frightfiction Chapter 238: People Flock to Join Us
Chapter 238: People Flock to Join Us
Chapter 238 People flock to join
Never before have the warriors of White Sand City been so excited as they are today.
Some of them had only been practicing martial arts for a short time, while others had been immersed in martial arts for many years. But regardless of their background, they all sought a glimmer of hope for survival in this chaotic world.
Martial arts training is inherently a difficult task. Those who have never trained will never know how much sweat and toil martial artists need to expend to accumulate even a trace of Yuan Qi.
Those born into powerful families, with silver spoons in their mouths, are alright. Because of their family connections, they never lack cultivation resources like spirit stones, nor do they lack martial arts techniques.
But it's different for those born into poverty. In the martial arts world, the vast majority of cultivation resources are controlled by various cultivation forces. Occasionally, some not-so-precious cultivation materials may appear on the market, but the poor cannot afford to buy them.
The only viable method of cultivation for these people from impoverished backgrounds is to absorb primordial energy from heaven and earth, and then, through long-term, painstaking effort, gradually transform that primordial energy into primordial power.
This is a complex and arduous process; refining even a trace of Yuan Power requires a significant amount of a martial artist's time. However, they have no other options, so besides hard work, they have nothing else to offer.
Even so, obtaining even a trace of Yuan Qi remains extremely difficult for them. While Yuan Qi in the world is free, it varies in density. Those places with abundant Yuan Qi, suitable for cultivation, are mostly firmly occupied by major powers.
Aside from sparsely populated areas like the Southern Wilderness, there are few undeveloped places left on the continent. And places like the Southern Wilderness are fraught with danger, so much so that even major powers dare not venture there lightly.
Therefore, the price that poor people have to pay to learn martial arts and achieve something is something that rich people can't even dream of.
Most of the martial artists in White Sand City live in such harsh conditions. If their lives weren't so difficult, they wouldn't have come to live in such a place.
But things are different now. The reason for this difference is that a new force called Longhua Dao has emerged in White Sand City. And the founder of this new force happens to be a top-tier alchemist.
There are many alchemists on the Tianyun Continent, but few can be called top-tier. What's most remarkable is that this top-tier alchemist named Xiao Chong is also a powerful martial artist with a heart for the world.
According to the young man with a single horn and unusual appearance sent by Master Xiao Dan, Dan is a martial artist in Baisha City. As long as he has no connection with the Martial Elders Association, he can join the Longhua Sect regardless of his background (rich or poor).
Moreover, even if someone had some secret dealings with the Martial Elders Association in the past, as long as they are willing to abandon their evil ways and publicly swear an oath to sever all ties with the Martial Elders Association, they can still join the Dragon Flower Path.
Every martial artist who joins the Dragon Flower Path receives a precious pill personally refined by Grandmaster Xiao. This pill is extremely miraculous; any martial artist below the Grandmaster level can reliably raise their cultivation by one rank after consuming it.
Some become martial arts masters, some become grandmasters, and some become great grandmasters; the list goes on.
As for martial artists who already possess the cultivation of a Grandmaster and aspire to reach the Martial Saint realm, there are indeed pills available for them. However, such extraordinary pills cannot be easily given away; only those who have rendered outstanding service to the Longhua Sect and made significant contributions to the sect in its confrontation with the Martial Elders' Association are eligible to receive them.
The idea of becoming a Martial Saint was something the poor martial artists in White Sand City never even dreamed of.
These people practice martial arts to save their lives and survive in chaotic times. Given the cultivation resources they have, it is already extremely difficult to reach the Martial Master level, and it is even rarer to reach the Grandmaster level.
Since it's all about survival anyway, what difference does it make which faction you join?
Want to join the Martial Elders Association? Dream on. With the Martial Elders Association's strength, would they accept a bunch of trash?
Moreover, most of the impoverished martial artists who came to White Sand City had relatives or friends on the side of the clan alliance who had either died or gone missing in battles against the Martial Elders' Association. They had no other choice but to flee to White Sand City. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that these people had a blood feud with the Martial Elders' Association; how could they possibly join it?
Therefore, you should give up on the idea of joining the Wu Lao Hui as soon as possible.
So, joining the Clan Alliance army? This seems like a good option, but it's not. With a cultivation level of Martial Master, or even less than that, rashly joining the Clan Alliance army will only result in becoming cannon fodder.
Therefore, the clan alliance cannot go there either.
There weren't many other options left; joining the Longhua Sect was the only path to take. In this chaotic world, a low-level martial artist with no one to rely on couldn't survive.
Although joining the Dragon Flower Path means going to war with the Martial Elders' Association, the good thing is that my martial arts cultivation can be improved. That's the most important thing; even a slight improvement means a greater chance of survival.
Therefore, upon receiving news of Longhua Dao's recruitment, the martial artists of Baisha City were incredibly enthusiastic, flocking to respond. In just a few days, over a thousand martial artists had joined Longhua Dao.
Helian Tieshu has been busy these past few days.
Since taking the elixir that day, his martial arts cultivation has steadily risen to the Grandmaster level. Although he is still slightly inferior to Long Wu and the others in terms of strength, the Grandmaster level is undeniable.
The improvement in his realm and the surge in his strength made Helian Tieshu full of vigor. He was like a completely different person from head to toe, and there was no trace of the dejected look he had when he first arrived in Baisha City.
Upon learning that Longhua Dao was recruiting a large number of people, Helian Tieshu volunteered and offered his services to Xiao Chong, wanting to contribute to the growth of Longhua Dao. He had already begun to regard Xiao Chong as his leader.
As the leader of a unit within the clan alliance's army, Helian Tieshu naturally possessed his own unique information channels: the message box.
Xiao Chong also had a message box, but it could only be used to contact the Heng family in Tiannan, and the only people he could contact were those in Hengshan.
Helian Tieshu's message box was naturally much more advanced; it was a secret channel for him to exchange messages with other war units, and the people he could contact were all the heads of their respective units, similar to his own status.
The message spread rapidly through Helian Tieshu and quickly received responses from various places, but few of them were truly encouraging.
In this great battle between the Clan Alliance and the Martial Elders' Council, the Clan Alliance army was clearly at a disadvantage due to its lack of high-end combat power. Many lower-level Clan Alliance war units suffered similar fates to Helian Tieshu, losing battles, being completely annihilated, scattered, or hunted down.
After hearing about Helian Tieshu's experiences, a considerable number of the leaders of these war divisions expressed their willingness to lead their troops to surrender. Most of these leaders were survivors of the Battle of Lianxin City, and they held Xiao Chong's abilities in high esteem and with great respect.
The news that Helian Tieshu received gave Xiao Chong a boost of spirits. He knew that if he wanted to fight against a behemoth like the Wu Lao Society, the more people the better.
However, there was one thing that gave Xiao Chong a headache: with so many people coming to surrender, how many pills would he need to prepare?
Therefore, after a brief period of excitement, Xiao Chong immediately became gloomy and dragged Long Wu back into the arduous task of alchemy.