Chapter 335

Chapter 335: The Place of the Little Junior Sister of Lone Moon Peak Belongs Only to You
Yu Zhao once again marveled at Senior Sister Zhou’s sharpness. She said: “Senior Sister Zhou, I think your suspicion makes sense. We cannot relax our guard.”

“Mm. I already told Master my guess,” Zhou Jin Yue said. “He said he will send messages to the other sect masters.”

“Senior Sister Zhou, I also have something I want to tell you.”

Just now, the news Zhou Jin Yue brought had shocked Yu Zhao. Now it was Zhou Jin Yue’s turn to be shocked by Yu Zhao’s news.

She stood up, anxiety between her brows, and said: “This matter is very serious. I need to report to Master at once.”

“I will go with you.”

“Alright.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan saw Zhou Jin Yue and Yu Zhao arrive together and could not help flashing a wide grin, showing a row of big white teeth. But after Yu Zhao listed everything she had seen and heard on this trip, his big white teeth slowly disappeared and his face turned grave.

“I understand,” he said.

“Master…”

Seeing the worry on his eldest disciple’s face, Sect Master Ji Yuan softened his expression and said: “Do not worry. Luckily Yu Zhao discovered this early. The matter is still within a controllable range. Leave it to your master.”

Zhou Jin Yue slowly let go of the anxiety in her heart.

Her master had been a bit unreliable in the past, but he had never been careless in major matters.

What was more, he had recently realized his past mistakes and turned over a new leaf, paying more and more attention to sect affairs.

Once those rats hiding in the gutters were targeted by the Five Elements Dao Sect, it would not be long before they realized just how terrifying a top-tier sect really was.

With this big matter settled, Yu Zhao left the main peak and hurried straight to Sect Master Wu Sang’s residence.

Sect Master Wu Sang had already been waiting for her for a long time. When he saw her arrive, he immediately pushed a jade bottle in front of her and said: “A total of nine pills came out of this batch. I promised to give you half. There are four in here.”

Yu Zhao raised an eyebrow and was about to speak, but Sect Master Wu Sang spoke first: “You are short half a pill, so consider that me taking advantage of you. But I will not let you suffer. I have prepared two extra options for you.

“One: I will refine three more batches of fifth-grade pills for you as compensation. Failures do not count. We only count the ones that succeed.

“The second option is that I will owe you a favor. In the future, if you need something and come to me for help, as long as it is reasonable, I will help you once.

“This promise is good forever. Even if I am no longer the Sect Master of Greenwood Sect, you can use my token and ask the next Sect Master to fulfill the promise. You can choose for yourself.”

Yu Zhao had already been tempted when she heard the first option. When she heard the second, she started to hesitate instead.

Both options were very tempting. She could not decide for a moment.

Inside, Sect Master Wu Sang was laughing at himself. He was an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years. How could he fail to sway a young junior disciple? What a joke.

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Zhao asked bravely: “Can I choose both?”

Sect Master Wu Sang almost laughed out of anger and said: “Of course not!”

Yu Zhao shrank her neck to dodge the spittle from his shout, thought again, and said through heartache: “I choose the first one.”

“Hm?” Sect Master Wu Sang was very surprised.

He had thought Yu Zhao would choose the second.

A promise from a sect master was extremely rare.

Of course, fifth-grade pills were rare too, but compared to them, the value of the former was clearly harder to measure.

Yu Zhao did not plan to explain her choice to Sect Master Wu Sang.

Sect Master Wu Sang had clearly forgotten that the young sect master he had already chosen was Mu Ye.

And who was Mu Ye? She was Yu Zhao’s good friend.

[If I need help from Mu Ye in the future, would I still need Sect Master Wu Sang’s promise?]

That was why Yu Zhao felt that actual fifth-grade pills in hand were more valuable.

She smiled, picked up the bottle, and changed the subject: “Sect Master Wu Sang, what is this batch of pills called? What exactly do they do?”

Yu Zhao’s question hit Sect Master Wu Sang right where he liked it. The corners of his lips lifted, and he cleared his throat twice before saying: “Since these pills were refined with Longevity Fruit, I have named them Longevity Pills. It is no exaggeration to say that one pill equals one life.

“Even if your Nascent Soul is shattered, as long as your soul has not scattered, if you take a Longevity Pill, you can come back from the brink of death and turn danger into safety.”

Yu Zhao’s fingers tightened around the bottle and she asked: “Do they really have such a miraculous effect?”

“Of course it is true,” Sect Master Wu Sang said. “Do you know how many heavenly and earthly treasures I prepared for this furnace…”

Sect Master Wu Sang started counting on his fingers and listing them one by one.

Yu Zhao’s breathing quickened, and when she looked at Sect Master Wu Sang again, there was a hint of hunger in her eyes.

Sect Master Wu Sang suddenly felt something was wrong.

Oh no, he had praised the Longevity Pills to the sky; Yu Zhao would definitely want to go back on her choice.

He hurried to say: “Four Longevity Pills are already quite a lot. I ran into some trouble during the alchemy process this time, and Wanderer Bao Hua helped me solve it. So I still have to give her one of the remaining Longevity Pills. I can only keep four in my own hands.”

Hearing this, the heat in Yu Zhao’s gaze faded a little.

She had provided the main ingredient, but the most important part, the alchemy and technique, had been Sect Master Wu Sang’s. She could not be too greedy.

She carefully put the bottle away into her Storage Space. Then, under Sect Master Wu Sang’s suggestion, she listed three types of fifth-grade pills she needed.

Only then did she reluctantly take her leave.

In the cultivation world there was a running joke. The strength of the One Sect, Two Schools, and Four Clans was hard to compare, but the poorest sect was definitely Heavenly Sword Sect, which was full of sword cultivators, while the richest was without a doubt Greenwood Sect, famous for its alchemy.

This time, Yu Zhao truly experienced the wealth of Greenwood Sect.

Leaving aside the Longevity Pills, just the three kinds of fifth-grade pills she requested would each empty out many years of her savings.

But to rich Greenwood Sect, that was like a drop in the ocean.

At the very least, Yu Zhao did not see any heartache on Sect Master Wu Sang’s face.

Of course, it was also possible he was just holding it in and refusing to lose his composure in front of a junior like her.

In any case, what she had gained on this trip far exceeded her expectations.

But as facts would soon prove, when things reach the extreme, they turn into their opposite. Great joy can bring great sorrow.

“Yu Zhao, it really is you. You are back.”

Lan Zi Yu stood on the path Yu Zhao had to take to go back, the corners of his eyes red, his expression desolate.

When Yu Zhao saw his fake pitiful look, she actually felt a bit nauseous for a moment. [I have gone too long without being disgusted by this group of people. My tolerance has gone down.]

She only gave Lan Zi Yu a glance, then looked away and walked past him with a blank face.

Lan Zi Yu almost could not keep up his act and rushed after her, shouting: “Yu Zhao, Junior Sister! Don’t go! I have something I want to tell you!”

Yu Zhao did not respond. Instead, she walked even faster.

“Stop!” Lan Zi Yu roared and strode forward to catch up with Yu Zhao. He grabbed at her and shouted: “I told you to stop! Are you deaf?”

Yu Zhao looked at him with a half-smile. [A dog cannot change its habits. He cannot even pretend for more than a moment.]

Lan Zi Yu realized he had given himself away, so he simply dropped the act and said: “Yu Zhao, you must have heard after you came back. Ye Cong Xin was a malevolent spirit. We were all bewitched by her before. She is dead now. Come back. The place of the Little Junior Sister of Lone Moon Peak still belongs to you.”

“Lan Zi Yu, you are truly disgusting.”

Lan Zi Yu looked stunned and asked: “What did you say? You said I am disgusting?”

“Yes. Did you not hear me clearly?” Yu Zhao said. “Then I will say it again. You. Really. Make. People. Sick.”