absorb it just by holding it. In combination with Xiao Yan's own ability to absorb the refined heaven and earth fighting spirit, Xiao Yan will then get double the training effect in the same amount of time.

If the spirit stone condensed by Jiang Lin is not of high purity, then Xiao Yan can only absorb part of it, and the rest will need to be absorbed and refined again, and the overall cultivation efficiency will not be very high.

In other words, Jiang Lin can now use the divine spiritual fire to refine ultra-pure high-energy spiritual stones.
Jiang Lin: Keep eating stones for me!
In other words, the spirit stone that Jiang Lin had previously thought was not very useful suddenly became extremely attractive after Jiang Lin nurtured the Divine Spirit Fire.
"Actually, I have an idea now. If we continue to lay the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array in the future, it will definitely not be free." Jiang Lin did not hear Xiao Yan's complaints, but explained to Xiao Yan why he wanted to throw a fire spirit furnace to the other party for fun.

"The Spirit Stone system is actually quite mature. One standard Spirit Stone can accelerate the cultivation speed of a cultivator of the corresponding realm by 50% within a month." Jiang Lin had established this standard in the Jia Ma Empire. For example, taking Xiao Yan, a one-star Dou Ling, as an example, excluding various cultivation bonuses, a fourth-tier low-level Fire Spirit Stone can increase Xiao Yan's base cultivation speed by 50% within a month. Using a fourth-tier mid-level Fire Spirit Stone would increase his cultivation speed by around 90%, and a fourth-tier high-level Fire Spirit Stone would increase it by around 120%.

This standard is controlled by the spirit stone refining method and is an average value obtained by Jiang Lin from evaluating the Dou Qi cultivators in the Jia Ma Empire. The amount of Dou Qi condensed by a normal Dou Qi cultivator in a month is equivalent to one unit of spirit stone.

In fact, the 50% conversion rate shows that the conversion rate of this spirit stone system is quite high. If it were to be truly implemented, it would easily cause the average cultivation level on the continent to decline.
But now, everything is fine. Jiang Lin found a solution, which is the Nine-One Qi Gathering Formation.

"Taking into account the maintenance costs of the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array, a normal Dou Qi cultivator can condense twelve spirit stones a year, and will be blessed in the Qi Gathering Array. In other words, if one concentrates all his efforts on condensing spirit stones, he may be able to condense twenty. But we are increasing the quantity without raising the price. One spirit stone linked to the realm can be exchanged for one year's use of the Qi Gathering Array. What do you think?" Jiang Lin explained his 'grand ambitions' to Xiao Yan, his scarlet-gold eyes flashing with excitement.

"." Xiao Yan just silently moved his fingers to calculate. Each person needs to give Jiang Lin one spirit stone every year. And everyone needs to practice. A city with hundreds of thousands of people, a country, a region...
The more Xiao Yan calculated, the more silent he became. This was because that wasn't some spiritual stone. It was about 5% of a cultivator's Dou Qi cultivation time in a year!
If converted to the entire world, that would mean Jiang Lin would be taking away 5% of the world's cultivation time?! Of course, this was the ideal scenario, and some would undoubtedly object. Furthermore, the maintenance and management of the Qi Gathering Array also required costs. So, even if it was just 1% of the world's creatures' cultivation time? Xiao Yan felt a surge of dizziness and a daze at that terrifying, astronomical figure. It felt as if his mind had completely shut down.
At this moment, Xiao Yan finally realized that those who sold fighting weapons and elixirs were all lame!
And don't forget, the Nine-One Qi Gathering Formation also has a Soul Tax! The percentage is ridiculously high. A year of cultivation in it is practically equivalent to dying once! I'm clearly working for you, paying the Soul Tax, so why are you still taking my Spirit Stones?!
"Of course, if this is done, the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array will continue to be optimized, gradually reducing its 'radiation' and improving its reputation among the people." Jiang Lin thought for a moment and continued. Currently, the soul tax on the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array is a bit high, but there's no other way. He's in the initial stages and urgently needs to accumulate capital.
"." Xiao Yan could already imagine how ordinary people would praise Jiang Lin's merits with words of praise after hearing the news.
Xiao Yan, who had received nine years of compulsory education, naturally disdained Jiang Lin's inhumane behavior. He even vented his anger and slid down to his knees in front of Jiang Lin: "Big Boss, please take me with you!"

Xiao Yan, tears welling up in his eyes, slid to his knees and hugged Jiang Lin's thighs. This was the wealth and prosperity he would live on for the rest of his life! Given Jiang Lin's current personality, which taxed even the slightest flyer, and his unique cultivation path, Xiao Yan felt like he could just lie back and cling to Jiang Lin's thighs until he reached Dou Sheng.
Jiang Lin currently possesses a legendary trait, that is, 'successful copying'!
Of course, he wasn't some success guru, but once Jiang Lin's realm was elevated, he could effectively force-feed his subordinates with resources! Xiao Yan felt like he had only just broken through to the Dou Ling realm. Half a month later, he had already reached the late One-Star Dou Ling realm through his spiritual pills.
Yaochen: "."

Cai Lin: "." Pei Xuan: "."

Zi Yan: “???”

Faced with Xiao Yan's embarrassing behavior, the first three could actually still express their understanding, because they knew that Jiang Lin was simply a 'cultivation steamroller'. Wherever Jiang Lin walked, the road ahead would be smooth sailing for those behind him as long as they followed. Not to mention that Xiao Yan wanted to curry favor with him, if they were not so reserved, they would also want to do so!

The Nine-One Qi Gathering Formation + Spirit Stone System + Divine Spirit Fire, it's like playing a private server of the world!

Jiang Lin kicked Xiao Yan away with one kick, and his disgusted expression could be seen through the black pattern mask.
From a modern perspective, the Qi Gathering Array provides "jobs," the Soul Tax is a "consumption tax," and the Spiritual System is a "personal income tax."
Zi Yan watched all this from a distance, her mouth slightly open and her eyes full of big question marks.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan, who had been kicked away, rolled his eyes and realized that if Jiang Lin wanted to protect this huge benefit, he must have enough people of his own. Zi Yan, this woman with extraordinary strength, had obviously caught Jiang Lin's eye. So while Jiang Lin was silently refining the elixir, Xiao Yan ran over to explain to Zi Yan what spirit stones, spirit pills, and the Qi Gathering Array were.

"Fuck! Get out of here!"

After a while, Jiang Lin kicked the two pendants on his legs away with a frown on his face.

(End of this chapter)