Chapter 69

Chapter 69: A Mission to Leave the Sect

Today, Yun Xi’s task was to open up a meridian in her lungs. This was slow, grinding work. By the time she finished, it was already evening.

Yun Xi took a deep breath and instantly felt her breathing become unbelievably smooth. Satisfied, she prepared to store the immortal spirit grass back into the space.

But the immortal spirit grass proactively transmitted, “Master, the spiritual energy we stored before is about to run out. You need to find a new spirit vein.”

Yun Xi’s hand froze. Wasn’t this goal a bit too grand? With her cultivation, did she even have the right to think about spirit veins? She would get slapped to death. So she used a negotiating tone and said, “Little immortal grass, your target is too high. Your master isn’t capable. Last time, you only succeeded because the sect wasn’t on guard. If we do it again, we’ll probably be watched.”

“Ugh. Small places are such a hassle. They guard even that little bit so tightly.”

The immortal spirit grass complained.

Yun Xi did not want to argue. Their environments were different.

The immortal spirit grass shook its leaves and said, “Fine. If we can’t set our sights on the sect, then we’ll go outside and find spirit veins. Unowned ones can be absorbed, right?”

Yun Xi felt this suggestion was very good. She also felt she could barely keep her cultivation suppressed anymore. She was only one thin layer away from the Foundation Establishment Stage. Advancing to Foundation Establishment meant facing a thunder tribulation. If she did it inside the sect, she would not be able to hide her true cultivation and spiritual root attributes, so leaving the sect was inevitable.

“Little immortal grass, your suggestion is great. Give me some time to prepare. I still need to take a mission that lets me leave the sect, so I can go out openly and properly.”

“Good. Plan it well. Once you leave the sect and enter a large mountain range, bring me out. I can sense where spirit veins are.”

“Okay.”

This time, Yun Xi agreed readily. She stored the immortal spirit grass back into the space, then cast two Cleansing Spells on herself before leaving the alchemy room.

“Senior Brother Chu, these are the pills I refined today, to cover the fee for renting the alchemy room.”

Yun Xi smiled and handed a pill bottle to the duty disciple.

Senior Brother Chu opened it and sniffed, then smiled. “Junior Sister Wei, your alchemy is steady. You’ve been consistently producing medium-grade quality.”

His tone sounded like he wanted to probe something.

Yun Xi scratched her head shyly and said, “Senior Brother Chu, I’ve been trying to push for high-grade lately. I used all the spirit stones I saved up to trade for herbs, but I’m still a little short. When I go back this time, I plan to take two more missions, save up more spirit stones, and then come again.”

“Alright. I’m always happy to have you here. But if you can’t break through no matter what, it should be another problem. If you need it, next time you refine pills, Senior Brother can watch from the side and help you take a look.”

Senior Brother Chu offered proactively.

Yun Xi’s eyes lit up. “Senior Brother Chu, are you serious?”

“Of course. We’re fellow disciples. Helping you is just a convenient thing.”

“It may be convenient for Senior Brother Chu, but for this junior sister, it’s a huge benefit. If I’d known Senior Brother Chu was so easy to talk to, I would’ve shamelessly brought it up long ago. Today I wasted another batch of herbs for nothing.”

Yun Xi said with some regret.

That made Senior Brother Chu feel rather pleased, but he still soothed her. “No problem. When you come next time, we’ll talk about it.”

Yun Xi acted like she was climbing the pole and said, “Senior Brother Chu, it’s a deal. Next time I come, you have to guide me properly. I’ll go take missions first. Once I’ve saved up enough herbs, I’ll come back.”

She cupped her hands and left, afraid Senior Brother Chu might change his mind.

Senior Brother Chu watched Yun Xi’s back and pressed his lips into a smile. He raised his hand and sent out a transmission talisman, then closed his eyes and continued to rest.

As for Yun Xi, she was not as happy as she had looked. Her face was gloomy instead. Did he think she was young and easy to bully? The calculation in his eyes was practically spilling out. Did he really think she couldn’t see it?

Whether Senior Brother Chu acted on his own, or whether someone provoked him, or whether he was following someone’s orders, it was definitely aimed at her. And the first person she suspected was Wei Yun Qing. After lying low for a while, that female lead was starting to stir up trouble again.

But Yun Xi had expected it. Because a month ago, the two of them had run into each other in the alchemy hall.

When Wei Yun Qing saw Yun Xi, who carried a faint scent of pills, she said in surprise, “You know alchemy?”

Yun Xi rolled her eyes internally. On the surface, she said calmly, “I just started learning.”

Then she left the alchemy hall, not wanting to say another word to her.

This time, Wei Yun Qing did not stop her. She only watched Yun Xi’s back with a thoughtful look. After Yun Xi left, Wei Yun Qing went to find the duty disciple. Using Senior Brother Ye from the pill peak as a pretext, she checked Yun Xi’s alchemy room rental times.

Then she discovered that her younger sister had been renting an alchemy room on and off for a full year, and she usually paid the rental fee with the pills she refined. Wei Yun Qing spent spirit stones to buy the pills used for that day’s settlement – a bottle of medium-grade Nourishing Spirit Pills.

After confirming the pills’ quality, Wei Yun Qing’s expression grew even uglier. She had heard Wei Yun Ting mention it before and thought Yun Xi only refined bigu pills to save spirit stones. She had not expected her younger sister could even refine medium-grade Nourishing Spirit Pills.

Her own alchemy level was still stuck at low-grade, and sometimes she even blew up furnaces. Compared like this, the difference was clear. The flame of jealousy in her heart jumped higher by another inch.

After that, she spent spirit stones to have an alchemy hall disciple keep watch. She discovered that Wei Yun Xi had actually earned quite a lot of spirit stones through pills. Even though Yun Xi used the spirit stones to buy herbs, Wei Yun Qing did not believe Yun Xi had not kept enough spirit stones for her own cultivation, and she set her sights on that pile of spirit stones.

All she could say was that the female lead’s way of thinking was bizarre. Instead of earning spirit stones herself, she set her sights on her younger sister, as if Yun Xi’s hard-earned spirit stones should rightfully belong to her.

If Yun Xi knew about Wei Yun Qing’s “of course,” she would probably spit in her face.

After Yun Xi returned to the outer three peaks she had newly moved to, she sent a voice transmission talisman to Hua Xuan Zi. A moment later, she received a reply.

The next day, the two met in a cultivation room. Hua Xuan Zi smiled and said, “Junior Sister Yun Xi, why are you being so secretive? Do you need my help with something?”

Yun Xi smiled and said, “I do need Senior Sister’s help. Help me take a mission that lets me leave the sect. I’ve been watched lately, so it’s not convenient for me to go to the Outer Sect mission hall.”

Hua Xuan Zi frowned. “Who is being so blatant?”

The Wei Family disciples’ reputation in the Outer Sect was pretty good.

“A family scandal shouldn’t be aired in public.”

Yun Xi also put on an act, saying something vague.

Hua Xuan Zi understood. She took out a jade slip and handed it to Yun Xi. “Look for yourself. Pick one and tell me.”

Yun Xi did not hesitate. After taking it, she swept it with her spiritual sense and read all the mission details. She immediately locked onto a target mission and said with a smile, “Senior Sister Hua, this mission.”

Hua Xuan Zi took a look and frowned. “This mission is to search for missing fellow disciples. You need to go to the Bao Hua Mountain range, ten thousand li away from the sect. This is your first time taking an outside mission, and you’re going somewhere so far. I’m not at ease.”

“Senior Sister, don’t worry. Everything has a first time. I’ll be careful and cautious. And among the missing fellow disciples is a little senior sister I know.”