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Chapter 77: Chapter 77 Benefit Exchange (Added Update, Please Follow)
Alchemist Room.
Within the alchemy room of Pill Master Pu.
An uninvited guest made an appearance.
It was none other than Senior Brother Gu, with a severed arm.
"Master Pu, please consider the many years of friendship you had with my father, could you transfer the Life Gathering Pill in your possession to me?"
Senior Brother Gu bent over and spoke respectfully.
"Junior Gu, you must understand, the Life Gathering Pill in my possession is to be submitted to our sect."
Pill Master Pu was a gaunt old man, holding a teacup, slowly took a sip, then set it down before speaking.
"Master Pu, you can rest assured that my Gu Family will handle matters with the sect, there won’t be any issues."
Senior Brother Gu hastily said.
"Junior Gu, you might not know, this Life Gathering Pill is intended for Peak Master Xie of the Martial Peak, whose disciple Ji Ming has also exerted a secret technique, and is in even more need of it."
Pill Master Pu, however, shook his head.
Ji Ming is a holder of the Divine Sword. After using the Life Gathering Pill, his future potential will not be affected.
A look of disappointment spread across Senior Brother Gu’s face.
Because he knew the higher-ups in the sect always prioritize the greatest benefit of the sect in the allocation of the Life Gathering Pill.
His father was merely a retired elder.
Ji Ming was a prospective holder of the Divine Sword with boundless potential.
The leaders of the Divine Sword Sect naturally would not want to see a Divine Sword bearer reduced to an ordinary existence; it would be too wasteful of the Divine Sword.
"However, Elder Brother Gu is quite lucky... this batch of Life Gathering Pills yielded four."
Pill Master Pu nevertheless hinted at a change in topic.
"Master Pu, should you have any instructions, my Gu Family will make sure to carry them out well."
Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Gu immediately showed a trace of surprise on his face.
"It’s nothing difficult. I have a descendant, whose root bone qualifications are only above average, and will be participating in the inner sect assessment of the Divine Sword Sect this year."
Pill Master Pu said with a smile.
As an experienced Pill Master of the Divine Sword Sect, his status and identity were indeed extraordinary; he had the authority to recommend candidates.
It just so happened that he had already used his quota.
"Master Pu, you can be at ease, as long as your descendant passes the inner sect assessment, they are guaranteed to become a core disciple."
Senior Brother Gu instantly assured.
In the Divine Sword Sect, the elders, the powerful elders, and even the Peak Masters and Sect Leader all have a limit on the number of Direct Disciples they can take.
Once all quotas are filled, there is no way to obtain more.
This is to prevent the best root bone talented inner sect disciples from all flowing into the strongest main peak, thereby maintaining a balance.
It is for this reason that the powerful elders and Peak Masters seldom exhaust their quota of Direct Disciples.
If all are used up, they must use other means for favor exchange.
Such favor exchanges are to some extent tacitly approved by the sect.
As long as they do not go too far.
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Chen Bell Platform, in the vegetable garden at the back mountain.
Zhou Buping was loosening the soil for the vegetables.
"Master, the vegetables you plant are getting better and better."
Li Qian came up to the ridge and said with a smile.
"Not too bad. However, I plan on tidying up that patch over there too, seeing if I can plant some Spirit Rice."
Zhou Buping straightened up his body, pointing at the overgrown bush opposite, planning as he spoke.
"Master, isn’t planting Spirit Rice quite difficult?"
He couldn’t help but ask.
"Yes, it is difficult. However, our Divine Sword Sect is located upon a Spirit Vein, rich with Heaven and Earth Essence Qi... Although it’s not comparable to the conditions in the Spirit Plant Garden... there shouldn’t be any problems with the growing environment here. I’ve had a deep exchange with a senior Spirit Plant Master from the Spirit Plant Garden..."
Zhou Buping nodded as he spoke.
Recently, he had often been visiting the Spirit Plant Garden.
The crops grown in the Spirit Plant Garden are just like Spirit Rice... The rice that Li Qian uses every day for cooking porridge is in fact Spirit Rice, and is much better than ordinary rice.
Li Qian didn’t know what to say anymore.
It seems his master intended to walk even further down the path of farming.
A while later, Zhou Buping stepped onto the ridge, cleaned all the mud from his hands and feet.
Upon returning to the cabin, Zhou Buping looked at Li Qian and asked, "Do you have any other matters?"
How could he not understand the character of his own disciple?
"Master, I’ve just obtained an elixir, and I need you to evaluate it."
Li Qian took out the small elixir bottle.
Zhou Buping received the elixir bottle, pulled out the stopper, glanced at it, first startled, then immediately sniffed the fragrance with his nose.
"Is this a Life Gathering Pill?"
He was quite surprised.
Decades ago, he had seen a Life Gathering Pill once, so he recognized it at a glance.
"Where did it come from?"
Zhou Buping asked again.
"Not long ago, didn’t I go out on a task? I helped an Inner Sect Disciple capture a Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng, and the reward was a Life Gathering Pill."
Li Qian said.
"I really didn’t expect that such a precious elixir could end up in your hands."
Looking at the elixir in his hand, Zhou Buping was deeply moved, "Within the Divine Sword Sect, it’s not uncommon for someone like your teacher, who has overused secret techniques, expended his Lifebound Essence Qi, and suffered serious injuries..."
The materials for Life Gathering Pill are very difficult to collect, completely relying on luck.
Especially for Spiritual Insect and Spiritual Medicines like Three-leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng, there’s no way to cultivate or breed them, and the difficulty of capturing them in the wild is unimaginable.
"Master, since it is indeed a real Life Gathering Pill, you should take it right away."
Li Qian said.
"Alright."
Zhou Buping nodded.
He wouldn’t refuse the Life Gathering Pill that his own disciple had gone to such lengths to obtain.
He immediately sat cross-legged, took a deep breath, and swallowed the dark purple Life Gathering Pill.
After a long while.
Li Qian acutely sensed that his master’s complexion had become much rosier.
Even his hair seemed to be turning blacker.
And the vitality emitted from his body... had also become more vigorous.
Before this, Master Zhou Buping had always given off a sense of depleted vitality.
Suddenly, Zhou Buping opened his eyes, and an invisible Sword Intent was released.
Consequently, the Innate True Qi within his body surged out, enveloping him.
After a while, he exhaled a long breath, retracted his Sword Intent and True Qi, and remarked with emotion, "Years of recuperation are far from matching the effect of a single Life Gathering Pill."
Although his Lifebound Essence Qi could not possibly recover to its peak, at least it had regained about forty to fifty percent of its strength.
His body felt like drought-stricken land blessed with timely rain.
Even his Sword Intent, which he was consistently unable to wield, could now be mobilized to some extent.
The same was true for the power of his True Core.
Though far from fully recovered, compared to his previously incapacitated state, the improvement was too vast.
"Congratulations, Master, your health recovery is imminent."
Li Qian promptly offered his congratulations.
"Ha ha... A full recovery might not be possible, but... being able to recover fifty to sixty percent satisfies me greatly."
Zhou Buping said in great spirits.
What made him happier was his disciple Li Qian’s filial piety, showing that he did not misjudge when he took him as his disciple.
"Come, accompany your teacher for a few drinks to celebrate."
He suddenly stood up and said.
Due to his physical condition, it had been a long time since he last drank.
"Alright, I will ask Liu Ming to prepare several good dishes."
Seeing that his master was in a very good mood, Li Qian immediately said.
Thus, the master and disciple duo went to the Chen Bell Platform.
Liu Ming was feeding a young eagle.
"Liu Ming, hurry and cook up some of your specialty dishes."
Li Qian immediately ordered.
"Yes, Senior Brother Li."
Liu Ming promptly responded.
He glanced at Zhou Buping and felt that the previously declining old master seemed to have suddenly become hale and hearty, as if he’d become much younger.
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