44: Chapter 44 Golden Entry Substitute

The obese man slowly walked onto the high platform and nodded slightly to Captain Wu Qian, then turned around: "Everyone, I am Manager Ma Yingjie. From today onwards, I will be the manager of Servant Peak. In the future, we belong to the same lineage and will support each other."

"I am aware that the rules of Servant Peak were strict in the past, and Manager Liu Cheng also used various pretexts to harvest Spirit Rice!"

"Starting next year, the amount to be handed over to the Sect will be restored to two hundred catties of Spirit Rice!"

"All labor service is also completely canceled!"

These words were like a clap of thunder, instantly causing a massive stir in the square.

The Utility Disciples had faces full of disbelief, their eyes widening one after another, thinking they had misheard.

For the past few years, they had all been handing over two hundred and twenty catties of Spirit Rice.

Moreover, after handing over the Spirit Rice, they only received less than half of the Spirit Sand reward.

They even had to unconditionally participate in two months of labor service.

But they didn't expect that as soon as Manager Ma Yingjie took office as the manager, he would restore it to two hundred catties of Spirit Rice.

He even abolished all labor service for the utility workers.

After a brief moment of shock, thunderous cheers and shouts of support erupted in the square.

"Thank you, Manager Ma!"

"Manager Ma is wise!"

The Utility Disciples bowed one after another, their faces filled with excitement and gratitude, their gazes toward Manager Ma Yingjie full of support.

"Alright, that's all for today. Everyone, disperse!" Manager Ma Yingjie waved his hand.

...

The next morning.

Qin Changsheng went to the spirit fields to deal with the weeds that hadn't been cleared away.

Many Utility Disciples had already gathered by the spirit fields; some were clearing weeds, some were tilling the soil, and some were gathered in small groups chatting.

Before long, a burst of hurried footsteps came, and a tall, thin man ran over.

"Junior Brothers, an Outer Sect Senior Brother is hiring herb gathering hands! The pay is generous, thirty Spirit Sand per person. You just need to follow the team to the Sect's back mountain to gather Spirit Medicine. There are only thirty-five spots available, first come first served!"

The tall, thin man shouted loudly.

"What? Thirty Spirit Sand?!"

"Is this true?"

"A herb gathering task actually pays thirty Spirit Sand?"

These words instantly ignited the crowd. The Utility Disciples who were originally chatting swarmed around, their eyes filled with shock.

One must know that they could only obtain dozens of Spirit Sand by working hard to plant spirit fields for a year.

But now, just by going to gather some Spirit Medicine, they could obtain thirty.

"Absolutely true! My Senior Brother ordered it personally, and the pay will definitely not be delayed. You just need to follow the team into the mountains for ten days and gather the specified Spirit Medicine!"

"And as long as you sign up, you get ten Spirit Sand!"

As the tall, thin man spoke, he even took out Spirit Sand.

Seeing the Spirit Sand the tall, thin man took out, many Utility Disciples instantly went crazy.

One by one, they surrounded the tall, thin man, wanting to sign up to participate in gathering the medicinal ingredients, fearing they would be too late and miss their share.

Qin Changsheng looked at that tall, thin man, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

For Utility Disciples like them, even if they went to the Spirit Stone mines to dig for two months, they could only obtain twenty Spirit Sand.

But this herb gathering task was only ten days yet had a high reward of thirty Spirit Sand.

Such an abnormal move was truly illogical.

Qin Changsheng only gave those people a glance and did not go to sign up.

After all, in Qin Changsheng's Storage Space, there were still three hundred thousand catties of Spirit Rice, as well as many medicinal ingredients from robbing Lin Hao, and a large amount of Spirit Sand obtained from selling Talismanic Incantations.

Before long, that tall, thin man had gathered thirty-five Utility Disciples.

At the same time, he fulfilled his promise and gave them the ten Spirit Sand.

Those Utility Disciples who received the Spirit Sand were all very happy and followed the tall, thin man to participate in the herb gathering task.

Those Utility Disciples who didn't succeed in signing up were all very regretful.

Especially Chen Erniu; even after arriving at the spirit fields, he was still constantly grumbling.

If he had gone over a bit earlier, he would have signed up successfully.

However, Qin Changsheng always felt that something was not right.

...

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

None of the Utility Disciples who followed the Outer Sect Senior Brother to the back mountain to gather herbs returned.

Hearing some Utility Disciples' discussions, Yao Beasts appeared on the back mountain that day.

All the Disciples gathering herbs were killed by the Yao Beasts.

Elder Lin Zhentian also led people to investigate and finally killed three Yao Wolves.

However, Qin Changsheng always felt this matter was very fishy.

For over a month, Qin Changsheng cleared the spirit fields in the morning and worked hard to Cultivate in his wooden hut in the afternoon.

Every day, he used Spirit Rice as a medium, circulating his Cultivation Technique to purify the Spiritual Qi around him.

Compared to other Utility Disciples who still had to rush around for resources, Qin Changsheng undoubtedly held an absolute advantage, and his Cultivation level was steadily improving under the continuous nourishment of Spiritual Qi.

[Name: Qin Changsheng]

[Lifespan: 23/+∞]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 5 (1350/5000)]

[Cultivation Technique: Qi Guiding Art (Perfection)]

[Spell: Fireball Technique (Major Achievement 20/5000)]

[Smoke Shadow Evasive Footwork: Perfection]

[Fireball Talisman Crafting: 692/3000 Major Achievement]

[Spiritual Root: High Grade Five Spiritual Roots]

[Traits: Cultivation, Storage Space, External Incarnation, Immortality]

[Trait Extraction Count: 1]

[Status: Curse]

After more than a month of Cultivation, the proficiency of Qi Refining Level 5 had also reached over one thousand three hundred.

However, the only thing that bothered Qin Changsheng was that at the very bottom of the attribute panel, a special status appeared: Curse.

[Curse: Blood Demon Blood Curse (Mid-tier Evil Curse), currently in effect. Effect: Lose three hundred years of Lifespan within twenty-eight days. If Lifespan is exhausted, the Divine Soul will be extinguished].

Looking at the detailed information on the curse, Qin Changsheng almost laughed out loud.

Because Qin Changsheng possessed the Golden Trait: Immortality.

His Lifespan was already infinite.

This kind of Lifespan-reducing curse—let alone a mere three hundred years, even if it were three thousand or thirty thousand years of Lifespan deprivation—was nothing more than an illusion to him, completely meaningless.

At the same time, Qin Changsheng also understood who had placed this curse on him.

Within the Heavenly Sword Sect, those with this ability and who also hated him deeply could only be Lin Zhentian and Lin Hao.

This blood curse was indeed sinister, specifically targeting the Lifespan that Cultivators feared most, silently devouring vitality. Even if a Foundation Establishment Cultivator encountered it, they would probably lose their composure and try their best to find a way to break it.

But Lin Zhentian, for all his calculations, had ultimately overlooked the most critical point.

He had no idea that this lethal blood curse was nothing more than a useless decoration to Qin Changsheng.

"Hu Nan, go to the Scripture Pavilion and check on the Blood Demon Blood Curse!" Qin Changsheng issued an order.

After issuing the order, Qin Changsheng once again looked at the attribute panel.

It was now a new year, and Qin Changsheng could once again extract a new trait.

[Begin extracting new trait]

Spiritual light flickered on the attribute panel, and countless fragmented trait shadows rotated rapidly.

In the next instant, a cluster of brilliant golden light suddenly exploded on the attribute panel, dazzling and eye-catching.

An ancient and sacred trait slowly condensed, floating in the middle of the attribute panel.

A new line of glittering golden characters appeared on the panel: [Golden Trait: Substitute Death. Passive effect. Effect: While an Incarnation is alive, all damage suffered by the self will be instantly transferred to the Incarnation. After the Incarnation takes fatal damage, it will dissipate, leaving the host completely unharmed.]