Longevity Reward Redemption: The Immortal Clan Starts with Farmers

157: The ”Fire Worship Elixir Classic” foretells an approaching turbulent time.Chen Chuanjie gazed into the distance where the woman had vanished, murmuring in a low voice: ”Miss Shangguan, will you and I ever meet again...”

No one answered; there was only the cold wind blowing from the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Shangguan Zhuiyue was like a drifting maple leaf that had suddenly intruded into Chen Chuanjie’s world, only to dissipate into the Jianghu with the autumn wind!

People of the Jianghu are inherently rootless wanderers, drifting to the ends of the earth. At this moment, Chen Chuanjie truly wanted to venture into the Jianghu—the Jianghu that contained her!

A dejected Chen Chuanjie returned to Shangguan Mingyue’s room, only to see a book lying on the table. He picked it up and took a look; written on it was the ”fire worshipping pill scripture”!

”Miss Shangguan left a great gift for my Chen Family right before she left!”

Perhaps it was out of gratitude for the care shown by the Chen Family members, perhaps it was to repay Chuanwen for the Spirit Fish he stole for her, or perhaps it was a secret stirring in her heart—regardless, Shangguan Zhuiyue had left behind one of the Fire Worshipping Cult’s most treasured skills!

The Fire Worshipping Cult was famous in the Annan Region for two unique skills: using fire techniques to slay enemies and using Alchemy to solidify one’s Dao foundation. By leaving behind a pill scripture, Shangguan Zhuiyue had given a gift that could not be considered light.

Chen Chuanjie gently brushed over the book cover, then stood up and walked outside. His father, Chen Changsheng, was an alchemist but lacked a fundamental Legacy; for Chen Changsheng, this pill scripture was an invaluable treasure.

In the Courtyard House, Chen Changsheng was smiling as he watched little Cheng An and Howling Heaven.

It was clear that Howling Heaven was not in high spirits; its tail drooped, and it lay at Chen Changsheng’s feet, listless and too lazy to move!

Little Cheng An, meanwhile, was lying on the ground, chin resting in his hands as he looked at Howling Heaven, speaking in the tone of a little adult: ”Howling Heaven, there is no shortage of fragrant grass in this world. It’s just that your she-wolf wife ran away, right? I’ll find you ten beautiful female dogs; don’t be unhappy anymore!”

Howling Heaven glanced at little Cheng An. Chen Changsheng actually saw an expression of speechlessness on the dog’s face. Afterward, Howling Heaven turned its head away from Cheng An and once again lay quietly at Chen Changsheng’s feet.

”Grandpa, look, Howling Heaven is so stupid, actually acting like a lovesick dog!!!”

Seeing that Howling Heaven was ignoring him, little Cheng An ran to Chen Changsheng’s side and complained about Howling Heaven with a look of disdain.

”There is always a recovery process for heartbreak. Don’t bother Howling Heaven; go find your Third Uncle to take you out to play!”

Chen Changsheng patted little Cheng An’s head and said kindly, though inwardly he cursed, what a budding scumbag; who knows how many young women he will ruin in the future!

”Father, Miss Shangguan has left, and she left this behind...”

Just then, Chen Chuanjie walked in and handed the pill scripture in his hand to Chen Changsheng.

”The fire worshipping pill scripture?”

Chen Changsheng picked up the book and flipped through it casually. Upon seeing the contents, his expression suddenly became excited.

This pill scripture was worthy of the name Fire Worshipping; it was indeed the classic of a sect. It detailed various basic techniques for Alchemy, how to identify medicinal properties, and even included five Pill Formulas!

”This is good stuff! Sigh, I didn’t expect Miss Shangguan to give our Chen Family such a generous dowry. I’m already worried about what kind of betrothal gift would be worthy of her!”

Chen Changsheng said with a smile, while Chen Chuanjie looked speechless. His father was always like this; whenever he saw a woman, he wanted them to marry her into the Family as a daughter-in-law. Perhaps only when Cheng An and his generation grew up would they be the ones to bear the old man’s urging to marry!

”Father, you study it slowly yourself. I’m going to practice swordsmanship!”

Chen Chuanjie knew that staying here would only mean facing the firepower of the old man’s marriage urging, so he quickly made an excuse to leave under the guise of practicing swordsmanship.

”Take this little brat with you! If no one watches him, I reckon he’ll tear the roof off our house!”

Chen Changsheng quickly pointed at little Cheng An and said. This little brat was six years old this year, mischievous and rowdy every day; he feared no one but his father, which was very headache-inducing!

Chen Chuanjie chuckled and left the Courtyard House with little Cheng An, while Chen Changsheng began to read the ”fire worshipping pill scripture”.

The Alchemy techniques and basic knowledge within it made Chen Changsheng intoxicated with fascination. The five included Pill Formulas, while not as wondrously effective as the Moon Essence Three Pills, were still extremely practical!

There was the muscle-growing pill for treating injuries to the Physical Body, the Soul-Nourishing Pill for treating damage to the Divine Soul, the Detoxification Pill for clearing poisons, and the Qi Gathering Pill for enhancing Qi Refining cultivation.

Among them, the one that interested Chen Changsheng the most was a wondrous pill. It did not fall into the six major grades of Medicinal Pills in this world as described in the ”fire worshipping pill scripture”—Mortal Pill, Spirit Pill, Treasure Pill, Origin Pill, Divine Pill, and Immortal Pill. It was an external-use wondrous pill that even a Mortal could refine as long as they had the Materials; it was called the water repelling pill!

As long as one wore the water repelling pill, one could go deep into the water, breathe freely, and move about with ease. This made Chen Changsheng’s heart itch. One must know that the Jade Dragon Pool behind his house was unfathomably deep, and he had long wanted to go down and explore it, only being deterred by the dangers within.

If he could refine the water repelling pill, wouldn’t entering the Jade Dragon Pool again be like a fish back in water!

It was just a pity that the main ingredient for this water repelling pill was extremely hard to find; it required the eyes of a Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast as the main ingredient. A Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast, once grown, was a Foundation Establishment great demon, not something that a mere Qi Refining Cultivator like Chen Changsheng could plot against!

Just as Chen Changsheng was flipping through the ”fire worshipping pill scripture” and absorbing the Alchemy knowledge accumulated by the cult over hundreds of years, Zhao Song’s voice suddenly came from outside the Courtyard House.

”Adoptive Father, Zhao Song has an urgent matter to report!”

Chen Changsheng’s heart tightened. The Black Ice Platform that Zhao Song was responsible for handled intelligence gathering; he wouldn’t come to see him without a major issue. Whenever he appeared, something major must have happened.

”Come in!”

Chen Changsheng put down the pill scripture and nodded to Zhao Song outside the courtyard.

”Adoptive Father, Senior Ma Zhiwen has found clues about his son, but they are outside the Annan Prefecture. It is suspected that Cultivators from the Netherworld Corpse Sect have taken him to the Changping Ancient Battlefield... Senior Ma entrusted me to tell you, Adoptive Father, that he cannot continue to deter external enemies while he is away searching for his son, and he asks you to be extra careful!”

Zhao Song directly stated the full story, and Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but frown.

First, he was worried for Ma Zhiwen. He had heard from Baili Xi last time that outside the Great Xuan Dynasty, there were the Seven Great Sects, and this Netherworld Corpse Sect was one of them. Moreover, it was a demonic sect that killed without blinking. Even though Ma Zhiwen was at the Peak of Qi Refining, he feared that if he went to the Changping Ancient Battlefield where the Netherworld Corpse Sect was based, it would be full of dangers and terrifying at every step!

Second, Chen Changsheng was worried for his own Family. Without Ma Zhiwen’s protection, the retaliation of the Gu God Cult would surely follow, and the forces of the Lin Family of the Prefecture City would also be itching to move. The Chen Family had suddenly gone from calm waters to the crest of the storm!

”Sigh, with Cousin Ma leaving, the peaceful days are about to vanish. An eventful autumn is approaching!”

Chen Changsheng let out a long sigh and gazed into the distance, as if he could already see the scenes of constant slaughter awaiting the Chen Family... He wondered if the Chen Family could withstand this storm!