Those sects who spoke up had strange expressions. They wanted to refute him but were afraid of ruining Qi Zhiheng's plans. They all turned red with anger. They wanted to throw the fact that their sect's Netherworld Fungus had long been under their control at him, but in the end, they suppressed their tempers to avoid ruining Qi Zhiheng's good deed.
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Ye Yunchuan couldn't hide the disdain on his own. This infuriated the group.
"Who says the matter of the Netherworld Fungus hasn't been resolved yet?" Qi Zhiheng suddenly laughed. "This is also one of the pieces of evidence I can use to prove that these Netherworld Fungus have grown recently."
Qi Zhiheng took the boy's urine and walked to a pile of fake ghost fungi, poured it on them, but there was no reaction.
"Could it be that the exorcism potion has lost its effectiveness?"
Ye Yunchuan was completely baffled as to what trick Qi Zhiheng was up to.
"No." Qi Zhiheng walked to another pile of fake Netherworld Fungus and stepped on one of them.
Logically, under normal circumstances, the ghost fungus that is not pulled up from the soil will lose its original effect, and a new ghost fungus will grow on the ground.
Qi Zhiheng treated the fake ghost bacteria using the same methods he used to process food, and it stopped regrowth.
"What's going on?" Some people who didn't know the truth asked Qi Zhiheng.
Qi Zhiheng handed the fake Netherworld Fungus to Ye Yunchuan: "It's not that the Demon-Exorcising Water has lost its effectiveness, but rather that the Netherworld Fungus in our territory is not the real Netherworld Fungus, but rather an ingredient cultivated by our sect. Would you like to take a look, Master Ye?"
"Impossible!" Ye Yunchuan couldn't believe his words at all.
"If Master Ye doesn't believe us, we'll find out soon enough." Qi Zhiheng took out a large jar of boy's urine, preparing to clean up the Netherworld Fungus in this area.
These Netherworld Fungi were growing on the territory of the God-Slaying Sect and were originally meant to be dealt with.
"Please make way for me." Qi Zhiheng wanted to sprinkle all the boy's urine on them, since it was boy's urine and it would be a bit immoral to do it on this group of people.
Those who knew what he had quickly dispersed to avoid getting contaminated.
Those cultivators who didn't know what the exorcising water was also slowly retreated.
Qi Zhiheng used water-based magic to sprinkle the boys' urine like rain onto the surrounding areas where the Netherworld Fungus was growing, distributing it in an indiscriminate manner! Both the real and fake Netherworld Fungus were evenly affected…
Qi Zhiheng secretly regretted that it seemed these mushrooms were no longer edible.
Screams rang out, and after the black smoke from the skull dissipated, a large area of Netherworld Fungus disappeared, leaving only a ground covered with fake Netherworld Fungus.
Qi Zhiheng said to the large empty area, "The dissipated Netherworld Fungus is what grew later. The mushrooms that remain are the real mushrooms. These mushrooms are edible, delicious, and rich in light-attribute spiritual energy, making them very suitable for Buddhist cultivators."
His words piqued the interest of all the Buddhist cultivators. Light-attribute spiritual roots were extremely rare, as were spiritual objects with light attributes. Even the Wuchen Temple did not have as many light-attribute spiritual fruits as Qi Zhiheng possessed.
"Amitabha." The Buddhist monks representing Wuchen Temple were also slightly shaken.
Qi Zhiheng suddenly had an idea. He looked at the representative of Wuchen Temple and said, "Master Wushen, I wonder if Wuchen Temple is interested in doing this deal with our Lushen Sect? We will definitely sell these mushrooms at the most suitable price."
Even Que Hanhai was shocked by Qi Zhiheng's unpredictable and eccentric actions. He reminded him, "Let's get down to business first!"
“That’s right!” Qi Zhiheng continued, “Since the Netherworld Fungus on our sect’s grounds are all fake Netherworld Fungus, the claim that this place is the origin of Netherworld Fungus is invalid. If you observe carefully, you will find that, apart from the Netherworld Fungus that was just eliminated, the mushrooms cultivated by our sect are distributed very evenly. Therefore, those suddenly dense Netherworld Fungus were all altered by later people during this period. And the cultivators who entered my Lu Shen Sect’s territory so easily are only from your Tianyuan Sect and Shenmu Sect! I wonder if Senior Xu and Alchemist Ye have anything they would like to say to us?”
Que Hanhai continued, "Furthermore! Where did the Netherworld Seed on this woman you brought come from? I strongly suspect that you brought this Netherworld Seed, and that this woman, harboring resentment towards my sect's disciples, has implicated you all in framing my sect! It's time for your Tianyuan Sect and Shenmu Sect to give an explanation to our Lushen Sect and the other brother sects in the Southern Continent!"
If the Slaughtering God Sect were to ask for concrete evidence, they wouldn't be able to produce any. However, even if they did, it wouldn't be of much use, because sects like the Heavenly Origin Sect and the Divine Wood Sect wouldn't collapse because of something like this.
Now, Qi Zhiheng has essentially destroyed Xu Yan, and they have lost a spot to go to Zhongzhou, thus losing a fighting force in the upcoming war to seize resources.
"We demand an explanation from Tianyuan Sect!" The Nascent Soul stage cultivator, led by the Shifang Sect, stepped forward, putting pressure on Tianyuan Sect!
The Seven Star Pavilion members also stepped forward. Before this, they had been misled by the Tianyuan Sect and almost believed that the Lushen Sect was the culprit behind the incident! But now, all the speculations pointed to the fact that the instigators of this matter were actually the Tianyuan Sect and the Shenmu Sect! These two sects orchestrated this whole thing, trying to deceive them as well, while the Tianyuan Sect could then shirk the blame and gain a good reputation for punishing injustice! What a brilliant way to kill two birds with one stone!
"Don't make false accusations!" Xu Yan finally realized what was going on. After all, he had taken on this task. Although he had lost his chance to break through, his mission had gone wrong, and the envoy from Zhongzhou might very well take his life.
Under the relentless pressure from the crowd, Xu Yan had no choice but to retreat temporarily!
Before leaving, Xu Yan didn't forget to take Bai Yilian with him. The Netherworld Seed was still on her. Even if he had to leave everyone else behind, he had to protect the Netherworld Seed!
Things have come to this point; Tianyuan Sect has retreated, and Shenmu Sect can only leave in embarrassment.
Seeing Xu Yan's actions further confirmed his involvement in the incident.
Some of the forces that originally followed the Tianyuan Sect and the Shenmu Sect left, while others chose to stay. They were eager to buy the pills from Qi Zhiheng and exchange them for a way to deal with the Netherworld Fungus.
Because the Netherworld Fungus appeared not only in the territory of the Slaughtering God Sect, but also in their territory. Originally, Xu Yan described the benefits in glowing terms and even swore that the Slaughtering God Sect was the real culprit behind it all! Now that the truth has come out, even the fools have already followed the Heavenly Origin Sect. The remaining people naturally want to find a way to resolve the current crisis of their sect.
Of course, they still need to ask the Tianyuan Sect and Shenmu Sect for compensation for this large-scale operation. And if they want to get benefits, they need a leader. Who is more suitable to be the leader than the Lushen Sect?
Qi Zhiheng wasn't particularly interested in the subsequent compensation issue; he understood the outcome. Even without concrete evidence, under pressure from numerous sects, Tianyuan Sect would have to pay a price. After all, this was the cultivation world; who had so many excuses? As long as they outnumbered them, even if Tianyuan Sect was the number one sect, committing such a grave mistake would be severely punished!
However, it is unrealistic to think that this will overthrow the Tianyuan Sect. At most, the Tianyuan Sect will push Xu Yan forward and then discuss compensating the sects in the areas affected by the Netherworld Fungus with some resources.
The Tianyuan Sect and the Shenmu Sect have caused such a huge mess that they must compensate for some of the losses.
But more than any of these, Qi Zhiheng was interested in the business with Wuchen Temple!
He has just entered the path of Buddhism and needs more information and materials. He has many materials in his attic, but very few about Buddhist practice, because the original owner was not interested in it. He will have to collect Buddhist scriptures and related matters himself.
As the sect leader of the Slaughtering God Sect, Que Hanhai naturally had to handle the trivial matters! Qi Zhiheng, without the slightest guilt, passed the buck, stuffing the pills into his hands and telling him to deal with them himself! These were pills that he had previously promised to sell to other sects, and Qi Zhiheng told him to keep track of how to sell them.
There's also the method to deal with the Netherworld Fungus. This method can't just be given away casually. Among these forces, there are quite a few who originally planned to attack their God Slaughtering Sect. Although they may have been deceived by the Heavenly Origin Sect, the God Slaughtering Sect isn't really going to be so generous as to reveal the method to these forces.
What solution do you want? Sure! We can exchange some resources for it.
The exact amount of resources that can be obtained depends on the negotiations between the parties.
Qi Zhiheng didn't intend to get involved in this matter. He had promised Yang Yitian that after the Tianyuan Sect issue was resolved, he would take Yang Yitian to find the place where he sensed something. A considerable amount of time had passed since then, and he could only hope that what Yang Yitian sensed was still there.
Before he could leave, the Buddhist monk Wu Shen stopped Qi Zhiheng: "Benefactor Qi, about the mushroom you mentioned earlier..."
Qi Zhiheng asked with some surprise, "Master Wushen is really interested in these mushrooms?"
"Of course I'm interested! Who wouldn't want something that tastes good and can increase cultivation, right?" Wu Shen's personality was much more lively than Wu Xin's, perhaps because he wasn't calm enough, which was why he was not destined for the position of abbot.
Qi Zhiheng wanted to exchange these mushrooms for some Buddhist books, and Wu Shen immediately agreed. They had plenty of Buddhist scriptures and the like; just his own collection alone was quite extensive.
Qi Zhiheng didn't go too far; he wouldn't ask for some of the Buddhist scriptures that Wuchen Temple didn't share. Wu Shen was very satisfied with his tact.
As for the trade, Qi Zhiheng quickly used his cooking skills to harvest some ingredients and traded them to Wuchen Temple. More trades would have to wait until Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian returned before discussing them in detail.
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