Chapter 386: Chapter 194: Kill Xiao Chen, flatten Elemental Magnetic Peak. I promise everyone to share the inherited Secret Techniques of the Yellow Springs Dao

"Oh, right, Grand-Uncle, I have a few Cultivation Techniques on hand that I don’t need."

Xiao Chen took out another Storage Bag. "They’re no use to me, so it’s better to leave them with the family."

Inside were the Cultivation Techniques he had obtained from the Azure Flame Sect.

He had already donated most of them directly to the sect’s Scripture Pavilion, but he had set aside a few complete Earth Level legacies for the Chen Family.

Among them was an Artifact Refining legacy that could barely be considered Tier Three, as well as several Tier Three Pill Formulas.

Of course, Xiao Chen had already memorized all these Pill Formulas himself.

If the Chen Family could produce a promising talent in either Artifact Refining or Alchemy in the future, they might be able to achieve something great with these.

Even if not, with several complete Earth Level legacies, ensuring that every generation had a Foundation Establishment Cultivator shouldn’t be a problem.

Chen Tianyuan gazed at the Cultivation Techniques in the Storage Bag, his heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.

To be honest, a large part of the reason he had been willing to provide the initial funding was that he saw Xiao Chen’s future potential.

In fact, he would have made a similar investment in any other Tier Two Alchemist.

But he truly hadn’t expected to receive such a bountiful return so quickly.

As an Alchemist himself, he knew better than anyone just how rare a single Tier Three Pill Formula was.

For a family, these items were nothing less than clan-defining treasures that would bring benefits for generations to come.

So much so that, while he wanted to make a show of refusing, he couldn’t bring himself to say the words.

The lengthy thanks that followed will be omitted.

After a round of tea, Xiao Chen got down to business. "I’m currently in need of a Spiritual Fire, and I happened to hear that our family has one."

"I’m willing to trade ten Top Grade Magical Artifacts for it. What do you think, Grand-Uncle?"

An ancestral Spiritual Fire is also a cornerstone of a family; a single Top Grade Magical Artifact truly can’t compare.

However, quantity could make up for what quality lacked.

Xiao Chen had just picked up twenty-six Top Grade Magical Artifacts from the Azure Flame Sect for free. If he weren’t planning on leaving some for the Su Family, he wouldn’t have minded giving them all away.

"I’ll send someone to fetch the Spiritual Fire at once. But these Top Grade Magical Artifacts... I absolutely cannot accept them."

Chen Tianyuan immediately assigned a clansman to get the Spiritual Fire, but he staunchly refused to take the Top Grade Magical Artifacts.

The Spirit Stones and legacies from before were more than enough; he was too embarrassed to accept any Magical Artifacts on top of that.

However, Xiao Chen insisted on shoving the Storage Bag into his hands before taking the Spiritual Fire and leaving.

Next, he made a stop at the Spirit Medicine Garden.

Elder Liu had also lent him 48,000 Spirit Stones in the past, so he repaid the debt by doubling it and rounding up to an even 100,000.

This time, the process was much simpler.

Although Elder Liu tried to refuse out of habit, Xiao Chen’s single sentence—"I’ll be upset if you don’t take it."—put an end to the back-and-forth.

Then, it was on to visit Elder Chen. He first took out 20,000 Spirit Stones to repay a 10,000-Spirit-Stone debt.

He also left two Top Grade Magical Artifacts, one of which was a Vertical Pattern Golden Light Pearl he had specially chosen—an enhanced version of a regular Golden Light Pearl.

Considering that Elder Chen had also given him a Purple Peach Blossom back then...

...Xiao Chen rummaged through his Storage Bag and took out a Twin Cyan Lotus, adding a bottle of Mutton Fat Jade Dew on top of it.

During the exchange, Elder Chen repeatedly said there was no need for such extravagance.

He admitted that he hadn’t actually been much help and felt he had been somewhat derelict in his duties.

But Xiao Chen didn’t see it that way. ’Actions speak louder than intentions.’

He remembered Elder Chen’s help—or, one could say, his investment—and now that he had the means, he was repaying it with interest—or, one could say, providing a return. It was as simple as that.

He applied the same logic to the Su Family.

Since Elder Su wasn’t in Li State, Xiao Chen made a special trip to see Su Huaitao.

He wanted to keep the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd as a memento, so he gave them ten Top Grade Magical Artifacts as compensation, along with 20,000 Spirit Stones.

The difference this time was that he kept his share of the South Lake profits. "Have this year’s dividends been calculated? Have someone deliver them to Cuiwei Valley for me tomorrow. From now on, just have them sent to the valley each year."

Su Huaitao was overjoyed to hear this. This was a golden opportunity that money couldn’t buy.

As long as the news that Xiao Chen had a share in the South Lake profits spread, no one would dare to have designs on South Lake ever again.

Strangely, however, he hadn’t seen Su Wanqing at all these past few days.

And he didn’t see her on this visit to the Su Family either.

Xiao Chen had been back for over ten days now, and he hadn’t once run into her tending to the Spirit Flowers in Cuiwei Valley.

After a year’s absence, the twelve pots of Celestial Net Flowers in his courtyard had already bloomed.

And every single flower was gorgeous, a clear sign that they had been meticulously cared for.

That’s why Xiao Chen found it a bit odd. ’Based on past behavior, shouldn’t Su Wanqing have already come running over to claim credit?’

’Well, if she’s not coming, so be it. My priority right now is dealing with the Beidou Spirit Fire.’

Leaving the Su Family estate, Xiao Chen went straight to Azure Flame Peak.

At this time, Azure Flame Peak had already been mostly dismantled.

Apparently, Master Ming Yan wanted to tear down all the old structures and build new pavilions and towers belonging to the Li Huo Sect.

’If I’d known I didn’t have to worry about the buildings, I could have been a bit more reckless when I was Breaking the Array that day.’

He slipped through a crack in the rock and entered the hidden chamber. The originally dim Beidou Spirit Fire immediately became a little more active.

Xiao Chen didn’t waste any time. He took out the various Spiritual Fires one by one and placed them on the Fire Cultivation Platform for the Beidou Spirit Fire to absorb.

The process itself wasn’t complicated.

It just required him to stay in the hidden chamber and periodically infuse the Beidou Spirit Fire with his True Essence to help it advance.

Therefore, for the next six days, Xiao Chen couldn’t go anywhere and could only remain in the hidden chamber.

Moreover, he couldn’t even cultivate, as he needed to constantly monitor the Spiritual Fire for any abnormalities.

At first, during the waiting periods, Xiao Chen would take out the Yin Yang Compass to look at it, or pull out the Yin-Yang Unity Contract and glance over its Spiritual Rhythm Maps.

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