Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 403 The Characteristics of the Demonic Sect
Pushing open the long-sealed wooden door, sunlight streamed in.

Xu Yunfan squinted and looked at the majestic Sutra Repository in the distance.

The path to immortality is long and arduous; one should be able to learn various skills such as alchemy, artifact crafting, talisman formations, and more.

After all, in this ruthless sect that devours people without spitting out the bones, having more skills means having more ways to survive.

Having an attribute panel means it would be a terrible waste not to cultivate it.

His main job was blacksmithing, and since his armor and weapons needed to be modified, he naturally paid more attention to weapon forging.

No more hesitation now.

Xu Yunfan climbed the bluestone steps upwards. Halfway up Baiyu Peak, a gray-black building was built against the mountain, with bronze bells hanging from its upturned eaves, making a dull sound in the wind.

Like the scripture pavilions on other peaks, the Scripture Pavilion on Hundred Desires Peak is where disciples from each peak consult cultivation manuals and scriptures.

Compared to the solemnity of other sects' scripture pavilions, the outer walls of this scripture pavilion were covered with dark red vines, making it look as if it had been stained with blood from a distance.

In front of the Sutra Repository is a small platform, with mottled bluestone slabs on the ground and a few tenacious wild grasses growing in the gaps.

The scene looked truly desolate and lifeless, with hardly any disciples coming.

Xu Yunfan was somewhat surprised.

Logically speaking, the scripture pavilion should be one of the gathering places for disciples of a sect.

The fact that there wasn't a single ghost in sight surprised him.

As Xu Yunfan approached, he discovered that the gate was engraved with intricate array patterns, with a faint spiritual light flowing through it.

As soon as he reached out to push the door open, the array on the door lit up with a red light, blocking him from entering.

"newcomer?"

A lazy voice came from the side.

Xu Yunfan turned his head and saw a young man in a gray disciple's robe leaning against a doorpost, playing with a jade token in his hand. "It costs 300 contribution points to enter the Sutra Repository."

Xu Yunfan frowned slightly: "So expensive?"

The disciple on duty scoffed, "Too expensive? You can go to the scripture pavilions on other peaks."

He looked Xu Yunfan up and down, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. "If other peaks want to enter the Scripture Pavilion, non-disciples of this peak have to spend double the contribution points."

Xu Yunfan remained silent for a moment, then took out his identity jade token from his robes: "Pay."

The disciple on duty took the jade token and lightly swiped it across the array beside the door, instantly reducing the token by three hundred contribution points.

He tossed the jade pendant back to Xu Yunfan, a meaningful smile playing on his lips: "Please."

Pushing open the heavy wooden door, Xu Yunfan stepped into the Sutra Repository.

The imagined scene of mountains of books and piles of jade slips did not appear. Instead, an empty hall came into view, with only a few bookshelves standing there forlornly, each containing only a handful of books.

"This……"

Xu Yunfan stood there stunned for a moment, a surge of anger at being deceived welling up inside him.

Three hundred contribution points is a considerable fortune among outer disciples, enough to exchange for many cultivation pills or purchase a lot of materials. Yet, all I got in return was this empty shell?

He then understood why the disciple on duty had such a strange expression; he was clearly waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

Xu Yunfan recalled what he had seen and heard at Baiyu Peak in the past few days. The fellow disciples always looked at the newcomers with a hint of amusement and expectation. Now that he thought about it, they were probably just waiting to see how the newcomers would react when they were tricked.

"really……"

These people are all beasts.

Xu Yunfan gave a wry smile and shook his head. That's just how the Yuanshi Sect's rules are: even if you know it's a trap, you still have to jump in.

Those senior disciples seemed to particularly enjoy the pleasure of harming others without benefiting themselves. Even if they didn't get any benefit, they were satisfied as long as they could see others suffer.

He walked slowly to the nearest bookshelf and picked up a classic book at random.

The cover reads "An Introduction to the Heart Sutra of a Hundred Desires," but upon opening it, I found that only the first three pages contained any content; the rest were completely blank.

"Is this okay?"

Xu Yunfan was so angry he almost burst out laughing.

He put down this "classic" and looked at several others. The situation was similar: either the content was incomplete or it was just some unimportant notes.

It's obvious that they were just put up to make up the numbers. They're just a bunch of trivial and unrelated books, and there are even a few books about Liu Bei!
Xu Yunfan put down the book expressionlessly.

If I have the ability in the future, I will definitely smash the entire Hundred Desires Peak.

In the corner of the hall, there were several jade slips. Xu Yunfan picked one up and infused it with his divine sense. He discovered that it contained a dual cultivation technique called "Hehuan Technique," but the key parts had been deliberately erased.

Even such a low-level method requires concealing the key points of cultivation.

It's so shameless!
"No wonder the disciples of Hundred Desires Peak are all like this."

Xu Yunfan recalled the strange looks his fellow disciples had given him.

Apart from the cultivation manual of the Hundred Desires Devouring Yuan Great Technique that you receive upon entering the sect, everything else requires contribution points to exchange for, and the Scripture Pavilion has clearly scammed many people.

It would be strange if cultivators raised in such an environment didn't develop abnormal minds.

He walked to the window and looked out at the distant mountains through the mottled window frame.

The buildings on the other peaks are faintly visible, and among them must be a library, which is probably in no better condition.

The Yuanshi Sect truly lives up to its reputation as the Yuanmo Sect; every member is a beast, with traps everywhere and pitfalls at every step. One can easily fall into their trap if one is not careful.

Just as Xu Yunfan was about to leave, he suddenly noticed an inconspicuous little door in the corner of the wall.

He walked over and pushed the door, only to find it locked and protected by a magic array.

"Is there any additional fee required here?"

Xu Yunfan already had a clear understanding of the Yuanshi Sect's tactics.

He looked around and sure enough, he found a small stone tablet next to the door with the words "Inner Room Reading, 500 Contribution Points/Hour" engraved on it.

"They're such a money-grubber..."

Xu Yunfan's eyes twitched slightly. He was almost certain that even if he spent another 500 contribution points to go in, the inside would be almost exactly the same as the outside. If they really had any conscience, they would most likely put in a copy of the Hundred Desires Devouring Yuan Technique.

In a place like the Yuanshi Sect, it's impossible to obtain genuine cultivation manuals without paying a price.

Instead of spending contribution points at the Sutra Repository, it's better to exchange them at the Yuanshi Sect's exchange point.

This is another characteristic of the disciples of the Primordial Sect: after they have tricked you, they will always leave you a faint way out, allowing you to see a glimmer of hope in despair, and then continue on this cruel path of cultivation.

After all, if you truly treat all your disciples as resources, how could you possibly be genuinely good to the Yuanmo Sect?

In any case, some talented people will be cultivated.

When Xu Yunfan came out of the library, the disciple on duty was still there. When he saw Xu Yunfan come out, he gave a meaningful smile: "How was the harvest?"

Xu Yunfan did not answer, but simply glanced at him calmly before turning and leaving.

(End of this chapter)