Soon, the news from Piaomiao Mountain reached Zheng Yi.
Looking at the information coming from the jade scroll in his hand, Zheng Yi’s gaze was calm for the first time, but his expression was unprecedentedly grave.
After a long contemplation.
He sighed deeply and thought to himself, "It seems it’s no longer appropriate to stay with the Wang Family.
This time, my wife Wang Manman almost destroyed her path to Foundation Establishment.
What about next time?
This time, Red Flame Qi appeared at the critical moment of cultivation; next time, someone might poison those around me.
Zheng Yi himself is not afraid.
But there are still many wives around me, and I absolutely do not wish to see them step by step into danger."
Having made up his mind.
Zheng Yi came to Wenn Qing and expressed his intention.
"Husband is going to see that old guy?"
Wenn Qing looked surprised; the "old guy" she mentioned was none other than Qin Liang, the Inner Sect Steward of Mortal World Quarter.
"This is the end for the Wang Family. From now on, the surroundings of Celestial South Market should also see the presence of my Zheng Family."
Zheng Yi said.
Wenn Qing nodded her head like a pecking chick, her face revealing great joy: "Husband should have done this long ago! With husband’s great skills, establishing a family with a Foundation Establishment Realm is more than enough!"
However.
Wenn Qing’s expression changed, and she spoke with some worry, "But to establish a family, we must first have a spirit vein, at least a lower grade one, to sustain the cultivation of the family members at the Qi Cultivation Stage.
Otherwise, without spiritual qi, I’m afraid the family cannot be established.
And also the various income and expenditure needs of the family..."
Having previously been responsible for the affairs of Dragon Blood Mine under Qin Liang, Wenn Qing was quite knowledgeable in this area, and this moment allowed her to explain in detail.
"Don’t forget what your husband does.
Moreover, I’ve nurtured a few alchemy apprentices in this shop before, and with a little guidance, they can undoubtedly become genuine third-grade alchemists.
Sustaining the family’s current daily needs should be sufficient.
Do you want to come with me?"
Zheng Yi asked again.
Wenn Qing shook her head.
She really didn’t want to deal with that cheap master, as there were only titles between them, without any bond.
"Alright."
Zheng Yi agreed without insisting.
Following the address Qin Liang left last time.
He quickly arrived at a narrow street outside the sixteenth floor, took a few steps to the left, and knocked on the heavy courtyard door.
The door was opened by Xue Ran.
Seeing Zheng Yi.
He said, "So it’s you, Senior, are you here to see my master?
Unfortunately, the timing is bad; my master went out to the black market in Celestial South Market.
If you’re in a hurry, I can send someone to the black market for you."
Zheng Yi nodded.
Xue Ran then led the way, and the two quickly arrived at the black market.
The black market was filled with small stalls everywhere.
There was no such major force as Celestial Treasure Pavilion stationed here; it was merely backed by a few second-rate forces from the Foundation Establishment Realm in Celestial South Market, operated by middle-level personnel.
The upper-level figures supported it from behind, gathering some spirit stones, which were not presentable.
Zheng Yi soon saw Qin Liang at a stall.
He explained his intentions.
Upon hearing this, Qin Liang stood up abruptly, packed up the stall in front of him, and lost interest in selling goods.
"As for a low-grade spirit vein, there’s a price tag in Celestial South Market.
A top-grade spirit vein is approximately worth fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones, while a mid-grade spirit vein is about three hundred thousand.
The situation of selling a top-grade spirit vein only occurred once decades ago in Celestial South Market. As soon as it appeared, it was bought by Celestial Treasure Pavilion, then auctioned, and eventually sold for a sky-high price of a million low-grade spirit stones.
A million low-grade spirit stones.
Which is equivalent to ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
And mid-grade spirit stones can only be accessed by those above the Foundation Establishment Realm; in most cases, only the Crystal Stage or even the Golden Core Stage regularly has such cultivation resources, which are not much related to us in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Furthermore, the price of spirit veins varies according to the location."
Qin Liang said.
He realized that Zheng Yi wanted to become independent from the Wang Family.
In doing so.
Their cooperation would undoubtedly become closer, while avoiding direct conflict with the Wang Family.
He had not been idle these days.
He discovered that the Wang Family Ancestor’s strength had unexpectedly reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, which was evidently related to the second-grade alchemist behind Zheng Yi, and possibly even an alchemist about to break through to first grade.
He also learned the reason why Zheng Yi joined the Wang Family of Piaomiao Mountain and understood that this was quite a significant favor.
Afterwards.
The two left the black market and prepared to continue discussing the matter.
There were numerous things to handle when establishing a family, and Qin Liang only mentioned a few key points, leaving most of the tasks to Xue Ran to manage.
Xue Ran escorted Zheng Yi back to the alchemy shop and conveyed the necessary tasks to his junior sister Wenn Qing.
"Junior Sister, from now on, the Zheng Family and Mortal World Quarter have a deep relationship, and the opportunities for us as senior and junior siblings to meet won’t be few.
With your top-grade Blood Spirit Root, you will definitely be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in the future.
Neither am I lacking, Senior Brother."
Xue Ran spoke slowly, releasing goodwill while also expressing his worth.
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
Wenn Qing looked at the family notebook in front of her and nodded with some reluctance.
Xue Ran left with a smile.
Zheng Yi didn’t want to be overly distracted by the matters of establishing a family, so he could only first entrust the handling to those around him.
Qin Liang and his two disciples.
Zheng Yi did not fully trust; only his own wives beside him were trustworthy.
"Can you handle it?"
Zheng Yi asked.
Wenn Qing shook her head, her petite fists tightly clenched, speaking with a face full of determined confidence.
Moreover, her ambition didn’t seem to stop there: "If we can take over the Dragon Blood Mine stationed by Bone Transformation Lineage from Mortal World Quarter, that would be ideal.
There’s a mid-grade spirit vein beneath the Dragon Blood Mine, not only sustaining the cultivation of the Qi Cultivation Stage, but also sufficient for Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, which would greatly benefit you, husband."
"Dragon Blood Mine..."
Zheng Yi murmured to himself.
"Let’s go take a look first. If it’s suitable, the family can be established here."
Zheng Yi’s mouth curled into a smile, not seeing anything inappropriate about it.
Wenn Qing nodded eagerly like a pecking chick; if they could indeed take over the Dragon Blood Mine, everything there had been incredibly familiar to her since she could remember, making it a return to her comfort zone.
The alchemy shop had a small room steward, and Zheng Yi directly took Wenn Qing to find their previous senior brother Xue Ran.
Under Xue Ran’s leadership.
The group soared through the air using sword control, taking nearly three hours to reach the Dragon Blood Mine.
The Dragon Blood Mine was surrounded on three sides by mountains, with towering trees on one side, lush and leafy.
From a distance, it looked like a small hill basin; although there was dragon blood at high altitudes, it paled compared to the nearby sprawling mountain range.
"Senior, this is the place."
The senior brother Xue Ran respectfully said.
He wasn’t worried about Zheng Yi doing anything out of line.
After all, the Dragon Blood Mine was nominally under the ownership of Mortal World Quarter, with a Golden Core Ancestor sitting in authority.
Zheng Yi walked around the mine.
A half an hour later, he emerged slowly from the depths of the mine, secretly pleased.
The spiritual qi here truly lived up to the name of a mid-grade spirit vein; what delighted him more was the immense, boundless blood qi.
Although the primary extraction method here was from the Demonic Path, the ores in the Dragon Blood Mine could become a steady source of revenue.
If aided by alchemy, perhaps the family could also cultivate a few artifact refiners.
Various thoughts churned in Zheng Yi’s mind.
Unconsciously, he cast his gaze again towards Wenn Qing.
Wenn Qing possessed a mutated Blood Spirit Root, and with the nourishment of the blood qi here, her future cultivation was bound to advance further.
After contemplating for a while.
Zheng Yi directly found Xue Ran and said to him, "If your master, Fellow Daoist Qin, can decide to sell me this Dragon Blood Mine, I will offer three spirit pills with both hands.
Moreover, I owe him a favor.
In the future, if he needs it for a breakthrough to the Crystal Stage, this favor will suffice to refine the rumored Crystal Pill, but only limited to one and only for this one chance.
You go discuss it well with him."
With that said.
Zheng Yi then took Wenn Qing and left the Dragon Blood Mine, returning to their alchemy shop.
...
The night was high, within the Dragon Blood Mine.
It wasn’t long before Qin Liang returned from Celestial South Market.
His trip to Celestial South Market was intended to meet Zheng Yi, and he didn’t expect the outcome to exceed expectations.