Traveling by day and Cultivating by night, after nearly ten days, Qin Chu returned to the small city at the foot of the Qingyun Sect's mountain gate. Seeing his somewhat tattered robes, Qin Chu went to a clothing store and bought some new robes.
With many battles, Qin Chu gained many spoils of war. He had a lot of gold and silver on him and could easily afford luxurious silk robes, but Qin Chu didn't like silk and still bought some coarse linen robes.
Although they were linen robes, when worn, they gave Qin Chu a unique temperament, a blend of simplicity and vibrant heroism.
Qin Chu arrived at the Qingyun Sect's mountain gate. The Qingyun Sect Disciples who saw Qin Chu all cupped their hands in greeting. Qin Chu's reputation in the Qingyun Sect was too great; although he was a Utility Disciple, he was beyond what an Inner Sect Disciple could compare to, and even most Core Disciples couldn't match him.
After entering the Qingyun Sect's mountain gate, Qin Chu hurried towards Qingzhu Peak. For him, the place he felt most attached to was the Utility Disciple Courtyard on Qingzhu Peak.
As Nan Feng hurried towards Qingzhu Peak, the Disciples at the mountain gate immediately went to the main peak to report. Qin Chu being taken away by Qian Lingwu was no longer a secret. Now that Qin Chu had returned, it needed to be reported to the high-ranking officials of the Qingyun Sect.
When Qin Chu arrived at the Qingzhu Peak Utility Disciple Courtyard, the courtyard erupted in excitement. Even the Sect Master wouldn't receive such a reception.
After chatting with everyone for a few moments, Qin Chu went to his wooden house by the cliff, then boiled water to prepare tea. Before he even had a chance to drink his tea, Mo Daozi and Ling Yunzi arrived.
"You rascal, you're back. Why didn't you come to my place?" Mo Daozi glared at Qin Chu.
"Didn't I just get back? I wanted to check on my little nest first!" Qin Chu held the teapot and poured tea for Mo Daozi and Ling Yunzi.
Ling Yunzi looked at Qin Chu, "Qin Chu, it's not that we didn't want to save you; our strength truly wasn't as good as hers. So, don't harbor any resentment in your heart. We also decided that if she truly harmed you, the Qingyun Sect would fight to the death, no matter the cost."
"Elder Ling, this Disciple understands these matters," Qin Chu said. He understood that Ling Yunzi and the others were worried he might harbor dissatisfaction, but he truly didn't. Because, facing a sixth-rank Cultivator, the Qingyun Sect was indeed willing but powerless. Should they have recklessly thrown caution to the wind and tried to smash a rock with an egg? Then countless Disciples of the Sect would have died tragically.
"It's good that you understand. Our strength is inferior, so there was truly nothing we could do." Luo Zhen and Lu Yuan appeared.
Qin Chu cupped his hands in greeting to the two. For a Utility Disciple like him, just returning, to have the absolute top officials of the Sect come over, showed how much importance they placed on him.
After everyone sat down, Mo Daozi asked about Qin Chu's situation after he was captured, mainly wanting to know how Qin Chu managed to escape. A third-rank True Yuan Realm Cultivator had almost no chance of escaping in front of a sixth-rank King Realm Cultivator.
"It was also an Opportunity, I suppose! Actually, even if I hadn't escaped, Qian Lingwu wouldn't have killed me. She wanted to understand the insights of the Sword Spirit Realm, not really to do anything to me, but I did take a few beatings, that's for sure," Qin Chu said.
"You must have been defiant, absolutely defiant, and that's why you got beaten, right?" Mo Daozi looked at Qin Chu.
"How could I be obedient? If I had been, wouldn't I have to be inferior to her every time I saw her in the future?" Qin Chu wanted to pound the table, but there was tea on it, so he didn't.
Mo Daozi shook his head, "I knew you wouldn't bow your head."
"How did you actually escape?" Ling Yunzi was anxious, because Qin Chu's escape was incredibly improbable.
"Do you still remember the woman who suddenly appeared when the Azure King's ancient ruins closed? She was in Tianxiang Valley. Qian Lingwu wanted to seize territory, so the two of them fought fiercely in Tianxiang Valley. And I, taking advantage of the situation, ran behind that woman. Because of past Karma and fate, that woman saved me," Qin Chu briefly explained.
"Tianxiang Valley... wasn't Tianxiang Valley sealed off by the Four Great Sects?" Lu Yuan asked.
"Sealed off what? Tianxiang Valley was occupied by Zihuan. Zihuan is the woman who saved me. If she hadn't entered Tianxiang Valley, the Qian Dynasty would have long since swept away all the Tianxiang Grass within Tianxiang Valley. They dug a tunnel to enter Tianxiang Valley, intending to secretly take all the benefits, but man proposes, God disposes. Zihuan entered Tianxiang Valley first, disrupting their plans," Qin Chu explained what he knew.
"The Qian Dynasty is too despicable, but the current situation also shows that the Four Great Sects cannot take Tianxiang Valley. That Zihuan is a sixth-rank King Realm Cultivator, and the Four Great Sects cannot afford to provoke her. Even if they joined forces to repel her, if she retaliated, the Four Great Sects wouldn't be able to withstand it," Luo Zhen said.
"Then our Qingyun Sect will just pretend not to know about this and continue to muddle along," Qin Chu said.
Mo Daozi sighed, "What a pity about the Tianxiang Grass. Our Qingyun Sect needs it too much, but now we can see it but can't get it."
"I have some here! I entered Tianxiang Valley; it wasn't for nothing." Qin Chu smiled, then took out two bundles of Tianxiang Grass from his Storage Ring.
Seeing the Tianxiang Grass on the table, Mo Daozi and the others' eyes lit up. Mo Daozi reached out to take it, but Qin Chu pressed his hand down, "For free?"
"I'll give you contribution points, okay?" Mo Daozi looked at Qin Chu.
"Okay, name a price!" Qin Chu looked at Mo Daozi.
Mo Daozi looked at Luo Zhen, "These Tianxiang Grass, giving too few contribution points wouldn't be appropriate. Sect Master, you say it, let's see how many contribution points to give."
Luo Zhen smiled, "Qin Chu, these Tianxiang Grass can be exchanged for an unimaginable amount of contribution points, but it's just a number. Furthermore, whatever you need, the Sect will strongly support you!"
"Even if it's just a number, it's fine. Even if I don't exchange it for other things, having contribution points in hand feels comfortable. Having money and not spending it is different from wanting to spend money but not having it!" Qin Chu still wanted contribution points.
Subsequently, Luo Zhen and Lu Yuan discussed it and gave Qin Chu a round number: one million contribution points.
"Actually, Tianxiang Grass cannot be measured by contribution points. Giving you a million is just for you to show off, right?" Luo Zhen said, looking at Qin Chu.
Qin Chu didn't release the hand pressing on the Tianxiang Grass. He looked at Mo Daozi.
"What are you looking at? That one hundred thousand contribution points clears the debt!" Mo Daozi understood Qin Chu too well and knew what Qin Chu wanted to do.
After hearing Mo Daozi's words, Qin Chu finally released his hand and gave the two bundles of Tianxiang Grass to Mo Daozi. The two bundles he took out were actually less than one-fifth of the total amount of Tianxiang Grass in his Storage Ring.
Mo Daozi took out the Storage Ring Qin Chu had given him and handed it to Qin Chu, "I didn't erase your ownership. I don't know what's inside."
Holding the Storage Ring, Qin Chu took out the Azure King Token from inside and handed it to Mo Daozi, "It's more appropriate for Elder Mo to keep this. Too many people want to kill me, and it's easy to lose it on me."
"The Azure King Token is a symbol of identity. You just hand it over? Haven't you thought it through carefully?" Mo Daozi didn't take it, his eyes fixed on Qin Chu.
"Just consider it as you keeping it for me, okay? If anyone tries to bully me, I'll come to you and take it out!" Qin Chu still placed the Azure King Token in Mo Daozi's hand.
