Chapter 10 Zhu Lingyue

At Black Magpie Mountain, the two spirit jujube trees in front of the gate were already half a meter tall.

They looked so slender, as if a gust of wind could blow them down, yet they remained standing despite being tossed about by the wind for a long time.

Inside the mountain, the green ox lay with its four hooves pointing skyward. Chen Li cursed again, "Stupid ox, you can't even learn this First Grade Fire Control Technique. You're dead inside."

In the past few days, Chen Li finally understood the Concept of 'playing the lute to a cow'.

After teaching Brother Ox the Fire Control Technique for several days, Brother Ox only managed to produce a small flame. Every time he scolded Brother Ox, Brother Ox would lie with its four hooves pointing skyward in protest!

It was as if it was saying, 'I am an ox, I am an ox!'

Back then, when Chen Li was at the Qi Refining First Layer, he learned the Fire Control Technique in a single day.

"Alas, humans and humans, bah! There's still a gap between humans and oxen! I forgive you." Chen Li threw the Fire Control Technique manual to Brother Ox, letting it read it itself.

In the past few days, he had received wedding invitations from the Yun Family and the Luo Family. Chen Li was very happy; although he had 'lost his beloved wife', he still had to attend the banquet. Fortunately, he had delayed the Yun Family Head's marriage.

Otherwise, he would have been the third party, an interloper in someone else's relationship, and he couldn't bear the label of 'scumbag'.

However, there was still some time until the banquet. After returning from the Beast Hunting Sect Cultivation Market, he had not yet refined the Fourth Grade Formation Array.

These past few days, he had intended to teach Brother Ox to calm himself, but after teaching, he couldn't calm down at all.

No matter what, inside the Immortal Cave, Chen Li once again calculated the Materials needed for this Formation refinement. Refining a Foundation Establishment Formation with Mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation required a large amount of spiritual power replenishment, so vitality replenishing pills needed to be prepared.

The most important use of vitality replenishing pills is to quickly replenish energy and spiritual power when spiritual power and Mental Energy are exhausted.

However, compared to the qi overflowing pill, its effect of increasing cultivation is not as obvious; it is mainly used as a supplementary Medicinal Pill for combat.

Now, the medicinal herbs under a hundred years old are almost used up. There are still eight hundred-year-old medicinal herbs and four five-hundred-year-old medicinal herbs.

He saw that the main medicinal herb required for refining the foundation establishment pill later was a three-hundred-year-old purple monkey flower. The medicinal herbs he harvested from the Immortal Cave did not include this grade, but all the hundred-year-old auxiliary medicinal herbs needed for Foundation Establishment were present.

Those five-hundred-year-old medicinal herbs were used to increase cultivation and extend Lifespan for the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, mainly the Luoyan breakthrough pill and the Three Flowers Longevity Pill.

That thousand-year-old medicinal herb was one of the three main medicinal herbs required for refining the golden core formation. He had previously checked the Fifth Grade Profound Azure Cauldron to see if there were any leftover semi-finished golden core formation pills or medicinal herbs.

But there was nothing at all. He guessed that after Li Daoan's Lifespan ended and he passed away, the Alchemy fire lost control, volatilizing the medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pills.

Using hundred-year-old Blood Essence Grass to refine Qi Refining-level vitality replenishing pills was sufficient. Inside the Immortal Cave, Chen Li started a fire and lit the furnace. Two months later, Chen Li once again preserved his title as a Genius Alchemist.

He failed three furnaces and succeeded in ten, consuming another three hundred-year-old Blood Essence Grass. Only one or two medicinal herbs under a hundred years old remained. He refined ten bottles of High Grade Qi Refining-level vitality replenishing pills.

To refine Formations, Chen Li had also pushed himself to become a skilled Alchemist. It was not easy for the Old Ancestor; he had to know how to farm, how to set up Formations, and how to do Alchemy.

...

Three days later, at the Luo Family's ancestral land, gongs and drums blared, and a ten-mile-long procession of red dowry items made for a lively scene.

The wedding banquet was held in two places: one for Mortals at the foot of the mountain, and the other for Cultivators on the mountain, with immortals and Mortals celebrating together.

On the mountain, in a spacious hall paved with green sandalwood, five tables were set, all for Cultivators with cultivation at or above the Qi Refining First Layer.

Besides Cultivators from Liangxi County, some Cultivators from the two counties adjacent to Liangxi County also came.

Chen Li sat at the Yun Family's table. The Yun Family members scrutinized Chen Li; the 'windowsill incident' had spread throughout Liangxi County, and the Yun Family members looked at Chen Li with a mix of awkwardness and curiosity.

They were very curious about this foreign Cultivator establishing an Immortal Family in Liangxi County!

In the past two years, they had barely seen him, only occasionally hearing news that the one from Black Magpie Mountain was in seclusion Cultivating, or that the one from Black Magpie Mountain was in seclusion studying Formations, or that the one from Black Magpie Mountain had gone out to buy Formation Materials.

Looking at Chen Li, although he had an ordinary appearance, he was in his early twenties, at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer (due to the Qi Concealment Art), and a Third-Rank Formation Master.

Alright! The Family Head was not wrong.

At this moment, Chen Li's attention was focused on the banquet table, which was filled with various spirit foods and spirit dishes: spirit rice, braised spirit pork belly, poached Spirit Chicken, steamed spirit fish, and so on.

Such culinary delights were rare; eating grain dispelling pills had made his mouth bland.

Just as Chen Li was heartily enjoying his meal, two Cultivators at another table not far away were whispering: "Sister, you are a First Grade Formation Master, didn't you say you wanted to find a Formation Master to be your Dao Companion? I've inquired, Chen Li from Black Magpie Mountain in Liangxi County is in his early twenties, at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, a Third-Rank Formation Master, and single. What do you think?"

The two speaking were from the Zhu Family of the neighboring Lingchuan County. The elder sister, Zhu Lingyue, replied: "He should be a Formation Genius. Although his appearance is ordinary, he is already a Third-Rank Formation Master in his early twenties. Our Family's Old Ancestor, at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, is only a Third-Rank Formation Master. I think he seems quite steady."

"Then, Sister, would you be willing to exchange pointers?"

Zhu Lingyue nodded and replied, "Yes, we can definitely see how things develop after a thorough exchange!"

The younger sister smiled gently, "Haha, my judgment of people is never wrong."

During the banquet, the bride and groom entered. Yun Tiancheng and Luo Sheng each brought their respective descendants and young women to go through the formalities. However, Chen Li felt as if someone was watching him.

He looked at the stage but didn't find anyone watching him. He scanned the entire hall and noticed a female Cultivator at another table nearby observing him. Their eyes met.

Seeing Chen Li's gaze, Zhu Lingyue immediately shifted her sight, feeling embarrassed in her heart. This person was too vigilant.

Chen Li saw Zhu Lingyue shift her gaze and realized it must have been this woman who was looking at him earlier. He also took a good look at her.

This woman was about his age. Her appearance, while not described as Heavenly Immortal beauty, made people feel very comfortable and was quite appealing.

Zhu Lingyue noticed Chen Li was still scrutinizing her, and she felt a mix of shyness and anger. So, she met his gaze and rolled her eyes, as if saying, 'Are you still looking, you lecher?'

Chen Li awkwardly shifted his gaze. At this moment, the bride and groom were toasting each table.

When they reached Chen Li's table, the bride Yun Yutong saw Chen Li's ordinary appearance, then looked at Zihan's handsome face next to him, and instantly felt that her choice was correct.

When toasting, Chen Li felt nothing awkward, but Zihan seemed a bit uncomfortable.

At dusk, the wedding banquet ended. Just as he was about to leave, he found two women blocking his way.

One of them was the woman he had just made eye contact with. The girl bowed and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, this humble one is Zhu Lingyue from the Zhu Family of Lingchuan County. My cultivation is at the Qi Refining Second Layer and I am a First Grade Formation Master. I heard that Fellow Daoist is already a Third-Rank Formation Master at such a young age! This humble one is deeply impressed and wishes to make your acquaintance and exchange pointers. I wonder if Fellow Daoist would grant this humble one an opportunity to do so."

Chen Li looked at this woman, who was also a Formation Master and seemed pleasant and agreeable to his eyes. He politely replied, "Miss Zhu is too kind. Since Miss is also a Formation Master, Chen is also willing to have a thorough exchange with Miss Zhu."

Seeing that Chen Li did not refuse, Zhu Lingyue was very happy. As soon as Zhu Lingyue approached Chen Li, a thought popped into her mind.

Marrying him might not be a bad idea!

Zhu Lingyue replied, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Chen. These are two matching sound transmission stones, capable of transmitting sound over a thousand miles. I will give one to Fellow Daoist, and we can communicate through this stone later."

Chen Li took the sound transmission stone, and after exchanging a few more pleasantries, they departed.