Chapter 203 Arrival at Azure Dragon
Since her master had said so, Zhong Cai simply handed everything over to him to handle.
Sang Yunchu took out another mustard seed bag and put all the knowledge related to alchemy into it. He would then take out another jade tablet and engrave it all into the bag.
At this moment, Jiang Chongguang looked at Wu Shaogan and asked, "What are your plans after you showed those jade tablets to your martial uncles?"
Wu Shaogan said, "This disciple also needs to ponder it first." He paused, "Master, do you have any suggestions?"
Jiang Chongguang said, "Keep a copy of these images for yourself. As for those that are not closely related to your cultivation, if you don't mind, those that are no higher than level eight, I will ask my father to make copies of them and sell them to the academy, or put them in the Wandian Tower for rent." He was also quick to speak, "At that time, whenever any academy disciple rents them to watch, you will get a share."
No sooner had he said that than Zhong Cai exclaimed with delight, "Master Jiang, what a great idea!"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and agreed, "Master, that's a good idea. Thank you for your hard work, Master, and also for your hard work, Grandmaster."
Jiang Chongguang then asked with a smile, "Which idea is the best?"
Zhong Cai readily agreed, "Both ideas are good! If the share of profit is higher, we'll choose that; if the share of profit is lower, we'll just sell it directly."
Jiang Chongguang, who was experienced in this area, replied: "Selling to the academy is a market transaction, while renting out the Wandian Pagoda is done at the academy's valuation, with the disciples paying a certain price for the borrowing. For all rentals, the academy does not take a cut for level eight, takes 10% for level six and seven, and takes 50% for levels six and below."
—What is there to hesitate about?
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan provided a large number of high-grade jade tablets, so renting them out would be more cost-effective.
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly: "Then please inform me, Master, after the engraving is completed, and I will send it to the Wandian Tower."
Jiang Chongguang casually said, "You don't need to come and get it yourself. I'll have the puppet deliver it to you. The academy will give you the rent and your monthly allowance together every month after that."
Wu Shaogan didn't stand on ceremony and said, "Thank you, Master."
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Wu Shaogan and Zhong Cai had previously considered sending some of their videos of cultivating secret techniques or refining pills to the Wandian Tower for evaluation at an appropriate time in the future. If they passed the evaluation, they would make them available for other disciples to borrow in the Wandian Tower, which would also help them earn some resources.
However, things developed too quickly. Before the two of them could cultivate to a level that satisfied them, they received so many gifts from the Divine Pill Tree. The rental income they could collect was far more than the amount of footage they could provide at their current level. So what was the point of recording their own footage?
Just sit back and wait to receive the "money".
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The master and his disciples sat chatting in their private cabin, while outside, there was a commotion and various discussions.
When the Azure Dragon disciples returned, most of them were beaming with joy, very satisfied with the benefits they had gained this time. In particular, some of the third and fourth level alchemists were very happy that they had worked day and night to hone their alchemy skills in order to catch up with Zhong Cai in the past years. Because of this, their alchemy skills had improved a lot, and they had gained far more benefits than expected in this great opportunity to "get something for nothing".
The martial arts cultivators were also satisfied—the disciples of the Hidden Dragon Ranking and Azure Dragon Ranking were actually stunned by Wu Shaogan. After being left behind, they all worked hard to catch up and cultivated even more diligently.
Later, alchemists were willing to give more opportunities to interact with martial arts cultivators. The martial arts cultivators competed fiercely and sparred with each other frequently, which made it quite "lively" for a few years.
As a result, whether they were fighting among the leaves or dealing with the wooden beasts, they had accumulated more experience and thus became more agile.
Therefore, these Azure Dragon disciples were also mentally prepared—Junior Brother Zhong and Junior Brother Wu would inevitably gain more than them.
Even with all the prior planning, when they heard their teachers, friends, and direct disciples tell them about what the couple had gained, they couldn't help but exclaim in disbelief!
It exceeded my expectations.
The disciples of Canglong could have imagined that their two junior brothers might be able to obtain the ninth-level inheritance, but they never expected that Junior Brother Zhong would achieve such high results and receive so many gifts from the Pill God Wood!
Now, let's look at what they've gained...
The original "very generous" and "great harvest" suddenly seem rather meager.
However, perhaps because they had often witnessed their two junior brothers leaving others in the dust over the years, the many Canglong disciples were filled with mixed emotions of frustration and numbness... Before long, they all returned to normal.
Well, I'm actually quite used to this feeling.
Even though it is indeed much more serious than the "severe blow" I suffered before, I can still grit my teeth and get used to it.
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At this moment, there were actually many people from other forces secretly observing the reactions of these Azure Dragon disciples. Naturally, they all saw that everyone's mentality was still relatively stable, and there was no excessive emotion... You know, even their own disciples found it hard to bear after hearing some news about those two people, but Azure Dragon remained calm.
Some powerful figures within these factions frowned secretly, some sighed inwardly, and some pondered deeply…
But ultimately, the Azure Dragon Academy reaped the greatest rewards on this day of spring's return.
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After Dan Shenmu sent all his disciples back, many flying magical artifacts took to the air one after another.
The cultivators who were still alive and on the periphery had already left impatiently while the disciples of the major powers were still talking with their fellow disciples.
Some smaller forces no longer have the inclination or opportunity to curry favor with larger forces, and those who should leave must leave as soon as possible.
The vast land near the Dan Shenmu tree gradually became empty.
Even powerful figures from various factions who are friends with each other are very cautious and do not leave the protective barrier of their flying artifacts.
Of course, there were still farewells.
For example, Sang Yunchu had already sent his farewells and greetings to all directions via telepathy when he led his disciples back to their private cabin.
As for my good friend Yuan Yifei, let's say goodbye one more time.
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The Azure Dragon Treasure Ship returned as quickly as it had come.
There were vague signs of danger along the way, but the treasure ship had level eight defense, and those who couldn't reach that level would be powerless to do anything, and it could block a lot of trouble.
However, Jiang Chongguang still left his private cabin several times to take a stroll on the deck.
Beside him appeared a tall cultivator shrouded in a halo, whose physique bore a slight resemblance to Jiang Chongguang—everyone could tell that this was a deliberate indication that Jiang Chongguang had brought along a Nirvana clone.
In other words, even if countless methods were used to break through the treasure ship's defenses, they would still have to face such a Nirvana Realm being.
The power of the Nirvana clone is the same as that of the original, and because it can be reborn after death, it is not stingy with its sacrifice to take down the enemy. To deal with such a clone, one must be fully prepared and not hesitate to expend one of one clone as well.
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Moreover, countless eyes in the shadows have already recognized that this clone belongs to Jiang Yun.
After Jiang Yun's Nirvana, she went into seclusion and entrusted Jiang Chongguang to her good friend Shi Tonghao. She rarely came out of seclusion after that, and more than a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Even when she occasionally saw her son, she would only summon Jiang Chongguang over and communicate through the door.
Although the father and son had a good relationship, they didn't spend much time together.
Naturally, countless disciples of the Azure Dragon Sect, including many of its higher-ups, had never seen Jiang Yun. They only knew that his aura was always present in his secluded cultivation place, never ceasing, and seemed to have subtly improved—
In the eyes of many Azure Dragon cultivators, Jiang Yun should still be in the early stage of Nirvana.
After all, the cultivation and seclusion time of Nirvana cultivators is very long. In just over a hundred years, very few can break through to a minor realm. Most of them have several hundred or even a thousand years, and their realm remains unchanged. Nourishing the primordial embryo is not such an easy thing!
But now, Jiang Yun has actually managed to create a clone!
This clone was brought out by Jiang Chongguang and made public... It was far from just "some improvement".
This clearly proves that Jiang Yun is already a late-stage Nirvana cultivator!
He probably obtained some extremely rare and precious treasure that was very beneficial for nurturing his primordial embryo back then, and took advantage of the opportunity to consolidate his realm after Nirvana to slowly refine it and continuously improve his strength!
Therefore, Jiang Yun was able to break through two minor realms from the early stage of Nirvana in just over a hundred years!
For this reason, the foundation of Azure Dragon Academy has become even stronger.
This also proves that once Jiang Chongguang is dealt with, one will not only have to face the attack of a clone whose strength has reached the late stage of Nirvana, but also the relentless pursuit of a Nirvana-level father!
After all, a powerful Nirvana Realm expert wouldn't entrust his clone to his son for protection unless he truly cared deeply for him.
Countless eyes that had been secretly watching arrived quickly and left just as quickly...
However, since it wasn't the same group of people, after several attempts to spy on them, the spying gradually stopped as they got closer to the Azure Dragon Academy, and things became quiet.
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Therefore, it didn't take long for the treasure ship to arrive at the Azure Dragon Academy smoothly.
During this time, many masters and apprentices, as well as companions, either found a suitable place to take stock of their spoils, asked each other questions, chatted, or even traded, or simply kept silent and waited quietly...
The treasure ship was thrown directly into the academy before it would land.
The next moment, the treasure ship was put away by a Spirit Transformation cultivator, and countless Azure Dragon Instructors and Azure Dragon Disciples instantly appeared on the flat ground.
With a flick of his wrist, Jiang Chongguang had already swept up Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.
Sang Yunchu stood beside Jiang Chongguang.
The two masters quickly disappeared, leading their disciples away from the place.
They were silent and stealthy... Only some Spirit Transformation experts could detect them, but even then, they could only glance at them with their souls.
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Jiang Chongguang placed his two disciples on Duobao Peak.
Afterwards, the two masters bid each other farewell and returned to their respective mountain ranges.
In the blink of an eye, even the shadow disappeared.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan landed firmly and slipped into the mansion.
At the same time, they took out many array plates and arranged them densely... covering the entire peak, isolating all external spying, and also making sufficient defenses to reach level eight!
That's what makes it safe.
Then, the two slipped away and entered their "little home" in the ancient city.
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The two arrived at the main hall where the altar was located, climbed onto the wide "stone seat" that was almost the size of a large bed, and leaned against each other.
As Zhong Cai took out and organized a lot of other miscellaneous resources, she muttered to herself:
“Old Wu, look, these mystical artifacts are of little use to us. We obtained them in front of so many people, so it’s not appropriate to put them in blind box shops for people to buy… Let’s ask our senior uncles if they need any, and then sell the rest to the academy.”
"If the academy won't accept them, then throw them into the weapon pool to be dismantled and fused together to create some newer ones? No, we could also pick and choose and put them up for sale on the dark market. If those don't sell, then we'll see..."
"Let me calculate, we got a total of 2,700 resources this time, at least level nine..."
Zhong Cai rummaged through them, looking at each item one by one.
Once each inventory is completed, the resources that are to be allocated to the resource hall will quickly float out and automatically head to their respective locations.
Wu Shaogan joined him in counting, saying, "There are twenty-one level nine resources alone."
Zhong Cai nodded solemnly, "A lot." But he quickly relaxed, "However, we can also get a guaranteed level nine when we draw cards. Although the quality is all ordinary, many of the level nine gifts that the Divine Wood gives us are incomplete inheritances!"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "A-Cai is right."
Zhong Cai added, "The Dan Shen wood is as generous as my altar."
Wu Shaogan laughed again and said, "A-Cai is right."
Next, Zhong Cai collected the remaining level 8 and lower-level resources separately.
"There are two hundred level-eight resources, and fifty-seven of them need to be carefully sorted out..."
"There are 1,100 level-7 resources, of which 253 need to be carefully separated..."
"There are 979 level-six resources, of which 371 are carefully divided..."
"Of the four hundred at level five, sixty-one will be allocated..."
When Zhong Cai was gathering and allocating resources, he would occasionally look at Wu Shaogan and ask for his opinion.
Wu Shaogan naturally discussed everything with him seriously.
After more than an hour, the two finally finished taking care of everything.
Zhong Cai said, "For things like inheritance, let's open another empty little hall. The left side is my alchemy inheritance, and the right side is your martial arts inheritance. Let's put them in order so that we can look at them at will in the future."
Wu Shaogan naturally had no objection.
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Then, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan looked up at the altar in unison.
There have been almost two months since the day of the return of spring. Zhong Cai has been continuously refining level four pills, and naturally he has also obtained a considerable amount of pill essence, all of which has gathered here.
At this moment, above the enormous, flaming altar pit, clusters of brilliant clouds floated, shimmering with bright colors.
Very beautiful.
The number of these cinnabar-like substances quickly flashed through the minds of Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.
On the day of the return of spring alone, the amount of pill essence increased by more than 2.69 million. Adding the scattered amounts obtained from previous refinements, the total amount has now reached more than 3 million!
This doesn't even include the odd amounts.
Each ten-pull of the Golden Flame Pool used to cost one million Dan Yun, but now three million is enough to complete three pulls.
In other words, the two of them can get at least three guaranteed level 9 resources!
This is certainly far less than the fifty-odd ten-pulls accumulated over the previous ten years, but considering only the time frame of "two months," it is already extremely efficient and yields enormous benefits.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan exchanged a glance.
Both of them were smiling.
Zhong Cai blinked: "Old Wu, do you think we should just smoke them all?"
Wu Shaogan said, "I'll listen to A-Cai."
Zhong Cai thought for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "Go ahead and draw!"
The three million Dan Yun is so dazzling! And the two of them have been working so hard these past few days, they deserve some entertainment.
Zhong Cai said with a grin, "The items we got from the Divine Pill Wood are of such high quality, why don't we try our luck with the card draw now? Maybe with the aftereffects of the Divine Pill Wood, our luck will be even better!"
Wu Shaogan chuckled, but still agreed, "A-Cai is right."
At that moment, the two looked at the altar.
Zhong Cai simply said, "Let's go straight for it, three Golden Flame Pool ten-pulls!"
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The next moment, within the enormous altar, golden flames rolled incessantly, continuously spewing out dark golden seals that quickly rose into the air and arranged themselves in neat rows.
Zhong Cai watched intently.
After all the seals floated out, Zhong Cai opened them all. As always, the seals spewed out countless plumes of smoke and then flashed with countless golden lights.
Eventually, many resources also emerged...
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Perhaps it was the lingering effect of the Divine Wood, or perhaps it was simply that Zhong Cai had good luck. This time, not only did he get three guaranteed level nine resources, but he also actually got two gold items.
In other words, there are a total of five level-nine resources!
Zhong Cai was radiant and in high spirits.
He quickly distributed everything he got from this gacha draw.
He even reluctantly took out an ordinary level nine resource and stuffed it into the blind box.
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Since the blind box shop opened, the most expensive blind box sold is the "Super Top-Tier Blind Box," and the best resource that can be obtained from it is level seven.
Two more will be added later.
The silver blind box costs 100 high-grade mystic stones each and can yield up to level 8 resources.
The golden blind box costs 10,000 high-grade mystic stones each and can yield up to level nine resources.
However, these are all in preparation and will not be sold immediately.
Blind box shops don't yet have the strength to handle resources of this level.
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After Dan Yun finished drawing her cigarette, Zhong Cai took out a mustard seed bag and waved it at Wu Shaogan.
This mustard seed bag actually contains resources that the two of them obtained from the Divine Pill Tree, which are of great benefit to Wu Dongxiao's cultivation.
Because they were being stuffed in gradually, they hadn't paid much attention at first, but now that they sent their spiritual senses inside to take a look—wow! There were a total of seven items!
Zhong Cai couldn't help but laugh: "Let me see, there are four level-six jade tablets, one of which is a body-refining treasure, and two other fire-attribute resources."
Wu Shaogan smiled as well: "The price isn't low."
Zhong Cai raised an eyebrow: "I wonder if that kid wants it or not?"
Wu Shaogan pretended to ponder for a moment, then said with certainty, "He definitely still wants to."
The two looked at each other and then laughed.
But that's not all.
Zhong Cai's spiritual senses were quickly sent into those resource halls, and she searched rapidly...
Before long, Wu Shaogan saw three more resources floating over: level four, level five, and level seven.
The level seven item is the body-refining artifact that can be used after the effects of the Fivefold Thunder Tribulation Fruit wear off—and then you can use the level eight fire-attribute body-refining treasure.
With a broad smile, Zhong Cai put all the items into the mustard seed bag and said seriously, "Now we have a perfect set."
Wu Shaogan suppressed a laugh and said, "A-Cai is a good uncle."
Zhong Cai said proudly, "I think so too!"
Without hesitation, the two quickly left the ancient city.
Zhong Cai summoned the puppet in charge and ordered it to go to Feifeng Mountain and bring his nephew over.
The puppet in charge naturally left quickly...
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Feifeng Mountain.
Wu Dongxiao has always been diligently cultivating himself and has never slacked off.
With such a top-tier genius uncle above him, and with hundreds of thousands of Xuan stones in debt weighing on his head, how could he dare to give himself even the slightest bit of peace?
Of course, we should work incredibly hard!
Moreover, his uncle gave him a very strict requirement: he must reach the top of the Hidden Dragon List!
Wu Dongxiao must achieve this, and once he does, he absolutely cannot fall below it.
He had a premonition that if he reached the top of the list and then lost his ranking, he would definitely be beaten up by his uncle!
Moreover, after reaching the top of the list, Wu Dongxiao will still need to go out and gain experience.
With so much debt, he dared not go far before reaching the top of the list. Otherwise, if he stayed out for too long and came back to find himself over thirty years old and unable to compete on the Hidden Dragon List, he would probably still get a beating from his uncle!
Uncle Zhong would absolutely not plead for him.
While diligently cultivating his skills, Wu Dongxiao's thoughts drifted.
Uncle Zhong only cares about his younger brother. The fact that Uncle Zhong didn't join in with his meteor hammer when his younger brother wanted to beat him up shows that he values his adopted nephew very much...
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Perhaps he had been overthinking things, because Wu Dongxiao's halberd suddenly veered off course, disrupting his entire fighting style.
He let out a breath and wiped away his sweat.
It's a pity that his senior brother has been in seclusion these days, otherwise he could train with his senior brother and wouldn't get distracted.
Wu Dongxiao realized that his mind was wandering, so he simply left the training ground and stopped training.
It was at this moment that he sensed the arrival of guests on Feifeng Mountain—guests who were looking for him.
Wu Dongxiao stepped out and came to the platform halfway up the mountain.
As soon as he looked up, he saw a puppet floating in mid-air—it was his uncle's steward puppet!
Wu Dongxiao quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
The puppet said expressionlessly, "My master has ordered that Young Master Dongxiao travel to Duobao Peak."
Wu Dongxiao suddenly realized what was happening.
He remembered that his two uncles had gone to attend the day of the return of spring of the Dan Shenmu tree a few days ago, and now they had returned.
Wu Dongxiao was somewhat flattered that his nephew came to visit him so soon after his return.
Wu Dongxiao, of course, did not dare to hesitate and immediately said, "Wait a moment, I'll be right there."
So he quickly took a shower and changed his clothes. After making sure he didn't smell of sweat, he followed the puppet straight to Duobao Peak.
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On his way to Duobao Peak, Wu Dongxiao encountered many cultivators.
On the day of the return of spring, the alchemists and martial arts cultivators returned, bringing back abundant resources and countless excitements.
Even just by overhearing, Wu Dongxiao could glean a great deal of information.
For example, we learned what each disciple obtained from other disciples, what each alchemist received, how many people went into seclusion, and how many fellow disciples displayed their great power on the Alchemy God Tree after their visit.
Moreover, every time Wu Dongxiao walked forward, he could hear stories about his two uncles.
Well, it was exactly what he expected.
Wu Dongxiao was already used to it. His two uncles were no ordinary people; they could make a big splash wherever they went.
Moreover, alchemy was originally Uncle Zhong's domain, just as martial arts were his uncle's domain...
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