Gateway of Immortality

Chapter 139: Gift of A Pill

in the capital of jiuyao kingdom.

the divide between the rich and the poor on tianxing street was obvious. on the western side, the people who came and went were either high-ranking officials or wealthy aristocrats. the grand mansions had towering walls, red gates, and shiny glazed tiles, all exuding luxury and opulence.

the deeper one went, the more extravagant it became. closer to the imperial palace, there were even estates covering dozens of acres, residences of nobility.

in comparison, the residence of the assistant minister of revenue, with only three courtyards, appeared quite humble among these grand mansions.

after his retirement, the assistant minister’s residence had been sold to a certain family, with a plaque now reading "song residence."

however, this family was rather mysterious. they lived a very low-key life, rarely seen, and even had very few servants. the few household necessities were purchased by the servants when they went out.

still, anyone living in such a prestigious area was not to be underestimated, so no one dared to provoke them unnecessarily.

qin sang hadn’t expected song ying to be so unconcerned with luxury. even the house they were living in had been hastily acquired at the time, with only minor renovations made. the gold and silver qin sang had left for song ying was an astonishing amount, enough to ensure generations of prosperity, even without any investments.

perhaps, after seeing the grandeur of the immortal world at wenyue market, her ambitions had grown beyond worldly luxuries.

qin sang walked up to the song residence and knocked on the door.

with a creak, the door was pulled open from the inside, and a young servant peeked out. upon seeing qin sang, whom he didn’t recognize, he asked cautiously, "may i ask who you are looking for, sir?"

qin sang smiled and said, "i’m a friend of your master, my surname is qin. please inform her that an old friend has come down from the mountain to visit."

the young servant gave qin sang a suspicious look before replying, "please wait here, sir."

soon, hurried footsteps could be heard from inside. song ying rushed out, her face lighting up with joy when she saw that it was indeed qin sang. she quickly opened the main gate.

"greetings, mr. qin..."

qin sang glanced at song ying, noticing that she looked much healthier and more radiant than when he had first met her at wenyue market. her figure had filled out, and her demeanor was more poised—it was evident that she had given birth.

as they chatted while walking towards the guest hall, a sudden sound of babbling came from the inner courtyard. a little boy, no more than two or three years old, dressed in a small sleeveless top, came stumbling out, followed closely by a frantic wet nurse.

"a foundation building pill!"

song ying’s eyes widened in shock as she exclaimed in disbelief, staring at the jade bottle in her hand. she suddenly remembered hearing her parents and elder brother talk about the foundation building pill before, describing it in exactly this manner.

back then, her parents and brother had been full of envy.

having grown up around immortal cultivators, song ying naturally knew what a rare and precious treasure the foundation building pill was. even the powerful families at wenyue market couldn’t secure one for their younger generations.

if news of a foundation building pill were to spread, the entire market would be thrown into chaos.

the value of a foundation building pill was comparable to that of the sword will decree.

clutching the jade bottle tightly with both hands, song ying said excitedly, "thank you so much, immortal qin, for the gift of the pill. i am deeply grateful. i will immediately have chengxian come and bow to you."

"perhaps we’ll meet again someday."

qin sang replied with a wave of his hand. his figure flickered and vanished on the spot.

after severing the karma between himself and the song family, qin sang mounted his sky shuttle and headed straight for the depths of the yuncang marshlands. for ten days, he roamed the marshlands, letting the xianling bird and the golden-eyed snake search freely. he did indeed find two spirit veins, but none had a spiritual eye suitable for building a cave dwelling, let alone a spiritual spring.

reluctantly, qin sang let the two spirit beasts return to shaohua mountain on their own, while he flew towards the guyuan kingdom.

after setting up at huilong temple, qin sang returned to the deserted island. sweeping the area with his spiritual consciousness, he confirmed that no immortal cultivators had intruded upon his cave dwelling. satisfied, he activated the array and entered.

removing the array left behind by the bamboo demon, qin sang set up the xuanming tortoise shell array with the array flags, then walked over to the pool inside the cave dwelling. he took out a jade box that held the nine-illusion heavenly orchid.

back when zhao yan uprooted the orchid, its roots had been pristine white. now, they were faintly tinged with yellow, and its leaves and petals had started to curl.

qin sang reached out and carefully removed the orchid from the jade box, gently dipping its roots into the spiritual spring. as soon as he did, he felt a sudden heaviness in his palm as the orchid naturally sank into the water.

the spiritual spring had only a thin layer of liquid, but the orchid spread its roots wide, covering much of the pool.

immediately, the leaves of the orchid unfurled, and its petals regained a bit of their luster. qin sang set up a barrier to prevent any leakage of the medicinal energy. squatting beside the pool, he observed it closely, a smile of hopeful anticipation appearing on his face.