A great adventure in the world of immortal cultivation

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Romeo: Fast forward to the moment when he failed miserably in refining the medicine and was severely beaten by the Imperial Master.

Xiao Huohuo: (annoyed)

KP: Anyway, Zhao Wuji carried Xiao Huohuo back to the Imperial Master's Mansion and went straight to the second floor. Compared to the mundane things on the first floor, the decoration on the second floor looked very monk-like. In the empty room, there were a few jade tables and chairs placed casually against the wall, and a few bookshelves piled with scrolls and books. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

Zhao Wuji: Come on, let me see how capable you are as an alchemist.

KP: After throwing Xiao Huohuo into the center of the room, Zhao Wuji blocked the exit, his eyes full of cold scrutiny.

Xiao Huohuo: Oh, I forgot the beginning, the middle, and the end. Anyway, I don’t know if someone is plotting against me behind my back. The cake is gone, KP, you win.

Joan of Arc: You want points for just writing a solution? You, make me some medicine!

Xiao Huohuo: Wait a minute, before refining the medicine, KP, I have a few things I want to confirm.

KP: What is it?

Xiao Huohuo: As an alchemist, I am quite useful to Zhao Wuji.

KP: I guess so.

Xiao Huohuo: Zhao Wuji needs to consume about 300 people every year. How long will it take until his next sacrifice?

KP: About half a year left... Why do you ask this?

Han Buli: Lao Xiao, what are you trying to stir up again?

Xiao Huohuo: I was thinking, since Zhao Wuji doesn't need to be sacrificed in the short term, then as the state teacher who "loves the people like his own children", Sha and Tianmu City must be safe, so there is actually no need for us to alert the enemy and rush to deal with Zhao Wuji.

Joan of Arc: But Zhao Wuji won't let us go. (Pinching nose)

Xiao Huohuo: That's not necessarily true. Think about it, from Zhao Wuji's perspective, we haven't done anything to harm him from the beginning to the end. At most, it just makes him feel a little uneasy. And considering our Qi Refining skills, this unease is actually quite limited. His willingness to keep me to refine medicine shows that as long as there is a benefit, we can cooperate and communicate with each other.

Han Buli: Lao Xiao, what do you mean...

Xiao Huohuo: Of course! I want to be "loyal" to Zhao Wuji, gain his trust, and then make him rip off his teeth!

Joan of Arc: Damn!

Han Buli: Damn!

Romeo: Quack! What a chattering!

KP: Are you serious?

Xiao Huohuo: Of course, after all the effort I made to find a dungeon that didn't take up a lot of time, but I couldn't practice, and I couldn't farm my secondary professions. So I had to find a way to make some extra money... Zhao Wuji is a foundation-building cultivator after all, so his family background must be good. Putting aside the basics like magic weapons and magical arts, just a few words from a foundation-building cultivator would be enough to benefit us a lot.

Jeanne: Okay, okay, you're starting to take advantage of the boss, right? (laughing)

Han Buli: It feels like a beautiful young girl trying to cheat an old man out of his inheritance. (It's hard to hold it together)

Romeo: Little Doctor Fairy, you are still an old man!

Xiao Huohuo:?

KP: Oh, you troublemakers. It's fine if you usually just take advantage of NPCs, but now you're even targeting the Foundation Establishment bosses, right? (Pointing and gesturing)

Xiao Huohuo: Pull it out, you can pull it out! After all, Sima Ge was also pulled out by Old Han in the same way.

Han Buli:?

Joan of Arc: (pinching nose) You stinky little brother, you are not trying to turn Zhao Wuji into Sima Brother 2.0, are you?

Xiao Huohuo: That’s not the case. Brother Sima’s great status is unshakable. I feel that it would be great if he could turn Zhao Wuji into Xiaocao 2.0.

Joan of Arc: ???

Xiao Huohuo: So KP is being taken away? I feel that this development is quite reasonable.

KP: Tsk… let me think about it.

(ten minutes later)

KP: …Okay.

Xiao Huohuo: Great!

Romeo: Quack! KP, we love you Kouya!

KP: Don't be happy too soon. I just gave Zhao Wuji a patch that can be used to gain benefits. Whether you can gain benefits and how much you can gain depends on your performance (speech skills).

Xiao Huohuo: Hehe, it’s time to let KP see the bond between me and Dice Girl!

KP: Well, seeing you standing there for a long time without moving, Zhao Wuji frowned impatiently.

Zhao Wuji: What are you standing there for? Don’t tell me now that refining medicine is just a nonsense trick of yours?

Xiao Huohuo: I took a deep breath, turned around, knelt on one knee, clasped my hands together, and spoke with my head bowed. Before I begin refining the medicine, I ask the Imperial Master to listen to my heartfelt words!

Zhao Wuji:……?

KP: Seeing you suddenly become so respectful, Zhao Wuji was slightly stunned, and then he showed a wary look.

Zhao Wuji: ...What do you want to say?

Xiao Huohuo: Master Imperial Master, although it may be a little late to say it now, I have actually wanted to be loyal to you for a long time!

Zhao Wuji: ...be loyal to me?

Xiao Huohuo: That’s right. I still remember five years ago, when I first mistakenly entered Tianmu City, I was easily captured by you, the National Master. Fortunately, I had the magic weapon inherited from my master to protect me, so I barely escaped the disaster.

KP: Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji's eyes became even more fierce.

Zhao Wuji: Which sect are you from? How did you get here?

Xiao Huohuo: (making up something) Please know, Master Imperial Master, I am an inner sect disciple of Houtu Sect. I was originally out on a mission, but somehow I encountered a mysterious fluctuation. When I came to my senses, I had already arrived in Tianmu City.

Zhao Wuji: Houtu Sect? I've never heard of it... The mysterious fluctuations... Could they be a side effect of tracing light? ... Go on.

Xiao Huohuo: Okay, after being repelled by you, Master Imperial Master, we found ourselves still in Tianmu City. After searching the surroundings but finding no way out, we had no choice but to hide our identities and settle down in the city. Five years have passed like this. But constantly changing identities and hiding wasn't a good idea. Furthermore, we often heard about the people of Tianmu's love for you, Master Imperial Master, so we gradually began to think about surrendering. But we never found the right opportunity, until today!

Han Buli: Yes, Zhao Wuji doesn’t know that there was a five-year gap between our two time travels. According to Lao Xiao, we haven’t committed any crime for five consecutive years. We are truly good citizens.

Romeo: I'm a farmer, and this is beets!

KP: After hearing what Xiao Huohuo said, Zhao Wuji's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Zhao Wuji: Five years. I have posted wanted posters for five whole years, and you have managed to remain completely undetected?

Xiao Huohuo: Because we are experts in the art of disguise, if you weren't relying on divine sense, just looking at my current appearance, I'm sure you, the Imperial Master, wouldn't be able to recognize me. Moreover, cultivators like us are naturally superior, so it's easy for us to deceive those ignorant mortals! (Sima-style arrogance)

Han Buli: Okay, okay, you’re starting to create your own character, right?

Zhao Wuji: ...Humph.

KP: Well, seeing that you have an extraordinary look on your face, Zhao Wuji nodded slightly, which was considered as his approval of your statement.

Zhao Wuji: I believe that you have neither the intention nor the courage to be my enemy... But before in the palace, you provoked me again and again. How do you explain that?

Xiao Huohuo: Huh? (Damn, I was just trying to act cool, and now I got hit by a boomerang.)

Joan of Arc: Very spicy!

Romeo: Where's the external brain? Save your teeth!

Han Buli: Lao Xiao, come here. (whispering)

Xiao Huohuo: (Looks out)

Han Buli: That's what you said... (whispering)

KP: What are you doing?! No talking in the exam room! (Slams the table)

Han Buli: Ahem.

Xiao Huohuo: Ahem...Well, I get it. I told Zhao Wuji that everything that happened in the palace before was actually just acting!

Zhao Wuji: Acting skills? Who are you performing for?

Xiao Huohuo: I performed it for Princess Sha!

Zhao Wuji:?

Xiao Huohuo: Excuse me for making a bold guess. On the surface, the relationship between you, Imperial Master, and the princess doesn't seem to be very good, but you are still willing to "tolerate and accommodate" her. This also shows that the princess is still useful, right?

Zhao Wuji: ...

Xiao Huohuo: Imperial Master, as you know, the princess and I are already acquainted, and she has a good impression of us. Therefore, I had no choice but to offend you earlier in the palace in order to maintain our good image in the princess's heart. This way, if the Imperial Master needs your cooperation in future actions, we can serve as your "inside support," making it easier to control the princess. I hope you will be magnanimous and forgive my presumptuous behavior this time.

Zhao Wuji: ...

Joan of Arc: Awesome, this can be done.

Han Buli: To be honest, this wave is really invincible.

Xiao Huohuo: Haha, this is all thanks to Brother Han’s support.

Romeo: Love? Fiery? Unreliable? Crazy fan?

KP: (pinches nose) Damn, I can’t really find any fault with it right now… Never mind, I’ll just pass it.

Xiao Huohuo: Great!

KP: So, after listening to your flawless explanation, Xiao Huohuo, Zhao Wuji's frown finally relaxed.

Zhao Wuji: Humph, I didn’t realize you were such a meticulous person.

Xiao Huohuo: Haha, thank you for the compliment, Master Imperial Master.

Zhao Wuji: Being thoughtful is a good thing. But if you want to work for me, you can't just rely on talking.

Xiao Huohuo: I understand, I understand. I will start refining the medicine now!

Zhao Wuji: In addition...

Xiao Huohuo: What else?

KP: Looking at the somewhat puzzled Xiao Huohuo, Zhao Wuji's beard twitched slightly, as if he had been holding it in for a long time.

Zhao Wuji: ...Change your clothes! You're neither male nor female, how disgraceful!

Xiao Huohuo: Damn!

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Chapter 168 Everyone Enters the Palace (Time's Sands, Part 16)

KP: Then, after carrying the unconscious Han Buli back home, Joan of Arc heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that no one was following them.

Joan of Arc: Tsk, I'm going to throw Buli hard to the ground!

Han Buli: Why did you throw me down?

Joan of Arc: Shut up, you unfilial son! If you weren't so useless, we wouldn't have returned empty-handed from this night visit to the Imperial Master's Mansion!

Han Buli: (pinching his nose) At least I returned empty-handed, and someone even compensated me with a Red Sun Sword.

Joan of Arc: Damn it!

Romeo: Oh wow, are Daddy and Onii-chan back? Huh? Why did Brother Furi faint? I need to give him artificial respiration right away!

Han Buli:???

Joan of Arc: That’s right.

Han Buli: Add to that! KP, I should be awake now!

KP: You have a very good physique.

Han Buli: I was just thrown down by Joan of Arc!

KP: ...then I'll give you an extra 10 points.

Han Buli: Just this little?

Xiao Huohuo: To be honest, with that little sister's height, pushing you down is probably not much different from lying on the ground.

Joan of Arc:?