Chapter 317

Chapter 317: Spiritual Appraisal Skill

After obtaining the Foundation Establishment Dan, Wang Xian eagerly left Maple Leaf City.

Zhou Luo then returned to his room to rest and adjust his breath properly.

Refining the Foundation Establishment Dan was extremely taxing on the spirit and mind. Even though he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and had mastered Second Level alchemy skill, the loss was still significant.

As for the promotion of the Foundation Establishment Dan, he believed the Wang Family would make it satisfactory to him.

In the future, he feared more and more people would come to him for pill refining.

Three days passed like this, and Lin Xi found him.

This family head of the Lin Family wore a colorful brocade robe that day, her appearance dignified, her attitude modest. Paired with that exquisite and perfect face, she exuded an air of nobility.

Since becoming the family head, Lin Xi’s aura had become increasingly composed, and she rarely smiled.

Only in front of Zhou Luo would she occasionally reveal her feminine side.

Moreover, she acted swiftly and decisively when dealing with family members; she rewarded and punished sharply and handled matters appropriately, so that in just over a year, she had firmly established herself in the position of family head.

Of course, Zhou Luo’s assistance in this was indispensable, but her own efforts were also obvious.

Sometimes, Zhou Luo marveled at her transformation and her ability to manage the family.

"Husband, take a look at these," Lin Xi said, handing over a jade slip.

Zhou Luo took it and then unfurled it.

The jade slip recorded the Lin Family’s industries in the Immortal City.

As Qingyuan City, the largest hub in Qingyuan Domain, it gathered a large number of cultivators and industries.

The Lin Family’s industries were also involved in the Immortal City.

Previously, when he was in Immortal City, to conceal his real purpose, he had rarely contacted the family industries.

Now, when Lin Xi brought this information before him, he realized that the industry revenue of the Lin Family in Immortal City was unexpectedly low.

Currently, the Lin Family operated a shop in the prosperous area of Immortal City, similar to the Treasure Pavilion, where they exclusively supplied various items provided by the Lin Family.

However, compared to other shops, the Lin Family actually didn’t have much competitiveness; essentially, they just maintained a balance between income and expenditure.

There was no escaping it—though the market was large, the shops were also numerous.

Long-life families each had their own characteristics, but the Lin Family was truly mediocre.

Especially in the supply of potions, before Zhou Luo had risen, they even had to rely on collaborating with other Pill Masters.

Now, Lin Xi informed him of this matter to inquire about how to set up industries in Immortal City going forward.

Whether to continue maintaining the current situation or seek a breakthrough.

This wasn’t a simple multiple-choice question because it involved both the family and oneself.

After becoming the family head, Lin Xi’s perspective naturally had to be on the entire family, but she also understood well that her husband’s feelings towards the entire Lin Family weren’t particularly deep.

Rather than making the family better, he preferred to satisfy his own interests first.

Yao Yuan Pavilion was a very obvious example.

Zhou Luo understood what the other party meant. Although they no longer engaged in dual cultivation now, they knew each other so thoroughly that with just one glance from the other, they could mostly guess each other’s intentions.

"I plan to have Wang Lang continue expanding in Immortal City," Zhou Luo said calmly.

Yao Yuan Pavilion was just the beginning. Now that his reputation was at its peak, he could rely on that to expand his business.

Currently, Yao Yuan Pavilion’s area was still too small.

If he wanted to earn money, expansion was inevitable.

Lin Xi sat upright opposite him, gazing at his unblemished face, and nodded slightly.

"Alright, I will arrange for a specialist to work with him."

Facing the choice between family and individual matters, she decisively chose the latter.

Because compared to the gains and losses of the entire Lin Family, Lin Xi cared more about her husband’s opinion.

She understood that he was the key factor who could guide the family to prosper.

"Alright, there’s another thing you need to arrange…"

Zhou Luo decided to set up a specialized alchemy area in Immortal City for refining Foundation Establishment Dan.

After all, refining something like Foundation Establishment Dan in Maple Leaf City was very risky; only in a place like Immortal City could it proceed smoothly.

"I will arrange it," Lin Xi promised.

…

Half a month later, a concubine sent by Wang Family successfully conceived.

Congratulations, host! Through unrelenting efforts, you have successfully made your partner conceive and gained one lottery draw chance.

During this time, he had been diligently striving to conceive, and combined with the Dream Blue Flower gifted by Li Family, finally, his efforts paid off.

He was quite expectant about the lottery items now.

After all, the roulette wheel had been upgraded, and the items inside might have transformed as well.

Perhaps he could easily draw things that were hard to get before, like Second Level skills, or even obtain Third Level skills, and so on.

Although his mental strength was insufficient to fully wield a complete Third Level skill yet, being able to draw it early was still a good thing.

Begin the draw!

Under his gaze, the golden sphere of light on the red roulette wheel began spinning rapidly.

After a short moment, its speed gradually slowed, finally stopping at the ‘skill’ area.

It was indeed a skill.

It wouldn’t be a Third Level skill, right?

Zhou Luo braced himself; if he could really get his wish, that would be great.

Congratulations, host! You have obtained Second Level spiritual appraisal skill!

The reward has automatically been sent to the host’s backpack. Please check it!

Unfortunately, things did not go as hoped.

He drew a Second Level skill, and moreover, it was relatively ordinary.

Hearing the mechanical notification sound of the system, Zhou Luo couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful.

However, the spiritual appraisal skill was not bad at all; it was very practical.

For instance, if he were in a battle with someone, he could use this skill to grasp information about the opponent’s magical artifacts and thus devise countermeasures.

In daily life, he could also discover treasures that others couldn’t see, and so on.

He looked at the backpack and did not hesitate to choose to use it.

In an instant, he had completely mastered the Second Level spiritual appraisal skill.

To test it out, he deliberately took out the Foundation Establishment magic sword gifted earlier by Wang Yu Wei; spiritual light shimmered on his right hand, and information about the magic sword gradually flowed into his mind.

This included the magic sword’s grade, forging materials, compatible forces, etc.

Previously, after obtaining a first-level spiritual appraisal skill, Zhou Luo had hardly used it.

But now, he suddenly found this skill to be quite excellent.

Especially, it let him know what attribute of magical power this magic sword was best suited for infusion.

For example, this Fu Yao magic sword would exhibit significantly stronger power when infused with wind-attribute magical power compared to other attributes.

If this were an ordinary cultivator, they wouldn’t notice such details and couldn’t unleash the full power of this Foundation Establishment magic sword.

This was a mid-quality Foundation Establishment magical artifact; if its power were fully released, against a mid-level Foundation Establishment cultivator, he could easily handle them.

With this Second Level skill, in the future, Zhou Luo would be much more proficient in using magical artifacts.

On the third day after drawing the Second Level spiritual appraisal skill, Wang Family finally released the news that Zhou Luo could refine Foundation Establishment Dan.

When this news reached the ears of cultivators harboring doubts, it immediately caused a huge uproar.