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Chapter 428: Chapter 424: Star Magnetic Field
Many people had heard rumors of the Holy Land and fled there with their families and vast amounts of gold and silver.
This situation led to an overflow of gold and silver becoming a disaster in the Holy Land.
Gold was still somewhat manageable, as it was the primary material for refining Immortal Essence Gold, but silver taels...
held no significant meaning.
Under these circumstances, the Holy Dynasty introduced the Contribution Value system.
To earn Contribution Values, one either had to achieve meritorious services for the Holy Dynasty or contribute some cultivation resources highly valued by the dynasty.
This system reduced the impact of incoming silver on the monetary system of the Holy Dynasty and also forced many who fled to the Holy Land to pay double the price for desired goods, inadvertently increasing the dynasty’s economic volume.
"Top-grade Spirit Artifacts are ten million in market price, Supreme Grade Spirit Artifacts are over a hundred million, and as Spirit Artifacts are essential goods, submitting them could exchange for one hundred million Contribution Values... Unfortunately, I have already handed them over to the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce."
Gu Jinlai descended from the third floor.
Given the current trend, he feared that he would only be able to exchange for a suitable Divine Skill after a confrontation with the Zhang Family.
"Purgatory Sect, Dragon Sparrow Manor, Netherworld Sect, Cold Moon Sect, they all belong to Devas Inheritance; yet, these inheritances merely allow cultivation up to the Devas Realm."
Devas possessing Divine Skills were considered among the elite in the Devas Realm.
The founders of the Purgatory Sect, Dragon Sparrow Manor, Netherworld Sect, and other forces clearly hadn’t achieved this level.
What remained for him was only the Heavenly Master Skill handed down by Master Wushi.
The Aries Star Lord and other creators hardly paid any attention to cultivators, naturally not bothering to profoundly remember the cultivation methods of Divine Skills, only occasionally noting some descriptions of Divine Skills sporadically.
"The only recorded Divine Skills are in the True Understanding of Celestial Immortals, but they are derivative Divine Skills, and without cultivating the method of True Understanding of Celestial Immortals, it’s impossible to master them."
Gu Jinlai pondered for a while, calming himself down.
He flipped through notes related to Divine Skills while patiently waiting.
...
The next day, he returned to the Sky Silver Tower in the Outer City District with Zhou Ming and was directly taken to the VIP hall.
There, Zhang Guanghua was already waiting for him.
Upon seeing Gu Jinlai, Zhang Guanghua patted the stack of silver notes he had prepared: "One hundred seventy million, all here. However, Gu Jinlai, have you considered the consequences of what you’re about to do?"
Gu Jinlai didn’t say much, simply pulled out the Zhang Family’s passbook and walked towards the stack of silver notes.
"Gu Jinlai."
Seeing his actions, Zhang Guanghua’s expression turned cold: "Money is good, but it’s a pity if you have the money but no life to spend it."
"Whether I have the life to spend it is my concern."
Gu Jinlai looked at the second-highest expert of the Zhang Family: "Why, you don’t plan to repeat what you said yesterday, do you? I don’t have that much time to listen."
"Fine! Fine! Fine! I hope you won’t regret this!"
Having said that, Zhang Guanghua turned and left.
Gu Jinlai watched him and then thought of Pan Dali.
It must be said, that Martial King Pan was much more arrogant than the Zhang Family members.
However, considering that Pan Dali was only in his early thirties, with a promising future as a Martial Saint, while Zhang Zhongshan of the Zhang Family was already over fifty and his actions lacked the vigor of his earlier years, it was understandable.
Gu Jinlai counted the silver notes and left the Sky Silver Tower.
Then...
He went directly to the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce.
The Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce was formed by a coalition of the six top-tier chambers of commerce from Wind and Rain City along with several other influential major chambers.
Almost every top-tier chamber had a Martial King or even a Deva standing behind it, making their network of relations immensely complex. Gu Jinlai did not worry they would dare to strike here.
He stayed there for less than half a day when a Deva riding a white crane, resembling an immortal, descended from the sky.
With Jin Sixian and Zhao Yushu’s coordination, the transaction was quickly completed.
"All accounts clear."
This arriving Deva bowed, not intending to interact any longer with a Martial King like Gu Jinlai, then rode the crane back up, leaving the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce.
The round trip was exceedingly brisk.
"It’s easier for Devas to make money. A single delivery earns them a commission equivalent to two percent of the goods’ value. This one hundred and fifty pounds of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold is worth nine billion; just in one day, that’s eighteen million in their accounts."
As the Deva left, Zhao Yushu felt somewhat envious.
Her Yellow Dragon Commerce was considered booming, but it didn’t make eighteen million in profits in a month.
"This money can only be earned by Devas. Remember, just a thousand miles outside of Wind and Rain City, devils occupy the land, and the wild mountains three thousand miles away even bear traces of Demon Kings. If a Demon King sets its sights on you, even a Martial King may not come back whole. Only Devas, with their aerial advantage, can depart leisurely, ensuring the safety of the goods."
Jin Sixian explained.
The distance between Wind and Rain City and Purple Thunder City was eight thousand miles, while the regular radiation range of a city was only around a thousand miles, at most two thousand miles.
In other words, the round trip between the two cities involved a perilous area four thousand miles long.
This hazardous area didn’t guarantee an encounter with a Demon King every time, but the chances of encountering Great Demons, i.e., Demon Generals or Demon Marshals, were extremely high.
If a merchant convoy didn’t have a Martial King or Deva as an escort, it was basically a one-way trip.
This was why only chambers backed by Martial Kings could be called top-tier chambers and expand their business to surrounding cities.
Zhao Yushu nodded.
At that moment, she seemed to recall something and turned to Gu Jinlai: "Senior Gu, I heard that you’ve had some conflicts with the Zhang Family recently..."
"You could say that."
Gu Jinlai nodded, "It won’t affect you, will it?"
"Our Yellow Dragon Commerce is now a part of the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce. The Zhang family doesn’t dare to provoke us, it’s just... last night, the management discussed that this matter arose because of Senior Gu, and I can’t convince the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce to provide you with any help on this matter..."
Zhao Yushu hesitated.
"No matter, I can handle this myself."
Gu Jinlai declared, lifting the large chest that contained one hundred and fifty pieces of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold, "I am going to cultivate for a while, and once I finish my cultivation, the Zhang family’s threat will no longer be a problem."
Zhao Yushu nodded, "I’ll make sure the Chamber does not disturb Senior during this time."
Jin Sixian pondered for a moment then added, "If your situation becomes truly perilous, I can take you from Wind and Rain City to Purple Thunder City, and there are also others who can help you reach Midnight City, Chenlong City, and other cities. We have an old saying in Yellow Dragon Country, ’As long as the green hills are there, one need not worry about firewood.’ As long as we can grow, we need not fear the Zhang family."
"I understand. If it really comes to that, I’ll seek help within the Blue Light Association."
Gu Jinlai said.
"Well, the caravan is leaving, and I also need to return with the caravan. Contact me through Star Shadow if needed," Jin Sixian said.
"Alright."
Gu Jinlai responded.
He didn’t see Jin Sixian off, but instead went straight to the Martial Saint Institute with the one hundred and fifty pieces of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold sent by the Devas from Purple Thunder City.
Then, using his personnel privileges, he opened a Cultivation Room and hung up a sign saying "In Closed Cultivation."
...
"I previously invested over twenty Qingguangs, and now with one hundred and fifty pieces of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold, it’s enough to cultivate my Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body to the Great Achievement Realm!"
Inside the Cultivation Room, Gu Jinlai took a deep breath.
He opened the chest containing the Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold. Without any hesitation, he took out a piece and refined it in the Eternal Furnace.
Flashes of thunder continuously sparked within his body and were swiftly bound by him.
In less than two hours, the power from the Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold was completely assimilated.
"Using the power of the Eternal Furnace to refine Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold is more than sufficient," Gu Jinlai pondered for a moment and then took out three pieces of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold.
The result...
It still only took about two hours.
Following that, he took out ten pieces of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold at once. Due to his proficiency, this time it took even less than two hours.
"This efficiency..."
Gu Jinlai was somewhat astonished.
You should know, those Devas that solidify the Undying Will still need months to complete the forging of an Immortal Golden Body using the power of heaven and earth as a furnace to refine Immortal Essence Gold.
In less than two hours, he was able to refine ten pieces of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold. Just this alone was ten times faster than those forging the Immortal Golden Body.
Eternal Furnace, truly worthy of a gold-level Cultivation Technique.
It’s not that the Divine Weapons aren’t strong enough but that their users can’t bring out the full power of the Divine Weapons.
As time went on, Gu Jinlai’s speed in refining Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold became faster and faster. After he refined most of the Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold, his speed had escalated to ten pieces per hour.
The power of the Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold continually strengthened his body, making his physique stronger and closer to Perfection.
Within his body, sixty trillion cells under the guidance of his Spiritual Will constantly rubbed together, generating strong currents.
Finally...
When Gu Jinlai again refined ten pieces of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold into the Eternal Furnace, this current escalated to its limit, seemingly able to break free from its own constraints and swiftly spread outside the Cultivation Room.
"Zapping!"
The release of electricity made Gu Jinlai feel a mysterious sensation beyond words.
Faintly, he felt as if he had established a special connection with the universe.
This connection...
Was somewhat similar to the Unity of Heaven and Man of the Devas, but it had significant differences.
In a stroke of inspiration, Gu Jinlai directly invested two Qingguangs into his consciousness mini-person and the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body Cultivation Technique.
"Humming!"
Under the influx of Qingguang, Gu Jinlai’s thoughts became unprecedentedly clear.
That somewhat mysterious, unclear power was now clearly displayed before him.
This is...
"Biological Magnetism!"
Gu Jinlai exclaimed, then he looked up, his gaze seemingly penetrating the walls, and fell upon the vast Sky Dome above: "Star Magnetic Field!"
Star Magnetic Field.
He sensed the Star Magnetic Field through his Body’s Biological Magnetism and was able to leverage the power of the Star Magnetic Field with his own strength.
As this enlightenment emerged in his heart, the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body Technique, which had always been stuck at the Small Achievement stage, broke through the barriers leveraging the power of a single Qingguang.
Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body: Small Achievement → Great Achievement.
Derived Trait: Current Propulsion.
