Chapter 162 The Devil’s Good Deeds The waiter only brought her enough materials to refine three furnaces. According to her, the dragon heart marrow and scorching sun flower used in the pill recipe are both extremely precious earth-grade items. Even a large chamber of commerce like Wanbaolou may not be able to collect enough raw materials in a year. Those from previous years have already been refined by the second floor master, and the ones accumulated in recent years are only enough for three portions. Ruan Xing nodded nonchalantly, "That's fine." According to her ability, refining two batches would require more than ten pills. As usual, she kept five as losses and handed over eleven Infant Transformation Pills to Wanbao Tower. But this time, Cen Zhong did not give her the spirit stone directly. Rather, precious items like the Infant Transformation Pill will be auctioned at the Wanbao Building in various towns from time to time, and after the auction, she will be given a certain percentage of the auction price. Ruan Xing now has enough spirit stones in her hands and is not short of money for the time being. After deducting the cost of raw materials from the Boundary Breaking Pills she had refined before, she has already received her share. She stretched and looked up at the sky. After an exchange meeting, he stayed in the room for nearly two months to refine the elixir.
People are going to grow mushrooms. Calculating the time, if she goes back now, she should be able to catch up with Ruan Tao in forming the Dan. While Cen Zhong was coming over to count the pills and put them into the warehouse, Ruan Xing told him directly. "I have already finished refining this year's share of pills. I will be away for a while in a few days. Also, when will the sixth-level pill formula be delivered to me?" Cen Zhong paused and said calmly, "You want to leave?" "What else?" Ruan Xing felt a little puzzled. "The contract doesn't seem to say anything about restricting my personal freedom, right?" "That's not the case." Cen Zhong weighed his tone, "You may not know... Because of an accident, there was a shortage of alchemists in the building. There was no fourth- or fifth-level alchemist left, which weakened the credibility of Wanbao Tower's auction. After this exchange meeting, Wanbao Tower has publicized your existence, letting all the forces in the Five States know that we have a new fifth-level alchemist in Wanbao Tower." "So...?" Ruan Xing digested the amount of information released by Cen Zhong. Her appearance and identity information are completely different from when she was in Xuanbing Sect. Apart from the same name, there is almost no similarity. However, her name is also very common. A search on the browser will yield thousands of people with the same name. Although she was upset that Wanbaolou published her information without her consent, she did not think that it would make people think of the little girl from Xuanbing Sect. Seeing Ruan Xing's misunderstanding, Cen Zhong quickly explained: "No information about you has been released. The second floor owner arranged for you to live alone to prevent other alchemists from leaking the news when they go out. The outside world only knows that Wanbao Building has a new fifth-level alchemist. However, it is well known that alchemists' cultivation is not high. There are already some cultivators outside the headquarters watching you. If you go out rashly, you may be maliciously targeted." "The second floor owner said that your magic is very mysterious, and even she can't find any flaws. But those people in the outside world don't know what you look like. No matter how you change, as long as you leave Wanbao Tower, you will be noticed." Cen Zhong added carefully, "Of course, if you must go out, we will not stop you, or if you need it, we can send someone to protect you." Ruan Xing had worried about the problem that Cen Zhong mentioned before, so she never dared to expose her level in front of others, for fear that her cultivation level was too low and she would be targeted by others and captured to make her refine pills day and night. But now it’s different. She already has the ability to protect herself. Cen Zhong doesn’t know her true level of cultivation, so he naturally thinks this is a problem. She politely declined Cen Zhong's kindness, and Cen Zhong did not persuade her any further, but just asked her to be careful. The next day, Ruan Xing left Wanbaolou headquarters, led by a waiter. He wore a light green robe inside and a black cloak outside, with a veil on his face, looking mysterious. As soon as I went out and didn't walk far, I saw two people with unusual auras behind me. Ruan Xing naturally knew that her outfit would attract attention, but she didn't expect that the two little followers behind her were both in the middle stage of the Golden Core.
However, the two of them did not seem to be in the same camp. There was a distance between them, as if they were on guard against each other. It seems that there is more than one force that has taken a fancy to her. Ruan Xing didn't even have to do anything herself. With a thought, the sword hidden at her side dodged and the unexpected heart-piercing claw from behind killed the two tails with regret, leaving them with no time to say a word. After leaving Canghai City, Ruan Xing transformed his height, appearance and cultivation level, then summoned the Shuttle Spirit Boat and headed for Nanzhou. With her Nascent Soul stage consciousness, she no longer detected the cultivator who was following her. Those cultivators who have higher cultivation than her are at least True Lords, and they will not condescend to follow her. Ruan Xing leaned lazily against the cabin and took out a plate of spirit crystal grapes from the storage bag. Jian Lai and Cai Jiao sat beside her. Cai Jiao's eyes sparkled. "Brother Jianlai... just now, he killed the bad guy..." "Yes, that's right. Some bad guys who wanted to deprive me of my freedom were killed by Jian Lai." Ruan Xing touched Cai Jiao's head and answered her question. "I also want to... kill the bad guys... protect my sister..." Cai Jiao spoke intermittently in the mind link, looking at Ruan Xing with anticipation. Hearing this, Ruan Xing lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then shook his head. She had thought about this issue before. Since Cai Jiao already had intelligence, she couldn't just keep her in a storage bag as an object. Even if she had intelligence, it would be like being in prison. Locking her up and making her stupid would go against her original intention. But Cai Jiao was too weak. The Yin energy in her body was not enough to support her in using magic. Even a novice cultivator at the first or second level of Qi training could pin her to the ground and rub her. Ruan Xing could only let Cai Jiao out for some fresh air when she thought it was relatively safe. If Cai Jiao was given a new puppet essence and allowed to practice in some yin-filled place for a period of time, even if she was not as powerful as Jian Lai, she would probably have some strength. However, she had promised Master Cai not to let Cai Jiao do anything dangerous. So I could only reject Cai Jiao. She had the mind of a child. She just thought Jianlai was more powerful and envied him. However, she didn't know that what Jianlai did was also very dangerous. In order to protect Ruan Xing, his puppet body was damaged in several fights and he had to ask Ruan Xing to repair it. Cai Jiao was visibly disappointed. She pursed her lips and lowered her head. By the way, this time when she goes back, she has to find a chance to ask Master Cai whether he has learned any useful information in Liuyang Study in the past year or so. The communication talisman she left for him has not brought any news. Thinking of this, Ruan Xing changed the subject, "Ah Jiao, do you still remember your grandfather?" Cai Jiao tilted her head, "Grandpa...?" "Yes, this time when you go back, you can be reunited with your grandfather for a few days." Ruan Xing promised. Children have short memories, and Cai Jiao soon became happy again. Ruan Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to think about how to arrange things after returning to Nanzhou. So two days later, the Shuttle Spirit Boat sailed through the sea of clouds and arrived at the territory of Nanzhou. She opened the real-life simulation. This time, she deliberately avoided the Xuanbing Sect, took a detour, and went directly to Yunyang City. Yunyang City was peaceful and harmonious. Just like three years ago, one had to pay a spirit stone as an entrance fee to enter the city. Ruan Xing: ...
I'm already in the Nascent Soul stage, but why don't I have any privileges at all? However, those guarding the city gates are basically low-level cultivators or even mortals who are good at martial arts. They also follow orders and it is impossible to tell the cultivation level of those entering the city. Ruan Xing was thinking about whether to go around and directly enter the mountain pass leading to the Mortal Dynasty, but suddenly he sensed the location of the Demon Lord and the Fairy in his mind connection. She was stunned. That wasn't right... At this distance, she shouldn't be able to sense the location. Could it be that the two of them came out? Ruan Xing returned to her appearance as a little girl, put Cai Jiao and Suo Lingzhou back into the storage bag, patted Jian Lai's arm, and asked Jian Lai to hold her into the hidden passage to hurry on their way. There was the sound of flowing water in his ears and Jian Lai was running at an extremely fast speed. Ruan Xing could clearly sense that the Demon Lord and the Fairy were getting closer. They are now inside the mountain pass! Because of the concealed nature of the passage, Ruan Xing and his companions did not attract the attention of any monsters in the forest and reached the location of the Demon Lord and others. When she arrived, she was even more dumbfounded. A natural cave half a person's height, with a space of several dozen square meters inside, and a bloody smell emanating from the surroundings that resembles that of monsters. Not only the Demon Lord, the Fairy, Hu San, but also the nearly one hundred disciples in the Qi training stage are here. She emerged from the passage, pursed her lips and walked to the entrance of the cave. A branch of a towering tree at the entrance shook. A man pushed aside the branches that blocked his face, lowered his head, and smiled a slightly evil smile, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "Hey, the sect master is back?" The Demon Lord was half lying on a tree branch, swinging his legs leisurely as if it had nothing to do with him. Ruan Xing didn't say anything, but looked in the direction where the fairy was. She was sitting on another tree with a stern face and her arms folded across her chest. She had a headache and asked, "What's going on? Why did all of you come out of the barrier?" When she left, she warned them repeatedly not to come out unless it was necessary, because she had no place to accommodate these people in the world of immortal cultivation now. The fairy glanced at him and said, "It's the devil's doing." Well, the thing Ruan Xing was most worried about happened. The Demon Lord is restless in the barrier and is causing too much trouble to be suppressed. She sighed silently. The lord was weak and the ministers were strong. She could not suppress the Demon King. She had no choice but to place the Demon King in the mortal dynasty. Fortunately, she had anticipated this and did not use good materials for the Demon Lord's puppet essence, suppressing the strength of both of them to the Jindan stage. Ruan Xing released the restrictions of her mask magic weapon, and the power of the Nascent Soul stage emanated from her body. However, through her careful control, it did not affect the cave at all. The Demon Lord's originally nonchalant smile suddenly froze, "It seems that the Sect Master has had an adventure." Although he knew this day would come since the day he became a puppet, wasn't it too soon? It’s been less than three years! When he became Ruan Xing's puppet, they could barely be considered a cooperative relationship, each taking what they needed. The deal ended when they parted ways. It was just that he felt that this mortal world was interesting, and that there was no place for demon cultivators in today's world of immortal cultivation, so he stayed. Unexpectedly, Ruan Xing’s cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul stage so quickly.
The Demon Lord's tone weakened a bit, but he was a great god in his lifetime, so it was not easy to make him bow his head completely. Ruan Xing did not expect this, and just wanted them to refrain from causing trouble for each other. He smiled and said, "Master, don't be angry. I have made a great discovery. Do you want to know?" Anyway, it has come to this, and Ruan Xing can't change anything. He can only deal with the current situation first, "Tell me about it." The Demon Lord had always been curious about the mysterious creature beneath the National Master's Palace. He had secretly gone to study it several times, but luckily he had never been discovered. This time, when he sneaked into the National Master's Palace, he discovered something unusual. Although he escaped successfully, he alarmed the barrier. Now the Imperial Master can no longer pretend nothing happened. He knew that the person who could enter and exit the barrier freely without being noticed by anyone must be a cultivator, and a high-level one at that. Of course, he couldn't guess that the reason the Demon Lord could come and go freely was because he was now a corpse, a dead object, and was not bound by the barrier. However, it still caused the imperial teacher to launch a nationwide investigation. It would be easy for the Demon Lord to deal with it alone. He can just lie down in a coffin and the Imperial Master will definitely not be able to find him. But what should Hu San do with so many low-level cultivators under his command? The Imperial Master would know at a glance that there are so many low-level cultivators in the territory of Liuyang Study, and Liuyang Study will definitely come up with countermeasures. Hu San had no choice but to lead everyone out of the barrier. They originally wanted to find a place to settle down in the world of immortal cultivators, but Ruan Xing did not give them any spirit stones. Now they could not even enter Yunyang City. Moreover, the sudden appearance of so many low-level cultivators in Yunyang City would easily attract attention. They could only hide in the mountain pass temporarily, and it has been two days now. The forests are filled with monsters and beasts, and these one hundred or so people cannot sleep on the ground separately. It would be troublesome if one of them gets lost. So the devil found a monster's lair and forcibly took over its residence. "You said before that the cultivators in the National Master Palace are replaced every thirteen years, and there will only be one Jindan cultivator in the entire country at the same time. I have verified this and found that it is wrong." The Demon Lord narrowed his eyes, held a leaf in his mouth, and put his hands behind his head. He continued, "I told you last time that the creature underground is in hibernation and won't wake up easily. This is also wrong." "It has woken up. That night, I saw six Jindan monks quietly open the barrier and enter the National Master Palace. They stayed inside for a long time. I wanted to get closer to see what they were doing, but I was discovered by one of them. He activated the enemy-encountering facility in the barrier, but the trap did not work on me, so I came back overnight and told Hu San about it." After all, Hu San is his apprentice, and he still has some sense of responsibility. Otherwise, if he didn't tell anyone, the entire Fengling Yueying Sect would be caught in one fell swoop and they wouldn't even know what happened. The Demon Lord looked at Ruan Xing and said softly, "Before that person activated the barrier, I sensed the creature's emotions, which were very different from when it was dormant." Thanks to Yu Rongdian Chunchi for the reward~ Thanks to book friend 20221105115602675 for the monthly ticket~ Thanks to Yu Rongdian Chunchi for the monthly ticket~ Thanks to _Panda Jun_ for the monthly ticket~ Thanks to Ge Beilia for the monthly ticket~ (End of this chapter)