Chapter 515: Chapter 385: Infighting and Division, Daxia Delegation
In the room at the end of the South fork road, there were no arrays nor hidden weapons.
The entire room was embedded with a huge Merfolk Pearl, emitting a soft light like that of the warm spring sun, instantly dispelling the earlier fatigue.
Numerous bookshelves and alchemy cauldrons were arranged around the room, which was neat and spotless, as if someone cleaned it regularly.
The bookshelves were filled with ancient elixir recipes, and the fragrance from the cauldrons within was refreshing and uplifting.
"So many elixir pills, and these elixir recipes, many of which are lost to the outside world."
Unfortunately, the jade carvings here were all related to the cultivation of alchemists, and were of little significance to the martial artists present.
However, for Xiahou Qi and Chou Alchemist, it was a great find.
The two of them, together with other alchemists from the Daxia Delegation, began to carefully inspect those elixir recipes and jade carvings.
But it wasn’t that the martial artists found nothing; the alchemy furnace in the stone chamber contained many fifth-grade and sixth-grade elixir pills, casually scattered on the floor here, but outside of Xingxiu Cave, each was worth a fortune.
Feng Xue and others couldn’t help but step forward to pick up the elixir pills.
Hong Mingyue and Luo Song were disciples of Three-Life Valley, naturally, they didn’t care about these fifth and sixth-grade elixir pills.
Her target was the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Elixir.
Before entering Xingxiu Cave, her grandfather Zhuge Yi had instructed her that this Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Elixir could help Hong Qingyun break through the Fifth Level of Reincarnation.
Only a few knew that after the Reincarnation Realm came the Divine Power Realm, and once Hong Qingyun broke through to the Divine Power Realm, it meant that Hong Residence would have a Martial Artist of the Divine Power Realm as its protector.
Upon reaching this realm, Hong Qingyun could even establish his own sect like the sect leaders of the Nine Sects, and start teaching disciples.
Previously, because of Ye Lingyue’s mischief, Hong Qingyun had developed a grudge against Hong Fang and his wife, and this was the perfect opportunity to mend their relationship.
Thinking of this, Hong Mingyue’s beautiful eyes shifted, her gaze moving back and forth across the cauldrons in the stone chamber.
She was not an alchemist, and she could not determine which cauldron held the extremely precious Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Elixir, or whether it was hidden in a dark corner of the stone chamber.
"Fang Hao, this cauldron is quite heavy, help me lift it," Feng Xue, having just obtained a few fifth and sixth-grade elixir pills, noticed a pleasant fragrance coming from a bronze cauldron nearby and asked Fang Hao to help lift the lid.
As Feng Xue and Fang Hao struggled to open the cauldron, a strange fragrance wafted out.
Feng Xue and Fang Hao were instantly stunned.
In that unassuming cauldron, there were dozens of Reincarnation Elixirs.
The moment the cauldron was opened, suddenly a strange disturbance occurred, and the entire stone chamber shook slightly.
A round elixir pill flew out from that bronze cauldron.
It was a nearly flawless Reincarnation Elixir, unlike any other, with nine vibrant red lines on its body.
That was the mark of the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Elixir.
Feng Xue and Fang Hao looked stunned, and since Feng Xue was closest to the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Elixir, she instinctively tried to grab the flying elixir.
But before she could touch the Reincarnation Elixir,
A fierce gust whistled sharply, striking Feng Xue’s hand.
Feng Xue’s fair hand was suddenly covered in blood, with a half-inch deep cut.
"Hong Mingyue, what are you doing!" Fang Hao yelled angrily, having seen that the gust of wind had indeed been released by Hong Mingyue’s Canghai Three-Life Flute.
"What am I doing? Feng Xue, you should take a look at yourself, what capabilities do you have that you’re trying to monopolize these Reincarnation Elixirs!" Hong Yuying also saw the Reincarnation Elixirs and exchanged a glance with Hong Yulang, whereupon the siblings shamelessly rushed to the front of the bronze cauldron.
The siblings had passed by the bronze cauldron earlier but didn’t think much of it as it appeared old and worn; they never imagined that it could contain Reincarnation Elixirs.
Feng Xue was close with Ye Lingyue, and the Hong Family had long held a grudge against her.
"What are you doing? When we entered the Xingxiu Cave, it was already said that whatever is found inside should be shared by all who see it." Xiahou Qi also darkened his expression.
His natural inclination was to favor Ye Lingyue’s friends; moreover, he had long disapproved of the Hong Family’s overbearing behavior.
"Prince Six, that’s not right. Finding is one thing, earning more for more capability is another. If it weren’t for me and my junior sister in the Sword Array just now, you all would still be trapped inside. Considering Prince Six’s position, the items in this stone chamber should be split 40-60, with me and my junior sister taking sixty percent, and the rest of you forty percent. You can have those Elixir Recipes and Jade Carvings, but these Elixir Pills should be ours," Luo Song said arrogantly.
"This distribution method is also quite fair," Chou Alchemist hurriedly agreed, with other members of the Daxia Delegation following suit, intimidated by the authority of the Hong Residence.
Xiahou Qi’s face fell, and he coldly swept his gaze over everyone present.
Chou Alchemist and the others guiltily lowered their heads.
They had long since submitted to the Hong Residence, which also had the backing of Three-Life Valley.
"Prince Six, let it go," Feng Xue, knowing the big picture, also understood that those people had already been looking up to Hong Mingyue and Luo Song. Although Xiahou Qi was the Sixth Prince, ultimately, he was outnumbered as they were only three.
"Hong Mingyue, you will regret your actions today," Xiahou Qi commanded Fang Hao to bandage Feng Xue’s wound.
Hong Mingyue glanced at Xiahou Qi, a hint of murderous intent flashing through her mind.
After stealing the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Elixir, Hong Qingyun had broken through; the Hong Residence’s power had greatly increased. By then, the small Daxia, who would the Hong Residence even bother about?
If that was the case, it would be better to just kill Xiahou Qi now to avoid future troubles.
With murderous intent forming in her mind, Hong Mingyue was far from willing to end things peacefully.
"Brother Luo."
Luo Song, understanding her signal, was about to make his move.
But suddenly, Xiahou Qi grabbed both Feng Xue’s arms and with a swoosh, they disappeared.
Hong Mingyue caught a fleeting glimpse and noticed in his hand a Jade Carving marked with the symbol "five."
"Damn it!"
Hong Mingyue cursed loudly.
She hadn’t expected Xiahou Qi to be so cunning.
He had probably been suspicious of them from the start, pretending to search for Jade Carvings and Ancient Elixir Recipes, but in fact, he had already quietly found the carving that led to the next passage.
Chou Alchemist and the others, after searching, found another Jade Carving; it led to the "three" cave.
At the end of each fork in Xingxiu Cave, there were two carvings: one leading to a higher level, and the one Xiahou Qi took led to the "five" cave, the one leading to a lower level.