Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 345 Meeting with Zhang Cunfu (4K)

In fact, Xiao Chen had already prepared a breakthrough pill for Chen Fan.

However, since there are more effective elixirs here, we should naturally choose the better one.

Anyway, he's not short of a little money.

Not only that, Xiao Chen also took out a three-turn Xuan Yuan Pill and gave it to Chen Fan: "In that case, you should hurry up and refine this spiritual pill."

The Three-Turn Profound Origin Pill can directly help a Foundation Establishment cultivator advance one minor realm.

In other words, it would allow Chen Fan to directly reach the ninth level of Foundation Establishment.

In this way, once you obtain the 'Golden Core', you can break through to the Core Formation realm as quickly as possible.

In addition, to ensure a smooth bidding process, he simply set aside another 1.5 million spirit stones.

Chen Fan was truly dumbfounded this time: "Senior, we only need to compete with the cultivators from the wasteland, we don't need this much."

To be honest, many Golden Core cultivators wouldn't have this many spirit stones in their entire lives.

"Oh, you don't understand, this is a very necessary preparation."

Xiao Chen waved his hand: "Just remember one thing: when you raise the price, you must do it with force."

"If he dares to add 100,000, you add 200,000; if he dares to add 300,000, you add 1 million."

"Spirit stones are meant to be spent."

"In short, you'll understand later."

After sharing his insights on life, Xiao Chen also gave them two jars of spirit wine.

Then he got up and left.

"Oh, right."

As he reached the door, Xiao Chen suddenly turned back: "I almost forgot, I actually know two healing spells."

"Take me in, let me try to dispel the miasma."

He had previously learned the "Qinglin Runmai Jue" purely to help Hanchuan Zhenjun heal his injuries.

Therefore, after that, the spell was never used again, and he almost forgot that he could use healing spells.

"Ah? Oh! This way, please, senior."

Upon hearing Xiao Chen's unreliable statement, Chen Fan was taken aback at first, then realized what was going on and invited him inside.

Regardless of whether it could be cured or not, since his senior had this idea, he couldn't directly oppose it.

Moreover, healing spells are usually quite gentle, and as long as nothing serious goes wrong, they won't kill anyone.

There was indeed a strange smell in the room, and a middle-aged or elderly female cultivator was lying on the bed.

Especially his eyes, which even seemed a little cloudy.

The dignified Foundation Establishment cultivator had hair that had turned yellow and white, and his face was also pale and sallow, indicating that he had indeed been tormented quite a bit.

Of course, it must also be related to the Soul-Nourishing Jade.

"Chen Fan, remember to keep an eye on them and make sure they stop supporting Shuangyu."

Xiao Chen directly instructed, "Don't worry about it, it'll be finished soon. You can destroy the jade yourself later."

I will make up for the losses.

Then he directly performed the "Great Rejuvenation Technique" once, followed by the "Azure Rain Nourishing Pulse Technique".

After thinking about it one last time, I added another reading of "Hydrotherapy Techniques".

It can be said that he used all three of his only healing spells.

It must be said that the final treatment effect was indeed immediate.

Although none of these three spells are actually the right solution, the first two are, after all, a third-tier spell and a fourth-tier spell.

Therefore, by relying on the powerful wood-elemental spiritual energy, all the miasma was completely washed away.

The "Qinglin Runmai Jue" even effectively cleansed the meridians.

The erysipelas left from long-term contact with waste pills will also be completely purified.

As the emerald green glow faded, the other person's yellow and white hair turned back to black, and although their face was still withered, it regained some color.

"It's done."

Xiao Chen was very satisfied, thinking that he was indeed a divine doctor: "Then you should hurry up and cultivate. I will come to see you again in a while."

After saying that, he left again and went to Guiyunfang City.

He had just reached the entrance of the market when he saw several bright red wanted posters that had been updated.

Xiao Chen originally thought that the market warehouse had been attacked again.

After all, he remembered hearing an explosion over there before he left last time.

Upon closer inspection, however, these newly posted wanted notices had absolutely no connection to the market warehouse.

Instead, they were all confirmed to be evil cultivators and demonic cultivators who had joined the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

According to the wanted poster, they persuaded a rogue cultivator who had mistakenly joined the Rebellious Immortal Alliance to open up a list of names.

The people listed so far are only a portion of the total.

It was also specifically warned that these people are all heinous thugs, and everyone should be careful.

Once discovered, it must be reported immediately.

Do not panic, do not make a fuss, do not gather around, and do not touch without permission.

"Oh, so we're just leaving the warehouse thing as it is?"

Xiao Chen had originally planned to use the wanted poster to indirectly find out about the situation at the warehouse.

It looks like it's not going to work.

Does this mean that the perpetrators of the later attack have already been caught?
Surely not? Shouldn't they be fully prepared before launching a surprise attack?

Filled with doubt, Xiao Chen arrived at the vicinity of the market warehouse.

Then it suddenly dawned on me that if I didn't intend to expose myself, I couldn't just go inside and meet people.

So how can I meet Zhang Cunfu?

"Oh no, I forgot to leave a contact code last time."

Xiao Chen had never been exposed to this before, so he carelessly forgot to agree on a secret code or a fixed meeting place.

This was somewhat unprofessional.

But it doesn't matter, after all, he is a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Xiao Chen immediately manipulated his divine sense to quietly probe into the market warehouse and found Zhang Cunfu's location.

Then he used his divine sense to whisper in his ear: "Come out for a bit, I'll be waiting for you at the usual place."

His method of transmitting messages cannot be considered confidential.

However, as long as there is no other Nascent Soul True Monarch in the warehouse, or no fully activated fourth-order grand formation, no anomalies can be detected.

Zhang Cunfu was sorting out accounts when he suddenly heard Xiao Chen's voice and was immediately startled.

It wasn't until they realized that the people around them were all busy with their own things and seemed completely unaware of anything unusual that they realized they hadn't noticed anything amiss.

Only then did he feel a little relieved. He made up an excuse and hurriedly left, arriving at the alley he had been in before.

"Have you missed me after two months apart?"

As usual, Xiao Chen appeared behind him.

Zhang Cunfu was startled again.

Because he had been silently approached from behind, he went back and specifically bought a magical artifact that could detect the surrounding cultivators.

I had put it in my arms before I came.

However, to my surprise, it was completely useless.

So, with his abilities, it's really too difficult for him to resist?

Zhang Cunfu couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

What he didn't know was that, in the past, probing spiritual artifacts might have actually been effective.

However, before coming here this time, Xiao Chen had just practiced a newly acquired concealment technique—the "Silent and Shadowless Spell." This technique could perfectly conceal his aura and spiritual fluctuations.

Even cultivators of the same level can only rely on visual observation.

After receiving the Hextech blessing, unless encountering a top-tier fourth-order formation, a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, or a Deity Transformation Venerable, they will generally not be detected by other cultivators.

The only drawback is that before reaching the highest level, once you enter a stealth state, you cannot use spells to attack others.

Zhang Cunfu carrying a third-tier spiritual weapon was, of course, utterly useless.

However, he had already considered that the detection artifact might be useless before he came, and he was just trying it out.

Now that they've discovered the magical artifact is indeed ineffective, they've become much more obedient.

He turned around respectfully and bowed, saying, "This humble one pays his respects to the True Lord."

"Last time, I relied heavily on the True Lord's support. During this time, I have been thinking about how I can serve the True Lord in the future."

That was, of course, a lie; in fact, he didn't want to see Xiao Chen at all.

He even complained in his heart, "Doesn't this Nascent Soul True Monarch need to cultivate?"
How come you have time to run around outside all day?

"Really? Well, that shows you're very thoughtful."

Xiao Chen didn't believe it at all, but that didn't matter.

Since he was there to ask for information, he said directly, "I'm going to ask you a few questions. Just answer them truthfully."

"If you don't know something, you can just say you don't know."

"But if I find out you're hiding something, you're dead. Understand?"

Zhang Cunfu quickly nodded: "Understood, understood! Please ask me any questions, Your Excellency, I will answer them to the best of my knowledge."

Xiao Chen didn't waste any words: "First question."

"Since our last meeting, the warehouse has been attacked again. Why haven't any new arrest warrants been issued?"

Hear the question.

Zhang Cunfu's expression changed rapidly several times before he replied, "Reporting to the True Lord, the one who attacked this time was a scoundrel."

"I also heard that he has a personal grudge against Manager Li in the warehouse."

"And somehow he acquired a demonic secret technique like the 'Blood Feeding Technique' and actually cultivated a Blood Feeding Sword."

"After breaking into the warehouse, they first went straight for Steward Li, and then killed everyone they saw."

"In the end, he was subdued on the spot by the combined efforts of all the guest advisors and supervisors."

"He has now been imprisoned in the sect's prison, and I don't know what happened next."

"However, according to the usual procedures, their identity should have been confirmed as normal and they should not belong to those rebels of the Reverse Immortal Alliance, so there should be no additional warrant for their arrest."

At this point, a hint of relief appeared on Zhang Cunfu's face.

When he returned, he found that Steward Li was dead, and he was initially quite happy.

Before the sect arrived to investigate, one of Steward Li's confidants suddenly approached and revealed the original plan to frame him.

So Zhang Cunfu, naturally, had a flash of inspiration and decided to turn the tables on them.

They hid the martial arts manual that was originally intended to frame him directly with Steward Li.

They even shifted the blame for the loss of the Yellow-level cultivation manual they had secretly given to Xiao Chen onto him.

This perfectly illustrates what a scapegoat truly is.

Later, with the help of a large number of spirit stones and offerings, he successfully removed the title of "deputy" and rose to the position of "general manager".

Now, the shortage of deputy general managers is a problem, and he is temporarily in charge of looking after all the warehouses in Guiyun Market.

Zhang Cunfu naturally did not hide this fact.

Instead, he went out of his way to recount his past grievances with Steward Li, and then thanked Xiao Chen: "This time, thanks to Lord True Lord, I was able to make further progress."

"I am deeply grateful for your immense kindness!"

"If there is any need to trade spiritual items in the future, please just give the order, and I will do my best to handle it."

Zhang Cunfu took the initiative to talk about these things and even deliberately acted as if he was very grateful.

It's because he wants to demonstrate his usefulness and future potential.

After returning home last time, he sat down and thought quietly for several days, and finally understood his situation.

Since he's already on the wrong path, there's no hope of getting off halfway.

It's better to take the initiative to demonstrate your usefulness, which will make you less likely to be discarded or sent on particularly dangerous missions.

That's why Zhang Cunfu offered to help resell the spiritual items.

After all, in his mind, the Reverse Immortal Alliance was severely blocked, and many of its cultivators came from the wasteland and were extremely lacking in spiritual resources.

His current position is just right to alleviate this problem.

"Wow, I didn't realize you had this kind of heart."

Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised to hear this. Last time, this guy had acted timidly, but this time he actually volunteered.

Unfortunately, he wasn't a real member of the Rebel Alliance.

There was absolutely no need for Zhang Cunfu to help resell the spiritual items.

Ok?
Wait, it seems there's a need for that too.

But instead of buying from him, I asked him to help me resell them.

"That's okay too."

Xiao Chen nodded: "Since you're so interested, I'll give you a task to trade spiritual items."

After saying that, he took off the miscellaneous ring from his hand and handed it over: "Find a way to sell the spiritual items inside."

what?
Zhang Cunfu was taken aback. What was that?
He was quite pleased after hearing the first two sentences.

As expected, the Reverse Immortal Alliance needs him. As long as he can provide spiritual items relatively stably in the future, he can protect his own safety.

His earlier words weren't in vain; his self-preservation plan worked!
However, upon hearing Xiao Chen's last sentence...

Zhang Cunfu felt as if he had misheard something.

He looked down in disbelief at the gleaming storage ring handed to him.

This confirmed that Xiao Chen had indeed asked him to sell the spiritual items, rather than secretly taking them out to sell.

Oh no, this is it!

Zhang Cunfu felt a chill in his heart. He had thought that after his promotion, he would have more value to be used.

I never imagined we'd be completely devoured so quickly.

Without even looking, it's obvious that the ring contains some bloody, demonic materials that need to be sold secretly, or even mixed into normal spiritual materials to cause damage.

This kind of thing often happens secretly.

However, almost all black market merchants who sell materials for magical cultivation do not live more than three years before being caught by the major sects, and then subjected to severe torture and their bones crushed to ashes.

Zhang Cunfu was almost in tears: "Excuse me, what should I do with this batch of goods?"

He didn't dare to refuse directly at this moment.

After all, dying now is different from dying three years later.

So he tremblingly accepted the storage ring and cautiously inquired about the specific requirements for selling it.

The question remains: should it be sold to independent cultivators, or mixed into the materials purchased by the sect?

"You need to ask me about this?"

Xiao Chen looked at him with a puzzled expression: "You're a warehouse manager in a market, don't you know how to sell spiritual items?"

"Just sell spiritual items the way you usually do it in private."

"You just said you would do your best to get it done, were you lying to me?"

"Ok?"

Xiao Chen hummed the last "hmm" through his nose.

(End of this chapter)