336: Chapter 289 336: Chapter 289 Lai Jianlin emerged from his seclusion chamber to find a dense crowd of people at the door of his room.
Upon seeing him, their faces lit up with warm smiles as they greeted and bowed to him, the Young Clan Leader.
From their conversations, Lai Jianlin learned that his father, family members, and three Elders had received Supreme Elixirs and all had increased their cultivation.
So the father discussed with the family, wanting more people to have the Supreme Elixirs, which required everyone to contribute their strength and resources.
Even though they had gathered many resources, they lacked the ability to buy the Supreme Elixirs.
The highest cultivation among the family members was the old ancestor at the mid-Golden Core Stage, and he had long retired from the Martial World.
Lacking confidence in purchasing Supreme Elixirs, the likelihood of acquiring many with so many resources was slim.
Among all the family members, Lai Jianlin held the greatest hope.
The family had been eagerly awaiting his emergence from seclusion, whether he would go to buy the Supreme Elixirs by himself or be safeguarded by the family during the purchase.
However, everyone believed that Lai Jianlin, the Young Family Head, was more capable than them, and rather than protecting him, they might hold him back.
With the Young Clan Leader’s social skills, he was sure to have friends to help, and maybe someone would even offer protection like the last time.
After hearing the words of everyone, Lai Jianlin asked them to wait for a while until he had seen the Family Head and the Elders, there would be arrangements for buying the Supreme Elixirs.
Anxious as their hearts were, they had no choice but to patiently wait, as the Young Family Head said, going to buy Supreme Elixirs was no small matter.
Lai Jianlin walked down the path cleared by the crowd toward the main hall of the family.
The clansmen, as if they had nothing else to do, followed behind him, desiring to hear the news firsthand.
Upon entering the main hall, Lai Jianlin found the old ancestor he hadn’t seen for a long time, the father, and the Elders all present.
He closed the door of the main hall as too many onlookers outside would disrupt their discussion inside.
After paying respects to his grandfather, father, and Elders, Lai Jianlin took a seat to the side.
Everyone might have guessed that Lai Jianlin’s cultivation would increase, but no one expected that he would rise so swiftly to the mid-Golden Core Stage in just over half a month.
Matching the old ancestor’s cultivation and surpassing that of the whole family by a level.
The Elders, too, had progressed to the Golden Core Stage but little did they anticipate that their joyous matter would be insignificant in front of Lai Jianlin.
It was no wonder the rumors said that Jiang Tang, who crafted the Supreme Elixirs, managed such a rapid increase in cultivation over a bit more than a month.
This wasn’t merely a legend; it was a palpable reality that as long as there were resources, dreams were definitely not just dreams.
After hearing everyone’s thoughts, Lai Jianlin knew going to buy Supreme Elixirs was inevitable and had to be done, but first, he needed to know the whereabouts of Jiang Tang in order to obtain the most cost-effective Supreme Elixirs from him.
Lai Jianlin shared this concern with his family, and they suggested he communicate first to inquire about Jiang Tang’s intentions before rashly venturing out with so many resources.
If they failed to purchase the Supreme Elixirs and their resources were robbed, it would be a significant loss for their second-tier family and could result in losses so great that they might fall behind even smaller families, let alone become a first-tier family.
Using a communication tool, Lai Jianlin first contacted Luo Yaxuan, his brother from another mother.
The Lai Family awaited his connection with the Supreme Alchemist, yet they expected him to contact Luo Yaxuan first.
They knew it stemmed from the brothers’ bond, but sometimes, as brothers, one must be a bit selfish.
Why make clandestine purchases known by contacting Luo Yaxuan?
wondered others in the Lai Family.
Others in the Lai Family didn’t understand, but Family Head Lai, as a father, understood.
Lai Jianlin and Luo Yaxuan had grown up together, sharing a brotherly kinship; more importantly, the last time they went to purchase Supreme Elixirs, they returned together.
Their joint presence might provide an extra sense of security since the two brothers had the same goal.
Lai Jianlin reached out to Luo Yaxuan and found out that Luo Yaxuan had also closed off for cultivation.
Discussing purchasing Supreme Elixirs, they both shouldered a heavy responsibility.
So they shared the same thought, to find out where Jiang Tang was and to meet him together.
Their informants returned with information that they considered significant; recently, the Supreme Alchemist Jiang Tang was heading towards the North City Immortal Sect when he was pursued and attacked by many in secret, yet emerged unscathed.
Some had seen him at the Holy Pavilion shop on the streets of the North City Immortal Sect; now that shop had ceased operations, and the others who followed Jiang Tang inside had never re-emerged.
Only Jiang Tang had entered the gates of the North City Immortal Sect and had not left for several days.
Luo Yaxuan and Lai Jianlin, upon hearing this news, presumed Jiang Tang must be strengthening his Sect by helping.
If they had the capability, they would do the same, after all, one must remember their origins when drinking water.
With Jiang Tang in North City Immortal Sect, they feared that if they journeyed there, Jiang Tang might relocate again, prompting both groups to combine efforts to message Jiang Tang.
Jiang Tang’s swift response to their message informed them he would still be in the North City Immortal Sect for the next couple of days and they must hurry if they wished to visit.
Lai Jianlin and Luo Yaxuan reviewed the time it would take for their families to reach North City Immortal Sect.
Carrying their resources and the expectations of their families, they were ready to set off, but then they received another message from Jiang Tang, saying he must come to Immortal Lord City.