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Chapter 264 Gathering of Merchants, Uprising at Plum Manor [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Crimson Sun Bone!

This must be it!

After killing nearly fifty spirit pigs, they finally managed to obtain a piece of Crimson Sun Bone!

Ji Yuan first used his flying sword to take out the Tempering Pearl from the Spirit Pig's Heart Aperture, and then he split the Spirit Pig in two with a single sword strike.

Cut in half lengthwise.

Soon, he found a glittering golden bone on the left foreleg of the spirit pig.

It grew abruptly on the leg bone of the spirit pig, just like a bone made of gold, and was only about the size of two fingers.

Ji Yuan reached out and broke it off.

Upon handling the Crimson Sun Bone, I immediately felt a warmth, and it felt extremely comfortable in my hand.

Ji Yuan tentatively applied a little force, and the texture was quite hard.

However, there is no blood or qi in this Crimson Yang Bone; there is only yang qi.

Ji Yuan tried to absorb it... but it was no use.

He thought for a moment, then stood up and began to practice the Nine Revolutions Profound Yang Technique, starting a standing meditation. He could then clearly sense that wisps of yang energy were being absorbed into his body from within the Crimson Yang Bone.

Finally, it is transferred to the surface of his body to begin—skin tempering!

Moreover, compared to other materials, the skin-tempering effect of the Crimson Sun Bone is significantly better than that of the Profound Sun Blood Amber and the Tempering Bead.

Once he understood, Ji Yuan became even more excited and continued to slaughter and dissect the pig.

However, after he dissected the remaining fifty spirit pigs, he still couldn't find a second piece of Crimson Sun Bone.

Of the more than one hundred spirit pigs, only one piece was extracted.

This is enough to prove just how rare this thing is.

Helpless, Ji Yuan casually tossed a sliced ​​pig's heart in front of Gou Jiao and fed it to him.

I just hope that after eating it, it will be more spirited and bolder.

Ji Yuan had no intention of dissecting the remaining spirit pigs produced by the level 3 [Pigpen].

So he summoned Yin Tongzi and entrusted him with the task of retrieving the Tempering Pearl.

As for why we don't call her Tu Yue?

This is because this spirit pig contains blood and yang energy, which are the nemesis of the corpse puppet.

It's okay if Ke Yin Tong Zi is harmed, but Ji Yuan will still feel a little heartache if Tu Yue is harmed.

After obtaining the Crimson Sun Bone, Ji Yuan headed straight for the mountaintop. Upon arriving at the pine tree, he stopped doing anything else and focused solely on practicing stances, slowly absorbing the yang energy within the Crimson Sun Bone.

Since he couldn't make a breakthrough in magical power for the time being, he could only try to improve his physical strength.

With just one more small breakthrough, his physique would reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

With the addition of the Azure Wave Sword Formation and other methods, it's not impossible to put up a fight even against a true Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator.

As for those who are only at the False Core stage, let's forget about them.

He had personally experienced this when he faced the mourning rogue last time.

Even if it's a fake pill, it's still a pill at least.

It is beyond the reach of even Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Ji Yuan then spent five days practicing walking meditation on the mountaintop.

Five days later, the Crimson Sun Bone had shrunk by a whole size.

"I estimate that one piece of Crimson Sun Bone will be enough for me to absorb for a month. However, relying solely on this piece of Crimson Sun Bone... I'm afraid it will still be difficult to break through my physical body. I will still have to rely on the Profound Sun Blood Amber later."

Since he still couldn't break through after absorbing this piece of Crimson Sun Bone, Ji Yuan wasn't in such a hurry anymore.

He returned to the waterfall at the foot of the mountain, where there was a storage bag at his feet, which he picked up casually.

Yin Tongzi had already dissected all the spirit pigs and then returned to the [Mass Burial Mound] to recuperate.

He put the spirit pig and the tempering pearl in this storage bag. Ji Yuan picked them up, saw that there was nothing wrong with them, and put them away.

As for that serpent... as soon as Ji Yuan left, it went back to its little den and hid.

Despite being the undisputed king of the "fish pond" in terms of strength, he still only dared to walk close to the stone wall when he went home.

Ji Yuanzhen had never seen such a despicable thing.

Afterwards, Ji Yuan returned to his courtyard and went to the [Heavenly Craft Workshop] to prepare to start refining pills.

Having acquired so many Qi-Refining Pearls, he plans to refine them into Qi-Blood Pills once more.

After all, the Tempering Pearl has been enhanced with Blood Essence, making it even stronger in boosting Qi and Blood and healing effects.

The next step is to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

This time, they obtained two more thousand-year-old Illusionary Spirit Grasses. As for the thousand-year-old Azure Orchid Grass, Ji Yuan had already purchased it when he traveled to various places in Shangdong.

Therefore, there is no shortage of materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

Since the Earth Fire had already been drawn to Wuyou Island, there was no need to go all the way to Sifang Island to refine second-tier pills.

Ji Yuan spent half a day getting back into the swing of things and then began to refine the Qi and Blood Pill.

……

at the same time.

On the vast and boundless Shang Mountain, atop an unnamed mountain peak surrounded by ancient trees, four people gathered, some standing and some sitting.

A graceful woman dressed in a snow-white long dress, her face covered by a white veil.

If Ji Yuan were here, he would definitely recognize this person as the Lord of Yunmiao Island, with whom he had many entanglements.

Sitting next to her, always wanting to lift her skirt to take a look, was Danyangzi, the leader of Medicine King Valley.

Of course, everyone present habitually called him by his previous name.

Ximen Laogui.

Another man in white was lying on the back of a handsome white wolf, his hands supporting his head, his legs crossed, and he was dozing off.

Another woman in a short skirt sat on the trunk of an ancient tree, her tanned thighs exposed, swaying slightly, appearing extremely comfortable.

Danyangzi couldn't help but look up at the woman in the short skirt again.

The latter noticed the gaze, glanced down, and sneered:

"What's wrong, you old devil Ximen? You've lived a second life, and you still can't shake your lecherous nature?"

"If that's the case, why bother possessing this useless old thing? Possessing a young, handsome guy... I could play along with you."

"As for his current condition, well, he's got the smell of an old man, I can't bring myself to eat him."

The woman's voice was clear and crisp, and she spoke very quickly, like a lark in the forest.

Unfortunately, her name in her previous life was... Granny Wudu.

"How about I make you feel good?"

The Cloud Mist Island Master turned around, her graceful figure accompanied by a hoarse male voice.

Danyangzi gagged. "Get lost, you old devil Qu. With your skills, I'm afraid I'll have nightmares tonight."

"Hehehe."

The Cloud Mist Island Master let out a hearty laugh.

The white-clad man lying on the white wolf sat up slightly and glanced back at the Cloud Mist Island Master.

"Is Master Mei coming or not? If not, I'm going back."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Danyangzi and the Cloud Mist Island Master both fell silent.

Only the woman who was called Granny Wudu in her previous life and Lin Cuicui in this life spoke.

"If Master Mei said he would come, then he will definitely come."

"Zhou Dayou, if you can't wait, you can go back first."

The man in white frowned upon hearing this address. "How many times have I told you? Call me by my past life's name, not my current name."

"What, do I have to call you a werewolf? What if I don't? Are you going to beat me up or something?"

A soft laugh suddenly rang out on the mountaintop.

The Cloud Mist Island Master and Danyangzi stood up together, their playful expressions disappearing. Lin Cuicui, who had been sitting on the tree trunk swinging her legs, also jumped down and landed silently.

The wind still blew all around, but the falling leaves paused for a moment.

Immediately afterward, a figure passed by, and a young man dressed in a snow-white robe appeared among the four.

Meizhuang, here we come.

He didn't even look at the Cloud Mist Island Master and the others when he arrived; his gaze fell directly on Zhou Dayou in this life and the werewolf in his previous life.

The werewolf was still sitting on the white wolf, his hands resting on its back.

Therefore, even Mei Zhuang had to look up at him to speak to him.

The werewolf looked rather grim, as if he was forcing himself not to jump.

"Snap—"

Mei Zhuang opened his folding fan and looked at the werewolf with a smile, saying, "I'll give you two choices."

"One is to get down now and make your white robe a little dirty. I don't like anyone wearing clothes that are whiter than mine."

"The second option is for you to stay here and let me slap you to death."

After speaking, Master Mei turned around and looked at the Cloud Mist Island Master, Danyangzi, and Lin Cuicui behind him.

Anyone who was looked at by him would lower their head in obedience.

After reading it, Master Mei's gaze finally fell on the werewolf.

"You know, in your past life you would have had to tuck your tail between your legs and be subservient to me, let alone in this life. So, have you made your choice?"

After speaking, Master Mei slowly closed the folding fan he had just opened.

It looked like it was about to close completely...

The werewolf tamer Zhou Dayou finally couldn't withstand the pressure and jumped off the white wolf, landing next to Master Mei. He then grabbed a handful of mud from the ground, smeared it on himself, and covered his white clothes in dust.

He then said with a livid face, "Greetings, Master Mei."

"good."

Meizhuang didn't push things too far after all.

He then sat down on a wooden stake with his hands behind his back, leaving Danyangzi and the other three to sit cross-legged on the ground.

The rules of the Shang Court are strict, and those of Master Mei are even stricter.

"Are you the only ones who survived from Shang Dong's side?"

Mei Zhuang glanced at it and said casually.

Danyangzi stepped forward, but the Cloud Mist Island Master spoke first: "Old Demon Situ also survived and is now also staying at the Water Dragon Sect."

"One more or one less won't make a difference, I can't be bothered to care."

Master Mei waved his hand casually and said, "When you go back and meet our people, just tell them what happened."

"The reason I've returned to Plum Manor to raise the banner again is simply for one thing."

"I don't want the business my elder brother and sister-in-law built to fall into the hands of that crazy woman, it's that simple."

The Cloud Mist Island Lord said in a hoarse voice, "The Manor Lord should have returned long ago!"

"Let's conspire together on a grand plan, to reunify Canglu, and then make the Manor Lord our new Holy Lord!"

Danyangzi responded, "That's how it should be, that's how it should be."

Lin Cuicui also said crisply, "I, Granny Wudu, am convinced that the Manor Lord is the Holy Lord."

After the three of them finished speaking, their gazes naturally fell on the werewolf who had not yet expressed his opinion.

Despite the gazes of the three, the latter still managed to grit his teeth and say, "Master Mei doesn't want this Holy Lord position, does he?"

"Haha, it's only because you, the werewolf, understand me!"

Not only was Master Mei not angry, but he also laughed heartily and said, "This time, I traveled all the way to the south and went to the desolate ancient continent."

"What? The Master of the Manor went to the Desolate Ancient Continent?"

The Cloud Mist Island Master said with a hint of excitement.

The others, and even the werewolves, were looking at him with curiosity.

"Um."

Master Mei sighed and looked up at the sky. "Back then, I didn't understand why my elder brother and sister-in-law had to leave in such a hurry after conquering the entire Canglu Continent. It wasn't until I went to the Desolate Ancient Continent that I understood."

"Why was His Majesty in such a hurry to leave?"

Lin Cuicui quickly pressed for an answer.

"Because staying on this Canglu Continent will only wear down one's mind and spirit, until one's cultivation stops progressing."

After speaking, Master Mei shook his head, clearly not wanting to say more on the matter. "You don't need to worry about so much. You haven't even figured out how to navigate the small Canglu Continent. You're always thinking about internal strife, let alone going to a larger world."

"The Holy Lord is gone, and now the Manor Lord is leaving. Even if our Merchant Court takes over the Canglu Continent again, won't we be plunged into endless infighting?" said the Cloud Mist Island Lord hesitantly.

"Don't worry, I will definitely resolve these matters before leaving, and I will not let the business court repeat the same mistakes."

Master Mei raised his right hand, indicating that there was no need to worry.

"Yes."

After everyone nodded in agreement, Mei Zhuang spoke again: "Judging from the current arrangements of the Six Sects Alliance, how long can they hold off Shang west?"

Mei Zhuang asked this question while looking at Danyangzi.

Among the people present, he had the highest public status.

Danyangzi pondered for a long time before saying, "If the Three Demonic Sects of Shangxi maintain the status quo and do not intensify their offensive, then they can hold out for another... ten years."

"That long?!"

Lin Cuicui stared at Danyangzi in astonishment, her expression seemingly one of disbelief.

"Um."

Danyangzi narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a meaningful tone, "Before becoming the head of Medicine King Valley, I couldn't believe that Shang Dong could withstand it for so long."

"You have underestimated the power and resources of the Six Immortals Sect of Shangdong."

"Don't forget, they've occupied Shangdong for quite some time now."

The Cloud Mist Island Master nodded slightly. "Indeed."

Mei Zhuang just watched them without saying a word, but the look in her eyes was rather amusing.

Only when they were all a little embarrassed did Lin Cuicui finally ask softly, "Does the Master have any other instructions?"

"It's not really about giving orders."

Mei Zhuang shook her head. "I'm just curious, do you really have absolutely no contact with Shang Xi?"

"no."

Danyangzi shook his head and said, "Those scoundrels from Shangxi have long since joined that madwoman. They betrayed the Holy Lord and the Shang Court, so they are no longer our brothers."

"I share the same view."

The Cloud Mist Island Master then spoke.

"I fought with Old Monster Huang, and he also possessed a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but his cultivation level wasn't that high."

"That's what the werewolf said calmly."

He demonstrated his stance through his actions.

"What? He's not dead either?" Lin Cuicui said in surprise. "Zhou Dayou, I asked you on the way here, and you said you hadn't seen anyone from Shangxi's side."

"It's none of your business."

The werewolf offered a cold explanation.

After listening to them finish speaking, Mei Zhuang suddenly sneered, "I've discovered that there was a reason why our Shang Court was destroyed by you back then."

"What time is it, still thinking about internal strife?"

Danyangzi's expression changed slightly. He exchanged a glance with the werewolf beside him, and finally stepped forward and said, "Master, we are no longer fighting amongst ourselves."

"Oh."

Mei Zhuang chuckled again, it was unclear whether he believed it or not, but he pointed eastward.

"Shang west's demonic sect has contacted those lunatics on the Abyss Continent, planning a pincer attack to completely annihilate Shang Dong's six immortal sects. I don't believe you really don't know anything about it."

After Mei Zhuang finished speaking, he stared intently at the group of them.

"What? Is that really true?" The Cloud Mist Island Master's almond-shaped eyes widened slightly.

"Isn't this like inviting a wolf into the house?!"

Danyangzi also stared wide-eyed.

The werewolf slowly said, "It was most likely that crazy woman's idea. She was with the Holy Lord back then, so she should have seen those people from the Abyss Continent."

"I think so too," Lin Cuicui replied cooperatively.

Mei Zhuang just watched them quietly without saying a word.

He suspected that one of the four people present had joined Shang Xi's madwoman.

So someone must have known about this beforehand.

It's a pity.

They were all old foxes, and their acting was extremely realistic. No matter how much Meizhuang investigated, they couldn't find the traitor.

"Master, what should we do?"

Lin Cuicui has never had any opinions of her own, both in her past life and in this one.

So as soon as she got the chance, she started asking questions.

The Cloud Mist Island Master, Old Demon Qu, slowly analyzed, "Now that they have made contact with the Extreme Abyss Continent, Shangdong is no longer safe. What we should consider is how to muddy the waters and gain benefits from this situation."

"How about... we contact the Abyss Continent and double-cross them? After they destroy the Six Immortal Sects of Shangdong, we can join forces with the people of the Abyss Continent and sweep through the land to wipe out the group in Shangxi as well?"

Danyangzi offered an idea.

Before Plum Manor could even offer its comments, the Cloud Mist Island Master burst out laughing.

"Old Ghost Ximen, have you forgotten who you are now? If we really want to destroy the Six Immortal Sects of Shangdong, won't you, the sect leader of Medicine King Valley, be the first to die?"

"That's different. At worst, I'll just lay my cards on the table and say that I am Ximen the Old Ghost."

As he spoke, Danyangzi looked at Plum Manor and said with a smirk, "Isn't there still the Manor Master to protect this old ghost?"

Mei Zhuang glanced at him, and finally spoke:

"I have an idea, you might want to listen to it. Of course, if you have different ideas, you can also speak up, and we can discuss it further."

"What idea?"

Lin Cuicui immediately asked.

The others didn't ask any questions, but their eyes were all fixed on their temporary leader.

With a wave of his hand, Mei Zhuang created a curtain of lightning that enveloped the four of them before he slowly spoke:

"Simple, just pass this news on to the Six Immortals Sect of Shangdong and let them worry about it."

After saying that, the Cloud Mist Island Master and the others all looked at Danyangzi.

"Why...why are you all looking at me like that?"

"Heh, besides you old devil, who else here is suitable for this job?"

"..."

After a while.

After a long discussion, the four of them left, leaving only Mei Zhuang alone there.

Just as he was about to leave, a white light flew back and landed, transforming into the figure of the Cloud Mist Island Master.

"Is there anything else?"

Mei Zhuang looked at this Old Demon Qu and asked.

The Lord of Yunmiao Island stepped forward, cupped his hands, and asked, "Master, do you still remember Ji Yuan?"

"A plan?"

Mei Zhuang frowned slightly, then remembered the young man she had met twice.

"I remember, so what? Did you kill him?"

"...No, I originally had the chance to kill him, but he said he had become your disciple and joined our Merchant Court. Is that true?"

(End of this chapter)