19: Chapter 19: Non-interference, Each Taking What They Need

Over the next few months, the Outer Sect Herb Garden ushered in an exceptionally peaceful period.

After hanging the sign for the Special Grade Herb Garden, this place completely became a forbidden zone in the outer sect.

Those outer sect deacons and stewards who used to be arrogant and constantly came to scavenge now had to detour around the entrance of the herb garden when passing by, for fear of angering Grand Elder Li Changyuan.

Qi Yang's daily life was regular and comfortable.

During the day, he still wore that tattered linen robe, slowly weeding and watering in the courtyard, maintaining his persona of a diligent old farmer.

Occasionally, when Su Qinghan came out to get some fresh air, the two could drink a cup of coarse tea across the stone table and chat about what they had seen and heard regarding Cultivate.

But late at night, when the herb garden was completely shrouded by the night, Qi Yang would lock his door and sneak into the secret chamber located ten zhang deep underground.

In the center of the secret chamber, the bronze stone platform emitted a dim, cold glow.

Qi Yang sat cross-legged with more than a dozen specially made jade boxes placed in front of him.

Opening the jade boxes, they were filled with various top-grade Spirit Medicine emitting rich Spiritual Qi.

A century-old blood jade ginseng, a century-old purple gold grass, and even a few two-century-old congealing yin flowers!

These were all strategic reserves that he had quietly ripened over the past few months using the black gourd.

"The cultivation of the Qi Condensation 5th Layer has completely stabilized."

Qi Yang introspected his Dantian, feeling the surging Five Elements spiritual power in his Qi Sea, and a flash of sharp light crossed his eyes.

The Meridians of the Five-Element Mixed Spiritual Root were inherently fragile and narrow, and for ordinary people, cultivating to the Qi Condensation Third Layer was the limit.

Relying on eating top-grade Spirit Medicine like meals, Qi Yang forcefully broke through the shackles and reached the Qi Condensation 5th Layer.

But this was far from enough.

"The Bottleneck after the Qi Condensation 5th Layer is ten times harder than before; it is already difficult to widen the Meridians by swallowing ordinary Spirit Medicine."

Qi Yang frowned slightly.

In the past few months, he had tried swallowing more century-old Spirit Medicine, but the body with Mixed Spiritual Roots was like a leaky sieve, and the conversion rate of Spiritual Qi absorption was outrageously low.

If he forcefully used potent medicine to impact it, it was very likely to cause his Meridians to shatter inch by inch, leading to Qi Deviation.

"We must refine higher-grade Medicinal Pills!"

From the depths of his Storage Pouch, Qi Yang carefully took out the yellowed residual formula of the foundation establishment pill.

This was the foundation for him to defy the heavens and change his fate!

Although the residual formula lacked one-third of the refining techniques, the names of the main ingredients were all on it.

After this period of planning, he had already obtained the seeds of the dragon blood fruit and the jade pith ganoderma, and successfully ripened them in the spiritual soil of the secret chamber.

Now, only the last core main ingredient remained, the heavenly spirit fruit!

"The heavenly spirit fruit..."

Qi Yang's fingers gently rubbed the sheepskin scroll, and his eyes grew deep.

He had previously learned from Su Qinghan that for such a rare Spirit Medicine as the heavenly spirit fruit, only the Beast Taming Peak of the inner sect in the entire Xuantian Sect had a fruit tree.

Moreover, that fruit tree was tightly guarded by the sect-protecting Spirit Beast of the Beast Taming Peak. Let alone Outer Sect Disciples, even inner sect Elders had to weigh their options if they wanted to get close.

"The inner sect Beast Taming Peak, that is truly a dragon's pool and tiger's den."

Qi Yang calculated in his heart.

"With my current cultivation, coupled with the wuxiang pill and the breath-concealing talisman, although I can deceive the detection of Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the Yao Beasts of the Beast Taming Peak have an incomparably keen sense of smell. Once discovered, death is certain without a doubt."

The Law of Gou Dao: without more than ninety percent certainty, never take risks.

"No rush, I have plenty of time."

Qi Yang put away the residual formula and took a deep breath.

"Since the heavenly spirit fruit tree grows on the Beast Taming Peak, there will always be a time when it blooms, bears fruit, and leaks Spiritual Qi. As long as it is still in the Xuantian Sect, I will always find a chance to touch a seed. Right now, the most urgent matter is to stealthily build my cultivation to Qi Condensation Great Completion!"

Qi Yang thought no more, summoned the purple copper alchemical furnace, and began to skillfully refine the foundation-consolidating pills and antidote pills.

In this cannibalistic Cultivation World, preparing more poison and antidotes was more practical than anything else.

Meanwhile, inside the West Wing Room.

Su Qinghan had her eyes tightly closed, her whole body wrapped in a layer of faint ice-blue Spiritual Qi.

Her Three-element Profound Spiritual Root talent was truly astonishing. Coupled with the Formation in this herb garden being modified by Qi Yang, where Spiritual Qi was rich, her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds over the past few months.

Boom!

A soft sound came from within Su Qinghan's body, and the surrounding Spiritual Qi violently poured back into her.

Qi Condensation Seventh Layer!

Su Qinghan opened her eyes, and a sharp Sword Intent flashed through her phoenix-like eyes.

She exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling the exponentially growing spiritual power within her, and a long-lost smile finally appeared on her exquisitely beautiful face.

"Qi Condensation Seventh Layer. As long as I can Foundation Establishment before the age of thirty, those old fellows from the Luoxia Sect who treated me as an abandoned piece will sooner or later kneel in front of me and admit their mistakes!"

Su Qinghan clenched her fists tightly.

She pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard.

Moonlight like water sprinkled on the peaceful herb garden.

That hunched-backed centenarian old man was lying on the wooden bed of the thatched cottage, emitting even snoring sounds.

Su Qinghan looked at Qi Yang's thatched cottage, her eyes becoming incomparably complex.

She knew that this old man was definitely not as simple as he looked on the surface.

Being able to play the Grand Elder in the palm of his hand, and laying out such a huge scheme to preserve himself in the perilous outer sect, this old man's scheme was unfathomable.

But so what?

In this herb garden, they mutually non-interfered and each took what they needed.

Qi Yang needed a shield, and she needed a Holy Land for Cultivate.

"Old man, you live your low-profile life, and I Cultivate my immortal path. As long as you don't harm me, if I, Su Qinghan, soar into the sky one day, I will definitely ensure you die a natural death in this Xuantian Sect."

Su Qinghan silently made a promise in her heart, turned back to her room, and continued to consolidate her cultivation.

Meanwhile, Qi Yang lying in the thatched cottage was actually not asleep at all.

His perception enveloped the entire courtyard, hearing the commotion of Su Qinghan's Breakthrough crystal clear.

"Qi Condensation Seventh Layer? This girl's talent is indeed not bad."

Qi Yang turned over, muttering inwardly.

"However, no matter how fast she Cultivates, it's not as fast as this old man farming."

Qi Yang touched the black gourd stored close to his body, feeling the green liquid condensing inside, and the smile on the corner of his mouth grew richer.

...

Xuantian Sect Inner Sect, Baicao Peak.

This was the core heavy area for the output of Spirit Medicine in the entire Xuantian Sect, shrouded year-round in rich medicinal fragrance and Formation spiritual light.

The Disciples who could Cultivate here were all outstanding figures.

Inside a luxurious Immortal Cave halfway up the mountain, a skinny old man wearing an Alchemist robe was staring intently at a purple gold grass in his hand.

The old man was named Song Que, one of the Elders of Baicao Peak, with Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation and a Three-element Profound Spiritual Root.

"What a pure Wood-type Spiritual Qi! With this kind of quality, even if I personally took action and used a Tier 2 Spirit-Gathering Array to nourish it day and night, I could definitely not grow it out!"

Song Que slammed the purple gold grass heavily on the table, greed and calculation flashing in the depths of his eyes.

"I heard this was produced by that newly promoted Special Grade Herb Garden in the outer sect? A Qi Condensation Third Layer Five-Element Mixed Spiritual Root Trash actually knows some Five Elements Watering Method?"

He simply did not believe that a Trash with all Five Elements complete and absorbing Spiritual Qi like a crawling turtle could have any real ability.

"Leaving such a secret technique for cultivating Spirit Medicine in the hands of an outer sect Trash is simply a heavenly waste."

Song Que sneered and turned to look at the young Disciple standing below.

"Liu Qing, you make a trip to the outer sect, under the guise of exchanging spiritual planting insights, and get that set of Five Elements Watering Method for me. Remember, no matter what means you use, you must get it into your hands!"

The young man named Liu Qing bowed slightly.

He was a Four-element Human Spiritual Root, a Qi Refining Tenth Layer expert!

In a place like the outer sect, he was an absolute crushing force, able to crush a bunch of handymen to death with a casual flick of his fingers.

"Revered Master, rest assured, an old thing with half his body entering the soil, this Disciple guarantees to make him obediently spit out the secret technique!"