Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

Chapter 121 Making a Huge Profit with the Substitute Puppet (Part 2)

Zhou Kingdom, within the territory of Qingyang Sect.

After leaving the Xuan Yang Secret Realm, Jiang Yun returned directly to Qing Yang Market without stopping.

After spending several days resting in the market restaurant, he appeared at a shop selling maps and jade slips.

After some inquiry, it was discovered that this shop, and indeed the entire Qingyangfang, could only sell jade slips containing maps of the Zhou Kingdom. Maps from outside the Zhou Kingdom were not widely circulated.

"I see. Then I'll take a jade slip with a map of the Zhou Kingdom."

Jiang Yun originally wanted to learn about the cultivation world outside of Zhou Kingdom, but he never expected that there were no jade slips with such a large area for sale.

"Alright, a jade slip depicting the cultivation world of Zhou Kingdom, one thousand spirit stones per slip." The shopkeeper placed a jade slip on the counter.

Jiang Yun did not haggle, after all, this was a one-time transaction; he would buy a map jade slip and would not buy it again in the future.

He took out a thousand spirit stones and handed them to the shopkeeper, purchasing a jade slip containing a map of the Zhou Kingdom.

Upon receiving the map jade slip, Jiang Yun immediately began to examine it.

By simply injecting a trace of magic power into the jade slip and then using divine sense to probe it, one can know the full picture of the Zhou Kingdom map.

There are seven major sects in the entire cultivation world of Zhou Kingdom.

Jiang Yun only knew the names of these seven major sects before, but not their specific locations.

Now that he had examined the map jade slip, the geographical locations of the seven major sects appeared clearly in Jiang Yun's mind.

The distance between north and south of Zhou is short, while the distance between east and west is long.

Thousand-Forged Mountain and Xuanshuang Sect are located in the northern part of Zhou Kingdom.

The Thousand Leaf Sword Sect and Cloud Mist Valley are located in the southern part of the Zhou Kingdom.

The Qingyang Sect is located in the western part of Zhou Kingdom, while the Tianyue Sect is located in the eastern part of Zhou Kingdom. The two major sects are located far apart, facing each other from east to west.

As for the Yu Xuan Sect, it is located in the very center of the Zhou Kingdom.

On the southwestern border of Zhou Kingdom lies the Xiyu Mountain Range, and on the other side of the mountain range is the small cultivation kingdom of Yu Kingdom.

However, the map does not mark the State of Yu, but only the Western Yu Mountains.

After that, Jiang Yun’s attention turned to the southern border, the eastern border, and the northern border of the Zhou Kingdom.

"To the south of Zhou Kingdom, there are also two major cultivation countries, namely Chu Kingdom and Jing Kingdom."

"To the east are the neighboring Kingdom of Books and Kingdom of Locust Trees, which also appear to be major countries for cultivating immortality."

"There is a Wan Yao Ridge on the northern border. This Wan Yao Ridge stretches endlessly from east to west, like a dividing line."

Jiang Yun's attention was focused on Wan Yao Ridge.

The kingdoms of Zhou, Chu, Jing, Shu, and Huai, all major cultivation nations, are located south of the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.

As for which countries are north of Wanyao Ridge, this map jade slip does not indicate them.

Therefore, Wan Yao Ridge is like a dividing line between north and south.

Looking westward along Wanyao Ridge, one can see four small countries situated on the northwestern border of Zhou Kingdom.

The combined area of ​​these four small states is comparable to that of the Zhou state.

After inspecting the borders of Zhou Kingdom, Jiang Yun turned his attention back to the cultivation world of Zhou Kingdom.

This jade map, in addition to marking the locations of the seven major sects, also marks mountains and rivers, as well as major markets and immortal cities.

West of Qingyang Sect, near Qixia Lake, lies a market town, which is where Jiang Yun is currently located.

To the east of Qingyang Sect, to the west of Yuxuan Sect, and to the south of Qianduan Mountain, lies a celestial city.

This immortal city is located between Qingyang Sect, Yuxuan Sect, and Qianduan Mountain, and is named "Canglan Immortal City".

Jiang Yun stared at Canglan Immortal City, lost in thought, and began to have some guesses in his mind.

After a short while, he put the map jade slip into his storage bag and asked, "Shopkeeper, was this Canglan Immortal City jointly built by the Qingyang Sect, Qianduan Mountain, and Yuxuan Sect?"

"Indeed?" the shopkeeper replied. "Canglan Immortal City is located above a third-tier spiritual vein, and has countless Core Formation cultivators and Pseudo-Core Formation cultivators, far surpassing this small Qingyang Market."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun instantly formed a plan in his mind.

He turned and left the shop, walking along the market street as he pondered his next move.

"Canglan Immortal City has a third-tier spiritual vein, making it an ideal place for those who cultivate the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Core Shattering Technique, including those who are breaking through the Core and forming the Core."

"However, renting a cave dwelling on a third-tier spiritual vein in Canglan Immortal City would probably require a large amount of spirit stones."

"In that case, let's refine the Gathering Yuan Pill in Qingyangfang first and then go to Canglan Immortal City."

Having made up his mind, Jiang Yun began to travel to the four markets of Qingyangfang, east, west, south, and north, to purchase the medicinal materials for Juyuan Dan.

He didn't have many spirit stones, and this time he only bought one set of medicinal herbs.

After refining this medicinal herb into a Gathering Yuan Pill and auctioning it off, Jiang Yun plans to buy ten more portions of the herb to refine ten more portions of Gathering Yuan Pills.

Then, change your identity and auction off all the Gathering Yuan Pills.

Anyway, after auctioning off these Gathering Yuan Pills, he was going to leave Qingyangfang for Canglan Immortal City, so he wasn't afraid of attracting the attention of the Qingyang Sect.

Furthermore, Jiang Yun never used his real identity when auctioning the Gathering Yuan Pill, making it difficult for the Qingyang Sect to trace him back to him.

After purchasing the ingredients for the Gathering Yuan Pill, Jiang Yun rented a pill-refining room and began refining the pill.

This was his first time refining pills after breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

"First time refining pills at the Golden Core stage, let's test the Golden Core True Fire."

With a thought, Jiang Yun used the Golden Core True Fire to refine a mid-grade second-tier Gathering Yuan Pill. With his Golden Core cultivation and the Golden Core True Fire, it only took him two days to refine it.

"receive!"

After the pill was completed, Jiang Yun immediately performed a pill-collecting incantation.

Three Gathering Yuan Pills flew out of the alchemy furnace and then landed in a pre-prepared jade bottle.

"Huh?" Jiang Yun picked up the jade bottle and scanned it with his divine sense. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "There is actually a Gathering Yuan Pill that has been refined with pill patterns. The Golden Core True Fire is indeed more effective in refining pills."

Jiang Yun took out the pill with the special pattern and put it into his storage bag.

"Items with cinnabar patterns will not be auctioned; they will be kept to exchange for treasures."

"The other two ordinary Gathering Yuan Pills will be auctioned off."

Therefore, Jiang Yun changed his appearance and identity and searched for the forces that were about to hold the auction in Qingyangfang.

Even on ordinary days, there are many auctions of all sizes in the market.

Not to mention before the Xuan Yang Secret Realm opened, and after it closed.

Before the Xuan Yang Secret Realm opened, many cultivators who were preparing to enter the secret realm bid for protective magic items through an auction.

After the Xuan Yang Secret Realm closes, many treasures brought out from the secret realm will end up in the auction.

Therefore, Jiang Yun easily found a force that was holding a large-scale auction.

The auction will be held in five days. After handing over two Gathering Yuan Pills, also known as Foundation Establishment Pills, to the auction venue, Jiang Yun patiently waited for the auction to begin.

Five days later, the auction was held as scheduled.

Jiang Yun's two Foundation Establishment Pills were auctioned for a total of 70,000 spirit stones, and he received 68,000 spirit stones in return.

With these spirit stones in hand, Jiang Yun left the auction venue without anyone noticing, and then went to various pharmacies to purchase the ingredients for the Gathering Yuan Pill.

"On average, a Foundation Establishment Pill can be auctioned for 35,000 spirit stones. If you buy ten sets of medicinal materials and refine 20 to 30 Foundation Establishment Pills, that should be enough to sell them."

Jiang Yun calculated that auctioning twenty Foundation Establishment Pills would earn him 700,000 spirit stones.

Auctioning thirty Foundation Establishment Pills could earn a million spirit stones.

"What a lucrative investment! I was definitely right to exchange for the Gathering Yuan Pill recipe back then."

Jiang Yun couldn't help but sigh and hurriedly bought the medicinal herbs.

Several days later, the medicinal materials for ten portions of Juyuan Pill were obtained.

Jiang Yun rented a pill-refining room from another organization and began refining the Gathering Yuan Pill.

Now that we have the Golden Core True Fire, a Gathering Yuan Pill can be successfully refined in just two days.

In just over twenty days, he completed the refining of ten batches of Gathering Yuan Pills.

"Ten batches of Gathering Yuan Pills were refined, resulting in a total of twenty-six pills, seven of which had pill patterns."

Jiang Yun took out all the Gathering Yuan Pills with the Dan pattern and put them into his storage bag.

Including the previous Danwen Juyuan Pill, he now has a total of eight Danwen Juyuan Pills.

There are nineteen ordinary Gathering Yuan Pills remaining, which can be auctioned off.

"Let's auction off the nineteen ordinary Gathering Yuan Pills in five separate auctions."

Jiang Yun took out five jade bottles and divided the nineteen Gathering Yuan Pills into five lots for auction.

After finishing these tasks, Jiang Yun gazed at the alchemy furnace in the alchemy room and began to ponder.

"Now that my cultivation has reached the Golden Core stage, my alchemy skills should also make a breakthrough."

"My goal in this life is to at least advance to the fourth-level alchemist."

"Once we settle in Canglan Immortal City, we'll find a way to collect and exchange some mid-grade or higher third-tier pill formulas."

"In addition, we need to find a way to obtain a third-order alchemy inheritance."

Canglan Immortal City is located on a third-tier spiritual vein. It was jointly built and managed by Qingyang Sect, Qianduan Mountain, and Yuxuan Sect. It is home to a large number of Core Formation cultivators and offers endless opportunities.

Jiang Yun plans to stay in Canglan Immortal City for a long time and cultivate the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Shattering Pill Technique to the third revolution.

Furthermore, they improved their alchemy skills and delved into the art of weapon crafting and formations.

"To cultivate the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Shattering Pill Technique, one must prepare resources for both shattering and forming the core."

"To improve one's alchemy skills, one needs a third-tier alchemy lineage and various alchemical formulas of mid-grade or higher third tier."

"One must also be proficient in weapon crafting and formation techniques to enhance the power of the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Sword Formation."

"Also, there's the matter of one's natal magic weapon—"

Jiang Yun couldn't help but sigh.

The path of spiritual cultivation is long and arduous, and there is still much to be done at the moment.

After sorting out his thoughts, Jiang Yun erased the traces of alchemy before leaving the alchemy room and inquiring about the auction of the Gathering Yuan Pill.

Nineteen Gathering Yuan Pills will be auctioned five times, requiring participation in all five auctions.

Over the course of two months, Jiang Yun changed identities and traveled to the four markets of Qingyangfang, auctioning off the Gathering Yuan Pill four times.

The first auction yielded three Gathering Yuan Pills, earning 105,000 spirit stones.

The second auction yielded four stones, netting 137,000 spirit stones.

The third auction yielded three stones, netting 104,000 spirit stones.

The fourth auction yielded four stones, netting 135,000 spirit stones.

Four auctions were held, and a total of fourteen Gathering Yuan Pills were auctioned off.

Jiang Yun earned a total of 480,000 spirit stones, and still had five ordinary Gathering Yuan Pills and eight pill-patterned Gathering Yuan Pills in hand.

The last five Gathering Yuan Pills will be auctioned off in seven days.

The organization that held this auction was the Xia family, a Core Formation cultivator family in Qingyangfang.

Twenty years ago, Jiang Yun auctioned off a Juyuan Pill at the Xia family's Jubao Tower.

This time, he used the same identity to send five Gathering Yuan Pills to the Xia family for auction.

Seven days later, the Xia family auction began on time.

The auctioneer this time was not the female cultivator from last time, but Xia Zhongtian, the manager of Jubaolou.

Jiang Yun sat in a private room on the second floor, watching various treasures being auctioned off.

After dozens of treasures of varying value were auctioned off, the auction entered its final stage.

Xia Zhongtian took out a tattered animal hide and introduced it, saying, "This is an ancient formula for a mid-grade third-tier pill called the Mind Concentration Pill, which can assist in the cultivation of spiritual consciousness."

"The owner of this pill formula doesn't want spirit stones; he wants to exchange it for three Foundation Establishment Pills. Does anyone else want this formula?"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the cultivators who came to participate in the auction shook their heads, and no one bid.

A mid-grade, third-tier elixir formula, and an ancient one at that.

The ancient formulas have never been improved and have high requirements for the age of the medicinal materials. Some even require the addition of thousand-year-old herbs in order to refine pills with sufficient medicinal effects.

Otherwise, if the medicinal materials are not old enough, the resulting pills, although of the third-grade middle quality, will not be as effective as the second-grade high quality pills.

Furthermore, even disregarding the issue of medicinal materials, hiring a mid-grade third-tier alchemist to refine pills would still require a significant investment of resources.

Therefore, no one bid for the ancient prescription.

The owner of the ancient formula was in the auction hall at that moment. Seeing that no one was bidding, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The owner of this pill formula was the ancestor of a Foundation Establishment cultivation family in Qingyangfang, who possessed the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

He was over two hundred years old and was about to pass away.

I recently heard that Foundation Establishment Pills are being auctioned at various auction houses in Qingyangfang, so I took out my treasured third-grade mid-level ancient formula to exchange for three Foundation Establishment Pills to cultivate the next generation of my family.

But now that no one is interested in this prescription, he can't help but sigh.

"If that's the case, then this elixir formula shall be distributed—"

Xia Zhongtian was about to announce that the auction had failed when no one bid for the pill formula, when a voice came from a private room on the second floor.

"I want the three Foundation Establishment Pills."

The owner of that voice was naturally Jiang Yun.

As soon as Jiang Yun made his offer, everyone looked up toward the private room where he was and began to whisper among themselves.

"Who is so wealthy and powerful?"

"They actually produced three Foundation Establishment Pills in one go!"

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators clicked their tongues in astonishment.

Foundation Establishment Pills are so precious, yet someone actually took out three at once; they are truly wealthy and powerful.

Jiang Yun smiled as she sat in the private room.

With his divine sense, he naturally knew what these people were saying.

It's just three Foundation Establishment Pills.

Let alone three, I could even produce a hundred Foundation Establishment Pills.

Suddenly, Jiang Yun remembered that he only had the Danwen Juyuan Pill in his hand.

To obtain this pill formula, you will need to refine three Gathering Yuan Pills.

So, Jiang Yun sent a telepathic message to Xia Zhongtian.

"Manager Xia, you can auction off two of the five Foundation Establishment Pills, and use the other three to exchange for this pill formula."

These five Foundation Establishment Pills all belong to Jiang Yun, so changing the auction quantity at the last minute is not unreasonable.

Even if the auction organizers disagree, Jiang Yun can still bid to buy all three Foundation Establishment Pills.

Upon hearing Jiang Yun's telepathic message, Xia Zhongtian immediately agreed to the request and then ordered someone to deliver the pill formula to Jiang Yun's private room.

Then, he took out the next item to be auctioned, which was Jiang Yun's Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Foundation Building Pill, starting bid 10,000 spirit stones!"

With the appearance of the Foundation Establishment Pill, the bidding became fierce.

The two Foundation Establishment Pills were auctioned off for a total of 72,000 spirit stones, and Jiang Yun was able to get about 70,000 spirit stones.

When the Foundation Establishment Pill was being auctioned, the auctioneer handed the formula to Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun immediately examined the prescription upon receiving it.

"A mid-grade, third-tier Spirit Condensation Pill, used to aid in spiritual cultivation. Its effects are even better if one cultivates spiritual cultivation techniques."

"However, to refine a batch of Concentration Pills, one needs to add a portion of thousand-year-old herbs."

"Not bad. I have the Thousand Machine Divine Control Technique; this pill will be very useful!"

After reviewing the formula, Jiang Yun immediately put it into his storage bag and then landed in the auction hall.

This time, his Foundation Building Pill doesn't seem to be the grand finale item.

Even after the two Foundation Establishment Pills were sold, the auction wasn't over yet. Xia Zhongtian announced, "Next up is the grand finale of this auction: the Thousand Refinement Mountain Substitute Puppet!"