Chapter 23: Let’s Invite the Next Victim, Where to Go Next?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Actually, I wish to ask you about a problem, Elder Wu.”

Wu Huaqing had high hopes for Gu Xi, so he naturally would not decline. “Feel free to say it. As long as I can help in any way, I will definitely solve it for you.”

“The Sect Leader has also bestowed Mount Sanqing upon me, and he wants me to open up a place there that specializes in pill refinement. However, I’m not particularly familiar with this, so I hope that Elder Wu can give me some pointers.”

This was not a big deal for Elder Wu, so he immediately agreed. “So it’s such a small matter. I might not be of great help for any other matter, but in terms of pill refinement, I’m the best in the sect.”

Under Wu Huaqing’s lead, Gu Xi toured the Pill Refining Room of the Qingyun Peak. In the spacious hall, there were dozens of pill furnaces. During this time, there were disciples refining pills, and the flames were blazing. The temperate here was obviously higher than anywhere else on the mountain.

In addition, Qingyun Peak also had a special medicinal garden. It was also managed by disciples who were familiar with medicinal herbs and their properties. It could be said that each of them had their own duties, and were working in an orderly manner.

“If you refine pills to pass the time, then everything can be simplified. Otherwise, everything will have to follow a similar process. After all, refining pills is not easy.”

Gu Xi had toured the entire Qingyun Peak with the Peak Master, Wu Huaqing. Other than the Sect Leader and the other elders, he was the only disciple who could have such an honor.

As the saying goes, returning a favor is like returning a plum. Wu Huaqing naturally could not let Gu Xi go back empty-handed. He gave Gu Xi a lot of grade 4 medicinal pills. Their grade quality was not as high as Gu Xi’s pills, but they had the quantity.

This was exactly what Gu Xi wanted. After all, these medicinal pills could all be converted into high-grade medicinal pills after being extracted. In addition, Wu Huaqing also gave Gu Xi a lot of pill furnaces, pill formulas, medicinal herbs, and other things that were needed to refine pills. It was a productive trip.

Wu Huaqing said proudly, “If there’s anything else you need here, feel free to pick.”

Gu Xi looked around and found himself being drawn to an old tree next to the medicinal garden. The single tree formed a shade, and its branches and leaves stretched out like a canopy covering the top of the medicinal field.

The thick roots had even broken through the ground and were exposed to the outside world. They interweaved with each other like Earth Dragons. They were strong and powerful, which was enough to show how old they were.

Wu Huaqing introduced them with great pride, “This is a thousand-year-old pine. It has a lot of spiritual energy. It took a lot of effort to get this one. It can nourish medicinal plants. Even if the plants have already withered, as long as it is nurtured here, they can be reborn.”

Gu Xi could not help but sigh, “This is really precious.”

He looked at Wu Huaqing with some sorrow and disappointment. He said faintly, “I also want to have a medicinal field, but plants are not so easy to maintain. It just so happens that I lack this pine tree…”

Hearing the hidden meaning in Gu Xi’s words, the smile on Wu Huaqing’s face instantly froze.

When he sent Gu Xi away from Qingyun Peak, Wu Huaqing’s face was full of heartache. He said somewhat reluctantly, “Well, Junior, we’ve agreed that you’re only borrowing it. You must remember to return it.”

At this moment, Wu Huaqing was so regretful that he felt a little sick. However, there was no point crying over spilled milk. If time could be reversed, he would definitely not have said ‘Just pick’.

Who would have thought that Gu Xi’s eyes would be so sharp that he would pick the best one?

The spot where the thousand-year-old pine tree used to be was now only left with a huge pit. Wu Huaqing wanted to cry but no tears came out. Meanwhile, Gu Xi seemed to have opened the door to a new world after this incident.

“Who will be my next victim? Uhh, I mean, which peak should I visit?”

He looked around and saw that the mountains were verdant. However, there was a mountain peak with a strange shape that looked like a sharp sword. It slashed down from the sky and is very eye-catching. This was the Heavy Sword Peak, which was the closest to Qingyun Peak.

The peak lived up to its name. The Peak Master was Xie Daofeng, who specialized in the Dao of the sword. He had devoted his entire life to the Dao of the sword, and was determined to reach the highest level. All his disciples were proficient in the use of the sword. It could be said that the combat strength of this peak was the highest in the entire sect, therefore, no one dared to provoke it.

Whoever dared to offend the Heavy Sword Peak would find themselves being chased by a flying sword from beyond the Heavens. No matter how far one fled to the ends of the Earth, they would not be able to escape their tracking. Moreover, they were extremely protective of their own shortcomings.

After all, they were so ruthless that they would even cut themselves. Whether it was the elders or the other ordinary disciples, they would not eat, drink, or sleep in order to practice their sword technique. They were so crazy that they were even called sword maniacs by the outside world.

Gu Xi naturally could not go empty-handed. He followed the same method and took out a few swordsmanship manuals. At least, with these as a gift, they would not get offended if he asked for something too valuable.

[System detected ‘Taiji Sword’.]

[4,567 flaws detected. Do you want to extract the flaws to repair them?]

[System detected ‘Thunder Sword Technique’]

[7,785 flaws have been discovered. Do you wish to extract the flaws and repair them?]

With the two sword techniques that had been purified, Gu Xi arrived at the foot of the Heavy Sword Peak.

At this moment, he could feel the aura of this mountain peak. There were steep cliffs on all sides, as if it was a sword that was ready to be unleashed. Even the air was filled with vague sword intent.

What entered one’s eyes was a giant rock that was half the height of a person. The rock was verdant and was a top-quality ten-thousand-year-old black stone. It was rare to see such a complete piece. The black stone was extremely sturdy, and it was almost impossible to leave a mark on it. It was usually used as a type of defense-type Magical Equipment.

However, here, it was casually thrown at the door, as if it was an ordinary stone. Gu Xi went closer and found that there was a sentence carved on it.

“Heavy sword without edge, great skill without work,” Gu Xi recited each and every word. The strokes were like dragons and snakes, full of vigor and strength. It could be said that they were fluid and natural.

However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that these words were actually composed of sword marks. Gu Xi also noticed that the side of the giant stone was covered with sword marks. Even after thousands of years, they did not disappear.

One could imagine how powerful the person who left these sword marks must have been.