Chapter 199: True Nullifying Pill (2/2)

”Just get some random low-level cauldrons from the sect market. Since you have full authority in the sect, the elders in the sect market will accept Spirit Stones too for those cauldrons,” Ma Rong said.

”I see. Thank you, master. I will do that,” He said. ”However, I will have to lay it off until after the competition.”

”Why?” Ma Rong was a little taken aback. ”You still have some time unt— Oh, right. You still want to go there?” she asked.

”Yes, master. I really need those yellow jade rocks from the forbidden fields,” Alex said.

Ma Rong sighed unable to deny it since she had already allowed him. ”Alright. Go to the right alchemy garden tomorrow morning at 6, I will ask Lang Shun to take you to the fields.”

”Thank you, Master,” Alex said.

”Don't thank me. I'm sending you to your torture. There is nothing for me to be thanked for. Instead, take this time to prepare yourself. You might be fine the first day, but the following days will be the worst days of your life.”

Alex got a little scared now. ”I thought there was nothing in the forbidden fields. What you are saying is scaring me now, master,” he said.

”You are correct.  It is a really weird place. We didn't know what to do with it at first when we settled down here decades ago, so the sect leader at that time decided to make it a makeshift prison of sorts. ”

”There is nothing in the forbidden fields. This is also why it is the worst. The torture for the first few days is Boredom. However, after a week or two, the reason for torture slowly changes from boredom to hunger. There is barely any food, It's all open so nothing to keep you safe from the elements. And probably the worst of all,  there is no Qi.”

”Not only is there no Qi, but you also lose all of yours the moment you reach the fields.” Ma Rong said.

”Umm…Master. The other disciples were punished so they can't, however,  can't I just take my own food and water there?” he asked.

”Yes, you can. However, you can't use a storage bag. It would have to be a mortal bag, and food that won't get bad very fast,” Ma Rong said. ”I will ask Lang Shun to prepare some for you. You go and prepare for tomorrow,” Ma Rong sent him back.

Alex walked out of his master's house and thought about the forbidden fields for a few seconds. There was one problem that he just couldn't tell master because she couldn't understand or relate to it at all.

”God, what am I going to do about logging out? Do I really just leave my body out in the open. Hopefully, I will be perfectly fine since there aren't any animals out there. I should be mostly fine given my body cultivation. I doubt not having Qi will affect my cultivation at all,” He thought and walked back to his home

Instead of staying back at his home to prepare for tomorrow, or going to the sect market to buy some low-grade cauldrons, he decided to change his robes and go check out what the core disciple's mountain really looked like.