The Hehuan Sect Was Squeezed Dry for Ten Thousand Years, but It Became a Sacred Ground?-Chapter 165

Chapter 165

The positions and information of all other members were displayed at a glance, integrating the previous surveillance function seamlessly. This perspective even extended beyond the sect.

Ning Chen could now communicate with his direct subordinates instantly, regardless of distance, and they could also request voice contact.

He could also allocate his seclusion experience as a shield in critical moments—similar to the previous shared experience function but optimized to remove the 15-minute preparation time.

If a subordinate died, their body would be teleported back instantly, minimizing equipment loss and making post-resurrection looting easier.

As for who counted as “direct subordinates”, only women who had received his branch bloodline and maintained absolute loyalty were worthy of such benefits.

There was also a collective buff:

Within the sect’s territory, everyone would temporarily receive 1/100,000th of Ning Chen’s cultivation aptitude as a bonus.

Those officially recognized as sect members would gain an invisible blessing:

No heavenly tribulations during breakthroughs, only divine favor.

No life-threatening failures.

Of course, in addition to giving, Ning Chen also received feedback from developing his faction.

Once the sect’s population exceeded 1,000 members, the daily seclusion experience gain would increase by 1% on top of the full base value.

For every additional 1,000 members, the bonus would proportionally increase by another 1%, up to a maximum cap of 200%.

Currently, the sect had over 3,700 female cultivators, so the bonus had reached 3.7%.

However, this headcount wasn’t determined by simply recruiting random people, it had to comply with the sect’s predefined recruitment rules. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

And the rules Ning Chen set were:

Beauty score of 95+: Unconditionally accepted, even without cultivation talent. He would personally send them to the Demon Locking Pagoda to awaken their cultivation aptitude.Beauty score of 90-95: Must have at least some cultivation talent. The higher the beauty score, the lower the talent requirement.Beauty score of 85-89: Must possess extraordinary innate talent to qualify.

Thanks to the Ning Family Dao Physique and his gifted abilities, Ning Chen no longer needed to consider innate talent when recruiting.

Once the rules were set, they took effect immediately.

To facilitate this, the system even provided a crystal ball for testing aptitude. Applicants had to place their hands on it—only those who made it glow could join the sect. The crystal ball contained the exact rules Ning Chen had established.

When he first learned about the sect’s population-based rewards, Ning Chen briefly considered lowering the standards to “any woman can join,” just to max out the bonuses quickly.

But the system explained that the difficulty of the recruitment goal would adjust automatically based on the rules. No matter how he set it, the challenge would remain the same. So, Ning Chen gave up on changing the criteria.

That said, many of the sect’s current female cultivators didn’t actually meet the standards.

Those hovering around 90 points in beauty often failed the aptitude requirements.

But since some had already been “blessed” by him, and the rest had consumed years’ worth of Qinglian Sun God Pills, Ning Chen couldn’t just kick them out. Might as well keep them around.

Beyond that, the sect’s faction rating also came with rewards.

Starting from “Great Xia Dynasty’s #1 Sect”, all the way up to “Southern Domain’s Supreme Force”, then “Canglan Realm’s Dominant Power”, and even “Ascension to the Upper Realm”—each milestone offered immensely generous rewards, though they were only revealed upon completion.

Why “generous”?

Because the reward for becoming Great Xia’s #1 Sect was a five-minute combat opportunity for Ning Chen.

This combat opportunity would convert all his accumulated seclusion experience into temporary combat power—and most importantly, it wouldn’t break his seclusion state!

Even more absurdly, he could instantly teleport to any of his direct subordinates, no matter the distance, and fight outside his seclusion range.

Absolutely broken!

These were the main features of the new faction system.

It was clear that this wasn’t a “base-building” mechanic—there was no need to construct facilities or manage infrastructure. Everything revolved around Ning Chen himself.

Even if the sect was just a barren wasteland, his presence alone was enough.

The system prioritized personal strength over collective development, which suited Ning Chen’s preferences perfectly.

As expected of his “Blue Star mother”, she truly understood him!

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