Transmigration: A person in a martial arts world, cultivating to ascend to immortality

Ten days later.

Tianlong City.

At this moment, Jiang Yuchuan was sitting on the second floor of a teahouse by the window, holding a teacup in his hand, looking at the crowds coming and going on the street below through the half-open carved wooden window.

Over the past ten days, Jiang Yuchuan has searched through all the books in the imperial library, but unfortunately, he has not found any of the information he is looking for among the thousands of books.

Jiang Yuchuan had thought he could find detailed records of the countries that ruled Qingzhou before the Great Qian Dynasty, as well as ancient books passed down from that era, in these thousands of books.

He just didn't expect that the Great Qian would be so wary of those countries, and almost all records related to them were erased, not to mention the books that had been passed down from those countries.

However, Jiang Yuchuan's trip to the palace was not without its rewards.

While browsing through miscellaneous records related to Dali and Dayong, Jiang Yuchuan discovered an interesting mineral called 'Ye Stone' that originated in Dali.

The Dali region is located in Youzhou, and is separated from the Dayong region by a vast, barren desert.

This desert is like a dividing line between Youzhou and Qingzhou, creating two completely different environments and climates.

Qingzhou has four distinct seasons, beautiful mountains and clear waters, and its fertile land has nurtured abundant products; while Youzhou is one of the few bitterly cold places on this continent, with little rainfall, scarce greenery, and a harsh winter that occupies most of the year.

However, Youzhou, with its harsh environment, was not without its merits. Due to its unique geographical environment, it developed many rich mines over a long period of time.

Ye Stone is the most precious of all these ores produced in Dali.

According to the records, this mineral, called Yeshi, could generate heat on its own once mined, and when the heat was exhausted, it could absorb and store heat again by being heated with a flame. It could be used repeatedly in this way until it completely lost its effectiveness.

It is easy to imagine how important and precious this kind of mineral, which can generate and store heat, would be to the Dali people living in Youzhou.

However, because Ye Stone is much rarer than other minerals, it is generally only used by officials, nobles, and wealthy merchants in the Great Li Kingdom. Ordinary people don't even know what Ye Stone looks like.

For this reason, in Dali, Ye Stone is the only mineral among many that is strictly prohibited from being traded outside the region.

If the Dali court discovers that anyone dares to sell Ye Stone to other countries in private, regardless of the seller's identity, they will be sentenced to death and their entire family will be exterminated.

Minerals that can generate heat for extended periods and store heat might not be particularly special in the cultivation world, but on this continent where spiritual energy is almost completely depleted, they are quite rare.

Especially after Jiang Yuchuan learned about some of the ancient secrets of this continent, he was determined to personally investigate the specific mining location of the Ye Stone.

According to Jiang Yuchuan's speculation, the place where the Ye Stone was born might also contain the remnants of a certain ancient cultivator's methods, just like the Burial Immortal Valley and Fangzhang Island.

As Jiang Yuchuan pondered, the teahouse waiter, with a beaming smile, led three elegantly dressed young men adorned with gold and jade up to the teahouse.

Among the three, one of them bore a striking resemblance to Lu Jingchen in his youth, particularly in his features.

It was this person who drew Jiang Yuchuan's attention.

When the boy saw Jiang Yuchuan, who was about the same age as him and sitting by the window, looking at him, he was taken aback at first, and then politely smiled and nodded at Jiang Yuchuan.

Led by the waiter, we continued up the stairs and entered a private room on the third floor.

"It's interesting."

Jiang Yuchuan smiled as he watched the boy's retreating figure.

From that one glance they exchanged, Jiang Yuchuan had already discerned the other party's origins.

He never imagined that more than twenty years later, Lu Jingchen would not only rise to become the top military officer of the Great Qian Dynasty and the powerful General Who Protects the Nation, but also have such a grown son.

After Lu Yi and the other two took their seats in the private room, Jiang Yuchuan, who was on the second floor, quietly released his divine sense.

"Brother Yi, who was that young master from the second floor just now? He was dressed so modestly."

Hearing his companion's question, Lu Yi shook his head and replied with a strange expression, "I don't know that person. But for some reason, when that person looked at me just now, I felt a sense of familiarity and closeness."

"A feeling of closeness..."

Another companion winked at Lu Yi with a mischievous grin and whispered teasingly, "Hey, Brother Yi, that young master downstairs, could he be your long-lost brother?"

"Get lost!" Lu Yi glared at the other person and laughed as he scolded, "You dare to joke about my father? Aren't you afraid I'll report what you said to the authorities when I get back?"

"No, no, no!" the man immediately begged for forgiveness, "Brother Yi, it's my fault. I'll apologize to you right away." As he spoke, he smiled and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Lu Yi.

“What’s the use of just paying compensation?” Another person chimed in while watching the commotion, “If you’re truly sincere in admitting your mistake, you should treat us to dinner today.”

"no problem!"

Seeing that the man agreed without hesitation, Lu Yi and his companion didn't say anything more.

Soon, all the tea and snacks the three of them had ordered were served.

After finishing their tea, one of them glanced at his two companions and whispered mysteriously, "Have you heard? His Majesty seems to have fully recovered! If nothing unexpected happens, His Majesty will personally appear at the morning court tomorrow!"

The other person asked skeptically, "Where did you get this news? Not even your father or my father heard a word about it. I even secretly saw him praying to the statue of the gods for His Majesty last night!"

"Don't forget, my aunt is a Noble Consort, His Majesty's bedmate! How could this news I'm telling you be false? If you still don't believe me, you can ask Brother Yi!"

After saying that, the two of them looked at Lu Yi sitting opposite them.

Lu Yi frowned slightly and shook his head, replying, "I don't know anything about this. My father left Tianlong City two months ago and hasn't returned since."

"General Lu is not in Tianlong City?"

Both of them were stunned.

It was clearly the first time they had heard this news from Lu Yi.

Lu Yi looked up at the two of them and said in a serious tone, "At the foot of the capital, given our status, we should not make any rash remarks about His Majesty. If someone with ulterior motives overhears us, it will be troublesome."

The two looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Although I was still very curious about this matter, I did not mention this sensitive topic.

Jiang Yuchuan, who was listening to the three people talking downstairs, smiled and shook his head.

As long as he remained on the throne, Li Shu's health had no chance of fully recovering.

The reason Li Shu appears no different from an ordinary person at this moment is simply due to a small trick he used. This trick allowed Li Shu to walk freely during the last month of his life, freeing him from being confined to his bed.

Li Shu himself was fully aware of this.

In a private room on the third floor.

To ease the somewhat awkward atmosphere, one of them suddenly remembered something and looked at Lu Yi with a smile, saying, "By the way, some time ago when I was drinking with some friends from the martial arts world, I heard some great news related to the Suspended Sword Pavilion. And, this matter is somewhat related to you, Brother Yi!"

"The Suspended Sword Pavilion? A joyous occasion related to me?"

Lu Yi looked bewildered.

"—Huh?"

Another person's eyes lit up. "What a coincidence! I just heard about this too!" Then he looked at Lu Yi and reminded him, "This happy event is related to General Lu's sworn brother."

“My father’s sworn brother…” Lu Yi suddenly realized, “You mean Uncle Jiang?”

"That's right!"

The man continued, "It is said that in a month it will be the 100th birthday banquet for Master Jiang and Pavilion Master Xie's youngest daughter. Many martial arts heroes and the leaders of various sects are rushing to the Suspended Sword Pavilion! Do you think General Lu's trip this time might be to attend this 100th birthday banquet at the Suspended Sword Pavilion?"