Du Youqian browsed for a while, picking up a few Secret Techniques along the way. He also acquired over a dozen Purple Crystal Jade Boxes, specifically designed for the long-term storage of Elixirs and Spirit Plants, before finally departing under the Kun Cultivator’s reluctant gaze.
His departure from the Marketplace was uneventful. No more foolish Tribulation Cultivators ca to offer up their lives.
The Flying Boat flew directly to Soul-shaking Mountain without any incidents en route.
In truth, if Du Youqian had really wanted to stir up so trouble, he certainly could have found it.
In the Monan Cultivation Realm, fighting and killing were not common, but they still happened.
But now, his entire being had entered a gestation period, his Essence Qi deeply concealed.
Unless absolutely necessary, he didn’t even want to speak, so he naturally wouldn’t go looking for trouble.
Aboard the Flying Boat, even when he sensed sothing happening below, he didn’t investigate, focusing only on his journey.
After staying at Soul-shaking Mountain for a few days, Du Youqian updated his reincarnation cache and set up a better Concealing Array.
The items placed in the cache this ti were few but exquisite.
And none of them would bring future trouble.
There was a Top Grade Magical Artifact Level Flying Sword he had personally forged, a few offensive and defensive Top Grade Spiritual Artifacts, one offensive and one defensive Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, three Dragon Kui Purple Extre Pills, three Celestial Demon Sacrifice Pills, the precious Foundation Establishnt Pill bestowed by his Sect, and a number of Clover Rejuvenation Pills and Five-Flower Qi Storage Pills for regular Cultivation.
In addition, there were 500 pieces of Spiritual Jade, equivalent to 50,000 Spirit Stones—enough to buy a Foundation Establishnt Pill.
If a Loose Cultivator were to discover this, it would be a true jackpot... they’d have no trouble cultivating all the way to the Foundation Establishnt Middle Stage.
But Du Youqian was confident that even a Foundation Establishnt Early Stage Loose Cultivator who also studied the Array Dao would be unlikely to see through his Array.
And next to this cache, Du Youqian set up another, smaller one.
The large cache was a decoy.
This smaller one was the real cache.
Inside the real cache, he hid only two things:
One was a fragnted Jade Scroll.
The other was also a fragnted Jade Scroll.
These were his most important possessions. If, in his future lives, he couldn’t break through to the Nascent Soul realm, he would have to, regardless of the consequences and by any ans necessary, find the final part of the Jade Scrolls and seek a path to the outside world.
Once everything was arranged, Du Youqian summoned the Sanxiao to give them his instructions.
The Sanxiao had long had a premonition. Even Du Yuxi, who liked to act cool, wore a somber expression, biting his lip with reluctance in his eyes.
The two girls were in an even worse state. Liao Minmin’s eyes were red, with tears welling up, while Du Yuhuan had already started sobbing.
"Alright, stop crying," Du Youqian said with a smile. "I’m going to help a friend face a powerful enemy. I might co back, or I might not."
"WAAAH!" Liao Minmin burst out crying. "Great Ancestor, your cultivation is so profound! You’re surely invincible! You’ll definitely co back safely!"
The usually cunning Du Yuhuan also shed emotional tears. "Ancestor, can’t you just not go? None of us want you to go!"
Du Youqian had already made up his mind. How could he be swayed by their tears?
He just gave a simple instruction: "In Dangshan County of the Jin Kingdom, there is a family with the surna Fang. One of them, a man nad Fang Yuantang, should be in his sixties now. He and I have a connection. In the future, if you have ti, go and bring him here to cultivate."
"Minmin, you’re the eldest here. From now on, you must take good care of the Du Brothers. Teach them martial arts. If anyone bullies them, you... never mind, just handle it as you see fit. Rember your promise to guard your Great-Grandmother Ancestor’s tomb. But there’s no hurry. First, find a good husband, have many sons, and carry on the Liao Family line. You can co guard the tomb when you’re old. If you’re looking for a husband, Xiaoxi is a good choice."
Du Yuxi’s face imdiately flushed red.
Liao Minmin, however, was so choked with sobs she couldn’t speak.
Du Youqian continued, "Of course, if you don’t want to have children, that’s fine too. What family in this world lasts forever? The Liao Family... it’s fine to let it be. You must practice the Three Transition Celestial Dance Scripture I taught you diligently. Your Spirit Root isn’t the best, so you must make up for your lack of talent with hard work. Only then will you have a sliver of a chance. Although Spirit Plant Art is not the Great Dao, it can be considered a skill to make a living. You must practice it diligently."
"Also..." After a mont of thought, Du Youqian said, "Never mind."
In truth, he had much more he wanted to say, but what good would it do?
What guarantee was there that these three little ones would listen to him?
Even one’s own children might not be obedient.
’Forget it. I’ll leave it all to ti.’
’If the three of them stray from the path, I’ll find a chance to set things right when I return in my next life.’
He ignored the weeping children, tossed out his Flying Boat, and with a smile, patted each of them on the head before leaping aboard and flying away.
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The monkey was quite loyal. After a brief discussion with Du Youqian, it agreed to help in the fight. It even said it would call a few good friends to co and freeload on food and drinks.
It was a bit disdainful of the staff, seeming to find it unwieldy.
But it was better than nothing. After all, it was a Top Grade Spiritual Artifact, so the monkey was reluctant to throw it away and just played around with it.
Du Youqian felt a slight pang of regret. He should have forged it a pair of Steel Claws or a Trap.
After all, the monkey’s preferred fighting style was "grabbing" and "scratching."
Even a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator would likely have their Protective Gang Qi broken after a few scratches from it.
A mont of carelessness, and it would gouge their eyes out.
However, he didn’t have the right materials on hand, and since Lin Sha had received his letter and should be arriving to et him soon, there wasn’t enough ti. Du Youqian had no choice but to drop the idea.
As for the pair of Lotus Silk Cloud-Stepping Shoes, the monkey absolutely adored them. Once it put them on, it refused to take them off, flying all over the sky.
Five Wishes Mountain was a paradise for enlightened beasts; human Cultivators rarely appeared here.
So, Du Youqian had the monkey find a well-positioned valley on Five Wishes Mountain and began the Array Formation.
His opponent this ti was a powerful Foundation Establishnt Cultivator—and one who was forrly at the Foundation Establishnt Middle Stage and a Great Sect’s Pride. His strength could not be underestimated.
Du Youqian didn’t dare to be careless. For the first ti, he was pulling out all the stops.
As long as the Array Formation materials were suitable, he wouldn’t even furrow his brow, no matter how expensive they were.
That’s why when he had the people behind Chen Yingzhi pay a higher appearance fee, he really wasn’t extorting them.
He was investing a great deal himself.
It took quite so ti, but Du Youqian finally finished setting up a Tier Two Middle Grade "South Li Ming Fire Array."
Of course, after his adjustnts, the Array actually concealed many hidden variations.
According to his intelligence, Helan Ruojin also knew a little about arrays and was a Tier One Middle Grade Array Master.
Of course, it was also possible he was hiding his true skill and was actually a Tier One Upper Grade.
’That would be even better. A Tier One Upper Grade Array Master is just a half-wit in front of .’
’If he really thinks this is an ordinary South Li Ming Fire Array, he’s in for a surprise.’
’You Foundation Establishnt Cultivators are just known for your powerful Divine Sense, aren’t you?’
’Don’t you just love extending your Divine Sense and using your keen perception to bully Qi Cultivation Cultivators?’
’Co on, try extending your Divine Sense inside my South Ming Li Fire Array.’
’I guarantee you’ll try it and die.’
The best part was that this South Li Ming Fire Array also had a boosting effect on the last two of the three hurdles of a Cultivator’s Foundation Establishnt.
Just as the Array was about finished, Lin Sha arrived.
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