The Emperor-level spirit stones were personally refined by the Martial Emperors and contained the rules of the Heavenly Dao and the Martial Emperors' runes. They were incomparably rare. A single piece could be exchanged for a small hill of Sage spirit stones. If they were exchanged for ordinary spirit stones, it would be enough to drown the entire Divine Might Sect. If they were used to support Weiwei, it would be enough to support her all the way to becoming a Pill Dao Grandmaster.
Unfortunately, Little Grey was stingy. He refused to hand over any of the Emperor-level stones he had obtained from Qin Mutian, Zhan Yi, and the yin son of heaven. He was even more stingy than Lin Buzheng.
"Actually, it's not that I don't want to hand them over. It's because I've already eaten those Emperor-level stones and turned them into my own energy. There's no way I can spit them out. Even though I have high hopes for Yun Weiwei, I can't help her even if I want to."
Little Grey seemed to have realized that he was being too stingy. It was a rare occasion for him to explain himself.
"Alright!"
Lin Buzheng recalled that Little Grey had indeed swallowed all the Emperor-level stones he had obtained before they left the Land of Eternal War. He stood up and headed to the merchant shop not far away from the canteen. He exchanged the few supreme-grade spirit stones he had with him for mid-grade spirit stones of equal value so that he could hand them over to Yun Weiwei.
The supreme-grade spirit stones were incomparably rare. Only Martial Venerables had the right to use them.
Lin Buzheng's cultivation was only at the Middle Spirit Dao Realm. Yet, he dared to take out his supreme-grade spirit stones to exchange with a stranger. This was an extremely dangerous move in the martial world. There was a high chance that not only would he not be able to exchange for the spirit stones, but he would also be robbed by the other party.
However, the Divine Might Sect's outer sect was different from the martial world outside.
The entire outer sect of the Divine Might Sect was enveloped by an unimaginably large defensive formation. No matter who entered or exited the sect, they would be strictly registered, and their identities would be verified. Outer sect disciples like Lin Buzheng were under the surveillance of the formation's spirit at all times due to their identity tokens.
If the peddler dared to rob Lin Buzheng of his supreme-grade spirit stones, the formation's spirit would sense it immediately. The lightest punishment would be expulsion from the Divine Might Sect, while the heaviest punishment would be death on the spot.
It was precisely because of this that the Divine Might Sect's peddlers behaved themselves. Perhaps they would secretly undersell their goods, but they would never dare to openly rob an outer sect disciple.
"Weiwei, I'm here!"
On his way back, Lin Buzheng saw Yun Weiwei waiting anxiously outside the cafeteria. A brilliant smile appeared on his face as he waved at her.
When Yun Weiwei heard Lin Buzheng's voice, she immediately calmed down. A bright smile appeared on her face as she ran towards him. "Senior Martial Brother Lin, no wonder I couldn't find you after searching the entire cafeteria. You went out!"
"En!"
Lin Buzheng nodded with a smile and went straight to the point. "Weiwei, how many spirit stones do you need?"
"I'm currently refining the Triple Turn Spirit Link Pill, and I'm already halfway there. At most, I'll be able to master the method of refining pills after two more attempts."
"To concoct the Third Revolution Spirit Connecting Pill, I will need three stalks of Nine Heavens Dragon Dancing Grass, two Thunderbolt Flowers, a leaf of the Spring and Autumn Bamboo, and a stalk of Third Revolution Spirit Grass. In total, I will need fifty middle-tier spirit stones. Concocting it twice will require a hundred middle-tier spirit stones …"
Yun Weiwei counted with her fingers. In the end, she gave Lin Buzheng an accurate number. She carefully glanced at him and hurriedly explained.
"Isn't it too much … Actually, I know that I borrowed a lot of spirit stones. However, refining the Triple Turn Spirit Link Pill requires so many spirit stones. I didn't ask for a single spirit stone more …"
"I know!"
Lin Buzheng nodded at Yun Weiwei and smiled faintly. He stopped her from speaking any further. He took out a black cloth bag from his bosom and handed it to Yun Weiwei. "These are the spirit stones you need. Take it!"
"Thank you, Big Brother Lin!"
"Big Brother Lin treats me the best!"
Yun Weiwei took the black pouch and cheered excitedly. Unconsciously, she returned to the way she addressed Lin Buzheng during the mountain climbing test. Although it was a bit less formal, it was a bit more intimate.
Lin Buzheng smiled but didn't say anything. He clearly knew that Yun Weiwei had an introverted personality. She didn't like to communicate with others, let alone borrow spirit stones.
The reason why she asked to borrow spirit stones from him was because firstly, she was very familiar with Lin Buzheng. Secondly, she wasn't borrowing spirit stones for her daily expenses, but for the Dao of alchemy.
Although Yun Weiwei's personality was soft and weak, her heart of martial arts was extremely firm. For the Dao of alchemy, she could give up everything!
"Why are there so many spirit stones?"
"Big Brother Lin, I only wanted to borrow a hundred spirit stones from you. The spirit stones you gave me are too much!"
In the next moment, Yun Weiwei felt that the cloth bag in her hand was heavy. The weight didn't seem right. She untied the bag and counted. Instantly, she discovered that there were over a thousand mid-grade spirit stones in the bag. It was ten times the amount she wanted to borrow. She instantly let out a cry of surprise and didn't think twice before shoving the bag back to Lin Buzheng.
"It's not much. Take it!"
"One hundred spiritual stones will be the funds you need to refine the Triple Turn Spirit Linking Pill. The other nine hundred spiritual stones will be my investment. I hope that you can refine even more Triple Turn Spirit Linking Pills and sell them in the outer court market. At that time, we'll split the spiritual stones or outer court points we get!"
Lin Buzheng stepped back and said with a smile. He was determined not to take back the cloth bag Yun Weiwei shoved back.
"But these spiritual stones are still too much …" Yun Weiwei hesitated.
She had never seen so many spiritual stones before. Now that she held them in her hand, she felt uneasy, as if she was in a dream.
"It's not much."
"The Three-Fold Spirituality Dan is a dan that every cultivator needs. It costs at least five hundred spiritual stones to buy one. As long as you successfully make it, even if you only sell two of them, it will be enough to repay my investment."
The cost of training an alchemist was huge. But on the other hand, once the training was successful, the profits would also be shocking.
Take this Three Revolutions Spirit Link Pill for example. Taking everything into account, one would only need to spend fifty Medium Grade Spirit Stones to refine it. However, once it was successfully refined, it would be worth at least five hundred Medium Grade Spirit Stones. The price had increased tenfold. Such a huge profit margin was enough to move all the cultivators in the world.
"I told you to take it, so take it!"
"Unless you have no confidence in yourself, no confidence in your alchemy, and you think you are a piece of trash!"
Lin Buzheng saw that Yun Weiwei was acting like a yes-man and didn't dare to accept the spiritual stones. His face darkened and he yelled at her.
"I am not a piece of trash!"
"I have confidence in myself, and I am even more confident in my alchemy!"
Hearing this, Yun Weiwei subconsciously retorted. She immediately reacted and tears filled her eyes. She bowed to Lin Buzheng and no longer cowered. Instead, she was full of confidence. She put away the one thousand medium spiritual stones that Lin Buzheng gave her and walked away along the path that she came from: "Big Brother Lin, don't worry, I will not disappoint you …"
As soon as she finished speaking, the frail figure finally straightened up and disappeared into the horizon.
"Congratulations on successfully bribing a future Alchemy Emperor!"
Xiao Hui clearly sensed that Yun Weiwei had a good impression of Lin Buzheng and said.
"I didn't bribe her, I just let nature take its course."
Lin Buzheng corrected.
The reason why he helped Yun Weiwei time and time again was not because he wanted to curry favor with and bribe this descendant of the Longevity Alchemy Emperor like Xiao Hui said. He simply felt that the latter's background was similar to his and she had a kind nature, so she shouldn't be treated like this by fate.
In the future, if Yun Weiwei could grow into a great Alchemy Emperor, it would be a joyous matter. However, even if she failed, it was not a big deal. Lin Buzheng would still consider her as his own little sister and would never leave her.
In the following month, Lin Buzheng cultivated the Sacred Fist and the Four Symbols Tyrant Fist every day. His own strength and battle prowess were slowly increasing.
Outside of cultivation, he didn't forget to go to the outer sect's Scripture Pavilion to read up on the first round of the exam, Floating Like Dream.
On the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion, other than the information on Floating Like Dream, there were also other genius disciples' experiences and insights from this round of exam. Lin Buzheng carefully read through them and gained a lot.
Aside from this, the Scripture Pavilion also contained cultivation techniques for the soul, True Yuan, physical body, and mental state. It was far more important than the information above. Unfortunately, it was all recorded on the second floor and required outer sect points to read. Right now, Lin Buzheng didn't even have a single outer sect point, so he naturally wouldn't be able to read it.
In his free time, Lin Buzheng would occasionally go watch Yun Weiwei refine pills. However, whether it was because the cauldron she used was too old or because Yun Weiwei's alchemy technique was not proficient enough, the cauldron would often explode.
Lin Buzheng looked at her a few times. His face was covered in soot from the furnace fire, and there were several holes in his clothes from the sparks. Finally, he decided that he would never come to see Yun Weiwei concoct pills again.
A month passed by unknowingly. Finally, it was time for the first round of the outer sect exam!
The Floating Like Dream test was held in a small world. Lin Buzheng arrived two hours before the start of the exam, and the place was already filled with people.
"Look, Lin Buzheng is here!"
"Is that Lin Buzheng, one of the outer sect's top ten genius disciples?"
"I heard that this person has a strong background in the inner sect. No wonder he dared to attack Chu Fantian during the mountain trial!"
"This person's martial talent is average, and he doesn't have a heaven-defying bloodline or physique. Just because he successfully ambushed Chu Fantian during the entrance exam, he became one of the outer sect's top ten genius disciples. This is really unfair!"
"Hmph, the outer sect's top ten genius disciples can get in by luck, but the following exam will be overseen by Elder Lei and many inner sect elders. He can only pass with absolute strength. Luck is useless. The higher he climbs now, the worse he will fall in the future!"
When the disciples present saw Lin Buzheng, they immediately started discussing, their words filled with disdain and contempt.
All the outer sect disciples knew that Lin Buzheng's performance in the entrance exam was extremely mediocre. Now that it was suddenly revealed that he seemed to have a strong background in the Sect, coupled with the fact that he was suddenly selected as one of the outer sect's top ten genius disciples, everyone couldn't help but suspect that Lin Buzheng had climbed up by hugging someone's thigh. Naturally, they didn't think highly of him at all.
Lin Buzheng listened to the crowd's discussion about him, smiled faintly, and didn't refute them. He walked through the crowd leisurely, walked to the intersection between the real world and the small world, and waited silently for the exam to begin.
"Chao Wuya is here!"
"Is that Chao Wuya, one of the outer sect's top ten genius disciples?"
"Chao Wuya is the descendant of the Heaven Sword Emperor, and his talent is unparalleled. He has already passed three of the outer sect's nine major exams, and his Daoist Heart is as firm as a rock. It shouldn't be difficult for him to pass the Floating Like Dream test!"
"What is a clown like Lin Buzheng? Chao Wuya is the true genius!"
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