The Little Gathering in Jiangdu Ends

The woman spoke: "Everyone, my surname is Chen. What I wish to trade this time is this Half-Saint Grade Dragon Pearl in my hand. I'm sure you all know its uses. If anyone is unclear, I can briefly explain.

This Dragon Pearl is in perfect condition, with no leakage of its essence. If used as a main material, supplemented with some Half-Saint-grade treasures, it can be used to forge a Half-Saint Artifact. What I want in exchange are healing pills or medicinal treasures. If you have such items, feel free to try trading with this concubine."

After hearing Chen speak, you fixed your gaze on the Dragon Pearl. After a brief stare, you confirmed that this pearl was indeed a genuine Half-Saint Grade Dragon Pearl. Soon, you stepped forward to attempt a trade with the Cheongsam Woman, offering a Low-grade Heaven Grade 'White Bone Blood Qi Pill' in exchange for the pearl. Though you knew the value gap was significant, recovery pills were exactly what she needed, and you wanted to secure the pearl at the lowest cost.

Upon hearing your words, the woman showed interest in your recovery pill but still shook her head, bluntly stating that your offer was far too low.

The Cheongsam Woman said that if you had other Heaven Grade recovery pills or could add more items, she might be willing to trade. You were determined to obtain the Dragon Pearl, and after some negotiation, you completed the deal. In the end, you secured the Half-Saint Grade Dragon Pearl at the cost of three Low-grade Heaven Grade White Bone Blood Qi Pills.

With the Dragon Pearl in hand, your goal for this trip was achieved. To avoid unnecessary trouble, you decided not to linger at the Trade Fair and immediately chose to leave the venue.

Not long after you left, two Mid Infant God Realm Martial Artists glanced in your direction and moved to follow you, but the Half-Saint stopped them. That Half-Saint said:

"You two, the rules of our Trade Fair are that guests cannot closely follow others when leaving. Do you understand what I mean? Stay and watch a while longer before you go!"

His voice was extremely cold, clearly a tone that brooked no refusal.

Hearing this, the two turned to look at the one blocking them. After a moment of silence, they ultimately chose not to leave and returned to their seats.

After leaving the trading grounds, you soon exited Jiangdu. You waited on the road for a while, and when you saw that the two Mid Infant God Realm Martial Artists hadn't pursued you, you felt a hint of disappointment in your heart.

"It seems that those who can cultivate to this level are indeed quite clever," you thought, then flew off toward Jiancheng without looking back.

That same year, after refining this Half-Saint Grade Dragon Pearl, your Bloodline Essence concentration increased to 37%. Your cultivation talent received a minor boost, your physique and strength gained a minor improvement, and the power of your Dragon-type Martial Skills saw a minor enhancement.

In the four hundred and sixty-second year, your martial skill, Great Compassion Palm, broke through to the Return to Simplicity realm, and your strength received a minor boost.

In the four hundred and seventy-fifth year, Ye Chen's cultivation level advanced to the Late Void God Realm, and his martial skill, Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow, reached the Perfected Mastery Consummation Realm.

In the five hundred and fifteenth year, your cultivation level advanced to the Mid Infant God Realm, and your strength received a minor boost.

That same year, you comprehended the Dragon race's passive talent martial skill 'Soaring Cloud Riding Mist,' which greatly enhanced your flight speed. Upon comprehending Soaring Cloud Riding Mist, you were overjoyed.

You knew that Martial Artists could only briefly hover in the air after breaking through to the Heavenly Origin Realm, and only upon reaching the Void God Realm could they fly proficiently, though their speed was not fast.

But when one's realm broke through to the Infant God Realm, a Martial Artist's flight speed underwent a qualitative leap. While your combat power surpassed that of peers at the same realm, your speed was not outstanding—a persistent problem for you. Now, with the flight martial skill Soaring Cloud Riding Mist, the speed issue was resolved.

In the five hundred and seventeenth year, your eldest son, Ye Ping'an, advanced to the Mid Void God Realm. Under your guidance, his Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow reached the Perfected Mastery Realm. Though his cultivation speed was quite fast, his strength was already quite impressive among Void God Realm cultivators.

In the five hundred and twentieth year, your first Bloodline Essence condensation after breaking through to the Mid Infant God Realm was completed. After your children consumed it, Ye Pingjing successfully advanced to the Mid Void God Realm. However, her proficiency in the Great Compassion Palm martial skill only reached the Initial Proficiency Consummation Realm, having grasped only a minor level of intent. You could do nothing about your daughter's martial skill progress; at this point, it was difficult for you to help her further, and she would have to rely on her own comprehension.

This was because your daughter Ye Pingjing's passion for martial skills was far less than that of her younger brother Ye Chen and older brother Ye Ping'an. Instead, she greatly enjoyed cultivating spiritual herbs, which was also why she had come together with Zhang Tianhuo. Since Zhang Tianhuo had a deep understanding of spiritual herbs, the two shared much common ground.

In the five hundred and sixty-fifth year, under your vigorous cultivation, Zhang Tianhuo had become highly skilled at refining High-grade Earth Grade pills. With the help of that Alchemy Notes, his alchemy techniques had greatly improved, as if he had received the inheritance of an alchemy tradition.

That alchemy notes also contained a wealth of experience and precautions for refining Heaven Grade, and even Saint Grade, pills. That year, you had him attempt to refine a Low-grade Heaven Grade pill. If he succeeded, you would have your very own Heaven Grade Alchemist.

You handed over the Low-grade Heaven Grade Four Symbols Furnace, obtained earlier from the ruins room, to Zhang Tianhuo. Zhang Tianhuo understood the importance of this alchemy attempt, knowing that Heaven Grade medicinal treasures were extremely precious. He wouldn't have as many chances to refine them as he did with Earth Grade pills. Every failed attempt and every lost Heaven Grade pill would be a huge loss, and he couldn't forgive himself for wasting his father Ye Feng's resources.

Zhang Tianhuo spent a full five years preparing for this alchemy session. During those five years, he thoroughly mastered the refining process and all related matters for the 'Three Flowers Dew Pill' from the alchemy notes. He conducted countless virtual simulations in his mind, even simulating each alchemy step tens of thousands of times, striving for absolute precision.

Soon, Zhang Tianhuo warmed the Four Symbols Furnace and refined a batch of High-grade Earth Grade 'Life-Ending Essence-Boosting Pills.' The yield was quite good, totaling four pills. The High-grade Earth Grade 'Life-Ending Essence-Boosting Pill' could temporarily increase the total essence of Martial Artists at the Spirit Condensation Realm and below by thirty percent. It was a combat-type pill, considered quite difficult to refine among High-grade Earth Grade pills, and was also quite rare.