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Chapter 199 Ascension Ceremony · Boundary Sea · Boat Ticket
"Junior Brother Xiao, why are you leaving so suddenly?"

Ming Yan Zhenren was a little surprised: "I have been thinking about it these past few days. There is an auspicious day in the middle of next month, which is perfect for holding your Ascension Ceremony."

"With Junior Brother's reputation, let's invite all the monks from Hezhou as well."

"Hold a grand and unprecedented super celebration!"

Of course, another important purpose of the Ascension Ceremony is that the newly promoted Jindan can take this opportunity to collect a sum of spirit stones to alleviate their financial difficulties.

In order to gather enough resources for Dan formation, many cultivators had to spend all their money or even go into debt.

There is no extra money at hand to collect materials and create spiritual weapons.

However, Xiao Chen was an exception. With the generous donations from several fellow Taoists of the Cang Yan Sect, he obtained a huge amount of spirit stones in one go.

He is even several times stronger than other Jindan Zhenren.

Besides, it would take at least half a month to set a time and gather everyone together, which might delay my journey to the secret realm.

Therefore, Xiao Chen thought about it and rejected the proposal: "I appreciate your kindness, Senior Brother."

"But let's forget about the ceremony. The war has just ended, so it's not appropriate to be extravagant."

Master Ming Yan blinked his eyes and said, "Brother, what you said makes sense. Then we can also do one that is not extravagant or wasteful."

"The main purpose is to take this opportunity to show the outside world the style and style of our Lihuo Gate."

"In the past, many people in Hezhou were not familiar with our sect. This is also a good opportunity to promote the sect's reputation."

Upon hearing this, Master Yunxiang nodded in agreement, "Junior Brother Mingyan, this is indeed a good idea."

"Besides, now that the demonic disaster has subsided, we need a celebration to boost the morale of our disciples."

"Can you be more flexible with the time and place? Isn't there an auspicious day this month?"

Ming Yan Zhenren immediately understood: "Oh, look at my memory, the end of this month is also an auspicious day, how could I have forgotten it."

"To make it more convenient for our friends in Hezhou, why not set the location in Dahechuan?"

"It just so happens that the place is located next to the mountains and the water, and the scenery is beautiful."

Dahechuan is located in the easternmost part of Lizhou, with a big river, a barren mountain and a Gobi desert near the river.

Xiao Chen felt that the place was not very good.

But Master Ming Yan patted his chest and guaranteed that he could build a tall building from scratch in just two days.

As long as all the sect's construction monks are mobilized to the big river, the restoration of Lihuo Gate and Cangyan Mountain can be put on hold for the time being.

Since the two of them warmly invited him to stay, Xiao Chen did not refuse.

There are only four days left until the end of the month anyway, so these few days won’t make a difference.

And surprisingly, the six major families also strongly supported this matter, and each of them was very active.

The reason why there are six major families is because the Xiong family from the Cang Yan Sect and the Yun family from the Si Hai Sect are included.

Yun Jingxing, the president of the Yunfan Chamber of Commerce, took the initiative to cooperate with the Lihuo Sect to recruit disciples from the Sihai Sect.

In particular, some young cultivators who were already quite old but had good talents were recruited under the Yunfan Chamber of Commerce, but were replaced by instructors sent by the Lihuo Sect.

Therefore, the Yun family was accepted as one of Ming Yan's own family members.

Xiao Chen has not been idle these two days and has reorganized his storage bag.

Currently, he uses four storage bags to store spirit stones and spiritual objects, and the other two are used to store magic tools and spiritual tools.

"Hey, why are there a pair of turtle eggs here?"

Halfway through, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have neglected the turtle eggs. Actually, it couldn't be said that he had neglected them. The main reason was that he was busy with the formation of the elixir and really had no time to deal with it.

It's July now, and the incubation period is probably over.

"This...would you like to eat it?"

In line with the principle of not wasting, Xiao Chen simply set up a big pot and made some boiled eggs.

At the same time, he also dug out a pair of inverted beads, which he was planning to use to improve his spiritual eye technique, but he kept putting it off and had no time to practice.

This time, while waiting for the celebration, I can review these spells that I rarely use.

"How do you eat this? Should I just eat it raw?"

Xiao Chen thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. I'll just go down and catch some fish and make a stew."

Although these are the pearls of a red-billed crane chick, each one weighs one kilogram. It is better to stew them with spirit fish.

So he ran to Nanhu Lake and caught a big crucian carp weighing 36 kilograms.

I made a turtle egg and pearl crucian carp soup.

This time it was not a physical training session, so Xiao Chen was not in a hurry to wolf down the food. Instead, he slowly held the small bowl and drank with a spoon.

One bite and your mouth is filled with freshness and fragrance, the taste is really good.

And as he drank the fish soup, his spiritual eyes that could see through delusion also successfully advanced to the level of minor success.

Now he doesn't need to actively use the spiritual eye technique. As long as he focuses his eyes, he can clearly see the direction of the spiritual energy nearby.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as Xiao Chen was drinking soup and lying in the yard basking in the sun, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Siyue came in to report: "Master, there is an emergency to report from the Demon Slayer Hall."

"According to the Lingyuan Sect's investigation, Ye Fei, the manager of the Demon Slayer Hall, is secretly colluding with Han Ziyan, the demon cult's witch."

"When Lingyuan Sect was apprehending the demon woman, they aided and abetted the law enforcement team and injured them. They have now fled towards Quanzhou. This is a wanted warrant issued by Lingyuan Sect."

As she spoke, she handed over a portrait.

Above are the busts of Ye Fei and Han Ziyan. They are well painted and almost exactly like the real people.

"Also, it is said that there are independent cultivators at the border of Hezhou who personally witnessed Miao Yuqing, Supervisor Miao, and Manager Song Shengying traveling with Ye Fei."

She handed over two more portraits: "Lingyuan Sect asked us to help confirm the identities of these two people."

Song Shengying is the eldest daughter of the Song family, but she is not very old and it seems that she only established her foundation last year.

Xiao Chen took a look at the portrait. He only knew Miao Yuqing, but he could basically guess that the information should be correct.

Tsk tsk tsk, what to say?

"Forward the wanted order to the Demon Exorcist Temple. Well, it can be handled according to normal regulations."

Since he ran away, let's just pretend nothing happened. The normal way to deal with it is to hang wanted warrants everywhere. It's impossible to cross states to participate in the arrest.

Well, I hope Lingyuan Sect has good luck.

Xiao Chen planned to hurry to the Eastern Region after the ceremony was over the day after tomorrow.

He even asked Lin Ping'an if he wanted to go to the Eastern Region together.

I heard that the Eastern Region is filled with numerous secret realms and relics of all sizes.

This kid is well versed in laws and prohibitions, so he might be able to be of great help.

Unfortunately, Lin Ping'an showed some resistance and he didn't want to leave Lihuomen.

"Uncle Xiao, I am weak now and have no ability to protect myself."

"If we encounter any danger on the road, we will be held back."

"I want to practice in the sect for two more years. Before I break through to the late Jindan stage, I don't plan to take risks outside."

When talking about the late stage of Jindan, Lin Ping'an's expression was a little helpless.

The Southern Region lacks spiritual energy and spiritual objects are scarce. If one wants to successfully form a fetus, he has to leave the Southern Region and seek resources for breaking through the realm.
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Xiao Chen did not force it. He had the Night Blade, but Lin Pingan did not.

There are many golden elixirs in the Eastern Region, and from time to time, Yuanying Zhenjun or fourth-level monsters appear.

In case of danger, we really cannot guarantee the other person's safety.

Besides, always relying on others is not a long-term solution.

Xiao Chen remembered that there was a book called "An Initial Explanation of Formations" in his storage bag.

He has already formed a pill now, so he might as well practice the art of formation as well.

The journey is long and arduous, and it's a great opportunity to see the different mountain shapes and terrains, and learn as you go.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the Ascension Ceremony arrived.

Master Ming Yan was not bragging. In just over three days, he built a ten-mile-long street in a desert.

He also built a small bridge with flowing water and planted plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum.

Almost all the foundation-building cultivators and all the Jindan Zhenren from Lizhou and Hezhou came to participate in this unprecedented event.

Although many monks unfortunately died in the demonic disaster.

But after all, it brings together areas from two states, and the total number of participants is still unprecedentedly large.

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Qiu, Fellow Daoist Chang, how come you guys have time to come over?"

It was normal for the Chang brothers to come, but if Xiao Chen remembered correctly, the Qiu family had actively taken over the Demon Slaying Hall after the fall of the Pan family.

Shouldn't they be busy catching Ye Fei at this time?

Qiu Qichen bowed and congratulated him, "This Ascension Ceremony is to celebrate Senior Xiao's ascension to the Golden Core Realm. How could I miss such a crucial celebration?"

"No matter how important something is, it has to be put aside."

In fact, he has been very close to Chang Shunping recently and is busy cultivating the Earth-Accumulating Spirit Turtle.

He entered the Demon-Slaying Hall only to gain control of the law enforcement team, not to really eliminate demons and defend the way.

Therefore, although the Qiu family had positive slogans about arresting Ye Fei, they did not take any actual action.

After learning the time of the celebration, he directly recalled all the staff and rushed to participate in the ceremony.

And as far as he knew, the Yang family had basically all arrived, and at present, apart from sending messengers to spread the wanted order, there was basically no other action.

Wow, it turns out that this ascension ceremony also helped to attract firepower.

Xiao Chen felt that Ye Fei had to remember a favor from him.

A nine-story building was built in the middle of the ceremony.

The auction is usually held downstairs, but Xiao Chen came upstairs this time.

I have to say, the scenery does feel better when standing on it.

At noon, a large number of monks who had arrived early also deliberately retreated.

Everyone flew into the air on their swords, thousands of sword lights intersected, and the surging spiritual energy even set off a small spiritual power tide.

Immediately afterwards, the three major sects took the lead in expressing congratulations.

"Lingyuan Sect/Tianji Pavilion/Wanhua Valley/Qianzhufang, congratulations to Master Yanlong for achieving the Golden Elixir!"

Because the True Yang Fire Dragon was too shocking, the title of True Yanlong replaced True Fenglei and became the name most people called him.

It was officially confirmed at the ceremony today.

From now on, any new Jindan cultivator who appears will no longer be called this.

When people talk about Master Yanlong, they all know they are referring to Xiao Chen.

This matter will be recorded in the sect's ceremonies by all major sects, and will also be written into the memoirs of many cultivators in the Southern Region.

As long as these classics exist in the future, people will always remember this title.

According to past practice, every monk who came to congratulate gave a spiritual object worth no less than one thousand spirit stones as a gift.

However, this time, many families intentionally increased the value of their gifts.

These things were sent to auction as soon as they were sold.

After all, Xiao Chen didn't plan to bring a bunch of low-level spiritual objects with him on the road, so it would be better to exchange them for spirit stones.

At the same time, he also found a few items to auction in his storage bag, mainly a thousand-year-old sword bamboo, two top-grade flying swords, six foundation-building pills, and six Nanhua yellow bamboos.

In fact, he still had some unused Flame Spirit Sand in his hand.

However, I heard that specialties like spiritual sand can be sold at a better price in the Eastern Region, so I decided to keep it for now. Everything went as usual during the auction, and there was no trouble.

Xiao Chen and other Jindan Zhenren chatted with each other about some rumors and interesting stories.

Finally, I heard that it was the Zhong family from Wanhua Valley who offered the highest price of this auction - eighty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight spirit stones!
"This number is quite auspicious. Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Yanlong on making a fortune in the future."

True Man Leiyin congratulated with a smile, and then the others followed suit and offered various congratulatory speeches.

However, this time no one discussed the specific auction items. Just listening to the numbers, you can tell what the items are, which is actually not important.

"Junior Brother Xiao, good news!"

After the ceremony, Master Ming Yan came over excitedly and said, "You'll never guess how many spirit stones we sold this time."

"Six hundred and sixty-six thousand six hundred and sixty-six!"

"This means that your next journey will be smooth sailing, Junior Brother."

what?
Xiao Chen was a little unconvinced: "Is it such a coincidence?"

Let’s forget about the first five eights, but aren’t these six sixes a bit deliberate?

"What a coincidence! There's an account book."

Master Ming Yan handed over an account book containing the transaction records of this auction.

After reading each name, Xiao Chen noticed that the last few items were bought by Hezhou monks, and as a result, the number really made up to six sixes.

It can be said that this fake account was made with great care and even looks a bit real.

"Well, then I'll borrow my senior brother's good words and share in the good fortune myself."

Xiao Chen didn't bother to get to the bottom of the matter; there was no need to.

In order to carry so many spirit stones, he brought two more storage bags.

Now I really have eight bags tied around my waist.

Basically it's full of hanging things.

Xiao Chen felt that his demand for the storage ring had soared again.

This is not a solution. It seems that the action plan needs to be adjusted.

When I arrived in the Eastern Region, the first thing I did was to find out where I could buy storage rings.

If the distance is not far, you can buy one and change into it, and then it will not be too late to go to Baicao Secret Realm.

Otherwise, when you go to the secret realm, you won’t know where to put the elixirs you picked.

After the Ascension Ceremony, Xiao Chen had no plans to return to Qiyun Peak, but instead prepared to head directly to the Eastern Region.

But before leaving, he saw Shen Siyue running towards him.

"Master, Junior Sister Su asked me to give this sachet to you."

The workmanship of the incense bag is average. Although it is a little better than the previous peace knot, it can be seen that it was probably embroidered by Su Wanqing herself.

The front side features a pattern of carp leaping into lotus flowers, while the back side features a blooming star.

It was filled with spices. Xiao Chen held it in his hand and could vaguely smell a faint scent of camellia.

"I was wondering why I haven't seen her recently. Do you know what she's been busy with?"

"Replying to Master, Junior Sister Su has been in seclusion at home, saying that she wants to concentrate on cultivation. She said... she will not come out until she achieves the Golden Core."

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The journey from the Southern Region to the Eastern Region is millions of miles.

When Xiao Chen passed by Xianghe Market, he stopped to buy some rolling ball rice to eat on the road.

"How much spiritual rice do you need, fellow Daoist?"

"I want all these in the bag. How many spirit stones are there in total?"

"Sincerely accepting your offer of 1,200 spirit stones."

"This is only 400 kilograms, right? Has the price increased?"

"Don't misunderstand, my friend. Prices are going up everywhere."

The shopkeeper quickly explained, "It's all that damned Skeleton Demon's fault. I don't know how many acres of spiritual farmland it's destroyed along the way. After we sell this bag, we'll be out of stock. There's no more."

"It was thanks to the timely intervention of Master Yanlong that the Yan'an granary was saved. Otherwise, it would have been sold out the day before yesterday."

The demonic disaster is over, but for ordinary monks, the various subsequent impacts have just begun.

Xiao Chen readily paid all the spirit stones.

Afterwards, they did not stop again along the way, traveling almost day and night, only occasionally looking at the scenery along the way, and directly arrived at Haozhou, the easternmost part of the southern region.

I saw with my own eyes the endless boundary sea on the east side of Haozhou.

Standing here and looking out, it is hard to imagine that there is an even vaster world beyond nearly a million miles.

It is said that in ancient times, many cultivators from the Southern Region also went to sea.

After exploring aimlessly for hundreds of thousands of miles, they all thought that the land had come to an end and that there would be only sea beyond.

They were also forced to turn back because there were countless monsters lurking in the sea and harassing the spirit boats along the way.

The reason why cultivators need a spirit boat to cross the sea is because they don’t just fly across.

This is because even a Jindan Zhenren cannot fly for a long time without sleep.

It's okay for a day or two, but after a month or two, not only will you feel mentally exhausted, but you won't even have enough energy in your body, so you'll have to meditate and regulate your breathing.

But there is no place to stay in the vast sea.

You can only control the spirit boat before setting off, and protect it from damage along the way.

In the end, the cultivators from the Eastern Region crossed the sea boundary and arrived in the Southern Region first.

Ancient books record that a fierce battle broke out between the two sides at the beginning.

But later the invaders discovered that the Southern Region lacked spiritual energy and was a barren land, so they voluntarily gave up the fight and started the initial transaction instead.

At the beginning, only the other party came, and only the Jindan Zhenren participated in the transaction.

But later, the Southern Region also began to increase its efforts and actively explore.

It was soon discovered that a large spirit boat and a small spirit boat attracted almost the same number of monsters in the boundary sea.

If a Jindan cultivator wants to go to the Eastern Region, he needs to be escorted by at least one spirit boat for him to rest on the way.

It would be better to bring more foundation-building cultivators on the spirit boat and collect some spirit stones.

Over millions of years, relatively mature trade routes gradually developed.

Now, all you need to do is gather a boat of monks at the edge of the boundary sea, and monks from the Fuhai Sect will be responsible for escorting them.

Xiao Chen flew slowly along the beach, with the salty and humid sea breeze blowing towards him.

The setting sun shines on the sparkling sea, and the golden light reflects against the deep blue water.

After walking less than three hundred miles, they saw the giant spirit boat anchored in Dongdu Bay.

The spirit boat was a hundred feet long and almost occupied the entire Dongdu Bay, like a small island floating on the sea.

The surface of the hull was covered with a faint spiritual light, and it could be seen from a distance that every wooden board was made of top-quality second-level spiritual wood.

Various buildings are distributed on the deck in an orderly manner.

There are both tall towers and low cabins, as well as two exquisite attics in the center.

In the middle of the attic there is a mast that is thirty feet high, shining with a faint blue light.

An exceptionally large battle flag was hung horizontally on the mast, with layers of runes on the flag flashing in a unique rhythm, as if it were breathing.

This is the legendary giant spiritual boat, Fu Hai, which can carry thousands of people across the sea to the east at a time.

It is said that this name was given because it was intended to represent the subjugation of the sea of ​​boundaries.

However, the name is just a consolation. What really works is naturally the third-order composite formation loaded on the spirit boat.

It consists of three defensive formations, one trapping formation and one killing formation.

Theoretically, if any ignorant Jindan monster attacks the spirit boat, it can be killed by relying on the compound formation alone.

But in reality, it is definitely better not to encounter monsters.

Firstly, there are a large number of sea monsters, and sometimes groups of third-level monsters appear.

Secondly, you have to pay extra money.

The third-level formation consumes a lot of spirit stones. The Fuhai Sect will definitely not bear this money themselves, but requires all passengers to share it.

Of course, spirit stones will not be collected when the formation is activated for the first time. They will only be collected when it is activated multiple times later.

This is not because the first time is free, but because the boat ticket already includes an extra formation fee, and you cannot refund it even if you don’t encounter any monsters along the way.

"Fellow Daoist, do you want to cross the sea to the east?"

Seeing Xiao Chen flying along the coast, a Fu Hai Sect cultivator immediately came up to greet him and asked, "How many people are there, fellow Daoist?"

"There aren't many places left on the boat, fellow Daoist..."

He was halfway through his words when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

At first, the two were hundreds of feet apart, but as he shouted and approached, they were now less than a hundred feet apart.

However, he could not see Xiao Chen's cultivation level.

Fan Hongyu narrowed his eyes and immediately changed his words: "I am a junior who has not recognized the great man and has offended you. I beg your forgiveness."

"I don't know what your purpose is, senior. Please give me your instructions. I will do my best to fulfill them."

Xiao Chen glanced at him and thought, wow, what a quick reaction.

"Are you a cultivator from the Fuhai Sect? How many spirit stones are there for a boat ticket?"

"I am the steward of the Fuhai Sect. A boat ticket costs 4,200 spirit stones."

Oh, that's not cheap.

This price is enough to buy two ordinary high-grade magic weapons. The average foundation-building cultivator basically only has this much wealth.

If a cultivator is in the early stage of foundation building, he may not be able to afford it even if he spends all his money.

And this is a one-way ticket, so you need to go out again when you come back.

Of course, some monks may not plan to come back.

And those cultivators who are willing to go back and forth will basically choose to resell spiritual objects to earn spirit stones.

Xiao Chen pressed on, "How many people are there now? How long until we set off?"

Fan Hongyu answered honestly, "Two hundred and eighty-four tickets have been sold so far."

"We need to gather 300 people before the New Year, or we can set sail on the 16th day of the first lunar month after the New Year."

Xiao Chen was a little curious: "Oh? You'll still send the boat even if the time comes and everyone isn't there?"

Are you so kind?
Fan Hongyu explained, "To be honest, Senior, in addition to sending people, we also need to transport spiritual objects to the Jinxia Sect across the way, so we will set off when the time comes."

Xiao Chen nodded: "I need sixteen tickets. When can I leave at the earliest?"

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Fan Hongyu took a breath of cold air and his pupils contracted rapidly. That was 60,000 spirit stones.

This guy is not a senior, he is a Jindan Zhenren!
Even if one has reached the great perfection of foundation building, it is impossible to treat 60,000 spirit stones as money.

No wonder the other person looks so young, that's why.

Fan Hongyu couldn't help but bend his waist a little more. "Greetings, Immortal. My clan leader has ordered that fellow Jindan cultivators do not need tickets to board the ship. Please go to Zhenhai Pavilion to rest."

"I will go and inform my clan leader right now."

(End of this chapter)