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After a period of preparation, the alchemy shop finally opened its doors. The alchemical products in Xiao Jingting’s shop were all high-grade, immediately attracting many experts to come and purchase. In no time, the once quiet desert city became lively and bustling. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than two years had passed.
Xiao Jingting originally intended to fully assist Xiao Jinfeng in building his foundation, but unexpectedly, after Xiao Linfeng adjusted his mindset, his cultivation soared rapidly. In just under a year, spurred on by a large number of spirit stones and alchemical products, he cultivated to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, successfully establishing his foundation, while Xiao Jinfeng fell behind by a step.
Xiao Jingting spent more than two years consolidating his cultivation at the Foundation Establishment stage, pushing his cultivation to the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage, but he still couldn’t break through to the middle Foundation Establishment stage. Xiao Jingting vaguely understood that the resources on the Barbaric Continent were too scarce. If he wanted to progress further, he would have to go to places with denser spiritual energy.
“Jingting, Miss Ouyang has sent a message. The merchant ship has arrived. It will stay in the Barbaric Continent for a month before departing,” Xu Mu’an walked in and said.
Xiao Jingting opened his eyes and took a deep breath. “Finally, it’s here!”
Xu Mu’an nodded. “Yes.”
Over the past few years, Xiao Jingting had sold two Foundation Establishment Pills to the Hou Family and secretly sold three more through other channels. After deducting the spent spirit stones, he still had seven thousand spirit stones left. Xiao Jingting estimated that with so many spirit stones on him, buying two tickets should not be a problem.
“Miss Ouyang Mingyue said she has inquired about it. This time, a ticket costs one thousand spirit stones,” Xu Mu’an said.
Xiao Jingting nodded. “Alright, what do you think about leaving Xiaodong and Xiaojin in the spatial realm and taking them over?”
Xu Mu’an shook his head. “No, I’ve never heard of a spatial realm that can hold people, and Miss Ouyang probably hasn’t either. Once we arrive at Yunzhou, if others suddenly notice two extra children around us, they might get suspicious.”
Caution is the parent of safety. If the jade pendant space were exposed, the consequences would be endless. Xiao Jingting nodded. “You’re right.” It seemed that he could only spend a bit more money and buy two more tickets.
“Father, Mother,” Xiao Xiaodong walked out of the room.
Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong, feeling a sense of pride in his son’s growth. Xiao Xiaodong was almost nine years old now. According to the customs of this world, in another two or three years, he would be of marriageable age. Xiao Jingting wondered if he should start looking for a partner for his son.
Seeing Xiao Jingting’s expression, Xiao Xiaodong furrowed his brows. “Father, what are you thinking about?”
Xiao Jingting: “…”, this brat is becoming less cute as he grows up, actually asking his old man what he’s thinking about.
Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong’s shoulder. “Xiaodong, Daddy is going to take you to find your brother. Are you happy?”
Xiao Xiaodong nodded. “Yes, I wonder what level Xiaofan’s cultivation has reached now.”
Despite being only nine years old, Xiao Xiaodong was already at the eighth level of Qi Refining. Xiao Jingting had asked Ouyang Mingyue about it, and she said that even in the Immortal Sect, there were few children of Xiao Xiaodong’s age who had reached such a level of cultivation.
Ouyang Mingyue was very curious about how Xiao Xiaodong had cultivated. Even the Ouyang family’s Ouyang Jinyue, who had been admitted to the Qingyun Immortal Sect, was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining now.
Xiao Jingting sighed lightly. That guy Xiaofan had a simple mind and loved to eat. He didn’t know if he had suffered any grievances. Although Ouyang Mingyue always said that Xiaofan was doing well, Xiao Jingting’s heart was always worried.
“Daddy, Daddy,” Xiao Xiaojin rushed over.
Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaojin’s face covered in flour and furrowed his brows. “Are you cooking again?”
Xiao Xiaojin nodded. “Yes!”
Xiao Jingting shook his head inwardly. His little son had little interest in cultivation and was most fond of researching food. With skills surpassing those of his predecessors, having such a “virtuous” son, Xiao Jingting felt both happy and worried.
“Daddy, do you want some?” Xiao Xiaojin asked, raising his hand.
Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaojin’s head. “No, you eat it.” Xiao Jingting thought to himself, Xiaofan would be very happy to see Xiaojin. One loves to eat, and the other loves to cook. They’re simply a perfect match!
Waves of spiritual energy surged towards Xiaojin’s room. Sensing this wave of spiritual energy, Xiao Jingting’s expression brightened. “It seems that Second Brother is about to establish his foundation.”
Xu Mu’an nodded. “Seems like it.”
Xiao Jingting breathed a sigh of relief. If Xiao Jinfeng also succeeded in building his foundation, then he would have fewer worries.
…
Ouyang’s residence.
“Senior Xiao, you’re finally better. You made me wait for so long!” Ouyang Mingyue smiled.
Xiao Jingting clasped his hands towards Ouyang Mingyue. “Thank you for your efforts regarding the quota, Miss Ouyang.”
“Senior Xiao, you really are rich and generous! You’re asking for four slots, four thousand spirit stones. Even the Hou Family can’t come up with that much in one go. It seems that Senior Xiao has earned quite a bit recently!” Ouyang Mingyue said.
Xiao Jingting smiled helplessly. “I have no choice but to do this. I can only pretend to be wealthy. After all, there are many people in my family!”
Ouyang Mingyue smiled and didn’t say much. The rise of the Xiao Family in recent years had been quite rapid. With Xiao Linfeng and Xiao Jinfeng establishing their foundations, coupled with Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an, the family now had four Foundation Establishment cultivators. Fortunately, Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an were about to leave; otherwise, having such a force comparable to the Hou Family would make people restless day and night.
“I wonder how Xiaofan is doing?” Xiao Jingting said.
“Jinyue sent a message saying that he has already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining and is highly regarded by the elders in the sect,” Ouyang Mingyue said.
Xiao Jingting nodded. “That’s good to hear.”
Ouyang Mingyue glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and said, “Senior Xiao, your eldest son’s cultivation is progressing quite fast too!”
Xiaofan advanced to the eighth level of Qi Refining with the support of the elders in the sect. Xiao Xiaodong’s cultivation also improved rapidly, for some reason.
Xiao Jingting nodded. “Xiaodong is quite ambitious.”
“Here are the tokens.” Ouyang Mingyue took out four tokens and handed them to Xiao Jingting. With these tokens, they could board the ship.
Xiao Jingting said with some joy, “Thank you, Miss Ouyang.”
“This time, our Ouyang Family also has a senior member who wants to go to Yunzhou. I hope the two of you can take care of each other,” Ouyang Mingyue said.
Xiao Jingting was somewhat surprised. “The Ouyang Family also has a senior expert who wants to go to Yunzhou?”
Ouyang Mingyue nodded. “Yes! The resources on the Barbaric Continent are scarce. It’s still possible to cultivate to the middle Foundation Establishment stage, but it’s difficult to reach the late Foundation Establishment stage, let alone forming a golden core. The elders of the family don’t want to be stuck in the early Foundation Establishment stage for their whole lives, so they want to go out and seek opportunities.”
Xiao Jingting nodded. “I see.”
…
The Xiao family boarded the ship with their tokens.
The ship was moored at sea, surrounded by a faint blue light. There were probably many defensive formations engraved on the outer periphery of the ship. When approaching the ship, there was an overwhelming sense of killing intent.
The people who bought ship tokens were generally of two types: Foundation Establishment cultivators going to Yunzhou to seek opportunities, and children with decent cultivation like Xiaodong, who were brought by their family elders to see if they could join an immortal sect.
A white-haired golden core cultivator stood on the bow of the ship, exuding a powerful aura.
There was a cultivator who had just established his foundation, probably used to being domineering at home. After boarding the ship, he found fault with the conditions and demanded a cabin change. This resulted in the golden core cultivator ruining his cultivation with a single palm strike and throwing him off the ship.
With such a warning, the Foundation Establishment cultivators who usually ruled the roost on the Barbaric Continent were now obedient on the ship.
Xiao Xiaojin rolled on the bed. “It’s so small here!”
Xiao Jingting nodded inwardly. “Yes, it is a bit small. It’s a pity that he spent four thousand spirit stones and only got such a small place. It’s really pitiful.”
“It’s not that small. Can’t you even straighten your legs? If you can’t even straighten your legs, that’s what I call small,” Xiao Jingting said.
Xiao Xiaojin lay on the bed in various postures. “There’s only one bed! Daddy and Mommy have to sleep stacked up to have enough space to sleep.”
Xiao Jingting: “…”, What do you mean by stacked up to sleep! This brat.
“Don’t talk nonsense. Go to sleep,” Xiao Jingting said unkindly.
Xiao Xiaojin nodded. “Okay.”
The ship was large, made of high-quality materials, and engraved with various high-level protective formations. Besides people from the Barbaric Continent, there were also people from other continents on the ship. Xiao Jingting felt that perhaps Yunzhou was a whole continent, while the Barbaric Continent was just one of its islands.
…
After staying in the Barbaric Continent for a long time, the ship finally set sail.
Ouyang Di walked in. “Brother Xiao, may I bother you?”
Xiao Jingting smiled. “Why did Brother Ouyang come?” Being called ‘Brother Xiao’ by someone who was a generation older than him made Xiao Jingting feel somewhat strange, but he understood the rules of this world and didn’t say anything.
“I came to ask if Brother Xiao is willing to make some extra money?” Ouyang Di said.
Xiao Jingting was somewhat surprised. “Extra money?”
“Yes, the ship often encounters attacks by monsters. With insufficient manpower on board, they hire us Foundation Establishment cultivators to participate in the defense. The monsters killed on the ship will be bought by the people on the ship,” Ouyang Di explained.
Xiao Jingting nodded thoughtfully. “I see.”
Ouyang Di nodded. “Yes! It’s said that the fighting on Yunzhou is much more intense than on the Barbaric Continent. So killing monsters could be considered as a warm-up.”
Xiao Jingting nodded. “In that case, count me in.”
Ouyang Di smiled. “Brother Xiao is indeed straightforward. When we kill sea monsters, we can act together and watch out for each other.”
After getting Xiao Jingting’s promise, Ouyang Di left. Xiao Jingting glanced at Xu Mu’an and smiled. “It’s good to earn some extra money when we’re tight on cash.”
“Be careful,” Xu Mu’an said seriously.
Xiao Jingting nodded. “I know, I know.”
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