Yang Yitian noticed something was going on outside, so he went to the side of the road to check and saw a group of people gathered outside.

He walked out and said to the group of people, "Why are you all guarding our door?" Yang Yitian was a little scared of such a large group of people, but when he thought that he was inside the restricted area and that these people couldn't do anything to him, he became bolder and swaggered around in front of them.

Those who knew Qi Zhiheng also knew Yang Yitian, so someone seized the opportunity and said, "Brother Yitian, I've come here to ask you to buy some pills. Do you have any high-grade pills for sale?"

Everyone secretly thought he was cunning, that this person had gotten there first! One after another, more people said, "Me too, I also came to ask for pills, I wonder if there are any left to sell."

Yang Yitian hadn't expected this to happen, but he didn't actually have that many pills on hand: "If you want pills, you can exchange them at the Mission Hall, or at the very least, you can buy them at the foot of the mountain. I don't have a pill shop here, so why are you all gathered here?"

Everyone looked bitter. Who wouldn't want to go down the mountain to buy them? But the Qi family's pill shop down the mountain is still under renovation. Besides, buying pills at the foot of the mountain means more competitors!

Within the Yuansheng Academy, the competition is limited to the students of the inner academy. However, if one goes to Danpu at the foot of the mountain, the competition expands to the entire imperial city.

Everyone started explaining to Yang Yitian, one after another, what was going on?

"Oh." Yang Yitian nodded lightly. "My husband is in seclusion. All the pills we had before are sold out. If you want to buy pills, you should go to the pharmacy at the foot of the mountain."

Everyone was speechless. It turned out that their explanations had been misunderstood by the deaf man, and in the end, they still had to go down the mountain to buy the elixir!

Yang Yitian adopted a "what's the worst that can happen?" attitude: "Anyway, we don't have any pills right now. If you want to wait here, there's nothing I can do. But you can't break the restrictions set up in our courtyard. If I find out that anyone has broken the restrictions, I will definitely persuade my husband not to sell pills to them!"

This warning made those who were initially itching to break down the door restrain themselves.

"Don't worry, Brother Yi Tian, ​​we definitely won't lay a hand on you. If anyone does anything, we'll report them!" Someone took this opportunity to express their loyalty, hoping to make a good impression on Yang Yi Tian and hopefully get Qi Zhiheng to sell a few more bottles of pills if Yang Yi Tian was in a good mood.

Yang Yitian watched the group of people making a ruckus, yawned, and went back into the house.

Qi Zhiheng's breakthrough opportunity was quite rare. Under the tempering of the medicinal bath, he finally extracted the essence of the spiritual energy and compressed a lot of it into his body. This time, he just happened to cross the breakthrough line and successfully broke through to a new level.

After stabilizing his cultivation, Qi Zhiheng opened his eyes.

At this point, half a month had passed since he went into seclusion.

Yang Yitian was drawing talismans outside when he sensed the commotion and came over to check the situation.

"You've successfully broken through?" Yang Yitian asked, still holding the newly drawn talisman in his hand.

Qi Zhiheng nodded and said, "Indeed, how is your cultivation progress?"

Yang Yitian shook his head: "There's been no progress. I don't know why, but I just can't get promoted."

Qi Zhiheng probably understood the reason. Yang Yitian's soul had not yet been refined to the point where it could withstand another breakthrough, so he could only stay at this stage for the time being. So Qi Zhiheng comforted him, "It's not a big deal if you can't improve. You can refine your spiritual power a few times first. Once your spiritual power is solidified, you will be able to deal with opponents of the same level with ease in the future."

Yang Yitian nodded, indicating that he understood.

"What have you been doing all this time?" Qi Zhiheng felt it was necessary to ask his wife about her recent situation.

Yang Yitian picked up the talisman in his hand and boasted, "I've drawn quite a few talismans. When the competition comes, even if I can't beat them, I can still crush them with these talismans!"

Although Yang Yitian wasn't in a great hurry because his cultivation level hadn't improved, he was still a little worried about the upcoming competition. His cultivation level couldn't compare to others, so he wanted to improve his cultivation level quickly by drawing talismans. After all, he followed the path of talisman cultivation, and drawing more spirit patterns would allow his cultivation level to improve faster.

Unfortunately, no matter how many talismans he drew, his cultivation progressed very slowly.

His current cultivation level is at the bottom among all the disciples. When the time comes, people will definitely take him as an easy target and challenge him. It will be difficult for him to withstand the challenges from others in the competition. Fortunately, the competition does not prohibit the use of some external forces. Talismans are also a kind of external force that can be used. Sometimes, as long as he combines talismans, he can exert three to five times more power than his own strength. This can be considered as finding another way.

Qi Zhiheng praised, "Not bad, the quality is very good. We can use them during the competition. Let's put them away and go down the mountain to see how our parents and grandfather are doing."

Yang Yitian nodded obediently, put away the talisman, and then told them about the situation at the door: "Those idiots from Class A are waiting for you to sell them pills. They probably want to curry favor with you."

"Friendship? How much friendship do I have with them?" Qi Zhiheng found it somewhat amusing.

Yang Yitian sneered, "Shameless, huh!" Don't think he didn't know that these people had come out to make their presence known when they came down the mountain, saying that he and Qi Zhiheng had nothing to do with them, and some of the more extreme ones even said that they were the black sheep of Class A!

Qi Zhiheng reached out and ruffled his hair: "Don't worry too much about these people. As for the pills, just let them buy them at the pill shop down the mountain."

The two went outside.

Some sharp-eyed people had already spotted their arrival and were quick to seize the opportunity to show their faces: "Brother Qi!"

The spiritual practitioners, who had been scattered in various poses in different corners, suddenly moved in unison! They all turned to look at the two of them.

Qi Zhiheng opened the gate to the courtyard, and everyone immediately surrounded him to inquire about the pills.

Qi Zhiheng replied, "Fellow disciples, I have no more pills left. If you want to buy pills, you can go to the Qi family's pill shop at the foot of the mountain."

Although Qi Zhiheng said so, they couldn't believe him at all, and they all started to offer their own advice.

"We're all students in Class A, so please sell some to us!"

Qi Zhiheng said, "I'm sorry, I really don't have any left. I'll definitely refine more next time for all of you fellow disciples. Please make way for me."

The crowd made way for them, but the persuasion continued.

“I understand. Often when people say they have no pills, they actually still have some on hand! For the sake of our fellow disciples, shall we share a little? There aren’t that many people here, so a few pills for each person should be enough.”

"Yes, yes, we are all disciples in the same class, so we should be united in our hatred of the enemy! With the pills, everyone's cultivation will improve together, and we will be able to better resist the disciples from other classes! We are all from Class A, and we can't let Class A down."

Although it's shameless of me to have hastily distanced myself from them before, and now I'm eagerly begging for pills again! But there's no other way! The competition is about to start, and if I can improve my strength during this time, my chances of winning in the next competition will be much higher.

Qi Zhiheng looked around at the people; there weren't many, only about thirty.

There were originally more people guarding the entrance, but they dispersed over time.

However, Qi Zhiheng was so heartless: "That's all. Even if there were some left, I ate them all during this time."

The group was disappointed. Had they wasted half a month waiting here for nothing?

Qi Zhiheng will not take responsibility for their actions. They chose this path themselves, and they should bear the consequences themselves.

Qi Zhiheng ignored these people and led Yang Yitian down the mountain.

Jin Yu smiled broadly, his already round face becoming even rounder.

Jin An followed beside him, flattering him, "Young Master, you truly live up to your reputation as the young master of the Jin family! This time you've even made back your initial investment." Of course, it wasn't just the initial investment that he made back; Jin Yu also took the opportunity to make a fortune.

Jin Yu's body contains many impurities, making it extremely difficult for him to improve his cultivation level.

Information like this was more or less known to the young masters and ladies of some families in the capital. But recently, this fat man had actually appeared before everyone in a high-profile manner, and his cultivation level had even increased by one rank!

There are quite a few people like Jin Yu with impurities in their bodies, and naturally there are also young masters and ladies from noble families with the same problem! Although they make up a small percentage.

Therefore, when Jin Yu appeared in front of everyone, someone secretly approached him and asked him for the secret to his breakthrough.

Then Jin Yu opened a bottle of spirit wine and invited those who came to try it. Although it was only a cup, the quality of this spirit wine was better than the first time he drank it, and these people should be able to feel it very clearly.

Just as he had expected, those who had been troubled by impurities and found it difficult to break through seemed to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and hurriedly asked if there was any more of Jin Yu's spiritual wine in stock.

Jin Yu nodded, and without any hesitation, raised the price of the spirit wine to twice its original price! Then, he pretended to be serious and said, "I only have ten bottles left now. I need to keep five for myself. If you want them, I can sell you five."

"Yes, I want it!" This rich young master who came to Jin Yu was willing to pay any price for his cultivation, except for his head and his integrity, let alone some spirit stones!

After seeing off one disciple, Empress Jin used the same excuse to deal with the next few disciples, and her own purse swelled up again!