224: The law of the jungle

The beautiful young girl cried enough, then wiped her tears and asked Zheng Jianfeng how he got these immortal pills.

When she learned that they were exchanged for the burial god flower, and realized how useless the burial god flower was, the young girl couldn't help but cry again.

She hated herself, wondering why she only knew how to eat, drink, and play when she was in her sect.

If she had read more introductions about immortal pills, if she had understood more about everything in the world.

Her three Senior Brothers definitely wouldn't have gone to snatch the burial god flower.

If they hadn't gone to snatch the burial god flower from the demon beasts, her three Senior Brothers wouldn't have been injured, wouldn't have been poisoned, and certainly wouldn't have died.

After this incident, the young girl finally understood why her annoying old father always said that having cultivation wasn't enough; one also needed cultural knowledge.

In some moments, seemingly useless knowledge could save lives at crucial times.

Unfortunately, her realization came too late; her three Senior Brothers could never return.

“Senior Brothers, from now on, I will never be playful again. After we get out, I want to learn knowledge from my annoying old father,” the young girl said, wiping her tears and choking.

“Good.”

“Little Junior Sister can do anything.”

Zheng Jianfeng and the other two looked at the young girl, feeling extremely pained in their hearts.

In their opinion, it was because they hadn't protected their innocent and pure Little Junior Sister well enough.

If not for their incompetence, how could Little Junior Sister have been poisoned?

However, Little Junior Sister blamed herself for it.

The innocent Little Junior Sister seemed to have grown up.

“Senior Brother, who is Dan Shi Gu?”

Zuo Yu'er looked up at Zheng Jianfeng, her reddish apricot eyes staring unblinkingly at him.

“I don't know.”

Zheng Jianfeng shook his head. How could he dare to inquire about Gu Qing's background rashly?

Although he was a disciple of a Profound God Great Power, in the Morning Glow Evening Sea Secret Realm, even a disciple of an Immortal King was useless.

Without strength, a powerful background was like a mere decoration.

“Fortunately, we met Dan Shi Gu, otherwise…”

Jin Xiaohong looked terrified, shaking her head, unable to continue speaking.

Zheng Jianfeng deeply agreed. After his Junior Brothers and Sisters were poisoned, watching them slowly lose their lives, this feeling of powerlessness made him despair and break down.

He had begged countless people, even kneeling at the City Lord's Mansion, hoping the City Lord would, for the sake of his sect, lend him a few crossing calamity pills.

However, the City Lord didn't even glance at him, treating him like an ant, and directly ordered people to throw him out of the city.

“Yes, the kindness of saving our lives must be repaid. After we go out, I'll ask my annoying old father to give Dan Shi Gu some treasures as thanks,” Zuo Yu'er said earnestly.

“Hmm!” The three nodded in unison, their expressions solemn.

Zheng Jianfeng's eyes revealed a sinister killing intent: “It's all the fault of the scoundrels from Heguang Immortal City.”

They were true inheritors of the Immortal King Dao Lineage, and before entering the Morning Glow Evening Sea, they were well-prepared.

They had prepared no less than ten bottles of crossing calamity pills, and countless other immortal pills and treasures, essentially fully geared up.

The seven Senior Brothers and Sisters were full of vigor, with lofty ambitions, vowing to make a name for themselves.

However, they never expected that as soon as they entered Heguang Immortal City, they would be deliberately troubled by the scoundrels of Heguang Immortal City in collusion with city officials.

The City Lord didn't even bother to pretend, arresting them on trumped-up charges and confiscating all their divine gear.

It was precisely because they lost the immortal pills and treasures prepared by their sect that they found it difficult to move forward in the Morning Glow Evening Sea Secret Realm… Time flew by, and four months passed in a blink of an eye.

Gu Qing had finished refining all the immortal pills for the cultivators outside, including the hundreds of furnaces of immortal pills that Zhi Meng went to purchase.

Refining pills continuously for a year was truly exhausting.

However, effort was proportional to reward; Gu Qing obtained many pill formulas, and his pill refining skills advanced by leaps and bounds.

If he used the power of the Calamity Black Dragon, Gu Qing could create pill furnaces out of thin air and refine nine furnaces of immortal pills simultaneously.

“I told you not to work so hard, but you wouldn't listen. Are you tired now?” Zhi Meng lovingly took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Gu Qing's forehead.

“It's fine. Anyway, they all need to be refined. With so many orders, if the pills are delivered too quickly, it's inevitable that people will become suspicious.”

Gu Qing smiled. Hundreds of furnaces of immortal pills, indeed.

Although they were all low, middle, and high-grade immortal pills, if all of them were sold, they would probably fetch hundreds of billions of immortal crystals.

It's worth mentioning that he had now joined the Heaven Treasure Business Building and become an honorary guest elder.

These immortal pills could be sold directly to the Heaven Treasure Business Building, so there was no need to worry about them being difficult to sell.

Moreover, in the Morning Glow Evening Sea, he could also receive the protection of the Heaven Treasure Business Building, which was a win-win situation.

Zhi Meng looked at Gu Qing's incomparably handsome face, her beautiful eyes shimmering with light, and softly said, “My disciple is truly amazing. He only ascended less than two years ago, and he already has status and immortal crystals.”

“Others struggle bitterly in the Morning Glow Evening Sea, being cautious and fighting for their lives for a few immortal crystals, but they can't even compare to you refining one furnace of immortal pills.”

Gu Qing felt embarrassed by the praise. Looking at Zhi Meng so close, her fair and flawless snow-like skin came into view, and a sweet fragrance filled the air.

Gu Qing quickly averted his gaze and changed the subject, saying, “I heard the Heaven Treasure Business Building is holding a trade fair. Has it started yet?”

“Three more days. Do you want to go?”

“Yes. When the time comes, Master, remember to call me. I'll adjust my breathing first.”

“Good!”

Zhi Meng's red lips curved into a smile, feeling that her disciple was becoming more and more interesting.

“Hoo~”

After Zhi Meng left, Gu Qing let out a long breath, suppressing the restlessness in his heart, and a smile unconsciously appeared in his eyes.

Although Zhi Meng was a bad seed, when it came to those closest to him, she wished she could give him all the best things in the world.

Three days passed in a flash.

Gu Qing and Zhi Meng put on masks and were completely wrapped up, using secret methods to change their aura.

Entering the trading venue, over three hundred people were all tightly wrapped, afraid of revealing even a little.

Only one person, sitting majestically on the main seat with a dignified expression, was completely uncovered.

This person was none other than City Lord Liu Liangshèng.

Others were afraid of revealing their wealth and being targeted by those with ill intentions, but Liu Liangshèng, at the peak of the Heavenly God Realm, had no fear.

After waiting for a moment, as soon as the time came, the gate closed. Liu Liangshèng scanned the room and smiled, saying,

“Since everyone is here, the trade can now begin.”

“Recently, a pill master named Gu Qing has arrived in our city. Does anyone know his background?”

Everyone shook their heads without even thinking.

Not to mention they didn't know; even if they did, they wouldn't tell Liu Liangshèng for free.

“This Lord is willing to offer a Heavenly God artifact to purchase this information.”

Trade fairs not only traded treasures but also information and so on.

Anything of value could be traded.

The specific price depended on the needs of both parties.

Hearing that Liu Liangshèng was willing to offer a Heavenly God artifact, everyone was tempted, but no one dared to speak up.

It wasn't that they didn't want to fool Liu Liangshèng with false information, but to ensure the accuracy of the information, a heart demon oath was required.

“What about Zhi Meng then? Has anyone identified her sect's inheritance?”

Seeing no one answered, Liu Liangshèng frowned and asked, settling for the next best thing.

If he knew Zhi Meng's background, Gu Qing's background would be easy to guess.

“Disciple, Heguang Immortal City cannot be stayed in, and even the cave mansion cannot be returned to. He is currently observing the entire venue with his divine sense, so you must not reveal any flaws,” Zhi Meng transmitted her voice.

“I know.”

Liu Liangshèng asking about him and Zhi Meng's information was certainly not out of curiosity, but rather a plan to make a move against him.

Once he confirmed that he was not a successor of a major pill refining sect, he would definitely make a move against him.

Gu Qing now greatly admired Zhi Meng's foresight.

If Zhi Meng had exposed her sect at the beginning, even if it was the Star Dao Sect, Liu Liangshèng would probably still dare to attack him.

After all, the number of disciples from major sects that Liu Liangshèng had harmed was not small.

With He Guang Immortal King as his backer and being in the Morning Glow Evening Sea, he was not worried about retaliation at all.

No sect would be willing to seek justice from He Guang Immortal King for the sake of one disciple.

But a pill refining sect was different. They could choose not to sell you immortal pills. At that time, the first person who would not let Liu Liangshèng off would be the other City Lords of Heguang Immortal City.

The more Gu Qing thought about it, the more alarmed he became.

He was just a low-level immortal pill master, yet he was already being targeted.

The Immortal Realm was even more dangerous than he imagined, fully embodying the law of the jungle.

It seemed that from now on, in the Morning Glow Evening Sea Secret Realm, he would have to be extremely cautious.