Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal-Chapter 323 - 71: Ancient Talisman Dao Legacy

Since its establishment, Wangchuan Square has been constantly developing and expanding.

Thanks to Zhou Xun’s record of wiping out the Celestial Feather Sect, countless wandering cultivators flocked here.

Gradually, the market grew larger and has now become the largest cultivator market in Xui Country’s west.

Thus, it attracted an innumerable number of cultivators.

The more cultivators there are, the more consumption is stimulated here, with elixir shops and spirit medicine shops sprouting like mushrooms after the rain.

Wei’s Pill Shop is one of them.

The owner of the shop, in his early forties, named Wei Hong, is a Tier One Middle-Grade Alchemist. Due to the excellent quality of his refined elixirs, he is extremely popular among loose cultivators.

If Zhou Xun were here, he might recognize this middle-aged man.

He is none other than Wei Hong, who escaped before Red Leaf Square was overwhelmed by the Beast Tide years ago, the only son of Wei Shangyi.

(Vol. 2, Chapter 143).

After escaping back then, he drifted around, went through countless hardships, and finally settled down in Wangchuan Square.

However, he did not follow Wei Shangyi’s plan to use Luo Family’s spirit talisman inheritance and seek patronage from Zhou Xun.

According to his father, this inheritance was acquired from an ancient cultivator’s cave mansion by Luo Family ancestors, and is very mysterious, representing the core secret of Luo Family.

If it were surrendered, how could Luo Family’s name in talismans be revived?

Thus, he used the legacy left to him by Wei Shangyi to open this elixir shop.

It’s been nearly ten years now.

In Wei’s Pill Shop, Wei Hong was guarding the store.

"Alchemist Wei, three bottles of Qi Recovery Pills, three bottles of Healing Pills, three bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills!" A man dressed in beast hide walked in and spoke boldly.

"It turns out to be Daoist Yang; it seems the harvest has been quite rich this time!" Seeing a customer, Wei Hong’s eyes brightened, and he immediately cupped his hands and greeted.

"Haha, just so-so!" The man laughed, having no intention of detailing.

Seeing this, Wei Hong no longer inquired but patted the storage bag at his waist, taking out nine bottles of elixirs.

"Sixty spirit stones, please!"

Wei Hong restrained his inner excitement and spoke.

Upon hearing this, the man straightforwardly took out sixty Low-Grade Spirit Stones and then bid farewell.

Taking the spirit stones, Wei Hong was overjoyed.

"Having saved for so many years, finally accumulated one thousand six hundred spirit stones!" Wei Hong thought.

This was his entire fortune.

Ever since arriving at Wangchuan Square, he had been tirelessly refining elixirs day and night, and after all these years, he finally accumulated enough spirit stones to purchase a Spirit Gathering Pill.

He then closed the door and headed straight to Danhai Pavilion, spending all one thousand six hundred spirit stones and returned to his residence with a genuine Spirit Gathering Pill.

Cultivation Room,

Wei Hong activated all restrictions, then sat cross-legged.

He took out the Spirit Gathering Pill, purchased for one thousand six hundred spirit stones, and placed it in front of him.

Four years ago, he reached the peak of Sixth-Layer Qi Refining, but despite trying, he failed to break through.

This year, he is already forty-two years old. If he cannot break through, he might never become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in his lifetime.

Then how could he revive the name of the Spirit Talisman Luo Family?

"Now with this Spirit Gathering Pill, the breakthrough should not be an issue!"

If he breakthroughs this year, he would still have eighteen years left.

With his middle-grade Spiritual Root’s aptitude, there’s still hope!

He lit a stick of Calming Incense, a faint sandalwood fragrance wafted through his nostrils, and Wei Hong’s restless mind quieted instantly.

Then he closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and after half an hour, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit reached the peak.

Thus, he opened his eyes, pulled out the bottle stopper, poured the Spirit Gathering Pill into his palm, and swallowed it without hesitation.

As the elixir entered his stomach, a strong medicinal power rose instantly.

Wei Hong did not dare waste any time, activating the seventh layer of the Wood Element Technique cultivation method, beginning to refine this medicinal power.

He continually converted this medicinal power into mana, funneling it into his dantian.

As time passed, Wei Hong felt a strain in his dantian ease, and he was delighted.

"The breakthrough is now!"

However, unexpected events tend to occur just at this moment!

In his delight, his mind inadvertently loosened, and his spiritual power suddenly became chaotic, rampaging within his dantian.

Wei Hong’s face turned pale, showing unwillingness.

At this point, the breakthrough was impossible; he had to operate the spell and discharge this medicinal power.

After an hour, Wei Hong’s face was pale as he sat dejectedly on the ground.

"Failed!"

Now at forty-two, his failed breakthrough would delay at least several years.

Moreover, he’s exhausted his spirit stones, with no capacity to purchase another Spirit Gathering Pill within ten years.

"Is there really only that one way left?"

Wei Hong was somewhat unwilling!

If that were the case, he would have taken action when he first arrived at Wangchuan Square, rather than wait until now. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Sighing deeply, he took out the jade scroll, rubbing it at his fingertips.

Eventually, he made a decision,

and walked out of his residence, heading to the big hall in the center of the market.

...

Lake Bottom Cultivation Room, Zhou Xun was cultivating,

Suddenly, a burst of fire light flew in, stopping above the restrictions.

With a beckon, Zhou Xun caught it in his hand and started listening; after a while, he showed a quirky expression.

"Wei Shangyi’s son, Spirit Talisman inheritance?"

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Xun decided to go out to meet.

He then left the cultivation room and headed to Lake Heart Island.

Reception Hall,

Weih Qiuxin brought a middle-aged man over forty to meet Zhou Xun.

"Are you Wei Shangyi’s son?" Zhou Xun asked.

From the man’s face, he could vaguely see the shadow of the proud youth from back then.

"Junior Wei Hong pays respect to the True One, my father is indeed Wei Shangyi!" Wei Hong said respectfully, full of obeisance.

"You wish to offer the Luo Family’s Spirit Talisman inheritance?" Zhou Xun asked.

"Correct!" Wei Hong replied.

"Just a mere Foundation Establishment Clan’s talisman Dao inheritance, why do you think I would be interested?" Zhou Xun asked with interest.

"True One might not be aware, our Luo Family’s core inheritance was taken from an ancient cultivator’s cave mansion, extremely rare!"

"This humble one... this humble one, however, due to low aptitude, has never seen it!" Wei Hong answered honestly.

With a Divine Sense scan, Zhou Xun could see Wei Hong’s failed attempt to break through to Late-Stage Qi Refining.

It seems, if he had been successful, he probably wouldn’t have come to find himself.

Nonetheless, this talisman Dao inheritance originating from an ancient cultivator did spark some interest in Zhou Xun.

"Let’s see what you have to offer!" Zhou Xun said lightly.

"This... alright" Wei Hong hesitated briefly, then immediately agreed.

Then he patted the storage bag and took out the jade scroll his father Wei Shangyi had given him, handing it to Zhou Xun with both hands.

With a soft wave of his hand, Zhou Xun made the jade scroll float into his palm.

He then stroked the ancient jade scroll, his Divine Sense sinking into it.

After a long time, he raised his head, still carrying a trace of astonishment on his face, and after contemplating for a moment, he spoke:

"Not bad, I won’t deceive you; this talisman Dao inheritance is truly rare and has considerable use to me!"

"What do you wish to exchange for it?"

"Junior... Junior..."

Wei Hong was battling internally, and finally, he gritted his teeth, made a firm decision, lifted his head, and said:

"Junior only seeks to join under the True One’s banner, to serve willingly!"