297: Chapter 145 Painting and Calligraphy Blossom Part 6 297: Chapter 145 Painting and Calligraphy Blossom Part 6 Thus, time was running short for him to refine the Fierce Heart Increasing Pill.
But refining other pills would not increase his cultivation base by much, not to mention that refining other pills to increase cultivation also required time, and he would need to gather some additional medicinal ingredients.
As he was racking his brain, a series of footsteps came from outside the Five-Element Pill Ground.
Cao Zhen looked up and saw a pair of green embroidered shoes enter his field of vision, followed by snow-white, almost translucent calves, and the beautiful face of Bai Fengzi.
“Sect Leader.”
Inside the Five-Element Pill Ground, Cao Zhen and Gu Chengyu, Yi Sheng, and several others saw Bai Fengzi and promptly stood up to pay their respects.
“No need for such formalities, everyone please continue with your alchemy.
I came here to find Peak Master Cao,” Bai Fengzi said, looking at Cao Zhen.
“Actually, I was planning to convene a small Hundred Peaks meeting to discuss a matter.
However, when I learned that Peak Master Cao was refining pills, I didn’t want to disrupt him, so I decided to come and speak with Peak Master Cao in person.”
At the side, Gu Chengyu’s eyes went round with surprise upon hearing Bai Fengzi’s words.
The Sect Leader, for the sake of Peak Master Cao’s alchemy, had decided not to let him attend the meeting and had even personally come to convey the message.
What an honor it was, and how highly the Sect Leader valued Peak Master Cao!
He listened as Bai Fengzi’s voice soon came again.
“During this period, the chosen successors of various sects have begun to descend the mountain to engage in debate, and more disciples will come to our Hundred Peaks Sect to partake in the debates.
Our Hundred Peaks Sect must not be lacking in etiquette, so I have decided to have each peak within the Hundred Peaks send at least one disciple to receive those who come for the debates.
In addition, since others are sending their successors down the mountain, our Hundred Peaks Sect must also prepare to do so.”
Cao Zhen was startled.
So soon?
His pill was still not refined, and if Xiang Ziyu was to go down the mountain, with the young lad’s current cultivation base, if he went down to make waves…
He urgently asked, “Sect Leader, may I know when the disciples will descend the mountain?”
Bai Fengzi held up a finger and said, “In one month.
Before then, the disciples of the Debate Team who are preparing to descend the mountain will be responsible for walking around within the Sect.
If any outsiders come to engage in debates, they will go to listen and learn, to accumulate some experience.” She knew Cao Zhen had a disciple who had been selected to go down the mountain.
Cao Zhen immediately realized that Xiang Ziyu would be following the Debate Team around the Sect for the next month, and after strolling about, he would have to descend the mountain.
After Bai Fengzi finished speaking, she paused for a moment before continuing, “In addition, the reason for my visit is to reward Peak Master Cao.
I am aware that once again, Peak Master Cao has acted on behalf of our Hundred Peaks Sect, winning us honor.
Our Hundred Peaks Sect has always rewarded those who merit it.
This time, I am prepared to reward Peak Master Cao with a hundred jin of ten-thousand-year-old fire steel mystic crystal, and also…”
Cao Zhen, hearing Bai Fengzi mention the reward, immediately interrupted, “Sect Leader, wait a moment, could I possibly exchange some of the rewards?”
At the side, Gu Chengyu was stunned by Cao Zhen’s words.
The Sect Leader was offering a reward, and you want to exchange it?
He had been in the Hundred Peaks Sect for many years and had never seen anyone negotiate with the Sect Leader to exchange rewards.
Bai Fengzi looked somewhat surprised as she asked Cao Zhen, “Peak Master Cao, what reward would you like?” The reward she offered was in no way inferior to the one Cao Zhen had received before, and moreover, she knew that Cao Zhen could refine Formation Maps.
The materials for these rewards could be used to refine Formation Maps as well, which she believed Cao Zhen would need.
“Sect Leader, I want medicinal herbs.
I only want medicinal herbs because I need them for pill refining,” Cao Zhen felt that Bai Fengzi’s timing couldn’t have been better.
Xiang Ziyu had one more month before he would descend the mountain, and if he wanted to refine the Fierce Heart Increasing Pill within this month, there was only one way to do it: refine with greater intensity and quickly mature the pills.
However, refining with greater intensity didn’t mean simply increasing the flame.
It required more medicinal herbs—very precious and rare ones that couldn’t be bought outside.
Now that the Sect Leader had come, wasn’t it the perfect opportunity to request these herbs?
As Cao Zhen spoke, he simultaneously ignited the Pill Furnace beside him and began placing bunches of medicinal herbs into it.
He believed that if he requested herbs, Bai Fengzi would definitely provide them, including even the most precious ones—surely the Sect Leader must have them?
Bai Fengzi nodded in understanding and asked, “In that case, Peak Master Cao, what medicinal herbs do you want?”
“I need Traceless Gu Vine, as well as Thousand-Year Twin Dragon Bamboo and Thousand-Year Fisheagle Secret Silk…”
Cao Zhen directly listed the medicinal herbs he needed.
“Traceless Gu Vine…
I have all these herbs,” Bai Fengzi’s face, however, showed a look of difficulty, “But as for the Thousand-Year Twin Dragon Bamboo and the Thousand-Year Fisheagle Secret Silk, I don’t have them anymore.”
Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment, “Sect Leader, you don’t have them either?”
“I don’t,” Bai Fengzi shook her head helplessly.
These herbs were indeed valuable, but if she had them, she would have given them away for sure, especially since Cao Zhen had stepped forward for the sake of the sect’s reputation, disregarding his status.
She was truly moved, and she wanted to help with Cao Zhen’s needs.
But these two kinds of herbs, she genuinely didn’t have.
Seeing Cao Zhen’s crestfallen face, she paused before continuing, “However, as far as I know, there are some Thousand-Year Twin Dragon Bamboo in Military God Peak.
As for the Thousand-Year Fisheagle Secret Silk, Puppet Peak should have it as they need it for refining puppets.
Although I am the Sect Leader, I can’t directly go to them and ask for it.”
“Oh?
As long as someone has it, that’s enough.
Thank you, Sect Leader.
I understand you can’t directly ask them for it, and you can’t even raise this request.
If you were to ask, what should the others do?
If they don’t give it, it would be a loss of face for you.
If they do give it, how would other peaks view it?
They might think, ‘If the Sect Leader can ask Military God Peak and Puppet Peak for materials, who knows when she might ask us?’ That would create chaos in our Hundred Peaks Sect.
It’s enough to know who has those materials, and I will negotiate with them myself.” After giving Yi Sheng a few more instructions on how to refine the pills, Cao Zhen quickly left Hidden Dragon Observatory and headed towards Military God Peak.
He had made a good profit at the Hundred Peaks Grand Competition, obtained a significant amount of spiritual herbs, and also acquired a Fourth-Grade Spirit Field.
He still had several Divine Weapons in his possession that he hadn’t sold yet.
He had the money and valuable items.
Wouldn’t he be able to exchange for those two herbs?