"There are five 100,000-year-old pine veins here. I will buy them and give you three. Then, I will give you three stalks of thousand-year-old Longyan Grass in exchange for your Treasured Blood Lotus. What do you think? "
Even though Mo Wuji knew that the Treasured Blood Lotus was not cheap, it was only a Tier 3 spiritual herb. Whether it was the 100,000-year-old pine veins or the thousand-year-old Longyan Grass, they were both Tier 4 spiritual herbs. Using them to exchange for his Treasured Blood Lotus was a huge bargain for him. There must have been a favour involved.
"Thank you senior apprentice sister Mu, I am willing to exchange." Mo Wuji said without hesitation.
"Good, straightforward." Mu Ying nodded her head in satisfaction. She quickly used two stalks of Tier 4 spiritual herbs to exchange for the pine veins. Then, she took out three pine veins and three stalks of Longyan Grass to exchange.
After the exchange, Mu Ying asked, "Pill Master Mo, I am very impressed by your free contribution of the Mo Clan's medicinal solution. However, you were originally a service disciple, how did you become a Tier 2 Mortal Pill Refiner? "
Mo Wuji had always wanted to befriend Mu Ying. Now that Mu Ying asked, he naturally did not hide anything, "Senior apprentice sister Mu, I was able to become a Tier 2 Mortal Pill Refiner mainly because of senior apprentice sister Yan's help. Senior apprentice sister Yan taught me many things, which gave me the opportunity to become a pill refiner. "
"So it was senior apprentice sister Yan who gave you pointers. Senior apprentice sister Yan, you actually didn't tell me that you knew Pill Master Mo." Mu Ying was obviously very familiar with Yan Qianyin.
"That's because junior apprentice brother Mo's understanding of pill dao was not bad. I only gave him some pointers." Yan Qianyin smiled. She knew that Mo Wuji becoming a pill refiner had nothing to do with her. However, she did not point it out. Mo Wuji did not seem to want others to know that he was too talented in pill refining.
After that, Yan Qianyin asked Mo Wuji, "Junior apprentice brother Mo, are you also here to participate in the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition?"
Mo Wuji smiled gratefully, "Yes senior apprentice sister Yan. I just broke through to become a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner, so I wanted to give it a try."
"Ah, you're already a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner?" Yan Qianyin exclaimed. She predicted that Mo Wuji would only be able to advance to Tier 2 Mortal Pill Refiner. But in the blink of an eye, he was already a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner. Could it be that she had misjudged him?
She suddenly thought of the Formless Blade Sect's sect head, Gu Ran. She wondered if Gu Ran would have any regrets if he knew that Mo Wuji had become a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner.
Mo Wuji chuckled, "I was just lucky. Inspiration struck me and I became a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner."
By the side, Mu Ying said seriously, "Pill Master Mo, I believe that there is no such thing as luck when it comes to concocting pills. I believe that Pill Master Mo's understanding of the Pill Dao must be extraordinary to be able to step into the ranks of Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiners. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the Mo Clan's Drug. Pill Master Mo, I will be waiting for you at the Heaven Seeking Palace Pill Pagoda. I believe that with your talent, you will definitely be able to step into the Heaven Seeking Palace and enter the Pill Pagoda. "
Mo Wuji thought to himself: Even if I wanted to enter the Heaven Seeking Palace, I would not go to the Pill Pagoda. Alchemy was just his side job. What he wanted was not to become a Heavenly Alchemist, but to pursue the highest realm of cultivation.
"Thank you for your kind words, Senior Sister Mu. Actually, I have some private matters that I would like to discuss with you alone. I wonder if Senior Sister could spare some time? "Mu Wuji took the opportunity to ask.
Mu Ying waved her hand and all the items in front of her disappeared without a trace. She then smiled and said to Mo Wuji, "I was just about to leave. Since Pill Master Mo is looking for me, please go ahead."
Mo Wuji was secretly envious of these people who had storage bags. At the same time, he praised this woman for being so straightforward. He hurriedly bade farewell to Yan Qianyin and told Zhen Shaoru to go back on his own. Then, he followed Mu Ying and left the Pill Refiner Exchange Hall.
The matter of meeting Granny Linglong was very important to him. He could not let a careless person like Zhen Shaoru spoil his plans.
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At Mu Ying's residence, Mo Wuji told her that he wanted to meet Granny Linglong.
"You want to ask Granny Linglong to help you save someone?" After hearing Mo Wuji's words, Mu Ying frowned and asked.
"Yes. Besides Granny Linglong, no one else can save Yan 'Er." Mo Wuji clasped his fists towards Mu Ying and looked at her expectantly.
Mu Ying sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want to help you. It's because my master and Granny Linglong have some conflicts. If I really bring you to meet Granny Linglong, I guess it would have the opposite effect … "
Hearing this, Mo Wuji's heart turned cold. So that was the case.
"Moreover, even if I help you meet Granny Linglong, she will not help you. Unless you find the Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal. At that time, even if I don't help you, you will still be able to meet Granny Linglong. "Mu Ying said helplessly.
Mo Wuji clasped his fists and said, "Since that's the case, I won't disturb senior apprentice sister Mu any longer. I'll take my leave."
Mu Ying said to Mo Wuji with some pity, "You have a good relationship with the Nine Moons Pill House's Young House Master. When the time comes, you can ask him to give you a placing to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. In the Five Elements Desolate Domain, if you're lucky, it's not impossible to find an Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal. After I participated in the pill competition, all the placings to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain belonged to the Heaven Seeking Palace. So I can't promise you a placing. "
Clearly, Mu Ying did not think that Mo Wuji would be able to obtain a placing in the pill competition.
"Alright, I got it." Mo Wuji laughed bitterly as he acknowledged Mu Ying's words. Then, he took his leave.
Asking the Nine Moons Pill House's Young House Master for a placing to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain? If Mu Ying knew that Zhen Shaoke and Zhen Shaoru were waiting for his placing to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain, who knew what she would think.
Even though he did not meet Granny Linglong, Mo Wuji had a rough understanding of Granny Linglong from the descriptions of others. She should be an extremely eccentric old lady. Moreover, she did not care about human relations, and would only do things for direct benefits.
It seemed like it would be useless even if he obtained a placing in the pill competition if he wanted to meet Granny Linglong. The only way was to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain and obtain the Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal that Granny Linglong needed.
Mo Wuji clenched his fists tightly. This time, he had to obtain a placing in the pill competition and enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain.
There was still close to half a month's time before the Five Elements Desolate Domain competition. The moment Mo Wuji returned to the Nine Moons Pill House, he immediately went into closed door cultivation.
He continuously condensed the power of his spiritual will. At the same time, he used spirit stones and Energy Gathering Pills to raise his cultivation level. To him, there was no need for pills to cultivate at all. In order to concoct Tier 4 Earth Spiritual Pills as soon as possible, he had no choice but to raise his cultivation level and the power of his spiritual will.
Knowing that Mo Wuji was cultivating, Zhen Shaoke did not disturb him. Even Zhen Shaoru was restrained by Zhen Shaoke to not disturb Mo Wuji.
…
Half a month's time flew by. Mo Wuji's spiritual will had improved greatly after half a month of cultivation. Just as Mo Wuji thought that he was about to advance from Channel Opening Stage Level 7 to Channel Opening Stage Level 8, Zhen Shaoke knocked on his door.
Mo Wuji looked disappointedly at the spirit stone dregs on the floor. Just a little bit more. If he was given a few more days, he might even advance to Channel Opening Stage Level 8.
Zhen Shaoke's knock at this time meant that the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition was about to start.
Indeed, after Mo Wuji opened the door, Zhen Shaoke said apologetically, "Wuji, the pill competition is about to start. I had no choice but to disturb your closed door cultivation."
"No worries, I'll clean up first," Mo Wuji waved his hand and said.
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Half an hour later, a freshened up Mo Wuji and Zhen Shaoke arrived at the centre of the plaza.
The plaza was already filled with people. In the centre of the plaza was a huge round altar. In front of the round altar, there were close to a thousand empty seats. In front of every seat was a pill furnace.
The most eye-catching words on the huge round altar were 'Heaven Seeking Palace'. Surrounding the Heaven Seeking Palace were the various big sects. Mo Wuji saw the Heavenly Temple, Jade Net Sect, Distant Fire Sect etc. However, he did not see the Formless Blade Sect or Nine Moons Pill House.
From the looks of it, only quasi-Sky-level sects could enter the round altar.
Even though there were many people on the plaza, it was not chaotic. Most of them were standing there quietly, or discussing in whispers.
A long bearded man wearing a maroon robe suddenly walked down from the void, landing in the centre of the round altar.
"This person is really impressive," Mo Wuji was shocked. This was the first time he saw someone walk down from the void.
Zhen Shaoke, who was standing beside Mo Wuji, introduced softly, "This is the Heaven Seeking Palace's True God Stage expert, the second dean, Senior Feng Zhenqiu."
Feng Zhenqiu stood on the round altar and clasped his fists towards the crowd, "Fellow dao friends, fellow pill refiners. The Five Elements Pill Competition has already become our Five Great Empires' first competition. This is not only because it is our Five Great Empires' top pill refiners' competition. It is also because this competition concerns the placings to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. It is not without reason that our Five Great Empires are called the Lost Continent. That is because even though our Five Great Empires have many cultivators and geniuses, very few of them are able to step into the Heaven Realm's Three Heavens … "
At this point, Feng Zhenqiu purposely paused. The crowd was already extremely quiet because of Feng Zhenqiu's arrival. Now, no one spoke, and it was completely silent.
After a short pause, Feng Zhenqiu continued, "Our Five Great Empires' territories are vast, and we have countless geniuses. Why is it so difficult to produce a Heaven Realm expert? Is it because our geniuses are all fake geniuses? I can tell you with certainty that it is not. It is because the Lost Continent lacks a law of heaven and earth. This law not only prevents Tier 7 and above spiritual herbs from growing, it also prevents us from gaining insights into the mysteries of the Heaven Realm's Three Heavens. "
The plaza finally erupted into a round of discussion, but it was not loud. Evidently, this was not the first time they heard such discussions.
"Now that the Five Elements Desolate Domain has been opened, there are large amounts of Tier 7 and above spiritual herbs, and even large amounts of Flowers of the True Gods. To prevent everyone from killing each other and destroying all sorts of precious spiritual herbs after entering, we decided to hold a Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition every few years to determine the placings to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. This time's pill competition is also our third Five Elements Pill Competition. I hereby announce that the pill competition begins now. I hope that all the pill refiners will be able to represent their side and produce good results … "
After Feng Zhenqiu finished speaking, he did not say another word and left.
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