Seeking Immortality In The Cultivation World

In the sky above the market, several Purple Cloud Sect flying boats departed from the dock and quickly disappeared into the sea of clouds.

These flying boats were loaded with coveted treasures such as spirit stones and minerals.

However, Lin Xiu was only interested in finding a place for three people to stand on.

He sighed and accidentally bumped into someone.

"Gao Jun!"

Lin Xiu coldly glanced at this impostor, showing a hint of disgust, and continued walking straight ahead.

It had been over four months since Gao Jun's life or death situation.

But it seemed that the sect had not given up on finding the person who had last contacted him.

It seemed that the secrets involved were enough to affect certain extremely important matters within the Purple Cloud Sect.

What exactly was the vice sect master of the Purple Cloud Sect doing in secret that required such caution?

After Gao Jun looked back at his figure, he shook his head slightly and entered the "Hehuan Tower."

On the opposite Zhaiyue Tower, Bai Yunshi and another steward exchanged glances.

"Brother Zhou, it seems that this Lin Fu Shi indeed has little connection with Gao Jun and can be ruled out."

The cultivator surnamed Zhou nodded, picked up a pen, and crossed out Lin Xiu's name on a piece of paper, revealing a puzzled expression.

"The sect only said that Gao Jun stole a precious treasure from the sect, but I..."

"Brother Zhou, we are only independent cultivator stewards, doing things for money. Be careful not to speak carelessly and bring trouble upon ourselves!"

Bai Yunshi took a sip of spirit tea and looked in the direction of the deep mountain secret realm in the distance.

"I have a bad feeling. Sooner or later, I will resign from the steward hall and leave this mountain!"

"Have you gathered enough money for your ticket?"

"It's almost there!"

...

Lin Xiu was in a good mood until he returned to the small courtyard.

The refining of the "Marrow Pearl" pill had made progress, and he had also learned the inscriptions of the "Gathering Yuan Talisman."

As long as he gathered the special talisman paper and spirit ink materials required to make the "Gathering Yuan Talisman" before becoming a second-tier talisman master, his wife's problem should be resolved within a not-too-short period of time.

Without disturbing Li Yingxue, who was still practicing diligently by the pond, Lin Xiu rushed up to the second floor, picked up Qin Yawen, who was focusing on the pill furnace, and ran.

On the bed...

"Husband, what kind of technique is this?"

"Naruto's strongest technique—Seduction Jutsu combined with Rasengan!"

"Annoying, always coming up with such random names. Sob~ Husband, I feel a little dizzy..."

"Boom~"

The pill furnace in the quiet room exploded again.

Watching the concubine who hurriedly went to check, Lin Xiu sighed.

He really wanted to find a suitable technique for Qin Yawen, but currently, he didn't have the ability to do so.

Their techniques were more or less the same, both mediocre.

If they wanted to obtain better techniques, they could only spend a lot of money to purchase them.

But their current goal was to earn money and leave this place. Even if they had the Immortal Law passed down from ancient times, it would be useless if they were dead!

Therefore, he could only use this method to make up for the guilt in his heart and prevent the other party from feeling neglected in his treatment of his wife and concubines.

He casually opened the panel and scrolled to the section for cultivating partners.

[Experience gained from cultivating with a partner: 2]

[Emotional fluctuation with partner: 91]

[Emotional bonus: 4]

[Qingtong: Two-star night vision +0/5000]

[Water attribute spiritual root: Superior +1310/150000]

As he reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, the gap between him and Qin Yawen widened, and the basic experience gained each time became 0.5.

Looking at the words "Qingtong," he sighed. A few days ago, out of curiosity, he had upgraded this skill by one star, turning it into night vision.

Literally, it meant being able to see things at night similar to during the day.

Of course, with the enhancement of one-star super-distance, he could see even farther at night.

The difference between upgrading a telescope and upgrading to a high-powered night vision scope...

He still added the experience to his spiritual root.

Fifteen thousand experience,

Accumulate little by little!

Judging from the situation, it's uncertain whether one can advance to the Extreme Spirit Root even in the later stage of Qi Refining.

Dressed and going downstairs, he glanced at his wife who was practicing, then entered the room.

He took out a piece of white paper and recalled the rune of "Gathering Yuan Talisman" in his mind. Soon, he drew it.

Without using spiritual power, his spiritual consciousness and cultivation were not enough to refine a second-order talisman. He was just familiarizing himself with it.

He drew several more in succession, making sure he remembered every detail, and then took out a medium-grade talisman paper to continue refining the talisman.

With each talisman he refined, he was one step closer to leaving this ghost place. This was the motivation for him to spend six hours every day on this tedious work.

Three days later, someone knocked on the defensive formation outside the courtyard. Ge Chun had arrived.

Lin Xiu welcomed him with his wives.

Li Yingxue had seen him before and stood beside her husband with her head lowered.

Qin Yawen saw Ge Chun for the first time.

She was curious,

Not understanding how this person with a face full of freckles could be a high-grade alchemist.

"How many alchemical furnaces did it take to produce this?" Ge Chun sat in the guest seat and took a sip of tea, then took out a jade bottle.

"Twenty-four 'Small Gathering Yuan Pills,' otherwise I would be too embarrassed to come for tea."

Lin Xiu was overjoyed. Even for a high-grade alchemist, there was a success rate in refining medium-grade pills. He was already very satisfied to be able to refine twenty pills.

"Xue'er, thank Master Ge quickly!" Li Yingxue knew that these martial arts pills were specially requested by her husband and felt grateful. She immediately walked up to Ge Chun and bowed, "Thank you, Master Ge!"

Ge Chun quickly helped her up.

"It's just a small favor, no need for excessive courtesy, little sister." Then he turned to Lin Xiu.

"Yesterday, I received an invitation from Treasure Pavilion to refine one thousand 'Return Dragon Pills' that can resist various poisonous miasmas. I will receive a ten percent commission within a month! So, I might have to seclude myself afterwards."

Lin Xiu's eyes lit up. "Ten percent? The value of 'Return Dragon Pills' is higher than that of 'Detoxification Pills.' Old Ge, aren't you going to make a fortune?"

"It seems that the high-grade alchemists from the four major markets have all received similar orders. It should be related to the construction of the four towers that started in these markets recently!"

"You mean the four towers of the Great Zhou's five major sects?"

"Yes, actually it should be five towers. Don't forget that the Endless Pleasure Sect built the 'Hehuan Pavilion' a long time ago. Treasure Pavilion has encountered competition!"

Ge Chun tapped the table with his fingers and pondered for a moment. "I'll follow your advice. After completing this order, I'll leave the Thousand Despair Mountains. You should also hurry."

After seeing off Ge Chun, Lin Xiu sat under the eaves, basking in the sun.

He wasn't surprised at all that Ge Chun decided to leave.

After all, this guy was just like him. When he smelled danger, his first thought was to run away and survive.

That day, he mentioned it casually, and this time, the large number of alchemists commissioned by Treasure Pavilion to refine pills made Ge Chun sense some information.

The Purple Cloud Sect on Qianjue Peak held a large amount of spiritual stones. Due to the isolation, the cost of consumption in the four major markets was abnormally high.

For example, the medium-grade "Five Elements Robe" he was wearing was worth fifty medium-grade spiritual stones in the market.

But in the cities outside the mountains, it was probably not even worth five medium-grade spiritual stones!

Why did the five major sects fight for a hundred years?

In addition to various ores and Cave Mansions left behind by early cultivators hidden in the mountains, the most coveted thing was spiritual stones.

Once the four towers open for business, they will undoubtedly bring in a large number of talismans, treasures, and pills in exchange for spiritual stones. As a result, the local cultivation arts will face immeasurable suppression and price drops.

This situation is similar to the Eight-Nation Alliance using industrialized goods or the Opium War to seize silver from the Qing Dynasty.

This is also why the Hehuan Pavilion can offer the same services at a lower price, forcing the Chunxiao Tower to lower its prices.

The Endless Pleasure Sect was just the first chess piece to test the bottom line of the Purple Cloud Sect among the five major sects. The complaints from the disciples of the five major sects about the expensive items were actually meant for independent cultivators like them.

Then the lower-level cultivators realized one thing,

"Yeah, I can clearly buy better things at a much lower price. Why should I suffer this injustice?"

"I may be a bumpkin here, but I'm wealthy elsewhere!"

At first, only a few people realized this problem, but through the construction of the four towers and several months of continuous promotion, the five major sects have successfully activated the rebellious mentality of independent cultivators!

What a successful advertising strategy!

Lin Xiu sighed,

Why didn't he realize this problem back then?

Nine years of compulsory education seemed to be in vain.