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The battle at Canglan Island ended with Xu Yan's powerful killing of three peak Grandmasters.

The name of Sword God Xu Yan truly rose to fame within the Inner Domain, earning the title of the contemporary number one prodigy, rightfully so.

Similarly, Meng Chong, with his formidable physical strength, directly strangled a peak Grandmaster, equally shaking the Inner Domain with his name.

The group of strong individuals did not linger and left one after another.

Yun Miaomiao reluctantly departed.

Fu Yuntian and the elderly man also returned to the Seven Star Academy.

"Brother Xu's strength makes him the number one of our time," Xie Lingfeng sighed sincerely.

"Where, where, I'm just a newcomer to the martial way," Xu Yan modestly replied.

"Dare I ask, young friend, what sword technique is this?" Hu Hai asked curiously.

"This is my father, Hu Hai!" Hu Shan hastily introduced.

Xu Yan became serious and said, "You misunderstand, this is not a sword technique, but the Way of the Sword!"

Hu Hai was taken aback. He suddenly remembered that Xie Lingfeng had mentioned he hadn't entered the Way of the Sword yet. Recalling Xu Yan's terrifying sword strike, which was unlike any sword technique, with no trace of swordsmanship whatsoever.

"I see!" He nodded thoughtfully.

Canglan Island remained undamaged, its structures intact. Xu Yan and his companions temporarily stayed there.

In this battle, Xu Yan gained something, further refining and perfecting his own Way of the Sword.

Meng Chong was the same. The ferocious battle made him truly realize the essence of physical martial arts and how to manifest the strength of physical martial arts.

Xie Lingfeng also contemplated, Xu Yan's Way of the Sword gave him some ideas.

Moreover, he could take the opportunity to seek advice from Xu Yan on the Way of the Sword, especially on how to achieve clarity of mind in swordsmanship.

Besides refining themselves, Xu Yan was also waiting for the arrival of the remaining strong individuals in the black-robed group, and even the remaining Demon Sovereign strong individuals.

During the battle at Canglan Island, while attracting the attention of many strong individuals, the Longevity Pavilion's Qi-Infused Pills had begun to be sold, spreading among martial arts masters.

At the beginning of the sale, one Qi-Infused Pill was priced at ten thousand spiritual crystals, accompanied by a copy of the Chronicles of the Great Wilderness.

Because it was sold on behalf of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion, and the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion had an excellent reputation, although the price of ten thousand spiritual crystals per pill was expensive, the cultivation effect was excellent, surpassing the effects of consuming spirit medicines.

Moreover, if the consumption was too high, it could be quickly replenished.

Therefore, once it was introduced, martial artists bought it to try.

Although most only bought one to try, the sales volume was not low, and the first batch of pills sold out completely.

Liang Qing was one of the three Grandmasters in the Kingdom of Dayue, and also the pillar of the Liang family, one of the three major families in Xiaolin City. However, among the three Grandmasters, his strength was the weakest.

He was just a martial artist at the entry level of the Grandmaster realm, and had been stuck at the entry level for more than thirty years, unable to break through to the intermediate level Grandmaster, always being overshadowed by the other two families.

But he had one more network than the Grandmasters of the other two families, which was the steward of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion in Xiaolin City, with whom he had a good relationship.

Therefore, he learned about a new medicine being sold by the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion called the Qi-Infused Pill, which was said to aid cultivation and even help Grandmaster martial artists break through bottlenecks.

Each pill was priced at ten thousand spiritual crystals, which was not cheap.

In Xiaolin City, ten thousand spiritual crystals were almost a year's income for a medium-sized family.

Although the Liang family was not weak, ten thousand spiritual crystals were almost the income of the Liang family for a month. Fortunately, he was ultimately a Grandmaster martial artist, and the Liang family also had some background.

So, gritting his teeth, he bought all three Qi-Infused Pills.

In his secluded chamber, after swallowing one Qi-Infused Pill, Liang Qing was amazed. The effect of the Qi-Infused Pill was too powerful, and he felt the bottleneck of the intermediate level Grandmaster loosen.

He was overjoyed. This Qi-Infused Pill was indeed a treasure for Grandmaster cultivation!

With this Qi-Infused Pill for cultivation, it was no problem to increase his cultivation speed by three to five times.

The Qi-Infused Pill was refined for martial artists at the Innate Realm, but Grandmaster martial artists in the Inner Domain could naturally also take it, and its effects on Grandmaster martial artists were even better than on Innate Realm martial artists.

The reason was simply that the internal energy of Grandmasters was slightly inferior to true energy, so the enhancement and promotion effects of the Qi-Infused Pill on their internal energy were naturally greater than on true energy.

After consuming all three Qi-Infused Pills, Liang Qing successfully broke through to the intermediate level Grandmaster.

He was delighted, seeing the hope of breaking through to become the number one Grandmaster in Xiaolin City, the hope of becoming the number one Grandmaster in Xiaolin City, and immediately gritted his teeth to find his good friend from the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion to buy more Qi-Infused Pills.

However, the Qi-Infused Pills were sold out, and they needed to wait for the next batch to arrive.

There were not a few martial artists like Liang Qing who broke through bottlenecks because of the Qi-Infused Pill. Even if they didn't break through bottlenecks, they realized the miraculous effect of the Qi-Infused Pill!

As long as there was a Qi-Infused Pill to assist in cultivation, the realm of Grandmaster and peak Grandmaster seemed within reach.

Therefore, martial artists from all over rushed to the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion, one after another, to demand the Longevity Pavilion's Qi-Infused Pills, and also began to inquire everywhere about where the Longevity Pavilion was and which power it belonged to, intending to personally visit and purchase them.

The popularity of the Qi-Infused Pill was beyond the expectations of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion. Before selling the Qi-Infused Pill, they had tried its effect. Although it was slightly stronger than spirit medicines, it didn't have such miraculous effects as described.

To claim it could increase cultivation speed by three to five times was too exaggerated.

But with such a hot sale, they naturally realized the potential huge value of the Qi-Infused Pill, and the top executives of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion immediately gathered together.

There were Grandmaster martial artists who took one Qi-Infused Pill on the spot to test its effects.

"The effect is indeed remarkable, but it's not as exaggerated as rumored outside," one Grandmaster said in surprise.

"Do you still have any of the pills for sale?"

A high-ranking executive suddenly asked in a deep voice.

"No, they're all sold out."

The executives of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion present suddenly realized a problem: was the Qi-Infused Pill they tested different from the one being sold?

"Go, find the Longevity Pavilion and buy as many Qi-Infused Pills as possible. For now, follow the initial agreement."

The executives of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion ordered.

The name of the Longevity Pavilion began to spread within the Inner Domain, and among Grandmaster martial artists, various major powers began searching everywhere for the Longevity Pavilion, intending to purchase Qi-Infused Pills.

Everyone saw that the Qi-Infused Pill could strengthen their own power.

Whoever obtained more Qi-Infused Pills would inevitably gain an advantage.

In Tieshan County, the second alchemy room of the Longevity Pavilion began operation.

After the first experience, training the second batch of alchemy apprentices would naturally be much easier and faster, and they all had a certain foundation in martial arts.

They were all selected from the Great Wilderness.

Li Xuan sighed inwardly. His two disciples had once again demonstrated their power. Xu Yan killed three peak Grandmasters in a row, while Meng Chong killed one.

He received feedback from his "golden finger" again, further enhancing his Way of the Sword, improving his combat experience, and his combat prowess in physical martial arts skyrocketed.

He mastered the essence of physical martial arts combat.

Although his realm hadn't increased, his strength had.

The first batch of Qi-Infused Pills sold out completely. The Heavenly Treasures Pavilion came to the Longevity Pavilion to buy Qi-Infused Pills, and the profit distribution was in accordance with the initial agreement.

Li Xuan knew that after the second batch of Qi-Infused Pills were sold out, the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion would pay attention to the Longevity Pavilion and would definitely try to incorporate the Longevity Pavilion into the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion.

If the Longevity Pavilion refused, would it face strong suppression? This needed further observation.

Now, the Longevity Pavilion's reputation was already established due to the Qi-Infused Pill. Even if it broke away from the channel of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion, it would still have no trouble selling its pills.

However, it would lose the powerful influence of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion. Many powers in the Inner Domain might have some sinister intentions, which was an inevitable result!

Even the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion, with its excellent reputation, might resort to some means to coerce. It was all possible.

"Sigh, trouble might come knocking. When it's my turn to act, as a peerless expert, isn't it beneath me to deal with these weaklings?" Li Xuan muttered to himself.

Although he thought so, if Su Lingshu couldn't handle it, he would certainly have to take action.

"I hope the troublemakers are at least Grandmasters. Masters are really too weak," Li Xuan thought to himself.

He then thought of another issue. The Heavenly Treasures Pavilion was so powerful, with branches all over the Inner Domain. If they could cooperate, it would actually be a very good choice.

"Invest in the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion? It's worth considering." Li Xuan muttered to himself. Currently, there was no concept of shares in the commercial realm of the Inner Domain.

The Longevity Pavilion, with its pills, could invest in the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion and gradually become the actual controller of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion?

"It's possible."

Of course, the executives of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion were not fools. If the Longevity Pavilion wanted to invest, it would need to demonstrate sufficient strength.

Weaklings had no qualifications to discuss cooperation.

Xu Junhe looked at the steward from the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion who had come to visit and said apologetically, "Sorry, sorry, last time the Qi-Infused Pill was given to you by mistake. We gave you the wrong pill."

When the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion tested the pills, Xu Junhe specifically asked Su Lingshu to refine small Qi-Infused Pills, which were only one-fifth as effective as the real Qi-Infused Pills.

The Heavenly Treasures Pavilion wouldn't be too interested in pills with such minimal effects. They would definitely agree to sell them on behalf of the Longevity Pavilion and reach an initial cooperation.

As expected, the first batch of Qi-Infused Pills sold out.

The spiritual crystals poured in like a torrent.

The Qi-Infused Pill was so popular that it couldn't escape the notice of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion. So, Xu Junhe gave a sorry excuse, directly giving one pill and saying that they had made a mistake with the pills.

This was just a step.

Both parties tacitly understood each other. This was how business was done.

"Brother Xu, there's no need to apologize. Mistakes happen during busy times, it's normal," the steward of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion waved his hand.

Next, it was about the second batch of Qi-Infused Pills.

There were more pills in this batch than the previous one. The Heavenly Treasures Pavilion generously paid the Longevity Pavilion in advance with the spiritual crystals they had obtained.

The agreement remained unchanged.

As for what the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion would do after this, there was no conclusion for now.

Xu Junhe also felt the pressure.

He naturally understood that with the power of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion, if they were to target the Longevity Pavilion, the current strength of the Longevity Pavilion would be unable to resist.

Even if they didn't use their full strength, just restricting the sale of pills could cause the Longevity Pavilion's pill production to plummet.

"Senior, I feel there may be some trouble, such as some strong individuals attempting to break in to steal the secret of the pills," Xu Junhe frowned and said.

"It's fine," Li Xuan replied indifferently.

Since the senior said it was fine, then there would be no problem. Xu Junhe took his leave.

Su Lingshu was refining pills, preparing for Zhou Ying's breakthrough to the Innate Realm. She wasn't far from achieving a minor breakthrough.

The second batch of pills was as hot-selling as ever, but the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion didn't sell them all. Instead, they kept a portion and began researching to try to crack the pills.

Various major powers in the Inner Domain began to inquire about the whereabouts of the Longevity Pavilion and what power it belonged to.

Outside Canglan Island, Xu Yan bid farewell to Meng Chong and Xie Lingfeng.

"No strong individuals came knocking on the door.

Xu Yan also didn't intend to wait any longer. He was preparing to head to the Seven Stars Academy. It just so happened that Meng Chong was about to challenge the Martial Arts Platform and enter the Treasury Pavilion to view martial arts secrets.

In these days, he had guided Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan, and both had gained something. Especially Xie Lingfeng, he felt that he had found a way to achieve clarity of sword intent.

However, it might be impossible to achieve clarity of sword intent within the Innate Realm.

Xie Lingfeng decided to go into seclusion at the Sword Sovereign Cliff and study the collections there to further improve himself.

"Brother Xu, if you need anything, you can contact me," Xie Lingfeng gave Xu Yan a token. With this token, he could go to the Sword Sovereign Cliff's base and use the Flying Kite to communicate with him.

"Okay!"

Xu Yan accepted the token. Since the Longevity Pavilion had just entered the Inner Domain, it might face some troubles.

"I represent the Sword Sovereign Cliff to purchase a batch of pills from the Longevity Pavilion. If needed, my Sword Sovereign Cliff is willing to take action to deal with many troubles," Xie Lingfeng said solemnly.

He naturally knew what the Longevity Pavilion would face by releasing pills.

Of course, the greatest pressure actually came from the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion. No one knew how powerful this behemoth was or how many strong individuals it possessed.

"That's easy. Brother Xie represents the Sword Sovereign Cliff in purchasing pills, with a 30% discount!" Xu Yan said with a smile.

Beside them, Hu Hai was curious. What were these pills?

Xie Lingfeng and the Longevity Pavilion behind Xu Yan had reached some cooperation to deal with some forces coveting the Longevity Pavilion?

This price was not small.

Of course, he didn't say anything.

Xie Lingfeng was the strongest genius of the Sword Sovereign Cliff, the only son of the current Sword Master Xie Tianheng, and also the next Sword Master of the Sword Sovereign Cliff. He was qualified to make these decisions.

After bidding farewell, Xu Yan and Meng Chong set off for the Seven Stars Academy.

As for the treasures of the Fire Butcher Demon Sovereign, it was not too late to go after returning from the Seven Stars Academy.

If the map was fake, it would naturally be in vain. If it was real, the treasures of the Fire Butcher Demon Sovereign were quite secretive and would not be found by others in a short time.

"Hu Shan, you and Uncle Hai are responsible for purchasing pills from the Longevity Pavilion and dealing with some forces that intend to covet the Longevity Pavilion," Xie Lingfeng said.

"Yes, Young Master!"

Hu Shan said excitedly.

"What are these pills?" Hu Hai asked curiously.

"These are Qi-Infused Pills. Uncle Hai, you'll know once you try them," Xie Lingfeng handed him a bottle of Qi-Infused Pills.

Hu Hai poured out a pill, his eyes lit up, realizing that this pill might not be simple.

After swallowing the pill, even though he was a peak Grandmaster, he couldn't help but be amazed.

This pill could actually assist in cultivation. If a Grandmaster martial artist cultivated with this pill, their speed would surely increase significantly.

Moreover, as long as their talent wasn't too bad, with this pill, it seemed that breaking through to the peak Grandmaster level would be no problem.

Those who could enter the Sword Sovereign Cliff naturally wouldn't have too bad talent.

Even if martial artists who relied on pills to advance might seem somewhat inflated in strength, the improvement in realm would inevitably lead to an increase in overall strength. And after breaking through, spending some more time honing oneself, the strength might not really be inflated!

"Little Young Master, this pill is so amazing!"

Hu Hai exclaimed.

"This was refined by Senior Sister Xuanyan. My relationship with Brother Xu is unbreakable. If you need to refine some special pills, just gather the spiritual herbs. Our Sword Sovereign Cliff's fifth-grade spiritual herbs should be used to refine pills," Xie Lingfeng said with a smile.

Then, he took out a Revival Pill and said, "This is the Revival Pill. Even if a peak Grandmaster is seriously injured, as long as they have a breath left, they can be saved and their damaged foundation can be repaired."

Hu Hai's breathing became heavier, his eyes widened. With just one glance, he could tell that the Revival Pill was extraordinary. He didn't doubt what Xie Lingfeng said at all.

"Pills are truly miraculous!" 

No wonder the Young Master wanted to use the prestige of the Sword Sovereign Cliff to deal with those troubles for the Longevity Pavilion."