The Hundred Spirits Gathering True Pill is a high-grade fourth-rank pill. Although it requires hundreds of kinds of spiritual herbs to refine, these herbs are not particularly precious. Its price is about the same as the price of the herbs used to refine the Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill.
Seeing Yun Li's cunning expression, Qin Xin knew that the other party must have given a relatively high price.
But now that he had already asked, he couldn't take it back. Qin Xin could only suppress his heartache, take out thirty low-grade spirit stones, and say, "Give me ten portions of the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Hundred Spirits Gathering True Pill!"
Seeing Qin Xin's pained expression, Yun Li naturally accepted the spirit stones without hesitation. Then, she said helplessly, "Brother Qin Xin, don't think that the price of these spirit herbs is high. Today, Tianxuan Sect is under joint sanctions from Xuantian Sword Sect, Zikui Sect, and Qiwu Sect. Our Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy has also been affected a lot, so the price of spirit herbs is high."
After hearing Yun Li's explanation, Qin Xin asked with some doubt, "The Tianxuan Sect has been sanctioned?"
“You are a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, you should know these things.” Yun Li was also somewhat puzzled when she saw that Qin Xin did not know.
Qin Xin said somewhat awkwardly, "I have only been a junior member of the Tianxuan Sect for a few days, so I don't know much about what's going on in the sect."
"No wonder. Not long ago, a spirit stone vein was discovered beneath an iron mine at the border between the Tianxuan Sect and the Zikui Sect. Originally, this iron mine belonged to the Tianxuan Sect, but the Zikui Sect claimed that the mine was also located on its territory, which led to some disputes between the two sects."
"With the strength of the Ziwei Sect alone, it is unlikely to be a match for the Tianxuan Sect, so we invited the Xuantian Sword Sect and the Qiwu Sect."
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As Yun Li was explaining, the maid brought over ten portions of the spiritual medicine for refining the Hundred Spirits Gathering True Pill.
After Qin Xin accepted it, Yun Li turned around and left.
Upon returning to the pavilion where Ling Hanyan was, Qin Xin was also somewhat curious. He hadn't expected the Tianxuan Sect to have so many enemies in Zhongzhou. One was the Xuantian Sword Sect, but there were also the Purple Puppet Sect and the Weapon Martial Sect. No wonder the Tianxuan Sect was declining; it was likely related to the joint sanctions from these three sects.
While he was pondering, Qin Xin had already entered the pavilion.
Having received Ling Hanyan's order to declare Qin Xin her medicine apprentice, it was very convenient for him to enter without any obstruction.
As soon as they stepped inside, they found that Ling Hanyan had emerged from her previous contemplation.
Moreover, Ling Hanyan held a round Martial Breaking Pill in her hand, and there was a faint blue pattern on the pill.
"Here you go! This broken martial pill is yours!"
Ling Hanyan casually tossed the Broken Martial Pill in her hand, and it flew straight towards Qin Xin.
Qin Xin also took it in his hand, feeling the warmth emanating from the broken martial pill and the faint pill pattern around it, and his eyes showed some surprise.
Danqing's somewhat surprised voice also rang in Qin Xin's mind, "This little girl's comprehension is higher than yours. If I were still alive, I would definitely take her as my disciple!"
After hearing Danqing's praise, Qin Xin couldn't help but take a second look at Ling Hanyan. He was able to perfectly refine these pills thanks to the evolution of the mysterious incomplete map, but Ling Hanyan relied entirely on her own comprehension. The difference between them was obvious.
"Junior Brother Qin, I owe it all to your alchemy expertise, which allowed me to refine this Breaking Martial Pill with pill patterns." Ling Hanyan said with some gratitude, "If you hadn't been introduced to the Heavenly Profound Sect by Hong Ye, I would have suspected that there was an old monster living inside you. Your understanding of alchemy is already comparable to that of an alchemy grandmaster."
"Senior Sister Ling, you flatter me. I was just lucky," Qin Xin said politely. As for Danqing's matter, he naturally couldn't tell anyone.
"Well, perhaps you were lucky enough to find the method to refine this broken martial pill." Ling Hanyan didn't press further and slowly said, "You should be selling the pills you refined before, right? I imagine Yun Li swindled a lot of spirit stones from you."
Ling Hanyan spoke very calmly, as if she was already used to such things.
"One low-grade spirit stone for the Five Elements Condensing True Pill, two low-grade spirit stones for the Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill, and some spiritual herbs for refining the Hundred Spirits Gathering True Pill, three low-grade spirit stones per batch."
Qin Xin also stated the prices for selling and buying.
Ling Hanyan was slightly puzzled upon hearing this, and said, "Oh? That guy didn't actually rip you off, but he did rip you off on the ingredients for the Hundred Spirits Gathering True Pill. Now that Tianxuan Sect is under sanctions, Tuocang Mountain has also been greatly affected, so the price may be a bit higher."
Upon hearing that the Tianxuan Sect had been punished, Qin Xin's curiosity was piqued. He had heard about it from Vice Dean Yun Li before.
"Senior Sister Ling, what about the Tianxuan Sect being sanctioned?" Qin Xin asked with some doubt.
Seeing Qin Xin's inquiry, Ling Hanyan did not deliberately hide anything and slowly said, "This all happened some time ago. Today, all the stronger disciples of Tianxuan Sect have gone to the iron ore mine to speed up the mining of spirit stones."
"Your strength has not yet reached the Yuanfu Realm, so the sect has not notified you that the iron mine is a dangerous place where disciples from the Xuantian Sword Sect and two other sects are competing for spirit stones."
After hearing Ling Hanyan's introduction, Qin Xin learned that in order to avoid direct battles between the sects, Zhongzhou, after discussion, allowed the Purple Puppet Sect and the Heavenly Profound Sect to send disciples into the iron mine to seize spirit stones. However, the Purple Puppet Sect invited the Profound Heaven Sword Sect and the Weapon Martial Sect to join the competition, and the Heavenly Profound Sect also invited the Spirit Beast Sect to join the competition.
Upon hearing that the iron ore mine contained high-grade spirit stones, Qin Xin was somewhat tempted, because one high-grade spirit stone was equivalent to one hundred mid-grade spirit stones, while one mid-grade spirit stone required one hundred low-grade spirit stones.
Once the disciples of the Tianxuan Sect enter the iron mine, all the spirit stones they obtain belong to them. Therefore, some of the stronger disciples form small teams to enter the mine.
"It's getting late, time to return to the Heavenly Profound Sect!"
As the sky outside gradually darkened, Ling Hanyan got up and left the pavilion, preparing to return to the Tianxuan Sect for cultivation.
Qin Xin naturally followed behind. With Ling Hanyan's help, Qin Xin also walked on air and arrived at the gate of Tianxuan Sect. He was seen by many disciples of Tianxuan Sect, and their eyes revealed some gossip.
After seeing Ling Hanyan leave, Xiahou Chu cautiously approached Qin Xin and asked, "I say, Junior Brother Qin, you're too amazing. You actually managed to travel with this terrifying woman."
"Terrifying?" Qin Xin asked, his face full of doubt. He actually found Ling Hanyan to be quite approachable.
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