41: Chapter 41 Here's a poisonous snake for you, please don't ask where it came from.

Facing the unbridled mockery from his roommates, Xia Shaoxin was speechless.

He had indeed consumed it too aggressively.

He previously thought the Sect was stingy for only distributing one jade bamboo spirit leaf per month, but now he realized that was called protection.

Prescribing harsh medicine to treat an illness was the way of small clinics.

In a large Sect, there was a reason for every rule.

"Many thanks, Deacon Wang." Xia Shaoxin shouted, but unfortunately, he could not drown out the wild laughter of Nangong Yi and the others.

"Hehe, it's a small matter."

Deacon Wang waved his hand, and the crowd's wild laughter finally stopped.

"Your internal organs are not injured; you just need to rest quietly for a few days. Don't do any work during these few days."

Hearing this, the faces of Nangong Yi and the others turned awkward.

That kid got to slack off again!

"These few days, don't even think about Cultivating either. After your meridians heal, whether you can still Cultivate will be a question."

Xia Shaoxin was shocked: "Will I be unable to Cultivate like this?"

"Not necessarily, but your Aptitude was already poor to begin with. Being impacted by excessive Spiritual Qi is counterproductive; it's possible your Cultivation Aptitude will decline further."

Upon hearing this, the corners of Nangong Yi and Cai Ke's mouths could barely stay down, and they quickly turned away.

Xia Shaoxin sighed inwardly; truly, haste makes waste!

After Deacon Wang finished his instructions and was about to leave, Nangong Yi said: "Deacon Wang used a drop of Heart-Protecting Spirit-Awakening Liquid on you, you have to pay, right? Deacon Wang, how many Spirit Stones is this medicine worth?"

Cai Ke said: "Tch, does he have any Spirit Stones?"

"If he doesn't have Spirit Stones, he can't just let you help for free, right?" Nangong Yi said solemnly.

Xia Shaoxin immediately pulled out a five-hundred-tael silver banknote.

"Deacon Wang, thank you for saving me. Is this small token of appreciation enough?"

Slap.

Deacon Wang slapped the silver banknote away.

Without saying a word, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Nangong Yi covered his mouth and snickered.

Xia Shaoxin finally understood that he had actually been played by Nangong Yi in this place.

Cultivation Sects are not short of silver!

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran was just an Inner Sect Disciple and didn't care about silver, let alone Deacon Wang.

Taking out silver banknotes in front of so many people was no different than a public slap in the face.

Xia Shaoxin didn't quite understand the affairs of the Sect, but how could Nangong Yi not?

One sentence made his actions absurd, and as a result, he also offended Deacon Wang.

That Heart-Protecting Spirit-Awakening Liquid was certainly precious, but saving people was also Deacon Wang's duty.

Furthermore, for medicine that could be sold for Spirit Stones, trying to use silver banknotes to repay a favor was just too cheap.

After Deacon Wang left, Nangong Yi and the others went completely wild, laughing for a long time.

Xia Shaoxin knew he couldn't live with this group of people anymore; if he continued to live here, it would cost him his life.

But he didn't know how much longer he would have to endure it!

He quietly felt his chest; his Storage Pouch was still there, and no one had searched him.

He took out a qi and blood pill, swallowed it, and fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, he was awakened by his roommates.

Xia Shaoxin slept in the first bed by the door; usually, everyone got up and went to sleep at the same time, so there was no inconvenience.

Today, every person who walked by deliberately bumped into him.

After sleeping, Xia Shaoxin felt even more exhausted.

He thought vomiting blood was a loss of qi and blood, and that taking a qi and blood pill would be fine, but only now did he realize that he had suffered internal injuries, not a qi and blood issue.

He felt even more depressed and secretly slapped himself.

"In the future, absolutely do not make this mistake again. Whether doing things or taking Spirit Medicine, one must not be hasty!"

If one is injured, one must rest and recover.

When a Mortal recovers from an injury, it's nothing more than eating some chicken, duck, fish, or meat, and drinking some nourishing soup.

His injury was not a Mortal's injury; it was caused by an excess of Spiritual Qi.

Then he had to eat the Medicinal Pill of the immortals.

The others went to work. Because Deacon Wang had given instructions the previous night, they didn't force him to go along. After everyone left, he immediately got up.

Walking was very uncomfortable, but he persisted and walked into the deep forest.

Based on his years of experience risking his life in Dawu Mountain, he knew there were snakes here.

When he left Li Family Hollow, it was late summer. After wandering outside for half a year, arriving at the Chiyan Sect, it was exactly the season when winter was ending but spring had not yet arrived.

The snakes were all hibernating.

He easily dug out a hibernating snake.

He threw it into a sack and transformed it into a King Cobra.

It was alive.

The moment it was transformed, the King Cobra hadn't figured out what was going on, and he tied the mouth of the sack, leaving it helpless.

Then he went to see Senior Brother Liang Ruoran.

The Inner Sect Disciples of Xueyan Cliff all had individual small courtyards, and the architectural styles were uniform.

Standing at the door, he called out softly, and Senior Brother Liang Ruoran opened the door and came out.

"What are you looking for me for?"

"This is the thing you wanted last time."

Xia Shaoxin acted mysteriously and stuffed the sack into Senior Brother Liang Ruoran's hands.

"What did I ask you for last time?" Senior Brother Liang Ruoran was bewildered.

The King Cobra inside the sack let out a hissing sound, and Senior Brother Liang Ruoran's expression changed drastically: "This is..."

"Shh—"

Xia Shaoxin squeezed Senior Brother Liang Ruoran into the courtyard and said urgently: "Senior Brother Liang, if you see what it is, do not ask about its origin, and do not tell anyone else, okay?"

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran closed the courtyard gate, carefully opened the mouth of the sack, and was immediately stunned to see a huge, strangely grown King Cobra.

"This is a specialty from my Dawu Mountain. This is what you were talking about the other day, right?"

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran was overjoyed and asked in a low voice: "You brought it out from Dawu Mountain?"

Xia Shaoxin stared intently at Senior Brother Liang Ruoran without responding.

Hehe, good.

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran cast that doubt aside, his eyes fixed on the poisonous creature.

"This thing is not easy to raise. I've made it half-dead, so you had better refine it into a Medicinal Pill immediately."

Xia Shaoxin wished he could speak plainly; if it wasn't processed within a month, it would return to its original form.

Actually, he didn't need to say this.

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran had already taken out the King Cobra, and with a sharp dagger, he sliced through its tough abdomen to remove the snake gallbladder.

He took out a small bottle to collect the snake blood.

In a few moments, he peeled off the snake skin and removed the snake meat.

His technique was extremely proficient, no worse than those who dealt with Poisonous Insects all year round.

"This thing is of excellent quality; at Baotong Tower, it can be sold for four Spirit Stones. I can't take them out right now, but I'll give them to you in a few days."

Xia Shaoxin was very curious. He had heard about Spirit Stones several times, but since he hadn't seen them, he let it be, and he didn't understand how much they were worth.

"How much silver is one Spirit Stone worth?"

Huh? Senior Brother Liang Ruoran laughed.

"Spirit Stones are Spirit Stones, and silver is silver. Who would use Spirit Stones to exchange for silver?"

Xia Shaoxin said: "This snake is worth 40,000 coins at the Gu Bureau, and several times more on the black market."

"Why are you bringing up copper coins again?" Senior Brother Liang Ruoran stared blankly. "I don't know how to calculate that; I have never exchanged them."

"I'm just very curious about how much the Gu Bureau exploits us Bug Catchers."

"You are Mortals, so the Mortal imperial court uses money to purchase Poisonous Insects from your hands, then resells them to the Immortal Sect to collect Spirit Stones. Isn't that a matter of course?"

Xia Shaoxin understood in his heart; it was just profiteering anyway.

"I will give you four Spirit Stones, but I don't have the money for now; you'll have to wait a few more days." Senior Brother Liang Ruoran said this again very seriously.

Xia Shaoxin shook his head: "I will absolutely not take your Spirit Stones. You taught me a medical prescription last time and helped me learn the Introductory Cultivation Method, which is already enough."

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran couldn't help but be speechless: "That is a prescription that a Mortal can learn; it's not worth four Spirit Stones. I'm taking a huge advantage of you."

Xia Shaoxin smiled slightly: "I ate the jade bamboo spirit leaf and suffered internal injuries; you've heard of it, right?"

"Hehe—such an odd story, and on this peak, how could I not know? You really have no Aptitude for Cultivation; you don't need to make things difficult for yourself. You know how to refine medicine; wouldn't it be better to go among the common people and become a rich man?"

"Do you have any medicine to treat internal injuries?" Xia Shaoxin asked nervously.