Chapter 66

The woman, of course, did not know what Zheng Shi Yi was thinking, and explained, "Qingtian Sect is a long-standing major sect, on par with the five ancient countries..."

All of this Zheng Shi Yi had heard before, but he still pretended to be extremely dejected and said, "How can I possibly obtain it?"

The woman stroked her hair, a gesture of comfort to Zheng Shi Yi, and said, "I was just saying that. Perhaps one day you will have the chance to obtain a drop."

Zheng Shi Yi returned to his normal state and nodded heavily, saying, "Even without a martial soul, I still want to give it a try."

The woman was surprised by Zheng Shi Yi's determination to challenge the foundation-building ninth round and looked at him, explaining, "Challenging the flawless foundation-building perfect tenth round is different from challenging other realms."

"First, you need talent; second, you need good luck; third, you need a good cultivation method, and so on, to have a chance of success. If you insist on trying, you need to prepare at least 20,000 soul stones!"

"20,000 soul stones?" Zheng Shi Yi was surprised by the large number of soul stones required.

Killing Qiu Tianlang with a life-or-death struggle only netted him 1,000 soul stones!

20,000 soul stones? Zheng Shi Yi realized... no wonder the flawless foundation-building was so difficult. It turns out... the soul stones required for the perfect tenth round would be enough for many people to work for ten lifetimes.

The woman saw Zheng Shi Yi's confusion and guided him, "You are an outer sect disciple, you can go to Tianzhu Peak. At the halfway point down the mountain, there is an ancient temple. The temple may have collapsed, and about 20,000 soul stones should be buried two meters below the temple."

"Bring them back."

"Is that true...?" Zheng Shi Yi looked at the woman in disbelief. Does the sect really have Tianzhu Peak? That's 20,000 soul stones? Is this woman really going to give them to me? That's too generous!

"Just go and see for yourself..." The woman was too lazy to respond further: "Go now, before I change my mind and kill you here..."

Zheng Shi Yi instinctively took two steps back, staring warily at the expressionless woman, seriously trying to determine if she was joking. In the end, he realized... the woman had no intention of joking! The soul stones must be real... and the idea of changing her mind and killing someone doesn't seem fake either...

"I have a question..." Zheng Shi Yi extended his index finger and said, "How am I supposed to bring back so many soul stones?"

"There is a Swallow Sky Bag there, which can hold anything, and I will give it to you as well." The woman closed her eyes and stopped talking, as if trying to suppress the urge to kill someone.

Swallow Sky Bag? Zheng Shi Yi drew a deep breath. He had heard of this thing before but had never seen it in person! He never thought he would have the chance to own such a treasure.

It looks like an ordinary bag from the outside, but inside it has a considerable space for storing things. Even when filled with items, it still appears empty, and the person holding it feels no added weight, making it very light and agile.

"Thank you." Zheng Shi Yi turned and leaped into the water, enduring the torment of the whirlpool at the bottom before being ejected again.

At this point, the two women who had been guarding the lake were nowhere to be seen.

"Finally, they're gone." Zheng Shi Yi smiled, shook off the water from his body, and quickly headed toward Tianzhu Peak.

Tianzhu Peak is on the western side of the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range, a relatively desolate peak. Zheng Shi Yi had been there before, so he was very familiar with the route.

He soon arrived at Tianzhu Peak and, following the woman's instructions, climbed to the halfway point.

The situation was similar to what the woman had described. There was indeed a collapsed house at the halfway point, which must be the remains of the temple she mentioned.

Zheng Shi Yi began to dig through the debris. Layer by layer, he finally saw the ground before the temple collapsed, with several red candles broken into two pieces on the ground.

Zheng Shi Yi started digging into the ground. As he dug deeper, he faintly sensed the aura of soul stones.

He continued digging, and soon enough, he found the soul stones he was looking for.

Moreover, the number of soul stones was enormous. If he hadn't guessed wrong, there should be 22,000 soul stones.

Zheng Shi Yi felt like he was about to faint. 20,000 soul stones! He had to struggle to death to kill Qiu Tianlang and only got 1,000 soul stones, which made people envious enough to want to kill him!

Now! 20,000 soul stones!

Zheng Shi Yi looked at the soul stones with joy and hurriedly put them into the Swallow Sky Bag.

What a rush! Zheng Shi Yi wanted to let out a long cry and run toward the Death Cold Pool, but he stopped after a few steps.

"I've been training in the Death Deep Pool for so long, and the woman has been eating fish every day. She must be tired of it by now."

"These soul stones are worth over 22,000. I might as well use some to buy food and some cold-resistant pills. That way, even if I'm not around, she can use these pills to dispel the cold in her body."

With this thought, Zheng Shi Yi took out 100 soul stones from the Swallow Sky Bag, put them in his pocket, and quickly headed to the general store.

The general store is a shop set up by the sect to provide disciples with daily necessities. It has everything, and disciples can use soul stones or money earned from hunting wild game and beast cores to exchange for what they want.

However, soul stones are extremely expensive, and disciples only use them when absolutely necessary. Exchanging soul stones for items is something they don't even dare to think about.

Zheng Shi Yi ran quickly and soon arrived at the general store. Searching for soul stones in the ruins had left his face covered in dust, and his clothes were tattered, making him look like a beggar from a distance.

Many people were buying things in the general store.

As soon as Zheng Shi Yi stepped into the store, he faced discrimination from many people, who whispered, "Look at his tattered clothes. Does he even have money to buy anything?"

"I think we should put up a sign at the entrance: 'Beggars Not Allowed.'"

"Right, I think that's a good idea."

People were talking to each other, looking at Zheng Shi Yi unfriendly.

Zheng Shi Yi frowned, the hostility in the outer sect was really too much! Everyone was under a lot of pressure from competition every day! If this pressure is not released properly, always focusing on others' shortcomings, it can easily lead to a skewed personality.

Forget it! Zheng Shi Yi shook his head. I'm not their parent, why should I care so much? Let me just look at the meat in the counter and see if there's anything suitable for me.

"Fire Snake Meat, Earth Wolf Meat, Flame Deer Meat, Purple Fox Meat..." Various types of meat were displayed.

"My body needs intense training, and the woman is very weak from the cold. I need to buy some good food to nourish her."

Zheng Shi Yi thought for a moment and waved to a thin, efficient-looking shop assistant, "Waiter, I want all of these. Please pack them for me."

As a shop assistant, this assistant had keen eyes. He quickly saw that Zheng Shi Yi was a new disciple, and his tattered clothes indicated that he was a very poor new disciple.

Generally speaking... this is a poor person among the poor! He can't afford the food in the counter! More importantly, an inner sect senior should be coming soon according to the usual routine!

Of course, the best meat should be reserved for inner sect disciples! The assistant remained seated, lazily glancing at Zheng Shi Yi and said, "Not for sale..."

"Not for sale?" Zheng Shi Yi followed the assistant's gaze and looked down at his clothes, unable to help but laugh. This outfit indeed didn't look like someone who could afford the food here.

"Sorry..." Zheng Shi Yi smiled and bowed, "Brother, I'm in a hurry and didn't have time to change clothes. I do have the money to buy this meat..."

"Even if you have it, it's not for sale..." The assistant waved his hand impatiently, as if shooing away a fly, "Go stand over there..."

Zheng Shi Yi stood there in shock, not understanding the assistant's attitude. A seller... I'm paying for the goods... why this attitude?

The assistant gave Zheng Shi Yi an impatient glance, feeling annoyed. These high-quality meats are also graded. If the inner sect disciples haven't chosen yet, and you get to pick first, they might not get the best ones! How can I curry favor with the inner sect disciples then?

"Tu Fang, the meat today is good! I'll come back in half an hour to take three pounds..."

A passing martial artist threw a word to the meat seller, hands behind his back, leisurely looking at other merchants' shelves.

The assistant Tu Fang quickly stood up and said, "Brother Liu... rest assured... I'll save the best for you!"

Zheng Shi Yi's shock turned to realization. The clothes of the person just now were clearly those of an inner sect disciple... and this assistant seemed to be treating people differently based on their status.

"I have money..." Zheng Shi Yi said patiently, "Please..."

The thin Tu Fang plopped back onto the bench, as if he hadn't heard Zheng Shi Yi's plea, inwardly cursing. These meats were carefully selected by him, and this time was usually when inner sect disciples came to buy! For outer sect disciples, I've already reserved the bad meat! Selling the good meat to you, how can I curry favor with the inner sect disciples? What a clueless inner sect newcomer!

Zheng Shi Yi scratched his head, coming to buy meat with a good mood, but encountering such a situation... it was really frustrating!

The Law Enforcement Hall people? Zheng Shi Yi looked around, but unfortunately, they weren't there! Otherwise, he could have asked them for help to deal with this person! Now... he could only handle it himself...

"What kind of look is that?" Tu Fang sensed the sudden change in Zheng Shi Yi's aura and said with a hint of disgust, "What? Do you want to hit someone? Don't you know where you are!"

The general store belongs to the sect. If someone dares to hit someone or cause trouble here, they might as well not want to stay.

Tu Fang might not dare to provoke others, but this guy, dressed like that, clearly wasn't doing well. What's the risk in provoking him?

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