Chapter 226

Chapter 226: Ji Yuan, you still have the nerve to come see me
Yu Zhao said calmly: “I don’t understand what you mean.”

The Longevity Fruit was the most precious treasure on the Floating Island, and Yu Zhao did not want to reveal its existence to the outside world.

Sect Master Wu Sang could certainly understand Yu Zhao’s thoughts. If it were him, he would not let anyone else know either.

But the problem was that he already knew.

When he had treated Cui Jue on Lone Moon Peak, he had studied the medicinal effects of the Longevity Fruit. Detoxifying was only one of its least important uses.

If it was used together with other spirit herbs, it could bring out the Longevity Fruit’s effects to the greatest extent.

As an alchemist, Sect Master Wu Sang was deeply tempted.

His long?held wish was to create a pill recipe that would be famous for all ages, but he had always lacked a suitable spirit herb to serve as the main ingredient.

The Longevity Fruit perfectly matched all his needs.

Even though he knew Yu Zhao did not want to reveal it, he still shamelessly went to find her and, without any hesitation, sold out Master Qing Yan.

When Yu Zhao learned that Master Qing Yan had used the Water Mirror Art on her and that all her actions had been under everyone’s watch, her face grew as dark as still water.

No wonder Master Qing Yan had known that Fang Cheng Lang tried to assassinate Ye Cong Xin on the Floating Island. In the end, the source of it all came from her.

Sect Master Wu Sang tried to comfort her as he explained: “Master Qing Yan wanted to expose your true face, but instead he let us see an ugly side of his own disciple. That counts as him getting what he deserves.”

After he finished, he saw that Yu Zhao’s expression was still heavy, so he went on: “If you stand upright, you do not fear a crooked shadow. You behaved very well. Now everyone is on your side, and Qing Yan has already been punished. You do not need to mind it.”

[Do not need to mind it?]

Yu Zhao sneered inwardly.

Easy for him to say.

Whenever she thought about all those eyes staring at her while she did not know a thing, a chill crept over her.

Master Qing Yan was even more vile than she had imagined. He could actually come up with such a method to target her.

As for Sect Master Wu Sang and the other onlookers, they were not completely innocent either.

Sect Master Wu Sang seemed to sense Yu Zhao’s dissatisfaction with him. He said awkwardly: “We tried to persuade him. Qing Yan insisted. Ji Yuan even almost fought him over it, but you know how forceful he always is. We really were powerless.”

Yu Zhao slowly took a deep breath and let it out. She ran the Illusory Tide Art in her heart, and her gloomy mood gradually calmed.

She had never had much contact with Sect Master Wu Sang and the others. They had no duty to stand up for her.

In the end, it was because she was still too weak. Even with the title of First Place in the Cultivation World Grand Tournament, she could not compare to Master Qing Yan’s high status and power.

If her cultivation level was not weaker than Master Qing Yan’s, how would he dare use the Water Mirror Art on her? The others also would not have dared to keep quiet.

Only by becoming strong could she be fearless and have immunity to all poisons.

Yu Zhao’s gaze turned calm: “Sect Master Wu Sang wants to make a deal with me?”

Since the news of the Longevity Fruit could no longer be hidden, it was better to lay it all out.

Sect Master Wu Sang nodded heavily. His opinion of Yu Zhao rose another level in his heart.

Yu Zhao said: “I have two Longevity Fruits. I will keep one for myself. I can give you the other one. But I want seventy percent of the pills you refine from it.”

“No. Seventy percent is too much.”

Sect Master Wu Sang had already prepared himself for Yu Zhao to open her mouth like a lion. But when he heard her ask for seventy percent right away, he was still shocked.

The Longevity Fruit was only the main ingredient of the pill. He would still need to prepare many supporting spirit herbs, and each one was very expensive.

Yu Zhao wanted to take seventy percent of the pills with only one Longevity Fruit. That went far beyond his expectations.

Yu Zhao did not rush: “In the whole cultivation world, I am the only one who has Longevity Fruit.”

Sect Master Wu Sang was speechless.

Only now did he realize how foolish it had been to come to her on his own. Not only had he exposed how eager he was, he had also given Yu Zhao the chance to grab him by the throat.

He hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth and held up one hand: “Fifty percent. I cannot go any higher.”

“Deal.”

Yu Zhao knew when to stop. She agreed at once.

She was not worried that Sect Master Wu Sang would go back on his word. She directly took out a jade box and handed it to him.

Holding the jade box, Sect Master Wu Sang felt many emotions.

He was happy, yet not completely happy.

Before he left, he even asked Yu Zhao for some White Jade Swallow Nest.

Yu Zhao had over a thousand of those in her storage space, so she did not hesitate to give him some. Sect Master Wu Sang finally felt a little better.

…

“Wang Sheng, stay in the courtyard and be good. Do not run around, do you hear me?”

Yao Wu Jihad just received the news that her Master was about to arrive at the Five Elements Dao Sect. She was overjoyed and ready to go out to welcome her. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Wang Sheng squatting under a tree, staring blankly. She turned her steps and walked over, giving him a serious warning.

Wang Sheng lifted his delicate, handsome face and nodded in a daze.

Yao Wuji’s fingers itched at the sight. She could not help pinching his cheek hard: “So obedient.”

She sighed over how good it felt, then activated the barrier formation around the courtyard and left in a hurry.

Not long after Yao Wu Jileft, the confusion in Wang Sheng’s eyes changed a little.

He looked around with doubt, not understanding why he was here.

He closed his eyes and tried to recall, but his head started to ache as if it would split. Only broken fragments remained in his mind. He could not piece them together into a complete picture at all.

“Ah!”

He opened his eyes in fear and did not dare think any further.

Looking at the shut gate, only one thought was in his mind.

He had to leave this place.

He walked up to the gate and reached out to push it.

A flash of light appeared, and his hand was bounced back by the barrier formation on the door.

Wang Sheng frowned and looked down at his palm.

A ball of black mist rose from his hand.

He pressed his hand on the door again.

The moment the light flashed, the black mist surged out and, in the blink of an eye, corroded a huge gap in the barrier.

Wang Sheng stepped through the gap. His steps paused for a moment, then he began to wander aimlessly.

…

In front of the mountain gate of the Five Elements Dao Sect.

“Ji Yuan, you still have the nerve to come see me?”

As soon as the beautiful woman opened her mouth, everyone around turned to look.

Sect Master Ji Yuan wore a bitter old face and kept apologizing.

He also knew the Five Elements Dao Sect had acted badly. Wanderer Bao Hua had once saved Master Qing Yan, yet Master Qing Yan had almost killed her disciple.

That matter was still unresolved, and now they had used a long?distance teleportation to invite Wanderer Bao Hua here to treat Master Qing Yan. Even he felt ashamed.

The deed was done by Master Qing Yan.

But the blame had to be carried by him.

This was his fate as Sect Master.

“Master, you are finally here, I missed you so much~”

Yao Wu Jitwisted around like a piece of dough and hung off Wanderer Bao Hua’s arm, showing a rare girlish side.

Wanderer Bao Hua stretched out a finger painted bright red and poked her forehead in dislike.

“You, you. How many times have I told you? When you cut the grass, you must pull out the roots too. Since you decided to do something, why did you not make it clean? Now you have learned your lesson.”

Yao Wu Jinodded again and again like a pecking chick, acting very obedient.

Sect Master Ji Yuan and the elders beside him were all silent.

“Come on, take me to see how Qing Yan is. If he only has one breath left, I might as well send him on his last journey myself.”

With one sentence, Sect Master Ji Yuan broke out in a cold sweat.