Chapter 511 - 293: A Junior’s Filial Offering, Tier Three Geng Metal
Chapter 511: Chapter 293: A Junior’s Filial Offering, Tier Three Geng Metal
This war between two nations had a colossal impact on the Song Territory.
For now, the Song Country’s army of Cultivators was achieving good results within the Jin Country’s borders. Their steady advance was enough to suppress the voices of dissent, panic, and worry.
However, any Cultivator with keen perception would know that the entire atmosphere of the Song Country’s Cultivation Realm was quietly growing tense and oppressive, hidden beneath the fervor of war.
Meanwhile, the price of resources began to climb. This was especially true for Elixirs that healed injuries and restored Magical Power, as well as various offensive and defensive Talismans and Magical Artifacts, all of which saw significant price hikes.
The major Sects and families participating in the war were constantly reallocating personnel and hoarding supplies. This pervasive, oppressive feeling—the calm before the storm—gradually blanketed the entire Song Territory.
In contrast, Lin Changheng’s Moonrest Island, located deep within the Purple Extreme Sect’s sphere of influence and not directly bordering the Jin Country, had become a veritable paradise, thanks to the Sect’s previous show of force.
His ability to practice his Cultivation here in peace and live a leisurely life was partly due to his geographical location. However, it was also inextricably linked to the resources he had accumulated, his current strength at the Sixth Layer Foundation Establishment, and the sense of security provided by the Tier Two Upper Grade protective Grand Array on the island.
More importantly, Lin Changheng had been forced to make a killing from the war!
War was a meat grinder, and even Foundation Establishment Cultivators couldn’t help but feel apprehensive about heading to the front lines. Therefore, the first thing they did before setting out was convert their Spirit Stones and other resources into life-saving tools for Magical Combat, such as Elixirs, Talismans, and Puppets!
Lin Changheng’s reputation was well-known. The Elixirs he refined were of extremely high quality, surpassing those of other Pill Masters of the same level, so countless Foundation Establishment Cultivators came to his door seeking his Pills.
Fortunately, Lin Changheng had a stockpile of Elixirs, which he now sold at a high price, yet demand still far outstripped supply.
People were even lining up, waiting for his Pills.
This scene of bustling crowds and endless visitors caused Moonrest Island’s status to skyrocket in the eyes of the region’s Cultivators. It transformed from a somewhat mysterious, private Dao Field into a crucial supply point for Elixirs.
At the same time, with Lin Changheng’s active promotion, he successfully spurred sales of the Puppets refined by Yan Mingyi. He was well aware that in times of war, the demand among Cultivators for life-saving and combat-support tools would skyrocket. Yan Mingyi’s Puppets were incredibly useful, whether for Magical Combat, scouting, guard duty, or coordinated battle.
Lin Changheng even used a few promotional tactics: customers who purchased a Puppet would be given priority to buy his Elixirs.
This move not only opened up a market for the Puppets but also revealed a startling fact to the outside world—this reclusive Alchemist Lin’s seemingly gentle concubine, Fairy Yan, was actually a Tier Two Puppet Master of considerable skill!
GASP! How astonishing! A mere concubine possessed a Tier Two Skill?!
Countless people spent their entire lives in pursuit of a Tier Two Skill, and so many families poured all their resources into training someone, only to fail halfway. Yet a mere concubine had succeeded?
It was hard to say whether the concubine’s Talent was simply that formidable or if Alchemist Lin’s resource support was just that thorough.
But a Pill Master who could refine high-quality Elixirs and a Puppet Master who could create practical Puppets—such a combination made them seem all the more unfathomable, and the weight of Moonrest Island’s importance increased yet again.
Even the Hundred Arts businesses of the two neighboring Isle Masters, Xu and Cheng, benefited as a result.
’Since I’m already here, I might as well buy something else, right?’
But Lin Changheng knew this temporary prosperity was not guaranteed to last.
The shadow of war hung over them like the Sword of Damocles; no one could guarantee it wouldn’t reach this place. His current leisure was more like the brief calm before a storm—a precious window of opportunity to improve his strength and gather his power.
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「A hundred li from Moonrest Island.」
A simple, unremarkable gray Dharma Ship sailed steadily above the thick cloud cover high in the sky, deftly avoiding the sight and Divine Sense probes of ordinary Cultivators.
Aboard the Dharma Ship stood two figures, a man and a woman, side by side.
The woman wore a simple black Daoist Robe. Her posture was erect, and her delicate face held a hint of resolution. She looked to be about thirty years old, and the Magical Power fluctuations of an Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator emanated from her. Her serene gaze was fixed on Moonrest Island, a trace of nostalgia and emotion in her eyes.
Standing slightly behind her was a middle-aged male Cultivator who appeared to be in his early forties. He wore a scholar’s robe, had a squarish, stern face, and seemed much more composed than the woman beside him.
His Cultivation had not yet reached Foundation Establishment; he seemed to be at the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation.
Upon closer inspection, however, the middle-aged man’s features bore a subtle resemblance to the woman in the black robe, clearly indicating a blood relationship.
"Aunt, is that Grandpa Lin’s Moonrest Island up ahead?" the man in the scholar’s robe asked, his voice filled with irrepressible curiosity. "I never would have imagined that Grandfather’s old friend, a fellow ’immortal seedling’ from back in the day, is now a renowned Foundation Establishment Cultivator and a Tier Two Upper Grade Alchemist!"
Hearing him, the black-robed woman he called "Aunt" showed a rare, gentle smile on her otherwise cool face and nodded. "Yes, Yongzhen. Uncle Lin’s immortal abode is just ahead. Your grandfather and Uncle Lin were sworn, life-and-death friends, as close as brothers. They supported each other when they were weak, and your grandfather received great favors from him on several occasions."
"Later, when your grandfather’s path to Cultivation was cut short, he poured his heart and soul into plotting a path to Foundation Establishment for your uncle and me. He finally succeeded in helping me reach the stage, all without ever calling on this connection. You possess an Upper Grade Spirit Root and are on the verge of Foundation Establishment yourself. With the Purple Extreme Sect at your back, your opportunities are vast, so you mustn’t trouble Uncle Lin lightly. However, it is essential that you show your face and become familiar to him. From now on, you must conduct yourself with the etiquette of a junior and serve and respect him as you would your own grandfather."