bookbashuk Chapter 99: Tang Yifan's Happy Life
Chapter 99: Tang Yifan's Happy Life
After erasing the remaining divine consciousness of the Zheng brothers in the Beast Taming Token, Yang Jiuli planted his own divine consciousness in the Beast Taming Contract.
In that instant, a feeling of being connected by blood with the two little ferrets surged into my heart.
At this point, Yang Jiuli moved his hand, and the cold air on the two little sables melted away, and the ice crystals disappeared as well.
The two little ones shivered, their bodies trembling, and they almost fell over after taking only one step.
Yang Jiuli smiled slightly.
Immediately, the two little ones huddled together, looking at Yang Jiuli with wary expressions.
Even the little blue-eyed ferret bared its teeth, revealing a fierce expression.
"How dare you!" Yang Jiuli used his divine sense to penetrate the spirit beast tablet, and a powerful thought surged into the sea of consciousness of the two little creatures.
Instantly, a feeling of having their lives in their own hands surged into the depths of the two little ones' souls.
The emerald-eyed sable immediately showed horror and knelt down, actually kowtowing to Yang Jiuli.
Common mink are extremely intelligent.
This ferret is clearly more intelligent.
Seeing this, Yang Jiuli withdrew that divine sense pressure.
"From this day forward, I am your master. If you dare to disobey, you will be killed without mercy!" A rather domineering voice entered the beast's ears.
The little ferret nodded repeatedly, its body trembling.
Seeing this, Yang Jiuli withdrew his divine sense.
"You may play in the yard!" Yang Jiuli opened the door and let the two small animals leave.
He himself sat cross-legged on the couch.
"It will take at least six to eight years to gather all the necessary ingredients to refine the 'Earth Soul Pill'," Yang Jiuli murmured.
This is still an optimistic estimate.
It depends on whether medicinal herbs are being sold on the market.
"Next, we must focus all our efforts on improving our cultivation level to prepare for Foundation Establishment!"
Yang Jiuli sat down cross-legged and began to circulate the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Technique" to gather the spiritual energy of the Azure Wood for cultivation.
Half a month later, Yang Jiuli stepped into the sixth level of Qi Refining, increasing his lifespan by five years to 138 years.
Yang Jiuli is now 36 years old.
……
Three months later, on the fifth day of the ninth lunar month.
At dawn, Yang Jiuli stopped cultivating, but sensed someone outside the island.
"Someone's here?" Yang Jiuli took out the array plate and immersed his divine sense into it.
Instantly, the entire Snowfall Island was enveloped by his divine sense.
With the help of the array plate, Yang Jiuli was able to take in everything on Snowfall Island.
Outside the formation, a young man was seen riding in a simple flying boat, taking out a communication talisman.
He was muttering to himself.
He immediately made a hand gesture, and the transmission talisman flew into the island.
With a hand gesture, Yang Jiuli activated the formation, and the sound transmission talisman was drawn into the cultivation room.
The sound transmission talisman burned, carrying the young man's voice: "Master Yang, I am the messenger Li Yun. There is a letter for you here."
"Any news?" Yang Jiuli's gaze sharpened.
He had met this messenger, Li Yun, a few times.
At that moment, Yang Jiuli activated his divine sense, and an opening appeared in the array light barrier outside the island.
"Take the letter to the island!" Yang Jiuli said.
"Yes!" Li Yun nodded, boarded the flying boat and flew into the island, arriving outside the courtyard.
He put the letter in the mailbox.
Two low-grade spirit stones flew out from the courtyard.
"Thank you very much, Master Yang!" Li Yun accepted the spirit stone and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.
"Thank you for your trouble!" Yang Jiuli's voice came from the cultivation room.
He did not activate the separate formation for this manor.
"It is Li Yun's honor to serve Master Yang!" Li Yun said with a smile and cupped his hands in greeting.
As a messenger, he already received a monthly allowance of one low-grade spirit stone.
Yang Jiuli is now spending two low-grade spirit stones at a time, which is more than his monthly allowance.
These kinds of customers are practically Li Yun's gods of wealth, so he naturally treats them with utmost respect and hopes to encounter more of them.
"I will be sending out a letter tomorrow, remember to come and pick it up!" Yang Jiuli said.
"Yes, yes!" Li Yun nodded, bowed, and said, "In that case, Li Yun will take his leave!"
Yang Jiuli responded.
Li Yun bowed and stepped back, then leaped into the flying boat and left Snowfall Island.
After Li Yun left, Yang Jiuli walked out of the cultivation room and used his divine sense to sense the mailbox.
After confirming that there were no problems with the letters, he stepped out of the courtyard, flicked his hand, and the two letters flew into his palm.
Yang Jiuli was so cautious.
In a previous life, someone used the pretense of delivering a message to ambush and kill a spirit master, plundering all of the latter's spiritual herbs.
Some letters were tampered with.
The moment it comes into contact with something, it will trigger the restriction and explode.
Yang Jiuli sensed with his divine sense that if there was a restriction, it would naturally be triggered!
After receiving the letter, Yang Jiuli went to the pavilion.
The letter came from Qin Zhixue and Tang Yifan.
They have maintained correspondence over the years.
At the end of last year, on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Yang Jiuli sent a letter to Qin Zhixue.
The seventh day of the twelfth lunar month is Qin Zhixue's birthday.
Although it may take some time for the letter to arrive, it is enough to express one's feelings.
Yang Jiuli opened Qin Zhixue's letter first.
In the letter, Qin Zhixue mentioned that she had reached the eighth level of Qi Refining and was preparing to break through to the ninth level.
Yang Jiuli was not surprised by this.
With Qin Zhixue's talent and the resources of the Ice River Valley, her cultivation speed was entirely expected.
In the letter, Qin Zhixue inquired about Yang Jiuli's recent situation.
At the same time, she subtly mentioned that the ancestor of the Li family in the Azure Flame Immortal Sect had recently collected two auxiliary ingredients for the "Replenishing Vitality and Correcting Self Pill," and that he was not far from successfully collecting the medicinal materials. Finally, Qin Zhixue said "Take care" to end the conversation.
See this letter:
Yang Jiuli's gaze sharpened, his mind racing.
Qin Zhixue mentioned that the Li family ancestor had raised more medicinal herbs.
He also added a wish for good health at the end of the letter.
This was clearly a hint to Yang Jiuli that something turbulent was about to happen at Yunmeng Lake, and that he should prepare to deal with it.
After all, this was a serious matter, and Qin Zhixue couldn't openly mention the Li family patriarch's Core Formation, lest someone target her.
If such content is written, and the letter is intercepted, it will put Qin Zhixue in an embarrassing situation.
Therefore, Qin Zhixue always hinted at it subtly.
Yang Jiuli was somewhat tempted by Qin Zhixue's timely notification.
The two had gone through life and death together, so there was still some affection between them.
Such pure friendship is not so easy to establish in the world of cultivation.
That's why Yang Jiuli maintained contact with them.
Afterwards, Yang Jiuli picked up his pen and wrote a letter back to Qin Zhixue.
He told Qin Zhixue that he had also been working hard to cultivate, so she didn't need to worry too much.
He also advised Qin Zhixue to accumulate and refine her magical power, and not to rush to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.
The further you go in the Qi Refining stage, the more you need to accumulate Qi; you must not be too hasty.
At the same time, Yang Jiuli also told Qin Zhixue that it was time to start preparing the materials for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill!
Although Ice Valley is rich in resources and has no shortage of Foundation Establishment Pills, it's always good to have an extra one.
(Of course, this sentence was not written in the letter.)
After finishing writing the letter, Yang Jiuli opened Tang Yifan's letter.
In the letter, Tang Yifan mentioned that he had entered the seventh level of Qi Refining, and that his fourth brother, Zhou Hongqing, had been found to have a mid-grade spiritual root with a spiritual compatibility of 44.
Although he was slightly inferior to his eldest brother Zhou Changqing, his father-in-law Zhou Li was quite satisfied with him and gave him a generous reward.
As for the second and third brothers, they were only of the lower-grade upper-level spiritual roots, just two or three values away from the middle-grade.
In addition, Tang Yifan's fifth and sixth children are four and three years old respectively, and their spiritual roots can be tested again in two years.
He has high expectations for this.
Not only that, his father-in-law, Zhou Li, also arranged for him to marry two concubines.
Tang Yifan specifically asked when Yang Jiuli would get married and whether he wanted to introduce him to someone.
From these words, Yang Jiuli could tell that the kid was showing off.
However, in closing, Tang Yifan also mentioned that things have been rather turbulent lately.
Many of the Li family's medicinal herb gardens in Yunmeng Lake have been attacked, so Yang Jiuli is advised to be careful and not to go out easily.
In addition, he also mentioned that the patriarch of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect had purchased the medicinal materials for Core Formation.
It is said that the Li family is truly wealthy and powerful, having directly acquired two precious medicinal plants from a neighboring country at twice the market price.
He deliberately made the words "wealthy and powerful" stand out more.
This made Yang Jiuli wonder what Tang Yifan was implying.
"One auxiliary ingredient in the 'Replenishing Vitality and Correcting Self' formula... costs at least 80,000 to 100,000 low-grade spirit stones... twice the market price... that's nearly 200,000 low-grade spirit stones. Two herbs alone cost 300,000 to 400,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
Yang Jiuli's brow twitched.
This is just the auxiliary material.
If it's the main material, then the price will be even higher.
Thinking about this, Yang Jiuli had a bad feeling.
Without realizing it, he touched his fanny pack.
"Fine, let's take it one step at a time. Improving my cultivation is my goal!" Yang Jiuli quickly breathed a sigh of relief.
Spirit Stone:
He wasn't really lacking anything.
When that day comes, he can earn quite a bit by refining a few top-grade first-tier pills himself.
If all else fails, he can still refine second-tier pills.
However, Yang Jiuli did not want to reveal too many of his trump cards unless absolutely necessary.
Having gained experience from several lifetimes, he preferred to develop cautiously and quietly strengthen himself.
Finally, Tang Yifan mentioned in the letter that he had discovered many good things.
For example: The poisons of the Chu state were exceptionally potent.
Let Yang Jiuli try it out as a form of self-defense.
"Poison..." Thinking of this, Yang Jiuli was also slightly tempted.
In the past, the Tang Clan relied on its unique poisons to dominate the martial arts world.
Having lived several lifetimes, he naturally knew that the poisons in the cultivation world were far more potent than those in the mortal realm.
Poison and medicine are inseparable.
In his previous life, Yang Jiuli was exceptionally accomplished in alchemy and also had some knowledge of poisons.
Even among talismans, there are poison miasma talismans, which are more mysterious and powerful than ordinary poisons.
Yang Jiuli also replied to Tang Yifan, mentioning his recent situation and urging Tang Yifan not to become obsessed with beautiful women.
As for introducing the Zhou family girl...
He was focused on cultivation at the time and had no intention of getting married.
Finally, he again urged Tang Yifan to cultivate diligently and not to be ostentatious, among other familiar refrains.
The next day, Li Yun came to the door and took the letter.
……
The letter was sent out a few days ago.
September 12th.
early morning.
Yang Jiuli's mind stirred, and he saw a cultivator from the Li clan coming to summon him from outside the island.
Yang Jiuli activated the array's protective barrier.
"What brings you here, fellow Daoist?" Yang Jiuli's voice echoed across the island through the array plate.
"The clan leader requests your presence; please, Master Yang, come to us!" the visitor said.
This is a direct descendant of the Li family, named Li Chengfeng, who is at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
"The clan leader requests your presence? Is there something important?" Yang Jiuli asked with a surprised expression.
"Master Yang will find out when he goes there!" Li Chengfeng said, without revealing his purpose.
"Alright, wait a moment!" Yang Jiuli hesitated slightly before flying off Luoxue Island on his sword.
The sword was still that ordinary Qingxia Sword.
As for his top-grade magical artifacts and flying boat, he did not intend to reveal them in advance.
"A low-grade first-order magic sword... This Alchemist Yang is so frugal!" Li Chengfeng thought to himself upon seeing this.
"Please!" Then, Li Chengfeng led the way.
Yang Jiuli followed.
They went together to a council hall in the inner lake.
However, they did not go to the central area of the lake.
As they traveled together, Yang Jiuli saw a rainbow of light flying by in the distance.
It was Liu Yuelong; Huang Cheng had also been invited over by a member of the Li clan.
In addition, other alchemists also flew in one after another.
"They are all first-tier high-grade alchemists capable of refining the 'Azure Profound Pill'!" Yang Jiuli pondered, sensing that things were not simple.