Chapter 46 Qi Zibo's Enemy Family Has a Thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones
The city lord of Nine Star City was a burly middle-aged man. He immediately asked Song Yin, "Where are the damaged spirit herbs?"
Song Yin made way for the city lord and the others.
The city lord's face grew darker and darker as he looked around, never expecting that someone would commit a crime right under his nose!
If Song Yin were a rogue cultivator, a little compensation would suffice to resolve the matter. But Song Yin is a disciple of the Immortal Firmament Sect, and she came personally led by an elder of the sect. If this matter isn't resolved, how can he explain it to the Immortal Firmament Sect? How can he feel comfortable holding the Alchemist Conference in Nine Star City in the future?
City Lord: "Go and investigate."
The two men beside the city lord answered simultaneously, "Yes, sir." The two then quickly left.
The city lord softened his voice and said to Song Yin, "Don't worry, this matter will definitely be investigated and an explanation will be given to the Immortal Cloud Sect."
The city lord said he was giving an explanation to the Immortal Firmament Sect, not to Song Yin herself. Song Yin inwardly sighed, thankful she had joined the Immortal Firmament Sect.
On the other side, someone had already gone to retrieve the spare spirit herbs, but the person who retrieved the spirit herbs quickly flew back and told the city lord, "Your Lordship, all the spare spirit herbs have been destroyed."
Someone else returned to report, "All the spiritual herbs needed for today's competition in the city were bought up by a mysterious man last night, so we can't purchase any new ones."
The two reports seemed to slap him in the face, and the city lord's face turned extremely ugly. "Very well, they actually don't take my Nine Star City seriously and dare to cause trouble at the Alchemist Conference."
One of the men who had come with the city lord said, "City lord, please calm down. The Foundation Establishment group competition should continue as normal. As for this young friend's spiritual herbs..."
Song Yin: "Can I use my own spiritual herbs? I always keep commonly used spiritual herbs for alchemy in my storage bag."
Song Yin's proposal was approved, but the medicinal herbs she presented were inspected by the four judges. After confirming that they were correct, the competition began.
The city lord left the scene with the others. After going upstairs, he saw the Immortal Firmament Sect elder who was leading the group and another person with his back to him.
"My life is truly more bitter than a bitter gourd," the city lord said with a wry smile, but he still had to go up and greet him.
"Qingmu Jun".
The person who had been facing away turned around, and the city lord was even more miserable. Who on earth was plotting against him? None of these elders from various sects were easy to talk to!
"Lord Seonyon".
Xin Huailiang: "The city lord should talk to him, after all, it's his disciple who's being targeted."
The city lord was fully aware of the identities of these powerful figures who frequently attended the Alchemist Conference.
This is terrible! That contestant is actually a direct disciple of the inner sect of the Immortal Firmament Sect!
Qi Zibo: "Lord, there is no need to worry. I know that this matter has nothing to do with you. It's just that my apprentice was targeted in her first competition, which affected her mentality and is inevitably a bit unfair."
The city lord said, "What Lord Shanyuan said is absolutely right. I have already sent people down to investigate, and I will inform Lord Shanyuan as soon as there are any results."
Qi Zibo: "This matter is not urgent. Why don't we find a place to talk privately?"
The city lord's eyes flashed. Could it be that they wanted to talk about something else? "This isn't a good place to talk. Why don't we go to my city lord's mansion?"
Those who followed the city lord watched helplessly as the city lord and Lord Seonwon left together.
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With the spiritual herbs, Song Yin faced no further obstacles in alchemy and successfully advanced to the next level by completing the alchemy at the fastest speed.
Perhaps the person who destroyed the spiritual herbs didn't expect Song Yin to be carrying them with her, because in the following matches, Song Yin's spiritual herbs never malfunctioned again. Song Yin herself advanced in every match, heading straight for the championship.
No one knew what Qi Zibo and the city lord had discussed that day, but Song Yin privately asked her master. She learned that Qi Zibo had used the incident during Song Yin's competition as an opportunity to discuss the investigation of the spiritual veins with the city lord. The city lord could not decide on the spiritual veins of other forces, but he could still make decisions about the spiritual veins of Nine Star City.
Qi Zibo: "The spiritual veins of these cities are all medium or small-sized. They haven't realized that the spiritual veins are drying up yet, but after my inspection, I confirmed that these spiritual veins are also drying up, but not as fast as the large spiritual veins. The cultivation world hasn't seen any new spiritual veins for a long time. Under such circumstances, as long as a new spiritual vein appears, it will inevitably be fought over by various forces."
Song Yin: "Is the spiritual vein depleting very quickly? How long can it last?"
Qi Zibo: "The speed is very fast, but it can probably only last for a few thousand years."
Song Yin: ...
The silence was deafening.
"So long?"
Qi Zibo knew that her mortal sense of time had once again taken over: "I am now three thousand eight hundred years old. With my cultivation and age, I can be considered a genius in the cultivation world."
"Pfft." Song Yin spat out a mouthful of tea. Even after living in the cultivation world for so many years, she was still shocked by the lifespan of the cultivators.
Qi Zibo quickly set up a barrier for himself to avoid getting tea sprayed all over him.
"Cough cough cough." Song Yin coughed as she used the Cleansing Technique to tidy up the mess in front of her.
The tea was no longer safe to drink, but Qi Zibo wasn't angry. He simply continued, "You're already a teenager, yet you're still so easily startled. After this competition, the sect leader will personally summon the disciples who won prizes. You can't act like this when you're with the sect leader."
Song Yin: The competition isn't over yet, you're thinking really far ahead.
Song Yin then asked, "Have you found the person who was following us?"
When the matter was brought up, Qi Zibo was a little embarrassed: "This person is probably... a long-time enemy of mine. He's the one who destroyed the spirit herbs you used in the competition."
Song Yin fell silent again...
"Maybe I should find a different master. It's not safe for me to follow you."
"You rebellious disciple, wanting to switch sects? No way. Besides, the city lord has already sent people to chase after you. This whole thing started because of me. I'll give you some compensation when we get back, and I'll also give you the spirit stones that Xin Huailiang gave you as compensation." Qi Zibo changed the subject, "Are you confident you can get first place?"
Song Yin lay on the chair, babbling incoherently, "No."
Qi Zibo: "It seems so."
Suddenly she realized, "When did Elder Xin give me compensation again?" In her memory, the only time she received compensation was for the Cleansing Spirit Pill.
"It happened during your Foundation Establishment Competition," Qi Zibo briefly explained the matter.
Song Yin was furious after hearing the explanation!
"You actually withheld my compensation! I'm going to complain to the sect! I'm going to complain to the sect leader!" Ahhh, her compensation! That despicable Qi Zibo has been hiding it from her for so many years!
"You have no idea how hard it was for me to save up for a wife, and you even stole my spirit stones!"
Song Yin's side was quiet and peaceful, right? On the other side, however, there was extreme anxiety.
During his breaks, Li Fu kept reading pill formulas and alchemy notes. While his fellow disciples were gradually eliminated, only Li Fu and two others persisted.
"Li Fu, stop flipping through the book and come rest."
"Senior sister is right. Instead of reading, we should rest and recharge so that we can be in the best condition for the upcoming competition."
Li Fu's fellow students all advised him to rest.
Li Fu said, "You all rest, I'll take another look." As he spoke, he closed the doors and windows to avoid being disturbed by people outside.
"Senior sister, look at him! He's infuriating! He doesn't appreciate kindness!"
The senior sister comforted her junior sister, "Alright, alright, you know that Li Fu's master is in critical condition. He's risking his life to get the Soul Grass to save his master."
The junior sister's anger gradually dissipated. "But I'm also worried that he's under too much pressure. He's a genius in alchemy, but we've seen the results of the competition. There are too many geniuses like him. If he doesn't get first place in the end, won't his Dao heart be affected? Do you think Uncle-Master can overcome this difficulty?"
Senior Sister slowly shook her head: "I don't know. Given Uncle's current condition, he could die at any moment... Fortunately, our Heavenly Fire Sect has no shortage of pills, and the Sect Master is a great pill cultivator. With all kinds of high-level pills to prolong his life, Uncle was able to continue."
Li Fu kept summarizing, memorizing, and reviewing, muttering to himself, not daring to relax for a moment. His master was still waiting for the Divine Soul Grass to be used in the medicine; he was determined to win first place.
As the challenges become increasingly difficult and the number of competitors dwindles, only ten remain. We absolutely cannot afford to lose here. Furthermore, we can't afford to be slow in refining the pills. What if, in the end, no clear winner emerges, and everyone starts competing on refining time?
The image of that emerald-green figure and her unparalleled speed in alchemy flashed through Li Fu's mind, and he gripped the scroll tightly.
Time waits for no one, and a new game begins.
Li Fu stood in his position, constantly recalling the key points and things to pay attention to during the alchemy process.
Not long after, Song Yin, who was standing next to him, also arrived at the scene.
Seeing her displeased expression, Li Fu wondered if something had happened. If so, he hoped it would affect her progress in alchemy.
Song Yin entered the stage huffing and puffing, like a chubby little white pufferfish with its wings puffed up.
I'm furious! They actually kept my compensation from me! I'm going to tell Elder Wen and my grandmaster when I get back! Humph!
As the number of contestants decreased, the number of tables and chairs on site also gradually decreased.
The remaining tables were rearranged, placing the contestants at a comfortable distance. This brought contestants who were initially far apart closer together, making them hard to ignore.
Besides Song Yin, the ten people included Shao Yangtian, Li Fu, and Bai Yuqing.
"Junior sister, what's wrong? Who made you angry?" Shao Yangtian turned around and asked Song Yin, who was sitting in front of her.
Song Yin sneered: "Heh."
Shao Yangtian shut up and silently turned around. Junior Sister Song's expression was terrifying.
Ha, no one understands how she feels right now. To save up for a wife, she painstakingly saved every single spirit stone, only to have her master withhold a large sum of spirit stones from her. After pressing her, she learned that Elder Xin was incredibly wealthy and generous, compensating her with a thousand top-grade spirit stones after the Foundation Establishment Competition.
One thousand! Top-grade spirit stones! :)
She's never had this many spirit stones before; she earns a lot but spends a lot too—it's tragic.
As the finals approached, these mentors also began watching the entire competition.
Xin Huailiang asked Qi Zibo, "Your apprentice looks unwell; is he feeling unwell?"
"Cough cough cough." Qi Zibo coughed awkwardly a few times. He didn't expect Song Yin to be so angry. Hadn't he already returned the thousand top-grade spirit stones to her?
Danhua: "It's not good to be unwell. Should we call him back to rest?"
Qi Zibo: "No need for that. My apprentice is just upset about a small matter."
Xin Huailiang kept turning to look at Qi Zibo. Why was he so angry over such a trivial matter?
"Song Yin," the female cultivator in white robes spoke.
Song Yin was in a bad mood, so she deliberately asked, "Who are you?"
The two became familiar with each other later in the competition.
The female cultivator in white smiled, unconcerned that Song Yin pretended not to know her, "I am Bai Yuqing."
Song Yin: "It's you. What's up?"
Bai Yuqing smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to tease you when you were angry. Tell us what's making you angry so we can all have a laugh."
I never imagined you were like this, Bai Yuqing!
Song Yin: "Oh, I'm angry because I can't refine a fourth-grade pill."
Everyone: ...
Bai Yuqing: "Fourth-grade pills can only be refined by the Nascent Soul stage. Why don't you first get angry about why you can't refine third-grade pills?"
In the audience, Danhua stroked his beard repeatedly, "Hahaha, my little apprentice is unruly, please forgive him, Shanyuan."
From below the stage, Song Yin replied calmly, "Anyone can refine a third-grade pill. Can't you do it?"
Bai Yuqing choked, "Do people even talk about this?!"
Qi Zibo said slowly to Danhua Jun, "It's alright, my child has a very good personality."
Xin Huailiang, standing to the side: Human language?
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Author's Note: Song Yin: I'm going to complain to the sect! I'm going to complain to the sect! [Angry]
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Hehe, let's keep asking for more [empty bowl] collectibles.
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