Cooperation!

Chapter 49: Cooperation!

For a time.

Everyone knew that someone was targeting the Returning Truth Sect!

However, the attacker came and went without a trace, specifically choosing moments when the Returning Truth Sect's True Qi Stage experts were absent to attack disciples at the Fetal Respiration Realm.

The number of attackers didn't matter.

As long as they found a suitable target, even a lone Returning Truth Sect disciple, they wouldn't hesitate to strike. In such a situation, it was very difficult for the Returning Truth Sect to find them.

Several times, they dispatched experts, only to find nothing.

The entire Returning Truth Sect, especially the Fetal Respiration Realm disciples, felt a sense of unease, as if every rustle of leaves was an enemy. The Azure Jade Gate, however, seized this opportunity to kick them while they were down, destroying one of the Returning Truth Sect's branches and inflicting a heavy loss.

The stalemate that had lasted for over half a year finally saw its first turning point.

"This Azure Jade Gate truly knows how to read the wind and steer the boat!"

Three days later, Lu Qingfeng emerged from seclusion. Hearing the summary of news from Lu Qingshan and Lu Qingyu, he couldn't help but chuckle.

These past few days.

Lu Qingfeng had been searching within the Primordial Chaos for a way to remove the cold poison from Daoist Miao Yin. The pill formula was easy to find; Lu Qingfeng spent most of his time mastering the refinement of the pill.

This pill, which removed cold poison, was called the 'Kindling Fire Pill,' a high-level medicinal pill.

In recent years, Lu Qingfeng hadn't mastered many new pill formulas, but his alchemy skills had steadily improved, making him a top-tier Alchemy Apprentice. In just over half a year, he had mastered the refinement of the 'Kindling Fire Pill.' As long as he had sufficient materials, he could refine it in reality.

However, the medicinal efficacy of the Kindling Fire Pill was far too weak compared to the cold poison afflicting Daoist Miao Yin.

One, two, or even ten or twenty Kindling Fire Pills wouldn't be enough to completely remove the cold poison from her body.

"This pill is called the 'Kindling Fire Pill'."

"Considering the situation in Guangyuan Prefecture and even the Shangyang Kingdom, the 'Kindling Fire Pill' is the easiest to refine. It can help the City Lord resolve her cold poison. Although it will take some time, it can be completely eradicated within three years at most. If the City Lord can find Spirit Grasses like Jade Marrow Ganoderma, Scarlet Essence Ganoderma, and Purple Monkey Flower, along with some other common Spirit Grasses, a 'Fire Jade Pill' could be refined to directly remove the cold poison!"

Lu Qingfeng spoke eloquently as he looked at Daoist Miao Yin before him.

Daoist Miao Yin listened quietly.

Towards the end, her gaze towards Lu Qingfeng revealed a hint of disbelief. "Are you sure, young man, that you aren't just trying to make me protect you and your sister for three years and have meticulously come up with this plan?"

Jade Marrow Ganoderma, Scarlet Essence Ganoderma, and Purple Monkey Flower were extremely precious, even outside the Shangyang Kingdom. They were simply impossible to find in the small Shangyang Kingdom. It was hard not to suspect that Lu Qingfeng was deliberately saying this.

"A clever housewife cannot cook without rice!"

"If City Lord doesn't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

Lu Qingfeng replied helplessly.

"Oh?"

"If I find the Jade Marrow Ganoderma, Scarlet Essence Ganoderma, and Purple Monkey Flower, won't you be embarrassed?" Daoist Miao Yin teased, looking at Lu Qingfeng.

"You jest, my Lady."

Lu Qingfeng didn't believe her.

In this remote wasteland, it was fortunate if even a First Grade Spirit Grass could grow. Of these three, the latter two were Second Grade Spirit Grasses, and the former was a Third Grade Spirit Grass.

Even searching the entire Shangyang Kingdom wouldn't yield them!

"Fine!"

"Then it's the Kindling Fire Pill."

Daoist Miao Yin's lips curved slightly. She sat on a stone stool in the courtyard and smiled, "Are there any other requests? Speak them all at once."

"Since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony."

Power unused is power wasted.

Lu Qingfeng understood this principle. He took out a stack of papers from his embrace and handed them to Daoist Miao Yin, saying, "Here are the materials for refining the Kindling Fire Pill, as well as other medicinal herbs, ores, metals, and so on. I'll trouble you with them!"

"Dual Excellence in Pills and Weapons?"

Daoist Miao Yin asked curiously after taking the papers, without looking at them closely.

The medicinal herbs were for alchemy.

The ores and metals were for artifact refining. Being proficient in both alchemy and artifact refining was not something ordinary people could achieve.

Daoist Miao Yin couldn't help but become more interested in Lu Qingfeng or the forces behind him.

Lu Qingfeng smiled, not responding.

"Good."

"I will have someone deliver these materials to you as soon as possible."

Seeing this, Daoist Miao Yin didn't press further. After agreeing, she turned and left.

City Lord's Mansion.

Daoist Miao Yin walked into the meditation room and reached to her waist. Three jade boxes instantly appeared in her hands. Through the crystal-clear jade boxes, the contents within could be seen.

On the left was a palm-sized ganoderma, emerald green all over, like jade marrow.

The middle item was crimson, shaped like a ganoderma, emitting the power of flames.

The right item was purple, with three flowers blooming, each with five petals, and white pollen in the center.

If Lu Qingfeng were here, he would surely recognize that these three jade boxes contained the Jade Marrow Ganoderma, Scarlet Essence Ganoderma, and Purple Monkey Flower, three spirit grasses!

"With these three spirit grasses as the main ingredients, a second-grade pill, the Fire Jade Pill?"

Daoist Miao Yin pursed her lips and smiled, putting away the spirit grasses. She then flipped open the materials Lu Qingfeng needed—

Black Jade Stone, three jin.

Silver, one hundred jin.

Pig iron, eight thousand jin.

Beast sinews, three hundred strands.

"This guy is really not holding back!"

Daoist Miao Yin's eyebrows twitched, and she snapped the list shut. Individually, these materials weren't precious.

One hundred jin of silver, for example, was only a thousand taels of silver.

But added together, it was a considerable sum.

"These ordinary materials can also be used to refine magic artifacts?!"

"Among the Three Mountains Nine Rivers, those skilled in alchemy and artifact refining—"

"Could it be a ruse to mislead?"

Daoist Miao Yin pondered, holding the detailed list of materials, she walked out of the meditation room. "Someone!"

"When mountains and rivers seem to block the way, another village appears in the shade of willows and blooming flowers!"

Lu Qingfeng watched Daoist Miao Yin's retreating figure disappear, a sigh escaping his heart.

He had thought that under the joint blockade of the Returning Truth Sect and the Azure Jade Gate, it would be difficult for him to gather medicinal herbs, ores, and other materials to refine pills and puppets.

He hadn't expected Daoist Miao Yin's appearance to create a turning point in this stalemate.

In three years, with sufficient materials, pills were secondary. The key was that Lu Qingfeng could refine enough puppets to overthrow the Returning Truth Sect!

And this point, he suspected, was something even Daoist Miao Yin couldn't foresee.

From this point on, Lu Qingfeng shifted his focus from Primordial Chaos to reality.

Miao Yin City's influence was indeed substantial.

Although the various materials Lu Qingfeng needed couldn't be delivered all at once, they were delivered every day. Lu Qingfeng focused on alchemy, refining the Truth Destroyer Type-1.

If materials were sufficient, Lu Qingfeng could refine a Truth Destroyer Type-1 in less than five days. However, due to material limitations, it actually took nearly half a month to refine one.

Thus, he cultivated in reality during the day and refined puppets.

At night, he logged into the game, mastering various skills, honing combat techniques, and improving his foundation.

During this period.

Lu Qingshan and Lu Qingyu controlled the Truth Destroyer Type-1, moving through the areas under the jurisdiction of the Returning Truth Sect, launching constant attacks.

The Truth Destroyer Type-1 was designed specifically to deal with the Returning Truth Sect. This puppet was inscribed with the Precision Art, Giant Strength Art, Wind Riding Art, and others. The arrows it shot were powerful and extremely accurate. Furthermore, it was fast and adept at escaping!

Experts at the True Qi Stage could still deal with the arrows from the Truth Destroyer Type-1; they could dodge them if they were prepared.

However, those in the Fetal Respiration Realm could not evade them.

With Daoist Miao Yin's protection, Lu Qingfeng retaliated against the Returning Truth Sect without any scruples.