Starting From A Fisherman To Cultivate Immortality And Live Forever

Chapter 96: An Opportunity for Offering!

After returning to Jinque City from Xuangui Island, Su Ping enjoyed a bit of peace in the Immortal Gate's territory. Thanks to this period of stability, a large quantity of food from overseas islands and coastal cities was safely transported, greatly alleviating the food crisis in Jinque City. It also saved Su Ping the trouble of going to Water Blue Star to transport food in times of emergency.

However, the response from the management side was that the availability of tempered body medicine packs had decreased again. According to the pharmacists, several cities that were abundant in tempered body medicinal materials had lost contact in the past month. The personnel they sent to investigate had gone missing without a trace.

In addition, the Immortal Sect has not shown any signs of concern. Apart from anxiously waiting like ants on a hot pan, they can only be frustrated by their lack of resources.

Fortunately, Su Ping has now reached the later stage of Body Tempering. The effect of the Body Tempering Medicine Pack has become extremely weak, so he now uses higher quality medicinal products such as Body Tempering Spirit Liquid or Strong Body Paste to assist in his cultivation.

Furthermore, as he reaches the later stage of Qi Refining and Body Tempering, Su Ping gradually realizes that his cultivation progress has slowed down. The progress he has made through his own cultivation in the cave is now greater than the help brought by the elixirs.

Of course, this is also because Su Ping does not have better elixirs.

Qi Refining is an auxiliary material for the later stage of body tempering, and even waste pills are rarely leaked outside.

Su Ping has no way to obtain it and it is also impossible for him to ask someone else to acquire such advanced waste pills.

Qi and Blood Pills can be said to cultivate warriors and fierce beasts.

Even waste pills that can only be used in the later stage of Qi Refining are too eye-catching...

Fortunately, Su Ping is not lacking in this aspect. When Zhou Xuanxiao's alchemy skills are sufficient, everything will be available.

Su Ping is still continuing to purchase ordinary body tempering medicine packs. More of them are handed over to Zhou Xuanxiao for replacement research, which is convenient for cultivating named disciples and also for Su Ping to see if he can rely on quantity to stack quality.

In the second week after completing the task of upgrading the travel shop in the Pot in the Sky.

Let Zhou Xuanxiao, who thought he had completed the first stage of the worldly heart training task, return to the Moon Listening Wind Pavilion to continue farming and alchemy.

After contacting his parents and accidentally witnessing a mysterious phenomenon, Zhou Xuanxiao returned full of enthusiasm.

Especially after discovering that his little companion, the Spirit Communicating Lynx, had also become stronger, he used the abundant spiritual energy in the environment without wasting a second.

This enthusiasm, this subjectivity and initiative.

Even among the outer disciples of the immortal sect, it is quite rare.

In terms of replacing the tempering medicine packets, although the time is short, the progress is quite impressive.

This is mainly because Mr. Huang and the other five named disciples have played a good role as guinea pigs.

They obtained the coveted tempering medicine packets from Dao Ren, completely unaware that these were all modified versions.

Anyway, with the purification elixir in Su Ping's hands, he is not worried that they will go bad.

If things don't work out, wasting one-tenth of the elixir is still worth it to save the unlucky ones!

"Hmm?"

"The Yun family keeps sending letters, they really want to marry their granddaughter to me?"

After Su Ping, who had just finished meeting with Ji Hu from the Lin Yue Villa, received the letter, he was slightly surprised and couldn't help but shake his head.

If he hadn't obtained the fishing game that defied fate, this opportunity would naturally be great for someone like him, a stranger in this land.

But now, there is no need to agree at all.

After thanking them for their kindness in another letter, Su Ping continued reading and learned that the overseas islands had become lively due to the migration of many cultivation family branches.

Several major families even partnered up to establish a market on an island.

This market is not as good as the market in the Nine Leaf Mountain, after all, there is no spiritual vein bonus and no participation from outer disciples.

It looks more like a black market for wandering cultivators.

The things bought and sold naturally have low value.

But it is crowded and attracts people from all directions, and many extraordinary techniques and skills appear due to the cultivation families bringing out their worldly heritage for trading.

It is highly praised by those martial artists who have no hope in cultivation!

Su Ping was surprised when he saw this and thought of something. Instead of going there himself, he summoned two wandering cultivators who had come to join his Lin Yue Villa out of admiration.

These two wandering cultivators were both in their seventies or eighties and were still stuck at the Qi Refining stage.

When the recruitment order from the immortal sect came, after a period of ideological struggle, they saw through their own abilities and chose to give up and instead turned to Su Ping.

Compared to the immortal sect, Su Ping's reputation in the mortal world is much better.

Especially since the refugees here are basically not starving to death.

This made them feel at home and they moved their families near the Golden Sparrow City. They are willing to work for Su Ping in the hope that they can die peacefully in their family estates, and their descendants can continue to receive some protection.

Su Ping brought these two old cultivators over and handed them a storage bag.

The bag didn't contain spirit stones, but various entry-level pills, mostly of medium quality.

All of these are the results of Zhou Xuan's efforts during this period, with a focus on strengthening bones and healing injuries.

The top-grade pills are a bit too much to handle, even Su Ping, who is at a lower level, didn't dare to give them. These middle-grade pills are just right to be exchanged for goods or converted into local currency in the overseas islands' market.

"You should know that I have achieved some accomplishments in body cultivation."

"But as a mere inspector in the mortal world, many cultivation methods can only be explored by myself."

"So I had to find another way, adopting the strengths of various schools of thought, hoping to find a suitable path to further progress."

"When you go to the overseas islands this time to participate in the market, if you encounter techniques that are not in the register but have some merits, you can buy them as long as they are useful."

"If things are done well, I promise that you can all become first-class guest officials of the manor."

After Su Ping made this promise, the two old cultivators didn't hesitate and agreed immediately.

And in their hearts, they resonated with Su Ping's words.

Being a wandering cultivator is not easy, and even being a disciple of the outer sect who is not highly valued is not easy!

If there are no spirit stones, there are no spirit stones. If there are no techniques, there are no techniques. After entering the realm of body cultivation, one still needs to find techniques from other wandering cultivators and warriors to study and learn.

Sigh, everyone... cultivation is not easy!

The old cultivators respectfully left.

Su Ping, however, could feel the excitement of the other party through his divine sense, thinking that he had been moved by his trust.

In such a market, it is undoubtedly focused on martial arts. It is quite difficult to come across self-created techniques that can barely reach the first or second level of Qi Refining.

Su Ping only planned to expand his collection of books.

Who knows, maybe someday a certain technique can be used as a bargaining chip?

Or perhaps by combining the characteristics of certain techniques and medicinal materials, it might be possible to come up with a way to change the medicinal materials into techniques.

After completing all of this, in the afternoon, Su Ping put the medicinal capsules in his mouth, put the storage bag containing weapons in his sleeve, and contracted a portion of his divine sense to the surface of his body, suppressing his cultivation level and turning himself into a fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

At the same time, he slightly released his blood and revealed a slightly stronger blood intensity than when he had just tempered his body.

Su Ping quickly left the Lin Yue Manor and headed to the Lord's Mansion in the Golden Sparrow City to receive orders.

Two days ago, Su Ping learned through the Immortal Gate wooden plaque that the inspector would come today to inspect and collect the offerings for the year.

In the Lord's Mansion, the city lord and the heads of the major families had professional maidservants prepare tea and invited songstresses.

Everyone enjoyed music, watched performances, and drank tea together.

After waiting for a while, they finally heard the sound of the wind whistling through the sky.

A fairy boat over thirty meters long flew over the Golden Sparrow City and began to descend slowly.

On the large square in front of the Lord's Mansion, Su Ping and the city lord and others naturally stood up to greet them.

Su Ping noticed that the familiar person with three swords on his back was not on the deck of the fairy boat this time.

Instead, there was a cold-faced, seemingly icy blue-robed female cultivator.

This female cultivator carried a long spear on her back and swept her gaze over the city lord and others. Even though she noticed that Su Ping had just reached the small achievement of tempering his body, she only paused for a moment before shifting her gaze away.

In her eyes, Su Ping had at most obtained a bit of luck in tempering his body, and there was no need for her to care about someone who was not high above.

In terms of cultivation, Su Ping could feel that he was at a similar level, around the seventh level of Qi Refining, just stepping into the later stage of Qi Refining.

In terms of feeling, his aura was light and his foundation was not solid.

He hadn't even added the benefits of tempering his body and the assistance of his divine sense.

Against such a female cultivator, if both sides didn't have any hidden cards and fought barehanded, Su Ping should be able to handle two or three of them without getting tired!

Plus, he discovered that the other party hadn't actually sensed his true cultivation level. Su Ping felt confident and relaxed as he watched the city lord negotiate with the female cultivator's entourage.

The Red Kite Immortal Sect collects a certain amount of offerings from the mortal cities under its jurisdiction.

If the offerings are not much, they can be exempted or postponed in the event of natural disasters or man-made calamities.

The main purpose is to demonstrate the existence of the Immortal Sect and to motivate the inspector to take advantage of the situation.

It is also one of the benefits that the Immortal Sect defaults to the inspector to intercept a portion of the offerings for their own use.

As the city lord instructed the warriors to transport the spiritual rice, medicinal materials, and various strange items from the warehouse to the deck of the fairy boat, it became clear that the offerings were not much, or rather, it was not much for a mortal city in a year.

Soon, everything was transported onto the fairy boat.

As everyone waited for the inspector to take a break, they accompanied her to eat and drink, or simply bid farewell and leave, a familiar female cultivator appeared by the side of the cold-faced female cultivator.

It was the girl from the Ji family who seemed to have a special spiritual body at the Ascension Ceremony!

At this moment, this female cultivator had already reached the first level of Qi Refining and seemed to be highly valued based on her appearance.

That brand new robe and the accessories on her head are all entry-level magical tools!

When the cold female cultivator turned her head to look at the other person, a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Then, the cold female cultivator looked at the Jia family and whispered something with her lips.

Ji Hu's originally joyful expression gradually became awkward, and his face turned red.

Su Ping, who had divine consciousness, had no intention of eavesdropping.

But unfortunately, Ji Hu was by his side, and the whispering of the cold female cultivator was also leaking into Su Ping's ears.

He could only reluctantly hear the content and understand Ji Hu's feelings.

It turned out that the Ji family girl, who was highly regarded by the Ji family, was actually noticed by an elite disciple of the inner sect after joining the Immortal Ascension Conference.

Moreover, that elite disciple was from a major cultivation family in the Immortal Sect, and could be traced back to a senior elder with deep qualifications.

This was the biggest opportunity in the Ji family girl's life!

It was also the blessing of the Ji family!

Therefore, in order for the Ji family girl to focus on cultivating without distractions, they came this time to sever the connection between the Ji family and her.

Oh, by the way, the Ji family girl no longer has the surname Ji.

From today onwards, she will change her surname to Chunyu!

"Chunyu?" Su Ping trembled slightly, and memories of this surname in the records of the Immortal Sect appeared in his mind.

Indeed, there was an elder named Chunyu in the Red Kite Immortal Sect, but there were quite a few descendants of this Chunyu elder.

If they were not from the direct line, their treatment might be similar to that of the Yun family or the Dongli family, small cultivation families.

However, the other party actually wanted the Ji family girl to change her surname... It seemed that they really valued her bloodline and were planning to marry her into their family?

But they didn't want to marry into the poor relatives of the Golden Sparrow City, so they came up with this plan?

Of course, there was another possibility, that this woman's spiritual body was suitable for certain techniques that severed emotions and desires, and the other party was helping her pave the way.

By having her change her surname and become a member of the Chunyu clan, it was for the sake of reclaiming the investment and making early arrangements in the future!

But no matter which possibility it was, it seemed to have nothing to do with him, the Inspectorate.

Su Ping silently watched as Ji Hu bowed to the Immortal Boat.

Immediately, a storage bag was thrown down by the cold female cultivator and fell at Ji Hu's feet.

"I am Chunyu Qiuyu, and for the next ten years, I should be the Inspectorate here."

"The Chunyu family rewards those who have merit and punishes those who have faults."

"If the Ji family has any merit, you can contact me within ten years."

The cold female cultivator made a promise in front of everyone.

The people around didn't understand the situation and thought that the Ji family girl was being favored by the other party, so they followed suit.

The clan leader couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and bowed to Ji Hu with envy.

Ji Hu smiled bitterly in his heart, but thanked the Inspectorate once again.

The situation was stronger than people, and he had to yield!

At least this cultivator from the Chunyu family didn't give him nothing.

This sentence was equivalent to ten years of protection.

If it were in the past, the Ji family might have been able to develop and grow with this sentence, and it was unknown whether they would be able to succeed the next city lord.

However... Ji Hu looked at his daughter, who lowered her head and dared not look at him, with some worry.

He always felt that this opportunity was too big, and his daughter might not be able to handle it.

And once something happened, he was powerless and had no reason to help.

The Immortal Boat flew to the Ji family's villa in the city, which was also the place where the Ji family girl grew up.

Ji Hu apologized and left, perhaps this was the last time he would see his daughter as the Ji family girl.

From now on, even if they met again, she would be the Tianjiao daughter of the Chunyu family...

Watching everyone leave, Su Ping resisted the urge to eavesdrop on the Ji family and turned back to the Lin Moon Villa to eat fish and cultivate.

When the Immortal Boat turned into a golden light and flew far away.

Su Ping finally activated the Hidden Realm in the pot and disappeared into the cultivation world.

In the sky, on the deck of the Immortal Boat.

The cold female cultivator looked at the Ji family girl with red eyes and said lightly:

"Cry, let out all the accumulated emotions in your heart."

"After this, you won't cry anymore."

"Your physique is most suitable for our clan's supernatural powers."

"When you return to the clan, the clan leader will personally perform bone and blood replacement for you. From then on, you will become a true member of the Chunyu clan!"

"Mm!"

Ji Family's daughter nodded silently, a trace of worry flashing in her heart. But at this point, since she chose to join the Chunyu clan, it seemed that there was no turning back...

...

Water Blue Star, the city of Nielbogad.

In a large villa built quickly using modular construction.

Mr. Huang popped his round head out of the one-meter-deep bathtub and exclaimed, "Comfortable!"

The hot water in the bathtub had long turned cold, and the color had changed from dark green to light green.

Moreover, the water in the tub had been there for over forty-eight hours.

But Mr. Huang still couldn't bear to change the water.

After all, this was the spiritual water soaked from a package of body tempering medicine that he could only get once a week.

He didn't want to repeatedly heat it up and completely extract the medicinal power.

Mr. Huang couldn't bear to change it!

And! If it weren't for the strict reminder from the Rat Daoist that he couldn't drink it, he really wanted to drink it all as his daily drinking water and slowly brew tea with it.

"True cultivation techniques are truly different!"

"With my physique, I already have tendons so quickly."

"Even sleep feels better than ever!"

Looking at himself in the mirror, Mr. Huang felt unprecedentedly healthy and radiant.

This made him feel that the money he spent like water during this period was truly worth it!

Then, looking at the time and remembering what he had to do today, Mr. Huang's face turned serious. He put on formal attire, thought for a moment, took it off, and changed into a custom-made robe.

He then put on a black cloak and wore a mask with a rat pattern.

Only then, full of mystery, did he drive to the temple where the ritual was being held under the cover of night.

In the temple, the mages who worked for free or even paid were waiting respectfully for Mr. Huang's arrival.

"Your efforts are seen by the master, and I see them too."

After entering the back hall of the temple, Mr. Huang skillfully pulled out a tiger skin in front of these mages.

"I know what you all seek, but whether it can be achieved depends on fate."

"I... can only provide you with an opportunity."

After Mr. Huang finished speaking, the mages nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Then they knelt down and raised the golden plates in their hands high.

On the plates were blood samples collected from themselves and trusted relatives and friends.

The mages believed that Mr. Huang could take their blood to the presence of that mysterious master or even deity.

Thus, they would have a chance to be chosen and obtain a true extraordinary inheritance!

Wasn't that what they had been working so hard for during this period?

And Mr. Huang did not lie or deceive these hardworking mages.

After sensing the little scheming in these people, Mr. Huang took advantage of the situation and made them the collectors of blood samples.

This could also be considered a win-win transaction that happened in a foreign land, right?

At the same time, several named disciples were also traveling around, collecting blood samples from different groups of people, hoping to help the Rat Daoist find the burial ground inheritance disciples.

In order to achieve great accomplishments!

After receiving the blood samples respectfully sent by the mages, Mr. Huang silently packed them up and left.

Then Mr. Huang deliberately walked slowly, and when he was about to step over the threshold...

In front of those mages.

Mr. Huang... suddenly disappeared!

This made those mages widen their eyes and once again kneel down and worship!

(End of this chapter)