Chapter 114: Is This How Sword Sect Juniors Play Now?
Not long after Yue Ling left, the two finished the remaining glutinous rice balls in fermented rice wine and fried lotus petals.
One of the Disciples at the Foundation Establishment Stage came over to clean up.
Xu Xing took out the spirit coins left from Xuanjian City and paid the bill.
Leaving the snack stall, the two continued forward, and not long after leaving the ancient town, they arrived at the foot of Dan Ding Pavilion.
The surrounding tourists had clearly increased quite a bit.
Dan Ding Pavilion is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sword Sect. Besides the excellent quality, low prices, and wide variety of elixirs sold to the public, it also allows external cultivators to set up stalls to sell elixirs they have refined themselves, or to trade ancient elixir remnants and so on.
Anyone with a brain knows how much of a scam this is.
Dan Ding Pavilion also understood this, so they placed two notice boards at the foot of the mountain with a sentence written in red and bold text.
【Tourists who have not dabbled in the path of elixirs, please go to the official Dan Ding Pavilion store to purchase elixirs to avoid being scammed】
Although there were warnings, there were still many tourists who were scammed every year, and people would cause trouble from time to time.
However, Dan Ding Pavilion did not abolish the rule that 'external cultivators can set up stalls to sell elixirs they have refined themselves and elixir remnants' because of this.
After all, Dan Ding Pavilion never relied on this for increased income; it was already the wealthiest department within Sword Sect and didn't lack this little bit of money.
The real purpose was to train the eyesight of the Disciples within the pavilion and increase their experience.
Whether it was being scammed due to lack of discernment, or truly finding a great treasure based on their own knowledge, it could make their future path in elixirs smoother.
Xu Xing and Bie Xuening walked up along the mountain road.
The higher they went, the more tourists there were on both sides of the mountain path. Many people found a suitable angle and started taking photos as souvenirs.
However, the two didn't have this idea, so they kept going until they reached the highest point.
The most eye-catching sight was the massive elixir cauldron tens of meters high in front of Dan Ding Pavilion, casting a huge shadow like a tall building.
Behind that elixir cauldron were acres of neat spirit fields, planted full of spirit herbs. Several Sword Cultivators with calm aura guarded the vicinity of the spirit fields.
The scents of various spirit herbs intertwined, forming a very unique and refreshing aroma.
These were all selected varieties, and the scent they emitted had the effect of calming the mind and soothing the nerves. They were specially planted outside by Dan Ding Pavilion, and the spirit herbs in these fields were basically not used for Alchemy during normal times.
"Dan Ding Pavilion is much better than before," Xu Xing nodded slightly.
Bie Xuening shook her head slightly: "But it's still far worse than Jishi Valley."
"There's no need to compare with them. In the path of Alchemy, who can surpass them?"
Jishi Valley is an Immortal Sect renowned for its mastery of Alchemy and medical arts.
Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!
They saw several streaks of light flash across the sky, disappearing in an instant and landing within Dan Ding Pavilion.
Within those streaks of light were clearly Storage Rings, packed full of various spirit herbs.
A new batch of spirit herbs had arrived.
The Starry Sky is vast, and the starfield under Sword Sect's rule does not lack planets with spiritual energy. Except for a small portion of spirit herbs that require the special environment of the Central Continent, the vast majority of spirit herbs can find suitable growing environments in the Starry Sky and be cultivated on a large scale.
Therefore, the vast majority of spirit herbs normally used by Sword Sect also come from the Starry Sky.
The arrival of the spirit herbs did not alarm too many people; the tourists and vendors on the mountaintop were completely unaware.
After Xu Xing and Bie Xuening took a look, they also turned their attention elsewhere.
Opposite those spirit fields was the 'Free Trade Zone' planned by Dan Ding Pavilion, which looked extremely lively with people coming and going.
There were many cultivators setting up stalls, and the vast majority were Sword Sect Disciples.
Although news of people being scammed was frequent, this did not dampen people's enthusiasm.
Some people were scammed, while others found treasures.
Last week, someone even found a bottle of ancient elixir that hadn't expired and sold it to Jishi Valley, making a large sum of spirit coins.
"Shall we go in and take a look?"
As he asked, Xu Xing had already started moving his feet.
"Mm."
Bie Xuening followed behind him and walked into the 'Free Trade Zone'.
There were many people inside, but most of those making purchases were Disciples from Sword Sect's Dan Ding Pavilion. Tourists, on the other hand, came in with a curious mindset just to look around.
However... about eighty percent of the items in this 'Free Trade Zone' were fakes.
Especially those Sword Sect Disciples setting up stalls, ninety-nine percent of the items on their stalls were counterfeit fakes.
And don't even mention it, the imitation techniques were quite clever.
Just then, a commotion suddenly came from the front.
Many people moved closer, and even Xu Xing and Bie Xuening looked over there.
At this moment, in the middle of the crowd, a young man wearing the uniform of Sword Sect's Dan Ding Pavilion, with an ordinary appearance, was lying in someone's arms, foaming at the mouth, his face purple, and his body constantly twitching.
In his hand, he held an elixir that was as smooth and transparent as white jade, with flowing mist inside.
"Senior Brother! Senior Brother! Don't scare me, Senior Brother!" The person holding him continuously injected true essence into his body to suppress the poison.
The stall owner was not a Sword Sect Disciple but an outsider. At this moment, he was also scared into a cold sweat by this scene, repeatedly saying one sentence.
"I told you, you can't just lick elixirs. You can't blame me! You can't blame me!"
At this moment, an old man was standing inside Dan Ding Pavilion, looking down at the young man who had collapsed and was twitching.
"Hmph! You've even forgotten the most basic taboos. Serves you right!"
His tone carried a sense of disappointment.
Can you just lick elixirs?
Unknown elixirs like this shouldn't even be smelled!
The reason he didn't go to help immediately was to teach him a lesson. There were people within the sect to help, but what if it was outside the sect?
If he was still this reckless outside, he would be playing with his own life.
"Senior Sister, do you think he's lucky or unlucky?" Xu Xing watched everything happening inside with interest.
Speaking of unlucky, the elixir he held in his hand was one of the few genuine items in this 'Free Trade Zone', and its value was not low.
But speaking of lucky, that elixir happened to be a poisonous one that could restrict magic power and had slight toxicity.
"A reckless lucky fellow," Bie Xuening said lightly.
Then she flicked her finger, sending a bit of spiritual light into that Disciple's body.
The poison that had spread through more than half of his body melted away like ice and snow, completely disappearing under the suppression of that spiritual light.
In less than ten seconds, the purple on his face completely receded, and he stopped twitching.
Fortunately, he only licked it. If he had swallowed it, he probably could have been dragged away and buried on the spot.
Hmm?!
The old man who was about to go down and provide aid was directly stunned by this scene.
No, how did it recede?!
The stubbornness of that elixir's poison was such that even he would need a day or two to slowly remove it.
Erm... Could it be because it had been stored for too long, causing the medicinal power to recede?
But looking at the appearance of this elixir, the medicinal power should have been preserved very well!
Or perhaps, this wasn't the type of elixir he had guessed?
A completely new elixir?
Thinking of this, his heart felt a little itchy.
Go down and try!
The old man's figure flickered, instantly appearing in the middle of the crowd.
Hmm?
This old man is...?
But soon, someone recognized him.
"Pavilion Master!"
"Pavilion Master, why have you come?"
Deputy Pavilion Master of Outer Sect Dan Ding Pavilion, a great cultivator of the Returning Void Realm.
The old man directly ignored the sounds coming from beside him, raising his hand to summon the white jade-like transparent elixir into his hand.
Seeing his action, everyone suddenly understood.
So that's how it was. Just now, the Deputy Pavilion Master of Dan Ding Pavilion made a move and saved that poisoned Sword Sect Disciple.
Then they saw him pick up the elixir directly and also lick it.
......
No, putting aside the fact that this is a poisonous elixir, doing this is very unhygienic!
But soon, something even more surprising to the onlookers happened.
As a great cultivator of the Returning Void Realm and the Deputy Pavilion Master of Outer Sect Dan Ding Pavilion, a hint of purple actually appeared on his face.
Then, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he fell straight down.
'I wasn't wrong!'
This was his last thought before he fell.
......
After a moment of silence, Bie Xuening looked at Xu Xing, only to find that Xu Xing was also looking at her.
These days, is this how Sword Sect juniors play?
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