In every city in the Three Thousand Worlds and Four Realms, there would be a cultivator alliance.
Similar to the Medical Cultivator Alliance, they usually would not interfere with the internal affairs of the large sects. They would help mediate conflicts and solve some problems between cultivators.
For example, debts and so on.
Meng Qi could not find Lu Qing Ran, so she could only take the IOU with her consciousness mark and find the cultivator alliance. They could collect the debt for her, but they would take one-tenth of it as a reward.
The cultivator alliance of Hua Jiang Prefecture was in the east city. It was a quick walk from Wishing Lane.
The person on duty at the cultivator alliance today took the IOU and looked at it. He was slightly surprised.
He looked up at Meng Qi who was standing in front of him. She was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but there were three ninth-grade spirit stones and five hundred eighth-grade spirit stones on the IOU. So much?
That person was surprised, but he did not ask anything. He only said, "According to the rules, you have to take one-tenth of the spirit stones to the alliance."
"Yes." Meng Qi nodded. "Can you do it as soon as possible?"
The auction was in two days. To be honest, Lu Qing Ran owed more than a few hundred ninth-grade spirit stones for the Blazing Feather.
However, it was better to pay as much as possible.
"If you want to rush it, then you will need to pay an additional one hundred eighth-grade spirit stones."
"Yes." Meng Qi nodded. "Can you do it in one day?"
"Come again tomorrow evening." That person finished the formalities for Meng Qi and made a mark on the IOU.
"Thank you."
Meng Qi handed the IOU to the other party and left the cultivator alliance.
What else could she do?
She stood in the center of Hua Jiang Prefecture. What else could she do if she could accumulate enough spirit stones in a short time?
If she refined the Darknorth Pill again, the price would not be higher than last time. Even if she doubled the quantity, it would be difficult to sell it for a high price.
A few hundred eighth-grade spirit stones would not be of much help.
Meng Qi looked up at the sky. The names of the medicinal pills she could refine flashed through her mind.
She knew that if she was willing to sell the method of combining formations and medicinal pills, she might be able to sell it for a high price.
But no!
Although Meng Qi had contributed to this matter, from the alchemy array to the combination of the pill and the array … without his teacher, it would have been impossible.
He was the true expert in Spirit Arrays, and only he could come up with so many ingenious ideas.
Meng Qi was very grateful to be taught.
She felt that she was not qualified to sell the method.
Other than that.
She checked her storage bag. She was a zhuji and didn't have anything of value.
Even if they forced Qin Xiumo to pay off his debt, it was still far from enough.
"What are you worried about?" Qin Xiumo had been waiting outside since the beginning.
Seeing that Meng Qi was sometimes frowning and sometimes confused, he asked, "You don't have enough spirit stones?"
"If you buy it directly, it might work. It will be very difficult to sell them at the auction, "Meng Qi said.
"Is there a way to buy it directly?" Qin Xiumo asked, "Do you know who sent the Zhiyu to the auction?"
"Of course not." Meng Qi shook her head. "They will keep it a secret for the owner of the Zhiyu."
"How much more do we need?"
"It's hard to say. According to Su Junmo, we need to prepare at least 500 ninth-grade spirit stones," Meng Qi said. "It might not even be enough."
Qin Xiumo thought about it and was a little helpless.
Even if he hadn't been betrayed and hadn't fallen to his current state, a few hundred ninth-grade spirit stones were not a small number for him.
"Do we have to buy the Zhiyu?" He couldn't help but ask again.
"Yes," Meng Qi responded in a low voice.
She thought about it and walked towards the Cloud Immortal Pavilion first.
Forget it, she should refine some medicinal pills first and sell them for as much as she could.
The Cloud Immortal Pavilion sold most of the common medicinal herbs in the Three Thousand Worlds.
Meng Qi spent 200 eighth-grade spirit stones to buy enough medicinal herbs and the materials needed to draw the array.
She almost filled her storage bag to the brim before returning to Rosy Lane.
She returned to the small courtyard she rented and let Little Qi out first. Then, she closed the door and took out all the spirit herbs and spirit flowers.
The bitter medicinal fragrance instantly filled the room. Little Qi jumped onto the bed and turned to look at her.
He watched as Meng Qi started to draw the Fire Formation and took out the small cauldron for alchemy.
The array that Meng Qi drew on the ground this time was a little complicated. There were a total of six overlapping arrays.
The arrays overlapped with each other. In the end, the six arrays formed the shape of a hexagram.
In the center of the hexagram, there was a new independent array. The small cauldron was placed in the center.
Little Qi was a little numb.
Meng Qi could even draw the Star Array of the White Tiger Clan, let alone other arrays.
He watched as the little girl busily walked back and forth in front of him and guessed what she wanted to do.
She wanted the Blazing Feather … …
She wanted the Blazing Feather for her injuries.
Little Qi's blue eyes gradually became gentle.
He looked at Meng Qi and felt the other was like a hardworking little rabbit, obedient and clever.
It made him want to … … rub her soft hair.
At the same time, in the suburbs three hundred li away from Hua Jiang Manor.
Under the green mountain, Lu Qing Ran helped the black-robed xiuzhe sit down beside a large rock.
They leaned against a large tree. The shade of the tree blocked almost all the sunlight. Only fragments of light fell through the cracks and landed on Lu Qing Ran's small face. It made the fear in her eyes even more obvious.
"You … …" Her eyes flashed slightly as she murmured, "Are you well?"
"Ha — —" The black-robed xiuzhe still wore the bamboo hat, the black veil completely covering his face.
His low chuckle was less mocking and more joyful than when he had been in the Black Cloud Mountain Villa.
He raised his hand, and his slender and pale fingers suddenly grasped Lu Qing Ran's small chin.
"Worried about me … … hm?" His tone carried faint scorn. "Or hoping that I will be more seriously wounded so you can take the chance to escape?"
"I'm not! I'm real! Didn't you say before … … that you could not easily act? Why did you … … "
As Lu Qing Ran spoke, her voice softened.
She slowly lowered her head. She did not want the other to see the blush on her face and a part of her slender and white neck.
"If I don't act to intimidate them, I will not be able to leave that place." The black-robed male snorted coldly. "Those people, other than your Shimei, are all above jindan, and one is yuanying. If we really act, who … … am I now?! "
The black-robed male suddenly turned his head. Even through the black veil, his gaze seemed to shoot into the distance like a tangible sword.
Lu Qing Ran jumped in fright and also raised her head to look into the distance.
Around the two were green mountains that rose and fell. The trees were tall and covered the sky.
Then Lu Qing Ran saw that on the trees around them, at some unknown time, four people had silently stood up.
The four people were wearing deep blue xiuzhe robes without any insignias on their bodies.
They didn't look very old, about thirty years old.
However, in the three thousand worlds with countless beauties, their appearances were at most average. They were the type that would be easily ignored if thrown into a crowd.
Yet right now, the four people were standing on the treetops, their slender figures slowly rising and falling as the wind blew through the trees.
It seemed that there was a hint of murderous coldness to them.
Lu Qing Ran was swept by the gaze of one of the people and couldn't help but shudder.
She had not detected when these people had appeared at all.
Or, when they left Hua Jiang Fu, these people had followed them?
The black-robed male did not move and continued to sit firmly next to the large rock.
His back was against the trunk of the large tree as though he did not care about the sudden appearance of the four xiuzhe.
His right hand slowly moved down and grasped Lu Qing Ran's hand.
An icy and small jade pendant was shoved into Lu Qing Ran's hand.
Lu Qing Ran turned in shock to look at the black-robed male. He didn't even look at her.
The four people that had suddenly appeared here were all yuanying xiuzhe.
When he was unharmed, he naturally would not fear them.
But right now, he could not even guarantee that he could escape unharmed. It was even more impossible to take Lu Qing Ran with him.
In this moment, there was only the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops and the rustling of the leaves in the forest.
The four blue-robed xiuzhe and the black-robed male did not speak first.
Lu Qing Ran lowered her head to look at the jade pendant in her hand.
There was a blood red spot on the green jade pendant. The carving of the jade pendant was crude and there was almost no extra decoration.
But the more Lu Qing Ran looked at that drop of blood red, the more she felt it was mysterious.
It was as though that was not the color of the jade pendant itself, but someone's blood that had dripped onto it to form this blood red spot.
Lu Qing Ran had heard the black-robed male mention that if he was killed, he would give her a token before he died for her to think of a way to throw it into the Sea of Fallen Stars.
So right now, was he prepared to die?
Lu Qing Ran raised her head to look at the black-robed male.
She could not clearly see the other's expression through the black gauze.
She turned her head to look at the four blue-robed xiuzhe who were silent on the treetops. They were still standing there silently.
Lu Qing Ran could not see the cultivation of these four people. Thinking about it, they were definitely much higher than her, and more powerful than this person, which was why he was so wary.
She suddenly tightened her fist, gripping the jade pendant tightly in her hand and then stood up.
Lu Qing Ran spread her arms and stood in front of the black-robed male. She raised her head to look at the four blue-robed xiuzhe. "You … …"
She swallowed with some fear and turned her head to look at the black-robed male.
Lu Qing Ran closed her eyes, her face red. She gathered her courage and said loudly, "You can't hurt him!"
"Ha — —" The black-robed male's snicker came from behind her.
This time, the joy in the laughter was even more obvious.
It was as though he was laughing at Lu Qing Ran's overestimation of her abilities, and as though … … he was admiring her bravery.
Lu Qing Ran's face burned even more, but she still tried to straighten her back. She raised her head to look at the four unfamiliar xiuzhe. "He … … he's not a bad person! You can't hurt him! "
"Ha ha … …" The black-robed male gave a low laugh.
Under the black gauze, that pair of cold and emotionless eyes became a bit warmer.
It was like the snow that never melted on top of a tall mountain was finally being brushed by the spring wind and started to melt a bit.
Lu Qing Ran stomped her feet and said in a low voice, embarrassed and angry, "Don't laugh!"
"Silly child." The black-robed male seemed to sigh lightly.
He hadn't planned on moving originally, but now he slowly stood up using the large rock as support.
He took a step forward and walked next to Lu Qing Ran, standing shoulder to shoulder with her.
The black-robed male was very tall. When he stood up like this, it made Lu Qing Ran seem exceptionally timid and lovable.
"Stand behind me." His tone was faint, and his gaze became sharp as he looked at the four xiuzhe.
"It's not such an easy matter to hurt me," he said carelessly. Even though he was wounded, the arrogance in his tone did not decrease.
"Come." The black-robed male raised his hand, his pale finger pointing at one of the xiuzhe.
"You two have misunderstood." One of the four xiuzhe that had been silent since they appeared suddenly spoke.
As he spoke, he moved to the side and allowed a male behind him to walk out.
The fifth xiuzhe … …
The black-robed male narrowed his eyes. His other hand that was hanging at his side was already gripping a talisman.
Jindan?
Usually, there was nothing to worry about.
Right now, each additional xiuzhe could be the straw that broke the camel's back.
Even if it was just zhuji.
Misunderstanding? He sneered inside.
The four yuanying xiuzhe were standing in a fan formation. When they acted, they would be extremely fast. They could instantly surround him and Lu Qing Ran in the center.
What misunderstanding could there be?!
"Fellow Daoists … …" A smile appeared on the face of the jindan xiuzhe that had just arrived. "I have no ill intentions towards you two. May I ask if this fellow is Fellow Daoist Lu Qing Ran? "
"Huh?" Lu Qing Ran stilled. Did he come to find her?
She instinctively took a step closer to the black-robed male, and carefully glanced at the xiuzhe.
Even though the other had a smile on his face, she hesitated for a long time before slowly nodding. "I … … I am Lu Qing Ran."
Lu Qing Ran took a deep breath, and instinctively grabbed the arm of the black-robed male beside her. The other did not have any intentions of breaking free from her. She released a small breath, and raised her eyes to look at the jindan xiuzhe. "May I ask if Fellow Daoist has some business with me?"
"It's like this." The jindan xiuzhe explained with a smile. "I am the clerk of the Xiuzhe Alliance's Hua Jiang Manor. Does Fellow Daoist Lu still remember the matter of you previously owing Fellow Daoist Meng Qi spirit stones and writing an IOU?"
Lu Qing Ran was dazed. "… … I remember."
"Then that's good." That jindan xiuzhe seemed to release a breath, and his smile became even warmer. "Fellow Daoist Meng has entrusted us, the Xiuzhe Alliance, to collect this debt for her. Fellow Daoist Lu, please return the money."
Lu Qing Ran blinked. Her mind was still in a mess, and she did not react at all.
Meng Qi had entrusted the Xiuzhe Alliance to collect the debt?
She was a bit confused.
So these people, weren't they here to kill her and … … him?
She instinctively turned her head to look at the black-robed male beside her. She clearly felt the arm that she was carefully holding stiffen.
Lu Qing Ran naturally knew about the Xiuzhe Alliance.
She also knew that the Xiuzhe Alliance would indeed help xiuzhe do these things. Those were the rules set down after that catastrophe thousands of years ago.
These years, no matter how fierce the open and covert struggles of the xiuzhe were, everyone still abided by the rules set by the Xiuzhe Alliance on the surface.
Lu Qing Ran nervously swallowed again. She felt that the scene in front of her seemed familiar.
Meng Qi … … Junior Martial Sister Meng chasing people for spirit stones, she really had not changed at all.
"Fellow Daoist Lu." The jindan xiuzhe of the Xiuzhe Alliance patiently reminded her again. "Fellow Daoist Meng has requested to collect the spirit stones that Fellow Daoist Lu owes her in one day. Fellow Daoist, please do not make things difficult for us, and return the money as soon as possible."
Lu Qing Ran: "… …"
Her face burned even more fiercely than before. She was being watched by five unfamiliar and very powerful xiuzhe.
With the black-robed male beside her, she opened her mouth, and her voice was like a mosquito. "But … … but I don't … … don't have that many spirit stones."
Lu Qingran said hesitantly.
Don't talk about ninth-grade spirit stones, eighth-grade spirit stones were an astronomical figure that was out of reach for a zhuji xiuzhe like her.
Lu Qing Ran only felt that six pairs of eyes seemed to be shooting towards her. She was so ashamed that she wanted to cover her face and immediately run away.
Her family was wealthy, and her life since she was born could be considered good.
Later, the sect leader of Clear Wind Valley took a fancy to her. He felt that her medical talent was outstanding, and brought her back to Clear Wind Valley to be accepted as a direct disciple.
When she entered the sect, she was greatly doted on by her master. Even the shixiong and shijie who entered the sect earlier than her were courteous and courteous to her.
Even when something happened in Clear Wind Valley and she was unanimously criticized by her fellow sect members, she was quickly taken away by the black-robed male. She did not feel embarrassed.
But now, in front of so many people, she was being chased for a debt in public.
Lu Qing Ran's face became redder and redder. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and the rims of her eyes turned red.
Her nose turned sour. She could not understand why Junior Martial Sister Meng Qi would treat her like this.
At the very least, they were once fellow sect members. Also, Junior Martial Sister Meng Qi had earned so many spirit stones. She, as a zhuji, should not lack money.
Why did she have to force her like this? To embarrass her?!
"But this promissory note is personally left by Fellow Daoist Lu's consciousness. It is not fake. Then … … "The jindan cultivator furrowed his brow." How many spirit stones does Fellow Daoist Lu have? "
"One … … one hundred third-grade spirit stones." Lu Qing Ran's hands trembled as she took out all the spirit stones she had from her storage pouch.
Her eyelashes trembled even more, and her nose turned sour. When she took out the spirit stones, tears rolled down her bright cheeks.
The black-robed male: "… …"
He turned to look at Lu Qing Ran. The other's tears finally made him recover from the shock of discovering that these people had only come to collect a debt.
He took a deep breath and said coldly, "How many spirit stones does she owe? I will pay it back for her. "
As the black-robed male spoke, he touched his storage pouch and took out a small brocade pouch.
To be honest, he slightly despised these people.
What xiuzhe alliance?!
For a promissory note between two zhuji, they had sent out four yuanying xiuzhe and one jindan to collect the debt.
If the xiuzhe alliances of the three thousand worlds were all at this level, ha, it seemed that they would be finished sooner or later even if they didn't act.
"That's fine." The jindan cultivator said with a smile, "Three ninth-grade spirit stones, five hundred eighth-grade spirit stones."
The black-robed male: "… … How much?!"
He thought that he had misheard.
"Three ninth-grade spirit stones, five hundred eighth-grade spirit stones." The jindan cultivator patiently repeated.
The black-robed male's hand holding the brocade pouch instantly froze.
He was extremely embarrassed. He couldn't throw the brocade pouch out, nor could he take it back.
If this was before he was injured and forced to leave that place, he wouldn't care about three ninth-grade spirit stones, even if it was three hundred, he wouldn't care too much.
But now, there were only two hundred eighth-grade spirit stones in the brocade pouch.
The black-robed male had fled in shame. Other than the three life-saving talismans and the several hundred eighth-grade spirit stones, he didn't have anything else.
He had spent a lot of spirit stones in this period of time. Even if he took it all out, it wouldn't be enough to pay back Lu Qing Ran's debt.
Those three talismans definitely couldn't be seen by the people of the xiuzhe alliance.
The black-robed male froze where he stood.
Under the black gauze, his sickly pale cheeks were dyed dark red.
He gripped the brocade pouch in his hand tightly. He couldn't take it back, nor could he throw it out.
"This shimei of yours … …" A long while later, he glanced at Lu Qing Ran and said through gritted teeth, "She's very good at getting money."
Lu Qing Ran's tears rolled down again as she furiously nodded.
The black-robed male took a deep breath and threw the brocade pouch in his hand to the people of the xiuzhe alliance.
"Take these first, the rest … …"
"Apologies." The jindan cultivator said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Meng Qi has paid enough compensation. We must recover the spirit stones that Fellow Daoist Lu Qing Ran owes her before tomorrow evening."
The black-robed male's tone instantly became irritated. "We don't have that many spirit stones."
This was probably the case of a dragon in shallow water being played by a shrimp!
He had never thought that there would be a day when he would be forced to act like a scoundrel who wanted to renege on a debt because of a few ninth-grade spirit stones.
Meng Qi, right?!
He would remember it!
"Then … …" The jindan cultivator said with a slight smile, "We won't force you two too hard. According to convention, we will first pay Fellow Daoist Lu's debt to Fellow Daoist Meng tomorrow. "
As he spoke, he flicked a small porcelain bottle towards Lu Qing Ran. "This is a Soul Gathering Pill, Fellow Daoist Lu, please take it. Next, we will assign Fellow Daoist some missions until you earn enough spirit stones. "
The jindan cultivator paused and then said, "When the time comes, we will naturally give you the antidote."
Lu Qing Ran held the small porcelain bottle, her entire body shaking.
The Soul Gathering Pill could leave behind an imprint in a xiuzhe's spiritual sea. The most special thing was that only the xiuzhe who made this Soul Gathering Pill had a way to remove the imprint left behind by this pill.
As long as she took it, it meant that from now on, she would be under the control of these people and would have to listen obediently.
Lu Qing Ran grabbed the black-clothed man's arm in fear.
Her tears fell even faster. She didn't want to take the Soul Gathering Pill … … She was really scared!
The black-clothed man seemed to sigh softly again.
He had already completely calmed down, and his gaze was even sharper than before.
He said to the jindan cultivator, "Give me one."
He said, "I will accept the mission with her."
"Okay." The jindan cultivator thought for a moment and flicked a small porcelain bottle.
The black-clothed man swallowed the Soul Gathering Pill without hesitation.
"Assign the mission," he said coldly. "Nascent Soul seventh stage, you can give as many missions as possible with high rewards."
"Then we will have to trouble Fellow Daoist." The jindan cultivator smiled slightly.
He stared at Lu Qing Ran and took the Soul Gathering Pill before flicking out a bamboo scroll. "Mystic Cloud Mountain Villa is requesting help. There are yao xiuzhe around Hua Jiang Manor who are harming people with Divine Devouring Vines. Please go and kill these yao xiuzhe. The mission will be based on the number of yao xiuzhe killed. The reward for killing a fourth-stage yao xiuzhe is one hundred eighth-stage spirit stones. "
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The black-clothed man snorted coldly. Under Lu Qing Ran's careful and worried gaze, he turned and walked towards the big tree he was leaning against earlier.
"I know," he said coldly. "I will go and kill them."
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist." The jindan cultivator from the Xiuzhe Alliance cupped his hands in greeting. He turned and headed towards Hua Jiang Manor with his four companions with a smile.
"You … …" Lu Qing Ran waited for them to leave before slowly walking to the black-clothed man's side.
She half-knelt, her eyes still red. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. But I didn't know that Junior Martial Sister Meng would … … would treat me like this. "
As Lu Qing Ran spoke, she started to cry again.
"Don't cry," the black-clothed man said indifferently. "Sooner or later, I will go and properly deal with this Meng Qi."
She would definitely repay today's humiliation a hundredfold.
Meng Qi busied herself until the evening of the second day. Finally, she finished refining nine medicinal pills.
She exhaled a long breath and stuffed those dark brown medicinal pills into nine different porcelain bottles in satisfaction.
It was obviously too late to sell them now. She could only ask at the auction tomorrow whether these medicinal pills could be directly counted as spirit stones and used to bid for Blazing Feather.
She saw that it was about time. She turned and stroked Little Qi, who was lying on the bed, back into the beast house. Then, she quickly walked towards the Xiuzhe Alliance.
At the same time, all the cultivators who were qualified to enter the Sky Beyond Sky Auction House, as long as they were in the Sky Beyond Sky, had their nameplates lightly vibrate.
They subconsciously checked the news. Their faces all revealed astonished expressions at the same time.
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