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Chapter 343 Meeting Chen Fan - The Twin Jade Gathering (4K)

"This kind of shuttling seems to be working alright?"

Xiao Chen thought about it and realized that non-fixed locations had both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that you won't be tied to a fixed location.

For example, Xiao Chen went to the Storm Sea, or he went to a more distant place in the New Cultivation World, such as the legendary Holy City.

It won't require multiple trips back and forth.

Moreover, frequent travel can easily arouse suspicion from outsiders.

The downside is that if the enemy discovers that you can traverse, they might set up a trap in advance to ambush you.

However, Xiao Chen has the Night's Edge to save his life.

As long as you don't encounter a major danger and the Night's Edge has already been triggered when you travel through it, you don't need to worry about being blocked by the formation.

Compared to traveling to fixed locations, this method suits him better overall.

Of course, just to be on the safe side, it's best not to go too far when you go back this time, and test it again from a greater distance.

Having made up his mind, Xiao Chen determined the direction and headed back towards Guiyun Market.

He had already asked Chen Fan and his group for their address last time.

This time we can go straight there.

"Hmm, the surrounding spiritual herbs don't seem to have changed much, so it seems that not much time has passed here."

During his journey, Xiao Chen noticed that the flowers, plants, and trees along the way had hardly changed.

This includes wild, common plants.

However, the spiritual energy in this desolate place is scarce, which makes the growth of ordinary grasses and trees not very good.

It is relatively sparse, far less lush than the island of Silentia today.

However, as he walked, Xiao Chen noticed something unusual.

He had already traversed tens of thousands of miles in one go, yet he had hardly encountered any cultivators from this realm.

Apart from the spirit fields that were surrounded by arrays and guarded by spirit farmers, the rest of the place was almost completely empty.

"That's strange, where did they go?"

Xiao Chen asked curiously, "Where did everyone go?"

Since those spiritual fields are relatively intact, it means they shouldn't have been affected by any turmoil.

Why have all the independent cultivators here disappeared?

However, he did not linger and simply continued on his way.

We'll find out the specifics when we ask Chen Fan and the others later.

After traveling about 20,000 li, Xiao Chen finally saw about a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators ahead of him, heading southwest together under the golden sunset.

Soon, he saw another five-person squad in front of them.

From here on, every few hundred miles there would be a group of cultivators heading in the direction of Guiyun Market.

Even at a distance of about 50,000 li from the market town.

Xiao Chen actually saw several Golden Core cultivators dressed in Guiyun Sect attire flying on swords.

For low-level cultivators, it would be difficult to grasp the overall movements of these people.

However, with their powerful divine sense at the Nascent Soul stage, they could easily discover that they were patrolling according to a certain pattern.

"Oh, they even set up additional patrol teams?"

Xiao Chen frowned instead: "This doesn't make sense, does it? Would Guiyun Sect really be so kind?"

Judging from the fact that these Golden Core cultivators were in pairs, it was clear that they were not there to capture so-called spirit thieves.

It's more likely that they were protecting the low-level cultivators who were arriving along the way.

The problem is, don't they look down on wilderness monks?
Why are we still proactively sending people to provide protection?

There's always something fishy going on when things seem unusual; there's definitely something wrong here.

Xiao Chen noted this down and went directly to a small plain south of Guiyunfang City.

With the hand-drawn map I got last time, plus the aid of my divine sense, I have the help.

He didn't need to ask anyone for directions at all.

It was easy to spot Chen Fan's figure by simply flying quickly over the plains.

He was squatting by the roadside, haggling with a vendor.

“Look at this inscription, it’s worn so badly it’s almost illegible, so its effectiveness will definitely be affected.”

Chen Fan held a somewhat worn, top-grade magic sword in his hand: "After I get it, I'll have to find someone to maintain it again, so you have to give me a discount of two hundred spirit stones."

Last time, because the storage bag wasn't big enough, I only gave him tens of thousands of spirit stones.

It seems like there aren't enough.

Xiao Chen landed directly and picked up the only well-preserved magic sword on the stall, which showed no obvious signs of use: "How many spirit stones is this?"

"Twenty thousand, right? It's all here. Count it."

Then he handed the flying sword directly to Chen Fan: "Take this for now, and I'll give you a better one after you break through."

Xiao Chen now only has a few magical artifacts left, all of which are collectibles that he used before but couldn't bear to sell after discarding them.

On the contrary, they had just obtained a lot of magical artifacts from the Zhaokong Sect.

The problem is that Chen Fan doesn't have true essence yet, so even if he were given a spiritual artifact, he wouldn't be able to use it.

Fortunately, he had already broken through to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment.
The vendors nearby were still busy counting the spirit stones on the ground.

Xiao Chen then led Chen Fan away, talking as they walked: "I see you seem to have broken through to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment."

"This speed is alright, keep it up."

"How long do you estimate it will take you to reach the Great Perfection?"

Chen Fan was also a little confused. He first greeted her, saying, "Greetings, Senior!"

Then he replied, "To be honest, senior, I have already made preliminary improvements to the subsequent techniques in the past two days. After another six months of accumulation, it should be almost done."

As he spoke, he took out a handwritten manual from his pocket.

Taking the opportunity, he handed it over and asked for guidance: "This junior's knowledge is shallow, and there must be many omissions in the technique. I hope that the senior can give me some pointers."

The cultivators in the wasteland rarely see any Golden Core cultivators.

Not to mention a kind-hearted real person.

Therefore, Chen Fan seized the opportunity to ask questions directly, hoping to gain some insights into cultivation from the senior cultivators.

"Guide?"

Xiao Chen blinked, reached out and took the self-improved cultivation technique from Chen Fan, and looked at it.

With his keen eyesight, it wasn't hard for him to recognize that this technique already had the feel of a low-level technique.

It should be roughly at the top of the Xuan level, or barely at the Di level.

As a technique that was originally incomplete and whose second half was entirely self-created, it is already quite remarkable.

When Chen Fan cultivates this technique that is perfectly suited to him, he should be able to obtain effects equivalent to those of a level-one technique.

However, while Xiao Chen could observe, he currently lacked experience in improving cultivation techniques.

So he threw the cultivation technique back at him: "The foundation of your cultivation technique is not good enough. It's barely even at the Earth level. There are too many flaws to explain."

"But don't be discouraged, after all, you didn't have many opportunities to study before."

"To have achieved such results is indeed quite remarkable."

"My view is that instead of patching up these broken pieces, we should start from scratch."

"Just practice for the next couple of days, and once you break through to the Golden Core stage, you can switch directly to the Heavenly Star Secret Technique."

"You will naturally be able to truly appreciate the huge difference between the two when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan immediately became respectful.

At the same time, I felt a little embarrassed about my previous thoughts.

He should have known long ago that a senior who could give away a Heaven-level cultivation technique must have cultivated the most supreme secret technique among Heaven-level techniques. He took a cultivation technique that was not even Earth-level to show it to the other person.

It's flawed everywhere, making it almost unbearable to look at.

This was really a mistake.

The senior's words make perfect sense!
Instead of getting bogged down in this half-finished book, it would be better to directly delve into the mysteries of a Heaven-level cultivation technique.

Next, I must work hard in my cultivation and strive to break through as soon as possible, so as not to let down my seniors' high expectations.

"Recently, many cultivators have been rushing here, and there have been more patrol teams outside."

Xiao Chen asked directly, "Do you know what's going on?"

Chen Fan immediately snapped out of his daze and replied without hesitation, "The Double Jade Gathering will be in three days."

"That's why everyone rushed over."

"Those patrol teams are all cultivators from the Guiyun Sect. They are responsible for cracking down on the robbers along the way and protecting everyone's safety."

"This way, more people will be willing to come and trade."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the Xu family's courtyard.

Chen Fan quickly called out to remind Xu Qingyi that Senior Xiao had arrived.

Then he pointed to the stone table and benches in the courtyard: "They must be treating injuries inside right now; it's dirty and messy."

"Please, senior, take a seat in the courtyard."

Although the mind-clearing and obstacle-removing methods have been developed, the task of eliminating miasma cannot be accomplished overnight.

Firstly, illness comes like a landslide, but recovery is slow and gradual.

Secondly, they hadn't received the antidote for a long time, which led to a severe poisoning and made treatment very difficult.

During this process, the miasma that is gradually expelled from the body by the clear mind and the removal of obstacles is eliminated.

It emits an extremely fishy and foul odor, causing people who enter the house to be covered in the strange smell.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter where I sit."

Xiao Chen didn't seem to care, and instead casually asked, "What exactly is this miasma?"

"Have you not been willing to purchase a suitable antidote?"

"If you don't have enough spirit stones, just tell me, and I'll get you some more."

It's been more than two months now, and Xiao Chen is starting to suspect that they might not have purchased the best antidote in order to save money.

So he casually placed five large boxes in the yard.

Inside were low-grade spirit stones seized from the Zhaokong Sect, totaling 500,000 spirit stones.

Chen Fan was truly dumbfounded this time.

He could understand why a Golden Core cultivator would give away tens of thousands of spirit stones to a stranger, just to invest in the other person's talent and reap greater rewards in the future.

But this one move cost 500,000 spirit stones.

Even for a Golden Core cultivator, isn't this a bit too extravagant?

He had previously suspected that Xiao Chen might actually be a Nascent Soul True Monarch hiding his cultivation level.

Seeing so many spirit stones now only strengthens this premonition.

broken!

Chen Fan's heart sank. If it really was a Nascent Soul True Monarch who was deliberately disguising himself, it was probably more of a curse than a blessing.

Why should a dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch hide his cultivation level?
What is the other party plotting by nurturing a cultivator from the wilderness like myself to break through to the Golden Core stage?

He almost immediately thought of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance, which had a high bounty on its head.

Could Xiao Chen be a member of the Reverse Immortal Alliance, and want me to be their spy?
To be honest, nobody likes being someone else's pawn.

Especially for Chen Fan, he didn't want to become an inside man, and he didn't want to be involved in any unnecessary conflicts.

However, Xiao Chen had saved his life, and the spirit stones he provided were also of great benefit to Uncle Xu's family, who had raised him.

He should also do his best to repay the other party.

Secondly, directly rebelling against the schemes of a True Lord would be extremely unwise.

At the same time, he also lacked the ability to refuse.

For both emotional and rational reasons, the best course of action for him now is to pretend he doesn't know anything.

Therefore, Chen Fan suppressed his complicated feelings and respectfully replied, "Reporting to Senior, the Mind-Clearing Powder is the only antidote sold on the market."

"Moreover, we still have more than half of the spirit stones that the senior bestowed last time."

"It's enough to support cultivation."

"Please take these spirit stones back, senior, and use them where they are more needed."

You don't want it either?

Xiao Chen recently gave Su Li three gifts, but Su Li only accepted them happily; the other two gifts were rejected.

What's going on?

If he had been offered free spirit stones back then, he would have readily agreed.

For example, Xiao Chen accepted the gift list from Grandpa Su without hesitation.

I don't care what your plans are, focus on improving your own cultivation first.

"Stop saying anything useless, just take it. It's settled then."

Xiao Chen then asked, "Tell me about the specifics of the Twin Jade Gathering."

Ok?
Chen Fan was taken aback upon hearing this.

Senior Xiao didn't even know about the Twin Jade Gathering?

How is this possible?
In the entire cultivation world, the most important event is undoubtedly the Immortal Selection Festival.

The second most important event should be the Double Jade Gathering.

At least that's true for the cultivators of the wasteland.

Moreover, this name originated from the Holy City, so there shouldn't be any different names in different regions, right?
Xiao Chen's question immediately cast doubt on his previous speculation.

Even if you're faking it, there's no need to pretend you don't understand common sense.

That would be too fake.

Chen Fan was puzzled, but he still answered honestly, "The Double Jade Gathering is an opportunity for everyone to sell Soul Nourishing Jade and Blood Absorption Jade to nearby sects."

“Cultivators within the Guiyun Sect’s territory can come to Guiyun Market during this period.”

"Then exchange the two jades for spirit stones."

"We can also take the opportunity to purchase some spiritual items, or organize some small-scale transactions on the periphery to exchange what we have."

sell?

Do the cultivators of the wasteland still have anything they can sell to the Guiyun Sect?

Xiao Chen pressed further, "Tell me in more detail. First, tell me exactly what the Twin Jade is?"

Chen Fan was completely dumbfounded, but he still honestly started from historical legends and told the story of the origin of the twin jades.

In short...

Guiyun Sect will distribute Soul-Devouring Jade mined from a certain spirit mine at a low price.

This is a special type of jade that, when worn on the body, will devour the cultivator's divine consciousness.

However, if someone wears it day and night and frequently feeds the Soul-Devouring Jade with their own divine sense.

Depending on the strength of the spiritual consciousness, it can be transformed into a Soul Nourishing Jade after about five to ten years.

However, doing so would also greatly deplete the cultivator's spiritual sense.

Long-term feeding may lead to sequelae such as forgetfulness, dementia, and insanity.

The Guiyun Sect offered a purchase price of one Soul Nourishing Jade for one thousand spirit stones.

After deducting the cost of purchasing Soul-Devouring Jade, you can still get 800 spirit stones.

(End of this chapter)