Chapter 104: Chapter 90: Qi Training Pill (Seeking
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What if the Grand Elder suddenly remembered such a small person and was in a good mood?
Zhou Yun had always been a cautious and prudent person, and he had become even more at home in the market, getting a good grasp of the situation within a year.
This market was actually one of the markets controlled by the Three Sects and Six Orders within the territory adjacent to the secular world. The Three Sects and Six Orders had managers stationed here to operate and exchange resources with the loose cultivators in the market.
They mostly sell finished products, while the loose cultivators trade with shops using spirit stones and materials. It can be simply described as a relationship between landlords and tenant farmers.
But don’t think that the market is peaceful. Behind the scenes, untold numbers of battles take place. After all, cultivation depends on good fortune, which is fought for.
Loose cultivators are living every step of the way under pressure, practicing every moment, and constantly going in and out of the market to find cultivation resources in the forests.
From time to time, news comes of the deaths of loose cultivators, whether by accident, or by murder…
But no one in the market cares, as cultivation is ultimately a fight for a chance at life. If they die, it means they lack the necessary fortune.
Zhou Yun did not attract much attention in the market, since his aptitude had been determined, his remaining lifespan was limited, and he had no hope of cultivating.
Chen Fengchen didn’t understand why Zhou Yun entered at such an old age, but the manager of the Hua Tian Sect had a slightly better understanding.
They were not like Chen Fengchen, a disciple of the inner sect. They had risen from the dust with each successive battle, only to gain their current status.
Zhou Yun was obviously a spy from the secular world, coming to the realm of cultivation to set up a base and explore the situation in the market.
Moreover, due to the relationship with the Refining Device Peak Elder, the manager of the Hua Tian Sect did not make things difficult for Zhou Yun this year, and Zhou Yun even secretly used this relationship to sell Vajra Talismans, testing the market’s trading rules.
The manager turned a blind eye to this, and even sighed that the other party indeed had good fortune. The Vajra Talisman was probably given to him by Chen Fengchen. It was a pity that Zhou Yun had little lifespan left and no hope for cultivation.
After another year had passed, by the time he had made the arrangement with Liang Sheng, Zhou Yun asked the manager for leave a month in advance, saying he wanted to return to the secular world for a while. The manager did not object.
None of the cultivators wanted to return to the secular world, which was dirty and unbearable. Moreover, loose cultivators did not have the ability to pass through the fog.
Additionally, he thought Zhou Yun had already familiarized himself with the market situation and was preparing to return to his family to report and send a younger person over.
With the Black Iron Command, Hua Tian Sect would not refuse them. But how could the manager of the Hua Tian Sect know that the previous two Black Iron Commands had already been exchanged for Qi Refining Pills?
No matter what, Zhou Yun was now in the secular world and was not being followed. Liang Sheng thought of this and finally opened his bag.
Inside were three vials of Qi Refining Pills, a jade slip, a pill formula, a small pill refining furnace, and some unknown herbs, sealed and stored.
It seemed that Zhou Yun had done even better than Liang Sheng had imagined. This jade slip was the Qi cultivation technique of Hua Tian Sect. Liang Sheng took the jade slip and placed it on his forehead, then opened his eyes.
This was just the simplest Qi cultivation technique, far inferior to the Upper Pure Immortal Scripture, and was extremely useless. Moreover, the techniques were incomplete.
However, the pill formula made Liang Sheng somewhat excited. He didn’t expect Zhou Yun to actually get the pill formula for the Qi Refining Pill. Although the formula was common in the market, Zhou Yun had done his best.
It was just that the pill formula was easy to find, but pill-refining was not easy. As Liang Sheng finished reading the pill formula with a sigh of relief, pill-refining was much more complicated than he thought, but Liang Sheng’s eyes were hot, looking at these Spiritual Grasses which were materials for the Qi Refining Pill.
Of course, according to the pill formula, with Liang Sheng’s current cultivation level, even if he successfully refined the Qi Refining Pill, it would likely only be a low-grade Qi Refining Pill.
He simply lacked the proper cultivation level for it.
But Liang Sheng was already satisfied. Fortunately, Zhou Yun had the backing of Hua Tian Sect; otherwise, he would not be so lucky.
Ten days later, Zhou Yun said goodbye to Zhou Hua and Liang Sheng. He was going back to the market, with a ten-year agreement this time.
If he returned to the secular world early, it would mean that Zhou Yun might have limited time left. The Zhou brothers had tearful eyes, and perhaps this was their last meeting, as they didn’t know how many years they had left to live.
However, for the sake of his family and ancestor, Zhou Yun had no choice but to turn back and enter the Cultivation Market again.
Although he was still alone this time, he was able to arrive at Hua Tian Sect’s outpost with the help of the Black Iron Command. The manager was somewhat surprised but didn’t ask any further questions.
This was Zhou Family’s affair in the secular world. Perhaps the other party had their own considerations. Regardless, as long as they don’t make mistakes, they should be fine. Although he was sent to the market, he still wanted to achieve success in his cultivation, so why bother with such trivial matters?
In the blink of an eye, it was the spring of Emperor Wu’s eleventh year.
After a year had passed, only fifteen cities remained in the Western Spring Country’s ninety cities, with the capital’s territory. Perhaps in a short time, the Western Spring Country would be completely incorporated into the Great Zhou territory.
Great Zhou’s people were overjoyed, and Emperor Wu’s reputation reached its peak. If other emperors want to surpass him, they need to continue to expand their territories, otherwise, it is impossible.
That year, Great Zhou still experienced a bountiful harvest, and the people believed that the heavens’ mandate rested with Great Zhou. At this moment, everyone in Great Zhou from top to bottom was united as one.
Capital Suburb Zhou Village.
Now Liang Sheng, looking at a pile of herbs in front of him, weighed them from time to time and occasionally let a rabbit eat a bit of them.
Since Zhou Yun brought these spiritual grasses back and sealed them, it meant that they could also survive in the secular world; otherwise, why would he need to bring them back?
Liang Sheng had people draw patterns of the spiritual grasses and secretly search for them. After a year, he had found most of them.
Perhaps due to the scarce spiritual power in the secular world, the effectiveness of these spiritual grasses was barely 70% of what Zhou Yun had brought out.
Liang Sheng wasn’t too anxious about this, as long as the secular world existed, he would be able to find them. While searching for the spiritual grasses, he had also been learning the hand seals and secret techniques for refining pills, and he could barely complete them now.
His cultivation level was ultimately a bit low, but Liang Sheng was not impatient. After all, time was still on his side, wasn’t it?
In the summer of the eleventh year of Emperor Wu’s reign,
Western Spring Country was annihilated!
Zhou Biliang personally captured the ruler of Western Spring Country and escorted him to the capital. Emperor Wu, being benevolent, granted him the title of Stay of Execution Marquis and kept him in the capital.
Emperor Wu did not treat the people of Western Spring Country differently just because it was a defeated country. He still reduced their taxes and sent capable officials to govern Western Spring Country.
He even sent his younger brother, the King of Anyang, to Western Spring Country, with his intention to unify well known to everyone.
But there were still remnants of the old dynasty in Western Spring Country. After the King of Anyang stationed himself in his fief, some people attempted to assassinate him, but the result shocked the world.
The King of Anyang of Great Zhou was an Innate Nation Protector. For a short while, the remnants of the old Western Spring Country dynasty could only hibernate.
Under Emperor Wu’s command, the officials from Great Zhou earnestly fulfilled their duties after arriving in Western Spring Country. The life in the region began to slowly recover, showing a thriving scene.
Conquering lands was not enough; one must also win over the hearts of the people. This was what Emperor Wu of Great Zhou always said, but in fact, it was Liang Sheng’s suggestion.
He wanted the dynasty to prosper, and the more dynasty luck he could get from it, the more he would receive from Hua Tian Sect.
So during these ten years, Great Zhou had no intention of expanding rapidly. It was enough to first completely swallow Western Spring Country.
In the thirteenth year of Emperor Wu’s reign,
Western Spring Country had completely eliminated the remnants of the old regime, and the people there began to gradually consider themselves as Zhou people. The strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty reached a new peak.
However, just as Emperor Wu was full of pride, Liang Sheng had a bitter look on his face because he had failed to refine pills again.
Two years ago, Liang Sheng had found all the spiritual grass required for Qi Refining Pills. But as the potency of these ingredients in the secular world was much lower than in the cultivation world, he was still unable to refine any pills successfully after two years, despite his cultivation level.
It seemed that his dream of self-sufficiency at this stage was still difficult to achieve. But Liang Sheng wasn’t too anxious, as he knew that haste wouldn’t help. After all, the current situation was much better than when he had no direction at all.
By now, the three bottles of Qi Refining Pills brought by Zhou Yun had long been consumed. Used to cultivating with the efficiency of pills, Liang Sheng was somewhat dissatisfied with his cultivation speed.
And now, Liang Sheng’s attribute panel had changed again-
Name: Liang Sheng
Age: 224
Talent: Innocent Foolishness (Top grade)
Techniques: Upper Pure Immortal Scripture (Third Level), Twenty Health Maintenance Techniques (Sixteenth Level)
Realm: Qi Cultivation Third Level (9%)
Lifespan: 9228
This was due to the effect of the Qi Refining Pilis. Without them, his progress in the past three years might have only been 6%, nearly making it impossible to quickly increase his cultivation level.
Sigh, he should continue refining pills. Perhaps he’ll succeed next time?
(There’s still….)
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