The Jiang family
"Two great elders, please listen to me."
A strange voice sounded. Lan Xianghan frowned and looked over. Seeing the person, surprise appeared in her eyes: "Fei Yao? Why are you here?"
Jiang Feiyao was her childhood friend. She, Jiang Feiyao, and Shui Qingyan had always been close friends. Because she was diagnosed with Wood Spiritual Roots, she was sent to the Upper Three Districts. Jiang Feiyao was diagnosed with Gold and Fire Spiritual Roots and had the opportunity to go to the Upper Three Districts, but she refused. Shui Qingyan only had the Third Spiritual Root, so she had no chance of going there.
Because of their spiritual roots, the three of them were separated.
The upper three districts and the middle three districts are not connected to each other and there is no way to contact each other.
As time went by, their feelings for each other faded, but Lan Xianghan was nostalgic and always remembered the days when the three of them played together.
Jiang Feiyao was not surprised by her return and showed a distant yet polite smile: "Xianghan, long time no see."
Then she stood behind her aunt, Jiang Baiji, the eldest elder of the Jiang family. He had a fire spiritual root and was in the late stage of foundation building. He was one of the few fifth-grade alchemists in District Six. He had a calm expression, but there was a hint of arrogance between his eyebrows.
As a fifth-rank alchemist, people who want to curry favor with her can line up from the Hexagonal Glazed Tower to the Jade Flower Valley. The people of the Jiang family are all a bit arrogant, and they have the right to be proud.
"I just saw Brother Wuji walking hurriedly with a serious expression, leading a large group of people to Qionghua Valley. I was afraid something might have happened. As soon as you arrived, I followed you right after you."
Jiang Baiji only brought his niece Jiang Feiyao with him. One of them was a fifth-rank alchemist and held a high position, and the other was a genius who was a fourth-rank alchemist at a young age. The three elders of the Wei family would definitely give them some face.
Although the competition for district chief is imminent, for the sake of long-term considerations, we cannot openly offend the Jiang family.
Wei Wuji raised his eyebrows, his expression softened a bit, "I wonder what Sanniang thinks?"
Jiang Baiji is the third among her siblings and is known as Jiang Sanniang. Her two elder sisters are Jiang Baizhi, the grandmother of the Jiang family, and Jiang Baiwei, the head of District 5. The three sisters are of the same blood and have developed the Jiang family to its current power.
Jiang Feiyao's father is the eldest brother of the three Jiang sisters. He is a person who is not recorded in the Jiang family tree and is not recognized by the family. He is involved in another scandal.
Jiang Baiji didn't answer immediately. Instead, he sat on a chair nearby and took a leisurely sip of tea. "Purple Moon Jade Flower, only the Lan family in Jade Flower Valley has it. It has a long-lasting scent and a rich fragrance."
"One ounce of Purple Moon Jade Flower and one thousand low-grade spirit stones make this a spirit tea that even ordinary cultivators wouldn't dare to taste."
She raised her eyelids and looked directly at Wei Wuji and Lan Qianhua: "Such good tea, Brother Wuji and Sister Qianhua don't savor it slowly, but only care about the trivial matters in front of them. What a waste."
Lan Qianhua knew she was trying to smooth things over, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "That's right, Purple Moon Jade Flower is the best for nourishing yin and beauty. If Sister Baiji likes it, I'll give you a pound!"
Everyone knows that the three sisters of the Jiang family love their bodies the most. They often make beauty pills and firming pills, and recently they are planning to find materials to make anti-aging pills.
The female cultivators of the Jiang family cherish their beauty, as their vibrant beauty and noble status inevitably bring with them a certain amount of arrogance. Each of them possesses a Glazed Pure Fire, the third-ranked exotic fire, which allows them to achieve twice the result with half the effort in alchemy. Their reputation has spread far and wide, and even the Upper Three Districts boast Jiang family alchemists. Who wouldn't hold their head high and their chest puffed out when hearing this?
For this reason, Jiang Baiji and Na Qiao didn't dare to say anything.
"Okay, then thank you, Sister Qianhua."
She closed the exquisite blue and white porcelain cup, her eyes rolling, rippling like water, beautiful and charming, her gaze fell on the unfamiliar face: "Let's be merciful when we can. Little friend Siyu has returned all the things. Why is Brother Wuji trying to pick on me?"
Hearing this, Wei Wuji was not very happy. He pinched the broken Fahua Jade and snorted coldly: "It's a low-level magic weapon, used to treat injuries. It's extremely precious. It would sell for tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones on the market. Moreover, it's an old item passed down by the ancestor of the Wei family!"
He glanced at the anxious female cultivator and snorted, "She's just a fifth-level Qi training female cultivator. She has no connections with the Lan family. I don't understand why Sister Qianhua is so protective of her!"
Lan Qianhua frowned and refused to let her go. "I've already said that Fellow Daoist Siyu is an honored guest of our Lan family. We will never neglect her, and we certainly won't put her in danger just because of Elder Wuji's words. That would be heartless and ungrateful of our Lan family!"
"Okay, there's no point in you two arguing. Let's hear what this little girl has to say." Jiang Baiji raised his eyelids and looked at Qianluo lazily, quite interested.
No one knew where this little girl came from, and how she had won Lan Qianhua's favor. "Little girl, tell me, the two elders are arguing over you. What do you think?"
What a trick of diverting trouble. Does he want her to go back with Wei Wuji obediently because of the Lan family's loyalty and righteousness, or does he want to see her stand on the side of the Lan family and fight to the death with the Wei family, deepening the family conflict?
Lan Xianghan squeezed Qianluo's palm and said, "Don't worry, our Lan family will definitely support you!"
Qian Luo smiled slightly, feeling somewhat comforted. She stood up and, under the gazes of the three late-stage Foundation Establishment elders, remained calm and composed. "The Fahua Jade was given to me by a friend. I don't know its origins. At the time, I was in imminent danger, and it was my friends who infused it with the blood of a hundred-year-old demon beast, revitalizing it and saving my life. I am extremely grateful. However, the Fahua Jade was already damaged, and repairing it requires hundred-year-old spiritual milk."
Jiang Baiji nodded and chuckled: "100 years is also a hundred years, 200 years is also a hundred years, so how many hundreds of years is the hundred-year spiritual milk you are talking about?"
Qian Luo choked: "...I don't know." She glanced at Jiang Baiji and felt that she was even more difficult to deal with than Grandma Butterfly.
Wasn't this person here to mediate? Why does he seem to be fanning the flames?
"Then there's no way?" Jiang Baiji smiled, spread his hands, and looked helpless.
Jiang Baiji is worthy of being a member of the Jiang family. What he says is quite irritating.
Lan Qianhua didn't know what she was doing there, so she said sullenly, "Then how about this: the Lan family will give the Wei family a 10% cut of the profits."
Lan Baicao interrupted from the side: "Sister! Why are you..." She knew that her elder sister was loyal and righteous, and felt sorry for Fellow Daoist Siyu, but she couldn't be like this. Her elder sister and she knew best what was going on in the Spirit Plant Garden!
The two sisters argued endlessly on the side, while the Third Elder, Master Lan, frowned and said nothing. This situation put the Lan family in a very passive position! He stood in the corner, staring at the girl, puzzled.
What had just happened? Why did the Great Elder regard the little girl in front of him so highly?
This statement shocked not only Lan Baicao and Master Lan, but also the three elders of the Wei family. The Spiritual Plant Garden's production was declining year by year, but at this critical juncture, the Lan family actually offered a 10% profit reduction, all for the sake of this young woman.
Wei Wuji glanced back at his useless grandson and asked, "Does this female cultivator have any special status?"
Wei Chao thought for a moment and quickly answered: "Just a little girl from the countryside, with no background, no resources, no skills, nothing."
"Okay, then I'm relieved." He wanted to see how far the Lan family could go for her!
He leaned back slightly, his hawk-like eyes narrowed. "No, from now on, the Lan family will give the Wei family a 50% discount on their business!"
Lan Baicao: “What!”
Lan Xianghan: "That's too much!"
The Lan family monks at the door were also discussing: "Why is the Wei family so bullying? Our Lan family's business is already difficult!"
"Grand Elder, you must not agree to this. We all know the current situation in our Spiritual Plant Garden!"
"The Wei family is here to take advantage of us, we can't let them have their way!"
"Who is this Wen Siyu? Why are you protecting her?"
The attacks from behind were basically directed at Qianluo, and the looks they gave her were full of hostility.
Qian Luo said calmly, "Don't worry about me, Great Elder. Since Great Elder Wei wants to cause trouble for me, then I will take the blame myself. I will just give him something of similar value."
Jiang Baiji spoke slowly and smiled, "Do you have the Hundred Years Spirit Milk?"
Qianluo: “No.”
Wei Wuji raised his eyebrows: "So there are low-level magic weapons?"
Qianluo: “No.”
Lan Qianhua was anxious: "Little friend Siyu, don't be so stubborn!"
Qianluo: "I..."
Before she could finish, Wei Wuji interrupted her: "You have nothing, what qualifications do you have to talk about demands?"
He was imposing and flicked his finger. Outside, the wind and rain raged, and lightning illuminated Lan Qianhua's pale cheek. He smiled sinisterly: "The Lan family must either hand over the person obediently, or I will give you a 50% discount on future orders!"
"You!" Lan Baicao was furious, staring at Wei Wuji! Although they were both in the late stage of foundation building, the Lan family was only good at cultivating spiritual plants, not proficient in fighting techniques.
Among monks, it is ultimately the law of the jungle.
Lan Qianhua also knew Lan Baicao's anger and could only shake her head at her. Lan Baicao lowered her head in disappointment and retreated behind her sister.
As they chatted, a pill emitting a faint fragrance suddenly lit up in the dark night. Its golden hue, plump and round, its six radiant patterns gleaming brightly. It was as if someone had split the darkness and illuminated the world.
"this!"
“Could it be!”
Everyone's breathing held as they stared at the pill in disbelief. They knew the answer in their hearts, but it still felt even more incredible!
How could this elixir be produced by a Qi-cultivating cultivator!
Jiang Baiji, who was always lazy, also sat up straight, his eyes widened, and his hands tightly gripped the teacup: "This is the sixth-grade elixir Ningjindan!"
This is an indispensable elixir for condensing the golden elixir, building the foundation and upgrading the elixir!
The great-grandmother of the Jiang family also asked for a golden elixir from the Jiang family in the upper three districts, which allowed her to successfully form the elixir. Otherwise, she would have been like the great-grandmother of the Lan family, whose lifespan would have ended and she would have been waiting for death.
She is only a fifth-grade alchemist and is not yet qualified to refine sixth-grade pills. Above her are seventh-grade alchemists, eighth-grade alchemists, and even the legendary ninth-grade alchemists!
Becoming a ninth-grade alchemist is the dream of many alchemists!
But in reality, how many people are stuck at the third or fourth level, or even at the fifth level like her? Each level is like a realm, a huge gap.
"Are you a...alchemist?" She finally looked the girl in front of her straight in the eye, her voice uncertain.
Was the girl's previous appearance all an illusion? Did Jiang Baiji offend a sixth-rank alchemist?
The elegant woman frowned. Everyone present was staring at the pill, but she was the only one staring at the girl.
However, the girl didn't even look at her.
Holding the glittering golden pill, he walked forward calmly, passing by the dazed Lan Xianghan, the expressionless Jiang Feiyao, and the eager Jiang Baiji...
When he reached Wei Wuji, the two elders behind him came to their senses and couldn't suppress their excitement: "Boss, you should take it quickly. This is definitely more valuable than the Fahua Jade! This is the Jindan that has been delivered to your door. You can now form the Dan!"
"Jiedan..."
Wei Wuji muttered to himself, staring at the pill in front of him, as if he was stupid.
This is the Golden Pill. With the Golden Pill, he will be able to successfully form the Golden Pill. After forming the Golden Pill, he will be the second Golden Pill stage cultivator of the Wei family!
But... he had never thought that he would be able to form a pill before.
In District 6, a middle-third district that is neither good nor bad, all resources are supplied to the ancestor. Only when the ancestor is strong can their family become strong.
The elders are responsible for handling miscellaneous matters. They do not have much personal time for cultivation and have endless things to deal with all day long.
He had been stuck in the late stage of foundation building for a long time, so long that he didn't know how long it had been. If it weren't for the fact that the Lan family's grandmother had reached the end of her lifespan, he wouldn't have felt any sense of crisis.
He hurriedly stared at the pill in front of him, swallowing hard: "Sanniang, is this pill authentic?"
Jiang Baiji stared at the girl and nodded repeatedly: "It's authentic! It's definitely authentic!"
What is the origin of this girl!
Wei Wuji wanted to reach out and touch her, but the girl stepped back slightly and smiled faintly: "Can a Ningjindan be compared to a Fahua Jade?"
"Don't worry! The Wei family will never cause trouble to the Lan family or you because of this matter!" Now he didn't want to talk anymore. He just wanted to find a place to swallow the pill, and then slowly refine it until it was successfully formed.
Qian Luo held the pill in her hand and smiled harmlessly: "Make a vow to your inner demon."
These words made Wei Wuji feel like he had been doused with a bucket of water, soaking him from head to toe. He was completely sober. The Heart Demon Oath was a crucial oath for his advancement to the Core Formation stage. If he violated it, he would inevitably go astray and fail at the Core Formation stage!
"good."
He separated a wisp of his soul and said, "I, Wei Wuji, with my heart of Tao as my witness and the heaven and earth as my witness, after accepting the Golden Core, I will definitely not cause trouble for the Lan family or you because of the Fahua Jade!"
He was also cautious and only said that it was because of the "Lotus Jade". If it was for other reasons later, he would continue to make things difficult for the Lan family.
Qian Luo certainly knew the loophole. This was just a temporary measure for now. When she reached the Jindan stage in the future, if this old man changed his mind and went after the Lan family again, she would have to kill him with a single blow.
After being verified by heaven and earth, the soul turned into a dazzling red, returned to Wei Wuji's eyebrows, and disappeared.
Qianluo then handed him the pill and said, "Okay, it's a deal."
Wei Wuji's eyes were glued to the Ningjin Pill. If the timing was right, he would have really wanted to swallow it in one gulp. He carefully put it in his storage bag, put it away, and exhaled.
His nerves were relaxed, but his eyes were deep.
I didn’t expect that the little girl in front of me actually had such a treasure. It really shows that you can’t judge a person by his appearance.
…
Qianluo initially thought of three countermeasures.
First, she could simulate the Hundred Years Spirit Milk, which would only consume a few simulation opportunities. However, she had not taken out the Hundred Years Spirit Milk just now, and it would seem a bit strange to take it out now... and it would arouse suspicion.
Second, it is possible to simulate a low-level magic weapon of the same value, but it may not satisfy the Wei family.
Third, he produced a sixth-grade elixir, the Golden Elixir, shocking the entire crowd. Didn't the Jiang family just enjoy watching the fun? Didn't the Lan family get bullied because their great-grandmother passed away? Didn't the Wei family come to provoke the Lan family because they had no great-grandmother?
The Golden Pill in her hand had no elixir patterns, but she had learned how to carve marks from Grandma Butterfly, so she could create a trick to carve out six elixir patterns and then hide the butterfly mark.
In this way, it is impossible to recognize Butterfly Granny. Butterfly Granny has a special identity, and she doesn't know where the sea of fire is, so it is better to be careful.
She just packaged the Ningjin Pill, but did not change its essence. It was still the Ningjin Pill.
Qianluo had previously hidden her identity to avoid unnecessary trouble, but she discovered that the weaker someone was, the more justified she was in oppressing them, while the stronger they were, the more they flattered them.
With the status of a fourth-grade alchemist, she also had a place in District 6. As for the origin of the sixth-grade Ningjindan, it could be said that it was due to connections in the family or those above her. In short, it was mysterious and they would figure it out in their own minds.
It would also give the Jiang family a chance to show their power and give the Lan family a chance to return to the six major families. From the conversation just now, she could see that the Jiang family was unwilling to help, and the relationship between the Jiang and Lan families was no longer as good as before. The Lan family had lost their great-grandmother who had reached the great perfection of foundation building, and there was no way back to the past.
Even so, Elder Lan Qianhua still helped her, which shows that the elder is loyal and trustworthy.
Among them, she also has a good impression of the Lan family, hoping to help the Lan family regain its strength and hope that a Jindan cultivator will appear in the Lan family.
So, in full view of everyone, she took out the second Condensing Gold Pill and handed it to the dazed Lan Qianhua: "Grand Elder, please accept it."
“…I…you…condense the golden elixir!”
Lan Qianhua was incoherent and had been shocked too many times!
How did Siyu still have a second Jindan? Isn't this a sixth-grade elixir, so hard to come by? Why does it seem like it's free?
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