The next morning, Raon found a small package outside his quarters. Inside was a sealed letter and three low-grade Spirit Condensing Pills.
**Qi Refinement support pills. Basic but useful. Someone's being nice.**
The letter was from Elder Jeong:
Guard Raon,
{Your dedication to self-improvement has been noted. While I cannot officially endorse your... unconventional training methods, I can provide resources that any diligent practitioner deserves.
These pills will help stabilize Qi circulation. Take one every three days during morning meditation. Do not exceed this dosage, your meridians need time to adapt.
The sect's monthly resource distribution occurs in five days. Core Formation practitioners receive two Spirit Condensing Pills, one bottle of Meridian Wash solution, and access to the Cultivation Chamber for four hours monthly. As you've recently advanced, you're now eligible.
Use these resources wisely.
Elder Jeong}
Raon stared at the pills, then at the letter. This was Elder Jeong's way of saying she approved without openly defying Elder Cho's suspicions.
**Sect politics. She's protecting you by making it look official.**
"Smart," Raon murmured.
He examined the pills more closely. Each one contained compressed Qi, not much, maybe equivalent to an hour of intensive meditation, but refined and pure. For someone stuck at a bottleneck, this could be the push needed to break through.
**Standard cultivation support. Most sects provide similar resources based on rank. The problem is Blue Pearl's resources are... limited. Declining sect means declining funding.**
"How limited?"
**Your three pills? A major sect would provide thirty. Your four hours in the Cultivation Chamber? Top sects give unlimited access to Core Formation disciples. Blue Pearl is broke, basically.**
"That explained a lot about the sect's decline. You couldn't progress without resources, and you couldn't get resources without proving progress. A vicious cycle."
"Plus in the original storyline that was mention but overlooked cause the sects destruction happened so fast, the story was based on Jin's survival"
**Yes the blue pearl fell due to it's decline"
**Jin broke through confronting the Heavenly Demonic Alliance's first attack. But it was too late when he did**
**Only able to save a few people in the original story, they travelled slowly rebuilding the Blue Pearl Sect and growing past what they were with Jin's discoveries of efficient cultivation methods, While joining hands with the Murim Alliance to defeat the Heavelny Demonic Alliance Emperor**
Raon let out a loud sigh. He pocketed the pills. Another problem to solve, but later. First, survive. Then thrive.