Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

Zhou Ren's adventure outside the city in search of an opportunity to form his core will undoubtedly involve various dangers.

He had already made all the necessary preparations.

The Panacea and the Mind-Clearing and Enlightening Pill were not prepared.

Both of these elixirs can be used outside the city.

So he accepted the pills, but only took two of each kind.

He took out two Wanling Pills and two Qingxin Mingwu Pills from the jade bottle, and then returned the remaining pills to Jiang Yun.

These pills were all made from the family's hundred portions of medicinal herbs.

If he wants to take it all, that's perfectly reasonable.

However, Zhou Ren did not do that, but returned all the remaining pills to Jiang Yun.

"Clan leader, do you need these pills?" Jiang Yun accepted the pills and then asked Zhou Hongde.

"Of course I need it. Give me one of each of the Myriad Spirit Pill and the Mind-Clearing and Enlightening Pill."

Zhou Hongde nodded immediately. There was no need to be reserved or coy in front of his own family.

"it is good."

Jiang Yun nodded, took out a Wanling Pill and a Qingxin Mingwu Pill, put them in a jade bottle, and then handed them to Zhou Hongde.

Zhou Hongde gladly accepted it.

After sending out three Myriad Spirit Pills and three Mind-Clearing and Enlightenment Pills.

Jiang Yun still had nine Yin-Yang Cloud and Rain Pills, five Myriad Spirit Pills, and three Mind-Clearing and Enlightenment Pills left.

He put the pills into his storage bag and began to make plans in his mind.

"To break through to the third-tier alchemist level, one needs a vast fortune."

"These Myriad Spirit Pills and Yin-Yang Cloud and Rain Pills are useless now. I'll keep them to exchange for medicinal herbs to help me break through to the third-level alchemist."

"As for the Mind-Clearing and Enlightening Pill, I'll keep it for myself."

Planning ahead, Jiang Yun is already accumulating wealth to prepare for his breakthrough to the third-tier alchemist level.

Zhou Hongde accepted the pills and asked seriously, "Now that you have successfully advanced to a second-tier high-grade alchemist, when do you plan to go to the Purple Cloud Sect's Pill Hall to participate in the assessment?"

"The sooner the better," Jiang Yun replied.

"Great!" Zhou Hongde said excitedly, "The Zixiao Sect's Alchemy Hall, Weapon Forging Hall, and Array Formation Hall are always open to second-tier high-grade alchemists, weapon crafters, and array masters for assessment."

"As long as you pass the assessment, you can become a retainer of the Zixiao Sect, and then your family will be exempt from contribution points."

"On the third day of next month, I will send you to the Pill Hall of the Purple Cloud Sect to participate in the assessment."

Jiang Yun nodded in agreement.

It's already the end of the month, and there are only about ten days left until the third day of next month.

"Excellent!" At this moment, Ancestor Zhou Ren laughed loudly, "I await your good news."

Zhou Ren came to find Zhou Hongde today to explain some things, and then go out of the city to seek an opportunity to form his core.

Just then, Jiang Yun was promoted to a second-tier high-grade alchemist and had to go to the Zixiao Sect's alchemy hall for the assessment.

He planned to wait until Jiang Yun passed the test before leaving the city.

This wait may take up to six months.

After all, refining three kinds of second-grade high-quality pills, and the possibility of failure, takes a long time.

The three agreed on the day to go to the Pill Hall for the assessment, and then they each went their separate ways.

Ten days later.

Jiang Yun accompanied Zhou Hongde to the Zixiao Sect.

Jiang Yun had never been to the Zixiao Sect. He only knew that the Zixiao Sect was located in the center of Maple Leaf City, situated on a third-order spiritual vein.

The entire Maple Leaf City was built around the Zixiao Sect.

The two left Ningyuanfang and headed towards the center of Maple Leaf City.

After passing through two markets, a mountain range appeared before Jiang Yun.

Standing in this mountain range, Jiang Yun thought he was outside Maple Leaf City.

"This is the Purple Cloud Mountain Range, and the Purple Cloud Sect is located in this mountain range."

"The Zixiao Sect has a total of seventy-two peaks, and countless Core Formation cultivators and Pseudo-Core Formation cultivators."

"The reason we cannot see the seventy-two peaks of the Zixiao Sect is because they are concealed by a third-order grand formation."

As they walked through the mountains, Zhou Hongde explained to Jiang Yun.

"Then how can we know where the Zixiao Sect's mountain gate is?" Jiang Yun couldn't help but ask.

If you can't even see the gates of the Zixiao Sect, how can you go to the Pill Hall for the assessment?

"There's a small town outside the mountain gate called Qingfeng Town," Zhou Hongde explained. "Qingfeng Town is home to many disciples of the Zixiao Sect and is an important stronghold connecting the forty-nine wards of Maple Leaf City. We're going there."

"Back then, our clan sent Zhou Yiyan to the Zixiao Sect to take the entrance exam, but we didn't get into the sect and could only wait in that small town."

"I see." Jiang Yun nodded.

As the two were talking, they saw a huge valley.

There is a small town in the valley, which is Qingfeng Town.

Although Qingfeng Town is a small town, it is more important than the Forty-Nine Wards.

Jiang Yun followed Zhou Hongde to the entrance of the town.

They discovered that there were two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators guarding the entrance to the town.

The two guards remained unfazed upon seeing that Jiang Yun and Zhou Hongde were both late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

One of the guards said with an arrogant expression:

"Those who are not disciples of the Zixiao Sect and enter Qingfeng Town must pay ten Yuan Stones."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hongde took out twenty spirit stones and handed them over.

This Qingfeng Town is a place that ordinary cultivators probably wouldn't visit even once in a hundred years, so paying ten yuan stones per person isn't much.

After paying twenty yuan stones, Jiang Yun and Zhou Hongde finally entered Qingfeng Town.

Upon entering Qingfeng Town, Jiang Yun discovered that it was actually a liaison point for the Zixiao Sect.

Furthermore, each contact point has its own specific responsibilities and handles matters separately.

For example, places like the Household Registration Office, Treasure Pavilion, Pill Hall, and Array Hall, which handle household registration, all have different outposts.

Of these outposts, the one used for the entrance examination is the most conspicuous.

Other signs are less obvious and require observation of the signboard for identification.

Jiang Yun and Zhou Hongde found the contact point of the Pill Hall and then entered it.

Inside, there was only one Dan Dian disciple in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

The Dan Dian disciples among the inner disciples of the Zixiao Sect are easy to identify; their Daoist robes are embroidered with two purple clouds and a cauldron of pills.

This disciple was about fifty years old and had the cultivation level of the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Upon seeing Jiang Yun and Zhou Hongde, he frowned and asked impatiently, "What brings you two here?"

Zhou Hongde looked at Jiang Yun and smiled, "I am an alchemist from the Zhou family of Ningyuanfang. I have come here to participate in the second-level high-grade alchemist assessment of the Zixiao Sect's Pill Hall."

"Second-tier high-grade alchemist assessment?"

The manager was startled and his attitude immediately changed.

He quickly got up and brewed some spiritual tea to serve Jiang Yun and Zhou Hongde.

He could let other things go, but he dared not offend the people who came to participate in the second-level alchemist assessment.

If he truly passes the assessment, the status of a second-tier high-grade alchemist in the Alchemy Hall will far surpass that of his position as the liaison officer of the Alchemy Hall in Qingfeng Town.

"Gentlemen, please wait a moment. The assessment of second-tier superior alchemists is a very important matter." The steward said respectfully, "I need to contact the elders of the Alchemy Hall first."

"Thank you for your trouble," Zhou Hongde nodded.

After the steward finished speaking, he went into the inner room and took out a sound transmission magic item to transmit his voice.

A short while later, he returned and looked at Jiang Yun, saying, "The elder replied that the assessment will be held tomorrow. May I have my identity token for inspection?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun took out his identity token from his storage bag.

The steward took Jiang Yun's identity token and examined it. When he saw the amount of contribution points, his eyes widened and his expression became even more respectful.

"With over 28,000 contribution points, this person must be a second-tier high-grade alchemist. This assessment should be a sure thing!"