txolops Chapter 73: Going Their Separate Ways
Chapter 73: Going Their Separate Ways
"Ninth Brother, I want to go to the Zhou family," Tang Yifan said.
Because if a child with a low-grade spiritual root is born into the Zhou family, he can inherit the second-tier mechanical puppetry technique.
In this way, you'll have acquired a skill, and you won't have to worry about being discarded like a discarded pawn in the future.
In the Li family, they can only refine ordinary pill formulas of the first rank.
After all, life is long, and we can't just look at immediate benefits; we also have to consider the future.
Being a live-in son-in-law is no easy task.
"I also think the Zhou family is a good fit for you!" Yang Jiuli nodded.
It seems the Li family is at the height of their power and can reap the greatest benefits.
In fact, the Zhou family is more sincere; it remains to be seen whether they will deliver on their promises.
"And what about you?" Tang Yifan asked.
He wanted Yang Jiuli to go to the Zhou family together.
Yang Jiuli shook his head.
To gain access to good resources, one must become a son-in-law in the Zhou family.
He preferred to go to the Li family to make quick money.
After all, Yang Jiuli was a third-tier alchemist in his previous life.
Nowadays, with just a slight improvement, it's easy to become a first-tier high-grade alchemist, or even a second-tier alchemist.
By learning alchemy at the Li family's home, he can legitimately demonstrate his alchemy skills without arousing suspicion.
Furthermore, pills do sell better than puppets.
Often, for the same grade, it can cost several spirit stones more.
Sales are also high.
With the Li family, he can raise enough spirit stones for future foundation building much faster.
"The path to immortality is fraught with peril. Although each family makes promises now, they may change their minds. We can't put all our eggs in one basket. So I'll go to the Li family. Even if one of them falls on hard times, we can still help each other out..." Yang Jiuli said to Tang Yifan.
"Ninth Brother is very thoughtful." Tang Yifan nodded.
He also knew that the world of martial arts was ever-changing, and no powerful family could remain prosperous forever.
Even the slightest change would be unbearable for those at the bottom of society.
Staying in one family and diversifying investments is a good option.
In fact, many people share Yang Jiuli's thoughts.
For example, the Lu family.
Lu Wenzheng planned to go to the Li family.
Lu Wenwu went to the Liu family.
The other girl, Lu Yunyu, went to the Zhang family.
Liu Yuelong chose the Li family.
The Huang family also had a young man named Huang Cheng, who also chose the Li family.
Although they also wanted to make quick money.
However, they did not want to put all their people into the Li family.
In no time at all, every single person with a bit of talent from more than a dozen towns had joined the aristocratic families.
Even those with inferior spiritual roots went to become apprentices or spiritual farmers.
This is simply because these aristocratic families are rich in spiritual energy.
Even being a spiritual farmer is better than staying at home.
Finally, the seedlings from each family went to the steward of the chosen family.
"Ninth Brother... Goodbye!" Tang Yifan and Yang Jiuli hugged and then said goodbye.
"Be careful when you're out and about. Don't let your fighting spirit get the better of you. Just focus on your cultivation at the Zhou family!" Yang Jiuli instructed. As long as Tang Yifan doesn't make any mistakes, his treatment at the Zhou family will definitely be good, and he will be able to achieve something.
As for how far he can go, that depends on his talent!
"Don't worry, Ninth Brother, I don't like fighting and killing at all!" Tang Yifan said with a simple smile. "I went to the Zhou family because I was interested in their mechanical puppetry skills..." Tang Family Fortress was good at making hidden weapons, and in his opinion, mechanical puppets and hidden weapons had something in common.
After obtaining information about the seven great families from Liu Yuelong, Tang Yifan did a lot of research and consulted with Elder Lu.
"That's excellent!" Yang Jiuli patted Tang Yifan on the shoulder and said, "If you encounter any major decisions you can't make, you can write to me for advice!"
"Yes!" Tang Yifan nodded.
Finally, Tang Yifan reluctantly parted ways with Yang Jiuli.
Not far away, Zhou Li waited for Tang Yifan with a kind expression.
He was quite satisfied with the young people he was seeing.
After saying goodbye to Elder Lu, Yang Jiuli walked towards Li Wannian and the others.
At this moment, Liu Yuelong and Huang Cheng had already gathered together.
"Ninth Brother..." Liu Yuelong greeted Yang Jiuli cheerfully as he approached.
He was in a good mood at this moment, and he found Yang Jiuli more and more pleasing to the eye. He no longer felt the jealousy he had felt before.
Yang Jiuli smiled slightly and walked over.
There were a total of eight people who joined the Li family.
"Hehe, everyone, I'm very glad you chose the Li family. Many years from now, you will definitely feel proud of your decision today!" Li Wannian looked at the eight immortal seedlings in front of him, stroked his beard and smiled. When he spoke, he was full of vigor and confidence.
There are four low-grade spiritual roots in front of me.
The other four, although of inferior quality, are still very close to being of low quality.
The Li family is wealthy and generous, and doesn't mind training a few more people.
Hearing Li Wannian's words, the many immortal seedlings were filled with ambition and extremely excited.
Yang Jiuli was in a great mood and quite satisfied with the trip.
He talked to Li Wannian and requested to sign a 20-year contract.
Finally, after several rounds of negotiations, Li Wannian compromised and agreed to a 25-year contract.
In Li Wannian's view, if Yang Jiuli cannot become a mid-grade first-level alchemist within five years, he will marry into the Li family.
To become breeding pigs.
As everyone knows, becoming an alchemist requires exceptional talent.
That's why the Li family recruited many retainers, hoping to make a fortune if they could cultivate even one of the dozens of promising talents.
Of course, if Yang Jiuli becomes a mid-grade first-level alchemist in five years, he can also serve the Li family for twenty years.
Twenty years later, once the Li family patriarch successfully forms his core, the Li family will experience a leap forward as a whole, and Yang Jiuli will naturally choose to stay with the Li family.
Therefore, Li Wannian did not care about the contract period of those years.
A short while later, the group was led to a wide open space next to Longhu Valley.
There were carriages that the Li family had prepared long ago, as well as some waiting monks.
When Yang Jiuli and his group arrived, the waiting cultivators all got up, drove their carriages onto the official road, and waited to depart.
Yang Jiuli swept his gaze across these people.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and his gaze fell on an old man who was talking to Li Wannian.
The old man wore a straw hat and a gray long robe. His hair and beard were all white. He had a reserved demeanor and looked like an ordinary old man.
However, Yang Jiuli sensed the aura fluctuations of a Foundation Establishment cultivator on him.
"This is a Foundation Establishment cultivator!" Yang Jiuli's gaze sharpened, and he thought to himself, "Why didn't he go to the Immortal Platform in the valley?"
He glanced at the others again.
Those coachmen who drive horses are all at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining.
There were also several cultivators who looked like guards nearby, and they were also at the eighth level of Qi Refining.
Such a force is not to be underestimated.
"Does escorting a batch of immortal seedlings require so many late-stage Qi Refining cultivators?" Yang Jiuli sensed something was amiss.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it!" Yang Jiuli murmured.
"Ninth Brother, let's ride in the same carriage!" Liu Yuelong said at this moment.
Yang Jiuli nodded and got into a carriage with him.
Lu Wenzheng and Huang Cheng were also present.
The other four fairy seedlings went to another carriage.
Immediately, three carriages, escorted by six fine horses, sped away.
The Foundation Establishment cultivator sat with Li Wannian in the first carriage.
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The Li family of Yunmeng Lake is about 1,280 miles away from Longhu Mountain.
For Foundation Establishment cultivators, it would only take a day to arrive by flying their magical artifacts.
The Li family chose to travel by spirit horse, which would take three days.