Chapter 329 The Gu Zhao Family of Three

Everyone present was a chosen one, and they were not without access to top-grade pills on a regular basis. Some of them even came from extraordinary backgrounds and consumed mostly top-grade pills.

But—this also depends on each person's level of understanding.

Level 5 and 6 pills might be considered high-grade pills that are difficult to take, but level 7 pills—at most only three can be produced per batch, and among these three, there must be top-quality ones—are extremely difficult to obtain.

None of the people present dared to say that a Grade 7 superior item was of poor quality.

Moreover, the Soul-Replenishing Pill is one of the more difficult pills to refine among the seventh-level pills, and the medicinal materials required are relatively rare.

Otherwise, Gu Zhao wouldn't have searched so diligently for several years without ever getting his hands on it.

so……

Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhong Cai.

They wondered what kind of background this Brother Qiu had that made him look down on even a Grade 7 superior Soul-Replenishing Pill. The power behind him, or the opportunities he had obtained, were definitely beyond their comprehension.

They had even more questions—if this person had such a background, why was he so weak? Even with the help of an extremely skilled alchemist and a very powerful background, was it really so difficult for Brother Qiu to cure his illness?

For a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

The crowd secretly made many guesses about Zhong Cai, but felt that none of them were quite right.

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Zhong Cai genuinely felt that the quality of the level 7 Soul-Replenishing Pills she had was not very good.

He obtained this Soul-Replenishing Pill when he was drawing cards.

Since the quality of the card cannot be controlled by the card draw, the moment the Soul-Replenishing Pill came into Zhong Cai's hands, it was destined that he would trade it.

As for the pills that Zhong Cai would keep, they were all of the highest quality.

The top-grade pills he refined himself, and the top-grade pills his master gave him—for the two of them, anything that didn't reach the top grade was simply not worth collecting.

Unless it is of a particularly high grade.

For example, among the pills his master, Sang Yunchu, gave him, there were only level eight pills and high-grade pills.

This is because Master is not skilled in refining, and because he is coming to the top continent.

If he were still on the Flying Star Continent, his master probably wouldn't have been in a hurry to give him a few low-quality level eight pills to store up.

However, Zhong Cai was not unaware of the value of the Soul-Replenishing Pill.

His statement about "insufficient quality" is a way of showing off his background and making himself seem more mysterious and powerful. It's also a test to see how the other new acquaintances, besides Gu Zhao, would react to his statement.

Now Zhong Cai knows their reaction.

It seems that for the vast majority of cultivators, high-grade pills are already considered to be of very good quality.

Top-grade pills should still fetch a high price.

and……

Zhong Cai's gaze inadvertently swept over Chao Hanxiao.

Chao Hanxiao's reaction was the mildest—for him, it should be considered that he needed to spend some effort and connections to obtain top-quality pills.

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Although Gu Zhao was silenced by Zhong Cai's words, he reacted quickly.

Having pursued the seventh-grade Soul-Replenishing Pill for so long, he immediately blurted out, "A seventh-grade superior quality is already very good! I wonder if Brother Qiu would be willing to trade with me? But if you have any requirements, just tell me, and I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

As he spoke, Gu Zhao gripped the medicine bottle tightly in his fingers, clearly not wanting to let go.

Zhong Cai could understand this feeling.

If the soul of a close relative is incomplete and cannot be replenished in time, their life may be in danger at any time... How can one not worry?

Once an opportunity arises, of course you should seize it quickly.

Zhong Cai chuckled softly and said readily, "Brother Gu, there's no need to rush. Since I have it, we can naturally trade." He pondered for a moment, "Brother Gu, do you have any level seven medicinal herbs? If you have any that I like, we can exchange them. If not, level seven rare and precious herbs are fine, refining materials are fine, and you can pay the corresponding amount of Xuan Stones... If you have any pill formulas or alchemy inheritances that I haven't seen before, that's fine too."

In short, many kinds of resources can be exchanged, but within such a large scope, they still need to be of equivalent value.

This has already made things very convenient for Gu Zhaoxing.

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhao took a deep breath.

Having spent a long time in the Land of All Beings and had many fortuitous encounters, coupled with years of preparation for the Soul-Replenishing Pill, he had quite a few things he could trade.

Therefore, Gu Zhao did not hesitate to offer his resources one by one to Zhong Cai.

A Grade 7 superior Soul-Replenishing Pill is worth 200,000 mid-grade Xuan Stones, which is a considerable burden for a peak Fusion cultivator. Therefore, the resources that Gu Zhao took out were quite varied...

It took about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before they were basically all gathered together.

Of these, 100,000 were mid-grade Xuan stones pieced together from various sources.

Zhong Cai looked at these resources, her feelings were somewhat complicated.

It really is a complete set.

This Brother Gu has really gone through a lot of trouble for this Soul-Replenishing Pill.

Zhong Cai smiled and said, "Alright, that's enough. This top-grade Soul-Replenishing Pill will be traded to Brother Gu!"

Gu Zhao's expression suddenly brightened with joy, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Brother Qiu, thank you so much!"

Zhong Cai maintained his smile and said, "The money and goods are settled, neither of us owes the other anything. Brother Gu, you're too kind."

That's what he said, but Gu Zhao still felt indebted to them.

After all, his search for this elixir... had been going on for far too long.

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The other cultivators also looked at Gu Zhao with gratified eyes. They had known Gu Zhao for a longer time and were even happier for him.

Gu Zhao bowed to the crowd and said, "Everyone, there's no time to lose. I apologize for my rudeness today." His voice was quick, and his expression was eager. "I'll take the medicine back to save people first. Please excuse me for now."

No one objected, and instead urged him to go and treat his loved one.

Gu Zhao looked around at everyone, cupped his hands in greeting again, and then gave Zhong Cai a grateful look. A door appeared beside him, which he quickly pushed open and disappeared.

The door panels also turned into streams of light and went with him.

The person is gone.

Everyone present sighed with emotion, raised their glasses again, drank another round, and chatted for a while.

Then, everyone said goodbye to each other.

Since they would all be staying in the Land of All Beings for the time being, they only told each other the addresses of their respective residences, which was quite carefree.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan walked out of there hand in hand.

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Xuanming Continent.

A mid-level continent where the tradition of alchemy is relatively lacking.

After leaving the land of all living beings, Gu Zhao returned to the forbidden area of ​​his own family.

This forbidden area was reserved for the exclusive use of the ancient Zhao state.

The Gu family is an eighth-level power on the continent. The Gu family patriarch is the direct descendant of Gu Zhao's lineage. Gu Zhao himself was raised by the patriarch and they had a very good relationship.

Gu Zhao himself was actually an orphan.

His eagerness to find the seventh-level Soul-Replenishing Pill stemmed from another elder who had raised him and carefully taught him—this elder was also his Daoist partner who had supported the ancient ancestor for over a thousand years.

The ancient ancestor cultivated for many years. His Daoist partner, Li Liuxin, was gentle and kind. Although she was also an ancestor, she was just like Gu Zhao's father, treating him with great care and attention, and raising him with great care.

Gu Zhao's ability to cultivate quickly and his abundance of resources are largely due to Li Liuxin's care and protection.

A hundred years ago, when Li Liuxin went out to train, she was injured by the enemy of the ancient ancestor. In order to protect herself, Li Liuxin had no choice but to use a treasure that would cause her primordial soul to be lost in order to save herself. That's why she was able to survive until the ancient ancestor came to help her, but her primordial soul could not get better.

The ancient ancestor had gathered many medicinal herbs and asked a level seven alchemist to refine them, but all attempts failed.

Later, the old patriarch learned that the seventh-level alchemist had actually been bribed by his enemy. He angrily killed the seventh-level alchemist, thus offending many other alchemists. Even though it was later clarified that this was because the seventh-level alchemist himself was dishonest, it was too late. Other alchemists did not accept orders at the time, and when they finally agreed to accept them later, it was either because they could not gather all the medicinal materials or because they were full of orders and had to wait in line.

Li Liuxin had been waiting, and it was during this time that he raised Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhao was unaware that Li Liuxin had suffered such severe injuries at first. It was only later, as his cultivation level improved and he gained more experience through various trials, that he finally became aware of the situation and learned the details.

Then, just like his ancestor, Gu Zhao devoted himself to finding a elixir that could cure Li Liuxin and a treasure that could slow down his decline.

After obtaining the Gate of All Beings, Gu Zhao immediately informed his ancestor.

Unfortunately, Li Liuxin's primordial soul was missing, so she dared not easily leave a soul imprint on the door. The ancient ancestor also did not want to come alone, and had been inseparable from Li Liuxin all these years, so the ancient ancestor did not leave a soul imprint either.

The task of finding elixirs within the Gate of All Beings was entrusted to Gu Zhao.

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After landing smoothly, Gu Zhao quickly ran out and headed straight for a heavily fortified mansion.

He, on the other hand, had no trouble getting around.

Gu Zhao rushed into the room and bumped right into his grandfather, who had just come out of the inner room and was carefully closing the door behind him.

The old ancestor was tall and resembled Gu Zhao in appearance. This may well be the reason why Li Liuxin carefully raised Gu Zhao back then.

Seeing Gu Zhao in such a hurry, the old patriarch raised his hand and slapped Gu Zhao's shoulder with a palm as big as a fan, and said sternly, "You brat, what's the rush? Be careful not to disturb your great-uncle's good sleep!"

Gu Zhao was quite anxious, and he moved very quietly, whispering in the old ancestor's ear, "Ancestor, I've gotten a level seven Soul-Replenishing Pill, and it's a high-grade one!"

The ancient ancestor looked incredulous, but quickly his expression turned to ecstasy.

Without hesitation, Gu Zhao handed the bottle of pills to Gu Gu Zu.

The old ancestor quickly checked the situation, entered the room without hesitation, and fed the pill to his Daoist partner.

Gu Zhao waited anxiously outside the door.

About a day and a night later, Li Liuxin and Gu Zu walked out hand in hand.

Li Liuxin's aura is stable now. She is a young and powerful cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Realm with a solid foundation, and she has a warm and affectionate relationship with the ancient ancestor.

When Li Liuxin saw the joy on Gu Zhao's face, a look of affection flashed in her eyes, and she said gently, "This time, we owe you a lot."

Gu Zhao had waited so long, his heart filled with worry.

At this moment, he was certain that his great-uncle had truly recovered completely, and his worries of many years quickly dissipated, leaving only a heart full of joy.

The old patriarch was also very pleased. He patted Gu Zhao hard again and said loudly, "I didn't raise you for nothing!"

Li Liuxin smiled, looking completely relaxed.

The family of three finally shook off the gloom.

Gu Zhao quickly suggested, "Since the Ancestor and Uncle didn't leave any soul imprints, I can take them both to the Land of All Beings to have a look." He was very excited. "It's really an eye-opener. Moreover, there are many places there where resources can be traded. I don't have much savings and I'm not very good at distinguishing them, but the Ancestor can wander around and benefit greatly!"

He hadn't described the scene inside the Gate of All Beings in detail before, because he was worried that it might affect the mindset of the Ancient Ancestor and Li Liuxin—after all, what they saw inside was indeed very strange, and it could easily disturb the minds of those who knew the details but couldn't enter for the time being.

But there's no need to worry now.

The family of three can now settle down in this land of all living beings.

Gu Zu and Li Liuxin understood Gu Zhao's intentions and both smiled and said, "Then let's go."

Soon, the ancient ancestor swept away his Daoist companion and his grandson, who would be born countless generations later, and led them to the forbidden area.

Gu Zhao opened the gate to all living beings in the original place.

Both the ancient ancestor and Li Liuxin left behind their soul imprints.

Then, they all went inside.

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Old Ancestor and Li Liuxin were newcomers to the place, and soon learned the details of the place from Gu Zhao. They quickly found a suitable place to settle down, which happened to be on South Street, not far from the gathering place there.

After all, Gu Zhao's original residence was located in that settlement area—now Gu Zhao has two places to go.

Just as the old ancestor was leading the two on their way, Gu Zhao spotted a two-story building in the distance. He immediately recognized it and said, "Ancestor, Uncle, let's stop for a moment!"

The next moment, Gu Zhao was put down.

The old ancestor asked, "What is it?"

Gu Zhao pointed over there and said, "Their owners are Brother Qiu and Brother Qin."

The old ancestor's expression shifted: "It's actually them? Then we should go and get to know them."

Even though the level of the person who saved his lover was far below his own, the ancient ancestor, a Nirvana powerhouse, felt it necessary to greet them and get to know them.

Moreover, if we can establish a good relationship, there may be other opportunities to trade pills in the future.

He himself is in Nirvana, so it's fine for him to slowly endure it. However, his Daoist partner, Li Liuxin, is currently still in the Spirit Transformation stage. It is already very difficult for him to also achieve Nirvana and stay with him for a long time. Furthermore, due to the loss of his primordial soul, he has wasted many years.

Now that we've arrived in this land of sentient beings, we must seize every possible opportunity.

Gu Zhao understood his ancestor's thoughts.

Li Liuxin understood.

So the family of three headed toward the two halls.

Upon arriving at the door, Gu Zhao saw a sign that read: "The shop owner is not currently present. If you are interested in trading resources, please select the items and leave your information. The owner will then assess the information upon their return and decide whether to proceed with the transaction."

The old ancestor and the others were slightly taken aback.

Is this a shop that's opened?

Gu Zhao recalled the scene when they first met. At that time, Brother Qiu and his wife did not mention the shop, but since they were not familiar with each other, it was normal that they did not talk about it immediately.

And now...

Gu Zhao suggested, "Shall we go and browse the shops?"

The old ancestor and Li Liuxin had no objections; they also wanted to know what kind of goods these two young friends, who could produce high-grade Soul-Replenishing Pills, would sell.

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The family of three entered through the special portal for cultivators and quickly reached the top floor, where they saw the general store suspended high in the air.

There are many shelves displaying resources of various qualities and grades, a dazzling array.

The old ancestor glanced at those with lower levels, and then the group started looking at those starting from level five.

Gu Zhao looked up and saw three whole rows of shelves filled with level-five pills.

He instinctively walked over, picked up a few bottles, and examined them one by one.

Gu Zhao's pupils contracted slightly, and he suddenly showed surprise.

Li Liuxin was very grateful for the junior's strong support and had been paying attention to Gu Zhao. Seeing his current appearance, she asked, "Zhao'er, what's wrong?"

Gu Zhao moved his throat with difficulty and showed the several bottles of pills to Li Liuxin.

Li Liuxin looked at it and couldn't help but show surprise.

It turns out that all of these bottles of pills are of the highest quality!

This is incredible!

Gu Zhao murmured, "It seems that in the eyes of Brother Qiu and his wife, only the best are worth using."

On their continent, even members of an eighth-level power rarely see top-grade pills—even highly valued geniuses only receive a maximum of 30% of top-grade pill resources.

Gu Zhao quickly checked all the medicine bottles.

Sure enough, they were all top-quality items.

Gu Zhao hurriedly went to the level six and seven shelves and saw that at least one row of shelves was full of pill bottles.

He checked them all, and they were all still top-quality.

At higher levels, each bottle only contains one or two pills—unlike level five pill bottles, which sometimes have wide mouths and large bellies, and when shaken, contain at least dozens of pills!

Li Liuxin and Gu Laozu followed him, their expressions a mixture of curiosity, excitement, and complexity.

The family of three had lived for so many years and had never seen so many top-grade elixirs.

Shocked, yet equally delighted.

The ancient ancestor had already discovered several seventh-level pills that were very suitable for Li Liuxin.

Over the years, in order to ensure that he had enough wealth to exchange for the seventh-level Soul-Replenishing Pill after finding it for Li Liuxin, and also to purchase treasures to prolong Li Liuxin's life, the ancient ancestor had accumulated a lot of Xuan Stones and other resources.

Now, hard work pays off, and there just happens to be "money" to buy it.

Li Liuxin looked at the old ancestor with tender eyes, knowing why he was so happy. Then he looked at Gu Zhao, the child who was also happy for him.

He was also very happy.

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The Gu family of three began to choose seventh-grade pills and offered the Xuan Stones they were willing to trade.

After they arrived here, they vaguely received a message that some resources were openly priced and could be exchanged for Xuan Stones or Xuan Pearls, and they could trade directly with them.

Fortunately, all the pills can be purchased with Xuan Stones.

The ancient ancestor spent a lot of Xuan Stones without hesitation to buy more than ten level-seven pills.

Then he set his sights on many other level 7 resources and wanted to spend a lot of money on them.

But at that moment, Li Liuxin stopped her.

Li Liuxin pulled the old ancestor to the shelf of level eight resources and pointed to several of them.

These are all suitable for the ancient ancestors.

Moreover, there are actually level eight pills on this level eight shelf—but very few, only three kinds.

All three of these were expensive and not scarce for the ancient ancestors.

The old ancestor looked at it reluctantly a few times, but did not buy it.

Li Liuxin's sincere intentions pleased the old ancestor, who then followed his lead and began searching for resources for himself.

Beside him, Gu Zhao, who had been forgotten without realizing it, touched his nose, quickly said that he was going out for a walk, and then ran away like the wind.

Gu Zhao thought to himself, why not go to the Starlight Arena and see if there are any battle videos worth watching recently?

So after leaving the house, he took out a flying artifact and rode it straight towards the Starlight Arena.

When he arrived in front of the tower, he immediately saw several familiar faces.

These are the friends I drank and chatted with yesterday.

How did they all end up here?

Gu Zhao stepped forward, greeted the one he knew best, and asked, "Brother Hanqiang?"

The tall, handsome young man turned around and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Gu."

He seemed to know the doubts in Gu Zhao's mind, so he immediately explained them to him.

"Brother Qiu and Brother Qin have both entered the Starlight Arena."

Gu Zhao suddenly realized, "So the two brothers entered the arena..." He paused, then hesitated and asked, "Brother Qin and... Brother Qiu?"

Brother Qiu, aren't you an alchemist?

This Starlight Arena is for honing your combat skills!

It's only natural that Brother Qin went in, but why did Brother Qiu go too?!

This doesn't make sense!

Gu Zhao stared in disbelief, looking at Chao Hanxiao again with a face full of confusion.

Chao Hanxiao nodded and said solemnly, "It is indeed Brother Qiu. He has been inside for several hours."

Gu Zhao's breath hitched.

An alchemist.

A master alchemist, clearly suffering from a rare and intractable illness, went to fight in a martial arts tournament.

At this moment, Gu Zhao couldn't help but ponder.

How did he fight in the ring?

Gu Zhao couldn't help but look at his other friends.

Those friends were clearly very curious about the alchemist's performance in the arena.

That's why they're waiting here.

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Let's go back to yesterday.

After Gu Zhao left and the friends at the gathering dispersed, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan rested for the night.

The next morning, the two of them rode the Azure Roc together to the Starlight Arena.

This place is an invaluable training ground for young cultivators, so Chao Hanxiao and a few other cultivators who weren't in a hurry to leave arrived here early to buy some images... and they just happened to run into the Zhong-Wu couple.

Then they heard that the two friends, since they both had keys, wanted to go inside and take a look.

Chao Hanxiao hesitated, "Brother Qiu, should we go in too?"

Zhong Cai said with a smile, "Give it a try. If it doesn't work, just come out."

In fact, Zhong Cai had wanted to hone his skills for a long time, but he was, after all, an alchemist, and his main focus was on alchemy, so he was always very busy.

The current Star Arena is a great opportunity.

Zhong Cai also wanted to pass the test.

He also wanted to challenge the level with Lao Wu.

Zhong Cai was eager to know how many checkpoints Lao Wu could pass through in one go, and how long he himself could last.