A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting as a Rogue Cultivator

In other words, if Wang Li were still at the eleventh level of Qi Refining when he returned to Yellow Maple Valley, the danger would be truly immense. Reaching the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, on the contrary, would bring him immense attention, making what appears perilous actually quite safe.

The reason for such certainty was that the Chen family was determined to send two people to participate in the trial.

One was named Wang Xiao, and the other was named Xue Pan.

They are both cousins ​​of Chen Qiaoqian and Chen Qiaotian, so they are naturally considered members of the Chen family. They both have the cultivation level of the twelfth level of Qi Refining and are the best among the Qi Refining generation of the Chen family.

At first, Uncle Chen had the highest hopes for these two.

The sudden appearance of Wang Li, a Qi Refining Level 13 cultivator, is undoubtedly a great encouragement to Uncle Chen, who has been planning this for a long time.

Uncle Chen is only forty-eight years old this year, but he has already been in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage for more than ten years. If he can obtain the precious medicine in the forbidden area this time and refine a suitable pill for him, he is expected to advance further within ten years and enter the late-Foundation Establishment stage.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator who is not yet sixty years old has a great chance of breaking through to the Core Formation stage!

If the Chen family can produce another Core Formation cultivator within a hundred years, they will be worry-free for the next three or four hundred years.

So, how did Wang Li learn about the Chen family's information?

Who else could it be but Xiao Chen!

Or rather, this was something Uncle Chen was telling him through Little Chen's words! So that it wouldn't seem like the Chen family was forcing him into this situation, making them appear mean and ungrateful!

Giving prior notice completely changes the situation.

Everything is ready, except for the east wind.

Wang Li and Chen Tianya had this idea almost simultaneously.

"We must obtain the two main ingredients of the Foundation Building Pill and the two main ingredients of the Purple Core Pill on this trip, no matter what."

It wasn't just to appease Uncle Chen and the Chen family, but also for his own sake.

"Kid, I've done enough for you. If you mess up and fail to get the two main ingredients I want, you'd better not come out of the Crimson Forbidden Land, or I'll beat your ass to a pulp."

Not only for himself, but also for his family.

Then he shook his head and chuckled:

"Hey, I was planning to send you to try out the next Blood Forbidden Trial in five years. You've really lived up to the expectations of my Chen family's generation, raising your cultivation to this level already. If I were to stop you this time and advise you to prepare for another five years, I'm afraid it would only cause a rift between us."

Uncle Chen guessed correctly.

Anyone who tries to stop Wang Li at this time will be resented by him for life.

All this planning and hard work, even putting ourselves under the noses of the Chen family and the many Foundation Establishment cultivators of Huangfeng Valley, was for this Blood Trial.

The location of Linggu Plantation No. 16.

When Wang Li stepped into this place again, he felt a strange sense of homecoming, and an indescribable feeling of warmth welled up inside him.

"And how is Xiao Chen doing now?"

I really miss this little brother.

However, the moment the valley's restrictions were activated:

"Senior Brother Wang, Senior Brother Wang, spirit stones, my spirit stones! You can't go back on your word about the spirit stones you promised!"

Damn, they've fallen for money!

But he liked this familiar taste.

As long as the person hasn't changed, that's good.

"Here, twenty-one yuan. Count it and see if it's correct."

"Alright, one, two, three..."

Are you really counting?

"Huh, you've reached the ninth level of Qi Refining? Junior Brother Chen, you've made progress!"

'I used to call him Senior Brother Chen, now I call him Junior Brother Chen…'

Xiao Chen had a lot of complaints, but he had grown up.

Lots of adults.

I won't argue with Xiao Wang.

"That's all thanks to the pills you gave me, Senior Brother Wang..."

Her words became sweeter, and Wang Li fell for it.

"I'm out of pills, not even enough for myself, but I can still spare a few spirit stones."

As they spoke, they handed over another ten spirit stones:

"My secret stash of money, don't tell Uncle Chen."

I cannot give him any pills, not even if I have extra; besides, he really has no pills to enhance his cultivation except for those that restore his mana.

Pills that enhance cultivation are extremely sought-after, regardless of social class.

As a disciple of a cultivation family, someone like Xiao Chen, even with the support of his Uncle Chen and the Chen family, could only afford one or two bottles of pills with ten pills each per month at most.

Can there be more?

It's possible, but I can't afford to raise them.

Ordinary disciples are in an even worse situation; it's uncertain whether they can save enough spirit stones to buy a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill in two or three months. This is the norm.

Wang Li, on the other hand, consumed one bowl of pills daily—yes, by the bowl. Each bowl typically started with twenty pills; he consumed as many as he could refine each day, like candy. Before reaching the eleventh level of Qi Refining, he rotated between six different types of pills to minimize drug resistance, only switching to a single type at the eleventh level.

That's the charm of the small bottle.

"Oh dear, Senior Brother Wang, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

They said it, but their actions were anything but hesitant.

"What's wrong with that? It's only natural for a senior brother to take care of a junior brother."

I'll be at ease if you don't accept it.

Sometimes, expressing your sincerity to elders requires skill.

What is the apple of an elder's eye?

Generally, it's his son, and the youngest one at that.

Don't ask why, it's just human nature.

Therefore, taking a roundabout approach—either yourself or your descendants (not recommended)—makes the young masters happy. The elders will naturally think you're sensible, obedient, and promising. Many things will then be easier for you; in fact, they'll give you preferential treatment.

"Senior brother, here's the restriction token. I'm leaving now."

Thirty-one spirit stones were enough for him to buy a lot of things, and he was happy.

"Go ahead, oh, and remember to say hello to my master's wife for me."

In terms of etiquette and other details, Wang Li rarely made mistakes.

"Then I'm really leaving..."

He looked reluctant to leave.

Get lost, I don't have anything else to offer:

"Respectfully seeing off Junior Brother Chen!"

……

The wait that followed was truly agonizing.

During this period, he reflected on his actions on more than one occasion.

I realized that there were many oversights and carelessness, and that there were many seemingly perfect but actually not careful enough areas that need improvement.

Fortunately, with Huangfeng Valley behind him, the hidden dangers left outside are not enough to provoke a Core Formation cultivator to attack him. They can't possibly send a Core Formation cultivator all the way to Huangfeng Valley to inquire about his identity just for a few spirit stones, can they? The two sects are forty or fifty thousand miles apart; even a Core Formation cultivator would need half a day to fly there at full speed. Who would make a special trip for the sake of a Qi Refining junior?

Do they even care about the reputation of a Core Formation stage expert?

Even if a Core Formation cultivator comes to his door, would they really attack him?

And that's enough.

If those at the Core Formation stage don't make a move, and it's just those at the Foundation Establishment stage who are eyeing him, they won't pose any threat at all.

After all, the Blood Trial is coming up next, and the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the various sects don't have the audacity to send people in there just because they're targeting him; and he won't go out from now on unless he reaches Foundation Establishment.

In that case, how could the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators he sent possibly sneak into the Chen family's plantation in Huangfeng Valley and kill him?

Don't make trouble.

"Forget it, it's just a few thousand spirit stones, it's negligible. If the Star-Picking Pavilion really embezzles it, I'll get it back when I've achieved some cultivation."

As for the fact that the Star-Picking Pavilion was delivered directly to the Chen family, consider it a tribute to this powerful family for protection, or perhaps a way of repaying the kindness shown to them when they entered the valley.

I have the relevant herbal seeds for the Youth-Preserving Pill, and I also have a small bottle in hand;

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, the thing you'll never lack is spirit stones.

Just as Wang Li was feeling conflicted, the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat of the Hidden Moon Sect appeared not far from the Yellow Maple Valley of Taiyue Mountain.

Chapter 24 Final Preparations Before the Blood Forbidden Trial 2

Upon seeing this, Wang Li quickly greeted another Foundation Establishment stage master uncle surnamed Zhao who was in charge of the area, and then went straight to meet the only magic treasure-level flying ship in Yue Kingdom: the Heavenly Moon Divine Ship.

Although the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Zhao frowned in dissatisfaction, he took into account the relationship with the Chen family and simply snorted without saying anything more.

On the Heavenly Moon Divine Ship, someone spotted a disciple dressed in Yellow Maple Valley robes flying towards them.

On Huangfeng Valley's territory, there's no reason to activate a protective barrier to prevent them from boarding the ship; as for the Foundation Establishment stage managers' dissatisfaction, that's not something Wang Li should be concerned about right now.

"Old Xu, you really came in person?"

Upon seeing the old manager of the Star-Picking Pavilion, Wang Li felt much more at ease.

If it weren't for that old shady character, and it were someone else, he would only sit there if he had to produce some kind of token.

"Oh, someone's guarding the door."

This statement has a double meaning.

"I'll just watch over the mountain gate for Uncle Chen for a couple of days."