Chapter 332 - 324: Tier Four Inheritance, Alchemy Request

Chapter 332: Chapter 324: Tier Four Inheritance, Alchemy Request

"Thank you for your encouragement, Junior Martial Uncle. By the way, this is a congratulatory gift from us. Please accept it."

Then, Wei Wei took out a Storage Bag filled with Spirit Stones.

They had all pitched in to prepare it, so it wouldn’t seem too meager before a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

"Alright. This is very thoughtful of you."

Zhang Chi nodded slightly and, with a wave of his hand, accepted it.

Upon seeing this, Wei Wei and the others felt a pang of reluctance, but they also couldn’t help but secretly sigh in relief.

Afterward, Zhang Chi chatted with them for a bit before they finally revealed the true purpose of their visit.

"Junior Martial Uncle, we wish to have a Nascent Soul Pill refined, but we can’t find a suitable Pill Master. Could you help us, Junior Martial Uncle?"

Wei Wei spoke, and the other cultivators all looked over, their faces a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

They were worried Zhang Chi would refuse, yet also afraid that mentioning it would arouse his greed.

"You’ve gathered all the materials so quickly?"

Zhang Chi couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.

After all, the main ingredients for the Nascent Soul Pill, the Nine-Curves Spirit Ginseng and Moonlight Dew, were extremely rare.

"Yes, with more than ten of us working together, we gathered them relatively quickly. And the Moonlight Dew is an heirloom from my family," Wei Wei said.

"I see."

After some thought, Zhang Chi no longer found it strange.

There was, after all, strength in numbers.

"Why come to me? I’m not an Alchemy Master. And while Tier Three Peak Alchemy Masters are rare, with your connections, it shouldn’t be that hard to find one, right?" Zhang Chi asked in confusion, a hint of wariness in his heart.

"We were hoping you could help us find a Tier Four Alchemist, Senior. A Tier Four Alchemist has a higher Pill Success Rate. But such figures are all Nascent Soul True Monarchs, and we don’t have the standing to approach them ourselves," Zheng Hongping explained, taking over the conversation.

"You’re hoping to get two Nascent Soul Pills?" It dawned on Zhang Chi, though some confusion remained.

"We’ll be satisfied if we can get one regular-quality pill and one Wasted Pill. As for two, we wouldn’t dare dream of it," Zheng Hongping continued.

"That’s right. A typical Pill Master might not even succeed in making one," Wei Wei and the others nodded in agreement.

"So that’s how it is."

Zhang Chi nodded slightly.

In truth, the Sect had a rule allowing disciples to directly exchange a set of materials for one finished Nascent Soul Pill, thereby avoiding any risk.

But these people clearly wanted an extra Wasted Pill, which would at least give them one more chance.

"Wei Wei, I thought you had connections? And why not approach the Canglan City Lord instead of me?" Zhang Chi continued to probe.

"That senior owed my Wei Family a small favor, but I already used it when I joined the Sect," Wei Wei said with embarrassment.

He hadn’t wanted to bring this up, but since Zhang Chi had asked, he didn’t dare hide it.

He was also worried that concealing the truth would make Zhang Chi see him as insincere, causing their plan to fail.

"Exactly. And while we know Junior Martial Uncle Wu, we’re not in a position to impose on him. But we’re more familiar with you, Junior Martial Uncle Chen. Besides, you just reached the Nascent Soul realm, Junior Martial Uncle Chen, so you’re likely in greater need of Spirit Stones. That’s why we came to you."

"That’s right. In addition to the standard payment for the alchemy, we will also give you, Junior Martial Uncle, a sum of Spirit Stones as a referral fee."

Zheng Hongping continued to lay out their offer.

"You’re all quite clever. Fine. Since we’re all acquaintances, I’ll help you this one time."

After a moment’s thought, Zhang Chi finally nodded and agreed.

To be precise, he could handle this matter himself, and there was definitely a profit to be made.

"Thank you, Junior Martial Uncle!"

Wei Wei and the others were overjoyed and quickly expressed their thanks.

Afterward, the two sides discussed the details and quickly settled on a price. Zhang Chi received one set of materials for refining the Nascent Soul Pill, as well as a large sum of Spirit Stones.

This sum included not only the payment for the alchemy but also his fee for arranging it.

Zhang Chi told them to return in half a year to retrieve the pills.

Then, Zhang Chi entered Cultivation in Seclusion in his cave residence. He first re-formed his Blood Flame, a step that was, without a doubt, incredibly easy.

After that, he began to study the inherited knowledge of Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

Other matters, such as Body Refining and Mental Cultivation, were not neglected either.

However, he refined neither the Lifespan Extension Pill nor the Nascent Soul Pill.

He planned to wait until his Alchemy skill reached Tier Four, as the Pill Success Rate would undoubtedly be higher then.

After all, he had been lucky last time; he couldn’t count on that happening again.

Furthermore, his Spirit Beast was also ready to break through, but he wasn’t in a hurry.

He planned to wait until he got a new cave residence and see if he could have the Spirit Beast break through in secret. That way, the Spirit Beast could serve as a hidden trump card.

Besides, his own breakthrough could be attributed to luck, but if his Spirit Beast also publicly broke through right after, it would seem a bit suspicious.

Of course, if the Spirit Beast did make a public breakthrough, the Sect would certainly place more importance on him and would also provide a stipend for the Spirit Beast.

But that stipend would be relatively average.

A Spirit Beast was, after all, just a Spirit Beast, and it belonged to him personally.

Half a year passed quickly. Wei Wei and the others arrived on schedule, and Zhang Chi gave them one Nascent Soul Pill and one Wasted Pill.

One of the pills was one he had refined himself; the other was loot he had acquired.

However, both pills were perfectly preserved and were indistinguishable from newly refined ones. There was no way for the group to tell the difference.

Even if they could, they wouldn’t care. All that mattered to them was that their plan had succeeded.

"Thank you, Junior Martial Uncle!"

Upon receiving the two pills, Wei Wei and the others were predictably ecstatic, kowtowing once more in gratitude.

"It was a small matter, no need for such ceremony. However, do not tell anyone about me helping you. I don’t want others coming to me with similar troubles," Zhang Chi said with a slight nod.

From this transaction, he had made a solid profit of one Nascent Soul Pill, plus a large sum of Spirit Stones.

But since he hadn’t revealed his identity as an Alchemy Master, it clearly wouldn’t be wise to conduct such transactions too often.

After all, there were only two Tier Four Alchemists in the entire Sect. If he did this regularly, his secret would be exposed sooner or later.

In a few decades, however, he could gradually reveal his superior Alchemy skills and begin to publicly help people with alchemy.

"Of course, Senior. We swear..."

Wei Wei and the others were quick on the uptake. They immediately made a vow of secrecy, offered more words of gratitude, and then left, overjoyed.

「The next day.」

The Canglan City Lord finally arrived, and he brought Wei Wei with him.

It turned out the six-month period was up.

The Canglan City Lord was here to take Zhang Chi to the Sect.

As for Wei Wei, he was here to take Zhang Chi’s place.

He, too, had traded for the right to use the cave residence and planned to attempt Nascent Soul Formation.

Furthermore, the grateful way Wei Wei looked at the City Lord made it clear he had also received insights on Nascent Soul Formation.

Zhang Chi thought this was a good investment, so he also left a copy of his own breakthrough insights for Wei Wei and had him sign a Spirit Contract of confidentiality.

Seeing this, the Canglan City Lord was not embarrassed in the slightest; instead, he and Zhang Chi looked at each other and broke into laughter.

Wei Wei, on the other hand, was beside himself with joy and thanked them profusely.

Afterward, the two of them set off for the Canglan Sect.

The Canglan Sect’s main gate was near the Immortal City, only several thousand li away. While this was an immense distance for a mortal, it was nothing to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

It took Zhang Chi and the Canglan City Lord only a short while to arrive.

During the journey, the Canglan City Lord had deliberately accelerated his Escape Technique, intending to test Zhang Chi’s strength.

After all, the celestial phenomena during a cultivator’s Nascent Soul Formation all looked more or less the same, making it impossible to gauge their true strength.

However, the Canglan City Lord soon grew secretly astonished and began to hold Zhang Chi in even higher regard.

He discovered that not only was Zhang Chi incredibly fast, but he also seemed completely relaxed, a clear sign of his considerable strength.

But what the Canglan City Lord didn’t know was that Zhang Chi hadn’t even realized he was being tested.

Zhang Chi even assumed the City Lord had deliberately slowed down to accommodate him, a new Nascent Soul Cultivator.

This was because Zhang Chi didn’t have a precise concept of a normal Nascent Soul Cultivator’s travel speed.

His point of reference was the Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator from the Hundred Flowers Palace whom he had killed.

But that cultivator hailed from a Major Sect, and his movement speed was clearly far superior to the Canglan City Lord’s.

’So this is where the Sect is located? It’s truly extraordinary!’

At that moment, Zhang Chi stood atop the clouds, gazing at the majestic, spirit-filled mountains ahead, the Spiritual Light rising between their peaks, and the countless cultivators flying to and fro. He couldn’t help but marvel at the sight.

"Haha, our sect is the overlord of the Canglan Oasis. Of course it’s powerful," the Canglan City Lord laughed with pride.

"In fact, our sect used to be even more powerful. What you see now is its state after a long decline!" the Canglan City Lord continued.

"Declined?"

Zhang Chi was puzzled. Although he knew a fair amount about the Canglan Sect, his knowledge was clearly no match for the Canglan City Lord’s.

"That’s right. Several thousand years ago, our sect possessed a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure and was a behemoth on par with the Beichen Sect!" the Canglan City Lord said with a nod.