Chapter 33: Peerless Immortal Enters Trouble (2)
“It’s that little girl.”
Elder Ruan turned back and glared at Huang Qi’s body, speaking righteously.
“What should we do? That little girl ate the Golden Life Flower seed, how can our Hong Hua Sect explain to its owner?”
“Since they can produce the seed of the Golden Life Flower, their strength must be very strong, and they definitely won’t let us off. We might even be wiped out because of one seed.”
“This Elder Ruan is also useless. The Sect Leader repeatedly instructed him to protect that seed, why was it eaten?”
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The grand hall erupted in an instant, and everyone stared at Huang Qi’s body with hostile eyes.
“Could it be that the Golden Life Flower seed doesn’t belong to the Hong Hua Sect?”
Huang Qi caught a hint of something, and it seemed the owner of this seed was very formidable. That would be terrible ⒍0 (2) er umbrella 罒m ba ba ⒋ ling Meng.
When Sect Leader Qin heard this, his face turned cold, and his sharp gaze fell upon Huang Qi’s body, like blades attacking, making everyone’s hair stand on end.
Even in his dreams, Huang Qi’s soul trembled, and his loli body couldn’t help but shake.
Jiang Liniang felt her daughter’s fear and quickly pulled Huang Qi’s body closer into her embrace.
“Sect Leader Qin, let’s talk properly. What exactly is this Golden Life Flower seed? I’m willing to compensate as much as I can.”
Cheng Yuan spread his arms, fearlessly shielding his wife and daughter behind him.
“Compensate? Can you afford it?”
Elder Wu’s voice suddenly rang out from the corner. He had been publicly embarrassed by Cheng Yuan’s disciple before, and now he wouldn’t miss an opportunity to kick him while he was down.
However, at this moment, Sect Leader Qin’s expression suddenly softened considerably. Instead, he turned his anger towards Elder Ruan on the other side: “But Elder Ruan, the seed of the Golden Life Flower was clearly with you. I repeatedly warned you to keep it safe, how could it have ended up in that little girl’s mouth?”
“Uh… I’m ashamed to say, it was my carelessness. My own Ling Yu that stinky girl secretly took it.”
Elder Ruan’s momentum deflated, and he explained with some embarrassment.
“Ling Yu stole it? Really?”
Sect Leader Qin’s gaze flickered towards Ruan Lingyu on the other side.
“Sect Leader, I was wrong!”
Ruan Lingyu apologized weakly, burying her small head in her chest.
“Children don’t know better, I won’t blame you.”
Sect Leader Qin then made his judgment.
“What?”
Everyone present was stunned. How precious was the Golden Life Flower seed, and it belonged to someone else! How could it be so easily forgiven?
Huang Qi was also caught off guard. Sect Leader Qin had seemed like the sky was falling just now, but why had he calmed down so quickly? The difference between before and after was too great. Could it be that he had been secretly taken over?
“Sect Leader, you should know that seed doesn’t belong to our Hong Hua Sect. When its owner comes to claim it in the future, how will we explain ourselves?”
Elder Ruan’s tone was filled with a trace of panic.
“Of course I know. If someone else had eaten it, I would definitely make them pay the price, but this little girl… her talent is outstanding, she is the future of our Hong Hua Sect.”
Sect Leader Qin sighed.
“How is her talent outstanding?”
Just then, Elder Wu spoke again.
“She has only cultivated for one year, and her cultivation level has already reached the third layer of the Juling Realm.”
Sect Leader Qin looked at Huang Qi’s body, and a hint of pride appeared on his fair face.
“Third layer? My cultivation level in this body has clearly reached the fourth layer of the Juling Realm, why is Sect Leader Qin lying?”
Huang Qi was puzzled, wondering if Sect Leader Qin was deliberately concealing something.
“What? Is that true or false? Sect Leader, you’re not joking, are you?”
“If this is true, then her talent is probably not much worse than those geniuses being cultivated by the Hu Xiao Sect in the prefecture capital.”
“Where is this little girl from? Huang Tian Prefecture shouldn’t have such a genius, right?”
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The high-level figures were amazed, and the hostility in their eyes gradually faded.
“But Sect Leader, what’s the use of her talent, no matter how good it is? Once the owner of that seed gets angry, even if our Hong Hua Sect had ten of her, we would have no future.”
Elder Wu, however, continued to pour cold water.
“Who is the owner of that seed? Is he really that terrifying?”
Huang Qi’s heart gradually grew anxious, as if it were being squeezed by ravens OG wu san ba qi I (3).
“Of course I know that. I’m not expecting her to deal with him. However, one must be adaptable; brute force can’t solve any problems.”
Sect Leader Qin replied calmly.
“So, does Sect Leader Qin already have a solution?”
Elder Wu pressed for details.
“Yes, if the seed had been eaten by someone else, then we could only wait to die. But since it was eaten by this talented little girl, perhaps there is still hope for salvation.”
Sect Leader Qin smiled relaxedly and continued, “The Golden Life Flower is a very precious natural treasure. If a child under six eats it, it can thoroughly improve their bone structure. Boys will grow tall and strong, and girls will grow tall and enchanting. If they are already not short, the effect will be doubled. This leads to it being sought after everywhere, and it’s also a treasure that people in our Huang Tian Prefecture dream of. After all, who doesn’t like being tall, and who likes being called a rat’s nest like us?”
Everyone nodded in agreement. Huang Tian Prefecture had been called a rat’s nest for years and had been discriminated against by outsiders. If one ate this, they could escape this stigma. Moreover, if you were tall enough, you would have an advantage in choosing a spouse. Who wouldn’t want that?
“As the Sect Leader of the Hong Hua Sect, I have always wanted to obtain the Golden Life Flower to relieve the worries of our county’s people. Unfortunately, this item can only be found in the Mianmian Valley in the southernmost part of the cultivation world, and that place has long been controlled by the Immortal Alliance, and ordinary people cannot enter.”
Sect Leader Qin sighed with emotion.
“Then where did this seed come from?”
Cheng Yuan asked curiously.
“About six years ago, a stranger suddenly came to the Hong Ba Can Qiu Jiu Lin 7⒐ Wu (+Eight) Hua Sect and gave me this seed, asking me to keep it for him for twenty years. He also gave me extremely generous compensation, and I couldn’t refuse, so I agreed to the transaction.”
Sect Leader Qin explained the origin of the seed.
“A stranger? How could he trust you with something so important?”
Cheng Yuan asked in surprise.
“There’s only one possibility: he’s not afraid of me playing tricks. In fact, people who can obtain such natural treasures are indeed not to be trifled with.”
Sect Leader Qin smiled self-deprecatingly.
“So the owner of the seed being so powerful was just these people’s speculation.”
Huang Qi finally understood when he heard this.
“Sect Leader Qin, now that my daughter has eaten the seed, when that person comes looking for it in the future, how will you explain?”
Cheng Yuan finally realized the seriousness of the situation.
“I said, if it were someone else who ate it, we would have no choice but to wait for death. Fortunately, the one who ate it is your daughter.”
Sect Leader Qin reiterated, then explained in detail: “Later, that person came a few more times, and I gradually became familiar with him. Although I didn’t figure out his identity, I learned some inside information.”
Seeing that the Sect Leader was about to get to the point, everyone tilted their ears to listen.
“Years ago, a peerless genius appeared in the force behind him and entered the top twenty of the Immortal Alliance’s Immortal Seed Ranking. The reward included this Golden Life Flower seed.”
Sect Leader Qin first explained the source of the Golden Life Flower.
“What? Top twenty of the Immortal Seed Ranking? What an astonishing achievement!”
“Yes, perhaps we Hong Hua Sect wouldn’t be able to deal with just this peerless genius.”
“It’s over. A force with such a genius must be a hegemon of a region in the cultivation world.”
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All the high-level figures present were terrified and became flustered. Although they had speculated that the other party was very strong before, they didn’t know that the force behind that person had such a monstrous genius.
Huang Qi’s heart sank when he heard this. The “Immortal Seed Ranking” was a strength ranking released by the Immortal Alliance, which ranked cultivators under thirty years old from each country. They were selected through the “Evergreen Convention” held every three years.
As far as Huang Qi knew, for a dynasty like the Xihui Dynasty, to enter the last place on the ranking, one’s strength would have to reach at least the seventh layer of Body Refining. And with such cultivation, only Sect Leader Qin in the entire Hong Hua Sect could deal with it, let alone the monstrous talents in the top twenty.
“Sect Leader Qin, you’re not expecting this little girl to enter the top twenty like that monstrous talent, are you? Although her talent is outstanding in our Huang Tian Prefecture, it’s nothing compared to those monstrous talents.”
Elder Wu suddenly spoke, his words laced with sarcasm and unpleasantness.
“Master, you have already proven your short-sightedness during the test. How dare you speak so presumptuously now?”
Cheng Yuan couldn’t stand anyone mocking his daughter, so he immediately retorted.
“You… you unfilial disciple! How dare you talk back to your Master.”
Elder Wu was so angry that he cursed.
“Master? How dare you mock my daughter? Even if it were the King of Heaven, I would make him look foolish in public, just like you are now.”
Cheng Yuan retorted fiercely.
“Heh heh, what use is your tough talk? I’d like to see how your daughter plans to enter the top twenty on the Immortal Seed Ranking. If she fails to get the Golden Life Flower seed, I’ll have your daughter become a slave.”
Elder Wu cursed with a ferocious expression.
“I’ll say it again, on what basis do you say she can’t enter the top twenty?”
Cheng Yuan said with disdain.
“She indeed cannot enter the top twenty.”
Unexpectedly, Sect Leader Qin poured cold water and then explained: “I know better than all of you what kind of monstrous talents are in the top twenty of the Immortal Seed Ranking. Although Cheng Hong Ling is a rare genius in our sect in a hundred years, she is still a step behind them.”
“Sect Leader, I don’t understand. Since she can’t enter the top twenty, what’s the use of participating in the Evergreen Convention?”
Elder Wu immediately raised his doubts.
“The top twenty is indeed not possible, but she might be able to enter the top one hundred.”
Sect Leader Qin looked at Huang Qi’s body, his eyes filled with expectation.
“But didn’t you say that only the top twenty would be rewarded with the Golden Life Flower seed? What’s the use of just entering the top one hundred?”
Elder Wu became a little frantic.
“Who told you I intended to compensate the other party with the Golden Life Flower seed?”
Sect Leader Qin asked back instead of answering, then continued, “Her entering the top one hundred is for something else.”
