Ye Cheng opened the courtyard gate, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and asked with a smile, "Brother Ling, have you come for the Qi Gathering Pill?"
The most valuable things he possesses now are the Qi Gathering Pill and that Mystic Grade cultivation manual.
Ling Yi knocked on the door in the middle of the night; Ye Cheng couldn't think of any other reason besides that.
Ling Yi nodded, but then shook his head. "Yes and no!"
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"It seems quite a few people have come looking for Brother Ye!"
Ye Cheng smiled wryly, "Yes, quite a few. If it weren't for my status, some people probably wouldn't have been able to resist."
He shook his head and said, "I wonder how Brother Ling intends to obtain this Qi Gathering Pill from me?"
"I've come to make a deal with Brother Ye!" Ling Yi said with a smile.
"A trade? How do we trade?" Ye Cheng asked curiously.
"Fair trade!"
Upon hearing Ling Yi's words, Ye Cheng couldn't help but laugh.
This Ling Yi is indeed the most interesting person I've ever met and known.
He was very curious about how Ling Yi would conduct a fair transaction with him.
Ye Cheng still had a good impression of Ling Yi.
Although the two did not interact often, Ling Yi's speech and behavior were quite unusual.
Often, just a few words can get to the heart of the matter and pinpoint the root of the problem.
In Ye Cheng's view, this was a manifestation of great Wisdom.
Ye Cheng didn't actually care about the Qi Gathering Pill or the Mystic Grade cultivation technique.
Just as Lin Huai and the other two said, he has a low-grade Mixed Spiritual Root, so a Qi Gathering Pill is completely useless to him.
If he had ten or eight, it might be able to help him enter the Qi Refining Stage.
But even a single Qi Gathering Pill was probably obtained with great difficulty by his father; ten or eight pills were simply out of the question.
As for that low -Mystic Grade cultivation technique, he never even considered practicing it.
The higher the grade of the cultivation technique, the more difficult it is to cultivate. He believed that his aptitude and comprehension were not good enough, so even if he tried to cultivate it, it would be useless.
The two entered the room and sat facing each other.
"I wonder what kind of deal you're referring to?" Ye Cheng asked with interest.
"I'll lend you a Qi Gathering Pill today, and I'll repay you tenfold in the future," Ling Yi said.
Ye Cheng shook his head. He was just dejected, not stupid, so he naturally couldn't believe Ling Yi's words.
In Ye Cheng's view, Ling Yi had simply gotten Bai Lang.
He didn't mind being tricked by Ling Yi, since he had no intention of taking the Qi Gathering Pill anyway.
The key point is that Ling Yi's abruptly changed styling left him somewhat dissatisfied.
"You should know that a Qi Gathering Pill is useless to either of us. Even if I gave it to you, your chances of Qi Refining would be slim."
Ling Yi shook his head and said, "Let me put it another way. I'll lend you a Qi Gathering Pill today, and I guarantee you'll be able to enter the Qi Refining Stage within three months."
"I know Brother Ye doesn't believe me, but even if we fail, it's just a matter of us leaving the Heaven and Earth Sect together in three months."
Ye Cheng stared at Ling Yi, causing Ling Yi to frown slightly.
Being stared at by a man like that always makes me feel really awkward.
"If I fail to break through to the Qi Refining Stage within three months, after leaving the Heaven and Earth Sect, I will have to accept the emperor's investiture and go to the Southern Wilderness City to become its city lord."
Ye Cheng was no longer the lazy and dejected man he used to be; there seemed to be a glint in his eyes.
"Then, Brother Ling, come with me to Southern Wilderness City!"
"If neither of us can Qi Refining, then we'll follow the Third Young Master from now on," Ling Yi nodded.
He knew that these were Ye Cheng's conditions.
Whether Ye Cheng had any other motives was irrelevant, and Ling Yi didn't care.
As long as your plan succeeds, you don't need to pay attention to Ye Cheng's nonsense.
Leaving Ye Cheng's courtyard, Ling Yi shook his head and smiled wryly. This time, it had indeed been somewhat risky.
That's why I met Ye Cheng; if it were anyone else, I wouldn't have succeeded this time.
This could even offend the third young master.
But in any case, the gift-giving has been completed.
One low- First Tier Low Pin Qi Gathering Pill, one Mystic Grade Yuan Transformation Art, and one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stone.
Yes, Ye Cheng not only gave him Qi Gathering Pill and Yuan Transformation Art, but also one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stone.
Ling Yi is a kind of hard currency in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
These menial disciples might only see one or two Low-Grade Spirit Stone a year, but Ye Cheng gave him a hundred directly.
That's enough.
Unbeknownst to Ling Yi, his comings and goings from Ye Cheng's courtyard were being watched by some people in secret.
Even the conversation between Ling Yi and Ye Cheng was overheard by some people.
Ye Cheng and his group dared not make a move, but Ling Yi, who had no background whatsoever, was someone they could easily manipulate.
However, they dared not make a move within the Heaven and Earth Sect.
The Heaven and Earth Sect severely punishes fratricide.
At best, their cultivation will be abolished; at worst, they will be killed outright.
Ling Yi Qi Gathering Pill, but Spirit Stone and cultivation techniques are still a huge fortune for these menial disciples.
Back in his courtyard, Ling Yi tucked the things into his clothes and went to sleep fully clothed, pondering his next plan.
For Ling Yi, however, the next step is of utmost importance.
The next morning, before dawn, Ling Yi left the courtyard.
They didn't return until around 4 PM.
" Ling Yi, I haven't seen you all day? What have you been doing?" Lin Huai, who was Meditation in the courtyard, asked.
"I went to see a friend!" Ling Yi replied casually.
"You have friends? That's really surprising!"
Ling Yi ignored him; this guy was just making conversation out of nothing, or rather, trying to show off his superiority.
The more you engage with this kind of person, the more enthusiastic they become.
Seeing that Ling Yi went into the room without responding, Lin Huai was immediately displeased, his eyes filled with Leng Yi.
How dare this trash with a low-grade Mixed Spiritual Root Ignore me? I'll find a chance to teach this brat a lesson.
Ling Yi, of course, had no idea what Lin Huai was thinking, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.
They're just a bunch of trash. If Ling Yi hadn't been too lazy to bother with them, Ling Yi would have had countless ways to torment them.
When he was a big scoundrel, he used all sorts of dirty tricks.
How can you survive in the underworld if you're not ruthless and heartless? Just kidding.
"I don't know if it will succeed." Ling Yi nervously rubbed his hands together.
But there's no use in being nervous; all he can do now is wait.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, in a cave on Shuiyue Peak.
Zhang Yunya, who was cultivating, suddenly opened her eyes.
The Defense Array of her cave dwelling had been activated, which meant that someone had appeared outside her cave.
Zhang Yunya frowned. Who would be looking for her at this time?
She also had few friends within the sect.
Shuiyue Peak didn't have many people to begin with; including the Final Master, senior brothers, and senior sisters, there were only seven people in total.
My the Final Master is in seclusion most of the year and rarely gets involved in anything except his cultivation.
She has only seen her the Final Master twice since joining Shuiyue Peak.
I saw her once when Entry, but she disappeared after my the Final Master gave her the cultivation method.
Until three months ago, he came to check on his cultivation progress, and then disappeared again.
She could sense that her five senior brothers and sisters didn't like her very much.
She understood the reason.
If I hadn't appeared, then the Final Master's true disciple should have been chosen from among these five senior brothers and sisters.
It's normal for them to be dissatisfied with themselves, since they essentially stole their opportunity to learn the true teachings.
Stepping out of the cave, Zhang Yunya saw a senior disciple from the sect, dressed in a light gray robe, quietly waiting outside.
The sect has a dedicated Internal Affairs Office, which can be roughly understood as the gatekeeper of a residential community.
The staff in the Internal Affairs Office are all outer disciples who have no chance of being promoted to the inner sect.
The minimum requirement for outer disciples is the Qi Refining, Third Level.
The minimum requirement for inner disciples is the Qi Refining, Seventh Level.
There is no time requirement.
In other words, even if you cultivate for a hundred years to reach the Qi Refining, Third Level, you can still become an outer disciple.
However, most outer disciples are likely to be stuck between the third and seventh levels for their entire lives, unable to advance any further.
Such disciples usually seek out jobs within the sect.
For example, joining the Internal Affairs Office, the Spirit Beast Pavilion, or the Spirit Herb Garden.
The Internal Affairs Office, the Spirit Beast pavilion, and the spirit herb garden all offer a basic salary, and each also has its own side hustles.
It's hard to say exactly how much.
That depends on whether they have brains and how bold they are.
The main job of the Internal Affairs Office is to help inner disciples or true disciples resolve some worldly matters.
For example, correspondence with family members in the secular world, the exchange of gifts, and so on.
"Hello, junior sister. Here are some things your family sent you." The disciple from the Internal Affairs Office took out a package from his storage bag and handed it over.
Zhang Yunya didn't take the package directly, but frowned and asked, "Are you sure this was sent by my family?"
The internal affairs disciple shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. It has your name on it and clearly states that you are a newly promoted true disciple of Shuiyue Peak."
As he spoke, he showed Zhang Yunya one side of the package.
Sure enough, her name was written on it.
Do you know who delivered the package?
"I'm sorry, the other person was wearing a veil and a long robe, so I couldn't see their face, but judging from their voice, they shouldn't be very old."
"Have you checked what's inside?"
"Don't worry, junior sister, the package has been inspected by the internal affairs elder and is safe."
The Internal Affairs Office is responsible for delivering letters or items to inner disciples or true disciples.
However, all correspondence and items must be inspected.
If we don't check the package, it could be troublesome if it contains dangerous items.
As for whether it involves any privacy issues, sorry, the Internal Affairs Office doesn't care about that.
If it were something too private, no one would be foolish enough to hand it over through the Internal Affairs Office.
Hearing that there was no danger, Zhang Yunya breathed a sigh of relief.
But she was very suspicious that the package really came from her hometown.
After all, Jin Yun Nation is more than 16,000 kilometers away from the Heaven and Earth Sect.
It's just too far, and by worldly means, traveling back and forth would be far too troublesome.
Her joining the Heaven and Earth Sect was known to only a few people, including her father, the Ninth Prince.
But since there was nothing wrong with the package, Zhang Yunya didn't ask any more questions.
"Thank you very much, senior brother." Zhang Yunya took the package, then took out ten Low-Grade Spirit Stone from her storage ring and handed them to the other party.
The internal affairs disciple happily accepted the gift, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and turned to leave.
Zhang Yunya carried the package back into the cave.
Curious, I opened the package. Inside, there was only a medicine bottle, a book, and 100 Shitou that shimmered with a crystal-clear light.
These are Low-Grade Spirit Stone.
I opened the porcelain bottle and smelled it; it was just Low Pin Qi Gathering Pill, and there was only one.
Although Qi Gathering Pill are rare, true disciples can receive three for free every month for cultivation, so they are not particularly scarce.
One hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stone are even less valuable.
However, Zhang Yunya was quite surprised after reading this book, " Yuan Transformation Art".
It turned out to be a side technique that accelerated the speed of Spiritual Qi attraction.