Immortal Selection Festival Pill Melting Malevolent Qi

Xiao Chen had seen the concept of Great Purge in the Cai Family's collection of books before.

However, perhaps due to some taboo, the book is always vague and lacks detail when mentioning related specific content.

despite this.

Xiao Chen could easily guess that there was only one target for the Great Purge.

After all, it is common knowledge that the only force that dares to oppose the Holy City for a long time is the Rebellious Immortal Alliance, which has always been active in causing trouble in the shadows.

Therefore, he didn't take it seriously.

What does this crackdown on the Rebellious Immortal Alliance have to do with him, a fake Rebellious Immortal Alliance Member?

Moreover, he doesn't need to worry about losing an excellent channel.

It should be noted that, according to the historical records of this realm, a Great Purge always follows each Immortal Selection Festival.

They didn't actually manage to capture all the cultivators from the Rebellious Immortal Alliance.

It seems that this time, it will just be the same as before, just going through the motions.

In fact, Xiao Chen was more interested in the Immortal Selection Festival.

This is not only a once-in-a-century mega-event, but also a ceremony of great significance.

It is said that on each year's Immortal Selection Festival, a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator will be able to break through the Mysterious Pass and enter the Spirit Transmutation Realm.

Although ancient history is blurred, there are indeed quite detailed records from the last million years.

Moreover, each time there are tens of thousands of Holy City Cultivator as witnesses, so it cannot be faked.

When Xiao Chen first learned about this, he really wanted to go and see what was going on there.

Although, from a macro perspective, the number of Spirit Transformation cultivators born in the entire Cultivation World once every hundred years is not very high.

Furthermore, the New Cultivation World has gathered almost all the Spiritual Qi in the world.

Under such circumstances, it's quite normal for more high-level cultivators to emerge.

However, it's somewhat absurd that someone can break through to the Spirit Transformation every year on the day of the Immortal Selection Festival.

This piqued Xiao Chen's curiosity.

However, there is a problem: one can only participate in the Immortal Selection Festival by going to the Holy City.

Considering that there is likely to be more than one Spirit Transformation Venerable on the day of the festival, or that they may be observing from the shadows.

To be honest, he was a little reluctant to go.

As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat, and there's some truth to that.

Xiao Chen believed that his most urgent task was to earn Spirit Stone to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

So he didn't continue the discussion about the Great Purge.

Instead, he took out the thirty-one Spirit Artifact from his Storage Ring: "Speaking of which, I happen to have a batch of extra Spirit Artifact on hand."

"Could you please handle this for me?"

"Especially these defensive magical Spirit Artifact, you can set their prices based on the market."

Zhang Cunfu quickly took them one by one, and also took the opportunity to examine the quality of the items.

Although he wasn't a professional appraiser, as the Warehouse Manager, he had long since developed an exceptional eye for quality.

Therefore, it is immediately apparent that nearly half of the Spirit Artifact used similar refining techniques, clearly indicating that they originated from the same faction.

Moreover, these Spirit Artifact are not new; in fact, they could be described as somewhat old.

At the same time, the refining process was not very good. It was like an old thing that was taken from a small workshop, used for a while, and then discarded.

Zhang Cunfu immediately understood.

These Spirit Artifact are likely old stock that the Rebellious Immortal Alliance had stockpiled after they were phased out.

"By the way, what's the market trend for various low-level spiritual items lately?"

Xiao Chen then pressed on, "What are some of the cheaper options? Write me a list."

Zhang Cunfu is indeed very professional when it comes to market information.

In a short while, he picked up his pen and quickly listed the recent situations of nearly a thousand kinds of spiritual creatures, categorizing them into different groups.

Judging from the prices in the market, many spiritual materials and items are much more expensive than those on the other side of the Compassion Sea.

The market situation outside should be roughly the same.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Xiao Chen put away the list and confirmed one last time, "Just say if you have it. If not, you can go back now."

Zhang Cunfu actually wanted to ask for some more Spirit Stone to smooth things over and expand his network.

The wider his network and the more people he knows, the more valuable he becomes, and the safer he is.

However, after considering the current situation of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance, he ultimately decided not to speak and instead wait until things calmed down before making a move.

After parting ways with Zhang Cunfu, Xiao Chen turned and went outside the market.

It was already evening, the time when the Wilderness Cultivators would come out to move around.

Therefore, neither Chen Fan nor Xu Dayou were home; only Xu Dayou's wife was busy processing a new batch of elixir residue in the courtyard.

Her condition has improved considerably.

Without much rest, they resumed their hard work to earn Spirit Stone.

Upon seeing Xiao Chen's sudden visit, she was first taken aback, and then expressed her deepest gratitude.

Then they invited him to sit down, served him tea and wine, and even produced a few ordinary-looking but fresh Spirit Fruit from somewhere.

After finishing my work, I stood in front of the pavilion in the courtyard, feeling somewhat lost and unsure of what to do.

Normally, when someone visits, she might chat with the guest about everyday things, but when facing her important family member, she doesn't know what to say.

After holding his breath for a few moments, he finally managed to ask, "Senior, have you eaten?"

"How about I cook you some dishes to go with your drinks?"

To be honest, Xiao Chen is the kind of person who enjoys trying different kinds of food.

However, he had reason to suspect that there weren't any good ingredients in the yard.

So he declined the idea, saying, "There's no need to go through that trouble."

"I noticed you were dealing with Failed Pills just now. Why don't you tell me about this industry?"

"Especially since I noticed a hint of Sha Qi floating above that pile of Earthenware Pot."

"This isn't very safe. What exactly happened?"

Compared to the food itself, Xiao Chen was more interested in the Fierce Malevolent Qi emanating from this rare item.

Although this Sha Qi was too weak, it seemed to pose no threat even to Golden Core cultivator.

However, it was clearly quite special, quite different from the Five Elements Sars and the common Blood Evil, Fierce Evil, and Vicious Evil, which made him somewhat curious.

I want to take this opportunity to learn more about this world.

Upon hearing Xiao Chen's question, the other party immediately seemed to have found the answer.

He immediately spilled everything he knew, without holding back any information, as if pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

Of course, her knowledge was very limited.

The main content is based on hearsay and rumors gathered over the years.

However, Xiao Chen didn't care; he simply treated it as listening to a story to pass the time.

An hour passed quickly, and he gained a more comprehensive understanding of the business of disposing of Failed Pills in this world.

Simply put, all the blessed lands in this world, including the Holy City, will generate a large number of Failed Pills during the alchemy process.

These Failed Pills should, in principle, be thrown away directly.

After all, they not only have no corresponding function, but may even be toxic or have various strange negative effects.

However, due to those Spirit Gathering Formation, this place has become a place where Spirit Herb are scarce and resources are lacking.

Therefore, some people were reluctant to destroy them directly and racked their brains to find ways to utilize these Failed Pills.

Perhaps it was good luck, but after a while someone actually discovered a good method.

However, before discussing this method, we must first mention the special circumstances of Dao of Alchemy in this world.

The Dao of Alchemy that Xiao Chen had previously encountered mainly involved using Herbal Spirit Medicine as pills.

Occasionally, substances like cinnabar are used, but only in small amounts as a medicinal guide or adjuvant.

However, this approach has a major problem: it requires the consumption of a large amount of spirit medicine.

In this world, most spirit medicine are found in Spirit Herb Garden; you simply cannot find wild Spirit Herb outside.

So what should we do?

Hey, I have a solution!

Besides plants and trees possessing Spiritual Power, minerals also possess the Five Elements Spiritual Power.

There is indeed no Spiritual Qi or Spirit Herb outside.

However, the underground spiritual mines will not revert to stone just because the Spiritual Qi is scarce.

Why can't we use the Five Elements Spirit Ore to replace the Spirit Herb?

Although this idea sounds a bit far-fetched, it has been realized through generations of research and trial and error, and of course, countless sacrifices.

This world eventually found a way to Metal Stone Pill Refining, and successfully developed it.

This also gave rise to two related professions.

These were the Pill Tester Xiao Chen had met before, who risked their lives to earn a modest amount of Spirit Stone by helping to test the efficacy of new pills.

And another type of elixir gatherer.

They are responsible for recycling some of the Metal Stone Failed Pills, and then using a rather dangerous process to re-extract the recyclable spirit ore from them.

Later, through further exploration and improvement, it eventually became what it is today.

After learning about this history and situation.

Xiao Chen felt a surge of emotion at first.

Firstly, I felt sorry for the hardships faced by cultivators at the bottom of this world; secondly, an old saying couldn't help but come to mind—life will find its own way.

But then, he also remembered two valuable pieces of information.

The first piece of intelligence is that this world possesses both Golden Stone Pill Dao, and during large-scale alchemy trials, it has successfully developed many special-effect poison pills using Failed Pills.

This is definitely a huge technological advantage for the other side of the Compassion Sea.

In particular, spirit ore can also be used as a spirit medicine.

Xiao Chen quickly realized that there was not only a certain profit margin inside, but also special use value.

For example, if a certain Spirit Herb has become extinct in the Compassion Sea, its corresponding Pill Formula will also lose its effectiveness, becoming an ancient formula with only reference and commemorative value.

He had previously seen many similar ancient prescriptions in the Scripture Pavilion of various sects.

However, if we can integrate the principles of metal and stone, and replace that one Spirit Herb with Five Elements Spirit Ore of the same grade, wouldn't that mean there's a chance to restore the Pill Formula?

If Xiao Chen could truly achieve this, it would be far more crucial than simply earning Spirit Stone.

This is also the true, irreplaceable value of the special ability to travel Two Realms.

You don't actually need to travel to earn Spirit Stone.

Only such resource complementarity, and even technological complementarity, is the most valuable asset.

The second piece of information Xiao Chen obtained was that on the westernmost side of the Ze Realm Blessed Land, there was a fissure filled with a large amount of Sha Qi.

To make collecting easier, many nearby Failed Pills would be sent there and dumped.

Then, after some time, some fearless cultivators, with ropes tied around their waists, would climb down and retrieve the corrupted Failed Pills.

After being placed in this way, some vulnerable parts of the Failed Pills will be devoured by the Sha Qi.

Therefore, even Foundation Establishment Cultivator can easily decompose the remaining second- or even third-tier Failed Pills.

Of course, the price to pay is that these salvaged Failed Pills will inevitably be tainted with a trace of Sha Qi.

If one is accidentally corrupted by Sha Qi during the treatment, one will either have to spend an exorbitant amount of money to buy spirit medicine, or die in pain and torment.

The wisp of Sha Qi that Xiao Chen had seen earlier also originated from that crevice in the ground.

Locals call it Pill Melting Malevolent Qi.

Back when he first obtained the <Profound Heaven Ingestion Secret Method>, he could even consider earning Spirit Stone by collecting Failed Pills.

It might even be an interesting story that could be written into a folk tale.

However, Xiao Chen was no longer interested in that little bit of money; he was more interested in the Sha Qi there.

Although the Sha Qi there does not belong to the Five Elements Sars, it may not be effective for him.

But at least it sounds like quite a lot, and he happens to have two empty gourds on him right now.

Then why not take some time to go there and collect some to store in the gourd for later use?

Who knows, one day in the future it might come in handy, like the Yang Fire Evil before it.

We then chatted for a while about the relatively miserable living conditions of the elixir gatherers.

Then they heard the door slam shut, and looking up, they saw Chen Fan finally returning with Xu Qingyi.

The two immediately bowed and greeted each other.

Chen Fan, in particular, has consolidated his Golden Core Cultivation during this period and has also studied the Heaven-Grade Secret Method at hand multiple times.

His comprehension was exceptionally high, so every time he read a book several times, he could always glean new insights from between the lines.

The more he read, the more he felt that this Secret Method was truly profound, with every word a gem, and that it pointed directly to the path to enlightenment.

At the same time, he felt an ever-growing sense of admiration for Senior Xiao, who had 'created' this Secret Method.

So much so that when he sees Xiao Chen now, he is much more polite and respectful.

A hint of admiration, which he himself was unaware of, flickered in his eyes.

Previously, Chen Fan's loyalty was primarily motivated by gratitude for being saved and mentored.

They even went so far as to say that they were willing to go against their conscience and pledge allegiance to Xiao Chen, who was highly suspected of Rebellious Immortal Alliance Member.

Now his thoughts are completely different.

Not only did they no longer feel unwilling, but they also felt a sense of guilt because of their previous wrong ideas.

I've made up my mind to do everything I can to repay this kindness.

Therefore, when Xiao Chen instructed them to go and sell different spiritual materials to the Wasteland Rogue Cultivator.

Chen Fan immediately patted his chest and assured everyone that he would guarantee to quickly complete the resale under a new name in the shortest possible time.

In the past, he would have definitely tried to find out the situation indirectly first.

But now, he feels he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.

Senior Xiao is exceptionally intelligent and has a deep love for all living beings; he must have already made his plans long ago.

Therefore, all he had to do was to diligently carry out every task assigned to him by the other party.

"Oh, by the way, I brought you a small gift this time."

Xiao Chen took out a thousand catties of crab meat and handed it over. "Your height is alright, but you look a bit too thin."

"Starting today, I'll eat about one or two pounds every day to replenish my energy and blood."

"While it's not necessary to Dual Cultivation of Magic and Body and the spiritual arts, having a strong body is always beneficial."

Anyway, he couldn't possibly eat all that crab meat.

Furthermore, Xiao Chen had already raised the Qi and Blood Concentration to a very high level through the Blood Crystal.

This meant that no matter how much Fourth-Order Spirit Beast meat he consumed, he could no longer increase his Qi and Blood Concentration.

It's just something you can talk about.

Since that's the case, we might as well give some away.

This can not only improve the skills of the workers so they can do their jobs better, but also earn them a sense of gratitude.

As expected.

Upon seeing the Fourth-Order Spirit Beast meat and hearing Xiao Chen's concerned words, Chen Fan was even more moved.

The senior was still extremely busy, researching the conflict with the Holy City, yet he still managed to find time to check on his health.

They even specially sent him nourishing foods; they were practically like godfathers to him.

He secretly vowed that he must live up to expectations, work even harder, and never let down Senior Xiao's kindness towards him.

After assigning the tasks, Xiao Chen didn't linger any longer.

In the past, he might have stayed to catch a glimpse of Xu Dayou.

After all, he was already here, and this was one of the few people he knew here.

However, we're in a bit of a rush this time, so we won't wait.

After quickly getting his bearings, Xiao Chen rushed to Pingyi that very night, heading straight for the Cai Family.

He and the Shattered Gold True Monarch had agreed to use the Cai Family's address as their contact address.

If the fully fused Custom Spirit Tool has been successfully crafted, the Cai Family will receive a coded greeting letter.

This way, he wouldn't have to spend so much time going there to check on things.

Especially when it's time to rush back before the fifteenth, like now, one can take a moment to check the letter and know directly whether the refining is complete or not.

However, they hadn't even arrived at the Cai Family's door yet.

Xiao Chen saw a large group of people gathered at the entrance of their ancestral home from afar, seemingly watching a spectacle.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a beautiful lady kneeling at the Main Gate of the Cai Family, with a handkerchief inscribed with a message written in blood spread out in front of her.

She was also holding a little girl who looked to be only about ten years old in her arms.

Judging from their clothing, they didn't seem to be from a poor family looking for relatives.

At the same time, Xiao Chen also noticed that there were several cultivators belonging to the Cai Family standing around, and many servants guarding the gate.

However, none of them went up to scold or drive them away.

At the same time, none of their expressions were very pleasant.

This suggests that they likely knew the woman or the little girl, or that they knew the situation was not simple.

Compared to them, the onlookers and independent cultivators were different.

Although they dared not openly mock or laugh near the Cai Family's residence.

But they all stayed there with anticipation on their faces, occasionally whispering to each other and then exchanging knowing smiles.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Chen also glanced curiously at the blood-written letter.

The gist of it is that although her husband has been missing for many years, given his talent, he may not necessarily have perished; perhaps he is just temporarily trapped in a dangerous place.

However, some members of the clan couldn't wait any longer and secretly seized the Spirit Field belonging to these orphans and widows to grow spirit medicine for their own use.

Now they even want to remove their names from the land deed and completely seize control of the land.

So she brought her child to the clan chief to seek justice.

Judging from this situation, they should belong to Cai Family Branch. They do not usually live in the ancestral home and rarely see any elders with influence in the clan.

Forced into a corner, they had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

Of course, Xiao Chen's timing was also perfect; he arrived shortly after they had come over.

Otherwise, the Cai Family would have done something extraordinary by simply leaving them outside without any reaction.

In fact, he had just finished reading the contents of the letter written in blood.

Then they saw two elderly men with white hair and beards coming in together from inside the Cai Family's gate.

Then one of them shouted at the woman, "Nonsense!"

"Why can't you resolve your grievances behind closed doors? Why do you have to make a scene that everyone knows about?"

"Who taught you to act like this? Who gave you this advice?"

Another person quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "Hey, Second Brother, don't be in such a hurry. We're all family here. Let's come inside and talk things out."

"Oh dear, Xiao Wan, really, how could you involve the child?"

"She's just a little kid, she doesn't understand anything."

"If you have something to say or feel wronged, you can come directly to the clan Elder to seek justice for you."

"This whole thing is really inappropriate."

"Listen to your uncle's advice, don't kneel here anymore, take the child home to sleep first."

"This is a time for recuperation; we mustn't let this affect the child."

"As for what you want to say, it's so late now. To be fair, why don't we wait until tomorrow morning to gather everyone together to discuss it?"

"Of course, if you're really in a hurry, we can talk about it tonight."

"Just say the word, and your uncle will risk his reputation and immediately send people to invite the heads of each Branch Lineage of the family over from their homes overnight."

"But you've always been sensible, and you're not the kind of person who doesn't understand things."

"Everyone should know that each family has its own affairs."

"If we need to call everyone over suddenly, it will take at least one or two hours."

"You're standing here in the cold wind with the child. Why don't you come inside with your uncle, have some warm tea to warm up, and give the baby some snacks to fill her stomach?"

"No matter what, we shouldn't stay here and let outsiders laugh at the Cai Family. What do you say?"

His words, accompanied by his tone and gestures, especially his repeated mentions of the child, were all carefully crafted.

This immediately made the Elegant Madam waver.

It's currently winter in the New Cultivation World, and since the children haven't started their cultivation yet, they naturally can't stand the cold.

But she also understood.

If we miss today, we may not have another chance to come again tomorrow.

Not only will her Branch Lineage clansmen bully her, but the clan Elder might also take their anger out on her for what happened today, and then everything will be over.

Therefore, she was caught in a dilemma.

This matter shouldn't have anything to do with Xiao Chen.

He could have easily chosen to ignore it; after all, he's never been one to meddle in other people's business, and he's never been a good person.

But if you asked him to pretend he didn't see anything, he really wouldn't have the heart to do it.

So Xiao Chen directly activated his Divine Sense and sent a telepathic message to the Cai Family Patriarch, who was in the study reviewing Lineage intelligence, instructing him to come and handle the matter directly.

That's right, he didn't intend to intervene directly, but deliberately took a roundabout approach.

Firstly, he didn't want to reveal his relationship with the Cai Family to the rogue cultivators, nor did he want to show off his strength and attract unnecessary attention.

Secondly, he was unaware of the internal grievances within the Cai Family.

If he were to speak rashly given his position, the final investigation results would certainly not be the truth.

Instead, it was a 'truth' that everyone, after much deliberation, believed best suited his wishes.

Don't think this is an exaggeration.

The personal whims of Nascent Soul True Lord are often more important than the truth!