Junior Brother Shi, Please Help Me

After leaving Murong Xiaoxiao's residence, Shi Yue rode his magic tool back to Azure Origin Peak.

When he pushed open the courtyard gate, he saw that more than half of the Spirit Grain in the Spirit Field had withered. The small amount that remained had all turned black, and the air was thick with the stench of rot.

Seeing this, Shi Yue hurriedly shut the gate. He flicked his sleeve, and a gourd magic tool flashed out, hovering above the Spirit Field.

After he cast a Hand Seal at the gourd, its stopper popped open, and pale yellow liquid poured out, soaking into the Spirit Field.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Shi Yue put away the gourd magic tool. The Spirit Field had returned to normal, and some of the Spirit Grain that had turned black had regained its healthy color.

Satisfied, Shi Yue nodded, left the courtyard, and rode his magic tool toward Green Cloud Peak.

Before he even landed, he spotted Chen Xing'er pacing back and forth in front of Uncle-Master Zhou's cave abode.

"Junior Brother Shi, you're finally back! Something's happened to my Spirit Field. Come take a look with me. Don't worry, Junior Brother—if you can solve this problem, I'll give you ten Spirit Stones as a reward." When Chen Xing'er saw Shi Yue, her face lit up. She hurriedly spoke, looking quite anxious.

"Senior Sister Chen, you're too kind. We're fellow disciples, after all. We should help each other. Just lead the way." Shi Yue spoke with utmost seriousness.

Chen Xing'er nodded and flicked her sleeve. A yellow disc flashed out and hovered just above the ground. She jumped onto it and formed a Hand Seal with one hand. The disc shone brightly, carrying her swiftly toward the horizon.

Shi Yue hurriedly rode his magic tool after her.

His Leaf Magic Tool flew too slowly, but fortunately Chen Xing'er wasn't going very fast, so he was able to keep pace beside her.

As they flew, Chen Xing'er told Shi Yue how her Spirit Field had changed.

From her account, Shi Yue could tell that Chen Xing'er's Spirit Herbs had contracted Blackening Disease. Fortunately, he had stored enough urine, so he wasn't worried about running short.

Before long, the two of them arrived at Chen Xing'er's residence.

Some young Spirit Herbs grew in the Spirit Field, but most of the seedlings had withered. A rotten stench hung in the air.

As soon as Shi Yue landed, he got straight to work. With a flick of his sleeve, the gourd magic tool flashed out and quickly flew above the Spirit Field. He cast a Hand Seal at it, and the gourd's mouth popped open. A stream of pale yellow liquid poured out onto the field.

Wherever the yellow liquid fell, black wisps of vapor rose into the air.

Before long, the liquid had soaked the entire Spirit Field, and the Spirit Herbs that had turned black returned to normal.

Chen Xing'er's face lit up with delight at the sight.

"Junior Brother Shi, you really know what you're doing. Here are ten Spirit Stones." Chen Xing'er gave Shi Yue a sweet smile and spoke. Then she took out ten Spirit Stones and handed them to him.

"It's only right, it's only right." Shi Yue said this, but happily took the Spirit Stones from Chen Xing'er.

"By the way, Junior Brother Shi, Senior Sister Zhou's Spirit Herbs have come down with the same strange illness. Could you help her solve the problem too? She'll certainly reward you well." Chen Xing'er seemed to remember something and asked.

"Of course." Hearing that he would be paid in Spirit Stones, Shi Yue readily agreed.

After that, Shi Yue went with Chen Xing'er to Senior Sister Zhou's residence.

Shi Yue had visited a few days ago. He hadn't expected to be back again so soon.

As soon as Senior Sister Zhou saw Shi Yue, she hurried over to him.

"Junior Brother Shi, I was just about to come find you!" Senior Sister Zhou looked both delighted and excited.

"Senior Sister Zhou, Senior Sister Chen already told me about your problem. Don't worry, I can fix it." Shi Yue spoke with confidence.

Then Shi Yue brought out his gourd magic tool and used it to water the entire Spirit Field with diluted urine.

Black wisps of vapor rose from the Spirit Field, and the Spirit Herbs growing there returned to normal.

"Junior Brother Shi, what kind of liquid is in that gourd of yours? Why does it smell so strange?" Senior Sister Zhou sniffed a few times, hesitated briefly, then asked curiously.

"Oh, it's a liquid made by soaking several kinds of herbs. It certainly doesn't smell good, but it can cure Blackening Disease." Shi Yue spoke calmly.

Before coming here, Shi Yue had already come up with a plausible explanation. This was his exclusive secret remedy—how could he casually reveal it?

If everyone learned the method, there'd be no place for Shi Yue in the business.

"Oh, I see. Thank you, Junior Brother. Here are ten Spirit Stones." Senior Sister Zhou nodded, took out ten Spirit Stones, and handed them to Shi Yue.

Shi Yue didn't stand on ceremony. He happily took them, chatted with her for a couple of minutes, then rode his magic tool away.

After returning to Uncle-Master Zhou's cave abode, Shi Yue hurried down into the basement and entered Palm Heaven Space.

In less than half a day, he had earned fifty Spirit Stones. Excited by this, Shi Yue also spotted a huge business opportunity. He would store up more urine, then go to Deacon Hall to take on a mission. He was sure plenty of fellow disciples had Spirit Herbs afflicted with Blackening Disease. Unable to cure it themselves, many would probably post bounty missions at Deacon Hall.

Shi Yue stayed in Palm Heaven Space for twenty days and stored up more than two hundred jin of urine. Once diluted, it amounted to over eight hundred jin, enough to fill two gourd magic tools.

When Shi Yue left Palm Heaven Space and came up from the basement, he was surprised to find several Sound Transmission Talismans floating in the courtyard.

He assumed the Sound Transmission Talismans were for Uncle-Master Zhou and didn't think much of them. He collected them, intending to give them to Uncle-Master Zhou when he returned.

But when he opened the courtyard gate to go to Deacon Hall and take on a mission, he was startled.

More than a dozen Taixu Sect disciples had gathered outside. They were men and women, young and old, and included both Qi Refining Stage and Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, though most were in the Qi Refining Stage.

"Junior Brother Shi is out! He's out!"

"Junior Brother Shi, please help me! Something's wrong with my Spirit Field. It turned black first, then large patches of it withered. I heard you know how to cure it. Please help me, Junior Brother Shi!"

"That's right! Junior Brother Shi, please help us. We'll make sure you're well rewarded."

"Junior Brother Shi, please help me! My Spirit Herbs are almost all dead!"

As soon as Shi Yue opened the gate, more than a dozen Qi Refining Stage cultivators crowded around him, all clamoring to speak first.

From what they were saying, it seemed their Spirit Herbs had all contracted Blackening Disease.

"That's enough! What is all this racket? Have you no sense of decorum?" A middle-aged scholar with a pale, clean-shaven face furrowed his brow and shouted.

"That's Uncle-Master Liu." Someone recognized the middle-aged scholar.

At those words, the Qi Refining Stage cultivators all fell silent, not daring to object. After all, he was the only Foundation Establishment Cultivator present!

"Your disciple Shi Yue pays his respects to Uncle-Master Liu." Shi Yue swept his spiritual sense over the middle-aged scholar, hurried forward, and bowed respectfully.