Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points

Chapter 547: 539: The Hegemon Within the Immortal Sect

Chapter 547: Chapter 539: The Hegemon Within the Immortal Sect

“Immortal Qin, please do not disseminate the contents of our conversation today. The Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect and Immortal Yu Yuan are not entities that someone as insignificant as I can afford to criticize,”

she pleaded with Qin Niu.

“Of course, Qin is aware of what’s important. It’s not just you, even I am but an ant in front of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect,”

Qin Niu essentially gave her a guarantee.

Criticizing the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect or Immortal Yu Yuan, as long as it came to their knowledge, would definitely bring about great trouble.

It might even lead to being directly eliminated.

Having received Qin Niu’s promise, Miss Yue continued, “Immortal Yu Yuan, known as the Double Dragon Immortal Lord, has already reached the level of an Immortal Monarch in his own cultivation, and with two divine dragons he raised, his combat strength is so formidable that it’s not weaker than that of three Immortal Monarchs combined.

Moreover, with the backing of the massive Myriad Beast Immortal Sect, both strength and resources greatly surpass those of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect, which has been established for only about a thousand years.”

At that time, the Yao Family had already been annihilated by Immortal Yu Yuan, which although damaging the face of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect, such a large sect would definitely put the actual interests of the sect first.

Avenging a pill-refining family that had already been destroyed did not align with the interests of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect.

The matter of the Yao Family being exterminated was thus suppressed.

The few who had knowledge of it only dared to discuss it privately.

Be it an Immortal Sect, a sect, or a clan, interests are always prioritized.

Take Chi Xing’s wife, for instance, she was the daughter of a prominent family. Having been abused to death by the Sixth Cave Master of the Fire Cloud Tunnel, in a most brutal manner, her family, upon learning of her fate, had no thoughts of avenging her.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want revenge; it was the fear of the Sixth Cave Master’s power and the worry of bringing trouble to the family.

“So Immortal Yu Yuan is truly formidable, managing to pressure the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect into silence,”

Qin Niu exclaimed.

“Exactly! The Myriad Beast Immortal Sect has always been very aggressive in its actions. Some Immortal Sects were annihilated after provoking it, such as the Longevity Sect, Sword Origin Sect, and Great Luo Immortal Sect, all because they incurred the wrath of the Myriad Beast Immortal Sect.

Elixir City was originally the site of the Longevity Sect. The Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect establishing itself on this land is essentially equivalent to inheriting the territory of the Longevity Sect.

In order to avoid misunderstandings with the Myriad Beast Immortal Sect, the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect even took the initiative to locate their sect far from Elixir City.

The existence of Elixir City serves as a constant reminder to the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect that some powerful Immortal Sects must not be provoked,”

Miss Yue narrated these old affairs between the Immortal Sects with fluency.

“So the Longevity Sect was extinguished by the Myriad Beast Immortal Sect! Miss Yue, your knowledge is commendable. The Myriad Beast Immortal Sect truly is powerful, no wonder the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect fears it so,”

Qin Niu was entirely ignorant about these matters of the Immortal Sects and learned something new this time.

“Let’s get back on topic and discuss the matter of refining Grade Seven Boundary-breaking Elixirs. What is the success rate of Master Huang Changchun in refining Grade Seven Immortal Pills? And what is his fee?”

Having gathered enough information, Qin Niu didn’t probe any further.

Otherwise, he might give himself away.

“The success rate of Grade Seven Immortal Pills is generally quite low, but Master Huang is one of the best among pill masters, with a success rate of around 10 percent. As for the fee, you need not worry. Everyone operates with integrity, charging according to market rates.

If the refinement fails, there is no charge, and the remains of the spent Pill Furnace are returned to you. If the refinement is successful, the charge will be 50,000 Silver Money,”

Such an exorbitant refinement fee even shocked Qin Niu, who was known for his wealth.

His wealth had not come easy, having been mostly accumulated through defeating powerful enemies and plundering the valuables from their corpses.

50,000 Silver Money was enough for him to purchase thousands of acres of fertile land to become a landlord of some standing.

However, if a Grade Seven Immortal Pill could truly help him ascend another level, promoting him to the Immortal Envoy Realm, it would be worth it.

After all, the higher one’s cultivation, the faster one could earn money.

“The cost is not cheap, is there room for negotiation?”

Qin Niu asked.

“Fifty thousand Silver Money is basically the lowest price already, but if Immortal Qin sincerely takes care of my business, I can offer a discount of one thousand Silver Money at that time. It’s as if I’m waiving the introduction fee, giving the benefits to Immortal Qin, not for anything else but hoping for Master Qin’s help in promoting us more in the future.”

She claimed she wouldn’t charge an introduction fee, but that line could only deceive those inexperienced in the ways of the world.

Qin Niu took it as a joke.

“Then I thank Miss Yue. Are the materials to be provided entirely by the customer, or do I only need to supply the main materials?”

“The materials needed to refine a Grade Seven Immortal Pill are usually very precious, and the prices are extremely high. Even just one auxiliary material might cost thousands, or even tens of thousands of Silver Money. We only take care of the alchemy, solving the pill furnace, alchemy room, alchemy staff, and demonic blood for quenching the pills, while the customer is responsible for all the alchemy materials.”

She clarified the responsibilities of both parties.

It makes sense. With such expensive materials needed for refining a Grade Seven Immortal Pill, if someone took on everything, they might lose everything but their underwear.

After all, the success rate was only ten percent.

“I can see Miss Yue is a very trustworthy person. Please give me a copy of Master Huang’s material list for refining the Boundary-breaking Elixir, and I’ll gather them before coming back to the Immortal Pill Emporium. To be honest, a success rate of only ten percent is too low.

I still want to do some comparison shopping, and ask other Pill Masters. Each one of my main materials is extremely precious and hard to come by.”

Qin Niu said.

“No problem! I believe that after Immortal Qin does some inquiries, you will certainly come back to me. Here is the material list for refining the Boundary-breaking Elixir, for instance, this main material, the inner core of a Grade Thirteen demon beast. If you don’t have it, you can use these materials instead, including ginseng of over a hundred thousand years, or deep sea dragon pearls, among other treasures. The auxiliary materials can be replaced as well.

As long as you gather three main materials and ten auxiliary materials, you can basically refine a Grade Seven Boundary-breaking Elixir.”

She took out a written list from her sleeve.

This alone showed how well-prepared and professional she was.

Qin Niu took the list and couldn’t help but be astounded.

Ignoring the auxiliary materials for now, just the main materials could scare someone to death.

Where to find the inner core of a Grade Thirteen demon beast?

A Grade Ten demon beast was already extremely powerful, and his Fire Phoenix was only Grade Twelve.

It would mean having to slay a demon beast stronger than the Fire Phoenix to collect just one of the main materials.

Upon leaving the tea house, Qin Niu didn’t rush to the scene of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, but returned to his lodging.

This trip to gather information was very rewarding.

…

Three days later, the Water and Land Dharma Assembly had been underway for a full three days and three nights, with a considerable number of people successfully passing through the First Immortal Gate.

According to the records of those with keen interest, there were no fewer than fifty thousand challengers in these three days, and over three hundred people successfully passed the First Immortal Gate.

Though compared with the total number of challengers, it’s less than one percent.

But still, having over three hundred people passing through the First Immortal Gate was a fairly substantial figure.

Based on this ratio, it is estimated that this year, at least a thousand people will successfully pass through the First Immortal Gate.