Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 432: Discussion on Merits and Rewards
Taking out the Sect Token, Liu Yu probed it with a strand of spiritual consciousness.
"Three days from now at noon, gather at the main hall of the sect."
Soon, Liu Yu retrieved the information contained in the token, and his heart stirred.
This message was issued by the elders and represented an official order from the sect.
"The war with Yan State has ended for five years, and has the discussion on the merits of myself and some others finally reached a conclusion?"
He speculated that this trip to the main hall was likely to discuss merits and rewards, with a certain amount of merit points soon to be at hand.
If he were an ordinary cultivator, the calculation of merit would be very simple—just count the number of enemy cultivators killed and their cultivation levels.
However, for those of them who were leaders of the Qingfeng Team, relying solely on kills would be too one-sided, or rather, kills were only part of the equation.
Furthermore, with the sect recently acquiring territory in Yuan State and needing to guard against potential upheaval in Qingzhou, the discussion had been delayed for five years.
"However, after five years of delay, I suppose some people are already impatient?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly and casually put away the Sect Token.
Three days later, he left his cave dwelling early, riding the Li Xuan Sword, transforming into a fiery red escape light, heading towards Qingyun Peak.
The main hall of the sect was situated on Qingyun Peak. Although this spiritual mountain was only of second-tier supreme quality, it represented the sect's authority and stood at the pinnacle among the seven main peaks, only beneath Heavenly Peak.
In terms of status alone, it was still above many third-tier spiritual mountains.
Even foundation establishment cultivators had to adhere to the rules when they reached Qingyun Peak and could not fly freely.
Landing halfway up Qingyun Peak, Liu Yu put away the spiritual artifact and walked up on foot.
He glanced around and noticed that the number of cultivators moving between the pavilions and palaces was significantly sparser compared to his last visit.
After all, even though the war with Yan State had ended, the newly acquired territory in Yuan State required a substantial number of sect cultivators to be stationed there.
Nevertheless, the atmosphere within the sect was relatively relaxed overall.
Because a major battle had just concluded, the five sects needed time to digest the newly acquired territory, and the possibility of another internal conflict in the Chu State's cultivation world within the next decade was very low.
Many sect disciples seized this opportunity to reap resources that had been unattainable for years, and now they could finally enhance their cultivation.
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Without paying much attention to the qi refining disciples who bowed to him, Liu Yu simply exchanged brief hand gestures with his foundation establishment fellow disciples as a greeting.
Following the stone steps, Liu Yu ascended but did not lower his head.
Passing by the cold and austere Law Enforcement Hall and the somewhat gloomy Execution Platform, he arrived before a grand hall.
This hall was over a hundred feet long and wide, and the decoration was not overly extravagant. Four bronze pillars stood at the corners, and the walls were carved with birds, beasts, fish, and insects.
At a glance, an ancient and heavy feeling came rushing forth.
From afar, Liu Yu saw a few familiar figures enter the hall, so he continued in without stopping.
Inside the main hall, the elder presiding over this merit and reward discussion had already arrived—it was Master Changfeng.
He stood with his hands behind his back, smiling as he watched a dozen or twenty foundation establishment cultivators conversing below.
As for the sect leader, Zhuang Ziling, he stood with his hands at his sides behind Master Changfeng.
He was more of a senior administrator, and discussing merits and rewards with these foundation establishment cultivators was somewhat beyond his qualifications.