First Meeting with His Convenient Senior Sister

Long Xuan finally remembered his purpose and asked again, "I came here to ask you something."

"Old Long told me to ask my senior sister if I had any questions. You should know who my senior sister is, right? To be honest, I've never seen this senior sister go to Old Long, so I have no idea who she is."

"You have a senior sister? How is that possible? Old Long has never taken on any disciples before you, especially not a female one. It's a big deal for Lineage Alchemist to take on disciples. How could I not know?"

"The Lineage has repeatedly tried to put disciples under his wing, hoping he would train more Alchemist for the Lineage."

"However, he is lazy by nature and dislikes taking on apprentices. He rejected all of them on the grounds that teaching an apprentice would lead to the master starving. So far, you are his only disciple."

Long Qilin's eyes widened, a look of confusion on his face. Suddenly, he slapped his head, a look of sudden realization on his face, and finally said, "I understand! He really hasn't taken on any disciples, but he has a daughter. It's perfectly fine for you to call his daughter 'Senior Sister'!"

"His relationship with his daughter is very strained, so it's normal that you've never seen her visit Old Long. Currently, she's the patriarch's last disciple and the Lineage's number one genius."

Suddenly, Long Qilin nudged Long Xuan's shoulder with his own, winked, and grinned mischievously, saying, "You're quite something, kid. You've actually become Long Ziyan's junior brother. She's the most beautiful woman in the clan, a legendary figure who won the Long Family Beauty Pageant, and the pride of our clan."

"Her talent is one in a thousand years in our clan. With her guidance, you will be more than capable."

The Long Qilin- like creature looked at him with envy and said, "Tsk tsk... the most beautiful woman in the clan! She guides you every day and you spend every day together. A lone man and a lone woman, under the flowers and the moon, feelings naturally develop over time."

"What kind of terrible idea did Old Long come up with to tell you to ask your senior sister every time you don't understand something? Isn't this just inviting trouble? There's definitely going to be a good show to watch later."

Long Xuan's face darkened. What kind of talk was this? It made it sound like he was plotting something against his master's daughter. Was he that kind of person? This was an insult to his character. Even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow!

"Alright! Stop joking! My master kindly took me in, how could I possibly lay a hand on his daughter? Would I even be human? Just tell me where she is. How can I become his disciple and not even know who my senior sister is?"

Long Qilin finally put away his teasing smile and said seriously, "She's usually in the silkworm rearing Silkworm Chamber. It's the only place in the clan that raises silkworms, so it's easy to find. As for which one is her, just look for the most beautiful one; the most beautiful one must be her!"

"Got it! You can play in the dirt here, I'm going to find my senior sister."

Long Xuan valued women over friends; after finding out his senior sister's location, he immediately abandoned Long Qilin and left.

Since there is only one Silkworm Chamber in the Long Family, it is not difficult to find under the Eye of Heavenly Secrets.

Long Xuan merely glanced around before spotting his target. He headed straight for the Silkworm Chamber, and soon he finally saw his senior sister in a purple dress standing at the Silkworm Chamber.

The reason why she could be identified as Long Ziyan at a glance is naturally because she is the most beautiful woman here, easily surpassing the second most beautiful woman by several streets. Standing here, she stands out from the crowd and is not hard to spot at all.

Long Ziyan, just like her name suggests, has a deep love for purple. She wears a beautiful purple dress that perfectly complements her stunning beauty.

But her temperament was aloof and cold, pure as ice, with icy eyes that made people afraid to look directly at her, and she could be admired from afar but not approached.

Long Xuan was also intimidated by this aloof aura and didn't dare to approach immediately.

She was standing at the door because two people were arguing fiercely in front of it, and their tempers had flared up.

"Long Yan! Don't you understand the rule of first come, first served? This Dragon Silkworm Silk was clearly first spotted by my Long Bao! If you want, you'll have to wait in line!"

A fat man, as round as a ball, pointed at a handsome young man and cursed him angrily.

"Queue my ass! Look at yourself, you've gotten so fat, you're practically a ball! One garment made for you is equivalent to five made for others. It's questionable whether this Dragon Silkworm Silk will even be enough for you. If you get to buy first, there's no room for me!"

"Since you're so fat, can't you wear armor? The fabric you save is enough to protect five people. If you were a little more considerate, it would maximize the interests of the entire Lineage and save a few lives. You can't be so selfish!"

"I'm telling you, queuing is out of the question. I absolutely refuse to wear bulky armor, and the Dragon Silkworm Gu needs time to spin its silk. The tomb raiding day is in seven days, and I don't have time to wait!"

"Either the highest bidder wins, or we split it equally. It's up to you!" Long Yan said domineeringly, waving his hand.

Upon hearing this, Long Bao's face turned red. Every fat person is most sensitive to being told they are fat, Long Yan had repeatedly violated this taboo, causing him to completely break down!

"You're the one who's as fat as a ball!"

Enraged, Long Bao suddenly grew larger and charged at Long Yan with a raised fist.

"The Dragon Strength Gu that can increase a person's strength? You're just showing off your limited knowledge! I'm all too familiar with the Long Family's unique Gu Insect!"

"I'll see who's stronger!"

Long Yan sneered and, disregarding all martial ethics, released a giant Earthworker, which brandished its pair of Earthworker and slammed them towards Long Bao.

Seeing that Long Yan had released such a thing without any martial ethics, Long Bao's expression changed drastically.

This thing is now very famous in the Long Family. It is the most popular Gu Insect in the Long Family recently, and it is so popular that everyone knows about it.

He'd heard about this kind of Gu Insect so many times these past few days that his ears were practically calloused; how could he not understand how terrifying it was?

It's safe to say that this thing's monstrous strength is simply beyond human capabilities; anyone who dares to confront it head-on is simply courting death.

No matter how powerful his Dragon Strength Gu is, it can't compete with this thing in terms of strength.

However, he happens to be a Gu cultivator who prefers physical combat, believing that his own power is the only true path to victory. He rejects the combat style of hiding behind External Gu and relying on external forces, so no matter how strong the External Gu are, he will never refine one.

In this situation, the melee monster is practically its natural counter.

Seeing such a huge creature charging towards him, Long Bao turned pale and turned to hide, not daring to confront it head-on.

"You're despicable! If you've got the guts, let's fight one-on-one. What kind of skill is it to bring backup? If you're a man, then have a manly duel with me!"

Long Bao's face turned ashen as he awkwardly dodged the Earthworker's attacks while simultaneously slamming his fist into the Earthworker's body.

However, this Earthworker was not a martial artist; he was wearing thick iron armor. My fists hitting him felt like tickling him; it was my fists hitting the iron that hurt.

He was completely numb; how could he fight like this? At this moment, he finally realized the serious consequences of being unbalanced in his studies. He secretly vowed that when he got back, he would definitely train a Earthworker; it would be too much of a loss not to.

If I had a Earthworker at my disposal today, I could have held this big guy back. Then I could have pinned Long Yan to the ground and beaten him mercilessly. Why am I in such a passive position?

Ignoring Long Bao's insults, Long Yan watched as his Earthworker gained the upper hand, his smile widening as he secretly marveled at how useful this big guy was.

"Provocation won't work on me. External Gu is also part of the power of Gu cultivators, so how can it be considered despicable?"

"You fight it first. Only if you defeat it will you be qualified to fight me. Otherwise, you are not worthy of my personal attention!" Long Yan said with a light laugh.

"You..." Long Bao felt like vomiting blood.

At this moment, a crowd of onlookers had gathered around, but all the Long Family Gu cultivators watching were engrossed in the spectacle, and not a single one tried to break up the fight.

On the contrary, they stirred up trouble, some adding fuel to the fire, others offering loud advice, all eager for a good show and afraid the fight wouldn't be intense enough.

Long Xuan was speechless, and couldn't help but marvel at the fierce and unyielding spirit of the Long Family.

He had already figured out the reason for the conflict between the two: the Long Family was about to launch another tomb raiding operation, most likely the same Yao Guang Empress's Tomb that they had not yet conquered.

The tomb is dangerous, so it is essential to prepare defensive treasures for protection. These defensive treasures are mostly Spirit Artifact, which are metal armors made by weapon refiners.

However, every advantage has its disadvantage. In most cases, the denser the metal, the harder it is, but the denser the metal, the heavier it is.

Therefore, while wearing armor-type Spirit Artifact increases defense, the problem is that it is very heavy, which greatly limits the speed of a Gu cultivator.

In the world of martial arts, speed is the ultimate weapon, and the consensus among most people is that speed is more important than defense.

Therefore, you will rarely see a cultivator fighting while wearing heavy armor.

Of course, there are armors that are highly defensive yet lightweight, but they are rare. Even if you do have such armor, your movements will be restricted. You will be unable to bend over or roll around while wearing it. Therefore, even if such lightweight armor exists, it will not be favored by Gu cultivators.

Silkworm clothing can completely solve these two problems. Silkworm clothing is light and soft, with no thickness. Not only will it not restrict a person's movement, but its weight is also basically negligible for a Gu cultivator.

High-grade silkworm armor offers defense comparable to metal armor, and wearing it produces no negative effects. It's a godsend for all Gu cultivators and their favorite.

Of course, such a good item naturally comes with a high price, at least ten times higher than Spirit Artifact armor.

Moreover, it's extremely difficult to trade for this item anywhere. It's incredibly sought after; silk or silk garments will be snapped up instantly wherever they appear.

Speaking of silkworms, we must mention another type of Gu Insect in this world—the production-type Gu Insect.

Most production-type Gu Insect have no combat ability, but they can continuously produce resources for their masters, making them extremely wealthy. Owning a production-type Gu Insect is equivalent to owning a money-printing machine.

For example, some Gu Insect can produce Spirit Stone, Gu Insect can produce wine, Gu Insect can produce sugar, and Gu Insect can produce healing leaves.

In short, as long as you have a blood pact with a production-type Gu Insect, you will obtain a continuous stream of resources, creating another source of wealth. By selling the resources produced by the Gu Insect, you can become rich.

The resources produced by production-type Gu Insect vary in value. It's not an exaggeration to say that the highest value resource produced could give the owner the wealth to refine ten supreme-grade Gu worm.

If you really encounter a superhuman production-type Gu Insect, it can push a pig into the sky.

Undoubtedly, the Dragon Silkworm Gu in Long Ziyan's hands is also a production-type Gu Insect.

The Dragon Silkworm Gu has no combat ability whatsoever, but it can continuously produce expensive Dragon Silkworm Silk, allowing its owner to become wealthy by selling the Dragon Silkworm Silk.

Silkworm garments woven from Dragon Silkworm Silk silk are renowned for their high defensive capabilities and are as light as a feather. They are also warm in winter and cool in summer, impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire. They are top-tier treasures, and their prices are outrageously high.

Long Ziyan has found a hen that lays golden eggs.

Long Xuan was certain that she must have made a fortune selling Dragon Silkworm Silk, and her net worth must be enormous; she was undoubtedly a young, wealthy woman.

Judging from the price of the Dragon Silkworm Silk, he could tell that Long Ziyan must have supreme-grade Gu worm on her body, and there was probably more than one, otherwise it would be a waste of her wealth.

Long Xuan also showed a hint of interest; the Dragon Silkworm Robe was a treasure, and he was also envious and wanted it too.

Even though he already had the Water Bear Gu protecting him, wearing the Dragon Silkworm Robe wouldn't conflict at all. Nobody ever wants more things that can increase their defense, so wouldn't double protection be even better?

At this moment, he even had the idea of creating his own production-type Gu Recipe formula, using silkworm-based production-type Gu Insect. He wanted to research and develop silkworm clothing with the best defensive capabilities in the world. Whether it made money or not was secondary; safety was the top priority.

However, to research and create the world's best silkworm garment, one must first understand how the Dragon Silkworm Gu is refined and summarize the refining methods for production-type Gu Insect.

The Long Family Patriarch said he would unconditionally reveal most of the Lineage's closely guarded secrets to him, so the Dragon Silkworm Gu Recipe should be among them, right?

However, just as Long Xuan was lost in thought, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.

"Brother, seeing that you're at the Peak Spirit-Gathering Stage, you're not far from breaking through to the Marrow Cleansing Stage. I suppose you're also preparing to participate in the tomb raiding activity in seven days to find the Spirit-Ascending Grass?"

The voice of an unfamiliar man reached Long Xuan's ears from behind.

Spirit-Ascending Grass? Long Xuan focused his attention on this word first.

The clone was studious and loved learning, which made his main body very knowledgeable. Of course, he knew what the Spirit-Ascending Grass was.

The Spirit-Ascending Grass is a rare spirit medicine that has been extinct for countless years, and its Pill Formula is unknown to anyone.

However, even if the Spirit-Ascending Grass is eaten raw, it can increase the success rate of breaking through to the Marrow Cleansing Stage by 20%. This effect alone is enough to drive most Peak Spirit-Gathering Stage Gu cultivators crazy.

"Such a treasure is actually found in an ancient tomb? "Long Xuan was astonished.

Keep in mind that even a finished Spirit-Gathering Pill only has a 10% success rate in achieving a breakthrough, while the Spirit-Ascending Grass has a 20% success rate even without being used for pill refining. Its medicinal effects are simply terrifying. What would its effects be like if it were refined into a spirit pill?

The Spirit- Spirit-Ascending Grass Spirit-Ascending Grass has been extinct for a long time, and it is indeed very difficult to find Pill Formula for it, but this is not a problem for him at all.

His greatest strength lies in self-creation. He is an expert in pharmacology, and it is no exaggeration to say that he can create his Pill Formula formulas much faster than he can create his own Gu Recipe.

After all, researching Gu Recipe relies half on luck, while researching Pill Formula relies on pharmacology, so there's no need for him to blindly guess using exhaustive methods.

He's not far from breaking through to the Marrow Cleansing Stage, and it's time to prepare for that.

The bottleneck of the Ten Extremity Physique is as solid as a rock, and ordinary breakthrough pills are completely ineffective. Perhaps only the new Pill Formula he created with the Spirit-Ascending Grass as the main ingredient can work.

The Spirit-Ascending Grass arrived just in time; Long Xuan was overjoyed.

He turned to look at the man, who was of average appearance but had a cunning look on his face. He was holding a thick stack of maps in his hand. It wasn't hard to guess that the man had patted him on the shoulder just now, probably to sell him maps of ancient tombs.

It's easy to see that he must have a good understanding of the ancient tomb.

So Long Xuan asked, "As far as I know, that ancient tomb has been robbed several times by various races, right? Is there still a large amount of Spirit-Ascending Grass left?"

Upon hearing this, Long Tian knew that this person was a complete Little White knew nothing about the ancient tomb and had no intention of participating in tomb raiding. But that was fine too; since he knew nothing, it would be easier for him to trick him into buying his ancient tomb map.

Long Tian became even more enthusiastic, explaining with a smile, "Now, the ancient tomb not only contains Spirit-Ascending Grass, but also in enormous quantities."

"You don't know this, but a spirit medicine in the ancient tomb's Medicine Garden has become a spirit, transforming into a damned rabbit."

At this point, Long Tian suddenly revealed a gritted-teeth expression, his eyes blazing with fury, clearly harboring deep resentment towards the rabbit.

"You wouldn't believe it, of all things that rabbit could be obsessed with, it had to become obsessed with alchemy. After finding books on Pill Formula in the ancient tomb's burial area, it became completely engrossed in it."

"And he's even addicted! He's bad at the game but has a huge addiction!"

"Now look what's happened! The Empress's vast Medicine Garden, filled with countless precious spirit medicine spirit medicine, including many that had long been extinct, has all been ruined by it! It's all been used to refine pills!"

"The entire Medicine Garden has been ruined by it. It's only because the Spirit-Ascending Grass is the worst spirit medicine in the Medicine Garden that the stupid rabbit mistook it for a weed, thus saving it from being completely uprooted."

"The seeds of Spirit-Ascending Grass have also spread with animals, and were scattered everywhere by that rabbit's fur. Now it has completely taken over the entire Medicine Garden."

"If it can treat spirit medicine of the Spirit-Ascending Grass level as a weed, can you imagine how precious the other spirit medicine in the Medicine Garden must be?"

"What a waste! If I caught that rabbit, I'd skin it, gut it, and boil it into soup."

Long Tian was heartbroken and pounded his chest in anguish. Every time he recalled this incident, he felt an urge to vomit blood, and he was so angry that he felt like he was going crazy. He harbored a deep resentment towards that rabbit.

"Forget it, let's not talk about that damned rabbit anymore. It's making me so angry. Although the rabbit has spread the Spirit-Ascending Grass everywhere, after several tomb raiding operations, the few remaining Spirit-Ascending Grass in the safe zone have been completely wiped out, leaving only a large amount in the Medicine Garden."

"The Medicine Garden in the tomb is the main production area of Spirit-Ascending Grass. Do you want me to tell you where the Medicine Garden is?"

Long Tian waved the map in his hand in front of Long Xuan, a cunning look in his eyes.

He felt that after saying so much, the person was hooked.

Want to know where the Spirit-Ascending Grass grows? Then hurry up and buy its map!

Long Xuan glanced at the map in his hand subconsciously and found that it was folded up, so only less than a quarter of the area was visible.

This area includes burial pits, Alchemy Chamber, weapon-forging rooms, insect chambers, and a study...

As expected of the Empress's Tomb, it covers an unusually large area with so many chambers that you might easily get lost and not be able to find the Medicine Garden without a map.

However, he had already gleaned a lot of information from Long Tian's words. After so many tomb raids, there was still a large amount of Spirit-Ascending Grass in the Medicine Garden of this ancient tomb.

This is enough to show that the area is extremely dangerous, so dangerous that no one can enter it.

Otherwise, if someone were to enter, spirit medicine in the Medicine Garden would have been looted long ago.

Especially that rabbit, it was already found, skinned alive, and will die a horrible death.

Therefore, he needs to carefully consider whether or not to venture into that Medicine Garden.

If I don't take the risk to collect the Spirit-Ascending Grass, it will be very difficult for me to break through the Marrow Cleansing Stage, and I don't know how long I'll be stuck here.

As for those Spirit-Ascending Grass that were brought out in the early years, they've probably all been eaten up by now, right? After spirit medicine, fresh spirit medicine are definitely the most effective, and who would dare to keep something that's related to breakthroughs and reduce its efficacy?

Even if there are any left over by chance, the quantity will definitely not be much, and given my special constitution, one or two Spirit-Ascending Grass are definitely not enough.

This left Long Xuan in a complete dilemma.

"Forget about the map. After all, I'm just a lowly Spirit Gathering Stage Gu cultivator. Any Gu cultivator in the Marrow Cleansing Stage could kill me and steal my treasure. Even if I were lucky enough to find the Spirit-Ascending Grass, I couldn't possibly keep it."

Long Xuan looked up at him and said, his words were entirely a test, a probe to find out who would be traveling with them.

If the Gu King is involved, even if there is an elixir of immortality in the tomb, he will absolutely not go there. He would rather endure another ten years than take that risk.

Sure enough, upon hearing that Long Xuan didn't want his ancient tomb map, Long Tian panicked and hurriedly said, "You really don't know anything!"

"When the ancient tomb was first discovered, yes, a lot of Gu King and Gu cultivators at the Spiritual Sea Stage went there, but in the end, a large number of Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivators died, and two Gu King also died, and most of them died in fighting among themselves."

"The Gu King is the highest-level power of every Lineage. Having even one is already quite good. Once lost, Lineage Lineage will suffer a severe blow, and may even fall from grace and never recover, eventually becoming a small clan."

"Therefore, if the Gu King is lost, no matter how much you bring out of the ancient tomb, it won't be a profitable deal."

"Let alone the Gu King, even if many Gu cultivators in the Spiritual Sea Stage and Marrow Cleansing Stage die, the things brought out of the ancient tomb cannot make up for the losses. This is a losing proposition for all races."

"Therefore, the various races made an agreement long ago to prohibit Gu cultivators above the Marrow Cleansing Stage from entering the ancient tomb, not even Rogue Cultivator; only Gu cultivators at the Spirit Gathering Stage are allowed to enter."

"There are plenty of Gu cultivators at the Spirit Gathering Stage. Even if many die, the Lineage won't be heartbroken. Every little thing brought out of the ancient tomb is a profit for the Lineage."

"So your worries are completely unnecessary. You are now at the Peak Spirit-Gathering Stage, the highest level in the tomb. You are the safest; it is others who are in danger."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan's confidence was greatly strengthened. If his cultivation level was the highest among his companions, then he would really have to think things through carefully.

Now that my strength has greatly increased, I am certain that there is basically no one of my level who can pose a threat to me.

Therefore, the dangers posed by people in the ancient tomb can be largely ignored; the only dangers he needs to be wary of are those posed by the tomb itself.

He could only find out the true dangers within the Medicine Garden by going there himself. If things were truly hopeless, he could simply avoid entering the Medicine Garden altogether. What if his special ability could avert Medicine Garden dangers? All of that was possible.

After all, his Eye of Heavenly Secrets is too good at breaking formations; the mechanisms in the tomb will also show their progress in his eyes, so he can know in advance where there are mechanisms and then avoid them in time.

He was indeed much safer in the tomb than the others; his various abilities made him a natural-born tomb raider.

After careful consideration, he realized that it was indeed a good idea to go. Long Xuan's eyes darted around, and he made up his mind.

"Alright! How many Spirit Stone does your map cost per copy? Give me one!"

After all the explanations he had given him, Long Xuan decided to buy the map. Although the information on the map might not be very accurate, it was better than nothing.

Seeing that Long Xuan was finally going to buy the map, Long Tian breathed a sigh of relief and suppressed his joy, saying, "I don't want Spirit Stone. All transactions in the Long Family are done with contribution points. With contribution points, I can buy everything here."

"My map of the ancient tombs is very comprehensive; it was obtained at the cost of many lives. I need 1,000 contribution points, no bargaining."

Helpless, Long Xuan could only take out his own Contribution Token. With a thought, a thousand contribution Contribution Token and into Long Tian's Contribution Token, instantly increasing the number on Long Tian's Contribution Token by a thousand. Long Tian beamed with joy.

At the same time, the number on Long Xuan's Contribution Token decreased by one thousand, and its value instantly changed from twenty million contribution points to just over ten million contribution points, breaking the record in an instant.

Money is something that's easily lost when it's broken; once it's broken, it disappears very quickly.