Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

He was promoted to the position of Grand Elder of the family.

Jiang Yun's status was second only to the ancestor and the clan leader.

However, it seems that the position of the family's elder does not have a fixed salary.

When Jiang Yun served as the Second Elder of the Pill Hall, he received a monthly salary of thirty low-grade spirit stones.

He is now the clan's elder, but the clan leader has not mentioned anything about his salary.

They probably don't receive a salary.

As for the one mid-grade elemental stone given each year, that is a benefit for the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the family, not a salary.

Jiang Yun was puzzled when he heard the clan chief Zhou Hongde announce:

"As for the salary, considering that the Grand Elder is a second-level alchemist, all the second-level pills sold in Zhou's Pill Shop are made by him."

"From now on, 30% of the profits from Zhou's Pill Shop will be used as the Grand Elder's salary each year. Does anyone have any objections?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was startled and cast envious glances at Jiang Yun.

Although Jiang Yun refines pills for the family, the medicinal materials are all provided by the family.

The 30% of Zhou's Dan Shop's annual revenue is not a small amount.

This is only the apparent benefit; the Grand Elder also secretly pockets more profits.

This salary is exceptionally high.

However, considering that Jiang Yun is the third Foundation Establishment cultivator in the family and also a second-tier alchemist, he is responsible for refining pills for the family.

In addition, he is the grandson of the clan chief.

It would be reasonable to use 30% of the profits from Zhou's Dan Shop as his salary.

"no comment."

Therefore, everyone expressed that they had no objections.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder he didn't have a fixed salary; it turns out that his annual income would be tied to Zhou's Dan Shop.

The better the business of Zhou's Pill Shop, the more pills it sells, and the more spirit stones he earns.

"The business of Zhou's Pill Shop is just so-so, and I don't know how much net profit it makes each year."

Jiang Yun seemed to be deep in thought.

He only knew that Zhou's pill shop was doing so-so.

I don't know how much net profit Danpu makes each year.

I need to go see Zhou Hongsheng later to check the accounts.

After the clan meeting ended, everyone left the meeting hall.

Jiang Yun ordered Zhou Hongsheng, the manager of Zhou's Pill Shop, to stay behind.

"Bring me the accounts of Zhou's Pill Shop over the years and let me see them," Jiang Yun ordered.

Zhou Hongsheng accepted the order and quickly retrieved the accounts of Zhou's Pill Shop, handing them over to Jiang Yun for review.

"Elder, these are the accounts of Zhou's Pill Shop for the past twenty years."

Jiang Yun nodded and began to examine the accounts.

He discovered that the costs of Zhou's Dan Shop were shockingly high.

Of this, the cost of medicinal materials accounts for the majority.

Secondly, there are shop rent and market management fees, as well as salary expenses.

As a result, Danpu's net profit each year was only three to four thousand yuan stones.

However, there were several years in which the net profit reached more than five thousand shi.

Jiang Yun recalled that he had been refining pills for his family during those years, including pills with elixir patterns, which improved the business of the pill shop and increased its net profit.

However, in the following years, the profits of Zhou's Fanpu decreased again.

After reviewing the accounts, Jiang Yun asked in confusion:

"I can understand why the Zixiao Sect charges a market management fee."

"Why does the Zhou family's alchemy shop still have to pay rent to the Zixiao Sect every year? Isn't this a family business?"

Zhou Hongsheng gave a wry smile upon hearing this, "The Zhou family's pill shop is indeed a family business, but the land belongs to the Zixiao Sect."

"In Maple Leaf City, there are 49 wards, and every shop has to pay rent to the Purple Cloud Sect."

Jiang Yun nodded. He really didn't know any of this, since these things hadn't been his concern before, and he hadn't been aware of them.

He frowned and pondered. Since even opening a shop required the Purple Cloud Sect to charge spirit stones, he realized that this was a serious matter.

With such a large mansion and clan land, wouldn't the Zhou family have to pay Yuan Stones to the Zixiao Sect every year?

"If that's the case, my Zhou family mansion and clan lands cover a vast area. Wouldn't we have to pay tens of thousands of shi (a unit of currency) to the Zixiao Sect every year?" Jiang Yun asked again.

"Pretty much," Zhou Hongsheng explained, "but instead of handing over spirit stones, it's contribution points!"

"The eighteen workshops on the second-tier spiritual vein, whether they are cultivation families or sects, must pay 1500 contribution points every year."

"If the family contribution points are insufficient to be handed over, then the entire family will have to move out of Maple Leaf City."

At this point, Zhou Hongsheng sighed:

"There used to be a Xiao family in Ningyuanfang. After their Foundation Establishment ancestor passed away, the family gradually declined and their contribution points were no longer enough to stay in Maple Leaf City."

"The last remaining righteous cultivation family has all its members turned into rogue cultivators. Some members were forced to leave Maple Leaf City, while others stayed behind to struggle for survival as rogue cultivators."

After Zhou Hongsheng's explanation...

Jiang Yun quickly realized that contribution points were not only used to exchange for treasures, but were also closely related to survival.

Without enough contribution points, one cannot stay in Maple Leaf City any longer.

Cultivation families can exchange a certain number of contribution points each year for the Purple Cloud Sect, in exchange for all members of the family residing in Maple Leaf City.

It is even more difficult for independent cultivators to stay in Maple Leaf City.

Because a rogue cultivator is, after all, alone.

"On the second-tier spiritual vein, the family contributes 1500 contribution points annually," Jiang Yun asked. "How many contribution points do the thirty-one outer wards contribute annually?"

"As far as I know, it seems to be 1000 contribution points," Zhou Hongsheng recalled.

"I see." Jiang Yun asked curiously, "What about the rogue cultivators?"

"Rogue cultivators need to hand over a certain amount of contribution points, or a large amount of spirit stones." Zhou Hongsheng shook his head and said, "I'm not quite sure what the exact amount is; it seems to be different for each rogue cultivator."

Jiang Yun nodded.

The contribution points submitted by independent cultivators in the Qi Refining stage and those in the Foundation Establishment stage are naturally different.

After learning about these things.

Jiang Yun handed the accounts back to Zhou Hongsheng and said solemnly, "You will still be in charge of managing the affairs of the pill shop. I will not interfere."

"Once I refine a second-grade low-level pill with pill patterns, the business of the pill shop will surely improve a lot."

Zhou Hongsheng was startled.

A second-tier low-grade elixir with crimson patterns.

If it were sold in a pill shop, wouldn't early Foundation Establishment cultivators be scrambling to buy it?

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhou Hongsheng was quite excited and quickly accepted the order.

He thought to himself that the Grand Elder truly deserved to be called a genius in alchemy.

He was confident that he could refine a second-grade low-level pill with a pill pattern.

"That's all, you can go now." Jiang Yun waved his hand.

"Elder, I take my leave." Zhou Hongsheng respectfully said goodbye before leaving.

Jiang Yun sat alone in the conference hall, his mind filled with many thoughts.

It seems he knows very little about the rules of survival in this world.

Contribution points are so important in Maple Leaf City, I wonder if it's the same in other cities?

After calming himself down, Jiang Yun flew back to his cave in his physical body. He sat cross-legged on a futon and began to meditate.

"Next, I need to upgrade my magic weapon into a magic treasure. I happen to have a lot of pills that I can sell to buy a second-tier magic treasure."

"In addition, we need to refine the pill patterns of the second-grade low-rank pill as soon as possible."

"In this way, I can take Danwen pills to quickly improve my cultivation and begin to attempt to become a mid-grade second-tier alchemist."