Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 129: Jade Alchemy Hall
"If you encounter any questions during your cultivation, write them down first. You can come to me for answers once every six months," Liu Yu said, his expression returning to calm, albeit a little indifferent.
"Yes, Uncle Liu," Geng Yunsong replied in a low voice.
Liu Yu nodded, not saying much more to a qi refinement stage disciple. He used the wind control secret technique to enhance his speed, lightly stepping forward and rushing towards the cave dwelling at the mountain peak.
His decision to protect this child was based on Geng Yuanzhang's past assistance and the two magical artifacts he gave. This child's starting point already surpassed many outer sect disciples, but his false spiritual root was not enough to earn Liu Yu's full attention.
Leaving Geng Yunsong at the foot of the mountain, his future achievements would depend on the child's own fortune.
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In the world of cultivating immortality, six months passed in the blink of an eye.
Due to not cultivating a foundation establishment stage technique, Liu Yu's cultivation level had shown no significant progress in these six months; his aura was not much different from when he first established his foundation.
He had already mostly comprehended the early stage of the qingyang skill, only waiting to return from the auction. If he didn’t encounter better cultivation techniques, he would switch to practicing this skill.
As for the art of spirit preservation, his comprehension progress was extremely slow. Up until now, Liu Yu had only understood it a couple of times and had not fully grasped it, so he dared not carelessly practice.
Liu Yu had now reached a bottleneck in his growth in power. Even if he practiced the qingyang skill, there wouldn’t be much improvement in the short term; this required years of accumulation.
In the living room, Liu Yu and Jiang Qiushui sat at a stone table.
After six months of adjustment, Jiang Qiushui had found her place, adapted to her current identity, and seemingly settled into her new situation, at least on the surface.
Three months ago, Jiang Qiushui noticed a small shop located in a bustling market frequented by qi refinement stage cultivators within the sect. The shop was in a good location, and the owner was preparing to transfer it, so she informed Liu Yu.
After Liu Yu inspected it, he was generally satisfied and, after some negotiation with the previous owner, spent five thousand spiritual stones to acquire the shop.
Due to insufficient spiritual stones, he had also taken the risk of discreetly selling two rare spiritual herbs, each over five hundred years old, within the sect.
Of course, the spiritual herbs had been specially processed and looked as if they had been unearthed for over a decade; no one would suspect they were freshly picked just a year ago.
Jiang Qiushui was reporting some information about the shop, including income and expenses, as well as daily and monthly profits.
Liu Yu was quite concerned about the shop's situation since it was an important part of his plans for the next few decades.
At the beginning of the operation, these reports had to be given every three days, but as time passed and the shop gradually got on the right track, it changed to once every seven days, then every half month, until now it was just a monthly report, along with the profits.
Liu Yu would occasionally visit the shop to check on its situation. He didn’t stay at the shop for long, just to let others know it was owned by a foundation establishment stage cultivator.
The market within the Yuan Yang Sect was still a safe place; ordinary cultivators dared not challenge the Yuan Yang Sect's authority, or they would never walk out of Qingzhou.
The two were not far apart, and ever since they had developed their relationship, Jiang Qiushui's demeanor was much more intimate than six months ago.
From time to time, a faint fragrance drifted into Liu Yu's nose, making him feel a bit restless.
"That’s the general situation for the Jade Alchemy Hall this month," Jiang Qiushui said.