Chapter 87: Returning the Favor
Magic treasures could be kept in one’s body, and the treasure apparel was no different.
Chen Jingzhai wore the magic robes of Daoxuan Peak on the outside, and hidden in his body was the direct disciple robes of Hongluan Peak.
Even if the Daoxuan Peak’s robes was to break, the other robe would still be able to protect him.
That was why he did not need to wear another treasure apparel.
However, he could not reject his senior sister’s goodwill and had no choice but to put it on.
It was a treasure apparel made out of 1,000 layers of magic apparel and four layers of protection Restrictions were set up in it.
It also had other effects like being dust repellent, waterproof, fireproof, and poison immunity.
However, the strongest aspect of the treasure apparel was its defensive power, which could even stop the attacks from a spiritual weapon.
The only problem was that activating the defensive Restrictions would cost a tone of spiritual power.
After taking a look at her junior brother in his new robes, Mrs. Yang beamed. “Good, very good! You look dashing and celestial-like in the robes!”
“Thank you, senior sister.” Chen Jingzhai bowed and took a white lotus seed out. “I’ve been wanting to give you this since the moment I came back, but you’ve been in Seclusion Training all this time.”
“Why are you giving me this?” Mrs. Yang frowned.
“It’s just a token of appreciation from me.” Chen Jingzhai smiled. “There’s no way I could have lived such an easy life for the past two years after joining Daoxuan Peak if not for you.”
“Keep it. I have no use for this lotus seed. The Lotus Potion only has a little effect on me. Thank you.”
“Then, give it to Senior Brother Yang. Isn’t it customary for people to repay the kindness they have received? If you don’t take it, I won’t accept any gifts from you in the future either.”
“You…” Mrs. Yang couldn’t help but laugh. “Alright, fine! You sure are rich now, huh? I’ll take the seed. And, don’t expect me to hold back when you have something good with you in the future.”
“No worries.” Chen Jingzhai grinned and took out a bottle of Foundation Establishment Elixirs too.
Mrs. Yang took the bottle and shot her junior brother a mean look before leaving.
“Seems like she’s outraged this time,” Chen Jingzhai thought but remained smiling.
What he needed, after having lived two lives, was not favors from other people.
It was natural for Mrs. Yang to live without worry on Daoxuan Peak as she was married to the Peak Master.
Yet, it was hard for Chen Jingzhai to always receive help from her.
He believed that he should repay the favor.
There was only one reason why he would give out so many Foundation Establishment Elixirs for free.
He wanted to get to know more people and set himself up as a generous Master-Uncle so that he could have an easier life in the clan.
And the only way to achieve that was to receive acknowledgments from everyone at Daoxuan Peak.
Chen Jingzhai then requested his four beautiful maids to help activate the formations as he returned to his Seclusion Training.
The first thing he did was process the treasure apparel into his body.
He then processed the base of the Blazing Sun Sword.
Unfortunately, the potential of the sword wasn’t good enough, and it could only reach Intermediate Grade 3.
Yet, it was actually the most suited for the current Chen Jingzhai.
He then sacrificed the Blazing Sun Sword and the bone sword using the Fire Raven Connection Sky Sword Technique and the Jade Toad Swallowing Moon Sword Technique.
The two swords were stored in his core, and he started to refine them using the pattern of the Yin and Yang Formation in his body.
The formation pattern was powerful and mysterious as it was a product of cultivating a sky scripture.
The two swords shrunk to the size of needles and started to move freely along the pattern.
“Calling it the Fire Raven is too straightforward… The three-legged fire raven is also known as the Golden Crow, but the name Golden Crow Sword might attract a lot of attention…” Chen Jingzhai mumbled to himself. “I’ll call it the Golden Flame Sword. And the other one, hmm… Let’s call it the White Jade Sword!”
He finally grinned after deciding on the new names for both of the swords.
Chen Jingzhai then took the White Crane Cloud Tree Celestial Cauldron out.
Through item alchemy, he fixed the flaw in the foundation of the Grade 2 cauldron with four Grade 2 ingredients.
He then started to store 22 different Grade 3 ingredients in the cauldron.
It was still impossible for him to process the White Crane Cloud Tree Cauldron into a Grade 3 cauldron at his current level, but he could still store the ingredients in it first.
He could let the cauldron slowly but continuously absorb the ingredients as he performed elixir alchemy.
And once he had successfully gathered his core, he could immediately raise the cauldron’s grade.
The good news was that the Foundation Establishment Elixirs he had made helped him gather all the necessary ingredients.
It would save him the trouble of trying to prepare all the ingredients in the future.
Once everything was done, he started to create elixirs again.
Mrs. Yang arrived at the pavilion in the middle of the Daoxuan Peak Master’s side residence without an expression on her face.
“What’s wrong?” Peak Master Yang asked.
“This.” His wife took the white lotus seed out. “See? I told you he’s a good lad.”
“He really gave us this?” the Peak Master exclaimed, taking the seed.
“Not only that, but he also gave me a bottle of Foundation Establishment Elixirs. There are 12 of them in that bottle.” Mrs. Yang sighed. “Although he’s still young, he’s very mature.”
“Yes, it’s hard for a boy his age to be so considerate. But, why the sad tone?”
“Because of you!” The wife raised her voice. “How can a senior brother like you ask his wife to plot something against our junior brother? How do you expect me to feel good after this?”
“Well, think of it like this—don’t you think it’ll be dangerous to keep such an expensive item as the white lotus seed with him? What if people target him because of that when he arrives in Pulao Kingdom?”
“But, did we really have to resort to that? What if he didn’t understand what we wanted?” Mrs. Yang scolded.
“Then, we’ll just find another way. At least he didn’t pretend to know, right? You should know that some elders still have yet to accept our junior brother. But, thankfully, he’s able to prove them wrong on his own. Not only did he contribute a lot to our peak, but he also managed to impress the inner disciples. And with this white lotus seed, he’s basically set. No one would trouble him in the future anymore.”
It was hard for someone to be accepted suddenly.
Although Chen Jingzhai was able to stay on Daoxuan Peak because of Headmaster Fuyun’s order, it didn’t mean that he would be accepted by the cultivators who resided there right away.
He was a guest at first and would remain so until he was acknowledged.
As Peak Master Yang was in the Nascent Plane, a white lotus seed wouldn’t be able to help him much. Yet, he was worried that it would become the cause of a huge problem for Chen Jingzhai if the boy kept it.
The Peak Master saw it as a win-win situation now that he had solved the problem for his junior brother, and by that, Chen Jingzhai was able to establish a name for himself in the peak.
Even though Chen Jingzhai was the Master-Uncle of the disciples, he had no master in Daoxuan Peak, which meant that he had no connection or network.
It would be hard for him to grow without those.
It was true that the Peak Master was his senior brother, but there wasn’t much the Peak Master could do for him as he could lose that title easily.
In the end, Chen Jingzhai had to join the peak with the worst possible start.
However, by giving the peak the white lotus seed, he was able to prove to the others that he was much more beneficial to the peak than they could ever think.
“I hope you’re right this time.” Mrs. Yang sighed. “How can such a hard life befall a boy who has yet to celebrate his 17th birthday?”
“Doesn’t this mean that he’s talented and lucky?”
“You better pray to God that no one’s going to ridicule you for bullying a kid!” Mrs. Yang scolded. “Do you think he’ll still be on friendly terms with you if not for me?”
“Of course, I won’t do anything if my dear wife is not with me.” Peak Master Yang grabbed his wife’s hand. “Well, next will be his performance at the battle forum.”
“The problem is that he’s still in the Beginning Foundation Plane…”
“But, he has magic treasures, and luck is always on his side.” Peak Master Yang grinned. “I even have high hopes that he’ll at least get into the top ten. It’ll definitely give us the boost we’ve been looking for!”