Chapter 34 - The Great Zhou Extraordinary Person's Refinement of Elixirs

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

On a pleasure boat on the Yuzhou River, Jiang Sanjia muttered to himself as he chewed on the chicken bone, “This roasted chicken is really delicious. If another pot of wine were to be served, it would truly be an immortal-like day.”

“What a good-for-nothing.” Mu Xiaoyun harrumphed and said, “When the matter is settled, I’ll give you eight to ten roasted chickens.”

Jiang Sanjia enjoyed the delicious food and did not seem to want to talk to Mu Xiaoyun at all.

“Hey, Sanjia, do you still have Wan’er in your heart?” Mu Xiaoyun asked.

“Wan Er…”

Upon hearing those two words, Jiang Sanjia clearly paused. Then, he continued eating.

Mu Xiaoyun played with the jade pendant in her hand, muttering to herself, “Wan’er, does she have a good life? She became a royal concubine of the imperial court, enjoying endless glory and wealth, serving the most powerful man in the world. Not only that, she also has a devoted man like you. You can say that she doesn’t have a good life since she’s trapped in the palace, serving the man she doesn’t love every day…”

“What about you?” Jiang Sanjia sneered.

Bad luck only found those who suffered.

Sometimes, Jiang Sanjia felt that he was very pitiful, but sometimes, he felt that it did not matter how much he had suffered because there were people in this world who had suffered more than him.

This woman in front of him was one of them.

“Me?”

Mu Xiaoyun chuckled with a hint of mockery. “I died long ago.”

Jiang Sanjia spat out the chicken bone in his mouth into the river. “But you’re still alive, aren’t you?”

“To me, life and death are no different.”

Mu Xiaoyun’s lips curled into a charming smile. Her pair of foxy eyes seemed to contain countless emotions and desires, but upon closer inspection, there was nothing.

“Sanjia, there’s something wrong with your morals. Everyone is responsible for protecting water resources.” At this moment, a faint voice sounded.

“Brother Zhou, you haven’t gone yet?” Jiang Sanjia looked up at the figure that appeared on the deck in front of him.

It was An Jing.

Mu Xiaoyun was also puzzled.

An Jing said indifferently, “Madam Liu, I have fulfilled my promise. Tie Yunshan’s death was too ugly, so I did not cut off his head.”

“This is the token on him. Take a look and see if it belongs to Cao Gang.”

Then, An Jing threw a token onto the deck.

“Oh!?”

Mu Xiaoyun’s pupils constricted slightly as she looked at the token on the ground. Indeed, it was Cao Gang’s Elder Token. Furthermore, there was the word ‘Tie’ engraved on it.

An Jing had really killed Tie Yunshan.

Who was Tie Yunshan?

He was one of the Seven Great Vajras of the Cao Gang and Liu Qingshan’s confidant. He was an expert on the rankings in the martial world. Any one of his titles was well-known.

With just a stomp of his feet, he could shake the entire Yuzhou City.

He could easily control most of his emotions, including life and death.

However, for such a character, his life and death were no longer in his hands. Wasn’t this a kind of tragedy?

Jiang Sanjia paused. He had just finished his roast chicken and An Jing had already returned from killing people. How fast was this?

Who was this peerless swordsman?

Who exactly was he?

What exactly did he represent?

This question instantly filled her mind.

It was not just her, even Jiang Sanjia was puzzled in his heart. Who exactly was this Brother Zhou before him? Why had he never heard of this person’s name in the martial world?

This would not do. When his injuries recovered a little, the first target would be this person.

‘I must figure out Brother Zhou’s identity’, Jiang Sanjia thought to himself.

“I think Jiangnan Dao is going to change soon.”

An Jing muttered to himself, “But Cao Gang is too powerful. You should be more careful.”

With Tie Yunshan dead, Cao Gang would definitely make a big move.

A storm was brewing!

Cao Gang’s leader had his own plans, and Mu Xiaoyun, this deep woman, also had hers.

“Brother Zhou has indeed attracted Liu Qingshan’s attention.”

Jiang Sanjia smiled and said: “It might disrupt Liu Qingshan’s pace and rhythm.”

“No, his rationality is terrifying.” Mu Xiaoyun’s eyes lit up.

No one understood how terrifying Cao Gang’s current leader was better than her.

An Jing seemed to have thought of something. “Right, I haven’t asked why Brother Sanjia was imprisoned in the dungeon by Cao Gang. Since we’re all allies now, I hope you can tell me about this?”

When Jiang Sanjia was trapped in the dungeon, Cao Anmin and Liu Haoping seemed to want to get something from him.

“Upgrade: Jiang Sanjia has a yellow opportunity (the whereabouts of the golden pellet).”

Suddenly, a beam of light appeared from the Earth Book.

“Actually, even if Brother Zhou didn’t ask, I would have said it.” Jiang Sanjia pondered for a moment before he said, “The Phantom Valley Cultivation Technique is said to be able to calculate the workings of the heavens and know everything. Actually, this is too exaggerated. The Phantom Valley Cultivation Technique can only deduce some vital energy. For example, searching for people and searching for things, it’s impossible for the secrets of the heavens to know.”

“Liu Qingshan imprisoned me in the dungeon because he wanted me to find the golden pellet for him.”

“Golden pellet!?”

This was the first time An Jing had heard of this name, and a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes.

“Not many people know about the golden pellet. Brother Zhou is not a gangster, so it’s normal that he doesn’t know.”

By the side, Mu Xiaoyun explained, “It’s said that several hundred years ago, there was an extraordinary person in Great Zhou who gathered dozens of Heavenly Treasures and spent 49 days to refine a cauldron of elixirs. There are a total of nine elixirs in this cauldron, and each elixir is extremely powerful. Therefore, those who do not have strong internal energy are not allowed to consume it. Ordinary martial artists can obtain a hundred years of internal energy by swallowing it and directly reach Rank One. As for those with Rank One cultivation and already condensed three flowers, after consuming this elixir, they can combine the three flowers into one and reach the Grandmaster level.”

“And these pills are called golden pellets. At the time, three of these golden pellets were collected by an extraordinary person, and three were consumed by experts who were assisting in refining them. The final three were obtained by the Imperial Court. Two of the Great Zhou Imperial Court’s pills were consumed by the princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty, while the last one was destroyed by the Great Zhou Imperial Court and scattered across the world. No one knows.”

An Jing was secretly astonished. “It’s so magical.”

A single golden pellet could allow one to directly receive a hundred years of inner force, and even allow one to combine three flowers into one.

An Jing did not know how difficult it was to combine three flowers into one, but condensing three flowers alone made him feel that it was very difficult.

In the past, when he was cultivating, the advancement from Rank Nine to Rank One took a short time. However, he was stuck at the advancement from Rank Two to Rank One for two years.

However, from Rank One to condensing the Man Flower, he felt that it was difficult to advance even an inch. In a year, he did not feel anything at all. In the end, he had to break through the boy’s body to condense the Man Flower.

Condensing Man Flower was already so difficult. Earth Flowers and Heavenly Flowers were even more difficult.

According to the ancient martial arts records, combining three flowers into one was the most difficult. Countless people had been stuck at this combination since ancient times.

The combination of three flowers was a Grandmaster stage.

The might of a grandmaster!

What sort of existence was that!?

An Jing’s heart was surging. He also yearned for this golden pellet.

Jiang Sanjia said solemnly: “Of course, this golden pellet is a treasure, Liu Qingshan covets this treasure and wants me to deduce its whereabouts.”

So Liu Qingshan wanted to rely on Jiang Sanjia to find this golden pellet!

An Jing raised his eyebrows and asked, “Does that mean Liu Qingshan is an expert at condensing the Heavenly Flower?”

“I’m not sure about the Heavenly Flower, but the Earth Flower must have condensed.” Mu Xiaoyun said slowly, “As far as I know, he is planning a huge event and urgently needs to increase his strength.”

Planning a huge event?!

Liu Qingshan was the Cao Gang’s leader. What he was planning was definitely a big event that would shake the martial world.

“Liu Qingshan is quite ambitious.” Jiang Sanjia clicked his tongue.

An Jing was silent for a while after hearing this. Even if Liu Qingshan was a condensed earth flower, he was still an expert one realm higher than him, he was also in danger.

“Does Brother Sanjia know the whereabouts of this golden pellet?”

Jiang Sanjia shook his head and stared at An Jing warily. “How would I know? I have to use the Phantom Valley Cultivation Technique to deduce it. It consumes too much life force. All these years, my body has been riddled with holes from using the Phantom Valley Cultivation Technique. Moreover, even if I deduce it, I might not be able to.”

“Don’t tell me this old man wants me to deduce the whereabouts of golden pellet by myself?” Thinking of this, Jiang Sanjia subconsciously shifted his butt.

An Jing sighed. “That’s a pity. I wonder how that extraordinary person refined it.”

“There are very few records of that extraordinary individual, just like how mysterious Brother Zhou is.”

Jiang Sanjia sighed, “It’s said that when he was refining the golden pellet, he used the fire of the earth. The lightning in the sky was like a snake and thunder rumbled, creating an astonishing phenomenon.”

Mu Xiaoyun also nodded slightly. “That extraordinary person is related to the Great Zhou royal clan, but the royal clan does not know much. It seems that this person’s identity is top secret.”

Jiang Sanjia was a descendant of the Phantom Valley Sect. Phantom Valley Sect had an ancient heritage and was considered a veteran in the martial world. Mu Xiaoyun was a member of the Mu Family and was also Liu Qingshan’s wife. She had come into contact with many secrets and even the two of them did not know who that extraordinary person was. It seemed that this extraordinary person was really extraordinary.

Jiang Sanjia sighed emotionally, “Brother Zhou, don’t even think about that extraordinary person. After so many years, the Great Zhou Dynasty has fallen apart. After experiencing the Nine Nations’ upheaval and the changes of a thousand years, that extraordinary person simply cannot live.”

An Jing nodded and turned to Mu Xiaoyun. “Madam, let’s get back to the topic. I don’t know if you agree to my reward.”

“Don’t worry, Brother Zhou. You’ll definitely be satisfied with my remuneration.”

Mu Xiaoyun looked at An Jing charmingly and took out a leather scroll from her ample waist. “This is it.”

Jiang Sanjia also curiously stuck his head over and said in surprise, “You’re actually willing to take this out?”