Chuan Family Ancestor Rite!

Inside Ghoul Blood Hall.

For some unknown reason.

A strange fragrance suddenly filled the air.

This was clearly an omen that only appeared when a high-grade spirit pill was successfully refined.

Everyone was baffled and began speculating about who had refined a high-grade spirit pill.

However.

Someone among them tensed.

He immediately left Ghoul Blood Hall.

Then.

He returned to the Chuan Family.

Zhang Qing was not the only person the Chuan Family had placed in Ghoul Blood Hall.

"Reporting to the Vice Hall Master," the man said respectfully.

"Just now, a strange fragrance spread through Ghoul Blood Hall. This is an omen of a successfully refined high-grade spirit pill."

Chuan Jia's eyes suddenly lit up.

An unimaginable brilliance burst forth from them.

"Good!"

That was the only word he said.

Then, carrying his little notebook, he went to the hidden door in the back mountain of First-grade Hall, activated the mechanism, and entered.

Yang Man is merely an ordinary apothecary, Chuan Jia thought.

When it comes to refining spirit pills, she is far inferior to me.

She merely possesses a few special pill formulas.

Today, you will have no more secrets in my eyes.

He looked at the notebook in his hand.

It recorded every rare spirit medicine Yang Man had sought after since arriving in Zi City.

Chuan Jia had absolute confidence.

He could recreate the Blood Transformation Pill formula from those spirit medicines.

In fact, ever since she requested Pagoda Tree Ghoul Heart Blood, I had already formed some guesses about the Blood Transformation Pill formula.

Now that it has been verified, the Blood Transformation Pill formula is hidden among them. It truly can be refined.

Then let all of you witness the talent of Zi City's greatest alchemist!

Chuan Jia was very confident.

But he was not boasting.

He truly was Zi City's greatest alchemist.

And the Blood Transformation Pill was extremely important.

If the Chuan Family ancestor wanted to break through the limit of the Sunrise Realm, he absolutely needed the Blood Transformation Pill's assistance.

Back then.

After Yang Man joined Razor, the Chuan Family had not reacted.

Only later, after learning that she possessed the Blood Transformation Pill formula, did they regret it bitterly.

Fortunately, after so many years of digging.

They had finally unearthed the Blood Transformation Pill formula.

Today.

The Chuan Family could perform its ancestor rite!

As for the other families...

Chuan Jia understood perfectly well.

The other families had been involved with the Pagoda Tree Ghoul's blood.

They seemed to have made preparations.

They wanted to lure out the ancestor and then wipe out the Chuan Family.

Heh.

Who knew where they got such confidence.

Once the ancestor broke through.

Even the City Lord Mansion of Zi City would have to change hands!

Chuan Jia was extremely excited at this moment.

He hurried off to test the pill formula.

As for Zhang Qing...

Who was that?

Just an ant. Once everything settled, he could deal with him then.

Inside Razor's inner hall.

Yu Huashui sat in the seat of honor.

If Zhang Qing had been present, he would naturally have recognized him as the Starflash Realm expert from the Yu Family who had overseen the Outdoor Net-Clearing Operation.

A true big shot with 2,850 blood.

"That fellow from the Chuan Family should have obtained the pill formula by now, right?" Yu Huashui said.

Yu An nodded.

"Yang Man kept her word and revealed the formula."

"Hmph, does that old thing really think he can break through to the Sunrise Realm?" Yu Huashui snorted.

"And then swallow the entirety of Zi City? What wishful thinking!"

"What did the Tie Family say?"

Yu An paused before replying.

"The Tie Family is ready."

"It's just... the Great Ghoul behind the Pagoda Tree Ghoul—are we really going to offer it over ten thousand cultivators for it to devour?"

Yu Huashui glanced at Yu An.

He sighed and said.

"Yu An, the Dark Realm is cruel."

"Besides, can an agreement with a Specter even count as an agreement?"

"When the time comes, our ancestor will kill it too!"

Yu An raised her head in astonishment and cried out.

"Ah!!"

Then.

Her mood improved at once.

That was right. What kind of agreement could one have with a Specter?

As long as they lured out that old man from the Chuan Family.

When the time came.

They would kill both of them together!

"Alright, go prepare," Yu Huashui said.

"Yes!"

Yu An left.

Watching Yu An's departing figure.

Yu Huashui picked up his teacup and took a sip.

People!

They would dare do anything for the sake of breaking through a realm!

Raising Specters?

The destruction of Phoenix Imperial City was right before their eyes.

Old thing, you crossed the line!

The Chuan Family was about to perform an ancestor rite!

This news shook all of Zi City.

The Chuan Family had a tradition of ancestor rites.

But strangely, the timing was different every time.

However.

Every ceremony was exceptionally grand.

The entire Zi City would erupt in celebration.

Because the Chuan Family ancestor rite required too many supplies and too much manpower.

At such times, the Chuan Family would scatter vast amounts of gold, and everyone in Zi City would get a share.

And this Chuan Family ancestor rite.

Had an even grander scale.

Chuan Family members streamed through the streets, crazily purchasing goods.

They were practically sweeping everything clean.

At the same time.

They gathered huge numbers of laborers to begin building the altar for the ancestor rite.

The Chuan Family ancestor rite was conducted with enormous pomp.

The altar alone needed to stand dozens of meters high.

In such a short period, it could only be built through the combined labor of countless people.

Thus, at this moment.

All of An City was bustling because of the Chuan Family ancestor rite.

Ordinary people were busy earning money.

Those who knew some of the inside story were thinking of ways to get a share of the benefits.

Ghoul Blood Hall, Yang Man's small courtyard.

Zhang Qing sat cross-legged on the ground.

He began spending his points.

Fifty-two points.

That was enough to push him to the Faintlight Ninth Stage.

Though it would draw far too much attention.

Still.

The situation had already escalated.

Zhang Qing had more or less sorted out the Chuan Family's thread.

Yang Man, Yu An, the Tie Family, and even the Pagoda Tree Ghoul had all gotten involved.

These forces had joined hands.

To set up the Chuan Family.

The Chuan Family was almost being set up to death.

And his identity was that of a Chuan Family contracted guard.

Though he was hiding with Yang Man for now, the fire would not reach him anytime soon.

But would there be a reckoning later?

He needed strength!

If only he could charge all the way to the Candlelight Realm in one go.

Wait...

Had he forgotten something?

Razor had benefits, after all!

So!

Zhang Qing's eyes flew open.

Then he headed straight for Razor's inner hall lobby and exchanged his Military Merit for spirit pills.

Sure enough.

Yu An had not made empty promises.

He received two spirit pills and two pieces of gold.

After devouring them.

His Attribute Points rose to fifty-eight.

After doing the calculations.

There would be no problem pushing himself to the Candlelight Realm.

It was just...

His Cultivation Technique had not improved, so his Candlelight Realm would be extremely weak.

He would deal with that later.

First, I'll reach the Candleflame Realm.

That damned Pagoda Tree Ghoul—if it hadn't taken out its own heart's blood to sell,

he could have kept milking it for a while longer.

Returning to Yang Man's small courtyard, Zhang Qing sat cross-legged.

Add points!

51 points instantly became 7!

49 points were added to Constitution, and 2 to Intelligence.

In one go, he spent every last point.

Congratulations, you have met the requirements to break through. Would you like to break through?

"Break through!"

Breakthrough successful. You have successfully advanced to the Candleflame Realm, First Stage!

Reward obtained: Constitution +1!

(Friendly reminder: Your Cultivation Technique level is insufficient. Your combat power is assessed as below the Candlelight Realm!)

Heh.

"I know that!"