"A gigantic shrimp, its strength should be at the Golden Core Late Stage."
"There are also human bones below, many storage bags, and various cultivators’ magic treasures. It seems many cultivators who came here have perished."
"Its combat ability shouldn’t be weak, it might have some talent skills. We need to be careful later."
"The shrimp’s pincers are very powerful in attack, and its shell should be of the same strength. The shell is indeed hard and could be used as refining materials, but it doesn’t seem particularly good. It might only produce a low-grade magic treasure, quite useless."
For the Golden Core Nascent Soul disciples present, low-grade magic treasures are easy to obtain.
But for the general Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Stage disciples, having a low-grade magic treasure is better than none at all.
"To get the things at the bottom of the lake, we still need to eliminate it first."
The people present were not panicked, after all, there were fifty Nascent Soul Stage among them.
With so many people, it made it difficult to distribute things.
"This little shrimp is only at the Golden Core Late Stage, we should handle it easily. There seem to be many things at the bottom of the lake, but with three hundred of us here, it’s hard to distribute." Shi Kui spoke up, "I have a suggestion."
Everyone quieted down and listened attentively.
"All fellow sect members know there’s no absolute fairness in this world. As one of the leaders this time, I’ll try my best to keep it fair for these ten days. Next, I’ll propose my suggestion for everyone to vote on, the majority vote will prevail."
"Alright, without further ado, my suggestion is to draw lots and go down in groups. Of course, there will be time limits for going down, and once time is up, you must come up, and each person can only take one item." Shi Kui continued, "For Nascent Soul Stage, only one person can go down."
"For Golden Core Stage, two can team up."
"And for Foundation Establishment Stage, teams shall not exceed twenty people."
"Of course, if anyone doesn’t want to go down, there are no issues with that."
"If anyone encounters danger during the process, as the leader, I will definitely step in to rescue them. With so many people present, we won’t watch our fellow sect members face life-threatening situations. But, I definitely won’t help you acquire any items."
"Once the rotation ends, everything will depend on individual capabilities. Everyone here is a fellow sect member, and once a fellow sect member acquires something, do not snatch or attack them. Anyone who violates this will be sent out immediately according to the sect rules."
"If everyone agrees, raise your hand."
Upon finishing, everyone except Ah Chen and Ling Yu raised their hands.
Comparatively, this was already a fair proposal, providing care for fellow low-stage cultivators. Though the cultivation world is ruthless, a large sect requires sustainable development. Strong disciples grow from the weak.
Ling Yu said, "I’ve been here once, I won’t compete with everyone for these things."
The crowd smiled amiably, then glanced at Ah Chen, remembering that she was the Sect Master’s daughter, surely not lacking in resources, and with her talents, she really didn’t need so many resources. It wasn’t surprising at all.
Shi Kui also glanced at Ah Chen, but showed no expression, seemingly unsurprised by the situation.
"Alright, then take some time to form teams. Once the teams are formed, we’ll start drawing lots," Shi Kui said.
The scene immediately became lively, with some wanting bigger teams, while others preferred smaller teams, hoping to divide the treasures more generously.
"Junior Sister Pei, aren’t you going to take a look?" Jin Congshuang approached Ah Chen, feeling not quite at ease.
The shrimp at the bottom of the lake had Golden Core Late Stage strength, if Pei Chen participated, she might injure the little shrimp, and Jin Congshuang could seize the opportunity to make a contract.
"No," Ah Chen said, "I’m more interested in these spiritual medicines, planning to pick them for alchemy to feed spiritual beasts."
Many people twitched at her words.
Listen to these words, but most didn’t care much since it wasn’t their business, what Pei Chen did with her things was up to her.
At least those who could enter the Secret Realm were at the Foundation Establishment Stage, looking forward to the future.
Jin Congshuang couldn’t say much more, otherwise, it would seem like she was trying to force Pei Chen into the water.
Never mind, it doesn’t matter if they can’t count on Pei Chen.
Everyone would need to deal with the shrimp, and then she could find a chance to make a contract.
The drawing results came out quickly, and everyone went down one by one.
The first drawn was a twenty-person Foundation Establishment team. The Golden Core Late Stage shrimp was still too strong for them, and within the time restriction, they only managed to get one storage bag, with a few people having their clothes clipped by the shrimp and someone injured.
Fortunately, the items in the storage bag were decent enough for some gains. They continued to pick spiritual medicines and observe others going down.
Very soon, it was Jin Congmo’s turn, who had scouted that the shrimp was guarding a pearl half the size of a fist at the lake bottom, which seemed to be a good thing.
Teamed with Zhuo Hong, they had already discussed to aim for the pearl.
In fact, many plans revolved around acquiring the pearl, but previous teams have failed.
Jin Congmo had some abilities and was lucky, and without interference, he might have succeeded.
But with Ah Chen here, she certainly wouldn’t let him get his wish.
Her consciousness attached to the little shrimp made a move, with one pincer grabbing the pearl, and the other crazily attacking Jin Congmo and Zhuo Hong, making them completely embarrassed.
By then, they had given up on the pearl and aimed for something else, any magic treasure, storage bag, or even those pearl shells would be fine.
But Ah Chen wouldn’t give them the chance. Eventually, they were driven out of the water by the little shrimp, acquiring nothing—the first team thus far to come away empty-handed.
Jin Congmo and Zhuo Hong were covered in wounds from the shrimp’s pincers, their faces pale and crestfallen, utterly disheveled.
This sounded a warning bell for many, better take what you can, or you might end up with nothing.
As a result, many set their eyes on those storage bags.
There were also scattered rings and jade bracelets, hairpins, and other magic treasures, but it was uncertain whether they contained space.
Many, for safety, chose the storage bags.
Storage bags also come in grades, naturally going for the higher-grade ones, much like opening a mystery box.
Jin Congshuang was towards the end, mainly eyeing the shrimp, not worried about items being taken by others.
Finally, it was Shi Kui’s turn.
She too was aiming for that pearl, and Ah Chen bore no grudges against her, so she didn’t interfere much.
With Shi Kui’s skills, she quickly obtained the pearl.
Many fellow Nascent Soul Stage members cast envious glances; previously, even Nascent Soul Stages had gone down, but the water being the shrimp’s territory, acquiring the pearl within the time limit wasn’t easy.
Shi Kui’s smooth success was largely due to her array skills.
Finally, it was Jin Congshuang’s Foundation Establishment team’s turn, with only eight people, all closely connected to Jin Congshuang and not too friendly towards the commissioner.