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

Chapter 38 Hidden Peak
Lin Tinglan paused, remained silent, and simply picked up her pen to write.

Zhou Yue, Qi Refining Level 1, received 150 spiritual herbs from her fellow disciples in the Medicine Field, totaling 150 points.

After writing all this down, he put down his pen and asked, "I've written it all down. Is there anything else?"

Before Gu Jinhe and Zhou Yue could answer, he seemed to suddenly realize something and said, "Wait a minute, how did you two, who are only at the first level of Qi Refining, manage to snatch things from Zhang Lang?"

He's starting to wonder if the sun is rising in the west!
Gu Jinhe had already prepared her answer when this was brought up.

"I was fortunate enough to win against Senior Brother Zhang thanks to Senior Sister Xu's help."

At this point, Gu Jinhe paused, seemingly worried that Lin Tinglan would ask more questions, and quickly changed the subject.

"Senior brother, what items can we redeem with our current points? Could you please explain?"

But even though she asked that question, she had already given up hope.

There are many tasks to earn points. As long as you do them every day, you will accumulate a lot over time.

Given the inflation of points, the points required to redeem resources will only increase, not decrease.

I just don't know how high it will go!

Despite having prepared herself mentally, Gu Jinhe was still utterly shocked by Lin Tinglan's words.

"A single pill costs at least 200 points, a magic weapon costs at least 1,000 points, a cultivation technique costs at least 2,000 points, and some special items cost at least 300 points."

As Lin Tinglan spoke, she circulated her spiritual power, displaying the corresponding points price of each item in the form of a picture.

As the disciple primarily responsible for the outer sect's miscellaneous affairs, these things were naturally kept in his possession.

Gu Jinhe's lips twitched.

Good, she knew it!
All the points she and Senior Sister Zhou combined were only enough to exchange for one pill!
The images in mid-air switched between different things, but Gu Jinhe's gaze remained fixed on the number of points required marked below each item.

Suddenly, her pupils contracted, and she immediately stopped Lin Tinglan from switching items.

"Senior brother, please wait a moment."

Lin Tinglan didn't understand what she meant, but she stopped what she was doing the moment she heard her voice.

At that moment, what caught the eyes of the three was a sword.

Points required: 199!

It's even lower than the points required for elixirs...

The sword is entirely silver with a slight greenish-blue tint; it's beautiful, but I wonder if it's sharp.

But the moment Gu Jinhe saw the sword, she felt an urge to possess it, an urge no less intense than when she wanted to refine pills.

She always followed her heart and did want to win, but seeing that she only had one hundred points, she couldn't hide her disappointment. Zhou Yue took in her changing expression, thought for a moment, and asked, "Senior brother, can I transfer my points to someone else?"

"The clan rules do not stipulate that it is not allowed."

The phrase "no regulation" means that it is permissible.

Hearing Lin Tinglan's unspoken message, Zhou Yue quickly said, "Senior Brother Lin, then give all my points to Junior Sister Gu!"

She only got those 150 points thanks to Junior Sister Gu, so giving them to her now is like returning them to their rightful owner.

Therefore, Zhou Yue showed no reluctance whatsoever!
Gu Jinhe immediately stopped her, saying, "Senior Sister, I just need to go back to the alchemy room and do a few more missions, that's enough, please don't..."

“That won’t do.” Before Gu Jinhe could finish speaking, Zhou Yue added, “So many people are doing missions, what if the sword is gone next time we come?”

Zhou Yue's words were reasonable and well-founded, and Gu Jinhe couldn't think of a way to refuse...

"Senior sister, why don't we each take a step back?"

After thinking for a while, Gu Jinhe said, "Consider your points as a loan. I'll pay you back when I earn them."

After all, she really liked that sword!
As if knowing Zhou Yue would refuse, her expression suddenly turned cold, and she said, "If Senior Sister insists on giving me the points for free, I will not take this sword."

She asked herself if she was a good person, but she wouldn't take advantage of her friends.

Zhou Yue sighed and nodded helplessly.

Lin Tinglan didn't care about their discussion process. Seeing that the two had reached a consensus, she transferred all the points that had been recorded after Zhou Yue's name to Gu Jinhe's name.

Thinking of the sword that Gu Jinhe had her eye on, he was about to deduct 199 points from her account when he suddenly stopped writing.

As if remembering something, he frowned and said, "Junior sister, while there's still time to change it, think it over again. Do you really want to change that sword?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinhe immediately sensed something was amiss and asked, "Senior brother, please speak frankly!"

"Then I won't keep you in suspense any longer." Lin Tinglan chuckled and said, "This sword is called Cangfeng. The reason it's so cheap is because it's a broken sword."

"Broken Sword?"

Lin Tinglan nodded and explained, "Yes, the weapon refiner spent three months forging this sword, but due to insufficient forging materials, it has the shape of a sword but lacks a sword spirit."

At this point, he sighed, "It's not that no disciple dislikes this sword, but none of them can make it recognize a master."

After saying that, he added an important point: "The most important thing is that, junior sister, if you also cannot get Cangfeng to recognize you as his master, I will not refund the points."

Gu Jinhe shrugged indifferently.

You can earn more points, but if you miss out on this sword you love, you'll truly regret it for the rest of your life!

　I got off work too late today (I'm exhausted), so I made some minor adjustments to the chapter content. I'll try to update more tomorrow, as it's the weekend (a sigh of relief).
　　(End of this chapter)