Chapter 257 Ascension Cult

Chen Yang smiled wryly, "I suppose so. But the reason I called you here today is to tell you that the Great Manchu Kingdom truly wants peace; they've changed a lot! The war they started was because many elite alien demons controlled the Great Manchu Kingdom, but now I've eliminated all of those alien demons!"

"Ujina is also a peace-loving person. From now on, you can boldly open up trade, treat the Great Manchu Kingdom as a vassal state of our Great Ming Dynasty, and let the merchants go there to make a fortune!"

Zhu Yuejian opened his mouth wide, then burst into laughter, punching Chen Yang's shoulder hard: "I'm fucking envious of you now! You've made such a great contribution, how should I reward you? By the way, you definitely want spirit stones! But I'm really sorry, I'm just too poor right now. All the spirit stones in our Zhu family have been used for military pay, and the royal family has no surplus grain!"

Chen Yang laughed and said, "Look at you, so petty and narrow-minded! I called you here to talk about the Great Man Kingdom and to help you refine your Foundation Establishment Pill again, but you think I'm here to ask for spirit stones? Do you think I'm that stingy and greedy?"

Zhu Yuejian nodded and said, "You are indeed a money-grubber! But what's the deal with refining the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Chen Yang said, "I recently learned a very advanced alchemy method that allows me to re-refine Foundation Establishment Pills! Actually, the Foundation Establishment Pills you obtained were all of inferior quality and defective; they were missing an important ingredient—the Profound Enlightenment Grass! I obtained several Profound Enlightenment Grasses before, so I can re-refine the Foundation Establishment Pills into superior-grade ones. This way, there will be no chance of failure, and you will succeed in establishing your foundation on your first try!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuejian looked at Chen Yang in disbelief, his voice trembling slightly: "This is impossible! To be honest, just before you came, I was going through the Central Plains Dao Scripture one last time, planning to go into seclusion and try to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. And now you're telling me I'm 100% guaranteed to succeed?"

Chen Yang nodded: "That's right! If we refine the Foundation Establishment Pill again, we can guarantee a 100% success rate!"

Although Zhu Yuejian didn't believe it, he had a strange confidence in Chen Yang, so he immediately took out a Foundation Establishment Pill from his storage ring and handed it to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang said, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go find a pill-refining furnace, and it'll only take half a day to finish refining it!"

"I have an alchemy furnace here!" Zhu Yuejian said hurriedly, and then led Chen Yang to the backyard of the palace.

Sure enough, there was a pill-refining furnace over two meters tall. Chen Yang patted the furnace and said, "It's a bit big, but the quality is decent; it'll do!"

Chen Yang then quickly started a fire, checked the heat, and casually threw in the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Profound Understanding Grass.

Zhu Yuejian, standing beside Chen Yang, felt a sudden pang of anxiety upon seeing Chen Yang's casual attitude—after all, Foundation Establishment Pills were extremely precious, and losing even one meant losing another opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Chen Yang didn't care at all. He talked to Zhu Yuejian while controlling the heat, occasionally banging on the alchemy furnace with his hand.

Three hours later, Chen Yang casually extinguished the flames with a wave of his hand. He lifted the lid of the alchemy furnace, and a mysterious fragrance instantly wafted out!

Chen Yang waved his hand, took out the pills from the furnace, and handed them to Zhu Yuejian.

Zhu Yuejian looked at the new Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand with great surprise!

This Foundation Establishment Pill was crystal clear and radiant, exuding a subtle mystical light, completely unlike any other Foundation Establishment Pill.

Even a blind person could see that this Foundation Establishment Pill was hundreds of times better than the previous one!

Zhu Yuejian, trembling, grabbed Chen Yang's arm: "Chen Yang, is this thing really 100% guaranteed to succeed?"

Chen Yang nodded and said, "I wouldn't say 100%, but it's about 99%! As for that 1%, it's not about the pills, but rather that I'm worried your talent is really too poor! However, I see that your talent is already of absolutely top-tier quality, so 100% success is definitely not a mistake!"

Zhu Yuejian nodded excitedly, "Chen Yang, I have three Foundation Establishment Pills here! Could you refine one more for me? I'll give you the other two!"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuejian took out all his savings and handed them over to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang glanced at it, then smiled and said, "That's great! It's settled then!"

He immediately put away the two Foundation Establishment Pills, and then used the Profound Grass to refine another high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill, which he then handed to Zhu Yuejian.

Zhu Yuejian held the two Foundation Establishment Pills, overjoyed.

His other Foundation Establishment Pill was naturally prepared for that old eunuch!

Chen Yang hesitated for a moment, then said to Zhu Yuejian, "Your Majesty, don't rush to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

Zhu Yuejian immediately nodded: "Good! Now I feel more confident. Since I'm 100% certain of breaking through, I'm not in a hurry! I can first handle the affairs of our Zhu family and the Ming Dynasty! The Prime Minister's Mansion is desperate and has become extremely ruthless. I was very worried before, but now that I'm 100% confident of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, I'm suddenly not so afraid of them anymore!"

Chen Yang laughed heartily, then said, "The Prime Minister's residence? Since they're so arrogant, I'll just take the Eastern Depot and wipe them out!"

Zhu Yuejian looked at Chen Yang, and this time he suddenly felt that Chen Yang was not bragging at all—with Chen Yang's strength, he might really be able to destroy the Prime Minister's Mansion!

However, Zhu Yuejian spoke up, "Chen Yang, don't be so impulsive! The Prime Minister's Mansion might really be nothing to you, but there must be a connection between the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Enforcer of Tianhai Gate! So if you go too far, I'm afraid the people of Tianhai Gate will directly deal with you!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang pondered for a moment, then asked, "Your Majesty, do you know how many law enforcement officers were here that day?"

Zhu Yuejian thought for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know the exact number, but at least three or more!"

Chen Yang asked again, "Your Majesty, do you know why the Enforcers of Tianhai Sect took away all the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had successfully broken through?"

Zhu Yuejian shook his head: "I don't know! I can't figure this out either! Moreover, several of my Zhu family ancestors had successfully broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, but after being taken away, they never returned! Although the Enforcer said he was taking them to the Tianhai Sect in Zhongzhou for further study, it's really strange why they never come back here to visit?"

Chen Yang knew that Zhu Yuejian was telling the truth. It seemed that he really didn't know the key issue and the existence of the Tianhaimen breeding farm.

Chen Yang didn't pursue the topic further. He smiled and said, "Forget it, if you can't figure these things out, don't dwell on them. Your Majesty, remember this: don't rush to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm! I'll tell you once I'm ready! Also, Your Majesty, do you know where one can obtain the Golden Yi Dao Scripture?"

Zhu Yuejian thought for a moment and said, "The Golden Yi Dao Scripture? I'm pretty sure the Prime Minister's residence has it! But that thing is in Zhao Qiankun's hands, so it will be very difficult to get my hands on it!"

Chen Yang nodded, then cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "Alright, Your Majesty, I won't disturb you any longer, I'll take my leave!"

Zhu Yuejian couldn't help but hug Chen Yang again: "Thank you, Chen Yang! By the way, things have been a bit unsettled in the capital lately. If you have time, could you help investigate? If not, that's fine!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang asked curiously, "What's wrong? Things aren't peaceful anymore?"

Zhu Yuejian sighed, "I don't know what's going on, but recently, many cultivators in the capital have suddenly and inexplicably sprouted all over their bodies and turned into plants! The scene is too bizarre. Too many people are dying now, and the streets and alleys of the capital are much quieter. Everyone is worried."

Upon hearing the words "turn into a plant," Chen Yang was taken aback and asked, "How can a person turn into a plant?"

Zhu Yuejian shook his head and frowned, saying, "I don't know either. I sent more than ten guards at the peak of the Golden Body Realm to investigate, but nine of them turned into plants and died. The remaining guards didn't find any useful information either, only that it might be related to the recently hidden Ascension Sect."

Chen Yang nodded and said, "Alright, Your Majesty, I understand. If I have time, I will naturally investigate."

Chen Yang left the palace and obtained three Foundation Establishment Pills, which put him in a great mood.

Next, all that's missing is a Foundation Establishment Pill and a copy of the Golden Dao Scripture.

Chen Yang planned to go to a restaurant first and have some nourishing dishes like tiger penis and lamb testicles, and then go find Qin Yuwei in the evening.

After all, it was indeed unreasonable for him to only make Qin Yuwei do the work but not to satisfy her needs.

While walking.

A short man crept up to Chen Yang and whispered, "Brother, want to join our Ascension Sect? We'll provide you with Spirit Gathering Pills and Dragon Ascension Pills for free, allowing you to advance one realm in a month!"

"Hmm?" Chen Yang glanced at the missionary and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

He immediately nodded and said, "Okay."