I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 1696: Chapter 861: Hong He’s Experience (17,000 Monthly Votes Added)

After Zhu Jun left, Yuji Hermit walked to a water-filled fish tank and dropped a talisman, causing ripples on the water surface, reflecting a blurry face.

“Master, everything is going according to plan.”

The blurry face nodded after hearing this, then disappeared.

…

The next day.

Hong He arrived at the site of the trading convention.

This was a very ordinary Rank-2 Cave Dwelling in Northern Abyss City, and as he entered, he saw Yuji Hermit sitting at the center, surrounded by six Foundation Establishment cultivators.

All of these people were sitting on meditation mats, observing Hong He with curious eyes.

“This is Fellow Daoist Chisha, an expert hidden in the southern region of Yun Meng Ze near the ruins, with a cultivation level not below mine.”

Yuji Hermit immediately introduced with a smile. She was a beautiful woman, and having lived well in Northern Abyss City over the years, she spoke with a slight pout, her demeanor relaxed.

“Greetings, Fellow Daoists.”

The other six Foundation Establishment cultivators greeted Hong He politely, and he responded with nods one by one before picking an empty meditation mat to sit down.

Soon, another few Foundation Establishment cultivators entered, and Yuji Hermit introduced them one by one as well.

Hong He observed carefully at the edge.

After leaving the Eastern Wilderness, he went to Yun Meng Ze in Dongwu.

Without the sect’s constraints, he indulged wildly for some time. As Dongwu was near water, there were many rogue cultivators practicing Azure Water Cultivation. Relying on his profound cultivation level, he captured many using Devouring Sea Demonic Art.

During that period, he naturally interacted with many forces in Dongwu and even encountered real demon path cultivators.

Due to his strong cultivation level, he was introduced to Dongwu’s families for hiring, replacing the Foundation Establishment ancestors of families, joining the coalition army formed by the Sun family.

That’s how he got to know Yuji Hermit.

Whenever the demonic beasts in Yun Meng Ze had a tendency to form a significant tide, the Sun family would impose the number of people each cultivator family must provide.

The Zhou family, where Zhou Ye belonged, was led by the Zhou family’s ancestor to join the coalition army, suffering heavy casualties in battles, with cultivators dying one after another. Ultimately, when they had no one left, they were ironically deemed to be defying orders by the Sun family and exterminated as an example.

However, whenever the Sun family formed a coalition army, it was only necessary to have enough people, regardless of who they were, leading to the hiring practice.

Hong He led Yuji Hermit’s family’s people to participate in Dongwu’s coalition twice.

Those two times were also life-and-death experiences, but yielded great gains, and along with Devouring Sea Demonic Art, Hong He quickly reached the realm of Foundation Establishment Completion.

Subsequently, Hong He passed through the ruins, went to Golden Crow Immortal City in East Barbarians, rented a Rank-3 Cave Dwelling, and attempted Core Formation.

Unfortunately, without Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicine, it naturally ended in failure. Thankfully, he had learned a life-preserving secret technique for failed Core Formation as a core disciple in the Divine Wood Sect.

Due to the failure in Core Formation dissipating some of his cultivation level and damaging his essence, he still hadn’t recovered until now.

Soon, all thirteen Foundation Establishment cultivators invited by Yuji Hermit arrived.

Six of them were clan leaders of cultivator families who escaped from Dongwu, three were loose cultivators like Hong He from Dongwu, and the remaining three were Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Eastern Wilderness.

Everyone began speaking, presenting their items, almost all Rank-3 spirit materials, and even good things like thousand-year medicine herbs.

Once the items were displayed, cultivators wishing for them could transmit their offers through sound. Some reached agreements, exchanged after on-site verification.

Others, however, showed regret.

Hong He also smoothly exchanged his large amount of Spirit Stones and a cultivation technique he didn’t use for the needed elixirs.

The trading convention quickly approached its end.

Everyone turned their gaze towards Yuji Hermit. She smiled slightly, took out a Jade Vial, and poured it into a porcelain bowl. A pool of blue spiritual liquid emitting coldness fell into everyone’s view.

“It’s actually Spirit Ice Profound Liquid!”

Two Foundation Establishment alchemists checked it and exclaimed in shock.

Soon, the Foundation Establishment cultivators present began breathing more rapidly.

This pill was produced by Dao Morale Sect and was an elixir useful for Core Formation among East Continent cultivators, helping them harmonize Essence, Qi, and Spirit and condense liquid spiritual power into Gold Core.

This was comparable to the “Sunfire Liquid” extracted from the Rank-5 Sun God Tree by Sun Bathing Sea, considered one of the two great Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicines in East Continent.

It was precisely because Yuji Hermit claimed to possess this item that she attracted so many Foundation Establishment cultivators to attend.

Everyone quickly transmitted their offers to Yuji Hermit, but ultimately the clan leader from another family in Dongwu obtained this Spirit Ice Profound Liquid.

Facing the predatory gazes of the others, this clan leader appeared carefree, putting the Spirit Ice Profound Liquid back into the Jade Vial and storing it in his Storage Bag.

If it were before, he would surely participate in such a trading convention wearing a mask, fleeing immediately after obtaining the item.

But now he was not afraid.

After all, this was Northern Abyss City!

Daring to be a rogue cultivator here had already become a corpse.

After the completion of the Spirit Ice Profound Liquid trade, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators regretfully stood up, ready to bid farewell and leave.

However, at this moment, Yuji Hermit suddenly spoke: “Do you know where I obtained this Spirit Ice Profound Liquid?”

After hearing her words, everyone stopped their actions and looked at her with burning eyes.

“Hermit, do you have a channel from East Land, able to purchase Spirit Ice Profound Liquid long-term?”

This Spirit Ice Profound Liquid is occasionally put up for sale at the Grass Hall of the Dao Morale Sect in East Land, even the major sects in the East Land may not be able to acquire it.

“If I had such a channel, I would have sent it to the Five Elements Sect a long time ago, and maybe by now I’d be a guest of the two Nascent Soul Superiors.”

Yuji Hermit jokingly said this, and everyone followed with a chuckle.

Currently, all major families and loose cultivators in the Eastern Wilderness take pride in joining the Five Elements Sect, as the sect’s disciples, with contributions, can read tens of thousands of Daoist book jade slips in the library and even exchange for Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicine in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

The news of E Yun, Zhou Wangshen, and Ning Leshan’s successful Core Formation has recently spread throughout the Eastern Wilderness.

Even if the remaining cultivators in the Five Elements Sect failed, a thirty percent success rate is enough to make all Foundation Establishment cultivators envious.

Unfortunately, the Five Elements Sect has passed the stage of blind expansion. To join the sect, besides having a clean background, one must first pass through the Scholarly Mansion below.

Although the school district housing referral policy still exists, it restricts the age of cultivators joining the sect.

After the establishment of the Six Great Academies, unless a cultivator under the age of thirty has exceptionally outstanding Spiritual Root Aptitude, they are not accepted.

This left the Foundation Establishment ancestors of various families, who wanted to join the Five Elements Sect, sighing with disappointment.

Nonetheless, the open sharing of Core Formation Insights is enough to instill genuine respect for the Five Elements Sect among these Foundation Establishment cultivators.

In the past, if they dared to look at it, their families would be exterminated by the major sects the next day.

However, people are never satisfied—having Core Formation Insights leads to desiring Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicine.

Thus, Yuji Hermit’s next words caught everyone’s attention.

“This bottle of Spirit Ice Profound Liquid was discovered in a mysterious Water Mansion deep in Yun Meng Ze, where powerful restrictions abound. However, due to the erosion of time and water, some gaps have appeared.”

“My friend, Fellow Daoist Chisha, inadvertently discovered it while leading my family’s disciples in the Dongwu coalition army. After sacrificing many people, he barely managed to find a passage that could be entered.”

“Recently, with the assistance of a senior, I entered it again and acquired this bottle of Spirit Ice Profound Liquid. However, we’ve only explored a tenth or so of the Water Mansion, and I believe there are even more valuable resources in unexplored areas.”

“But the restrictions there are very strong, so I need to borrow the strength of you all to jointly perform a battle array. If successful, I am willing to share the contents with all of you.”

After Yuji Hermit finished speaking, everyone continually inquired about the location of the Water Mansion, the nature of the restrictions, and details about the battle array.

The cultivators here love to venture into cave dwellings.

Many ancestors of cultivator families made their fortunes this way.

“Here is the map of the Water Mansion’s location, but before viewing it, I need everyone to swear not to disclose this matter to anyone outside of here.”

Yuji Hermit placed a folded brocade letter beside her after speaking. Hearing this, several people showed hesitation on their faces.

“Dare I ask if the Hermit can guarantee there is enough Spirit Ice Profound Liquid inside?”

One local Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Eastern Wilderness asked.

“How would I dare guarantee that.”

Yuji Hermit immediately shook her head, jokingly implying that this bottle of Spirit Ice Profound Liquid was given to her by Zhu Jun.

“In that case, we might run a futile errand, and needing so many Foundation Establishment cultivators shows the risk is not small either.”

After saying this, the Foundation Establishment cultivator shook his head, indicating his decision not to participate.

Upon his withdrawal, another Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Eastern Wilderness also got up to take his leave.

“Before the two of you leave, please swear not to disclose what happened here.”

Yuji Hermit cursed inwardly that with the protection of the Five Elements Sect, these Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Eastern Wilderness had lost the spirit of seeking wealth in danger, but she still smiled and requested on the surface.

As the two left, they glanced at the last remaining Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Eastern Wilderness, who seemed quite elderly. After hesitating for a moment, he sighed, clasping his fists, and stayed behind.

“You two fellows are still young and can wait for the grace of the Five Elements Sect. I’m getting old, and this might be my last hope for Core Formation.”

After hearing his words, the two nodded, expressing their understanding.

After the two left, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had already obtained the Spirit Ice Profound Liquid also left. However, he was actually a stooge arranged by Yuji Hermit.

The remaining people, enticed by the Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicine, all nodded in agreement, including Hong He.

Everyone agreed to practice the battle array for half a month and then head to Yun Meng Ze together.

Very soon, only Yuji Hermit was left in the cave dwelling.

But at nightfall, Hong He came.

“Junior Brother, is the Teleportation Array arranged properly?”

Seeing Hong He, Yuji Hermit asked, to which he softly nodded.

“After accomplishing this task, I will have our master teach you the true Demon Dao Great Method, which is a hundred times more powerful than your mediocre Devouring Sea Demonic Art. Do well, don’t let me down.”

Upon hearing Yuji Hermit’s words, Hong He nodded blankly.

While he was a rogue cultivator in Dongwu, he once accidentally fell into the hands of a powerful demon. Fortunately, because he had cultivated demonic arts, he was taken in as a disciple.

However, the disciples of the Demon Path are merely slaves, all subjected to a life-and-death restriction.

Because of this, Hong He could not mention his nominal master in front of Chen Mobai.

Yet, he subtly hinted about Yuji Hermit instead.

Hoping the Sect Leader would comprehend!

As Hong He left the cave dwelling, he secretly thought.