Chapter 517: Chapter 517: Mystic Association
Since there were already traces and records proving that Lana had awakened as a soul cultivator at the age of twenty, it became much easier to confirm the truth.
And the truth shocked everyone.
Lana had truly leaped from the lower ranks directly into the heaven rank realm.
This discovery immediately caused an uproar.
The news spread throughout countless universities, and many prestigious institutions instantly began sending her tempting offers one after another.
Some offered massive scholarships, while others promised exclusive cultivation resources and protection from influential factions.
They all desperately wanted to poach her.
Even though only four months remained before Lana’s graduation, none of them cared about the timing.
However, Lana calmly ignored every single offer.
After all, her current principal had already treated her extremely well.
Not only had he provided her with countless benefits, but he had also begun preparing Heaven Rank cultivation materials specifically for her use.
Perhaps by the time she graduated, she might even step into the Celestial Core rank.
Just the thought alone filled Lana with excitement.
However, once she began thinking about her future career path, the excitement inside her slowly faded away.
To be honest, she was still uncertain about what she truly wanted to do.
Should she quietly isolate herself somewhere and spend her days crafting talismans while steadily increasing her cultivation rank?
Or should she join Monica and embark on dangerous adventures across the world?
Although confusion filled her heart, Lana did not rush to make a decision.
In her previous life, she had become Lucian’s assistant.
In this life, however, Lucian firmly refused to allow it. "That would be a complete waste of your talent."
That was what he had told her repeatedly. Yet despite hearing those words, Lana knew one thing very clearly.
Even if she were given another chance, she still would not hesitate to remain by Lucian’s side.
As she thought about that, memories from her previous life surfaced once again in her mind.
Taking a deep breath, Lana forcefully pushed those memories away and focused on her current situation instead.
At the evaluation center, Lana was eventually given a special identification card that allowed her to purchase cultivation resources at a direct twenty percent discount.
This was already considered an enormous privilege. The only condition attached to it was simple.
Whenever the evaluation center summoned her for assistance or evaluations, she would need to respond.
In truth, the evaluation center itself was directly affiliated with the Mystical Cultivation Association.
The moment the association learned about Lana’s absurd talent, chaos immediately erupted within the organization.
Almost everyone rushed over personally in hopes of recruiting her.
If Lana had not genuinely become frightened by their overwhelming enthusiasm, they probably would have continued pestering her endlessly.
Even the association’s president personally came to meet her.
Her name was Harper.
Although Harper was already one hundred and fifty years old this year, she still appeared elegant and composed.
Her sharp intelligence had led the Mystical Cultivation Association to unprecedented heights over the years, which was why everyone respected and feared her deeply.
The moment Harper saw Lana’s evaluation results for the first time, she immediately realized one thing.
Lana was destined for greatness.
However, not everyone within the association shared Harper’s optimism.
For example, there was Gavin. Then there was Justin. And finally, there was a woman named Evelyn.
All of them believed that Lana was unsuitable for recruitment.
The reason was fairly simple.
Her cultivation speed was simply too monstrous.
Because of that, many people started suspecting that Lana had secretly consumed some kind of forbidden drug to forcibly raise her cultivation.
Naturally, such suspicions created a terrible impression within the organization.
That negative impression only disappeared after Lana underwent several extensive examinations proving that she had never used any forbidden substances.
Only then did everyone reluctantly accept the truth. Her talent was completely genuine.
Soon afterward, an important meeting was held.
Inside the luxurious conference hall, Harper calmly looked around at everyone seated before her.
All of them were high-ranking officials within the Mystical Cultivation Association.
They possessed enormous authority regarding the distribution of resources, benefits, promotions, and internal decisions.
Harper slowly folded her hands together before speaking calmly.
"I am proposing that Lana officially join the association and receive benefits equivalent to the rank of manager."
The moment those words fell, everyone’s expressions changed drastically.
Within the Mystical Cultivation Association, hierarchy was extremely strict.
First came the unofficial members who had just entered the organization.
Above them were interns who were still undergoing evaluation.
After that came official members. The above official members were team leaders.
Above team leaders stood managers. Above the managers were vice presidents.
And above the vice presidents stood only one person. The president, Harper herself.
Meanwhile, every other person seated within the room held the rank of vice president.
Although none of them individually possessed enough authority to oppose Harper directly, if all of them united politically, they could still stop certain decisions from passing.
After all, this rigid hierarchy ensured one thing above everything else.
The higher one’s position was, the greater the benefits they received.
An unofficial member who completed a task would receive at most only ten percent of the total reward.
Meanwhile, a vice president could passively obtain nearly fifty percent of the profits generated by the members working under them, even if they had not participated in the mission themselves.
All they needed to do was keep that specific member under their faction.
That alone was enough.
When the proposal regarding Lana had first appeared, many of them had secretly become excited.
In their eyes, Lana was a walking treasure mine. With her monstrous cultivation speed and terrifying talent, she was destined to complete countless high-level missions in the future.
Naturally, they had all assumed that she would begin as an unofficial member.
And once she entered that rank, who knew how many years she would remain trapped there?
By then, they would already have earned an enormous portion of her profits and achievements.
That had been the silent plan within everyone’s minds.
