Immortal Path Space-Chapter 536: Return to Qianqiao City

Wang Hong only had a single Yellow Gourd in his hands. It produced one gourd every hundred years, which, compared to his tens of thousands of subordinates, was still far from enough.

The spiritual liquid he had obtained these few times had all been divided as rewards among his subordinates. Among his subordinates, only a few had the opportunity to receive a bottle.

Furthermore, there were no Single Element Spiritual Root Cultivators among his subordinates. This kind of aptitude was something he had only heard of Wang Yi possessing in the entire Cultivation World.

In the Cultivation World, having two Spiritual Roots was already considered exceptional talent. Currently, in the Great Chu Immortal Nation, there was only one Cultivator, Jia Liang, who possessed the aptitude of two Spiritual Roots.

In this round of rewards, Jia Liang also had the fortune to receive a bottle, and it was said that his aptitude had also improved somewhat.

However, his Yellow Gourd could continuously transform spiritual liquid. When there was an ample supply of Profound Spirit Elixir in the future, Wang Hong really wanted to try and see if it would produce a genius surpassing the Single Element Spiritual Root.

More importantly, over time, even if all his subordinates had three or four Spiritual Roots, he could still use the Yellow Gourd to mass-produce geniuses.

Wang Hong took a look at the Yellow Gourd and the gourd seedling, then headed to the area where the Poisonous Bees were located.

After absorbing a large amount of mutated bloodlines last time, the new Poisonous Bees it hatched had now been cultivated.

These Poisonous Bees no longer resembled the original ones. They were covered in black exoskeletons, and their tusks were exceptionally sharp.

After this further mutation, most of these Poisonous Bees had acquired a cultivation level equivalent to the second tier, and a few could even reach the third tier.

The second tier was equivalent to the Foundation Building stage for Cultivators. Normally, he had about twenty thousand Poisonous Bees, among which ten thousand had reached the second tier.

If he bred them in large numbers before a battle, the number could be even greater, essentially like carrying an army with him.

However, after this recent mutation, although the strength of the Poisonous Bees Queen had increased to the third tier, its breeding capacity had decreased significantly.

Wang Hong then counted various types of Spiritual Herbs in his space. Last time, in order to condense his Nascent Soul, he had consecutively consumed three Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs.

During this period, the Great Chu Immortal Nation had been digesting the spoils of war from this battle. Among the most valuable spoils was the demon core.

The demon core contained the cultivation level of a Demonic Beast's entire life. By refining it into a pill and consuming it, one could rapidly increase their strength.

In the time after the great battle, everyone's cultivation level had grown rapidly, with over a hundred new Golden Core Cultivators.

At the same time, many of the original Golden Core Cultivators had reached the Middle Stage, and a few had even reached the Late Stage.

This was, of course, a great thing for the Great Chu Immortal Nation. However, Wang Hong was a bit worried.

The enemies the Great Chu Immortal Nation faced now were the entire East Zhou, and even including West Zhou and the Eastern Sea, they were almost enemies with the whole world.

The strength gap was still significant, whether it was at the level of high-tier or low-tier Cultivators.

In terms of low-tier military forces, they were currently developing at full speed, and as long as they were given some time, there was hope of cultivating a batch.

However, high-tier Cultivators, especially at the Nascent Soul level, could not be supported by just him alone, and Nascent Soul Cultivators were not something he could cultivate in the short term.

Most importantly, from Golden Core to Nascent Soul, a considerable amount of Spiritual Herbs, and the traditional Infant Transformation Pill, were indispensable.

He had successfully advanced by consuming three Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs himself, and this method was not something that could be replicated.

After several major battles, he had already collected most of the Spiritual Herbs needed for the Infant Transformation Pill. Currently, he was only lacking a few types of Spiritual Herbs, and despite searching all the Spiritual Sites within his influence, he couldn't find these particular herbs.

In the past, different factions planted different Spiritual Herbs, and they could trade with each other to obtain the ones they lacked.

Now, if he wanted to obtain these Spiritual Herbs, he could only search in the territories of other Demon Clan factions. According to the intelligence gathered by the Immortal Way Trading Company, several Demon Clan factions still possessed these Spiritual Herbs.

However, the intelligence personnel of the Immortal Way Trading Company were unable to make contact with the high-ranking members of the Demon Clan and obtain these Spiritual Herbs. After all, there was a significant difference between humans and demons. Although there were some humans within the Demon Clan factions, they held little status.

Moreover, Little Peng and Rainbow Mountain Chicken were currently wanted by the Moli tribe for poisoning their camp, so they were not the best choices.

After careful consideration, Wang Hong decided to make the trip himself.

Currently, within the Great Chu Immortal Nation, all officials were performing their duties, and the nation was in a benign cycle, so his short absence wouldn't pose any problems. It was said that in some mortal kingdoms, some kings could ignore state affairs for twenty or thirty years and still maintain the country's smooth operation.

In the central part of East Zhou, the former site of the Thousand Crafts Pavilion was now occupied by the Winged Tiger Clan, and Qianqiao City was also being managed by the Winged Tiger Clan in an orderly manner.

At this moment, Wang Hong had transformed into a humanoid three-tier Demonic Beast covered in black scales, walking on the streets of Qianqiao City. Only after reaching the Nascent Soul stage did he realize that his disguise could only deceive three-tier Demonic Beasts. A Nascent Soul Cultivator, at close range, could directly discern the authenticity of his Nascent Soul aura through Divine Sense. He was fortunate that he hadn't provoked Nascent Soul Cultivators relying on his disguise in the past.

Qianqiao City used to specialize in refining tools, and various refining tool materials gathered there. There were numerous families skilled in refining tools. After the Winged Tiger Clan took over Qianqiao City, they continued the city's original style, specializing in refining tool materials.

Although the Demon Clan was not adept at refining tools, they were not completely ignorant either. Many Demonic Beasts would refine their own weapons or use materials for their own cultivation. Therefore, there were quite a few Demonic Beasts from various factions coming to Qianqiao City to seek materials, which contributed to the prosperity of the city.

After arriving in Qianqiao City, Wang Hong first found an inn to stay. The shop assistant at this inn was an undercover agent of the Immortal Way Trading Company. Before Wang Hong's arrival, he had already obtained information about all the undercover agents in the city from Liu Changsheng.

During this period, they would fully cooperate with Wang Hong. Otherwise, as a stranger to the place, he would need to inquire for a long time to obtain the local information. After settling into the inn, Wang Hong called the shop assistant to his room and presented a token of identity.

"Subordinate Gan Tao, I've seen the great one!" These undercover agents did not know that the person in front of them was the monarch of the Great Chu Immortal Nation.

"Very well, no need for formalities. My purpose this time is to seek several types of Spiritual Herbs. Here is the list; take a look." Wang Hong handed a jade scroll to the shop assistant, which listed the Spiritual Herbs he needed.

The shop assistant carefully examined the jade scroll and then said, "According to the intelligence we previously obtained, the Winged Tiger Clan should possess these Spiritual Herbs. However, the Winged Tiger Clan has always regarded these Spiritual Herbs as extremely precious and rarely sells them to outsiders."

"Rarely sells them, so you mean they do sell them to outsiders sometimes?" Wang Hong quickly discerned another layer of meaning.

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