Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 256 Two-Patterned Magic Artifact, Xu Family Fangs (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

As the top power in the Northwest region, the rewards from the Xuan Yue Sect are naturally more precious than those from the Tian Cang Sect.

Therefore, a wave of searching for traces of the ancient demons swept through various prefectures in the Northwest region.

Yaromo didn't dare to show his face at all.

Once his whereabouts are discovered, it will be difficult for him to remain undetected under the careful investigation of those Golden Core cultivators.

After all, he could no longer easily unleash powerful escape techniques at this moment.

There was no true demonic energy to fuel its explosive power!

Beneath an unnamed mountain peak.

Yaromo was resting and recuperating here, and whenever he thought of Chen Changge, he would get so angry that he would tear at his wounds.

"Why have I been searching Dong Zuo's memories multiple times without finding anything? Why did Chen Changge attack me?!"

"You despicable Chen Changge, you just wait! One day, I will slaughter your entire clan and extract your soul to refine it for a hundred years!"

The Chen family's ancestral home.

A Golden Core elder from the Tiancang Sect, skilled in formations, arrived and set up a mid-grade third-tier formation for the Chen family.

Chen Changge formed his Golden Core in the secret realm, and in the eyes of the elders of the Tiancang Sect, he was someone destined for the Tiancang Secret Realm, so they wanted to befriend him.

That's why the original third-grade low-grade was temporarily replaced with a third-grade mid-grade.

A difference of just one rank can make all the difference.

A third-tier low-grade Golden Core cultivator, if used at full strength and spending some time, can break through. For someone like Yeromo, who possesses multiple supernatural abilities, it would be even easier.

Even a mid-grade third-tier defensive array cannot be broken in one strike by a Golden Core peak cultivator.

Perhaps only those who have reached this level and possess extremely powerful supernatural abilities and magical treasures could achieve this.

However, if it is a high-grade third-tier item, unless seven or eight or more mid-to-late stage Golden Core cultivators join forces to launch a fierce attack, or a Nascent Soul cultivator intervenes, there will be no danger.

Of course, there are not many array masters in the entire Tiannan Region who can set up large arrays of the third rank or above, and they are all respected and sought after.

Even cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage will be treated with great courtesy.

"Elder Cang, thank you very much for setting up a mid-grade third-order array for my Chen family."

Chen Changge clasped his hands in a fist salute to an old man in a gray robe.

"Your discovery of the Ancient Demon has been a great service to the Tiancang Sect. After this battle, your Chen family will surely be hated by the Ancient Demon. Therefore, it is only right to set up an array for your Chen family."

Upon hearing this, Chen Changge felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

He had intended to casually help Xu Chuan and test Dong Zuo's abilities.

The result was the discovery of an ancient true demon!
The only consolation is that the original plan to set up a third-tier grand formation for the Chen family has been realized ahead of schedule, and it is even a mid-grade third-tier grand formation.

Most Golden Core families don't have a mid-grade third-tier clan protection formation.

It is truly a case of misfortune being a blessing in disguise, and a blessing in disguise a misfortune!

"Brother Chen, if your Chen family has any outstanding descendants who wish to join the Tiancang Sect in the future, my Cang family can offer some assistance."

"Thank you, Elder Cang. I will certainly do my best to trouble you then."

If one could join the Tiancang Sect, it would naturally be better than joining the Qingmu Sect.

The Chen family has no chance of fighting the Green Wood Sect to the death!

Now, Chen Changge has become the Enforcement Elder of the Qingmu Sect, second only to the Grand Elder and the Sect Master.

He had been in seclusion for several days and had taken the Qi-Nourishing Pill obtained from the Tiancang Sect, which had completely stabilized his Golden Core realm.

If it weren't for the matter of the ancient demon, the Golden Core Ceremony would probably have been held long ago.

Two months have passed quietly.

Seeing that they could not find any trace of the ancient demon, the various forces in the Northwest region gave up and returned most of their manpower, leaving only a small number of people to continue the search and vigilance.

Xu Deling and Master Huoyun devoted themselves to studying the art of weapon crafting in Huoyun Valley.

Xu Deling's skill in weaponry has improved significantly once again.

Because Xu Chuantian Wood Shield was shattered by that mysterious magic weapon, Xu Deling planned to forge another top-tier defensive magic weapon with even stronger defense.

It is still a Heavenly Wood Shield, but it is made of third-tier Cloud Iron Spirit Wood as the main material, making it extremely hard.

The inscription on it features two patterns: "wood" and "life".

Both of these artifact patterns were inherited from the Azure Dragon Sect's artifact crafting tradition, but Xu Deling only managed to comprehend the first level of artistic conception.

Even Master Huoyun had never possessed them before.

A top-tier magic weapon, if inscribed with three first-tier artifact patterns, can rival the power of a low-grade magic treasure.

Only by inscribing second-tier artifact patterns can it be transformed into a low-grade magic weapon.

However, comprehending second-order artifact patterns is extremely difficult, almost impossible before reaching the Golden Core stage. Only true geniuses in artifact crafting can refine magical treasures during the Foundation Establishment stage.

Inscribing weapon patterns is the path taken by weapon refiners, but natal magic weapons are different because they are connected to the refiner's essence, energy, and spirit, and can grow together with them.

Even without the enhancement of artifact patterns, its power far surpasses that of ordinary magical treasures.

The maximum number of second-tier artifact patterns that can be engraved on a magic weapon is nine, which is the ultimate magic weapon and is comparable to the power of a spiritual treasure.

The Heavenly Wood Shield that Xu Deling has refined this time is already at the top level among defensive magic weapons; it can even withstand low-grade magic treasures several times.

Looking at the small bluish-gray shield floating in front of him, Xu Deling sighed softly, "It's still a bit lacking."

"This magic weapon is already extremely outstanding. Even if I were to forge it, it would be very difficult to create a top-tier magic weapon with three first-tier artifact patterns."

Xu Deling turned her head in surprise, "Master, why is this?"

"Perhaps it is a limitation of the Heavenly Dao. This kind of magic weapon is classified as a magic weapon, but it can unleash the power of a magic treasure. Even a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator can exert great power by consuming a lot of magic power."

However, if it were a normal magic weapon, even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator could activate it, they could only unleash 30% to 40% of its power.

Just like some exceptional cultivators in the cultivation world who can always surpass the limits, such as comprehending supernatural powers during the Foundation Establishment stage, condensing the seed of supernatural powers, or possessing divine sense comparable to Golden Core stage cultivators in advance during the Foundation Establishment stage, and so on.

For a ritual implement to reach the level of a magical treasure, it also depends on a matter of fate.

Only when the materials and three matching first-tier artifact patterns are present can the crafting be successfully completed.

Such magical artifacts can be more expensive than ordinary low-grade magical treasures.

The Heavenly Cang Sect also lacks the resources for such magical artifacts.

In all my years of teaching, I have only ever seen this once, at the Tianzhu Sect.

"Disciple understands. Just like creating one's own elixir formula in alchemy, it requires constant experimentation and research into the combinations and changes of medicinal properties among various spiritual herbs before a perfect formula can be formed."

"This young man is teachable." Master Huoyun stroked his beard and smiled.

"Never mind, divination is not my forte." Xu Deling sighed softly. "Let Grandfather make do with this Heavenly Wood Shield for now."

Upon hearing this, Master Huoyun's hand movements suddenly stopped, his lips twitched almost imperceptibly, and there seemed to be a look of helplessness between his brows.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators find it difficult to even acquire a top-tier magic weapon with inscriptions, let alone a magic weapon with two inscriptions. Among the Golden Core families of the Seven Cities, there are probably only a few in their collections.

"Among your senior brothers, only Xue Shi has a slight chance of refining a two-pattern magic weapon in the future; the rest are all blockheads!"

Xu Deling covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Just then, the voice of the Crimson Fire Immortal came from outside the cave.

"Why is he here?"

"Master, the three-month period should be approaching."

“Yes, I was so engrossed in studying the inheritance that I forgot all about this matter.” Master Huoyun’s lips curled up slightly. “Disciple, let’s go and give these mortals a little shock.”

"Master, the Xu family's ancestral precept is that we should give our all to anyone we face!"

This contest of weaponry.

It was naturally the case that True Man Crimson Fire lost.

He originally thought that Xu Deling's time as a disciple of Master Huoyun was short, and that his ability to comprehend even one magic weapon pattern was already a prodigy.

However, in just a few short years, he has reached the level of refining two-pattern magic weapons.

Three-striped patterns almost exclusively appear in rumors.

Even the Crimson Fire Immortal himself couldn't refine it, let alone think that a junior could succeed.

"Here you go, this is the Crimson Sun Crystal you wanted!"

Master Chi Huo's face was full of displeasure. After throwing the crystal to him, he immediately said, "You old fellow are really lucky to have a disciple with such talent in the art of weapon crafting."

"What's wrong? You're not happy?"

"I'm just not happy!"

"If you're unhappy, just keep it to yourself!" Master Huoyun laughed and scolded, "You proposed the competition yourself, I didn't set you up."

"Hmph, a mere Crimson Sun Crystal? With the Heavenly Azure Sect at my back, my resources are beyond your imagination."

Huoyun did not argue with him.

He was well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of joining a sect.

But in the end, he still chose to become a rogue cultivator at the Golden Core stage.

"Yue'er, let's go!"

Yan Yue nodded and gave Xu Deling a deep look.

Then, a crimson glow enveloped Yan Yue, transforming into a rainbow and heading into the distance.

Master Huoyun shook his head and chuckled, handing the Crimson Sun Crystal to Xu Deling. He said with a smile, "With that four-thousand-year-old Blazing Sun Flower, along with this Crimson Sun Crystal and other materials, it will greatly benefit your cultivation of the 'Fire Emperor's True Eye'."

"Having successfully forged your grandfather's shield, your mastery of weapon crafting has essentially reached its peak. Further study of the inherited techniques will yield negligible results, unless you encounter another fortuitous opportunity to comprehend a weapon pattern to the second level."

After a pause, he continued, "From now on, go into seclusion with all your might, focusing on forming your core. Only when you reach the Golden Core stage will your true path of weapon crafting begin!"
You'll have plenty of time to study this in the future!
As for this wooden shield, I will personally deliver it to the Xu family and give it to your grandfather.

Xu Deling thought for a moment, opened his mouth as if to say something else, but in the end he just nodded and said, "I understand, Master."

The only great opportunity that Huoyun Zhenren spoke of that would help with the art of crafting, at present, seems to be the enhancement of spiritual consciousness.

An enhanced spiritual awareness naturally aids in comprehending artifact patterns.

Within the territory of the Tiancang Sect, the most famous product for enhancing spiritual sense is the Nourishing Spirit Pill. There are even other Nascent Soul level forces in the Northwest region that trade high-grade Nourishing Spirit Pills with them.

Even if Master Huoyun is a master of weapon crafting, it would still be very difficult for him to obtain a high-grade Nourishing Spirit Pill.

He had previously asked the Aoki Sect.

However, during this trip to the secret realm, the main ingredient of the Nourishing Spirit Pill, the Heavenly God Fruit, was basically not harvested, resulting in the Qingmu Sect only having the Nourishing Spirit Pills left over from before in the next Jiazi year.

The quantity is so small that it's practically impossible to trade them.

After Xu Deling went into seclusion.

Master Huoyun then sent the Heavenly Wood Shield to the Xu family.

"Thank you for bringing the magical artifact, senior."

"Cherish it well. This is a two-pattern magic weapon, a masterpiece of magic weapons, with power comparable to a one-pattern magic weapon set."

"I understand. It is thanks to your guidance that Deling's skill in weapon crafting has improved so quickly."

"Hehe, no need to flatter me. Deling has a talent for weapon crafting. As long as he has the inheritance, it's not difficult for him to reach this point even without my guidance. It just takes a little more time."

Xu Chuan smiled slightly upon hearing this, then patted his storage bag, took out a bottle of pills, and handed it to Huo Yun Zhenren, saying, "Please trouble you to give this pill to De Ling, senior."

"De Ling has already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment and cannot advance any further. What kind of elixir is this?" Huo Yun Zhenren asked in confusion.

"The senior should just hand it over to her; she knows what to do."

"Enough, you wouldn't go so far as to harm your own granddaughter. I was just overthinking it."

Master Huoyun accepted the pills and then took his leave.

After returning to his cave, he handed the porcelain bottle to Xu Deling and then went to study the Canglong Sect's art of weaponry.

Xu Deling may find it difficult to gain further insights, but there is still much for him to study and learn.

In a quiet room.

Xu Deling opened the porcelain bottle, and just smelling the fragrance of the elixir, she felt as if her consciousness was about to boil.

"As expected of a top-grade spirit-nourishing pill."

"There are three. Does Grandfather mean that swallowing all three at once might help me break through the limits of Foundation Establishment Divine Sense?"

Having experienced the transformation of divine sense during the Qi Refining stage and gained divine consciousness, Xu Deling understood the profound meaning behind what Xu Chuan hadn't said.

"My grandfather once said that he first reached the limit of Foundation Establishment Divine Sense, and then used a high-grade Nourishing Spirit Pill to enter the Golden Core Divine Sense."

Because I gained divine sense early during the Qi Refining stage, my divine sense is significantly stronger than that of other cultivators at the same level, but it is still a short distance from the limit of divine sense at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Grandfather only needs one, but I need three.

Xu Deling stared at the pills in the porcelain bottle for a moment, a resolute look flashing in her eyes. After adjusting her own condition to the best, she directly swallowed three high-grade spirit-nourishing pills.

The pill melted upon entering the throat, transforming into three streams of warm medicinal power that slid down the throat into the dantian, then suddenly surged upwards, reaching the sea of ​​consciousness.

A few moments.

The medicine's effects surged suddenly, transforming into a violent torrent that surged and churned within the sea of ​​consciousness. Wherever it passed, the previously stagnant divine consciousness began to grow and expand wildly.

"Well!"

Xu Deling let out a muffled groan, clenched his teeth, tightened the muscles in his cheeks, and cold sweat instantly seeped from his forehead.

The pain of the sudden surge in consciousness felt like countless fine needles piercing the sea of ​​consciousness, or like a tremendous force pulling at the consciousness, trying to tear it to pieces.

Xu Deling gripped the edge of the prayer mat tightly with both hands, her knuckles turning white, her body trembling slightly. She gathered her surging divine sense into a single point and slammed it fiercely into the invisible bottleneck deep within her sea of ​​consciousness.

again and again.

It continuously depletes the power of divine consciousness, while the sea of ​​consciousness trembles violently.

A few hours later.

Xu Deling's divine sense surged to the limit of the Foundation Establishment stage and continued to grow stronger.

She continued to bombard the bottleneck of her spiritual consciousness, as only in this way could she find a glimmer of hope for survival.

Too much of a good thing can be bad. If the spirit is nourished too much, it may cause the soul to be unable to bear it and thus explode.

In this struggle between life and death, Xu Deling is born, nurtured, grows stronger, and is consumed, constantly refining his divine consciousness in each cycle of reincarnation.

Three days later.

The bottleneck of the Golden Core spiritual consciousness was suddenly broken.

A transformation of the soul!

The excess divine consciousness in her sea of ​​consciousness surged wildly into her divine soul, nourishing and filling it while also transforming it.

Half a day later.

The transformation has only just begun.

Xu Deling's consciousness completely transformed into Golden Core consciousness.

"Is this the Golden Core Divine Sense?"

Xu Deling felt the profoundness brought by the Golden Core Divine Sense, and after a while he murmured to himself, "Breaking through to the Golden Core Divine Sense during Foundation Establishment is several times more dangerous than the transformation of Divine Sense during Qi Refining."

Others might not be able to handle it.

If one cultivates the Nine Flames Technique to its full potential, the danger should be reduced somewhat. It's best to first raise one's spiritual sense to the Foundation Establishment limit using other methods, and then use the Nourishing Spirit Pill to break through to the Golden Core stage.

These breakthroughs and experiences are invaluable.

If Xu Chuan's own circumstances hadn't been different, he wouldn't have let Xu Deling make the first attempt.

After that, Xu Deling continued to study the "Fire Emperor's True Eye".

With the divine sense of the Golden Core stage, coupled with the transformation of the soul, it became much easier for him to comprehend the truth than before.

"My talent is far inferior to those true fire-type prodigies. If it weren't for my grandfather's planning, even with my innate spiritual eyes, I probably wouldn't have had much hope of mastering this spiritual eye ability during the Foundation Establishment stage. The spiritual eye ability is ultimately more difficult to cultivate than ordinary abilities."

Now there's finally hope; perhaps I can cultivate the "Divine Consciousness Transformation into Weapon" secret technique recorded in the weapon-crafting inheritance.

This is an extremely powerful method of attacking with spiritual senses.

Xu Deling possesses a powerful divine sense far exceeding his own realm, making him perfectly suited to cultivate this technique.

Compared to this, the Concentration Technique is incredibly rudimentary.

However, this technique is extremely difficult to master; even Master Huoyun failed to complete it.

Even if he only learned some applications of divine sense, it still gave him the upper hand in the battle of divine sense when fighting against opponents of the same realm.

Xu Deling is in seclusion at Huoyun Cave.

Xu Chuan was also studying the withering and flourishing divine power at the Xu residence, and his progress was much faster than Xu Deling's.

That night.

Ye Fan received a telepathic message from Xu Chuan and went to his meditation room.

"Master, are you looking for me?"

"Take this token."

Xu Chuan handed the Tiancang Sect token to Ye Fan.

"Master, what are you doing?" Ye Fan asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Plans can't keep up with changes. I originally planned to let the Xu family develop slowly like this, and then show our fangs when a Golden Core cultivator appears in the Xu family one day."

Now, thanks to the protection of the Heavenly Cang Sect for a century, the Xu family has virtually no worries about the future.

The people behind the Yuan and Fang families would never dare to make a move against my Xu family.

"If that's the case, what's the point of keeping these two families around?"

As he spoke, he then gave out the recipes for the Spirit Gathering Pill and the Yuan Gathering Pill.

"Have the demon-hunting teams that cooperate with my Xu family collect the materials for these pill formulas, and then send people to the Seven Cities to purchase them. From now on, the Xu family will mainly promote these two types of pills."

Ye Fan's eyes flashed with joy, "With these, crushing the alchemy businesses of the Yuan and Fang families will be a piece of cake."

"How are the recruited rogue cultivators specializing in alchemy, weapon crafting, array formations, and talismans?" Xu Chuan asked again with a faint smile.

"Three rogue alchemists have been recruited. Two of them can refining high-grade Qi Gathering Pills stably, and one can refine high-grade True Essence Pills."

The two experts in the field of artifact crafting are Jin Zhan, Ling Jie's fifth senior brother, who can craft top-tier artifacts, though his success rate is only 10% to 20%.

The two rogue cultivators specializing in talismans, one with the skill to draw first-tier high-grade talismans and the other capable of drawing second-tier talismans.

"A rogue cultivator of array formations, seventeen or eighteen years old, personally examined by Uncle Mingxian, who said he had some aptitude for array formations and was worth nurturing."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan also called Xu Mingxian over and asked about this person.

"Feng Ming's parents were also rogue cultivators. They died in the mouths of demonic beasts in the Tiancang Mountains five or six years ago. Because they had a book on formations at home, they began to study it in order to make a living."

He is now a first-tier array master, capable of setting up first-tier low-grade arrays and creating low-grade array plates.

He has his own insights into formations and can be considered to have some potential.

Xu Chuan nodded slightly, then looked up at Xu Mingxian, "Are you interested in taking him as a disciple?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mingxian was taken aback. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Father, do you intend to cultivate some new talents in alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman-making in Yunxi?"

"That's right. The Wu family members are mostly at the fourth level of Qi Refining or above. They select those with some talent to start learning alchemy, weapon crafting, array formations, and talismans."

Although you, me, and Deling are more than capable of supporting the Xu family, we all have more important things to do. We can refine occasionally, but we can't waste all our time on it.

Cultivating successors to support the business is imperative.

“Father is right. I will accept him as a disciple tomorrow.”

"Well, whether or not you accept him as your personal disciple is up to you to decide."

"My child understands."

The next day.

Under the witness of Ye Fan and others, Feng Ming performed the three kneelings and nine kowtows ceremony to become a disciple.

He knew that Xu Mingxian's mastery of array formations was extremely profound, and it was his good fortune to be able to become his disciple.

"Disciple invites Master to have some tea."

Xu Mingxian took the teacup and took a small sip.

"Fengming, from now on you are my disciple. You must be loyal to the Xu family. If you ever betray us, I will personally take action to eliminate you from this family!"

"This disciple will remember Master's teachings and would never dare to betray the Xu family!"

"Get up."

Xu Mingxian smiled faintly, then patted his storage bag, took out a book, and handed it to Feng Ming, saying, "This is my first-order understanding of array formations."

There are many first-order formations, and experience in setting up formations, etc.

Take this and study it. If you still don't understand something, come back and ask me.

The key to mastering formations lies in comprehension; without sufficient comprehension, even instruction from others will not suffice.

"Yes, Master."

Then, Ye Fan addressed the remaining recruited alchemists, weapon refiners, talisman makers, and the selected Wu clan cultivators:

"In addition to completing their daily tasks of alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman making, you masters also need to teach these apprentices. My Xu family will provide generous rewards for this."

For example, pills that aid in Foundation Establishment, and pills that help break through the bottlenecks in Foundation Establishment.

Every guest elder recruited by the Xu family must swear an oath not to reveal what they have seen or heard in the Xu family, namely, the recipe for the Spirit Gathering Pill.

After leaving the Xu family, he will only be able to refine it himself.

In addition, one must undergo the test of the "Questioning the Heart" before entering.

It is precisely because of the stringent conditions that so few people were recruited.

Otherwise, given the Xu family's current status in Yunxi Town, coupled with the protection of the Tiancang Sect, there would probably be plenty of independent cultivators willing to become guests of the Xu family.

"Yes, Elder Ye." The group bowed.

The core business of Xu's Trading Company is the sale of elixirs; talismans, magical artifacts, and array plates are merely auxiliary products.

After Ye Fan collected a batch of materials for Gathering Spirit Pills and Gathering Yuan Pills, Xu Chuan took the time to refine a quarter of them, ninety percent of which were of superior quality, as a reserve of these two types of pills for the business.

After all, even if the recruited alchemists can refine Spirit Gathering Pills and Yuan Gathering Pills in a short time, they are probably only low-grade pills, and the number of pills produced will not be large.

After that, Xu Chuan stopped paying attention to the business.

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The Xu family officially launched the Spirit Gathering Pill in the business.

After several days of deliberate promotion, the name of the Spirit Gathering Pill spread throughout the entire Yunxi Town.

"Have you heard? Today, Xu's Trading Company will officially start selling Spirit Gathering Pills."

Many people gathered at the entrance of the shop, discussing the matter.

"Nowadays, who in Yunxi Town hasn't heard of the Spirit Gathering Pill? This is an ancient pill formula obtained by Patriarch Xu from the Tiancang Secret Realm. It is a top-tier pill used by ancient sects to improve their cultivation during the Qi Refining stage."

"I've heard that the effects of a low-grade pill are comparable to those of a mid-grade Qi Gathering pill. I wonder if that's true?"

"Look, the shop is open! It's Manager Ye and Deputy Manager Xu!"

Ye Fan and Xu Deyue were the first to walk out of the trading company's gate, followed by two members of the Wu family and four members of the Yan family.

"Manager Ye and Deputy Manager Xu both look very young, and they are both at the Foundation Establishment stage. They must have reached the Foundation Establishment stage in their early twenties to maintain their youth."

"The Xu family has quite a deep foundation!"

"I heard that the Xu family fled here. Do you think the Xu family might have been a Golden Core clan from another place before?"

"It is highly likely that whether it is the Xu family head, Elder Xu Deling who became an apprentice of Fire Cloud Valley, or Elder Xu Mingxian who lives a secluded life, or these two, they are all outstanding."

"If not the elite selected from among the best of aristocratic families, how could everyone be like this?"

When you're out in the world, your identity is given to you by others.

"Fellow Daoists, please be quiet. Today, my Xu Clan Trading Company will be launching a brand new pill, the Spirit Gathering Pill. I believe you have all come here to see this pill."

Mr. Ye first introduced the origin of this elixir.

The Spirit Gathering Pill and the Yuan Gathering Pill, which will be launched soon, are both obtained from the Heavenly Azure Secret Realm and are inherited from ancient pill formulas.

The Spirit Gathering Pill is suitable for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, and its effects are derived from the experience of Qi Refining cultivators taking it.

The effects of a low-grade Spirit Gathering Pill are comparable to those of a mid-grade Qi Gathering Pill, and the effects of a mid-grade Spirit Gathering Pill are 10% stronger than those of a high-grade Qi Gathering Pill.

As for the superior-grade Spirit Gathering Pill, it is 80% stronger than the superior-grade Qi Gathering Pill.

Even with some fluctuations, the error is within 10% to 20%.

After all, some people have special constitutions, or they may have taken too many inferior pills, leading to erysipelas accumulation and affecting the efficacy.

"May I ask, Manager Ye, what is the price of this pill?" someone asked.

"A low-grade Spirit Gathering Pill costs four spirit stones, a mid-grade Spirit Gathering Pill costs six spirit stones, and a high-grade one costs ten spirit stones."

"Ten spirit stones per stone?!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan exclaimed in surprise, then smiled faintly, "Do you all think it's expensive?"

"The superior-grade Qi Gathering Pill is already the best cultivation pill that ordinary cultivators can obtain for the Qi Refining stage. As for the Spirit Gathering Pill, only the Tiancang Sect among our surrounding forces has it."

Things are valued for their rarity, not to mention their truly powerful effects.

For example, a cultivator with a true spiritual root can reach the Qi Refining Perfection stage at the age of twenty-three or twenty-four after consuming a high-grade Qi Gathering Pill.

However, if one takes a high-grade Spirit Gathering Pill, one may break through to this realm at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

The extra time is enough to cultivate several powerful techniques, comprehend powerful secret methods, or hunt down some late-stage Qi Refining demonic beasts.

They accumulated considerable wealth, upgraded their magical artifacts, and even earned back the spirit stones they had spent on purchasing Spirit Gathering Pills.

Ladies and gentlemen, for us cultivators, time is like a precious stone!

"Yes, Manager Ye is right. Hearing this, ten spirit stones are indeed not that expensive."

"What you say is unfounded!"

A burly man pushed through the crowd and walked to the front, his eyes filled with mockery; he was clearly there to cause trouble.

Ye Fan sneered and pulled out a token without saying a word. The token had the words "Tian Cang" engraved on the front.
"If you are not satisfied, then go and reason with the Tiancang Sect. This pill formula has been approved by the elders of the Tiancang Sect. Do you think the elders of the Tiancang Sect would need to conspire with my small Xu family to earn your spirit stones?"

"Manager Ye, don't talk nonsense. I have never disrespected the elders of the Tiancang Sect!"

The burly man never expected Ye Fan to play by his own rules and unleash his ultimate move right away.

"If you cause any more trouble, I, Ye, will kill you. The people who instigated you behind this won't dare to stand up for you. Do you believe me or not?"

The burly man looked around furtively, then turned and left unwillingly.

"Our Xu Family Business is open and honest in business, and we do business with integrity. If you want to buy, you can buy; if you don't want to, we won't force you."

After he finished speaking, countless people applauded him.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Fan and the others made way, allowing the many residents of Yunxi Town who wanted to enter to pass through.

"Seven top-tier magic artifacts!"

"That's a top-tier magic weapon set!"

"This time, the merchant guild has a lot more good items, which are no less than those in some of the artifact stores in the seven cities of Tiancang, such as Jiaoxiu City."

"Jade Mushroom Pill? A foundation-building aid pill?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone rushed forward to watch.

Ye Fan explained, "This pill is a low-grade pill, but its effects are no different from a low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. It can also increase the chance of Foundation Establishment by 10%. It is priced at two thousand spirit stones, and there is only one available at present."

However, the effects of mid-grade and high-grade pills are not as good as those of Foundation Establishment pills.

Two thousand spirit stones is not something that ordinary rogue cultivators can easily come up with.

Most of them use their spirit stones to buy cultivation pills or replace magical artifacts, and very few people accumulate so many.

If others find out, it might even attract covetousness.

Many cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining looked on with envy, then a bitter smile appeared on their lips.

Money is tight!
In addition, there are also second-tier mid-grade protective array plates, which have aroused the desire of many Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, it is hundreds of spirit stones more precious than that Jade Mushroom Pill, and its value is no less than that of a top-tier magic weapon set. It is considered a prized item among the array weapons in the merchant guild.

There were only talismans; there were no other particularly eye-catching items.

However, even when the demon-hunting teams in Yunxi Town buy talismans, they mostly buy a few first-tier high-grade talismans. Second-tier talismans are too expensive and are disposable, so they rarely buy them.

Several days followed.

The Xu family's business attracted a lot of business from other established families, especially the Yuan and Fang families.

The Yuan family mainly deals in elixirs, while the Fang family mainly deals in magical artifacts.

In the past, the Xu family business had not offered many items suitable for Foundation Establishment, and therefore had not attracted many cultivators.

But now.

The Xu family seemed to have let go of all inhibitions and were no longer restrained.

He would occasionally take out top-tier magic artifacts, and even artifacts with artifact patterns, such as second-tier low-grade trapping array plates, protective array plates, and rare pills.

In just half a month, both businesses lost nearly 30% of their value.

If they cannot convert the spirit stones in time and their cash flow becomes problematic, the spirit herb shops and material shops they cooperate with will complain.

In the long run, this could even lead to the cancellation of their cooperation.

Unlike the Xu family, they possessed all the essential skills, including alchemy, artifacts, arrays, and talismans. Many of the resources needed by their disciples were purchased with spirit stones.

If something goes wrong in the spirit stone process, the larger the family, the more likely it is to encounter serious problems.

Yuan family.

"Brother Yuan, the Xu family has now shown its fangs, and my Fang family's business has suffered heavy losses. What should we do now?"

Hearing what the Fang family head said, the Yuan family head felt quite resentful and thought to himself, "When I asked you to deal with the Xu family before you had a firm foothold in the Xu family, you made excuses and made excuses."

Now, the other party has grown up and has even become a family protected by the Tiancang Sect.

Even the Golden Core cultivators behind you and me wouldn't dare to act rashly against the Xu family now.

How to do?
"Just make it cold!"

Despite his thoughts, Patriarch Yuan smiled faintly and said, "We can afford the current losses, but if this drags on for three to five years, we may end up like the other Foundation Establishment families."

They all had to beg for food from the Xu family.

Otherwise, there are only two options: leave Yunxi Town or fight the Xu family to the death.

The head of the Fang family understood what the other party meant and tentatively asked, "Brother Yuan, which path do you wish to take?"

"Within the territory of the Tiancang Sect, only Yunxi Town has a second-order spiritual vein. Other towns do not have one, and development there would certainly not be as good as here."

As for the Seven Cities, although our two families have some strength, squeezing in is nothing special. We must be careful in every way to avoid offending disciples of Golden Core families.

It's nowhere near as comfortable as being a local tyrant in Yunxi Town.

"I understand what Brother Yuan means. This matter is of great importance. I need to go back and discuss it with the elders of my clan. I will give you an answer in a few days. Is that alright with you?"

"No problem, but the Xu family's business offensive can't wait. Brother Fang, don't keep me waiting too long."

"must."

　Why are there always a few days each month when I'm so tired that I don't want to type a single word?

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(End of this chapter)