Entering Taoism from the womb

Jiang Ping'an recorded 180,000 military merits into his title of meritorious master, reaching the 800,000 meritorious service required to become a county lord. The remaining military merits were exchanged for a prescription of Ziyuan Dan.

Ziyuan Dan is a mysterious elixir, and the prescription is very expensive. Jiang Ping'an only exchanged the right to use it (swearing not to disclose the Ziyuan Dan formula to anyone), which cost him two hundred thousand military merit.

The remaining 50,000 military merits are being kept temporarily, because 50,000 military merits cannot be exchanged for anything good. If exchanged for Yuan stones, it is far less profitable than selling a Five Elements Hunyuan Golden Light Talisman.

He couldn't help but think of the rewards given to him by Emperor Qian when he was granted the title of Marquis. Among them were one hundred top-grade Yuan stones and a top-grade mysterious sword. These were far more than the value of half a million military merits.

"Emperor Qian is too kind to me, isn't he? Although he is the nominal master of Taiwu Palace." Jiang Ping'an couldn't help but feel confused.

He thought for a moment and came up with a vague guess: "Could it be that Emperor Qian intends to train me to become the next generation of Zhennan Marquis?"

"If Emperor Qian has this intention, I'm afraid he will be disappointed. I will definitely not recognize Zhao Yingpeng as my father! Not even in name!"

"Next time I am granted the title of Marquis, I can no longer accept the reward from Emperor Qian."

More than ten days later, Jiang Ping'an finally obtained the prescription of "Zi Yuan Dan".

After reading the prescription for "Purple Yuan Dan", he closed his eyes, opened the panel in his mind, and then found the prescription for "Zi Yuan Dan".

"Purple Yuandan" [Xuanjie] (0/100000).

Jiang Ping'an couldn't help but frown a little when he saw the proficiency required for "Purple Yuan Dan".

It actually requires 100,000 proficiency points. If you want to further understand the earth-level spiritual elixir recipe, you will need 10,000,000 proficiency points.

Ten million proficiency points were too many, and he was reluctant to part with them, even though he had accumulated more than 60 million proficiency points.

But in another year, he will be twenty years old. By then, all his magical powers will be unlocked, and he will need a lot more proficiency.

"I can't use the earth-level elixir for the time being, so I won't understand it." Jiang Ping'an said secretly.

With this in mind, he began to add more proficiency points to "Purple Yuan Dan".

The next moment, a lot of insights about the principles and refining techniques of Ziyuan Dan continued to pour into Jiang Pingan's mind. Jiang Pingan kept his mind tight and tried his best to receive the insights.

After more than ten breaths, Jiang Ping'an completely understood how to refine Ziyuan Dan.

Without taking a break, Jiang Pingan continued to add proficiency points to "Purple Yuan Dan", adding another 900,000 proficiency points, bringing the total proficiency level to ten times.

Thirty breaths later, Jiang Pingan's understanding of "Purple Yuan Dan" improved to an extremely profound level. This will help increase the yield rate of the ultimate Zi Yuan Dan when he refines it in the future.

Walking to the desk, Jiang Pingan picked up a pen and made two lists on the paper. One was the spiritual herbs needed to refine Ziyuan Dan, and the other was the spiritual herbs needed to refine Jin Yuan Dan.

Finally, he called Chen Donglai over: "Uncle Chen, please help me invite my mother to come to my place."

"Yes, young master." Chen Donglai responded and immediately went to find Jiang Shuyue.

After a stick of incense, Jiang Shuyue came in.

"Mom, how have you been these past few days?" Jiang Ping'an immediately stood up and approached her, asking with concern.

Jiang Shuyue smiled and said: "It's good. There has been no war recently. Mom is focusing on her cultivation, and she vaguely feels that she will break through to the second level of the Dragon Transformation Realm."

Ever since mother and son met in the army, she had no shortage of cultivation resources and basically used them freely.

In particular, the bottle of Lingxiao Drunk was of great benefit to her. A small sip of it every three days would improve her cultivation a lot.

Her cultivation qualifications are average, and the energy required to improve her cultivation is not much, hundreds of times less than Jiang Ping'an's.

Jiang Ping'an heard this and said happily: "Congratulations, mother."

Jiang Shuyue smiled, shook her head, and asked, "What do you want from your mother?"

"Now I have nothing to do in Du'an Town. I want to make a few furnaces of elixirs. I need to purchase elixir materials, alchemy furnaces, etc." Jiang Ping'an said, "As a general, I cannot leave my post without permission. Chen Dong came to repair it. The price is too low, and the spiritual medicinal materials purchased are relatively expensive. If I send him to purchase them, he will be targeted by bad guys, so I have to ask my mother to help me make a trip. "

Jiang Shuyue couldn't help but smile and said: "You don't have to explain such trivial matters so clearly, just say it."

"I'm ashamed, kid." Jiang Ping'an said with a guilty look on his face.

He didn't want to force his mother to do things, but the only person around him who was trustworthy and strong enough was Jiang Shuyue.

He handed the two lists to Jiang Shuyue. Jiang Shuyue took them and took a look at the medicinal materials on the list. She couldn't help but said in surprise: "The elixir you want to purchase is not trivial. I'm afraid you have to go to Yujing to buy it all."

"That's what mother said." Jiang Ping'an nodded.

He then took out a mysterious sword and said to Jiang Shuyue: "This mysterious sword is a middle-grade mysterious sword. I have to take it to Yujing and sell it."

This mysterious sword was a trophy that he had acquired when he killed Zhao Zhenming's guardian Hai Lao, but he had never disposed of it. Now he needs a large amount of Yuan Stone, which he can just deal with.

He still didn't dare to let Jiang Shuyue take the Five Elements Hunyuan Golden Light Jade Talisman to Yujing to sell it.

In the country of Daqian, there are many Fu Dao masters who can refine the Five Elements Hunyuan Golden Light Jade Talisman. If Jiang Shuyue rashly sells it, interested people can easily guess through her that it is Jiang Ping'an.

So, don't take any chances.

Jiang Shuyue couldn't help but exclaimed "Ah", and said with some reluctance: "This is a middle-grade mysterious weapon. It would be a pity to sell it."

"It's a pity. I don't use a knife, you don't use a knife, and no one in the Jiang family uses a knife, so it's useless to keep it." Jiang Ping'an explained.

Jiang Shuyue could only say: "Okay."

Jiang Pingan continued: "First, use the Yuanshi you sold to buy an alchemy furnace that can refine Xuan-level elixirs, and then purchase ten spiritual medicines according to the second list. The remaining Yuanshi will be used to purchase the spiritual medicines on the first list."

"All spent?" Jiang Shuyue was surprised.

Jiang Pingan: "All."

Then, he took out his medium-grade flying boat and gave it to Jiang Shuyue: "Yujing is far away from here, please use my flying boat."

"With a flying boat, it's easy to go back and forth to Yujing." Jiang Shuyue smiled as she looked at the palm-sized flying boat, eager to try.

She hadn't ridden a flying boat yet.

Jiang Pingan then taught Jiang Pingan how to use the flying boat.

Five days later, Jiang Shuyue went to Yujing and came back.

The upper-middle-grade Xuanqi sword was sold for 1,800 upper-grade Yuanshi, the alchemy furnace cost 200 upper-grade Yuanshi, 10 portions of spiritual herbs needed to refine Jinyuan Dan cost 52 upper-grade Yuanshi, and 12 portions of spiritual herbs needed to refine Ziyuan Dan were bought, leaving more than 800 upper-grade Yuanshi.

"The spiritual herbs on the first list were too rare. I almost ran all over Yujing to buy 12 portions." Jiang Shuyue explained.

Jiang Ping'an suddenly realized and smiled bitterly: "Mother, you have worked hard. I should have thought that good things are scarce, and you can't buy them with Yuanshi."

Ziyuan Dan is suitable for Dharma Image Realm masters to improve their cultivation, and it is already a very rare spiritual pill.

After sending Jiang Shuyue away, Jiang Pingan thought distressedly: "There are seven levels in the Dragon Transformation Realm. Judging from the resources I have consumed so far, I am afraid that no major force can support me. Unless there is a holy place of cultivation willing to support me with all its strength, I can cultivate to the seventh level of the Dragon Transformation Realm."

Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Jiang Pingan began to refine the elixir.

He first refined a furnace of Jinyuan Dan to test the alchemy furnace. After confirming that the alchemy furnace was fine, he began to refine Ziyuan Dan.

An hour later, the first furnace of Ziyuan Dan was successfully refined, and three Zhenpin, six high-quality and one ordinary quality were obtained.

"Haha, there is a 30% Zhenpin rate for refining Xuan-level elixirs. It is worth spending ten times the proficiency." Jiang Pingan showed a happy look on his face, "If the spiritual medicinal materials are good enough, the Zhenpin rate can be higher."

It is rare to produce Zhenpin when refining Xuan-level elixirs, not only because the higher the grade of the refined elixir, the more difficult it is to master, but also because the alchemy master does not have many opportunities to refine Xuan-level elixirs.

After refining two furnaces of pills in a row, Jiang Pingan was not tired at all, and then continued to refine the Purple Yuan Pill.

Jiang Pingan did not stop until it was dark at night.

He refined a total of five furnaces of Purple Yuan Pills, and the quality rate was basically stable at 30%.

After putting away the alchemy furnace, Jiang Pingan entered the practice room and began to practice.

He took out a Purple Yuan Pill of quality and swallowed it, then used his power to refine it.

After the Purple Yuan Pill entered his stomach, it turned into a huge amount of Yuan Qi, but was soon refined into surging Dragon Transformation Yuan. Jiang Pingan did not let these Dragon Transformation Yuan flow into the Yuan Sea, but used them directly to temper his skin, and his whole body became golden.

In just a cup of tea, Jiang Pingan finished refining a Purple Yuan Pill suitable for the Dharma Image Realm.

He opened his eyes, showing a hint of joy, and secretly said: "The vitality contained in a purple Yuan Dan is equivalent to the vitality contained in three top-grade Yuan Shi, but the cost price is about six top-grade Yuan Shi."

"Of course, the top-grade Yuan Shi contains a trace of the essence of the five elements, and the cultivation time is shorter."

Suppressing his joy, Jiang Pingan took out another purple Yuan Dan and swallowed it, and continued to practice.

Three days later, Jiang Pingan refined all the spiritual herbs he purchased into spiritual pills, and then he gave ten bottles of Jin Yuan Dan to Jiang Shuyue.

Jiang Shuyue immediately refused, and Jiang Pingan pleaded: "These Jin Yuan Dan were all refined by me, and it didn't cost much Yuan Shi. If you still refuse to accept it, how can the child live?"

"Okay." Jiang Shuyue had to accept these Jin Yuan Dan.

More than ten days later, an imperial edict was passed to the General's Mansion in Du'an Town.

The eunuch who delivered the decree was a senior eunuch in the palace. He announced to Jiang Pingan: "Jiang Pingan, the Marquis of Guangling Township, defended his country and fought against foreign races. He fought bravely and was brave and resourceful, and had great military achievements. He is now promoted to the Marquis of Guangling County, with 1,500 households of food, and is granted a top-grade Xuanqi treasure armor, 300 top-grade Yuanshi, and a Xuan-level magic spell "Samadhi Fire Phoenix". This is the decree."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jiang Pingan bowed and kowtowed.

Finally, he straightened up and took the imperial edict.

The senior eunuch said to the junior eunuchs behind him: "Send up all the rewards from Your Majesty."

The three junior eunuchs immediately came forward with a golden nanmu box in each hand.

Jiang Ping'an asked the eunuch earnestly, "What's your name, eunuch?"

"My humble surname is Chen." The eunuch smiled, "Lord Jiang, His Majesty loves you very much."

Jiang Ping'an smiled bitterly, "I am flattered and very frightened. I would like to ask Eunuch Chen to send all these rewards back. I have only made a small contribution and cannot afford such a heavy reward."

"Lord Jiang, aren't you making things difficult for me?" Eunuch Chen said immediately, "Your Majesty's rewards have been sent here, and it is impossible to return them."

"I hope Lord Jiang will not refuse His Majesty's kindness, and I also beg you not to make things difficult for me."

Finally, Eunuch Chen took two steps closer to Jiang Ping'an and whispered, "Lord Jiang, you are very young and may not understand some rules. You are unwilling to accept the emperor's grace, which is seen by outsiders as being alienated from His Majesty. I know you are not such a person. So, you should accept it."

Jiang Ping'an thought for a moment and realized that he was indeed thinking too simply.

How could it be so easy to get off the boat?

What’s more, he gained his freedom in advance with the imperial edict, rose up with the help of the Taiwu Mansion supervised by Emperor Gan himself, and gained both fame and fortune. He also entered the sacred place of the Great Gan royal family, Yulong Mountain, to practice many times. He had received great favors from Emperor Gan without knowing it.

He was not an ungrateful person, and he would repay a drop of water with a spring.

If Emperor Gan really wanted him to become the next generation of Zhennan Marquis, he would have to repay Emperor Gan tenfold in other ways.

He was confident that he had the ability to repay Emperor Gan.

Thinking of this, he came to his senses and said seriously: "Thank you, Eunuch Chen, for reminding me. Jiang was wrong."

After that, he bowed to Eunuch Chen.

Eunuch Chen smiled and said: "I dare not, Your Majesty did not make a mistake."