After the incident with the spirit wine, a few scions of prominent families seemed to be forming a clique around Jin Yu. Since none of them were particularly talented, it was quite normal for them to stick together.
Jin Yu also felt a sense of shared misfortune with this group of people. Since they could solve their own problems, it wouldn't hurt to help these people who were stuck in the mire. He wasn't the kind of person who needed to find a sense of existence by talking about people who were worse off than him.
The Cleansing Pill that Qi Zhiheng gave to Jin Yu is only sold within a small circle; he has no intention of spreading it to others for the time being.
Qi Zhiheng needs to dedicate a lot of time to cultivation. Apart from cultivation time, he can refine about thirty pills a day, which is not very efficient.
So he simply stopped cultivating temporarily and refined more than a hundred pills a day, spending a total of more than a thousand pills in ten days.
These pills were all snapped up by Jin Yu and his small group. Qi Zhiheng did not participate in the distribution of them.
After deducting the cost price of the pills, they received more than 300,000 spirit stones, which was enough to supply the Snow Moon Spirit Mushroom for half a year. However, they still hadn't found the spirit herbs to refine the Lesser Fuling God Pill.
Just as he was thinking this, Sheng Mingyue sent him a message that he had found out the information about the spiritual herbs that Qi Zhiheng needed. Qi Zhiheng then came out of his cultivation and hurriedly went to find Sheng Mingyue.
With the biannual inner and outer court challenges approaching, many disciples have made progress in their cultivation after a period of training. If Yang Yitian's cultivation does not improve, even if he wins the battle, he may still face the possibility of injury.
Qi Zhiheng needs to solve this problem first.
There are two types of these spiritual herbs in the Yuansheng Academy, but they are currently only available for exchange to disciples on the Hero Ranking. Sheng Mingyue exchanged both types of spiritual herbs for him.
The points exchanged are different from those of the inner and outer academies; they are internal trading points from the Heroes Ranking. Qi Zhiheng cannot afford this price yet, but Sheng Mingyue doesn't seem to care much: "It's just some herbs, so you don't need to hold a grudge. Your barbecue helped me escape the control of the Gu worms, so let's call it even for now."
Qi Zhiheng interrupted, "You can't calculate it like that. You paid for the barbecue with spirit stones back then, so it was an equal exchange. You unintentionally gained a breakthrough opportunity through the barbecue, which was your good fortune. You benefited more from it, and I agree that you should repay me. Your willingness to help me find the spirit herbs is already repaying a debt of karma. I can't owe you any more favors."
Those who cultivate immortality are most averse to karma. They would rather work harder on the arduous path than incur more entanglements for the sake of temporary gains.
Sheng Mingyue smiled helplessly, "You really are stubborn. I didn't expect you to be someone who doesn't covet other people's interests!"
"I dare not accept such praise." Only Qi Zhiheng knew that the main reason he did not covet more was because he was afraid it would affect his cultivation.
Another very important point is that there is a hidden danger in his body, which is the karmic burden left behind by the remnants of the Ten Thousand Souls Forest. In order to suppress this karmic burden, he cannot tolerate even the slightest evil thought, and greed is one of them.
Therefore, before finding a complete solution, Qi Zhiheng must gravitate towards the simple life of a monk.
Sheng Mingyue said, "You will try to enter the Heroes Ranking someday. Consider these points a loan from me. You can pay me back when you successfully enter the Heroes Ranking."
Qi Zhiheng nodded: "I accept this proposal."
In addition to the news about these two spiritual herbs, Sheng Mingyue also found information about other spiritual herbs. At an auction in the imperial city, the remaining two spiritual herbs that Qi Zhiheng needed would be auctioned.
Qi Zhiheng received the news and went down the mountain with Yang Yitian.
The spiritual herbs they need are only level three, which is not surprising as they are often found outside the market. Higher-level spiritual herbs would be controlled by certain powerful families and factions.
Qi Zhiheng wasn't sure if the 300,000+ spirit stones he had were enough to squander at the auction, so he called his father, Qi Zhenhe, along so they could borrow some if they ran out of spirit stones.
The Qi family's pill shop is doing quite well right now. The pill shop alone is more than enough to cover the Qi family's normal expenses. The Qi family also has other businesses, which, while not earning spirit stones like the pill shop, are still profitable enough to cover Qi Zhenhe's injuries relatively well.
Fortunately, Qi Zhiheng was still wealthy enough to bid on the few spiritual herbs he needed, but he ended up penniless afterwards.
Back at the Yuansheng Academy, Qi Zhiheng placed the spiritual herbs into his spatial storage to plant them. He wanted to save some seeds, since there was only one batch of each spiritual herb, and if it was ruined during the refining process, there would be no chance to undo it. Therefore, Qi Zhiheng considered cultivating several batches so that he wouldn't have to worry about the success rate.
However, for these herbs to grow quickly, spirit stones had to be buried in the space. Thus, Qi Zhiheng, who had just become penniless, had no choice but to bury all the remaining spirit stones in the ground where these herbs were planted, making him completely penniless.
In order to allow the spiritual herbs to grow and complete more quickly, Qi Zhiheng had no choice but to speed up the refining of the Cleansing Pill.
As it turns out, human potential is limitless. Under the influence of several types of soul power, Qi Zhiheng managed to increase the number of Qinghui Pills he could refine per day from just over a hundred to over two hundred. He spent five days refining a thousand pills, which earned him 300,000 spirit stones.
These spirit stones will supply the growth of these spirit herbs and Snow Moon Fungus.
Qi Zhiheng had been busy with the Little Fu Shen Pill for quite some time without taking a break.
Finally, after all the spirit stones had been supplied, they were given a chance to catch their breath.
Yang Yitian gave Qi Zhiheng a bear hug, deeply moved: "You've worked so hard for me, honey, I'm so damn touched. I've decided to only admire your looks from now on! I won't even glance at other handsome men. Tell me, aren't you touched?"
Qi Zhiheng, who was just about to take a break: "..."
"Say something! You've worked so hard, isn't it because you love me to death that you're so good to me? Say a few more nice things and I'll be completely devoted to you," Yang Yitian urged.
Qi Zhiheng said calmly, "No, I didn't love you to the point of life and death."
Yang Yitian: "...I was just using an exaggerated metaphor. I don't care. Anyway, you must love me to death."
Qi Zhiheng said, "You are my Daoist partner, and it has been my responsibility from the very beginning. I could never abandon you."
Qi Zhiheng truly saw Yang Yitian as a responsibility, a responsibility that began the day he married him. Even if Yang Yitian were to become mentally impaired for the rest of his life, Qi Zhiheng would take care of him for the rest of his life. This was despite the fact that his grandmother had made the decision for him without his consent.
After learning that Yang Yitian was not mentally challenged, despite her suspicions, she still included Yang Yitian within her purview.
It was Qi Zhiheng's decision to guide Yang Yitian onto the path of cultivation. Knowing that he had hindered Yang Yitian's original path to becoming a great power, Qi Zhiheng was even more determined to carry out this responsibility to the end.
"Hey! Don't do that! You're making me lose face!" Yang Yitian said, dissatisfied. "Say it again, you like me but I don't!"
Although Yang Yitian said this, he held on even tighter, trying his best to make his behavior seem more nonchalant.
"I like him." Qi Zhiheng's words were true; responsibility is one thing, and liking someone is another. If it were only responsibility, he wouldn't feel jealous or resentful because Yang Yitian was infatuated with someone else's beauty.
Having already experienced great ups and downs in his previous life, he was quite certain that if he remained unmoved, he could achieve a state of perfect tranquility. Since the pool of water in his heart had already been stirred, there was no need to hide it or deny it.
Yang Yitian laughed: "You answered so readily that I'll reluctantly believe your nonsense."
Qi Zhiheng pulled the person away slightly and covered Yang Yitian's eyes with his right hand: "Why are you crying?"
Yang Yitian's face was already wet with tears: "I don't want to be your responsibility."
“Responsibility and liking are two different things. There’s no need to get hung up on these things,” Qi Zhiheng said.
Yang Yitian slammed his face back into Qi Zhiheng's arms, muttering, "I don't want to be your responsibility. It makes me feel like a burden. I'm not incapacitated, so why should I be your responsibility? Even if I can't find a solution myself and my cultivation doesn't improve, I won't blame anyone. At my current cultivation level, I can live much longer than the average person. Even if I can't solve it, I won't have any regrets!"
If it's just about responsibility, he doesn't accept others going to the trouble for him.
Yang Yitian's tone wasn't harsh, but Qi Zhiheng could hear the grievance in it.
Yang Yitian didn't know much at first, but under his guidance, he quickly adapted to the way of life on the Xuanling Continent.
"Can you take care of yourself? For example, did you run away from home and almost get sold?" Qi Zhiheng said, his voice rising slightly at the end.
Yang Yitian: "..."
"Hey, no! Let's let this go and not bring it up again! Let's start over. If you dare to say anything wrong, I'll take you down today." Yang Yitian had a look on his face that said, "Let's talk this over!"
He could only lament that the past was too painful to recall. Was it too late to start over? He wanted to put himself back in!
“Alright then.” Qi Zhiheng paused for a moment before saying, “As long as you are a responsibility, I can carry you.”
Qi Zhiheng looked at Yang Yitian and asked, "Are you satisfied with this answer?"
"Since you're so eager to be with me, I'll be reluctantly satisfied," Yang Yitian said, pushing his luck. "If you can pamper me, love me, hug me, kiss me, and make me feel like I'm in heaven, I'll be even more satisfied!"
"I can't have you, but I can still do other things." Qi Zhiheng pulled Yang Yitian's face out of his arms. The tears on his face had been wiped dry on his clothes, but his eyes were still bloodshot and had some tears left.
Qi Zhiheng admitted his mistake, saying, "I misspoke. When I said you were my responsibility, I didn't mean I thought you were a burden. I am willing and happy to do these things for you. I love you, not because I feel guilty. My sense of responsibility will never be separated from me. You are my responsibility, and I will never let you go."
Yang Yitian pouted: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and kiss me!"
Qi Zhiheng unconsciously smiled and kissed Yang Yitian's pouting lips.
The two kissed for a while before separating. Qi Zhiheng asked, "How do you feel?" You should feel better now.
Yang Yitian stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, exclaiming with gusto, "Awesome!"
Qi Zhiheng: "..." He had indeed underestimated this guy's mental fortitude.
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