The five people stared blankly at the corpses outside, exchanging glances.
After a while, Ye Wuyai murmured, "How... how powerful that NPC is."
"A Newbie Village NPC, if he didn't have some strength, could he guard this place? It would have been flattened by demonic beasts long ago."
Qin Zhenhua had played countless games, and he had absolute faith in Chu Huaian's strength.
Now that the four of them had calmed down, they all collapsed onto the ground and began to wail.
The four were covered in blood, and many places on their bodies were still bleeding, especially Qin Zhenhua, who had deep, bone-visible scratches on his back and arms.
He had never suffered such severe injuries since he was a child, and he screamed in pain, tears and snot flowing uncontrollably.
"Are... are you guys okay?" Jiang Xiaoxiao also reacted now, flustered and unsure what to do.
"Xiaoxiao, your brother is dying. Can you go to the mall and buy some medicine to save me? If it's too late, I'll die from the pain."
Lin Ye pulled open his clothes, his chest sunken, clearly showing several broken ribs.
The others were not much better; stark white bones were visible to the naked eye.
"Xiaoxiao, we will repay your great kindness in the future. Please, save us," Qin Zhenhua begged, crying loudly.
"But... but things in the mall are so expensive. My... my contribution points aren't enough..." Jiang Xiaoxiao said, fiddling with the corner of her clothes, a little embarrassed.
"I just checked, you have 15 contribution points. A Lesser Revitalizing Pill in the mall only costs two contribution points, so four of them would only be eight contribution points," Zhao Shijie kindly reminded her.
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao seemed to have her tail stepped on, and she jumped up, screaming, "Eight points! I worked from dawn till dusk for two days and only earned 15 contribution points! No way!"
"Sister Xiaoxiao, please!"
The four showed pitiful expressions, looking at Jiang Xiaoxiao with pleading eyes.
"Oh, I know a good idea!" Jiang Xiaoxiao suddenly had a flash of inspiration and quickly picked up the machete on the ground.
Just as the four were somewhat bewildered, Jiang Xiaoxiao suddenly raised the knife and chopped at Ye Wuyai, who was closest.
"Holy crap, Xiaoxiao, what are you doing?!"
Ye Wuyai was startled and scrambled backward with hands and feet, barely dodging a fatal blow.
If he hadn't been quick-eyed and quick-handed, that single strike would have been enough to cut off his neck.
"Killing you guys! That way you can revive and won't have to spend contribution points. Aren't I smart?" Jiang Xiaoxiao said, her innocent eyes wide, looking delighted.
Hearing this, the four recoiled, scrambling to their feet, and yelled, "Are you a devil?"
"Hmph, do you think I'm stupid? The guild information panel shows individual contribution points. You want to trick me? No way!"
Jiang Xiaoxiao snorted, dropped the machete, and walked alone towards the pile of demonic beast corpses.
The four looked at each other. Zhao Shijie looked at Lin Ye, dissatisfied, and said, "Didn't you say college students are easy to fool?"
"All your ideas are terrible!" Qin Zhenhua rolled his eyes.
Lin Ye awkwardly scratched his head, forcing a smile, "How was I supposed to know this girl is so cunning?"
"Forget it, forget it. Let's exchange for Lesser Revitalizing Pills first. Our injuries are too severe for ordinary hemostatic pills to work anymore."
"Damn it, I only have two contribution points left. Once they're used, they're gone."
"As if anyone else isn't in the same boat! They're all used to buy pills!"
The four grumbled as they exchanged pills from the mall.
This time, teaming up to fight monsters, they only completed one sect mission, and each person only received five contribution points.
Their previous contribution points had also been completely squandered in this operation.
However, the four also gained a huge harvest; their cultivation had all advanced to the late Mortal stage, and Zhao Shijie was only five experience points away from advancing to the Body Forging stage.
The four planned to chop trees all night tonight, striving to break through to the Body Forging stage on the third day and obtain cultivation techniques.
"Hey, come help me! I can't lift it by myself!"
Just then, Jiang Xiaoxiao's exasperated voice came from outside.
"Alright, coming!"
...
The five worked for several hours and finally finished dismembering the demonic beast meat, then set up a bonfire in the courtyard.
Chu Huaian opened his door, smelling the aroma.
The five busy people smiled and greeted him, then lowered their heads and continued their work.
Chu Huaian walked over and looked at the large pile of skewered meat on the table, a hint of nostalgia rising in his heart.
He picked up a few plates of demonic beast meat and sat by the bonfire, quietly grilling.
"It's almost ready. Everyone, come and sit," Qin Zhenhua called out. The others wiped the sweat from their faces and plopped down by the bonfire.
Chu Huaian handed the grilled demonic beast meat to them, smiling faintly, "Try my cooking."
The five were not polite, grabbing skewers and starting to eat.
"Not bad at all," Ye Wuyai took a bite and immediately gave a thumbs-up.
The others also praised him one after another.
"Xian Ge, this is specially grilled for you. Please try it."
Lin Ye presented several skewers of grilled meat to Chu Huaian, his face full of flattery.
"Xian Ge, when it comes to eating, I, Qin Zhenhua, dare to say I'm number one, and no one dares to say they're second. You'll definitely be satisfied with these few skewers of fatty meat," Qin Zhenhua thumped his chest and boasted loudly.
Zhao Shijie and the other two exchanged glances, immediately reacted, and quickly stopped what they were doing, but they hadn't prepared anything, so they could only sit by and fret.
"These two shameless scoundrels!" Zhao Shijie and the other two scorned them fiercely in their hearts.
They could only blame themselves for being too young and not having considered this point.
Chu Huaian did not disappoint the two. After eating their food, he said, "You worked hard on this barbecue. I will reward each of you with ten contribution points out of my own pocket."
Upon hearing this, the five excitedly waved their arms, "Yay, Xian Ge is mighty!"
Chu Huaian smiled. As the Sect Master, he had the authority to distribute contribution points.
Contribution points are related to the sect shop; the contribution points consumed by players are ultimately stored in the sect warehouse, used to upgrade the sect's level.
Only Chu Huaian could see this; other disciples had no right to view it.
To upgrade a Level One Sect to a Level Two Sect, in addition to meeting the sect's experience value, a certain amount of sect contribution points must also be consumed.
Currently, the contribution points consumed by the five were not much, only a few tens of points in total, which was negligible compared to the ten thousand contribution points required for sect upgrades.
Therefore, Chu Huaian didn't mind rewarding them.
You can't just make the horse run; occasional rewards are necessary.
Look how happy these few are smiling.
Chu Huaian silently gave himself a thumbs-up.
"If only there was some beer now, it would be even better," Chu Huaian couldn't help but sigh.
The five people, who were eating, visibly paused and silently kept it in mind, deciding that after they returned, they would learn how to brew beer.
An hour later, Zhao Shijie suddenly felt a burning sensation throughout his body, followed by Lin Ye and the others experiencing the same symptoms.
Seeing this, Chu Huaian immediately put down his grilled skewer and said seriously, "Demonic beast meat can help you temper your physique. If combined with cultivation techniques, it can further advance your cultivation."
"Now, I will teach you the most basic meditation breathing method."
The five endured the pain, sat cross-legged, and followed Chu Huaian's instructions.