r18novel 561. Agree to the transaction
561. Agree to the transaction
Upon seeing Ling Zhuo arrive, Lei Jingxiao seemed to be awakened, looking at the latter with ill intent: "Ling Zhuo, how dare you come alone? Aren't you afraid we'll kill you here?"
Seeing this, Ling Zhuo's eyes showed little emotion. He simply said, "You can try. See if you can kill me before I destroy the Nine-Section Green Bamboo by joining forces."
Ling Zhuo then made it clear that he was ready to fight immediately if anyone wanted, and Cao Ying sided with him. Everyone now understood that they couldn't truly fight before exchanging the Nine-Section Green Bamboo. Because of Ling Zhuo's strength, destroying a medicinal herb was indeed an incredibly easy task.
Xiao Yan stepped forward and asked, "I only want the nine-sectioned green bamboo. Where is it?"
Ling Zhuo tapped his storage ring, and the Nine-Section Green Bamboo appeared in his palm, along with a Source Spirit Crystal. His threat was clear: if Xiao Yan dared to try and snatch it from him now, he would immediately absorb the Nine-Section Green Bamboo into ashes. He had already demonstrated this many times in their previous encounters.
"What are your demands?"
Ling Zhuo glanced at Cao Ying to the side, then sneered at Xiao Yan: "Cao Ying already told you all that all the herbs within the last Misty Mountain, do you really think I'd lower my standards out of kindness?"
After speaking, Ling Zhuo turned his gaze to Yao Qingyu, seemingly lost in thought.
Xiao Yan frowned and said truthfully, "The restrictions within the last misty mountain are too strong. There are more than a hundred herbs, and I cannot take them all."
"Then you and Wei Jiangyuan should do everything in your power to collect it; I'll take as much as you can!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded: "Then let's go..."
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When Xiao Yan and Ling Zhuo appeared together atop Misty Mountain, the scene left all the alchemists present speechless with astonishment. These two prodigies, belonging to the Pill Tower and the Spirit Clan respectively, were seen by everyone as irreconcilable enemies, yet they stood side-by-side before the herb garden at the summit. Previously, Xiao Yan's appearance with Cao Ying had already caused quite a stir, but now, even more people were present!
The sight of Cao Ying, Ling Zhuo, and Xiao Yan walking side by side was truly shocking.
These three are the most famous people in this Pill Gathering, and they belong to the two major forces of the Spirit Clan and the Pill Tower, respectively. It is truly unbelievable that they have appeared together now.
"What does this mean? The number one and number two geniuses of the Pill Gathering have gathered together? Are we even allowed to compete?"
"And Cao Ying, and that woman next to her, doesn't she look a bit like Hua Qingyu from the Flower Sect?"
"Are the top five geniuses on the Heavenly Talent Ranking almost all gathered?"
"And that other person, the one who cursed the Spirit Clan's Battle Saint, right? I think his name is Lei Jingxiao?"
Looking around, Xiao Yan saw that the outer perimeter of the herb garden, which originally had over a hundred herbs, had been almost completely cleared out, with only about eighty herbs remaining. After all, the alchemists here were all at least seventh-rank, and each possessed their own unique abilities, so it wasn't surprising that they could obtain one or two herbs from it.
Among these people, there was a true master. He was an old man with gray hair and an aged face like orange peel. Clearly, he was a powerful elder. Although his appearance was not good, his face was always full of a gentle smile, and he looked quite kind.
Judging from the soul power emanating from his body, he is clearly a powerful person with a spiritual soul. It is normal for him to harvest more than ten herbs here.
Ling Zhuo glanced around, a satisfied look on his face, clearly pleased with the herbs in the garden. He then smiled faintly at the assembled alchemists and said, "Gentlemen, sorry, the Pill Tower has booked this place, hehehe..."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Xiao Yan, since in their eyes Xiao Yan had now replaced Cao Ying as the person in charge of the Pill Tower faction in the Pill Association.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan knew that Ling Zhuo wanted to direct the dissatisfaction of these alchemists toward himself and the Pill Tower. However, for the sake of his junior sister, he had to grit his teeth and accept this dissatisfaction.
So Xiao Yan said to Wei Jiangyuan, "Hurry up and collect it as soon as possible..."
Then, a ripple appeared between Xiao Yan's brows, and his soul threads probed into the restrictive rune array like a spiderweb. On the other side, Wei Jiangyuan, still feeling guilty about his two failed attempts at alchemy, moved with incredible speed. His powerful soul force precisely cut into the gaps between the runes; his soul force had reached the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, making him even faster than Xiao Yan. In just a few breaths, he retrieved a herb.
Ling Zhuo smiled slightly and extended his hand to Wei Jiangyuan, saying, "Thank you for your hard work..."
Wei Jiangyuan felt annoyed looking at Ling Zhuo's face, but he could only obediently throw the herb to Ling Zhuo and then continue to pour his soul power into the restriction. On the other side, Xiao Yan also immediately took out a herb. The efficiency of him and Wei Jiangyuan was astonishing.
Seeing how easily the herbs were taken, the others couldn't help but extend their soul power as well. However, as Wei Jiangyuan and Xiao Yan collected them, the soul pressure of the restriction grew stronger and stronger. They already had little chance, barely managing to get one or two herbs. Now, facing the increasingly powerful restriction, they had no chance at all and could only watch Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan perform with resentment.
Only the gray-robed elder, who had previously been the strongest person here and had reaped considerable gains, looked at Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan now without any intention of vying for them. He simply sighed and remarked that the world now belonged to the young.
Ling Zhuo watched everything silently, a mocking smile playing on his lips. Even after noticing that Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan were somewhat exhausted by their spiritual power, he took two pills from his storage ring to restore their soul power and offered them to the two: "You two hurry up. I won't hold the previous collection against you, but if any more herbs are taken by others in the future, that's your problem."
Upon hearing Ling Zhuo's words, Lei Jingxiao immediately lost his temper and roared, "Ling Zhuo, you're shameless!"
"What do you want? If you fight me in this Misty Mountain, you're no match for me!" Ling Zhuo's face was relaxed and indifferent. With the Source Spirit Crystal, he indeed had a great deal of influence within the Misty Mountain. Moreover, Xiao Yan and the others couldn't possibly attack him now because of the Nine-Section Green Bamboo.
Xiao Yan suppressed Lei Jingxiao's excitement, swallowed a pill that could restore his soul power, and continued to collect the many rare and precious herbs in Ling Zhuo's herb garden.