Three quarters of an hour at Yin.

In an alley one street away from Lingdanfang.

Zhao Yi, Qian Er, and Sun San knelt in front of the red-haired female cultivator and said respectfully:

"Senior, I have done as you ordered!"

The red-haired nun waved her hand.

"I'll take my leave!"

The three of them clasped their fists, stood up and walked away quickly.

Soon he returned to the narrow rain alley and entered the house.

Zhao Yi scratched his head:

"Why did the senior ask us to teach a loser a lesson?"

Qian Er said: "How can we understand what the senior is doing? We should just do our best according to the senior's instructions!"

Zhao Yi stared at him, thinking, damn, you are just flattering me all day long, but seeing Sun San next to him was silent, he couldn't help but ask:

"Sun San, what are you thinking about?"

Sun San raised his head with a puzzled look on his face: "I feel that the aura of the senior seems to have changed."

Zhao Yi and Qian Er looked at each other and lowered their voices:

"What has changed?"

Sun San said loudly and seriously: "Senior, you have become more elegant and dignified! Even if I am not infected with the heart-eating poison, I am willing to be driven by you forever in this life, and I will never change until I die!"

Zhao Yi and Qian Er were stunned.

"Sun San, you are so shameless!"

"I am the only loyal dog of the senior! Don't even think about taking my place!"

"Let's duel and see who is the most powerful servant of the senior!"

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…

The next day.

Qin Gengyun woke up and found Qiu Zhihe still sleeping beside him.

Fellow Daoist Qiu’s daily routine is quite unpredictable. Sometimes she gets up very early, and sometimes she hasn’t gotten up yet when I go out.

Normally, Fellow Daoist Qiu goes to bed at about the same time every night, so his waking up time shouldn't be so irregular.

Maybe he was tortured in the Demonic Sect, causing his internal energy to become disordered?

Qin Gengyun didn't wake Qiu Zhihe up. He got up quietly, went to the kitchen to put on his clothes, went out to buy some buns, and came back with half left for Qiu Zhihe before going out.

When we arrived at Lingdanfang, we found it was very noisy. A group of people were standing in front of the old alchemy room, pointing and talking, looking quite excited.

Qin Gengyun walked over and took a look, and his eyes immediately widened.

In the old alchemy room, Yang Fengshan was tied naked to a bronze furnace, his body covered in bruises, looking extremely miserable.

The most embarrassing thing was that with so many people watching him, he was still not awake. His head was drooping and drooling from the corners of his mouth. He seemed to be sleeping soundly.

Qin Gengyun was shocked and patted Wang Ping who was watching excitedly in front of him:

"Friend Wang, what's going on?"

Wang Ping's face flushed with excitement, and he whispered:

"I don't know. It's like this as soon as I got here this morning. Haha, you feel good, right?"

Xu Li beside him also chuckled: "Comfortable, extremely comfortable!"

At this time, Yang Fengshan finally woke up. He opened his eyes dazedly and saw the people watching him. He then looked down at himself and seemed to finally remember his situation. He screamed in surprise:

“Ah?! How, how could this happen?!”

He was a monk, so ordinary ropes could not tie him up. He broke the ropes on his body with force, fell to the ground, and covered his body with his hands.

"My clothes, where are my clothes?!"

"Manager Yang, please wear mine first."

Fang Chao took off his coat and handed it to Yang Fengshan.

Yang Fengshan took it, put it on quickly, and shouted at the crowd:

"What are you looking at? Aren't you going to work?! Be careful or your spirit stones will be deducted!"

"What's going on?"

The abbot came and saw everyone gathered in front of the old alchemy room. He also saw Yang Fengshan's miserable appearance and frowned and asked.

"Master, no, it's okay, we are just playing around."

Yang Fengshan felt guilty and said quickly.

"Pack up and come help me make the elixir!" Pei Daoyu said in a cold voice and turned to enter the alchemy room.

Everyone dispersed, Yang Fengshan hastily wrapped Fang Chao's coat tightly and hurried into the alchemy room.

Qin Gengyun originally wanted to go outside the alchemy room and use his spiritual sense to eavesdrop on what was going on, but then he thought that the master had been in a bad mood recently, and if he was discovered by him, it would be another trouble.

So he gave up this dangerous idea and just cleaned the yard.

Wang Ping and Xu Li, two gossipy fellows, came over and laughed:

"Fellow Daoist Qin, do you know what secret we heard last night?"

"Last night?" Qin Gengyun understood: "Did you go to Yihonglou again?"

Places like Yihonglou are a mix of good and bad people, and the place is the most up-to-date with news. Wang Ping and Xu Li would often hear some secrets there, and they loved to show off and talk about them in front of Qin Gengyun.

So when Qin Gengyun saw the looks of the two, he guessed that they had gone to Yihonglou again last night.

"Haha, Brother Qin is indeed our confidant."

Wang Ping laughed and said, "Last night, Fellow Daoist Xu and I went to Yihong Tower to listen to music, and the courtesan from Zhenyang City talked about some secrets of the Northern Wasteland Trial."

Xu Li took over the conversation and said mysteriously, "The Northern Wilderness Trial will begin in seven days, but many disciples of the Zhenyang Sect are complaining that the talisman paper and elixirs issued this time are of low quality."

"There are even people who use first-grade spiritual powder to replace second-grade spiritual pills. The disciples all suspect that the person in charge of purchasing is embezzling the money!"

Qin Gengyun's heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "Did the courtesan say what low-grade elixir was used to replace the second-grade elixir?"

Wang Ping shook his head. "I didn't say that. Fellow Daoist Qin, don't you understand? Why did the big deal of the master's two hundred Bingqing Pills fail? It's because the Zhenyang Sect used a large number of low-grade pills to replace the second-grade elixir!"

Xu Li sighed: "I don't know who is so powerful that he used a first-grade elixir to squeeze out the great alchemist that the master followed."

Qin Gengyun remained silent and continued to work with his head down.

At the hour of You, Qin Gengyun left Lingdanfang on time.

He planned to go to the night market to find Mo Xiaolan first and give her the blood-clotting pill he made last night as a token of his gratitude.

However, Qin Gengyun was still thinking on the way.

I originally planned to find the landlord and rent a bigger house when I returned today.

But now he wanted to take it slow.

It is said that the master of the temple follows a fourth-rank alchemist who has extensive connections and can directly access the inner circle of the Zhenyang Sect.

I think those two hundred Bingqing Pills were the work of that fourth-rank alchemist.

But his plan was ruined by his two hundred bags of Qingfeng Powder.

This great alchemist must be very angry now, and may be looking for someone to ruin his big deal.

If I suddenly act like I've become rich overnight at this moment, someone with ulterior motives might notice me and tell the abbot.

By the time he follows the clues and finds out the whole thing, he will have complete enmity with the master of the temple and the great alchemist.

My current cultivation and alchemist level are still low, so it is not advisable to make enemies.

So it’s better to keep a low profile for now.

We’ll talk about renting a big house after this matter has settled down.

Also, I had originally planned to leave Lingdanfang and start my own business after my alchemist realm was upgraded to the second level, but now it seems I have to postpone it. I will stay in Lingdanfang first and find out the situation before making any plans.

Qin Gengyun quickly arrived at the night market and saw Mo Xiaolan from afar. A middle-aged male cultivator was standing in front of her stall. He didn't seem to be there to buy anything and was trying to talk to Mo Xiaolan.

But Mo Xiaolan ignored him, and the middle-aged male cultivator did not leave, but just stayed there.

Mo Xiaolan seemed a little annoyed, but there was nothing she could do.

Qin Gengyun walked over and called out, "Friend Mo Dao."

When Mo Xiaolan saw him, her face lit up with joy, and she said in a clear voice, "Fellow Daoist Qin, why are you here?"

The middle-aged male cultivator turned around upon hearing the voice, looked Qin Gengyun up and down, his eyes flickering, and asked Mo Xiaolan:

"Friend Mo, this is..."