Chapter 668: Preaching the Hundred Professions

Before leaving, Chu Yue instructed: "Young Master Yin, Young Master Chen, eccentric people all have some strange habits. Without permission, it is best if you do not go visiting. Furthermore, some people specialize in poison arts, others study magic, and so on; entering by mistake could potentially lead to danger."

"Also, Young Master Chen, in a few days I will find someone to help you restore your cultivation."

"If there is anything else you need, you can also come directly into the Imperial Palace to find me; I will do my best to help you resolve it."

"Very well, thank you for the trouble, Princess Yue."

Yin Qi and Chen Nan nodded, then watched as Chu Yue departed.

Chen Nan said: "Brother Yin, I intend to focus on cultivation next to restore my cultivation base. What are your plans for the future?"

Yin Qi smiled slightly: "I will stay in the Chu Kingdom for a while first. Later, I might go to Shenfeng Academy, or perhaps travel the world."

"Then it is possible that we will be parting ways."

Chen Nan said.

He only wanted to focus on cultivation now to go to the Immortal World as soon as possible to find Yuxin; he had no heart to go out and roam the world.

"Who can say for sure about future matters?"

Yin Qi smiled.

Chen Nan was the protagonist, after all; how could he possibly stay put in the Chu Kingdom?

After chatting for a few more sentences, the two of them each entered their respective courtyards.

Yin Qi looked over the inside and outside of the courtyard, then set down his luggage and went out with his gold notes.

Not having a Storage Magic Tool was truly somewhat inconvenient.

Yin Qi prepared to stroll around the city to see if he could buy materials for refining a Storage Magic Tool, and at the same time, he also needed to purchase a Pill Furnace and various medicinal herbs for alchemy, as his supply of pills was almost exhausted.

………

Pingyang City was very large; it was said that the circumference of the city walls exceeded three hundred li.

As a transportation hub between the Western and Eastern continents, the commerce here was also unprecedentedly prosperous. One could buy almost any item from all over the world here, and Western merchants with blonde hair and blue eyes, or mercenaries, could be seen everywhere on the streets.

After browsing a few pharmacies, Yin Qi discovered that spiritual herbs were surprisingly cheap.

A single stalk of low-grade spiritual herb only cost ten gold coins;

Even a top-grade spiritual herb was priced at a mere five hundred gold coins, not even as high as a Second Order Magic Crystal Core.

It was not just medicinal herbs; artifact refining materials were also very cheap.

Of course, this cheapness was relative to spiritual herbs, because the mainstream view in the cultivation world of the Shenmu World was that relying on external objects to improve one's cultivation would severely shackle the development of one's own potential.

Consequently, apart from treating illnesses, there was almost no alchemy industry.

However, artifact refining materials concerned the power of weapons, so the price was still significantly higher than that of medicinal herbs, but only to a limited extent, because the artifact refining industry in the Shenmu World was similarly backward.

The weapons in weapon shops were basically just piles of materials, and the artifact refining techniques were extremely crude.

Like in the original story, Chen Nan had never learned artifact refining, yet his weapon, the Fangtian Painted Halberd, was forged by himself.

Of course, there were also those with exquisite artifact refining techniques.

For instance, Meng Ke'er's Jade Lotus Platform could not only fly but was also integrated for both offense and defense.

But such a Dharma Treasure was considered a supreme treasure even within the Dantai Sect.

However, thinking about it, it was normal; the Shenmu World frequently experienced great purges of Heaven and Earth, and often the world was reopened, which resulted in the Cultivation of Hundred Professions being unable to develop at all, as these all required time for Inheritance.

Perhaps a genius in alchemy had just appeared, but before they had the chance to carry forward their alchemy techniques, they immediately encountered a great purge and died prematurely, causing the Inheritance to be severed.

"Wait."

Yin Qi let his thoughts wander and suddenly realized: "Education does not necessarily mean preaching to the world; it can also be the teaching of the Cultivation of Hundred Professions. After all, in essence, the Cultivation of Hundred Professions is also the Dao."

The Cultivation of Hundred Professions in the Shenmu World was backward—was this not his opportunity?

Thinking of this, Yin Qi felt his heart thumping with excitement.

Previously, he had already given up on the plan to harvest luck in the short term, waiting for future achievements, but now it seemed he just hadn't found the right entry point.

As for whether it was truly as he thought, he would know once he tried. To teach the Cultivation of Hundred Professions, the most important thing was to make a name for himself; otherwise, why would others believe him?

The upcoming sixtieth birthday of the Chu Emperor was a good opportunity.

Thinking of this, Yin Qi's steps became much lighter. Next, he began to purchase on a massive scale, buying spiritual herbs and various artifact refining materials by the cartload—it was simply too cheap.

One hundred thousand gold coins were spent by him in one go.

Yin Qi's grand display also caused passersby to click their tongues in wonder.

………

Night fell.

Imperial Palace.

"You say Yin Qi purchased medicinal herbs and artifact refining materials on a massive scale, squandering at least one hundred thousand gold coins? He even bought a Pill Furnace; could it be that he also knows alchemy?"

Upon receiving the report, Chu Yue was also at a loss.

Buying a Pill Furnace was certainly for the purpose of alchemy.

Please... you... collect 6... 9... books...!

Buying artifact refining materials was, of course, for forging weapons.

The latter was easy to explain, but the former required extremely professional knowledge. In the entire Tianyuan Continent, it was unknown if even ten alchemists could be found; they were extremely rare.

Could it be that Yin Qi was also an alchemist?

Chu Yue felt it was quite possible; after all, the impression Yin Qi gave her was that he was extremely learned, but she was only surprised and did not take this matter to heart.

Firstly, Yin Qi was not very old, so even if he knew alchemy, his attainments were likely not deep;

Secondly, although pills were rare, they were not irreplaceable. For example, magic potions were very widely used, whether for restoring Spiritual Power, restoring cultivation, healing wounds, or detoxifying, etc.

Precisely because magic potions were widely used, pills had become dispensable.

……

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

Over these ten days, Yin Qi finished Refining one Storage Bag and two furnaces of Pill.

The space in the Storage Bag is not large, only about five hundred cubic meters; it is not that Yin Qi does not want to Refine a Space Ring, but he is limited by his cultivation level and can currently only Refine Storage Bags.

Although it is only about five hundred cubic meters, it is more than enough to store all of his items.

As for the two furnaces of Pill, they are both True Essence Pill.

True Essence Pill belongs to the upgraded version of Qi Gathering Pill and is a daily consumable for cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"The Chu Kingdom Emperor's sixtieth birthday is in two and a half months; there is no rush for the Pill and Dharma Treasure to be presented, so I should first go to the Royal Library to take a look. I have been in the Shenmu World for over a year, yet I have not fully understood this world."

Yin Qi thought to himself as he walked out of the courtyard gate.

Although he has read the original work, how could a mere few million words of Fiction possibly describe this world in detail?

There is also the Martial Dao of the Shenmu World, which he has longed for for a long time.

……

With the gold medal in hand, Yin Qi moved through the Imperial Palace without obstruction, and finally, under the guidance of the guards, arrived before a magnificent hall; this was the Royal Library.

After a brief negotiation with the person in charge, Yin Qi stepped into the hall.

Inside the hall were rows of bookshelves piled high with books, each row labeled with signs such as "Poetry," "Confucian Dao Classics," "History Books," "Medicine," "Magic," "Martial Dao," and so on.

Yin Qi swept his gaze across them; there were at least ten thousand books here.

Ten thousand books is truly not many.

Like modern universities, which one does not start with a collection of a million books?

It can only be said that in the Shenmu World, not only is the Cultivation of Hundred Professions not flourishing, but culture is also not flourishing; of course, it is also possible that the Chu Kingdom does not place importance on cultural aspects, as this is a world where strength speaks, and everyone pays more attention to military force.

Besides these bookshelves, there were two bookshelves labeled "Ancient Books"; according to the person in charge, the ancient books on them were all in ancient script, which no one could understand, and since they did not know how to classify them, they were simply placed together.

Yin Qi did not rush to find Martial Dao secret manuals, but instead found a thick book called "Tianyuan General History" and began to read it. (End of this chapter)