txolops Chapter 65 An Unpayable Debt
Chapter 65 An Unpayable Debt
"Brother Changsheng, there's no need. Father has already made arrangements for everything before our departure... This is also for our safety on the road."
Liu Xiaoying lowered her head and did not agree. Her beautiful eyes rippled with emotion, and she sighed helplessly in her heart.
Although the father was usually very gentle and valued family relationships, he was a man of his word when it came to important matters, and no one could disobey him.
"I understand." Yang Changsheng picked up his wine glass and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp.
He was no longer the naive young man he once was, and he had gained a better understanding of the area where he lived.
The Lu family of Biyue Lake, with its two thousand miles of territory, is nothing more than a grain of sand in the world of cultivation.
The vastness of this world far exceeds imagination. The Southern Region alone spans millions of miles and is home to two major Nascent Soul forces, each dividing the fourth-order spiritual veins at opposite ends.
Below it are the Divine Travel Sect, Danxia Sect, Shuiyue Palace, Baikui Sect, and Xuantian Sword Sect, five major Golden Core sects with a history of thousands of years.
Behind them are the Ten Thousand Beasts Manor, the Nangong Family, and other Golden Core cultivator families. As for other rogue Golden Core cultivators and Foundation Establishment families, there are countless others.
Moving the whole family involves unimaginable risks, even if the other party's father is likely a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Yang Changsheng put down his empty glass, his gaze sweeping over Liu Xiaoying's slightly lowered profile, her ear tips flushed red with alcohol, and her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the edge of the table. He made a decision.
"Excuse me, Xiaoying, please wait a moment." He suddenly stood up, his voice breaking the silence.
Liu Xiaoying looked up blankly, her pretty face full of doubt.
Yang Changsheng walked straight to the inner side of the private room, where there was a hidden door that blended perfectly with the wall and was almost impossible to notice unless one was paying special attention.
He quickly tapped his finger on several specific spots along the edge of the door frame, a faint halo flashed, and the hidden door slid open silently, revealing a small cubicle that could only accommodate one person.
This is a private room in Zuixianlou, specially prepared for secret conversations or emergencies. It is equipped with stronger soundproofing and arrays to prevent divine sense from detecting it.
He slipped inside, and the hidden door quietly closed behind him, isolating him from the outside world.
The room was small, containing only a futon, and the walls and floor were faintly covered with flowing patterns, isolating it from all other influences.
Yang Changsheng sat down cross-legged, took a deep breath of the rich and pure spiritual energy, and sank his mind into his sea of consciousness.
As his thoughts reached him, the phantom of the golden ancient tree rooted deep within his consciousness moved its branches and leaves without wind, its entire body flowing with a warm and sacred golden radiance.
A boundless life force, like a golden stream, was drawn from the shadows of the trees and gathered in his palm, guided by his will.
That pale golden energy contained a reassuring and boundless life force, yet it was also incredibly gentle.
He took out a thank-you gift that he had prepared two months earlier.
It was a jade pendant in the shape of a phoenix, made of pure azure jade. It was itself an exquisite first-grade mid-level special magic artifact, the Nine Phoenix Pendant.
It could withstand the full force of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator before shattering, and was worth about thirty-five spirit stones. It was the most sincere gift he could offer within his means.
"Buzz!"
The golden light flowing from his right palm slowly covered the cool jade pendant. The pale golden life force, like a living liquid, slowly and steadily seeped into the turquoise jade.
A wondrous change ensued.
The jade pendant's original bluish-green color seemed to have been infused with sunlight, becoming even more translucent and warm, with a radiance that seemed to flow subtly within.
Originally just a carved phoenix, it now seems to possess an indescribable spirituality, as if it is about to spread its wings and fly away at any moment.
Even more strangely, around the phoenix phantom, a faint yet real, winding dragon-shaped golden pattern quietly emerged and swam.
The gold patterns are faintly visible within the jade, adding an indescribable air of mystery and nobility to this already beautiful jade pendant, as if it were a revival of an ancient totem.
Yang Changsheng focused intently on controlling the infusion of life force.
This is a wonderful use he recently discovered by accident while exploring the imprint of the ancient golden tree. Only jade-like materials can temporarily preserve this pure vitality.
Once triggered, it can be released to heal injuries at critical moments, with effects far superior to healing pills.
This jade pendant is now a farewell gift, but more importantly, it is a silent token of his heartfelt protection.
Time passed quietly until the golden light in the palm of the hand completely disappeared into the jade pendant. The tiny dragon-shaped golden pattern also stabilized, complementing the phoenix shape. The warm and gentle aura emanating from the jade pendant became more restrained and profound.
Yang Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief, fine beads of sweat already forming on his forehead.
He held the jade pendant carefully in his palm, its warm, smooth texture and the reassuring sense of vitality emanating from it were truly extraordinary.
"Xiaoying, please don't refuse this farewell gift."
Yang Changsheng walked out of the cubicle and presented the jade pendant to the young lady, his voice sincere.
The golden phoenix pattern shimmers under the light, its warm and vibrant color emanating from the jade.
The moment Liu Xiaoying's fingertips touched the jade pendant, her bright, beautiful eyes widened suddenly. This aura was exactly the same as that of the young man, giving people an instinctive sense of closeness.
"Thank you, Brother Changsheng..."
She clenched her fingers, gripping the jade pendant tightly as if it were some supreme treasure. With a sweet smile, her stunning beauty outshone everything else, making her incomparably beautiful.
"I'm glad you like it." Yang Changsheng appreciated the scenery before him and nodded slightly.
He was merely a lowly Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator, less than an ant in the vast and boundless world of cultivation, and this was all he could do.
"In that case, I also have something to give to Brother Changsheng, but you should wait until I leave... before opening it."
Liu Xiaoying carefully put away the jade pendant and took out a brocade pouch woven from moon spirit silk from her bosom, handing it over.
"it is good."
Yang Changsheng nodded without refusing. Such interactions between the two had become the norm, and they were used to it.
The brocade pouch felt warm and soft to the touch, shimmering with a faint silver light and radiating spiritual energy. It also carried the delicate fragrance of a young girl and the aroma of a hundred flowers. At the same time, it was a mid-grade magic artifact of considerable value.
The banquet eventually ended, and the two men's eyes met briefly at the door, but they remained silent.
Liu Xiaoying's light blue skirt brushed past the threshold. She glanced back one last time, her smile as beautiful as a flower, unforgettable. Then, like a flowing cloud, she disappeared into the crowd on the long street.
A moment later, Yang Changsheng opened the Hundred Flowers Pouch, which contained various spiritual flowers as well as a small jade slip.
"...Is this a debt of gratitude I'll never be able to repay?"
He stood alone by the window, the warmth and fragrance of the brocade pouch still lingering in his hand, but the beauty was nowhere to be seen.
Just now, when I probed with my divine sense, I found that the contents of the jade slip were a method called Perfect Foundation Building. As long as the requirements above can be met, the success rate is 100%!
This caused Yang Changsheng's Dao heart to surge, making it difficult for him to calm down for a long time.
Under normal circumstances, after reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining, one can attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in a second-tier spiritual vein through seclusion.
Among them, spiritual root talent, physical physique, and soul strength all directly affect the success rate of Foundation Establishment.
A genuine Foundation Establishment Pill can increase the probability by 20%. A mid-grade spiritual root has a 60% chance of success, a high-grade spiritual root has an 80% chance, and an earth spiritual root has a 100% chance.
Even with a low-grade spiritual root, and possessing a perfect physical body, magical power, and divine soul, the probability of breaking through before the age of fifty is only 30%.
Therefore, without the Foundation Establishment Pill, there is basically no hope for this kind of spiritual root sensitivity. Even if there is, it is just an extra insurance against death if the breakthrough fails.