CHAPTER 67: 67, MEDICINE GOD XUE QIANQIAN! [SEEKING FAVORITES, RECOMMENDATION TICKETS]

When Wen Ping awoke from his memories, Huaikong was staring at him with suspicious eyes.

He simply didn’t believe that the ingredients for the Qi Revitalizing Soup were all used incorrectly.

Because that was just too absurd.

The Qi Revitalizing Soup had been used around East Lake for a century, benefiting countless people, how could it suddenly be wrong?

Wen Ping lightly opened his lips and murmured, "Qi Recovery Fruits cannot be used at 300 years. Indeed, at 300 years, the Qi Recovery Fruit is at its mature stage, and even a twig of it can restore one’s energy. However, the truly perfect aspect lies before it matures. Before maturing, the Qi Recovery Fruit contains a droplet of Qi Recovery Essence, which is its best attribute. But once matured, it returns this essence to the soil through its roots. So mature means failure!"

"Qi Recovery Essence?"

Huaikong’s face slightly changed; those four words sounded vaguely familiar.

But he couldn’t recall immediately.

Wen Ping continued, "When using 300-year Qi Recovery Fruits, Lily mustn’t be 100 years, Star Shell shouldn’t be 30 years, and Tricolor Flower mustn’t be 70 years... etcetera, all of the celestial materials need their years changed. Otherwise, it will plant a seed that makes opening the Earth-Breaking Meridian Gate ten times harder for the drinker! Moreover, it will seal off the Middle Profound Realm gate!"

What his mother had once told him, he only revealed half of it now, and he had no intention of revealing the other half. Saying it solely to prove his understanding of medicinal cuisine would be foolish.

But even this half.

It left Huaikong thoroughly astonished.

No matter right or wrong, this comprehension of the Qi Revitalizing Soup is unparalleled.

Unprecedented over the past century at East Lake.

As Huaikong began to ponder Wen Ping’s last statement, his face’s shock was like the rising sun behind him.

Turning the entire world upside down!

He knew well over a hundred people who had drunk the Qi Revitalizing Soup, yet only three succeeded in opening the Earth-Breaking Meridian Gate!

This is definitely not coincidence.

If it’s really as Wen Ping claimed, then the Qi Revitalizing Soup might also make a Profound Realm cultivator hopeless in reaching the Middle Profound Realm.

One might find this even more agonizing than a Body Refining Thirteenth Layer cultivator forever losing hope in attaining the Profound.

"Sect Leader Wen, where did you learn this?"

"From my master."

"May I ask which elder Sect Leader Wen’s master is, who discovered this century-old issue with the Qi Replenishing Powder?"

"My master is my mother."

Wen Ping replied with a smile.

Without thinking, Huaikong asked, "Sect Leader Wen, may I know your mother’s honorable name?"

Wen Ping fell silent, then muttered to himself, "My mother..."

His mother’s name is: Long Xue

But only he and his father knew this name, not even the core members of the Immortal Sect knew beyond her nickname.

As for why his mother wouldn’t reveal her name, Wen Ping had asked, but she never answered.

When Huaikong inquired, he naturally wouldn’t answer either.

"Apologies, my mother doesn’t like others knowing her name."

"Understood."

Huaikong nodded somewhat disappointedly.

Then he called out to the Yang Family servants busy in the kitchen, "Stop working and extinguish the fire."

"This!"

Yang Zongxian heard these words and felt a pang of heartache; five thousand gold wasted just like that.

A Long was about to speak when Huaikong shot him a glare.

Having no choice, A Long sulkily hid behind the crowd, neither daring to speak nor interfere.

The feeling of being slapped in the face once again was far from pleasant.

Huaikong continued, "Sect Leader Wen, forgive Huaikong’s recklessness; I never realized the threat of this Qi Revitalizing Soup was so great."

"This concern is between Demon Chef and me; it needn’t be mentioned further. Doing good deeds sometimes yields no good karma."

"Understood."

Huai Ye was no fool; if today’s matter with the Qi Revitalizing Soup got out, it would surely attract the Profound Realm.

The Immortal Sect’s current state simply couldn’t withstand the Profound Realm’s coveting.

After the discussion, Wen Ping left the kitchen.

Huaikong started organizing people to collect the medicinal cuisine and swallowed it himself.

The uncompleted Qi Revitalizing Soup had little effect.

No matter what, these 5000 gold couldn’t be wasted.

But after coming down from Yunlan Mountain, Huaikong seemed somewhat dispirited, still brooding over the recent events. Noticing this, the nearby Yang Zongxian’s spirits were also slightly affected.

The taste of almost doing harm when intending to do good was unpleasant.

Yet, when Huaikong reached the foot of Yunlan Mountain, he suddenly turned back, because he remembered.

Those four words "Qi Recovery Essence," who said them once?

The first Medicine God of East Lake!

Xue Qianqian!

A person who suddenly disappeared 20 years ago, and reappeared at East Lake Center 5 years ago as Medicine God Xue Qianqian!

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At a small stall selling rattles, A Long and others had just passed by, and the middle-aged man selling them immediately pulled out pen and paper.

Swish, swish, swish—

He quickly wrote down a passage, then turned and walked into the alley behind him, leaving his stall unattended.

This note arrived at a new location—a Kao Shan Sect Law Enforcement Hall—a few hours later. Flower Liao glanced at it a few times, slapped the table, furrowed his brows, and muttered.

"Just as I expected, that Profound Realm indeed is recovering at the Immortal Sect."

In the corner of the room, a man suddenly stepped from the shadows, his pace slow but exceptionally steady.

After a few steps, he stopped.

The cold eyes beneath his hood locked onto Flower Liao, who then spoke, "Sir, should we report to the Sect Leader first?"

"No, it’s not too late to report once I’ve accomplished this. The Yang Family’s affair has already disgraced us, this time I must create a stir to show those people the prowess of our Law Enforcement Hall."

"What should we do?"

Yunlan Mountain can’t be approached; there are powerful guardians there.

Flower Liao’s strength was unquestionable; aside from the Sect Leader, he was the strongest in Kao Shan Sect, yet he returned having suffered a loss.

He was a hunter in the night, an assassin, but even the Invincible Level of Body Refining Thirteenth Layer couldn’t overpower him, going to the Immortal Sect would be like walking to his doom.

After a moment’s silence, Flower Liao said, "Mobilize your squad. As soon as anyone from the Immortal Sect leaves Yunlan Mountain, capture them immediately. I must know what exactly is happening with the Immortal Sect right now."

Shadow nodded.

His squad was called Shadow Squad.

It was the team that had once surrounded and killed the Body Refining Thirteenth Layer, last time it gathered was to assassinate the Grand Elder of the Immortal Sect, who was reputedly infinitely close to the Profound Realm, but did not survive even a moment against the Shadow Squad.

Since the Grand Elder of the Immortal Sect was killed, they had been dispatched to establish new assassination networks throughout Cangwu City.

Currently, none among them had a strength below Body Refining Eleven Layer.

Gathering once more would be a day that could shake the whole of Cangwu City.

Shadow understood, this time Flower Liao genuinely intended to redeem his honor and even plan an offensive against the Immortal Sect.

Given that, he naturally wanted to be the vanguard, to redeem even his shame of not reaching Yunlan Mountain!

Leaving the Law Enforcement Hall, Shadow arrived at his Dark Night Pavilion and took out a glowing jade item from a Jade Box on the bookshelf.

He held it in his hand and immediately crushed it.

The glow akin to fireflies suddenly flickered and then became a red mist that spread out.

Its crushing symbolized the imminent gathering of the seven Shadow Squad members within the Dark Night Pavilion within the hour.

Simultaneously, black-robed figures appeared on various balconies in Cangwu City, disappearing collectively into the night.

An hour later.

The seven appeared outside Dark Night Pavilion, yet as if repulsed by the light, they only stood in the darkness.

The shadows beneath the trees were their resting ground, the darkness behind the house their stopping point.

Seeing Shadow on the pavilion above, the seven simultaneously knelt on one knee.

"My Lord!"

"My Lord!"

The seven cried out in unison.

Shadow looked down at them, slowly began to speak, "This mission, capture Immortal Sect members alive at any cost!"

"Yes!"

The seven replied in succession.