Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 296 - 294: Embarrassment

Chapter 296: Chapter 294: Embarrassment

Members of the Genius Camp are housed in enormous palaces with very simple facilities inside, including a table and chairs, and there is also a huge box placed on the ground.

Xiao Ye came to Genius Camp for cultivation, his needs for daily living were minimal. He walked over to open the box, and suddenly a fierce light burst forth, illuminating the entire Great Hall.

"So many Mid-grade Primordial Stones!" Xiao Ye slightly squinted his eyes, his face filled with excitement.

Indeed, the box was filled with a large quantity of Mid-grade Primordial Stones. Xiao Ye roughly estimated there were definitely two thousand pieces.

"This must be the benefit for members of the Genius Camp," Xiao Ye chuckled, as he was currently in most need of Mid-grade Primordial Stones.

Every member of the Genius Camp receives two thousand Mid-grade Primordial Stones each month as a benefit. If they desire more, they can head to the Exchange Hall and exchange them with Contribution Points.

Furthermore, the Genius Camp has a restaurant that provides delicious delicacies, freely available to the members of the Camp.

"With my current cultivation, two thousand Mid-grade Primordial Stones per month is absolutely sufficient," Xiao Ye thought silently. Then his gaze shifted, and he discovered a thick booklet inside the box.

He picked it up and saw it contained information about the Genius Camp, largely consistent with what Kuang Dao had described.

The part about how to obtain Contribution Points, in particular, caught his eye and he carefully read through that section.

Earning Contribution Points was simple; every so often, Lord Starfall would arrange certain tasks to train the members of the Genius Camp. Completing these could earn the corresponding Contribution Points.

Outside of those times, members of the Genius Camp were engaged in rigorous cultivation.

After all, an assessment occurred every six months, and those who performed poorly would be eliminated. Nobody wanted to fall behind and be eliminated, and additionally, since members of the Genius Camp were not descendants of major families, they lacked any airs of arrogance and thus cultivated very diligently.

Xiao Ye closed the manual, having gained some understanding of the Heavenly Mechanism Camp.

He took out his Identity Token, his eyes burning with eagerness: "Exchange Hall!"

He was very curious to find out if the Exchange Hall contained Soul Stones, and whether his current one hundred thousand points were enough to exchange for them.

With this thought, the impulse in Xiao Ye’s heart grew stronger. Bing Ya’s influence on him was too profound; without clarifying this matter, he felt he could not cultivate in peace.

"Let’s check out the Exchange Hall first, then return to cultivate," Xiao Ye took out the map Kuang Dao had given him, confirmed the location of the Exchange Hall, and then stepped out of the palace.

The buildings of the Genius Camp clustered together, among them a splendid Golden Hall stood tall and majestic, very conspicuous among the buildings, like a king, looking down on everyone from a height.

Moreover, there were faint sounds of dragon chants swirling around the Golden Hall, lingering on.

"Exchange Hall!" Xiao Ye stood outside the Golden Hall, looking up at the palace with surging emotions.

What left him speechless, however, was that he hadn’t encountered a single member of the Genius Camp along the way.

Thud!

"I hope there’s a Soul Stone inside." Xiao Ye took a deep breath and then slowly stepped inside.

"Please show your Identity Token." Just as Xiao Ye stepped into the palace, before he could clearly see inside, a cold voice sounded beside his ear.

Appearing before Xiao Ye was a man with long eyebrows extending into his temples, extremely handsome, wearing a green robe and carrying a longsword on his back. He was staring at Xiao Ye, his eyes like black holes, capable of devouring everything in Heaven and Earth.

Xiao Ye felt his mind captured by the man’s gaze. It took him a long while to recover, and he couldn’t help but feel shocked, with cold sweat breaking out on his back.

Had it been a martial confrontation, in that brief moment, his opponent would have had enough time to kill him countless times.

"A Void Martial Realm Expert!" Xiao Ye shuddered, recalling the information from the manual.

The one in charge of the Exchange Hall was one of Lord Starfall’s followers, named Jiu Zhu, a bona fide Void Martial Realm expert.

"Youngster Xiao Ye, greets elder Jiu Zhu!" Xiao Ye hastened to bow and presented his Identity Token.

The Exchange Hall was connected to the National Treasury, indicating the high regard Lord Starfall held for Jiu Zhu.

Jiu Zhu took the Identity Token, his gaze revealing a trace of surprise as he carefully sized up Xiao Ye, saying, "So you are Xiao Ye, the one Lord Starfall personally sent an avatar to recruit?"

"That is indeed me," Xiao Ye replied respectfully, feeling slightly embarrassed that his affairs had spread so quickly to the Genius Camp.

Jiu Zhu nodded in approval, saying, "To recover so quickly under the deterrence of my Grotto Heaven shows you indeed come from the Endless Sea. Fine indeed. I hope before long you can ascend to the Void Martial Realm."

Xiao Ye smiled.

The experience at the Void Martial Saint Tablet relieved him of any doubts about the Void Martial Realm; with sufficient resources, he was very confident about advancing to the Void Martial Realm.

"You’ve come to the Exchange Hall to exchange for treasures, no doubt. You have one hundred thousand Contribution Points on your Identity Token, take a look for yourself," Jiu Zhu finished speaking and with a wave of his hand, the void trembled momentarily.

Under Xiao Ye’s watch, a massive Stone Wall slowly rose from the palace floor, its surface overflowing with streaming lights, forming a light screen.

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As for the screen above, a large number of patterns were displayed, constantly changing in various forms. There were hundreds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures alone, not to mention Combat Techniques and Cultivation Techniques.

"You’ve just entered the Genius Camp, and earning Contribution Points might be a bit difficult. So, you must make good use of the 100,000 Contribution Points you have," Jiu Zhu kindly reminded.

Xiao Ye nodded and his gaze lingered on the section of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, scanning through them one by one.

The screen not only displayed the patterns of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures but also described their effects in detail.

"Qingfeng Ganoderma, born in the mysterious Gale Canyon, has incredible effects. It can enhance a Martial Artist’s speed by five times within ten breaths. Exchange requires 120,000 points."

"Moonlight Grass, a strange herb, if consumed by a Xuanwu Realm Martial Artist, allows them to cultivate the Moonlight Divine Technique by borrowing moonlight at night. Exchange requires 110,000 points."

"Essence of Primordial Stone, extracted from Mid-grade Primordial Stones, a small drop of which is equivalent to five hundred Mid-grade Primordial Stones and can be absorbed quickly, needs 200,000 points per drop to exchange."

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The more he watched, the more rapid Xiao Ye’s breathing became, his eyes gleaming and his gaze burning with fervor.

Several of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures particularly moved Xiao Ye because their effects were astonishing; however, the required Contribution Points for exchange were also significantly high, many exceeding 100,000 points.

"What a pitfall!" Xiao Ye felt helpless.

He originally thought his 100,000 Contribution Points were quite a lot, but now he realized they were not enough.

Xiao Ye carefully searched within the section of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures but didn’t find any Soul Stones.

"Lord Jiu Zhu, I need a Soul Stone, are there any here?" Xiao Ye asked.

Hearing this, a look of surprise appeared in Jiu Zhu’s eyes: "Soul Stone? There indeed are Soul Stones in the National Treasury."

"Soul Stones are a rather special type of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, not much of a help to members of Genius Camp, so I did not list them. Do you intend to exchange for a Soul Stone?"

Hearing Jiu Zhu’s words, Xiao Ye’s heart soared with joy, not expecting that there really were Soul Stones here.

"Lord Jiu Zhu, Soul Stones are very important to me, I must exchange for one!" Xiao Ye stared intensely, firmly stating.

Jiu Zhu helplessly shook his head: "I really don’t understand what you kids think, but you should see how many Contribution Points are needed to exchange for a Soul Stone."

Then, with a wave of his palm, Jiu Zhu caused the patterns on the screen to disperse, and a blood-red stone the size of a fingernail but with a divine glow flickering inside, extremely astonishing, appeared.

"Soul Stone, can nurture the soul of a Martial Artist, only useful for Martial Artists who have soul damage, requires 800,000 points to exchange."

Seeing the introduction of the Soul Stone, Xiao Ye’s face lit up with excitement, but when he saw the Contribution Points required for the exchange, his expression froze, and he couldn’t help but curse in anger.

"800,000 Contribution Points, why not just rob someone!"

Such a tiny stone, yet it required 800,000 Contribution Points, significantly higher than any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures he had seen before.

No wonder previously someone had said, a small Soul Stone could bankrupt a powerful Xuanwu Realm expert.

Seeing Xiao Ye’s expression, Jiu Zhu smiled slightly: "For ordinary Martial Artists, Soul Stones are like chicken ribs - useful but not essential, but for Martial Artists with soul damage, they are treasures. Moreover, because they are produced in very low quantities, even the National Treasury doesn’t have many."

"The 800,000 Contribution Points required for exchange, that’s still because you’re a member of the Genius Camp, otherwise the price would be higher. Do you still want to exchange?"

Xiao Ye firmly nodded: "Exchange! But I will have to wait until I gather enough Contribution Points."

"I’ve just received news that in ten days, Lord Starfall will issue new tasks and hopefully you’ll be lucky enough to find one suitable for yourself," Jiu Zhu said helplessly, seeing Xiao Ye’s determination.

"Ten days..." A spark of expectation flashed in Xiao Ye’s eyes.

He reluctantly looked once more at the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures on the screen and then withdrew his gaze.

Even though he was moved by the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, he didn’t have enough Contribution Points to exchange, and those with lower required Contribution Points didn’t catch his interest.

Xiao Ye turned to the Combat Techniques section and immediately found many Seventh Grade Battle Techniques, but the thought of the million Contribution Points required made him lose courage to continue looking.

"Damn it, 100,000 Contribution Points are simply not enough here, I can only wait for ten days to earn some more points and then come back," Xiao Ye said somewhat disappointedly, bowed to Jiu Zhu, and exited.

Xiao Ye walked back to his palace, picked up a Mid-grade Primordial Stone, sank his consciousness into the Time Tower, and began to cultivate in the lotus position.

Boom Boom Boom!

Within his body, the three Xuandans, like evil spirits, frantically devoured the incoming Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

With the assistance of the Time Tower, his speed of devouring Heaven and Earth Essence Qi Pills was comparable to a thirty-aperture genius, making rapid progress.

"Xiao Ye, still cultivating? Come out, let’s go to the tavern in the Genius Camp and have a few drinks. Everyone has heard that a newcomer has arrived and they all want to get to know you," Kuang Dao’s voice came from outside the palace as nightfall descended.

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