The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 57 What's going on here?

Jiang Yuan decided to go to Shennongding Immortal City again, this time changing his appearance and concealing his cultivation level.

Jiang Yuan used a Weak Water Technique to suppress his cultivation level to the early Foundation Establishment stage. Qing He's wood-based techniques also have spells to conceal one's cultivation level, but they are not as effective as the Weak Water Technique.

Upon seeing Elder Ye, Qinghe took out her VIP jade token, which Elder Ye naturally recognized. Although her appearance was different this time, the jade token had been refined and bound to its owner, making it unusable by others.

Jiang Yuan said he had some elixirs for Master Ye to taste, and suggested finding a secluded place.

Old Master Ye naturally understood that when the Xiu family had good items to sell, they usually didn't want others to be watching.

Old Master Ye then led Jiang Yuanqinghe to a side room and casually set up a soundproof barrier.

Qinghe then took out the jade bottle, poured out a pill, and handed it to Elder Ye.

Elder Ye looked closely and exclaimed, "It's a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Jiang Yuan had been observing Elder Ye's expression. Elder Ye was also at the late Foundation Establishment stage. Even though he was a high-grade alchemist, he could not exceed the fifth grade at most. To advance to the sixth grade, one needed to be at the Golden Core stage.

A fifth-grade alchemist might not be able to tell that the Foundation Establishment Pill formula has been altered.

Old Ye looked at Qinghe, "How many do you have?"

"Currently, I only have enough for one batch of ten pills, but I recently obtained some rare medicinal herbs, so I can refine some more. I wonder what price Wanmiaoxuan can offer?"

The meaning is clear: if Wan Miaoxuan can't finish the food, then we'll go find another place.

Elder Ye beamed with joy, “Fellow Daoist, rest assured, there is no stock that Wanmiaoxuan cannot handle. The six major Dao sects are also purchasing Foundation Establishment Pills from Wanmiaoxuan.”

Upon hearing this, Qinghe handed the entire jade bottle to Elder Ye.

Elder Ye poured out all the pills and placed them in a jade box for careful examination, confirming that they were all top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills.

"At the market price of five thousand spirit stones per stone, Wanmiaoxuan will take them all. We will take as many as you have in the future."

Thus, along with some third-tier pills, he obtained 60,000 spirit stones this time.

After leaving Shennong Peak, Jiang Yuan and his companion hurried back to the Five Ridges. The Foundation Establishment Pill was a risky matter; if it were discovered that the pill formula had been altered, the entire cultivation world would be shaken.

If nothing happens for a year or two, then we can start shipping in large quantities.

……

Wanmiaoxuan ships orders according to the order of major customers, and the bottle of new Foundation Building Pill was quickly delivered to Taiyi Sect.

Those who can receive Foundation Establishment Pills must be newly recruited inner disciples. This time, there are five people at the tenth level of Qi Refining, all of whom have excellent aptitude. In a small sect, there is no need for Foundation Establishment Pills at all.

In particular, the eighth-generation direct descendant of the Taiyi Sect's Elder Yin, at only ten years old, was born with four spiritual meridians, connecting dozens of acupoints, and it was a rare "seven-star alignment," with seven acupoints connected in succession on one spiritual meridian.

Such talent is unprecedented; one could build a foundation even while lying down.

But this kid saw that everyone else had Foundation Establishment Pills, so he insisted on having one too.

That kid's father wasn't very talented; he consumed a whole bottle of Foundation Establishment Pills before he could achieve it, and he's over forty and still hasn't formed his core, so he's been abandoned by the sect. His mother, Chang Wuyou, was originally a prodigy of Emei Sect, but she made a serious mistake and was expelled from the sect for a forced marriage.

Chang Wuyou was naturally unhappy about marrying a good-for-nothing, but she finally had a genius son whom she spoiled rotten. She was determined to get him a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Who knew that the genius boy swallowed a Foundation Establishment Pill, but not only did he fail to establish his foundation, he also ran into trouble. A powerful surge of true energy rushed around, and even the Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't control it, almost destroying his foundation.

Chang Wuyou threw a tantrum, insisting that someone was trying to poison her son. Since Ancestor Yin was in seclusion and she dared not disturb him, she pestered Mo Qiuren, the sect's alchemy master, to investigate the matter thoroughly and avenge her son.

This Mo Qiuren is a seventh-grade alchemist in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. His cultivation level is not high, but his alchemy skills are unmatched. He is known as the Pill King of the Northwest.

Master Mo personally examined the injuries of the young master of the Yin family and found no signs of poisoning. The problem arose because his internal energy was too abundant and he was unable to properly guide it.

Furthermore, the other four people who took the Foundation Establishment Pills had all successfully established their foundations, proving that the pills weren't counterfeit. Unable to withstand the shrewish woman's tantrums, Elder Mo had the pharmacy bring the remaining five Foundation Establishment Pills for inspection. What he saw shocked him: someone had altered the Foundation Establishment Pill formula!
Without saying a word, Mo Lao jumped onto his flying magic weapon and headed straight for Shennong Peak.

In the Wanmiaoxuan alchemy room, Elder Ye was dozing off when he suddenly saw Mo Qiuren rush in.

Elder Ye's alchemy certificate was obtained through the Taiyi Sect examination, making him a disciple of Elder Mo. He quickly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Student Ye Jingxian greets Elder Mo!"

Elder Mo didn't recognize Ye Jingxian at all. Hearing that he was one of his disciples made things even easier. "Who refined the Foundation Establishment Pills that were sent to the Taiyi Sect last time?"

Elder Ye was stunned. "I personally examined the pills, and there was nothing wrong with them..."

Old Mo snorted coldly, "Your cultivation is still shallow, and you can't see through the clues. I won't blame you. Just hand over the alchemist!"

Old Master Ye broke out in a cold sweat. "It's a rogue cultivator who came to sell things. I don't know where he is now."

Mo, a Nascent Soul cultivator, unleashed his aura and shouted, "Sect Master Yin's grandson was poisoned by consuming a pill. Wanmiaoxuan must take responsibility!"

Shennongding Immortal City is a neutral organization that strictly prohibits fighting. The Nascent Soul cultivator who was in charge upstairs hurriedly came down to check. When he saw that it was the old Pill King of Taiyi Sect, he dared not say anything.

Old Master Ye could only agree repeatedly, "I'll go and investigate right away!"

Mo Qiuren stayed in the alchemy room of Wanmiaoxuan and refused to leave.

Mo Lao's outburst will inevitably damage Wanmiaoxuan's reputation. Ye Lao went to the back room and explained the whole story, but he really didn't know where things had gone wrong.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators from Wan Miaoxuan conferred and said, "Internal strife is common in major sects. It won't be so easy to make Wan Miaoxuan take the blame!"

So he sent a letter to the Laoshan Taoist sect asking for help.

The Laoshan Taoist sect also had a seventh-grade alchemist named Zhang Xuanyong, who had never been very convinced of Mo Qiuren's abilities and had close ties with Wanmiaoxuan. He arrived within half a day of receiving the message.

The two alchemy masters were at odds and would argue whenever they met. Zhang Xuanyong was straightforward: "You say the pill is poisonous, show it to me!"

Mo Qiuren surprisingly stopped making a fuss, took the pills and left, saying, "This old man doesn't have time to argue with you!"

This left Zhang Xuanyong and the people from Wanmiaoxuan completely baffled.

As a business organization run by independent cultivators, Wanmiaoxuan naturally did not want to offend the Taiyi Sect, as they were simply too powerful to provoke them. They thought that as long as the sect did not cause trouble, they would let it go.

However, it's easy to invite a god but hard to send him away. Mo Qiuren left, but Zhang Xuanyong became even more enthusiastic.

Zhang Xuanyong wasn't stupid. He had come all this way, but Elder Mo hadn't even brought out any pills, as if he was afraid others would see them. Why did he insist on finding someone who could refine pills?

Zhang Xuanyong then interrogated Ye Jingxian as well. Old Master Ye could only tell the truth: a pill refiner who had changed his appearance often came to Wanmiaoxuan to sell pills, and there had never been any problems. The Foundation Establishment Pill was also of excellent quality and could not possibly be poisonous.

Zhang Xuanyong became suspicious. It was common for the major sects to send spies to each other, so he specifically sent a message to Laoshan to inquire about their inside contacts within the Taiyi Sect.

The insider reported that a total of five people had swallowed the Foundation Establishment Pill. It was true that the eldest grandson of Sect Master Yin had run into trouble, but the other four had all succeeded.

Elder Mo took the pills and went to Wanmiao Pavilion, without mentioning that the pills were poisonous within the sect.

Zhang Xuanyong seemed to understand what was going on. He had been searching for substitutes for the rare medicinal materials of the Foundation Establishment Pill for years, but had failed more than ten times. Could it be that someone had succeeded?

Otherwise, it would be impossible to make that old man surnamed Mo lose face.

Zhang Xuanyong then secretly told Elder Ye that when the female cultivator came to sell Foundation Establishment Pills again, he would keep her there.

Old Master Ye outwardly agreed, but inwardly he was also puzzled. Why were all these old immortals looking for that female cultivator? Could it be that there was some secret about that elixir that I hadn't figured out?
Two days later, the higher-ups at Wanmiaoxuan discovered that both the Taiyi Sect and the Laoshan Dao Sect had sent several Golden Core cultivators, disguised, to stay in Shennongding Immortal City and refused to leave.

what the hell is this?

(End of this chapter)