18: Chapter 18 Xiaoyaozi, you've lost!

A whole day has passed since Qian Luo was rescued by the Shushan Disciples, so she should have arrived at Shu Mountain by now.

Jiang Lan was all too familiar with Shu Mountain!

In his previous life, the character he bound to was a female Disciple of Shu Mountain.

The entire Shu Mountain Sect could be summarized in just one word!

[Poor]!

The mountain range where Shu Mountain was located had no Spiritual Veins, and the entire range didn't have a single speck of Spiritual Qi.

The Spiritual Qi for the entire Sect relied solely on the protection array, but the eighteen Top-Grade Spirit Stones that powered it had long since run out of energy, and Shu Mountain simply didn't have the money to replace them!

Therefore, the entire Shu Mountain Sect could be described as a spiritless land!

Shushan Disciples could only Cultivate by consuming Medicinal Pills or absorbing Spirit Stones.

As time went on, they grew poorer and poorer!

Everyone in the Sect, including the Old Ancestor, was covered in patches. Even though the character for 'Shu' was embroidered on their sleeves, they were often mistaken for members of the Beggars Sect!

Because they really did look that similar!

Now that Qian Luo was at Shu Mountain, it was normal for her Spiritual Qi to be nearly exhausted, but he had to find a way to replenish it for her immediately.

If her cultivation level dropped, her body would suffer backlash from the Heavenly Dao, leaving deep Dao injuries that would make it difficult to ever Cultivate again!

After much consideration, Jiang Lan chose: [☞ Spend 5,000 yuan to obtain the 'Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission' status for half an hour. You can communicate with your bound character via voice transmission and give them Spirit Stones or Medicinal Pills.]

Since he only needed to send the supreme grade qi gathering pill to Qian Luo, there was no need to spend 50,000. Why be a sucker!

As 5,000 yuan was deducted from Jiang Lan's account, a vision from a thousand miles away appeared before his eyes.

At this moment, Qian Luo was sitting cross-legged on a tattered mat, her beautiful eyes closed as she tried to Cultivate. Her face was deathly pale, and her rose-like lips twitched slightly. Cold sweat trickled down her stunning face, 'drip! drip!', falling onto the two fair and rounded peaks of her chest.

Despite her desperate efforts to draw spirit into her body and having Cultivated for nearly a day, the Spiritual Qi in her body was decreasing rather than increasing. She was on the verge of dropping to the Qi Refining Third Layer.

"Qian Luo!"

Qian Luo opened her beautiful eyes, and a blush instantly flooded her stunning face. Her rose-like lips curved into a smile as she turned her slender body, searching for Jiang Lan's figure.

"Young Master, where are you?"

"Stop looking, I'm still in the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm! Here is a bottle of pills, take one immediately!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bottle of pills descended from the sky, spinning several times in the air before landing squarely in Qian Luo's slender, fair hand.

*Pop!*

Qian Luo opened the pill bottle, and a rich medicinal fragrance instantly wafted out.

"Young Master, could this be a supreme grade... Qi Gathering pill?"

Qian Luo had taken Qi Gathering pills before, but they were always Medium Grade.

The Qi Gathering pills in this bottle were as white and pure as jade, without a single speck of Impurities, and the medicinal aroma was so intense that Qian Luo guessed they might be supreme grade qi gathering pills!

"You guessed correctly, it is indeed a supreme grade qi gathering pill."

"Qian Luo, hurry up and take one."

"Your current state is very dangerous."

"Your cultivation could drop at any moment!"

Hearing this, a wave of warmth washed over Qian Luo's heart, like the winter sun, and the blush on her face deepened even further.

Qian Luo directly poured one out and swallowed it.

The supreme grade qi gathering pill was truly Heaven-Defying!

As soon as it entered her mouth, the pill dissolved in her body, and the fierce Spiritual Qi instantly transformed into hundred-zhang spirit Dragons that soared upwards! They wound like snakes, charging through all the Meridians in Qian Luo's body!

"Ngh... ah..."

Qian Luo couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

Because it was simply too painful!

Normally, with Qian Luo's current Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivation, half a pill would be the absolute limit. But she lacked experience and had swallowed a whole one!

After the fierce hundred-zhang spirit Dragons circulated through Qian Luo's Meridians a few times, they finally found the five main veins and rushed headlong into the five Dantians!

Fortunately, Qian Luo had Five Spirit Roots and five Dantians; otherwise, the Spiritual Qi would have surely ruptured her Dantian and caused her to explode!

Qian Luo's stunning face gradually regained its color, and her cultivation experience began to skyrocket!

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, she reached Qi Refining Fourth Layer 1500/5000! And there was no sign of it stopping; her cultivation was still climbing!

The supreme grade spirit gathering pill was just that Heaven-Defying!

Suddenly!

[Ding! system prompt: Your bound character has been away from you for 24 hours. Please choose:]

[☞ Spend 60,000 yuan to use a 'Thousand-Mile Summoning Talisman' to immediately summon your bound character to your side.]

[☞ Spend 6,000 yuan to use an 'Image Replay Talisman' to replay the last 24 hours of your bound character's experiences.]

[☞ Spend 0 yuan and ignore this.]

Jiang Lan didn't offer his usual 'warm greetings' to the game planners and their families this time, because the 'Thousand-Mile Summoning Talisman' and 'Image Replay Talisman' provided by the System were actually quite useful.

The 'Thousand-Mile Summoning Talisman' was quite Heaven-Defying. In the future, no matter how far apart he and Qian Luo were, he could just spend 60,000 to summon her across a thousand miles!

Empress Qian Luo would descend from the sky, a sword flower in her hand, unleashing ten thousand feet of Sword Qi to instantly turn enemies into a bloody mist!

Of course, Qian Luo was still only a Qi Refining Fourth Layer Cultivator, but who's to say she wouldn't prove her Dao and become an Empress one day!

The 'Image Replay Talisman' was even more Heaven-Defying!

He could see all the footage of Qian Luo's last 24 hours!

Too Heaven-Defying!

Does that mean I can also see her bathing?!

At this thought, Jiang Lan cursed himself for being scum and gave himself a fierce mental slap!

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Lan chose: [☞ Spend 6,000 yuan to use an 'Image Replay Talisman' to replay the last 24 hours of your bound character's experiences.]

He had two reasons for this choice.

First, the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm was closing in 28 days. Since Qian Luo had managed to get out with such difficulty, there was no need to summon her back just to have her leave again.

After all, there were over a dozen Nascent Soul Old Monsters blocking the entrance. If a female Cultivator walked out of the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm twice in a row, even a fool would know something was wrong.

Second, he would eventually have to leave the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm himself. Although he had the help of the Nine-Tailed Ice Fox's Thousand Faces Immortal Art for a disguise that even a Nascent Soul Old Monster couldn't see through,

Knowing the situation outside the Secret Realm would ultimately make his escape from the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm more secure.

Of course, Jiang Lan didn't want to see footage of Qian Luo bathing, nor did he want to see her changing clothes!

6,000 yuan was deducted from Jiang Lan's account, and a scene appeared before him.

"It's Shushan Disciples, that's right! The first ones out are Shushan Disciples!"

"Hehehe... Carefree Master, you lose! Pay up!"

"That's right! Old Man, you can't back out now. 30,000 Spirit Stones each, hurry up!"

Qian Luo and the two Shushan Disciples had just rushed out of the Secret Realm on a Wine Gourd when they saw the Elders of the other eight Sects beaming with joy, surrounding a thin, elderly Taoist covered in patches with almost entirely white hair, demanding money!

That's right!

This old Taoist was the Peak Master of Xiaoyao Peak on Shu Mountain, Carefree Master.

At this moment, Carefree Master looked as if he'd been struck by lightning. His pupils shook violently, his face turned pale, and his body gave a sudden jolt before he began to tremble slightly!

He was already so poor that he could barely keep the pot boiling. He had hoped to make some money by betting with the Elders of the other eight Sects. He never expected that instead of making money, he would lose a net total of 240,000 Spirit Stones!

The key was that Carefree Master himself had proposed the bet. Whichever Sect's Disciples came out first would be the loser and would have to give 30,000 Spirit Stones to each of the other Sect Elders!

Everyone in the Shu Mountain Sect was a Sword Cultivator.

Although Sword Cultivators had no way of making money, they had one thing going for them—they were strong!

Sword Cultivators had high attack power and fast speed, giving them a massive advantage in battles of the same rank!

So no matter how Carefree Master calculated it, there was no way the Shushan Disciples would be the first to come out. He was sure he would make a steady 30,000 Spirit Stones. That's why he had shamelessly dragged the others into the bet.

"Hey, Old Man Carefree~ You can't back out!"

"I know your Shu Mountain is poor,"

"And you might not even have 240,000 Spirit Stones."

"I've thought of a way for you."

"Sell your Natal Flying Sword,"

"I'll find a buyer for you,"

"It can be sold for at least 300,000 Spirit Stones!"

"That way, you'll even have a little left over for yourself."

"How about it?"