Ye Xuan's Plans!

Tianyuan Mountain.

Six Top-grade Tianyang Pills.

If these things were to get out.

Let alone Tianyuan Mountain, the entire Cultivation World would be thrown into chaos.

Ye Xuan didn't rush to consume them.

He picked up one of them, his fingertips feeling smooth and warm like jade.

Despite being freshly made pills, he couldn't feel any heat from them; instead, they exuded a sense of coolness.

That's right.

Top-grade pills return to their true nature.

Only inferior ones would be enveloped in smoke and fire; that's because the medicinal properties weren't locked in and had dispersed.

"Lucky me."

Ye Xuan muttered, tossed one into his mouth, and swallowed.

Gulp.

The pill entered his abdomen.

There was no searing pain like molten lava pouring in, nor the torment of meridians shattering, as he had imagined.

The pill transformed into a warm current.

Like a hot spring in winter, or gentle rain in spring.

Nourishing everything silently.

This warm current flowed down his throat and quickly permeated his limbs and bones.

His originally tough meridians, nourished by this medicinal power, actually widened a bit more.

The Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao began to circulate on its own.

At this moment.

The Yuqing spiritual energy within Ye Xuan's body, like a hungry wolf spotting meat, lunged wildly at this newly generated energy.

Devouring, assimilating.

The originally cyan spiritual energy began to deepen in color.

The sensation was marvelous.

It was like repeatedly forging a piece of iron, removing all impurities, leaving only the purest refined steel.

If the Yuqing Realm was gaseous spiritual energy.

Then now, this spiritual energy was transforming towards a liquid state.

Denser, heavier.

The energy contained within each drop of spiritual energy was more than ten times what it was before.

The bottleneck that had always held Ye Xuan back—that thin veil between the peak of the ninth layer of Yuqing and the Shangqing Realm.

Under the surge of this vast yet gentle medicinal power, it didn't even put up a decent fight.

"Pop~"

A faint crisp sound.

As if something had shattered.

Following that was a sudden clarity.

Ye Xuan's eyes snapped open.

The dimness of the secret chamber became crystal clear in his eyes.

Dust motes drifting in the air, a spider in the corner preparing to spin its web.

Ye Xuan could even see the fine hairs on the spider's legs clearly.

His hearing had also changed.

Through the thick stone walls and formations.

He could faintly hear the rustling of leaves in the wind outside the courtyard, and from afar, the hushed arguments of a few rogue cultivators.

This was the Shangqing Realm!

Ye Xuan spread his palm, and a ball of cyan light appeared in his palm.

It was no longer the ethereal glow from before.

This ball of cyan light was condensed to the extreme, like a piece of cyan jade, emitting a heart-palpitating fluctuation.

First layer of the Shangqing Realm.

It was done.

It was so simple it was almost unbelievable.

"Looks like I still have to rely on pills," he muttered.

Ye Xuan dispersed the spiritual energy in his hand, sighing.

Hard training?

Hard training is impossible, absolutely impossible in this lifetime.

With all the skills rewarded by the System.

If I were to still sit there like an old ox meditating and breathing, I'd have to be out of my mind.

Ye Xuan stood up and stretched his limbs.

The Shangqing Realm was, within the Qingyun Sect, the threshold for becoming a peak master.

Even some elders, the older generation of powerhouses, had not reached the Shangqing Realm.

Looking at the entire world.

The current Ye Xuan could be considered a significant figure.

However.

It wasn't time to get cocky yet.

Ye Xuan sat down again, not rushing to leave seclusion.

His realm had just broken through; he still needed to consolidate it.

Three days later.

Ye Xuan had completely stabilized his cultivation.

He looked at the five Top-grade Tianyang Pills remaining in his storage bag.

After hesitating for a moment.

He took out a jade bottle inscribed with restrictions and carefully stored them inside.

This was his trump card, something that could save his life at a critical moment, or be used to exchange for top-tier resources.

He couldn't sell them.

But in his storage bag, there was still a pile of "trash" taking up space.

This so-called trash was relative to the current Ye Xuan.

For example, the large batch of Huiyuan Pills and Blood-stopping Powder he had refined earlier while practicing.

And a few Mid-grade Magic Tools he had accidentally "ruined" during the process.

In Ye Xuan's eyes, they were failures.

But to the rogue cultivators of Tianyuan Mountain, they were treasures.

Rogue cultivators were poor.

They would fight tooth and nail over a Low-grade Magic Tool, let alone a Mid-grade Magic Tool.

"If I clear out this junk, I should be able to get a lot of good materials."

Ye Xuan made up his mind.

Before returning to the Qingyun Sect, he wanted to increase his wealth again.

After all, the resources on Great Bamboo Peak were too limited and could not satisfy Ye Xuan's needs.

With this thought in mind.

Ye Xuan removed the formation from the secret chamber and pushed the door open.

The long-lost sunlight shone on his face, a little dazzling.

Several sparrows in the courtyard were startled and flew away.

Before Ye Xuan could even stretch, the courtyard gate was knocked upon.

"Master Ye?"

"Are you out of seclusion?"

The voice carried a hint of caution, along with an undisguised eagerness.

It was the real estate agent manager responsible for this area, Old Sun.

This old fellow was well-informed; as soon as his formation was removed, he came sniffing around.

Ye Xuan tidied his robes and concealed his recently broken-through aura, making himself appear to still be at the ninth layer of Yuqing.

Playing the pig to eat the tiger is a basic skill for navigating the world.

Moreover.

If a rogue cultivator suddenly broke through to the Shangqing Realm, it would be too conspicuous and attract the attention of major powers.

"Come in."

Ye Xuan gave a faint hum.

The courtyard gate was pushed open.

A short old man with a goatee and a shrewd expression hurried in.

"Oh my!"

"Master Ye, you've been in seclusion for days!"

"The fellow Daoists in this area have been waiting for you to come out every day!"

Upon seeing Ye Xuan.

Old Sun's aged face instantly broke into a smile like a chrysanthemum.

All nonsense.

Waiting for me to come out?

They're waiting for my pills, more like.

"Old Sun, cut the pleasantries."

"Are there any rare items on the mountain recently?"

Ye Xuan didn't expose him.

He walked to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down, casually pouring himself a cup of tea.

"Master, you've asked just the right person."

"A couple of days ago, some daredevils returned from the East Sea."

"They brought back a piece of Deep Sea Sinking Silver, as big as a millstone, and a two-thousand-year-old Blood Coral!"

Old Sun chuckled and leaned closer, lowering his voice.

Hearing this.

Ye Xuan's eyelids twitched slightly.

Deep Sea Sinking Silver was an excellent material for refining flying swords, capable of greatly enhancing their toughness.

Blood Coral was even better.

When combined with other Medicinal Ingredients, it could be used to refine Blood Essence Pills, which not only healed wounds but also replenished Blood Essence, making it a sacred medicine for body cultivators.

These two items must be acquired.

"Old Sun, go spread the word."

"Say that I, Ye, have come out of seclusion."

"Tonight at midnight, I will be releasing a batch of pills and Magic Treasures."

"Exchange only, no sales."

"I only want top-grade materials, Medicinal Ingredients, Ore, and Beast Cores. I want them all."

"..."

Ye Xuan didn't finish his sentence.

He simply crushed the teacup in his hand.

Powder rustled down.

Old Sun's pupils contracted sharply.

That teacup was made of refined iron, incredibly hard, yet he had effortlessly crushed it into powder?

This Master Ye's cultivation... had likely improved again!

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"This old servant will go do it right away and make sure the message gets delivered!"