The Undying Immortal System

Establishing the guilds in Lord Kang’s city first and allowing him to claim the stewardship of the kingdom was a gift, but expanding these guilds throughout the kingdom during his tenure would be an even greater one. Even Lord Kang had to know that such gifts were never free. So, what did I want?

More than anything, I just wanted to find out if such guilds were even viable. How much essence would they need? How much karmic energy would they be able to generate? Would it be possible to establish such guilds across the entire continent and create multiple shadow empires like the Blue Wind Pavilion? These guilds held a lot of potential, but handing out affinities came with several potential pitfalls that needed to be sounded out.

However, this was only a reason to test these guilds out. Why give them to Lord Kang?

Because he would act as our shield. The guilds were first established in his city. They would first spread across his kingdom. In the future, they might spread across his empire. If anyone wanted to cause trouble, they would cause trouble for Lord Kang, not for me. Smarter, more informed people might look into things more deeply, but by then, our foundations would hopefully be solid enough to weather such storms.

While I had told Lord Kang and his ministers that anyone could join a guild and become a cultivator, anyone did not mean everyone, and it definitely didn’t mean everyone all at once. We needed to roll out our services gradually so that the guild halls were not overwhelmed.

Therefore, we did not go out and advertise the fact that we would raise people’s affinities or teach them to cultivate. When we first opened our doors, as far as the general public was concerned, the Guild of Alchemists was little more than another random pill hall. It might look fancier, and its items might be a bit more expensive than normal, but it wasn’t anything too special. The only thing we did to draw people’s attention was post a small recruitment notice next to one of the side entrances.

Wanted: 20 new assistants. No Training Required.

Of course, even this didn’t draw much attention. It was common enough for low-level professionals to recruit assistants, and it wasn’t something to get overly excited about. These jobs usually just involved doing a lot of grunt work for low wages.

This situation led to the first few days of the guild being rather slow. A few people came in to purchase pills, and there was a bit of surprise when they found out that we were selling large quantities of Perfect pills, but the fact that we were only selling Perfect pills limited the number of people who could afford them. For mortals who were unconcerned about the buildup of pill toxins, our prices no doubt seemed excessive.