11: Chapter 11 Sun Changming's Tragic Death, the Reappearance of the Enforcement Hall

On the other side, Sun Changming fled back to his residence, stumbling and with his mouth full of blood.

He was terrified!

That berserk earthly Spiritual Qi was practically going to cost him his old life, but what he feared even more was the sluggish spiritual power within his body.

"Poison... exactly when was I poisoned?!"

Sun Changming roared inside his residence, his expression ferocious.

He sat cross-legged, frantically pulling detoxification pills out of his Storage Pouch, shoving them into his mouth by the handful, and then forcefully driving his Qi Condensation Seventh Layer spiritual power in an attempt to force the toxins out!

But he had no idea at all that the poison of the drunken immortal grass feared forced circulation of cultivation the most!

Boom!

Just as his spiritual power circulated for one full cycle through his Meridians, the toxicity of the drunken immortal grass erupted completely!

The venom originally lurking within his Meridians directly transformed into countless peerlessly sharp little blades!

"Ah!!!"

Sun Changming let out a shrill, miserable scream.

His Meridians snapped inch by inch!

The manic spiritual power rampaged wildly within his body like a wild horse without reins, twisting his internal organs into a bloody paste.

Bang!

Sun Changming heavily smashed onto the cold stone slab.

Blood flowed from his seven orifices!

His whole body convulsed!

That plump face, which was originally full of geniality to welcome wealth, was now distorted like an evil ghost crawling out of Hell.

His death was extremely miserable!

A dignified Qi Condensation Seventh Layer Outer Sect Deacon died in such a stifled manner right inside his own residence!

He died so miserably that not even an intact corpse was left behind in a decent shape.

...

The next day, the atmosphere in the Outer Sect Herb Garden underwent a subtle change.

Su Qinghan no longer shut herself behind closed doors all day; she would actively help Qi Yang share some of the heavy work in the Outer Sect Herb Garden.

Although she was not skilled at farming, her Qi Condensation 5th Layer cultivation was right there, and when doing work, she was much faster than Qi Yang, this "half-dead" old man.

The two of them would also sit by the stone table to drink a sip of coarse tea and exchange a few words.

Of course, most of the time Su Qinghan did the talking while Qi Yang listened.

However, Qi Yang did not let slip this Opportunity to close their distance.

He feigned casualness and sighed: "This old man heard that those favored sons of heaven in the Inner Sect fought so hard for Foundation Establishment, contending over those jade pith ganoderma and heavenly spirit fruits until their heads were beaten bloody. How truly tragic."

Su Qinghan picked up her teacup, took a gentle sip, and a trace of reminiscence flashed through her eyes.

"That is only natural. The three peaks of the Xuantian Sect's Inner Sect—Jianzhi Peak, Baicao Peak, and Beast Taming Peak—fight openly and covertly for the Materials of the foundation establishment pill."

"The jade pith ganoderma you mentioned mainly grows in some places with lower temperatures. As for the heavenly spirit fruit, the Beast Taming Peak seems to have it, but there are protecting Spirit Beasts guarding it, and outsiders don't even have the qualification to take a single glance."

Qi Yang lowered his head, a horrifying sharp glint bursting from his eyes.

jade pith ganoderma! heavenly spirit fruit!

These were precisely the other two main medicinal ingredients missing from the incomplete foundation establishment pill recipe!

He had originally been getting a headache over where to look for the seeds of these rare Spirit Medicines; a place like the Ghost Market could only be encountered by chance and not sought by demand.

Never did he expect that they existed right inside the Xuantian Sect!

It was just that Qi Yang's current cultivation was still too low; forcefully storming the Inner Sect was equivalent to courting death, the incomplete foundation establishment pill recipe could not be completed for the time being, and he was still a very long way from the Foundation Establishment Stage.

He needed time, needed more trump cards, and needed to lay low until his cultivation reached Qi Condensation Great Completion!

Qi Yang raised his head, watching the fish-belly white gradually rising at the edge of the sky, his turbid eyes filled with an extreme yearning for the longevity Dao.

So what if he had Mixed Spiritual Roots?

As long as this Outer Sect Herb Garden was still here, as long as the black gourd was still here, he would be able to grow into a towering tree silently and quietly in this neglected corner...

And just as the relationship between Qi Yang and Su Qinghan eased somewhat here, the Outer Sect of the Xuantian Sect completely blew up.

Sun Changming was dead!

He died in his own residence, and his manner of death was terrifying!

The people of the Law Enforcement Hall immediately mobilized.

Leading the team was a youth wearing black athletic garb, with a blood-colored ruler embroidered on his chest and eyes as sharp as a falcon.

Law Enforcement Hall elite, Outer Sect Disciple, Chen Yan!

Qi Condensation 8th Layer!

Inside the Xuantian Sect, the strict hierarchy reached an extreme.

Qi Condensation Third Layer and below could only act as Utility Disciples doing rough work every day, not even considered to have truly stepped across the threshold of the Sect.

Only from the 4th Layer to the 9th Layer of Qi Condensation could one be promoted to an Outer Sect Disciple and enjoy more resources distributed by the Sect.

Only by reaching Qi Refining Tenth Layer would one have the qualification to participate in the Inner Sect assessment and become a high-and-mighty Inner Sect Disciple!

Chen Yan's face was livid. Two deacons had died consecutively in the Outer Sect Herb Garden in just a short month; this was simply trampling the face of the Law Enforcement Hall into the dirt!

"Investigate! Investigate this to the very end for me!"

Chen Yan flipped through Sun Changming's movement trajectory before his death on the case file, his gaze locked tightly onto the four characters "Outer Sect Herb Garden".

"Let's go! To the Outer Sect Herb Garden!"

...

In the Outer Sect Herb Garden, Qi Yang was holding a broken broom, leisurely sweeping the fallen leaves in the courtyard.

Bang!

The withered wooden door was kicked to pieces with a single kick, and Chen Yan rushed in aggressively with several Law Enforcement Hall Disciples.

"Qi Yang! Come out and answer!"

With a furious shout, the Spiritual Qi in the Outer Sect Herb Garden trembled along with it.

Qi Yang hunched his back, turning around with a terrified look faked on his face.

"De... Deacon Sir! This old man is here!"

Qi Yang bent his waist slightly, putting on the appearance of an old peasant whose gallbladder had been frightened out of him.

Chen Yan stared fixedly at Qi Yang, his powerful perceptive force sweeping across Qi Yang's body.

Five-Element Mixed Spiritual Root!

The absolute trashiest Spiritual Root in the Cultivation World!

Possessing all Five Elements, absorbing Spiritual Qi as slowly as a turtle crawling, a Trash without a shred of hope of Foundation Establishment in his entire life unless encountering a heaven-sent Opportunity!

Cultivation... Qi Condensation Third Layer.

A trace of disdain flashed through Chen Yan's eyes. An old good-for-nothing like this whose body was half-buried in the soil wouldn't dare kill anyone even if he were lent a hundred guts.

The gap in Realms in the Cultivation World was like a natural chasm; Qi Condensation Third Layer wanting to kill Qi Condensation Seventh Layer?

It was simply daydreaming!

"Did Sun Changming come to the Outer Sect Herb Garden last night?"

Chen Yan asked coldly, his tone solemn.

Qi Yang nodded repeatedly.

"He came! He came! Deacon Sun was thoroughly drunk last night and suddenly rushed into the Outer Sect Herb Garden like he went crazy..."

Qi Yang tossed out the excuse he had fabricated long ago.

"He directly kicked open the door of the West Wing Room. This old man was afraid he would harm Fairy Su and also feared implicating this old bones of mine, so in my agitation..."

Qi Yang shook his hand and fished out a discarded Talisman with scorched edges from his bosom.

"This old man threw out an earth-sinking talisman that I picked up in my early years..."

"That Talisman blasted open a large pit, and Deacon Sun suffered backlash from the Formation, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fled!"

Chen Yan frowned deeply and grabbed that discarded Talisman.

After confirming it was indeed the remains of an earth-sinking talisman, he walked over to the half-filled large pit in the courtyard and carefully perceived it.

The lingering earth-type Spiritual Qi matched the earth-sinking talisman completely!

Right at this moment, the door of the West Wing Room opened, and Su Qinghan walked out dressed in plain clothes with a face as frosty as ice.

"Such grand majesty from the Law Enforcement Hall."

Su Qinghan looked coldly at Chen Yan, her phoenix eyes filled with chills.

"Last night, Sun Changming had illicit intentions. If not for Qi Yang throwing out a Talisman to detonate the Formation and startle him away, I would definitely report this to the Sect Master today and demand an explanation!"

Chen Yan's expression changed slightly.

Su Qinghan!

The daughter of the Luoxia Sect Master!

Although the Luoxia Sect was merely one of the many third-rate Sects attached to the Xuantian Sect, and the Sect Master was only at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, this Su Qinghan was a rare Three Spiritual Roots, which was a Profound Spiritual Root!

Such a Three Spiritual Roots Genius, even in the Xuantian Sect's Outer Sect, was an object of key attention from the Elders above, and Chen Yan did not dare to offend her too severely.

He weighed the pros and cons rapidly in his mind.

Sun Changming's manner of death was Qi Deviation with Meridians snapped inch by inch, and the on-site investigation also proved it was a Formation backlash.

Looking again at Qi Yang's trashy appearance that would fall over at a puff of wind, it was simply impossible for him to kill a Qi Condensation Seventh Layer.

"Since it is a misunderstanding, then let it drop."

Chen Yan tossed the discarded Talisman back to Qi Yang and patted the dust off his hands.

"Sun Changming harbored illicit intentions, suffered Qi Deviation, and died from Formation backlash. Case closed!"

After speaking, Chen Yan turned and left with his people.

He came quickly, and left just as quickly.

Qi Yang stood in place, watching the people of the Law Enforcement Hall completely disappear onto the mountain path. His hunched spine straightened slightly by a fraction, and the look of terror on his wrinkled old face was swept away entirely.

In his turbid old eyes, a trace of coldness that no one noticed flashed past.

Perfectly hidden.

He had laid low and survived another hurdle.