"This Azure Wood Sword Qi is a Dou Qi Method that the Great Elder sought from the Misty Cloud Sect. It's said to be extremely difficult to cultivate, but its power is also exceptionally formidable!
It's said that if the quality of the matching sword qi condensed is high enough, its power won't be inferior to a Xuan high-grade Dou Qi skill!"
Mo Lan spoke from the side, "This Dou Qi Method is also one of the more difficult ones to cultivate in the Misty Cloud Sect. Few disciples choose it. Instead, its lower-grade technique, the Azure Wood Sword Art, is less difficult to cultivate and its power is not weak, so it's quite popular.
It's precisely because this cultivation technique is so difficult to cultivate that we, the Mo Clan, were able to find a way to exchange for it."
Mo Lan's words were within Yan Qingshan's expectations. Although he had only skimmed through it, he had indeed noticed that the cultivation threshold for this sword qi technique was not low.
As for the Azure Wood Sword Art he mentioned, Yan Qingshan had some recollection of it. Ge Ye of the Misty Cloud Sect, who accompanied Nalan Yanran to the Xiao Clan, seemed to have cultivated the Xuan low-grade Azure Wood Sword Art.
"Azure Wood Sword Qi, quite a pleasant surprise!"
After taking a brief look, Yan Qingshan put the cultivation technique scroll into his arms. This Azure Wood Sword Qi was just what he needed. He was looking for a suitable wood-attribute Xuan-rank Dou Qi skill to increase his combat methods, and here it was, just when he needed it.
The Azure Wood Sword Qi was difficult to cultivate, but that was nothing for Yan Qingshan. With Dawn in hand, as long as he had time, he could find a way to utilize even incompatible Dou Qi skills, let alone those of the same attribute.
"Patriarch Mo Lan is so understanding of the situation. Surely you won't begrudge a few mere books, right?"
After taking the Azure Wood Sword Qi, Yan Qingshan's gaze wandered around the secret chamber again. Although the Mo Clan was a newly emerging family, they controlled Yan City and had the Misty Cloud Sect as their backing, so they were quite well-equipped in terms of Dou Qi Method and Dou Qi skills.
They had Xuan-rank Dou Qi Method and Dou Qi skills of various common attributes, and the highest could reach xuan-rank middle grade.
Yan Qingshan was worried about his lack of foundation, so he wasn't going to be polite with Mo Lan. In addition to the Azure Wood Sword Qi, he also took a set of Xuan middle-grade lightning-attribute Dou Qi skills.
Lightning-attribute Dou Qi skills were more precious than ordinary Dou Qi skills, and their value was comparable to ordinary Xuan high-grade Dou Qi skills.
"Xuan high-grade Dou Qi Method, Evil Blood Art, Xuan high-grade Dou Qi skill, Blood Handprint..."
Yan Qingshan opened one of the two deepest boxes in the secret chamber. As expected, it was a set of Xuan high-grade Dou Qi Method and Dou Qi skills, a set of evil techniques for cultivating essence blood Dou Qi without attribute restrictions, just like the Lionheart King Art.
Mo Lan suddenly spoke solemnly, "Sir, this Evil Blood Art is the foundation of our Mo Clan. Please, do not act recklessly."
Yan Qingshan casually flipped through it and glanced at Mo Lan. Mo Lan's meaning was clear: if this cultivation technique were to leak, even he, the patriarch, couldn't suppress the matter, and the Mo Clan would fight to the death.
This situation was not surprising. On the continent, famous families and forces always had unique trump cards and core abilities.
This was the foundation of a force. If it were to leak, it would be like a major secret of the force being exposed, and they might be killed by someone using certain restraining methods at any time.
Therefore, if such a core Dou Qi Method were to leak, it would definitely lead to a death match, which would contradict Yan Qingshan's purpose for coming here.
Gu Sheng put the Evil Blood Art back. Mo Lan breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Gu Sheng really had such intentions. If so, Mo Lan, who had brought him in, would be a sinner to the Mo Clan, and as the patriarch, he would have to stop him at all costs, even if it meant mutual destruction.
"This scroll, a fourth-grade alchemist's pill formula notes... Has your Mo Clan not produced an alchemist since this alchemist?"
A look of surprise flashed in Yan Qingshan's eyes. A true transmission is worth a thousand volumes of false teachings. For some professions, if you want to enter, you often spend a lot of effort and time but gain nothing.
This involves the issue of true transmission.
The profession of alchemist is one such case. Although the talent requirements for alchemists are relatively rare, there are still many people on the continent who can meet the requirements. However, very few can truly become alchemists. The root cause is the lack of proper guidance.
Doctors can also treat illnesses and prepare potions, but their potions are vastly different from the elixirs of alchemists. Every successful doctor, whether or not they have the conditions to become an alchemist, has a dream of becoming an alchemist.
Yan Qingshan was no exception. In fact, because of his background and knowledge, his desire in this regard was particularly strong.
This scroll of notes from the Mo Clan was extremely valuable.
It contained the lifelong experience of a fourth-grade alchemist, from learning to alchemy to pioneering the study of magical beast essence blood alchemy in an attempt to become a fifth-grade alchemist. It was equivalent to the true inheritance of a fourth-grade alchemist.
A person with alchemist talent, if they followed the guidance on this scroll step by step, would have a good chance of becoming an alchemist.
Mo Lan smiled bitterly, "Since that ancestor passed away, the Mo Clan has not had a suitable candidate for many years. There were two with alchemist talent, and we spent a lot of money to send them to the Alchemist Association to learn.
But this scroll of notes was always borrowed by the Great Elder and never returned..."
Yan Qingshan looked at Mo Lan solemnly, "I'm not interested in the Evil Blood Art, but I want this. No problem, right?"
"Since you're interested in this scroll of notes, sir, then take it!"
After weighing the pros and cons, Mo Lan nodded. To be honest, he didn't want to agree so easily, but the situation was stronger than him, and he had no choice.
Yan Qingshan had forcefully entered the Mo Clan with a Rank 5 magical beast, and his momentum was overwhelming. When they were in the council hall, the Mo Clan had already failed to resist.
If Yan Qingshan had been ruthless, none of the Mo Clan's high-ranking members would have survived.
In this situation, he didn't want to offend such a plague god. If he could resolve the matter peacefully and send him away, he would even be willing to suppress everything afterward.
He was actually happy when Yan Qingshan asked to go to the treasure chamber because it meant that Yan Qingshan was at least willing to negotiate. So, he didn't say anything when Yan Qingshan took two scrolls of Xuan-rank Dou Qi Method and Dou Qi skills, and even actively introduced the situation.
However, he didn't dare to mess around with fundamental Dou Qi Method like the Evil Blood Art, so he immediately stopped Yan Qingshan.
Although this scroll of notes was not a fundamental cultivation technique like the Evil Blood Art, that fourth-grade alchemist was the founder of the Mo Clan's prosperity, and it was of great significance and value. If he had a choice, he really didn't want to give it away.
After Yan Qingshan picked three sets of books, he left the book area, which made Mo Lan breathe a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that this lord would ask for all the books, even though they had copies. If too many copies leaked out, he, the patriarch, wouldn't be able to handle it.
Yan Qingshan looked at the many treasures on the shelves, the dazzling array of rare treasures and antiques, gemstones and jades, gold and silver antiques, as well as many rare spiritual herbs and various rare ores.
Yan Qingshan walked past piles of treasures without much feeling. The things here were less attractive to him than the books. However, he also realized that three books were Mo Lan's bottom line. If he asked for more, they might really turn hostile.
"Huh!"
Yan Qingshan was originally planning to go straight to the spiritual herb shelf to find some valuable spiritual herbs and leave. Who knew that when he passed a pile of ores, he would suddenly feel something and look over.
It was a pile of grayish-white ores with a silvery luster, piled in a corner of the secret chamber, surrounded by similar rare ores, raw materials that had not been refined. But this pile of ores was a bit strange, seemingly carrying a faint kind of fluctuation.
Where Yan Qingshan's spiritual power swept, he could feel that the surrounding space where this pile of ores was located seemed to be somewhat distorted, but it was very subtle.
Mo Lan came over and introduced, "Sir, these are newly mined Storage Stones. After refining, the essence can be used to make storage rings. However, the Storage Stone mine here in the Mo Clan is very small, and the quality is generally average. These Storage Stone are considered to be of relatively good quality."
"Storage Stones! These are quite novel items!"
Yan Qingshan approached the pile of Storage Stones, a blue light flashing in his eyes. Although the pile of Storage Stones looked ordinary, he vaguely felt that some were different.
With a thought, he shook his storage ring and collected the entire pile of Storage Stones, then quickly moved to the other side.
Gold coins were neatly stacked in boxes, each box containing one hundred thousand gold coins. Yan Qingshan stopped after collecting ten boxes.
Yan Qingshan turned to Mo Lan and said, "I won't make it difficult for Patriarch Mo Lan. Just those three books, a pile of Na Stones, and one million gold coins. Let's consider this matter settled!"
"It's naturally for the best that you're willing to do so, sir!"
Mo Lan was initially puzzled as to why Yan Qingshan took the almost useless Storage Stones. Although the storage rings made from them were valuable, the artisans capable of processing Storage Stones were limited, and it might lead to them being traced back to him.
However, when Yan Qingshan straightforwardly took the gold coins and promised to end the matter, he 'suddenly understood' and assumed that Yan Qingshan didn't want to offend the Mo Clan too much, so he just casually picked the last two items.
Otherwise, who in their right mind would leave behind spiritual herbs and weapons to take gold coins and a pile of useless Storage Stones?
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In the quiet of the night, a secret passage in a corner of the Mo Clan in Yan City. A figure quickly disappeared into the shadows, then made several turns before arriving at the backyard of an inn on a bustling street in the west of Yan City.
"Young Master, you're back!"
In a room in the inn's backyard, two girls, one older and one younger, were waiting for news. When the three long and one short knocks on the door echoed, the petite girl in a cyan dress stepped forward to open the door, her face full of joy.
"Are you alright?"
Following Qing Ling, Xue Lan also came to Yan Qingshan's side, carefully examining him. Seeing that he was fine, she was slightly relieved.
Yan Qingshan returned the two-headed Flame Spirit Serpent to Qing Ling's care, then quickly removed and disposed of his outer clothing and disguise.
He then walked around outside the courtyard as if taking a stroll, making sure no one was watching their room before returning inside.
Xue Lan and Qing Ling prepared washing tools for Yan Qingshan and diligently helped him change his clothes. Only then did the three of them have a moment to relax.