Chapter 150 Treasure Hunting Team: Song Yin Rescues People
"You two have extraordinary bearing; at first glance, I thought you were disciples of some sect. By the way, my name is Li Mo, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. May I ask your names?" Li Mo chatted with the two as he led them toward the treasure-hunting team's territory, learning about the newcomers' basic information.
Song Yin: "My surname is Song, just call me Song Le." Song Le is back in action!
As the wind blew, leaves on the ground were swirled into the air. Shi Heming randomly came up with a pseudonym, "Shi Fufeng".
Li Mo smiled sincerely and said, "I cannot discern your cultivation levels, so I assume you two have deliberately concealed them. Please forgive my impetuousness. Since we've joined the treasure-hunting team, we're teammates, and everyone knows each other's cultivation levels. Therefore, I'll have to ask you two to reveal your cultivation levels to everyone later."
This is something to be a little careful about. If your cultivation level is too high, you'll inevitably encounter problems and need to seek their help. But if you're really lowly, you might also be looked down upon.
Song Yin: "What are the cultivation levels of everyone in the team?"
Li Mo: "The captain is at the early stage of Golden Core cultivation, my other teammate and I are at the mid stage of Foundation Establishment cultivation, and the remaining two teammates are at the late stage of Qi Refining cultivation."
After listening, Song Yin had a general idea of what was going on and transmitted her voice to Shi Heming: "Just say we're at the early Foundation Establishment stage."
Shi Heming: "Neither here nor there? That's fine, very safe."
To find treasure in the Dark Corner of Youluo, one must enter through the only valley entrance. As a result, many cultivators live near the entrance, turning what was once a desolate place into a place filled with traces of human habitation.
After walking for a while, they arrived at a small courtyard. The surrounding courtyards were all similar, indicating that they were built in the same style. Moreover, the rows of courtyards were filled with many cultivators who had come to the Youluo Black Corner Region to search for treasures.
Those cultivators who have their own courtyards are considered lucky; many others live in tents.
Li Mo: "There weren't many people here before, just a few scattered villages. Later, it was rumored that there was treasure here, so more and more people focused their attention here, and rows of neat houses sprang up, and many treasure hunters moved in."
Song Yin: "Are the treasures here inexhaustible?"
"Whether there are treasures in the Youluo Black Corner Region depends mainly on whether the major powers have withdrawn from this place. However, I heard that there used to be a secret realm here. Later, the secret realm disappeared, and all the things in the secret realm were scattered outside. Therefore, a treasure-hunting craze has been set off in the Youluo Black Corner Region." Li Mo pushed open the door and led the two inside.
"We've arrived. The rest of the people are inside."
The people inside didn't expect Li Mo to return with new teammates now. They didn't hide their conversation from others, and Song Yin and Shi Heming overheard it all.
The challenges faced by some teams are vividly presented to the newcomers.
“Brother Li went to recruit new people again today. I told him to give up, but he just wouldn’t listen. Now the captain is injured and needs someone to take care of him, and Sister Lianxin also needs to rest and recuperate. Our team only has one mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and two late-Qi Refining stage cultivators to hold on. A smart person would not choose to join us after asking around a little, unless they are a sucker.”
"More than recruiting new people, we have a bigger problem now. Because of the captain's injury, we haven't been able to go treasure hunting to exchange for new spirit stones for a long time. Now we are running out of spirit stones and we will not be able to pay the rent. If we don't pay the rent in seven days, we will be kicked out and live in tents like everyone else."
“Staying in a tent is not good for the captain’s recovery. I’ll think of a way to solve the rent issue.”
"Cough cough cough cough!" At this moment, a cough came from the best house in the courtyard, followed by a weak voice, "Liu Xiaolei, Zheng Zijin, you two don't need to worry about spirit stones. We can move out and live in tents."
"That won't do! Staying in a tent isn't safe, unlike the small courtyard we've rented which comes with a third-tier array." In another room, a late-stage Qi Refining male cultivator named Liu Xiaolei rushed out.
He originally intended to persuade Captain Wu Shanyuan, but then he saw Li Mo return with two strangers beside him.
"Li Mo, you're back? And who are those two?"
Li Mo experienced an awkward situation when recruiting, and now he experienced another awkward situation. He introduced him to Song Yin and Shi Heming, "He is a member of our team, named Liu Xiaolei, a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator."
He then introduced the new recruits to Liu Xiaolei: "These two are new recruits I brought in, Song Le and Shi Fufeng. As for their cultivation levels..." Li Mo looked at the two of them.
"Song Le, a sword cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment."
"Shi Fufeng, early stage of Foundation Establishment array cultivator."
Song Yin is assessing whether this team is suitable for temporary stays. If it's not a good fit, she and Shi Heming can join another team.
Liu Xiaolei was shocked: "Both of them are in the early Foundation Establishment stage? And the other one is an array cultivator!!"
The cultivator's early Foundation Establishment stage cultivation is quite impressive. Furthermore, the one called Shi Fufeng is also an array cultivator with a special skill. Even if he creates the most ordinary first-order array, he can still earn spirit stones!
The thought of earning spirit stones excited Liu Xiaolei, but he quickly calmed down because the spirit stones that Shi Fufeng earned by making the array belonged to him, not to their team.
Upon hearing that a new person had joined the family, Zheng Zijin rushed out of the house and was immediately struck by the new person's appearance and demeanor.
"Hello, my name is Zheng Zijin, and I'm a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator." Great! They've actually found a sucker to join their team!
"Li Mo, bring in these two guests and let me see them," the injured captain said from inside the room. He addressed the newcomers as guests, but did not acknowledge them.
Upon entering the room, a strong smell of herbs reminded Song Yin of the days when she went to the Yan family's medical clinic in the mortal realm to get medicine.
"Captain? Why are you sitting up?" Li Mo rushed over, wanting to help the captain lie down.
Wu Shanyuan leaned against the headboard and asked Li Mo to remove the screen. "It's just for a moment, it won't matter. Take it down, it's blocking the view."
The screen was removed, allowing Song Yin and Shi Heming to clearly see the injured captain. Wu Shanyuan was pale, his lips were bloodless, and his cheeks and eye sockets were sunken; it was clear at a glance that he did not live long.
Wu Shanyuan: "Can you two see me clearly? You must have been tricked into coming here by Li Mo with the claim that there was a Golden Core cultivator in the team. In reality, I, the Golden Core cultivator, am seriously injured and unable to lead the team. With your cultivation level, you can join a stronger treasure-hunting team."
If they're after him, then I'm sorry, he's not even as good as a Qi Refining cultivator now. If they're not after him, then I definitely can't let them join, because I can hardly imagine what they want.
Song Yin: "It doesn't matter which team we join. If we didn't need to have five people to search for treasure, we wouldn't be looking for a team to join."
Wu Shanyuan's expression remained unchanged, making it impossible to tell whether he believed Song Yin's words. He simply said, "I see. You went into the valley to search for treasure. Is what you're looking for inside?"
Shi Heming: "Nowadays, who among the cultivators doesn't know that there are treasures in the Youluo Black Corner Region? We came here hoping to seize the opportunity. We don't know what's inside; we'll only find out after we go in."
Wu Shanyuan: "Is this your first time here?"
Shi Heming: "Of course."
Wu Shanyuan remained silent. To outsiders, it seemed he was simply resting because he was tired, but only he knew he was assessing the danger posed by these two men. It's not the desire to have something to ask for that's frightening; it's having nothing to ask for.
Wu Shanyuan: "Let's make it clear beforehand that once you join the team, you must never betray them. If you are found to have done so, you will be expelled from the team. Once you enter the valley, all the items you find inside belong to you, but you will need to hand over spirit stones every month to pay the rent for this courtyard."
"How much is the monthly rent for this courtyard?" Song Yin asked.
Wu Shanyuan: "One hundred high-grade spirit stones per month."
One hundred high-grade spirit stones are equivalent to one top-grade spirit stone, and Song Yin had a better understanding of the situation.
There was one more thing she needed to know, so Song Yin asked, "How did Captain Wu get his injury? Would you mind telling me?"
“This…” Li Mo looked at Wu Shanyuan.
Wu Shanyuan: "Since I've joined the team, there's no reason for me to hide anything. I was injured while fighting a Nascent Soul level demon beast, and I'm already very lucky to have survived."
“The captain did this to protect us.” Li Mo’s tone became dejected. “If we had been more careful and discovered the Nascent Soul demon beast earlier, the captain wouldn’t have ended up like this.”
They pooled their spirit stones to buy pills for Wu Shanyuan, which is why they are so strapped for cash, unable to pay rent, and about to be evicted.
Li Mo: "Captain, you can focus on recovering. Tomorrow we'll go into the valley to find some treasures to exchange for spirit stones."
Song Yin crossed her arms in front of her chest, seemingly lost in thought.
Unexpectedly, Wu Shanyuan's injuries were sustained while saving his teammates, and he saw a bit of his own past life reflected in him.
From the moment they entered until now, the genuine emotions these people displayed didn't seem staged. She was lucky; she stumbled into a harmonious and loving little group.
Since that's the case, our meeting must be fate. Song Yin asked Li Mo, "How many days does it usually take to come out after entering the valley?"
Li Mo: "It will take at least five days, and at most it will be uncertain."
Song Yin nodded, then examined Wu Shanyuan's body. "Captain Wu's heart for saving lives is admirable. I happen to know a little about medicine, so I can examine you and prescribe the right medicine."
Liu Xiaolei pulled Li Mo over, put an arm around Li Mo's shoulder, and the two whispered to each other.
"Where did you find such a talent? You're a formation cultivator and a doctor! If you could also refine pills, that would be even more amazing! Our team, which only has sword cultivators and magic cultivators, could also benefit from this!"
"I waited on the only way to the Youluo Black Corner Region. When I saw that they had an extraordinary demeanor, I went up to talk to them. Who would have thought that they would actually be willing to join! I was quite surprised, okay? But since they are willing to join the team, we should take good care of them and make them feel the warmth of home! We should try to keep them in our team for a long time."
"You are like this today." Liu Xiaolei gave Li Mo a thumbs up.
The two whispered conversation was overheard by two Nascent Soul stage cultivators who had concealed their cultivation levels. Shi Heming glanced at the two whispering individuals without changing his expression.
They were sincere, but unfortunately their wishes were destined to be in vain; he and Yinyin would not stay long.
Zheng Zijin watched nervously as Song Yin examined Wu Shanyuan's body. When Song Yin stopped, she cautiously asked, "Sister Song, how is the captain?"
"Sister Song?" This title is quite novel. Song Yin smiled and said, "It's not a big problem. Taking one Grade 4 Tendon-Regenerating Pill and one Grade 4 Jade Dew Heart-Protecting Pill will cure you completely."
The room fell silent.
Upon hearing the words "not a big problem," Wu Shanyuan felt a glimmer of hope. He naturally wanted to recover from the fate of a Golden Core cultivator who had become a cripple and was waiting to die.
Upon hearing that they would need more pills, they fell silent again.
A fourth-grade pill requires a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to refine, which means it's incredibly expensive. They're all independent cultivators gathered together; where would they get so many spirit stones? Even if they had spirit stones, they might not be able to find a Nascent Soul stage pill refiner, since pill refiners are already few in number, and those who have cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage are even fewer.
Song Yin took out two pill bottles from her spatial storage, took out one pill from each, and used her spiritual energy to deliver the two pills to Wu Shanyuan.
"First take the Jade Dew Heart-Protecting Pill on the left, then take the Tendon-Regenerating Pill on the right. After taking it, circulate your spiritual energy and meditate overnight. You will recover the next day."
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Author's Note: There's one more chapter, which should be released at 9:30 PM, or at the latest 10:00 PM. There's still a small part I haven't written yet. [kissing emoji]
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