Proving one's path through killing—this kind of merit is poisonous!

Chapter 31 Design
Gu Jinhe was busy until just before lunchtime in the afternoon before leaving the alchemy room.

As Xu Lingyu said, the task of lighting the fire was indeed simple, but staying in front of the furnace for a long time was unbearably hot.

She first fetched water and went back to her room to wash up before going out to the dining room.

On the way, they met Zhou Yue, who was also returning from a mission, and traveled with her.

"Junior sister, how did today's mission go?"

Zhou Yue looked tired, but her first words were still concerned about Gu Jinhe.

Gu Jinhe shook her head and said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, everything is going well for me. Senior Sister Xu is a very easy person to get along with."

She had a very fruitful day. Not only did she obtain three pill formulas and a Qi-Inducing Pill, but most importantly, she also memorized some pill-refining steps.

It's a pity there's no alchemy furnace in the errand office, otherwise she really wanted to give it a try.

After saying that, she looked at Zhou Yue and asked, "How did you do with your mission today, Senior Sister?"

"Oh, don't mention it..."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the dining room. While queuing, Gu Jinhe listened to Zhou Yue recount everything that had happened that day.

After hearing her words, Gu Jinhe was greatly shocked: "They just brazenly stole your elixir?"

The herb field is located at the west gate of Sunset Pavilion, and those who do tasks there are mostly male disciples.

Unfortunately, the sect only cares about collecting spiritual herbs and recording points based on the quantity of herbs. Regardless of any private competition or infighting, whoever submits the spiritual herbs gets the points.

This has led to many disciples in the herb field forming cliques and gangs, specifically stealing other people's spiritual herbs to complete their tasks.

They can earn points without putting in any effort; it's really easy.

But the disciples who had their elixirs stolen by them were in a terrible predicament!
Gu Jinhe took a sip of water from her cup and thought: The so-called law of the jungle, where the weak are preyed upon by the strong, theoretically conforms to the survival rules of the cultivation world.

But she managed to steal it from her friend...

She couldn't help but ask, "Senior sister, what is the cultivation level of those disciples in the medicine field?"

Zhou Yue had discussed this question with the other disciples who had been robbed while in the herb field, so she was able to answer it now.

"The leader was at the third level of Qi Refining, and he was followed by two people at the second level of Qi Refining and five people at the first level of Qi Refining."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinhe immediately deflated.

If they were below the third level of Qi Refining, she might be able to teach them a lesson.

But now there's someone at the third level of Qi Refining...

She wasn't 100% sure she'd win!
We need to think of other solutions.

Thinking of this, Gu Jinhe promised, "Senior sister, one day I will get back all the spiritual herbs that they stole."

A warm feeling rose in Zhou Yue's heart, and she said, "Just listen to it and forget about it. I'm not telling you so you'll hold a grudge against me."

After saying that, she picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of meat from her own bowl and put it into Gu Jinhe's bowl, saying, "Don't worry about it, eat your food, it's getting cold."

"Ah."

……

Holding the jade pendant, Fu Qingxue felt at ease and didn't even want to eat dinner. After saying goodbye to Qin Shu, she couldn't wait to return to her room.

She locked the door behind her, took a knife, walked to the table, placed the jade pendant on it, and then gritted her teeth and slashed her left wrist.

Blood flowed out instantly. Fu Qingxue placed her hand above the jade pendant and watched as the blood submerged it.

Within moments, her face turned deathly pale. Seeing that the jade pendant had no effect, she frowned, puzzled.

What's going on here?

Is it because there isn't enough blood?
In her past life, she was seriously injured by another servant disciple and bled a lot, which happened to soak the jade pendant, which is how it came to recognize her as its owner.

After the Buddha Lotus Jade recognized her as its master, she improved her cultivation level, and the first thing she did was kill that servant disciple.

If she hadn't had another identity, she would have been severely injured, if not killed, under the strict sect rules. So, even though she hadn't yet had any conflicts with that disciple after her rebirth, she still plotted against her, causing her to be expelled from the sect for stealing and selling useless pills.

Because of her past life, she knew the conditions for the Buddha Lotus Jade to recognize its master, so this time she went all out.

A dull, sharp pain throbbed from the wound, and blood flowed down like water, landing on the jade pendant and dripping onto the floor from the table.

The room smelled of sticky, disgusting blood. Her excessive blood loss made her dizzy, and she couldn't think straight.

But her survival instinct told her that she had to stop the bleeding as soon as possible!

She took out a porcelain bottle from her storage bag, poured out a red pill, and immediately swallowed it.

Although the hemostatic pill is the lowest grade and easiest to refine, since she is still a mortal, the effect of taking it is immediate.

Within a few breaths, the bleeding from the wound stopped, leaving only a barely noticeable scar.

Fu Qingxue picked up the jade pendant from the blood, which stained her hands. She gripped the pendant tightly, her fingertips turning white from the force.

why?
She clearly followed the steps from her previous life to perform the bloodletting ceremony to recognize her master, so why doesn't Buddha Lotus Jade recognize her this time?

In a fit of anger, she threw the jade pendant in her hand hard against the door. The sound wasn't loud, but it was heard by the person living in the next room.

"Xiaoxue, are you alright?" Qin Shu walked out of her room, came to Fu Qingxue's door, knocked, and asked softly.

Fu Qingxue snapped out of her daze and replied, "Senior sister, it's nothing, something just fell on the ground."

Fearing she might say the wrong thing, she quickly changed the subject, saying, "It's late, Senior Sister, you should go back and rest!"

She lost too much blood, and although she took hemostatic pills, she was still somewhat weak and fatigued.

Fortunately, it's nighttime, so Qin Shu will probably just think she's tired!
As expected, Qin Shu didn't ask any more questions, but gave a few more instructions before going back.

Fu Qingxue walked towards the door, thinking of picking up the jade pendant and keeping it safe.

After all, as long as she still has this thing, she'll figure out what happened sooner or later.

But upon seeing the jade broken into pieces, she stopped in her tracks, her face filled with disbelief.

The reason she dared to smash the jade pendant was because she knew that the Buddha Lotus Jade was a Buddhist artifact and could not be broken.

But the jade pendant broke...

Fu Qingxue looked at the broken pieces on the ground. Things had come to this point, and she would no longer ask why.

Asking again would just make her look stupid!

She never imagined that Gu Jinhe would try to fool her with a fake jade pendant.

it is good!
very good!

"Gu! Jin! He!"

Fu Qingxue was furious and almost ground her teeth to powder. She had lived two lives and this was the first time someone had dared to mock her like this.

She picked up the jade pendant fragments.

Suddenly, the surrounding spiritual energy began to fluctuate and surged into her body.

But she didn't notice the changes in the spiritual energy around her; she just clenched her right hand in frustration.

It wasn't until she realized something was wrong with the feel of the fragments that she opened her hand and discovered that she had crushed them into powder.

Fu Qingxue quickly closed her eyes, sensing the fluctuations of spiritual energy around her and the circulation of her own spiritual power.

When she opened her eyes, her face showed undisguised surprise and delight.

She actually managed to draw qi into her body!

Not only that, but he also successfully broke through to the first level of Qi Refining...

Fu Qingxue's displeasure eased slightly, but she had to get revenge on Gu Jinhe for what happened today!

(End of this chapter)