I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life - Chapter 77: Changes at the Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion (Revised Second Half)
Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Changes at the Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion (Revised Second Half)
Three years ago, when I first arrived at the Spirit Pearl Mountain marketplace, it was the steward of Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion who conveyed Qi Yuan’s message.
This time, it is still him.
“Talisman Master Li, I have been compelled by Shopkeeper Guo to relay this matter. All causes and effects have no connection to me. Please understand,” Steward Zhao greeted with a bow, clearing himself of responsibility.
“No worries!” Li Jizhou slightly raised an eyebrow, having guessed at his intentions based on the way he addressed him.
“Please, Talisman Master Li, hand over the token for the honored guest elder status at Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion.
The exposure of Lu Zhenhua’s embezzlement of the pavilion’s preparedness talismans has led to an in-depth investigation, revealing his acceptance of bribes and irregularity in recording guest elders.
The order from the main pavilion commands that any guest elder accepted by Lu Zhenhua, should they wish to continue enjoying the guest elder privileges, needs to be re-assessed nearby!” Steward Zhao appeared strictly businesslike.
But after delivering the message, he immediately showed a weary expression, shaking his head.
After hearing this, Li Jizhou sighed slightly in his heart, chuckled and shook his head, “No wonder the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill would fail, it’s laughable.”
Immediately, he retrieved the guest elder jade token from his storage bag and handed it to Steward Zhao without any hesitation.
Whether Lu Zhenhua was a scapegoat or was framed, it no longer mattered, as he was merely a pawn in an upper echelon conflict.
As for the clumsy lies, it mattered not if others believed them; all that mattered was whether they themselves did.
Now, it’s a final conclusion.
“Talisman Master Li, also… Shopkeeper Qi seems to have voluntarily resigned from all positions at Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion and probably won’t return! The new shopkeeper is surnamed Guo, rather strict,” Steward Zhao softly reminded.
“Thank you for the information!” Li Jizhou retrieved a mid-level lower-grade talisman worth one spirit stone.
“You’re welcome, Talisman Master Li. Farewell.”
Li Jizhou turned back inside skillfully unchanged.
The path of talismans is set to evolve towards advanced expertise, no longer suitable for bulk creation, rendering Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion meaningless to him.
The guest elder status had become a burden, necessitating annual submission of tier-one middle-level talismans, a waste of time.
He had already planned to cease task submission this year, automatically relinquishing the guest elder status.
While Li Jizhou was indifferent to it, there were some who felt discomfort.
In the ancestral shrine of the Wen family, Wen Xiangdong frowned deeply after reading the token message sent by the juniors from the marketplace, his expression increasingly unpleasant.
“Father, what happened?” Wen Junyuan observed carefully and asked with concern.
“Shopkeeper Qi has left Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion!” Wen Xiangdong replied lightly, then handed the token to Wen Junyuan.
“This… Father, haven’t your efforts of the past years gone to waste?” Wen Junyuan thought about Qi Yuan’s mature body, feeling somewhat angry.
Wen Xiangdong looked at him calmly, “In our cultivation, the most important thing is our nature; how can you be so impetuous? Besides, I’m not even enraged, what are you angry about?”
Wen Junyuan shuddered instantly and hurriedly said, “Father, your teaching is right, I realize my mistake, it’s just… I feel a sense of dissatisfaction for your sake.”
“Forget it, what’s past is past; don’t dwell on it, don’t bring it up. Go prepare a congratulatory gift, later accompany me to congratulate the new Shopkeeper Guo!” Wen Xiangdong waved his hand.
“Yes!” Wen Junyuan nodded.
Shortly after Wen Junyuan left, five Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Wen family gathered.
“Greetings, Ancestor!”
The leader, an elder of Wen Xiangdong’s grandfather’s generation, bore white hair and youthful features. He was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Over the years, it was he who had held the family together, allowing the Wen family to grow strong with five Foundation Establishment cultivators, whispering the hope of becoming the leading cultivator family in the region!
Should stable management persist for centuries, once the family produces a Core Formation cultivator, they shall rise like the Wang family to be a top-tier noble family!
“Everyone, time waits for no one. The Wang family follows the Golden Sun Sect coveting the treasure vault of the Inverted Mountain, yet distracted by remnants of the Yu family, leaving them unmindful of us.
Seize this opportunity, our Wen family must take the crucial step in development.
Otherwise, with five Foundation Establishment cultivators, it merely sounds impressive, yet difficult to sustain!” The two-hundred-year-old ancestor of the Wen family spoke.
“We obey the ancestor’s decree!” All four subsequent foundation establishment juniors bowed.
“Firstly, the conflict at Inverted Mountain won’t conclude quickly; the real bitter warfare has yet to begin, and pills will increasingly be in short supply. Promptly expand the pill industry.
Secondly, Spirit Pearl Mountain marketplace is the key to our ambition of joining the first class; complete the assimilation within a hundred years!
Thirdly, dispatch people to the Inverted Mountain in response to Golden Sun Sect’s call, and make sure we catch their attention.” After the ancestor finished speaking, he turned away.
——
With the Wen family’s ancestral directive issued,
Soon after, external conflicts arose.
In this world of intense competition over resources, any faction’s rise was backed by a mountain of corpses and seas of blood.
A general’s success comes at the cost of countless lives!
However, all this was unrelated to Li Jizhou.
Amid the external chaos and myriad schemes, he remained in his small courtyard, continuing his leisurely cultivation.
A year later,
With the growing conflict at Inverted Mountain, the medicines he had stockpiled began to yield profits ceaselessly.
Additionally, with the support of his honored guest elder status at Miaodan Tower, profits exceeded expectations by another ten percent.
No longer did he need to worry about spirit stones.
As for talismans, he ceased wasting time on low-tier talismans, now only creating high-grade exquisite talismans to keep in reserve.
Moreover, his relaxed life of cultivation had welcomed a new pastime.
One day, Li Jizhou sat up pleasantly from his bed, ready to begin his day’s cultivation.
A delicate hand stretched from behind him, an arm wrapped around his waist.
“Brother Ji…”
Li Jizhou smiled slightly, gently caressed the hand, turned to softly advise, “Today, take a good rest, continue alchemy tomorrow.”
Behind him on the bed, a graceful figure lay, curves alluring, covered in sheer fabric, welts barely visible on a rounded derrière.
Just as he set her hand aside, a long leg entwined around him again.
“Brother Ji, I’m not tired…”
“Hahaha, everything has its limits, we pursue the Dao in cultivation, not indulgence without restraint.” Li Jizhou laughed as he removed her leg.
She was none other than the Yang family’s eldest daughter, Yang Yuyan!
A year ago, perhaps inspired by Huang Yueshang, or perhaps acting on impulse.
Since that day, she no longer restrained her feelings for Li Jizhou.
Subsequently, during their pill skill trainings, Yang Yuyan finally expressed her desire without the need for everlasting affection.
And she clearly informed Li Jizhou that she vowed to uphold her family, not marrying anyone.
At this stage, Li Jizhou could no longer reject.
Two single persons, a perfect match.
Throughout the year, every corner of the courtyard bore battle scars.
And Guagua always got forcibly removed from the courtyard, forbidden from watching.
Sometimes, it wasn’t just evicted from the courtyard; Li Jizhou personally took it to the marketplace’s gate, allowing it to explore outside the marketplace.
Within the marketplace, Foundation Establishment cultivators guard it, though Guagua had advanced to a tier-one late-stage spirit beast, with innate divine ability of earth escape.
Still, there remained a possibility of detection.
Li Jizhou sent Guagua outside the marketplace, not without purpose,
but to investigate the existence of anomalous fire beneath the Wen family’s Spiritual Bamboo Garden.
Yet, unfortunately, the internal Spiritual Bamboo Garden had newly constructed a tier-two array and was guarded by Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Wen family, making Guagua unable to enter.
So far, accurate news remained undiscovered.
Compared to those relic domains, the Wen family’s Spiritual Bamboo Garden posed a low-risk, the main concern being the Wen family’s five Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Anomalous fire determined the grade of pill fire, impacting the quality of future pill refinement, breaking the barrier caused by the main cultivation of Evergreen Skill delaying his fire attribute technique.
However, learning from the strange occurrences at Thunder Spirit Crystal Ore, he refrained from taking risks, merely waiting patiently.
If opportunity arose, he would act swiftly; if otherwise, he would completely forget it.
Nevertheless, during this period, he made preparations.
Based on relevant information from a past life, he had commenced crafting high-grade exquisite talismans for capturing anomalous fire, refining auxiliary herbs needed for fusing anomalous fire.
Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com
