Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 893 Wanbaohang, Zhongli Xiayi
"Wanbaohang!"

Yang Zhengshan looked up at the largest and most luxurious business on the street. The signboard alone showed Wanbaohang's grandeur and style.

"Even the plaques are top-grade magic treasures, wow, Wanbao Bank is really extravagant!"

Yang Zhengshan sighed and walked into the gate of Wanbaohang.

He and Yunxiao stayed in the cave for three days. Seeing that there was no unusual activity in the city, they decided to go out for a walk.

Yunxiao went to visit an old friend, while he came to Wanbaohang.

"Welcome, esteemed senior, to our business. Please proceed to the third floor!"

A maid saw Yang Zhengshan, her pupils flashed slightly, and her smile became even brighter. She then invited Yang Zhengshan up to the third floor.

Yang Zhengshan followed behind the maid, his spiritual sense sweeping over the counters on the first and second floors. They sold pills, artifacts, talismans, and arrays, as well as medicinal herbs, spiritual fruits, and spiritual materials and ores.

Many of these spiritual materials were ones that even he couldn't recognize.

"Your spiritual materials here seem plentiful!" Yang Zhengshan remarked casually.

Upon hearing this, the maid leading the way revealed a proud expression and laughed, "Of course, when it comes to the completeness of our goods, no other store in the entire Wanhua Western Region can surpass Wanbaohang!"

Upon arriving at the door of the private room, the maid unlocked the security barrier on the door and said, "Please wait a moment, senior. Our manager will be here shortly!"

The private room was spacious and elegantly decorated. Yang Zhengshan discovered that his spiritual sense could not even penetrate the room walls.

He nodded slightly, casually sat down at the tea table, picked up the prepared tea, and took a sip.

This tea isn't particularly good, but it's not bad either; it's roughly on par with Linglu tea.

He didn't have to wait long; before he had even finished his bowl of tea, a beautiful female cultivator walked into the private room.

This female cultivator had her hair styled in a high bun, adorned with numerous red hairpins and ornaments inlaid with sparkling transparent crystals, giving her an air of extraordinary nobility.

More importantly, this female cultivator was also a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist! I am Zhongli Xiayi, and I greet you!" Zhongli Xiayi bowed gracefully, her smile as warm as a spring breeze, instantly making one feel close to her.

Yang Zhengshan returned the greeting with a cupped hand, "I am Yang Zhengshan, greetings to Fairy Zhongli!"

"Fellow Daoist, you can call me Xiayi!" Zhongli Xiayi sat opposite Yang Zhengshan, opened the teapot lid with her delicate hand, and used her magic to draw out the tea in the pot and replace it with a fresh pot of tea.

"The Fairy in Cloud Robes!"

Yang Zhengshan readily agreed and said so.

"Fellow Daoist Yang must have just arrived in Baiyun Immortal City not long ago!" Zhongli Xiayi placed the tea back in front of Yang Zhengshan. Her every move was full of ease and casualness. Watching her actions, you would not feel that it was abrupt, but rather that it was pleasing to the eye.

Of course, you won't find it vulgar; it's charming without being seductive.

“That’s right!” Yang Zhengshan took another sip of the tea. Hmm, this time the tea was a step up, almost as good as Jingyuchun.

"May I ask where your immortal abode is, my friend?"

"Hehe, the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty!"

"So this is the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty. I've heard of it. It's said that the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty is a place of outstanding natural beauty and flourishing martial arts!"

"Martial arts! Heh, the fairy probably wouldn't even look down on martial arts!"

"How could that be? All cultivation paths in this world are the Great Dao, whether it's martial arts or immortality. They are just different paths, but they all lead to the same goal!"

“Different paths lead to different worlds, and even more so to different social statuses!” Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Zhongli Xiayi nodded slightly, "There is no difference between martial arts and immortality. The difference lies in the difference between martial artists and immortal cultivators. Strength is the foundation that determines status and position!"

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard, seemingly lost in thought.

He understood what Zhongli Xiayi meant. The path of martial arts and the path of immortality lead to the same goal, which was not wrong, but not right either. At least based on his understanding of the two paths, he felt that this statement was somewhat incorrect.

Because martial arts evolved from the path of immortality, it belongs to the unorthodox and unorthodox aspects of the path of immortality.

The saying "different paths lead to the same destination" is true. The realm of martial arts has always followed the realm of immortality, only it is a little slower.

"Your insight is brilliant, fairy!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"Hehe, I have no profound insights, I have only heard of some martial arts masters!" Zhongli Xiayi said with a smile.

"Oh! A martial arts master! I am ignorant and do not know what realm a martial arts master is! Please enlighten me, fairy!" Yang Zhengshan humbly asked for guidance.

There are three realms of martial arts: Innate, Golden Body, and Divine Soul. Yang Zhengshan didn't know what realm was above Divine Soul.

It wasn't that Yang Zhengshan was ignorant, but rather that the martial arts path in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty ended at the Divine Soul Realm.

“That’s naturally the Golden Core Realm!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback, "Martial Arts Golden Core?"

“That’s right, different paths lead to the same goal; martial arts can also lead to the Golden Core path!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

"Is that so?" Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought.

Although he has now given up martial arts, his understanding and knowledge of martial arts remains profound, since most people in the Spirit Origin Land cultivate martial arts.

So here's the question: can a martial artist form a golden core?
It doesn't seem like it's impossible!

The Golden Body Realm forges the spiritual foundation, and the Divine Soul Realm refines the divine soul. The combination of spiritual foundation and divine soul is enough to overcome the deficiency of not having a spiritual aperture.

A martial artist at the Divine Soul Realm is definitely no less physically capable than a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even martial artists at the Divine Soul Realm can make up for the deficiencies in their divine soul. Through cultivation, they can even make their divine soul surpass that of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Finally, there is magic power. As mentioned before, Golden Body Realm martial artists can use magic power, but it is more difficult for them to condense magic power than Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, once a martial artist reaches the Divine Soul Realm, their efficiency in condensing magical power increases significantly, and their methods of using magical power are not much inferior to those of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

With such a complete physical constitution, spiritual essence, and magical power, why can't a martial artist at the Spiritual Essence Realm form a Golden Core?
Yang Zhengshan suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment!

"I see, thank you for your guidance, fairy!"

"Hehe, this hardly qualifies as guidance, it's just idle chatter!" Zhongli Xiayi laughed.

When two people meet for the first time, chatting can help them get to know each other better.

Wanbaohang never does business on a one-off basis. Instead, it prefers to cultivate loyal customers and make friends with them while doing business.

After finishing the small talk, Zhongli Xiayi steered the conversation to the main topic, asking, "I still don't know if Fellow Daoist Yang needs anything?"

Yang Zhengshan actually wanted to talk more about the realm of martial arts, but since it was their first meeting, they should stop there.

Don't underestimate the value of Zhongli Xiayi's words just now; she revealed a higher realm of martial arts.

The Land of Spiritual Origin has many martial arts techniques, most of which come from ancient remnant arrays. However, the martial arts techniques in the ancient remnant arrays all stop at the Divine Soul Realm.

There are no further descriptions of the realms beyond that.

This shows just how rare the realms beyond the Martial Arts Divine Soul Realm are.

The term "Martial Arts Golden Elixir" alone is incredibly valuable.

"I wish to purchase some wood-attribute and lightning-attribute spiritual materials to refine my natal magic weapon!"

Yang Zhengshan did not hide anything and told the truth.

There's really nothing to hide.

It is perfectly normal for Foundation Establishment cultivators to refine their own natal magic treasures.

"Wood attribute and lightning attribute?" Zhongli Xiayi pondered for a moment before asking, "Fellow Daoist Yang, do you want third-tier or second-tier spiritual materials?"

"I want them all!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Second-tier spiritual materials are easy to deal with. My Wanbao Trading Company has many kinds of spiritual materials with various attributes, but third-tier spiritual materials are a different story!"

She looked at Yang Zhengshan meaningfully, "Third-grade spiritual materials are extremely rare in Baiyun Immortal City. If Fellow Daoist Yang wants them, you'll probably have to pay a considerable price!" "What price?" Yang Zhengshan calmly picked up his tea and took a sip.

Tier 3 spiritual materials are extremely rare.

To be honest, Yang Zhengshan has only ever seen one type of third-tier spiritual material, namely Golden Thunder Bamboo!

Moreover, the Golden Thunder Bamboo is not yet fully grown and cannot be considered a third-tier spiritual material.

In other words, Yang Zhengshan currently has no third-tier spiritual materials at all.

“The simplest way is to exchange third-tier spiritual materials for third-tier spiritual materials,” Zhongli Xiayi said.

"Can't it be purchased with spirit stones?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"No, unless you have top-grade spirit stones!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan remained silent for a moment.

Spirit stones are the most common spiritual materials, but top-grade spirit stones are not.

Whether it's a low-grade spirit stone or a high-grade spirit stone, they are essentially just minerals containing spiritual energy, which can be used for cultivation, alchemy, weapon crafting, and so on.

But top-grade spirit stones are different.

Because top-grade spirit stones can continuously release spiritual energy.

The finest spirit stone also has another name: spirit source stone, which means the source of spiritual energy.

Spirit stones are divided into many types, such as wood spirit stones, water spirit stones, fire spirit stones, and thunder spirit stones.

It is itself a third-tier spiritual material, and one of the more precious third-tier spiritual materials.

If Yang Zhengshan had a few Wood Spirit Source Stones and Thunder Spirit Source Stones, he wouldn't need to come to Wanbaohang to buy spiritual materials; he could directly use the spirit source stones to refine his natal magic weapon.

"Is there any other solution?"

“Third-tier pills and spiritual artifacts can also be exchanged!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

"Why must the fairy tease this old man?" Yang Zhengshan said, feigning anger.

Zhongli Xiayi shook her head slightly, "I didn't mean to tease you, fellow Daoist. It's just that third-grade spiritual materials are too precious. If you want to exchange them, you must offer spiritual materials of equal value!"

Yang Zhengshan said calmly, "There should be other ways!"

"Of course, there are other methods, but I don't know if you are willing to pay a sufficient price!"

"tell me the story!"

"You can obtain a third-tier spiritual material by helping Wanbaoxing complete three tasks!"

Yang Zhengshan squinted at her, "What kind of thing?"

Zhong Lixia took out a jade slip and said with a smile, "My Wanbao Guild regularly issues many tasks. Every Foundation Establishment cultivator can receive tasks from Wanbao Guild and exchange them for spiritual materials by completing the tasks!"

Yang Zhengshan took the jade slip and channeled his spiritual sense into it.

As Zhongli Xiayi said, the jade slip contains many tasks, as many as a hundred.

Some are simple, some are complex, some are dangerous, and some are safe.

But no matter what kind of task it is, it always comes at a great cost.

Dangerous missions require taking risks, while safe missions take a long time.

For example, hunting down a certain monster and bringing back its corpse.

Another example is helping Wanbaohang to stay in a certain place for fifty years.

There are also those responsible for tending the medicinal herb fields, a task that lasts for a hundred years!

There are many security tasks, but even a Foundation Establishment cultivator could not complete three in a lifetime, because time does not allow it.

As Yang Zhengshan looked at each of the tasks, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

These tasks either require risking your life or taking a lot of time.

"Is there any other method?"

"Have!"

"any solution?"

"If you are skilled in alchemy, artifact crafting, talisman formations, or other techniques, you can also become a guest of Wanbaohang and exchange contribution points for third-tier spiritual materials!"

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up. "Alchemists can do it too?"

"Of course, Master Yang is an alchemist?" Zhongli Xiayi's eyes lit up.

"Hmm, a second-tier alchemist! I can refine seven or eight kinds of second-tier pills, such as Foundation Establishment Pills and Illusion God Pills. In addition, I can also refine Demon Essence Pills!"

This is not the time to hide his talents; he must have enough to earn Zhongli Xiayi's attention.

"Demon Essence Pill!" Zhongli Xiayi's eyes shone even brighter.

Yang Zhengshan took out a Demon Essence Pill and handed it to her, saying, "The success rate of pill formation is not very high at present."

Zhong Lixia took the Demon Essence Pill, examined it, and then nodded slightly.

"Although it's only a second-grade low-level pill, it's enough to prove your alchemy skills!"

"I sincerely invite you to join Wanbaohang. If you are willing, Wanbaohang will certainly not disappoint you!"

She said it with a very serious expression.

Alchemists are always honored guests, and a second-tier alchemist who can refine Demon Essence Pills is worthy of respect, even in Wanbaohang.

At this point, Zhong Lixia's attitude had changed.

She had previously treated Yang Zhengshan as an ordinary customer, willing to offer him a small discount to build a good relationship, but never too much of a discount.

Now she wants to win over Yang Zhengshan and make him a guest of Wanbaohang.

Although Yang Zhengshan can only refine second-tier low-grade demon essence pills now, he is still worth Wanbaoxing's efforts to win him over.

"I want a third-tier spiritual material!" Yang Zhengshan said.

“As long as you join my Wanbao Trading Company, I can give you a third-grade low-level spiritual material!” Zhongli Xiayi said.

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback. "I never expected the fairy to be so generous!"

Zhongli Xiayi laughed, "It seems you underestimate the value of the Demon Essence Pill!"

After her reminder, Yang Zhengshan finally understood.

It wasn't that he underestimated the value of the Demon Essence Pill, but rather that he overlooked what a second-tier alchemist capable of refining it represented.

Don't forget that the Demon Essence Pill is a pill that can be used for Core Formation.

Although only top-grade Demon Essence Pills are required, there are not many alchemists who can refine Demon Essence Pills. If an alchemist can refine Demon Essence Pills now, it means that he may be able to refine top-grade Demon Essence Pills in the future.

A top-grade Demon Essence Pill is worth more than most third-grade spiritual materials, and an alchemist who can refine Demon Essence Pills is worth offering a third-grade spiritual material to win over.

"What if I want more spiritual materials?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

It wasn't that he was too greedy; it was just that he really needed more third-tier spiritual materials.

The Divine Wood Cauldron requires three types of third-tier spiritual wood, while the Azure Wood Purple Lightning Sword, in addition to Golden Thunder Bamboo, requires at least one third-tier spiritual material with lightning attributes.

Zhongli Xiayi said, "Then it depends on your contribution to Wanbaoxing!"

(End of this chapter)