"Don't move!"
Seeing that the Dongxu Gourd was about to swallow the pill, Zhang Xuan's face darkened.
He was afraid of being robbed by this fool.
As long as there was something good in the area, his nose would be sharper than a dog's, and he would be able to sniff it out in an instant. How am I supposed to make a breakthrough in my cultivation if you swallow a pill that costs 200 Sword Pavilion Coins?
"Let me eat it …"
The calabash twisted, "Didn't I tell you? The gourd is just a facade of mine. My true form is that of a peerless divine beast that can sweep through the heavens and earth. As long as I recover my strength, I'll be able to bring you to the top of the world, and no one will be able to stop me … Let me eat it, it'll be much better than raising your cultivation a little … "
"Get lost!"
Seeing how the fellow was wasting his breath, veins popped up on his forehead, Zhang Xuan kicked him away and swallowed the pill in his palm.
You want to cheat me of my medicine? Dream on!
Gu, gu, gu!
As soon as the pill entered Zhang Xuan's throat, a vast energy spread throughout his body. His previously stagnant strength improved once more.
Late stage of the Void Shattering Realm!
The peak of the Void Shattering Realm!
After consuming two Basic Immortal Pills, Zhang Xuan's cultivation had already reached Ancient Sage 4-dan pinnacle, just a step away from reaching Pseudo Immortal realm.
Feeling the abundant energy in his body, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
While his strength was nothing much in the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion, he was definitely one of the top inner disciples.
As for the remaining three Basic Immortal Pills, he gave two of them to his clone, allowing it to achieve a breakthrough. He also gave one to Vicious, allowing both of them to reach Dimension Shatterer realm consummation.
These two were his trump cards. When he encountered danger, it would be equivalent to his strength increasing explosively by twofold. He could not ignore them.
"What about mine …"
Seeing that the five pills were distributed quickly, the gourd was filled with resentment.
"The only thing you know how to do is eat. You're completely useless. I've run out of pills …" Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
"You drank my bathwater!" the gourd said.
"I don't need trash. What have you done besides eating all day? When you encountered danger, you didn't even come out to help. Why should I give you medicinal pills? "Zhang Xuan said angrily.
"You drank my bathwater!" the gourd said.
"Don't think that I don't know that you have been secretly absorbing my Heaven's Path zhenqi in my dantian every day! He was simply a parasite. Why, was he acting so righteous? You should be thankful that I didn't chase you out … "Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth.
"You drank my bathwater!" the gourd said.
"…" Zhang Xuan shivered. "Can we not talk about the bathwater?"
"My bathwater healed your wounds! You even sold it to others and made a profit! "the calabash continued.
Zhang Xuan felt a headache coming on. "Fine. You said that you are a divine beast that can dominate the world. How about this? As long as you acknowledge me as your master and listen to me in the future, I will buy you Basic Immortal Pills and even better medicines! Help you recover as soon as possible! "
"Recognize me as its master?" The gourd twisted.
"That's right. There's no such thing as a free lunch in the world. As long as you become my tamed beast, you can absorb my zhenqi as much as you want. I'll also work hard to earn money and provide you with enough pills so that you can recover as quickly as possible!" Zhang Xuan said.
Even though he had no idea what tier the gourd was or what it was, the fact that it was able to heal his wounds by cooking a soup meant that it was even more effective than the Heaven's Path zhenqi meant that its tier was definitely not low!
Even if it was not a divine beast that could dominate the world as it claimed, it should not be too weak!
Otherwise, it would not have been able to steal something and hide it in his dantian. Even the current Zhang Xuan was powerless to do anything about it.
Thus, it was best to keep such a powerful artifact as his tamed beast for the time being.
Otherwise, once he recovered, he would surely lose control of himself.
"I am a divine beast that can dominate the world. It's already a blessing that you didn't bow down to me, but you still want to tame me? Dream on! "
The gourd harrumphed coldly. But before it could finish its words, Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before flicking his wrist, and a Basic Immortal Pill appeared in his palm.
"Humph, I am a divine beast that can dominate the world. Do you think that I will submit to a pill?"
The gourd tried its best to restrain itself from drooling.
Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist, and another Basic Immortal Pill appeared in his palm.
With the remaining four hundred Sword Pavilion Coins, he bought another two pills.
"Two pills won't do either. At the very least … I need at least twenty pills, no, a hundred pills!" the gourd said haughtily as it turned around.
"A hundred pills? Alright then, you can have your fun. I'll rest for a while … "
Zhang Xuan could not be bothered to waste his breath anymore. He flicked his wrist and stowed the pills back into his storage ring.
A Basic Immortal Pill was priced at two hundred Sword Pavilion Coins, and a hundred of them would cost him twenty thousand Sword Pavilion Coins. Even if he were to tire himself to death on the dueling ring, he would not be able to earn that much!
Since that was the case, he would just forget about it then.
"Actually, the matter regarding the pills isn't too complicated …"
Drooling uncontrollably, the Dongxu Gourd hurriedly turned around and spoke with a fawning tone. "Why don't you give me these two pills first? Then, give me eight or ten more, and I'll consider acknowledging you as my master …"
While the cultivation of the young man before it was not too high, the zhenqi in his body gave it a sense of comfort. On top of that, he seemed to carry an otherworldly aura. To be honest, it was not entirely out of the question for it to acknowledge him as its master.
However, if it were to acknowledge the young man as its master, wouldn't that make it seem like it had no value at all?
"Here!"
Seeing that it had relented, Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, and two pills appeared on the tip of his finger once more before flying toward it.
Hu!
The gourd swallowed the pills and burped. "These pills aren't too bad, but their tier is still too low. To me, the higher the tier, the better!"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably.
He had swallowed two pills, and his cultivation had easily risen from Dimension Shatterer realm advanced stage to pinnacle. Yet, this fellow's appearance had not changed at all … Wasn't it way too gluttonous?
Did he really have to get a hundred or even higher tier pills for the Gourd?
"To be able to swallow Basic Immortal Pills without changing at all, this fellow's cultivation must be higher than I thought. I should just tame it first!"
Knowing that this fellow was different from the spirit beasts and saint beasts that he had tamed in the past, the Beast Pummeling Taming Method would not work on it. Thus, after a moment of hesitation, he had the fellow return to his dantian before returning to the Ethereal Hall.
He had thought that the 1400 Sword Pavilion Coins he had earned from the bet would be enough for him to live a luxurious life, but who could have known that he would be emptied out just four hours after he left the Ethereal Hall?
All in all, he only had 32 Sword Pavilion Coins. That was not even enough to buy a fifth of the pills.
"It seems like I still have to earn more money …"
Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella helplessly before making his way back to the dueling ring in the Ethereal Hall.
…
At the very top of the mountain where the inner disciples were gathered …
In a residence located by the edge of a cliff, a young man was seated cross-legged on the ground with his eyes tightly shut.
The concentrated spiritual energy in the air was slowly gathering around him, forming a massive vortex.
He opened his acupoints to devour the spiritual energy, and after some time, he abruptly opened his mouth.
Wu!
A surge of sword qi shot out and struck a boulder not too far away, leaving a deep gash in its wake.
If one were to take a closer look, they would realize that this surge of sword qi was the same as the spiritual energy that he had just devoured.
Instead of condensing the spiritual energy into zhenqi, he had used another method to expel it.
After doing all that, he slowly opened his eyes, only to see another young man walking over with a smile on his face.
"What's wrong? Are you still not going to make a breakthrough? How long do you intend to suppress your cultivation? "
"I wish to continue tempering my Sword Intent. As for making a breakthrough, I'll leave that for another time," the first young man replied as he stood up.
"You have been tempering your Sword Intent for three whole years now, haven't you?" the second young man asked.
"Three years is still too short. The Ten Li Sword God of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion spent ten whole years tempering his Sword Intent before achieving a breakthrough to Pseudo Immortal realm. That was when he unleashed his Sword Intent! I might not be able to match up to his talent, but I still want to go further! "
The first young man replied. He turned to the second young man and asked, "Why are you so free to look for me? Do you want to have a duel? "
"Forget it. It's not like I'm a match for you anyway. Zhu Yanzhi and Wei Suifeng just came over to look for me. They said something that I found very interesting. Do you want to listen to it as well? "
The second young man replied with a smile.
"The two of them have always been opportunistic and unwilling to work hard on their cultivation. What could possibly happen to them? I still need to cultivate, so I won't be seeing them … "
The first young man shook his head, seemingly not too fond of the two of them.
"Don't be in such a hurry to reject me. Let me finish what I have to say first," the second young man said. "They said that they encountered an expert swordsman in the inner disciples' Ethereal Hall, and despite the two of them taking turns, they were still unable to force him to use his ultimate move!"
"They were unable to force the other party to use his trump card?"
The first young man asked with a frown. "While Zhu Yanzhi and Wei Suifeng are very cautious, they have joined the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion a long time ago. Their cultivation has also reached Dimension Shatterer realm consummation, and their comprehension of swordsmanship is not too bad among the inner disciples. Yet, the other party was still able to defeat the other party without even using his trump card? This … That's impossible! "
"I saw it, and it's indeed the case. They even brought a recording of the duel with them. Do you want to take a look?"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was starting to get curious, the second young man said.
"Let them in!"
The first young man said with a wave of his hand.
"Un," the second young man replied. A moment later, two figures walked in.
They were Zhu Yanzhi and Onset of Darkness, whom Zhang Xuan had fought with in the Ethereal Hall.
Onset of Darkness was just a nickname. His real name was Wei Suifeng.
"Paying respects to Brother Liu Shi and Brother Liu Shi!"
The two of them walked up and bowed deeply.
The two people standing before him were the number one inner disciple, Liu Lujie, and the number three inner disciple, Wang Jiandong!
"You said that an expert has appeared in the Ethereal Hall?"
The first young man, Liu Lujie, looked over with an indifferent expression.
"That's right!" Zhu Yanzhi nodded. With a flick of his wrist, he took out a Record Crystal and passed it over. "This is the recording of our duel. Please take a look!"
Liu Lujie shot a glance at Wang Jiandong, but the latter did not say anything. With a tap of his finger, he infused a surge of zhenqi into the Record Crystal.
Weng!
The recording came to life, and the recording of the duel appeared before Liu Lujie.
"He was able to see through the flaws in your ultimate move with a single glance, and yet, he chose not to use it?"
A moment later, Liu Lujie's eyebrows shot up in astonishment.
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