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All treasures capable of psychic connections have their own requirements for choosing their owner, but naturally, the Land of the Four Pillars that can craft such treasures control their selection process.

The Alchemy Furnace brought by this practitioner of body cultivation had a very singular condition—it only required that one could serve as a government official and guard a territory.

And Tan Shuchang's role as the Mountain Patrol Envoy undoubtedly met the requirements.

The other party had come prepared!

Thereupon, Tan Shuchang immediately completed the transaction with this body cultivation friend.

Yes, a transaction.

Although it was termed a lending of treasures, both were tacit, one lending without the intention to return, and the other borrowing without the intention to claim.

Afterward, the body cultivation friend departed.

And Tan Shuchang too left from Devil Ghost Ridge and returned to Shenxu Heaven.

He was preparing the second Alchemy Path Puppet.

Having succeeded the first time, the second came much more naturally, taking only a few days; and during that period, insights into alchemy flashed back intermittently—though not abundant, but frequent enough daily to significantly increase the probability of accruing small gains.

Tan Shuchang thus confirmed to himself that this method was feasible.

After all, all he needed were alchemy insights, not the spirit pills themselves. Therefore, rather than laboriously collecting spiritual and exotic medicines to concoct spirit pills, it was better to let those with ample alchemy resources perform the alchemy!

Although the success rate of the Alchemy Furnace treasure and the alchemists purported the same, alchemists took not only kickbacks but also demanded high salaries.

Hence, Tan Shuchang returned to Devil Ghost Ridge.

Upon his return, he found an invitation outside the Mountain Temple.

Enshrouded in a slight Yin energy, it appeared to have been delivered by the Yin God.

Tan Shuchang opened the invitation and found it was from a cultivator who called himself "Bai Cha," proposing a meeting in a city of mortals.

This city was within the kingdom of Qi E, located in the spiritual domain of the South Gate Pillar.

Tan Shuchang thought it over and decided to make the trip, as it was not far.

The kingdom of Qi E, being one of the rare countries in the South Gate Pillar's spiritual domain with more women than men, was also known as the Kingdom of Daughters. Tan Shuchang reached there after traveling for two hours.

From outside the city gates, Tan Shuchang immediately realized how apt the name 'Kingdom of Daughters' was, as he looked around and saw mostly female cultivators.

Though there were men here, one glance was enough to tell that they were not natives of Qi E.

Tan Shuchang did not seek anyone but stood here briefly when a young man hurried over: "Could this be Senior Tan, the Patrol Mountain Envoy? I am Bai Cha. It's an honor to meet you, Senior!"

"No need for such formalities, friend Bai," Tan Shuchang said, confirming that it was indeed the person who had invited him here.

The man's cultivation was not high, similar to that of Red Lotus Crucian, but it was still a respectable level among his peers.

To comprehend Yin and Yang at such a young age, not to mention achieving immortality, although not uncommon, especially considering the high numbers in the Land of the Four Pillars, the likelihood of encountering such a cultivator was still about one in a hundred thousand.

"Senior Tan, please follow me; I have prepared a banquet for you in a quiet room," said Bai Cha respectfully.
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"Then I shall follow your lead," Tan Shuchang nodded its head.

Bai Cha immediately led Tan Shuchang on their way, and during the journey, he revealed his identity.

Turns out, he was the son of the King of Qi E.

"Senior, although I am the son of a King, right now I am not revealing my identity. How do these female cultivators seem to react to me?" Bai Cha said this to Tan Shuchang.

Upon hearing this, Tan Shuchang knew that this person probably wanted to discuss political opinions to win him over.

Although Tan Shuchang generally preferred not to get involved in such matters, as a guest he needed to show a degree of respect to his host, otherwise, it would not be proper etiquette.

Thus, he shifted his gaze and then discovered, to his surprise, that these female cultivators looked at Bai Cha with a measure of disdain.

"Senior, if I were to reveal my identity, their attitude would change," Bai Cha said at that moment, his expression full of helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Tan Shuchang thought for a moment and then said, "Before revealing his identity, Bai Cha represents an ordinary man from his country. Does this mean, Bai Cha, that the female cultivators of your country look down upon the male cultivators of the same nation?"

"Exactly! Senior has seen through it; I am impressed!" Bai Cha nodded repeatedly.

Hearing this, Tan Shuchang knew Bai Cha wanted to discuss the reasons behind it, so he cooperatively asked, "Why is that?"

"Historically, our nation has been known for its beautiful women, attracting many people. Among these are young members of powerful factions and Immortals. This phenomenon immediately made our country's men look like mere trash. These outsiders possess far superior power and cultivation resources."

"Over time, our country started focusing on raising daughters. The notion of valuing women over men has become quite prominent, which is how our Daughter Country originated."

"Additionally, seeing this, the Immortals and aristocratic young men are even happier to continue this trend. They keep raising the social status of our women and creating an environment where simply offering their company to outsiders gives them easy access to cultivation resources."

"Consequently, choosing to be a consort of an Immortal rather than the wife of a commoner has become the collective mindset of our female cultivators now."

"However, if this continues, how could our nation possibly endure?"

At this point, Bai Cha, the son of the King, spoke with intense indignation, clearly understanding the dangers involved. If things continued as they were, his nation would be less of a country and more of a large brothel!

"Therefore, Bai Cha asks the elder to trade that Alchemy Dao treasure to me! I am willing to offer two Pill Furnace treasures!" Bai Cha finally revealed his true intentions.

Hearing this, Tan Shuchang felt intrigued.

He did not believe Bai Cha misunderstood his initial request, yet still willingly raised the price, indicating that Bai Cha was seizing the opportunity to win him over.

"Since you are willing, then take it!" Tan Shuchang took out his newly refined Alchemy Path Puppet and placed it right in front of Bai Cha.

"Thank you, Senior!"

Bai Cha was overjoyed and quickly took out the two Pill Furnaces he had prepared in advance.

Just like the one that belonged to the other body cultivation friend, these two Pill Furnaces were also a good match for Tan Shuchang.

Having completed the trade, Tan Shuchang promptly took his leave.

However, half a month later, Tan Shuchang made a special trip back to the country, and then this son of the King of the country was left baffled as he took the second self-alchemizing Pill Furnace treasure from Tan Shuchang.

But this one was not among the two Pill Furnaces Bai Cha had traded to Tan Shuchang.

Because after Bai Cha, another cultivator who understood Tan Shuchang's true intent came along and exchanged an Alchemy Path Puppet with him.

If these traded Pill Furnaces were to be numbered, the body cultivator's would be the first, Bai Cha's would be the second and third, then Tan Shuchang made the fourth into an Alchemy Path Puppet and gave it to Bai Cha.

"I don't like taking advantage of others," Tan Shuchang said, but in reality, among the three Alchemy Path Puppets, the one belonging to Bai Cha provided the most feedback on alchemy insights.

It was clearly the hardest working in alchemy.

Since he was the son of the King of the country, he naturally had access to ample ordinary cultivation resources.

So, Tan Shuchang thought it over and found a suitable reason to have Bai Cha, who was "more capable, do more work"!

For this, Bai Cha was extremely grateful. The Pill Furnace Tan Shuchang had traded him had already produced a large quantity of lower-grade Spirit Pills and some higher-grade ones. This significantly helped him in his mission to make his father, the King, step down, advancing that grand undertaking by a significant margin!