Chapter 676: with translation of chapter title

After the market had a concept of Yan Buji's refined pills, Yan Buji let Huang Ji arrange for some of the pills to 'flow out' into others' hands, and also spread the prescriptions.

Shopkeeper, do you have a spiritual material called 'fennel-core grass'?

Fennel-core grass? What kind of spiritual material is that?

You're the shopkeeper and you're asking me?

Maybe the name is different; tell me what characteristics that spiritual material has.

It's a spiritual material with a cold nature that dispels damp-heat.

Huh? The shopkeeper looked bewildered: "A cold-natured spiritual material that dispels damp-heat? Are you sure? I've lived most of my life and never heard of such a spiritual material; you'd better not go asking around."

Alright then.

Just as that person left, someone else came to ask the shop owner about some spiritual material they'd never heard of, which made the shopkeeper quite puzzled.

What on earth is going on?

Boss, I heard someone obtained a Fourfold Transformation prescription, which records a method for refining a potent healing pill. However, those spiritual materials are unheard of, possibly related to this. The attendant said.

Really?

Such things happen everywhere; although Yan Buji doesn't have many subordinates, he can go find He Yun to ask for more people to spread the prescriptions and pills.

Inside the Great Sinful Sect.

He Yun looked at Yan Buji: "You're spreading the prescription you painstakingly developed—wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

Yan Buji shook his head: "Although an alchemist's prescription is precious, the Fourfold Transformation prescription is of no use to me. On the contrary, if it could be widely spread in the market, naturally people would start gathering spiritual materials."

He Yun chuckled: "You're willing to do that."

Hehe." Yan Buji chuckled twice: "Sect Master, don't think my prescription is only for healing wounds, but those Youming Jie spiritual materials need a blood-path method to be refined once before they can achieve the final effect. This way, perhaps many people will want to join us in the future."

He Yun realized: "There's still such a method?"

Even if someone develops other methods to refine spiritual materials, as long as the prescription is spread—even if it's altered—the core Youming Jie spiritual materials won't change, so no matter what, as long as the market response is good, we can boldly sell the spiritual materials." Yan Buji laughed.

He Yun nodded: "Alright, when do you plan to go to Youming Jie?"

Mainly, the sect's supplies here aren't fully ready yet; otherwise I could set off immediately." Yan Buji said.

He Yun pondered: "Specifically, where is the delay?"

Umm..." Yan Buji looked at He Yun: "It's your side, Sect Master."

Me?

It's the portion I previously mentioned that was allocated to you.

He Yun came to his senses: "Oh right, I'll go find them now and have them hurry up."

Thank you for the trouble, Sect Master.

No problem.

After watching He Yun leave, Yan Buji returned to the Lian Dan Tang to continue cultivating.

Now everything is ready; with the Sect Master backing us, even if we encounter trouble it won't be hard to resolve.

At that moment, Yan Buji took advantage of this free time to continue cultivating, striving to form a Nascent Soul as quickly as possible.

As time flowed by unnoticed, he remained persistently immersed in cultivation. Day after day, years left deep marks on him, but his heart that sought the Dao never wavered in the slightest.

Spring passes, autumn comes, winter arrives, summer goes; the beautiful scenery of the four seasons cycling is like a series of splendid, colorful scrolls unfolding before his eyes. In spring, all things revive, the earth brims with vitality. Tender green shoots sprout from branches, delicate flowers sway gently in the breeze, giving off waves of enchanting fragrance; in the scorching summer, the blazing sun like fire, dense leaves intertwine into a green ocean, cicadas sing joyfully among the branches, as if speaking of life's fervor and abandon; autumn breezes bring coolness, osmanthus fragrance floats, golden rice ears hang low in the paddies, as if showing the joy of harvest; in the bitter winter month, snow lies deep, the whole world is covered in white, like a dreamy fairy-tale world.

And he sat quietly in that picturesque scenery, attentively perceiving and comprehending the profound philosophy and mysterious Dao hidden behind each season's view.

The scenery of the four seasons differs; this is the principle of the Way of the Universe.

Yan Buji suddenly opened his eyes, his whole aura noticeably changed. Grasping the Way of the Universe was quite difficult for him; he was never one to feel sorrow for spring and autumn, his sense of time's change only stayed with past events he'd experienced, never having earnestly felt how all things in the world change with the flow of time.

But diligence is rewarded by heaven; even if Yan Buji's aptitude were extremely low, he eventually grasped a point from the vague depths, thus gaining the slightest understanding of the Way of the Universe.

Don't slight this slight understanding; most cultivators can't even gain an insight, and Yan Buji is among them. If it weren't for being able to comprehend the Five Transformations Time Secrets and with the aid of the Six Paths Bodhi, he'd likely need decades to reach this step.

After grasping this slight principle of the Way of the Universe, Yan Buji calculated the time.

"Three months have passed already, and you still aren't ready?" Yan Buji fell silent.

Now Huang Ji and them are still spreading prescriptions and pills everywhere; time-wise there's still plenty, but I don't know why the people arranged by the Sect Master still haven't finished.

Forget it, continue cultivating.

Yan Buji also didn't know what had happened; logically, with so many people in the Great Sinful Sect, he naturally wouldn't dare ask how the share he gave the Sect Master was divided, since those benefits must be controlled by the Sect Master.

Yan Buji didn't dare consume it all, because he didn't want to give others a handle.

But the Sect Master's side still hasn't prepared the goods after so long, which made Yan Buji a bit suspicious.

However, since no one came looking for him, waiting a while wouldn't matter.

Thinking thus, Yan Buji began to continue cultivating.

As long as he enters the Way of the Universe, manages to cultivate the Five Transformations Time Secrets, and modifies his own Five Elements skill, then breaking through to the Nascent Soul won't be difficult.

After cultivating for a few days, he didn't receive word from the Sect Master's side; instead, someone came rushing to the door.

Hall Master Yan, Hall Master Yan?!

Huh?

Yan Buji rose, walked out of the cultivation chamber, and looked at the other party: "Elder Hong, what's the matter?"

Hong Shu ran over, anxiously looking at Yan Buji: "Jianfan Fairy has arrived!"

What?" Yan Buji came to his senses: "She's here, so she's here—wasn't it you who invited her?"

The key is.... Jianfan Fairy was taken away by your sect's ancestor!" Hong Shu urged.

Ah?

The ancestor took Jianfan Fairy away? What use is it to look for me?" Yan Buji looked strange.

That blood-path cultivator of that level is an expert, and he knows Jianfan too; maybe they're just chatting.

But I......

"You mean Elder Hong wants to inquire about Jianfan Fairy's situation, right?" Yan Buji asked.

"Yes, Hall Master, could you help me? I will definitely repay you."

"Elder Hong, you flatter me." Yan Buji smiled: "Let me go ask first. By the way, Elder Hong, you came to our sect so easily—doesn't anyone have anything to say?"

Hong Shu wanted to speak but stopped, looked around, and said softly: "Hall Master, you might consider why Paolong Sacred Land is willing to divide the river and rule jointly with the Great Sinful Sect. Besides, I came here only for personal matters, not involving the sect."

Yan Buji nodded.

It seems Paolong Sacred Land's attitude toward the Great Sinful Sect is also gentle.