After Qin Xiao returned to his room, the other Peak Masters hidden in the shadows came out one after another.
"Second Elder, your big nephew is really a bit too lawless. After the Sect Competition, when Seven Stars Peak is dissolved, if Second Elder intends to take Yun Man, I, Kang Zhengye, still think you're better than the Grand Elder."
Kang Zhengye made this suggestion to Yao Yongzhi beside him.
"Third Elder, you don't need to drive a wedge between my older brother and me. Which Peak Yun Man joins will still be up to her."
Yao Yongzhi naturally knew what kind of scheme Kang Zhengye was playing.
But he indeed hoped Yun Man could join Immortal Cloud Peak. After all, such a young Golden Core stage cultivator with a Heavenly Spirit Root-if he could take her as a Personal Disciple, perhaps Immortal Cloud Peak could surpass Immortal Sword Peak.
"What kind of talk is this, Second Elder? How am I driving a wedge? Among the Peaks in the Sect now, only Grand Elder's Immortal Sword Peak dominates alone. This isn't good for us either. We want to catch up, but we lack the strength. Only Second Elder's Immortal Cloud Peak has a chance. None of us wants one Peak to dominate the Sect, right?"
After Kang Zhengye finished speaking, he looked at the other Elders. After all, this wasn't just his own matter; everyone would benefit.
"My Immortal Medicine Peak agrees with Third Elder's words."
After thinking for a moment, Fourth Elder Du Jiancong of Immortal Medicine Peak spoke up.
"Indeed, because Immortal Sword Peak dominates alone, now Immortal Sword Peak disciples look down on everyone. Our disciples from other Peaks are always suppressed. This can't continue like this."
Fifth Elder Wan Rongyang of Immortal Beast Peak also voiced his agreement.
Although Sixth Elder of Immortal Spring Peak didn't speak, he nodded in silent agreement.
"If Junior Brothers truly have this intention, please don't go back on your words after the Sect Competition."
After Yao Yongzhi finished speaking, he was the first to leave.
The other Elders also left one after another, all Harboring Ulterior Motives.
After returning to his room, Qin Xiao directly called for Yun Man.
"Disciple, your performance today greatly satisfied your master. Your master promised to give you the previously agreed five hundred thousand Spirit Stones in seven days. Today I'll give them to you."
Before Yun Man could speak, Qin Xiao poured out all the Spirit Stones in one go. The entire main hall was directly piled full with Spirit Stones, even overflowing into the courtyard.
"Master, what are you doing?"
Yun Man asked with a puzzled expression. If you want to give me Spirit Stones, just give them. Why spread them all out?
"Uh, don't you know your master has no cultivation? Without spiritual power, I can't use a Storage Bag, so I can only give them this way. Hurry and put them away. Don't let others see, or they'll say we're flaunting wealth."
Qin Xiao didn't want this either, but he couldn't use a Storage Bag. Fortunately, the system gave him space; otherwise, he really wouldn't have anywhere to store the Spirit Stones.
"Really? Then where did Master get your Spirit Stones from?"
Yun Man asked somewhat incredulously.
"This is naturally your master's secret. Just put all the Spirit Stones away. Then your master will give you the next batch of Spirit Liquid."
Qin Xiao naturally couldn't say he had a system, so he could only say it was a secret.
"Alright, disciple will put them away immediately."
Hearing there was Spirit Liquid, Yun Man immediately put all the Spirit Stones on the ground into her Storage Bag.
She just needed to cover all the Spirit Stones with her Divine Sense; putting them into the Storage Bag only took an instant.
"Alright, Master, I've put away all the Spirit Stones. Where's the Spirit Liquid?"
Yun Man asked eagerly.
"Based on your performance today, your master has decided to give you fifty drops. Cultivate with them until the Sect Competition. Your cultivation has reached the Golden Core stage now, so your refining speed should be faster. One drop per day definitely isn't enough anymore. Use them generously. If you run out, come find your master."
After Qin Xiao finished speaking, an even larger bottle appeared in his hand, which he directly handed to Yun Man.
"Thank you, Master. Disciple will definitely not disappoint Master's expectations. With so much Spirit Liquid, I'm confident I can fight that so-called Holy Son."
Looking at the fifty drops of Spirit Liquid in her hand, Yun Man suspected she might be dreaming. She had never fought such a wealthy battle before.
"Alright, no need for idle talk. Hurry back and cultivate. All of Seven Stars Peak's hopes are on you."
Qin Xiao was very satisfied, but he also needed to go into Secluded Cultivation. He had to hurry and raise his Body Refinement to the second layer. The first layer still wasn't enough.
"Disciple obeys."
Yun Man carefully held the Spirit Liquid bottle and withdrew from Qin Xiao's room.
She never dreamed that one day she would have fifty drops of Spirit Liquid in her hand. Even back in the Yun Family, without using a single drop, it would have taken over four years to save up that much.
Fortunately she didn't know how much Qin Xiao had on hand, or she might have fainted from shock.
In seven days, the Spirit Stones had grown to over one million two hundred thousand. After giving Yun Man five hundred thousand, Qin Xiao still had over seven hundred thousand Spirit Stones lying in his space. The Spirit Liquid had produced over ten thousand drops in total. Subtracting his own daily consumption of forty-eight drops and the fifty-seven drops given to Yun Man, he still had over nine thousand drops of Spirit Liquid.
And these numbers were still continuously increasing-simply inexhaustible.
Ever since Yao Kaidong caused trouble last time, the Sect Leader had convened an Elder meeting. Before the Sect Competition, no disturbances were allowed, so Qin Xiao's Seven Stars Peak had also been quiet for over twenty days.
On the night before the Sect Competition, Qin Xiao, who had been in Secluded Cultivation the whole time, finally walked out of his room and sat on a reclining chair in the courtyard, looking at the starry sky.
"I wonder which region Earth is in? It's been over three years; suddenly I'm a bit homesick."
Qin Xiao wanted to search for familiar scenes among these nebulae, but he couldn't understand constellations at all, so everything looked pretty much the same.
"Never mind, never mind. I've finally managed to cultivate Body Refinement to the second layer. Now my body has reached the Firm as Bedrock level, achieving Unharmed by Mortal Objects. I should be happy."
After lamenting for a while, Qin Xiao immediately sorted out his emotions.
Just as Qin Xiao was about to get up and return to his room, Yun Man's door opened.
"Master, why are you here?"
Yun Man looked at Qin Xiao curiously.
"Oh, tomorrow is the Sect Competition. Your master came out for some fresh air. What's wrong with you? You look worried."
Qin Xiao looked at the worried Yun Man and inquired.
"Master, I've used up all the Spirit Liquid, and my attempt to break through to the late Golden Core stage just failed."
Yun Man said somewhat sadly.
That was a full fifty drops of Spirit Liquid. She had used it all up but still couldn't reach Golden Core late stage. She blamed herself somewhat too.
"What? You went directly from Golden Core early stage to the peak of Golden Core middle stage?"
Hearing Yun Man's response, Qin Xiao was directly shocked. He didn't know how much Spirit Liquid he had spent this past month, only barely reaching Body Refinement Second Layer, while she only spent fifty drops and was almost at Golden Core late stage?
After reaching Body Refinement First Layer, Qin Xiao's consumption didn't just double-it increased fivefold. Previously it was two drops per hour; after Body Refinement First Layer, it became ten drops per hour. Even with such consumption, Qin Xiao still spent twenty-two days barely reaching Body Refinement Second Layer.
"Small problem. I'll give you Spirit Liquid now. How much do you need to guarantee you can succeed?"
Qin Xiao quickly asked Yun Man how much she needed. If his disciple reached Golden Core late stage cultivation, regardless of which Peak she fought against, he would have a chance to win. As long as he won one match, he could preserve Seven Stars Peak.
"Ten drops, no, five drops. As long as I have five more drops, I'll definitely succeed in breaking through."
Yun Man had also thought about asking Qin Xiao for more Spirit Liquid, but she had already spent over fifty drops from Qin Xiao. She was too embarrassed to ask. She hadn't expected Qin Xiao to take the initiative today. Her fighting spirit immediately soared; she must break through tonight.
"What ten drops or five drops? Your master will give you fifty drops. However you use them, you must succeed in breaking through before tomorrow's competition."
After Qin Xiao finished speaking, he took out another small bottle.
"Disciple will definitely succeed. Master, I'm going back to cultivate."
Yun Man took Qin Xiao's Spirit Liquid and immediately returned to her room to cultivate.
Qin Xiao stayed awake all night, waiting in the courtyard until daybreak.
"Today is the Sect Competition."
Qin Xiao looked at the horizon and slowly said.
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