Chapter 120
A stream of light rushed out of the Luanyun Mountain Range.
A hundred miles away, the light dissipated, revealing the shadow of a boat. The boat was thirty feet long, with no oars or sails. At the back of the boat, there was a bamboo shed that was slightly taller than a human’s height.
Chen Jingzhai walked out of the bamboo shed with a crane on each of his shoulders. The cranes were young, but they was as large as eagles. The twin cranes stood on his shoulders, proud and heroic.
“This is only a top-grade spirit boat, but this actually cost me five Foundation Establishment Elixirs.”
“If I didn’t bring you guys along, I wouldn’t be able to stomach this loss.” Chen Jingzhai said calmly.
“The spirit boat is rare to come by. Young Master has profited!” Hong Xiu chuckled and appeared beside him.
“Five Foundation Establishment Elixirs can be exchanged for a magic treasure.” Chen Jingzhai snorted. “The sect has an additional large-scale secret zone with abundant materials and magic treasures in there, but they lack Foundation Establishment Elixirs.”
“Young Master is not a petty man,” Hong Yu said, stepping forward.
“I’m just reminding you to cultivate well in the future and advance to the Foundation Establishment Plane as soon as possible so that you can return my spiritual stones.” Chen Jingzhai tugged the corners of his lips and spoke.
“Did the cranes put you under pressure, Young Master?” Hong Xiu asked with a smile.
When Chen Jingzhai heard this, his lips twitched and he could not speak.
For a hundred days, he guarded the incubation formation in the cave. He hatched the eggs bit by bit with his spiritual power and the Essence Power Pearl. Finally, on the 108th day, he successfully hatched the two Sky Black Crane eggs.
The little crane chicks quickly acknowledged Chen Jingzhai as their master. What happened next told him that it was far too early to rejoice in his good fortune. After hatching the crane chicks successfully, Chen Jingzhai refined a Spirit Beast Elixir for the Sky Black Crane chicks to eat.
Once these two brats gained intelligence, they actually started looking down on Grade 1 elixirs and spiritual stones. They only consumed Grade 2 elixirs, Grade 2 spiritual herbs, and Essence Power Pearls.
This angered Chen Jingzhai, but no matter how he disciplined the chicks, it was useless. Left with no choice, Chen Jingzhai could only refine more Grade 2 Spirit Beast Elixirs for them.
He even went to Elixir Peak to buy the recipe for the Beast Origin Elixir. This Beast Origin Elixir did not have any special effects. It simply replaced food for spiritual beasts. The more ingredients used, the more refined the Beast Origin Elixir was. One elixir would keep them full for a long time.
In the end, these two brats still despised Grade 1 Beast Origin Elixirs and only consumed Grade 2 Beast Origin Elixirs, and they were not cheap either. Feeling helpless, Chen Jingzhai continued to accept alchemy missions and began to accumulate wealth.
Chen Jingzhai was not calculative with his money, but after having these two crane chicks, he quickly changed his attitude. Most of his spiritual stones were spent on feeding the Sky Black Cranes.
For an entire year, Chen Jingzhai did not extinguish the fire of his cauldron. Sage Hao was so happy that his smile never left his face. He was afraid that after Chen Jingzhai left, the branch would lack elixirs!
Who knew that Little Master Uncle would actually refine elixirs in such a frenzy? He was simply too understanding.
With the help of his alchemy, Chen Jingzhai earned a large number of spiritual stones. He bought some puppets and went to the Alchemy Temple to customize a spirit boat. His request was that the appearance of the spirit boat could be simple, but the space inside had to be big. He wanted it to be as comfortable as it could be.
In the end, the Alchemy Temple invited the Puppet Master of the Puppet Hall to work on Chen Jingzhai’s commission. Together, they forged a top-grade spiritual item for him.
Although this spirit boat was inconspicuous, there was a lot of space in the bamboo shed. Moreover, this spirit boat could also be called a puppet spirit boat. It could transform into more than one form. What was more, it could also be used with puppets to defend against enemies and provided good escape. It had many functions combined into one.
Hong Chan and Hong Fu were both setting up the silkworm room inside. They also brought some furniture from the Tianyahai Pavilion. This small boat was a moving house. It could fly and hide, and it could be big or small.
In the eyes of the four beautiful maidservants, five Foundation Establishment Elixirs was not an expensive price to pay for this spirit boat. They knew about their young master’s terrifying success rate.
“Young Master.” Hong Chan walked out. “The spirit silkworms are fine. Everything is in order.”
“Very good!” Chen Jingzhai nodded. He was very satisfied with his beautiful maidservants.
“Where do we go from here, Young Master?” Hong Yu asked.
“Let’s go to White Cloud City first to meet my old friend.” Chen Jingzhai’s gaze was deep. “Find my hometown address and then we’ll go to my house to take a look.”
“Young Master, are you also from the Aspirant Cultivators Academy of White Cloud City?” Hong Yu was a little surprised.
“Yes.” Chen Jingzhai nodded. “There are only four celestial cities in Pulao Kingdom. What’s so strange about me being from the Aspirant Cultivators Academy of White Cloud City? None of you are from the Aspirant Cultivators Academy anyway.”
Hong Yu and the others were shocked to learn this, but they were unable to refute. They were indeed not from the Aspirant Cultivators Academy, but descendants of cultivators. Each of them had a name and were directly sent to the Luanyun Mountain Range by their families.
The master of the Luo Sheng Sword School also had the mission to welcome the descendants of cultivators apart from selecting aspirant cultivators from the Aspirant Cultivators Academy.
Chen Jingzhai also knew this. The descendants of cultivators had the potential to have more than three-element spirit roots.
If the cultivators of the Luo Sheng Sword School dared to cut off their own path forward, they would have to report it to their respective branches. It did not matter if they belonged to the inner or outer sect.
Then, some of them would travel in the mortal world for decades or centuries while others would die in the mortal world. Some would be killed by rogue cultivators, and some would go on and build their own families. There were all kinds of situations.
Chen Jingzhai’s four beautiful maidservants came from different cultivator families. They all had names, but their aptitudes were so ordinary that they could not even enter the outer sect of a branch. If not for their good looks and some cultivation skills, they might not even be qualified to be chosen.
“Let’s go to my hometown first and take a look. If it’s not far from your homes, I’ll allow you to go back,” Chen Jingzhai said calmly. “Watch your mouths and don’t leak any news about me.”
“Yes!” the three women replied, their faces lighting up in joy.
Their cultivation levels were not low anymore. Although they were still in the Meditation Plane, they had reached the advanced stage under Chen Jingzhai’s elixirs and guidance.
With their speed and the Foundation Establishment Elixir that Chen Jingzhai had promised, it would not be difficult for them to break through to the Foundation Establishment Plane in the future.
After entering the sect for so long, they finally had some achievements. It would not be embarrassing when they returned.
Chen Jingzhai powered a stream of spiritual power into the bamboo boat, and the spirit boat accelerated towards the west. Under his control, the speed of the spirit boat was not inferior to Sage Lu’s sword control speed back then.
In less than eight hours, White Cloud City was already in sight. Nothing seemed to have changed in the huge White Cloud City. Looking down from the sky, there were only trees outside the city, blocking part of the view.
Chen Jingzhai stood on the bow of the boat and controlled the bamboo boat to descend from the sky and land on the square of the Aspirant Cultivators Academy.
“Greetings, Master Chen. I’m Ge Hongru.” Chancellor Ge bowed.
“There’s no need to be so polite.” Chen Jingzhai came down with his four beautiful maidservants. He waved his hand and put away the bamboo boat. He smiled and said, “It’s been a few years since we last met. Chancellor Ge is already at the Intermediate Foundation Plane.”
“I can’t compare to Master Chen.” Ge Hongru had a smile on his face. “Master Chen won first place on the battle forum and became the Little Master-Uncle of the Luo Sheng Sword School. This achievement is indeed admirable.”
“The Aspirant Cultivators Academy also knows about the internal affairs of my sect?” Chen Jingzhai raised his eyebrows and asked.
“Every year, masters pay a visit to select aspirant cultivators, so there will naturally be some exchanges made.” Ge Hongru smiled and said, “Master Chen, please enter the academy first. If you don’t mind, please enter and rest.”
“Alright!” Chen Jingzhai nodded and led his four maidservants forward.
He still had a lot of respect for Ge Hongru’s academy. Although there were always some complaints and curses in the past, he was limited by his own aptitude back then.
To be honest, Chancellor Ge had done nothing wrong. He was not the only one who could decide on the talent selection of the immortal sects. Chancellor Ge had worked hard to hold on until now.
On the other hand, Chen Jingzhai felt a little uncomfortable when he recalled his past.
Although he had lived two lives, he had been a frog inside a well before. While he was a little mature, he was not stable enough. If he did not have an opportunity, it would be difficult for him to stand out.
Chen Jingzhai brought the four maidservants to Chancellor Ge’s main hall. The masters soon dispersed. After Chen Jingzhai sat down, he asked Hong Yu to pour them tea.
“Excellent tea!” Ge Hongru’s eyes lit up. “It’s a rare spirit tea!”
“If you like it, I’ll give you two taels.” Chen Jingzhai smiled.
“Then it would be impolite to refuse. However, what I want the most is the elixir you refined.” Ge Hongru sighed. “I didn’t expect you to have such good fortune.”
He had some impression of Chen Jingzhai. After all, he had a deep impression of the Demon King’s invasion back then. When he heard the news previously, he thought that something had gone wrong. Unexpectedly, it was really Chen Jingzhai.
Whether it was the title of Little Master Uncle, the Grade 2 alchemist achievement, or even the first place on the battle forum, Chancellor Ge was deeply surprised and thoughtful over his achievements.
“The elixirs are not a problem, but you have to satisfy me first, Chancellor.” Chen Jingzhai smiled.
“I know what you want.” Chancellor Ge took out a jade record and passed it to Chen Jingzhai. “The spirit roots of the aspirant cultivators are recorded here. You can trust that these records are detailed.”
Chen Jingzhai casually picked up the jade record and scanned it with his divine mind to find his name. After memorizing the contents of the record, he handed it to the chancellor. “There’s one more thing. I have a good friend called Ling Wuque. I wonder if he’s still in the Aspirant Cultivators Academy. If so, can I meet him?”
“Ling Wuque?” Chancellor Ge flipped open the jade record and quickly searched, “Unfortunately, he was already taken away by a master last year. He should be in the Mingyuan Dao Sect now.”
“The Mingyuan Dao Sect?” Chen Jingzhai fell silent.
