Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 1353 Working Together With the Pill Fairy

chapter 1353 working together with the pill fairy

translator: borntobe

in the outer regions of pill valley, there was a plaza near a river. this was a place where outer disciples would gather.

these outer disciples that were geniuses in the outside world were only ordinary here.

in the rest of the world, outer disciples weren’t very useful. they mostly just used up resources, and when there were too many of them, the sects would kick out a few who had no potential.

however, in pill valley, even outer disciples could bring them profit. that was because their cultivation relied on refining a large number of medicinal pills. their profit made up for their consumption.

so pill valley didn’t kick out these outer disciples. even if their talent was lacking compared to others, they were still alchemists. in fact, anyone who could enter pill valley was monstrously talented. but your status depended on just how much of a monster you were.

these disciples had to refine pills to exchange for cultivation resources, and pill valley had many cultivation rooms with powerful formations that could assist them. however, those rooms weren’t free for outer disciples.

outer disciples didn’t even get a tenth of the benefits that inner disciples were blessed with. in fact, there were essentially no benefits. everything they had was gained through them working hard on their alchemy.

some outer disciples would come to the outer regions of pill valley to gather medicinal ingredients.

the outskirts of pill valley were mostly wild land. but this wild land was actually pill valley’s medicinal garden. other than a few special regions with people guarding them though, the rest was just wilderness.

that was because some medicinal ingredients could only grow in the wild. if they were planted in a medicinal field, they might be affected by other ingredients, or their growth would be stunted, or they might simply outright die.

so the outskirts of pill valley had quite a few precious medicines growing. some were high tier, and some were low tier. disciples could gather them based on their own requirements.

the majority of the medicinal ingredients that disciples practiced their alchemy with were obtained through trading merit points with pill valley. once they refined those medicinal ingredients into pills, they could exchange the pills for more merit points. it was the same as farmers working for landlords.

the earth, seeds, and fertilizer, all came from the landlord. if you worked hard and managed to grow the crops, then once the various costs were subtracted, you could still make some money.

however, this money was based on your own success. some people who failed too many refinements would even end up owing money.

so there would always be a few disciples out gathering medicine. as long as they could gather some rare ones or ones that pill valley was currently lacking, they would make a bit of money. they could keep these medicinal ingredients or exchange them. it was very beneficial to everyone.

as for this large plaza, it had become a place for outer disciples to trade their excess medicinal ingredients. there were all kinds of medicines displayed.

long chen and the pill fairy were currently strolling through this plaza. but both of them had disguised their faces so others wouldn’t be able to recognize them. if they didn’t, it would cause a huge disturbance.

“thank you, long san. it’s my first time being able to come out and have such a relaxed stroll.” at this time, the pill fairy had made her face look ordinary and was wearing the robes of an outer disciple. however, her eyes were as enchanting as ever.

long chen couldn’t help but sigh emotionally inside. he had once said that different people had different hardships.

someone like the pill fairy, with a majestic status within pill valley, wasn’t even able to go for a simple stroll. just what was with this world?

everyone was envious of what others had while not caring about what they possessed themselves. they didn’t realize that as they envied others, others also envied them.

“thirty? that’s too expensive. can it be cheaper?” long chen directly began to bargain.

the pill fairy was startled. these lotuses weren’t actually expensive. they could be easily gained from pill valley, and their quality would be greater than what was sold here. she didn’t know what he was doing.

“one pound for thirty, two pounds for fifty. the more you want, the greater the discount.” it seemed this vendor wasn’t so easily angered. he still conducted his business properly.

“alright, pack some more... more... more... come on, i don’t want to keep asking.”

“how much do you want? the bag’s full.”

“keep packing until the discount’s 100%.”

“bastard, you’re just wasting my time!”

finally, the disciple snapped. he charged out at long chen while picking up a cane from the ground.

long chen pulled the pill fairy away with him as he fled. he didn’t know how far he ran, but the plaza had long since vanished behind them. the enraged disciple was easily thrown off.

long chen and the pill fairy arrived at a secluded forest path, and the pill fairy was shaking with laughter. this long san was truly evil.

however, she didn’t feel any loathing for this. while long san was domineering on the surface, he didn’t use his power to bully the weak.

even when he had been cursed and chased away by a xiantian realm disciple, he had just laughed and fled. the pill fairy had never seen such a person in pill valley.

the pill fairy’s face suddenly reddened and she pulled her hand out of long chen’s grasp. just now, it had been long chen who had pulled her away. she hadn’t noticed before, but now that she did, her heart pounded.

however, she found that long san didn’t react to this. there wasn’t the slightest malice in his eyes. they were completely calm. it was as if they had held hands like two children playing around.

“oh?”

long chen and the pill fairy suddenly noticed a group of people walking in the distance. seeing one of those figures, long chen’s eyes narrowed.

“it’s xuan jizi!” said the pill fairy.

long chen was startled. “you know him?”

a faint disgust appeared in the pill fairy’s eyes. “this person is extremely evil. he has harmed countless geniuses, and his sins are irredeemable. now he’s running from the rest of the world like a mouse. i heard he was chased down until he vanished without a trace, but i didn’t expect protector zhuo to find him. since he is someone from heavenly fate island, his ability to read the heavens is extremely powerful...”

a determined expression suddenly wiped away her worry. “long san, can i trust you?”

“well, i suppose. i’m quite reliable,” said long chen vaguely, not quite sure what she was planning.

“i want to kill xuan jizi. can you help?”

“what?!”