Second-Order Inheritance, Li Family Spirit Island

Wei Zhong lowered his head in thought. Originally, he intended to sell this Foundation Establishment Pill to Ning CanKun, as they had been friends for many years, and giving him a hand was the right thing to do.

However, the other party chose to refuse, frankly admitting that he had already given up hope of Foundation Establishment.

Now, selling it to the Hu Yang Daoren in front of him was not a bad idea, as it could add some above-board Spirit Stones to Chu Zhong's alias.

After that, whether he rented a Spirit Land or purchased Magical Artifacts and elixirs, he would have a shortage of Spirit Stones.

So Wei Zhong raised his head and said, "What Fellow Daoist says is true. I do indeed have a Foundation Establishment Pill left in my possession, and I also intend to sell it. Compared to selling it to others, selling it to Senior Hu is certainly better. I wonder what price Senior is willing to offer."

Hu Yang Daoren held up three fingers: "Three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

Wei Zhong frowned. The market price for Foundation Establishment Pills was currently five thousand, and Hu Yang's offer was a bit too insulting.

The latter maintained a faint smile:

"Fellow Daoist, don't be anxious. Let's talk after you see the gift that this poor Daoist is giving you."

Wei Zhong looked at the gift box on the table, and after opening it, he discovered that it was a broken Jade Slip.

His Divine Sense probed into it, and the content made Wei Zhong's heart rejoice.

A fragmented second-order Spirit Wine brewing technique inheritance.

It also seemed to record several wine recipes, but they were obscured by restrictions, making it impossible to see them clearly.

"How is it? Is Fellow Daoist satisfied with this gift?

This old man admits that he is inferior to Fellow Daoist's superb Spirit Wine skills. However, you are obviously trapped at the first-order, and are not proficient in the second-order brewing methods.

Although this inheritance is only a fragmented second-order method, it only lacks a few important wine recipes. The main inheritance part is undamaged, so it would not be an exaggeration to call it a complete inheritance.

With Fellow Daoist's current status as a rogue cultivator, this kind of second-order inheritance method is very rare."

Wei Zhong glanced over the Jade Slip and knew that his words were true.

Although this was not worth two thousand Spirit Stones, it was close.

However, it was a bit unkind of this old Daoist to include the value of the gift in the transaction.

"Let's trade according to what Senior said."

Wei Zhong still made the decision.

After the transaction, the two also talked about the matter of being a guest elder.

"It seems that Daoist Chu has a long-term vision by not becoming a guest elder of the Azurewood Sect."

There was some emotion on Hu Yang's old face.

"Oh? Could it be that there are some secrets to this guest elder matter?"

Hu Yang shook his head:

"It can't be called a secret, but over the years, the Azurewood Sect will always issue some tricky tasks to us rogue cultivator Foundation Establishment cultivators.

For example, the last time they developed the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, several Foundation Establishment Daoists died."

Wei Zhong's heart tensed. As expected, he was right not to agree to Xu Changjun's invitation.

"Alas, this guest elder position isn't exactly a hot potato, it's just that our luck is bad, and we happen to be at this time.

Not only our Azurewood Sect, but Hanzhu City in this prefecture is also preparing for the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range matter.

Other forces in various prefectures are also preparing or proceeding in full swing.

Developing the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range has already become a major trend in the current cultivation world."

Wei Zhong was a little puzzled:

"Could it be that there are deeper secrets behind this development of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range?"

Although Wei Zhong had heard some news from Ning CanKun, it was definitely not as comprehensive as what the Hu Yang Daoren in front of him knew.

Hu Yang drank a glass of spirit wine:

"Actually, as early as decades ago, the higher-ups of our human race had the intention of taking action against the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.

Recently, incidents of the collapse of Secret Realms of various sects have occurred frequently, leading to the acceleration of this process."

"Secret Realm collapse?"

Wei Zhong couldn't help but think of the Qingchuan Secret Realm.

"There are various reasons for the collapse, but the mainstream view is that the absorption force of this world on the fragmented spaces of the Secret Realms has become stronger.

Some people say that this is a major change in the cultivation world, a manifestation of the strengthening of the world's interface power, and the cultivation world will usher in a prosperous era."

Wei Zhong was almost choked by his words, and he thought of the law in his previous life's novels that wherever the protagonist descends, the world will usher in calamity.

Behind the prosperous age, there must be disasters.

Could it be that I'm so unlucky to have transmigrated here.

This is making it so I can't even cultivate in peace.

"Haha, brother, don't be surprised. A prosperous age is a good thing, maybe with our mediocre talents, we will have the opportunity to glimpse the Golden Core, and even the Core Formation realm."

Wei Zhong wiped away some wine stains:

"What the senior said is very true."

"Alright, I'll chat with you here today. This old Daoist has important matters to attend to, so I'll leave now."

"Senior, take care."

Outside the door, the two cupped their hands in salute.

"By the way, if you want to find a spirit land, you might as well go to the Li Family to take a look."

After saying this, Hu Yang stepped on a fiery red Flying Sword and flew into the sky.

Leaving Wei Zhong alone at the courtyard gate in contemplation.

Li Family, could it be the Li Family that spent seven thousand Spirit Stones to bid for the Foundation Establishment Pill more than ten years ago? I heard that their Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor is already nearing the end of his lifespan, I wonder if he's dead or not. Since it involves spirit land, I have to go take a look.

So Wei Zhong immediately packed his things and went to the market to inquire.

The news he received was that the Li Family Old Ancestor had passed away ten years ago.

As for that valuable Foundation Establishment Pill, it was given to Li Haowen, the most promising Qi Refining 'genius' in the family at the time, in hopes of achieving Foundation Establishment. Unfortunately, he ultimately failed, damaging his foundation.

Consequently, his main lineage was attacked and belittled by other branches, and it has now become an insignificant branch within the Li Family.

The newly ascended main lineage, on the other hand, had managed to establish a connection with a rogue cultivator.

His name was Candle Daoren, and he came from Hanzhu City.

Originally, he sought refuge and a place to settle down, but the Li Family seized the opportunity and offered him a bargain.

Therefore, with his help, the Li Family managed to retain most of its power, barely maintaining the prestige of a Foundation Establishment family.

However, after only a few years, the Li Family realized that this outsider cultivator was becoming increasingly greedy, practically a blood-sucking leech attached to the Li Family.

A large portion of their annual output was taken away by him, and it had become even more severe in recent years.

This caused the treatment of the Li Family disciples to be even worse than that of Qi Refining family disciples.

However, fearing his Foundation Establishment cultivation, the Li Family dared not openly resist, but instead spread rumors of his atrocities in various places and secretly requested other Foundation Establishment cultivators to stand up for them.

'Candle Daoren, early stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, specializes in fire techniques. When he first arrived in this area ten years ago, he was suspected of being injured, prompting the Li Family to collect various healing treasures, and this request has not yet been terminated.'

'Injured? Sounds like a sly old fox.'

Wei Zhong never believed in this kind of information.

He even simply regarded him as a mid-stage or even late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

As for Golden Core, that should be impossible. The Azurewood Sect would not allow a non-affiliated Golden Core cultivator to stay so close to them.

If he had become a Golden Core guest elder of the Azurewood Sect, he would have announced it generously, why hide his identity and pretend to be Foundation Establishment?

'There's potential here.'

Wei Zhong made up his mind in an instant.

Moreover, the Li Family's spirit land was also very satisfactory to Wei Zhong.

Located in Sea Moon Lake, it has two Rank 2 Spirit Islands, namely a Rank 2 middle-grade Spirit Vein and a Rank 2 low-grade Spirit Vein, as well as several other scattered Rank 1 small islands.

A spirit island in the lake is perfect for Wei Zhong to practice the Spring Autumn Water Refining Art.