The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 26: A New Force Arrives

Inside a small house in the Qingxuan Sect.

Zhou Yi sat cross-legged, and a clear stream slowly flowed over his dantian.

"Finally reached the sixth level of Qi Refining."

He stood up, his gaze deep, looking towards the distant Lianyun Mountains.

With the help of the players, his cultivation level improved by leaps and bounds.

He broke through two realms in just one month.

However, Zhou Yi's current cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining is not actually amazing.

In the Lianyun Mountains region, only cultivators who have reached the late stage of Qi Refining can barely be considered among the masters.

Of course, breaking through to the later stages of Qi Refining is fraught with difficulties.

Many cultivators get stuck at this threshold, sometimes for ten years, sometimes for decades, and sometimes for a lifetime.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi opened the sect system and checked his luck value for breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

But when Zhou Yi saw the high amount of luck value, he was instantly dumbfounded.

He only spent 50 points of luck value to break through this time, but the luck value requirement to reach the late stage of Qi Refining is three times higher.

A full 150 points of luck.

This number is indeed a bit frightening.

No, we need to get the players to step up their game.

Just then, there was a knock on Zhou Yi's door.

"Sect Master, your disciple is a hidden dragon in the abyss, and has important matters to discuss with you."

Zhou Yi transmitted a message, signaling Qianlong to come in directly.

Soon, Qianlong walked towards Zhou Yi and said respectfully, "Sect Master, there are guests visiting outside. They claim to be from the Jiang family and have come to express their gratitude."

A member of the Jiang family?

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected the other party to come to visit so quickly.

For him right now, the Jiang family's visit was a good thing. Occasionally going to Liuye Town to sell monster materials wouldn't be a big problem.

However, if you keep going there, it will definitely arouse suspicion from others and easily cause unnecessary trouble.

Zhou Yi stood up, led Qianlong to the courtyard, and personally opened the gate.

Two cultivators dressed in white robes stood outside the door, smiling as they looked at Zhou Yi.

One of them was Jiang Yunhe, whom he had helped last time.

Upon seeing Zhou Yi emerge, Jiang Yunhe stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Senior Zhou Yi, how have you been? I am Jiang Yunhe, and I have come to pay my respects today. Please forgive me if I have disturbed you."

Zhou Yi smiled slightly and glanced at the other cultivator.

The monk had a full head of white hair, an aged face, but his eyes revealed a hint of kindness.

He appears kind and approachable, with the demeanor of an elder.

Seeing Zhou Yi's gaze fall on the old man beside him, Jiang Yunhe quickly introduced, "Senior Zhou Yi, this is my second uncle, named Jiang Changqing. He came to visit us today."

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, the group headed straight into the house, leaving the remaining players who wanted to continue watching the drama unfold standing there, staring at each other in bewilderment.

"Qianlong, can you figure out what's going on here?"

"Stars, what kind of question is that—you yourself are clueless, how could I possibly know more than you?"

"Hey, do you guys think... a new faction might be coming out soon?"

"Tsk, you never know!"

Inside the room, Jiang Changqing smiled and handed a gift box to Zhou Yi.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, Yunhe is a rare young talent in my Jiang family. I am deeply grateful for the life you saved that day. This Spirit Turtle Shield can be passively triggered for defense; please accept it."

Zhou Yi took the gift box and was taken aback.

Magical artifacts that can passively trigger defense are extremely rare. Whenever they appear on the market, they're sold out in the blink of an eye.

In the dangerous world of cultivation, which cultivator wouldn't want an extra life?

Seeing that Zhou Yi accepted the Spirit Turtle Shield, Jiang Changqing smiled and chatted with Zhou Yi for a few moments.

Soon after, the two felt that the time was right and decided to get straight to the point.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, I just witnessed your sect's disciples hunting demonic beasts. They are all young talents, truly enviable."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow.

Now we're finally getting down to business.

He remained calm, smiling and waving his hand, "Not at all, Fellow Daoist Jiang, you flatter me."

Then Zhou Yi changed the subject and sighed, "Alas, it's a pity that although our sect hunts many demonic beasts, we don't have a channel to sell their materials. Many of their corpses are wasted, which is such a waste."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Changqing was overjoyed.

Those who live long in the cultivation world are all cunning old foxes.

How could he not understand such an obvious hint?

If the Book of Changes says so, then the transaction can definitely be completed now.

Next, we'll discuss the price.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou is right. It's a real pity that these demon beast materials are being wasted."

Jiang Changqing nodded in agreement, then changed the subject, "It just so happens that my Jiang family has been refining weapons for generations, and we have a huge demand for demon beast materials. How about our two families cooperate, so we can each get what we need?"

Zhou Yi agreed without hesitation.

The two quickly got down to business and began discussing the specifics of the handover.

After some haggling, it was finally agreed that the Jiang family would come to Qingxuan Sect once a month to purchase demon beast materials, with the price settled at 90% of the market price.

At the same time, the Jiang family will also bring a batch of magical artifacts to sell on consignment at the Qingxuan Sect.

It sounds like the Jiang family got a good deal—they bought it at 90% of the original price, which is equivalent to a discount.

But Zhou Yi knew in his heart that what he gained from this "90%" was a stable supply of goods, as well as... a supply of high-quality magical artifacts from the Jiang family.

After all, it seems that players don't even have a single, original magical artifact they're currently using.

It's really hard to say who will win and who will lose in this deal.

Each with their own thoughts, they exchanged a glance and tacitly picked up their teacups.

The cooperation was settled.

The days to come are likely to get lively.

The two parties first conducted an initial transaction.

Zhou Yi took out the materials from the monsters the players had recently hunted, and after several discussions, sold them for a total of 50 spirit stones.

After the transaction was completed, he stood up and escorted the two to the courtyard gate, waving goodbye with a smile: "Farewell, my two fellow Daoists. You are welcome to visit my Qingxuan Sect often in the future."

Jiang Yunhe nodded in acknowledgment and replied with a smile, "Of course, of course. Senior Zhou Yi, you may also invite disciples from your sect to visit my Jiang family in the future. We will certainly treat you with the utmost hospitality."

As soon as the two Jiang family members left, the silly players behind Zhou Yi went wild.

Big Sword was the first to jump out, excitedly shouting, "Even if I'm being chased by my enemies tomorrow with a knife to my throat, I'll still give a shout before I die—the game developers are absolutely awesome!"

"They've already added an Easter egg in such a short time, and now they're releasing a new map."

After pondering for a moment, Wohu said, "Yes, this map seems to be the territory of a certain family. The power structure has a very cultivation-like feel to it."

Qianlong immediately moved closer to Li Fan and nudged him with his elbow.

Then, lowering his voice, he asked mysteriously, "Brother Broken Silver, if you go there carrying the Emperor's Banner, aren't you afraid you'll be hunted down?"

"...That's a good question."

Li Fan rubbed his temples, his lips twitched, and he let out a long sigh.

If I dared to display the Ten Thousand Souls Banner right under the noses of another family, I'd probably be chopped into pieces the next second.

The kind where even the corpses can't be pieced together.