Chapter 78

Tang Ming was about to refuse, but Han Muye took out another jade bottle: "Please hand this bottle to Senior Brother Wan Jian."

Tang Ming nodded and reached out to take it.

He didn't care much about it himself, but he couldn't refuse to hand it over to Senior Ancestor Wan Jian.

The gift might be small, but the sentiment was heavy. Senior Ancestor Wan Jian might not value the pills, but he would value the sentiment.

"Senior Brother Tang, please tell the brothers to be careful. The San Qin Sword Sect is fighting like a cornered beast, which is very dangerous." After Tang Ming put away the pills, Han Muye spoke again.

Just now, when he was putting away his sword, he had detected through the sword that the San Qin Sword Sect was indeed in a desperate situation.

But they were still preparing to fight to the death and flee to the Tai Ling Sword Sect.

This battle might still have a twist.

Tang Ming nodded and left with the sword escort team.

When he walked out of the mountain gate, he took out the jade bottle Han Muye had given him.

Even if he didn't value it, this pill might still have some value.

If it had value, he could look for a market on the way to trade it for some spirit stones or talismans.

Away from others, he gently unscrewed the bottle cap.

In his eyes, a few round and shiny pills with a faint spiritual light appeared.

This was the halo that only the highest quality pills could have!

Tang Ming had seen such a pill halo from a direct disciple senior brother, who treasured the pill like a treasure.

This pill was of the highest quality!

He put the bottle cap back on and placed it against his chest, his hand on his chest, trembling slightly.

Cloud Qi Pill.

If it was just a Cloud Qi Pill, he, an inner gate elite, wouldn't have trembled.

One pill alone cost nearly ten thousand spirit stones and was hard to come by, especially a high-quality Cloud Qi Pill!

He, Tang Ming, was knowledgeable. Although he didn't have much wealth, he could still afford to buy one or two such pills.

But damn, all the pills in this jade bottle were high-quality Cloud Qi Pills!

This was something that even spirit stones couldn't buy...

Taking a deep breath, Tang Ming calmed his racing heart.

Earlier, when Zhao Youzhi and the others talked about this Senior Brother Han, he didn't take it seriously.

He was willing to come and deliver the spirit medicine out of respect for Senior Ancestor Wan Jian.

He thought it was a reward from Senior Ancestor Wan Jian.

It turned out that in front of this Sword Pavilion Senior Brother Han, it was a transaction.

With these high-quality Cloud Qi Pills, it was enough to exchange for life-extending spirit medicine!

Only now did Tang Ming realize how shallow he had been.

Whether it was delivering spirit medicine or seeking spirit medicine, Senior Brother Han wouldn't take advantage, but would return several times the favor!

This Senior Brother Han was worth befriending!

Looking back at the direction of the Sword Pavilion, his heart was filled with enthusiasm.

——

In the following two days, reports of the San Qin Sword Sect's battles kept coming in.

Senior Ancestor Wan Jian shone brightly, and the Sword Combat Hall's strength was evident.

Various sword artifacts and supplies were grandly sent back to Jiuxuan Mountain.

This scene made the sect gathering lose its luster.

At noon, the bell on Jiuxuan Mountain rang again.

Han Muye returned to the Sword Pavilion from the gathering, collected a batch of sword artifacts, and then went to the Dan Hall's outer market.

On the second floor of the Suzhen Building.

Bai Suzhen looked at Han Muye with a scolding expression: "I thought Senior Brother Han was here to deliver pills, but it turns out you're here to seek the spirit medicine for the life-extending pill."

She placed three types of spirit medicine on the table and looked at Han Muye curiously: "Senior Brother Han, you are truly remarkable. The spirit medicine needed for the life-extending pill is rare, but you found half of it in such a short time."

With the medicine Bai Suzhen had, Han Muye now had almost all the spirit medicine needed for the life-extending pill.

If possible, he planned to ask Elder Suliang to refine the medicine into a pill and give it to Old Six.

The practice of the Condensing Sword Technique caused significant damage to the soul and lifespan, and Old Six's lifespan was not long.

Putting away the spirit medicine, Han Muye shook his head and said, "Shopkeeper Bai, you are truly resourceful. Such hard-to-find spirit medicine, your Suzhen Building has it."

Bai Suzhen hummed and said softly, "Good to know."

As she spoke, she took out a small jade bottle and handed it to Han Muye.

"Senior Brother, take a look at this pill."

Han Muye took it, opened the bottle, and saw five light red pills inside.

The pills had a faint spiritual light and a flow of blood qi.

"Yuan Cultivation Spirit Fusion Pill? It's a good thing." Han Muye's face showed joy.

The Yuan Cultivation Spirit Fusion Pill was the best pill for improving cultivation at the Yuan Cultivation stage.

One pill could improve one level of cultivation below the eighth level of Yuan Cultivation.

These five pills were truly a timely help for him now.

"This pill is probably worth over ten thousand spirit stones each. Deduct it from the payment for the Cloud Qi Pills." Han Muye put the pills in his pocket.

"Who said I would deduct your payment—" Before Bai Suzhen could finish, she looked up to see Han Muye placing two jade bottles on the table and turning to leave.

Bai Suzhen picked up the bottles happily, opened the caps, and her face showed even more joy.

"Senior Brother Han, high-quality Cloud Qi Pills are selling out recently. You need to pay more attention—"

Han Muye paused at the stairs.

He turned around, his expression serious: "You said, high-quality Cloud Qi Pills are selling out?"

Bai Suzhen was taken aback, her expression changing slightly.

"The people at the sect gathering wouldn't be enough to sell out high-quality Cloud Qi Pills, right?" Han Muye stared at Bai Suzhen, his eyes showing a hint of wisdom.

The main use of high-quality Cloud Qi Pills was during cultivation advancement, to be taken as a pill to break through bottlenecks.

The medicine contained within was gentle and substantial, making it a rare good medicine during the Condensing Qi and Foundation Building stages.

The people at the sect gathering who needed it and had the means to obtain it were few.

But high-quality Cloud Qi Pills had another use.

To temporarily unleash potential and boost cultivation power.

The result of this was a significant loss of cultivation, with no further advancement possible in this life.

This method was used to train expendable agents.

Those expendable agents who had destructive power for a short time.

"Are you saying that the force behind you also wants to oppose the Jiuxuan Sword Sect and cause trouble during the sect gathering?"

Han Muye's expression was stern.

His transactions with Bai Suzhen were mutually beneficial.

He needed spirit stones and the spirit medicine to refine the life-extending pill.

But he wouldn't harm the interests of the Jiuxuan Sword Sect to gain his own benefits.

Because he knew that the Jiuxuan Sword Sect was his backing.

No matter how comfortable his life was now, it was because of the shade of the Jiuxuan Sword Sect.

Without the Jiuxuan Sword Sect and the Sword Pavilion, as a wandering cultivator, he wouldn't know how long he would survive.

"Hehe, Senior Brother Han, if the force behind me really wanted to act, I wouldn't still be on Jiuxuan Mountain." Bai Suzhen shook her head and looked at Han Muye. "Of course, I would invite you to leave with me."

Invite?

Probably not an ordinary invitation, right?

Han Muye turned and left.

He needed to report the unusual discovery to Tuoba Cheng.

Although the Sword Pavilion elders had high status, they didn't manage affairs in the sword sect.

The Three Stones Hall had many experts, and Tuoba Cheng's words and actions carried more weight.

When he arrived at the sect gathering venue, the paused duel had already resumed.

"Didn't collect many swords today? So it's over so quickly?" Zhao Pu saw Han Muye and smiled.

Before he finished speaking, he noticed Han Muye's serious expression.

"Uncle Tuoba, I have something to report." Han Muye bowed to Tuoba Cheng and spoke solemnly.

Tuoba Cheng turned and looked at him.

"Is it your personal matter or the sect's matter?"

Tuoba Cheng's words made Han Muye pause.

"As a strong person, you should bear the karma of the weak. Are you prepared to bear the karma?" Tuoba Cheng slowly stood up, his gaze looking into the distance.

Bearing karma.

Han Muye sighed softly.

He wasn't yet qualified.

"Don't worry, our Jiuxuan Sword Sect isn't at a point where you young ones need to worry." Tuoba Cheng's face showed a hint of pride, and a faint sword intent emanated from him.

"You young ones aren't yet qualified to handle these matters."

"Clang—"

"Clang—"

"Clang—"

"Clang—"

The bell on Jiuxuan Mountain rang loudly!

Four times.

"Clang—"

"Clang—"

"Clang—"

"Clang—"

Another four times!

"Senior Elder Su Yuan of the Jiuxuan Sword Sect performed the Five Profound Sword Technique, breaking the mountain gate of the San Qin Sword Sect and slaying seven Earth Realm cultivators. The San Qin Sword Sect is destroyed—"

"Grand Elder Hu Taisheng of the Fierce Demon Valley gathered demons on Yuliang Mountain, resulting in the death of thirty-one Jiuxuan disciples and chaos in a three-thousand-mile region—"