Chapter 97: Departure
Under He Song's verbal threats and the stimulation of the murderous intent in his eyes.
The rapist who had been pretending to be a servant girl instantly felt a chill in his heart, realizing that He Song had seen through his disguise.
However.
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't understand.
Why would an Immortal Master be eyeing someone like him, a mere rapist?
Could the Immortal Master be interested in learning his skills in sexual assault?
With countless thoughts racing through his mind, he dared not defy He Song. "Yes, yes, I'll speak normally, please calm down, Immortal Master."
As his voice changed back to a male one, his body transformed with a series of crisp bone-shifting sounds. In a short time, he went from a petite servant girl to a burly man.
Although there was no beard on his face, He Song could hardly equate the big man's figure with the petite servant girl he had just seen.
The size difference was too great, and if it weren't for the difficulty in hiding certain features when changing from male to female, He Song might not have seen through him.
Seeing this, a glint of interest flashed in He Song's eyes.
The martial arts skills of the rapist seemed quite unique, not something common or mundane.
"Recite the technique you've learned to change your appearance."
Seeing that the other party was so obedient, He Song casually made a wiping gesture, and a thin piece of paper appeared in front of him.
At the same time, spirit power flowed from his fingers, ready to record the words on the paper.
Although He Song had already found the secret manual of the "Bones and Muscles Easing Skills" from the rapist, he still needed to verify its authenticity by comparing it with what the rapist recited.
Soon, under He Song's questioning, the rapist recited the entire "Bones and Muscles Easing Skills" manual.
He Song jotted it down, compared it with the manual, and after finding no discrepancies, he chopped off one of the rapist's hands.
Ignoring the miserable screams that followed. Ne/w novel chapt𝒆rs are p/u/blished on no/vel(/bin(.)c/o/m
He Song ordered him to recite the manual again.
In this way.
After reciting it three times.
The rapist was reduced to a mere cripple.
He Song then asked him about the location of the cave where he had obtained the "Bones and Muscles Easing Skills" and the "Thick Earth Formulas." After obtaining a location.
He Song nodded in satisfaction, using the Fireball Skill to turn the rapist into ashes.
He collected the ashes into his storage bag, cleaned up the traces around him,
Ince
leu.
This man.
Was a rapist.
In He Song's view, once he discovered his identity, the man was as good as dead.
Moreover, he couldn't let him die too easily.
In this ancient-like mortal world, the existence of rapists could bring about the ruin of countless households and lives.
Having no psychological pressure in killing such people, He Song didn't think twice about it.
Furthermore.
After obtaining the "Bones and Muscles Easing Skills" from him, He Song also needed to keep it a secret.
Who could keep a secret forever?
The answer was, of course, obvious.
Only the dead could keep secrets forever.
After obtaining the "Bones and Muscles Easing Skills," He Song did not go to the location mentioned by the rapist to seek opportunities. Instead, he hurried back to the Immortal Pavilion without stopping.
Although He Song looked down upon mortal martial artists in Salt City, killing two evil people in one day, he knew his own limits as a cultivator.
While facing mortal martial artists, he could handle them with ease.
However, if he encountered Evil Cultivators, with his current level of cultivation, he could only pray that they hadn't learned the Earthshaking Skill and use the Earth Tunneling Skill to escape for his life.
Therefore.
As soon as he achieved his goal.
Leaving the mortal world and returning to the safety of the Immortal Pavilion was his top priority.
A few days later.
He Song stood in the quiet chamber, activating the Bones and Muscles Easing Skills, manipulating his muscles and bones with the secret technique.
Soon, He Song's originally handsome face underwent a drastic change.
At the same time, his height shrunk by almost half a head.
Aside from having sixth-tier Qi Refining level spirit power, He Song had completely become a different person.
Standing in front of the bronze mirror, he looked up.
A simple and honest-looking teenager appeared in the mirror.
The teenager wasn't tall, but his muscles were quite firm. His honest face paired with his physique gave people the impression that he had little experience in the world.
Then, He Song once again activated the Bones and Muscles Easing Skills, manipulating his muscles and bones with the secret technique. Immediately, He Song's originally honest face changed again.
Suddenly.
A handsome young master appeared in the bronze mirror.
Though he wasn't wearing white clothes and holding a white folding fan, his elegant demeanor was enough to catch anyone's attention.
"Not bad, not bad. With this secret technique and the Breath Concealment Formulas, no one, not even those who are familiar with me, will be able to recognize me."
After trying out several different appearances in front of the mirror, He Song returned to his originally handsome appearance, his eyes filled with satisfaction and his heart secretly delighted.
Now.
Even if he suddenly had a large number of spirit stones in his possession, it would not arouse suspicion from others.
Moreover, as an amulet Tao master, his combat strength was powerful, and he wouldn't attract unnecessary covetousness.
In this way.
After learning the secret technique that could change his appearance, He
Song's top priority was to change his appearance and start stealing spirit rice.
Although he had already increased his success rate of crafting the low-grade Thick Earth Amulet to over 50%, the spirit stones he possessed were no longer in short supply.
But who would complain about having too many spirit stones?
Upon receiving his annual salary the previous year and purchasing a large amount of amulet-making materials with those hundred-plus spirit stones, He Song had managed to raise the success rate of crafting low-grade Thick Earth Amulets to over 50%.
As for the low-grade Golden Light Amulets and Divine Movement Amulets, the success rates were not high.
To quickly increase the success rates of the low-grade Golden Light and Divine Movement Amulets to over 50%, a large amount of spirit stones were needed.
Although ordinary amulet Tao masters would use one type of amulet with a high success rate to earn spirit stones and then use those spirit stones to continuously improve the success rates of the other two types of amulets to rapidly improve their amulet-making skills.
In doing so, they could become a true amulet Tao master.
A true amulet Tao master's success rate with each of the three types of low-grade spirit amulets must be over 50%.
As for He Song.
Since he had already cultivated massive amounts of spirit rice and could steal it without anyone knowing, it made sense for him to steal spirit rice, quickly acquire large amounts of spirit stones, and use them to strengthen his skills and increase his amulet-making success rate.
This was the optimal solution for He Song.
By doing so, he could quickly achieve enormous progress!
He Song put his plan into action, activating the Bones and Muscles Easing Skills and manipulating his muscles and bones with the secret technique.
Soon.
A slightly taller and indifferent-looking young man appeared in the bronze mirror in front of He Song.
He looked to the left and right, then used the Spirit Vision Skill to inspect himself again. After ensuring that there were no flaws, He Song nodded in satisfaction..
Chapter 98: Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion
Activating the Breath Concealment Formulas again.
He Song's breath instantly disappeared without a trace.
If it weren't for the bronze mirror in front of him and his figure still visible in the quiet room, He Song might have thought he had disappeared.
The Breath Concealment Formulas can hide one's breath, making it impossible for others to detect their breath and cultivation base.
Like this.
He Song only needs to put on a black robe to perfectly hide his identity.
Although the black robe doesn't have the function of preventing divine sense detection, when He Song encounters other Qi Refining cultivators, he doesn't have to worry about them having divine sense.
If he runs into a Foundation Establishment Master, even if their divine sense sweeps over him, his face won't be his original one.
Naturally, the security is still very high.
Even if the Thick Earth Sect knows that within their sphere of influence, a Formation Tao cultivator has appeared, they cannot trace He Song.
With a different body shape and no trace of his breath, there is naturally no way to search.
Having this in mind.
He Song casually took out a black robe from his storage bag and quickly put it on.
This black robe was something he had bought early on in the Stall Section, many cultivators would have some prepared.
He Song bought more than a dozen of them, planning to burn each one after wearing it once, definitely not giving anyone else the opportunity to track him down.
Put on the black robe.
Hide the breath. Ne/w novel chapt𝒆rs are p/u/blished on no/vel(/bin(.)c/o/m
After changing his appearance and body shape.
A thin piece of paper soon appeared in He Song's hand.
As the spirit power poured out, lines of text quickly appeared on the thin paper.
"Wei, I'm in a critical stage of practicing amulet making, so I'm entrusting you to help me. Please check the Medicine Garden twice a day."
"Once I finish my practice, I'll definitely invite Wei to Osmanthus Pavilion."
"He Song."
With a spit of spirit power from his hand, the thin paper instantly transformed into a sound-transmitting paper crane and soared into the sky, flying to the distance.
For this trip, he didn't know how long he would be gone, so he couldn't give up his position as the Medicine Garden administrator just yet.
So, he could only ask Wei Fan to fulfill his duties temporarily.
After all, Wei Fan has already helped him once, so this time should be familiar ground and with fewer mistakes.
After completing all this and having no more worries.
He Song casually picked up the small cargo storage bag next to him and put it into his black robe. In an instant, his entire body tunneled into the ground and headed east.
This time.
With full preparation, He Song did not plan to sell spirit rice in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
That would be too easy to trace.
Instead, he decided to tunnel to Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion, another immortal pavilion a thousand miles to the east of Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion.
As the name implies.
Most of the income of the immortal pavilion comes from the spirit rabbits raised in the pavilion.
It's like most of the income at Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion comes from the vast expanse of Golden Bamboo planted inside.
The growing cycle of Golden Bamboo is a bit long, and He Song never thought about planting it.
Instead, the Grey Spirit Rabbit in the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion.
It is considered a precious ingredient.
The reason for choosing this immortal pavilion also has its reasons.
When He Song first traversed to this place and flipped through the surrounding map in the Spirit Skill Pavilion, he found a record of the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion.
The Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion is the most popular immortal pavilion among the surrounding cultivators, aside from Green Wall Immortal City.
It's not for any other reason.
Only because in the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion, the price of spirit rabbits is much cheaper than in other immortal pavilions.
In the records, the spicy rabbit head in the Osmanthus Pavilion located in the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion is most popular among cultivators. Basically, those who have been there will taste it.
Perhaps it is due to their love of good food.
Perhaps Grey Spirit Rabbits in the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion are too cheap.
Or perhaps fluffy rabbits can also evoke cultivators' fondness.
The Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion is quite famous in the surrounding area.
It is the immortal pavilion with the most cultivators around, except for Green Wall Immortal City.
Because of this, the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion is full of mixed fish and dragons, and all kinds of cultivators walk through it. The public order is more chaotic than Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
However, despite that.
He Song still chose the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion as the place to sell his spirit rice.
The reason is that there are enough cultivators in the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion. Selling more than 20,000 catties of spirit rice in one go will not attract attention too quickly.
If it really attracts attention afterward, he will probably already be tunneling away.
With Earth Tunneling Skill and Breath Concealment Formulas.
He Song can leave the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion quickly without being detected by other cultivators.
In this way, He Song's safety would naturally increase significantly.
It takes nearly one day and one night for He Song to tunnel the thousand miles from Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion to Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion at his current speed.
Fortunately, before leaving the immortal pavilion, He Song had already asked Wei Fan to take care of the Medicine Garden.
So there was no need to worry about the garden being unattended.
However.
For the first time in performing such a long-distance tunneling, He Song's initial curiosity quickly turned to indifference.
Tunneling across a thousand miles with his Earth Tunneling Skill, He Song could stick his head out to take a look at his surroundings and enjoy the landscape of this world at intervals.
But as time passed, the number of times He Song peeked out decreased.
Until eventually, he only stuck his head out when necessary and didn't surface, always tunneling underground.
No matter how beautiful the scenery is.
It becomes dull after a while.
One day later.
He Song followed his memory of the location of the Spirit Rabbit Immortal
Mansion and easily tunneled to a hidden corner a few miles away from the mansion.
Compared to Bamboo Mountain Immortal Mansion, the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion is considerably larger.
Additionally, the cultivators walking around here are more numerous than those at Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
After all, aside from Green Wall Immortal City, it is the immortal pavilion with the most cultivators in the area. He Song left the hidden corner and headed towards the inner part of the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion.
Looking around, seeing cultivators coming and going, it was even busier than Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
There was no fee for cultivators to enter the immortal pavilion; only when they entered the Immortal City would they be symbolically charged an entrance fee of a spirit stone.
He Song calmly stepped into the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion, glancing at a token standing at the entrance to the Immortal Pavilion.
That was a map of the Immortal Pavilion.
A map would be available at the entrance of every immortal pavilion, with different areas marked on it.
For example, He Song wanted to go to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, so it was marked on the map.
Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
Apart from selling spirit medicine, they naturally collect popular items like spirit rice.
He Song was already familiar with the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion from his time at Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
Instead of going to the Stall Section to haggle with loose cultivators selling spirit rice.
It's better to take the spirit rice directly to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion to sell it. Although the profit will be less, it won't catch anyone's attention and lead to fatal danger..
Chapter 99: 2000 Spirit Stones
The market price of spirit rice was one spirit stone per ten catties of rice.
Of course, selling to the loose cultivators in the Stall Section would naturally have a lower price than the market rate.
He Song had inquired about this when he was at Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
He would have to give a 5% discount.
That is to say, if He Song were to sell ten thousand catties of spirit rice, the original market price would be one thousand spirit stones.
However, if sold to loose cultivators with a 5% discount, he would only get nine hundred and fifty spirit stones. The other fifty stones would be the loose cultivators' profit.
It couldn't be helped. If one wanted to quickly dispose of spirit rice and have others expend time selling it, then they'd have to offer a discount.
This would save a lot of time.
Simultaneously, getting the spirit stones quickly and leaving would reduce the chances of being targeted while setting up a stall.
Of course, if one sold a large quantity of spirit rice under the watchful eyes of the stall section, they would likely be targeted immediately.
Once they left the Immortal Pavilion. there would lind011htedlv be people
tailing them.
This was what He Song did not want to see.
Therefore, the idea of going to the stall section and trading with loose cultivators was rejected by He Song early on.
If He Song sold the spirit rice directly to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, although the price would be even lower than what the loose cultivators offered, he wouldn't have to worry about being targeted.
Besides, selling spirit rice at the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion relieved He Song of the worry that anyone other than the pavilion would target him.
Transactions at the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion were one-on-one, so He Song wouldn't have to worry about his personal safety.
As a department subordinate to the Thick Earth Sect…
The Spiritual Medicine Pavilions of the various Immortal Pavilions still had some credibility.
Not to mention that He Song only wanted to sell around twenty-two thousand catties of spirit rice, but even for more valuable spirit medicines, loose cultivators would generally choose to handle them at the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
The prices offered by the pavilion for precious spirit medicines were not too low.
There was a reason for this.
If the pavilion offered very low prices for valuable spirit medicines, the vast majority of loose cultivators would choose private transactions instead of selling to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
As a department devoted to buying and selling spirit medicines under the jurisdiction of the Thick Earth Sect, the pavilion naturally couldn't just sit by and watch this happen.
Only by establishing a good reputation and providing a sufficiently safe environment would loose cultivators be willing to sell their precious spirit medicines to the pavilion without any concerns.
Instead of obstinately holding onto them and letting them spoil with time. Ch𝒆êck out l𝒂t𝒆st 𝒏𝒐v𝒆l𝒔 on n/o/v𝒆/l/bin(.)c/𝒐/m
Purchasing precious spirit medicines within their jurisdiction to supply the disciples of the Thick Earth Sect was the duty of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, as well as one of the reasons for its existence.
As for the spirit rice…
The market price was one spirit stone for every ten catties of rice.
Selling to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion required a 10% discount.
That is to say…
By selling ten thousand catties of spirit rice to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, He Song would receive nine hundred spirit stones.
This price was slightly lower than what the loose cultivators in the stall section offered.
However, the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion was much safer compared to the outside world.
Naturally, the best choice for He Song, in the interest of safety, was to directly visit the local Spiritual Medicine Pavilion to sell his spirit rice.
As for whether the source of this spirit rice would be investigated afterwards…
That was no longer He Song's concern.
The person who appeared at the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion was Han Feiyu. What does that have to do with me, He Song?
"I am a loose cultivator, Han Feiyu. I have some spirit rice that I want to sell.
May I ask if you would like to discuss the details, fellow Daoist?"
Upon entering the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion and seeing someone approaching him, He Song immediately greeted them with a cupped-fist salute, changing his original voice to a muffled tone.
At this time, He Song's cultivation level was at the sixth -tier of Qi Refining.
Although he had used the Breath Concealment Formulas to hide his cultivation level, under He Song's control, he could still release a trace of spiritual pressure corresponding to the sixth-tier of Qi Refining.
The appearance of this trace of spiritual pressure would ensure others would not underestimate He Song, and it would also not reveal any aura, preventing others from identifying him based on the aura.
In the Immortal Pavilion…
A sixth-tier Qi Refining cultivator was already quite impressive.
If one could break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, they would indeed be considered a person of importance within the Immortal Pavilion.
Even in the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion, where there were more cultivators compared to the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, the situation remained the same.
Most late-stage Qi Refining cultivators gathered in Green Wall Immortal City, while there were very few of them in the pavilions of the Immortal City.
With He Song's sixth-tier Qi Refining cultivation, his cultivation level was already considered quite high.
Of course…
The person in front of He Song dared not neglect him.
"So, it's Senior Han. Please follow me to the VIP room. The manager will discuss in detail with you."
This was a young man with only First-tier Qi Refining.
Upon hearing He Song's words, he immediately offered a cupped-fist salute to He Song and then led him to the VIP room.
Once He Song was brought into the VIP room…
He first brewed a pot of tea for He Song before retreating and leaving.
Soon…
The door to the VIP room was opened once again, and a handsome young man walked in calmly.
"I am Jiang Jun, the manager responsible for purchasing spirit medicines and spirit rice at the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion. I've heard about you, Mr. Han."
As soon as he entered the room, he greeted He Song with a slight bow and a smile.
He Song also returned the polite greeting.
After some casual conversation…
The two of them sat facing each other, and Jiang Jun took a sip of tea to prepare for the transaction.
"May I have a look at the spirit rice, Mr. Han?"
Jiang Jun's cultivation was the same as He Song's, both at the sixth-tier of Qi Refining.
Presumably, there was no falsehood in his statement of being the manager of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
Upon hearing Jiang Jun's words, He Song quickly took a small cargo storage bag out of his black robe.
Placing it on the table with a thud, he indicated that Jiang Jun could check at will.
The small cargo storage bag contained a full twenty-two thousand catties of spirit rice.
As for the other few hundred catties of spirit rice, He Song had left them at his Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion residence for his everyday consumption.
On the side…
Jiang Jun, after receiving He Song's permission, quickly picked up the small cargo storage bag.
As he probed it with his spirit power, Jiang Jun's eyebrows raised, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"There's a total of twenty-two thousand catties of spirit rice. The color is full, the grains are round, it must be high-quality spirit rice produced in a rich spirit Qi area."
Glancing at He Song, he saw that He Song was calm and seemed to have anticipated his words.
Seeing this, Jiang Jun pondered for a moment before speaking again.
"Does Mr. Han want to sell this spirit rice? These are all high-quality spirit rice. I am willing to buy them at the price of two thousand spirit stones. What do you think?"
For twenty-two thousand catties of high-quality spirit rice, the market price was two thousand two hundred spirit stones.
However, the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion had to take a 10% cut as profit.
After calculations, He Song should've received one thousand nine hundred and eighty spirit stones.
However, the price Jiang Jun mentioned was a full two thousand spirit stones.
Though it was only twenty stones more than the original price, these twenty stones were beyond He Song's expectations.
Why would someone be so eager to overpay? "Daoist Jiang, isn't it supposed to be one thousand nine hundred and eighty spirit stones? How did it become two thousand?"
Chapter 100: Deal Concluded
Faced with such a sudden favor, He Songs eyes were filled with alertness right away.
This person.
What exactly does he want to do?
Round-off from the opposite direction?
Does he intend to curry favor with me in exchange for a small kindness while he has the chance?
But why should he?
I have done nothing more than sell some spirit rice; what is there to curry favor with?
The more than 22,000 jin of spirit rice is only the yield of a ten-acre spirit field for two years, by any measure, its not much.
Moreover, Jiang Jun in front of me does not need to pay for these 2,000 spirit stones.
The spirit stones to purchase such spirit rice and spirit medicine are all paid by the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
The reason for Jiang Juns visit was simply to handle the transaction once, these spirit stones have nothing to do with him.
Therefore.
Why does Jiang Jun want to raise the price slightly?
What is his intention?
However.
Just as He Song was full of vigilance in his heart and felt that Jiang Jun must have an intention, he suddenly thought of a possibility.
Could it be this person wants a kickback?
Given Jiang Juns responsibility to purchase spirit medicine and spirit rice, the only place he can get a gray income as the manager of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion is here.
When purchasing spirit medicine, or spirit rice, slightly raise the price for the other party.
And then, split the profit with the other party.Upstodatee from n(0)/v𝒆/lbIn/.(co/m
In this way, both parties benefit and share mutual interests.
The motivation for Jiang Jun to raise the price suddenly became clear. Thinking of this, He Songs gaze at Jiang Jun suddenly took on a strange color.
Mr. Han, just listen to me for a moment. Your spirit rice is of excellent quality, with full grains and a wealth of spirit Qi inside. It truly is top-quality spirit rice with excellent quality.
I am offering this price under certain conditions.
If Mr. Han agrees with me, if there is any spirit rice to be sold in the future, I will buy all the spirit rice at the price of 2,000 spirit stones.
I wonder what Mr. Han thinks.
As he spoke, a small piece of paper appeared in Jiang Juns hand.
As his words continued, a trace of spirit power surged out from his fingertips, engraving line after line of characters on the paper.
By the time his words had fallen.
Jiang Jun waved the paper in front of He Song as he made a slight gesture.
As cultivators have astonishing eyesight, He Song naturally caught a glimpse of the characters on the paper.
Mr. Han, we split these twenty spirit stones fifty-fifty, you put the ten spirit stones into the small cargo storage bag.
With a sweep of his eyes.
He Song finally understood.
At the same time, his look at Jiang Jun became even more strange.
Indeed.
Almost every cultivator in the middle management of the Immortal Pavilion has his gray income.bender
Just like Jiang Jun, Zhao Lin, and even He Song himself.
They just have different ways to get their gray income.
Jiang Jun manipulates the purchase price and can gain a profit of ten spirit stones each time.
Zhao Lin manipulates the recruitment process into the Immortal Pavilion, and the spirit stones he gained from each recruitment should not be few.
He Song himself manipulates the loss of the Medicine Garden, and the loss over a year also gains him a dozen or more spirit stones.
He Song had not thought before that Jiang Juns gray income would come in this way.
And judging by the situation, Jiang Jun was well-versed in doing this, it seemed his usual gains were not small.
Yes, if there are more spirit rice to sell in the future, I will certainly come to seek Brother Jiang.
Seeing that Jiang Jun has no hostility and just wants to make money, after a little thought, He Song immediately agreed when he felt there was no problem.
Even to lessen the distance between them, he didnt hesitate to call him Brother Jiang.
He picked up the small cargo storage bag at his side, and with a thought, ten spirit stones were promptly placed inside.
On the other hand.
After seeing He Songs action, the smile on Jiang Juns face also vanished in a flash.
Opportunities to make ten spirit stones like this are rare.
If it wasnt for the high quality of He Songs spirit rice, he wouldnt have got such an opportunity.
In that case, I will be waiting for Brother Han here. In the future, if I get a chance, I will definitely invite Brother Han for a good drink!
The deal was closed.
Both sides got what they wanted.
Naturally. they had a good time together. and after a toast with tea as a
substitute for wine, the deal quickly ended.
With 1990 spirit stones in hand.
He Song bade Jiang Jun farewell and immediately rushed to the inn of the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion.
Every Immortal Pavilion has several inns. A few foreign cultivators, with no temporary place to stay and not wishing to leave the Immortal Pavilion at night, will reside in these inns.
However, the daily rate of the inn is much more expensive than renting a room.
It costs one spirit stone a day.
Ordinarily, very few cultivators rent rooms in the inn unless they are rich and do not wish to stay long.
Staying in an inn costs thirty spirit stones per month, while renting a room on the outer circle of the Immortal Pavilion costs only ten spirit stones per month.
That is to say.
If the loose cultivators can grit their teeth and afford to stay in the rooms of the outer circle of the Immortal Pavilion for a while.
Then the inn is not a place prepared for ordinary loose cultivators.
The spirit Qi here is rich, even up to the standard of the inner circle of the Immortal Pavilion and at the same time, Array Skills exist, which can hide everything in the room and prevent any disturbance.
Of course, with the existence of array skills, the cost of staying in an inn is naturally higher for a good reason.
After renting a room in the inn for five more days.
He Song quickly entered the room, immediately activated the concealment Array of the inn, and hid all the Qi within his room.
Afterwards.
He Song didnt even look at the rustic decorations in the room and quickly took off his black robe.
As soon as the fire in the room was lit, He Songs black robe was instantly turned to ashes.
At the same time, He Song activated the Object Controlling Skills to maneuver spirit power to cleanse himself and the two storage bags on his body.
When he had washed himself and the two storage bags with spirit power, ensuring that not a single tracking mark would be left, He Song then took out another black robe and draped it over himself.
Suddenly.
His figure immediately tunneled underground, shot out of the inn in an instant, and quickly fled far away from the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion, dashing towards the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion in the west at an extreme speed.
This.
Is the escape plan that He Song had thought of long ago.
After selling the spirit rice, He Song couldnt ensure that he would not be watched by others.
But, as soon as he moves into the inn, those who are watching him will definitely be waiting outside the inn.
Killing is forbidden in the Immortal Pavilion.
This is especially true in the inn.
Of course, there is no need to worry about security issues.
And he, as soon as he moves into the inn, activates the concealment Array in the inn to hide all Qi.
In this way.
Even if he tunnels underground and flees away with the Earth Tunneling Skill in the next moment.As long as he keeps using the Breath Concealment Formulas, no one will notice him who is hidden underground..
Chapter 101: Carrying a Huge Sum of Money
At the same time, by paying the room fee for five days; a total cost of five spirit stones to stay for five days, he could also stall those who were waiting outside the inn, making them continue waiting outside.
Not seeing him leave, even if they had their suspicions, they would probably still wait.
If he had been marked with a tracking skill, it would be ineffective after burning his clothes and using spirit power to cleanse his body.
Tracking skills also needed a carrier.
This was the information He Song obtained after asking Wei Fan, a Qi-refining late stage cultivator who had already learned the tracking skill.
It could be said,
He Song had made thorough preparations.
No matter if he was being targeted, He Song had a perfect counter-strategy.
A high-quality tracking skill?
With clothes burned, there would be no tracking marks left.
After cleansing the body and storage bag with spirit power, any tracking marks, if there were any, would be washed away and become ineffective. The spirit stones were stored in the storage bag, making it impossible to track them.
As such, the high-quality tracking skills would have no effect on He Song.
It was precisely for this reason,
He Song carried out everything perfectly step by step after entering the inn.
Immediately after, he used Earth Tunneling to leave Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion.
Since the spirit rice had been sold,
He had acquired 1990 spirit stones.
It was naturally time to run away.
All the way to the west, He Song followed his memory, while rushing towards Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, he was also constantly vigilant, not daring to slack off at all.
Just having acquired nearly two thousand spirit stones,
He Song didnt want to end up a corpse before he could even enjoy his wealth.
Therefore, caution was the only thing he needed to do at the moment.
As for other things,
For example, eating the spicy rabbit head at the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion that would have to wait until next time.
Carrying a huge sum of money, if someone targeted him, it would be a life-and-death situation. Putting himself in danger for the sake of satisfying his appetite, was something He Song would never do.bender
Moreover, He Song didnt want to buy artifacts and spirit amulets at the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion.
In addition to being time-consuming, purchasing artifacts and spirit amulets in the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion would also easily draw more attention.
Increasing the danger to himself.
It he took these artifacts back to Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion and was asked about their origins while using them, how would he respond?
Wouldnt that be exposing himself?
As such,
It would be better to grab the spirit stones and run towards Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
With the spirit stones in his possession, as an amulet Tao master, it wouldnt be noticed if he slowly spent them over time.
Whats wrong with being a little bit richer as an amulet Tao master?
Once he had acquired the proper artifacts, spirit amulets, and skills, his combat power would increase, and as an amulet Tao master, there would naturally be no one who would dare to target him.
After all, offending a powerful amulet Tao master was not a wise move.
Whats more, this amulet Tao master had several friends in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion and also had the backing of a Qi Refining late stage friend there.
Naturally, his safety would be greatly enhanced.
Once his fighting power was sufficient to deal with these situations, the remaining spirit stones could be used by He Song for his cultivation.
Elixirs, Spirit-Gathering Array, spirit rice, spiritual materials, spirit tea and so on.
As long as it could improve his cultivation speed, He Song would certainly not let it slip through his fingers.
These things,
He could not enjoy them before due to a lack of spirit stones.
Now that he had spirit stones, it was natural for him to make use of them. By then, He Songs cultivation speed would naturally become extremely exaggerated.
Beyond breaking through the Qi-refining late stage.
Even breaking through the Foundation Establishment was just around the corner!
A day passed in the blink of an eye.
The next day.
He Songs figure suddenly appeared in the quiet chamber inside his house at the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
After glancing around and finding no traces of anyone entering, He Song breathed a sigh of relief and put the medium-grade Thick Earth Amulet in his storage bag.
With more than two thousand spirit stones worth of fortune on his body, He Song at this moment could be said to be extremely cautious.
Although he didnt encounter any danger while visiting the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion to sell spirit rice, He Song dared not be careless.
Walking in the Cultivation World, where killings and looting were commonplace.
Perhaps, with just a moment of carelessness, he would become a corpse.
He Song didnt want to experience that.
He was also unwilling to go through that.
However, now that he had safely returned to the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, He Songs originally vigilant state gradually relaxed.
Although still cautious, he no longer had the knee-jerk reaction to flee at the slightest sound as before.
Sitting cross-legged in the quiet chamber.
He Song casually activated the Illusion Array and the Five Phases Array that were set up in the quiet chamber.
After learning the Five Phases Array, He Song, for the sake of safety, also set up a Five Phases Array in his quiet chamber.
When the quiet chamber became extremely safe and undisturbed, only then did He Song take out a spirit stone from his storage bag to examine carefully.
First, buy some amulet-making materials to practice, become an official amulet Tao master, and then slowly make amulets while gradually laundering these two thousand spirit stones.
For every batch of laundered spirit stones, I can use some to buy what I need.
Offensive and defensive artifacts, mana robes, spirit amulets, elixirs, various skills, all need to be purchased and learned.
Only in this way, can people not doubt the source of these spirit stones and can I be disconnected from the spirit rice matter, without being discovered by anyone.
After contemplating and listing the things he needed to do next in his heart, He Song quickly determined the next course of action.
First, it was to buy amulet-making materials.
Once his success rate in drawing the Golden Light Amulet and Divine Movement Amulet exceeded 50%, he would officially become an amulet Tao master.
Next, he would continue to buy amulet-making materials, draw spirit amulets and sell them. In this way, the number of spirit stones on He Song would only grow.
However, others only knew that He Song earned quite a few spirit stones by making amulets.
But they wouldnt know how many spirit stones he had exactly.
Only He Song himself knew the specific number of spirit stones.
By doing this, there would naturally be more room for maneuver.
As long as it wasnt too outrageous, even if He Song took out more spirit stones to purchase cultivation resources, others would only envy him and wouldnt guess that he was laundering spirit stones.
By then, He Song could openly use the more than two thousand spirit stones on him without arousing suspicion.
Even if the Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion started to trace the origin of the spirit rice, He Song wouldnt need to worry about anyone tracing it back to him.
An official amulet Tao master.
That role could actually earn quite a few spirit stones as well.Upstodatee from n(0)/v𝒆/lbIn/.(co/m
If the success rate of drawing medium-grade spirit amulets also increased to over 50%, the earnings would, of course, be even higher. This plan, though time-consuming, was much safer for He Song.
Time.
It was precisely what he had no shortage of.
Safety was what he had always wanted to pursue.
With that in mind, He Song stood up.
He put the spirit stone in his hand into his storage bag, opened the door, and went straight to the Stall Section to buy amulet-making materials.
In this way, time flew by, and He Song, with a fortune on him, felt reinvigorated every day while making amulets. Until.
Chapter 102: Four Years Later
Until … four years later.
Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
Inside the quiet chamber.
Thickly-packed spirit stones were laid out, filled with dense Spirit Qi that enveloped He Song entirely.
As time passed, the spirit power within He Song's body also started to surge crazily at this moment.
He Song furrowed his brows, spiritual power circulating throughout his body. A strong spiritual pressure immediately radiated from him, enveloping the entire quiet chamber under its tremendous force.
But at this moment, He Song didn't pay any attention to the outside scenario at all.
Inside his body.
The circulating Spirit Power was operating at an extremely fast rate, ceaselessly rushing through the meridians within his body.
Soon.
A sensation of touching some kind of bottleneck emerged in He Song's mind.
Half a year ago, He Song's cultivation had already reached the peak of the sixth-tier Qi Refining.
And in this half year, He Song had been constantly trying to break through to the seventh-tier Qi Refining. However, after several attempts, he was still unable to overcome the bottleneck.
Nevertheless, He Song gained considerable benefits in the process of repeatedly challenging the bottleneck.
And after failing at the last stretch during the previous bottleneck challenge, when he felt the bottleneck loosening, He Song was sure.
He could rely on his strength to break through the bottleneck of the
Qi-refining late stage, and he didn't need to save spirit stones to buy the Breakthrough Elixir in Green Wall Immortal City for breakthrough like Meng Guan.
This was the gap in their natural endowments.
Meng Guan only had five spirits roots, while He Song had four.
Therefore, Meng Guan was stuck in the sixth-tier Qi Refining, unable to progress even a little in several years. Fôll0w current novÊls o/n n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(c/o/m)
On the other hand, He Song felt the bottleneck had already started to loosen in half a year. And he was about to break through to the seventh-tier Qi Refining soon.
With five spirit roots, the qualification is too poor. Unless they have enough resources, there is hardly any chance for a cultivator with five spirit roots to break through to the Foundation Establishment.
But for those with four spirit roots, even if they cultivate step by step without ample resources, they would still have a chance of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment before the age of sixty.
Although they do not have the Foundation Establishment Elixir, even though chances of forcibly breaking through are small, there is still a chance.
Maybe they would succeed if they were lucky?
Although such lucky ones are scarce, they do exist.
At least, they were much better than those with five spirits roots.
Meng Guan, with his five spirits roots, had staked his life for such a chance.
When the spirit power inside his body began to operate at high speed, an intense spiritual pressure enveloped the entire quiet chamber. He Song vaguely felt the moment of the bottleneck.
He Song took a deep breath. Then, he continued to control the spirit power inside his body without any distraction.
Thanks to his mastery of Object Controlling Skills, He Song had extremely high mastery over the spirit power within his body.
This point.
It was vividly demonstrated when he wanted to accelerate the operation of the spirit power in his body.
The previous breakthrough, it failed when just a step away.
But it let He Song sense the loosening of the bottleneck.
This time, success is assured!
Such a thought flashed across He Song's mind, and a wave of strong confidence surged into his heart at this moment.
Operating the spirit power, breaking through the bottleneck, it's now!
At a certain moment.
Within the quiet chamber.
He Song, who was sitting quietly, suddenly trembled.
"Qi-refining late stage, made it!"
Letting out a light shout, He Song didn't stand up, but instead continued to operate the Thick Earth Formulas, starting to solidify his cultivation.
Just having broken through to the Qi-refining late-stage, a minor lapse could lead to a decline in one's realm. Naturally, consolidating my cultivation base is of utmost importance at this moment.
As He Song started to circulate the Thick Earth Formulas.
Swiftly, the rich spirit Qi in the quiet room flocked over, enveloping He Song's entire body.
Inside the quiet room, countless spirit stones provided a vast amount of spirit Qi for He Song to absorb.
The vast spirit Qi drawn in by the Spirit-Gathering Array also flowed into He Song's body.
Almost in the blink of an eye.
The originally dense spirit Qi in the room visibly thinned a bit.
However, He Song had prepared for such a situation.
From the piles of spirit stones placed in the quiet room, a large amount of spirit Qi was quickly gushing out, restoring the density of the spirit Qi.
With a vast amount of spirit Qi enveloping his body, He Song felt as if he were immersed in a sea of spirit Qi.
He just needed to casually operate the spirit power within his body, and wisps of spirit Qi from the outside would be absorbed into his body, transforming into his own spirit power.
In a condition where there are sufficient spirit stones and he is still in the Spirit-Gathering Array, He Song almost does not have to worry about the concentration of the spirit Qi outside. He just needs to absorb the spirit Qi into his body.
As such, the time for He Song to consolidate his cultivation base will greatly decrease.
Just saying.
During usual times, when breakthrough to the seventh-tier Qi Refining occurs, one needs a month's time to consolidate the cultivation base.
However, at this moment, under such a dense concentration of spirit Qi, He Song only needs ten days to fully consolidate his cultivation base, and will no longer let his cultivation base fall from the seventh-tier Qi Refining.
However.
While absorbing spirit Qi to consolidate his cultivation, He Song secretly rejoiced.
Qi-refining late stage!
After many years of cultivation, he had finally reached the Qi-refining late stage!
From being a first-tier Qi Refining cultivator to now a seventh-tier Qi Refining cultivator, the difference in status is extremely significant.
At Qi Refining first- tier, being at the very bottom of the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, anyone who saw him could trample him.
At seventh-tier Qi Refining, though, he is at the Qi-refining late stage. Even though he still remains at the very bottom in the Cultivation World, his status within the small Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion is drastically different. Qi-refining late stage cultivators can have Immortal Pavilions offer small
Qi-refining late stage cultivators can have Immortal Pavilions offer free steward positions to lean on.
Qi-refining late stage cultivators can safely walk within the Immortal Pavilion and Immortal City without much danger to worry about.
Though they are all in the Qi Refining stage, the gap in status between the two is substantial.
At least.
Right now, in this small Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, He Song has become one of the few people standing at the top of the pyramid.
Except for one Foundation Establishment Master atop his head, there is no one
However, after meticulously calculating the time, He Song's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of vicissitudes.
Five years ago.
He Song met Su Yan. Back then, He Song had calculated the time since he arrived in this world.
At that time, seventeen years had passed since he came to this world and became a first-tier Qi Refining little cultivator.
But now, another five years have passed.
He Song has been in this world for a full twenty-two years!
Twenty-two years of time, from being a first- tier Qi Refining small cultivator to the current seventh-tier Qi Refining late-stage cultivator.
Only He Song himself knows the difficulties he has experienced in this journey.
From the initial carefulness when he just arrived in this world.
To the now jubilant entry into the seventh-tier Qi Refining, the psychological journey during this period made He Song nostalgic.
"Past experiences are like fleeting clouds of smoke. The Qi-refining late stage is merely the starting point of cultivation. In the future, I still need to cultivate cautiously. Considering my status, if I were to die inexplicably, it would truly be a loss." As He Song was consolidating his cultivation base using the Thick Earth Formulas and recounting past events, he was even more determined to stay cautious..
Chapter 103 Attempting Foundation Establishment
It was thanks to his naturally cautious nature that he had made it this far.
If it weren't for his caution, he might have died several times already.
If it weren't for his caution, he might not even have a trace of his bones left at this moment.
If it weren't for his caution, let alone breaking through to the late stage of Qi-refining in twenty-two years, it would have been great if he could have lived past twenty-two years.
As He Song thought about this, an image suddenly appeared in his mind.
Su Yan.
Since reuniting with Su Yan five years ago, she would occasionally invite He Song to meet up and chat.
Now, five years had passed in the blink of an eye, and the relationship between Su Yan and He Song was relatively good.
Although, she was not regarded as a friend by He Song.
However, thanks to Su Yan's feelings for He Song when they were young, He Song did not reject her completely during their occasional meetings.
A little girl with no relatives left in the world, although He Song wouldn't give her much special treatment, it was not impossible for him to be friends with her and talk.
At this moment, He Song thought of Su Yan because he thought of her grandfather, Su Jin.
How many twenty-two years can one have in life?
Many years ago, He Song could still remember Su Jin's expression when he allowed Su Yan to pester for candy.
But now…
The people from the past were gone.
Only Su Yan, who had grown up, was still living in this world.
When a person dies, it is like a lamp going out, and everything in this world has nothing to do with him or her.
With Su Jin's image flashing in his mind, He Song shook his head and sighed, quickly recovering his mentality.
People are bound to die.
But, he was an exception.
Therefore, he still needed to get used to this kind of parting between life and death.
Continuing to practice the Thick Earth Formulas, He Song steadily consolidated his cultivation, preventing his cultivation from dropping to the sixth-tier Qi Refining.
Soon.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
He Song completely stabilized his cultivation, reaching the seventh-tier Qi Refining.
At the same time, it meant that He Song had truly stepped into the upper ranks of the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
The first thing He Song did after leaving his seclusion was to seek out Wei Fan.
Spirit Construction Pavilion.
As He Song's figure appeared on the second floor of the Spirit Construction Pavilion, Wei Fan was frowning at a thin piece of paper without a word.
Even when He Song sat down beside him, Wei Fan's expression didn't change. Seeing this, He Song was slightly startled, and couldn't help but wonder about the information on the paper.
However, although he was curious, He Song didn't peek, but just sat quietly next to Wei Fan and waited.
It was worth mentioning that…
Wei Fan's cultivation had already broken through to the ninth-tier Qi Refining three years ago.
At this moment, Wei Fan was also a great master at the ninth-tier Qi Refining.
Among those below the Foundation Establishment Realm, Wei Fan was also one of the top few.
However, his cultivation progress was slightly slower.
You should know that Wei Fan was already at the eighth-tier of Qi Refining when He Song's cultivation was only at the fifth-tier Qi Refining. (From Chapter 69.)
Counting the time, Wei Fan broke through to the eighth-tier Qi Refining during He Song's ninth year since he had traveled to this world.
After that, ten more years passed, and it was only three years ago that he finally broke through from the eighth-tier Qi Refining to the ninth-tier Qi Refining.
In such a long time, even He Song's cultivation progressed from the initial first-tier Qi Refining to the present seventh- tier Qi Refining. However, Wei Fan's cultivation had only increased by two small realms.
As one could imagine,
Wei Fan's speed in breaking through his cultivation was quite slow.
However, it might also be because once He Song set up the Spirit-Gathering Array and subsequently acquired a large number of spirit stones, his cultivation speed became extremely fast.
At the same time, after reaching the Qi-refining late stage, a cultivator's breakthrough speed would slow down.
He Song had just broken through to the seventh-tier Qi Refining and didn't know how fast the Qi-refining late stage would take.
But with He Song's current wealth, he could choose to purchase the Thick Earth Sect's Crumbled Jade Powder to speed up his cultivation during the Qi-refining late stage.
On the side, Wei Fan was still intently watching.
As He Song was getting bored while waiting, a streak of light flashed across the sky, and a sound- transmitting paper crane instantly appeared in front of He Song.
Seeing this, He Song's face showed surprise, and he immediately released his breath, allowing the paper crane to turn into a piece of paper, which fell into his hand.
Picking up the paper, He Song was suddenly shocked.
"Mr. He, I have spent fourteen years in Green Wall Immortal City, and now, I am fifty-nine, less than a month away from my sixtieth birthday."
"Today, I finally achieved Qi Refining great perfection, and soon, I will attempt Foundation Establishment."
"In my life, I have only had the friendship of two people – Mr. He and Wei. On the day of my breakthrough, I naturally want to join hands with you both."
"I, Meng Guan, am waiting for your arrival in Green Wall Immortal City." "If I succeed this time, I will never forget the friendship between us."
"If I fail, I hope you two friends can handle the matters that follow."
"Meng Guan. "
Looking at the lines of text on the paper, He Song suddenly felt the surrounding air become quiet.
It was so quiet that a needle drop could be heard all around. The entire world seemed to have gone deaf, leaving him with an endless sense of loneliness.
In just fourteen short years, Meng Guan had managed to cultivate his Qi
This peak refers to the full accumulation of spirit power within the body, which is ready to break through to Foundation Establishment. This is the peak, or the Qi Refining great perfection.
Fourteen years!
Five Spirits Roots!
Looking at Wei Fan, who was also staring in a daze, He Song's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
It was terrifying to think about breaking through from the seventh-tier Qi Refining to the peak of ninth-tier Qi Refining within fourteen years with Five Spirits Roots' qualification.
Keep in mind that it took Wei Fan nineteen years to break through from the seventh-tier Qi Refining to the ninth-tier Qi Refining – and that wasn't even the peak of ninth-tier Qi Refining!
Wei Fan had the Four Spirits Roots!
His cultivation speed was faster than Meng Guan's Five Spirits Roots.
However, even so,
Meng Guan still achieved his goal and raised his cultivation to the Qi Refining great perfection just a month short of his sixtieth birthday.
Such speed.
Such determination.
Such opportunity.
He Song couldn't help but suspect whether his friend Meng Guan had awakened some memories from a past life or had gained a terrifying opportunity during these fourteen years.
Otherwise, Meng Guan's cultivation speed would absolutely not be so fast! After carefully calculating, He Song quickly concluded that Meng Guan's words were not false.
When He Song was at the third-tier Qi Refining, Meng Guan had already left the Immortal Pavilion to become a minor leader at the Red Spirit Gold Mine.
After three years, Meng Guan returned and asked Wei Fan to take him to Green Wall Immortal City to purchase a Breakthrough Elixir. V/\IssịT n0(v)eL/b(i)(n).𝘤𝑜/𝓂 for the b/est novel reading experi/en/ce
While buying the Breakthrough Elixir, He Song remembered Meng Guan mentioning his age. Meng Guan had already turned forty-three when he left for the Red Spirit Gold
Mine. Three years later, he was forty-six. Now, including the past fourteen years, Meng Guan is about a month shy of sixty years old..
Chapter 104: Qi Refining 7th Layer
And breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.
It is best to break through before the age of sixty, after sixty, the chances of success decrease with every passing year.
This is because the peak period for Qi-refining late stage cultivators is at their breakthrough moment, around sixty years old, after which they start to decline from their peak.
Naturally, the chances of breaking through to Foundation Establishment also gradually decrease year by year.
In this case, even without a Foundation Establishment Elixir, he can try to forcibly break through to attempt Foundation Establishment.
Though such an approach without the assistance of an elixir would mean that if the Foundation Establishment fails, he might be severely injured or even die.
However, it is still much better than having no chance at all.
Presumably…
Meng Guan invited He Song and Wei Fan this time because of his concerns.
If his breakthrough fails and he dies, if there are no friends nearby, there might be no one to collect his remains.
Establishing the Foundation has a relatively high death rate.
In the absence of a Vein Protection Elixir or a Foundation Establishment Elixir.
Forcing a breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment realm, if it fails, could result in severe injury, or even death on the spot.
Generally, Qi Refining great perfection cultivators who want to attempt establishing the Foundation would buy elixirs.
Those with good luck can get a Foundation Establishment Elixir, which increases the chances of success and protects them in case of failure.
With a Foundation Establishment Elixir, even if the breakthrough fails, the cultivator won't be heavily injured and can challenge the Foundation Establishment realm again after recovering for two years.
Those with less luck can only buy a Vein Protection Elixir, which doesn't increase the chances of success but protects them if the breakthrough fails.
With a Vein Protection Elixir, even if the breakthrough fails, the cultivator won't be injured, and they can challenge the Foundation Establishment realm again after recovering for five years.
Of course…
There are also cultivators like Meng Guan who have made no preparations at all.
If successful, they will achieve the Master of the Foundation Establishment, and their lifespan will surge.
If unsuccessful, a large proportion of them will die and the luckier ones will suffer serious injuries, losing hope for establishing the Foundation.
The Foundation Establishment Elixir is very expensive and rare. Although the Vein Protection Elixir is cheaper, its effect makes it quite valuable.
Given Meng Guan's financial capabilities, He Song thought it would be difficult for him to purchase it.
This time Meng Guan issued an invitation.
First, he wanted a friend's company.
Second, he wanted He Song and Wei Fan to protect him.
Third, he probably wanted to see his friends for the last time.
"Lao Meng has reached the great perfection of Qi Refining, and I have only broken through the ninth-tier of Qi Refining for three years. Sigh…"
As He Song silently looked at the paper in his hand, his thoughts drifting, Wei Fan's voice suddenly came into his ears.
Looking up, He Song saw that the paper in Wei Fan's hand had disappeared, but a trace of worry appeared on his face.
Seeing He Song put away his paper, Wei Fan shook his head with a bitter smile.
"This Lao Meng is truly unbelievable. If he truly breaks through to the Foundation Establishment realm, do you think we should call him Master Lao Meng?"
Master Lao Meng…
A strange look flashed in He Song's eyes. R/ê/Ad lat𝙚St ch/a/pters at nô(v)e(l)bin/.c/o//m Only
If they really called him that, Meng Guan, who broke through to the Foundation Establishment, would probably let Wei Fan experience what was truly the wrath of a Master, right?
But seeing the expression on Wei Fan's face, He Song still didn't say this out loud. Instead, he shook his head and sighed.
"Sigh, Meng Guan really must have gone through a lot during these fourteen years. I wonder how he managed to persevere."
A Five Spirits Roots cultivator.
From needing a Breakthrough Elixir to break through the Qi Refining late stage initially.
To breaking through from the seventh- tier Qi Refining to Qi Refining great perfection in the span of fourteen years.
Such a terrifying cultivation speed made He Song feel ashamed.
One can imagine what Meng Guan went through in Green Wall Immortal City over those years.
Maybe there were opportunities.
Maybe there were surprises.
Or maybe, there were some secrets unknown to He Song.
In any case, Meng Guan's desperate path to Foundation Establishment was now only a small distance away from completion.
And for this last little distance.
He wanted He Song and Wei Fan to witness it together!
Whether to live or die, it all depends on this time!
"Who knows? He has been away for fourteen years without returning, probably desperately fighting in Green Wall Immortal City, just like he said before, risking his life to create a path leading to Foundation Establishment."
Faced with He Song's sigh, Wei Fan echoed his sentiment, but immediately, his eyes flashed with anticipation.
Meng Guan's invitation this time not only shocked Wei Fan but also sparked a longing for the Foundation Establishment realm.
His friend was about to break through to the Foundation Establishment and invited him to witness it, so naturally, he was looking forward to it.
If he could learn something from Meng Guan.
It would be of great help to his future path in Foundation Establishment.
However, when his gaze met He Song's, Wei Fan's eyes flashed with a moment of realization, substituting his previous astonishment. He even forgot what he wanted to say earlier.
At this moment.
Wei Fan's gaze was fixed on He Song, and his mouth gradually opened wide. "You, you, you've reached the seventh-tier Qi Refining?"
It took a moment for Wei Fan to recover from his shock and questioned He Song.
Even though he had already used his Spirit Vision Skill to see He Song's current cultivation level, he still wanted to confirm it through words.
According to his memory.
It seemed like He Song had broken through from the fifth-tier Qi Refining to the sixth-tier Qi Refining just five years ago.
But now.
In the blink of an eye, five years passed, and He Song's cultivation had already successfully broken through from the sixth-tier Qi Refining to the seventh-tier Qi Refining.
What kind of speed is this?
He, Wei Fan, spent several years just to break through the bottleneck from the sixth-tier Qi Refining to the seventh-tier Qi Refining!
Several years!
Not to mention the time spent practicing from the sixth-tier Qi Refining to the peak of the sixth-tier Qi Refining, which also took him several years.
As for He Song?
Five years! He Song took only five years to raise his cultivation from the sixth-tier Qi Refining to the seventh-tier Qi Refining.
This is the seventh-tier Qi Refining!
In Immortal Pavilion, this is considered a high-level rank.
"Yes, I just consolidated my cultivation today and came to find Brother Wei."
Facing the disbelief in Wei Fan's eyes, He Song was completely unaware of anything amiss, and instead calmly replied.
In He Song's view, spending four and a half years on cultivating the required spirit power needed for the sixth-tier Qi Refining and then working for half a year to break through the bottleneck of the Qi-refining late stage was completely normal.
Having faced the bottleneck for half a year, He Song, who had never experienced any bottleneck before, felt that it was already long enough. However… He could never imagine that the time other cultivators needed to break through the bottleneck was several or even ten times more than his!
Chapter 105: Really Good Luck
Wei Fan had been stuck at the Qi-refining late stage bottleneck for several years.
It is important to know.
Wei Fan had the same four spirits roots gift as He Song.
He had been stuck for years, and He Songs speed of breaking through the bottleneck in half a year was simply outrageous.
It was precisely because he was a loose cultivator and no one informed He Song of these news that he was able to say it so calmly.
Otherwise.
When he broke through the bottleneck in half a year, He Song would have realized that his speed of breaking through the bottleneck was several times faster than ordinary cultivators!
The bottleneck is like a roadblock for cultivators, especially for those with poor qualifications.
Not making any progress for several years, or even a decade, is a very normal thing.
For example, Meng Guan, who has Five Spirits Roots, was also stuck at the Qi-refining late stage for more than a decade, and he finally broke through with the help of elixirs.
Wei Fan, who has four spirits roots, was also stuck at the Qi-refining late stage for several years.
But what about He Song?
When confronted with the bottleneck, which is daunting in the eyes of ordinary people, He Song merely needed half a year to successfully break through.
From this, one can see.
At this moment, Wei Fans heart was extremely shocked.
Could it be that you have three spirit roots?
Seeing He Songs casual reply, Wei Fan unconsciously blurted out.
But he shook his head immediately.
It shouldnt be. Your cultivation speed in Qi Refining Early Stage and mid stage wasnt much faster than those with four spirit roots.
Besides, if you really had three spirit roots, you should be seclusive cultivating in the Thick Earth Sect by now. How could you still be in the Immortal Pavilion?
Could it be your comprehension is too high?
After a series of mumbling to himself, Wei Fan finally came to a conclusion.
However, looking into He Songs eyes, Wei Fan also had doubts about the conclusion he had reached.
Comprehension is something that seems elusive.
But there are some external manifestations of it.
For example, during cultivation, there might be occasional moments of inspiration that would speed up ones progress.
Also, when practicing skills, one could quickly grasp and master the skill, much faster than ordinary cultivators.
And again, when learning the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth, it took less time compared to other cultivators.
However, He Song in front of him did not seem to meet these conditions.
As for cultivation? In Wei Fans view, He Songs cultivation speed was just a bit faster than ordinary four spirits roots cultivators.
Especially in the early stage of Qi Refining, He Songs cultivation speed was simply indescribable.
It was only after breaking through the mid stage of Qi Refining that He Songs cultivation speed gradually increased, catching up with other four spirits roots cultivators, and even becoming faster.
However, it wasnt much faster.
It was nowhere near the cultivation speed of those with three spirit roots.
As for skills? Wei Fan had never seen He Song practice any skills, but if He
Song had any talent in that area, he would definitely show it in his daily life.
Cultivators, especially those with skill talents, would definitely use their skills as a means of fighting enemies.
In the Cultivation World, playing to ones strengths is the key to becoming stronger; this is a principle that all cultivators understand.
But what about He Song?
Wei Fan had known He Song for over twenty years, yet he had never seen He Song rely on any skills.
He had never even seen He Song use any skills other than the Sound Transmission Skill.
The Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth?
When recalling the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth, a hint of curiosity appeared in Wei Fans eyes as he looked at He Song.
It is important to know.
At the time when He Song first mentioned the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth to him and Meng Guan, He Songs cultivation was only at the third-tier of Qi-refining.
Back then, He Song told them mysteriously that he had just bought a new copy of this cultivation book and was studying it.bender
Unexpectedly, over a dozen years had passed since then, and He Song never mentioned what he had learned from that cultivation book.
In the end, it was only a few years ago that He Song finally declared himself as an amulet Tao master.
Well considering the time it took, Wei Fan thought that it took He Song more than a decade to learn the most basic Amulet Tao Introduction. Hence, his comprehension must be quite poor.
Therefore, after drawing this conclusion, he thought he must be mistaken.
But there was no other explanation.
Finally.
Wei Fan sighed and felt that He Songs success might just be due to good luck. However, what he didnt know was that all he knew was what He Song showed on the surface.
The hidden talents of array tao and skills were completely unknown to him.
Sigh, having high comprehension still doesnt make sense. It seems that you really have good luck. Your bottlenecks were much weaker than mine at the time, said Wei Fan without asking He Songs opinion. His gaze towards He Song now showed a hint of envy.
If he could have broken through his bottleneck within half a year like He Song, he might not be here now. Instead, he would be an outer disciple of the Thick Earth Sect.
To become an outer disciple of the Thick Earth Sect.
The requirement is to break through to the Qi-refining late stage at a certain age.
Moreover, not everyone had this opportunity. Only those who are in the Thick Earth Mansion could enjoy this treatment.
Loose cultivators and those from the Immortal Pavilion, even if they met the conditions, would not be accepted as disciples.
A few years made him miss the chance to become an outer disciple of the Thick Earth Sect.
Up to now, Wei Fan still couldnt help but sigh when he thought about it.
At this moment.
Seeing He Song like this again naturally aroused envy in his heart.
I guess it was just my good luck, He Song didnt mind. He simply echoed Wei Fans conclusion.Thê sourc𝗲 of this conte/nt n/o/v/(𝒆l)bi((n))
At this moment, He Songs mind was still thinking about Meng Guans upcoming challenge to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Since Meng Guan had already invited both him and Wei Fan, they must go to Green Wall Immortal City.
This time was not like the last.
Last time, He Songs cultivation was too low and there was no means to protect himself, so naturally, he wouldnt think of going to Green Wall Immortal City.
But this time it was completely different.
He Songs cultivation had reached the Qi-refining late stage, which meant that even if he went to Green Wall Immortal City alone, he wouldnt face any dangers.
Secondly, He Song had managed to get two thousand spirit stones four years ago.
In the seclusive cultivation for these four years, he had not been idle, creating two lower-grade artifacts for himself, one for attack and one for defense, as well as spirit amulets for protection.
He also learned some intermediate-grade skills.
It could be said that He Songs combat power was pretty strong at the Qi -refining mid -stage.
However, now that he had broken through to the Qi-refining late stage, the means he had prepared during the mid-stage were no longer that important.
Using low-grade artifacts at the Qi-refining late stage was indeed a bit shabby.
But up till now, He Songs cultivation was only at the Qi-refining mid-stage, and low-grade artifacts were enough for him.
However, now that he had broken through to the Qi-refining late stage, He Song planned to sell the two low-grade artifacts he had and use the spirit stones to buy one attack and one defense intermediate-grade artifact for himself.
Intermediate-grade artifacts were the most commonly used by Qi-refining late-stage cultivators.
With two intermediate-grade artifacts on him, He Song wouldnt have to worry about being weaker than cultivators of the same level.
Even if he couldnt defeat them. He could still run away.After all, with a defensive intermediate-grade artifact to protect himself, ordinary Qi-refining late-stage cultivators couldnt do anything to him..
Chapter 106: 20 Acres of Spirit Field
At the same time, he also carried attack-type, mid-quality Artifacts, so his opponents would be reluctant to attack him.
In addition to this.
Having already reached the Qi-refining late stage, He Song planned to buy some high-quality spirit amulets for self-protection.
Mid-quality amulets were not much use to He Song right now.
Only high-quality amulets could enhance He Songs strength.
Furthermore.
He needed to buy some life-saving amulets like the Earth Tunneling Amulet, which allowed him to tunnel ten miles underground in an instant, and other similar life-saving amulets.
Upon reaching the Qi-refining late stage, one needed to use spirit stones to strengthen their self-protection capabilities.U//ppTodat𝒆d fr/𝒐/m nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)\/m
Fortunately.
He Song hadnt wasted all these years.
Four years had passed since he sold the spirit rice and obtained two thousand spirit stones.
In those four years, He Song had been busy cultivating and hadnt deliberately expanded his spirit fields; so naturally, he only had the ten acres of spirit fields in the valley.
He couldnt help it; he had considered developing more spirit fields elsewhere.
But after searching for half a month, he couldnt find a suitable location to develop a spirit field.
Either it was too close to the mortal world, or it was in an area frequently visited by cultivators, or it wasnt hidden well enough and had a high chance of being discovered.
After searching for half a month, he gave up at the time and decided to look for a location slowly in the future.
But who would have thought that four years would pass, and He Song still hadnt found a place as hidden and undisturbed by cultivators as the previous valley.
With no other choice, He Song could only develop ten more acres of spirit fields in that valley, filling up most of the available space.
Now, there were a total of twenty acres of spirit fields in the valley.
It took two years of nourishing the spirit Qi for a spirit field to form. The new spirit fields would yield their first batch of spirit rice in their third year.
Now that four years had passed, He Song had harvested spirit rice from the original ten acres of spirit fields four times and gained a total of 44,000 catties of spirit rice.
From the later-developed ten acres of spirit fields, he harvested spirit rice twice and got 22,000 more catties.
Adding them together,
He Song had earned a total of 67,000 catties of spirit rice from the valleys spirit fields in these four years.
However, aurmg tnose tour years, He song nad taKen out some oaa Dits ror nis own consumption, so the original 67,000 catties of spirit rice had been reduced to 66,000 catties.
Converted to spirit stones, He Song had earned a total of 6,600 spirit stones from his spirit fields in those four years.
Four years and 6,600 spirit stones.
It must be said that this income had greatly exceeded He Songs expectations.
Now, after developing twenty acres of spirit fields, he had become a wealthy man with an annual income of over 2,000 spirit stones.
At least during the Qi Refining stage, He Song no longer needed to worry about his cultivation resources.
That being said,
the newly obtained 66,000 catties of spirit rice were not rushed to be exchanged for spirit stones; on the contrary, He Song had kept them in his small cargo storage bag all along.
Four years ago, He Song sold 22,000 catties of spirit rice at Spirit Rabbit Immortal Mansion, receiving 1,990 spirit stones in hand.
He Song didnt know if the Thick Earth Sect was inquiring about the source of this spirit rice.
But he did know one thing.
If he sold 22,000 catties of spirit rice each year, he would definitely attract attention.
This would indirectly reveal that an area within the Thick Earth Sects territory had a hidden place producing 22,000 catties of spirit rice per year.
Twenty acres of spirit fields might not be many, but secretly establishing all that required certain important things, and thats what they were really interested in.
Without an Array Path Master, no one could do it.
If He Song did something like that, it would indirectly reveal that an Array Path Master had appeared within the Thick Earth Sects sphere of influence.
He Song would never take such a risk.
There were too many strange and innumerable skills in the Cultivation World.
If someone discovered his secret, his soul might be extracted, and he would suffer an agonizing pain every day and night.
He didnt want to taste that kind of life where he couldnt live or die.
As a result, he would rather keep the 66,000 catties of spirit rice in his small cargo storage bag than sell it off every year.
He would rather save it up over a few years and then sell it all at once.
By doing so, it could also play a confusing role.
After all, each time He Song sold spirit rice, he would change his appearance and shape, so he might be mistaken for a cultivator from the outside.
With various thoughts flashing through his mind,
He Song decided not to sell his spirit rice at this time.
The reason was simple.
Four years ago, He Song had already become a true amulet Tao master.
After four years of washing spirit stones, he had successfully laundered the additional 2,000 spirit stones he had obtained.
Even now, he still had more than a thousand spirit stones left.
Bear in mind that He Song had been cultivating at full speed over the past four years, spending spirit stones like water.
He spent them on elixirs, Artifacts, skills, spirit tea, spirit rice, demonic beast meat, and so on and so forth.
As long as any kind of resource could improve his cultivation level or combat power, He Song didnt skimp on it.
But despite all this, he still had more than a thousand spirit stones left.
If one counted the spirit stones he had spent in the past four years, there were as many as 3,000 spirit stones at his peak!
That was more than a thousand spirit stones than the 2,000 he obtained from selling spirit rice before.
He earned those extra thousand spirit stones as an amulet Tao master.
As an amulet Tao master, his speed of earning spirit stones wasnt slow. Although He Songs success rate for creating mid-quality Thick Earth Amulets hadnt reached fifty percent yet, even producing low-quality amulets was quite profitable.
Over four years, he had created and sold amulets, and earned an annual salary; so it was quite normal for He Song to have more than a thousand extra spirit stones.
In addition, He Song had recently launched an attack on the success rate of mid-quality Thick Earth Amulets.bender
Once He Song improved his success rate with mid-quality Thick Earth Amulets to over fifty percent, he would earn even more spirit stones.
As such, even though He Song had spent over 2,000 spirit stones in the past four years, he still had more than a thousand spirit stones left.
Over a thousand spirit stones, were enough to arm He Song himself and even have some left over.
Given that,
He Song decided not to sell any spirit rice and try to fatten his wallet quickly.
The less he sold spirit rice, the better.
By accumulating more spirit rice, he could obtain more spirit stones at once when he sold it.
Anyway, when he sold spirit rice, he usually sought out the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion of various Immortal Pavilions and didnt need to worry about their ability to pay spirit stones.
With this thought in mind, He Song quickly began to plan how to spend the spirit stones on himself..
Chapter 107: Steward of the Immortal Pavilion
First, naturally, he would replace the two low-grade Artifacts in his hands, one for offense and one for defense, with two mid-grade Artifacts for offense and defense.
Second, he would purchase high-quality spirit amulets and life-saving spirit amulets for protection and escaping danger.
Third…
He Song pondered for a long time but couldn't think of what else he needed to do.
Skills? The studying time for high-quality skills was quite long, and if he went to buy them now, he might not even master them until a year later.
It would be of no help for his upcoming trip to Green Wall Immortal City.
With that, He Song simply shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
With Wei Fan accompanying him, the two Qi-refining late-stage cultivators didn't have to worry too much about encountering danger.
Even if they did encounter danger, he could escape using a life-saving spirit amulet.
If a real fight happened, as long as he maintained his normal Qi-refining late-stage combat strengtn, It would De enougn.
Having one offensive and one defensive mid-grade Artifact, as well as some high-quality spirit amulets on hand, He Song's combat power was also guaranteed. Rêađ lat𝒆st ch𝒂/p/ters on n𝒐/v/𝒆/l(b)i𝒏(.)c/𝒐/m
At least, he wouldn't be defeated quickly.
Thinking this way, He Song relaxed a bit, knowing that his more than a thousand spirit stones should be enough to change Artifacts and buy high-quality spirit amulets and life-saving spirit amulets.
"Brother Wei, since Lao Meng has invited us, when should we head to Green
Wall Immortal City? If you are in a hurry, I can prepare right away."
Not needing to sell spirit rice, He Song naturally asked about their itinerary.
Meng Guan was in Green Wall Immortal City, He Song and Wei Fan had to hurry there.
After all, Meng Guan didn't have much time left.
With less than a month left before he turned sixty, he wanted to make a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment before that age, so he had to seize every minute of this less than a month.
Meng Guan needed to make his body reach its peak state and then attempt to break through.
And this less than a month's time was crucial.
"This matter came somewhat hastily, so let's prepare and set off for Green Wall Immortal City tomorrow morning. At that time, with the two of us traveling together, there's no need to worry about any problems," Wei Fan said thoughtfully, his gaze occasionally falling on He Song. He was clearly still shocked at He Song's breakthrough speed.
However, he soon seemed to remember something and slapped his forehead suddenly.
"Ah right, friend, since you've successfully broken through to the Qi-refining late-stage, if you don't leave the Immortal Pavilion, you can just choose a department to serve as a Steward, and the Immortal Pavilion will also allocate a courtyard for you."
"I wonder…"
Wei Fan's eyes flashed a hint of happiness when he looked at He Song.
He Song had successfully broken through to the Qi-refining late-stage, and his own cultivation level was at the same stage.
He suddenly had a good friend at the Qi-refining late-stage cultivation level.
Naturally, as He Song's friend, if he encountered any problems in the future, He Song's current cultivation level should be able to help him out as well.
Now, the small circle that once belonged to just He Song, Wei Fan, and Meng Guan finally had all its members reach the Qi-refining late-stage.
This way, if something really happened, he wouldn't be struggling alone.
Strength in numbers, that's what it meant.
He already guessed in his heart if He Song would stay in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion or not.
Considering He Song's careful personality, there was a good chance he would continue to stay in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
That way, their combined influence within Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion would naturally be different than before.
After all, they were now two Qi-refining late-stage cultivators.
"I came to see Brother Wei for this matter," He Song said when Wei Fan asked about his intentions, explaining why he had come to Spirit Construction Pavilion immediately after consolidating his cultivation.
As he had guessed, He Song's goal was to raise his position and move into a courtyard in the inner circle of the pavilion.
He had previously lived in Wei Fan's small courtyard and hadn't forgotten its advantages even now.
Not only was the spirit Qi denser.
Most importantly, he wouldn't have to pay spirit stones for the allocated courtyard!
It would save all the rent.
And it was a permanent residence!
As long as He Song didn't leave, he could continue living there, a great bargain indeed.
However, it was a bit close to Master Cheng Shan.
Most of the courtyards in the inner circle were within Master Cheng Shan's divine sense scanning range.
He Song needed to choose a courtyard that was farther away from Cheng Shan, otherwise, if Cheng Shan scanned with his divine sense, he might detect something.
The Illusion Array, after all, was just an introductory Array Skill, and it couldn't defend against divine sense scanning.
This was also the reason why He Song didn't open a spirit field in a place where cultivators were always coming and going.
Only by staying out of the scanning range of Master Cheng Shan and other Foundation Establishment cultivators' divine sense would He Song's abnormalities remain undiscovered.
Alternatively, if He Song could get an Array Skill capable of shielding divine sense, it wouldn't matter where he lived.
Just that…
After finishing the Array Tao Introduction, He Song had tried to inquire about the follow- up Array Tao Primary Introduction.
But he found out that to continue learning the Array Tao Primary Introduction, he needed to join the Thick Earth Sect.
Or, he could see if someone was selling it and buy it with spirit stones.
With no other option, He Song had to give up on continuing to study array tao and focused most of his attention on cultivating and studying Amulet Tao Introduction instead.
This was why his cultivation level increased so rapidly.
"No problem, friend, I can notify them on your behalf regarding your position as Steward. All you need to do is show your token at any department you want to join. As for the courtyard allocation, you can choose at will," Wei Fan said when he saw that He Song had no intentions of leaving the Immortal Pavilion. As if he had prepared it earlier, he took out two things from his storage bag.
One was a token.
The other was a map.
"With this token, you can obtain a Steward position in any department you want. It's up to you where you want to go. "
"On this map, you can choose any courtyard that is not marked with an 'X'. However, it's better to choose one closer to the center, as the spirit Qi concentration will be higher," Wei Fan advised as he placed both items on the table.
He Song took the token and looked at the map.
After searching for a moment, he chose a secluded courtyard more than three miles away from Master Cheng Shan, located in a rather remote area.
Foundation Establishment cultivators, even those in the early stage, their divine sense covered a range of about two miles.
To avoid living within the range of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense, He Song had no choice but to choose a courtyard that was far enough away.
Fortunately, Foundation Establishment cultivators generally didn't release their divine sense and only did so when they needed to investigate something or during a battle.
Scanning with divine sense consumed divine sense power.
At the same time, the scanned cultivators would feel an extreme resentment toward the R011rcp of the divine sense
In the Cultivation World, scanning others with divine sense was considered taboo..