The two returned to Genseiin the next day.
Qi Zhiheng hadn't yet gathered all the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Lesser Fuling Pill for Yang Yitian, so he wanted to see if he could find them within the Yuansheng Academy.
Upon arriving at the mission exchange hall, Qi Zhiheng found five of the necessary medicinal herbs. However, he didn't have enough points, so he tried to exchange some top-grade pills for more points.
The pills Qi Zhiheng produced were top-grade level three pills, which immediately made the disciple who helped exchange them stare in disbelief. He secretly used slightly more points than the academy's to exchange for the pills with Qi Zhiheng, of course, he had to do it discreetly.
Qi Zhiheng used the points he earned to exchange for spiritual herbs. He had no objection to whether the exchange was done privately, since he would be the one to benefit in the end anyway.
As for the remaining herbs, we'll need to pull some strings and find a way to get them.
Qi Zhiheng planted the spirit herbs he had just acquired into his spatial storage. Not long after he came out, a senior brother came to deliver a message to him, saying that Sheng Mingyue had returned from a mission and wanted to invite him to a get-together.
Qi Zhiheng accepted the invitation and thanked the senior brother who delivered the letter: "Please pass on a message to Senior Brother Sheng for me, we will definitely arrive on time."
Qi Zhiheng stared at the invitation in a daze.
Yang Yitian said sourly, "Are you reminiscing about someone because you see something?"
Qi Zhiheng was somewhat confused: "What are you talking about? I was just wondering what Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue's status is in the Yuansheng Academy? Is he able to find the spiritual plants we need?"
Yang Yitian thought for a moment and said, "We can go and inquire about it."
Qi Zhiheng nodded. The two of them were somewhat unfamiliar with the people in Yuansheng Academy, but they did have one familiar candidate.
Jin Yu held the bag of spirit stones and counted them one by one: "Three thousand four hundred and thirty-two, three thousand four hundred and thirty-three..." After counting one, he threw the spirit stone into the bag.
Jin An said, somewhat speechless, "Young Master, why don't you just use your soul power to count them? Counting them one by one is such a hassle."
Jin Yu looked at his subordinate with a "what do you know?" expression: "What do you know? You can count them in a flash with soul power. What's the fun in counting spirit stones in a flash?"
Jin An: "..." He didn't understand why it would take so much effort to do a job that could be done in one go.
Upon learning that Qi Zhiheng had come looking for him, Jin Yu quickly packed all the spirit stones into a bag and went out to greet him.
Jin Yu was still staying at Yang Yitian's house at the moment, and Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian quickly found him.
Jin Yu greeted Qi Zhiheng with a beaming smile: "Brother Qi, you have so much free time to come and sit here?"
Qi Zhiheng got straight to the point: "I'd like to ask you about something."
"Let's go inside and talk," Jin Yu said, leading the person into the house.
"What do you want to know?" Jin Yu poured tea for Qi Zhiheng and the other man.
"Are you familiar with Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue's background?" Qi Zhiheng stated his purpose for the visit.
Jin Yu took a sip of tea and said, "I know a little. Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue has been a disciple for more than ten years."
It is said that when Sheng Mingyue first entered the academy, he was a disciple with considerable talent. He even broke into the Yuansheng Academy in the same year he entered the academy.
At the same time, he was valued by many spiritual lords in the academy, who wanted to take him as a disciple after he had grown to a certain level.
Sheng Mingyue did not disappoint. In just five years, he relied on the resources provided by the academy to directly break through to the Spirit General level. Just when he was at the height of his fame, he was suddenly injured and his cultivation could no longer be improved.
Jin Yu looked around and whispered to Qi Zhiheng, "Actually, I heard that back then, Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue seemed to be convinced that the Gu worm was planted by a senior brother who entered the Yuansheng Academy at the same time as him, but there was no evidence. The two fought and parted on bad terms, and now they are like strangers."
Qi Zhiheng originally only wanted to know some basic information, but he didn't expect Jin Yu to even talk about other people's gossip.
Yang Yitian listened carefully, and seeing that Jin Yu didn't say anything more, he quickly asked, "And then? Tell me!"
Qi Zhiheng: "..." They have important business to attend to, okay?
Jin Yu got a little excited when talking about gossip: "Then that senior brother who was in the same class as Sheng Mingyue became a disciple of the dean."
Yang Yitian's eyes widened: "Wouldn't that put Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue in a very awkward position? Has anyone been trying to trip him up, or teaching Sheng Mingyue's friends a lesson?"
Qi Zhiheng also fell into deep thought. If the opponent was a formidable figure like the Dean, it would be quite troublesome.
“No, apart from not making any further progress in his cultivation, Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue has hardly encountered any other criticisms,” Jin Yu explained.
"Hmm, that's strange. Shouldn't we be taking advantage of his illness to finish him off? If we let such a great opportunity slip by, isn't he afraid that Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue will rise to prominence in the future?" Yang Yitian expressed his opinion.
Jin Yu was just casually listening to gossip; how would he know these things? "I don't know. Maybe they think that Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue can no longer cause any trouble?"
Qi Zhiheng's main concern was whether their friendship with Sheng Mingyue would bring them any trouble. So he asked, "Now that Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue has broken through to become a Spirit King, are there any Spirit Venerables who want to take him as a disciple? What is his current status?"
Jin Yu said, "It is said that Venerable You is going to take him as a disciple. Some time ago, Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue went out to prepare for the apprenticeship ceremony."
"The apprenticeship ceremony?" Qi Zhiheng wasn't really clear about these things.
"Yes, just to prove my ability, I'm going to hunt down a peak Spirit King level demon beast and hand it over to the Spirit Venerable I'm going to become his disciple," Jin Yu explained.
"What is the status of the Spirit Venerable whom Senior Brother Sheng Mingyue apprenticed to?" Qi Zhiheng inquired.
Jin Yu said, "It is Wu Yilingzun. Wu Yilingzun is quite good in Yuansheng Academy. He is actually on par with the Dean. He is the Dean's senior brother."
"Is the Dean's relationship with Wu Yilingzun alright?" Qi Zhiheng didn't want to get involved in this mess.
Jin Yu said, "At least on the surface, everyone says that the Dean and Wu Yiling have a good relationship, but I don't know what the situation is behind the scenes."
Qi Zhiheng nodded and said, "That's enough." If the two of them had a good relationship on the surface, then they wouldn't do anything too obviously difficult for the dean. With that, Qi Zhiheng felt much more at ease.
Qi Zhiheng was about to take his leave when Jin Yumang bought a batch of spirit wine. Qi Zhiheng also happened to need spirit stones, so he sold it to him.
The obtained spirit stones were then placed into the space to feed the Snow Moon Spirit Mushroom.
Qi Zhiheng said, "You seem to have quite a lot of spirit stones. You bought so many and still have some left over?"
Jin Yu smiled awkwardly: "My family's business has branches all over the Holy Liang Kingdom, and we have an abundance of spirit stones." He couldn't very well say that he himself was reselling spirit stones, could he?
Qi Zhiheng raised an eyebrow: "So your family must have quite a few rare spiritual plants, right?"
Jin Yu didn't understand what he meant: "You want to find a spiritual medicine?"
Qi Zhiheng nodded: "I'd like to find some. Could you see if your family can keep an eye out for a few kinds of spiritual herbs for me?"
Jin Yu thought it was something serious and immediately patted his chest and agreed, "Leave it to me." Qi Zhiheng then handed Jin Yu a list of several medicinal herbs.
Once the spirit herbs are found, a considerable amount of spirit stones will be needed, so he needs to find a way to earn them.
"Why did you spend so many spirit stones to buy spirit wine? Don't tell me it's because your family has spirit stones." Qi Zhiheng didn't listen to such nonsense. Even if his family was rich, they didn't have Jin Yu's spirit stones.
Jin Yu saw that the person was staring at him and didn't know what to say. Helpless, he had to tell them that the spirit wine could suppress the impurities in his body, and he didn't dare to hide the fact that he had secretly earned some spirit stones.
Looking at his cowardly appearance, Qi Zhiheng thought, "So what if he earns a few spirit stones? Is Qi Zhiheng such a stingy person that he's jealous of others earning a few spirit stones?"
However, these young masters' problems are worth addressing. After all, the spirit wine only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. It can already fetch a good price for treating the symptoms, but if it could address the root cause, wouldn't even more wealthy young men be willing to line their pockets?
However, this matter should be put aside for now. After returning home, Qi Zhiheng prepared some gifts, intending to present them to Sheng Mingyue when he was in charge of ensuring her safety.
Before he knew it, the day arrived for Qi Zhiheng to keep his appointment.
Sheng Mingyue invited the two to her residence as guests.
As a member of the Yuansheng Academy's Elite Ranking, Sheng Mingyue's residence was naturally far superior to that of the inner disciples.
At the entrance, some disciples dressed in outer sect attire were helping to greet guests. These people were not outer sect disciples of the Yuansheng Academy; they had only obtained this identity because they had become servants of elite inner sect disciples.
Qi Zhiheng handed the invitation to the gatekeeper.
After opening the package and glancing inside, the servant quickly said, "Please come in, senior brothers. Our master has been waiting for quite some time."
One person led the way, and Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian followed behind him. After passing through the garden, they arrived at the backyard.
Sheng Mingyue and several others had set up a banquet in the pavilion, and everyone was drinking.
When Sheng Mingyue saw the servants leading the two over, she quickly got up to greet them.
"You've arrived?" Sheng Mingyue's aura was even sharper than before.
Qi Zhiheng cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Sheng."
"Senior Brother Sheng." Yang Yitian also cupped his hands in greeting.
Sheng Mingyue smiled and said, "No need to be so polite. Let me introduce you to a few of my senior brothers. If you need anything, they might be able to help you."
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian followed Sheng Mingyue to the front of the group.
There were already three people sitting at the table. One of them was Xue Linfeng, who had business dealings with Qi Zhiheng.
"Senior Xue Linfeng, I never expected to meet you here again." Qi Zhiheng bowed respectfully.
Xue Linfeng was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect that you and your two wives would both be admitted to the Yuansheng Academy. Not bad."
Sheng Mingyue raised an eyebrow in surprise: "You two know each other?"
Xue Linfeng laughed and said, "Having done some business with you, I'll try this wine and food."
Another person nearby asked, "Huh? What kind of deal can this junior brother make with you?"
Xue Linfeng pointed to the food and wine on the table and said, "Have you all forgotten what kind of business I do?"
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