Chapter 57: Spirit Essence Pill

Ye Wen said coldly, "Biyue, be more respectful to the seniors."

"Okay." Chai Biyue responded, but sneered, "Senior? What senior? So ignorant."

Master Zhongtian was displeased but did not react due to her being a descendant of the Chai family. Master Liu retorted, "You look down on people. Wait until you surpass us. Is the Chai family that great? There are plenty of geniuses in the Nine Provinces Academy!"

Chai Biyue was about to say more but was pulled back by Ye Wen. "Enough." Ye Wen asked again, "Senior, where is the genius named Ding Hao now?"

Master Liu said, "You're too late. In the afternoon, the City Lord of Wuzhou sent eighty Iron Hoof Riders to take him back."

"Such is the case..." Not finding the person, Ye Wen felt a bit disappointed.

Hearing that Ding Hao had left, Chai Biyue immediately became happy. "Sis Wen, if he's gone, it's best. Fraudster, I'm afraid you'll be deceived. Next time I meet him, I'll grab him and cut off his hands and feet, so he can't pretend to be a super-first-class genius anymore!"

The male Master Zhongtian couldn't bear it anymore and scolded, "How can you be like this, you young one? I tell you, Master Ding Hao is not only a super-first-class genius but also blessed by a fairy. His out-of-body spirit energy can reach twenty meters high, and most importantly, he knows how to be a person! You don't even deserve to tie his shoes!"

"You scoundrel!" Chai Biyue grabbed a pair of cherry shadow wheels.

However, she was only at the Great Perfection of the Innate stage, while the other was a Cultivation Master. The male Master slapped his spirit treasure pouch and released a flying sword, sternly shouting, "Get lost! You're not welcome here! Say one more bad word about Master Ding, and I'll cut off your head!"

Chai Biyue was frightened and turned pale. Ye Wen quickly pulled her out. At this moment, she dared to speak, "What's with the attitude, a bunch of country bumpkins."

"Enough, enough, don't say anymore."

At this moment, a full moon had just risen, illuminating the world in a bright white.

Ye Wen's heart was also bright white, thinking to herself, "Is there really someone whose out-of-body spirit energy can reach twenty meters high? If so, this Master Ding is really powerful."

Chai Biyue changed the topic, "Sis Wen, let's hurry back to Yunzhou. The autumn hunt is about to start. The autumn hunt is for the qualification to the imperial examination. This time, the first place in Yunzhou will definitely be yours."

At this moment, Ding Hao was sitting in a beast-drawn carriage on his way back to Wuzhou.

With the autumn hunt approaching, Ling Yunxiao sent a message for him to return. To prevent any accidents, he also sent eighty Iron Hoof Riders to escort him. The eighty Iron Hoof Riders were on horseback, while he sat in the carriage, taking the opportunity to do some of his own things.

"Drink and sing, how long is life? Mind calm, heart clear, not tainted by a speck of dust."

Soon, Ding Hao's mind was immersed in the Star Absorption Stone space.

The space was much larger than before, and the spirit energy from the ice-cold aura released by Ye Wen's body was also abundant. Ding Hao squatted down, looking at the scattered crystal powder on the ground, and his eyes shot out with surprise.

He helped Ye Wen treat her illness mainly to get these crystals.

After the ice-cold aura entered the Star Absorption Stone, the spirit energy was extracted by the stone, and the remaining cold force turned into impurities, falling to the ground. These ice crystal powders had astonishing cold force, and even a tiny bit could freeze a person if thrown!

These powders were so cold that the vine in the space had shrunk to a corner.

"I need to collect them." Ding Hao took out a small porcelain bottle and carefully collected the scattered ice crystals. The powders filled half the bottle, and even with the lid on, the cold force in the bottle was still astonishing.

Ding Hao currently couldn't draw talismans and couldn't suppress this cold force, so he could only place it in a corner of the space.

"If I throw this bottle during the imperial examination..." Ding Hao smiled sinisterly. He liked such underhanded tricks, surprising and harming people without them knowing.

After doing this, he began to focus on the vine.

"Stay awake." He withdrew his mental energy from the space and reached out to grab the vine from the space.

The vine's length hadn't increased, but after a month of eating ancient bait grass, its emerald green body was now covered with many golden threads.

The vine was very lazy in Ding Hao's hand, not moving at all. Ding Hao took out a piece of ancient bait grass from his storage pouch and threw it far away. At this moment, the vine crawled over. He grabbed one end of the vine, and it couldn't leave, so it started to stretch to eat the ancient bait grass. The vine grew longer, reaching one meter, but just as it was about to eat, Ding Hao put the ancient bait grass back into his storage pouch.

The vine realized it had been tricked and immediately became furious, coiling around Ding Hao's arm and contracting tightly.

"Too tight!" Ding Hao, enraged, threw the vine back into the Star Absorption Stone space, placing it next to the small bottle with the ice-cold force. The vine immediately shrank from the cold.

Ding Hao grabbed it again, and after several attempts, the vine finally became afraid and started to listen to Ding Hao. Ding Hao was at the Innate stage, and his mental energy couldn't be released, so he could only train it like a dog.

Speaking of training dogs, the current Big Yellow could speak a lot and even had manners when eating. He was sitting on the side, holding a piece of Just-Haired Beast meat, eating while saying, "Damn, behave!"

After the vine was tamed, it was very powerful. Ding Hao took out a low-grade Embroidered Spring Knife and let the vine climb on it. The vine wrapped around the knife several times, not afraid of the blade, and when it exerted force, it twisted the knife into a spiral shape.

"Very powerful." Ding Hao was shocked.

However, this vine was a type of wood demon and couldn't be taken out once it entered the space. It couldn't be used during the imperial examination, and it couldn't be seen by others. It could only be used when there was no one around.

Feeling that they were about to enter the space, Ding Hao put the vine back into the Star Absorption Stone space.

On the official road from the northern border to Wuzhou, a while after Ding Hao and the others left, a black shadow flashed and quietly stood on the road they had passed. The black shadow wore a black cloak, covering the entire body, and muttered, "Can't sense it anymore... Ancient Vicious Vine, Green Jade Golden Threads, I'm willing to be demoted just for you!"

Three days later, Ding Hao returned to Wuzhou City.

In the main hall of the Wuzhou City Lord's residence, Ding Hao, now a genius, could also sit and talk here.

"How is it? How has your recent cultivation been? Any breakthroughs?" Ling Yunxiao was still very concerned about Ding Hao's progress, as the imperial examination was getting closer.

Ding Hao clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, City Lord, for your concern. I will control my upgrade speed."

Ling Yunxiao nodded and said, "I'm glad you understand. I called you back because the autumn hunt is about to start. The autumn hunt is also the entry ticket to the imperial examination. Only the Wuzhou descendants who obtain prey can participate in the imperial examination. Yes, large prey. If you bring back small cats or rabbits, you'll be laughed at."

"What about Just-Haired Beasts?" Ding Hao asked.

"Counted."

Ding Hao said, "Then there's no problem."

"I don't want Just-Haired Beasts." Ling Yunxiao shook his head and said, "This autumn hunt is different from the past. In the past, we held the autumn hunt ourselves, and even if the hunting results were average, it didn't matter. But this time, we are holding the autumn hunt with Yunzhou. My requirements for you are not just Just-Haired Beasts!"

He sighed and said, "Yunzhou has been producing a lot of talent recently! If Wuzhou is suppressed by Tangzhou on the left and Yunzhou on the right, where will my old face go? This time, the Chai family is leading, making us and Yunzhou hold the autumn hunt together. I hope you, the geniuses of Wuzhou, can bring glory to Wuzhou and show the strength of Wuzhou, so the people of Yunzhou know that our Wuzhou geniuses are not fewer than theirs!"

Ding Hao nodded and said, "I'll try my best."

Ling Yunxiao said, "Not try your best, but you must work hard and get first place! The situation is complicated this time. The Chai Prince and the Young Prince are on our side, but if they get first place, Wuzhou will still lose face. So you are our only hope."

The Young Prince and the Chai Prince are not considered Wuzhou people. Even if they represent Wuzhou and win, it won't be glorious.

Ding Hao thought for a moment and asked, "Where is the location of this autumn hunt?"

"Between Wuzhou and Yunzhou, the Lianyun Mountains." Ling Yunxiao continued, "It's also a good hunting ground. It hasn't held such a large-scale hunt for many years, with various levels of spirit beasts, and even vicious beasts. So to achieve good results, cultivation is key."

He took out a small rectangular box and said, "This is what I prepared for you, the Spirit Essence Pill. After taking it, your meditation and cultivation will be three times as effective! Although it's a banned drug, it does no harm to the body. Take it and cultivate after you return! You know, your opponents are the Young Prince, the Chai Prince, and a group of strong people from Yunzhou, all of whom are at the Ninth Stage of Innate or even Great Perfection!"

To say that Ling Yunxiao was really investing, the Spirit Essence Pill was very expensive, costing 300 yuan stones per pill. In this small rectangular box, there were three blood-red Spirit Essence Pills, totaling 900 yuan stones!

"This..." Ding Hao was a bit embarrassed. The Spirit Essence Pill was good, but it was useless to him.

He didn't need to meditate to cultivate and upgrade. If Ling Yunxiao had prepared a medium-grade spirit wood for him, that would have been better. However, Ding Hao couldn't reveal the truth and could only say thank you and put the Spirit Essence Pills away.

Seeing that he had taken them, Ling Yunxiao was satisfied and nodded, "How is your martial skill cultivation? The Nine-Fold Fire Palm, it's said that when perfected, it can release spirit fire. I'm still not reassured, as the spirit fire has a high chance of burning yourself."

Ding Hao said, "City Lord, don't worry. I can barely manage five or six folds now. Even if I perfect it, I'll be careful."

Ling Yunxiao then said, "I'm glad you understand. Go back and cultivate as soon as possible, and quickly reach the Ninth Stage of Innate! Great Perfection would be best!"

"Understood." Ding Hao left the City Lord's residence and didn't rush back but came to the business district.

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