Immortality: Starting with the Fruit of Taiyin

On this day, many self-confident young men gathered in the Han family's Dan Pavilion.

Along with them came two other elders of the Han family who had reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation, but both were over ninety years old.

Even without any hidden injuries, one only has about twenty years left to live.

Passing by the pavilion, Wang Xuan's senses became much sharper due to his spiritual awareness, which was comparable to that of a fully refined Qi cultivator, combined with his physical cultivation.

Faintly, some sounds reached my ears from afar, mixed with a few comments about him.

There were positive and negative comments, but most of them were just casual chatter.

Only one proud and beautiful young woman seemed to have a strong prejudice against him, and her words were noticeably harsh.

Wang Xuan glanced at the person and recognized their identity.

That was Han Changde's granddaughter, and also the "eldest daughter of the Han family" who was supposed to marry him a few years ago.

According to Han Cheng's occasional mentions, the other party initially had a good impression of him and was not opposed to marrying a former sect alchemist.

However, Wang Xuan's subsequent refusal may have stemmed from his feeling that he was being underestimated.

The girl, who had grown up surrounded by admirers, was indignant and expressed her disdain for him on more than one occasion.

Wang Xuan didn't react to this, he just laughed it off.

He walked straight up to the upper levels of the Pill Pavilion. If he had to take such trivial matters to heart, he wouldn't need to cultivate at all.

"Second Elder, is there something you need from me today?"

"Master Wang is here, hehe, please have a seat... It's nothing serious."

Without revealing his worries, Han Changde smiled and said:

"As you may know, due to the conflict with the Huang family back then, the Xuanfu Lu Clan made a promise to our clan that we could spend resources in the future to exchange for a few Foundation Establishment Pills from the Lu Clan."

"And this promise, when put into writing, means that my Han family received three 'Mysterious Talisman Foundation Establishment Tokens'."

"This order can not only be used by oneself, but also allows trading among the vassal families of the Lu family. It contains a trace of third-order true meaning, which outsiders cannot imitate."

"I recently gathered the younger generation of my family here to encourage them to work hard in their spiritual practice."

"I see."

"I remember when the sect was still around, it would issue 'Nanhua Foundation Establishment Orders' to its subordinate forces. I'm just being naive this time."

Wang Xuan nodded slowly and asked:

"I wonder why the elder summoned me..."

"Well, consider this a long vacation for Master Wang."

Without beating around the bush, Han Changde said directly:

"In the coming year, due to the busyness of this matter, the pill refining at the Pill Pavilion will probably have to be temporarily suspended."

"Please feel free to do as you please during this time."

Until Lin Qingyi's matter is resolved, the entire family will be in danger, let alone managing this half-dead Dan Pavilion.

However, Han Changde's words were exactly what Wang Xuan wanted to hear.

"Alright."

Wang Xuan nodded slightly and returned the greeting with a smile.

"In that case, I can spend more time exploring the market these days, so I won't disturb you proud young masters any longer."

The time issue has also been resolved; he was just having a headache about how to free up a few months of time.

After all, the breakthrough of a second-tier demon beast is just like the foundation building of a human, and it cannot be accomplished overnight.

Once you start, it will take at least one or two months to achieve results.

As Wang Xuan descended from the attic, he waved to Han Li, beckoning him over.

Perhaps because she had been away from her clan's territory for a long time and there were no elders still alive, she was clearly out of place with her peers and found it difficult to integrate into their circle.

"The royal army."

He bowed respectfully, his light blue robe giving Han Li a youthful androgynous air.

Smiling and nodding, Wang Xuan waved his hand and said to his ever-polite apprentice:

"I won't be returning to Dan Pavilion for the time being."

"However, there is something I need to do... I'm afraid you'll have to do it yourself."

"Please give your orders, Your Majesty."

Han Li readily agreed without asking what it was about.

"it is good."

Wang Xuan nodded slightly and said earnestly.

"It's very simple. You just need to send a message to my communication jade talisman every few days."

"As for the content... it's the big and small events in the market that you see and hear."

"If this matter is handled well, Wang will be rewarded in the future."

"...Han Li understands."

Opposite him, although she didn't think this small thing was worth any reward, the girl didn't refuse.

Perhaps it would be to receive more instruction in alchemy, since he was far behind his two older brothers in terms of resources... With some hope for the future, Han Li accepted the task.

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After finishing the last thing in Dan Pavilion, Wang Xuan packed his things and hung a sign on the door of the quiet room that read "In seclusion, do not disturb".

Although he will probably be gone for several months, since he has no intention of leaving the market, no one knows where he is.

As a cultivator, it is perfectly normal to disappear for a month or two when there is nothing to do.

Furthermore, since the Han family's Dan Pavilion doesn't need him for the time being, there's even less chance that his whereabouts will be exposed.

Walking along the road, he took out a communication jade talisman, wrote a message for Yang Yunzhi, indicating that he would not have time to refine pills for a while, and then ignored the other party's response.

After all, in the world of cultivation, one's natal spirit beast is often regarded as one with the cultivator.

Therefore, no matter what he says, Wang Xuan will not delay Qingniao's promotion because of it.

I spent the next half day wandering around the market area.

Wang Xuan first openly rented a secluded house, then disguised himself and hurriedly entered an inn where rooms had already been booked.

The room here was not booked by Wang Xuan himself, but was rented in advance by Ye Yan to conceal his identity as a mid-stage first-order body cultivator.

In the room, he found the clothes the other person had left behind, as well as a token.

This is a restriction token for a second-tier spiritual vein cave dwelling, valid for one year.

Unlike the second-tier spiritual energy of the Pill Pavilion, this specially constructed cave dwelling is for personal use only. It does not require sharing spiritual energy with others, is directly connected to the spiritual veins, and is specifically used for breakthroughs in major realms.

This single token cost Wang Xuan roughly half a year's worth of profits.

However, considering that there is already a premium in the market, it is not unacceptable.

"Therefore, Ye Yan handled all the preliminary preparations. When handling the relevant procedures, whether or not we were able to avoid the detection of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the market, we had no direct contact with him."

"And he's probably already far away from Baihefang City, so there's no need to worry about any future troubles."

Silently pondering, Wang Xuan had long planned for the matter of cultivators needing to register once they broke through a major realm in the market.

He has already avoided the risks associated with renting the cave dwelling.

As for how to leave... he'll figure that out later.

In any case, it's impossible for Wang Xuan to break through to the next level as a Qi Refining cultivator with a top-grade Earth-level bloodline demon beast, and then register something on the territory of a Core Formation family.