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Chapter 1708 of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality": Chen Qiaoqian and Xin Ruyin

"A beast tide?"

Jiang Chen understood.

This beast tide was probably attracted by the beast-attracting incense.

Jiang Chen had no idea that the beast tide triggered by the beast-attracting incense would shake the Jia Ma Empire.

However, considering the magical beasts attracted by the beast-attracting incense before, it seems quite normal.

“Yes, now almost all the powerful figures of the Jia Ma Empire have gone to the vicinity of the Monster Mountain Range to resist the beast tide. Our sales of pills and talismans have increased tenfold.” Bu Yinlou explained the situation of the shop.

"Can you supply pills and talismans?" Jiang Chen asked.

“Yes, most of the pills are purchased from the Black Corner Region. We have family teleportation talismans, so even if we buy them at cost, we can sell them in the Gama Empire for five to ten times the price, and our profits will be huge,” Yu Hailun said.

“If I don’t have enough pills, I can buy them from other places on the Dou Qi Continent.” Jiang Chen didn’t think it was wrong to do business using the beast tide; the Jiang family wasn’t a charity.

As for how many people died in the Gama Empire due to the beast tide, Jiang Chen didn't care at all.

Every day, people die for various reasons on every continent in the Fourth World.

"It would be best if we could source the pills from somewhere else. However, the Dou Qi Continent would be the best option," Yu Hailun said.

“I know. If possible, I’ll go to Zhongzhou to take a look,” Jiang Chen said.

"Go to Zhongzhou?" Yu Hailun was slightly taken aback.

“Yes, I’ve heard that pills in the Central Plains are definitely cheaper than those in the Black Corner Region. Moreover, the Central Plains certainly have more rare and precious medicinal materials than the Black Corner Region,” Jiang Chen said.

“Zhongzhou is quite far from the Jia Ma Empire, and it will probably take a long time to get there,” Yu Hailun said.

"I know, so we'll have to talk about it later." The reason we chose a low-level spirit boat when searching for the new continent was because the monsters in the sea were too powerful. But on the Dou Qi Continent, although we might encounter powerful flying magical beasts, the speed of flying on a sword would allow us to escape quickly. If we really want to go to the Central Continent, flying on a sword is faster than using a low-level spirit boat.

However, the Gama Empire is too far from Zhongzhou.

In the Dou Qi Continent, a Dou Huang from the Northwest Jia Ma Empire would need to use a teleportation array to travel to the Central State, otherwise it would take several years to fly there. A Dou Huang's speed is undoubtedly supersonic, otherwise it would be unreasonable for a Dou Zong to be unable to reach the speed of sound, since Dou Zong has already made initial contact with space and can walk on air. However, there is no evidence to prove this speed.

If a Dou Huang's speed is as fast as a civilian airplane, 900 km/h, and he flies for 16 hours a day, with 8 hours of rest, and then flies for a year (in reality, it may be longer; according to the original description, the Black Corner Region and the Jia Ma Empire are both in the northwest, and the distance between the two places requires the Dou Huang to fly for half a year), then that would be 16 × 900 × 365 = 5256000 kilometers, meaning that the distance from the Jia Ma Empire to Zhongzhou is 5,256,000 kilometers.

But is the speed of a Douhuang 900 km/h?
Naturally not.

在《凡人修仙传》之中，元婴期的飞行速度是结丹初期的5-10倍，即约1500-3000 m/s（对应每小时5400里至10800里，每日129600里至259200里）。

The early stage of Douhuang is equivalent to the late stage of Yuanying.

If the speed is the same, 3000 m/s (equivalent to 10800 miles per hour, 259200 miles per day).

Therefore, Jiang Chen is currently unable to fly to Zhongzhou on his sword.

A low-level spirit boat is even less likely.

It can only be done via teleportation scrolls.

"By the way, I just came from the Snake People tribe and reached a cooperation agreement with them." Jiang Chen didn't continue talking about his trip to Zhongzhou, but instead recounted his deal with Medusa.

"What are snake people like?" Yu Hailun asked.

"The Snake-People are a magical beast race, characterized by their upper body being human and their lower body being snake-like. This race lives in the Tagor Desert in the northwest region of the Dou Qi Continent. They consist of eight Snake-People tribes, and the tribe has five peak Dou Huang experts (including Queen Medusa) and nine Dou Wang experts." Jiang Chen explained the situation of the Snake-People tribes.

"The Snake-Man tribe has so many powerful individuals." Yu Hailun was taken aback.

“If the Snake-People tribe didn’t have this strength, it would have been wiped out by the Gama Empire long ago. After all, the Snake-People are also a magical beast race, and they are full of treasures,” Jiang Chen said.

"You mean?" Yu Hailun seemed to realize what was happening.

"Monsters eating humans is a way to increase their strength, while humans hunting monsters is a way to obtain cultivation resources. This is the cruelty of the cultivation world," Jiang Chen said.

The essence of the cultivation world is the plundering of cultivation resources.

Even in a world rich in resources, cultivators will still vie for cultivation resources.

This is one of the reasons why families, sects, and national powers exist.

"It seems I underestimated the cruelty of the cultivation world," Yu Hailun said.

"Actually, it's similar to business warfare in the First World. Or rather, an enhanced version of First World business warfare." Jiang Chen looked at Yu Hailun and said, "I'm talking about business warfare in the 1990s."

“That’s true.” Yu Hailun naturally understood what Jiang Chen meant.

“I went to the Yunlan Sect before. I want to cooperate with the Yunlan Sect, so you will give the Nalan family some benefits next,” Jiang Chen said.

"The Nalan family? Is it because of Nalan Yanran?" Yu Hailun asked.

“Yes, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Nalan Yanran will become the sect leader of the Yunlan Sect,” Jiang Chen said.

“I understand.” Yu Hailun nodded.

……

Southern Continent, Yellow Maple Valley Market.

"I haven't been here for more than half a year, and Huangfeng Valley Market is still the same as before."

As Jiang Chen walked through the market in Huangfeng Valley, he looked around.

Just then.

A figure appeared in front of Jiang Chen.

"Is it Chen Qiaoqian?"

Jiang Chen recognized him.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received the Complete Book of Ore.]

"A complete guide to ores?"

"According to the system's introduction, the Complete Book of Ore is a book."

"To be precise, it's a book that records various minerals. Unlike fantasy novels and Xianxia novels, the spiritual herbs in this mineral encyclopedia include all the spiritual herbs from all the worlds (the first, second, third, fourth, and the future fifth world). This includes minerals from all races, including warriors, cultivators, demons, etc. (including spiritual gold, spiritual earth, spiritual ice, spinel, horn jade, spotted iron, sultana, sheet gold, pearls, black glass, gold-plated, emerald copper, black copper, cold grime, spotted gold, brilliance copper, sand copper, glass iron, and greasy jade), as well as spiritual veins, etc."

"Great."

"With this complete guide to ores, everyone can recognize all kinds of ores."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Chen Qiaoqian is a character in the novel "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality".

In the drama, she is a disciple of Huangfeng Valley and Han Li's senior sister. She has a gentle yet assertive personality. Chen Qiaoqian comes from a family of cultivators and was originally engaged to Lu Mingyuan, but she became resistant to him due to his improper character. Later, when she tried to break off the engagement with Lu Mingyuan, she was ambushed by him and rescued by Han Li. From then on, she developed feelings for Han Li. Although her memory was affected by taking the Forget-Dust Pill, she always retained an impression of Han Li. She tentatively suggested leaving with Han Li, but he refused.

"Chen Qiaoqian from 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality'".

"She was about twenty years old when she first appeared in the play."

"Now……"

In the drama, Chen Qiaoqian was once married to the treacherous Senior Brother Lu. However, under the influence of the Foundation Establishment Pill and Dong Xuan'er, Senior Brother Lu plotted to kill Chen Qiaoqian in order to join the Hongfu Sect for dual cultivation. Han Li happened to witness this, and after a fight, Chen Qiaoqian was rescued by Han Li. Due to the effects of the Aphrodisiac Pill, a series of erotic events occurred. After being rescued, she couldn't remember Han Li's face due to the illusions caused by the pill, but she vaguely sensed something and remained deeply attached to the person who saved her.

Due to the lack of Foundation Establishment Pills, she participated in the Blood Trial. Having experienced previous upheavals, she became cold and aloof, avoiding men. She expressed disdain for Han Li's eventual great success, attributing it to luck. During the battle against the Seven Sects, she encountered Han Li in her uncle's market shop and formed a basic deduction that he was the one who saved her. During the siege of the Black Fiend Sect, she met Han Li again. Before entering the palace, the headquarters of the Four Fiend Sect, she tested Han Li's feelings, already harboring affections for him. Unfortunately, Han Li cleverly rejected her, leaving her heartbroken. After defeating the Black Fiend Sect, she met with Han Li again and completely revealed her feelings, but Han Li still chose to retreat, not taking their relationship any further.

Afterwards, Chen Qiaoqian's fate took another turn. She was forced into marriage by her family, which was undoubtedly a huge violation of her personal wishes. However, fate did not seem to have completely abandoned her, but because the family involved in the marriage colluded with the demonic path, the marriage ultimately did not come to fruition, and she was left alone for the rest of her life, unable to find her own happiness.

As time passed, Chen Qiaoqian continued her journey on the path of cultivation, but unfortunately, she failed to break through to the Core Formation stage as she had hoped. Even more tragically, she contracted a strange illness, which ultimately claimed her life.

After Han Li entered the Nascent Soul stage, he encountered Chen Qiaoqian's brother, Chen Qiaotian, before entering the Fallen Demon Valley. Han Li's question, "How is Chen Qiaoqian?" revealed that Chen Qiaoqian still held a special place in his heart. When Chen Qiaotian revealed that his sister "was not a Core Formation cultivator and had died over a hundred years ago from a strange illness," Han Li was shocked. The image of Chen Qiaoqian's beautiful face flashed through his mind, leaving him somewhat dazed. Years ago, after their parting, Chen Qiaoqian had said she was to be married to someone from another clan, but the demonic invasion and unforeseen events forced the marriage to be called off. She remained silent and unmarried until the end. Han Li was equally shocked by the news that Chen Qiaoqian had not married. After bidding farewell to Chen Qiaotian and his party, Han Li's heart was stirred, and he managed to temporarily suppress his grief for Chen Qiaoqian, burying it deep within his heart.

In the Spirit Realm, Han Li encountered a person who looked exactly like Chen Qiaoqian at the auction of the four clans in the Tianyun Thirteen Clans instance.

"Chen Qiaoqian should be around ten years old now."

"His cultivation level is at the Qi Refining stage."

"Chen Qiaoqian comes from the Chen family, which is one of the three major cultivation families in Huangfeng Valley."

"When Han Li was in Huangfeng Valley, Chen Qiaoqian was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"Therefore, Han Li has not yet seen Chen Qiaoqian."

Jiang Chen felt that Chen Qiaoqian's regret was that she didn't have enough strength.

Without sufficient strength, you won't even have the chance to be with the person you like.

It should be noted that in the early stages, Chen Qiaoqian had more cultivation resources than Han Li, and Chen Qiaoqian's talent was better than Han Li's.

"In the drama, Chen Qiaoqian seems to have three spiritual roots and passed away at the age of 194."

Jiang Chen looked at the girl in the distance, and relevant information surfaced in his mind.

However, Jiang Chen ignored Chen Qiaoqian and walked away into the distance.

Jiang Chen's purpose in coming to Huangfeng Valley Market was to purchase some spiritual plants.

With the Complete Book of Spiritual Herbs, Jiang Chen gained a new understanding of spiritual plants.

Although spirit fields are scarce and the Jiang family's herb garden is not large, Jiang Chen still felt that they should collect various spirit plants.

After strolling around the market in Huangfeng Valley, Jiang Chen bought quite a few rare spiritual plants, some of which he acquired from street stalls.

Of course, Jiang Chen also sold a lot of talismans.

In total, after deducting the purchase amount, there were still tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones left over.

After leaving Huangfeng Valley Market, Jiang Chen went to Ling Shou Mountain Market.

Jiang Chen's purpose in going to the Spirit Beast Mountain Market was simple: to buy various spirit beast eggs.

When Jiang Chen last came to the Spirit Beast Mountain Market, he started buying all kinds of spirit beast eggs, and he does it even more now.

Jiang Chen felt that regardless of whether these spirit beast eggs could hatch or not, they should be bought.

The purpose of doing this is very simple.

That would increase the Jiang family's resources and allow the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Plum Blossom Inner Guard, and Jiang Family Army to exchange for spirit beast eggs within the family. Currently, if those venturing into the Demon Beast Forest manage to obtain spirit beast eggs in the primeval forest, the family will purchase them at 80% of the market price.

Of course, Jiang Chen wouldn't use spirit stones to buy them; instead, he would sell pills and talismans before buying spirit beast eggs.

As Jiang Chen was leaving the Spirit Beast Mountain Market, he encountered a Tribulation Cultivator again.

Jiang Chen was not angry at this, but rather pleased.

The existence of those who cultivate through tribulation means there is unexpected income.

Unfortunately, the highest level these cultivators could reach was only the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Next, we'll go to the Yuanwu Kingdom."

Jiang Chen's figure flashed, and he flew towards Yuanwu Kingdom.

Two days later.

Jiang Chen met the person he wanted to see.

Xin Ruyin.

When Xin Ruyin was seen, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten Breaking Crossbows.]

"Ten Qi-Breaking Crossbows?"

"This is the twentieth time I've checked in."

According to the system introduction, the Breaking-Armor Crossbow, like the Breaking-King Crossbow, Breaking-Martial Crossbow, and Breaking-God Crossbow, is a weapon specifically designed to deal with martial artists. It not only has the effect of penetrating armor but can also pierce through the body of a martial artist. The difference is that the Breaking-Armor Crossbow is a crossbow specifically prepared for martial artists at the Martial Emperor realm. When activated, it requires at least four martial arts masters at the Martial King realm to charge up their energy and channel their inner force before they can nock the arrow and release it.

Like the King-Breaking Crossbow, God-Breaking Crossbow, and Martial-Breaking Crossbow, the reason why the Gang-Breaking Crossbow can deal with martial artists at the Martial Emperor realm is that internal force, formation, and machinery gradually approach perfection under the remote rotation of a special device. The internal force originally transmitted to the Gang-Breaking Crossbow is amplified through the formation and machinery to achieve the power to penetrate martial artists at the Martial Emperor realm!

A single Crossbow can kill a martial artist in the early stage of the Martial Emperor realm!
Ten Qi-Piercing Crossbows—even the strongest Martial Emperor would perish on the spot if caught off guard!
"Ten Po Gang Crossbows are matched with one thousand Po Gang Crossbow bolts."

"Unfortunately, the Broken Crossbow bolts cannot be made before the manufacturing process is obtained."

"However, this is the twentieth sign-in, the next step should be the production process."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Xin Ruyin is a character in the novel "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality".

In the drama, Xin Ruyin is Qi Yunxiao's wife. Born with the Dragon's Roar Physique, she possesses exceptional talent in formations, but this also brings the problem of a short lifespan. She becomes an apprentice of a master formation expert and achieves remarkable success in the field thanks to her talent. Even during her Qi Refining stage, she was able to repair the Inverted Five Elements Formation and the teleportation array from Tiannan to the Chaotic Star Sea, and she gifted her formation insights to Han Li.

Xin Ruyin from "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality".

"I was right to run into him."

Xin Ruyin in the drama is Qi Yunxiao's companion, a master of array formations. She possesses the qualities of a dragon's roar, a male body mistakenly born as a woman. If she were to forcibly cultivate immortality, her lifespan and meridians would gradually become misaligned and atrophied. Qi Yunxiao, because of his love for her, sought medicine, thus offending the Fu family and being hunted down. Before his death, Qi Yunxiao, with his last breath, reached her residence. After Qi Yunxiao's death, she decided to remain a widow for him. She helped Han Li repair an ancient teleportation array and gifted him items such as the "Yunxiao's Insights." Han Li promised to avenge Qi Yunxiao, and upon returning to Tiannan, he fulfilled his promise, annihilating the entire Fu family and obtaining Xin Ruyin's relics—the Xuanmu Huaying Great Technique and ancient array manuals—held by Xiao Mei's descendants.

"Xin Ruyin is a genius of formations, proficient in ancient formations and deduction techniques, especially skilled in advanced formations such as the 'Inverted Five Elements Formation'. She can set up exquisite killing or trapping formations through mediums such as formation plates and talismans. Although she is weak and sickly due to her Dragon Roar constitution, she can deduce complete formations and even improve ancient formations with her extraordinary comprehension based on only fragments of scrolls and incomplete formation diagrams."

"According to the story, at the age of thirty-one, Han Li cultivated the Great Evolution Technique to the first level and the Azure Origin Sword Technique to the fifth level, successfully entering the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. During the great battle, he asked Qi Yunxiao and Xin Ruyin to help repair the ancient teleportation array, joined forces with his senior brother from Huangfeng Valley to destroy the Black Fiend Sect, obtained the Void Heaven Remnant Map and the Blood Condensation Five Elements Pill, and incidentally rejected Chen Qiaoqian's feelings for him."

"Therefore, Xin Ruyin may not have met Qi Yunxiao yet."

"Good timing."

Jiang Chen sized up Xin Ruyin.

The possessor of the Dragon Roar Body.

If a male cultivator possesses the Dragon Roar Body, his cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort; however, if a female cultivator possesses the Extreme Yang Body, it will lead to an imbalance of Yin and Yang in her body, resulting in an early death.

Although her physical constitution wasn't great, Xin Ruyin was a genius in formations. The formations she created during the Qi Refining stage were a headache for even Core Formation stage cultivators; even Han Li, at the Nascent Soul stage, was still using her formations. While Han Li couldn't save Xin Ruyin initially, he did save her reincarnation—Tian Qin'er—and nurtured her into a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, who then oversaw the Chaotic Star Sea. Furthermore, she helped Tian Qin'er establish a formation sect, ensuring the continuation of Xin Ruyin's art of formations.

"People like this should join the Jiang family."

A series of thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind before he walked towards Xin Ruyin.

"Miss Xin."

Jiang Chen approached Xin Ruyin and said, "My name is Jiang Chen, and I have come here specifically to see you."