Chapter 97. The Alchemist’s Actions

Chapter 97. The Alchemist’s Actions

Lin Nuo: ???

Lin Nuo just learned what it means to be quiet yet suddenly astonishing — the moment Qin Shili spoke, it shook him to the core.

Excuse me? Jumping straight to double cultivation?

I, Lin, have done nothing, and you’re forcefully sending me to the police station!

“D-double cultivation…?!”

Upon hearing this, Li Ruo’er’s eyes lost their shine, as if she had lost confidence in the future.

Her young master just double cultivated with the strongest disciple of Xuanyun Sect, Qin Shili!

No wonder the young master wasn’t cultivating with her anymore, it turns out he already had someone else in mind.

Well, it makes sense; the young master liked Sister Shili all along, and given his strength, he should seek a strong partner for double cultivation. Naturally, I, Li Ruo’er, am unworthy of cultivating with him.

The future feels hazy; I truly have no value for the young master.

Master Zhao frowned and said sternly, “Double cultivation? Have you already reached that point?”

Qin Shili calmly replied, “Him practicing alongside me is double cultivation.”

Lin Nuo listening was stunned; what a simplified version! By your logic, if you’re my female friend, can I just call you my girlfriend?

“Isn’t double cultivation about Yin and Yang alternating?” Master Zhao continued to ask.

“Not at all.”

“Then what are you cultivating together?”

“Martial arts duels, and I lost.”

“What about just now?”

“Just a little accident, and besides, as the loser, he has the right to do that.”

Qin Shili spoke these words with a straight face, prompting Lin Nuo to interject, “Hold on, it was an accident! The branch broke, and we fell down. I didn’t do it on purpose!”

“It’s all the same.”

“How is it the same?!”

Lin Nuo felt utterly speechless at this Second Martial Sister’s reasoning; it’s totally different! One was passive, the other was active; it can’t be treated the same! You’d get a different verdict in court, for crying out loud!

“So you two were training and then had an accident?” Master Zhao mused, asking.

“Yes.”

Lin Nuo quickly spoke before Qin Shili could say anything, afraid she’d make it worse.

Seeing Master Zhao present, Qin Shili didn’t dare to continue training with Lin Nuo and politely nodded, “Master Zhao, I’ll take my leave now.”

She left gracefully, throwing a dismissive glance at Li Ruo’er.

What she said about double cultivation was intentionally meant for her to hear.

Li Ruo’er pouted; though she was weak, she couldn’t lose her momentum.

Even if you and the young master double cultivated, it can’t change the fact that I, Li Ruo’er, was the first to double cultivate with him~!

With Qin Shili gone, Lin Nuo was left alone to face Master Zhao’s reprimanding about maintaining a proper image with Qin Shili. That scene just now was quite disgraceful.

Who can be blamed for such accidents?

After Master Zhao left, Lin Nuo planned to return with Li Ruo’er.

“Master, is it true that you and Sister Shili double cultivated?” Li Ruo’er asked with a pout.

“Wearing clothes, how could we double cultivate?”

“Oh, right. Master, it feels like we haven’t double cultivated in a while. Shall we give it a try? Maybe it’ll help your cultivation.”

“No! Stop thinking nonsense!”

Lin Nuo gently tapped Li Ruo’er’s head.

“Also, learn how to lie next time; she saw through your ploy when she came over.”

“Hmm…”

Li Ruo’er couldn’t argue; she did get caught in her little scheme, which is why Qin Shili came here.

“Let’s go.”

As Lin Nuo returned with Li Ruo’er, they saw a man with a medicine basket chatting and laughing with other elders.

“Master, who is that man with the medicine basket?”

“Yu Zheng, the alchemist of Xuanyun Sect, skilled in refining various pills.”

“Oh, Master, didn’t you say you’d be learning to refine pills soon?”

“Yes, tomorrow.”

“Oh, then good luck, Master! Learning to refine pills is a great thing!”

“I’ll definitely put in the effort.”

Lin Nuo smiled; his effort wasn’t about learning alchemy but something else entirely.

The black-scaled stone in his hand was already itching for action; soon, he could put an end to his underachieving villain days, blow up the protagonist, and become the future ruler.

……

Tianling Mountain, Alchemy Room.

Inside, there were numerous pill furnaces meant for the disciples of Xuanyun Sect to learn from.

The door to the alchemy room swung open as a man with a medicine basket entered and set it aside.

He was the one in charge of this alchemy room, the alchemist of Xuanyun Sect, Yu Zheng.

Holding a list with the names of the disciples, he glanced over it and found a particular name.

“Mu Yiting.”

He smiled and made a mark next to Mu Yiting’s name, then drew a big cross over the entire list, resembling a death registry. Those whose names were crossed out represented death.

He approached a pill furnace and took out a piece of black stone.

The black-scaled stone, known for its explosive capabilities.

He placed the black-scaled stone inside one of the pill furnaces and concealed it, making it impossible to see from the outside.

Done! The black-scaled stone is all set. Now it’s just a matter of waiting for the pill refining feast.

Mu Yiting will die, and all the other disciples present will perish as well. None will escape the impending doom.