Chapter 35 Chapter 35 You keep looking at me, so naturally you only have...
Provincial capital, Qilinxuan.
The shopkeeper's face was not looking good today.
There are two reasons.
First, recently Xuehua Pavilion got a lot of low-level precious elixirs from somewhere, almost monopolizing the market of low-level elixirs of Qilinxuan.
Although as a long-established elixir dealer with the support of a sect from the upper realm, Qilinxuan has always been pursuing the route of "high-end, premium" elixirs.
But no matter what, the Qilinxuan store in the provincial capital is located in the lower world.
Since it is opened in the lower realm, it is sold to cultivators in the lower realm.
The next "higher level" is the spiritual elixir of the foundation-building stage and the spiritual elixir of the golden elixir stage. Even many cultivators, after buying the first and second level treasure-level elixirs from the Snow Flower Pavilion, always feel that the third-level elixir sold by Qilin Pavilion is too ordinary.
In any case, the recent actions of Xuehua Pavilion have affected the foundation of Qilinxuan.
Qilinxuan thought of many ways to curb the situation where low-level cultivators were leaning towards Xuehua Pavilion. But unfortunately, Xuehua Pavilion seemed to really have a stable supply of rare-grade elixirs as they advertised, and they were not out of stock at all.
Qilinxuan's cash flow has been drastically reduced, which has already made the shopkeeper overwhelmed.
The second point is that Qilinxuan received a notice from the sect in the upper realm that a large amount of low-level auxiliary materials were needed in a short period of time.
The so-called auxiliary materials are some auxiliary materials that can be collected in the netherworld and need to be added when refining pills.
All along, the sects in the upper realm always gave them some "high-level alchemy materials", such as the third-level alchemy materials. In return, they would also give the sects in the upper realm a large number of low-level auxiliary materials that were easy to collect but consumed manpower and material resources.
The sect in the upper realm suddenly needed a large amount of low-level auxiliary materials, and even Qilin Xuan couldn't suddenly come up with so many at once.
We had to urgently send more personnel to the border.
It's still not enough.
Qilinxuan is very popular in the lower world, but in the eyes of the upper world sects, it is not even an ant. If it were not still useful, I am afraid...
In the final analysis, we all depend on others.
These two things combined gave the shopkeeper even more of a headache.
And at this time, the news of Liu Rui's death came.
The shopkeeper had a splitting headache. He held his forehead and listened to the report from people in Liu Rui's team.
"On the way to collect Nine-Bee Needles... Captain Liu was chased and killed by the awakened Nine-Bee Queen. Captain Liu was brutally dismembered by the Nine-Bee Queen. We guards could only cover the alchemist and retreat first." Several guards said in unison.
The shopkeeper looked at the alchemist.
The alchemist looked embarrassed and frightened. But when the shopkeeper looked at him, he nodded and said, "That's true."
Although Qilinxuan relies on the sect of the upper world, it can stand on its own in the lower world and employs many alchemists. It also trains many teams of cultivators who collect alchemy materials.
These gathering teams hang around the border all year round and often deal with ferocious beasts, so there are deaths every year.
But the one who died this time was Liu Rui, who was neither a big shot nor a small one. After all, he was a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, and it took a lot of elixirs and spirit stones to cultivate him.
The shopkeeper was heartbroken but could do nothing but sigh deeply.
"That's all. Master Alchemist, stay here. Everyone else, go to the accounting office and get some money for your Captain Liu, and make arrangements for his family."
"yes."
The alchemist who was left behind had a pale face and stood there.
The shopkeeper of Qilin Pavilion stared at him for a while, "The Nine Bee Needles are lost?"
The alchemist lowered his head: "...Yes."
The shopkeeper said sullenly, "Before you left, you promised me that you would definitely get the Nine Bee Needles. Qilinxuan has always been the underdog of Xuehua Pavilion, but this time, Xuehua Pavilion stole the limelight. We must win back the game no matter what. Breakthrough Pills are something that cultivators have reserved at a high price. Do you know how urgent this order is for Qilinxuan's current situation?"
"I trust you, so I'm handing this over to you."
The alchemist turned pale, "Boss... I..."
"So, who was the one who did it? That Liu Rui?" The shopkeeper stared at the alchemist, not wanting to miss any information from his face.
The alchemist pursed his dry lips and said, "I used the poisonous smoke of stone hay to stun the Nine Bee Queen and took out the needle. But Liu Rui saw that there were no other bee beasts in the hive, so he said he wanted to take the honey of the Nine Bee Beasts."
"I couldn't stop him. Later, when the stone hay burned out, the Nine Bee Queen woke up... Liu Rui died, and we barely escaped. The Nine Bee Needles... The Nine Bee Queen would hunt down the bearer of the Nine Bee Needles, and we couldn't do anything about it. For the sake of our lives, we had to throw away the Nine Bee Needles."
In the end, the alchemist did not reveal that they had encountered the Xuehua Pavilion on the way and were eventually rescued by Qin Zhou.
First, he didn't think he could afford to offend Qin Zhou. Second, he hated Liu Rui, and if Liu Rui hadn't instigated him, he wouldn't have gone so far as to provoke the people from Xuehua Pavilion. Third, Qin Zhou... saved his life.
Weighing the pros and cons, this is the best argument.
"It's good that you came back alive." The shopkeeper stared at him, "But, you know, the losers will always be punished."
The alchemist's heart trembled.
"Go down and receive your punishment."
"Yes." After answering like this, the alchemist felt a little more courageous.
This may be the case of what you sow is what you reap.
but……
No matter what the punishment is, as long as you are still alive, you can start over again.
The alchemist quietly left, but the shopkeeper sighed.
After taking a sip of tea from the cup, he began to wonder why Qilinxuan had been having so much trouble recently. Could it be that he should go to the Tianxing Sect to have his horoscope read?
As I was thinking, a voice suddenly appeared -
"He lied. If the Nine Bee Queen went berserk, they wouldn't have been able to escape. After killing the bearer of the Nine Bee Needles, it would attack anyone who was contaminated with the scent of the hive, even if they had thrown away the Nine Bee Needles. With the speed of the Nine Bee Queen, not to mention the powerless alchemist, even those guards wouldn't be able to come back alive."
"If they come back alive, it can only mean that Queen Nine is dead."
The shopkeeper was stunned. Who is talking?
He stood up suddenly and looked back. There was a figure standing at the window sill, with a sword on his back and his back facing him.
This person...when did he stand there?
The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes and clenched his hands into fists, "Your Excellency is...?"
"I'm here to do a business with you." The swordsman came to the shopkeeper, took out a box with the same fifth-level elixir, and placed it in front of the shopkeeper.
Like the owner of Xuehua Pavilion, the shopkeeper of Qilin Pavilion also had his eyelids twitching when he saw this.
A fifth-level elixir, what a generous gift.
But when the shopkeeper looked at the man's clothes, he understood something.
Carrying a sword and wearing black and white clothes... Although he didn't know much about the sects in the upper realm, he knew a thing or two.
This person should be a disciple of that famous sect. But why would he come here?
"Senior...what business do you want to do?" the shopkeeper asked respectfully.
"I'm looking for someone. An alchemist at the second stage of Qi Refining. He has a noble person to help him. He's very special."
mortal?
The shopkeeper asked hesitantly, "What's the name of the person you are looking for?"
Fang Huai: “…I don’t know.”
Seeing the surprise flashing in the other party's eyes, Fang Huai coughed softly, "It shouldn't be difficult for you to find an alchemist."
"It's not difficult, it's not difficult, but your Excellency is so generous..." This matter is probably not easy.
Fang Huai said coldly: "He is worth the price."
"Whatever news you have, you can tell me. This is just a deposit. After the matter is completed, I will give you another one as a reward."
The shopkeeper racked his brains but couldn't figure out how a second-level Qi Refining alchemist could make the other party offer the price of two fifth-level pills.
but……
Don’t miss out on the fifth-level elixir.
"I agree to this deal. I will arrange for someone to find the person for you right away."
"Yeah." Fang Huai nodded.
Just as he had instructed to Xuehua Pavilion, he left his last name and whistle.
The shopkeeper didn't hesitate and took the things.
Seeing Fang Huai was about to leave, the shopkeeper hurriedly called him, "Senior, may I ask...what did you mean by what you said earlier?"
"What about the Nine-Bee Beast?"
"Yes." The shopkeeper's eyes were clouded. He could accept Liu Rui's death, but if the alchemist and the guards teamed up to deceive him... the punishment would not be so easy.
Fang Huai frowned, as if he saw the shopkeeper's thoughts. The truth that fell on his lips became -
"It's no wonder they lied. After being paralyzed by the poisonous smoke, the Nine Bee Queens went crazy, and no one below the Nascent Soul stage could defeat them. They were lucky to have a life saved by a master. If they continue to tell these things, I'm afraid they won't live past tomorrow."
He did not intend to do this, and did not want anyone to be bound by his words.
Nascent Soul?
The cruelty in the shopkeeper's eyes receded.
If it's for self-protection...it makes sense.
only……
"Senior, what you mean is that there are Nascent Soul seniors at the border of the lower world?" The shopkeeper pondered, "But what is a Nascent Soul senior doing at the border of the upper and lower worlds?"
What would a powerful person in the Nascent Soul Stage do at the border? To kill the Nine Bee Beast? To get the Nine Bee Needles? But the Nine Bee Needles are the material for the Golden Core Stage breakthrough.
The shopkeeper's words immediately enlightened Fang Huai.
Those who can kill the Nine Bee Queens are not necessarily in the Nascent Soul stage.
There is also the possibility that he is stronger than the Nascent Soul... isn't he in the Fusion Mahayana stage?
The purpose of obtaining elixir materials is naturally to make elixir.
It is not impossible that the devil Wen Jue would take his alchemist partner to the border to collect materials in order to help him break through.
The more Fang Huai thought about it, the more confused he became.
The person you are trying every means to find may be here.
"Call back the alchemist who just left. I want to know who saved them."
…
Just when Fang Huai was carefully questioning Qin Zhou's whereabouts, Qin Zhou's foundation-building pill had already been completed.
Qin Zhou took some medicine and broke through to the foundation-building stage.
In less than two months, he advanced from the Qi Refining Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage. No matter who saw his cultivation speed, they would have to say it was incredible.
Because of the breakthrough, he completely entered the fasting period. He also saved time for eating every day.
Used for farming.
Wen Jue was shocked just by looking at it. How could someone love farming so much? It was not enough to open up a piece of land, was the whole mountain used to grow spiritual fruit?
Although he thought so, Qin Zhou stayed in the back mountain all day, and Wen Jue was not idle either.
Qin Zhou worked, and he could only follow him.
After all, Wen Jue, who had become a big villain, felt insecure and even wanted to steal other people's jobs.
There wasn't much work to do in the fields. The second-level spiritual fruit that had been planted earlier hadn't sprouted yet. All that could be done now was to clear the land and weed.
"You go pull out the weeds, and I'll open up the wasteland." Wen Jue easily snatched Qin Zhou's hoe.
Qin Zhou was driven away, so he could only squat on the ground and pull weeds.
It is obvious that Wen Jue is not as serious as Fourteen in his work.
He would look back at himself after every two turns of the hoe. Qin Zhou could even feel the thorn in his back as he was busy weeding.
But as soon as he looked up, Wen Jue turned back to work hard at hoeing the ground.
Although he couldn't see the face, he could see every move of the man.
He took off his outer shirt to avoid dirtying his white robe while hoeing the ground. The white undershirt inside wrapped around his tight and lean upper body, fitting perfectly. When he hoeed the ground, the muscles of his arms twitched slightly, and when he bent down, he could even vaguely see his beautiful shoulder blades and waistline... and...
Qin Zhou looked away.
I thought to myself, Lu Yi is not a teenager anymore.
After about half a minute, Qin Zhou couldn't help but look up and sighed, "Wen Jue, if you don't want to work, go sit on the ridge of the field."
Wen Jue almost hit himself with his hoe, "Why don't I want to do it anymore?"
What does this mean?
If he doesn't do it, there are plenty of people who will, right?
He has to do this job!
He won't do this job, this old man...well, Qinzhou must find another villager. If he summons someone he doesn't know well, don't reveal his identity in a few words.
He said he would keep an eye on him!
Qin Zhou was silent for a while, wanting to say something but didn't say it.
Continue to weed your own grass.
Wen Jue looked back at his weeding progress and was quite dissatisfied. "You didn't weed much either, didn't you?"
Qin Zhou didn't even raise his head. "If you keep looking at me, I will naturally hoe slowly."
The rebuttal just floated into my ears.
Wen Jue didn't react for a moment, and asked directly: "I look at you, what does it have to do with your slow hoeing?"
Qin Zhou just shut up.
Wen Jue:?
Not understanding, Wen Jue turned around and continued hoeing.
Anyway, no one can take this job away from him.
"Qin Zhou, have you used up the spiritual essence I gave you last time?" Wen Jue suddenly thought of this question. The growth of the spiritual fruit needs to absorb the spiritual energy nutrients in the soil. With Qin Zhou's speed of clearing wasteland and cultivating the land, that little spiritual essence is not enough.
"No." Qin Zhou said seriously, "There are nine left."
"I only gave you ten in total."
"Um."
So, it was only used once? Wen Jue was puzzled, put down the hoe, and picked up a handful of soil.
The spiritual energy in the back mountain shouldn't be so strong.
It's not like he hasn't seen land nourished by spiritual essence. Moreover, according to Qin Zhou, the spiritual fruit has been harvested once... But why is the concentration of spiritual energy in the back mountain even higher than before?
"Qinzhou, this place..."
When Wen Jue turned around, he met Qin Zhou's gaze.
Qin Zhou understood what he meant at a glance, and he said, "It is growing spiritual energy. With the village as the center."
The spiritual energy did not spread out and be noticed by others because of Wen Jue's barrier.
"...Unfortunately, the quantity is not much." Wen Jue raised the soil in his hand. This level of spiritual energy growth can only be used to supply the growth of these spiritual heart fruits.
Qin Zhou: “Yeah.”
Naturally, he also discovered what Wen Jue could perceive.
The village belongs to Qinzhou, how could he not know that?
In fact, ever since he used his spiritual essence to activate the level of the small mountain village, the spiritual energy here has been slowly increasing.
Even after the small mountain village was upgraded to level 2 and could grow level 2 Spiritual Heart Fruit, the spiritual energy here was more than before. Even Tunfeng would stay a little longer after coming to ask for food every day.
But now the small mountain village is of low status, and many things do not allow him to imagine too much.
Let's take it one step at a time.
Just as he was thinking, Wen Jue suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Someone is looking for you outside the barrier."
Qin Zhou: "Who?"
Wen Jue withdrew his perception, "It seems to be someone from the Snow Flower Pavilion. Why did he come directly here?"
Qin Zhou nodded, "I'll go check it out. Maybe there's a new order for pills."
Usually, when people from Xuehua Pavilion contacted him, they would go to Pingcheng to find Chen San, but not long after Chen San passed the test, he went to Yaoyue Sect to practice.
Since then, Xuehua Pavilion has sent messengers back and forth.
But Wen Jue said he was from Xuehua Pavilion, so he should not be the messenger.
Qin Zhou stood up and decided to go and see for himself.
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