Chapter 63 Chapter 63 After waking up
A few days later, the secret letter from Poison Lady was passed through layers of secret channels within the Demon Cult and finally reached the Demon Cult's temple.
Looking down from above, the center of the entire Demon Cult looks like a giant black dragon lying on the ground. In fact, it is indeed made of the skeleton of a rare five-clawed dragon and various precious materials, and the temple at the core of the Demon Cult is located at the dragon's head.
This magnificent hall is completely black, and its outer walls are covered with traces of battles over the years. It looks like a dozing black dragon that will open its cold vertical pupils at any moment, giving off a very oppressive feeling.
The hall was brightly lit, and on both sides of the walls stood hundreds of black iron puppets holding swords, spears, and axes.
A burly man with a big beard was sitting on the high throne. He was wearing a coarse cloth shorts, his muscles were bulging, and his frizzy hair was scattered behind him.
He looked like a savage, his eyes filled with animality and ambition. This was none other than Yan Hai, the cult leader feared by many.
With a cold expression, he threw a jade slip downwards, his voice revealing murderous intent directed at someone unknown: "Take a look at this. Do you have anything to say?"
Those who could come to the temple to sit and discuss matters were all high-ranking members of the Demon Cult. Although they were somewhat afraid of the attitude of the Cult Leader, they were not afraid to the point of losing their composure. Elder Zuo raised his hand and summoned the jade slip in the air into his own hand, then placed the jade slip on his forehead and lightly scanned it with his spiritual sense.
However, after only glancing at the information recorded inside, Elder Zuo, who had been relatively calm, quickly frowned: "This is impossible!"
He looked at it again and again in disbelief, then angrily shouted, "Who on earth is so bold as to plot against my Demonic Cult? She deserves to die!"
Because this jade slip was specially encrypted and could not be copied or read by everyone at the same time, Elder Zuo quickly passed the jade slip around. The other high-ranking members of the Demon Sect were also shocked and confused when they saw the contents of the secret letter.
When the Demon Cult failed in its sneak attack on Xuantian Sect and was driven back to Yuanzhou again, they were severely damaged and have not recovered yet. Therefore, when the Changsheng Cult came to them and said they wanted to do a business deal with them, they immediately agreed.
They had been planning for a long time, just waiting to get the Immortal Transmutation and the Buddha Fruit in exchange for greater benefits from the Changsheng Sect, but they didn't expect that they would be defeated at the last moment. Not only did they fail to get what the Changsheng Sect wanted, but even the young master fell into the hands of the Xuantian Sect.
Now in the sect there is only the leader who is at the sixth level of the Mahayana stage, followed by three people at the Void Refinement stage, the Left Elder, the Right Elder and the Young Master. Now the Young Master's life or death is unknown, and their Demon Sect is like losing an arm. It is really a huge loss!
The members of the Demon Sect immediately hated Xuantian Sect and the female cultivator in white for ruining their plans.
However, because the Demon Sect and Xuantian Sect were old rivals, and the secret realm was right under Xuantian Sect's nose, they had already prepared for the possibility of their plan being exposed. Therefore, everyone's attention was focused on the female cultivator in white.
"With the high-level Breath-Suppressing Talisman, there's no way that the female cultivator in white could have stumbled upon the Poison Lady and her companions by chance. She must have been secretly following them the entire time, and that's why she wasn't fooled by the Breath-Suppressing Talisman!"
"This is definitely a plot against our Demon Cult. This is a provocation and must not be tolerated!"
"Where on earth did this person come from? Is she alone or is there an organization behind this?"
"Whoever dares to act alone and run wild against our demon sect, I guess there is probably an organization."
"What kind of organization do you think it is? The Treasure House? The Qing Huan Sect? The Jiuyou Sect?"
"Could it be that the Changsheng Cult is behind this? After all, our plan this time is very covert. The only people who know about it are us and the Changsheng Cult."
"That shouldn't be possible. If it weren't for our Demonic Cult over the years... we wouldn't have bothered with this mystical little sect. The Immortal Cult finally managed to establish a connection with us, so they wouldn't want to ruin their own future. They don't have the guts to plot against us either."
"That woman's style of action is very different from the assassins in Zhaocai Jinbao Tower. The Qinghuan Sect is a reputable and upright sect after all, and is as dogmatic as the Xuantian Sect. They would not do such a thing. Even if some people in the Qinghuan Sect really had some evil intentions, they would certainly not dare to act under the nose of the Xuantian Sect."
"As for the Jiuyou Sect... they really like to do things like this, but because they're so shady, I always feel that they wouldn't be so blatant in revealing their plans. If they do, they'll be more subtle, like pretending to be the Fortune-Attracting Treasure House and diverting the blame..."
"This is impossible, that is impossible, then who else could it be?"
"The news leaked out, there must be a traitor in the church!"
Everyone was arguing, and no one could convince anyone else for a while. In the end, they could only seek common ground while reserving differences and decided to start with the female cultivator in white.
Poison Lady guessed that this person was either at the peak of the Spiritual Transformation Stage or had just broken through to the Void Refinement Stage. This level of expert would be a high-ranking figure in any organization. They might be able to follow the clues by investigating her.
Elder Zuo bowed to Sect Leader Yan Hai and said, "It is well known how powerful the Poison Lady's poison is. Even I dare not resist that Heart-Eating Powder head-on. If I can't detoxify it in time, the poison will attack my heart in no time and I will die without a burial place."
"And the fact that the woman was clearly poisoned and yet showed no reaction is truly bizarre. Perhaps we can start our investigation from this point."
Yan Hai nodded, his tone still filled with murderous intent: "Based on my understanding of Chang Suifeng, he will definitely not kill my son immediately. While you investigate, find a way to rescue my son."
"In a few months it will be my son's birthday. I want to see him standing before me, and that woman's head will be placed as a wine glass at the banquet."
Everyone stood up and nodded. The candlelight on the wall flickered, casting a dim light on their faces.
*
One month at Danfeng Medicine House.
Tian Laokou and the others initially thought Yun Miao's strange illness would last a long time, but fortunately, her loss of vitality disappeared on the third day of her bath. However, her epiphany did not end there.
So after Chu Beiliang left, Yun Miao soaked in the medicinal bath for a full month before waking up.
The knowledgeable Chang Zong, Tian Laokou and others were all shocked by her cultivation speed. They felt that Yun Miao's understanding could no longer be described as genius, but rather as a monster.
For her, sudden enlightenment of such a rare opportunity was as easy as breathing. It was truly unprecedented and will never be repeated!
Sect Leader Chang stroked his beard and laughed out loud: "Excellent, excellent."
However, he was still more worried about Yun Miao's health, so as soon as Yun Miao woke up, he brought people to Danfeng Medicine House, ready to ask Tian Laokou to help check her body. But as soon as he entered the medicine house, the Law Enforcement Hall asked him for something, so he could only give Yun Miao a few words of advice and leave temporarily.
Although Huo Xin and Tan Xiaobai did not have a sudden enlightenment like Yun Miao, they had accumulated a lot of experience and had their own insights into life and death. They practiced diligently during this month and also jumped several levels.
Tan Xiaobai is now at the ninth level of Qi training, only one step away from the foundation-building stage.
Huo Xin was even more terrifying. He broke through from the third level of Qi Refining to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and was on par with Tan Xiaobai.
They happened to come out of retreat earlier than Yun Miao, so they were sent to the medicine house by their respective masters early in the morning. When Yun Miao saw them, Tian Laokou was arranging a physical examination for Huo Xin, and Tan Xiaobai was sitting on a chair nearby eating snacks.
When Tan Xiaobai saw Yun Miao coming, his eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Boss! You're finally awake! How are you feeling? Are you feeling better? Have you recovered from that strange illness?"
Huo Xin also turned his head to look over, his eyes full of concern.
Yun Miao patted his chest and smiled, saying he was completely fine. He ate everything with relish, and as he spoke, he picked up some snacks from the table and started eating. He asked vaguely, "Uncle Tian, why are you checking Huo Xin's body? Is she sick?"
"I called them here because I was worried that they might be in the same trap as you."
Tian Laokou raised his eyes and glanced at Huo Xin. "Your body seems to be fine, but why is there an old injury on your Dantian? I remember you were still a mortal when you joined the sect, right? Have you ever dispersed your energy and started over? Or has your Dantian been injured by someone?"
Huo Xin was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, I once had to disperse my power due to a major change in my family. Master is aware of this. Please rest assured, Master Tian, I can swear that I was not a spy who deliberately dispersed my power to infiltrate the sect."
"Of course I know you're not a spy. I just asked casually."
Tian Laokou waved his hand to dissuade the child from worrying about it. "I think your previous cultivation level must have been much higher than your current level. No wonder you've cultivated so quickly."
Tan Xiaobai and Yun Miao were both shocked. Huo Xin actually dispersed his skills and started over?
Huo Xin noticed their looks and tilted her head slightly, avoiding their questioning gazes for the first time. Even though they were friends who had shared life and death, there were still some scars she didn't want to show in front of them.
Tian Laokou looked at Yun Miao and said, "Come here, it's your turn."
Yun Miao responded, then she sat next to Huo Xin, took advantage of the cover of her sleeve to grab Huo Xin's hand and shook it quietly.
Huo Xin was stunned, then slowly held Yun Miao's hand and shook it as if in response.
Then a plate of snacks appeared in front of Huo Xin. When she looked up, she saw Tan Xiaobai smiling at her, "I know you like red dates, so the red date cake is yours, the osmanthus cake is the eldest, and this mung bean cake is mine."
Tian Laokou snorted coldly, "You little bastard, are you using my pastries to offer me some gifts? One plate of pastries costs one hundred low-grade spirit stones."
Tan Xiaobai waved his hand and placed a thousand spirit stones on the table, indicating that he wanted ten plates.
"make a deal!"
Tian Laokou immediately smiled, and with a wave of his hand, he produced nine plates of snacks from his storage bag and placed them on the table.
However, just as he was about to take the spirit stones, Yun Miao quickly stopped him: "What deal? I don't agree. Old Tian, how can you cheat even your disciples of their spirit stones? Do you still have the manners of an elder?"
"Heh, you usually lie to even your elders, so does that make you act like a junior?"
Tian Laokou walked around Yun Miao's hand and took the thousand spirit stones on the table, saying that this was his hard-earned money for worrying about them this month.
He then began to examine Yun Miao's body, and after a moment's silence, he said, "It's strange. I can't figure out the cause at all. But fortunately, there's no sign of recurrence."
Yun Miao naturally knew the reason. It was all thanks to Chu Beiliang and Tian Laokou who had put so much effort into keeping her alive, giving her ample time to wait for the vest's body to decompose the toxins.
Now her poison resistance has accumulated to a terrifying 1,000 points. The poison lady's poison has naturally disappeared.
The most interesting thing is that although the initial attributes of the vest and the main body are not interoperable, the increased poison resistance is interoperable. In other words, not only does her vest increase the poison resistance by more than a thousand points, her main body also has more than a thousand points of poison resistance!
She didn't know what the maximum poison resistance value was in this game, but she felt that her two bodies could be said to be immune to all poisons.
Yun Miao was very pleased with this, but unfortunately he couldn't tell Tian Laokou and the others directly. He could only say, "Since everything is fine, I should be able to go back now, right? I didn't expect that a month would pass by in the blink of an eye. The vegetables in the yard have not been watered for so long, they must have dried up and died. How pitiful."
Seeing her casual attitude, Tian Laokou couldn't help but glare at her, emphasizing her previous life-and-death situation.
Fortunately, Chu Beiliang had used up his pure wood spirit power to help her hold on. Otherwise, she would have died instantly and would have been too late to return to Danfeng. Even if Tian Laokou had used all his tricks, he would not have been able to save her.
"Don't think that just because your uncle is the Pill King, he can do whatever he wants. Everyone in the world knows that the Pill Saint saved millions of people, but couldn't save her own daughter. She was so disheartened that she imprisoned herself in the Medicine King Valley. And I, the Pill King, am even worse than her. I can't even cure a mere lame leg..."
He was at a loss for words for a moment, so he changed the subject and sighed, "Anyway, you naughty monkey, be more careful. If you die out there suddenly, your master will have to see him die young. That would be truly pitiful."
Yun Miao seemed to understand something, then nodded seriously and said, "I understand. Since you are asking me so sincerely, I will do my best to help you cure Uncle Ge Yan's lameness."
She glanced at the task bar and saw that there was indeed a small side quest, and above it there was a long list of tasks.
Yun Miao was not in a hurry at all. He thought that if he did it bit by bit, he would be able to finish it.
"Who asked you for help? You naughty monkey, why do you always talk to yourself? I am your uncle, and you have always been the one to ask me for help, not me for help!"
Tian Laokou warned the three children not to mention her lame leg in front of Ge Yan.
Huo Xin and Tan Xiaobai nodded repeatedly. Tian Laokou was very confident in them. He was only worried that Yun Miao would speak without restraint, so he added that if Yun Miao dared to say anything nonsense, he would rather feed the elixir to pigs than give it to her next time!
Yun Miao was shocked: "Of course I know not to expose people's shortcomings. Do I look like such a bad person?"
Tian Laokou sneered: "You are it!"
Huo Xin nodded: "You are."
Tan Xiaobai secretly nodded.
Yun Miao: ...
She stood up angrily and said, "Just wait, I will definitely cure Senior Brother Ge Yan's leg and make you look at me with new eyes. And when I become the head of Xuantian Sect, I will move your medicine house to the pigsty on Beast Peak!"
Tian Laokou continued to sneer: "Well, if you can really do it, I will not only look at you with admiration, but I will dig out your eyeballs and throw them on the ground and stomp them, and then move the entire Danfeng to the pigpen on the Beast Peak!"
Huo Xin and Tan Xiaobai looked at each other silently, and saw pity in each other's eyes: What did those two-toothed pigs from Beast Peak do wrong to deserve being treated like this?
*
Although Tian Laokou and Yun Miao would start arguing after just a few words, they still held their noses and kept the three children for a few more days. Only after repeated observation did they let them go.
Huo Xin and Tan Xiaobai's masters both came that day. It was the first time that Yun Miao observed the master of Ti Peak, Meng Shi, and the master of Fu Peak, Qian Duoduo, at such close range.
Meng Shi was a tall woman, dressed in a tight black outfit, her muscles bulging. She usually looked silly, but when she frowned, her eyes were intimidating without anger. Just standing there gave people a strong sense of oppression. She gave people the feeling of a sleeping beast.
Qian Duoduo is handsome and arrogant, dressed in gorgeous and luxurious clothes. As his name suggests, he looks very rich. At first glance, you might think he is the son of a wealthy family.
However, Sect Leader Chang, who had come to visit Yun Miao every day in the past few days, did not come today due to some matters, so Qi Shubai came to pick up Yun Miao.
Before leaving, Tian Laokou advised Yun Miao and the other two that it would be better for them not to leave the sect in the next few years and to concentrate on their cultivation.
Firstly, he was afraid that the three of them would develop the strange disease again, and if they were away from home and got sick, they would not have time to seek treatment from him. Secondly, Yun Miao and the other two were still too weak, and it would be easy for something to get into trouble if they went out.
As he spoke, he took out three small porcelain bottles and handed them to the three people, saying that they contained the Dead Tree Reviving Spring Pill, which was rich in vitality. If they got that strange disease again, they should take the medicine and ask for help immediately, and must hold on until he arrived.
Meng Shi took a quick look with his spiritual sense and said in surprise, "A bottle of twelve sixth-grade pills. When did you become so generous, Mr. Tian?"
Huo Xin and Tan Xiaobai hurriedly thanked him. Even Yun Miao was a little flattered. She stepped forward and touchedly grasped Tian Laokou's fat hand: "Uncle Master, you are so kind to me. Don't worry, I will never let you end up sleeping in a pigpen!"
Meng Shi and others looked at Tian Laokou in confusion: Tian Laokou is the King of Dan after all. Even if he always owes money and gets beaten up, he shouldn't be reduced to sleeping in a pigsty, right?
Tian Laokou: ...
The fat old man shook off her dirty claws with a dark face: "As long as I don't have you, I will never have to sleep in a pigsty!"
Then he started to drive people away unhappily. Meng Shi put his arm around Huo Xin's shoulders and left with his people, acting like they were close sisters.
Qian Duoduo also turned around and left with Tan Xiaobai, snorting as he walked away: "Don't be polite to him, he owes me hundreds of thousands of high-grade spirit stones and hasn't paid me back yet. What are a few sixth-grade pills?"
"Hundreds of thousands of high-grade spirit stones?"
Yun Miao's eyes lit up, and she wanted to catch up with Qian Duoduo and ask him if this promotion was still available. She didn't want to borrow much, just ten thousand high-grade spirit stones would be enough!
However, as soon as she opened her mouth, she felt a stream of water covering her mouth like a big hand, leaving her unable to utter a word.
Qi Shubai, as if foreknowing the future, sent a telepathic message to Yun Miao: "Junior Sister, if you're planning to borrow money from Master Qian, then don't ask. Be polite to your elders. Also, borrowing money casually isn't a good habit. If you need money, you can tell me."
Yun Miao turned to look at Qi Shubai pitifully: [Brother, I'll just lend you 10,000. How about we split it 50-50 when the time comes?]
【not good. 】
Qi Shubai took her hand and, while stepping on the water dragon to lead her away from Danfeng, he expertly took out a storage bag and handed it to her: "Although I'm not as wealthy as Master Qianfeng, I wouldn't ask my junior sister to be so poor as to borrow money from others. Here are five thousand low-grade spirit stones. Consider them your pocket money this month."
After he had distanced himself from Master Qian Feng, he released the shackles on Yun Miao's mouth.
Yun Miao didn't take the storage bag. Instead, he looked at Qi Shubai hesitantly: "But Senior Brother, this is the third time you've given me pocket money this month. Is that really okay? You can neither draw talismans nor refine pills, so where on earth do you get so much money?"
My senior brother is an orphan picked up by the master, so I don’t think he has family support like Tan Xiaobai.
Qi Shubai smiled faintly and said that it was given by his master. He didn't have much need to spend money on a daily basis, so he saved it.
Yun Miao frowned immediately. "Impossible! Mr. Tian said that most of the spirit stones in Master's pocket were invested in the public account for the development of the sect. He himself is extremely poor. The only difference between him and Mr. Tian is that he has no debts. Where would he get such a large amount of spirit stones to give you as pocket money?"
Qi Shubai was helpless: "I told you to call me Uncle Tian... Hey, Uncle Tian, why does he tell you everything?"
"So where on earth did you get so much money, Senior Brother..."
Yun Miao knew that the behavior of the NPCs in "Asking the Way of Three Thousand Questions" was very logical, so Qi Shubai's spirit stone definitely did not appear out of thin air.
She felt that such a gentle and kind senior brother would definitely not do anything to cheat, so she looked Qi Shubai up and down, and finally her eyes fell on his gentle and handsome face. An inspiration flashed in her mind, and she immediately took a breath.
"Brother, have you ever encountered some weird uncle or aunt who came to talk to you and threw spirit stones at you in an attempt to make friends? Don't believe them, they don't really want to make friends with you. They are... uh uh!"
Before Yun Miao could finish her words, her mouth was blocked by the water again. She looked at Qi Shubai aggrievedly, signaling with her eyes to her senior brother to let her go.
Qi Shubai smiled gently and touched her head, saying softly, "Xiao Miao, when you say this... could it be that someone has done this to you before?"
Yun Miao saw that although his senior brother was still smiling, that smile seemed a little dangerous, so he quickly shook his head.
Qi Shubai's complexion improved a little, but still looked dangerous: "Then why do you think I earned my money by sexually soliciting men?"
Serve people with beauty?
Yun Miao then realized that her words were somewhat ambiguous. She quickly shook her head and pointed to her mouth. After the water dissipated again, she recounted her mental journey.
She absolutely did not mention her senior brother's idea of using his beauty to please others. She just thought that her senior brother was handsome, powerful, and the second-ranked contender for the leader of Xuantian Sect. It was very likely that someone would give him money under the banner of making friends in order to get his body, strength and power.
Qi Shubai laughed again: "I, your senior brother, have lived for hundreds of years after all, so I can see through this little trick. As for my gentleness and kindness, you think highly of me, but they say you can only know a person's face but not his heart. How can you be sure that I won't cheat people outside? Maybe I got this money by cheating?"
Yun Miao was startled, then solemnly grasped Qi Shubai's hand with both hands: "Brother, how can you make so much money by cheating and deceiving others? Please help me, your junior sister, to get rich together! We are brothers and sisters, and we will become bigger and stronger together!"
Qi Shubai: ...
He tapped Yun Miao's forehead with his fingers speechlessly, really wanting to know what strange things were inside.
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Author's Note: Yun Miao: Brother, I've decided to debut in the world of scams under the nickname Master Yun! You'll be ranked with me, and you'll be called Second Master Qi. Let's grow bigger and stronger together and create even greater glory!
Qi Shubai: ...
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