Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor-Chapter 560 - 557: Everything Must Be Exchanged!

"Sect Master."

The next morning, at daybreak, the voice of Lian Yuze resonated outside the valley.

"Come in," Su Han said.

Several figures landed in the valley, including Lian Yuze, Xiao Yuhui, and Su Qing.

"Father, I want to learn the sword technique from you, you promised me!" Su Qing said directly.

Su Han glanced at Su Qing and smiled slightly: "If you can comprehend more than three secret techniques of Heaven and Earth from the Innate Holy Monument, I will teach you."

"Really?"

Su Qing’s eyes lit up, "That’s what you said, you can’t lie to me, otherwise I will never trust you again!"

"My word is my bond," Su Han laughed and said.

"What bond or not, you have to pinky swear with me, only then will I believe you," Su Qing pouted.

Su Han was stunned, pinky swear...

What an ancient phrase!

"Alright, I pinky swear,"

With a smile, Su Han made a promise with Su Qing, who then left the valley happily in the company of Xiao Yuhui.

"Sect Master."

Seeing Su Qing leave, the smile on Lian Yuze’s face gradually faded, turning somber.

"Start with the losses," Su Han said.

Lian Yuze pondered briefly, then spoke, "Half a day of battle resulted in approximately three thousand ordinary disciples dead. The Holy Cold Divine Guard escaped unscathed, the Purple Night Divine Guard suffered thirty casualties, the Bright Moon Divine Guard sixty-two, the Divine Guardian of the Dragon Suppression three hundred eighty-three, and the Starry Divine Guard fifteen."

"In addition, the number of severely injured reaches around five thousand, and tens of thousands were lightly injured."

"In this battle, a total of thirty-eight million spirit stones were spent, and three hundred seventy thousand pills were used up; this is the constrained consumption by the Phoenix Sect disciples."

Phoenix Sect has its unique Alchemists, whom Su Han once personally taught.

About three hundred in total, who, while practicing alchemy, also engage in cultivation, though alchemy is their principal occupation.

These individuals, Su Han wouldn’t send to the battlefield for slaughter; they are the logistical support for the many disciples who charge into battle. Without them, the fight would not last long.

Every sect has such individuals.

"If this continues... I fear it won’t be long before our savings at the Phoenix Sect will be insufficient," Lian Yuze said, glancing at Su Han in a soft tone.

Su Han sighed inwardly, then spoke, "What about the gains?"

Upon speaking of gains, a hint of vitality returned to Lian Yuze’s eyes.

"Though the consumption was immense and the losses significant, the gains too were exceedingly astonishing,"

Lian Yuze said: "According to the statistics from subordinates, after the battle, disciples kept going to the exchange place to redeem the Contribution Value of the Sect. Until now, there have been seven hundred twenty-three thousand Demon Disciple Level Blood Crystals, three hundred eighty-three thousand Demon Horde Level Blood Crystals, seventy-five thousand Demon Star Level Blood Crystals, eighty-three thousand Demon Spirit Level Blood Crystals, and six thousand seven hundred Demon Infant Level Blood Crystals."

Hearing these numbers, a shine flashed in Su Han’s eyes.

He waved his hand, giving Lian Yuze a jade slip.

"Order them to start from today, pills, spiritual medicine, weapons, etc., all to be exchanged using the sect’s contribution value. As for how many contribution points are needed to exchange for a pill, a piece of spiritual medicine, or what level of pills and spiritual medicines, weapons, all these are contained in this jade slip," Su Han said.

"This..."

Lian Yuze hesitated for a moment, then cautiously said, "Isn’t this somewhat inappropriate?"

"Why is it inappropriate?" Su Han countered.

Lian Yuze hesitated briefly, then said, "These disciples are already fighting for the Phoenix Sect. If we restrict their supplies now, it will surely unbalance their morale, and then..."

"I understand your concern."

Su Han looked at Lian Yuze, "But you must understand that they are not fighting for the Phoenix Sect, but for themselves, for their families! Before the calamity, I had ordered you to bring all the disciple’s families into the Phoenix Sect. You did that, didn’t you?"

"They have all been brought here," Lian Yuze replied.

"Then you should understand what I mean."

Su Han’s expression was calm, "In any war, people are bound to die, and you must remember this. No one is a god, nor can anyone always be protected by others. If you want to survive, you can only rely on yourself."

"The Phoenix Sect was established by me, but it is merely a place of refuge for all the disciples of the Phoenix Sect, including myself."

"Maybe saying this seems unfeeling, but I can’t provide them with eternal supplies."

Lian Yuze remained silent.

Su Han was not wrong; all the pills and spiritual medicines the Phoenix Sect had before came from eliminating other sects under Su Han’s leadership.

As more and more disciples joined, those resources became insufficient.

If they are insufficient, what should be done?

This method is the only way to encourage numerous disciples.

Su Han alone cannot always support a sect; every sect operates through a healthy cycle.

This method of exchange might be cruel, especially unfair to those disciples with low cultivation bases.

But if we really talk about it, what kind of contribution can those with low cultivation bases make to the Phoenix Sect?

Contribution Value of the Sect, as the name suggests, is derived from the contribution to the sect!

The more contributions you make, the more you receive, and this is a truth."

"With their strength, it’s impossible to have obtained only these blood crystals," Su Han suddenly said.

Lian Yuze was startled, "Sect Master, are you suggesting..."

"Everyone has greed, even the disciples of the Phoenix Sect have greed," Su Han said.

"They know that the Kunpeng Sacred Body can cultivate the physical body; they know that those blood crystals can increase vitality and lifespan. Given that, why would they exchange them for Contribution Value of the Sect? Why not use them themselves? If they don’t exchange, no one else will know that those blood crystals are theirs."

"But if they want an extremely strong physical body, they must obtain the second volume of the Kunpeng Sacred Body," Lian Yuze said.

"Did you cultivate the first volume of the Kunpeng Sacred Body?" Su Han asked.

"I did, but without enough blood crystals, it’s simply not possible..."

At this point, Lian Yuze paused, suddenly looking at Su Han.

Su Han smiled, "That’s it then. The first volume of the Kunpeng Sacred Body also requires blood crystals. Only when you have successfully cultivated the first volume but lack the second, would you exchange the excess blood crystals for Contribution Value of the Sect to acquire the second volume of the Kunpeng Sacred Body, wouldn’t you?"

"Out of all the disciples in the Phoenix Sect, probably eighty percent think this way."

"Today, you received so many blood crystals because this was the first battle. Later, as time goes on, the blood crystals you receive will increasingly decrease."