Chapter 48 Earning Spirit Stones, Newcomer

In a Medicinal Pill shop within the Beast Hunting Sect Cultivation Market, a young attendant at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer spoke to an old man at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.

"Fine, nine thousand it is!"

In another medicinal herb shop, the middle-aged Cultivator who was the shopkeeper said, "Nine thousand one is the absolute highest; we won't make anything if it goes any higher!"

"Alright, nine thousand one it is!"

Chen Li, while in the market, transformed from an old man to a middle-aged Cultivator, and then into a burly fellow, all possessing Ninth Layer of Qi Refining cultivation. He sold a total of eight five-hundred-year-old Spiritual Plants.

The total income from these sales was 103,000 Spirit Stones. Adding the previous harvest of over three thousand Spirit Stones, he now possessed more than 100,000 Spirit Stones.

The Tag Mission [Family Spirit Stone Harvest >= 100000] was completed.

Afterward, Chen Li rested for another month and did not reappear in the market.

When he reappeared in the market, he was disguised as a buyer—a Formation Master at the Foundation Establishment level.

In a shop selling Yao Beast skins and bones, Chen Li said, "Shopkeeper, how about eight thousand for this Fifth-tier Yao Beast? I'll take two!"

The shopkeeper looked troubled but was inwardly ecstatic—a big order!

He said with forced difficulty, "Fine, fine!"

Family Assets - 16,000 Spirit Stones.

He then switched to another shop. "The bones and skin of this Sixth-level Yao Beast are so expensive? Eighty thousand Spirit Stones? Can you sell it for a cheaper seventy thousand Spirit Stones?"

The Foundation Establishment shopkeeper immediately shook his head. Chen Li had no choice but to take out a five-hundred-year-old Falling Goose mirror-breaking spirit grass. The Foundation Establishment shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded.

Family Assets - 70,000.

One month later, Chen Li transformed into a seller again. This time, he was selling Low Grade foundation establishment pill, disguised as a Foundation Establishment Alchemist!

In a Medicinal Pill shop, Chen Li took out a Low Grade foundation establishment pill. The shopkeeper, also an Alchemist, tested him: "One Low Grade foundation establishment pill for eight thousand Spirit Stones!"

Chen Li shook his head. He clearly knew the current market conditions; Spiritual Plants were scarce, and foundation establishment pills were currently priceless.

The reason he chose these shops was that their owners knew exactly who to sell to, meaning they had good channels and wouldn't worry about finding buyers.

The shopkeeper glanced at Chen Li's Foundation Establishment cultivation level and offered, "Ten thousand Spirit Stones per pill, no more than that!"

Chen Li sold three pills!

Family Assets + 30,000.

Chen Li turned and went to a Magical Artifact shop, looking for a Magical Artifact for the Pulse Seeking Art. When he saw one he wanted, he immediately started haggling: "This Fourth-grade star fixing plate is twelve thousand? Too expensive! How about ten thousand Spirit Stones? I'll buy it for ten thousand!"

"Fine, fine, ten thousand it is. Pay the Spirit Stones!"

Family Assets - 10,000.

Chen Li moved back and forth in the Beast Hunting Sect Cultivation Market. With his Foundation Establishment cultivation, few dared to provoke him.

He could leisurely travel by sword flight; it took only one whole day to reach here, incomparably faster than when he was in the Qi Refining Stage.

Today, Chen Li spent another ten thousand Spirit Stones buying miscellaneous Formation Materials and Puppet Materials, as well as Spiritual Plant seeds, a pile of insect eggs, and a stack of Cultivation Technique books!

...

At Black Magpie Mountain, the cultivation books stored on the second floor of the Immortal Learning Tower expanded again, adding a full two cabinets.

The warehouse storing Formation and Puppet Materials on the second floor was also piled high with First, Second, and Third Grade Materials, having everything imaginable. The insect eggs were stored in a special room.

The Family's resources for cultivation study could now advance to the next stage.

Time flew by, and another month passed.

During this month, everything at Black Magpie Mountain was as usual. Under Chen Li's intermittent teaching and questioning, the second brother made considerable progress in the Insect Rearing Art and successfully hatched the first batch of Iron Fire Ants.

These Iron Fire Ants feed on iron essence and copper essence. Once successfully cultivated, the Iron Fire Ants can serve as a defensive force for some iron mines.

Chen Li's early warning System design was also completed, divided into several parts.

The first part was the deployment of the sensing Formation: this part would be distributed around the periphery of Black Magpie Mountain, forming a sensing network capable of detecting the difference between Mortals and Cultivators.

The second part was the mobile tracing Formation: after sensing, the mobile tracing Formation would lock onto the auras of these individuals, drawing out the routes these Cultivators walked within the sensing Formation.

The third part was the information receiving and processing Formation: this Formation was located inside Black Magpie Mountain. The receiving Formation would receive the information sent back by the sensing and tracing Formations in real-time, summarizing it into some scattered, visualized display screens.

Red indicated a Cultivator, and blue indicated a Mortal. These scattered visual displays could show how many Cultivators and Mortals were around Black Magpie Mountain and their movement routes.

As soon as a Cultivator was sensed, a tinkling bell sound would ring. If the Cultivator's spiritual power fluctuation reached the set spiritual power value, the Formation would emit a buzzing sound.

He named this Formation the "Wuque Mountain Early Warning First Generation Comprehensive Array." Its current functions were relatively rudimentary, and it would definitely need upgrading in the future. The first generation would establish the framework, which could be slowly augmented later.

The future upgrade goal for this early warning Formation was to achieve real-time display of figures and dialogue, evolving into a super comprehensive Formation integrating attack Arrays, illusion Arrays, poison Arrays, confinement Arrays, defense Arrays, and other Formations.

He explained the design of this Formation to Zhu Lingyue and Chen Songli. They were responsible for engraving some simple Formation patterns for the first and second parts, while Chen Li was responsible for the Formation pattern work of the third part.

Chen Li was the chief designer and overall technical lead for this "Wuque Mountain Early Warning First Generation Comprehensive Array." Chen Li personally guided Zhu Lingyue and Chen Songli whenever they encountered something they didn't understand.

Because it was the first generation, most of the Materials used were First and Second-grade Formation Materials. Except for some special Formation Materials for the third part, the rest were manageable.

The three of them had already begun vigorously creating the components.

...

While everything at Black Magpie Mountain proceeded as usual, a month later, outside the Lu Family ancestral land in Yuanwu Prefecture, two Cultivators arrived.

One appeared to be at the Eighth Level of Qi Refining, and the other at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer—one old and one young. The two were communicating in low voices.

"Father, I heard the Lu Family also has a Legacy spanning two hundred years. Besides Foundation Establishment experts, they currently have four Cultivators at the Late Stage Qi Refining, one of whom has reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining. Their strength should not be underestimated!"

"Mmm, so we will first disguise our cultivation levels and establish our clan here, then proceed slowly!"

Lu Xilou came out; he already knew the purpose of these two visitors from the request letter.

"First, tell me your origins and provide proof of identity. Establishing a clan in Nanwu Kingdom requires proving a clean background."

The one named Huang Jin stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "Senior Lu, this Huang comes from the Loose Cultivators of Duan Ya Mountain. This is the proof jade slip from the Golden Core True Person, the master of Duan Ya Mountain. This person beside me is my son, Huang Qingbin."

The Loose Cultivators of Duan Ya Mountain also had an organization specifically managing the order of Loose Cultivators on Duan Ya Mountain, although it was relatively loose and laxly managed—it was a Golden Core Loose Cultivator organization.

Lu Xilou examined the jade slip; it was indeed certified by a Cultivator with a Golden Core aura, confirming the background information of these two individuals.

There were no immediate issues. He said to Huang Jin, "It's fine. Since you are here to establish a clan, choose a location!"

Huang Jin nodded and said, "This Huang chooses Liangxi County!"

Lu Xilou nodded expressionlessly, showing no surprise. Perhaps news about Yuanwu Prefecture had been leaked to certain people, so choosing Liangxi County as the place to establish their clan was not strange.

"Very well. Here is the Lu Family's certification letter; it contains my aura. You may take it. For the specifics of choosing a location, you should communicate with the other two families in Liangxi County!"

The two took the certification letter and headed toward Liangxi County.