Longevity: Starting from the Qi Tags

Lu Qingshan, brimming with cheerfulness, came into the pavilion and sat across from Jiang Yuan.

“Elder, how are your gains?”

“Not bad!” Lu Qingshan’s face was full of smiles: “The Sunset Sect is even wealthier than our Supreme Mystery Sect.”

“The impounded goods combined are approximately worth five million and two hundred thousand low-grade spiritual stones.”

“You get fifty percent of that, which equates to two million and six hundred thousand low-grade spiritual stones.”

“As per your request, I have exchanged these goods for cultivation resources most suitable for you, they’re all inside.”

With a wave of Lu Qingshan’s hand, a storage ring appeared before Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan picked up the storage ring and with a sweep of his divine sense viewed its contents.

Neatly arranged bottles of elixir.

Jiang Yuan took out a bottle of elixir, pulled out the stopper, and tipped one pill into his hand.

A golden pill, the size of a pigeon’s egg, appeared in Jiang Yuan’s hand.

The surface of the pill had five spiritual lines.

This was unmistakably a five-turn Spirit Essence Pill.

The value of this grade of elixir is a hundred times that of a three-grade elixir.

A bottle of three-grade intermediate Lingering Pills is worth over ten thousand low-grade spiritual stones.

A bottle of five-grade high-grade Lingering Pills is worth up to hundreds of thousands.

This level of elixir usually has only one pill per bottle.

Only a few five-grade elixirs are needed to exchange for a low-grade spiritual treasure.

Because this level of elixir, incorporating millennia-aged grand medicines with strong effects, could significantly boost cultivation.

In comparison to spiritual treasures, the true root of importance is cultivation realm, and this fact is highly valued.

Being one minor realm higher, the enhanced power is no less than the difference brought about by a low-grade spiritual treasure.

Not to mention, a major upgrade in cultivation would result in a shift in life’s quality.

Lifespan would also surge correspondingly.

This is why high-grade elixirs are so pricey.

The bonus brought by a low-grade spiritual treasure in war power is ultimately limited.

If a choice were available, anyone would prefer enhancing a minor domain, rather than a low-grade spiritual treasure.

However, in reality, after entering the Dharma Realm,

even spending several times the value of a low-grade spiritual treasure can’t bring about an upgrade in a minor realm.

When Jiang Yuan upgraded from the eighth level of the Spiritual Sea Realm to the ninth, it took two million low-grade spiritual stones. Not to mention, he maximized the efficiency of the spiritual stones and relied on the Spirit Gathering Array to enhance his cultivation.

The efficacy of the elixir is far lower than the efficiency of the spiritual stones, especially in the case of the Dharma-nature.

For them to rely on an elixir for a quick breakthrough to the next realm, the resources needed would utterly disillusion them.

With their absorption efficiency much lower than Jiang Yuan’s, they do not have Jiang Yuan’s Gluttonous Belly with its powerful effects.

The main method of cultivation is like the gradual wearing away by water, slowly increasing the cultivation and breaking through the realm.

If not so, those cultivators with hundreds of years of lifespan wouldn’t have reached their limit.

Lu Qingshan said, “As per your request, all we bought for you are Spirit Essence Pills. They have extremely strong effects, and are usually only ingested by those in the Dharma Realm. You must be very careful when taking them.”

Jiang Yuan put the top-grade Spirit Essence Pill back into the elixir jade bottle: “Sect Leader, please rest assured!”

Lu Qingshan stood up at once: “Now that I have delivered the items, I will take my leave!”

“Sect Leader, don’t you want a drink?”

“No, thank you!” Lu Qingshan shook his head: “There will be plenty of chances to drink in the future. Right now, time is of the essence for you. I wouldn’t want to take up your cultivation time.”

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan didn’t insist. He nodded slightly and stood up.

“Sect Leader, let me see you off!”

Once they had left the mansion,

Jiang Yuan asked, “Elder, how is the Sunset Sect faring now?”

Lu Qingshan chuckled, “With Uncle Master Kong Nian’s intervention, along with the early fall of seven elders in the Divine Bridge Realm from the Sunset Sect, their Sect Guardian Array was defenseless.”

“Six days ago, the Sunset Sect became a footnote in history.”

“From now on, there will no longer be a sect called the Sunset Sect.”

On hearing this, Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but sigh.

If, years ago, the elder from the Sunset Sect had taken a liking to him, he might have entered the Sunset Sect and would not have endured the hardships to come to the Supreme Mystery Sect.

Now that he thinks about it, it really wasn’t Gongsun Zhi’s fault for not being interested in him.

As she said, his divine soul was extremely ordinary back then.

His powerful physical body was not a valid reason for her to recruit him.

Especially considering special recruitment would allow one to skip being an outer sect disciple and become an inner one directly.

If one were outstanding enough, they could go from zero to hero, becoming a disciple under the tutelage of an elder, like Zhao Li.

But, in fact, she had given him another path, to join the Sunset Sect as an outer sect disciple.

At that time, he was somewhat resentful, but also confident due to his possession of the qi movement status panel, which could improve one’s innate aptitude.

Plus, he had learned about the past relationship between Jiang Zhenyuan and Tantai Ming, which was why he was able to join the Supreme Mystery Sect.

As for right and wrong!

There is no absolute right and wrong in the world. Often, it’s just a matter of perspective.

To Zhao Li, Gongsun Zhi was, after all, a master worthy of respect.

As Jiang Yuan thought about this, he and Lu Qingshan arrived outside the mansion.

“You may leave now!”

Lu Qingshan spoke.

Jiang Yuan bowed, “Sect Leader, take care!”

“Keep up with your cultivation!”

With a reminder from Lu Qingshan,

he moved his figure, and quickly disappeared before Jiang Yuan’s eyes.

Jiang Yuan went back to the front yard and waved his hand, the main gate automatically closed.

Xiaoxiao was standing behind Jiang Yuan at this moment.

“Young Master, I feel that Sect Leader Lu treats you very well!”

Jiang Yuan smiled: “Indeed, he treats me quite well.”