Dao Companions Help Me Live Forever

Chapter 231: The Beast Tide Subsides, Cultivation Base Makes Great Progress

Time flies by.

Since Yu Xian successfully cultivated the first rank Gold Core Divine Ability, most of the pressure has been lifted. He fulfilled his promise and stayed in the house rented in Danwang Street as Sun Dan's disciple, spending his days leisurely with his two dao companions.

Occasionally, they would go out to enjoy the local customs and appreciate the local art with a critical eye.

It turns out that the more chaotic the world, the higher the probability of producing artists.

He would occasionally hear about the romantic affairs of certain individuals.

The great achievements of the Datong Society cannot be ignored.

If it weren't for the Datong Society's efforts in improving the overall quality of high-rank cultivators in Wangshu Prefecture, the current peaceful environment in Wangshu Prefecture would not exist. This peace has attracted numerous cultivators to migrate here, resulting in a flourishing city.

Under the impetus of Spirit Stones, Chu Fuzhu, with his evergreen treasure sword, led the Demon Suppression Army, which had a continuous stream of fresh recruits, to appear on the front lines of the beast tide, personally killing no less than a dozen Demon Kings with his own hands.

In just three years, there have been no reports of large-scale demonic disturbances in Wangshu Prefecture. Only sporadic demonic beasts occasionally enter the territory and are quickly eradicated.

Wangshu Prefecture has basically returned to its order before the beast tide occurred.

However, the Demon Suppression Army has temporarily fallen into an embarrassing situation where there are no more demons to eliminate.

Seeing that the military expenses of the Demon Suppression Army were exceeding the budget, Chu Fuzhu, who had to pay out of his own pocket, made a decisive decision. He mobilized his connections and began to transform the Demon Suppression Army into a mercenary force.

Through his connections in the sect, he quickly received employment from several neighboring prefectures to clear out demonic beasts within their territories and restore production as soon as possible.

This is not to say that the overall strength of cultivators in Wangshu Prefecture far exceeds that of neighboring prefectures.

It's just that Wangshu Prefecture has the existence of the Datong Society, a freak like them.

This allows Chu Fuzhu's Demon Suppression Army to have a very cheap and high-quality source of middle and high-rank cultivators.

As for the high-rank cultivators in other prefectures, they are basically independent and focus on their own affairs. It is too difficult for them to unite and work together.

After all, once they unite, there will inevitably be leaders and subordinates, with some people fighting on the front lines and others enjoying the benefits in the rear...

If these things are discussed carelessly, they might end up fighting each other.

With Chu Fuzhu's Chu family cultivators and several allied families as the core, supplemented by the high-quality cannon fodder provided by the Datong Society, the Demon Suppression Army naturally has the upper hand.

However, the casualty rate of Rogue Cultivators has increased.

But these casualty rates did not scare people. On the contrary, they felt it was only natural. If they didn't take this risk, they would not deserve what they have gained.

In the face of elusive dreams, countless cultivators are willing to spend their life savings to participate in the Datong Society's great love project and take a chance.

In reality, what they fear more is not having the opportunity to take a chance.

The reputation of the Datong Society spread as the Demon Suppression Army fought battles in the north and south, especially among the Rogue Cultivators.

Gradually, everyone began to think that they had a chance to break through in Wangshu Prefecture.

Instead of waiting for opportunities in vain, it would be better to save Spirit Stones early and participate in the Datong Society's great love project.

It doesn't matter if they don't win in a year.

Waiting for ten or twenty years, there will always be a chance.

During this period, they can also do other things.

And their activities naturally contributed to the prosperity of Wangshu Prefecture. For a while, housing prices in Wangshu Prefecture rose significantly.

Among them, the most popular was the Datong Society's Great Love Garden project.

It is said that buying a house in the Great Love Garden increases the chances of being selected.

A false rumor caused the property prices in the Great Love City to rise by more than thirty percent in a short period of time.

The dragon slayer eventually becomes a dragon.

In his previous life, Yu Xian, who had been harvested in various ways and played the role of a cabbage, once again gained resources from several pseudo-Dan-level cultivators.

In the blink of an eye.

The beast tide has lasted for eight years, and the first group of Demonic Beasts that attacked the Xuan Yang Realm have now given birth to several litters of cubs.

Many Demon Kings have started to retreat to the demonic veins, while others have hidden in the old forest, occupying the land and refusing to leave.

Of course, more Demonic Beasts have died at the hands of Human Cultivators.

The ground is covered in demonic blood, and the intense resentment rises to the sky. It won't be long before several Ghost Emperors and Demonic Monsters will appear in the Xuan Yang Realm.

And within the city walls of the Wangshu Mansion, there were no longer many people discussing the situation of the beast tide.

Instead, everyone was more enthusiastic about discussing the novel projects launched by the Datong Association.

The first one to be promoted was the well-known "Great Love" project.

With interest-free loans supporting thousands of Foundation Building cultivators to successfully break through, as well as nearly a hundred False Core cultivators, it became the undisputed number one hot topic.

The popularity of the Great Love Garden even gave birth to the first group of cultivators who made a fortune by speculating on real estate, changing the fate of many people.

It was difficult to find a room in the Great Love Garden, and once someone put their house up for sale, there would immediately be someone to take over.

Everyone firmly believed that the price of houses would continue to rise.

There was also the Datong Hundred Arts, which had deeply ingrained itself in people's minds with its most cost-effective brand image.

Now, the mid-to-low-end cultivation products in the city, from Magic Power, spiritual food, to spiritual pills, Magical Items, were almost monopolized by the Datong Hundred Arts.

It was as if anyone who didn't use a Datong brand product was falling behind the times.

The clothing, food, housing, transportation, and various cultivation arts of cultivators were all influenced by the Datong Association, and they were sure to make a handsome profit from it.

There was no way around it. With ample funding from the Great Love project and a harmonious relationship with the Lord's Mansion on the surface, no one dared to compete with the Datong Association for what it wanted.

The only options left for others were to either join or slowly perish.

Yu Xian, who had some free time,

Yu Xian, who had confidence,

Yu Xian, who had experienced various forms of exploitation in his past life,

Coupled with the unprecedented prosperity of the Wangshu Mansion, which served as a good experimental base for exploiting others, it created an extremely abnormal monster.

...

"Is this the Wangshu Mansion?"

As the beast tide gradually subsided, Chu Fuzhu, who had nothing to do, quietly returned to his city, but he felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

Standing in the clouds, he could see from afar a huge painting of a beautiful woman.

She was carved on the city wall and had almost become the symbol of the Wangshu Mansion.

She was a woman who resembled a fairy from the Moon Palace, with a clear and cold gaze that made people dare not have any disrespectful thoughts.

The woman held her heart in her hands, supporting a golden sun, and inside the sun was engraved with a sentence - "Datong Association, in the name of love, fulfills your dreams."

Just by looking at the woman's face, she seemed to be in the clouds, untouchable.

But with this gesture and the abrupt words, she seemed to have fallen into the mortal world, adding a touch of earthiness.

Chu Fuzhu almost spewed out a mouthful of old blood.

"Who the hell did this?!"

Because the woman in the painting was none other than his beloved daughter, Chu Yanran.

The old butler by his side came forward to greet him and said with joy, "Sir, this is Miss!"

"I know this is Yanran, I'm asking you who did this!"

Chu Fuzhu took a deep breath, suppressing his anger.

His daughter, Chu Yanran, had actually become so prominent and was even carved on the city wall for people to admire.

Who were the people usually hung on the city wall?

They were either wanted criminals or those sentenced to death.

The old butler finally noticed the anger in the Lord's eyes, but for a moment, he couldn't understand. After all, he had been living in the city for a long time, and the image of the spokesperson had already deeply ingrained itself in people's minds.

"Sir, what's wrong? Miss is now the spokesperson for the Datong Association's Great Love project. Look at how beautiful she is in this painting. Now everyone knows her name and praises her for her beauty and kindness. They all say that she will be able to carry on the Chu family's legacy in the future."

Chu Fuzhu finally understood. This was probably another trick played by President Bai.

"Why didn't I know about this? The Datong Association wants to use my daughter's image, and I, as her father, am the last one to know."

He asked calmly, but there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

Over the years, leading the army to fight in the east and west, he had already honed his once-prepared true transmission to its peak once again.

The butler swallowed his saliva, feeling as if he were standing in front of a ferocious beast, unable to breathe.

"Master, you are busy with military affairs outside. Miss said that these trivial matters should not disturb you, so as not to distract you."

The master of the Chu Mansion smiled, his face filled with coldness.

"My daughter, Chu Tianxing, has been hung on the wall like this, for people to admire. Well done, it seems I need to have a good chat with President Bai."

The butler weakly interjected,

"Master, the Da Tong Society gave Miss Spirit Stones, saying it's an endorsement fee."

"Is my daughter, Chu Tianyun, someone who can be bought with a few Spirit Stones?"

The master of the Chu Mansion stared at the painting on the wall, about to destroy it.

"One million Spirit Stones!"

The butler quickly added,

"How much?!"

The master of the Chu Mansion thought that giving a few tens of thousands of Spirit Stones would be enough, after all, it was just a painting and nothing had really happened to his daughter.

As for his daughter's reputation,

Three marriages, three dead husbands, and a reputation that meant nothing.

Considering the amount of Spirit Stones involved...

The master of the Chu Mansion gradually calmed down.

"Per year."

The butler added.

The master of the Chu Mansion was momentarily stunned, then suddenly smiled and commented,

"Who is the painter? He did a great job portraying my daughter. I will reward him generously."

Giving a few tens of thousands of Spirit Stones would be an insult, but one million Spirit Stones showed sincere cooperation. If it was added to every year, then it would be a major benefactor and should not be offended.

The more the master of the Chu Mansion looked, the more satisfied he became.

Indeed, she was his daughter, able to earn so many Spirit Stones just by showing her face.

As a father, he worked so hard outside, and after deducting expenses, he only received three to five million Spirit Stones a year.

Now that there were no more demons to eliminate, he didn't know how much his share from the Da Tong Society would be reduced.

Now it seemed that President Bai understood how to conduct himself.

Although there was suspicion of forcibly involving his daughter in the society, considering the one million Spirit Stones per year, he sincerely hoped that the Da Tong Society could support them for a few more years.

"Let's go, follow me into the city. I want to see what kind of place the Shu Mansion has become during the years I was away."

The master of the Chu Mansion landed with a great mood and entered the city with the butler.

...

Pfft!

The message talisman in his hand turned to ashes. Yu Xian, who was lying in the courtyard sunbathing, touched his chin.

"The master of the Chu Mansion actually came back and even wants to invite me to dinner. It seems the beast tide is about to end."

"Unfortunately, my cultivation base is still far from the Nascent Soul Realm, otherwise I could go and learn from the Golden Peng Demon Emperor."

Now, all he could do was wait for the next beast tide.

Yu Xian's eyes flickered, and a green panel appeared in his field of vision.

[Name: Yu Xian]

[Cultivation Base: Gold Core late stage (6.46 million/11 million)]

[Dao Companion: Yulan, Luo Han (2/3)]

"Since the successful cultivation of the first-rank Gold Core Divine Ability, there is no room for improvement in the Gold Core Divine Ability. There is no such thing as a superior Divine Ability."

"I originally wanted to use this opportunity to comprehend the Blood Devil Technique from the Blood Sea Demon Technique, after all, a top-tier cultivation technique can help me cultivate faster."

"I didn't expect that by accident, I would abandon the Heavenly Dao insights contained in the Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi and convert them all into Cultivation Base points, resulting in a tenfold increase."

In seven years, he had steadily provided twelve Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi each year, averaging one per month. For someone like him who had undergone soul sublimation, it was no longer a burden.

Instead, it can provide me with over one million cultivation points.

For those true geniuses, even if it's just a hundred thousand cultivation points, it would only be their progress in cultivation for a year or so.

Exchanging half a year's progress in cultivation for one Heavenly Dao enlightenment is seen as a waste and squandering of resources by those true geniuses.

But for someone like me with poor aptitude and the ability to exploit the loopholes in the Heavenly Dao, it is the most suitable option."

"Although the rank of the Cultivation Technique has not been upgraded, the high-rank Blood Devil technique is already enough for me to cultivate to the late stage of the Gold Core realm.

After I truly break through the Nascent Soul realm, I can then deduce the Cultivation Technique.

Others who cultivate this demonic technique can only go to the Demon Realm to seek the follow-up Cultivation Technique and may fall into the traps that the Cultivation Technique may contain.

But I have a cheat.

In other words, I don't need the follow-up Blood Sea demonic technique at all. I can still forcefully break through the realm.

As for the delay in cultivating the Divine Ability, I have no regrets. Instead, I have gained a great advantage.

After all, even if I convert everything into cultivation points, forty-five Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi is only four million and five hundred thousand cultivation points, which is the limit to push me to the late stage of the Gold Core realm.

Instead, I now control a first-rank Gold Core Divine Ability and have obtained Nascent Soul Divine Sense in advance, making me much stronger than someone in the late stage of the Gold Core realm who only controls a ninth-rank Divine Ability.

The former is a genius, a monster, while the latter is just a Gold Core trash."

Yu Xian silently calculated and figured out the time it would take for his future breakthrough.

If everything goes smoothly without any accidents, he still needs about fifteen years to break through the Nascent Soul realm.

But accidents are impossible.

After all, the scale of Wangshu Mansion is limited. Even if he uses the reputation of the Demon Extermination Army to attract investment, he can only attract a portion of Rogue Cultivators.

For those true aristocratic families who truly control the land, the gimmicks of the Great Unity Meeting are not very attractive.

His rapid cultivation base improvement is based on overdrawing the potential of the lower levels of Wangshu Mansion.

But he has almost exhausted all the resources.

Now there are more and more cultivators waiting for the lottery in the Great Unity Meeting, and the necessary expenses are increasing.

If it weren't for him creating various projects and seizing opportunities to snatch profits from the local forces of Wangshu Mansion, the Great Unity Meeting would have long been unable to sustain itself.

After all, no matter how much money he earns, he can't withstand the annual fixed investment of twelve Rogue Gold Cores and the purchase of millions of Spirit Stones for Demonic Beasts.

Plus, without the business of the Beast Tide, who knows what Chu Fuzhu's thoughts will be without the extra income.

However, Yu Xian is not worried at all. He is even looking forward to it.

"Chu Fuzhu, be bolder. I have obtained so many Spirit Stones. Aren't you angry at all? Hurry up and make a move against me.

Otherwise, how can I have a reason to kill you and use your wealth to help me break through the Nascent Soul realm."

This fat pig Chu Fuzhu, he has been raising him for many years.

Of course, if Chu Fuzhu is kind-hearted and honest, he has no reason to make a move against him.

Instead, the two can continue to cooperate and spread the glory of the Great Unity Meeting to more places, benefiting more people.

Maybe, with his support in the future, Chu Fuzhu can also have a breakthrough after breaking through the Nascent Soul realm and become the Sect Leader of a generation.

After all, Chu Fuzhu is a legitimate direct disciple of the Xuan Yang Sect.

However...

Yu Xian knows that this is impossible.

No one would leave a big piece of fat meat untouched.

He is raising Chu Fuzhu, but Chu Fuzhu is also raising him.

After so many years, Chu Fuzhu probably has figured out some of the truth about the Great Unity Meeting.

At that time, it will depend on whose knife is faster and sharper.

Moreover, after being earned so many Spirit Stones by the Great Unity Meeting in recent years, those local forces have long been unable to bear it and are waiting for an opportunity.

Chu Fuzhu's return is an opportunity.

...

It was night.

Yu Xian didn't hide at all and walked confidently into Yan Garden, starting his third formal meeting with Chu Fuzhu, attracting the attention of many people in the dark.

(End of this chapter)