The Sect Master's Words Were Hard for Me to Answer as a Low-Grade Spirit Root
Lu Ping chose B.
One last step is needed.
[You chose B.]
[Immediately use the Spirit-Eroding Powder to seal off the remaining fire in the cave abode.]
[You then pressed the Fire Crow Seed deep into the depths of your Dantian.]
[Pretend nothing happened and begin refining the elixir.]
[Only the scent of Pills remains inside Cave Abode No. 7, Earth. ]
[The next morning, disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall passed by the Alchemy Hall three times.]
Qian Dafu peeked through the crack in the door, then immediately closed it again.
"Senior Brother Lu, the Law Enforcement Hall is patrolling very diligently today."
[You are currently reviewing the records of the properties of the Mind-Erasing Powder.]
"The Alchemy Chamber remains open as usual."
Qian Dafu glanced outside, then at you, then at Xu Qingshi was diligently refining pills, and swallowed his words.
[They didn't take immediate action either, even from the Main Hall.]
[You've focused all your energy on replenishing the Mind-Erasing Powder, even reducing your cultivation time.]
[On the nineteenth day, you resolved the last drug-related conflict.]
[On the twenty-seventh day, reduce the dosage of Yin Soul Dew by thirty percent.]
[On the thirty-sixth day, you replaced some of the Sense-Erasing Grass with Corrupting Spirit Wood Shavings.]
[Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement, effective.]
[The Artisan Spirit is now in effect.]
[On the fifty-first day, the first complete layer of ash powder formed at the bottom of the furnace.]
[You release a wisp of your Divine Sense to touch it.]
[ For Heavy Tomato Users, this is in effect.]
[Salty Fish, in effect.]
[A slight tingling sensation is felt in your Divine Sense.]
[After thinking for a moment, you released Fire Crow, which Mind-Erasing Powder.]
The Fire Crow immediately turned into flames and dissipated.
[Inside the Dantian, the Fire Crow Seeds reassembled.]
[The Fire Crow is essentially a clone of your Divine Sense.]
[Your physical body is protected by this Trait, but your Divine Sense clone is not.]
[Mind-Erasing Powder, half-finished.]
[Continue to adjust the furnace fire and the amount of medicine.]
[On the sixty-third day, the ash powder no longer overflows during the forming process.]
[On the seventy-second day, you successfully refined the first complete Mind-Erasing Powder.]
[Three days later, the second copy of the Mind-Erasing Powder was completed.]
[Seven days later, the third copy of the Mind-Erasing Powder was completed.]
[You placed the three Jade Bottles on the table, and then put the enhanced version of the Spirit-Eroding Powder, the Poison Essence Pill Flying Knife into your Storage Ring one by one.]
[You sit quietly in the cave abode.]
[You sent a message to Qian Dafu and Xu Qingshi.]
"A batch of medicinal herbs has arrived at Green Grain Shop. Go and inspect them."
"You are not allowed to return to your clan before noon tomorrow."
[The Black-Feather Fire Crow flew out from your Dantian, skimmed along the eaves of the Alchemy Hall, and finally landed on Spirit Wood outside the Back Mountain Forbidden Ground.]
That night, Han Changqing arrived at the Back Mountain Forbidden Ground.
He was wearing the robes of the Greenwood Sect Master, but he didn't bring any disciples with him.
He stopped Stone Gate, cast several Method Formulas, and the Stone Gate opened a crack, from which crimson flames surged forth.
The Fire Crows did not approach.
Having learned its lesson last time, this time it only stopped thirty feet away.
[After Han Changqing entered the Forbidden Ground, the Stone Gate closed again.]
[You recall the Fire Crow and rise to change into the Alchemy Hall Deacon's uniform.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Immediately summon the Deacon of the Law Enforcement Hall and all other halls to openly surround the Back Mountain Forbidden Ground.]
[B: Taking advantage of Han Changqing's solo entry into the Forbidden Ground, they sneaked in with the Mind-Erasing Powder to behead him.]
[C: Submit an anonymous letter of complaint to Han Changqing, suggesting that he turn himself in to seek leniency.]
Lu Ping stared at A for a moment.
Gather everyone?
On what grounds?
Will everyone listen to the Sect Master, or to Lu Ping, the Acting Elder of the Alchemy Hall?
[You chose B.]
You didn't alert anyone.
[In the second simulation, Han Changqing fished you for five years, and finally came to take your life in person.]
[This time, you've endured four years of forbearance, and your Mind-Erasing Powder is complete. It's time for you to take your revenge.]
[You leave Cave Abode No. 7, Earth) and head towards the Forbidden Ground along the path Back Mountain.]
You feel a slight chill in the mountain breeze.
The lights of the Alchemy Hall receded into the distance behind you.
[You have arrived at the Back Mountain Forbidden Ground.]
[The Fire Crow skimmed the ground Restriction the edge of the barrier, its red markings activated, and a wisp of blood-red flames Fire Crow.]
[The Fire Crow instantly dissipated into flames.]
[You lightly tap with your finger, Red Fire Finger touches the intersection of the red lines, causing the red lines to pause for a moment.]
[You stepped across that half-step gap, pushed open the Stone Gate, and were immediately met with a blast of Blood Qi.]
[Inside the Forbidden Ground, five stone platforms surround a Pill Furnace, within which five-colored blood-red light churns.]
[The furnace body is engraved with concentric circles of Array Patterns.]
On each stone platform lies an Elder Token.
[One of them belongs to Qi Cangshu.]
You paused for a moment.
Qi Cangshu (a type of herb) cannot be considered clean.
He is also an elder in this system.
[But he gave you the Pill Formula, gave you a position, and reminded you that the Main Hall would not admit defeat.]
Standing before the Pill Furnace, Han Changqing did not turn around.
["Lu Ping."]
"You still came."
"Is the Sect Master waiting for me?"
[Han Changqing did not answer your question, but continued,]
"A Qi Refining disciple can have the Alchemy Hall, the Mining Hall, and the Law Enforcement Hall all speaking on your behalf."
"That in itself is a skill."
[You're somewhat surprised that Han Changqing gave you such high praise.]
You bow your head in greeting.
"The Sect Master flatters me."
[Han Changqing turned around.]
[From within the Pill Furnace behind him, concentric rings of five-colored blood-red light pressed down.]
[Demon Race runes floated on the furnace wall.]
[Han Changqing raised his hand, and the blood-red Pill Furnace opened a crack.]
[A pill floats in the furnace, its surface marked with five bloodstains.]
[Han Changqing continued,]
"This is the Blood-Congealing Five-Elements Pill, which can form False Core."
[You listened to those familiar words, looked at the few remaining traces of Foundation Establishment aura in the furnace, and remained silent.]
"Lu Ping, have you ever thought about what the Azure Cloud Sect has given me?"
"Rental fee, price difference for Spirit Blank, quota for Yellow Fang Pills."
"I've been stuck at the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage for thirty years."
"I collect rent for them, I chase debts for them, and I support batch after batch of people who can infuse Spirit Stones."
"But the broken mirror Yellow Fang Pill are not for me."
"Because I only have a Middle-Grade Spirit Root."
"Middle-Grade Spirit Root is not worth wasting Pills in the eyes of the Azure Cloud Sect."
Lu Ping almost lost his composure.
Middle-Grade Spirit Root is too poor.
These words, coming from Han Changqing, were even more devastating than Foundation Establishment Law Technique.
A person with Low-Grade Spirit Root stands here, listening to Middle-Grade Spirit Root complain about the unfair distribution of resources.
This scene is so typical of the workplace.
The lower-level employees had just finished eating their boxed lunches when the department manager cried, saying that his year-end bonus was equivalent to the price of a house.
You paused for a moment, then spoke with a hint of sadness.
"The Sect Master's words are difficult for me, with my Low-Grade Spirit Root, to respond to."
Upon hearing this, Han Changqing's expression changed.
"Are you really Low-Grade Spirit Root?"
You sighed.
"Now that things have come to this, why should I lie to you? Low-Grade Spirit Root, no doubt about it."
[Han Changqing stared at you for a moment.]
Then he smiled.
"In that case, you should understand even more."
"What the Azure Cloud Sect can't give me, the Demon Race can."
[Han Changqing raised his hand and pressed it against the edge of the stove.]
"Lu Ping, I can spare your life."
"You Low-Grade Spirit Root, yet you've managed to get this far."
"You're more useful than all of them."
"Once the Azure Dragon Upper Domain descends into chaos, the Azure Cloud Sect will be too preoccupied to care about this place."
"By seeking refuge with that the Lord of the South, they might actually survive."
[You hear the words "Southern Lands," "great chaos," Demon Race " linked together.]
[The words of that Evil Cultivator from Red Refining Mountain before his death resurfaced.]
[Lord of the South, Bloodline Reversal Great Art.]
[It turns out, the entire Border Region has been turned into a sieve.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: I promised Han Changqing I'd infiltrate the Demon Race's storyline and continue to survive.]
[B: Feign hesitation, stall for time, and secretly plant poison.]
[C: Question: Does Han Changqing receive the five social insurances and one housing fund if he joins the demon race? Does the Demon Race canteen provide meals for Human Race employees?]