After Qin Xiao returned to his room, the other Peak Masters hidden in the shadows came out one after another.
“Second Elder, that nephew of yours is getting out of hand. If you want Yun Man after Seven Stars Peak is dissolved following the competition, I think you’re a better choice than the Great Elder.”
Kang Zhengye made this suggestion to Yao Yongzhi beside him.
“Third Elder, you don’t need to drive a wedge between my older brother and me. Yun Man will decide for herself which Peak to join.”
Yao Yongzhi naturally knew what kind of scheme Kang Zhengye was playing.
But he indeed hoped Yun Man could join Immortal Cloud Peak. After all, such a young Golden Core stage cultivator with a Heavenly Spirit Root-if he could take her as a Personal Disciple, perhaps Immortal Cloud Peak could surpass Immortal Sword Peak.
“How is that sowing discord, Second Elder? Immortal Sword Peak dominates the sect now. That’s no good for the rest of us. We’d like to catch up, but we lack the strength. Only your Immortal Cloud Peak has a chance. None of us wants one peak to dominate, do we?”
After Kang Zhengye finished speaking, he looked at the other Elders. After all, this wasn’t just his own matter; everyone would benefit.
“My Immortal Medicine Peak agrees with Third Elder’s words.”
After thinking for a moment, Fourth Elder Du Jiancong of Immortal Medicine Peak spoke up.
“Indeed, because Immortal Sword Peak dominates alone, now Immortal Sword Peak disciples look down on everyone. Our disciples from other Peaks are always suppressed. This can’t continue like this.”
Fifth Elder Wan Rongyang of Immortal Beast Peak also voiced his agreement.
Although the Sixth Elder of Immortal Spring Peak didn’t speak, he nodded in silent agreement.
“If that’s what you all want, Junior Brothers, keep your word after the Sect Competition.”
After Yao Yongzhi finished speaking, he was the first to leave.
The other Elders also left one after another, all harboring ulterior motives.
After returning to his room, Qin Xiao directly called for Yun Man.
“I’m very pleased with you today, disciple. I promised you five hundred thousand spirit stones after seven days. Here they are.”
Before Yun Man could answer, Qin Xiao poured the spirit stones out all at once. They filled the main hall and even spilled into the courtyard.
“Master, what are you doing?”
Yun Man asked with a puzzled expression. If you want to give me Spirit Stones, just give them. Why spread them all out?
“Uh, don’t you know your master has no cultivation? Without spiritual power, I can’t use a Storage Bag, so I can only give them this way. Hurry and put them away. Don’t let others see, or they’ll say we’re flaunting wealth.”
Qin Xiao didn’t want this either, but he couldn’t use a Storage Bag. Fortunately, the system gave him space; otherwise, he really wouldn’t have anywhere to store the Spirit Stones.
“Really? Then where did all your Spirit Stones come from, Master?”
Yun Man asked somewhat incredulously. Find the original chapter at g.com.
“That’s my secret. Just put the stones away, and I’ll give you your next lot of Spirit Liquid.”
Qin Xiao naturally couldn’t say he had a system, so he could only say it was a secret.
“Yes, Master. I’ll do it right away.”
Hearing there was Spirit Liquid, Yun Man immediately put all the Spirit Stones on the ground into her Storage Bag.
She just needed to cover all the Spirit Stones with her Divine Sense; putting them into the Storage Bag only took an instant.
“Alright, Master, I’ve put away all the Spirit Stones. Where’s the Spirit Liquid?”
Yun Man asked eagerly.
“For what you did today, I’ve decided to give you fifty drops. Use them to cultivate until the Sect Competition. You’re Golden Core now, so you should absorb them faster. One drop a day won’t be enough. Use as much as you need, and come to me if you run out.”
After Qin Xiao finished speaking, an even larger bottle appeared in his hand, which he directly handed to Yun Man.
“Thank you, Master. I won’t disappoint you. With all this Spirit Liquid, I’m confident I can face that Holy Son in a fight.”
Looking at the fifty drops of Spirit Liquid in her hand, Yun Man suspected she might be dreaming. She had never had so many resources at her disposal before.
“Alright, no need for idle talk. Hurry back and cultivate. All of Seven Stars Peak’s hopes are on you.”
Qin Xiao was very satisfied, but he also needed to go into Secluded Cultivation. He had to hurry and raise his Body Refinement to the second layer. The first layer still wasn’t enough.
“Disciple obeys.”
Yun Man carefully held the Spirit Liquid bottle and withdrew from Qin Xiao’s room.
She never dreamed that one day she would have fifty drops of Spirit Liquid in her hand. Even back in the Yun Family, without using a single drop, it would have taken over four years to save up that much.
Fortunately she didn’t know how much Qin Xiao had on hand, or she might have fainted from shock.
Over those seven days, his supply of Spirit Stones had grown to more than 1.2 million. After giving Yun Man five hundred thousand, Qin Xiao still had over seven hundred thousand Spirit Stones lying in his space. The Spirit Liquid had produced over ten thousand drops in total. Subtracting his own daily consumption of forty-eight drops and the fifty-seven drops given to Yun Man, he still had over nine thousand drops of Spirit Liquid.
And the totals kept rising. The supply seemed inexhaustible.
Ever since Yao Kaidong caused trouble last time, the Sect Leader had convened an Elder meeting. Before the Sect Competition, no disturbances were allowed, so Qin Xiao’s Seven Stars Peak had also been quiet for over twenty days.
On the night before the Sect Competition, Qin Xiao, who had been in Secluded Cultivation the whole time, finally walked out of his room and sat on a reclining chair in the courtyard, looking at the starry sky.
“I wonder which region Earth is in? It’s been over three years; suddenly I’m a bit homesick.”
Qin Xiao wanted to search for familiar scenes among these nebulae, but he couldn’t understand constellations at all, so everything looked pretty much the same.
“Never mind, never mind. I’ve finally managed to cultivate Body Refinement to the second layer. Now my body has reached the Firm as Bedrock level, achieving Unharmed by Mortal Objects. I should be happy.” Read this novel at novelping.com for the best experience.
After lamenting for a while, Qin Xiao immediately sorted out his emotions.
Just as Qin Xiao was about to get up and return to his room, Yun Man’s door opened.
“Master, why are you here?”
Yun Man looked at Qin Xiao curiously.
“The competition’s tomorrow, so I came out for some air. What’s wrong? You look worried.”
Qin Xiao looked at the worried Yun Man and inquired.
“Master, I’ve used up all the Spirit Liquid, and my attempt to break through to the late Golden Core stage just failed.”
Yun Man said somewhat sadly.
That was a full fifty drops of Spirit Liquid. She had used it all up but still couldn’t reach Golden Core late stage. She blamed herself somewhat too.
“What? You’ve gone straight from early Golden Core to the peak of middle Golden Core?”
Hearing Yun Man’s response, Qin Xiao was directly shocked. He didn’t know how much Spirit Liquid he had spent this past month, only barely reaching Body Refinement Second Layer, while she only spent fifty drops and was almost at Golden Core late stage?
After reaching the first layer of body refinement, Qin Xiao’s consumption didn’t just double-it increased fivefold. Previously it was two drops per hour; after reaching the first layer of body refinement, it became ten drops per hour. Even with such consumption, Qin Xiao still spent twenty-two days barely reaching Body Refinement Second Layer.
“That’s easily fixed. I’ll give you more Spirit Liquid. How much do you need to be sure of breaking through?”
Qin Xiao asked how much she needed. With a late Golden Core disciple, Seven Stars Peak would stand a chance against any other peak. One win was all he needed to keep it.
“Ten drops, no, five drops. As long as I have five more drops, I’ll definitely succeed in breaking through.”
Yun Man had also thought about asking Qin Xiao for more Spirit Liquid, but she had already spent over fifty drops from Qin Xiao. She was too embarrassed to ask. She hadn’t expected Qin Xiao to take the initiative today. Her fighting spirit immediately soared; she was determined to break through tonight.
“Forget five or ten drops. I’ll give you fifty! Use them however you need to, but make sure you break through before tomorrow’s competition.”
After Qin Xiao finished speaking, he took out another small bottle.
“I’ll do it, Master. I’m going back to cultivate!”
Yun Man took Qin Xiao’s Spirit Liquid and immediately returned to her room to cultivate.
Qin Xiao stayed awake all night, waiting in the courtyard until daybreak.
“Today is the Sect Competition.”
Qin Xiao looked at the horizon and slowly said.