Adding insult to injury
"Oh! So it's the Mysterious Nether Pill Sect. "
Ning Qi smiled and cupped his hands.
That's it? Just cupping hands?
Everyone was startled. They were surprised by Ning Qi's reaction. Usually, if an Alchemist in the Azure Dragon Continent was able to see the existence of one of the Ten Major Alchemy Sects, no matter how frightening his background was, he would treat him with an extremely respectful attitude. After all, the one who had reached the peak was the master. An Alchemist's previous cultivation was only the most basic judgment. The real competition was still the inheritance of alchemy and alchemy techniques.
But this little Eternal Life Realm early stage cultivator in front of them actually didn't care about the Mysterious Nether Pill Sect, whose cultivation had reached the early stage of the Law Phase Realm, whose alchemy technique had also reached the peak, and whose alchemy technique was almost invincible in the Azure Dragon Continent?
Lan Die's grandfather, the Alchemy Pavilion Pavilion Master of the Deer Chasing Holy Land, Lan Chensong, was also sizing up Ning Qi curiously.
The disciples of Xuan You came back to their senses. Just as they were about to berate Ning Qi again, they were stopped by Xuan You. He looked at Ning Qi calmly and smiled, saying, "It's been a long time since I've moved these old bones of mine. Little brother, I'll see you in a month."
After saying that, he smiled at Lan Chensong, "Old friend, the remnant recipe I brought this time, shall the two of us go and study it? We might be able to study it in a month. "
"Let's go, you should have taken it out long ago!"
Lan Chensong immediately nodded with a smile, obviously very interested in the remnant recipe.
"Sunset Autumn Cicada, this time, I want you to kneel in front of me and beg for mercy. Oh right, I forgot to tell you, I sent the invitation to Kunlun Grotto for this competition. Young Grotto Master Feng Wudao will come to my Deer Chasing Holy Land in a few days. At that time, he will see your embarrassing appearance with his own eyes!"
Lan Die smiled coldly at Sunset Autumn Cicada and left with Xuan You and Lan Chensong. When the two disciples passed by Ning Qi, they let out a cold snort.
Nearby, there were many cultivators pointing at them. Their eyes fell on the two of them, full of curiosity.
"He's coming too?"
Sunset Autumn Cicada's body trembled slightly, a trace of panic on her face. This was the first time Ning Qi saw her lose her composure, and he couldn't help but be curious, "Senior Sister Mu, are you okay?"
"It's, it's alright."
Twilight Autumn Cicada forced a smile and nodded at Ning Qi, saying: "Mystic North, I might have to embarrass you this time."
"It's fine. It's just an Alchemy Battle. Winning and losing are normal."
Ning Qi smiled.
"If only I could be as open-minded as you."
Sunset Autumn Cicada looked at Ning Qi absentmindedly.
"Senior Sister Mu, there's still a month left. We can't just stand here, right?"
Ning Qi smiled.
Twilight Autumn Cicada snapped out of her daze and glanced at the cultivators nearby. She nodded at Ning Qi and said, "Let's go to the Guest Mountain Range. There's a courtyard of our Xianling Sect there."
"Oh?"
Ning Qi was curious.
On the way to the Guest Mountain Range, Twilight Autumn Cicada explained that Xianling Sect and the other sects would come to the Deer Chasing Sacred Ground to pay tribute every ten years. This process would sometimes last for a month or two. Therefore, the Deacon Elder of the Deer Chasing Sacred Ground had specially opened up ten small courtyards on a few mountain ranges with rich Spiritual Qi as temporary residences for the ten sects under their jurisdiction. Other than that, there were also hundreds of small courtyards for cultivators who came to visit their friends.
Not far away, there was an extremely lively mountain range. This place was like a miniature desert market, with many small stalls selling all kinds of cultivation pills and artifacts.
"There are many places like this in the Deer Chasing Sacred Ground. They were built by cultivators who lived here all year round. In the beginning, they were secretly exchanging cultivation resources, and in the end, it became a small market. The Deer Chasing Sacred Ground also turned a blind eye to it. Occasionally, some low-level disciples would come here to spend their money."
Seeing that Ning Qi was a little curious, Twilight Autumn Cicada explained.
The market was at the foot of the mountain, and the place where they lived was halfway up the mountain. As for the higher places, the cave residences there were used to receive people of high status. For example, the cultivators of Kunlun Grotto-Heaven or the cultivators of the other eleven sacred grounds all lived at the top of the mountain.
Not long after, the two arrived at the small courtyard belonging to Xianling Sect. Near this courtyard, there were nine other courtyards of similar size, each with the name of the sect on the signboard.
"Bei Xuan, pick any house you like."
Twilight Autumn Cicada smiled at Ning Qi.
There were hundreds of houses of different sizes in the courtyard, and none of them were currently occupied.
"En."
Ning Qi nodded and picked one at random.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed. On this day, Ning Qi was in closed-door cultivation when he suddenly heard a commotion outside. He could not help but open the door and walk out.
There were a few more figures in the courtyard. One of them was Twilight Autumn Cicada, and in front of her were five or six male and female cultivators. This group of people was not weak, and the lowest one was similar to Diao Hu, a Eternal Life Realm middle stage cultivator.
"Twilight Autumn Cicada, you borrowed three thousand 'Azure Dragon Crystals' from me last year. This time, you should return them to me, right?"
"Yes, yes, Junior Sister Mu, my two thousand Azure Dragon Crystals have been borrowed by you for a long time. Recently, I have been very tight on money. Why don't you take them out and return them to me first?"
"Didn't we agree on a ten-year deadline? It's only been less than three years! "
Twilight Autumn Cicada showed a trace of anger on her face.
"Sigh, it's not that we want to rush you, but this time, everyone thinks that you will definitely lose in the competition between you and Junior Sister Lan. Don't you know Junior Sister Lan's temper? If you lose, she will not let you leave the Deer Chasing Sacred Land alive. At that time, who will get our Azure Dragon Crystals? "
"Didn't you borrow Azure Dragon Crystals from us to improve your cultivation in preparation for the competition with Junior Sister Lan? At that time, we felt that you had a fifty percent chance of winning, so we lent it to you, but now … Senior Lan has become a Pill Ancestor, and Junior Sister Lan has invited the Mysterious Nether Pill Sect, I'm afraid … "
Ning Qi listened on the side for a while and already knew that these people were the geniuses of the other sects under the jurisdiction of the Deer Chase Holy Land. They were friends with Sunset Autumn Cicada and Lan Die. It seemed that from some of their conversations, the two women were quite close in the past, but suddenly became enemies because of a certain matter.
Their relationship was better with Twilight Autumn Cicada. After all, Lan Die was a proud person, so she lent Azure Dragon Crystals, the hard currency of the Azure Dragon Continent, to Twilight Autumn Cicada to improve her strength. But now, after learning that Twilight Autumn Cicada's winning rate was almost zero, they immediately came to ask for Azure Dragon Crystals.
"Did Lan Die ask you to come?"
Twilight Autumn Cicada's eyes showed a trace of ridicule.
When they heard this, their eyes flickered, as if they did not dare to look at Twilight Autumn Cicada.
"In any case, you return the Azure Dragon Crystals to us. If it's not enough, then … take out your magic tool as collateral."
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