Ch479 - Ouyang Lanlan's Worries

A few days later, Jiang Xu went to see his Master to learn swordsmanship.

“XiaoXu, you came just in time. I have something to tell you. Come and sit down.” Waving his hand, Xuanyuan Chen motioned for his apprentice to come over and drink tea together.

“Master, what’s going on?” Jiang Xu looked at his Master with confusion on his face.

“Oh, some Elders in the sect asked me if their relatives with damaged spiritual roots could come to the sect for treatment. They also asked if there were any preferential prices within the sect.” Looking at his apprentice, Xuanyuan Chen asked.

“Ah, that’s okay. Mufeng said that cultivators in the sect or their family members can get a 30% discount and one billion spirit stones to treat one person. However, the rules remain unchanged. The cultivators who produce spiritual treasures and elixirs will be given priority treatment. Those who produce spirit stones will be at the back. Also, he will not treat alchemists.” Jiang Xu explained the rules to his Master again.

“Okay, I’ll tell them later and ask them to bring all the patients over and live at Welcome Peak first. Then, as is the existing rule, they will report their bids and identities first. Then, you will announce who will receive the treatment, whoever comes out with something that satisfies you will be treated first, right?”

“En.” Jiang Xu nodded.

“XiaoXu, Ouyang Lanlan’s Father sent me a message, saying that he is willing to pay two billion spirit stones in the hope that Mufeng can cure Ouyang Lanlan. What do you think of this?” Xuanyuan Chen asked.

“Master, Mufeng and I are both eighth-level cultivators now. So many spirit stones are not of much use anymore. We want genuine treasures more. Tell him directly that if he wants us to heal his Daughter, let him bring out something genuine. Also, his Daughter is an alchemist, and Mufeng said that the alchemist has to pay three times the price for treatment. Otherwise, no treatment will be given.” Jiang Xu said as he looked at his Master.

Xuanyuan Chen smiled wryly. “Your Liu Mufeng is really dark.”

“Master, this Ouyang Lanlan is a sixth-level alchemist. She came to Mufeng for treatment but I’m afraid the drunkard is not interested in drinking.”

“Of course, Ouyang Lanlan and the Elder from the Zunhuang Sect are both here with bad intentions. However, we have no reason to drive them away, if they cannot afford the spirit stones, then that is a different matter.” At this, Xuanyuan Chen smiled. He knew that Liu Mufeng didn’t really want the 4.5 billion spirit stones, rather he wanted to scare people away.

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After Jiang Xu and his party left, the Welcome Peak area was in turmoil. Everyone started talking, and the ten people who had returned from treatment immediately became the envy and conversation objects of others, and were surrounded by a group of people asking about the status of their treatment.

Seeing Zhang Chu surrounded, Ouyang Lanlan frowned and finally had no choice but to return to her room.

Looking at the lost disciple who was sitting on the chair, the Ninth Elder sighed softly. “Lanlan, don’t be anxious. It will also be your turn. Didn’t the Sect Leader and Sect Master Chen reach an agreement?”

“It’s agreed, but those who produce the spirit stones will be treated last in line.” In order to be treated, her Father offered a high price of 4.5 billion spirit stones, and then Sect Master Chen was impressed and agreed to treat her. But what were Liu Mufeng’s rules? The person who paid with spirit stones was destined to be last in line.

Upon hearing what her disciple said, the Ninth Elder frowned deeply. “This won’t work. The first batch of forty-eight people we came here were all outer sect cultivators. Three days ago, some family members of the Lingwu Sect cultivators came here and thirty-three more people arrived. In total, there are eighty-one people. There are ten people in this round. By the time it’s your turn, I’m afraid it’s already the seventh or eighth round. If Liu Mufeng’s side can’t supply the spiritual plants, what will happen if there are no more spiritual plants for refining the pill later?” Thinking of this, the Ninth Elder was very worried.

“This…” Ouyang Lanlan also panicked after hearing her Master’s words and thought:The Repairing Spiritual Root Pill is so valuable, and the spiritual plants needed to refine it must be hard to find. If it is true as Master said, and there will be no more spiritual plants to refine the pill for her, what will I do if Mufeng can’t make the pill? Wouldn’t she have to wait for several more years?

“Among the ten people who came for the second batch of treatment today, five of them are relatives of the Lingwu Sect cultivators. According to Liu Mufeng’s rules, regardless of whether they come first or later, the cultivator who can get spiritual treasures would be given priority for treatment. If there is a steady stream of cultivators bringing spiritual treasures and elixirs for treatment, then we will have to wait indefinitely. If Liu Mufeng has no more spiritual plants, we will have to continue to wait. This is not good for us, there must be a way.” The Ninth Elder said helplessly.

“Master, what do you think I should do?” Ouyang Lanlan asked anxiously as she looked at her Master.

“I think you can talk to the Sect Leader and ask him to give you some spiritual treasures, half of them, and half spirit stones. In this case, it should be your turn soon.” The Ninth Elder said as she looked at her apprentice.

Ouyang Lanlan nodded, agreeing to the idea. “Okay, I will talk to Mother and let Mother help me beg Father again.”

“En.” The Ninth Elder nodded and agreed.

“Master, among the first ten people, only Zhang Chu is a cultivator of our Xingluo Sect. The disciple would like to have a chat with Zhang Chu to understand his treatment.” Ouyang Lanlan suggested.

“Okay, I also want to know something about it. We will go over and talk to the Zhang Brothers in a moment.” The Ninth Elder was also very curious about Zhang Chu’s treatment.

“En.” Nodding, Ouyang Lanlan agreed.

In the afternoon, the Ninth Elder and Ouyang Lanlan, the Master and apprentice pair, came to the room of Zhang Chu and his brother Zhang He. The two Brothers were both sword cultivators, who came from a third-rate family that was destroyed during the sea beast tide. The two bottles of Ice Marrow Liquid in Zhang Chu’s hand were originally treasures left by his parents for him to advance to the Spiritual Ancestor Realm. However, he was seriously injured while fighting the sea beasts and his spiritual roots were destroyed. Therefore, he had to take out the Ice Marrow Liquid in exchange for the Repairing Spiritual Root Pill.

Now, after half a month of treatment, Zhang Chu’s spiritual root has been connected. However, his nine-star strength in the Spiritual Profound Realm has fallen to one star in the Spiritual Profound Realm. Although it had dropped by eight small realms, fortunately, he was still in the Spiritual Profound Realm, and he was still the core disciple of the sect.

“Senior Brother Zhang, your complexion looks much better.” Ouyang Lanlan looked at Zhang Chu with envy on her face.

“Not bad.” Zhang Chu said lightly with a smile. He was injured a year ago and the injury time was relatively short. He received treatment as soon as he came to Lingwu Sect for medical treatment, so it didn’t take too long, and therefore, his strength didn’t drop too much.

“Nephew Zhang, how have you been treated by Master Liu in the past half month? You might as well tell us so that Lanlan can prepare early.” Looking at Zhang Chu, the Ninth Elder asked.

Zhang Chu frowned. “It’s really hard to say this. Ten of us went together, but the treatment methods we received were different. However, there were generally two steps. The first is to regulate the body. The second is to take the Repairing Spiritual Root Pill. Conditioning the body varied from person to person. Among the ten people, I had a relatively good constitution, so I just took a medicinal bath for an hour every day. After six days of taking a medicinal bath, my body conditioning had reached the level of being able to take the pill. At the request, Master Liu would come to my room and bring the pill for me to take. I took the Repairing Spiritual Root Pills for three days in a row, and took the pill to nourish the spiritual roots for the remaining few days for half a month. As soon as the month was up, everyone was sent back.”

Hearing Zhang Chu’s words, Ouyang Lanlan couldn’t help but widen her eyes with yearning on her face. “Then have you seen the legendary Repairing Spiritual Root Pill?”

“Yes, I saw it. But Master Liu has very strict control over the pills. When I took the pills, the beast pet next to him fed it to me. After taking the pill, I have to drink the elixir he prepared in advance. The herbal tea is said to be beneficial to the absorption of the pill. From the beginning to the end, patients are not allowed to touch the pills.” Zhang Chu told the truth.

“The control is so strict.” Ouyang Yun frowned when she heard this.

“Yes, the control is very strict. Master Liu will sit next to you and watch you take the pill, the pill will melt in your mouth, and you can’t hide it privately. Moreover, his beast pet will stand on both sides of you, feed you pills and make you drink tea. You can’t touch anything at all. The slightest movement will be discovered.” Zhang Chu explained what he knew in detail. He knew what the Third Young Lady of the sect had planned, but Liu Mufeng was so shrewd that it would be impossible for anyone to get a chance to touch the pills.

“That’s how it is.” Ouyang Lanlan’s heart froze when she heard Zhang Chu’s words. In fact, her Father was originally unwilling to pay 4.5 billion to help her in exchange for the Repairing Spiritual Root Pill. However, she told her Father that she could find out the secret of the Repairing Spiritual Root Pill, and maybe in the future, their Xingluo Sect could also refine it and make this pill. After hearing what she said, her Father was willing to pay a large price to help her obtain the pill. However, if she couldn’t get the pill, she was afraid her Father would be very dissatisfied with her.

“Brother Zhang, how do you feel after taking the Repairing Spiritual Root Pill?” Looking at Zhang Chu, the Ninth Elder asked again.

“After taking the pill, you will feel very tired and drowsy.”

“Drowsy? How come?” Upon hearing this answer, the Ninth Elder was very confused.

“Didn’t you feel pain in your lower abdomen or Dantian?” Looking at Zhang Chu, Ouyang Lanlan asked suspiciously.

“Yes, after taking the pill for the first time, I felt a dull pain in my lower abdomen when I woke up in the morning.” After thinking about it, Zhang Chu said truthfully.

“Oh!” Ouyang Lanlan nodded, expressing understanding.