CHAPTER 1075: 1075 CALM AND TRANQUIL! (CHAPTER 3)

"Young master, I apologize if I made you laugh." Jin Shanshun said somewhat apologetically.

Ye Qiu laughed and said, "What I said is true. If Zhimo can actually achieve it, I don’t mind teaching him alchemy."

Jin Shanshun did not say anything further, but he was very moved inside. He clearly understood the importance of alchemy. While others in the ancient land did not know what Great Emperor-level opportunity Ye Qiu had obtained there, he did. So, when Ye Qiu offered to teach Jin Zhimo alchemy, Jin Shanshun was very surprised. After all, if alchemy were shared, the three great ancient clans would all go mad over it.

The only alchemist in the ancient land—an exclusive master—who wouldn’t want such a person?

Back in the deep part of the Barbaric Wilderness Forest, Ye Qiu distributed the prepared pills to respected Wu Yang, the owner of the Hidden Books Pavilion, the Cloud Boss, and others.

He gave a brief explanation about how combining the pills with top-grade crystal stones could increase cultivation speed.

Respected Wu Yang and the owner of the Hidden Books Pavilion prepared to go into closed-door training.

Especially respected Wu Yang, who had always desired to achieve a breakthrough using saint-grade pills. However, Ye Qiu had also mentioned that it was impossible to refine saint-grade pills within the ancient land due to the high risks, as the ancient land was no longer what it once was. Their enemies now were the three great ancient clans and some vassal ancient clans.

Refining saint-grade pills would cause significant disturbances, inevitably alerting other ancient clan members. Whether the pill was successfully refined or not, the three great ancient clans would find out and besiege them.

Additionally, Ye Qiu was not confident about successfully refining saint-grade pills. Failure would mean that finding the right herbs again would take an unknown amount of time.

Thus, failure was not an option, and exposure was unacceptable.

Reluctantly, respected Wu Yang had to rely on cultivation, slowly accumulating progress.

Unexpectedly, after days of cultivating with top-grade crystal stones, respected Wu Yang sensed something unusual within, a subtle release of energy indicating a loosening of his realm.

Respected Wu Yang wanted to try and see if he could achieve a breakthrough in one go.

The owner of the Hidden Books Pavilion found himself in a similar situation. After years of no progress, the abundant cultivation resources now available to him were more than enough to push through several realms.

With two strong practitioners going into closed-door training, the safety of everyone else would be compromised. However, Ye Qiu and Cloud Boss both agreed to the training because a breakthrough by either would transform their current situation.

It was worth the attempt.

With the two strong practitioners in closed-door training, Ye Qiu prepared to continue studying formations to enhance his skills, making their location somewhat safer.

The study of formations is vast and profound, with complexities as numerous as the stars in the sky. Any misstep in the process can affect the entire formation.

Ye Qiu entered a frenzy of formation study, unwilling to let anyone disturb him. Meanwhile, Cloud Boss was responsible for everyone’s safety. But since Ye Qiu had already set up the formation, most ancient beasts would find it difficult to discover or approach their vicinity.

Thus, Cloud Boss did not need to expend too much energy.

Jin Shanshun, having not long ago broken through to the legendary realm, began to solidify his foundation, occasionally consulting Cloud Boss about the path of martial arts.

Jin’er and the other five girls were eager in their cultivation. Sometimes they sought guidance from Jin Shanshun, other times from Cloud Boss. They could be said to be learning from all strengths, memorizing the teachings of Ye Qiu, Jin Shanshun, and even the owner of the Hidden Books Pavilion, transforming them into their own.

Among them, Jin’er excelled the most, rapidly increasing in strength, indisputably the leader among the five girls.

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Since Ye Qiu and the others commenced their various trainings, no news about them spread back to the ancient land. The three great ancient clans remained unaware of their whereabouts but speculated that they might be at the location where the beast deity resides.

However, the three great ancient clans did not want to take risks. Even Ji Batian personally declared that there was an aura there, terrifyingly strong that even he feared it, so he did not want clan members risking the journey to the icy world.

Unable to deal with Ye Qiu, the three great ancient clans began hunting ancient beasts to train their disciples and improve their strength.

Other ancient clans followed suit. The crystals within ancient beasts indeed played a significant role and greatly aided the martial artists.

As various ancient clans in the ancient land prepared to use ancient beasts to enhance their clans’ strength, the Jin clan, on the other hand, was particularly quiet.

After the lengthy discussion with Ye Qiu that day, Jin Wanshan decided to take a gamble and distributed the top-grade crystal stones to key clan figures.

The betrayal of elders Jin Shui and Jin Mu had made Jin Wanshan more cautious. Even within his own ancient clan, he had not disclosed the existence of top-grade crystal stones to everyone.

As such information, if leaked, would be catastrophic for the Jin clan—most likely, the three great ancient clans would be the first to act.

How could a declining ancient clan be allowed to possess top-grade crystal stones?

Thus, Jin Wanshan took utmost care with the top-grade crystal stones.

The emergence of top-grade crystal stones was like a second spring for Elder Jin Huang, who previously lacked resources within the clan. As a dignified elder, the crystal stones he had access to were no more than a dozen second-grade stones. He had never seen a top-grade crystal stone before.

When Jin Wanshan presented the top-grade crystal stones to Elder Jin Huang, Elder Jin Huang gasped in disbelief.

Once in his hands, he trembled as if holding a supreme treasure.

Jin Wanshan felt somewhat guilty towards this elder who tirelessly served the Jin clan decade after decade, never able to provide him with sufficient resources for cultivation. Otherwise, with his talent, Elder Jin Huang might have reached the Renwang realm long ago.

Beyond Elder Jin Huang, Jin Wanshan showed no reluctance towards Jin Feiyang, the clan genius, believing that with top-grade crystal stones, he would surely have a breakthrough.

After distributing the top-grade crystal stones to the most in-need and trustworthy clan members, Jin Wanshan let out a long breath.

"After today, the Jin clan shall rise!"

He believed that it wouldn’t be long before elite members of the Jin clan would increase in number, surpassing the other ancient clans.

Inside the ancient land, there was a noticeable quiet. While the three great ancient clans pursued and killed ancient beasts, they also nursed their wounds. Both enforcement teams and elder councils had suffered great losses, losing much of their backbone, which needed to be rapidly replenished; otherwise, even the three great ancient clans faced danger.

In the depths of the Barbaric Wilderness Forest.

Ye Qiu’s eyes were filled with formation symbols, countless as the stars, revolving and reorganizing in his vision in constantly shifting arrays.

Immersed in this ocean of formations, Ye Qiu had disregarded the passage of time. His understanding of formations rose daily.

Although his martial realm had not advanced much in this period, his mastery of formations reached astonishing new heights.

"A formation can be set with crystal stones or mountain peaks and ranges. As formations advance further, one could align the stars in the sky or even various planets..."

The more Ye Qiu delved into it, the more he marveled at the vastness of formations. He felt that purely by mastering formations, one might become a peerless powerhouse.