The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 667 - 378 Minor Issue (Captain Ou and He Shi Bi - Additional - 3)
This voice, crisp and harmless like a lark, instantly relaxed the tense nerves of the Rhino Demon, who couldn’t help but blurt out, "They dare to make trouble!" No sooner had these words been spoken than all eyes were fixated on him, or rather, on someone behind him.
Standing behind him was a girl — sprightly and vivacious, with skin like fine china, and despite looking a tad pale, her features were exquisitely lovely.
At this moment, she was indeed the person everyone had been eagerly awaiting! The Immortal Bandits breathed a collective sigh of relief. Fu Yunzhang let out a wry laugh and said, "Granny, you finally showed up!"
She gently patted her chest and said, "I apologize, there was a slight hiccup in the process of refining elixirs which took up quite some time. Thankfully, I did manage to complete it." She extended her hand, revealing a small box in her palm containing four Spirit Pills, their fragrance overwhelming, and even those present with impressive cultivation could feel the residual warmth, a clear sign they had just been produced.
Her complexion was somewhat pale, and since alchemy is known to be one of the most Spiritual Power-consuming tasks, no one could guess that her appearance was because she was carrying injuries. The Spirit Pills indeed had just been refined, only the craftsperson was Changtian. While she was traversing mountains and rivers, this guy just grabbed Qiongqi and conveniently refined a couple of batches of elixirs. Acting required going through the whole rigmarole, after all, who would suspect that she hadn’t been in the room just now with these steaming hot elixirs?
The very moment she rode Canglong into the valley, she sensed the anxiety transmitted from He Lao Four through the Blood Oath and guessed that something must have gone wrong in the Immortal Bandits’ dwelling, making her anxious as well.
But now that it was calm outside, she couldn’t pop her head out of the lake again. So, she bade Canglong farewell, employed the Escape Technique, and stealthily sneaked back to her room through the earth. The valley, shrouded by the power of the True Form of Ba Snake, prohibited all use of Escape Techniques, so neither Hidden Stream nor the Immortal Bandits expected that she had such a trick up her sleeve to flee back to her room from the lake via Earth Escape.
In this respect, she truly had the upper hand. When she emerged from the ground of that room, she immediately smelled the thick scent of gunpowder and hurried over in just a few steps.
After speaking with Fu Yunzhang, she turned around and respectfully said to Xi Yan, "Hello. I got carried away refining elixirs and held everyone up, almost causing a fight. That was my fault. As a gesture of my apology, please accept this God Transformation Pill!" Having said this, she took out one Elixir from the box and passed it over.
Xi Yan originally had a sour face, but since the Pill Master had arrived, the smoke of conflict naturally dissipated. However, he still couldn’t vent his inner frustration, not expecting the young girl to be so compliant. Although he lived in the Ba Snake Mountain Range and had his own share of stories as a demon from the first half of his life, he wanted to rebuff her with a robust "No thank you," but a God Transformation Pill was worth hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones. Who would think they had too much wealth?
He still accepted it in the end, giving a light snort through his nostrils, yet the irritation he held inside was quelled, and even his tone softened, "Here are the goods for this trade; please check them quickly. The sun is about to rise, and all Immortal Bandits must leave the Ba Snake Mountain Range."
Before she had even entered the mountains, she had heard from Fu Yunzhang about this unfriendly rule, and had inwardly complained to Changtian that "your Hidden Stream is really reclusive," while outwardly she smilingly said, "No problem, it’ll just take a quarter of an hour." This is the Great West, and in half an hour the sun will rise; time is actually quite scarce.
The Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures grown in the God Demon Prison had sharpened Ning Xiaoxian’s discernment, making her far more astute than Qing’er. Taking the storage bag from Xi Yan’s hand, she poured out its contents on the ground and began to check them. Having already perused the Immortal Bandits’ inventory list, and with her memory, she already knew by heart the types and required ages for this batch of goods. Almost twenty people in the room were silent, just watching as she pointed with her tender, scallion-like fingers in the air, muttering to herself,
"Dragon fern root... Six-leaf Grass of three hundred years... Ghost Silk Vine... Freshwater Kui Bull’s Hoof..." She swiftly went through the inventory, and everyone could tell that it would take less than fifty breaths to finish checking the whole batch. Miss Ning really had keen eyes and quick hands.
"Two hundred-year summer withered herb..." Her gaze swept over another herb, she nodded, then moved on to verify the next item.
