Chapter 69 – Slightly Troublesome
Translator: Seventh Peril Editor: Anuvrat
“Well, where are we going now?” Su Yu smiled alluringly at Ye Zhong and spoke softly.
“Shall we go to the Spiritual Medicine Hall first? After I exchange for some Spirit Herbs, I’ll go find Wang Mo. That guy should have already found a place to settle down. ” Ye Zhong said.
“Spiritual Medicine Hall, huh… Alright, come with me. I will be a good guide until the end.”
While they were talking, Su Yu waved her hand and brought Ye Zhong with her as she sprinted towards Mount Xiang’s square. After arriving at the square, the two of them quickly entered the Spiritual Medicine Hall.
Within the Spiritual Medicine Hall, all kinds of Spirit Herbs were currently encased by a crystal-like bubble as they floated in the air, continuously moving from place to place. Within the bubbles, there was usually a jade label that indicated the price of the Spirit Herbs.
“Look! If you like something, go directly to the counter and use your Spirit Value points to exchange for it.” Su Yu said.
Ye Zhong nodded his head, and looked around at the Spirit herbs, before clicking his tongue. He had thought that his 40,000 Spirit Value points were quite a lot. However, looking at it now, he realized that amount really wasn’t enough to do anything. The Spirit Herbs that appeared here required thousands of Spirit Value points. Who knew where the Xingxiang Sect obtained so many Spirit Herbs from?
“These Spirit Herbs are usually from the Sect Missions. When many disciples go out to gain experience, they occasionally encounter these Spirit Herbs and sell them to the sect and exchange for what they want. With all that has been accumulated over the years naturally, there would reach such an amount.” Su Yu seemed to have noticed Ye Zhong’s confusion and explained.
Hearing that, Ye Zhong nodded slightly. It seemed like no matter how terrifying a person’s power was, in some matters, it was incomparable to a sect’s resources and background. At the very least, it would take Ye Zhong a long time to collect such a large amount of Spirit Herbs.
After scanning the hall for a while, Ye Zhong finally found what he was looking for, the Purple Wood Spirit Root.
However, as his gaze swept over it, the corner of Ye Zhong’s eyes twitched. It was a Purple Wood Spirit Root that was about five hundred years old, and its medicinal effects and effects were much worse than the one he had encountered before. But this item was actually priced at 8,000 Spirit Value points.
Although Ye Zhong knew that such value was fair, he was still shocked by it. It seemed like he really couldn’t do anything when he asked Wang Mo to bring 2,500 Spirit Value points into the Xingxiang Sect.
Even though the price was shocking, Ye Zhong still picked up the Purple Wood Spirit Root after gritting his teeth. After searching for a while, he found another hundred-year-old one. This one was relatively cheaper, but even so, it was still 4,500 Spirit Value points.
With the two Purple Wood Spirit Roots in hand, Ye Zhong walked to the counter with a dark expression and handed over his Spirit Value Token.
There was a girl with a sweet smile behind the counter. She glanced at the Spirit Value Token in Ye Zhong’s hand and asked softly, “Are you Junior Brother Ye Zhong? According to the sect order that you received earlier, you will be able to get a 20% discount on anything you trade. Thus, these two items will only cost 10,000 Spirit Value points. “
As she spoke, the girl casually swiped Ye Zhong’s token, and under Ye Zhong’s pained gaze, she passed the token back to him.
It was not that Ye Zhong cared so much about these Spirit Value points, but he did not expect that cultivating the Secret Art of Six Grave Sword could cost him so much money. From the looks of it, it was fortunate that he had obtained the Innate Spiritual Liquid. Otherwise, he wouldn’t even need to think about the cultivation resources after reaching the Seventh Layer of Body Tempering.
But even so, to break through to the Fifth Layer of Body Tempering already required such an exorbitant price. He wondered what the Sixth and Seventh Layer of Body Tempering will be like, and how much they will cost by then.
After a moment of silence, Ye Zhong sighed to himself, because he was just losing a substantial amount of money.
After leaving the Spiritual Medicine Hall with Su Yu, Ye Zhong stretched his back. He had done most of what he needed to do. It was time to focus on his cultivation.
” Oh, that’s right, Senior Sister Su Yu, I’m not familiar with the Xingxiang Sect. If I want to find Wang Mo, where should I go?” Ye Zhong thought for a while and spoke up.
“Wang Mo.” Su Yu pondered for a moment before continuing, “I don’t think the disciples of the Xingxiang Sect live in the Wanxiang City. However, he is an Outer Disciple and has only 2,500 Spiritual Value points. So, I guess he should be renting a courtyard in the residential quarter. The Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in that place was extremely rich, and he needs to pay a rent of 500 Spirit Value points per month. Previously, you told him to look for a cultivation location, so he should be renting a courtyard there… But…”
“But what?” Ye Zhong frowned as he was curious about the meaning behind Su Yu’s words.
“There’s nothing else I can say for now. We’ll find out once we go there. Maybe nothing happened to him?”
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The residential quarter of the Xingxiang Sect was located in a corner of Mount Xiang. Although it was called a residential quarter, it took up an extremely vast area. Within this quarter, there were single-family courtyards built all around. Within these courtyards, there was the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth that was as dense as mist, covering the entire area. Obviously, if one cultivated in these courtyards, the effectiveness would be many times better than elsewhere.
However, the price of cultivating in these places was quite a lot. One had to know that an Inner Disciple had an allowance of 200 Spirit Value points a month, and an Outer Disciple only had 50 Spirit Value points per month. However, the rent of a courtyard in this quarter was 500 Spirit Value points per month. It was obvious that if one did not go on the Sect Missions, or did not receive the support of his clan, it would be quite expensive to rent a courtyard here.
Of course, there were also some disciples of the Xingxiang Sect who chose to share a courtyard with multiple people to cultivate, except that in that case, the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth became gradually less effective the more people were cultivating them.
At this moment, somewhere at the edge of the residential quarter, in front of a rather elegant courtyard, a dozen figures could be seen standing there. Intentionally or otherwise, their gaze fell on the front of the courtyard entrance, where there was a young man standing with an angry face.
In the surrounding area, there were quite a few disciples of the Xingxiang Sect pointing their fingers at this place. It was obvious that they knew what was about to happen.
“The person who is renting that courtyard alone seems to be called Wang Mo? Although I don’t know how he managed to get into the Xingxiang Sect, it’s said that he’s quite wealthy and could afford to rent a courtyard with five months payment in advance. What a big spender!”
“However, although his wealth is quite substantial, his strength is not that great. Even now, he has yet to advance to the Third Layer of Body Tempering. It’s no wonder that those people had their eyes on him.”
“Tch tch, those guys are a bunch of bullies after all. Since they know of such a good place, of course, they would come and snatch it away! However, they have gone a little too far, five months payment is already 2,500 Spirit Value points. They actually want to take over that place just like that and arouse public anger?”
“Don’t you know which one is their Big Brother? Shhh! Be careful they hear you.”
Hearing this, the surrounding discussion became softer and softer, and the ten or so people standing in front of the courtyard became more and more arrogant.
At the same time, the young man standing at the entrance of the courtyard was livid. If Ye Zhong was present, he would recognize that this person was Wang Mo, who had left the Feihong Martial House and arrived here first.
“Heh heh, Wang Mo, right? It is a blessing that our Big Brother has taken a liking to this place of yours. So, it’s better if you stop being so stubborn and obediently give up this place? Wasn’t it just 2,500 Spirit Value points? You can take out so much Spirit Value to rent a courtyard. You shouldn’t be short on money, right? Can’t you just rent another one?” Amongst the ten or so people, the young man at the lead grinned at Wang Mo and spoke with a smile that was not a smile.
“Hahaha, but we still suggest that you should continue renting this house for a few more months. With our Big Brother here to protect you, you will have no problem roaming the Xingxiang Sect from now on! Otherwise, if you have no powerful protector, what will happen when you rent another courtyard? Even if our Big Brother doesn’t snatch it from you, it would have to be someone else! Incapable trash shouldn’t hoard such good cultivation resources… Oh right, why don’t you give us all your Spirit Value points? We promise that we won’t beat you to death when we make our move next time!” Another person said in a mocking tone.
“Hahaha—”
As soon as the words fell, the ten or so people faced upwards as they laughed their heads off. It had already been three days since they found out about this courtyard. In the beginning, they had even resorted to a gentle method to get Wang Mo to join them and then secretly seize this courtyard. However, after being rejected by Wang Mo repeatedly, their Big Brother, who was standing behind them, could no longer hold it in. Today, he had given them a death order and told them to obtain this courtyard no matter what. In any case, they had investigated Wang Mo thoroughly. How could a student from the Feihong Martial House possess any background?
At this moment, Wang Mo’s face was ashen, his tightly clenched fists were trembling. He gritted his teeth as he stared in front of him with a look of anger. At this moment, blood dripped from his palm. A moment later, he slowly shook his head and said coldly, “You guys want the courtyard behind me that badly, right? Yes, as long as you have the ability to step on my corpse and enter, as long as you have the courage to do so, then what about giving this place to you!?”
“Haha, you’re merely trash that hasn’t even reached the Third Layer of Body Tempering. What qualifications do you have to act so arrogantly in front of me?” The young man who first spoke was stunned. Then, with a stomp of his feet, he appeared in front of Wang Mo and was about to give him a slap.
“*Slap—*”
A crisp sound rang out. The person who had attacked suddenly felt his vision turn black, and he was slapped in the face. Half of his face instantly swelled up.
A cold voice slowly resounded, “You are only a trash that hasn’t even reached the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering. What qualifications do you have to act so arrogantly in front of this Young Master’s friend?”