Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 417 Outsourcing
At midnight, when the moon was dark, Pei Xia sat cross-legged on the bed, took out a Yangchun Pill, and swallowed it.

A familiar sense of immersion washed over him, and he opened his eyes to find himself once again in the celestial palace.

Beneath the golden and white jade gate, a round-faced man with a full beard sat on a stone stool, swinging his legs.

Their eyes met, and Han Youzhi was clearly taken aback for a moment.

The surprise in her eyes flashed for a moment, then she breathed a sigh of relief and waved to Pei Xia.

It's not that I'm not worried.

After the initial contact, Han Youzhi learned a little about Pei Xia's situation and understood the possibility that he might have encountered an unexpected situation.

She simply changed her routine of waiting every three days at midnight to waiting for one hour every day at midnight.

In fact, when she mentioned it to Lu Li, she deliberately concealed the fact that Pei Xia had gone missing twice.

There's no need to make Little Pear worry unnecessarily.

Of course, this trust in Pei Xia wasn't limitless. Han Youzhi had already made up her mind: if Pei Xia hadn't contacted her by the end of the month...

Then she would take Lu Li and leave Changjingmen for Qinzhou.

Seeing the slender figure of the young woman, she smiled gently, effortlessly letting go of all her worries of the past few days.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

Pei Xia shook her head: "I don't know what went wrong, I haven't been able to enter the Jade Palace for a while."

Han Youzhi obtained Yu Qiong earlier than Pei Xia, but he didn't know much about her, and could only say, "It might be a problem with Qin Prefecture."

Knowing that Pei Xia had limited time, Han Youzhi didn't exchange many pleasantries. He first took out three brocade bags from Yu Qiong and handed them to him: "These are the things you wanted: seeds of Purple Crystal Mushroom, Azure Feather Flower, and Thunder Sound Jade Grass."

These three spiritual plants are the materials used to refine the Yangchun Pill. They are not rare, but they are difficult to grow. Even with careful nurturing, they sometimes fail to mature.

Those of good quality are priced no less than jade ginseng and xuanji grass in the cultivation market.

However, usually only one Mixed Spirit Pill can be produced per batch, while Yang Spring Pill, if in the hands of a highly skilled Master Su, may produce three or four pills per batch.

Pei Xia looked at the brocade pouch in her hand and silently pushed it back: "I've changed my mind."

Han Youzhi blinked: "Huh? What do you mean?"

"It's a long story. Anyway, I have a sect in Qinzhou called Jiangcheng Mountain. I originally thought that a sect should have its own stable output, such as spiritual plants, spiritual herbs, and alchemy rooms. Aren't those standard features?"

Generally speaking, that's how it is. These are the key resources for cultivation. You have to have a reliable output yourself, otherwise you'll be dependent on others.
Therefore, even a sect like the Long Whale Sect, which has historically had a relatively weak foundation, still has its own spiritual herb garden.

Some large corporations even possess rare mineral veins, such as the Frostwind Valley in the northern border of Hanzhou, which produces the world-renowned Frost Iron.

“But my thoughts have changed somewhat recently,” Pei Xia said, shaking her head and sighing.

The passage of the White Ghosts serves as a reminder.

In the foreseeable future, Jiangcheng Mountain will inevitably face many more challenges. This emerging sect does have advantages and foundations that others do not possess, but in the grand scheme of things in Qinzhou, it is still a small boat and it is not certain that it will have a smooth journey.

Throwing the precious celestial elixir into Jiangcheng Mountain might actually be an extremely risky act.

Pei Xia pushed the spirit seed back from Han Youzhi's hand and took out a small bottle from her jade pendant.

It was an exquisite, transparent crystal bottle filled with a viscous, seven-colored liquid that refracted a dreamlike brilliance as Pei Xia shook it.

“The Glazed Immortal Elixir is the stinky water I used in my cave before,” Pei Xia pointed to the cork tightly sealed at the mouth of the bottle and the cloth strips wrapped around the side. “Be very careful when using it. When this stuff is undiluted, it’s not just stinky in the ordinary sense. It can ruin a cultivator’s qi and spiritual power, and even affect their perception and divine sense.”

Han Youzhi knew about this foul-smelling water; she had seen Pei Xia use it when she rescued people in Zhaojia Village and later when she was cultivating spiritual plants in her cave.

However, Pei Xia had already diluted them back then.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a complete form of the Crystal Elixir.

"Don't rush when you use it. You can dilute it drop by drop first to see the effect of the dosage..."

Pei Xia was still giving him instructions, while Han Youzhi looked at his face and asked, "What do you mean?"

Pei Xia paused for a moment before realizing she hadn't explained to her yet: "What I mean is, it's better to plant in Changjingmen than in Jiangcheng Mountain."

In any case, the conjecture that the land of Qinzhou retains spiritual power has been confirmed.

Cultivating spiritual plants in the cave of the Long Whale Sect is firstly absolutely safe, and secondly, there is no influence from the spirit-suppressing forces. The spiritual energy will only be more abundant, and the spiritual plants will mature faster and be of better quality.

Moreover, if Pei Xia were to cultivate the medicinal herbs in Qinzhou, he would also have to consider the alchemy room and furnace, as well as the issue of his own spiritual energy reserves when refining pills.

Pei Xia had made many preparations for this, but now that she thinks about it, why bother? She might as well just leave it to Han Youzhi.

Old Han is also a master alchemist. Reaching the fifth realm shows that she has good talent and has put in a lot of effort. However, when it comes to alchemy, she is not capable of refining pills of a higher grade.

But she can't do that. There are still pears! Pei Xia knows his own apprentice's capabilities perfectly well!

"Once the medicinal herbs are ripe, have Li Zi refine them all into Yangchun Pills and bring them to me later. Also..."

Pei Xia silently counted the time she had left, and then quickened her pace: "I need a spirit-gathering array, the kind that can draw on the spiritual energy of the land."

Han Youzhi interrupted him: "An array? There's no one who can help you set it up."

A proper array formation requires numerous spiritual materials and is set up by a sixth-realm master over many days. The protective arrays of major sects are basically like this.

But Pei Xia is in Qin Prefecture, who can help him set up the formation?
“No need to make any arrangements, Pear has a plan.” Pei Xia said with great certainty.

He knew that Lu Li had some tricks up her sleeve when it came to setting up formations.

"Also, give this to her."

Pei Xia then took out another item from the jade pendant.

It was a translucent cylinder, filled about halfway with bright red liquid.

To Han Youzhi's surprise, the mysterious, crystal-clear elixir did not emit any foul odor in the Jade Palace.

But when the blood bead was removed, she was able to sense the immense spiritual power within it even before Pei Xia handed it over.

“This is…” She looked at Pei Xia in astonishment.

"The essence and blood of the sea god."

"The Sea Patrol God?! Isn't that..."

Before Han Youzhi could even register his surprise, Pei Xia shoved the blood bead into her hand. In the next instant, his consciousness was forcibly pulled out of the heavens and earth.

Han Youzhi held the Glazed Immortal Elixir in one hand and the Pure Blood of Returning to Emptiness in the other.

She blinked, looking at the two priceless treasures, and after a moment of reflection, a hint of melancholy appeared in her eyes.

He's in such a hurry.

I still have a bottle of Yangchun Pills in my jade pendant. I got them from Huang Bing after the last time, but I haven't had a chance to give them to him yet...

Han Youzhi let out a long breath and composed herself.

That's enough. He doesn't think about me anymore, and with one less thing on his mind, he can focus more on dealing with all the dangers in Qin Prefecture.

pretty good.

After placing the items into the jade pendant, Han Youzhi was about to leave the Jade Palace.

Suddenly, a figure flashed before my eyes.

She blinked blankly, looking at Pei Xia in front of her: "Why are you... Ah, is there something you forgot?"

Pei Xia, who had just taken another Yangchun Pill, looked at Han Youzhi in front of her. This time, she didn't rush to say anything, but instead shrugged her shoulders.

"No... no, well, I'm all alone in Qinzhou, and I don't have many people to talk to."

"I think chatting and relieving psychological stress is a way to maintain one's own state of mind..."

"Ha, you think so?"

Their faces showed either surprise or embarrassment.

Listening to each other's breathing, they remained silent for a moment before laughing.

"Then you've struck gold!" Han Youzhi said.

"how?"

"Look, I have a bottle of pills here. You'll miss out if you don't come."

"Tch, I'm the only one who needs this Yangchun Pill. If you don't give it to me, who else can you give it to?"

"You talk too much, but I'm in a good mood, so I won't hold it against you this time. Here, consider it my reward for you."

"What reward?"

"Hmm... I guess you're being kind with your reward."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)