On the night of the massacre, I dug up the ancestral tomb.

Chapter 141: Black Wind Mountain Market

"I appreciate Elder Li's kindness!" Yang Jiuli said, "However, my alchemy skills are only at the very beginning. I still need to work hard to become a first-grade top-quality alchemist, let alone a second-grade alchemist! Getting married now would only distract me and hinder the Li family's great cause."

"Very well!" A fleeting look of disappointment crossed Li Wannian's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and smiled, "If Master Yang ever wishes to marry and have children, he can simply tell me. You may choose any woman from the Li family."

If Yang Jiuli marries several women of the Li family and they have children, he can tie them to his own war chariot.

However, since Yang Jiuli is unwilling, Li Shi cannot force him.

After all, it's not easy for the Li family to find another top-tier first-level alchemist right now.

Having witnessed Xu Huaiyi's example, the Li family also became wary of cultivators with different surnames.

Yang Jiuli and the others were different.

They all started from scratch, with nothing to their name, and all rose to prominence within the Li family. As long as they are treated with both kindness and severity, they are naturally easier to manipulate than others.

"Jiuli will remember this!" Yang Jiuli bowed and said.

Li Wannian smiled slightly, stroked his beard, and said, "You should focus on improving your alchemy skills. After the spring, the Black Wind Mountain Market will open, and that will be the time for you to show your skills and become famous throughout the world!" After saying that, he got up to leave.

"Jiuli will certainly live up to the Li family's expectations!" Yang Jiuli said.

"I have high hopes for you!" Li Wannian nodded slightly, then took his leave.

Yang Jiuli escorted him off the island.

Back in the house, Yang Jiuli flipped his hand, and the jade box given to him by Li Wannian appeared.

He opened it.

However, inside the jade box was a bottle of "Minor Pure Essence Pill," which could help cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining improve their cultivation.

In addition, there is a Jade Lingzhi that exudes spiritual energy.

This Ganoderma lucidum is crystal clear, like a precious jade. It is three hundred years old and can replenish one's essence and strengthen one's spirit.

It is also of great benefit to alchemists.

Refining elixirs requires not only true fire but also a powerful divine sense to control the heat and increase the quality of the elixirs.

"This bottle of 'Xiao Qing Yuan Dan' is worth three hundred spirit stones... 'Yu Ling Zhi' can also reach two hundred... That's quite extravagant."

Yang Jiuli smiled slightly.

Only at this point would the Li family be willing to spend money.

It must be said that the Li family's move did indeed stabilize public sentiment.

The spirit stones distributed earlier amounted to about one-third of the profits shared by everyone, plus the method for refining the "Xiao Qing Yuan Dan".

This has already moved Liu Yuelong and others to tears of gratitude and ignited their fighting spirit.

Moreover, there's also a second-tier pill formula as bait.

That's something countless alchemists dream of!

Once someone becomes a second-tier alchemist, the entire clan will rise in status and become a second-rate immortal cultivation family.

These people will now roll up their sleeves and work hard to refine pills!

It was only because Yang Jiuli had long mastered many high-level pill formulas that he was so calm and composed.

"Spring is coming." After putting away the jade box, Yang Jiuli looked at the clouds drifting outside the island, a hopeful light appearing in his eyes.

At this moment, Blackwind City was the only place that could fill him with anticipation!

For Yang Jiuli, raising his mental strength to the second level as soon as possible is the most urgent task.

……

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Since the patriarch of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect made his move, the Li family of Yunmeng Lake has remained quite calm.

Several major events have occurred in the cultivation world of the Chu Kingdom.

Following the suppression of the bandits in the Black Wind Mountains, internal strife broke out between the Yu and Su clans, who had previously cooperated with the Li clan of Yunmeng Lake.

The head of the family, Yu Tieshan, has gone missing.

Su Mancang, the head of the Su family, was attacked and killed.

No Li clan cultivators intervened during the internal strife.

However, the major clans believed that the Li family of Yunmeng Lake had instigated this incident.

During the internal strife, the two cultivators who attacked the Foundation Establishment stage were carrying a number of second-tier talismans.

Even the two major repairmen were poisoned by a strange poison.

Without support, ordinary cultivators would have no way of obtaining these resources.

However, since the Li family did not take action, people could only treat it as a topic of conversation over tea.

In addition, in Yunmeng Lake, Li Ruoyu's descendant Li Xian failed in his attempt to establish his foundation, damaging his foundation and cutting off his path forward.

Li Feiyu, on the other hand, with the help of the foundation-building spiritual item "Dongquan Xuanyin Water" and the "Great Blood Qi Pill" prepared for him by Li Changyan, condensed the "Human Flower" in one fell swoop and forged the second-tier low-grade immortal foundation "Dongquan Xuanyin". His magical power was vast and continuous, and chilling to the bone.

(The foundation for immortality is not only closely related to cultivation techniques, but also to the spiritual objects used for foundation building.)

The better the spiritual object, the higher the immortal level it will be.

With this immortal foundation, he will achieve twice the result with half the effort in cultivating cold attribute techniques.

The successful completion of the foundation building ceremony is meant to be celebrated by inviting relatives and friends.

However, Li Feiyu chose to keep a low profile and did not make a big fuss.

After all, two core members of the Li family failed to establish their foundations despite using Foundation Establishment Pills.

At this moment, those two factions were probably quite unhappy.

If he is too high-profile, he is likely to offend people.

The most important reason was that his great-grandfather, Li Changyan, had just died in battle.

Li Feiyu had no intention of celebrating; he simply invited a few close friends from his clan, and Yang Jiuli was also invited to the banquet.

During the banquet, Yang Jiuli met Li Yourong.

Although she was also happy for her cousin Li Feiyu.

But thinking about myself, I can't help but feel a little lonely.

Yang Jiuli went there intending to offer Li Yourong a few words of comfort.

However, Li Yourong quickly composed herself and mentioned that she was going to Black Wind City.

Firstly, it was for the family's alchemy to support the market.

Secondly, they sought opportunities to gather spiritual items for foundation building.

After all, Blackwind City is a market town with a constant flow of people and various spiritual items being traded, so there are bound to be some opportunities.

Even without a Foundation Establishment artifact, one can still obtain some information from adventurers.

"I'm going to Blackwind City too!" Upon hearing this, Yang Jiuli nodded, mentioning that he would be going to Blackwind City.

"I've heard that Master Yang's talisman-making skills are extraordinary. I hope you will take good care of me then!" Li Yourong smiled sweetly.

"We should naturally support each other!" Yang Jiuli said.

Li Yourong smiled knowingly.

……

March sixteenth.

clear.

Yunmeng Lake.

A ten-zhang-long near-third-tier spirit ship slowly sailed out of the misty lake.

Li Wenchang of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect stood proudly at the head of the deck.

Elder Li Jun of Yunmeng Lake stood to the side.

Beside them were direct descendants of the Li family.

For example, Li Wannian, Li Yourong, Li Chengfeng, and others.

Yang Jiuli, Huang Cheng, Liu Yuelong, Ding Xiaoyan, and Liu Heyan were all present.

The group flew through the clouds and appeared outside Yunmeng Lake.

As the mist dissipated, a refreshing breeze, free of moisture, swept over the grass and trees.

The beautiful mountains ahead and the clear blue sky inspire a sense of soaring ambition and boundless freedom.

Huang Cheng and Liu Yuelong both appeared very excited.

Huang Cheng glanced at Li Wenchang from time to time and whispered, "Ninth Brother, this is the Li family patriarch who wiped out the bandits of Black Wind City."

"The Li family really values ​​us; they actually sent a Foundation Establishment ancestor from the Immortal Sect to escort us!" Liu Yuelong was also quite excited.

Yang Jiuli nodded slightly.

The Immortal Sect's Foundation Establishment Escort.

This clearly demonstrates the importance that the Li family of Yunmeng Lake attaches to the Black Wind City market.

At the same time, it can also be seen that the Li family is outwardly strong but inwardly weak.

Otherwise, why would the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators of the Immortal Sects have to intervene?

This was because Li Ruoyu and Li Qufeng were seriously injured.

The remaining elder, Li Jun, was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

As for the newly established base, Li Feiyu also needs to guard Yunmeng Lake.

This left the Li family of Yunmeng Lake with no one available, forcing them to request a foundation-building sect from a celestial sect to escort them.

Fortunately, the momentum from the battle of Blackwind City still lingers, so there's no need to worry about anyone attacking.

As dusk fell, the spaceship sailed into the outskirts of Blackwind City.

At this time, Black Wind City had been taken over by the Li family.

The buildings and streets in the city have also been renovated, and a special neighborhood street has been built.

The shops on Fangjie Street, with ancient wooden pillars and green-tiled roofs, have been completely transformed from their previous dilapidated state.

The Li family also built many cave dwellings for rent, providing temporary lodging for passing cultivators, which also brought them a considerable income.

At this moment, the spaceship slowly came to a stop.

An opening has appeared in the Black Wind City's formation ahead.

Li's patrol guards flew into the air and immediately invited Li Wenchang and his entourage inside.

"Gentlemen, this will be the place where you will show your skills!" Li Wannian led Yang Jiuli and the others out of the spaceship and landed on the city wall in front of them, looking down at the ancient and weathered city.

Yang Jiuli, Huang Cheng, and the others scanned the area ahead.

At the center of the city walls lies a vast city.

It was built against two mountains.

There is a wide road in the middle.

The shops on the left and right sides are built against the mountain.

In addition, there are mountain roads extending up to the left and right of the city wall.

They built caves on the left and right mountain walls.

This is just the outer perimeter.

There are also thirty-six caves inside Black Wind Mountain.

And countless caves.

The spiritual veins in these caves are all at least at the second level.

Looking at the city before them, Huang Cheng and the others were filled with excitement.

"Come on, I'll show you the new cave!" Li Wannian laughed loudly.

Led by two Li family patrol guards, they headed towards the mountain peak on the left.

Halfway up the mountain, cave dwellings were built.

Each cave dwelling is marked with a number.

Heaven and earth were dark and yellow.

1, 2, 3... equal signs.

Yang Jiuli and the others were assigned to the Earth-class unit.

The spiritual energy here is abundant, and each cave dwelling has reached the second level.

Yang Jiuhao's cave dwelling is designated as No. 9 of the Earth category.

In front of the cave dwelling was a separate courtyard.

The villa was built against the mountain and connected to the cave dwelling.

Inside the cave, there is a babbling brook, a jade bed, and spiritual flowers growing inside.

The cave walls are inlaid with gemstones, illuminating the interior as brightly as day, making it exquisite and luxurious.

The cave dwelling is used for cultivation.

The outer courtyard is used for resting and entertaining guests.

Yang Jiuli arrived at the cave dwelling, sat cross-legged on the jade couch, and with a thought, gathered a wisp of green wood energy.

A row of data immediately appeared next to the Three Lives Stone.

"Level: 2.3..." Upon seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Yang Jiuli's lips.

The spiritual energy here is even stronger than on Snowfall Island.

Of course, if it were in the inner lake of the Li family in Yunmeng Lake, such as Diyan Island, the spiritual energy there would naturally be even higher.

The malevolent energy in the vicinity is even stronger!

However, Yang Jiuli did not cultivate the wind-evil energy.

Even so, the spiritual energy of the green wood here is enough for him to cultivate!

After withdrawing his mind, Yang Jiuli moved his hand, and Xiao Bing and the two little minks flew out of the spirit beast bag.

The little ice plant shrank to about a foot in length, its body enveloped in a cold mist, its scales as clear and translucent as ice jade.

It has now reached the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining, and is not far from the ninth level.

The white sable and the green flame sable were only at the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining, slightly inferior to Xiao Bing.

The little ice plate nestled in Yang Jiuli's arms, nuzzling him affectionately with its head.

It blinks its eyes from time to time and flicks its tongue, making it look extremely cute.