Devour

Chapter 335 Library No. 7

Jiang Jie winked at Cheng Bai and urged him, "How about becoming a member, Lord? Pay a certain fee every year and enjoy the privileges of the Dan Ding Association. There is a lot of room for advancement to the fifth rank."

Cheng Bai said modestly: "Please give me some advice, Jiang Longtou."

Jiang Jie smiled and said, "Regular members have low fees, are at the bottom of the tier, and have the largest number. The next level up is the elite member, then the host member, and the next level up is the executive host, but they are relatively rare. The highest level, the deputy host, is extremely rare, and his status is noble, and his power is second only to that of this old man."

Cheng Bai tasted it carefully and was shocked: "The pyramid structure of harvesting local tyrants is perfect. No wonder Chang Yufeng said that Jiang Jie is a big profiteer. The grassroots members want one million taels every year, so they don't care about ordinary fraud."

Jiang Jie repeatedly lobbied: "The higher the level of membership, the greater the weight, and the easier it is to obtain rare resources. The Saint Master of the Purple Void Sword Sect is willing to sell everything he has to fight for an elite seat for this reason."

Cheng Bai declined politely: "I know a little bit about alchemy and I usually make my own medicine. I still need to consider whether I can join the association."

Jiang Jie's eyes lit up, and he shouted excitedly, "Then it's even more suitable for you to join the Dan Ding Association! Obtaining medicinal resources is the lifeblood of spiritual pharmacists. Everyone will be evaluated and ranked, and their reputation will rise. It will be very convenient to circulate spiritual pills and make a profit. This association is a paradise for spiritual pharmacists. It's a huge profit to invest in membership fees!"

Seeing Cheng Bai silent, Jiang Jie continued to persuade him: "It is best for spiritual medicine masters to consider becoming a host member. The annual membership fee of 10 million taels of gold can allow you to make friends with celebrities from all over the world and make hundreds of millions of dollars a year! Spiritual medicine masters and grandmasters from all over the five continents gather here. It is a great place for communication and learning."

Cheng Bai's thoughts were the opposite of his: "The Danding Association system is truly profitable without any investment, and the scale effect monopolizes the allocation of resources. All costs are borne by others, but the wealth flows into their pockets. In comparison, the Qiongqi Continent Hunter Guild is simply penniless!"

Looking at the quiet shops in the hall, Cheng Bai had to admit in his heart: "But if I don't join, I will be at an absolute disadvantage. It will be difficult to survive and I won't even have a store. If I hadn't collected a huge amount of wealth in the secret realm, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to cling to Jiang Jie's thighs by now!"

Seeing Cheng Bai's concern, Jiang Jie became more confident in attracting him in. He pointed to the storefront and said, "The Six Blessings of the World is headed by the Enci Hall. The store lobby provides free meals for members. Host Apu stayed here for a day and a night."

Cheng Bai was surprised and asked, "Is A Pu a host-level member?"

Jiang Jie hesitated and said, "Yes now. If he fails to pay the membership fee on time next year, he will no longer be the host in a dozen days."

Cheng Bai bowed and said, "I will go meet A Pu first, and then talk to Jiang Longtou in detail later."

Jiang Jie reminded: "If you need anything, you can go to the Liufu Garden in the store to find the old man."

Cheng Bai said goodbye and walked straight into the lobby of Tianxia Liufu, where the rich aroma of food hit his nose.

There are no waiters serving dishes here, and the mode of serving dishes by yourself reminds people of a buffet. Rows and rows of various delicacies are served in bowls, plates, dishes, pots and other tableware, flowing slowly on the long mobile counter like a long river of food, circling the hall before returning to the kitchen.

There was no one in the spacious hall, except for a nearly seven-meter-tall golden-winged Roc standing there, concentrating on selecting its favorite delicacies in front of it.

His bright and sharp eyes were fixed on a large pot of steamed yellow lobster. He stretched out his beak and quickly picked up the more than three-foot-long prawn. He raised his head, stretched his neck, and swallowed it whole.

Cheng Bai looked around and his eyes stopped on the golden-winged Roc that was busy feasting.

"You must be surprised to see me. I am Apu." The golden-winged Roc said, turning its head slightly.

Cheng Bai stepped forward to the counter, screened a few skewers of white moonlight venison that were filled with the aroma of barbecue. He took a light bite, and the tender meat juice melted in his mouth.

"It's grilled just right. It seems that the membership treatment of Dan Ding Club is quite good." Cheng Bai commented a few words, turned his head to look at A Pu, and asked: "You should not be an ordinary inner sect guardian in Xiyu Sword Sect."

How can a mere inner sect guardian hold the sect's precious sword and afford the huge annual fee of hosting members? The Holy Son is still close.

A Pu said calmly: "The Golden Winged Dapeng Clan has been the guardian of Feilai Peak since the founding of the Xiyu Sword Sect. I am the chief guardian elder, and my status in the sect is second only to the Holy Lord."

The guardian elder Guangyi is also considered an inner sect guardian, but he is above all the sect guardians.

Cheng Bai tasted the barbecue and was not satisfied with the taste, so he took out some Forget-Me-Not sauce and dipped it in it. The taste became more delicious when he took another bite.

"Hmm... delicious!" Cheng Bai didn't know whether he was praising the venison or boasting about his own sauce. The topic returned to A Pu, "I'm afraid the cultivation level of the Saint Lord, the head of the Xiyu Sword Sect, is not as good as yours, right?"

A Pu was quite pleased with himself. "To be honest, the head of the sect is two realms lower than me. Outsiders only know that the Golden Winged Dapeng is occasionally seen in Qionglu Mountain where the Xiyu Sword Sect is located, and is regarded as the sect's spiritual beast, but they don't know the details. I am not interested in being in charge. I like to transform into a human form and walk around the world, mingle with the crowd and experience the various aspects of the world."

Cheng Bai guessed, "You are practicing fire magic, so you need the Bingqing Zhenshen Pill to avoid going crazy, right?"

A Pu said nonchalantly, "There are many cultivators from the Five Continents who secretly practice magic skills. Otherwise, how could they watch Fu Tu Zi Qi dominate the world? The Great Burning Body Art that I practice is quite powerful, while others from the Xi Yu Sword Sect only dare to practice the Small Burning Body Art. The former has become a magic skill, while the latter is derived from the former and is regarded as the orthodox Xuan Sect, which is actually a thousand miles away from the truth."

"The Fire Soul Huanji Pill you want is right here." Cheng Bai turned to the business and took out a jade box from the Shengjin Pagoda.

Gently open the lid, and inside the box there is a reddish-brown pill that looks like a ripe fruit, emitting a faint red glow and slowly rising with wisps of flame patterns.

A Pu showed a satisfied smile, took out a luxurious silver key and a stack of talismans and handed them to Cheng Bai, exchanging them for the jade box containing the Fire Soul Huanji Pill: "One billion jin of gold is stored at the ship dock of Changming Palace. Use this key to go to the corresponding warehouse to withdraw it."

After getting the pills, A Pu couldn't contain his excitement and said, "The Fire Soul Huanji Pill and the Ice Purity Zhenshen Pill are enough to help me break through the bottleneck! I have never obtained one in the Dan Ding Club. It was a waste of too much money and time."

Cheng Bai took the talisman and put it away. He glanced at the key and saw the small words "No. 7 Warehouse" engraved on the handle. He asked curiously, "The Dan Ding Club has abundant resources. Could it be that the many spiritual medicine masters can't refine a good holy pill?"

A Pu was dismissive and simply criticized, "I have only seen the Fire Soul Huanji Pill once in three years of membership, but a more senior member got there first. The host is not as good as the executive host, the executive is not as good as the deputy host, and the deputy host is not as good as the leader. We can't afford to play in the money-making pit."

Cheng Bai pondered and said, "In that case, it's not worthy to be the host member of the Dan Ding Association, right?"

A Pu said frankly: "If you have money, you are the host. If you don't have money, you are not. You are just a bidder. It has some value to the spiritual pharmacist in exchange for resources. People like me, unless they know how to be a dealer, just come in and give money. The so-called playing both sides is pure nonsense!"

He glanced at Cheng Bai, paused for a moment and continued, "Humans are a very strange group. The richer the resources, the less they cherish them. They only make a big show of superficial things. I will quit the association next year and make back some of my capital during the year-end feast."

Cheng Bai suddenly remembered: "He paid me enough for the Tongtianzhu, and it is likely that he can't make up the annual fee. He also got the elixir he needed, so he might as well quit." He asked, "What will the executive host and deputy host ask for?"

A Pu focused on the new delicacies and said lazily, "The annual fee for the executive director is 30 million taels of gold, and the deputy director will be 100 million taels. If someone can afford 1 billion taels of gold in annual fees, Jiang Jie doesn't mind giving up the leading position and retreating to the second line."

Cheng Bai muttered in his heart: "It's almost the same as I guessed."

After bidding farewell to A Pu who was eating and drinking to his heart's content, Cheng Bai walked towards Changming Palace.

Obviously different from the halls seen before, the lights of Changming Hall are like stars dotted in the vast universe, illuminating the regular buildings in a ring-like arrangement, like brilliant fireworks blooming one after another in the galaxy.

Cheng Bai had inquired about its purpose: "A ring is equivalent to an interstellar dock, which can be used for docking and repairing the Spirit Boat Palace, and is also convenient for storage. It is referred to as the 'warehouse' in Shanhui City, and most of the remaining space is empty. Ningxiang has not yet obtained the Xumi mustard seed, and the Sky Patrol Spirit Boat is temporarily parked here."