Chapter 226: The Double-Standard Elder Ji
In the heavy snow.
Qiao Ya appeared in front of the man and just opened her mouth to speak, but the next moment her whole body trembled, as if the person standing in front of her was not the man, but a terrifying existence.
This caused her to stutter as soon as she opened her mouth.
However, this feeling of chills disappeared the next moment.
"What's this, girl?"
The man standing in front of her lost all the confusion and loneliness on his face, and looked at her with some doubt.
Is this my illusion? "I... I mean, you don't have to abandon yourself for a woman. If that woman really loves you, she won't abandon you and run away with someone else."
Qiao Ya calmed down, thought about what she was about to say, and reorganized her words.
"You should know that if you give up on yourself now, it will only make those who care about you sad. What you need to do is cheer yourself up and make that woman regret it."
Chu Ning listened to the words of the woman in front of him, with doubt in his eyes. When was he abandoned by a woman? Tang Xiaoniu didn't abandon him either.
Although Tang Xiaoniu has not written to me or come back for more than two hundred years, it does not mean that Tang Xiaoniu has fallen in love with someone else.
Is this woman serious?
"Who told you that?"
Chu Ning frowned, and the maid Xiao Zhu beside him immediately said, "You have been walking around in this city for a few days, looking lost and distressed. Everyone is very curious. Someone who knows you well told them what happened to you."
After listening to what the maid Xiao Zhu said, Chu Ning's mind turned and he roughly knew what was going on.
I'm delivering food in the city, and you say I'm selling it outside.
It was probably some busybody who made up a rumor just to show that he knew everything.
This kind of situation has been seen too many times on the Internet in my previous life.
In the past, whenever there was some hot news on the Internet, such as a certain man slashing a certain woman, a certain woman slashing a certain man, or someone jumping off a building to commit suicide, there would always be some netizens who knew the inside story.
These netizens who claim to know the inside story fabricate rumors not for any special purpose, but often just to attract attention.
Walking like this in the city aroused the curiosity and discussion of the monks in the city. Then, probably a smart person jumped out from somewhere and made up such a story for himself to attract attention.
"Practice well and live up to the friends and family who care about you."
A bag of spirit stones appeared in Qiao Ya's hand. She stuffed it directly into Chu Ning's hand and left with Xiao Zhu without waiting for Chu Ning to reply.
"Miss, why do you still give him spirit stones?"
"This man is quite pitiful. Give him thirty spirit stones. I hope he can wake up and practice well."
"Miss, you are so kindhearted. You saved the spiritual farmer who was in disaster and now you are giving the spiritual stone back to this man. Whoever can marry you must have accumulated virtue in his previous life."
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With Chu Ning's spiritual awareness, he could hear everything the two women said clearly. He looked at the bag of spirit stones in his hand with a strange expression.
I was pitied? I was a mid-stage Jindan cultivator, but I was pitied by a little girl in the Condensation Stage.
But the next moment, Chu Ning's figure disappeared from the spot.
When he appeared again, he had already returned to the top of Black Mountain.
There was a light in Chu Ning's eyes. When he looked inward just now, he found that his soul had grown a lot.
The growth of his soul means that he is about to break through to the late Jindan stage.
Although the Jindan realm is judged by the size of the golden elixir in the Dantian, if the golden elixir is to grow, the soul must grow first.
"So, I have been experiencing a mental demon these past few days, which is also known as an epiphany?"
Chu Ning was a little confused. If it was an epiphany, he didn't realize anything. If it wasn't for the little girl who woke him up, he would have continued walking in confusion.
I can't figure it out.
Sudden enlightenment, sudden enlightenment, I didn't realize anything, how did it happen? It's inexplicable.
If you can’t figure it out, then don’t think about it for now.
Chu Ning shook his head helplessly and began to meditate in seclusion to break through to the late Jindan stage.
Another three years passed.
Inside the cave, Chu Ning's aura continued to rise. If this aura were to leak out of the cave, it would probably cause fear among the cultivators in the entire Black Mountain area.
Fortunately, Chu Ning had anticipated this situation and arranged formations around the cave in advance, in case he could not control the spiritual power around him when breaking through, and the spiritual power would leak out, causing fear among the young cultivators around him.
At this moment, dazzling rays of light poured out from his body, the spiritual liquid in his dantian boiled, and the spiritual liquid began to slowly turn green, and even his body surface emitted a faint green glow.
Chu Ning closed his eyes, his mind became clear, and everything flowed naturally like water.
From the middle to the late stage of Jindan, everything will come naturally.
The next moment, Chu Ningren's soul disappeared from the cave, and when he reappeared, he was at the top of the Black Mountain.
Look up and see the white clouds.
“I have been looking for immortals but I cannot find any. I have been wandering among the white clouds. I have lived in the mountains for years. Just looking at the clouds is like being an immortal.”
On the top of the mountain, Chu Ning was dressed in white, with his green shirt dancing in the wind, and he looked like he was floating in the air.
At this moment, he was filled with infinite ambition in his heart. He could pick clouds with ease and step into the Nascent Soul stage in the next step.
"Hold steady."
With a light sigh, Chu Ning's otherworldly aura disappeared and he became lazy.
You can start to form a baby in the late stage of Jindan as long as you have enough confidence in yourself.
After breaking through to the late Jindan stage, Chu Ning knew that if he continued to retreat for a short period of time, his cultivation would not improve much. He glanced at the bag of spirit stones he had thrown aside, with a smile on his face.
Although he didn't know how his soul grew inexplicably, it was undoubtedly awakened by that little girl, so he returned the favor.
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Pingshan City.
Chu Ning appeared in the city again. Three years was not too long for a strong man like him, but for the Qi Condensation cultivators in Pingfeng City, it was a long time.
At least, he was walking down the street again, and no one would associate him with the strange man walking alone in the snow three years ago.
Chu Ning expanded his spiritual sense and soon discovered Qiao Ya's figure.
Dan Pavilion.
Qiao Ya and her maid Xiao Zhu were counting the income of Dan Pavilion.
"Miss, we are done for. We have lost 300 spirit stones in the past three months. I am afraid that the alchemists in the family will not give us any more pills."
Xiao Zhu finished the calculation with a bitter face. The pills in Dan Pavilion were all made by the alchemists in the clan. Although these alchemists gave face to the young lady and did not collect the spirit stones for the pills first, they waited until the young lady sold the pills before giving them the spirit stones.
But every time a monk came to buy pills, the young lady's sympathy was overflowing, and when she saw some poor monks, she would sell them the pills at a low price.
It is so cheap that it is even cheaper than the cost. Now there are not enough spirit stones to pay back to the alchemists. It is impossible for these alchemists to give the pills to the young lady.
"Miss, our Dan Pavilion is about to close."
"What nonsense are you talking about."
Qiao Ya glared at Xiao Zhu. Her Dan Pavilion had only been open for three months and it absolutely could not go bankrupt.
"I'm not talking nonsense. The alchemists in the clan will no longer give Miss pills. If our alchemy pavilion has no pills to sell, won't it be closed?"
Xiao Zhu muttered something in a low voice. Qiao Ya rested her chin on her hands on the counter. Although she didn't like what Xiao Zhu said, the problem was indeed there.
What should she do? Daddy would not give her spirit stones anymore, thinking that she was too wasteful, so she thought of opening a pill pavilion to earn some spirit stones, but now she didn’t earn any spirit stones and still had a lot of debts.
Do we really have to close the store? No.
She is the eldest daughter of the Qiao family. It would be a huge disgrace for her to close down a Dan Pavilion within three months.
Where can I get spirit stones?
Just as Qiao Ya was holding her chin up in thought, a figure walked in from the door.
"Maidan... is it you?"
When someone came in, Xiao Zhu immediately started acting as a shopping guide. After seeing who it was clearly, there was a look of surprise on his face.
"Aren't you the decadent man who was abandoned by the woman he loved three years ago?"
Chu Ning walked into the store and heard Xiao Zhu's words. The corners of his mouth twitched. When did he admit it?
"Ahem, I don't..."
"Hey, it's you. Not bad. It looks like you have come out of your sadness."
Qiao Ya also saw Chu Ning, her eyes lit up, a satisfied smile appeared on her face, and she walked out from the counter.
"That's what I told you. There's no such thing as an insurmountable obstacle. It looks like you want to buy some pills, right? Are you going to buy some Qi-gathering pills?"
"I don't……"
"You are lucky. I still have two bottles of Qi Condensation Pills. I will charge you thirty spirit stones."
Qiao Ya took out five bottles of Qi Gathering Pills from the counter. Qi Gathering Pills were the most commonly consumed pills by cultivators in the early and middle stages of Qi Condensation.
However, unless a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Condensation has a good background, he cannot afford the Qi Gathering Pill.
As an alchemist, Chu Ning knew clearly the price of Qi Gathering Pill. When he asked Jin Cheng, he was told that one bottle of Qi Gathering Pill was ten spirit stones, and five bottles were fifty spirit stones.
Buying five bottles for thirty spirit stones is indeed a huge discount, and it may not even break even.
As the lowest grade and most consumed elixir by cultivators, the price of Qi Condensation Pill is very transparent. Generally, Dan Pavilion sells Qi Condensation Pill on the principle of small profits but quick turnover, making a profit of one spirit stone from one bottle of Qi Condensation Pill.
Qiao Ya saw the bag of spirit stones in Chu Ning's hand and reached out to take it. Chu Ning hesitated for a moment, but finally let go.
He originally wanted to exchange the spirit stones for this girl, but he did not reach out to take the five bottles of Qi Gathering Pills.
If I really took these five bottles of Qi Condensation Pills, it would be even more difficult to explain.
"Take it. Don't be embarrassed. If you really feel embarrassed, then practice hard. When you break through to the late stage of Qi Condensation or build a foundation in the future, then come and repay me."
When Qiao Ya saw that Chu Ning did not take the five bottles of Qi Condensation Pills, she thought that Chu Ning was embarrassed. She had helped many cultivators and knew that some cultivators were too embarrassed to accept charity.
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She was well aware of how to deal with this type of monk, which was to give them a chance to repay her in the future, so that they would accept her help.
Chu Ning still didn't reach out to take it. Qiao Ya frowned. Is this man so proud? Yes, if he didn't have such a strong self-esteem, he wouldn't have given up on himself just because his beloved woman was taken away by someone else.
Just as Qiao Ya was about to persuade again, a bell suddenly rang in the city.
When Qiao Ya heard the bell, her expression changed and she placed the Qi Condensation Pill directly on the counter.
"You can take this Qi Condensation Pill later. I have already taken your spirit stone. I have something to do and I need to leave now."
After saying that, Qiao Ya left a shadow behind and walked out of the store.
"Miss, wait for me!"
Xiao Zhu glanced at Chu Ning and hurriedly chased after him. As for whether the Dan Pavilion was closed or not, it didn't matter. There were only these five bottles of Qi Condensation Pills left in the entire store.
When the bell rang, it meant something big happened in the tribe.
Looking at the empty shop, Chu Ning was helpless. What kind of thing was this? He was a late Jindan cultivator, but he was given alms twice by a little Qi Condensation girl.
Chu Ning expanded his spiritual sense, and everything in Screen City was under his control. In his spiritual sense, he also saw Qiao Ya returning to the Qiao family.
He also saw that all the members of the Qiao family had solemn expressions, and saw that in the backyard of the Qiao family, the body functions of an old man were rapidly depleted.
This is one of the three members of the Qiao family who are in the late stage of Qi Condensation. His life has come to the end at this moment.
For the Qiao family, the death of an elder in the late Qi Condensation stage was not just the passing of an elder, but also a heavy blow.
Because the Qiao family has not yet received any new late Qi Condensation powerhouses, other families in the Black Mountain area are likely to have their eyes on the Qiao family.
A few years ago, the Li family was attacked by several other major families because a late Qi Condensation expert in the family grew old. If the Jin family had not spoken up in the end, the Li family would have been destroyed.
"Forget it, I'll return the favor to this little girl next time."
Chu Ning sensed Qiao Ya's sadness with his spiritual sense, smiled, and disappeared in the shop. Along with Chu Ning's figure, the five bottles of Qi Gathering Pills on the counter also disappeared.
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One year later.
Pingfeng City has lost its former tranquility, and the three major families have joined forces to attack the Qiao family.
After losing a powerful late Qi Condensation master, the Qiao family was faced with the combined forces of the three major families and was simply unable to resist.
All the cultivators in Pingfeng City understood that the destruction of the Qiao family was a foregone conclusion.
Outside the Screen City, several figures were flying quickly towards the foot of Black Mountain, and behind these people, there were more than a dozen figures chasing them closely.
"Madam Sixteen, if we let Qiao Ya go any further, we will enter the foot of Black Mountain. We cannot take action there."
Among the dozen or so people chasing after them, three cultivators in the late Qi Condensation stage were obeying the orders of a woman.
The woman had a mocking look on her face: "That Elder Ji doesn't care about our fight at all. Qiao Ya will never be able to succeed if she asks Elder Ji for help."
Hearing the woman's words, the pupils of the three late-stage monks shrank because they thought of a rumor.
Rumor has it that before the Sixteenth Lady hooked up with the Sixth Young Master of the Jin Family, she also came to Black Mountain to ask Elder Ji for help.
As a result, the Sixteenth Lady became the concubine of the Seventh Young Master of the Jin Family. What happened to the Sixteenth Lady in Black Mountain is self-evident, but Elder Ji ignored it.
Li Yi had a sneer on her face. She was the one who manipulated the attack on Qiao family behind the scenes. The reason was that she once heard the Sixth Young Master mention Qiao Ya.
The Sixth Young Master has feelings for Qiao Ya.
In the Black Mountain area, the Li sisters, Qiao Ya, and the daughter of the Zhao family were known as the Four Golden Flowers. But now she and her sister became concubines, and Zhao Ling also became a concubine of a foundation-building cultivator.
Why could Qiao Ya stay out of it? Therefore, while a late Qi Condensation cultivator of the Qiao family was getting old and the Sixth Young Master was also in seclusion, they joined forces with the other two families to attack the Qiao family.
After destroying the Qiao family, she will arrange for someone to rape Qiao Ya. By then, the Sixth Young Master will naturally no longer have any thoughts about Qiao Ya.
As for why she deliberately let Qiao Ya escape the encirclement, it was because she wanted Qiao Ya to experience the same despair as her.
Just wait and see, Qiao Ya will soon walk out from the foot of the mountain in despair.
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The foot of Montenegro.
Ten miles into the foot of the mountain, Qiao Ya, Xiao Zhu and the two Qiao family members who were in the middle stage of Qi Condensation all breathed a sigh of relief.
Within a ten-mile radius from the foot of Black Mountain, the major families dare not fight here, otherwise it would be a provocation to Elder Ji.
"Miss, can we make it this time?"
Xiao Zhu looked at his own young lady. Most cultivators did not know that the two young ladies of the Li family had come to the mountain to ask for help from Elder Ji, but the Qiao family knew about it.
Although it is not known what the two young ladies of the Li family experienced, Elder Ji must have refused, otherwise the two young ladies of the Li family would not have become concubines of the Sixth Young Master of the Jin family.
The sixth son of the Jin family is a notorious sex-hungry ghost. He has ruined countless women. It's not that there are no other options. The two young ladies of the Li family will not take this path.
"Let's give it a try. This is our Qiao family's last chance."
Qiao Ya's delicate face was pale and there was uncertainty in her eyes, but she had no choice. The Li family and the other two families had blocked the road to Dongyu City. Except for this mysterious Elder Ji, no one could save their Qiao family.
The two Qi Condensation Stage mid-stage cultivators following behind Qiao Ya looked at each other and saw bitter expressions in each other's eyes.
Before leaving the city this time, the clan leader had given instructions that if Elder Ji did not respond, he would take the young lady and flee towards the Chen family's territory.
From the clan leader's tone, the two knew that the clan leader did not hold much hope that Elder Ji would intervene. Elder Ji did not intervene in the affairs of the Li family back then, and now facing their Qiao family, Elder Ji would probably not intervene either.
After a cup of tea, Qiao Ya and the other three arrived at the foot of the mountain, and Li Yi and his men followed closely behind them, keeping a distance of one mile from Qiao Ya and the others.
This is to prevent Qiao Ya and others from escaping from other directions at the foot of the mountain.
"Qiao Ya of the Qiao family, please ask Elder Ji to save our Qiao family."
Qiao Ya ignored Li Yi and others behind her, and stood respectfully at the foot of the mountain.
Listening to Qiao Ya's words, Li Yi had a sneer on her face. She and her sister had both knelt down at the beginning, but Qiao Ya was still standing. There was no way that Elder Ji would pay attention to her.
Not only Li Yi thought so, everyone else present, except Xiao Zhu, had the same idea.
Elder Ji, who has not been seen since he moved into Black Mountain, would not care about these smaller ones.
After a few breaths, there was no response.
There was a hint of despair in Qiao Ya's eyes, and she was about to kneel down.
However, at this moment, a force suddenly appeared, preventing her from kneeling down.
"Yes, the Qiao family will survive, and this war ends here."
A majestic voice was heard from the mountain.
Xiao Zhuzi and the two cultivators from the Qiao family had expressions of ecstasy on their faces. This Elder Ji had really taken action.
"impossible!"
Li Yi made a sharp sound from his throat, but the next moment Li Yi flew out directly and hit a big tree. When he landed, he looked listless.
"Elder Ji, calm down. Madam Sixteen is the Sixth Young Master's concubine. I didn't mean to offend you."
The three late Qi Condensation cultivators who followed Li Yi quickly pleaded for mercy, but they only dared to say this one sentence. If they really had to withstand the pressure from a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, they still wouldn't dare.
"The death penalty can be avoided, but the crime of living cannot be pardoned. The Li family ceded half of its resources to compensate the Qiao family, and they all dispersed."
The cold voice from the top of the mountain was heard again. No one dared to disobey. The three cultivators in the late Qi Condensation stage took Li Yi and quickly retreated.
As for whether the Li family will compensate the Qiao family, it depends on how important these two ladies of the Li family are in the Sixth Young Master's mind.
The contest between the powerful foundation-building masters was not something they could interfere with.
However, the three of them were also puzzled. When the two ladies of the Li family came to ask for help, Elder Ji simply ignored them. Now that the eldest lady of the Qiao family came to ask for help, Elder Ji expressed his position.
Could it be that this Elder Ji has taken a fancy to the eldest daughter of the Qiao family? Not to mention, in terms of appearance, the eldest daughter of the Qiao family is indeed much better than the two ladies of the Li family.
If they were Elder Ji, they would also choose the eldest daughter of the Qiao family.
(End of this chapter)