Killing God - Chapter 71

Chapter 71 Transaction
Shen Shi stopped Zhong Qinglu in a hurry, but he didn’t know what to say after being asked “What’s wrong?” He stood there and hesitated for a while before saying, “How many Qi Nourishing Pills can you refine with that pill furnace of yours at a time?”

Zhong Qinglu was also stunned for a moment. Obviously, she did not expect Shen Shi to ask such a headless question. She subconsciously said, “That pill furnace is the smallest. At most, it can only be refined five at a time …” Halfway through her words, Zhong Qinglu suddenly realized what she was saying to him. Her face revealed a trace of impatience as she turned around to leave.

Shen Shi suddenly shouted behind her, “I’ll give you spirit crystals. Help me refine pills, okay?”

Zhong Qinglu’s footsteps paused. She turned around and looked at Shen Shi. A trace of surprise appeared on her face as she asked in shock, “What did you say?”

Shen Shi felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head, but he still whispered, “I mean, I’ll buy you enough spirit crystals to refine the spirit materials for the Qi Nourishing Pill. You go and refine the pills … Can we split them equally?”

Zhong Qinglu didn’t say anything for a while. She just stared at him, causing Shen Shi’s heart to feel somewhat guilty. After a while, Zhong Qinglu suddenly sneered with a trace of disdain and said, “Do you think that if you give me a few spirit crystals, I will smile at you? Stop dreaming!”

Shen Shi was dumbfounded. He looked at Zhong Qinglu, who was speechless for a moment. The young girl’s face was as cold as ice. She turned around and left. At the same time, she said coldly, “If you’re still obsessed with what happened last night, forget it as soon as possible. Anyway, you can’t afford to compensate for those things. I’m too lazy to argue with you.”

Under the moonlight, Zhong Qinglu strode on the beach. Looking at the elegant figure on his back, he was indeed a bit like an aristocratic clan. He looked like a person from two different worlds from the ordinary brat behind him. However, Shen Shi obviously did not think so. After Zhong Qinglu took a few steps, he suddenly heard Shen Shi shout, “Your pill refining method is destined to have no future!”

Zhong Qinglu paused for a moment, then suddenly turned around and angrily said, “What did you say?”

Shen Shi met her angry gaze, but he didn’t show any fear. He stood there silently for a moment and said, “I asked about the price of the Qi Nourishing Pills on the Green Fish Market. I went to the shop to look at the prices of the spirit materials used to refine the Qi Nourishing Pills. In the end, I heard about your cultivation in the past few years from Young Friend Sun, so …”

Zhong Qinglu smiled angrily and said, “So you said that I have no future in refining pills. I am the only rookie disciple in this generation who has refined a Qi Nourishing Pill for the first time. Even senior apprentice-brother of the Pill Hall thinks highly of me, yet you actually dare to say that about me?” “Alright, alright, alright. I want to hear what you have to say. If you can’t come up with a charter, see if I’ll let you off!”

After saying that, she took a few steps back and stood in front of Shen Shi. She stared at him fiercely and looked at Shen Shi as if she was going to lose her temper for no good reason.

Shen Shi laughed dryly and rubbed his eyebrows in frustration. After pondering for a moment, under Zhong Qinglu’s angry gaze, he suddenly asked a question that did not seem to have anything to do with the current situation. “Do you know how many high-grade alchemists are there in the Lingxiao Sect’s Pill Hall?”

Zhong Qinglu was stunned. He was about to get angry, However, when he saw Shen Shi’s calm and bright eyes, there seemed to be some inexplicable meaning. After hesitating for a moment, he thought that he would let you pretend for a while longer, so he said coldly, “It goes without saying that everyone in the sect knows that there are three high-grade alchemists in the pill hall. They are Elder Yun Ni Yun, Elder Xia, and Elder Wen.”

They had joined the High Firmament Sect for three years. Even though they had practically cultivated on Bluefish Island during this period of time, they still had a good understanding of the situation in the High Firmament Sect. Therefore, Zhong Qinglu did not hesitate to answer.

Shen Shi nodded and asked, “Then do you know when did the three of them become high-grade alchemists?”

Zhong Qinglu was stunned, but she was speechless for a moment. As the name implied, an alchemist was of course a praise for a cultivator who had achieved something in the field of alchemy. Generally speaking, an alchemist who could refine a first-grade, middle-grade, or high-grade spirit pill would also be regarded as someone who had achieved a corresponding level of praise. Of these three, There was no doubt that high-grade alchemists were the noblest, One had to know that all the spirit pills that could be called high-grade were precious and rare treasures like immortal pills, Not to mention the enormous value of consuming spirit materials, refining techniques were even more complicated and difficult. There were even times when one needed an extremely high level of Dao Cultivation to be the foundation for refining pills. Therefore, to become a high-grade alchemist, talent, Dao Cultivation, financial resources, and even opportunities were all required to reach the top.

This was also the reason why Ling Xiao Sect had three high-grade alchemists at the peak of the Primordial Grandmist Cultivation World. In other small sects, not to mention high-grade alchemists, even mid-grade alchemists, or even a beginner-grade alchemist, had to be respected by the entire sect.

Zhong Qinglu could not answer for a moment. However, Shen Shi had already accepted it. “Elder Xia and Elder Wen, “It was only thirty years after they broke through to the Origin Core Realm that they reached the realm of a high-grade alchemist. Elder Yun Ni, who is known as the most talented alchemist in our sect in the past five hundred years, also reached the peak of the Divine Concept Realm. She was only a step away from the Origin Core Realm when she refined her first high-grade pill. Even so, she was already a rare genius in the world.”

Zhong Qinglu frowned. Her expression unconsciously eased up a little, but there was a hint of suspicion on her face. She glanced at Shen Shi and said, “How did you know all this?”

Shen Shi paused for a moment and said, “I’ve heard some things from senior apprentice-brothers before. I’ll remember them.”

Zhong Qinglu curled her lips. Obviously, she did not believe this perfunctory answer. However, Shen Shi quickly continued, “Apart from these three high-ranking elders, you usually work in the Pill Hall. You should also know how many people there are in the Pill Hall, and how many senior brothers and senior sisters among them can become alchemists?” And how many years would it take for each of these little accomplished people to work hard and temper themselves? ”

Hearing this, Zhong Qinglu seemed to have vaguely sensed the meaning behind Shen Shi’s words. However, her temper had always been persistent. She snorted and said unhappily, “Alchemy requires countless trials to be accomplished. Talent, financial resources, and cultivation are indispensable. Do you think it’s cabbage? Anyone can successfully cultivate it casually?”

Shen Shi faintly smiled, but he took a step forward and looked at Zhong Qinglu, saying, “That’s right, that’s what you said.” As far as I know, concocting a pill is the most arduous process. Not only is it costly, it also has many limitations. No matter how talented a person is, or even someone who has refined a pill, they still have a high chance of failing in concocting another pill. For example, fire, pill color, spirit materials, and so on, each time they concoct a pill, it will be different. “It is not uncommon for a person with high talent to become one in three times, one in five times, seven times, and one in twenty times. What kind of person are you?”

A faint flush suddenly flushed across Zhong Qinglu’s cheeks. She snorted but did not reply.

Shen Shi waited for a while, but he saw that Zhong Qinglu did not have the intention to speak. He could only helplessly say, “This is the first time you refined a Qi Nourishing Pill. I heard about it three months ago. How many batches have you refined so far? How many times have you succeeded?” At this point, he paused for a moment before saying, “If I’m not mistaken, I’m afraid that you’ve failed more times than you’ve succeeded in refining pills. Is that why you were so angry last night? Even in front of everyone, you couldn’t help but curse loudly?”

Zhong Qinglu lowered her head slightly, but then her expression changed. She suddenly raised her head and angrily said, “Nonsense, what are you cursing under everyone’s eyes? Do you think I’m a shrew?”

Shen Shi hurriedly waved his hand and said, “Don’t worry about this. Tell me first. Am I right? With our situation where we are trapped in Qingyu Island and don’t have any outside help, and with the consumption of pill refining, even if you have a good reward for your mission in the Pill Hall, I’ve calculated that this spirit crystal will definitely not be able to keep up with you.”

Zhong Qinglu was silent for a moment. Unknowingly, she discovered that although she was still harsh on Shen Shi from time to time, her imposing manner seemed to have been slowly lowered by Shen Shi. Although she had never told anyone about many things, the person in front of her seemed to have guessed her current predicament based on her speculation.

Looking at Zhong Qinglu’s expression, Shen Shi nodded. He roughly proved his conjecture, but he wasn’t in a joyous mood. He wanted to say something comforting, but he didn’t know what to say.

On the beach, there was a moment of silence between the two of them. After a while, Zhong Qinglu was the first to break the silence and said, “Is it true that you said you would refine pills for me with spirit crystals?”

Shen Shi raised his eyebrows. When he looked at Zhong Qinglu again, he noticed that the expression on this young girl’s face had become a little more solemn. Obviously, although she usually had a bad temper, she was still able to calm down in the face of this matter that concerned her cultivation. As for Shen Shi’s previous suggestion, although it seemed that the two of them would split the pills equally and it seemed to be fair, both of them were not fools. They both understood that Shen Shi had suffered a great loss and had great risks. On the contrary, Zhong Qinglu had taken advantage of it.

Most importantly, Zhong Qinglu’s pill refinement was not necessarily successful. On the contrary, she even had a high chance of failing, even though she had successfully refined the first batch of Qi Nourishing Pills three months ago. In order to concoct a pill, one had to go through countless trials and tribulations, and only with countless failures would one be able to concoct a perfect batch of pills.

The two of them split the pills equally. If they failed to refine the pills, they would lose all their money. However, Zhong Qinglu had obtained a precious opportunity to practice after all. It could be said that there were hundreds of miles without any harm. However, to Shen Shi, what was the benefit of this deal?

Zhong Qinglu thought about it for a long time, but she couldn’t understand the joints. However, she didn’t believe that this person in front of her would be a fool. Just now, based on a few clues, he had already guessed the prudence of his situation. Even if Zhong Qinglu refused to admit it, she still thought that this fellow was probably too smart for ordinary people.

Under the moonlight, the two of them remained silent for a while. The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat silent. Shen Shi seemed to be considering how to say something to Zhong Qinglu. Zhong Qinglu stared at him for a moment before saying,

“Then, what are your intentions?”

Have a good time watching the game. Don’t be so tired as me. Today is just one more day …