Chapter 510: The True Lord of Yuan Shui

Fellow cultivator, take a look at this pill.

It fully meets my requirements, thank you Daozhang Yue Jin! Here is the Spiritual Material I promised, please have a look, Daozhang.

Yan Buji, satisfied, took the Spiritual Material from a Golden Core Cultivator who was seeking a pill and slipped it into his pouch.

Fellow cultivator, if you have any other needs, you may come to seek the humble Dao.

Then I truly thank you, Daozhang.

Yan Buji has been on Jin Niu Island for two years; while searching for Spiritual Materials he also helps others refine pills. The Fourfold Transformation Alchemist Daozhang Yue Jin has already made a name for himself, and cultivators from the nearby seas are flocking to request pills, some even bringing pill formulas to his door, which has given Yan Buji exposure to many elixirs he had never even heard of before.

What pleased Yan Buji most was finding a Fourfold Delusion Heart Pill that can aid Golden Core Cultivators in accumulating Qi; although the pill carries some risk, being a Turbid Pill, its potency is comparable to that of a Fivefold Pill.

If one disregards the fact that ingesting such a pill can cloud one's Qi and easily lead to demonic deviation, it is nonetheless a good pill for rapidly boosting strength.

But does the Dongxing Sea Region really have so many turbid cultivators? It feels like all sorts of people have been showing up more and more lately.

Being a turbid cultivator doesn't necessarily mean one is a bad person, but bad people are certainly turbid cultivators.

Most pure-hearted cultivators generally do not resort to crooked or unorthodox methods to increase their Qi; they usually choose legitimate ways, such as austere cultivation.

Therefore, such cultivators generally do not take part in robbery, arson, murder, and the like. After all, killing many people would taint one's Qi with blood and murderous aura. Yan Buji can hide well because when he kills he mostly employs Martial Dao methods, and also uses the Demon-Departing Rest Method to mask his presence.

Of course, this is not absolute; the practice of techniques is inherently mutable for cultivators, and the distinction between pure and turbid nature is sometimes not easy to change at will.

I'm not saying that the increase of turbid cultivators is a bad thing; at least for Yan Buji, rare materials have begun to appear on the market, which were hard to find before.

"Daozhang Yue Jin!" Ma Xu stood outside the door and called.

"Come in."

"Yes." Ma Xu entered, respectfully saying, "Daozhang, the island lord asks you to go over there."

Yan Buji nodded, rose, and said, "The humble Dao understands."

The lord of Jin Niu Island is a Nascent Soul Cultivator; when Yan Buji first made a name for himself, the lord had invited him to join, but Yan Buji made clear that after obtaining the needed Spiritual Materials he would not stay long on Jin Niu Island, and the lord did not press him, so their relationship remained fairly harmonious.

Upon arriving at the island lord's residence on Jin Niu Island, Yan Buji followed the guards into the main hall and met the island lord, Yuan Shui Zhenjun.

Yuan Shui Zhenjun rose, smiling, "Daozhang Yue Jin, have you been well?"

"Thanks to your blessings, Zhenjun, nothing major has happened," Yan Buji replied courteously.

"Sit, sit, sit."

The two sat, and a maid beside them came to pour tea for them.

Yuan Shui Zhenjun lifted his cup, took a sip, and said, "Daozhang, perhaps you would like to try the fine tea from Nan Ting Mountain Region? I had someone purchase it at great cost from the Heavenly Spirit Realm."

Yan Buji was momentarily stunned, nodded, lifted his cup and tasted, "At first it is bitter and astringent, then plain, yet the aftertaste is sweet and fragrant, like a light spring rain brushing by, yet with a faint bustling of red dust. The tea from Nan Ting Mountain Region is indeed peculiar."

"Hahaha, Daozhang truly is a tea connoisseur. This is the 'Red Dust Spring Tea' produced in Nan Ting Mountain Region, and it even has Fivefold quality, reportedly cultivated by mortals."

"Oh? So impressive?" Yan Buji exclaimed in surprise.

Mortals can also cultivate Fivefold Spiritual Materials?

High-quality tea sells well in the cultivation world; due to its geography, Nan Ting Mountain Region produces tea and spices, making it one of the most popular commodities among cultivators.

Moreover, good tea is graded by its transformation count, which ordinary cultivators find hard to discern.

"Indeed, once this Red Dust Spring Tea hit the market I had someone buy it for a taste. This time I also wanted Daozhang to try it—do you still like it?"

Yan Buji nodded; although he loves wine, this tea is also fine. Frequent tea drinking soothes his heart.

Yuan Shui Zhenjun smiled, "If Daozhang likes it, I will give you a jin of it."

"Zhenjun, you are too courteous; I accept no reward without merit. This time you summoned the humble Dao—do you have an urgent matter?" Yan Buji politely declined and turned the question back to him.

Yuan Shui Zhenjun set down his cup, clasped his hands to his chest and sighed, "Alas, it's because of the matter between Zhen Huang Island and the Chen Long Society."

"Hmm? Are they about to fight again?"

"It's not that; rather there's some explosive news."

"If you say it like that, I'm intrigued."

Yuan Shui Zhenjun looked at Yan Buji and said, "The Young Master of the Chen Long Society, the one called Wang Cai, intends to take as bride the Young Master Huang Xuanming of Zhen Huang Island."

"Wait." Yan Buji was stunned, unable to react for a moment.

"I've heard the Young Master of the Chen Long Society is a female cultivator, though she loves cross-dressing as a man... How can she be taking the Young Master of Zhen Huang Island as a bride? Shouldn't it be called a marriage of entry?"

"Um... it means the Chen Long Society treats its daughter as a male and treats the Zhen Huang Island's young master as a female, thus they call it a marriage."

Yan Buji frowned, "Isn't this the Chen Long Society humiliating Zhen Huang Island? Can the two Zhenjun of Zhen Huang Island consent?"

"So this matter is a bit troublesome," Yuan Shui Zhenjun said with a wry smile, "They have asked us to go there as witnesses; it looks like they might fight then."

Yan Buji was stunned.

It seems this has nothing to do with me, right?

"Then what does Zhenjun want from the humble Dao?"

"You're not asking me to go for you, are you?"

"I am not a person of Jin Niu Island."

Yuan Shui Zhenjun looked at Yan Buji, "I would like Daozhang to accompany me on a trip."

"Why? Even you going alone carries risk; even if I go, I can't help much," Yan Buji said coolly.

"Having Daozhang accompany me is mainly because Jin Niu Island may need to pick a side after this. Your trip will also let you get a preview of the Boundless Sea's layout, won't it?"

Yan Buji pondered for a moment; Yuan Shui Zhenjun's words were indeed reasonable.

Going straight to the Vortex Center to assess the situation, so that if the Boundless Sea truly undergoes a major shift, one can prepare in advance.

Moreover, going there as an Alchemist should not bring any trouble.

The only problem is that by going with Yuan Shui Zhenjun, I would be stamped with the Jin Niu Island tag; should Yuan Shui Zhenjun later cause trouble and pull me in, it would be a hassle.

Unless I spend the coming time finding a place to close off for a few hundred years, which is clearly unlikely.

He now needs a lot of Spiritual Materials and must quickly replenish the resources he previously expended.

Not to mention, the Spiritual Cannon Accumulation Device hasn't even been forged yet, let alone the Beast Accumulation Armament...

There are also pills, Spiritual Stones, techniques and the like, which must be prepared in advance. He cannot keep relying on his old foundation forever; he must replenish all resources needed for cultivation up to the later stage of the Golden Core.

Therefore it is destined that Yan Buji cannot break away from the market of the Boundless Sea, so Yuan Shui Zhenjun's words are not wrong after all.

Anyway, he has the safety net of the Heaven Gate Law, and as long as he is not singled out, no one can catch him.

"Fine, since Yuan Shui Zhenjun said so, this humble Daoist can go."

"That's good; naturally we won't let the Daoist priest waste time. Bring the attendants!"

At Yuan Shui Zhenjun's call, the maid hurried up with a storage bag and a jar of tea leaves; Yan Buji raised an eyebrow, reached out, and took them.