Tan Xiu sighed. "They're the most outstanding cultivation geniuses among the boy scouts, and they're much more mature compared to their peers. Since ancient times, there's a saying that children of the poor become masters of the household early. They've lost their loved ones since they were young, and growing up is the only way for them to survive under the hardships of life. "
"They're all street children you adopted?" Kang Xia was shocked. "But I can feel that all five of them are at the Foundation Establishment Stage! How long has it been? How old are they? How can they break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage? Especially Tang 28, he's already at the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. "
"They're able to stand out among the tens of thousands of boy scouts, so they're naturally very talented in cultivation," said Tan Xiu. "Coupled with the steady supply of cultivation resources, it's possible for them to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage."
"You're getting more and more powerful, Tan Xiu." Kang Xia looked at him with admiration and sighed.
"I'm forced by the situation to do my best to train more powerhouses." Tan Xiu shook his head. "The dangers we'll face in the future are far beyond your imagination. Only by constantly strengthening ourselves and strengthening our forces can we have more chances to survive in the future. Kang Xia, although you're managing the Magnificent Tang Corporation, I hope you can spare as much time as possible to cultivate. Only by becoming stronger can you protect the people you want to protect in the future. "
"I'll definitely try my best." Kang Xia nodded.
After the meal.
Tan Xiu accompanied his mother and Kang Xia for a while before he left South Gate Town with Tang 28 and headed to Chen Zhizhong's residence.
Inside a classical-style villa, Chen Zhizhong sat cross-legged and quietly absorbed the world's spiritual qi. He had stepped on the path of cultivation, but he was too old. His cultivation progress was still very slow despite having a lot of cultivation resources. He was only at the early-stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage so far.
"Master."
Suddenly, Chen Zhizhong opened his eyes and saw Tan Xiu standing quietly in front of him. He immediately floated up and respectfully saluted.
"Your cultivation progress is indeed very slow compared to those cultivation geniuses." Tan Xiu nodded. "You know the orphans I adopted. You're slightly inferior compared to the most talented children among them."
Chen Zhizhong said in shame, "This disciple is slow-witted and has disappointed Master."
"Aptitude is important, but age is also important." Tan Xiu shook his head. I used to have very few resources, so I couldn't help you much. But it's different now. I've obtained a lot of precious medicinal herbs and some precious alchemy materials. I can help you solve your aptitude problem. However, I'm still lacking a medicinal herb, and I need you to find it for me. "
Chen Zhizhong stared blankly for a moment before bursting with joy. He hurriedly asked, "Master, what other medicinal herbs do you need?"
Tan Xiu said, "Dragon Bone Grass."
Chen Zhizhong frowned and said, "Master, I've never heard of this name. What is its shape like? Are there any distinctive features? "
Tan Xiu said, "The Dragon Bone Grass has a total of nine shoots, like the shoots of a willow leaf. It was dotted with white dots, which looked a bit like a five-star pattern. There was a record of Dragon Bone Grass in the Compendium of Materia Medica. Although it was only a few words, it explained its use. You're running a medicinal herb business, and your company has a lot of medicinal herbs and a wide range of channels. Hurry up and find the Dragon Bone Grass. I'll personally refine a Marrow Cleansing Pill for you. Once you take the Marrow Cleansing Pill, your physique will undergo a rebirth. "
Chen Zhizhong excitedly said, "Master, you can rest assured. As long as there's a Dragon Bone Grass in our country, I'll find it as fast as possible no matter how big the price is."
Tan Xiu nodded and said, "You're the only one living here after I came here?"
Chen Zhizhong nodded and said, "My son has been staying in the Imperial City to develop his business. I don't have any intention to let him take over the company for the time being. My parents don't want to live in Star City since they're used to living in their hometown, so my wife has been taking care of them in our hometown for the past two years and only comes back occasionally. "
Tan Xiu nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I'll refine something here. I'll also guide you in your cultivation. "
Chen Zhizhong immediately said, "I'll arrange a room for you right away."
Tan Xiu shook his head and said, "No need. You just need to clean up the garage. Also, I'll need a few days to refine the weapon. Tell your bodyguards not to disturb me. "
"I'll give the order right away, Master," said Chen Zhizhong immediately. "Please tell me at once if you need anything, Master."
"Alright!"
Tan Xiu nodded.
In the next few days, Tan Xiu accompanied his mother during the day and occasionally went to the company. Every night, he would quietly come to Chen Zhizhong's place.
Artifact refining.
It was a kind of identity token, but each of the refined tokens also had a protective effect, similar to a protective talisman. However, this token could only be activated once when the owner was in danger. After that, it would lose its protective effect.
In just a few days, Tan Xiu had refined a total of 10,000 tokens, which he named as the Tang Sect Token. It was the proof of identity of a Tang Sect disciple.
At the same time.
He was still paying attention to the situation on Nine Dragons Island. In recent days, more and more ships appeared near the 9th deserted island. Various forces were frequently active, and some hostile forces even fought in the waters near the 9th deserted island. Although the scale of the fight was not large, dozens of people still fell in the vast sea.
A few days later.
Tan Xiu bid farewell to his mother and followed Chen Zhizhong to Changbai Mountain Range.
The Changbai Mountain Range was the birthplace of the Yalu River, Songhua River, and Tumen River. The total area of the area was 1,964 square kilometers, with the core area being 758 square kilometers. The highest peak of the Changbai Mountain Range was the General Peak in North Korea, with an altitude of 2,749 meters. The place Tan Xiu went to this time was the highest peak in China, the northeastern peak with an altitude of 2,691 meters.
Before coming here, Tan Xiu believed that the data recorded in the books were correct, and he also had some understanding of the Changbai Mountain Range through the map. But when he entered the mountain range, he realized that he was gravely mistaken. The terrain of the mountain range was complex and steep. There were quite a few areas that had naturally formed formations.
"Interesting."
Halfway up the main peak, Tan Xiu looked at the array in front of him with a smile on his handsome face. He could easily judge that it was not a natural array, but someone had set it up here. After studying it, he had completely comprehended this formation.
"Is there a problem, Master?"
Chen Zhizhong's cultivation had been advancing by leaps and bounds under Tan Xiu's guidance in the past few days. Even his state of mind had improved a lot. Although his cultivation was still at the Early-stage of Foundation Establishment, there were faint signs of breaking through to the Middle-stage of Foundation Establishment. He hurriedly asked when he saw the smile on his Master Tan Xiu's face.
"There are many arrays in the mountain range," said Tan Xiu. "But the naturally formed arrays are very powerful, but they contain less profound mysteries. But the array in front of us is different. It was set up by someone, and it covers a large part of the mountain range. Ordinary people can't enter this array at all, let alone detect the existence of the array. It seems that this Changbai Mountain Range is much bigger than what we know! "
Chen Zhizhong didn't understand Tan Xiu's words, but he didn't press the matter. The reason why he brought Tan Xiu to Changbai Mountain Range was because of the cave that he couldn't open.
"What should we do next, Master?"
"Let's bypass this area and go to the cave first," said Tan Xiu. "The Bloodsoul is a rare and precious ore, and the amount is quite a lot. I think there are even better things inside the cave. But you must pay attention to your safety since you're too weak. "
"I'll pay attention to my safety, Master," said Chen Zhizhong. "Let's go over this mountain. The cave is in the snow-capped mountain behind it. I took some people to rush there a few days ago and found that it was snowing there, making the mountain road more difficult to walk. "
Tan Xiu let out a faint smile and grabbed Chen Zhizhong's shoulder. His figure then soared and crossed the mountain in just half a minute. Behind him, Tang 28 and the four companions he had selected followed him at lightning speed.
"Amazing!"
Chen Zhizhong wasn't impressed by Tan Xiu's ability, but the strength of Tang 28's group of five. He was already in his 40s or 50s, but his cultivation was only at the early-stage of Foundation Establishment. Yet, he found that Tang 28 had broken through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and the other four children were also at the early-stage of Foundation Establishment.
"Where is it?"
Asked Tan Xiu as he trod in the air, letting the wind and snow blow past him.
Chen Zhizhong observed for a while and pointed to the snow-capped mountain in the distance, saying, "Do you see the valley over there, Master? The cave was located halfway up the mountain. It'll only take you half a minute to reach the cave's entrance given your flying speed.
Tan Xiu released his spiritual sense continuously and flew in the direction pointed by Chen Zhizhong. Soon, he easily found the cave's entrance.
"An array?"
Tan Xiu's expression suddenly moved the moment his feet touched the ground. Two thumb-sized Blood Soul Stones were easily sucked over by his spiritual sense, and then he held them in his hand to fiddle with them. Arrays were what he was good at. However, he didn't rush to study the array in front of him and instead carefully looked around.
Blood Soul Stones.
It was an ore that could store the soul of a cultivator and was a very rare carrier. In addition, Blood Soul Stones could also be used to refine and extract the blood essence inside, which was a very good material for refining elixirs. Similarly, it could also be used to refine artifacts.
After a long while …
Tan Xiu returned to the cave's entrance with a bit of disappointment. After searching for a while, he only found the two Blood Soul Stones, and there were no other good things around.
"Let's study the array."
Tan Xiu sat cross-legged outside the cave's entrance and carefully studied the array that sealed the cave's entrance. After a short period of study, he figured out the principle of the array and was confident that he could easily break it.
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