Chapter 156: The Dog Has Nothing

"Four hundred thousand contribution points…"

"The accumulation of a Nascent Soul Formation Great Master's entire life is truly astonishing."

Li Fan stared intently at the golden Jade Slip, his eyes wide.

He eagerly picked up the spirit awareness orb and began the Formation test.

The first stage of the test was very easy, consisting only of basic Formation Dao knowledge.

Li Fan had, after all, been immersed in Formations for over ten years, so he naturally passed the first stage of the test without much effort.

Specks of golden light floated out from the Jade Slip and gathered on Li Fan's body.

The golden foil dimmed slightly, and when Li Fan opened the tianxuan mirror to check, sure enough, his contribution points had increased by forty thousand.

It had become 63,600 points.

Excited, he immediately began the second stage test.

After a long while, Li Fan's Divine Thought withdrew from the spirit awareness orb, his expression grim.

"After ten years of arduous Cultivation, I'm still a little short of completing even the second stage of the test?"

"Then when will I be able to completely extract these four hundred thousand contribution points?"

The treasure mountain was right before his eyes, seemingly within reach.

But it was precisely because of the limitation of his Formation level that he could see it but not touch it.

Like a small hand plucking at Li Fan's heartstrings, the immense temptation made Li Fan wish he could drop everything immediately and immerse himself in the study of Formations.

"Zhang Zhiliang, what a method!"

"The incentive effect of such a huge amount of contribution points is truly immediate. Even I can't resist."

"The second stage of the test doesn't involve the Infinite Law yet, so I can still rely on my Clone to study Formation knowledge. But later, I'll need my main body to read and learn the Infinite Law from the encrypted Jade Slip."

"This way, my Cultivation will inevitably be delayed."

"I hope that before then, the Mingyue Palace's business can expand. With the feedback from the Sitting Mountain Skill, even if I don't Cultivate at all myself, my Realm's improvement won't be much slower."

"Over sixty thousand contribution points should be enough to circulate a bit. But, it's not enough!"

"I must retrieve all the contribution points from the Jade Slip as soon as possible!"

A gleam flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

Driven by immense motivation, Li Fan's main body and Clone began to study the Formation Dao together.

Whenever he got tired, he would light the silver incense.

He would then perk up and continue his studies.

Under the double boost, Li Fan's Formation level steadily improved.

…

Thus, over a month passed.

Chu Xingyang's wedding snatching drama finally arrived.

Li Fan had no choice but to divert some of his attention to the lifelong event of the Mingyue Palace's first customer.

The result, however, made Li Fan laugh and cry at the same time.

At the wedding scene, Chu Xingyang descended from the sky and shamelessly declared that the bride should follow him.

How could the groom tolerate this? His face was ferocious, swearing to beat Chu Xingyang to death on the spot.

But Chu Xingyang's talent was truly excellent. In three months, he not only advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

His combat power was even above that of the groom, who had been in Foundation Establishment for a long time.

After a long struggle, without Li Fan needing to intervene, the groom already showed signs of being on the verge of defeat.

Chu Xingyang fought the groom while still at ease, shouting triumphantly.

"Ayue, do you see! This guy named Zhang is so incompetent, how can he be worthy of you! Come with me! I will definitely make you happy!"

Upon hearing this, the groom was so enraged he almost vomited blood, his face turning purplish-black.

His gaze was enough to kill Chu Xingyang ten thousand times, and his subsequent Moves were almost all exchanged for injuries, a mutually destructive fighting style.

But Chu Xingyang always managed to avoid his attacks, even with a hint of playfulness in them.

He became even more carried away and was about to speak when he heard the bride roar.

"Enough, Chu Xingyang, haven't you caused enough trouble?!"

Immediately after, a cold, clear light attacked him.

Chu Xingyang was greatly alarmed, barely dodging the bride's attack, and repeatedly asked, "Ayue, what are you doing?"

The bride gritted her teeth: "Don't call me Ayue! I've told you more than once, Zhang Qi and I are deeply in love and mutually attracted, and we willingly became Dao Companions. There's no compulsion whatsoever, and it has nothing to do with the strength of our Cultivation!"

"As my friend, it's fine if you don't congratulate me on my wedding, but you even came to cause trouble!"

"From now on, there's no more affection between you and me!"

After speaking, the bride and the groom, Zhang Qi, joined forces and attacked Chu Xingyang.

The bride's words dealt a critical blow to Chu Xingyang, and his face instantly turned pale.

He instinctively dodged the couple's combined attack, while dodging, he kept asking why.

However, the bride showed no mercy at all. Her attacks were ruthless and each Move was fatal.

Finally, a ray of light pierced through Chu Xingyang's left shoulder.

Chu Xingyang's face showed despair, his heart as dead as ashes.

But the instinct for survival still made him grit his teeth and flee, wounded.

He escaped to a hidden cave, where Chu Xingyang treated his injuries.

After his injuries slowly healed, Chu Xingyang's eyes were surprisingly filled with fighting spirit again.

"It must be that my current strength is not enough."

"If Foundation Establishment isn't enough, then Golden Core. If Golden Core isn't enough, then Nascent Soul."

"As long as I'm strong enough, Ayue, one day, you will change your mind."

Chu Xingyang looked into the distance, muttering to himself.

…

The farce finally ended.

Aside from the loss of face for those involved, how the wedding snatcher, Chu Xingyang, managed to complete Foundation Establishment in such a short time also became a topic of relish for gossips.

Gradually, the name of Mingyue Palace slowly spread among Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It turned out that the Mingyue Palace's claim of lending rare items and Foundation Establishment Cultivation Techniques was not a scam, but real!

With living examples before their eyes, Cultivators seeking help from the Mingyue Palace gradually increased.

Of course, the current contribution points were still limited, so Li Fan ordered the Yin Sisters to strictly select them.

On average, one slot could be released per month.

The rest were sent away with the excuse of insufficient predestined affinity.

However, the Mingyue Palace's cautious behavior instead deepened its credibility in the hearts of Cultivators.

If just any Cultivator could borrow rare items and Cultivation Techniques from the Mingyue Palace, they would instead worry if there was some shocking conspiracy involved.

Thus, the name of Mingyue Palace spread wider and wider.

Many Cultivators at Qi Refining Perfection in Dao Source State traveled long distances to seek borrowed Cultivation Techniques, just to be able to complete Foundation Establishment a few years earlier.

As for the thirty-six percent annual interest, they selectively ignored it.

Foundation Establishment cultivators earn contribution points at more than double the speed of Qi Refining Cultivators.

Even if they chose to repay within three years, the total contribution points repaid would only be close to double the original amount.

Worth it!

Just like that, in Anchor Year 39, the Mingyue Palace's grand undertaking of lending Cultivation Techniques finally began in an orderly fashion.

When the time came to Anchor Year 40, Li Fan finally completed the second stage of the spirit awareness orb test.

His contribution points increased by another forty thousand.

Each month, there were repayments from those who had previously borrowed Cultivation Techniques.

The circulation of contribution points finally began to slowly become less strained.