Chapter 124: The Tianxuan Gate, Here I Come!
Three days passed like this.
The Tiansang Spirit Palace was crowded with people again. Though the excitement of the âWindcloud Competitionâ had faded away, the Spirit Palace had started recruiting new disciples from the major cities of Tianshan Prefecture in the past few days.
The introduction of fresh blood made the Outer Yard look more vibrant again.
The only exception was a certain place where it was still rather stale.
This was a private courtyard with potholes all over it. Zhou Tiansen curled up on the wooden bed in the guest room, large black circles around his eyes.
He couldnât understand why Xu Xiaoshou hadnât returned in three days and three nights. This wouldâve been easy to ignore if Xu Xiaoshou had come back for at least one night.
âWhere did he go to fool around!â
Looking at the sky, Zhou Tiansen got up from bed. He couldnât sleep well once he had something on his mind, and he wouldnât rest until he finished the task.
But, the Tianxuan Gate was going to open.
âForget it. Let Xu Xiaoshou take care of himself!â Zhou Tiansen feebly got out of the room by holding onto the door.
The Spiritual Library Division.
Mu Zixi had dust all over her head and face. She hadnât bathed for three days. This wouldâve been unbearable under any other circumstances, butâŠ
âMaster said I have to stay here for three days and try my hardest to refine the medicinal liquid.
âButâŠâ
She looked at the vat full of medicinal liquid and pouted her small mouth.
It was obvious that the task wouldnât take three days to complete!
Why couldnât her master have opened the door and let her go out?
âAh, I need to take a bath.â
She propped her chin on her hands while leaning against the windowsill. Suddenly, she seemed to see a figure wearing a conical hat, and she felt extremely excited.
Elder Sang landed on the third floor and looked at the large filled-up bathtub in shock. âYou did this?â
Mu Zixi nodded, and, pointing to the medicine bottles on the ground, she said unhappily, âThey have also been filled. Master, you shouldâve come over earlier to let me out!â
Elder Sang was amazed at what sheâd achieved. This disciple of his had an extraordinary natural talent!
He rubbed the little girlâs head and comforted her, saying, âCultivating magic pills is like creating a work of art. You have to be patient if you want to succeed. But this time you didnât do a bad job. Go now!â
âNot a bad job,â muttered Mu Zixi. Yet, she wasnât in a hurry to leave. âJust âdidnât do a bad job?â Is Xu Xiaoshou any better than me?â she asked.
She could tell from the experiences recorded in the jade scroll from Elder Sang that her speed was absolutely unparalleled, so how could it just be ânot a bad jobâ?
Ever since Xu Xiaoshou threw her off the competition platform, sheâd dreamed of beating him.
Sheâd sworn that if she had the chance to do it, she would never be bewildered by his fragrant scent again!
Hearing this, Elder Sangâs smile froze. âI was just trying to be nice,â he thought. âBut this is only the first step to completing the cultivation of magic pills, so how could I praise her more than that?
âMoreover, compared to Xu XiaozhouâŠâ
âNow that you mention it,â he said, âThis old man just remembered that he drove him away three days ago and didnât have time to check on his progress yet!â
âButâŠâ Elder Sang looked at the large filled-up three-legged bathtub and nodded confidently. âYou seem to be doing much better than him!â
The little girlâs twin ponytails seemed to perk up with delight, and her mood seemed to brighten.
âWell, this is only in the way of cultivating magic pills,â Elder Sang added.
Mu Zixi looked up. âIs he better than me in any other way?â she asked curiously.
Elder Sang shook his head and didnât reply, his expression a bit gloomy.
âAs far as the ability to demolish a house is concerned, your senior brother is a few hundred times better than you!â he thought. âOf course, this isnât a good thing. But, at the same time, itâs also one of the reasons why youâre here.â
âGo on! The Tianxuan Gate is about to open, so do your best!â Elder Sang threw a jade scroll at her.
âWhat is it?â
âThe specific location of each secretive realm inside. Donât show it to anybody else. Use it with your senior brother only!â
The little girlâs big eyes lit up. âThank you, Master!â
Elder Sang looked out the window and saw the young girl bound away. He couldnât help the corners of his mouth from curling upward, and his mood became calmer.
Looking toward the sky, a rare look of bafflement appeared in his eyes, and the old man pressed his conical hat down on his head.
âTime is running out!
âXu Xiaoshou, how should this old man use you?â
At the Inner courtyard and the entrance to Lan Xinziâs spirit site.
Yuan Tou, dressed in black and holding the Mysterious Overlord Spear, seemed to be waiting for something.
With a creaking noise, the door was pushed open, and Lan Xinzi walked inside, carrying a small blood-colored vial in her hands.
âAre you sure you want this thing? Thereâs no turning back after you take it!â
Yuan Tou took the vial from her, his eyes full of disdain.
âXu Xiaoshou is very strong, but everyoneâs fooled by his sheepish appearance. Even if I am currently in my best state, I donât think Iâll be able to beat him without the help of this thing.â
Lan Xinzi laughed lightly. She didnât think so.
âGood luck.â
Yuan Tou nodded and quickly disappeared.
Xu Xiaoshouâs new spirit site.
âBoom!â
A gust of air rushed to the sky, and the guest room trembled violently. The wooden window panel that opened to the outside finally gave in and fell to the ground after having managed to hold up for three days.
âIâve succeeded!â
Xu Xiaoshou was immensely excited. Seeing one and a half magic pills lying in the small bathtub, he could hardly suppress his joy and laughed out loud.
âHahaha, I canât believe Iâve actually done it!â
He picked up the pills and took one. With a slight shudder, he withstood the pillâs strong effects, and the process was so familiar it was almost heartbreaking.
A burst of spiritual energy surged in his energy reserve. The medicinal power of the Spiritual Pill would be absorbed in just one week and become part of his body.
The cultivation of the ninth level had continued absorbing the spiritual liquid the past three days and seemed like it was so full that it would soon break through.
âIt really works.â
Xu Xiaoshou couldnât mull over his cultivation at the moment. He looked at the half spiritual pill left in his hand and almost burst into tears.
For three days, in order to improve the method of âInfernal Magic Pill Condensationâ and combine it with his own âboiling soupâ method, heâd even used his spiritual source!
In the final step of condensation, heâd added an extra step of physical compression and finally turned the âspiritual liquidâ into a solid form!
Xu Xiaoshou laughed loudly and kept stroking the small and seemingly malnourished Spiritual Pill in his hand.
âThough it looks small, this thing means that Iâm a ninth-grade pill cultivator already!â he thought. âThatâs right. Not a tenth-grade, but a ninth-grade pill cultivator!â
As for the study of the tenth-grade Red Gold Pill, heâd nailed it on the first day!
âThe âMastery of Cookingâ is an amazing skill!â
Xu Xiaoshou was overcome with emotion. The âRed Gold Liquidâ and âSpiritual Liquidâ had actually been developed long ago, and their medicinal properties were several times stronger than the solid form pills.
If not for the need to satisfy the market and solidify the magic pillsâŠ
âForget it. Though the pills condensed into a solid form will lose some medicinal power, the products are, after all, recognized by the public and can be sold.
âThose droplets with stronger medicinal properties will be kept for my own consumption!â
Xu Xiaoshou mused that heâd be able to promote the medicinal soup when he became famous.
âWell, let everyone in the world drink the wonderful medicinal soup, which is my dream!â
He tilted his head up and found the hot sunlight shining on his face through the âskylight,â so he hastened to move away.
Well, the guest room didnât originally have a skylight. Itâd been created after a great deal of magic pill cultivation.
âBased on the time Iâve spent here, the Tianxuan Gate will probably be opening soon.â
Practioners could easily lose track of time while cultivating. Xu Xiaoshou had spent three days doing the study. Surprisingly, he didnât encounter any assassination attempts during this period, which made him feel astonished.
âHaha. Itâs impossible for them to come to the Tianxuan Gate to kill me!â
Xu Xiaoshou soon dismissed the idea as a ridiculous one.
After he washed his face and cleaned his teeth, Xu Xiaoshou put on several layers of clothes, even though a hot sun was hanging in the sky.
âTianxuan Gate, here I come!â
âI heard that the concentration of spiritual energy there is a hundred times more than that in the Outer Yard, right? This little master is ready. I wonât be defeated by you!â
He thought about it and wrapped himself in three more layers of coats.
âCome and fight me!â
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