The Jade Stone Curse Technique was also called the Jade Man Curse Technique. It was a very terrifying Curse Technique. Once a person was hit by this Curse Technique, their heart would slowly turn into jade stone. At that time, the person would naturally die.
The identity cards that Zhao Hai gave to the members of the Tide-watching Gang contained this curse. If the person didn't betray the Tide-watching Gang, then they would be fine. But if they betrayed the gang, then they would immediately be hit by the Jade Stone Curse and die in a short time. As long as the person's chest wasn't opened, nobody would know how they died.
However, Zhao Hai didn't do this. This was because the people of the Tide-watching Gang weren't from the Lost Soul Empire. The people of the Lost Soul Empire might be loyal to him, but the people of the Tide-watching Gang wouldn't be loyal to him.
Naturally, the Tide-watching Gang didn't know that there was a sword hanging over their heads. They only knew that with the new identity cards, they would be safer.
Besides the identity cards, Zhao Hai also paid attention to the Tide-watching Gang's situation. At this time, there were only a few people who had reached the Spirit Realm in Qi Refining. Moreover, these people had already learned the Medium Technique. Zhao Hai thought about it and finally decided to divide the Tide-watching Gang's disciples into different levels.
The first level was for the Cultivators who had just learned the Spiritual Force Cultivation Method. They were the Outer Court Disciples of the Tide-watching Gang. Most of them were at the Mortal Realm or below. The second level was for the Inner Court Disciples of the Tide-watching Gang. These Inner Court Disciples not only learned the Spiritual Force Cultivation Method, they also learned how to use the Tidal Force to improve their spiritual force. Generally, these Inner Court Disciples were at the 11th or 12th level of Qi Refining. Only by reaching this level would their spiritual force be able to resist the Tidal Force.
The third level was for those who had reached the Spirit Realm in Qi Refining. These disciples had already begun to learn the Medium Technique. They were also the Core Disciples of the Tide-watching Gang. They were the ones that the Tide-watching Gang focused on.
This division of disciples was somewhat different from the Sword Spirit Realm. However, this was something that couldn't be helped. The disciples of the Tide-watching Gang only had this level of strength. If they were to divide the disciples according to the Sword Spirit Realm, then most of the people in the Tide-watching Gang would become janitor disciples. There wouldn't be many outer court disciples, and even fewer inner court disciples. It was impossible for them to become core disciples. This was very disadvantageous to the development of the Tide-watching Gang. Therefore, Zhao Hai came up with this method of division.
In fact, Zhao Hai's division was reasonable. This was because the disciples of the Tide-watching Gang mainly cultivated spiritual force while their main means of attack were magic techniques. However, one shouldn't underestimate them because of this. In fact, the Inner Court Disciples of the Tide-watching Gang might not be as strong as the Inner Court Disciples of the Big Sects. However, they were still able to fight against the Inner Court Disciples of the small sects. This was because the Inner and Core Disciples of the Tide-watching Gang could use artifacts. Moreover, they had artifacts in their hands. Therefore, their fighting strength wasn't weak.
It was impossible for Zhao Hai to have too many artifacts in the Tide-watching Gang. However, it was still possible to equip the Inner and Core Disciples with some low-grade artifacts. Aside from the Core Disciples' artifacts that were refined by Zhao Hai, the Inner Court Disciples' artifacts were mostly low-grade artifacts that they bought from outside. The Tide-watching Gang wasn't lacking in money. Their wine was selling very well, and the gang's economic conditions were very good. When the gang had money, they would naturally improve the treatment of the people in the gang. The Inner Court Disciples being equipped with artifacts was a new benefit for the gang. This benefit was much better compared to the small sects in the Sword Spirit World.
The gang had all kinds of missions, and these missions brought a lot of income to the gang. In the end, these income would be used on the members of the gang. Because of this, the Tide-watching Gang's development was very good.
After dealing with the various matters in the gang, Zhao Hai prepared to go to Spirit Crab Island. He wanted to hand over his earnings, and at the same time, he wanted to see Xiao Yi.
Although Zhao Hai didn't understand why Xiao Yi was so optimistic about him from the beginning, he felt that having such a person in the Spirit Crab Island wouldn't be bad for them. Because of this, he wanted to keep in contact with Xiao Yi so that Xiao Yi would speak up for the Tide-watching Gang in the future.
This wasn't the first time Zhao Hai came to the Spirit Crab Island. After he handed over his things, he directly went to see Xiao Yi. However, when he greeted him, he found out that Xiao Yi had already become an Inner Court Disciple. This made Zhao Hai somewhat surprised.
With an attitude of giving it a try, Zhao Hai went to see Xiao Yi. But contrary to Zhao Hai's expectations, Xiao Yi actually agreed to see Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai followed an Inner Court Disciple of the Spirit Crab Island to Xiao Yi's courtyard.
The Inner Court Disciple went forward to knock on the door. Then Xiao Yi's voice was heard, "Zhao Hai, come in." Zhao Hai nodded and then pushed the door open.
After entering the courtyard, Zhao Hai saw Xiao Yi standing in front of the door to welcome him. The courtyard wasn't very big and there weren't many rooms inside. There was only a row of four or five rooms.
Zhao Hai quickly gave Xiao Yi a salute and said, "I have seen Senior Brother Xiao. I congratulate Senior Brother Xiao for becoming an Inner Court Disciple. Because I didn't know about this, I didn't bring any gifts. I only brought a few jars of wine. I hope Senior Brother Xiao doesn't mind."
"Hahaha." Xiao Yi laughed and said, "There's no need to be so polite. It's good to have wine. Come in and have a seat." Zhao Hai nodded and then followed Xiao Yi into the room.
Upon entering the room, Zhao Hai saw a small living room with a few rattan chairs and a tea table made of rattan. There were also a few shelves in the living room. On the shelves were some porcelain. However, these porcelain weren't just for show. They were all used. There were only teacups, teapots, wine cups, and so on.
After Xiao Yi sat down, he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Sit down, don't be polite. You're the boss here, just like back in Tideview City."
Zhao Hai quickly returned the salute and then sat down. Xiao Yi looked at Zhao Hai and said, "When you came last time, I was out on a mission so I didn't see you. However, I received your wine. The taste is very good. I heard that you brewed it yourself?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes. Because there's an orchard on Tidewatch Mountain, I had everyone pick some fruits and brew some wine. Last time, I gave some to Senior Brother Xiao. This time, I brought some more. Because the wine has been stored for a long time, the taste should be better. I hope Senior Brother Xiao will like it." After saying that, Zhao Hai took out a spatial bag and handed it over to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi wasn't polite. He took the bag and opened it. There were ten jugs of wine inside, each jug weighed about twenty pounds. He put the bag away and smiled. "Then I'll have to thank you. The wine you brewed is very good. I like it very much. Did you come to give me something again this time?" Zhao Hai nodded. Xiao Yi didn't say anything.
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes, I've already prepared this year's tribute. Senior Brother Xiao, I want to ask, if I have something to do while I'm in seclusion, can I ask other people to help me deliver the tribute to the island?"
Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Of course, you can. You can deliver it to anyone as long as you say that it was you who delivered it. Why? Do you want to go into seclusion?"
Zhao Hai replied, "I don't have such thoughts right now. I'm just afraid that when I go into seclusion, it would be troublesome if I don't let others deliver the tribute. Therefore, I'm asking in advance."
Xiao Yi nodded and said, "En, don't worry. You can just ask your gang members to send the items up. You don't have to come personally. However, the people from other strongholds are usually sent by the managers of the strongholds. This is because they can cultivate here for a period of time and exchange for things they need. If you don't come personally, then you won't have this opportunity to cultivate."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "I'm just taking precautions. In the future, even if I have other people deliver the tribute, I'll certainly bring some wine for Senior Brother Xiao. We don't have anything else, but we do have a lot of wine. I just hope that Senior Brother Xiao doesn't dislike the fact that it's not spirit wine."
Xiao Yi laughed and said, "Who can drink spirit wine every day? I'm afraid that even the Island Lord can't. This kind of wine is very good. Since you're here, do you want to cultivate on the island for a few days?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and sighed, "I can't. There are still a lot of things to do in the gang. I can't stay on the island for too long. After delivering the wine to Senior Brother Xiao, I'll be heading back. If there's a chance in the future, we'll talk again."
When Xiao Yi heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but be surprised and said, "You're in such a hurry?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes, there are a lot of things to do in the gang. There are so many people who need to eat and cultivate. We can't just ignore them, so we can't stay for too long."
Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. If there's a chance in the future, I'll talk to the people on the island and have them exempt you from some tributes. That way, you can relax a bit."
Zhao Hai pretended to be overjoyed. He stood up and bowed to Xiao Yi, "Thank you, Senior Brother Xiao. This Zhao Hai will never forget Senior Brother Xiao's kindness."
Xiao Yi waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be so polite. Right, I'll give this to you. It's nothing good, just a Cultivation Method. It might be useful to you." As he said that, Xiao Yi took out a jade slip and gave it to Zhao Hai. After Zhao Hai expressed his thanks, he received the jade slip and then said goodbye to Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi didn't ask him to stay and sent him to the door. Then Zhao Hai returned to the Tide-observing Gang.
What Zhao Hai didn't know was that this time, he became famous in Spirit Crab Island. Xiao Yi was also very famous among the inner disciples of Spirit Crab Island. This was because when he was an outer disciple, he was already in the top eight. But now, the other top ten outer disciples of Spirit Crab Island had yet to enter the inner sect, but he was already an inner disciple. Moreover, his strength was also very good. Once he entered the inner sect, he would become a mid-tier inner disciple. Because of this, he was very famous among the inner disciples of Spirit Crab Island. It was said that an elder of the island was very optimistic about him and wanted to accept him as a disciple. It can be said that his future was boundless. And such a disciple actually looked at a Rogue Cultivator in a different light. This made a lot of people in Spirit Crab Island curious. Zhao Hai's name slowly became known to the people of Spirit Crab Island.
However, the people of Spirit Crab Island didn't trouble him. After all, Xiao Yi was there. They were just curious about Zhao Hai.
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