Heaven rewards diligence; he fought his way through chaos to become a saint.

Chapter 137 Speeding Up

The atmosphere inside the Shen family's main hall was somewhat oppressive.

"Bang!"

Manager Chen, who was standing to the side, sighed, "Please don't be angry. Didn't Miss go to negotiate with someone?"

Suppressing his anger, Shen Wanzhou said in a deep voice, "How many times has this happened already!"

Standing to the side, Wang Ya shook his head and sighed: "I've inquired, and this is the rule for all new merchants who come to Wucheng to develop their businesses. Anyway, we don't have any particularly outstanding personnel on our ship, so waiting a few days won't hurt."

The rule he was referring to was that there were limited berths at the dock, and merchant ships had to dock in an orderly manner. People like the Shen family, who had just arrived in Wucheng, were inevitably bullied and couldn't dock for half a day. So, out of desperation, the Shen family had to dock several of their ships in neighboring counties and townships.

The Shen family is now waiting for next year's auction to secure a fixed berth.

For a visionary like Shen Wanzhou, a significant portion of his family's assets consisted of cargo ships, which he relied on for trade along waterways.

It's really not worth the trouble to deal with this kind of thing every day.

Manager Chen sighed, "Old Wang and I are no match for them here. I don't know where they found out that our family only has three martial arts masters at the Transformation Realm, so they don't take us seriously."

The three he mentioned naturally included Ye Ci.

Shen Wanzhou forced himself to swallow and said, "Forget it, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, let alone us who aren't powerful dragons. When we go to a place, we should abide by the local rules and make money through harmony."

"By the way, how are things going with Young Master Ye's sect? I've been so exhausted these past few days that I haven't had a chance to chat with him."

Just then, footsteps came from outside the door. The group looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ye Ci returning.

"How is the situation with the sect?"

Knowing that he was going to the Yanqing Sect today, Steward Chen asked first.

"He has joined a sect."

Ye Ci told him frankly that he had come back to retrieve the White Jade Snow Lotus and planned to spend the next few days diligently cultivating at the Yanqing Sect. He would definitely not be back for a while, and if anything happened, he could send someone to the Yanqing Sect to find him.

Seeing that Shen Wanzhou and the others were all at home, he came over to tell them.

Shen Wanzhou nodded: "I heard that you can't join one of the three major sects, so you'll definitely lack cultivation resources. Qian'er used her connections to move a lot of cultivation resources around. When they arrive, I'll have Steward Chen and Guest Elder Wang deliver them to you."

The cultivation materials for martial arts masters of the Transformation Realm are very expensive. Shen Wanzhou knew this, so he thought it would be better for the two of them to escort him.

Thank you.

Ye Ci returned the 100,000 taels of silver notes to Shen Wanzhou: "The sect is quite good; they didn't accept silver notes."

"Young Master Ye, you're too kind."

Shen Wanzhou did not refuse, feeling that there was no need to be formal with Ye Xiaoge.

But Ye Ci noticed that Shen Wanzhou's expression wasn't good, so he asked, "What difficulties has Master Shen encountered?"

Before Shen Wanzhou could speak, Manager Chen recounted in detail how they were being bullied as outsiders.

"How can we solve this?"

Ye Ci asked a question.

Shen Wanzhou shook his head and smiled wryly: "It's a small matter, Young Master Ye, you don't need to worry about it."

Ultimately, the old man was a man of great loyalty and felt that he shouldn't tell Ye Ci about his shady business dealings, so that Ye Ci could focus on his training.

Martial arts are fine.

Manager Chen stated frankly, "Here's what happened: Old Wang and I are at the Transformation Realm. We had some friction with other merchant families at the docks before, and I've figured out their strengths. As a result, some merchant families have been targeting us, especially the Wu family. They're quite wealthy and have some reputation in the outer city. They've joined forces with other merchants to deliberately give us a hard time."

"Petty."

Wang Ya added, "Wucheng has such a large population, especially with so many martial artists, that business is already easy. Why target us?"

After saying that, Manager Chen added, "It's alright. Miss, just ask the Yan family to step in. This matter won't be difficult to resolve. After all, it's just a berth, and there's no need to cause any unpleasantness."

Ye Ci nodded: "If you need anything, just let me know."

Shen Wanzhou waved his hand and said, "Businessmen value harmony. The loss isn't significant, it's just a bit embarrassing. But I'm new here, what use is face to me?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ci stopped talking, exchanged a few pleasantries with the others, and then left.

*******

They returned to the Yanqing Sect's courtyard.

He couldn't wait to take out the white jade snow lotus.

After taking it this time, Ye Ci still felt a warm current, but his bones did not feel any pain. He only felt an itchy sensation, like ants crawling over him.

As the internal heat gradually stabilized, a tingling sensation suddenly spread throughout the body.

Then, a sound like a machine turning came from deep within my body, and I experienced an unprecedented feeling of relaxation.

But soon, every pore began to emit a pungent odor.

Ye Ci felt somewhat disgusted.

The process lasted for about half an hour. He felt no pain, only a sense of relaxation, and even his breathing became much easier.

When a second plant was used, there was no reaction.

"It seems this item isn't that effective for me after all—I'll stop thinking about it and continue cultivating."

So he continued to circulate the energy for a full cycle.

In the evening, Steward Chen came again in person and brought a Gathering Yuan Pill.

It is said that the medicinal effects of this pill will last for ten days, and it was bought by someone through Shen Yixi.

Based on his usual personality, Ye Ci might have asked about the price, but recalling the woman's previous devilish laughter, he readily accepted.

The night was dark.

In the quiet room, no one disturbed them.

Ye Ci first took the Gathering Yuan Pill. This pill was completely different from the previous pills. Its medicinal power was extremely strong and it was slowly released through his dantian.

They even felt that their bodies naturally generated a suction force without them needing to practice any techniques.

No wonder it's called a pill, not a dan.

He lit the meditation incense again, and soon, amidst the light fragrance, he entered an unprecedented state of complete absorption in the world, and the cultivation effect was surprisingly good.

I even felt that the speed of the body's internal circulation had increased significantly.

After finishing one stick of incense, Ye Ci lit a second stick to test its effect, but the second stick did not have the same effect as the first.

"I see----"

Ye Ci nodded: "It seems that this medicine is only used once a day, and using more than that is useless."

"However, with the help of the Meditation Incense, the speed at which my proficiency has improved is quite satisfactory."

Ye Ci adjusted his breathing and circulated his inner energy. After becoming familiar with it, he gradually estimated the speed at which he could develop the "Embracing the Elixir" technique.

"Previously, four major cycles of cultivation would add a little proficiency. After reaching the fourth level of root bone, the progress was surprisingly fast. Moreover, with the help of pills, two major cycles of cultivation could increase proficiency by a little."

"The Tranquil Incense can also increase my circulation speed, shortening the time to complete one cycle —"

With a quick calculation, Ye Ci could roughly estimate how long it would take to develop the "Bao Dan Jin" (抱丹劲).

"You can gain about 50 points of proficiency every day, and it will take about forty days to master the 'Embracing the Core' skill."

I previously thought it would take more than three months to cultivate the Dantian (a skill), but it happened so quickly—a sudden improvement far beyond my expectations.

Ye Ci was burning with excitement, and he knew that in order to maintain this speed, auxiliary cultivation items were indispensable.

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