Clan Cultivation: I Transmigrated With My Smartphone
Chapter 52: Return to the Wu Family Marketplace (Extra Update)

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Return to the Wu Family Marketplace (Extra Update)

"She’s grown up!"

Walking out of the cave, Lu Xuanji felt his emotions fluctuating as the little girl from the past had already surpassed him.

Perhaps in a few hundred years, she would become a Golden Core giant.

Arriving at the courtyard at the foot of the mountain, he saw his mother. At this time, his mother, Ye Xinlan, was only at the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation, and the burden of Five Spirit Roots made her progress very slow.

"Mother, I’m here!"

Lu Xuanji said.

His mother was somewhat delighted, asking about certain matters, and Lu Xuanji answered.

They talked about various family matters and discussed some happenings on Changyuan Mountain.

The Lu family’s cultivators were few, and the population was sparse, so under the family’s orders, they were encouraged to have children. Especially those Five Spirit Root cultivators, with poor aptitude, they have no prospects despite a lifetime of hard cultivation. Since there’s no future, they might as well marry and take concubines, and have more descendants.

The probability of offspring with Spirit Roots born to cultivators is much higher than that of ordinary people.

The family has implemented various policies to encourage Five Spirit Root cultivators to marry and have children.

With an increase in newborns within the family, various family matters have also increased.

Lu Xuanji listened carefully and finally told his mother about his recent plans to travel down the mountain to purchase some artifact refining materials.

"Xuanji, there are some things I don’t want to say, but I still want to say, I miss your big brother and second sister." His mother said, a mist rising in her eyes, "Your big brother has no Spirit Root and is living in the mortal world; your second sister, with Five Spirit Roots and limited prospects, left for the secular world to manage family businesses after living ten years in the family. I wonder how they’re doing now?"

"Mother, I’ll take you to see them!"

Lu Xuanji said.

"No need, don’t trouble yourself. If you’re busy, just check on them when convenient!" his mother said. "Remember to be careful out there!"

"Got it!"

Lu Xuanji nodded.

After giving instructions, he returned to the cave mansion. Hanging a sign at the entrance indicating that he was in seclusion, Lu Xuanji quietly left the cave mansion, joined a caravan, and silently slipped away.

Only the Grand Elder, Ye Feixue, and his mother Ye Xinlan knew he had left. As for the rest of his family, they all thought he was still in seclusion in the cave mansion.

In this way, he left Changyuan Mountain unnoticed and headed towards the distance.

On the road, Lu Xuanji used some materials to disguise his appearance. His hair was mixed black and white, his face appeared aged, disguising himself as a fifty-year-old grandfather, and his aura was restrained to appear as a Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation cultivator, posing as a Loose Cultivator.

Low-profile and safe.

After leaving the Lu family, he first headed to Wu Family’s marketplace.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, many unassuming spells became exceptionally powerful. Using the Wind Control Skill, Lu Xuanji’s body melded with the wind, flying quickly with the help of the wind, his feet a foot above the ground, moving rapidly.

His speed reached one hundred meters per second, comparable to a human bullet train.

At this speed, he could maintain three days and nights, his Magical Power continuous with minimal depletion.

Swish, swish!

In the mountains, a figure sped forward.

Along the way, Lu Xuanji saw some farmers hoeing, some children playing, women washing clothes, and various travelers.

They were all mortals, living ordinary lives, neither exceptionally happy nor deeply sorrowful.

About a day later, Wu Family’s marketplace was in sight.

At the entrance of Wu Family’s marketplace, there was a simple Illusion Array. This array was very low-level, and as long as one had reached the First Layer of Qi Cultivation, they could see through it; but if a mortal encountered such an array, they would fall into a trap, continuously circling and unable to enter the marketplace.

In this world, the separation between mortals and cultivators wasn’t too severe, many mortals interacted with cultivators, and they weren’t strangers to each other.

But for various reasons, they remained segregated, forming two tiers.

Entering Wu Family’s marketplace, seemingly nothing had changed, not much different from five years ago, seemingly the same old state.

This world changed very slowly, civilization nearly stagnant, appearing the same for thousands, even tens of thousands of years.

Walking into the marketplace, Lu Xuanji wandered around observantly, recording and inquiring about some shops.

Soon, a shop assistant greeted him, introducing the shop’s products.

Inside the shops, they mainly sold Jade Emperor Rice, Jade Emperor Pills, Red Iron Ore, Spirit Stones, Talismans, etc., primarily resources suitable for Qi Cultivation Realm cultivators. As for higher-level resources suitable for Foundation Establishment Qi, almost none were available.

Resources for the Foundation Establishment Stage were available in more advanced marketplaces.

The majority of visitors to the marketplace were in the Qi Cultivation Stage, with occasional appearances of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Walking through various shops, Lu Xuanji inquired, purchased materials, and haggled, quickly filling his Storage Bag with some Spirit Wood and Spiritual Ore.

Thunderstruck Wood, Red Spirit Iron, Profound Spirit Iron, White Spirit Iron, Black Spirit Iron, Mithril, etc., about eighteen materials were complete.

"The materials for the Li Fire Sword are complete; the Wings of Freedom still lack a pair of wings from a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast; the Heaven Mending Furnace still lacks Celestial Crystal, Creation Jade, and Vitality Wood." Lu Xuanji pondered as he walked towards the Wu Family’s old shop, the central area of the marketplace.

"How should I address you, guest?"

"Ye Fan!"

Lu Xuanji provided a pseudonym.

"What would you like to buy, guest?"

At this moment, an elder approached and asked.

It seemed that the young girl from last time had left.

"To buy information!"

Lu Xuanji said, "I need information on recent major events in Chu Country, things happening recently in the Dan Yang Sect?"

"The price is one Spirit Stone!"

"Alright!"

Lu Xuanji directly took out money and placed one Spirit Stone on the table.

The world was vast; just Qingshui Commandery alone was comparable to a major province in his previous life.

Chu Country itself was as large as the future Huaxia.

Many areas were sparsely populated.

Yet, this Cultivation World was essentially feudal society, with relatively closed transportation and information, slow resource circulation. Each marketplace was not only a transportation hub, a goods collection site, but also a center for information gathering and dissemination.

Inquiring about information, seeking some insider details, it was best to ask in marketplaces.

Some public information could be obtained for free.

Here, a direct charge of one Spirit Stone was already considered expensive.

"Recently, two major events occurred in Chu Country; one is the emergence of a Golden Core Ancestor in the Celestial Spirit Sect, known as Qian Qiu; another is the discovery of a large Spiritual Ore on the border between the Celestial Spirit Sect and the Dependable Mountain Sect, leading to a war between these two major forces over it!"

"As for near the Dan Yang Sect, nothing major happened..."

The elder spoke, recounting some recent occurrences.

For Chu Country, the birth of a Golden Core Ancestor or the fall of one, or major events between two sects were what constituted significant events.

After the major events, it was some minor issues, like a Foundation Establishment cultivator emerging somewhere, one perishing, a cultivator clan being annihilated, or the discovery of a treasure or rich mine in certain regions.

And then there was the Great Chu Pursuit List.

Those on the Pursuit List were as good as dead.

Those on the Pursuit List were all renowned figures in Chu Country, ranked according to the bounty.

Submitting the body, one could claim the reward.

On the Pursuit List, the first place was the Blood Transformation Witch.

The second place was the White Bone Demon Monarch.

The third place was the Black Corpse Demon Monarch.

They were all notable demon cultivators, all Golden Core Ancestors, and general cultivators couldn’t defeat, let alone kill them.

As for those ranked beyond the top fifteen, they were all Purple Mansion cultivators.

The ones after them were thirty-five cultivators, all at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Suddenly, a familiar name caught his eye.

[Name: Flame Sun Ancestor]

[Rank: 13th]

[Cultivation: Third Layer of Purple Mansion]

[Divine Techniques: Flaming Sun Celestial Fire, Fire Escape Technique]

[Magical Treasures: Flame Sun Cauldron, Black Demon Sword]

[Case: Once led bandit cultivators to attack Purple Sun Mountain, causing about eight hundred Lu Family cultivators and roughly three thousand civilians to die; also attacked eight marketplaces, resulting in thirteen thousand deaths. Dan Yang Sect’s Purple Mansion ancestor pursued, but he escaped.]

[Reward: One hundred thousand Spirit Stones, one Purple Sun Pill, one Second Grade Primordial Sword]

Seeing this name, a flash of hatred crossed Lu Xuanji’s face, but soon turned to helplessness.

The Flame Sun Ancestor’s cultivation was at the Third Layer of Purple Mansion, but he himself was only at the First Layer of Foundation Establishment, the disparity was immense.

If he truly encountered this ancestor, it would only result in his death.

Moreover, the Flame Sun Ancestor had already fled Chu Country. As long as he didn’t reappear within Chu Country’s borders, the Dan Yang Sect wouldn’t bother to pursue him, and revenge was up to the Lu Family themselves.

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