Ye Qiu never imagined that a single spiritual pill could be worth a million spirit stones.
It was utterly unbelievable!
Only at this moment did he truly understand how precious the Vitality Pill was.
“Thank you.” Ye Qiu looked at Hundred Flowers Fairy and said earnestly.
Hundred Flowers Fairy smiled brightly and said casually, “It is just one pill, no need to be polite.”
Longbrow Real Person, overhearing their conversation from the side, had a thought and said, “Little brat, this poor Daoist has thought of a way to make a fortune.”
“You mean spiritual pills?” Ye Qiu asked.
“Exactly.” Longbrow Real Person said, “Since spiritual pills are so valuable, you can refine them too! You are the Medicine Saint of the secular world, so refining a Yellow-tier spiritual pill should be easy for you, right?”
Before Ye Qiu could speak, Hundred Flowers Fairy interjected.
“You are thinking too simply, Daoist. Refining a Yellow-tier spiritual pill is not that easy.”
“In the cultivation world, alchemists are also graded, just like spiritual pills, divided into Emperor, Saint, Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow tiers.”
“However, the path of alchemy requires not only talent but also constant perseverance.”
“Therefore, alchemists in the cultivation world are extremely rare.”
“Even in Moonlight City, it is likely impossible to find a single Yellow-tier alchemist.”
Ye Qiu asked, “When I left the secular world, I refined a Beauty Retaining Pill. What grade is that?”
Hundred Flowers Fairy said, “That is an ordinary pill, without any grade.”
Er—
Ye Qiu broke into a sweat.
“To refine a Yellow-tier spiritual pill, you must become a Yellow-tier alchemist. For you, that is still a long road ahead…”
Hundred Flowers Fairy’s words were not yet finished when suddenly, a suppressing aura swept over like a tidal wave, and thunderclouds roiled in the sky above.
“My heavenly tribulation is here. I am going to undergo it.”
After Hundred Flowers Fairy spoke, she stepped into the air and appeared above the pavilion.
Moments later.
“Rumble!”
The heavenly tribulation descended with tremendous momentum.
Hundred Flowers Fairy was soon engulfed in the thunder and lightning.
“Little brat, the Hundred Flowers Fairy is a good person. You must cherish her well.” Longbrow Real Person said in a low voice.
Ye Qiu glanced at Longbrow Real Person and noticed that his aura had grown much stronger, so he asked, “Are you about to undergo tribulation too?”
Longbrow Real Person said, “This poor Daoist can break through at any time, but I do not plan to do so now.”
“Why?” Ye Qiu asked, puzzled.
Longbrow Real Person countered, “Little brat, why are you not undergoing tribulation?”
Ye Qiu said, “When the time is right, I will undergo it myself.”
“The time you mean, is it in Moonlight City?” Longbrow Real Person asked.
Ye Qiu looked at Longbrow Real Person and smiled, “You sly old thing, so you are thinking the same as me!”
Longbrow Real Person grinned, “This is what they call great minds thinking alike.”
Half an hour later, Hundred Flowers Fairy succeeded in her tribulation and broke through to the Golden Core realm.
Afterwards, they left Hundred Flowers Palace and headed straight for Moonlight City.
…
In the evening.
Ye Qiu and the others returned to Moonlight City.
They had just emerged from the teleportation array not long ago when suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums filled the air. Following that, soldiers in armour, each holding a long spear, appeared before the teleportation array.
There were at least several thousand of them!
“Little brat, could we have been discovered? What do we do now?” Longbrow Real Person saw the scene before them and paled with fright.
Ye Qiu remained calm and said in a low voice, “Do not panic. Let us observe first.”
At this moment, the soldier leader stepped forward and shouted loudly, “The City Lord’s son is about to return home. All idlers must retreat immediately, or face execution without mercy.”
It turned out that this group was here to welcome Jiang Yiyang. Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and led Longbrow Real Person and the others to the side.
At this time, dense crowds of onlookers appeared on both sides of the street, clearly also eager to catch a glimpse of Jiang Yiyang.
About ten minutes passed.
A two-metre-tall white warhorse emerged from the teleportation array, with a slender figure standing on its back, like an immortal descended to earth.
Upon seeing this person, the soldiers on site all knelt to the ground and shouted in unison, “We welcome the young master—”
The crowds on both sides of the street also erupted in exclamations.
“Young Master Jiang has returned!”
Ye Qiu looked up and saw that the figure on the horse’s back was dressed in black, with a jade crown binding his hair, red lips and white teeth. Because he was only in his teens, he appeared somewhat youthful, but his body was surrounded by streams of white light, giving the impression of a heavenly emperor’s descent.
“This fellow is Jiang Yiyang?”
Ye Qiu’s eyes narrowed. “Not simple at all!”
Longbrow Real Person said in a low voice, “Did they not say this guy captured a young Qilin? Where is the Qilin? I do not see it.”
Hundred Flowers Fairy said, “The Qilin is a divine beast. Once captured, it must be handed over to the sect.”
“So that is how it is.” Longbrow Real Person was somewhat disappointed and continued, “Little brat, are you sure you do not want to act here?”
“There are too many people and eyes around, and it is close to the teleportation array. After we take out Jiang Yiyang, we can escape immediately.”
“In this way, we can avoid clashing with his Cavern Heaven realm City Lord father.”
Ye Qiu said, “Old thing, do you want to play a big one?”
“What do you mean?” Longbrow Real Person was puzzled.
Ye Qiu said coldly, “What is the point of just killing one Jiang Yiyang? Might as well take out his father too.”
What!
Hundred Flowers Fairy and Lü Luo both looked shocked.
“Have you gone mad?” Longbrow Real Person said, “His father is a Cavern Heaven realm expert.”
“What, are you afraid?” Ye Qiu laughed. “Old thing, if you are afraid, you can stay here and wait for me.”
Longbrow Real Person said, “This poor Daoist is not afraid. It is just killing a City Lord, I am in.”
Ye Qiu immediately said to Hundred Flowers Fairy and Lü Luo, “To be safe, you two stay here and watch the teleportation array.”
“If something goes wrong, act immediately and take out the guards protecting the array.”
“When the old thing and I return, we will leave this place.”
“Very well.” Hundred Flowers Fairy nodded in agreement.
Jiang Yiyang rode his warhorse, escorted by several thousand soldiers, straight towards the City Lord’s Mansion.
The onlookers also followed along.
“Let us go!” Ye Qiu called to Longbrow Real Person, and the two of them blended into the crowd of spectators, heading forward.
Before long, they arrived at the entrance to the City Lord’s Mansion.
Only to see a large group of people standing before the grand gates of the City Lord’s Mansion. Leading them was a slightly plump man with a beard, dressed in a purple-red robe, exuding an extraordinary presence.
This person was none other than the City Lord of Moonlight City, Jiang Feng.
Though Jiang Feng was over two hundred years old, he looked just like a middle-aged man.
Beside him were all the prominent figures of Moonlight City, invited here today to attend Jiang Yiyang’s homecoming banquet.
Seeing Jiang Yiyang appear on horseback, the people around began to flatter him one after another.
“Young Master Jiang is exceptionally talented, a dragon among men. City Lord, congratulations.”
“I have heard that the City Lords of other cities all say that one should have a son like Jiang Yiyang. It shows how envious they are of you, City Lord.”
“City Lord, with such an outstanding son, and now that he has returned home today, it is a joyous occasion. Later, you must drink a few more cups with us.”
“Young Master is so young, yet he has already stepped into the Golden Core realm and been taken as a closed-door disciple by an elder of the Yin-Yang Sect. It will not be long before he becomes the Saint Son of the Yin-Yang Sect, and then our Moonlight City will benefit as well.”
“What Saint Son? I think Young Master has every chance of becoming a Saint realm powerhouse in the future!”
“…”
Jiang Feng, flattered by the group around him until his face glowed red, looked at Jiang Yiyang on the horse’s back and said proudly, “My son Yiyang possesses the bearing of a Saint.”
No sooner had the words fallen.
“Pa!”
Jiang Yiyang was struck down from the horse by a wooden whip, his head split open and bleeding.
