Chapter 69

"Alright, where are we going now?" Su Yu flashed Ye Zhong a smile that could be considered alluring before softly speaking.

"Let's go to the Spirit Medicine Hall first? After I exchange some spirit medicines, I'll go find Wang Mo. That kid should have found a place to stay by now." Ye Zhong said.

"The Spirit Medicine Hall, okay, follow me, I'll help you all the way."

As he spoke, Su Yu waved his hand and took Ye Zhong along, moving as fast as the wind towards the Xiangshan Square. Upon reaching the Xiangshan Square, the two quickly entered the Spirit Medicine Hall.

Inside the Spirit Medicine Hall, various spirit medicines were enveloped in bubbles that resembled crystal, floating in the air and moving continuously. Inside each bubble, there was usually a jade plaque displaying the price of the spirit medicine.

"Here, if you like any of them, just go to the exchange counter and use your spirit points to exchange them." Su Yu said.

Ye Zhong nodded, his gaze sweeping over the spirit medicines above. He had originally thought that the forty thousand spirit points he had were quite a lot. But now, he realized that forty thousand spirit points were not enough for much. The spirit medicines here required thousands of spirit points to exchange, and he wondered where the Star Constellation Sect got so many spirit medicines from.

"These spirit medicines are generally obtained from sect missions. Many disciples encounter these spirit medicines during their training outside and sell them to the sect, then exchange them for what they want. Over time, the quantity naturally accumulates." Su Yu explained, seemingly noticing Ye Zhong's confusion.

Hearing this, Ye Zhong nodded slightly. It seemed that no matter how terrifying an individual's strength was, in certain matters, they could not compare to the resources and methods of a sect. It would take Ye Zhong an unknown amount of time to collect so many spirit medicines.

After scanning the hall for a while, Ye Zhong finally found what he was looking for: the Purple Wood Spirit Root.

However, when he glanced at it, his eyes twitched slightly. This was a Purple Wood Spirit Root that was about five hundred years old, and both its efficacy and power were much worse than the one he had encountered before. Yet, its price was marked at eight thousand spirit points.

Although Ye Zhong knew that this price was quite fair, he was still shocked. It seemed that the two thousand five hundred spirit points Wang Mo brought to the Star Constellation Sect were not enough to do anything.

Despite the shocking price, after gritting his teeth, Ye Zhong still decided to take the Purple Wood Spirit Root. After searching for a while, he found another Purple Wood Spirit Root that was only a hundred years old, which was relatively cheaper, but still cost four thousand five hundred spirit points.

Holding the two Purple Wood Spirit Roots, Ye Zhong came to the exchange counter with a grim face, handing over his spirit point card.

Behind the counter stood a sweet-smiling girl. She glanced at Ye Zhong's spirit point card and said softly, "You are Junior Brother Ye Zhong, right? According to the sect's order, you can get a twenty percent discount on anything you exchange. So these two items will only cost you ten thousand spirit points."

As she spoke, the girl casually swiped Ye Zhong's spirit point card, and under Ye Zhong's pained gaze, handed it back to him.

It wasn't that Ye Zhong was particularly attached to these spirit points, but even he hadn't expected that practicing the Six Paths Burial Sword Technique would be so costly. Now, it was fortunate that he had obtained the innate spirit liquid; otherwise, he wouldn't even dare to think about the resources needed for cultivation after the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage.

Even so, the spirit medicines required for the fifth level of Body Tempering were already so expensive. He wondered how much more it would cost for the sixth and seventh levels.

After mourning the thinning of his wallet for a moment, Ye Zhong sighed.

After leaving the Spirit Medicine Hall with Su Yu, Ye Zhong stretched lazily. He had done most of what he needed to do, and now he should focus on cultivating.

"By the way, Senior Sister Su Yu, I'm not familiar with the Star Constellation Sect. Where should I go to find Wang Mo?" Ye Zhong thought for a moment and then asked.

"Wang Mo, huh." Su Yu pondered for a moment and continued, "Our Star Constellation Sect disciples generally don't live in Wuxiang City. However, he is an outer sect disciple and only has two thousand five hundred spirit points. He probably rented a courtyard in the annex. The courtyards there are rich in heaven and earth energy, and the rent is five hundred spirit points per month. If you told him to find a place to cultivate, he should have rented a courtyard there... but..."

"But what?" Ye Zhong frowned, sensing that Su Yu was hinting at something.

"Nothing much, you'll know when you get there. Maybe he's not there."

...

The Star Constellation Sect's annex was located at the corner of Xiangshan. Although it was called an annex, it was extremely vast. Inside the annex, there were numerous individual courtyards. These courtyards were filled with heaven and earth energy, almost like a mist. Clearly, cultivating in these courtyards was much more effective than in other places.

However, the cost of cultivating in these places was not small. An outer sect disciple only received fifty spirit points per month, and an inner sect disciple received a mere two hundred spirit points. Yet, the rent for a courtyard in the annex was five hundred spirit points per month. Clearly, unless one went on a sect mission or received strong family support, renting a courtyard here would be quite costly.

Of course, some Star Constellation Sect disciples chose to share a courtyard to cultivate, but this way, the heaven and earth energy was divided, and the cultivation effect was not as good.

At this moment, at the edge of the annex, in front of a rather elegant courtyard, a dozen figures stood with relaxed expressions. Their gazes fell on the entrance of the courtyard, where a young man stood with a look of anger.

In the surrounding area, many Star Constellation Sect disciples pointed and whispered, clearly knowing that something was about to happen.

"The one who rented this courtyard alone seems to be called Wang Mo. Although we don't know how he got into the Star Constellation Sect, it's said that he is quite wealthy, renting the courtyard for five months at once. What a big spender!"

"However, although he spends a lot, his strength is not much. He hasn't even reached the third level of Body Tempering yet. No wonder those guys have their eyes on him."

"Tsk, those guys are just a bunch of bullies. Knowing such a good place, of course they would come to take it! But they are going too far. Five months is two thousand five hundred spirit points. They want to just take over the place without causing a commotion?"

"You don't know who their leader is? Shh! Be careful they don't hear."

The scattered whispers around the courtyard entrance reached the dozen figures, who were not ashamed but rather became even more arrogant.

At the courtyard entrance, the young man stood with a grim face. If Ye Zhong were here, he would recognize this person as Wang Mo, who had left the Feihong Martial Hall to come here.

"Hehe, Wang Mo, right? It's your good fortune that our leader likes your place. You shouldn't be so stubborn. Just give up the place, okay? It's just two thousand five hundred spirit points, right? If you can afford to rent a courtyard with so many spirit points, you shouldn't be short of money, right? Just rent another one."

"Ha ha ha, but we suggest you extend the lease for a few more months. With our leader protecting you, you can walk around the Star Constellation Sect without any problems! Otherwise, without any support, even if you rent another courtyard, others will still come to take it! A worthless person like you shouldn't occupy such good cultivation resources... Oh, and why don't you just give us all your spirit points? We promise not to kill you when we act!"

"Ha ha ha—"

As he spoke, the dozen figures burst into laughter. They had discovered this courtyard three days ago. At first, they tried a gentle approach, trying to get Wang Mo to join them and take the courtyard indirectly. But after Wang Mo refused, their leader could no longer bear it and gave them a strict order to get the courtyard no matter what. They had thoroughly investigated Wang Mo, knowing that he was just a student from the Feihong Martial Hall with no background.

Wang Mo's face was grim, his fists trembling slightly. He gritted his teeth and stared at the figures in front of him, his face filled with anger. His palms were already bleeding from the tight grip. After a moment, he slowly shook his head and said coldly, "You want the courtyard behind me, right? Fine, if you can step over my body to get in, if you have the courage to do so, then take it!"

"Ha ha, you are just a worthless person who hasn't even reached the third level of Body Tempering. What right do you have to be so arrogant in front of me?" The first young man's face froze, and then he stepped forward, appearing in front of Wang Mo and slapped him.

"Slap—"

A crisp sound echoed, and the person who struck suddenly saw darkness, as he was slapped in the face, his cheek instantly swelling.

At the same time, a cold voice slowly spread through the scene: "You are just a worthless person who hasn't even reached the fourth level of Body Tempering. What right do you have to be so arrogant in front of my brother?"