Chapter 520 - 681 : Three years

Three years hurriedly passed.

The Jianyi family's industries expanded greatly.

Whether spiritual rice or spirit fish, their quality was top-tier in Yunxi Town, and they were deeply liked by the people of Yunxi Town.

However, while the Jianyi family expanded greatly, they naturally could not avoid occupying other people's interests.

After all, there were only so many spiritual fields, and Cloud Lake was only so large.

The Yuan, Hua, Fang, and Jianyi families completely divided Cloud Lake equally. The Jianyi family occupied the southern area.

At this time, several fish farmers were feeding spirit fish here.

They were chatting idly. "Old Li, your labor contract with the Jianyi family is about to expire, right? Do you plan to renew it later?"

"Naturally." Old Li turned his head and smiled. "The Jianyi family's treatment is the most generous among all the families of Yunxi Town, and they are also very easy to get along with.

"As long as we do our best to complete our work, they will not harshly blame us, nor will they deduct spirit stones without reason.

"Moreover, relying on this employment relationship, we can obtain a five percent discount at the Jianyi Trading Company.

"In a short three years, with my mixed spiritual root aptitude, my cultivation has risen by one level and reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

"I even plan to buy a low-grade Realm-Breaking Pill from the Jianyi Trading Company after some time and break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining!

"Only a fool would not renew!

"No, wait. Brother Cheng, could it be that you have other thoughts?

"Recently, some families aligned with the Yuan and Fang families seem to be poaching the Jianyi family's manpower."

Old Cheng chuckled. "Of course not. I only asked casually."

"After all, with the Jianyi family's great expansion, Yunxi Town is gradually becoming less peaceful. Although we are only hired fish farmers, if war truly breaks out, we will also be dragged in."

"Old Cheng, you plan to leave?" Old Li frowned. Then he fell silent for a while and sighed slightly. "But with our aptitude and strength, it is too hard to survive in the immortal cultivation world.

"To encounter a master family like the Jianyi family is truly rare. If we leave now, and later want to enter the Jianyi family again, I estimate there will not be the slightest hope.

"I heard that the Jianyi family's recruitment is becoming stricter and stricter. Anyone who enters must pass the formation's heart-questioning.

"Qi Refining cultivators simply cannot resist the heart-questioning. If they harbor other thoughts, they may even be executed on the spot."

After pausing, he seemed to make up his mind and said, "I believe in the Jianyi family. Their potential far surpasses the other three families."

"Forget it. Up to you," Old Cheng said. "In any case, in a few days, I plan to leave when my contract expires and seek a living in another town."

There were no few spirit farmers in the same situation.

Some stayed, and some who smelled danger left.

However, most stayed.

At this moment,

The Jianyi Trading Company was holding an auction today.

The auction was on the fourth floor. Those attending the auction did not go upstairs from inside, but followed an external staircase directly to the auction venue.

This was the Jianyi family's first auction in Yunxi Town, so they took out no few good items.

Among them, several Beauty-Preserving Pills attracted many Foundation Establishment female cultivators from the Tiancang Seven Cities and the three Tiancang sects.

Among the other pills, there were also no few rare pills such as Divine Will Pills and Chongxu Pills.

The finale pill was a Qinghua Pill.

As soon as news of this pill spread, it attracted many Foundation Establishment completion cultivators whose lifespans were approaching their limits.

Increasing lifespan by thirty years was enough to drive them mad.

As for magic artifacts, the auction items were mainly magic artifacts and magic artifact sets.

All of them came from Jianyi Deling's hands.

Now that three years had passed, she also had her own exclusive title—Master Ling!

The path of artifact patterns had further broadened her artifact refining path.

Because of the Fate talent Thousand Hammerings, Hundred Refinements, Jianyi Deling had an extremely high success rate when crafting artifact-pattern magic artifacts.

However, she had always remembered Wentian's teachings. Even toward her own master, Firecloud Perfected One, she had not completely revealed everything.

In front of him, she only displayed a forty to fifty percent success rate for artifact-pattern magic artifacts.

An ordinary top-grade magic artifact set was no weaker than an ordinary talisman treasure, while a top-grade magic artifact set fully engraved with artifact patterns had even more astonishing power.

However, the material requirements were also higher.

At the very least, they needed mid-rank peak materials to withstand it.

If it was not a set magic artifact, then there was no such restriction.

Because of Jianyi Deling's reputation and the quality of her magic artifacts, her magic artifacts were now sought after by the various families. There were even imitations of her magic artifacts in the Tiancang Seven Cities.

Unfortunately, those counterfeiters could only imitate Jianyi Deling's exclusive mark to seventy or eighty percent.

Although the true mark was only engraved with the ancient character "Ling," once magic power was injected, it would turn into a feather. When not in use, it would turn back into the ancient character.

This was only a small method, but so far, it had not been cracked.

Firecloud Valley.

"Master, this time is my Jianyi family's first auction. Grandfather invites you to go and oversee it. May you?" Jianyi Deling cupped her fists toward Firecloud Perfected One.

"If it were anyone else, unless the auction had materials Master wanted, I would be too lazy to go. But since this is Little Ling'er's request, Master will naturally satisfy it."

He had seen Jianyi Deling's hard work over the past three years.

Although more than half of her energy had been spent learning and practicing artifact patterns with him, she also cultivated several hours every day without fail.

Now, she was also at the late stage of the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, not far from Foundation Establishment completion.

"Many thanks, Master." Jianyi Deling's face showed joy.

"Do not be in a hurry to thank me. For the next half year, you must cultivate with all your strength and reach Foundation Establishment completion as soon as possible. Master has obtained a quota for you to enter the Tiancang Secret Realm."