Third-grade Foundation Nurturing Pill

"Enough. Whether you can become the family head depends on your abilities. I can only follow the rules. When the time comes, whoever receives the most votes among you will become the family head," Jiang Tian said.

"Yes, Father. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first," Jiang Yunfeng said.

"Mm." Jiang Tian nodded.

Jiang Tian was very pleased that Jiang Yunfeng was willing to compete for the position of family head.

When Jiang Yunfeng returned home, Jiang Chen was already there.

As for the forty thousand spirit stones lost while escorting the supplies, Jiang Chen had taken out forty thousand spirit stones after yesterday's competition and given them to Jiang Yunfeng to make up for the loss.

That stain was gone.

"Seventh Elder, I heard that you've already made up for the losses from when the Bloodfire Mercenary Group robbed the supplies. Thank you so much." Not long after Jiang Yunfeng returned, a group of people came looking for him.

They were all family members who had escorted the supplies with Jiang Yunfeng before.

"That's right," Jiang Yunfeng said.

If Jiang Yunfeng had not made up for the loss, everyone would have had to share the burden.

That was the family's rule.

If a person's responsibilities caused a loss, then the compensation had to be divided according to their degree of responsibility, and everyone involved had to pay.

"The public notice says you'll be competing for the position of family head. All of us support you," more than twenty family members said one after another.

These people had all gone on missions with Jiang Yunfeng before.

Jiang Yunfeng had shouldered the loss alone, which had deeply moved them. He had always left people with a good impression and was very trustworthy.

On top of that, Jiang Yunfeng had made up for everyone's losses this time.

Having earned their recognition, they were all willing to support Jiang Yunfeng as the new family head.

As for Jiang Hai, he was usually somewhat domineering, but he was powerful and had strong connections.

Jiang Hai mainly courted family members at the Martial Master Realm and above. He had no interest in family members at the Martial Artist Realm and below.

Most of these people were at the Martial Artist Realm, with one of them at the Martial Master Realm.

"Then I thank you all for your support," Jiang Yunfeng said happily.

After everyone left, Jiang Chen said to Jiang Yunfeng, "Father, it seems you're highly respected. I'll help you in this competition for family head. If you don't have enough votes, we can bring benefits to the family and smash them with spirit stones."

"Smash them with spirit stones? How many spirit stones would that take? One thousand spirit stones only count as one vote." Jiang Yunfeng shook his head.

Jiang Chen had given him forty thousand spirit stones to hand over earlier, and it had already made his heart ache.

"Father, don't worry. Over these two months, I'll work hard to earn spirit stones. The position of family head will definitely be yours," Jiang Chen said.

"By the way, I'm going into the Great Desolate Mountain Range for a while to hunt Demonic Beasts and cultivate," Jiang Chen said.

Jiang Chen was currently at the Martial Artist Realm Tenth Level. The Dragon King Secret Realm a month later would also be fraught with danger. There were Third-tier Demonic Beasts inside, and they were extremely powerful.

There were many resources in the Dragon King Secret Realm. If Jiang Chen could enter the Martial Master Realm, it would be immensely convenient for him to enter the secret realm.

By then, even spirit medicines guarded by Demonic Beasts would not be able to stop Jiang Chen.

"Chen'er, the Great Desolate Mountain Range is extremely dangerous. Can you manage it alone?" Jiang Yunfeng asked worriedly.

"Father, haven't you always been curious about why I cultivate so quickly? The cultivation technique I practice requires me to break through in continuous battle. There are many Demonic Beasts in the Great Desolate Mountain Range, and they're exactly my targets. Fighting them will let me advance faster." Jiang Chen smiled.

"Besides, the materials from powerful Demonic Beasts are worth quite a lot of spirit stones. I want to break through to the Martial Master Realm."

"Chen'er, you've grown up. Your talent is far greater than mine. Qingyue Town isn't a place for you to stay. I support your choice." Jiang Yunfeng sighed emotionally.

He had never expected that Jiang Chen, only eighteen years old, would already be attempting to break through to the Martial Master Realm.

If Jiang Chen entered the Martial Master Realm, who could still be his opponent in the Dragon King Secret Realm?

The Dragon King Secret Realm had restrictions. Only cultivators under twenty-one could enter.

Those over the age limit could not enter.

With Jiang Chen's current strength, he still had a great chance of joining one of the Three Great Sects of Beihai Prefecture.

If he entered the Martial Master Realm, it would be virtually certain.

"Father, these are the pills I bought for you. Take them and try to break through to the Martial Master Realm, Eighth Level, or even Ninth Level." Jiang Chen took out a bottle of pills.

They were Third-grade Foundation Nurturing Pills that Jiang Chen had spent tens of thousands of spirit stones to purchase.

These pills had an extremely powerful effect on increasing the cultivation of Martial Master Realm experts.

After taking them, Jiang Yunfeng's strength could soar in a short time.

Jiang Yunfeng was currently only at the Martial Master Realm, Seventh Level, largely because he lacked sufficient resources.

If he had possessed enough resources, he would have entered the Martial Grandmaster Realm long ago.

The reason many small factions could not grow powerful in a short period was, for the most part, that they lacked resources.

Why were the geniuses cultivated by powerful factions so formidable?

Many times, it was not because those geniuses had greater talent than the geniuses of small factions, but because they possessed more resources.

Under the crushing advantage of resources, as long as one's talent was not too poor, one could become extremely powerful.

"These are actually Third-grade Foundation Nurturing Pills? Chen'er, these pills are incredibly valuable. How did you get them?" Jiang Yunfeng opened the pill bottle and was immediately shocked.

These pills were far too precious.

Earlier, when he had asked Jiang Chen how he had obtained so many spirit stones, Jiang Chen had only said that he had entered a cave and found the storage bag of a dead cultivator.

As for the exact amount of wealth, Jiang Chen had not gone into detail.

Jiang Yunfeng was happy for Jiang Chen. This was his son's opportunity, so he had not pressed him for answers.

Now that Jiang Chen had given him such precious pills, he felt that Jiang Chen's fortune must be considerable.

"I bought them with spirit stones. All right, if you want to compete for the position of family head, your strength has to be greater. You can't be weaker than the Great Elder, can you? It would be best if you were stronger than him," Jiang Chen said.

"All right." Jiang Yunfeng nodded. He had never expected that Jiang Chen could now help relieve his burdens.

Jiang Chen's wealth was now even greater than his father's.

The pupil had surpassed the master.

That was something worth celebrating.

"Father, I'm heading out." After saying that, Jiang Chen left the house.

Jiang Chen did not head straight for the Great Desolate Mountain Range. Instead, he went to the Martial Arts Pavilion.

At that moment, Elder Huo was sitting on a small stool, teasing a little bird in a cage.

It seemed that working at the Martial Arts Pavilion was quite leisurely.

"Greetings, Elder Huo." Jiang Chen bowed to Elder Huo.

Elder Huo had helped him before, so Jiang Chen respected him.

"Not bad. You're already at the Martial Artist Realm Tenth Level. Your strength has improved very quickly. You haven't disappointed me." Elder Huo glanced at Jiang Chen and smiled faintly.

Indeed, Jiang Chen had advanced extremely quickly during this period, which surprised even Elder Huo. He had advanced even faster than Elder Huo had in his youth.

This showed that Jiang Chen's talent was greater than Elder Huo's had been back then.

However, talent alone was not enough. One also needed a powerful disposition and luck to become a powerhouse.

The world was vast, and geniuses were as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, but very few could become top-tier powerhouses.

Most geniuses fell midway.

The cultivation world was simply this cruel.

Elder Huo had only gained his current strength after weathering countless storms.

He had survived on the brink of death countless times.

Moreover, Jiang Chen had already become the number one genius in the Jiang Family.

But their agreement was for him to become number one in Qingyue Town.

Perhaps only after the Dragon King Secret Realm ended, when Jiang Chen ranked first in Qingyue Town, could he be considered to have fulfilled their agreement.

At that time, Elder Huo would teach Jiang Chen alchemy.

This was a test for Jiang Chen.

"Elder Huo, this is a gift for you." A jade box appeared in Jiang Chen's hand.

It was a gift Jiang Chen had specially bought for Elder Huo: a fifth-grade spirit medicine, Blood Jade Ginseng.

It was worth forty thousand spirit stones.

Jiang Chen knew that Elder Huo was no ordinary person, so he had to build a good relationship with him. He understood the ways of human interaction, not to mention that Elder Huo had treated him well.

"Oh? You're giving me a gift?" Elder Huo was a little surprised. He took the box and found a thick Blood Jade Ginseng lying inside.

"A fifth-grade spirit medicine, Blood Jade Ginseng." Elder Huo was somewhat startled.

He had never expected Jiang Chen to give him such a precious gift.

This thing was worth tens of thousands of spirit stones.

Even for the Jiang Family, tens of thousands of spirit stones was no small sum.

Jiang Chen was merely a cultivator at the Martial Artist Realm. Where had he gotten so many spirit stones to buy such an expensive spirit medicine?

"Jiang Chen, where did you get this Blood Jade Ginseng? It's far too precious." Elder Huo spoke.

To be honest, Elder Huo was very happy that Jiang Chen had thought of him, but Jiang Chen was in the golden period of cultivation and needed resources even more.

"I bought it from the Myriad Treasures Trading Company," Jiang Chen said.

The Myriad Treasures Trading Company was a major shop in Qingyue Town. Rumor had it that its power was formidable and that it had many branches.

Jiang Chen did not know whether that was true. It was merely a rumor he had heard.

Moreover, Yunluo City also had a branch of the Myriad Treasures Trading Company.

If that was true, then the Myriad Treasures Trading Company was indeed a very powerful faction.

A fifth-grade Blood Jade Ginseng had to cost at least tens of thousands of spirit stones. Where had you gotten so many spirit stones?" Elder Huo asked.

"Elder Huo, do you really want to know?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I am a little curious. Where did a brat at the Martial Artist Realm like you get so many spirit stones? You should know that even the entire fortune of a Martial Master Realm cultivator might not amount to tens of thousands of spirit stones." Elder Huo looked at Jiang Chen meaningfully.

This boy had quite a few secrets.

Even if Jiang Chen had won first place in the family competition, the reward had only been five thousand spirit stones.

Moreover, Jiang Chen had previously paid forty thousand spirit stones to cover Jiang Yunfeng's losses.

Elder Huo knew about these matters. He was fairly well informed about what happened within the Jiang Family.

Not to mention, this was public knowledge.

"Recently, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group has been searching for someone," Jiang Chen said.

"That is true, but what does it have to do with the question I just asked?" Elder Huo asked.

Suddenly, Elder Huo's expression froze, as if he had thought of something. He stared at Jiang Chen in astonishment.

"Could you have been the one who did that?" Elder Huo drew in a deep breath.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group was nothing in Elder Huo's eyes, but Jiang Chen was only at the Martial Artist Realm.

Rumor had it that some time ago, someone had entered the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's stronghold alone and looted a large amount of spirit stones.

They had also killed dozens of mercenaries, including Martial Master Realm experts.

In the end, that mysterious person had even escaped safely.

This had slapped the Bloodfire Mercenary Group across the face and driven them completely mad.

There was no one else in the Martial Arts Pavilion now, so Jiang Chen did not mind admitting it.

With Elder Huo's powerful strength, if he wanted to harm Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen would have no power to resist.

"That's right. I was the one who did it. They robbed something belonging to our Jiang Family and nearly got my father killed. How could I let that go? I was bound to make them pay the price," Jiang Chen said.

"I see. That explains how you came to possess so many spirit stones." Elder Huo smiled.

He was very satisfied with Jiang Chen. His courage was tremendous; he had actually dared to go alone and cause trouble for the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.

And he had managed to escape unscathed.

"My strength is still low. Once I become stronger, I absolutely won't allow the Bloodfire Mercenary Group to continue existing," Jiang Chen said.

He had already formed a grudge with the Bloodfire Mercenary Group, so if he gained the strength to destroy them, wiping them out would be the safest choice.

"Not bad." Elder Huo nodded.

"I like your gift very much. I'll accept it," Elder Huo said.

"I'm going to the Great Desolate Mountain Range for a while. During this time, please look after the Jiang Family for me. I'm worried that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group will act against the Jiang Family," Jiang Chen said.

Jiang Chen had clashed with members of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group when he went to Snake King Valley before, and he was worried that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group might discover his identity.

"So you gave me a gift with this purpose in mind. Looks like I can't accept it for nothing. You're quite the schemer." Elder Huo sounded helpless.

"This..." Jiang Chen was a little embarrassed as well.

"All right. As long as I'm here, I can protect the Jiang Family," Elder Huo said.

"Thank you, Elder Huo." Jiang Chen was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

"All right, scram, brat." Elder Huo waved him away impatiently.

Jiang Chen then left the Martial Arts Pavilion.

After Jiang Chen left, Elder Huo looked at the Blood Jade Ginseng on the table and smiled. This boy...

Jiang Chen's figure rapidly flashed through the Great Desolate Mountain Range. The Demonic Beasts in the outer region could no longer satisfy his needs.

He could only go deeper, where there were more second-tier Demonic Beasts and even Third-tier Demonic Beasts.

"Hegemonic Blade Art." Jiang Chen unleashed his blade technique.

A flash of blade light streaked past, and the second-tier Demonic Beast before him was killed instantly.

After absorbing the blood-qi within its body, Jiang Chen's cultivation increased slightly.

He then swiftly cut away the valuable parts of the Demonic Beast before him.

These could be exchanged for spirit stones.

"The leap from the Martial Artist Realm Tenth Level to the Martial Master Realm, First Level, requires too much spiritual energy. It seems breaking through to the Martial Master Realm won't be easy. I need to kill more Demonic Beasts." Jiang Chen thought to himself.

"It would be best if I could kill a Third-tier Demonic Beast. That way, my advancement would be faster." Jiang Chen thought to himself.

But where were Third-tier Demonic Beasts so easy to find?

It required a certain amount of luck. Although the chance of encountering a Third-tier Demonic Beast was much higher after entering the depths, it was only a higher chance. It did not mean he would encounter them often.

At the very least, Jiang Chen had already been in this area for two hours. He had encountered only a few second-tier Demonic Beasts and had not seen a single Third-tier Demonic Beast.