Chapter 126: Miss Xu's Purpose and the Battle Begins

Xu Ruobing walked in front, and Chu Ning followed behind, admiring the graceful figure of this rich lady from the world of immortal cultivation.

Wearing a long satin dress, she exudes nobility and elegance with every step.

This is a girl who is blessed by heaven and is extremely proud at heart.

Chu Ning is certainly not a pervert, but he judged Xu Ruobing's character from her posture.

Of course, you can also just take a look at it.

The two of them entered a yard one after the other. When Chu Ning was at the gate of the yard, he paused because he found that his spiritual sense could not reach into the yard.

Xu Ruobing felt Chu Ning stop and turned her head. A hint of confusion first appeared on her pretty face, and then she understood something and explained, "There is a formation set up by the elders in this yard, but it only has the effect of blocking spiritual consciousness from prying."

After the explanation, Xu Ruobing was also confused. Why was Chu Ning so suspicious?

This is the Xu family. Now that the three cities have formed an alliance, they will not attack him.

Chu Ning smiled slightly without explaining and followed him into the yard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he was greeted by the fragrance of flowers. Chu Ning subconsciously wanted to cover his mouth and nose, but after thinking it over, he gave up and chose to hold his breath.

A cultivator who is building his foundation cannot stop breathing all the time, but it is no problem to do it for an hour or so.

Holding his breath, Chu Ning glanced at the yard. There were various exotic flowers blooming in several flower beds. There was a bluestone path on the ground leading to a porch door in front. It was obvious that this was an independent house with front and back yards.

Is this where Miss Xu lives? Logically speaking, the flowers all over the yard are somewhat inconsistent with Miss Xu's personality.

However, Chu Ning did not speculate too much, but asked directly: "Fellow Daoist Xu, if you have anything to say, please speak directly."

"Okay." Xu Ruobing nodded. "Excuse me, Fellow Daoist Chu, I want to ask if the three bottles of top-grade Soul Transformation Pills in Jinzong were made by Fellow Daoist Chu?"

"Yes, I was lucky enough to make it."

Chu Ning admitted it very readily. Since Miss Xu didn't have that kind of thoughts about him, it could only be related to alchemy.

Xu Ruobing's eyes lit up. Although she had made a judgment, as long as Chu Ning didn't admit it, it was still possible that she had made a wrong judgment.

Wen Jin Sect has three second-grade alchemists, so there is a chance that they can refine a top-grade Soul-Transforming Pill.

But if the alchemy was made by those three second-grade alchemists, it would be of no use to her. Only the one made by Chu Ning could meet her requirements.

"Fellow Daoist Chu's talent in alchemy is indeed amazing." Xu Ruobing praised, and then assured: "Your sect has not disclosed to the public who refined the top-grade Soul Transformation Pill. I think Fellow Daoist Chu disdains false reputation. Ruobing will not make this matter public."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xu, for your understanding." Chu Ning became alert. Since she called herself "Ruobing", he was afraid that what Miss Xu was asking of him was not simple.

"Ruobing would like to ask Fellow Daoist Chu to help refine a pill."

A yellowed animal skin scroll appeared on Xu Ruobing's fair palm. Chu Ning took the scroll, unfolded it and took a look.

This is a volume of elixir recipes.

It was the first time he had seen a pill recipe written on an animal skin scroll; usually it was engraved on a jade slip.

After scanning the words on the animal skin scroll, Chu Ning frowned.

The eldest daughter of the Xu family is not sincere.

This animal skin scroll only contains the medicinal ingredients and proportions of the pill, but no name of the pill recipe, let alone an introduction to its effects.

Alchemists like to search for elixir recipes that have not been circulated on the market, and many cultivators, if they get such recipes, will also trade with alchemists and exchange the recipes for the elixirs they need.

This type of pill recipe will clearly state the name and grade of the standard pills, as well as the efficacy of the pills.

If a pill recipe like this, which only requires medicinal materials and the right proportions, and nothing else, is taken to an alchemist, it would be considered good if he didn't kick him out immediately.

This is nothing.

Beware of the alchemist? "The medicine in this recipe is not for humans to eat, but for monsters to eat."

Lao Hei's voice sounded in his mind. Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and silently activated the secret mirror.

The Secret Mirror can detect the secrets of people who are weaker than oneself. If the person is stronger than oneself, it will give the other person a feeling of being spied on.

He didn't use it on Xu Ruobing at first. If he used the Secret Mirror on everyone he saw, Chu Ning felt that he would become a voyeur sooner or later.

He would only use the secret mirror when he felt it was suspicious or necessary.

Unfortunately, the information displayed by the secret mirror was not very useful, just some simple growth resume of Xu Ruobing.

Xu Ruobing frowned slightly. Just at that moment, when Chu Ning looked at her, she felt as if she was stripped naked and all her secrets were revealed to him.

Is it an illusion?

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please forgive me for being unable to help you. I'm afraid I can't refine this elixir."

Chu Ning was about to hand the animal skin scroll back to Xu Ruobing, but Xu Ruobing didn't take it. Instead, he said, "Fellow Daoist Chu, please listen to what Ruobing has to say."

"good."

The sudden use of the word "good" made Xu Ruobing choke up, and she didn't know how to say the words she had prepared.

In Xu Ruobing's imagination, Chu Ning would definitely refuse when he saw the recipe on the animal skin scroll, because alchemists generally would not make such an incomplete recipe.

She expected Chu Ning to refuse, but she thought that Chu Ning would refuse by saying that the recipe was too difficult to refine, and she had also thought about how to make Chu Ning willing to refine it.

Unexpectedly, Chu Ning just said "OK", which was telling her clearly that it's not that I can't refine it, but I just don't want to refine it.

So direct?

But this also gave Xu Ruobing something to look forward to.

Taking a deep breath and reorganizing his thoughts, Xu Ruobing said, "Ruobing did not hide the original scroll of this pill recipe, but Ruobing did discover some of the effects of the pill recipe after years of research. It's just that for some reason, I can't tell Fellow Daoist Chu clearly."

After saying that, without waiting for Chu Ning's response, he immediately added: "If Fellow Daoist Chu can help refine this medicine, Ruo Bing will send three volumes of second-grade pill recipes and two volumes of third-grade pill recipes, all of which have never been circulated in the market. In addition, if Fellow Daoist Chu has any other requests, please feel free to ask."

The recipe is very valuable!

In the eyes of alchemists, a unique elixir recipe is as attractive as a beautiful woman.

But for Chu Ning, the attraction is not that great.

Because he has a great alchemist master.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't make this medicine, Brother Xu, please ask someone else for help."

Chu Ning refused. Xu Ruobing was a little puzzled. She couldn't think of any reason why Chu Ning refused.

The conditions she offered were very generous, and if Chu Ning had any other needs, he could just ask and she would try her best to satisfy them.

Chu Ning walked out of the yard very quickly and neatly. Xu Ruobing did not follow him immediately, but looked towards the depths of the yard.

“Don’t force it.”

There was a sound coming from the yard. Xu Ruobing pursed her lips with a complicated expression.

…

Outside the courtyard gate, Chu Ning was also communicating with Lao Hei at this moment.

"Old Black, what does this pill do?"

There are more than a hundred kinds of medicinal ingredients in this recipe, which makes it impossible for Chu Ning to infer the efficacy of the medicine from the characteristics of these herbs.

As for the Secret Mirror, it can be used to analyze the finished elixir, but it is not magical enough to tell what kind of elixir a bunch of medicinal materials can become after being refined.

"I'm not an alchemist, so I don't know either. But judging from the herbs, many of them are suitable for us monsters, but not for you humans. If you don't like them, just try refining one secretly and you'll know."

"The little Taoist priests in Sanqing Mountain can hear your calculations."

Chu Ning rolled his eyes. There were hundreds of medicinal herbs, some of which were not even available in the Wenjin Sect’s treasury. Where could he find them and try to refine them?

The reason why he rejected Xu Ruobing in the end was that he didn't intend to take the risk before he was sure of the efficacy of the pill.

A pill related to monsters, who knows what the eldest lady of the Xu family plans to do with it.

In the Hundred Cities area, monsters are the common enemy of cultivators.

Only the master knew about the existence of the Black Snake, and the master had specifically warned not to expose the Black Snake to outsiders.

When Chu Ning returned to the square, Gu Fanzhou winked at him. Chu Ning knew that Senior Brother Gu's misunderstanding had deepened, and he was too lazy to explain.

Xu Ruobing arrived a few breaths later than Chu Ning. He did not look at Chu Ning again, but said to Gu Fanzhou and Zhou Cheng, "Have you two made up your mind to take the initiative to attack the Loose Cultivator Alliance?"

"Many fellow disciples in the sect have different opinions." Gu Fanzhou answered truthfully.

Although Zhou Cheng didn't reply, he nodded, indicating that the situation was the same as Gu Fanzhou's.

There was a hint of disappointment on Xu Ruobing's face, but she also knew that whether it was the Wenjin Sect in Wenjin City or the Sanyang Sect in Jiuyang City, the situation was different from that of their Xu family, and many disciples had their own selfish desires.

"My fellow Taoists, my Xu family has just received some news that may change the minds of some of the Taoists in your sect."

"What news?" Zhou Cheng asked curiously.

"The treasure house of Shuangyu City will be opened in seven days."

Gu Fanzhou and Zhou Cheng's eyes lit up at the same time, and Zhou Cheng asked, "Are you sure, Brother Xu?"

"This news can't be wrong."

After receiving Xu Ruobing's assurance, Gu Fanzhou and Zhou Cheng looked at each other and said, "In this case, we will go back and gather the brothers in the sect to discuss again, and give Fellow Daoist Xu an answer within one day."

The treasure house of Shuangyu City has been opened. If we take the initiative now and drive away the Loose Cultivator Alliance, then the treasure house of Shuangyu City will belong to everyone.

And there is no need to worry about the revenge of those Jindan masters in Shuangyu City afterwards, because if they do not take action, the good things in the treasury will also be taken away by the cultivators of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

In this situation, the disciples of the two sects will change their minds again.

"Junior Brother Chu, let's go!"

Gu Fanzhou called Chu Ning to get on the flying boat and leave, but Xu Ruobing spoke first: "Could Chu Daoist stay at my Xu family for a few days? If the three families agree to take action, Chu Daoist can also leave with my Xu family."

Gu Fanzhou was stunned, but he was thinking the wrong thing, and the next moment he gave Chu Ning a look that said "I understand".

"That's good too. It saves you, Junior Brother Chu, from having to walk back and forth."

Chu Ning didn't expect that Senior Brother Gu answered for him, but he was also very curious about the pill that Xu Ruobing wanted him to refine, so he decided to keep it.

Anyway, Xu Ruobing needs help from me.

"What happened to our agreement? You're just after someone's body." The black snake slandered Chu Ning in his mind.

"I just walked into the city in a swagger. What if the people from the Loose Cultivator Alliance got the news and set up an ambush outside the city? By comparison, it's safer to stay at the Xu family."

"Keep quibbling, keep quibbling..."

Chu Ning closed the call with Black Snake and blocked him.

Gu Fanzhou left, and Chu Ning stayed in the Xu family. Xu Ruobing arranged a yard for Chu Ning.

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Chu Ning originally thought that Xu Ruobing kept him because he wanted to find a way to get him to help him refine pills, but what he didn't expect was that Xu Ruobing never mentioned this matter again, and instead allowed Chu Ning to visit their Xu family's alchemy pavilion.

The Xu family doesn't have a third-grade alchemist, but they have never lacked a second-grade alchemist over the years, and there are many good things in the alchemy pavilion.

Especially the notes left by some alchemists, Chu Ning was deeply inspired after reading them.

Every night, Xu Ruobing would host a banquet for Chu Ning.

Chu Ning came to the conclusion that Xu Ruobing must have mysophobia as she wore the same clothes for five days.

After five days, Chu Ning finally understood what Xu Ruobing was doing. This was called attacking the heart.

It’s just that Xu Ruobing doesn’t understand herself.

What modern people mainly want is to get something for free, and if they want to pay, they will just say “I’ll definitely do it next time”.

After reading the notes of the alchemists of the Xu family, Chu Ning appreciated the favor, but if he wanted to make the elixir himself, that was another matter.

Day 6.

Just as Chu Ning was about to go to the Alchemy Pavilion early in the morning, Xu Ruobing showed up.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, your sect and the Sanyang Sect have agreed to launch an attack on the Loose Cultivator Alliance. We will set out today and gather outside the Shuangyu City."

“So soon?”

Chu Ning replied subconsciously, and then smiled. Yes, the treasure house of Shuangyu City will be opened almost tomorrow. If we don’t launch an attack today, it will be too late after tomorrow.

On Xu Ruobing's side, sixteen foundation-building cultivators of the Xu family were riding on a huge flying boat, and behind them were three even larger flying boats, all carrying cultivators in the late Qi Condensation stage.

The total number of people is about a hundred, and Chu Ning estimates that the number of people sent by Wenjin Sect and Sanyang Sect is about the same.

"Brother Chu probably hasn't participated in a battle at the foundation-building level yet." On the flying boat, a foundation-building cultivator from the Xu family said with a smile.

“Well, after I luckily broke through the foundation-building stage, I have been practicing in seclusion ever since. I really haven’t fought much.” Chu Ning looked at the clouds floating on both sides and replied with a smile.

The battle that outsiders knew about was probably the one with Zheng Qingmin, but in the eyes of outsiders, he relied on the flying boat given by his master to escape in that battle.

At noon, Shuangyu City was already visible.

Xu Ruobing stood in front of the flying boat, her long skirt fluttering: "Everyone, get ready for battle!"

There was no need to deploy troops. The three families had already discussed how to attack the Loose Cultivator Alliance this time. Each of them would attack from a city gate. The reason why one city gate was left open was to give the Loose Cultivator Alliance some chances to escape if they were cowardly.

The flying boat landed at the city gate, and the Qi Condensation cultivators launched a charge towards Shuangyu City underground, while the Foundation Establishment cultivators flew into the city on their swords.

Chu Ning was also flying on a sword.

He couldn't retreat at this point, but he was at the end of the foundation-building queue.

"The Xu family from Juling City dared to come here and die. Kill them!"

Inside the city, a cold voice responded, and five cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage appeared.

The Loose Cultivator Alliance is inferior to the three alliances in terms of the number of Qi Condensation cultivators. Its only advantage is that it has more cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

These people also knew why the three families chose to attack them at this time, and at this point, it was even less likely for them to retreat.

If they retreat, it means that they will lose access to the treasure house of Shuangyu City.

Xu Ruobing was faced with an old man in black robe, holding a moon wheel in his hand. She was like a female war god, forcing the old man to retreat step by step.

The other foundation-building cultivators of the Xu family also faced their opponents one after another.

Whoosh! Chu Ning dodged backwards, avoiding the beam of light that had just been shot at him.

He was staying at the back to gather the crowd, but he didn't expect that someone would target him. When he looked over, he saw a masked man in the middle stage of foundation building.

Good job.

If a tiger doesn't show its might, do you think I'm a sick cat? Chu Ning spread his spiritual sense to cover the opponent and directly used the Soul-Destroying Thorn.

The man opposite fell to the ground without even making a sound. He was a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building and his soul was pierced directly.

This is the power of the Soul-Destroying Thorn.

Unless one is in the late stage of foundation building, it would be difficult to withstand Chu Ning's stab, unless one is a person with a particularly strong soul.

Swoosh! Then Chu Ning used his flying sword to poke several holes in the opponent's body, and then he stepped forward to take away the opponent's storage bag.

Chu Ning was not afraid of exposing his trump card. Unless someone was involved, no one could see how he launched the attack. The most important thing was that at this moment the other foundation-building cultivators of the Xu family had opponents, and no one paid attention to him.

After taking the storage bag, Chu Ning's figure disappeared in the city.

"Old Black, something is wrong. If I were one of the cultivators from the Loose Cultivator Alliance, I should be on the mountain at this time, guarding Shuangyu Mountain while working hard to crack the treasure house formation, instead of fighting directly in the city."

Chu Ning was worried. These scattered cultivators had no feelings towards Shuangyu City. What they wanted was the treasure house.

A quarter of an hour later, in an alley somewhere in the city, a middle-aged man appeared and quickly headed towards Shuangyu Mountain.

Compared to the fierce war in the city, Shuangyu Mountain was very quiet.

"who!"

Two figures descended from the mountain and stopped the middle-aged man.

"Take me to number seven."

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, the two cultivators in the early stage of foundation building looked at each other, but did not take action. Instead, they led the way in front.

Cave No. 7.

"This person is my old friend, please leave."

A voice was heard from the cave, and the two cultivators in the early stage of foundation building retreated silently.

"Fellow Daoist Yao, I want to ask why there was no advance warning when Jinzong, Xu Family, and Sanyang Sect suddenly launched an attack."

"Lei Daoist, it's not that I didn't warn you in advance, but Gu Fanzhou was watching me very closely, and the news was notified at the last minute. This time the three families came prepared. I'm here to persuade Lei Daoist to leave."

As the middle-aged man finished speaking, the cave formation started.

"Fellow Daoist Yao, please come in and talk."

"good."

The middle-aged man flashed into the cave.

Lei Jian looked at Yao Qihua standing in front of him and said with some dissatisfaction: "Daoyou Yao, you shouldn't show your true appearance."

"Friend Lei, it's already late. If the three parties join forces, the Alliance will not be able to withstand it. I am risking my life to come here to remind you."

Yao Qihua was a little anxious. Lei Jian saw Yao Qihua's anxious expression, but he understood in his heart that Yao Qihua was not really worried about his own safety, but was afraid that he would fall into Wen Jinzong's hands and be exposed as a spy.

"Although the three families of Wenjin Sect were caught off guard, the alliance is not without the ability to fight back. Just wait and see. This time, it will be these three families that will be defeated."

Lei Jian snorted lightly, with a confident look on his face.

"The alliance has a backup plan?"

Lei Jian remained silent.

Yao Qihua said angrily, "Friend Lei, I joined the alliance for your sake. If you don't tell me the alliance's trump card, how can I continue to stay in Wenjin Sect?"

"Forget it. I will leave Shuangyu City now and take my descendants far away from the four cities. The affairs of the alliance will have nothing to do with me from now on."

Yao Qihua was about to leave. Lei Jian's expression changed. Seeing Yao Qihua was about to walk out of the door, he shouted, "Don't worry, Daoist Yao. I have no other choice. Ask about the actions of the current sect. Daoist Yao did not give an advance warning. I cannot explain to others."

"So what?" Yao Qihua turned around and looked at Lei Jian coldly.

"I believe in Daoyou Yao."

Lei Jian made a judgment in his mind that if Yao Qihua had betrayed him, he would not have come here at this time.

The other party notified me to withdraw, although it was mainly because he was afraid that I would expose his identity, but there was still some affection between us.

"The alliance cannot be defeated. A powerful Jindan master is coming."

Lei Jian decided to give Yao Qihua some reassurance. When he saw Yao Qihua's slightly open mouth and shocked expression, he also laughed.

This news will surprise all the disciples of the three sects of Wenjin Sect.

(End of this chapter)