vstars Chapter 112: Qin Zhixue
Chapter 112: Qin Zhixue
"I will convey your sentiments to Sister Rong," Li Feiyu said, patting Yang Jiuli on the shoulder. "However, you shouldn't feel guilty about this. Sister Rong's matter has nothing to do with you; it's an internal matter of the Li family. As for your share of the profits, it's something the Li family hasn't done fairly. But given the circumstances, there's nothing I can do!"
"I understand!" Yang Jiuli nodded slightly, then said meaningfully, "With your and Miss Yourong's talents, as long as you are properly nurtured, you will definitely have a chance to establish your foundation."
Both Li Feiyu and Li Yourong have mid-grade spiritual roots.
They have been accumulating power over the years, and their magical strength is already extremely profound. They are just missing a Foundation Establishment Pill or a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object to assist them.
"Hehe, even without the ancestor's pills, I will not give up on the Foundation Establishment matter," Li Feiyu laughed heartily.
"Take care!" He then summoned his flying sword and soared away into the sky.
Watching Li Feiyu leave, Yang Jiuli let out a soft sigh.
"Li Ruoyu..." Yang Jiuli shook his head and smiled.
Through this incident, he had come to understand the power structure of the Li family.
Even if Li Hongtai of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect successfully forms his core, he will still leave the Li family of Yunmeng Lake after the contract expires.
If there is one, then there are two.
This time, the Li family mobilized the entire clan to help Li Hongtai achieve his Core Formation. Will they mobilize the entire clan next time to help Li Ruoyu achieve his Core Formation?
In this way, even if the Li family advances to a third-tier immortal sect, it will not bring much benefit to Yang Jiuli; on the contrary, they will be subject to his control.
Moreover, with all the major immortal sects eyeing it covetously, how could it be so easy for the Li family patriarch to form his core?
At that time, the Li family of Yunmeng Lake will inevitably become the center of a storm, and Yang Jiuli will naturally not put himself in the eye of the storm.
Having lived several lifetimes, he has accumulated a wealth of experience. Now, he only needs to proceed cautiously and solidify his foundation to surpass his previous life.
"But that girl You Rong..." Yang Jiuli touched the bridge of his nose, lost in thought.
Li Ruoyu's low character exceeded Yang Jiuli's expectations, which led to Li Yourong being implicated.
Originally, Yang Jiuli thought that Li Ruoyu, as the head of the family, should cherish talent when the family was rising in status.
They wouldn't openly suppress Li Yourong like this.
Who knew Li Ruoyu had such a low level of vision?
"I still have two 'Dragon Ginseng Soul-Strengthening Pills' left... I'll give her one when I have the chance... Although this pill is not as good as the 'Foundation Building Pill,' it can still strengthen one's essence and increase the success rate of Foundation Building. If combined with the 'Great Blood Qi Pill,' the effect will be comparable to a low-grade 'Foundation Building Pill.'"
"With a foundation of tolerance, the probability of successfully building a foundation is 50%."
Yang Jiuli pondered.
He clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.
Li Yourong was implicated because of him, so naturally he wouldn't sit idly by.
After making a decision in his mind, Yang Jiuli began to concentrate on his cultivation.
The Li family did not take any major action against Yang Jiuli.
However, the supply of medicinal materials was intentionally reduced in the refining of the "Azure Mystic Pill".
Yang Jiuli was only allowed to refine two batches of pills per month. Fortunately, Yang Jiuli had a high success rate in refining pills, so he was able to refine ten pills.
In the past, he could refine twelve batches of pills a month, producing sixty pills.
Reducing the number of furnaces to two this time is practically putting Yang Jiuli on the back burner!
Since his alchemy skills approached the second level three years ago, Yang Jiuli has been able to refine 720 high-quality "Azure Mystic Pills" a year.
Each pill yields a profit of forty low-grade spirit stones. (The profit of the premium Azure Mystic Pill far exceeds that of the ordinary Azure Mystic Pill.)
720 pieces, that's a profit of 28800 low-grade spirit stones.
Yang Jiuli can be given 1728 low-grade spirit stones.
He can only refine ten pills a month now, and only one hundred and twenty pills a year, so the profit he can get is only 288.
The Li family's actions were clearly intended to make an example of Yang Jiuli and other alchemists, serving as a warning to them.
Because Yang Jiuli did not directly ask for a share of the profits, the Li family did not go too far and simply moved him out of the second-tier island.
Furthermore, the Li family also needs the high-quality "Azure Mystic Pill" refined by Yang Jiuli.
Yang Jiuli didn't care about this. Compared to that, it was more important to see the Li family's true intentions through this incident. The Li family had been delaying their dividends for seven years, so by reducing his workload in alchemy, he could spend more time on cultivation.
As for spirit stones.
With his alchemy skills, how could he not earn spirit stones?
Even if he were to exchange the storage bags from the few Qi Refining cultivators he had killed in the past, he would still have several thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Moreover, he also has two 'Dragon Ginseng Soul-Strengthening Pills,' each of which is worth about two thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Therefore, Yang Jiuli began to devote his spare time to improving his cultivation skills.
For example, drawing talismans and forming formations.
In his previous life, Yang Jiuli's talisman-drawing skills reached the third-tier superior level.
As for formations, he had some knowledge of them, but he was only a mid-grade third-tier formation master.
Now that I've been reborn, although my memories of my past life have awakened, my skills in drawing talismans and forming formations still need to be slowly restored.
……
Six months have passed in the blink of an eye.
The seventh day of the eighth lunar month.
In the western part of the Chu Kingdom, there is a mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles.
The wind here is biting cold, and snow is falling heavily.
The entire mountain range was covered in silver, and the ancient trees were covered with ice crystals that shimmered with light. Snow often fell with a rustling sound.
This mountain range, called the Glacier Mountains, is adjacent to the vast and majestic Million Mountains that stretch for tens of thousands of miles in the western part of the Chu Kingdom.
Looking down from the air, one can see glaciers stretching down from the Million Mountains in the west, converging into a huge glacier valley in the glacier mountain range, surrounded by seven majestic peaks.
This is the training ground of the third-tier immortal sect of the Chu Kingdom, the Ice River Valley.
at this time.
It is located on the side peak of the third mountain from the left.
Inside a luxurious cave dwelling built of cold jade, Qin Zhixue opened her eyes.
"The tenth level of Qi Refining has reached the Great Perfection!" Qin Zhixue breathed a sigh of relief, her brows slightly relaxed. It had been sixteen years since she joined the Ice River Valley. Over the years, she had been cultivating diligently and had finally reached the tenth level of Qi Refining.
"Next comes Foundation Establishment!" Qin Zhixue whispered, her eyes shining with anticipation.
Once the foundation is established, one has truly stepped into the threshold of cultivation.
From this point on, the magnificent and colorful gates to immortality will gradually open for her.
"But..." Suddenly, Qin Zhixue frowned and looked outside the cave.
"Junior Sister Qin, the Supreme Elder has been waiting for you for a long time. If you do not leave now, it would be disrespectful to him!" A woman dressed in green was seen bowing and speaking slowly to the cave dwelling outside.
This woman's name is Yu Mingxiu. She is a disciple of the Supreme Elder of Ice River Valley. She is forty years old and in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
"My master is currently in seclusion, Senior Sister Yu, please come another day!" Lu Wenqing said, bowing slightly.
"Another day?" Yu Mingxiu said coldly. "I've come four times in the past three months, and each time you said that Junior Sister Qin was in seclusion. Although Junior Sister Qin is exceptionally talented, she should still respect her teacher. If she doesn't come out of seclusion this time, my master's wrath will be more than she can bear."
"After all... a genius who never grows up is ultimately just an ant... You should carefully consider the consequences!"
Yu Mingxiu flicked her sleeve, glanced at Lu Wenqing beside her, and snorted coldly.
Her meaning was clear: even if a disobedient genius has the potential to reach the Core Formation stage, the Ice River Valley will not focus on cultivating him.
"This..." Upon hearing this, Lu Wenqing frowned, feeling quite troubled.
The Supreme Elder Yu Mingxiu mentioned was named Su Beichuan, the leader of the three Core Formation Realm cultivators in Ice River Valley, who was over four hundred years old.
The other two Core Formation Realm cultivators in Ice River Valley are Valley Master Li Changhe and Peak Master Yan Wanyue.
When Qin Zhixue entered the Ice River Valley, three Core Formation Realm cultivators all wanted to take her as their disciple.
Qin Zhixue chose to become a disciple of Yan Wanyue, the female master of Hanyu Peak.
After Qin Zhixue joined the Ice River Valley, the three Nascent Soul stage elders all intended to match her with their descendants as Daoist partners.
Qin Zhixue consistently declined, citing her desire to uphold the Great Way.
Recently, the Supreme Elder Su Beichuan has been pressuring Qin Zhixue very hard over this matter, and now he clearly wants the latter to give an explanation.
At this moment, Qin Zhixue realized that there was no time to delay.
After she stood up, she moved her jade hand, and the cold jade stone door of the cave slowly opened.
Outside the cave, Yu Mingxiu and Lu Wenqing's eyes lit up as they looked in the direction of the sound.
"Junior Sister Qin, you've finally come out!" Yu Mingxiu looked at Qin Zhixue and chuckled.
"I'm sorry to have kept Senior Sister Yu waiting!" Qin Zhixue walked over and spoke in a cool tone.
Now, she possesses ethereal beauty and a captivating aura, her eyes shrouded in a chilling mist, resembling a fairy descended from the moon palace, otherworldly and ethereal.
"I wouldn't dare, my master has been waiting for a long time, please!" Yu Mingxiu smiled and gestured for him to enter.
Qin Zhixue nodded slightly, then summoned a cold jade flying sword. With a swift movement, she leaped into the air and perched on the flying sword.
Prepare to fly away on your sword.
"My lady..." Lu Wenqing frowned, looking at Qin Zhixue with a worried expression.
When there were outsiders present, she addressed Qin Zhixue as "Young Mistress".
"Don't worry, just remember my words and guard Tingxue Courtyard well." Qin Zhixue turned around and looked at Lu Wenqing below.
"Yes!" Lu Wenqing nodded heavily.
Yu Mingxiu summoned her magical artifact, a bright green lotus leaf. She stepped onto the lotus leaf and flew towards the distant mountain peak.
……
Ice and snow peaks.
There is a protective light shield at high altitude.
Yet snowflakes continued to fall, covering the mountain peaks in a silvery white, resembling an ice and snow world.
This is because Su Beichuan set up a barrier that prevents snowflakes from entering the mountain.
A magnificent ice and snow palace stands atop the mountain.
The jade pillars in front of the hall have developed some cracks, which are traces left by the passage of time.
This grand hall, like a weathered old man, has witnessed the glory and splendor of the Glacier Valley for nearly two thousand years.
It also revealed the filth and darkness behind the glamorous facade of the glacier valley.
After passing through the protective light barrier, Qin Zhixue stepped on a sword rainbow and streaked through the void.
A moment later, Qin Zhixue looked at the main hall in front of her. Her face was cold and aloof, like ice, and her brows were slightly furrowed.
Afterwards, she carefully put away the Cold Jade Sword and floated down to the training ground in front of the palace.
"Junior Sister Qin, please enter the hall. I will not accompany you any longer!" Yu Mingxiu smiled slightly.
Qin Zhixue remained silent, her thoughts a jumble of complex emotions as she glanced at the main hall ahead.
Superior Taiyin Treasure Body.
The appearance of someone who has reached the stage of Core Formation.
A genius among geniuses, one in a million.
Behind the glamorous facade, only Qin Zhixue knew her true situation.
To smoothly embark on the path to immortality and reach the pinnacle is not so easy.
Although Qin Zhixue also wanted to reach the pinnacle of immortality and explore the mysteries of longevity, she also had her own principles to uphold.
After glancing at the main hall, Qin Zhixue took a deep breath, stepped forward, and walked up the steps toward the hall's entrance.
She knew she had no other choice.
Only by facing life head-on.
The main hall was dark and gloomy, with a height of nine zhang (approximately 33 meters).
With carved beams and painted pillars, a path extends upwards, with a sacred pond on each side, planted with snow lotuses.
It is elegant and has a unique charm.
There was no one on the throne in front of the palace.
The Supreme Elder Su Beichuan was clearly not waiting there.
Qin Zhixue walked into the hall, stood tall, and waited silently.
After waiting for an hour, a rainbow streaked across the main hall.
A cultivator dressed in a brocade robe and wearing a cold jade crown took his seat in the main seat of the hall.
This elder monk had a square face and an imposing presence. Although his temples were graying, his appearance was that of a middle-aged man, giving him an extraordinary aura.
This person was none other than Su Beichuan, the ancestor of the Ice River Valley at the Core Formation stage, who was already 456 years old and clearly in his twilight years.
As soon as he sat down, Su Beichuan's gaze sharpened as he looked at Qin Zhixue in the hall, an invisible pressure from someone at the Core Formation stage pressing down on him.
"Greetings, Elder Su!" Qin Zhixue bowed respectfully, neither arrogant nor humble. Although the pressure from the Core Formation Ancestor was as imposing as a mountain, she remained calm and showed no fear. Her demeanor caused Su Beichuan, who was seated in the main seat of the hall, to frown.
Su Beichuan waved his hand, and the palace doors closed.
Light patterns intertwined around the main hall, evolving into a light shield to prevent outsiders from peeping in.
"Zhixue, what have you thought about what I said?" Su Beichuan asked coldly, his gaze indifferent.
What he was referring to was to arrange for Qin Zhixue to become a Daoist couple with one of his juniors.
"Reporting to Elder Su, this disciple is single-mindedly devoted to the Dao and will not consider the matter of a Daoist partner before forming the Core!" Qin Zhixue said.
Her attitude was resolute, and her tone was firm and powerful.