Chapter 102 Elder Xu's Secret Treasure
After a lot of commotion, the fairy finally accepted the fact, but she still said stubbornly, "I will never be the supreme elder of this demon sect."
The Demon Lord sneered, "You are an evil creature now, can you still return to Dongzhou if you don't treat it as a trouble? After so many years, even if your sect still exists, will they recognize you, an evil creature, as their ancestor?"
The fairy said silently: "I never thought I could go back."
A few years after her death, when her residual soul was about to dissipate, she did not refuse the Demon Lord's request to devour other things to prolong her life. She was no longer the pure disciple of Xuan Ji Sect. Whether Ruan Xing was there or not, she would be ashamed of herself.
"But, in my heart I still think that I am a disciple of Xuan Ji Sect. I will still abide by the sect's rules and morals. I will always follow you and keep an eye on you. If your disciples do anything cruel for the sake of cultivation, I will kill them without hesitation."
"It's up to you. Anyway, those disciples are all Ruan Xing's people. I'm just killing time for fun." The Demon Lord said indifferently. He moved closer to the fairy's face and said teasingly, "Of course, you are also welcome to keep staring at me. It would be best if you stay with me all the time."
Seeing the fairy's face turn red and then white, she angrily waved her sleeves and left, while the Demon King laughed.
Ruan Xing couldn't enter the barrier, so she could only watch the fairy leave, and then asked the Demon Lord: "You wouldn't deliberately teach them some skills that require murder and arson, right?"
"Am I such a person? My method of devouring is called Five Qi Devouring Thoughts. Humans have five qi: greed, anger, jealousy, hatred, and desire. There are so many mortals here, it's a very suitable breeding ground." The Demon Lord chuckled and said.
The five elements of food.
Indeed, the mortals here do not have a good life, and most of them live in dire straits every day.
Ruan Xing was actually quite lucky. She was born in a relatively prosperous city, which was temporarily stable because of the gang formed by the Red-Headed Taoist. Although her family structure was not very good, at least she was not starving or clothed.
This exercise is very suitable here.
Soon, Hu San brought her a person who could sense qi.
"It's just... one thing. The antidote will only last for two months." Hu San said with some embarrassment.
This person is Xu Can.
Ruan Xing still remembers that in a simulation, Hu San wrote to her to tell her that Xu Can had already started the scientific examination.
This kid is really like a grass growing desperately in a rock. He will grab on to any opportunity and work very hard.
The problem of Xu Can's poison is easy to solve. There are some general detoxifying pills in the low-level elixirs, which can definitely detoxify the poison of mortals. However, Ruan Xing does not have any of them for the time being, and she is too lazy to find materials to make a furnace of pills just for Xu Can.
Moreover, ordinary poisons have little effect on cultivators. As long as Xu Can can cultivate to the third level of Qi training within two months, he will be able to withstand each attack of the poison without dying. When he builds his foundation, he will also be able to cleanse his meridians and marrow and expel impurities and remaining toxins from his body.
"That's fine." Ruan Xing explained some common sense of the immortal cultivation world to Hu San, and then said, "Give him a deadline. He must reach the third level of Qi training within two months. If he fails, then he is not destined to succeed."
Hu San was surprised for a moment and replied yes.
He and Ruan Tao both started their cultivation from the basic Qi training formulas, and it took them half a year to reach the third level of Qi training. It sounds a bit too much to ask Xu Can to reach this level in just two months.
But Ruan Xing didn't think so. The magic cultivation method was faster to master than the immortal cultivation method. The environment was also suitable. Combined with Xu Can's personality, it was not a fantasy to achieve this result.
"How are they doing these days?" Ruan Xing asked.
The Demon Lord and the Fairy have been missing almost all day since they entered the barrier. Occasionally, they would appear out of nowhere, say a few words to her, and then disappear again.
She couldn't enter the barrier herself, and everyone in the gang was mortal, so she couldn't keep an eye on the two of them.
Only Hu San and Ruan Tao had more contact with them. After the fairy passed on the inheritance to Ruan Tao, Ruan Tao is now in the early stage of foundation building. She is like a blank sheet of paper in the world of immortal cultivation and has almost reshaped her entire worldview. Therefore, she often follows the fairy to humbly seek advice.
Hu San thought for a moment and said, "It seems that there is no problem. The fairy is with the demon king every day, and there is nothing unusual in the city."
I hope the two of them can really behave themselves in the barrier.
With the combined strength of both of them, they are probably not afraid of the National Master on duty in the National Master's Palace. It's just that the Demon Lord is interested in the barrier tree under the National Master's Palace, so he probably won't act rashly for the time being.
Ruan Xing hummed, took out two communication talismans, and gave them to Hu San, "Take this, if there is any urgent news, use your spiritual power to send me a message, I will receive it soon. I probably can't stay for a few days, and I will leave soon. When the sword comes, I will take it away."
The weather has been nice these days. Early spring is usually cold and rainy, but Ruan Xing hasn't seen any rain or snow in the past few days.
The tent that Jianlai built for her was also very carefully made. The fabric was soft and light, and the tent provided shade and ventilation. She had been recovering from her injuries for five or six days. After taking healing pills and practicing Qigong for a few weeks every day, she would lazily lie in the soft quilt. In two more days, she would be able to return to Xuanbing Sect.
I'm afraid it will be a long time before we have the chance to see each other again after this departure, because she is going to Zhongzhou.
"Yes, Miss." Hu San responded, and then said, "Will you bring the silver that the gang has saved for you tomorrow? The surplus is about 18,000 taels."
When Ruan Xing first started practicing, she was quite concerned about the annual income of 10,000 to 20,000 silver coins from the Red Head Gang, but she didn't expect that her practice speed was so fast. In less than a year, she had reached the middle stage of foundation building. Excluding the previous expenses in the town, she now had more than 2,800 low-grade spirit stones in her hand, and she didn't care about this little money at all.
"Keep it for yourself. Use this silver to find more young men and women with spiritual bones who can sense the Qi. When they reach the first level of Qi training, let them swear an oath to never betray. If there are any people that the Demon Lord or the Fairy likes, let them teach them. Just one thing, the elixirs I give you are only for you and my sister to use. Don't give them to anyone else." Ruan Xing paused and said, "Also, if the Demon Lord and the Fairy really cause trouble and they can't handle it...you and my sister will use the escaping talisman I gave you, leave the barrier immediately, find a town to stay in temporarily, and send me a message. Remember, other people and properties are not as important as your lives. As long as you are alive, those worldly possessions will be gone."
Hu San nodded solemnly, then subconsciously rubbed the brand new storage bag around his waist.
After two more days of rest and recovery, her injuries had finally recovered by nearly 80%. She summoned Jian Lai back, packed up the tent, and said, "Let's go."
Jianlai squatted down and picked up Ruan Xing, then used the ghost escape technique to move through the passage.
In fact, she can already fly the sword by herself, but she is just a little lazy and doesn't want to move.
The sword came very quickly, and his Yin energy seemed to be inexhaustible. He ran quickly in the passage for three or four hours in a row. Ruan Xing woke up with a light yawn. They were already outside the mountain gate of Xuanbing Sect.
"You stay outside and hide, I'll go in by myself." Ruan Xing said.
The Xuanbing Sect has been in trouble one after another, and now is a sensitive period. She doesn't want Jian Lai to go in, in case any traces are found, it will be hard to explain.
It consumes a lot of energy when Jian Lai uses the Ghost Escape Technique with others, but it consumes almost no energy when he stays hidden alone. He was like this before, staying in the hidden space for twelve hours a day as if he had disappeared, and he would not come out unless you called him quietly.
He obediently sent Ruan Xing out of the passage. Ruan Xing looked at the somewhat desolate mountain gate, summoned his flying sword and flew up.
While clearing the battlefield at the town restaurant, she picked up her sect's jade token, otherwise she would not be able to fly to the main peak on her sword.
For some reason, she felt that the main peak was much quieter this time. Perhaps it was because the Jintai Secret Realm had ended, and many monks who didn't like to stay on the mountain had left to travel. After thinking for a while, Ruan Xing first went to the Foreign Affairs Hall and found Wu Xing.
She pretended to be curious and asked, "Brother Wu, I have not been in the sect recently. Has anything big happened in the sect that I am not aware of?"
Wu Xing smiled bitterly, "Compared to the previous Jintai Secret Realm, it's not a big deal, but it's more difficult and troublesome than before."
"What exactly is going on?"
"Elder Xu disappeared suddenly." Wu Xing whispered, "You have been in the External Affairs Hall for a few months. You should know that almost all matters of the sect have to go through Elder Xu's hands, including the monthly salary distribution of disciples by the Treasure Pavilion, the income from the mines, and the taxes of various towns in the jurisdiction."
Elder Xu's body is still in her storage bag, but Elder Xu's disappearance has such a big impact on the sect? She asked puzzledly: "So?"
Wu Xing shook his head and sighed, "So, the spiritual stones handed in by the mine at the beginning of the year and the taxes collected at the end of last year are all with Elder Xu. And Elder Xu didn't say he was going to retreat, nor did he say where he went or what he did. Now even the sect master doesn't know where Elder Xu is. The treasure pavilion is almost out of spiritual stones, and now it's all supported by the tickets to the Hanshan Secret Realm last year. If we still can't contact Elder Xu, the outer sect is still okay, the sect missions can basically be self-sufficient, but the inner sect probably can't be supplied."
what?
Ruan Xing's pupils trembled violently.
Elder Xu secretly hid a lot of spirit stones?
But that was not right. She cleaned the battlefield very thoroughly. She took back the storage bags of those people, especially the storage bags of Elder Xu and the Jindan cultivator in the black hat. She checked them very carefully and there were not many spirit stones and valuable items in them.
Could it be that he was hiding in his own residence on Elder Peak?
But now no one in Xuanbing Sect knows that Elder Xu is dead, and no one would dare to search the elder's room.
Maybe she has a chance to make a fortune.
Ruan Xing was no longer in a hurry to find the sect leader. She hurriedly said goodbye to Wu Xing and went back to prepare for the simulation.
To test the waters for the first time, she turned on the real-life simulation and flew to Elder Peak on her sword.
She didn't know where Elder Xu lived, but based on the geographical location of Xu Sixi's residence and the grandeur of the residence, she quickly found several suspected places.
She was about to sneak in quietly, but unfortunately, there was a protective magic circle in the residence.
Ruan Xing thought about it and decided that since this was just a simulation, she could just use the Thunder and Fire Talisman to violently dismantle it. The sound might attract the attention of other disciples on the peak, so she had to hurry.
Perhaps it was because Elder Xu himself had an extraordinary status in the Xuanbing Sect of Nanzhou, and he might not have replaced the spirit stones in the protective array for a long time. Ruan Xing blew up a few thunder and fire talismans and successfully exhausted the spiritual power of the spirit stones in the protective array and broke in.
She first roughly scanned the area with her spiritual sense, looking for possible secret rooms or storage spaces for magical instruments, but found nothing.
It seemed that no one had lived in this residence for some time, and the furnishings inside looked rather simple. Ruan Xing guessed that this might be where an elder had lived in the past, but there was no one there now.
After giving up this place, Ruan Xing planned to check out the other two places. However, just as he went out, he was seen by one of his disciples.
"Why are you here? Were you the one who just broke into the elder's yard?"
The disciple asked in astonishment when he saw Ruan Xing.
Ruan Xing did not answer, but turned around and hurried in another direction.
The disciple hurriedly chased after him, and Ruan Xing was about to take out the mask magic weapon to transform into another person to get away with it, when he suddenly discovered that there was no protective formation in the yard next door!
She was delighted and went in.
The disciple didn't seem to notice that she was so bold as to trespass into the elder's residence. He shouted and chased in the direction she had originally gone.
The furnishings in this courtyard are more simple, but it has a more lively atmosphere.
"You come in now without even saying hello?"
A slightly old voice sounded behind Ruan Xing. She was startled and turned around to look.
I couldn't see clearly just now because of the branches and dead leaves, but there were actually people living in this yard. Ruan Xing walked forward two steps and saw an old man with a white beard lying on a bench with a fishing rod in one hand, but the place where he was fishing was a large tank with a lotus in it.
Isn’t this the Elder Wen who was dozing off while supervising the discussion at the Golden Platform that day?
Ruan Xing bowed straight and said solemnly, "Disciple greets Elder Wen."
"Oh, Ruan Xing." Elder Wen seemed to have heard of her. He rubbed his temples with his fingers, then flicked his fingers and a bamboo leaf fell in front of Ruan Xing.
Faced with the bamboo leaves that suddenly appeared in front of his face, Ruan Xing did not notice any sign of its appearance and was so startled that he took two steps back.
What does this mean? Is this old man going to kill her with a bamboo leaf because she trespassed into his yard?
Why? He is only in the Jindan stage.
But she is still in the simulation, so if she fails this time she will just lose some points, so there is no need to be afraid.
But the old man didn't seem to have such intention, he just said: "You are a guest, I give you a gift, go and enjoy yourself, don't disturb my nest."
What kind of nest do you need to make when you fish in a fish tank... Ruan Xing controlled his desire to complain and reached out to catch the bamboo leaf. However, he couldn't see anything special about it, so he couldn't help asking, "Elder, how do you use this treasure?"
"Well... you can make tea with it, or play with it. It's up to you."
Ruan Xing was speechless. So... this is just an ordinary bamboo leaf... ?
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