They were two jade bottles, within which emerald-green spiritual liquid lay quietly.
Mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid! Its mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid!
Jiang Fan was overjoyed.
He had known that his father would definitely leave him cultivation resources.
These two bottles of mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid solved his urgent need!
He hurriedly picked up the Qi Refining Liquid, and only then discovered that there was also a letter and a bamboo slip underneath.
At the sight of the letter, his heart gave a leap, and he opened it with trembling hands.
What met his eyes was indeed his fathers handwriting.
Xiao Fan, by the time you read this letter, Father will have been dead for three years, wont I?
Has your seed sprouted? Have you married Xu Yining? Are you healthy and well? What do you look like now?
Father so dearly wishes to know, but sadly, I can no longer see it.
Father hopes that you opened this wooden box according to my instructions, because only once your seed has sprouted will the things inside the box be of use to you.
The two bottles of mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid are for you to break through your current realm.
But the most important thing is the bamboo slip underneath. Fathers aptitude was ordinary, and after a lifetime of comprehension, I only grasped a little of the surface, barely becoming a two-star Soul Master.
I hope my son can surpass me and become a great Soul Master who can stand tall beneath heaven. That way, you will have the means to protect yourself.
Lastly, this wooden box was left to you by your mother. She once said that after becoming a five-star Soul Master, you would be able to open the hidden layer of the box.
Not being able to open that hidden layer is Fathers final regret.
If one day you open it, remember to burn paper offerings and tell Father what is inside.
Do your best, my son.
Your life will have many twists and turns. No matter when, never give up, all right?
Drop after drop of tears fell onto the letter.
Jiang Fan felt as if he could see his father standing before him, making his final farewell.
Dad... Tears in his eyes, he clenched his fists. Your child will work hard to live. I will! I will!
After a long while, he wiped away his tears.
He solemnly put the letter away, his heart surging with emotion.
So Father was once a two-star Soul Master.
Soul Masters were the most esteemed profession in this world, bar none.
They possessed soul power beyond ordinary people, could display all kinds of profound and wondrous soul divine abilities, and could also refine spirit pills used by martial artists.
They were different from ordinary medicines.
The medicinal pills required for cultivation were all refined from various aged heavenly treasures and earthly treasures.
Such heavenly treasures and earthly treasures spent long years deep in mountains and ancient forests, absorbing spiritual energy, but inevitably also absorbing impurities.
To remove those impurities, one could only use powerful soul power to strip them away.
Therefore, a Soul Master was both an expert with mysterious and unfathomable methods and an irreplaceable alchemist.
The reason the Qin family of Guzhou City was able to become the number one alchemy family was because every generations family head would inherit the Qin family heirloom, a treasure that could briefly enhance a persons soul power.
After the enhancement, the level was roughly that of a Soul Master apprentice.
Even so, it had allowed the Qin family to become one of the top great clans in Guzhou City. If they stomped their feet, the entire Guzhou City would tremble three times.
The power of Soul Masters was obvious.
Jiang Fans mouth went dry as he opened the bamboo slip. If he could also learn even a little of the surface and become a two-star Soul Master like his father, wouldnt he be able to summon wind and rain?
Inside the bamboo slip were strange, twisted characters one after another.
At first glance, they could hardly even be considered words.
Moreover, the longer he looked, the dizzier he felt.
Only those with powerful souls may distinguish these characters. For others who read them, the mild consequence is severe headache; the grave consequence is soul destruction. Cultivate with caution.
Only then did Jiang Fan understand that the words on it were not to be read with the eyes, but recognized with the soul.
The fact that he could distinguish them meant his soul was stronger than ordinary peoples and that he had the qualifications to become a Soul Master!
This filled Jiang Fan with great joy, and he hurriedly continued reading. Only when his head began to ache and he could no longer look at the remaining sections did he stop.
He quickly sat cross-legged before the grave and quietly digested the contents he had just seen.
Just as when he cultivated the Clear Breeze True Scripture, comprehending these contents was also very easy for him.
In just half a day, his eyes opened, filled with anticipation.
Dad, I think Ive learned some methods for using the soul.
Looking at the two bottles of mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid before him, he drank one bottle and stuffed the other into his robes.
As the astonishingly potent Qi Refining Liquid entered his body, it emitted abundant spiritual energy.
Jiang Fan hurriedly cultivated, greedily devouring that spiritual energy.
Not long after, his body trembled.
He opened his eyes in delight. Ive broken through to the third level of Qi Refining! Mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid already has such an effect. I wonder what kind of effect the higher-grade and top-grade ones have!
He filled in the pit before the grave, bowed to his fathers tombstone, then rose and returned to the city.
But he did not return to the Xu family. Instead, he came to a Treasure Pavilion with dismal business.
Treasure Pavilion was a shop belonging to the Chen family, Guzhou Citys second-ranked alchemy family.
The Chen family did not have the Qin familys good fortune of possessing a treasure that could enhance soul power, so they could only refine very crude medicines. Their business was far inferior to the Qin familys.
Before Jiang Fan arrived, he changed into a loose black robe and put on a mask, then walked into the shop.
The one watching the shop was Treasure Pavilions shopkeeper, who was lazily lying in a chair. What would the customer like to buy?
Jiang Fan shook his head. He had a small pebble in his mouth, making his voice indistinct.
Not buying.
Oh?
The shopkeeper with an eight-character mustache looked at Jiang Fan in surprise. Then do you have heavenly treasures and earthly treasures you want to sell?
Some lucky martial artists who happened upon valuable medicinal herbs would also sell them to reputable shops. This was not unusual.
Not selling either.
Hearing this, the shopkeeper could not help frowning. This is a place for business. If youre not buying or selling, what are you here for?
Jiang Fan took out the mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid from his robes and placed it on the counter.
To exchange for things.
The shopkeeper frowned, his gaze sweeping over and landing on the mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid.
At first, he was slightly stunned, a look of unfamiliarity appearing in his eyes.
Then, with a whoosh, he sprang up from the reclining chair and hurried over, crying out in shock, C-Could this be mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid?
Ten years! Ive actually seen mid-grade Qi Refining Liquid again after ten years!
His tone was rather excited, and the look he cast at Jiang Fan became filled with solemn respect. He called loudly, Quick! What are you all standing around for? Hurry and serve tea to this lord!
Serve the best tea!
Jiang Fan was slightly surprised. Ten years ago?
Could it be Qi Refining Liquid refined by his father?
He said expressionlessly, No need for tea. I want to exchange for the following materials. How much can your esteemed shop provide?
He picked up the brush on the counter and wrote out the materials.
Materials for Qi Refining Liquid?