Chapter 120: Five Elements Pill Competition Begins (1/2)
Chapter 120: Five Elements Pill Competition Begins
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”There are five 100,000 Years Old Pine Pulse which I will buy later. I will give three of them to you. I will then give you another three more 1000 years Longyan Grass to exchange for your Treasured Blood Lotus, what do you think?”
Even though Mo Wuji knew that the Treasured Blood Lotus was worth quite a bit, it was still only a Tier 3 spiritual herb. Whether it was the 100000 years Pine Pulse or the 1000 years Longyan Grass, these were still Tier 4 spiritual herbs. To exchange all of these for his one Treasured Blood Lotus, he definitely gained a lot out of this deal. Mu Ying must have offered this because of her relationship and impression of him.
”Thank you senior Mu, I am more than willing to exchange,” Mo Wuji said without any hesitation.
”Great, that was straightforward,” Mu Ying nodded her head with a lot of satisfaction. She used the two Tier 4 spiritual herbs to exchange for the Pine Pulse very quickly and then gave the three Pine Pulse and 3 Longyan Grass to exchange with Mo Wuji.
After the exchange with Mo Wuji was completed, Mu Ying asked, ”Pill Master Mo, I have a lot of admiration for you after your contribution of the Mo’s drug. How did you actually become a Tier 2 pill refiner when you started off as a service disciple?”
From the start, Mo Wuji wanted to be on good terms with Mu Ying. When Mu Ying asked this, Mo Wuji naturally did not hide anything, ”Senior Mu, the main reason why I could become a Tier 2 pill refiner is because of senior apprentice sister Yan’s help. Senior apprentice sister Yan taught me a lot of things which gave me the opportunity to become a Tier 2 pill refiner.”
”So it was because of senior apprentice sister Yan’s guidance? Senior apprentice sister Yan, why didn’t you tell me that you knew Pill Master Mo?” Mu Ying was looked as though she was very close with Yan Qianyin as she turned around immediately to ask her.
”It was because junior apprentice brother Mo’s understanding of pills were already decent when I met him. All I did was to give him some small pointers,” Yan Qianyin gave a slight smile as she knew she had no credits to claim for Mo Wuji’s success in becoming a pill refiner. However, she did not say it out because she guessed that Mo Wuji did not want others to know about how talented he was in this area.
Finishing, Yan Qianyin continued to ask Mo Wuji, ”Junior apprentice brother Mo, are you going to participate in the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition too?”
Mo Wuji gave a smile with gratitude, ”Yes senior apprentice sister Yan. I only just managed to advance to become a Tier 3 pill refiner and I’m here to try my luck.”
”Ah, you are already a Tier 3 pill refiner?” Yan Qianyin exclaimed as she predicted that Mo Wuji could never advance beyond Tier 2. However, in a blink of an eye, he is a Tier 3 pill refiner already. Could it be that she misjudged him?
She suddenly thought of the Formless Blade Sect head Gu Ran and wondered if he would have regrets if he knew Mo Wuji had advanced to become a Tier 3 pill refiner.
Mo Wuji laughed out loud, ”I was just lucky. Inspiration came and I suddenly became a Tier 3 pill refiner.”
Mu Ying’s face turned stern as she said, ”Junior Mo, I do believe that there is no such thing as luck in concocting pills. I believe that Pill Master Mo must have had a very impressive understanding towards pill refinement therefore being able to advance to become a Tier 3 pill refiner. This would explain your development of the Mo’s Drug too. Pill Master Mo, I will be waiting for you at the Heaven Seeking Palace Pill Pagoda. I trust that with your talent, you will definitely be able to step into the Heaven Seeking Palace and enter the pill pagoda.”
Mo Wuji said in his heart: even if I wanted to enter the Heaven Seeking Palace, I will not go to the pill pagoda. Pill refinement was only his side career. What he wanted to be was not a Heavenly pill refiner but to pursue the greatest cultivation realm.
”Thank you senior apprentice sister Mu for your auspicious words. Actually, I have some personal matters to discuss with you in private and I wonder if you are able to spare me some time?” Mo Wuji made use of this opportunity to ask.
Mu Ying shook her hand and the things in front of her disappeared without a trace. She then smiled at Mo Wuji and said, ”I was planning to leave but if Pill Master Mo has something to talk to me about then please go ahead.”
Mo Wuji was very envious of people who could do such things and thought to himself: This woman does things very cleanly. Mo Wuji hurried to bid goodbye to Yan Qianyin and then told Zhen Shaoru to head back on his own first before leaving the pill refiners interactions’ hall together with Mu Ying.
Finding Granny Ling Long was crucial to him therefore, he would not let a lunatic like Zhen Shaoru spoil it.
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At Mu Ying’s residence, Mo Wuji told Mu Ying about his hope of meeting Granny Ling Long.
”You hope to plead Granny Ling Long to help you save your friend?” Mu Ying frowned as she heard Mo Wuji’s wish.
”Yes, it is because no one else other than Granny Ling Long can save Yan’Er,” Mo Wuji looked hopefully at Mu Ying after cupping one fist in the other hand as a sign of respect.
Mu Ying let out a sigh and said, ”It is not that I refuse to help you. The fact is that my grandmaster and Granny Ling Long had some disagreements before and that if I were to bring you to meet her, it would most likely result in a counterproductive outcome…”
Mo Wuji’s heart went cold for about half a second as he heard this.
”Furthermore, even if I managed to help you meet Granny Ling Long, she might not even extend her helping hand. If you can find the Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal, even without my help, you would definitely be able to meet Granny Ling Long,” Mu Ying explained.
Mo Wuji cupped his fist once again and said, ”If this is the case, I shall not disturb senior Mu anymore. I shall take my leave.”