Chapter 1749: Chapter 899_3

“The sect’s infrastructure over the next century requires a large number of Array Masters, so I plan to provide some support through policies…”

As soon as Chen Mobai spoke, Lian Maozhi and the others immediately nodded respectfully. Because Tan Rong had secluded himself for Core Formation at Huozhen Academy, the vice-principal attended, but all individuals recorded Chen Mobai’s words verbatim as guiding principles.

Chen Mobai instructed each academy to hold an annual formation competition, and then select the winners to form a team to compete at Longevity Academy in Northern Abyss City.

The formation master team that could defeat the teams from the Six Great Academies would be rewarded by the Five Elements Sect with Spirit Stones, Magic Artifacts, Cultivation Techniques, Elixirs, and other treasures.

However, considering the prevalent individualism in the Eastern Wilderness, and to identify true talents, Chen Mobai added individual competitions alongside the team events.

Students who could outshine all formation masters from the Six Great Academies in the individual contest could choose one of the Foundation Establishment Trithings.

If there truly is a brilliant Array Master who wins the individual contest for three consecutive years, they can assemble a full set of Foundation Establishment Trithings.

Once the news of this formation master competition spreads, it is expected to prompt a wave of internal competition within the academies.

This, however, could lead to a shortage of teaching resources.

Except for Longevity Academy, which is backed by the Northern Abyss City, all instructors have been upgraded to Foundation Establishment Practitioners. In the other Five Academies, only key positions like principals and vice-principals are Foundation Establishment Practitioners, while most instructors are merely Qi Cultivation peak true disciples or former true disciples serving part-time.

In response, Chen Mobai could only motivate Foundation Establishment Practitioners from the Formation Division with high sect contribution tasks to take positions and lecture at various academies.

This, however, only temporarily addresses symptoms rather than the root because teaching requires talent. Many high-level cultivators, despite being full of knowledge, do not know how to convey it to others.

Especially in the Eastern Wilderness, there’s never been a tradition of lecturing, with individuals keeping their knowledge to themselves.

This skill is greatly lacking.

“In the future, you should also frequently visit the academies to discuss formation topics; talk about some elementary things and hopefully pique the students’ interests…”

Fortunately, Song Huangdae, being from Xiao Nanshan’s lineage and having been influenced by Chen Mobai for years, has good lecturing capabilities. Chen Mobai had him lead the Formation Division members to shoulder the responsibility first.

Once Song Huangdae heard this, he nodded repeatedly.

Over the years, he had been diligently pursuing the path of formations as per Chen Mobai’s request, having successfully arranged a Rank-3 Formation in the county he once guarded. By the local standards, he could be considered a Rank-3 Array Master. In the entire Formation Division of the Five Elements Sect, he ranks in the top five in skill.

With such skill, teaching students at the Qi Cultivation level was certainly more than adequate.

This, however, meant Song Huangdae would endure more hardship, yet he felt honored since not everyone could be commanded by the Sect Leader.

After leaving their impressions on the new teaching materials, the heads of each academy hurriedly took the Teleportation Array to return, eager to quickly relay the news of the formation master competition to their instructors.

If their subordinate academy could claim victory, then the title of Eastern Wilderness’s top academy would undoubtedly be theirs.

It was also the best way to showcase their abilities in front of Chen Mobai.

With the inaugural academy competition, they were all determined to prove themselves.

Not only them, but all cultivators from the Five Elements Sect across the Eastern Wilderness are now filled with anticipation for the future.

They saw a progress path previously unfounded; before Chen Mobai took charge, securing an elixir to enhance cultivation was straightforward only for common recipes—one could reserve through Back to Sky Valley or the sect’s apothecary, and once enough orders were collected for a batch, it would be refined.

If unconventional, presenting a recipe for someone to refine also meant organizing the necessary materials yourself. If refinement failed, compensating with a smile to reserve the Alchemist’s next slot was necessary.

When successful, the Alchemist would take a cut.

The more benevolent might take two or three-tenths; the harsher would follow Dao and Virtue Sect’s rules, taking half.

Now, routine elixirs can be exchanged at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion of the Five Elements Sect, and unconventional ones can be managed at Danxia Pavilion, given sufficient Spirit Stones or equivalent medicinal resources.

If one presents a genuine recipe, it may even be exchanged for other needed tiered recipes from the Five Elements Sect or directly for Spirit Stone resources.

Han Ronglu, as a Rank-1 Alchemist of the Five Elements Sect’s Alchemy Department, received a task today to evaluate a recipe in the mortal Great Zhao Dynasty.

Although immortals and mortals differ, Jiang Zongheng’s assistance to King Zhao in creating a peaceful era ensured most high officials and nobles of the Royal Capital’s Zheng City are aware of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, with many maintaining contact with cultivators who had descended to assist.

After all, even in the mortal realm of the Eastern Wilderness, one might occasionally come across good things, such as century-old spiritual medicines, rare minerals, and more.

Especially those cultivators lacking background would rely on these mortal officials for help in collecting things under solitary circumstances.

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