Chapter 12: Merit gambling, replacing the Ghastly Puppet


"Colored Merit Fish, Billion Prize..." Since relevant news had already spread all over the place and everyone was discussing it, Lu Yang figured out the whole story without much effort. It turned out that there was a permanent special task in the Chusheng Sect called "accumulating merit". The location is just below Shenghuo Cliff, deep in the sea of clouds, in a treasure land called the "Merit Pool". There is a foreign spirit beast in the pool called the "Merit Fish". Fish are divided into five colors: white, blue, purple, gold and color. The closer it is to color, the more abundant the essence of the virtuous fish will be. After eating it, it can not only improve the quality of true qi, but it can even break through bottlenecks. The so-called task of "accumulating merit" is also born from this. This task is limited to one per person per month. First, blindly select a number, and then pay 10 contribution points to bring out the virtuous fish corresponding to the number. However, the 10 contribution points paid by the cultivators will not be recovered by the Glory Sect, but will be recorded in the account of the Merit Pool. A senior management of the Glory Sect has specifically explained this: As long as someone can select the only colorful Merit Fish in the Merit Pool, they can get all the contribution points in the Merit Pool! Nearly a hundred years have passed since this mission was released. However, for a hundred years, no one has chosen the colorful merit fish. As a result, the number of contribution points in the pool has accumulated more and more, and it has become an astronomical number. "One billion! One billion!" In the rocking chair, the old man was still muttering in a low voice, his tone full of envy, jealousy and hatred. Just yesterday, this super prize of "Merit Betting" finally came to fruition, and the disciple who won it had not even started the practice for ten days. The century-old prize pool was won by a newcomer who had been in the academy for less than ten days! It is no wonder that the old man from the Library Pavilion is psychologically unbalanced. After all, this billion prize also includes one of the missions he has participated in over the years in the Merit Pool. Not to mention that while Xiao Shiye won the one billion prize in the Merit Pool, he also received the most precious colorful Merit Fish. After eating it, he broke through from the first level of Qi Refining to the complete level of Qi Refining overnight. Now, he has been accepted as a disciple by the Immortal in the Gate and is in seclusion to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage. In such a situation, even Lu Yang couldn't help but show admiration. But soon his eyes changed... Because of the lucky one, Xiao Shiye did not hide the number he chose when he drew the colorful merit fish. “2025113.....” Looking at this number, Lu Yang couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Just as Lu Yang was firmly remembering this string of numbers and preparing to use them in his next life, a beautiful figure suddenly walked in outside the library. "Junior Brother Lu?" Lu Yang looked up and immediately recognized the other party. It was Fairy Qingchen. She seemed very surprised, and her beautiful face showed a hint of surprise as if she had met him. "Oh, it's Qingchen. Is it time?" The old man from the library pavilion also saw Fairy Qingchen, and his originally bored expression instantly turned serious. He stood up and said,"Then let's set off quickly." "Senior Brother, you want to explore the cave abode as well?" Lü Yang asked curiously. "Otherwise?" "We just lost a lot of money. If we don't find some extra money to do it, we're going to have to drink northwest wind!" the old man of the library said angrily. "Lost a lot of money?" "Sigh, it was just my carelessness." The old man from the library hall sighed: "Some time ago, the Shengzong fought with the Yushu Sword Pavilion in Jiangnan." "The Yushu Sword Pavilion came prepared and forcibly snatched a mass grave belonging to the Sage Sect in the south." "The 'Death Replacement Ghost' produced in that mass grave is a very precious and unique treasure. When the mass grave was seized, its price in the Sage Sect immediately soared." "At first, everyone was hoarding goods. I was cautious and watched for a while." "Later, I discovered that the price did only rise but not fall. I felt that the opportunity was fleeting, so I hoard a batch of goods from others at a high price." Speaking of this, the old man from the Library Pavilion felt heartbroken and slapped his thigh with regret: "Who would have thought that as soon as I finished hoarding, news came from the next step that the Sage Sect had launched a counterattack and the mass graves had been recaptured. As a result, the price that had just risen plummeted instantly, and it was not as good as the original price!" Lu Yang: "..." "But fortunately there is clear dust." The old man from the library pavilion sighed for a while, then pulled himself together again and sighed: "Qingchen is a good person." Fairy Qingchen smiled shyly."Senior Brother, you praise me too much." "It's really from the bottom of my heart." The old man from the Library Pavilion said sincerely: "If you hadn't recommended Senior Brother Zhao to me, I wouldn't even be able to get my capital back." "It's just a matter of lifting a finger." Fairy Qingchen said modestly,"Senior Brother Zhao just needs a batch of replacement Yin skeletons. Senior Brother, you have stockpiled another batch of goods. Qingchen just happened to meet him. I just hope to explore the cave abode in the future. If Qingchen has anything she likes, it will be great if Senior Brother can help Qingchen." Brother Zhao... Zhao Xuhe? Lu Yang's heart moved slightly. "By the way, Junior Brother Lu." It was not until then that Fairy Qingchen seemed to think of Lu Yang and turned around."Junior Brother, do you really don't plan to accompany us during this exploration of the cave abode?" “.... I made you laugh at me." Lu Yang shook his head and said,"Junior Brother has just entered the academy not long ago. He is weak and he only wants to focus on cultivation. Exploring the cave abode is too dangerous and I am really powerless." "Boy, I don't like to hear your words anymore." The old man from the library pavilion shook his head: "Focus on cultivation? Ordinary disciples like us who have no money and power only know that there is no immortal path to cultivating quietly." "Immortal cultivation is inherently a move against the sky. Without taking risks, how can one's cultivation advance by leaps and bounds?" "When everyone is afraid and wants to back down, you should bravely try and fight for it so that you can seize the opportunity!" Others are afraid of you being greedy, no wonder you will go bankrupt. No matter how the old man in the library pavilion spoke, Lu Yang refused tactfully. He was so angry that he left the sentence "rotten wood cannot be carved" and turned around and left. Fairy Qingchen couldn't say anything more when she saw this. She just took a deep look at Lu Yang, then turned around and left. She went to a hidden cave abode on Butian Peak with the old man from the Book Collection Pavilion. She asked the old man from the Book Collection Pavilion to wait in the outer courtyard first, and then walked into the inner courtyard and came to a quiet room. After a while, the door to the quiet room opened and Zhao Xuhe walked out. "Failed again? He still didn't agree?" Zhao Xuhe listened to Fairy Qingchen's narration and gradually frowned: "He really has a firm heart. Anyway, it won't hurt to lose this person." "Senior Brother, I think there is something wrong with this person." Fairy Qingchen gritted her silver teeth."The life lights of my three concubines were put out. Last night, I asked them to kill that guy... Now it seems that I missed." "Senior Brother, you also know that my three concubines are all at the third level of the Qi Refining Realm. Lu Yang could kill them... Could it be that he is already in the middle stage?" "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Zhao Xuhe shook his head without hesitation: "Breaking through the bottleneck is not easy. In just a few days, he can only break through to the third level of the Qi Refining Realm at most. It is impossible to break through the middle stage." "You don't have to be suspicious. I checked his purchase records." "He has bought so many Vitality Pills. If he takes them regardless of the cost, it will not be a surprise to reach the third level of Qi Refining. As for your three concubines..." "He used his cultivation method to buy a divine power. It was the Shenxiao Sword Control Technique of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion." Zhao Xuhe took a piece of silk and analyzed carefully: "If he is talented, has understanding in sword dao, and can quickly master sword techniques, it will not be unusual for him to kill your three concubines." "This... Senior Brother is right." Fairy Qingchen thought for a moment and felt that Zhao Xuhe's analysis was more reasonable. After all, she had a deep understanding of how difficult the mid-term bottleneck was back then. It took her nearly ten years to barely make a breakthrough. Nowadays, it is simply a fantasy to say that a disciple who has just entered the sect will break through in less than a month. Unless he is a real person who reincarnated and recultivated. "Okay, let's talk about this later." Zhao Xuhe waved his hand, his eyes flashing cold."Let's take care of the 'cave abode' first. Have you found everyone?" "We're all here." Fairy Qingchen nodded and said,"Especially Wang Borong from the Book Collection Pavilion. Senior Brother bought his replacement Yin skeleton. He trusts us very much now." "That's good." Zhao Xuhe smiled coldly: "Our Shengzong has always been a source of talented people. Whether we can take this opportunity to make a lot of money depends on our senior brothers..."