Chapter 44 - 44 41 Life Extending Pill

44: Chapter 41 Life Extending Pill 44: Chapter 41 Life Extending Pill Ye Xuan suddenly mentioned the Spiritual Items Workshop, which was certainly not without reason. The previous collaboration on the Qi Boosting Powder had brought sweet rewards for the workshop, so they were also eager to continue their partnership with Ye Xuan. Not long after Ye Xuan’s return, representatives from the workshop visited to congratulate him on his outstanding performance in the autumn hunt. However, the congratulations were just a facade. In truth, the owner of the Spiritual Items Workshop had sent a message: if Ye Xuan could provide a pill recipe that was as valuable as the Qi Boosting Powder, they would agree to a fifty-fifty split in profits. This outcome was precisely what Ye Xuan had hoped to see, and the reason he had confidently promised Ye Tianxiong and the others that he could secure money and resources was precisely this. After resting for a few days, Ye Xuan visited the Spiritual Items Workshop again. This time, he presented a pill recipe for the Life Extending Pill, which sent the entire workshop into a shock. It was known that mortals have a finite lifespan, and even martial artists must cultivate up to the Martial Sect Master Realm to be able to live past a century. But how many could reach that level? Even for those who did reach it, living a hundred years was not considered a long life; who wouldn’t want to live a few more years? Ye Xuan’s Life Extending Pill could extend a person’s life by five years. Naturally, this applied only to those in normal health, not the ill, but even so, the response to the Life Extending Pill on the market would be astonishing. Many people, especially the older martial artists with not much time left, would definitely buy it frantically. The value of this pill could be foreseen even before it was sold! By presenting a pill as miraculous as the Life Extending Pill, individuals like Master Yan became even more curious about Ye Xuan’s identity. Let alone a minor Ye family, even the Sects in the Tiannan Region couldn’t produce such a pill recipe. And since Ye Xuan often mentioned a “master,” Master Yan and others had no doubt that there must be a highly skilled person behind him. This skilled individual was probably someone even they, at the Spiritual Items Workshop, could not afford to offend. The negotiation this time was not merely about a personal collaboration between Ye Xuan and the Spiritual Items Workshop, but it involved the entire Ye family. According to Ye Xuan’s plan, he intended to include the Ye family’s Spirit Medicine Garden in the collaboration as well, so they could take a slice of the profits from the sales of the Life Extending Pill. Regarding this additional requirement, the Spiritual Items Workshop did not refuse. For them, another Spirit Medicine Garden was not a big deal. The effect of the Life Extending Pill would be astonishing, and they were afraid that if they offended Ye Xuan and he chose to collaborate with other powers, that would be an unforeseen calamity for them. The Spiritual Items Workshop also agreed to provide a batch of gold and resources as an advance payment within three days, which was a request made by Ye Xuan. Now that the Ye family was gearing up for action, such materials were naturally indispensable. After the agreement was reached, Ye Xuan rose and took his leave. Watching Ye Xuan’s departing figure, the robed elder couldn’t help but express his astonishment, “As far as I know, pill recipes are what Spirit Medicine Masters value most and are not easily shared. How could this friend Ye Xuan’s master be willing to sell them?” Pill recipes are the lifeline of a Spirit Medicine Master. If the recipes became public, they would lose their uniqueness, and others could replicate them. Consequently, it would impact not only their profits but also their very relevance. “I think, including the earlier Qi Boosting Powder and now the Life Extending Pill, it’s very likely that the skilled individual behind Ye Xuan doesn’t hold them in high regard,” pondered Master Yan. “What? Such a heaven-defying pill, and it’s not valued by the individual?” The robed elder was shocked. If even the Life Extending Pill was deemed insignificant by this person, just who was this incredible being? It was almost too extraordinary. “Let it be. In any case, we at the Spiritual Items Workshop prioritize business. This friend Ye Xuan has brought continuous benefits to our workshop, and that makes him a distinguished guest. As for everything else, knowing too much might not be beneficial,” Master Yan shook his head, choosing not to dwell on it further. But he was right; if Ye Xuan truly valued the Life Extending Pill, he wouldn’t have traded it away. “That’s true. With the Life Extending Pill out, we’re going to be busy,” the robed elder nodded in agreement, suspecting that the commotion they would create this time could be much greater than before. In the following days, Ye Tianxiong also started to dip into the savings accumulated over the past decade, increasing the supply of resources to the family’s younger generations and expanding the family’s influence. Regardless of whether Ye Xuan could provide support or not, this was an urgent need for the development of the family’s influence. Actually, regarding what Ye Xuan had said that day, Ye Tianxiong and the others were quite skeptical. The Spiritual Items Workshop was a large commercial force in the Tiannan Region, and it seemed unlikely that they would extend a helping hand to the Ye family. Yet, three days later, when the Spiritual Items Workshop delivered the first batch of gold and resources, Ye Tianxiong was somewhat dumbfounded. The materials that the workshop provided all at once were comparable to several years’ worth of the Ye family’s income. Regardless of how Ye Xuan managed it, there was no time for Ye Tianxiong to inquire in detail. His priority was to make the best use of these resources and convert the wealth and materials into the family’s strength as swiftly as possible. And so, with sufficient money and resources, the Ye family began to flourish at an unprecedented pace, each day surpassing the previous one. While the entire Ye family was immersed in this busy state, Ye Xuan stayed in his yard, quietly cultivating. At this moment before him stood a wooden dummy carved from ironwood, and his figure was constantly moving around it, darting back and forth, with his palms either chopping down or closing into fists, repeatedly striking the wooden dummy. In truth, with the strength that Ye Xuan now possessed, he could shatter this wooden dummy with a single punch, but martial arts training is not about brute force. Destroying the dummy with one punch only proves you have great strength; it does not indicate a high Martial Arts Realm. A true martial arts master, even if the dummy were more fragile, could still train vigorously without harming the structure in the slightest. Each palm strike from Ye Xuan seemed exceedingly gentle, as if he were using hardly any force at all, but when they landed on the ironwood dummy, the sounds produced were exceptionally deep and heavy, revealing that this was not the case. He was currently cultivating a palm skill sourced from the Ye family’s Ancestor Pavilion, named the Heavenly Water Palm Skill. This Heavenly Water Palm Skill was a Mid Earth-grade martial art. Ye Xuan didn’t have any suitable martial arts for cultivation at hand, so he visited the Ancestor Pavilion and ultimately selected this Heavenly Water Palm Skill. Normally, the secret manuals within the Ancestor Pavilion would require certain conditions for one to be allowed to cultivate them. However, given Ye Xuan’s current status in the Ye family and his contributions, he naturally had free access to the Ancestor Pavilion, making conditions unnecessary. Ye Xuan chose this Heavenly Water Palm Skill mainly not just because its Grade was just right, but more importantly, because its attributes harmonized with his current True Qi attributes. Otherwise, he would not have specially chosen this palm skill. The Heavenly Water Palm Skill consisted of four forms, and with Ye Xuan’s insight, he learned it incredibly quickly. In just a few days, he had already mastered the first two forms. Paired with the ‘Wave Traversing Body Movement’, it felt as natural as a fish in water. Once he became familiar with the Heavenly Water Palm Skill, Ye Xuan started using the True Condensing Pills he had acquired from the autumn hunt to increase the purity of his True Qi. These pills were quite valuable and normally hard to obtain. Sёarch* The nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Now that he had claimed first place in the autumn hunt, the reward of ten True Condensing Pills was ideal for enhancing his Cultivation. This time, Ye Xuan was not rushing to advance. His progress had been incredibly swift, evolving from a Seventh Grade Martial Artist to a Third Grade Martial Master in just half a year—a pace that was, upon reflection, quite terrifying. As days passed by, half a month had swiftly gone since the autumn hunt ended. During this period, the Spiritual Items Workshop’s Life Extending Pill was launched as expected, and upon release, it was incredibly popular, with its price rising again and again, becoming a highly sought-after miraculous remedy. Even ordinary wealthy merchants wanted to buy a Life Extending Pill—who doesn’t wish to live a little longer? Although it was only five years, for many who feared death, five years was substantial. In this short amount of time, the Ye family’s development was remarkably fast, driven by immense wealth and resources. Lately, the Ye family’s influence seemed poised to surpass that of the Qi family, becoming the number one major family in Tianyang County. As the saying goes, a decade of sharpening a sword; now that more than a decade had passed, the members of the Ye family were bursting with the drive to act, and the explosive growth of the family’s potential was astonishing. Ye Xuan seldom meddled in family affairs, but with the special circumstances of the last few days, he occasionally inquired about the situation. In recent days, it seemed that the Ye family had run into some trouble, and Ye Tianxiong, among others, was obviously quite harried. Ye Xuan could guess that the family’s recent expansion was likely facing obstacles, and from the look of things, the resistance was significant. “Grandfather, has there been some issue these past few days? Could it be that the Jun family has taken action?” With their reputation damaged at the autumn hunt and the deep-seated enmity between the two families, it was only a matter of time before the Jun family would interfere and attempt to hinder the Ye family’s development. “With the Royal Family shielding us, the Jun family probably won’t act directly, but the troubles we have recently encountered are likely not unrelated to them. Many of the family’s businesses are facing challenges and the situation is quite dire,” Ye Tianxiong replied, looking visibly worn in recent days, clearly concerned about the family’s matters. “Is there any way I can help, any assistance I can provide for the family?” Ye Xuan pondered for a moment before suddenly saying. “Your contributions are already aplenty. Since you are willing, I shall not stand on ceremony.” Ye Tianxiong shook his head; without the large amount of money and resources that Ye Xuan had brought in, the Ye family would not have developed so rapidly. Indeed, the greatest contributor to the Ye family’s rapid expansion recently was none other than Ye Xuan, not any of them. However, with the current multitude of affairs, Ye Xuan’s strength was certainly needed; otherwise, he really wouldn’t have any other options. “Currently, other matters are manageable, but the greatest issue lies in the Spirit Medicine Garden to the south of the city. Just yesterday, a group of bandits known as the ‘Blood Dragon Gang’ attacked the garden. The defenders couldn’t withstand it, resulting in significant losses.” “After last night’s attack, the bandits of the Blood Dragon Gang haven’t retreated but are lingering around the Spirit Medicine Garden. It seems they have bigger plans, so someone formidable must make an appearance there,” he continued. Ye Tianxiong looked intensely at Ye Xuan, aware of the weight of this matter. This was Ye Xuan’s first task on behalf of the family, and he was naturally concerned about whether Ye Xuan could handle it. “I will not fail the mission,” Ye Xuan declared without a hint of hesitation. He was well aware of the Blood Dragon Gang’s notorious reputation; this group was a well-known dark force within Tianyang County, and their leader, Blood Dragon, was infamous for being a ruthless character. Yet, it was these tough characters that Ye Xuan was keen to deal with—he wouldn’t have been interested if it were just an ordinary group of bandits.