Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 400 - 196: Narrator—Ancient Memories in the River of Time, Jianghu Mythos

Chapter 400: Chapter 196: Narrator—Ancient Memories in the River of Time, Jianghu Mythos

Half a month later.

In a tavern in Chuanbei Prefecture.

Xu Guang looked at Ji Yanran who appeared here, a bit of nostalgia in his eyes.

Though they hadn’t seen each other for more than half a year, it felt like a long time had passed.

The two sat openly by the window in the tavern. It wasn’t that nobody recognized Xu Guang, it’s just that an aura from him made people see something other than themselves.

"This year is really strange, too many things have happened in the world that are hard to understand. In a place like Zouchuan Dao, a Barbarian Army appeared. In Yongzhou Chifeng Prefecture, an ancient mine was discovered, full of powerful demons, truly a headache. By the way, congratulations on becoming the Master of the Dragon Gate."

Facing Xu Guang again, Ji Yanran perhaps sensed Xu Guang’s young appearance, feeling less restrained, more like a conversation between peers.

"Oh? What kind of ancient mine?"

Ji Yanran spoke softly, "Inside has become a Demon Country. Fortunately, it was discovered early by the Sword Casting Manor people. Yongzhou had to deal with the Iron Dragon Pass matters. Thankfully, people were sent from Qing Province to guard it. Originally, we planned to have people from your Zouchuan Dao come over, but who would have thought... something happened at Wangdang Mountain too."

She spoke with a touch of emotion.

Xu Guang remained silent in his heart; such chaos erupting almost simultaneously in the world is not a coincidence.

It feels like some forces are driving it.

Ancient God... what kind of existence is it?

Xin Nanyan once said that after the Ancient God turns an area into a dead land, it will gradually detach from the original world and become a star in the sky.

If all the stars in the sky came about like this, what is the Ancient God’s purpose in doing so?

To become the Heavenly Dao of a planet?

"Why are you here this time?"

Ji Yanran gave Xu Guang a sidelong glance, "To seek a pill; now that the war is tense, Yongzhou sent me to acquire a Golden Core."

"When you explained AlchemyDao to me using artifact refining methods before, I should have realized that your achievements in Alchemy Dao would be extraordinary."

Xu Guang remained silent.

With the chaos in the world, the Dragon Gate certainly can’t remain unscathed. Xu Guang can cultivate peacefully in the Dragon Gate only because he is an Alchemist. Besides Zhuge Wuliang and the two ancient relic alchemists of the Dianyin Sect, he is the only one capable of refining a Daoist Golden Pill.

Because of this, the Jiang Family hasn’t caused trouble over the past half-year.

The Human Race excels in internal strife, but in times of unity, there is no shortage of those willing to sacrifice for righteousness.

"Sure, how many do you need?"

Discussing business, Ji Yanran’s expression turned more serious.

"How long does it take for you to refine a batch now?"

Xu Guang thought for a moment, "In a month, I can produce one batch, about ten to sixteen pills, but I can manage three pill furnaces at the same time."

Previously, outside Shouyang Prefecture, refining pills for half a month resulted in pills because most materials were already processed, and Jiang Chendao’s Divine Soul was powerful enough to significantly shorten refining time.

Under normal circumstances, the needed time would be much longer.

Xu Guang doesn’t like using human lives for refining; it goes against nature.

"What is the success rate?"

Ji Yanran took a deep breath and quickly asked.

"About seventy percent."

"Can I reserve six months of your alchemy time on behalf of Yongzhou Wanfa Sect and Guanghan Hall?"

Xu Guang nodded, "Of course, as long as you can pay the price."

"I’ve heard you charge Jiufeng Mountain six times the material cost for Alchemy even though they expelled you, surely our relationship isn’t worse than that with Jiufeng Mountain?"

Xu Guang was left speechless.

The Jianghu isn’t just about fighting and killing; human interactions have always been part of Jianghu.

He publicly claims that refining a batch of pills needs ten times the raw materials, which is considered quite high among alchemists.

But until now, he’s rarely received orders with ten times the materials.

There are always relatives or acquaintances coming over.

Jiufeng Mountain is such a case. If Jin Qishan had come, Xu Guang estimated he would have kicked him out, but it turned out to be Shen Muyu.

He bit the bullet for six times, which was quite a concession.

Of course, he was somewhat grateful to Jiufeng Mountain; although things ended unpleasingly, he had gained much there.

"Just like with Jiufeng Mountain, six times will do."

Ji Yanran bit her lip, looking at Xu Guang without speaking.

"At least five times, or else I won’t do it."

Ji Yanran smiled, "Rest assured, you won’t suffer losses. There’s a third-grade Evil Dragon at the ancient mine; my Guanghan Hall and Qingzhou Zai Xuan Sect plan to slay it, and then we can give you the Dragon Pearl."

That’s more like it.

"Then give me three times the material this time; if there’s no Dragon Pearl later, make it up with five times the material."

Ji Yanran widened her eyes.

But eventually, she nodded.

Having finished discussing business, the two began to chat casually.

Xu Guang glanced at Ji Yanran, "Why didn’t Zhong Baihua come this time?"

Ji Yanran’s expression darkened, "He was injured; outside Iron Dragon Pass, severely wounded by a Third Grade Barbarian from a hundred miles away."

Xu Guang was expressionless.

He recalled the recent letter from Songjiang Prefecture; Tie Kuang was killed in battle.

In times of great strife, in years of great chaos, life and death never distinguish based on the nobility of one’s status.

...

Returning to the Dragon Gate.

Xu Guang was about to continue cultivating.

Suddenly, he had a sudden inspiration.

His expression paused, standing in place, but his Divine Thought seemed to drift into another world.

Vaguely, the sound of flowing water emerged, but he could see nothing and touch nothing.

Narrator profession? 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

This was the first trigger of his Narrator profession; what would he see from the long river of time?

He eagerly anticipated, as a slight brightness appeared before his eyes, like raindrop-sized water droplets splashing onto them.

In an instant, the world spun around him.

Xu Guang appeared on a battlefield, his presence and perspective were incredibly strange. He could clearly see everyone’s appearance on the battlefield but couldn’t speak with them.