A bright stone chamber appeared in front of Han Changming. The stone chamber was several hundred feet in size.
Han Changming followed an elder of the tribe and walked in.
There are more than a dozen tall shelves in the stone chamber, on which are placed materials for refining equipment, refining pills, and making talismans. The most common refining material is gourd. Each shelf is covered by a green light curtain. There are three large wooden boxes in the lower left corner, which are filled with a large number of spirit stones.
It was Han Changming’s first time to come to the family treasury, and he was dazzled by the various things.
Han Changming took a careful look around and found that in addition to the second-level materials, there were also some third-level materials, including alchemy materials, weapon refining materials, and even third-level talismans.
He was secretly surprised that the things in the family treasury should be worth over a million.
He was not surprised. The Han family had been developing in the Red Algae Sea for more than 600 years. It would be too abnormal if they didn't have any savings.
Over six hundred years, if you save two thousand spirit stones a year, you can accumulate more than one million spirit stones.
In a sense, Han Changming's access to the family treasury was considered recognition by the patriarch.
Han Changming picked out six things: a second-grade, top-quality ice-attribute demon pill, two four-hundred-year-old spiritual medicines, a bottle of second-grade spiritual water, an ancient pill recipe, and a second-grade, top-quality demon-luring incense.
In addition, he also took 50,000 spirit stones to see if he could bid for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
The clan elders recorded it in the book and told Han Changming not to exchange it casually. Han Changming nodded and agreed.
After returning to his residence, Han Changming told Ye Xin and Ye Xue what had happened.
"Xin'er, come with me! Xue'er stays in the clan and looks after Fu'er. Don't let her be lazy."
Han Changming solemnly warned that if a son is not well educated it is the father's fault. Han Changming was unable to free himself, so he had to let Ye Xue look after Han Benfu to prevent her from becoming arrogant and slacking off in her practice.
Ye Xue nodded and said, "Okay, husband, you and sister can rest assured! I will take good care of Fu'er, you should be careful on the road."
On the second day, Han Changming and Ye Xin rushed to the General Affairs Hall and took twenty clansmen with them to the Qingli Sea.
After entering the middle stage of foundation building, Han Changming's magic power became much more abundant, driving the flying sea boat faster.
In less than half a year, they arrived at Qingbiefang Market and successfully met Han Changwu.
The Han family currently has three stores in Qingbiefang City, a raw material purchasing store that mainly purchases monster materials and elixirs, a weapons store responsible for selling puppet beasts and magic weapons, and an elixir store.
The Han family's medicine shop mainly sells first-level medicines. The quantity is not large, but the price is relatively cheap.
Han Changwu's talisman-making skills were originally the best in the Han family, but she changed her focus to learning alchemy, but failed, wasting several years and a lot of savings. Fortunately, she listened to the advice of the elders, stopped in time, and continued to refine talismans.
Over the past five years, she has been concentrating on refining second-level talismans. Now she is able to refine five types of second-level low-grade talismans. The Han family has gained a firm foothold in Qingbiefang City.
The Han family relied on second-order talismans to attract business. While selling talismans, they also boosted the business of magic weapon shops and raw material shops.
Han Changming and Ye Xin passed by Qingbiefang Market and escorted a batch of goods to Qingbiefang Market. They were mainly raw materials for making talismans that the Han family had purchased from other places.
Making talismans requires talisman paper, and second-level talismans are made with second-level talisman paper. Generally speaking, second-level talisman paper is made of the skin of second-level monsters as the main material, plus bones and ores. In order to save transportation costs, the Han family rented a secluded courtyard in Qingbiefang City to refine blank talisman paper and make puppet beasts, also to make it easier for the tribe members to rest.
"Fourth sister, how is the business in the store?"
Han Changming asked casually.
Han Changwu smiled and said, "It's pretty good. We have second-level low-grade talismans. We have the capital to compete with other stores. It's just that the variety of second-level talismans is a little less. I heard that my sister-in-law is also a talisman maker. When she learns how to make second-level talismans, our business will be better."
"By the way, Ninth Brother, you are going to participate in the Tiandan Conference! I got an alchemy material that may be useful to you."
Han Changwu suddenly remembered something, took out a palm-sized green wooden box and handed it to Han Changming.
Han Changming opened it and saw an egg-sized object inside. The object was colorful and gave off a strange fragrance.
Han Changming was slightly stunned and could not recognize this thing for a moment.
"Fourth sister, if I'm not mistaken, this is a medicinal stone?"
Ye Xin said with a smile that she had traveled far and wide and had a wide range of experience.
Han Changwu nodded and said, "My sister-in-law has a good eye. This is indeed a medicinal stone. It comes from a spirit insect called the Seven-Colored Wind Butterfly. This medicinal stone is a second-level alchemy material. Medicinal stones are considered to be relatively rare alchemy materials."
Han Changming suddenly realized that he had seen records of medicinal stones in ancient books.
After some spirit butterflies consume a large amount of spirit honey, medicinal stones will be born in their bodies. The medicinal stones are excellent materials for refining elixirs and are more precious than demon elixirs.
"Medicine! This is really a good stuff. Fourth sister, where did you get it from?" Han Changming asked with a smile.
"It was purchased from a raw material store. A poor and destitute independent cultivator sold it to us. He didn't know what it was, and the store owner couldn't tell either. Luckily, I had studied alchemy before and had read about medicinal stones in classics. I knew it was a medicinal stone, so I spent four hundred spirit stones to buy it."
Store operations must be based on honesty. The Han family's affiliated forces or some independent cultivators will sell the raw materials they have collected to the raw material store opened by the Han family. In order to have more repeat customers and a stable customer base, Han Changwu allows his clansmen to purchase raw materials at high prices, provided that there is no problem with the goods.
As long as they offer ten or eight more spirit stones than other stores, independent cultivators or small families will be happy to sell their products to the Han family’s raw material store.
Han Changming suddenly realized, nodded and said: "Yes, Fourth Sister, I accept this medicinal stone. Here is the receipt."
Han Changming wrote a collection form to Han Changwu. This medicinal stone was purchased by the family. Han Changming used it to exchange with other alchemists. The things exchanged had to be handed over to the family, unless Han Changming spent contribution points to exchange for this medicinal stone.
Medicinal stones are relatively rare and are considered a popular material for alchemy. I should be able to exchange them for something suitable.
"Ninth brother, ninth sister-in-law, you have had a hard time on the journey. Rest for a night in Qingbie Market first. It won't be too late to continue on the journey the next day."
Han Changwu said enthusiastically.
"Okay, Xin'er, you continue chatting with Fourth Sister. I'll go to Lingdan Hall to take a look."
When he arrived at Lingdan Hall, Han Changming found that the business in the store was pretty good and Han Dekun was greeting customers.
"Changming is here, is everything okay with the clan?"
Han Dekun asked with a smile, Qingbiefang City is too far away from Huludao, and information transmission is not very convenient.
"Very well. Before I left the family, I went to visit my second aunt. She looked very well and asked me to bring some food to my second uncle."
As Han Changming spoke, he took out an exquisite food box and handed it to Han Dekun.
"Your second aunt is really something. How could she trouble you to bring something to me when you are so busy? I must talk to her about it when I get back."
Han Dekun said this with a happy smile on his face.
Han Changming smiled calmly and said indifferently: "Second uncle, you are joking. It's just a piece of cake. By the way, where are Tenth Uncle and Eighteenth Brother? Are they refining the elixir?"
"They are refining pills in the alchemy room! Changlu has been able to refine first-grade high-quality pills. He has some talent in alchemy and is willing to work hard. Using his identity as an alchemist, he has made friends with some independent practitioners and asked them to help recommend the pills in our store to expand our business."
Han Changming nodded, chatted for a while, and went to the backyard.
The door of the alchemy room was closed, and Han Changming stood quietly in the yard waiting.
After a cup of tea, the door of the alchemy room opened, and Han Changlu and Han Daochun walked out. Han Daochun had a relieved expression on his face, and Han Changlu's face was full of joy.
"Tenth uncle, eighteenth brother, what's the good news? Look how happy you are."
Han Changming joked with a sincere smile on his face.
"Ninth brother, my success rate in refining first-grade high-quality elixirs has reached 60%."
Han Changlu said this with some excitement, with a hint of pride in his eyes.
Han Daozhen was obsessed with alchemy and missed the opportunity to build a foundation. For this reason, he painstakingly cultivated Han Changlu and invested a large amount of immortal cultivation resources in Han Changlu. Only then did Han Changlu's alchemy level gradually improve. Those who plant trees will enjoy the shade. If it weren't for Han Daozhen's painstaking cultivation, Han Changlu would not be where he is today.
There is no second-level alchemist in the clan, and Han Changlu's alchemy level is currently the highest in the clan, higher than Han Changming. It is inevitable that Han Changlu is a little proud.
Han Changming didn't care. If he hadn't been busy practicing, he would have become a second-level alchemist.
He is already in the middle stage of foundation building, and his next plan is to improve his alchemy level to the second level and be promoted to a second-level alchemist.
"That's right, Eighteenth Brother. If Uncle Nine knew this news, he would definitely be very happy."
Han Changming said sincerely that Han Daozhen was old and should be able to enjoy his old age, but he was still teaching the younger generation and cultivating more alchemists for the Han family. Han Changming admired Han Daozhen from the bottom of his heart.
Han Changlu nodded and said, "Hehe, when I advance to the foundation-building stage, grandpa will be even happier. By the way, Brother Nine, you are going to the Qingli Sea to participate in the Tiandan Conference, right? It would be great if you could get a foundation-building pill."
"Do your best! I hope to get a foundation-building pill."
Han Changming had a foundation-building pill on him, but it was left for his daughter Han Benfu. What parent doesn't hope their children will become successful? Han Benfu had dual spiritual roots and her aptitude was so good that there was no problem for her to advance to the foundation-building stage. However, Han Changming did not dare to guarantee that Han Benfu could advance to the foundation-building stage by taking a foundation-building pill.
After all, the Foundation Establishment Pill is an elixir, which only has an auxiliary effect. It does not mean that it can 100% help cultivators advance to the Foundation Establishment stage. There was a member of the Han family who took three Foundation Establishment Pills but failed to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Everyone has selfish desires. Han Changming has only one daughter, so naturally he hopes that she can go further on the path to immortality. He does not intend to hand over this Foundation Establishment Pill. After all, the Foundation Establishment Pill was obtained by him, and he has the right to dispose of it. The Foundation Establishment Pill purchased with family property should naturally belong to the family.
The three of them started chatting. Han Daochun and Han Changlu asked about matters within the clan, and Han Changming answered truthfully.
"By the way, Changming, you want to use the alchemy room to make elixirs, right? We don't need it, you go ahead and get busy!"
Han Daochun suddenly remembered something and said with a smile.
Han Changming nodded, walked into the alchemy room and closed the door.
Han Changming summoned the Ziyang Furnace, opened its mouth, and a red-yellow ball of light flew out, transforming into a palm-sized red-yellow firebird, emitting a terrifyingly high temperature.
As soon as the red and yellow firebird appeared, the temperature in the room suddenly rose.
This is the spiritual fire that Han Changming cultivated using the Huoyun Sect's secret technique for cultivating spiritual fire. Its power is more than twice as powerful as before.
This ball of spiritual fire devoured the spiritual fire cultivated by Song Zhe, otherwise it would not have turned into a bird shape so quickly.
The spiritual fire has only been initially cultivated. The power of the spiritual fire will increase as Han Changming's cultivation level improves, which will be helpful for alchemy and refining.
He pointed his finger at the Zi Yang Furnace, and the red-yellow firebird flapped its wings and swooped towards the Zi Yang Furnace, transforming into a ball of red-yellow flame that wrapped around the Zi Yang Furnace.
Han Changming threw the alchemy materials into the alchemy furnace one after another and covered the furnace lid.
Not long after, a strange medicinal fragrance wafted out from the alchemy furnace.
Han Changming nodded secretly, with some joy in his eyes. The spiritual fire was worthy of being called spiritual fire. It could actually shorten the time of alchemy. It seemed that he needed to spend time to familiarize himself with alchemy using spiritual fire.
A day passed quickly.
The next morning, Han Changming opened the door of the alchemy room and walked out with a faint smile on his face.
He refined three batches of pills, but all ended in failure. However, he was not discouraged. After all, it was his first time to use spiritual fire to refine pills.
He was confident that if he refined a few more batches of pills, he would succeed.
He said goodbye to Han Changwu and others, and rushed to Shark Market with Ye Xin and ten tribesmen.
Less than half a month later, they arrived at Shark Market.
Because of the Tiandan Conference, Shark Market is much more lively than usual, and many foundation-building monks appear on the spacious streets.
Han Changming and Ye Xin went to the shop run by Han Deqian to ask him about the situation of the Tiandan Conference. Coincidentally, Han Changshuo was also there.
"Second brother, long time no see, please come in."
Han Changshuo was very happy to see Han Changming and Ye Xin, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, Ninth Brother, Ninth Sister-in-law, are you the only ones coming?"
Han Changming made great contributions during the siege of Huoyunmen, which were converted into contribution points and given to Han Changshuo. Han Changshuo was grateful to Han Changming from the bottom of his heart.
What he meant was that Ye Xue did not come.
"Xue'er had to take care of Fu'er, so she didn't come. It was just me and Xin'er."
After chatting for a while, Han Changming and Han Changshuo got down to business: "Second brother, do you know any second-level alchemists? Can you introduce them to me?"
It’s the same in all walks of life. Without someone to introduce you, you can’t integrate into the industry circle.
Han Changshuo has been in Shark Market for so many years, he must have his own connections. Han Changming wanted to communicate with other second-level alchemists, so he had to ask Han Changshuo for help.
"It's a piece of cake. I know a few second-level alchemists and I can take you to visit them right now."
Han Changshuo patted his chest and agreed.
Han Changming nodded, gave Ye Xin a few words of advice, and left with Han Changshuo.
A quarter of an hour later, Han Changming appeared in a private room of a teahouse. Han Changshuo took out the communication disk and contacted the second-level alchemist.
"Senior Liu, I'm sorry to bother you. I'm hosting a banquet for Senior Sun and his friends. If you're free, come over and have a drink and meet some new friends."
"Okay, I'll be right there."