Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Xu Yang had a deeper understanding about this era after his conversation with the Little Official, Li Wang.
The Mystical Continent was divided into nine continents. Each continent had an area so huge that it was unimaginable. Lin Yuan City where they were located belonged to the most eastern Ying Continent.
The three strongest kingdoms on the Ying Continent were the Sea-Cloud Kingdom, Hard-Mountain Kingdom and Heaven-Land Kingdom. Each country had a territory of hundreds of millions of miles, and governed dozens of servant nations.
As for the Dong Lai Kingdom, it was just one of the servant nations of the Sea-Cloud Kingdom that was located furthest east, facing the Eastern Sea.
The world now was the same as the future era in which only the stronger ones could earn respect. Once a Mystical Cultivator reached the realm of a Mystical Lord, they would generally choose to be an officer and manage a city. They could use the resources produced from the city to accelerate their cultivation.
If one had reached the realm of a Mystical King, one could seek the reward to manage a nation from one of the major kingdoms. Of course, most of the prosperous areas were ruled by someone. If there were no help from others, a new Mystical King could only get a barren land.
It should be noted that this kind of award was not hereditary. Taking Lord Lin Yuan, Li Zhouping, as an example, he advanced into the realm of a Mystical Lord in his fifties. He went to Dong Lai City to accept the award. He was nicknamed Lord Lin Yuan and was sent to manage Lin Yuan City. His fief would be taken back once Li Zhou Ping turned older, and if the Li family did not have a second Mystical Lord to succeed him. The Dong Lai Kingdom’s emperor would appoint another Mystical Lord to rule Lin Yuan City.
The foundation of the Li family was not strong enough although they seemed to be thriving. The Li family was unlike the three deep-rooted families that had been developing in Lin Yuan City for hundreds of years. Once the Li family loses its power, it was likely to be attacked by other factions. After all, the wealth accumulated in the governor’s manor for decades had definitely made the other families jealous.
The two of them walked about while talking. They reached a quiet area bordered by peach and willow trees after a while. It was a summer house with a stone table and two stone chairs. They sat opposite each other.
Li Feng was soon back and he brought along with him a silk book.
Li Wang took the silk book from him and sighed softly, “Xu Yang, you should take a look at this.”
“Sweet-Splendor Wood, Four-Phase Fruit, Withered Spirit Vine…” Xu Yang read out the name of Spirit Herbs on the silk book and his face turned somber.
“Little Official, this is a Grade-4 Spirit Elixir’s recipe. If I am right, this Spirit Elixir should have an effect of prolonging life.” Xu Yang recognized it as a Grade-4 Spirit Elixir, the Life-Extension Elixir, at one glance. However, he made an assumption instead of showing that he knew about it…
Li Wang’s eyes lit up and he complimented Xu Yang, “You are indeed an Alchemy genius who is highly perceptive to medicine. You’re right. This is the recipe for the Life-Extension Elixir.”
“Although the Life-Extension Elixir has an amazing effect of extending life, it is only effective on ordinary people.” Xu Yang continued to pretend to be confused, “Why are you asking me about this recipe?”
“To be honest.” Li Wang said with a sigh. “My grandfather, Lord Lin Yuan, is now eighty years old. He is getting weaker and his life span seems to be shortening. It would be a calamity for the Li family if my grandfather passes on. All we can do is try every method to extend his lifespan. Even if the Life-Extension Elixir is not effective, it is better than nothing.”
Xu Yang curiously said, “Since Lord Lin Yuan has reached the realm of a Mystical Lord, his lifespan should have been extended to more than one hundred and fifty years. He should be in the midlife range now.”
Li Wang said, “My grandfather suffered a severe injury and destroyed his foundation when he advanced as a Mystical Grandmaster. An Alchemist Master told him that there was an alternative way for him to continue cultivating Mystical Qi. However, his lifespan will be cut in half.”
“Lifespan-Overdraw Elixir!” Xu Yang shouted aloud. He did not know that there was already a miraculous Spirit Elixir like the Lifespan-Overdraw Elixir in this era.
The Lifespan-Overdraw Elixir was a kind of Spirit Elixir that could overdraw one’s lifespan. One could quickly recover after consuming it as long as it was not a fatal injury. However, the cost to be paid was the vitality of the user for the rest of his life.
Li Wang looked at Xu Yang in surprise. “You even know about the Lifespan-Overdraw Elixir.”
Xu Yang realized that he had accidentally let himself slip up. He tried to hide what he knew by saying, “I saw it unintentionally in an ancient book.”
Li Wang did not suspect anything and said, “Xu Yang, do you think there is any way for a Grade-3 Alchemist Master to refine it successfully?”
“Grade-3 Alchemist Master?” Xu Yang suddenly thought of the well-known female Alchemist Master in Lin Yuan City, Li Yuanzhi.
There was no strict boundary for refining Spirit Elixirs. A Grade-3 Alchemist Master was able to refine Spirit Elixirs of higher grades. However, it was extremely tough and it would need a unique refining method or some specific tricks.
Old Meng in the eastern city was able to refine a Grade-4 Spirit Elixir because Xu Qingyuan found him a rare four-color Nine-Petals Orchid.
“So, you bought the three-color Nine-Petals Orchid for the refinement of this elixir,” Xu Yang said.
Li Wang nodded and answered, “Too bad it only has three colors. I’m willing to pay a hundred times, no, even a thousand times more for one with four colors.”
“It’s difficult.” Xu Yang said. It was hard for a Grade-3 Alchemist Master to refine a Grade-4 Spirit Elixir without a four-colored Nine-Petals Orchid.
“Is there no other way?” Li Wang stared hopefully at Xu Yang.
“I have a way.” Xu Yang was calm once again. “I might be able to do it after I advanced into the Mystical Warrior stage. However, I can’t help you to do it now.”
Xu Yang could transform Mystical Power into fire after he had advanced into the Mystical Warrior stage. It would be a piece of cake for him to refine Grade-3 Spirit Elixirs. With his outstanding mind power and knowledge, it was not difficult for him to refine Grade-4 Spirit Elixirs either.
Li Wang’s eyes suddenly lit up, “Xu Yang, the Li family will owe you greatly if you are able to refine the Life-Extension Elixir within half a year.”
“Li Feng.” Li Wang called out to his guard. “Bring the Blue-Gold Snow for Xu Yang!”
Li Feng nodded but Xu Yang stopped him.
“Please wait a minute.” Xu Yang looked into Li Wang’s eyes and said sincerely, “Little Official, I must buy this Blue-Gold Snow according to the market price. It plays an important role in deciding whether I can successfully refine the Spirit Elixir. It might affect my condition when refining the elixir if I were to receive such a reward from you beforehand.”
Li Wang gazed at him and smiled. “Okay. It’s your decision to make. It seems that you are collecting Spirit Treasures that can help to set up the foundation of Mystical Cultivation. I can prepare a set of Spirit Treasures with each extreme and sell them to you.”
Xu Yang counted the Spirit Treasures he had obtained.
The Carmine had been used to extract Fire Mystical Crystal. It could be used to form the Fire Mystical Core.
The Green Prism he gained from selling the recipes could help to form the Wind Mystical Core.
The Earth Core he bought from the Xu family could help to form the Earth Mystical Core.
The Feathered-Snake’s Shedded Skin was a bargain that he had gotten from the Appraisal Conference which was a Spirit Treasure that could help to set up the foundation for the Thunder-Extreme Mystical Cultivation.
There was the Blue-Gold Snow which was rich in Ice-Extreme Mystical Energy.
“Thanks for your kindness, Little Official. I still lack Spirit Treasures for the Water, Light and Dark extremes. I’m willing to buy them if there is stock in the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion.”