CHAPTER 201: CHAPTER 168: A SMALL GATHERING

Traversing mountains and rivers, Yuchi arrived at a certain thatched cottage outside Jiangzhou City. By the time he found it, it was already night.

Who knows how Xun Yu sneaked into such a place.

After finding the thatched cottage, Yuchi pushed the door open and entered. Inside, it was completely empty, apparently having nothing.

When Yuchi moved a stone in the corner, he saw some loose soil.

Moving the loose soil aside, there was a jar inside.

Taking out the jar, it didn’t contain old pickled vegetables or Imperial Court Jade Liquid Wine.

It was a large heap of gold, along with some other Spirit Stones.

Within the Spirit Stones, Spiritual Qi was contained.

Yuchi held it in his hand and slightly felt it. These Spirit Stones, looking just like clumps of old rock candy, couldn’t directly provide Spiritual Qi.

The Spirit Stones need to be used as raw materials in some arrays, activated by the array.

Only then can the Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Stones be transformed into Spiritual Qi that cultivators can absorb.

Yuchi gladly accepted the gold, directly exchanging it for Dao Points, about fifty thousand. The amount was alright.

The Spirit Stones themselves could also be exchanged. Even just these two palm-sized Spirit Stones could be exchanged for ten thousand pieces of silver.

It seems the price of the Spirit Stones themselves must be quite high, isn’t it?

If I could find a Spirit Stone Vein, that would be wonderful.

Everything disappeared before his eyes, leaving only a single feather.

A palm-sized feather, looking a bit like a goose feather. With slight pressure, Yuchi unexpectedly found that he couldn’t destroy it?

This is the treasure Xun Yu mentioned. He didn’t describe its specific use, only saying it was somewhat precious.

"When I touch it usually, it gives me a soft feeling, but when I apply a little force, it turns out to be so tough?"

Is this thing so sentient?

Yuchi looked at the cut bloodstain on his palm, deeply surprised.

He then tried exchanging it with an Immortal Stone, but even the Immortal Stone wouldn’t accept it.

"What kind of creature’s feather is this?"

And he didn’t want to carry the feather around with him. Heaven knows what kind of thing it is.

Yuchi hid the feather in another place, waiting to see if there would be a chance to use it in the future.

Now there’s no rush at all. It’s not wise to provoke things related to monsters for the time being.

Thus, the feather was placed inside the jar again.

Accompanied by the jar being stationed in an inconspicuous place, it fell into silence once more.

Without Yuchi noticing, inside the jar, the feather slowly devoured his blood, consuming it greedily.

...

"Overall, this trip to Jiangzhou City was a blood profit. Before coming to Jiangzhou City, I only had forty thousand Dao Points left."

"Later on, I gathered three hundred thousand from the other towns, and just received sixty thousand from Xun Yu."

"I now instantly have four hundred thousand Dao Points."

"With four hundred thousand Dao Points, the resources are significantly more abundant. The next time I return to the Ascension Gate, I can elevate the overall realm of the Ascension Gate."

"This way, when the disciples cultivate in the Ascension Gate, they can absorb more Spiritual Qi."

"Their cultivation speed will be much faster, and of course, they will like me, their Sect Leader Senior Brother, even more."

Yuchi was also curious about what the Ascension Gate would become after upgrading its realm.

Let’s wait a couple of days to wrap up matters in Jiangzhou City, and then go back to see.

Since Song Yinghan left, there’s been a slight sense of emptiness, and going back to cultivate my relationship with the disciples is better.

Today, the sky was already late. Yuchi returned to the inn, alone, wandering around Jiangzhou City a couple of times.

Upon wandering back in the evening, someone left him a note; he went to his room to check it. It was sent by the Zhou Family.

Fang Xiang from the Fang Family, Wu Shi from the Wu Family, along with a new member from the Zhou Family.

These three have now become the main people selling clothes in Jiangzhou City.

They invited Yuchi to be a guest at the Zhou Family tomorrow, saying they would surely entertain him well then.

Yuchi believed it.

Now that Zhou Xingcai was already done for, the Cloud Mountain Sect was probably gone too.

These great families must be quite anxious now, surely wanting to forge a good relationship with the merchants.

"Just what I wanted."

Yuchi, imitating a movie routine, casually burned the envelope with an oil lamp. This is professionalism.

Moreover, beyond the Dao Points, the path for the merchants will be much smoother from now on.

Firstly, these three clothing families will certainly want to have a friendly relationship with the merchants.

When he first arrived in Jiangzhou City, what seemed to be an unsolvable conflict was effortlessly resolved this way.

Good riddance, Xun Yu.

Xun Yu: Wish you happiness.

Secondly, the Immortal Robe Pavilion, which Yuchi initially planned to place in Xufu Town.

Now, it seems completely feasible to place it in Jiangzhou City.

"Because I, Mr. Yuchi, have to some extent become an influential ’small figure’ in Jiangzhou City."

He sighed.

Yuchi looked at himself in the mirror.

The Blood Fate Xun Yu mentioned—what kind of fate is that?

Will it affect my interactions with the young ladies? If not, then it’s fine.

...

The next day, at dawn, with the rain still falling, it was the first day after Yinghan’s departure.

Yuchi got up early and drank a bowl of tofu custard, heading towards the Zhou Family.

Over a dozen strangers appeared in the Zhou Family.

They were dressed in luxurious merchant clothes, standing in the great courtyard of the Zhou Family, with eyes full of confusion and a hint of anxiety.

They were discussing some business matters, hailing from other towns.