Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit

The markets for the three types of pills vary in size, but for someone of Chen Jichuan's stature, such differences hardly matter.

He simply opted for the one with the highest profit margin.

"The Spirit Candle Pill."

"Annual revenue of 2.52 million."

"I'll rely on it to make money for now."

Chen Jichuan had previously calculated that just the 'Three-Pattern Clear Spirit Pill' and the other two pills could, on average, bring in over 1.6 million spirit crystals per year.

Adding in other expenses,

this income was still slightly insufficient.

"An annual income of 3.5 million would likely be the quickest way to improve my cultivation."

Chen Jichuan calculated to himself.

This goal would be difficult to achieve in the short term, but once his alchemy skills improved further, it would merely be a matter of time.

Refining pills.

The early stages required procuring medicinal ingredients, while the later stages involved selling the pills.

"Building my own market is not easy; it's time-consuming and labor-intensive. I might as well sell everything to the Starfall Pavilion and the Four Directions Sect. At most, I'll concede some profit, but it's worth it for peace of mind."

"The ingredients needed for alchemy can also be purchased from various merchant shops."

By doing so, his profit margins would surely shrink somewhat, but given that Chen Jichuan's profits were already higher than the average alchemist's, giving up a few hundred spirit crystals per furnace was entirely acceptable.

Once he established himself solidly at Magic Sound Mountain and gained some fame, it wouldn't be too late to start running shops selling pills, magical treasures, talismans, and other goods.

...

With the plan in place.

From that day onward, Chen Jichuan began focusing on alchemy, specializing in the 'Spirit Candle Pill.'

The starry skies were lavishly illuminated, teeming with Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators as well as many powerful exotic beasts, with danger lurking everywhere. Thus, the market for various healing pills was immense.

Because Heavenly Human Realm cultivators were the most numerous in the starry sky, mid-to-low-tier third-order healing pills were the most popular.

The Spirit Candle Pill was just such a lower-tier pill.

[Pill: Spirit Candle Pill]

[Level: Third-order]

[Description: Life is like a candle flame. The Spirit Candle Pill contains abundant vitality, capable of reinforcing the candle flame of life, and is suitable for most injuries, including those of the physical body and the divine soul.]

It was a true all-purpose remedy.

No matter the injury, swallowing a Spirit Candle Pill allowed one to recuperate. Minor injuries would heal instantly, while severe ones could be stabilized.

When traveling, carrying one or two bottles of Spirit Candle Pills was never a bad idea.

Take the example of the Nine Peak Daoist.

Even at the time of his death, a bottle of healing pills was still on him. Unfortunately, his injury was fatal, one that no medicine could cure.

In the days that followed.

Chen Jichuan stayed within his cave abode almost all the time, alternating between cultivation and alchemy. Only when going out to purchase medicinal materials or sell pills did he take the opportunity to explore Magic Sound Mountain a little.

Magic Sound Mountain was host to many forums and small-scale trade fairs.

The former were venues for exchanging insights on cultivation.

The latter often featured unique and peculiar items.

Relying on his 'Insight Skill,' Chen Jichuan could see through the true essence of Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators he met at forums or trade fairs. All their foundations were exposed to his eyes at a glance.

Not only that.

At various trade fairs, treasures displayed before him held no secrets, their true value revealed completely. With the 'Insight Skill,' it was ideal for striking bargains and avoiding being scammed.

Regrettably, such trade fairs were rare, and truly overlooked treasures were even rarer.

Chen Jichuan primarily sought these events to make connections.

Nevertheless, over the years, he did manage to score a few bargains, which became a supplemental income source alongside his alchemical endeavors.

Time passed.

Chen Jichuan gradually established his foothold in Magic Sound Mountain, and the Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators he had met or interacted with steadily increased. Through these new friendships, Chen Jichuan gained a deeper understanding of Zone 9 and the surrounding regions of Magic Sound Mountain.

He also developed an accurate sense of the average capabilities of lower-level Divinity Transformation cultivators in the Jiulong River System.

In his tenth year at Magic Sound Mountain,

during a small trade fair, Chen Jichuan encountered Xiao Lan once again.

Back when they were outside Dual Star, Xiao Lan had purchased the 'Universe Spirit Shuttle' from him. From there, it had taken Xiao Lan only fifteen years to reach Magic Sound Mountain.

Meanwhile, Chen Jichuan, traveling intermittently despite the greater speed of the Dual-element Immortal Spider, still took twenty-seven years to arrive at Magic Sound Mountain.

If Xiao Lan had not been delayed on her journey, she should logically have arrived over ten years earlier than Chen Jichuan.

And indeed, that was the case.

Through their brief conversation, Chen Jichuan learned that Xiao Lan had reached Magic Sound Mountain seventeen years after leaving Dual Star, arriving precisely ten years earlier than he did.

But Magic Sound Mountain was vast.

Both Chen Jichuan and Xiao Lan mostly spent their time in their respective caves cultivating, which is why it took ten years after his arrival for Chen Jichuan to run into Xiao Lan for the first time.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, they each went their separate ways. Xiao Lan showed no inclination to grow close to Chen Jichuan. Although Chen Jichuan wanted to form a connection, considering he had previously overcharged Xiao Lan back at Dual Star, he knew any drastic attitude shift might alarm her, ultimately backfiring.

After all, there was no rush.

Even if there was little progress with Xiao Lan's main body, her Human Clan Avatar still shared the same lineage as Chen Jichuan. There would be plenty of opportunities to grow closer in the future.

Chen Jichuan had already formulated a plan.

Once he had accumulated enough wealth and reached a bottleneck in his cultivation, he would buy some pills and magical treasures and return to Wuhe Star to present them to Xiao Lan as a gesture to strengthen their relationship.

After all, he was technically Xiao Lan's savior. With deliberate efforts to establish goodwill, forging a good relationship shouldn't be a problem.

But such goals belonged to the distant future, a form of long-term investment.

For now.

Chen Jichuan remained focused on earning money and advancing his cultivation. No matter how beneficial it might seem to cozy up to others, he understood the importance of independence and self-reliance.

Years flew by.

Chen Jichuan alternated between online and offline activities, maintaining his balanced approach of allocating equal time to each.

In his forty-fourth year at Magic Sound Mountain,

after twenty-two years of diligent cultivation and twice entering the 'Five Elements Tower' of the Four Directions Sect for training, he successfully broke through to the Heavenly Human Third Layer.

That year,

he sold off all the second-tier Five Elements Beads (a total of 177 pieces) and the second-best-quality Five Minerals Essence he had obtained during his time on Dual Star.

Second-tier Five Elements Beads could pose a slight threat to newly ascended Divinity Transformation cultivators and were lethal to those at the peak of the second stage. Each bead sold for an average of 42,000 spirit crystals, earning him a total of 7.43 million spirit crystals.

As for the Five Minerals Essence, amassed over two thousand years by tens of thousands of Five Elements Spirit Spiders, the quantity was astonishing. Despite their low individual value, selling the entire stock brought in an impressive 14.8 million spirit crystals.

Altogether, his earnings from Dual Star amounted to a staggering 22.23 million spirit crystals.

This figure did not even include the 79 Dual Element Pearls or the Dual-element Immortal Spider he retained.

"Seventy-nine Dual Element Pearls, conservatively estimated to be worth over 23 million."

"The Dual-element Immortal Spider's value starts at 70 million and goes up from there."

Indeed, Chen Jichuan had struck gold during his time on Dual Star.

However, the Dual Element Pearls were potent weapons, and the Dual-element Immortal Spider was essentially a Treasure Vase. Chen Jichuan had no intention of selling these.

After all—

"I don't lack money!"

Chen Jichuan's pill production yielded an average annual income of over 2.5 million spirit crystals, leaving a surplus of 500,000 after expenses.

Over forty-four years, or twenty-two cultivation cycles, this amounted to a total of 11 million.

From trade fairs, while there were no major windfalls, several minor opportunities had netted him around 5 million in pure profit.

Factoring in his original reserve of 300,000 primordial stones,

by this year, Chen Jichuan's total assets amounted to 420,000 primordial stones, alongside 26.23 million spirit crystals.

...

Time waited for no one.

Cultivation never ceased.

Despite only just entering the Divinity Transformation Stage, Chen Jichuan's cultivation was advancing rapidly.

In the Central Continent World or on Wuhe Star, simply having money wouldn't be enough.

Many cultivation resources couldn't be purchased regardless of wealth.

But in Magic Sound Mountain, such limitations did not exist.

As long as his cultivation hadn't hit a bottleneck, Chen Jichuan could purchase an array of pills and treasures to accelerate the process.

Forty-four years.

Fifty-five years.

Sixty-six years.

Time flew by swiftly. In the blink of an eye, Chen Jichuan had stayed at Magic Sound Mountain for sixty-six years.

By then,

it had been 123 years since he left Wuhe Star.

Galaxy and Zhenwu Grandmasters had been gone for 235 years.

Chen Jichuan still hadn't seen any sign of the two and might have believed they had died en route, were it not for his ability to calculate their chances.

...

One day.

As usual, Chen Jichuan was cultivating within his cave abode. His comprehension of the 'Vermilion Bird Glaze Scripture' had reached the peak of the second stage, and he was ready to break through to the Divinity Transformation Stage at any moment.

The 'White Tiger Sword Prison Scripture' was still his main cultivation method, receiving the bulk of his effort and focus.

His Heavenly Human Third Layer cultivation might not seem remarkable within the Divinity Transformation Realm. However, thanks to his dense and pure mana and his high level of mastery over magic, when it came to combat strength, he could dominate mid-stage cultivators and possibly even late-stage ones.

True Sect Level Cultivation Method.

Multiple super-level techniques.

And all comprehended to the Fourth Realm.

Chen Jichuan's combat prowess far exceeded what his cultivation level suggested.

But since achieving the Divinity Transformation Stage, aside from joining forces with Galaxy and Zhenwu to fight Di Xu and Li Luan—two flood dragons—on Wuhe Star,

and briefly clashing with the Dual-element Immortal Spider on Dual Star,

he had spent the rest of his time cultivating on Dual Star and Magic Sound Mountain, with no further combat experience.

This left Chen Jichuan with only a rough estimate of his current limits.

Static for too long, he felt antsy.

Having stayed in Magic Sound Mountain for so many years, he found cultivation increasingly challenging and wanted to venture out, seeking opportunities while testing his current combat strength.

After finishing his daily cultivation one day,

Chen Jichuan concluded his session, reflected for a moment, and then retrieved a golden book. With pen in hand, he casually jotted down notes on realms and insights from his cultivation techniques.

This exercise helped systematically organize his cultivation knowledge.

Chen Jichuan was never blindly persistent. While dedication to cultivation was crucial, he also believed in the importance of critical thinking.

At times, he would spar and discuss with fellow cultivators, and during quieter moments, he would repeatedly ponder the essence of cultivation methods. Only in this way could he continually progress and make steady gains.

The 'White Tiger Sword Prison Scripture,' being a True Sect Level Cultivation Method, was especially profound and vast, demanding considerable effort and commitment.

As he immersed himself in contemplation,

the formation outside his cave abruptly activated, signaling a visitor. Chen Jichuan lifted his head, and a flicker of joy sparkled in his eyes.

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