Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill-Chapter 84: Promotion Gift

Among the seven men led by Yue Zhouwang, half of them were cultivators at the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer. They wouldn’t be staying long at Yaxiang Garden, as they were bound to advance to the Inner Sect sooner or later.

At that time, the coveted role at Yaxiang Garden would naturally need to be vacated.

Their next step would be figuring out where to settle down.

Within the sect, people like Yue Zhouwang were countless.

They didn’t belong to any powerful cliques; at best, they were backed by stewards from the Foreign Affairs Hall.

Once they were transferred to the Inner Sect, those stewards from the Foreign Affairs Hall might not be able to secure them good positions.

At this moment, Yue Zhouwang and his group placed their hopes on Li Yunjing. Perhaps this young master could lend them a hand at a crucial juncture in the future.

"Everyone disperse!"

"Disperse!"

Two stewards started shooing away spectators gathered near the entrance.

"Brother Li, please come in!"

Yue Zhouwang stayed by Li Yunjing’s side, leading the way for him.

With a group of outer sect stewards clearing the path, they soon arrived at a private room.

Without hesitation, Li Yunjing took the head seat.

Li Yunjing looked at the anxious Ma Xingyuan and smiled, "Fatty, sit to my left!"

"Alright!"

Ma Xingyuan responded cheerfully, jumped up, pushed aside an outer sect steward in front of him, and sat next to Li Yunjing.

The others looked at Ma Xingyuan enviously.

This fat man was really lucky; he had once shared the same duty and endured hardships together with Li Yunjing.

Now that Li Yunjing had succeeded, he took good care of Ma Xingyuan. The fat man’s fate was indeed fortunate!

Sadly, life had no "ifs."

If they had known Li Yunjing’s trajectory earlier, they would have fawned over him like he was their ancestor.

Once Li Yunjing and Ma Xingyuan were seated, Yue Zhouwang and the others then settled themselves to Li Yunjing’s right, one by one.

This feast had been prepared well in advance; the honored guests had arrived, and soon the staff of Yaxiang Garden began serving food and wine.

Li Yunjing glanced at the dishes on the table and nodded slightly.

The table was laden with an array of sumptuous dishes, both fish and meat, all from various high-tier demon beasts.

The vegetables and medicinal meals were premium products personally cultivated by the sect’s spirit plant cultivators.

The wine was high-tier spirit wine brewed by the sect’s brewers.

This table full of delicacies was easily worth over a hundred spirit stones, Li Yunjing estimated.

"Brother Li, this banquet is to celebrate your promotion to steward of the Scripture Pavilion!"

Yue Zhouwang was the first to raise his cup, his eyes filled with genuine sincerity.

"Great! We are all good friends, let’s drink together."

Li Yunjing sat there in a carefree manner, raised his cup slightly towards everyone, then tilted his head back and downed it in one gulp.

Seeing this, the others followed suit and drank their cups.

Once all the dishes were served, Yue Zhouwang got up, went to the door, locked it, and then returned.

"Hehe..."

Seeing Yue Zhouwang’s cautious behavior, Li Yunjing laughed heartily.

"Brother Li, with your promotion to steward of the Scripture Pavilion, we wanted to show our appreciation."

"Having Brother Li grace us with your presence makes us very excited. I have prepared a gift to celebrate."

Yue Zhouwang spoke cheerfully while continuously moving his hands, taking out a box from his storage bag and placing it on the table in front of Li Yunjing.

"We’re all brothers here, you’re being too polite!"

Li Yunjing gave Yue Zhouwang a glance, smiled slightly, then turned to look at the others.

Seeing their respectful attitudes, he couldn’t help but chuckle, "You guys are too much, we’re all brothers here, no need for this formality. Let’s not do this next time!"

"Next time won’t happen!"

"Next time won’t happen!"

...

The others chimed in, secretly cursing in their hearts, "If we don’t give gifts, will you help us in the future? Damn hypocrite!"

Even Ma Xingyuan, smiling broadly, took out a box.

Li Yunjing had been looking out for him, publicly and privately, so Ma Xingyuan had to prepare well.

This time, Ma Xingyuan almost bled dry, spending nearly all the wealth he had accumulated as a loose cultivator.

Fortunately, now that he was in Yaxiang Garden and mingling well with Yue Zhouwang and Wang Yun, they didn’t ostracize him and even included him in their ventures.

In the future, Ma Xingyuan wouldn’t be short of spirit stones.

"Young Master Li, look what I have prepared for you!"

Ma Xingyuan didn’t mind cutting in line and was the first to push his box toward Li Yunjing, urging him to open it.

"Hmm? So eager?"

Li Yunjing chuckled, turning his gaze to Ma Xingyuan, who was subtly giving him a meaningful look.

Li Yunjing immediately understood and nodded slightly at Ma Xingyuan.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Li Yunjing picked up the rectangular box.

"Click!"

Li Yunjing opened the lid and saw a yellowish metal block inside.

As soon as the box was opened, it emitted a faint golden glow.

"Geng Metal?"

Before Li Yunjing could react, Yue Zhouwang exclaimed in surprise.

His voice trembled, finding it hard to believe that Ma Xingyuan could afford such an item.

Geng Metal wasn’t a low-tier material.

It was top-tier material for refining spiritual artifacts in the Foundation Establishment Realm; even Golden Core Realm big shots could integrate it into their magical treasures!

The piece Ma Xingyuan gave was about the size of a thumbnail!

Geng Metal was priced per gram!

Such a piece would cost at least 2,500 low-grade spirit stones!

"Hiss..."

The others took a deep breath, looking at the Geng Metal in Li Yunjing’s hand.

They couldn’t believe that Ma Xingyuan gave such a valuable thing.

With this wealth, if offered to a steward, the steward would definitely cultivate Ma Xingyuan, giving him a better position!

Was he crazy?

Giving Li Yunjing such a precious item?

If it were them, they certainly wouldn’t give away such rare materials!

"Indeed! This is my gift to celebrate Brother Li’s promotion to steward of the Scripture Pavilion!"

"Only something like Geng Metal is fitting for Brother Li’s use!"

Ma Xingyuan was quite calm, nodding slightly at Li Yunjing’s questioning glance.

"Thank you, Fatty!"

Li Yunjing nodded, not knowing why Ma Xingyuan gifted him the Geng Metal, but now was not the time to ask; he would inquire after the feast.

"Brother Ma is very generous! Although I can’t compare, I believe my gift will also please Brother Li."

Yue Zhouwang sighed, realizing his plan to take the lead had failed.

But he was very confident in his gift; once presented, he was sure Li Yunjing would not forget him.

"Oh? What kind of gift makes you so confident?"

Li Yunjing was curious. After Geng Metal, who could compete?

Li Yunjing couldn’t believe anyone else could bring out such high-level materials.

In his mind, if everyone else gave items worth several dozen or a hundred spirit stones, he would feel it wasn’t a wasted trip.

He had low expectations for Yue Zhouwang and the others.

"Hehe! Brother Li, please have a look!"

Yue Zhouwang chuckled, speaking mysteriously.

He was at the peak of Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer, nearing breakthrough to Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer; otherwise, Ma Xingyuan wouldn’t be brought into Yaxiang Garden.

Ma Xingyuan was the backup, ready to take his place.

Now, Yue Zhouwang needed someone to help him maneuver.

Others’ promises were empty, but Li Yunjing had risen right before his eyes, advancing triumphantly, even the Laws Association couldn’t handle him.

Li Yunjing befriended prominent figures from the Yu Family and Fu Family.

He had even secured a steward position at the Scripture Pavilion.

Faced with such a prominent figure, Yue Zhouwang no longer sought help from others.

He put all his hopes on Li Yunjing.

This time, his intent was to make a deep impression on Li Yunjing.

Ensuring the young master would remember his kindness!

"Starlight Stone!"

Li Yunjing opened the box and couldn’t help exclaiming.

Seven-colored light burst from the box, revealing a reasonably large stone, the size of a fist, predominantly black but with a deeper hue, radiating a gentle, multi-colored light.

Seeing the precious item, the outer sect stewards frowned. Yue Zhouwang had brought out such an expensive treasure?

Thinking about Ma Xingyuan’s earlier actions, their expressions turned sour.

The gifts they had prepared paled in comparison, a face-saving dilemma.

Some even quietly withdrew their initial gifts.

Rummaging through their storage bags, they took out new gift boxes. freewebnσvel.cøm

Clearly, they felt their previous gifts were inappropriate and decided to switch them.

"It truly is Starlight Stone! I bought this at the sect’s market for a thousand spirit stones. It’s excellent material for refining magical or spiritual artifacts, surely useful for Brother Li!"

Seeing others astonished, Yue Zhouwang felt proud.

With the Starlight Stone impressing everyone, he turned to Li Yunjing, full of smiles, "Brother Li, please accept it!"

"Alright! Brother Yue, I understand your intentions. I’ll help you with your desires, don’t worry!"

Li Yunjing nodded, understanding Yue Zhouwang’s sentiments.

Their relationship wasn’t friendship; it was a transaction.

But for a thousand spirit stones, Li Yunjing was willing to assist Yue Zhouwang once.

He wasn’t the novice servant disciple he was four months ago.

Having interacted with many fellow disciples at the Scripture Pavilion, some ties could be leveraged to help Yue Zhouwang at a modest cost.

Regarding help from Yu Yunyi and Fu Chao, Li Yunjing never considered troubling them.

If he couldn’t handle this himself, wouldn’t he lose face with both families?

"Thank you, Brother Li!"

Yue Zhouwang was overjoyed, as that’s exactly what he’d been waiting to hear.

With Li Yunjing’s assurance, Yue Zhouwang felt relieved.

For cultivators like them at the bottom, every step deeply impacted their lives.

To advance further, they had to seize every opportunity.

Now, Yue Zhouwang had successfully grasped his next opportunity!

"Hmm!"

Li Yunjing slightly nodded, planning to help when Yue Zhouwang reached Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer and completed his assessment tasks.

According to Li Yunjing, Yue Zhouwang’s advancement to the Inner Sect would likely take until next year.

There was ample time!

By then, if Li Yunjing achieved good results in the outer sect competition.

His status would increase, and more people would be willing to oblige him.

The following year, it would be easier for Li Yunjing to manage this.

"Brother Li, here’s my gift!"

"This is mine!"

"Brother Li, look at my gift first!"

...

Seeing Yue Zhouwang’s wish fulfilled, Wang Yun and others couldn’t sit still. Each hurriedly presented their gifts.

Though they couldn’t advance to the Inner Sect swiftly, within three to five years, such a period was fleeting for cultivators.

Three to five years would pass in an instant.

By starting to maneuver now and maintaining relations over the next few years, with more gifts for Brother Li, they hoped he would help them secure good positions.

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