The Earth Vein Repays a Favor, Thunder Rolls from the Depths (2/3)
"Ah?"
Hu Bugui and Zhao Ziyue stared wide-eyed.
They had thought they might lose all their profits this time, or even be kicked out.
After all, if the two of them had handled things properly, the matter wouldn't have escalated.
If Zhao Ziyue had any sense, he would never have challenged Wang Xuan to a duel, let alone used the business of Foundry Peak as a wager between the two.
Hu Bugui also had problems; not only did he fail to stop Zhao Ziyue, who had already lost his temper, he even watched the situation escalate further.
Fortunately, Xu Changqing returned in time. He first asked Han Xin to help suppress Wang Xuan, and then asked Li Sancai to negotiate with Lu Yuanyuan of Farmer's Heart Society, which resolved the matter.
The whole process seemed simple, as if all it took was finding someone, but in reality, it involved a great deal of risk.
Xu Changqing waved his hand. "We're all brothers."
The profits from the Foundry Peak were declining every day. Now, giving Senior Brother Li 20% would not only resolve the issue but also drag the other party onto the "pirate ship," which felt pretty good.
After all, his most profitable business with Spirit Stone was actually in the Rogue Cultivator Market.
One sells Spirit Rice Wine.
One is selling high-quality elixirs.
If things stabilize in the future, the Spirit Stone earned each day will be at least several times that of the Foundry Peak, and possibly even dozens or hundreds of times more.
Hu Bugui a deep breath. "Old Xu, from now on, whatever you say goes."
Zhao Ziyue was also deeply moved. "I will help your Spirit Plant receive rain every day."
Xu Changqing was startled. "Don't let it rain every day. If the Spirit Plant drown, I'll suffer a huge loss."
Not long after, Hu Bugui left first, as he still had many things to attend to in the Beast Spirit Valley.
During this time, he has been buying land and continuously expanding the number of spirit beasts, and now it has begun to take shape.
In a year or two, Hu Bugui will likely become the largest supplier of excrement in the Beast Spirit Valley.
Zhao Ziyue felt a little ashamed, so he sent down a magical rain before leaving.
Seeing that it was already noon, Xu Changqing went into the kitchen to start cooking.
Half an hour had passed by the time everything was settled.
After eating and drinking their fill, Wangwang and the Pearl Chicken rested under the Poplar Tree. Xu Changqing moved a wooden chair to the doorway, sat down to rest, and took out Han Xin's Communication Talisman.
"Who?"
"Your junior brother Xu!"
"It seems the matter has been resolved?"
"Thanks to Senior Sister Han for her help this time!"
"Stop talking nonsense, what do you want?"
"I have some New-Batch Yellow Rice Wine here, would you like to try it?"
"You... you... you big idiot! You've given me goosebumps!"
"Alright, Lao Han!"
"That's more like it. I'm busy here and can't come. You can bring the Yellow Rice Wine yourself."
The call between the two then ended.
Xu Changqing put the Communication Talisman back into the Small Storage Bag, then got up and walked into the kitchen.
Upon entering, he looked at the scene before him and couldn't help but frown.
Because we need to brew quite a lot of alcohol, we feel that the current space is not enough.
One barrel contains Fine-Quality Spirit Rice Wine.
One barrel contains Supreme-Grade Spirit Rice Wine.
There is also a barrel of Supreme-Grade Yellow Rice Wine.
These alone already take up two-thirds of the kitchen space.
The remaining third consisted of a stove, cutting board, medicine pot, water bucket, and drainage ditch.
Xu Changqing pondered, "It seems I need to ask Junior Brother Han to expand the space, and it would be best to make a basement as well."
Then, he walked to the large vat used for brewing Yellow Rice Wine, lifted the gauze, and looked inside.
The quantity is not much, only about five pounds.
Unless the scale is expanded, the maximum yield is ten kilograms per month.
They didn't even have enough for themselves, and now they have to give it all away.
But there was nothing I could do; after all, I owed Han Xin a favor.
Therefore, Xu Changqing could only first pack five catties of Yellow Rice Wine, and then open the large barrel storing Supreme-Grade Spirit Rice Wine and take out twenty catties from it.
Send 25 jin (12.5 kg) as a token gesture; if the other party is not satisfied, send more.
He then left home without stopping, riding the Big-Leaf Grass towards the ley Earth Vein.
Since it wasn't my first time, I arrived without any problems.
Unexpectedly, the person guarding the entrance to the cave was still Shan Fei.
It was that tall, muscular, sharp-eyed strongman.
"What is it?" Shan Fei's attitude became serious when he saw it was Big-Leaf Grass.
These days, you can roughly tell a person's identity and background just by looking at their mode of transportation.
If it's Flying Paper Crane or a land-based spirit beast, then it's definitely an ordinary formal disciple.
In the world of cultivation, anyone with even a little ability uses more advanced technology.
Xu Changqing smiled slightly, "I've come to find the array master Han Xin."
"Han Xin?"
Shan Fei raised an eyebrow and pressed, "Was there any prior contact?"
Xu Changqing nodded slightly. "I had already made an appointment with her before coming here."
Shan Fei nodded slightly. "In that case, come down with me."
Anyone who knows a formation master is definitely not an ordinary person.
Therefore, he reduced the number of questions specifically targeting formal disciple and skipped the procedures.
Immediately, Xu Changqing followed Shan Fei, and the two walked little by little towards the deepest part of the cave along its circular path.
Upon reaching the bottom, Xu Changqing found that the place was no different from when he last came; everywhere were Earth Spirit Root disciples who looked like miners.
They all had sallow complexions and heavy bodies, and were reluctant to speak.
Shan Fei pointed to the entrance of an Earth Vein and said, "Almost all array masters live below the twentieth level of the Earth Vein. The Han Xin you mentioned is on the 38th level."
"Thank you." Xu Changqing cupped his hands in thanks, then walked towards the entrance.
Watching the receding figure, Shan Fei frowned and said, "I feel like I've seen this person before."
On the other side, Xu Changqing slowly descended deeper underground.
After a while, he finally saw the notice board.
The four large characters above read "[Earth Vein Level 1]".
As is well known, starting from here, one floor is added every 100 meters down.
Han Xin lives on the 38th floor of the Earth Vein, which is 3800 meters.
The deeper you go, the denser the Earth Qi becomes.
Fortunately, Xu Changqing had come for several days in a row when he helped [Hu Man] cultivate the Earth-Spouting Lotus.
Therefore, I have a good understanding of the environment, atmosphere, and situation here, and I know that the further down I go, the greater the pressure will be.
But things are different now. He has already reached the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and he also has the assistance of the Companion Green Lotus. Therefore, as long as it is not the hundredth layer of the Earth Vein, there will be absolutely no problem.
He immediately began to delve deeper, layer by layer.
Tenth floor... twentieth floor... thirty-eighth floor.
Upon successfully arriving at the thirty-eighth level of the Earth Vein where Han Xin was located, Xu Changqing was surprised to find...
This was actually a spacious platform, surrounded by many disciples with Earth Spirit Root, including Han Xin, who was standing in the very front row.
There were three men and one woman beside her, and a circle of empty space around them, as if no one dared to approach easily.
At this moment, everyone was gazing into the depths opposite, as if searching for something.
Just then, the entire space began to hum, followed by a rumbling sound from the depths opposite, as if some ancient creature was awakening!