Chapter 9: Sudden Murderous Intent
Mengshan City, Xuanhuo Pill Shop.
"Not bad, not bad, very not bad."
Guan Sheng shifted his gaze from the jade bottle on the table to Han Yi, his eyes brimming with unreserved admiration.
Deep within his eyes, a hidden glimmer of light concealed itself.
"With twenty sets of raw materials, three furnaces were successfully refined, and the quality reaches the average standard."
"A success rate of one and a half percent for the Exorcise Evil Spirits Pill, for your first time refining pills, you've made a small profit instead of suffering a loss."
"I never expected Junior Brother Han's Alchemy Skill to be so exquisite."
"I really made the right gamble this time."
The words of Guan Sheng's praise were endless, and the delighted Han Yi stood in front of him.
"To be honest with Senior Brother, after descending the mountain, my previous pressure has vanished, making me feel much lighter."
"When cultivating pills, my mentality is different, and I find it easier to master."
"It's all a lucky coincidence, just a fluke."
Han Yi said with a smile, this could also be considered a reason.
"Han Junior Brother, with your alchemy skills, if the sect didn't require that disciples who were sent out must apply for return after a year, you would absolutely be qualified to pass the Return Exam at this moment."
"After you return, you'll definitely astound everyone."
"You'll have to take care of the Guan family more in the future."
After Han Yi's courteous response, he began to settle up and purchase more new materials.
Following the fifty-eight Nurturing Qi Pills and partial income from refining the Exorcising Evil Spirits Pill, Guan Sheng finally gave him a total of one hundred Spirit Stones.
This was the first time in his life he'd owned this huge sum of hundred Spirit Stones, and he was almost moved to tears.
He used forty of the one hundred Spirit Stones to buy Nurturing Qi Pill materials, completely clearing the main materials for Nurturing Qi Pill in the Xuanhuo Pill Shop's inventory.
Then, he exchanged for several pounds of Spirit Sand and other pill materials and living supplies, like Grain Avoiding Pills, and the like.
After putting the twenty sets of Exorcise Evil Spirits Pill materials given by Guan Sheng into his storage bag, he left the Pill Shop with a satisfied smile on his face.
Behind Han Yi, Guan Sheng, who was on the medicine cabinet, had flickering eyes.
"This little devil is really a pill refining genius."
"I'm almost reluctant to use him to fill the gaps."
As soon as this thought emerged in his inner heart, he shook his head again.
"No, it's precisely this kind of person who's most suited to fill the gaps, even fitting into my plan seamlessly."
"Fortunately, there's still some time left; let this little devil help me refine pills for free for another half a year."
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With this huge sum of money, Han Yi's mood improved greatly on the way.
The Xuanhuo Pill Shop was not far from his courtyard, only about five streets away, a walk of just about ten minutes or so.
After passing through one street, his footsteps suddenly halted, and he abruptly turned around to look behind him.
Behind him, the streets were bustling with people coming and going, nothing out of the ordinary.
Yet, Han Yi felt as if his whole body had been doused in cold water, his hair stood on end, and after a brief pause, his heart suddenly began to pound furiously.
"A killing intent."
The naked killing intent made his face change dramatically.
Only then did he suddenly remember.
This world was the Cultivation World, not the safe and lawful world he had come from in his previous life.
After he traversed, he was restricted to a few fixed places.
Within the Xuandan Sect, he stayed in the courtyard of Little Lingxu Peak, which was protected by a prohibition, and very safe.
Having descended the mountain and arrived at Mengshan City, he traveled back and forth between his courtyard and the Xuanhuo Pill Shop, never venturing elsewhere.
By the standards of his previous life, he was an aptly described as a cultivation homebody.
Thus, although he had been vigilant during this time, he hadn't experienced a direct and personal understanding of the dangers of the Cultivation World.
At this moment.
This sudden bout of impending killing intent awakened his sense of crisis.
This murderous intent was so heavy, carrying the threat of death.
Even though its origin was unclear, Han Yi believed his own intuition. Although his realm was low, he had entered Qi Cultivation Realm in the Cultivation World, so his feeling about the murderous intent could not be wrong.
Thinking of this.
He quickly turned around, not towards the courtyard where he lived, but towards the other side, merging into the street with more people, and then kept walking, squeezing into the crowd wherever there were more people.
Han Yi was grateful that he happened to be inside the city. As a city within the Daqian Immortal Country, Mengshan City had its share of cultivators stationed in it. On normal days, cultivators were expressly forbidden to kill mortals.
Of course, this prohibition was only maintained for the sake of stability in the Immortal Country.
If a cultivator killed someone secretly and was not discovered, nobody would really investigate it.
However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, if a cultivator actually went on a killing spree, they would end up on the Daqian's wanted list and face the Immortal Execution Platform if caught.
So, after figuring this out, Han Yi didn't hesitate and jumped into the crowd.
As expected.
Only after passing through several crowded streets did the chilling murderous intent that he sensed completely disappear.
Near the street where he first sensed the murderous intent, in a certain corner, a figure stood, scanning the passing crowd with a gloomy expression.
This man had a dark complexion and his body emanated a unique Dan Qi that belonged to an Alchemist, just like the smell of smoke on a smoker.
It was indeed Jiang De.
"Was this kid so vigilant?"
"Hmph, you're lucky this time, but you won't be so lucky next time."
Jiang De, of course, did not dare to attack Han Yi openly in public.
Moreover, while harboring murderous intent towards Han Yi, he was also very wary of Guan Sheng, and his Inner Heart was wavering.
Therefore, in the process of following Han Yi, he accidentally leaked that strand of murderous intent, which was detected by Han Yi.
On the other side.
After wandering around several streets and finding that the murderous intent had dissipated, Han Yi rushed towards his courtyard at the fastest speed.
On the way, he was worried that the person tracking him was familiar with his residence and would ambush nearby, so he was extremely vigilant about any potential attack.
Actually, it was not that he hadn't thought about turning around and going back to the Fire Profound Skill Pill Shop, but the murderous intent just now was too sudden, and he couldn't find the person responsible.
After weighing his options, he decided to return to the courtyard first.
The courtyard had Formation and Restrictions, which provided a certain level of safety.
He made up his mind that if he sensed murderous intent on his way back, he would turn around and flee to the Fire Profound Skill Pill Shop for help.
Fortunately, there were no more abnormalities along the way, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.
When he arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, he quickly opened it with an array plate and locked it with his magical power only after securing it, did Han Yi completely relaxed.
At this moment.
He realized that his back was soaked through with sweat.
He had been too tense during the entire journey and didn't notice until he felt the abnormality on his back.
He slightly activated his Fire Profound Skill and dried his clothes.
A moment later.
Han Yi sat in the quiet chamber, his Inner Heart completely calming down.
However, instead of immediately starting his cultivation or alchemy, he began to frown and analyze the situation.
In his previous life, his ability to analyze and summarize had saved him from many detours.
This time, ever since he had traversed into this new world, he had been adhering to the good habits of his previous life.
"That strand of murderous intent targeted me. This matter is related to my own life and death. It is better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't."
"So, who could it be?"
"I just came out of the Fire Profound Skill Pill Shop, so it is most likely that someone was squatting outside the pill shop to ambush cultivators who just finished trading."
"This possibility means that me being targeted this time is not something personal."
"In that case, as long as I am more careful next time, there should be no problem."
"There is also another possibility, someone specifically targeted me. This situation might be less likely, but I need to be prepared."
"In short, to ensure my safety, I need to increase my strength."
Han Yi looked at the panel, showing the realm and skill columns, his eyes flickering, making a decision.