Hua Wuyin cursed silently in his heart.
This trip to the Qi Kingdom included not only the cultivators from Huayue Mansion but also those from the Li Family of Chaohu.
The Li Family of Chaohu sent a Golden Core True Man, who is the sixth ancestor of the Li Family. According to Gu Tangyin, this person came to the Ruins Country, first, for the incident at Black Cliff City, and second, for the immortal tribute of the Emotion Crossing Sect.
This old man is greedy and insatiable, using the excuse of the Celestial Abyss’s abnormality to descend upon the Qi Kingdom. On the surface, he’s here to hold someone accountable, but in reality, it’s likely to ruthlessly exploit the Emotion Crossing Sect, to milk them dry.
As for the truth about Lord Luoxiao and the collapse of the Celestial Abyss...
Hua Wuyin sneered, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes.
As he knew, this old fellow couldn’t care less about the Lord Luoxiao affair.
This sixth ancestor of the Li Family is a descendant of the survivors of that earth-shaking battle a millennium ago.
His lineage grew up hearing terrifying stories from their ancestors about how the "Lord Luoxiao" was capable of wreaking havoc on an unimaginable scale... Oh, those ancestors were either Nascent Soul or Golden Core cultivators, and having heard these legends so often, the fear is deeply ingrained in their bones.
This old man is cowardly and cautious in his actions.
Now, faced with such a tumultuous change as the explosion of the Celestial Abyss, he wouldn’t even think of stepping into the treacherous waters under the Celestial Abyss.
"Expecting a coward like this aging fellow to investigate the Lord Luoxiao matter is nothing but a fool’s dream. To get to the bottom of the Celestial Abyss affair, I’ll have to rely on myself."
Hua Wuyin folded his fan and tapped it heavily against his palm.
His thoughts flickered, and he looked anew at Hua Jingxin, who was still shedding tears in front of him. Everything became clear.
Since that old pervert of the Li Family is merely in Qi Kingdom to gather wealth and suck blood, then the intention of Budu River’s old foxes in sending his sister over is obvious.
It’s nothing more than using his sister as a plaything to curry favor with the Li Family’s sixth ancestor so that Budu River can get a piece of the pie when the benefits of Qi Kingdom are divided!
"A fine Budu River, a fine Li Family..."
Hua Wuyin’s face was livid, and his already gloomy expression became more sinister,
"They want to use my sister, Hua Wuyin’s sister, as a bargaining chip to feed that cowardly, lecherous old man? They’re courting death!"
Hua Jingxin was so frightened by his sudden outburst of killing intent that her face went pale, forgetting to cry, and just knelt silly by the wheelchair.
"Brother..."
"Enough, stop crying."
Hua Wuyin irritably rubbed his brow, saying offhandedly,
"Don’t worry about me and Senior Sister Gu. I know this is not Senior Sister Gu’s fault. If it weren’t for that treacherous and despicable Chen Ye of Lingyin Sect, I wouldn’t have ended up like this. Damn it..."
Upon hearing this, Hua Jingxin was even more indignant.
She has always admired her brother and naturally held a bad attitude toward Chen Ye, who had harmed him:
"This person, he is even more hateful than the elders of Budu River! When my brother was merely killing the descendants of Demon Cultivators, this Chen Ye not only didn’t appreciate my brother for purging the Yan Kingdom’s misfortune, but he even treacherously attacked... does he think he’s accomplished anything great? He is over fifty and is only at the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment, while my brother is also at the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment now! Previously, he was just bullying my brother with his age!"
"Hmm... wait, perhaps we might still have use for him!"
Suddenly, Hua Wuyin’s eyes lit up.
He remembered that Chen Ye’s three apprentices were as talented and attractive as his sister.
If they were captured, that old lecher from the Li Family wouldn’t bother with his sister anymore.
Moreover,
that old man always bullies the weak and fears the strong, and wouldn’t care at all about the Lingyin Sect...
...
Meanwhile.
In the inn at Chouyun Pass.
Chen Ye, who Hua Wuyin was plotting against, had just successfully refined a furnace of fragrant Condensation Pills.
"Achoo!"
Chen Ye suddenly sneezed, his hand trembled, nearly dropping the freshly refined pills.
He rubbed his nose and muttered, "Is that little girl cursing her master again?"
But Chen Ye didn’t take it to heart.
That girl is really too wicked.
Every day she speaks ill of her master; he’s long used to it.
He carefully placed the three crystalline Condensation Pills into a jade bottle.
[Condensation Pill Minor Achievement: 72/100]
Chen Ye was now very experienced in alchemy, and even with such a high-tier pill as the Condensation Pill, his first attempt reached a minor achievement.
The cost of this batch of Condensation Pills was two thousand spirit stones, with three pills refined, making the cost of each approximately seven hundred spirit stones.
The price was extremely expensive.
However, considering that the Condensation Pill is used by the upper echelons of various forces, its price appears reasonable.
"In the outside world, this pill sells for around nine hundred Spirit Stones, with a profit of two hundred Spirit Stones."
"Tsk tsk, even a Lower Grade Magical Treasure, cherished like life by a typical Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator, costs this much."
Chen Ye deeply exhaled, feeling somewhat fatigued.
Refining this pill exhausts a great deal of Divine Sense; ordinary Alchemists would need to refine it for a day and night, and then take a good rest for a while.
But Chen Ye, with both years and the Star-Town Token to protect his Divine Soul, only needs a single day to refine this pill, and his Divine Sense can recover by the next day, making the efficiency more than doubled.
Even in the Minor Achievement stage of Condensation Pill Alchemy, Chen Ye can refine pills with a profit of eighteen thousand Spirit Stones in a month.
"Although the idea is good, such high intensity, day and night alchemy, I might not be able to sustain it."
Chen Ye steadied his mind.
Currently, the main issue is that he is in the Qi Kingdom, making it difficult to sell such high-tier pills in large quantities.
He thought for a moment and swallowed a Condensation Pill.
This pill takes a few days to digest, meanwhile, Chen Ye didn’t delay and removed the isolation formation in the room.
"Master, are you finished refining?"
Always guarding outside the formation, Zhiwei saw the formation removed and immediately approached with a concerned expression.
"Yes."
Chen Ye nodded and tossed several jade bottles containing Clarity Pill, Dingyuan Powder, and Zhuanyao Powder to his three disciples.
The grade of these pills is lower than that of the Condensation Pill, thus for Chen Ye, refining them is effortless and does not consume much energy.
"Take these, it took your bridal dowry for me to refine these treasures."
Chen Ye joked,
"In the days to come, there will be plenty of pills for you! You should practice diligently, and after some time, I will refine Dragon Blood Bodhi to help you break through the Middle Period of Foundation Establishment."
Once Zhiwei reaches the Middle Period of Foundation Establishment, the combat power of the three little ones rises another notch.
Once they go to the Emotion Crossing Sect, Chen Ye could be less worried.
"What’s a bridal dowry? Is it something tasty?"
Qing Jun held the jade bottle of Zhuanyao Powder, the two small buns on her head shaking, with eyes clear but foolish.
The concept of a bridal dowry, for her as a little girl, is still too far stretched!
As for Jin’er, who often makes cutting remarks lately, she didn’t want to add another remark, feeling suddenly disheartened: "Bridal dowry, bridal dowry is master giving us Spirit Stones, so we can leave master..."
"Ah! No way!"
The little girl was startled, hugging Chen Ye’s leg tightly, her little face rubbing against his hems,
"Qing Jun doesn’t want to leave! Qing Jun will eat less in the future... a half roast chicken will do! Qing Jun will cultivate well, will help master defeat bad guys! Master don’t sell me!"
Did the little girl really hear Jin’er’s words?
When did he ever say he would sell them...
Chen Ye snorted coldly:
"What nonsense. Even if I were to bundle up and sell you two, it wouldn’t be enough to cover the cost of these few batches of pills! Go take your medicine and adjust your breath!"
Qing Jun, feeling wronged, covered her forehead and opened the stopper of the jade bottle, then tilted her head back and poured the Zhuanyao Powder into her mouth. After gulping twice, her little face instantly scrunched into a frown, complaining: "Blech blech blech, it’s so bitter! Not tasty at all, not as delicious as a big chicken leg!"
"Good medicine is bitter in the mouth."
The master disdainfully rebuked the disciple,
"Pigsy eats ginseng fruit, squandering magical treasures."
"Jin’er is the pig! Qing Jun is a dragon! A True Dragon! A super big, super powerful True Dragon!" The little girl roared and waved her hands.
Jin’er, at the side, her little face was full of black lines.
This time she didn’t even interject...
As the four master and disciples bantered, faint spiritual fluctuations suddenly arose from the guest room next door.
Chen Ye’s smile disappeared, glancing towards the next room,
That was his personally arranged Restriction, now triggered, it indicates Tuoba You has awakened!
Once this person wakes up,
This means the schedule for the three disciples to head to the Emotion Crossing Sect is on the table!
"Our stepping stone has awakened... this demon was severely hurt in the Celestial Abyss, wandering one big round before the gates of the underworld, now he finally woke up."
Chen Ye turned to look at the three disciples,
"You all stay here and refine the pills properly, while I go meet this Demon Cultivator from the Emotion Crossing Sect!"