ATPnovel Chapter 168: News
Chapter 168: News
"Sixteen years later..." Qin Zhixue's eyes brightened, and she thought to herself with great joy, "Could it be that Ninth Brother has another gift for me?"
As she pondered this to herself, she nodded, then asked with a hint of concern, "Ninth Brother, when do you plan to establish your foundation?"
"It will take another ten years!" Yang Jiuli said.
"Ten years..." Qin Zhixue murmured, "Would you like me to help you gather the ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill?"
"If you have the channels, I would be more than happy to have them!" Yang Jiuli said with a smile.
"Ninth Brother gave me a secret technique, so I, Zhixue, will do my best to gather the foundation-building medicinal materials for you!" Qin Zhixue said with a grateful expression.
"You don't need to force yourself!" Yang Jiuli said. "However, there are two Foundation Establishment spiritual items that you really need to take care of."
"Please tell me, Ninth Brother!" Qin Zhixue said.
Yang Jiuli moved his hand, and a jade slip appeared in his palm, which he handed to Qin Zhixue.
Two spiritual substances are recorded on it.
Qin Zhixue took the jade slip with her jade-like hand, probed it with her divine sense, and her expression suddenly changed.
"The Heart of Green Wood, the Crown of Azure Wood..." Qin Zhixue murmured. She looked at Yang Jiuli, her eyes showing surprise followed by a glint of light and approval. She thought to herself, "Indeed, Ninth Brother is no ordinary man; he too aspires to the Great Dao."
Both of these wood-type spiritual objects have reached the near-fourth tier level, which is of great benefit to wood-type Qi cultivation cultivators.
If a cultivator with a superior spiritual root uses this as an aid, they will most likely be able to build a quasi-fourth-order immortal foundation, and from then on, they will rise rapidly and far surpass others.
Initially, Qin Zhixue thought that Yang Jiuli most likely wanted her to help collect Foundation Establishment Pills of the corresponding attributes.
Only in this way can one forge a second-tier superior immortal foundation.
The Foundation Establishment artifacts she was currently dealing with exceeded her expectations.
This made Qin Zhixue feel not embarrassed at all, but rather delighted, knowing that Ninth Brother must have planned this all along.
It shouldn't be considered unrealistic or overly ambitious.
In this way, the two of them can make progress together and reach the pinnacle of immortality, which relieves Qin Zhixue of many worries.
"If we can't gather both of these spiritual ingredients, having even one of them would be excellent!" Yang Jiuli said.
"Don't worry, Ninth Brother, I will do my best to gather these two Foundation Establishment spiritual items for you!" Qin Zhixue said.
"These are some spirit stones... to help you succeed." Yang Jiuli moved his hand.
Two storage bags flew out.
It contained the 20,000 low-grade spirit stones that Sun Bufan had previously compensated him with.
Another one has 50,000 low-grade spirit stones, which came from Yan Jiuming's storage bag in the past.
Thus, a total of 70,000 low-grade spirit stones were collected.
This huge sum of money is enough to buy a high-quality Green Wood attribute Foundation Building Pill!
However, it is far from enough to collect rare spiritual items such as the "Heart of Green Wood" and the "Crown Spirit Fruit of Azure Wood".
Therefore, after taking out the two storage bags, Yang Jiuli took out another storage bag.
"Here are some elixirs, magical artifacts..."
Yang Jiuli spoke.
Then some more pill bottles and spiritual artifacts flew out, which came from Yan Jiuming and Kuang Liming.
Among them are:
A second-tier Meridian-Regenerating Pill. (If taken during Foundation Establishment, even if the Foundation Establishment fails, it can reduce physical damage.)
A second-tier Heart-Strengthening Pill. (This pill is also very useful for cultivators preparing to establish their foundation.)
The second-tier Great Qi-Replenishing Pill.
Second-tier Soul Restoration Pill.
Second-tier Condensation Pill.
……
Bottles of pills flew out, and Qin Zhixue's eyes widened.
"You can keep these 'Great Qi Restoration Pill' and 'Soul Restoration Pill' for your own use," Yang Jiuli said.
"Did you refine all of these?" Qin Zhixue asked with some surprise.
Yang Jiuli smiled without saying a word, and said, "In the future, you can collect some medicinal materials to repair your soul, and I will refine them into pills for you."
"In this way, others will not be able to detect from the pills that you have cultivated the secret technique of the divine soul."
"Good!" Upon hearing this, Qin Zhixue's eyes lit up. She thought to herself, "Ninth Brother is truly meticulous. I wonder where he learned that from?" She admired Yang Jiuli even more. If she rashly sought out someone to refine many pills to restore the soul, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.
If the enemy is prepared and finds a way to deal with it, she will be at a loss even if she enters the "Mysterious Netherworld".
This is why people like to keep their cards close to their chest.
It is the unknown that makes things impossible to guard against.
As she pondered this to herself, Qin Zhixue flicked her jade-like hand and put all the pills into her storage bag.
She also knew that without enough spirit stones, she would be powerless to gather foundation-building spiritual items such as the "Heart of Green Wood".
Therefore, she naturally wouldn't refuse.
"Ninth Brother, there is one more thing you should know." After putting away the pills and spirit stones, Qin Zhixue's eyelashes fluttered as she looked at Yang Jiuli.
She looked very serious.
"What is it?" Yang Jiuli asked.
"According to my master, Li Hongtai, the patriarch of the Li family, had already gathered the medicinal materials for the 'Replenishing Vitality and Rectifying Self Pill' half a year ago."
Qin Zhixue said.
"The Li family patriarch has already gathered all the ingredients for Core Formation!" Upon hearing this, Yang Jiuli's gaze sharpened, and he was somewhat surprised.
But upon closer reflection, it all becomes clear.
29 years have passed since Li Hongtai obtained the prescription.
Moreover, this person was probably already gathering the medicinal materials for forming the elixir before obtaining the formula.
More than thirty years have passed, so it is only natural that he was able to successfully gather the medicinal materials.
"The Li family patriarch opened the market, but it was just to confuse people and make them think that the Li family's wealth had declined and that they had to use the market to make up for the losses... This distracted them and wasted their energy on Black Wind City, while he secretly collected medicinal herbs."
Qin Zhixue said.
"No wonder Li Rui only guarded Black Wind City for a month before leaving. He must have known about it!" Yang Jiuli said in a low voice.
"This Li Ruoyu is quite a shrewd and ambitious man. He's probably just using Black Wind City as bait to draw the power of the Golden Cloud Sect."
If the Li family truly valued Black Wind City, they would never have treated it with such contempt.
After all, Black Wind City had just lost several non-family alchemists and had a lot of mine cultivators plundered.
If a few more waves come, the Blackwind Mine will definitely be lost.
Furthermore, considering that Li Ruoyu had already gathered all the medicinal materials to refine the "Replenishing Vitality and Rectifying Self Pill," this suggests that Li Ruoyu had already prepared all the necessary ingredients.
Then you know this person is no ordinary person.
Even though he had the financial means to gather all the medicinal herbs, he still acted as if he was strapped for cash.
This shows that he has an extraordinary mind.
"In this way, Li Ruoyu might have a chance to form a 'false core'," Yang Jiuli murmured to himself.
"Even a nascent soul is not impossible!"
Based on these events, he gained a new understanding of Li Ruoyu.
"Have other immortal sects made any moves?" Yang Jiuli then asked.
"The Golden Cloud Sect contacted the Taibai Immortal Sect a month ago, hoping to work together to prevent Li Hongtai from achieving the Core Formation stage," Qin Zhixue said.
"The 'Taibai Immortal Sect'..." Upon hearing this, Yang Jiuli's gaze sharpened. "Have they reached an agreement?"
"There's no news yet!" Qin Zhixue said. "The Golden Cloud Sect also sought out my Ice River Valley, but the Valley Master refused."
"It seems a real storm is about to break!" Yang Jiuli said.
"Although Black Wind City is no longer a major focus of the Golden Glow Sect, it is hard to guarantee that it will not be affected. Ninth Brother should make preparations as soon as possible."
Qin Zhixue said.
"Great!" Yang Jiuli said, "Zhixue, your news is so timely, your Ninth Brother owes you a favor!"
"Ninth Brother, what are you saying? Compared to your kindness, this little bit of news from Zhixue is insignificant," Qin Zhixue said with a gentle smile.
Yang Jiuli nodded and said with emotion, "The world of cultivation is ever-changing. If we ordinary cultivators are not well informed, we may be affected by the power struggles among the higher-ups if we are not careful. I hope that Sister Zhixue will pay more attention to these kinds of news in the future."
"That's only right," Qin Zhixue nodded.
Immediately, the two began to discuss many things related to cultivation.
……
At this moment, Blackwind City, a hundred miles away.
Sun Bufan boarded a second-tier spaceship and flew towards Xihe County in the south-southwest.
In an elegant cabin of the spaceship, Sun Haohua looked at his deceased elder brother, Sun Haoming, and felt a deep sense of sorrow.
Sun Dushui sat silently in the chair next to him.
"Grandpa, my eldest brother has passed away, it seems..." Sun Haohua's eyes flashed, and he spoke to Sun Dushui through divine sense.
"Don't say anything more..." Sun Dushui said solemnly, immediately using his divine sense to stop him.
Sun Haohua lowered his head, looking aggrieved.
From Qin Zhixue's conversation with Sun Bufan, he already knew the general outline of the matter.
He even began to have doubts.
My elder brother suddenly heard news last month that there was a second-tier Foundation Establishment spiritual item in the Black Wind Mountains called "Mysterious Stone Water".
This item is of the water element, which is perfect for helping his elder brother, Sun Haoming, establish his foundation.
Therefore, Sun Haoming came all the way here and bought some pills in Black Wind City in case of emergency.
Unexpectedly, after entering the Black Wind Mountain Range, Sun Haoming was injured and died immediately after taking the elixir.
Looking back now, there are many suspicious points in this matter, and it is likely that someone deliberately orchestrated it.
After being scolded by his grandfather several times, Sun Haohua understood the situation.
I am merely a Qi Refining cultivator. If I were to really pursue this matter, not only would I fail to obtain justice, but I might even lose my life.
Sun Dushui was also feeling annoyed. He glanced out of the window of the boat, but then looked away without daring to look too closely.
"Now that the Third Elder's affair has been exposed, will he kill him to silence him?" Sun Dushui wondered to himself, then looked at Sun Haohua and thought, "My poor grandson, he's always been kind-hearted. I really shouldn't have brought him to Black Wind City!"
His brows furrowed, and his face was full of worry.
hum!
Suddenly, a ripple spread.
The cabin shuddered, and the tea in the cup on the nearby coffee table spilled all over the floor.
"What happened?" Sun Haohua immediately released his divine sense to sense the situation.
Sun Dushui, who was already tense, also released his divine sense and went to sense outside the boat.
Upon closer inspection, the divine sense discovered that the spaceship, which had been flying at an extremely high speed, had suddenly stopped in mid-air at the edge of a mountain peak.
On the mountain peak ahead stood an old man dressed in a moon-shine brocade robe.
Beside the old man in brocade robes stood a man wearing a cold iron mask.
The man wore a straw hat, revealing only a pair of eyes that gleamed with a cold light.
Those eyes were filled with a chilling aura, enough to make anyone tremble with fear at first glance.
The spaceship came to a stop.
Sun Bufan looked at the old man in front of him, dressed in brocade robes and withered hair, and felt a sense of fear.
He immediately stepped out of the spaceship, and ripples spread beneath his feet, as if a lake were carrying him.
He landed on the mountain peak ahead.
"Master, what brings you here?" Sun Bufan asked nervously, bowing respectfully. He kept his head down but looked up, trying to discern the emotions of the master before him to assess his own situation.
The old man with sparse, withered hair before them was none other than Su Beichuan, a Core Formation cultivator from the Ice River Valley.
"How's the matter going?" Su Beichuan asked slowly, his breath weak but carrying an inexplicable pressure.
Although he was still recovering from serious injuries.
However, the aura of the Core Formation True Person remained, like an old lion in its twilight years. Although he was old, he was not to be underestimated.
"That young man surnamed Yang was quite cunning. He left a mark on the pills, which caused the plan to go wrong..." Sun Bufan said. "In the end, Qin Zhixue appeared, and I had no choice but to give up for the time being and think of another way... but I never expected to meet a true master."
As he continued, he chuckled and looked up to see Su Beichu's attitude.
"You saw Qin Zhixue!" Su Beichuan spoke calmly, his tone devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
Yet it also carried a hint of the coldness of someone in a superior position.
"Yes!" Sun Bufan nodded.
"I once bestowed upon you a near-third-tier talisman, 'Wind Blade,' why did you not use it to kill him?" Su Beichuan asked.