Chapter 32 Transaction
"Only if you successfully break through the Foundation Establishment Stage will there be any need for us to continue this conversation."
Shen Ranming felt a little depressed. Perhaps he was just desperate and trying all sorts of treatments, he consoled himself. Who would have thought that Luo Xuanyi would change the subject: "So next I will give you a pill that will allow you to practice and strengthen your cultivation in a short period of time."
"But, we must sign a contract between you and me."
Shen Ranming, his emotions swirling, almost agreed without hesitation, but he restrained himself. Thinking carefully, this situation was exactly like Qiu Xinglun and Xin Yong on the spirit ship, but he was even worse off because he wasn't sure he could understand all the details in the contract. "I want to know what you want?"
"The message, spoken or written, does not matter, of course it is within your ability."
Luo Xuanyi smiled and said, "We can use a blank contract to dictate the contents and swear an oath. That way, you don't have to worry about the contents."
Shen Ranming was still worried, and gritted his teeth and said, "I will prepare the contract."
What was the big deal? She had no intention of tampering with the contract anyway, and since it was made by the sect, it couldn't be tampered with. "Then wait until you get the contract and then send me a voice transmission." Luo Xuanyi silently recited a few mantras, and Shen Ranming immediately felt something connecting to his brain, but it was immediately disconnected. "This is a voice transmission spell, so we can communicate at any time."
"Besides the elixirs, can you teach me these spells?" Shen Ranming was a little jealous.
"My method of initiation is different from yours. I can't teach you based on my own experience. Moreover, the books of Ruoyu Peak are strictly prohibited from being passed on to outsiders. Moreover, due to the limitations of my body, I can't cast a spell to teach you. There's nothing I can do about it." Luo Xuanyi made up a story. She had to keep her methods in mind at all times to prevent others from detecting her strength. Letting Shen Ranming think that she was still unable to accumulate spiritual power was a sign of weakness and also a form of self-protection.
After she returns, she must work harder to master the power of refining elixirs and poisons in her body. After all, the inability to practice and the short lifespan are fatal flaws.
"Then I'll go back first." Shen Ranming, still tasked with refining equipment, hurried off, leaving behind a patchwork of mineral powder. The mechanical puppets immediately came forward to clean up the mess. Luo Xuanyi, observing the traces of refining equipment, felt a sudden inspiration. She squatted down, carefully removed some, placed it in a porcelain bottle, and followed suit.
Whether Shen Ranming could find an opportunity to obtain the contract was a good way to judge. If he couldn't even do this, then how could we talk about the future cooperation? Therefore, in addition to him, Luo Xuanyi needed to get close to another person, such as Ren Xiaqi who was suffering from the elixir poison.
Luo Xuanyi first went to the Weird Weapon Pavilion again and found that not only Ren Xiaqi, but even Sikong Qian was missing. She wandered around but to no avail. Seeing the antenna slowly turning dark red, she had to put it aside for the time being, took out the bamboo slips and controlled the energy to rush back to Ruoyu Peak. She also paid her respects to Taoist Hua Shen before she felt relieved.
"Go take this to Xiao Yang. He's arranging the half-wasted items in the back hall." Taoist Hua Shen seemed a little dissatisfied with the quality of this batch of people. Luo Xuanyi didn't want to respond, so she just took the item from his hand. It was a small blue and white porcelain bottle, newly sealed with beeswax. Because it was newly sealed, you could still smell a little bit of the residual medicinal fragrance.
"Can you tell what the medicinal properties are?" Taoist Hua Shen asked her on a whim, but she couldn't handle it with such a casual attitude. Having been injected with the Bodhi Pill, she no longer feared poison. She brought the porcelain bottle to her nose and sniffed it gently. The medicinal fragrance flowed into her body along with her spiritual power, and she patiently separated and recorded the sixteen medicinal properties. She carefully analyzed them, and after an incense stick of time, she hesitated and said, "It mainly controls the Qi, supplemented by sword intent, etc. Is this a pill for deepening one's understanding of the sword path?"
Taoist Hua Shen nodded happily and said, "It seems that you haven't wasted these days. Very good! Although this kind of elixir that deepens your understanding may not be useful, knowledge is knowledge after all. This medicine is a new medicine that I have been experimenting with for sixty years. It is called Sweeping Cloud Drink. Only one bottle is needed to enter the realm of Taoism and comprehend the way of the sword. As long as you do not voluntarily leave the realm of Taoism, you can continue to comprehend it. Of course, once you leave the realm, it will be invalid.
"This is the first bottle I made after I finalized the medicine. I must keep it. Xiao Yang has collected it several times. If you give it to him, he will know what to do."
Glancing at the newly cleaned medicine jar in the corner that still exuded the same scent, Luo Xuanyi complimented it calmly with a few words, then walked out of the right side hall holding the medicine bottle.
Su Yang endured the stench of corpses rotting into piles of bone and flesh as he directed the mechanical puppets to clean up the scene after Taoist Hua Shen's impulsive drug experiment. He finally arranged the remaining two thousand people, who had not yet been used, into the rooms of the rear hall one by one in batches. The size of the Zhaojian Palace depended on Taoist Hua Shen's whims, so no matter how many people he wanted, he could easily accommodate them.
But suddenly there was a commotion among the people lining up, and Su Yang immediately perked up and looked over. He saw several people covered in chains and talismans being pushed from one group to another, finally reaching the end. Usually, those sent there were already half dead, and no one would add a few more shackles.
Su Yang immediately realized that they were the undercover agents caught in Guizang Temple.
The Guizang Temple served as a crucial hub for the internal and external cooperation with Feiyan Pavilion. It resembled a secret service directly under the mortal imperial family, with the number of victims at their hands rivaling even those at Ruoyu Peak. Only true disciples and those handpicked by the sect leader could enter, creating a deeply secretive environment. However, those previously captured were generally either killed or buried, never brought to Ruoyu Peak.
Su Yang's heart was pounding, but he tried hard to feign impatience. With a slight anger on his face, he walked to the end of the team, pulled these people out, and sternly reprimanded them: "Why are you so picky? Hurry up!" He urged the team and they immediately ran, not even daring to walk. They followed the puppet and left in a short while. Only Su Yang and four undercover agents were left.
Gu Congyue, the leader of the undercover agents, carefully considered the man. They had been undercover in the Zang Yao Sect for over sixty years, so they were naturally well aware of this disciple of Taoist Hua Shen, captured from Xuancheng Prefecture. They had actually considered contacting Su Yang, but Su Yang spent most of his time in Ruoyu Peak, making him difficult to approach.
In reality, their undercover network within Zang Yaozong had been completely wiped out, leaving only the four of them dead. Gu Congyue didn't care about his own life; the important thing was that they couldn't pass on Zang Yaozong's information. Was Su Yang someone he could trust?
Su Yang was also thinking about this. He had long planned to escape, but he had been in Zang Yao Sect for so long that he knew nothing about the outside world, making a successful escape essentially impossible. He gradually came to believe that escaping was just an obsession. His family outside the sect had long been cut off due to his cultivation, and he simply missed the scenery of Xuancheng Prefecture and wanted to find some peace and quiet.
What if I could still do something for Xuan Chengzhou and for those who can still live in peace...?
He felt a gaze sweeping over him from the darkness, with almost no emotion visible. Su Yang was startled and turned around to find that it was Luo Xuanyi standing behind him.
Luo Xuanyi concealed her doubts, smiled, and handed the porcelain bottle over. Su Yang took it with a heavy heart. The two of them, each with their own thoughts, quickly separated.
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