Chapter 2445: Underestimation

Chapter 2445: Chapter 2445: Underestimation

If Qianhe Zhenye’s pill formula is truly perfected and successfully refined, then... to what extent will Hongmeng Pill Tower’s influence reach?

Even Jing Yan, at this moment, cannot imagine the waves it will stir.

The appearance of Qianhe Zhenye as an elixir will drive countless cultivators crazy, regardless of their realm. Who wouldn’t want their Divine Soul Body purity to be higher? The purity of the Divine Soul Body has the most direct impact on a cultivator’s path; how far a cultivator can go on their path is directly influenced by the purity of their Divine Soul Body.

Furthermore, this impact is not only reflected in breakthroughs of realms but also in cultivating skills and understanding Taoist skills.

Of course, once Qianhe Zhenye appears, Jing Yan and Hongmeng City will inevitably face tremendous impact. Many cultivators and factions will want to claim such an elixir for themselves. In response, Jing Yan needs to be well-prepared. Fortunately, Jing Yan’s combat power is very strong, and he can easily kill those ordinary Immortal Venerable Peak practitioners. It can be said that if Jing Yan did not have such powerful strength, he wouldn’t dare to make Qianhe Zhenye public even if he managed to refine it.

"It seems... we’re heading into a dead end."

"Just a little more to perfect this Pill Formula, and once it’s perfected, I can start refining. I’ve simulated many times, and the process of perfecting should have no errors, so after perfecting the formula, the possibility of successfully refining the pill is high. But this last obstacle remains insurmountable," Jing Yan felt quite helpless.

"If it really doesn’t work, I’ll have to attempt refining first. During the process of refining Qianhe Zhenye, I might find the answer. The problem is, although Qianhe Zhenye is a Divine Pill, the required materials are not ordinary." Jing Yan’s eyes flickered.

The Divine Grass needed to refine Qianhe Zhenye mostly relates to the Divine Soul and is costly. Each failure would result in significant losses, and refining before the formula is perfected offers almost no chance of success.

Jing Yan paused perfecting the Qianhe Zhenye pill formula.

"Pause for a few days! Yes, just pause for three days. If there’s still no inspiration after three days, then I’ll attempt to refine Qianhe Zhenye," Jing Yan thought to himself.

He left the room and then exited the City Lord Mansion.

After thirty years of development, Hongmeng City is no longer as desolate as it used to be.

Cultivators on the streets of Hongmeng City are unending, and the shops on either side of the streets are numerous. Although there are still quite a few vacancies, it presents a thriving scene. Over these thirty years, Hongmeng City’s Guard has recruited quite a few cultivators with decent strength. Shi Tianshuo and his team have been competent; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to lead one robber organization after another back then. With them handling these tasks, Jing Yan need not worry too much. Jing Yan just instructed them to strictly screen new cultivators to prevent spies from other factions from infiltrating.

Shi Tianshuo and his team performed well; only when they are unsure and the opposing party is exceptionally strong do they report to Jing Yan, allowing the City Lord to personally make judgments.

Jing Yan walked along the streets and unconsciously arrived at Hongmeng Pill Tower.

Business at Hongmeng Pill Tower has always been booming. Although after applying a 2% discount on pill sales at Hongmeng Pill Tower, Pill Towers from other factions have also reduced their prices to some extent, their pill quality can hardly compare to those from Hongmeng Pill Tower.

After being guided by Jing Yan in Alchemy Dao, Xing Enyang and his team have seen a significant improvement in the quality of their pill refining, reaching a higher level than before. Thus, even if the pills at Hongmeng Pill Tower are sold at higher prices, adventurers and cultivators are more inclined to purchase pills from Hongmeng Pill Tower.

The upper floor of Pill Tower.

"Xinxin." Jing Yan suddenly entered the room where Xinxin was.

Xinxin was sorting through some of the Pill Tower’s accounts and only lifted her head upon hearing Jing Yan’s voice.

"What are you busy with?" Jing Yan walked over.

"Some accounts, just organizing them a bit," Xinxin replied to Jing Yan with a smile. ℯℯ𝘭.

"These tasks should be left to others to handle. Xinxin, you should focus your energy on cultivation." Jing Yan said.

Currently, Xinxin Pill Tower has a fairly comprehensive management layer, so she doesn’t need to personally sort and verify accounts; she just needs to occasionally look them over.

"I won’t exhaust all my energy here; my cultivation hasn’t been neglected," Xinxin smiled even more.

"That’s good! That’s good!" Jing Yan grinned.

"Has there been any trouble lately? Has the Eight Gods Pill Sect made any moves?" Jing Yan asked.

Since the opening of Hongmeng Pill Tower, the Eight Gods Pill Sect has refrained from making any big moves, although they’re not without small ones. For instance, the Eight Gods Pill Sect occasionally sent spies to gather intelligence in Hongmeng City or bought some pills from Hongmeng Pill Tower. The high quality of Xinxin Pill Tower’s pills puzzled the Eight Gods Pill Sect, so it’s only natural they took some back for study.

It’s not only the Eight Gods Pill Sect; several other factions primarily dealing in pill business have sent people to Hongmeng City to gather information.

"So far, they haven’t caused any trouble. The Eight Gods Pill Sect knows our Jing Yan, the City Lord, isn’t easy to mess with," Xinxin flashed her teeth and said.

"Haha, Xinxin, you’ve underestimated their strength. The Eight Gods Pill Sect is a powerful force that isn’t afraid of me. If I’m not mistaken, they probably find Hongmeng City unworthy of mobilizing a full-scale siege. The Eight Gods Pill Sect is formidable, but they also have many enemies in Kunling Heaven." Jing Yan shook his head. "Similarly, the Golden Toad Commerce chose to compromise for this reason."

"That’s because they don’t fully grasp your strength; they might assume you’re merely a regular Immortal Venerable Peak cultivator," Xinxin raised her chin and said.

Golden Toad Commerce, Eight Gods Pill Sect, and many other factions indeed believe Jing Yan is at Immortal Venerable Peak or a particularly strong Immortal Venerable Peak cultivator. Killing Jing Yan presents some difficulty for them. But for now, they certainly won’t know that Jing Yan’s strength far exceeds their imagination.

"Well, for now just let them keep underestimating us, and we’ll seize the time to grow stronger. Currently, Hongmeng City is still a bit fragile." Jing Yan nodded and said.

Jing Yan has never been lax about improving his realm, and at present, he is almost ready to reach the Late-stage Venerable Immortal Realm. With another small realm enhancement, his strength will significantly increase again.

Jing Yan also has to be cautious, as there are Immortal Emperors who frequently reside in the Heavenly Domain of Kunling Heaven. The formidable strength of Immortal Emperors remains vivid in Jing Yan’s memory. Currently, he is far from being able to confront an Immortal Emperor head-on.