Chapter 312: He Gave Too Much!

Ye Chen assigned numerous tasks, aiming for their completion within two weeks — a substantial workload.

The elders immediately took their orders seriously.

After dividing the tasks among themselves, they left to carry them out.

A radiant smile graced Nangong Wan’s face as she took out several jade slips from her storage ring.

“I have so many techniques that I acquired during my travels,” she said.

“Plus, I even have a Heaven-grade technique that will undoubtedly attract countless downloads.

“If I upload them now, won’t I earn tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones annually? Maybe even millions!”

Watching his master’s delighted, money-loving expression, Ye Chen couldn’t help but chuckle.

The revenue from technique royalties could indeed be massive.

As long as a technique was popular, it could generate a continuous stream of income.

A single widely admired technique could make a cultivator wealthy overnight.

It was advantageous for his master and the elders to seize this early opportunity.

Since they were on his side, the more resources they had, the stronger they became, and the more they could assist Ye Chen.

After some thought, Ye Chen reached out to Gu Yunyun, the Jade Pond Saint Master, and Yan Bailu to inform them about the upcoming launch of the Sutra Pavilion.

He advised them to consider uploading techniques early, emphasizing it was a rare opportunity to make a fortune.

Gu Yunyun, being his Dao companion, was naturally informed.

As for the Jade Pond Saint Master, while she could be self-absorbed, she had unwaveringly supported him during the war between the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land and the Great Mystery Sacred Land, earning Ye Chen’s trust.

Yan Bailu of the Celestial Sword Sect was informed mainly because the techniques from Mingwang Province could enrich the library’s diversity.

Gu Yunyun immediately agreed without hesitation, asking no questions.

The Jade Pond Saint Master, however, was a bit hesitant and said she needed to think it over.

Her response was understandable, given how the Sutra Pavilion defied traditional cultivation norms.

What surprised Ye Chen was Yan Bailu’s reaction.

She accepted the idea as if it were a formal assignment, agreeing without any reservations.

This left Ye Chen feeling a little puzzled.

What exactly is going on with Yan Bailu?

Still, he didn’t dwell on it too much.

In the following days, Ye Chen focused on adjusting his state of mind, preparing for a flawless breakthrough to the Great Advancement Realm.

—

At the Celestial Sword Sect, Yan Bailu sat in the grand hall, distributing the fifty beta access permissions Ye Chen had given her among the elders present.

She instructed them to perform beta updates and introduced the functionalities of the Sutra Pavilion in detail.

The elders were astonished.

“This Sutra Pavilion aims to collect all the techniques in the cultivation world,” one elder remarked.

“If it succeeds, no cultivator in the world will be able to avoid it when learning techniques.”

The elders discussed it animatedly, marveling at the concept.

Yan Bailu nodded and shared that she had agreed to upload techniques to the platform.

Hearing this, the elders frowned.

Elder Dugu hesitated before speaking. “Sect Leader, I think we should wait and observe before acting.

“Techniques are the foundation of cultivation.

“Sharing them is no small matter.

“If the Sutra Pavilion truly succeeds in the future and everyone uploads techniques, our sect would indeed gain an early advantage.

“But what if it fails?

“We all know how much cultivators value their techniques. Even if they don’t use them themselves, they would never share them with others.

“If no one else uploads techniques, and only ours are freely available for download, it could put the Celestial Sword Sect in a precarious position.”

Elder Dugu’s words resonated with the others, who nodded in agreement.

But Yan Bailu remained confident in Ye Chen. “Just like the success of Taobao, the Sutra Pavilion will undoubtedly succeed as well.

“There’s nothing for you to worry about.”

The elders exchanged puzzled glances, unsure where their sect leader’s confidence came from.

Taobao and the Sutra Pavilion were completely different concepts, weren’t they?

After some thought, Elder Dugu proposed a compromise. “Sect Leader, how about we first upload techniques we’ve acquired from outside sources?

“Over the millennia, our Celestial Sword Sect’s sword cultivators have defeated countless foes and collected numerous techniques.

“Many of these, especially Profound- and Yellow-grade techniques, are just gathering dust in our vaults.

“We could upload these first to the Sutra Pavilion. If it becomes wildly successful in Great Yan Province and attracts rare techniques, we can then upload our more valuable Earth- and Heaven-grade techniques.”

Since the Celestial Sword Sect wasn’t an autocracy, Yan Bailu considered the suggestion and nodded in agreement.

This approach would fulfill Ye Chen’s request while minimizing risks.

She believed the Sutra Pavilion would inevitably succeed. Once the elders were convinced, they could upload the more precious techniques later.

With the matter of uploading techniques delegated to the elders, Yan Bailu brought up another topic.

“The Heavenly Origin Saint Master hopes our elders can take on part-time roles.

“They would be responsible for reviewing sword cultivation techniques and Nascent Soul techniques on the Sutra Pavilion.

“If any of you are interested, you can contact the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land’s Foreign Affairs Elder directly.”

When Yan Bailu finished speaking, curiosity appeared on the elders’ faces.

Part-time roles?

What does that mean?

They planned to inquire further about it soon.

Yan Bailu, meanwhile, muttered to herself, “The Saint Master also invited the Supreme Elder, but he’s gone back into seclusion and can’t be reached for now.

“I’ll send a voice message to inform him.”

At the secluded chamber of the Celestial Sword Sect’s Supreme Elder, he wasn’t actually cultivating.

Instead, he was leisurely browsing social media posts from Great Yan Province, occasionally chuckling.

Having recently exited seclusion, he had no intention of going back so soon.

However, he had spoken too soon.

The Supreme Elder reflected on his earlier statements, such as calling it a “small temple with unruly winds,” and now felt utterly embarrassed.

He couldn’t face the other elders, so he decided to feign seclusion instead.

Without cultivating, though, seclusion became incredibly dull.

Fortunately, the Immortal Net Weibo was endlessly entertaining.

He spent three days enthusiastically scrolling, even following several beauties from the cultivation world.

Looking at pictures of Gu Yunyun, Lin Ke’er, and the Jade Pond Saint Master, he couldn’t help but marvel.

“The Heavenly Origin Saint Master truly is a winner in the path of immortality,” he thought with jealousy.

As he was sulking, he received a voice message from Yan Bailu.

After listening to it, he snorted in disdain, “What a joke!

“You want someone as mighty as me, a mid-stage Great Advancement cultivator, to work for you?

“Impossible!

“Yes, the Heavenly Origin Saint Master may be a prodigy, but I still have my pride.

“If my peers in Mingwang Province found out I was working for a sacred land in Great Yan Province, they’d laugh me out of the sect!

“Absolutely not!”

The Supreme Elder was ready to reject the offer outright.

But just then, a second voice message from Yan Bailu arrived.

This time, it outlined the benefits of working part-time for the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land.

As the Supreme Elder, initially indifferent, listened closely, his eyes widened in shock.

“What? Reviewing a few Nascent Soul-level techniques occasionally earns ten thousand high-grade spirit stones annually?

“For such a trivial task, they’re offering such a generous reward?

“Does the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land have so many spirit stones they don’t know how to spend them?

“Only a fool would say no!”

The Heavenly Sword Sect was too poor…

Previously, the sect’s annual income barely reached fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones.

As a Great Advancement cultivator, the Supreme Elder’s annual stipend was only six to seven thousand spirit stones, already accounting for a significant portion.

Even with occasional trips to earn extra, his yearly total income barely exceeded fifteen to sixteen thousand.

Now, just for reviewing techniques, he could earn ten thousand high-grade spirit stones per year?

This offer was simply irresistible.

Immediately, he used the Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator to call Yan Bailu.

He informed her that he accepted the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land’s invitation and was ready to review techniques at any time.

Yan Bailu was puzzled.

Isn’t the Supreme Elder supposed to be in seclusion?

Why did he reply so quickly and so decisively?

“The Heavenly Origin Sacred Land is offering way too much!”

—

In the following days, the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land was exceptionally busy.

Many elders spent their time in the library, scanning the contents of technique jade slips with their divine senses and uploading them to the Sutra Pavilion.

They even had to photograph covers and write descriptions for the techniques, keeping them endlessly occupied.

The Gu Clan faced a similar situation.

Gu Yunyun, against opposition, uploaded all non-core clan techniques to the Sutra Pavilion.

Her trust in Ye Chen was unconditional.

At the Jade Pond Sacred Land, they uploaded a few hundred low-tier Profound- and Yellow-grade techniques.

As for the Celestial Sword Sect, Yan Bailu uploaded all high-tier techniques she had acquired from outside sources to the Sutra Pavilion.

—

On the fourteenth day, Ye Chen sat with his master, watching the colorful clouds in the sky.

He opened the Sutra Pavilion to check the library’s contents.

By now, the vault had amassed over ten thousand techniques.

Although most were Yellow- and Profound-grade, there were also over a hundred Earth-grade techniques and five lower Heaven-grade techniques.

Additionally, the library boasted over ten thousand dao techniques, as well as thousands of alchemy recipes, talisman designs, and formation blueprints.

For any cultivator, encountering such a vast collection of techniques in a lifetime was unimaginable.

Not to mention, each technique or dao method could be downloaded and learned with spirit stones.

This sheer volume was enough to create a significant shockwave among the cultivators of Great Yan Province upon its release.

Ye Chen smiled faintly and opened the Immortal Net Weibo.

Using an account he hadn’t touched since his last display of arrogance, he posted, “Tomorrow at noon, the Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator will launch a new app.

“Stay tuned.”

After posting, Ye Chen left it at that.

But the moment his post went live, the Immortal Net Weibo exploded.

Cultivators everywhere were filled with anticipation as they read his message.

The Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator was already seen as nearly omnipotent.

Now it was about to be updated again. What new functionality could it bring?

Countless cultivators eagerly discussed and speculated in the comments on Weibo.

The Jade Pond Saint Master, seeing the restless anticipation of netizens, smirked.

She had already updated in advance, while the outside world still knew nothing.

“Ye Chen’s attitude toward me is truly special,” she thought with a hint of satisfaction.