Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 187 Two Hearts

"Our Snow Mountain Fox Race’s Charm Technique has already been lost," Hu Zhile sighed softly, "For now, focus on quickly reaching Foundation Establishment. If opportunities arise, perhaps you can obtain the Charm Technique in the future and make it your path."

As she noticed that it was getting late, she stood up and advised, "I have to go back. I’ll talk to Young Master about the Foundation Establishment Pill, but don’t get your hopes up. Alchemy requires many Spirit Medicines, and he still has an apprentice who hasn’t reached Foundation Establishment yet, so he might not agree to craft one for you."

Miss Hu Jiu pouted and then playfully took out a long tobacco pipe, "Third Sister, I’m out of tobacco."

"You..." Hu Zhile pursed her lips, unable to do anything about this younger sister, retrieving a small bag of tobacco from her Storage Bag and patiently explained, "This tobacco is refined from Broken Money of Broken Money Mountain in the Netherworld.

Although those Paper Money are either incomplete or lacking in quality and can’t circulate as Silver Coins, they contain a sliver of Telekinesis from the Mortal World, allowing them to be extracted into tobacco lumps. After refining, they become ownerless Power of Incense for absorption.

It takes hundreds of pounds of Broken Money to refine a small piece on Broken Money Mountain. I work diligently under the Empress, allowing me to receive some tobacco lumps each month to share with you. Carefully refining them might not be useful for daily cultivation, but during future major tribulations, you’ll understand the benefits of the Power of Incense."

Miss Hu Jiu hesitated upon hearing this, "Then... Keep it, Third Sister. I haven’t even reached Foundation Establishment yet; it’s far from the time for major tribulations. You’re currently cultivating in the Wisdom Realm, preparing to advance to the Body Forging Realm, so you’ll definitely need more Power of Incense."

"Keep refining it well; as long as I complete the tasks assigned by the Empress, I receive rewards every month." Hu Zhile didn’t linger further, enticingly said before leaving, "Don’t be idle during the day, refine the Transformation Technique early. Once you transform into an alluring appearance, it’ll be easier for me to introduce Young Master to you."

"Really?! Third Sister, you’re the best, I love you, mua!" She excitedly waved her fluffy fox tail at her sister’s departing figure, thinking she couldn’t delay any longer; with Third Sister staying at Young Master’s small courtyard, she must hurry and secure a partner for Dual Cultivation!

From a distance, Jiang Yuan saw a twisting shadow appear on the mist-covered stone slab, knowing it was Hu Zhile returning. He promptly opened the door of the general store.

"Thank you, sir, for the convenience," Hu Zhile greeted and thanked him, pondering, "I heard from my younger sister that your general store once sold a Foundation Establishment Pill for eighty thousand Spirit Stones. My younger sister loves to play and has been slow with her cultivation, planning to attempt Foundation Establishment soon. If you still have a Foundation Establishment Pill, I can offer more Spirit Stones for it!"

Jiang Yuan was considering accumulating materials to upgrade the Floating Market, especially now that he had determined to pursue longevity requiring vast amounts of Spirit Stones.

Whether it’s gaining Faith Value from public orders or showcasing Elixirs, upgrading the general store’s level offers greater opportunity for more orders and wider sales channels.

Upon hearing that she had a younger sister, Jiang Yuan thought that selling it to anyone would still be selling it. If he refines another Foundation Establishment Pill and sells it to Hu Zhile, perhaps he could increase his favorability, and get awarded early, making alchemy easier for more Elixirs. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

"Since your younger sister urgently needs it, I can refine another one tomorrow." He closed the door, reopened it, returned to the small courtyard, and curiously asked, "How come Miss Hu, clearly a Demon Cultivator, is working under the Empress of Yin Mountain? The Netherworld should not suit your cultivation, right?"

Indeed, after agreeing to refine the Elixir, Hu Zhile’s favorability immediately surged, finally reaching two hearts.

Jiang Yuan felt that the side quest was finally nearing success!

"The Netherworld indeed isn’t suitable for cultivation, so many times the Empress sends me to work in the Mortal World," With increasing favorability, Hu Zhile’s guard naturally relaxed, honestly replying, "As for working under the Empress, it’s entirely to repay a life-saving debt."

While Wilderness Ascension was still some time away, the two sat beneath the night sky and chatted.

Just as Bai Yunqi occasionally mentioned the unfortunate demise of his previous two avatars, the world where the Snow Mountain Fox Race generations lived also experienced a catastrophic disaster many years ago.

"At that time, the deity we worshiped undoubtedly exerted the utmost effort to protect the Snow Mountain where we resided," Hu Zhile recalled the past, her gaze filled with sorrow, and her voice gradually lowered, "I was young then, a little demon who had just succeeded in Foundation Establishment, yet I could still feel the heavy force protecting us."

It was because of the final protection from the deity that our Snow Mountain was able to float in the void for a long time.

The void was dark and vast, and I can’t describe the despair it induced, standing on the edge of the Snow Mountain, no matter where I looked, it was boundless and dark.

It wasn’t totally dark, as everywhere in the void one could see twinkling stars, but they were so far from us. So far that the entire fox race had consumed all the food, and the younger ones who hadn’t cultivated to the point of fasting were nearly starving."

A strong sense of despair enveloped all the fox demons, and some young foxes unable to bear it began to attack their weaker brothers and sisters.

"When we thought we were going to starve to death, suddenly in our view appeared a huge land fragment," Her eyes showed a hint of tears, but she looked up at the thick night of the Wilderness World, never letting them fall.

"The fragment was immense, countless times larger than ours. On it were humans, Cultivators, mountains, forests, and lakes. The elders with higher cultivation immediately requested for us to be taken in, allowing us to survive as dependents on that land fragment."

At that time, the fragment evidently had drifted longer than we did, with Cultivators holding dominant power, all humans depended on them to survive, serving them as slaves in exchange for a tiny bit of food."

In life-or-death situations, moral principles naturally didn’t exist anymore.

The fox race elders even considered teaming up to defeat the Cultivators of the other party and seize that vast land, but human Cultivators were formidable; we were no match for them and could only bow in submission."

Hu Zhile paused slightly here, "The opposing side obviously feared the fox demon force was too massive, so they demanded that: We could survive, but had to limit the number allowed to land.

Thus, only a small portion of fox demons had the qualification to survive on that land, leaving the majority to be abandoned, starving in the void."

My parents had ten children in total, during the disaster my eldest brother and sister took the fourth sister with them to train abroad, gone without a trace; the sixth child was unlucky, crushed by a rolling boulder, sustaining severe injuries, and soon perished."

At the time... our six children couldn’t all be accepted, my parents unhesitatingly abandoned me and the youngest sister, taking the fifth, seventh, eighth, and the youngest brother and left.

Because I was strong and unruly, not liked by my parents; they were further displeased with my sister’s playful, uncultivated nature, not even giving us a final glance, leaving us to fend for ourselves."

Unexpectedly, she had experienced such a fate, Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but feel empathetic and heaved a sigh.

Though for survival amidst disaster, it was an act of desperation, being directly abandoned like that, those with weaker mental fortitude might have collapsed on the spot.

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