Chapter 98: Chapter 6: Visitors from the Yang Family

The materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill are already prepared; however, before proceeding, he needs to get more familiar with controlling the Anomalous Fire.

After a period of adaptation, the premium rate of Tier One Advanced Level pills has improved significantly.

During this time, Li Jizhou used his Divine Sense to communicate with Bai Yi, giving detailed instructions on controlling the fire during alchemy and how to use Spiritual Sense to perceive the situation inside the Pill Furnace.

Unfortunately, its intelligence still has much room for improvement, unlike Yang Yuyan, the only person he has ever taught, who could not refine a Tier One Middle Level pill even after six months and could only refine basic pills on its own.

Fortunately, thanks to the power of its flame, the pill formation rate and quality are not losing money.

Li Jizhou considered making the most of it and decided to let it be a production line alchemy assistant.

Although basic pills have low profits, they can win by volume.

Regarding this decision, Bai Yi did not express any objection, while Black Xuan fully supported it with both hands.

Black Xuan is a name that was freshly changed after it ascended to a Tier Two Demon Beast. Its previous memories and perceptions seemed to have cleared, and it had little attachment to its old name, probably to suppress Bai Yi.

Demon beasts lack spiritual intelligence but have some level of intelligence, and its intelligence is currently slightly higher than Bai Yi’s.

Seeing Black Xuan’s eager approval, Li Jizhou arranged for it to refine pills with Bai Yi, Bai Yi was responsible for the heating, while it handled adding herbs, collecting pills, and other tasks.

Completely freeing Li Jizhou from any involvement.

And over the past six months, Li Jizhou steadily stepped into the Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation.

That day, he asked Jin Mei to help purchase some Tier Two basic herbs, in preparation for attempting to refine a Tier Two Youthful Appearance Pill.

Talisman Master Shen’s Tier Two Talisman Art inheritance is something he hopes to acquire.

In the art of talismans, he has already reached Tier One completion, able to easily draw Tier One Advanced premium talismans whose power can crush Late Stage Qi Cultivation, but are less impressive against Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Foundation Establishment Stage is a qualitative leap compared to the Qi Refining Stage, unlike the Qi Refining Stage, where the middle stage can still overpower the late stage with quantity.

So now, relative to his Late Stage Qi Cultivation, Tier One talismans cannot serve as his trump card, leaving him with a lack of security.

“Pill Master Li, the herbs you requested have been fully acquired,” shortly after, Steward Jin Mei delivered the herbs.

“Thank you! If this furnace produces any premium pills, you will have the priority to purchase one,” Li Jizhou was quite satisfied with Jin Mei’s service over the years.

“Thank you, Pill Master Li, with your words, regardless of success, this will be remembered by Jin Mei!” Jin Mei’s expression was joyful.

The Youthful Appearance Pill is a non-cultivation type pill, its effect only being to preserve looks, but it is even more scarce than ordinary cultivation pills.

Besides the fact that most women love beauty by nature,

The main reason lies in its challenging pill formation rate and quality assurance.

The Youthful Appearance Pill, apart from using Magical Power to lock the facial skin’s blood and energy, slightly touches upon the secret of time. If one cannot capture that trace of time’s power during alchemy, ensuring quality is very difficult.

In the market, a Tier One Youthful Appearance Pill, even at Middle Grade, can only maintain looks for no more than ten years and has some tolerance; its price has already reached about fifty Spirit Stones.

Before acquiring Bai Yi’s Anomalous Fire, when Li Jizhou refined Tier One Youthful Appearance Pills, most were of Middle Grade quality too.

However, now he is disdainful of refining Tier One Youthful Appearance Pills, aiming directly for Tier Two top-grade Fixed Face Pills.

Fixed Face Pills are extremely scarce on the market, mostly hoarded by pill pavilions as rare treasures, auctioned at high prices periodically.

“Oh, by the way, Pill Master Li, a cultivator named Yang Xiaofu has been waiting for you at the entrance for seven days. Shall I let him in?” Jin Mei suddenly remembered to ask.

“Yang Xiaofu?” Li Jizhou was slightly taken aback; this man was indeed the patriarch of the Yang family by Qingshui River and Yang Yuyan’s biological father. However, Li Jizhou had not had much contact with him.

What is he here for?

It’s unlikely he just learned about me sleeping with his daughter and came for an explanation, right?

“Show him in,” Li Jizhou replied openly, without fear.

Moreover, this was his home ground.

Once Jin Mei left, Li Jizhou immediately ordered Black Xuan to activate the eyes on its back and then retracted Bai Yi back to his Dantian.

At present, although the Pill Fire he uses in alchemy borrows Bai Yi’s physical foundation, its power is only ten percent, but after retracting Bai Yi into his body, he can also use Bai Yi against enemies.

Directly throwing Bai Yi over, unleashing its divine power in an instant, just relying on Bai Yi’s fiery power, a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator could be reduced to ashes if caught off guard.

However, this easily depletes Bai Yi’s essence, and should not be used lightly unless in emergencies.

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“Yang Daoist, please forgive, there are some house rules that must be relayed to you,” at the door, Jin Mei led Yang Xiaofu inside while explaining some rules.

For Steward Jin Mei, who hailed from the Golden Sun Sect, Yang Xiaofu dared not show the slightest negligence, immediately bowing, “Steward Jin, please go ahead, Yang Xiaofu is all ears.”

“Those residing within are all of high status, guests of the Golden Sun Sect, under its protection. After entering, you must not wander aimlessly and can only proceed to Pill Master Li’s residence,” Jin Mei explained in accordance with the rules.

“Yang Xiaofu understands!” Yang Xiaofu replied with another bow.

Soon, Yang Xiaofu was led to the entrance of Li Mansion.

Looking at the Li Mansion before him, Yang Xiaofu still found it difficult to associate it with the Li Jizhou of the past.

A stable Tier Two Upper Grade Spirit Vein Land,

Constant protection from the Golden Sun Sect experts,

To him, such things probably only existed in dreams!

“How high is his alchemical skill?” He couldn’t help but wonder.

Having lived seventy years, he had seen over a hundred Pill Masters.

Yet, half of them could not self-sustain, some could refine Middle Grade or even Advanced Level pills, but their pill formation rates and quality assurance were lacking, the more they refined, the more they lost,

Without someone to provide practice herbs for free, ultimately, they could only refine basic pills to barely make a living.

He had never seen a Pill Master like Li Jizhou!

For a moment, his dissatisfaction regarding Li Jizhou and his daughter’s situation diminished significantly.

After a brief moment of distraction, he quickly straightened his appearance: “Pill Master Li, Yang Xiaofu of the Yang family from Qingshui River seeks an audience.”

“Come in, please!”

The main door opened, and Li Jizhou sat leisurely in the courtyard pavilion.

“Patriarch Yang, please have a seat.” Inviting Yang Xiaofu to sit, Li Jizhou examined his weary expression and fatigue, noting the blood streaks in his eyes, feeling a slight premonition.

“What might Patriarch Yang’s purpose in seeking me be?”

Yang Xiaofu looked at the perpetually youthful Li Jizhou before him, even more surprised; the last time he saw Li Jizhou was at the Yang family’s 300-year celebration fourteen years ago.

Fourteen years had flown by, yet time seemed to have left no mark on Li Jizhou’s face.

“Pill Master Li, Yang is truly at his wit’s end, having no choice but to come begging at your door, I hope you can forgive me,” Yang Xiaofu returned to his senses, emotions somewhat anxious.

Li Jizhou subtly frowned, immediately waving his hand: “Patriarch Yang, I am but a humble Pill Master, with meager cultivation and limited strength, entirely unsupported; I’m afraid I can’t fulfill lofty aspirations.”

“Pill Master Li is too modest; with your current status and position, there might be hope,” Yang Xiaofu hastily added.

“The situation is like this: since the Wen family has gradually grown stronger and secured the leading position in the Spirit Pearl Mountain market, they have begun covert revenge operations…”

“Therefore, I’m here to seek justice from the Golden Sun Sect elders for our Yang family.”

In a few words, Yang Xiaofu explained the situation clearly.

Four years ago, the Wen family made a comeback against the tide, and then the Golden Sun Sect publicly supported the Wen family, advocating for them against the Fenglin Wang family.

Over these years, the Wen family gradually stabilized its dominance around the Spirit Pearl Mountain market.

Then they began covert retaliation.

The Qian family and Zhao family, which had previously aligned themselves correctly, became its front runners, frequently targeting the Yang family since last year.

With the Wen family secretly backing them, the Yang family suffered heavy casualties.

Now the Yang family is truly unable to hold out and wishes to request the Golden Sun Sect to intervene.

However, Yang Xiaofu came in person as the patriarch to the Golden Sun Sect for assistance, but was met with closed doors.

The elder who once publicly stated that if the Wen family retaliated, they could come to him to file a complaint was nowhere to be seen.

Helpless, he could only contact Wu Daniu to find Lin Caiwei’s contact information.

However, Lin Caiwei claimed she was of low status and not qualified to meet the elders, dodging the request.

Nevertheless, she unexpectedly told him that Li Jizhou is now in the Upper City District of Immortal City, with an unmatched status and position, suggesting he might give it a try.

Listening to Yang Xiaofu’s account, Li Jizhou’s expression paused slightly.

He wasn’t sure if Yang Xiaofu was too naive, or if the Golden Sun Sect elder from four years ago acted too convincingly.

He really came to complain? Doesn’t he understand that’s the Golden Sun Sect’s of younger house?

Or maybe, the Yang family is truly desperate, trying even if the hope is slim.

After a moment of silence, Li Jizhou lifted his head: “Patriarch Yang, if you are solely focused on meeting Golden Sun Sect elders, I, merely a Loose Cultivator, am powerless.

However, if you are concerned about the life and death of the family, I might have some insights, would Patriarch Yang be willing to hear them?”

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