Chapter 47: The News of the Elixir of Longevity (4/7, Requesting Flowers and Ratings)

Zhang Taixuan: "No problem! 【Hands in pockets, unaware of what an opponent is】 Fifty-fifty, how about it?"

Ying Zheng: "Thank you, Immortal. 【Bowing deeply】"

Huang Rong: "Now even Emperor Qin Shi Huang will become rich."

Ying Zheng: "【Proudly】 I've been terrified of poverty—thankfully, there's a turn of luck."

The Qin Empire is strong.

Excluding firearms, purely in terms of cold weapons, it may not be weaker than the Ming army in Yue Buqun's world.

But during the Qin dynasty, gold and silver had barely been mined at all; they still used copper coins.

And the chat group doesn't accept copper coins.

Thus, Ying Zheng had been guarding a mountain of treasure he couldn't exchange, becoming one of the poorest in the group.

Yue Buqun: "【Rubbing hands】 So does this mean we can achieve immortality?"

Ying Zheng: "The alchemist who holds the elixir formula arrives in Xianyang tomorrow—we'll know then!"

Su Xiao: "Yay, I'm going to become immortal!"

Yotsuya Miko: "Looks like I'd better catch evil spirits and sell them—if not, I can't afford the elixir."

Lin Fengjiao: "I must report to my Ancestral Master and see if I can get some techniques or divine arts to sell! 【Sweating】 Hope the Ancestral Master doesn't beat me!"

Huang Rong: "Looks like I need to work hard too—get the Song Dynasty's gold as soon as possible."

Su Xiao: "【Well done】 I've always hated the Song. Rong sister, destroy the Song and found a new dynasty—I'll back you. Steel, seeds, technology, talent—all available!"

Huang Rong: "【Sweating】 Be emperor? Spare me! I'd rather just cultivate!"

Zhang Taixuan: "Rong'er, you can appoint others to govern the state. Zhao Song's governance was truly terrible."

Su Xiao: "Right? Zhao Song is pathetic—I even want to beat them up!"

Huang Rong: "【Shrugging】 I can't handle it. Let's wait until Brother Zhang comes over here."

Zhang Taixuan: "Fine. Consider it a break. We're powerful now—we can overhaul the Southern Song in just a few days."

Yue Buqun: "【Afraid】"

Ying Zheng: "【Afraid】"

Lin Fengjiao: "Why are Emperor Qin and Brother Yue afraid?"

Ying Zheng: "I fear that if I fail to govern well, I'll be killed."

Yue Buqun: "I just arrived in the capital, planning to negotiate with the Emperor for the position of State Tutor—if the state collapses, won't I collapse too?"

Huang Rong: "Brother Yue, isn't Great Ming huge? How did it take you so long to reach the capital?"

Yue Buqun: "Great Ming has unified the world, so of course it's vast. But the reason it took me so long isn't the size—it's because I encountered too many greedy, unscrupulous merchants."

Su Xiao: "Rob the rich to help the poor?"

Lin Fengjiao: "Acting on Heaven's mandate?"

Huang Rong: "【Speechless】"

Yotsuya Miko: "Isn't that just robbery?"

Ying Zheng: "【Roaring laughter】 Exactly! I never expected Brother Yue to pull off such a slick move!"

Zhang Taixuan: "Isn't this standard practice in the Wu Xia world?"

Huang Rong: "True enough."

Yue Buqun: "I had no choice—I'm poor! Once I become State Tutor of Great Ming, I'll repay the people."

Su Xiao: "【Admiring】 That's a smart move."

Zhang Taixuan: "Alright, I'm logging off. I need to refine a few more batches of elixirs, then I'll apply to travel outside the sect. Staying cooped up here is stifling."

Su Xiao: "Isn't it dangerous outside?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Dangerous? I'm already a Peak of the Four Extremes expert—I doubt anything can harm me. By the way, I just created a few divine arts. You can all buy them."

He then uploaded the several techniques he had created to the Shangcheng chat group marketplace.

【Ding! You sold the 'Buddha's Palm,' earning 1000 points.】

【Ding! You sold the 'Dragon God Art,' earning 1200 points.】

As for his own accompanying divine arts, he naturally did not sell them.

Huang Rong: "Dragon God Art—transforming into a dragon? This technique is amazing!"

Ying Zheng: "This art suits me better than the Yin Yin True Scripture. Too bad I have no points now—I'll definitely train it once I get the elixir."

Su Xiao: "Buddha's Palm—is this the Buddha's Palm I know?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Pretty much. This version has everything the original had, and it grants six hundred years of immortality. Try it."

Su Xiao: "Nah, I still think the Yin Yin True Scripture is fine."

Yue Buqun: "Compared to Buddha's Palm, I prefer the Dragon God Art."

Lin Fengjiao: "Brother Yue, you're definitely better suited for Dragon God Art—you're from Huashan, a Daoist lineage. Practicing Buddha's Palm would be too strange."

Yue Buqun: "Exactly. If I practiced Buddha's Palm, I fear my Ancestral Master would rise from the grave to beat me."

Yotsuya Miko: "Your Ancestral Master can't beat you anymore now."

Lin Fengjiao: "【Image】 Spirit-Sealing Talisman—you need this."

Su Xiao: "You guys are so filial!"

After chatting for a while, Zhang Taixuan logged out of the chat group, dismantled the array pattern, collected more spirit herbs, refined a batch of spirit elixirs, and submitted them to the sect—enough for years of use.

Then he went to find the Sect Master.

"What? You want to travel outside?"

Zhang Taixuan nodded: "Yes. Cultivation can't always be done in isolation—how will you ever reach the peak?"

The Sect Master was left speechless.

If I remember correctly, you've only been my disciple for less than a month.

After cultivating for just this short a time, you're already thinking about reaching the pinnacle?

I've cultivated for so many years, and I wouldn't even dare to consider such a question.

"The outside world isn't safe at all. You'd be better off cultivating for a few more years before stepping out," the Sect Master advised.

Zhang Taixuan smiled calmly, and the aura of his Wheel Sea's fullness flashed and vanished.

"Sect Master, my Wheel Sea is already complete. I'm going out now to see if I can find an opportunity to break through to the Dao Palace realm."

The Sect Master widened his eyes, unable to believe it.

"Your Wheel Sea is complete?"

Zhang Taixuan nodded: "Yes. As a pill alchemist, I never lack elixirs, so my cultivation naturally progresses faster."

The Sect Master was left speechless.

After a long pause, he finally said: "If that's the case, I won't try to persuade you anymore. But take this forbidden artifact."

Saying this, he pulled out a golden miniature sword, no longer than an inch.

"This sword can unleash a single strike at the peak of Transformation Dragon stage. Activate it with magic power when needed. If you're in danger, activate it and run."

Zhang Taixuan took it, bowed, and thanked: "Thank you, Sect Master."

"What's there to thank for? You're my Divine Void Grotto's most talented pill alchemist Elder," the Sect Master waved his hand. "Remember, the Divine Void Grotto will always be your backing. Go quickly and return quickly."

"Yes."

The Sect Master shared some survival tips for traveling outside, then finally let Zhang Taixuan depart.

Returning to his quarters, Zhang Taixuan shrank the Eight Trigrams Furnace to the size of a marble, tied it to his waist with a rope, and then walked straight out of the Divine Void Grotto.

The Divine Void Grotto is called a "grotto," but it's merely a mountain range sealed by an array—not a miniature world.

A miniature world is something only a Saint-level cultivator can create.

The Divine Void Grotto lacks such depth.

Beyond the array, Zhang Taixuan appeared atop a beautiful mountain.

He had climbed this mountain step by step when he first became a disciple, and had already admired its scenery.

He felt nothing for it; he activated his magic power, and a rainbow of starlight appeared beneath his feet, carrying him instantly into the clouds.