Bao Gu stood in the hall and said, “The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion sent Jade Shura to escort me back to Xuantian Sect because the Crimson Gold Profound Iron Tower saved my life. Normally, the task would be considered complete once the escort was done, and Jade Shura could leave. However, the master specifically asked Jade Shura to stay at Xuantian Sect to protect me and even announced that they would protect me. I think it’s because Jade Shura must have told the master about some of the things that happened to us in the ancient ruins. The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion probably wants to probe my background and see if there’s a big deal to be made.”
Jade Shura looked at Bao Gu without speaking, her face showing no emotion.
Bao Gu continued, “Everyone has just come out of the ancient ruins, and the various factions haven’t figured out what happened there or each other’s stances. I think right now, all the factions are gathering information, trying to gauge each other’s attitudes and making various calculations.”
She paused and said, “I think what they are most concerned about now is figuring out Soul Chasing Pavillion’s intentions. If we don’t negotiate with Soul Chasing Pavillion, the isolated Xuantian Sect will soon find itself besieged by the Ning family, the Immortal Sect, and the Taiyin Sect, and might even force Qingfeng Pavilion to cut off their alliance with us to protect themselves.”
Someone in the crowd of true disciples at the back said, “If the situation is so critical, why do we only hear you talking about it and see no other actions? Why hasn’t the sect master…”
Bao Gu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man sitting with Feng Menglong.
Feng Menglong was elbowing him, stopping him from finishing his sentence.
She had a deep impression of Feng Menglong because when Yu Mi led her to join Xuantian Sect in Yun City, it was Feng Menglong who registered her.
Feng Menglong had asked for spirit stones for Yu Mi to stay at an inn, and Yu Mi had made Feng Menglong sleep on the street.
She nodded slightly at Feng Menglong as a greeting and realized that not only were the elders of each peak present, but also the true disciples of each peak.
If she said too much, it might cause unrest among the disciples.
She casually said, “It’s not an unresolvable crisis. Do we need the entire sect to be in a frenzy?”
In her heart, she thought that those who needed to act had already done so.
If even the third-generation true disciples knew about it, everything would be settled.
Today, everyone from each peak was here, and her Uncle Chen didn’t come, which could be explained by his discomfort over the matter with Nan Yi.
But what about Uncle Feng?
Uncle Feng had always taken care of her and loved to take advantage of her wine and benefits.
If he wasn’t here because he was busy, he wouldn’t have come.
Uncle Feng had a good relationship with the master of Qingfeng Pavilion, and Qingfeng Pavilion was an ally of Xuantian Sect.
At this time, Uncle Feng was probably at Qingfeng Pavilion.
These movements were not something ordinary disciples could see.
Even the scene she and Jade Shura caused today wouldn’t have happened if Jade Shura hadn’t spoken out first.
She would have waited until everyone had dispersed to talk to Jade Shura alone, at most bringing her senior sister along.
Because of the true disciple’s interruption, Bao Gu showed that she had said all she needed to say, and the scene became a bit awkward.
Zhuo Wangchuan stood up and said, “Bao Gu, since you have a meeting with the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion tomorrow, you should rest early today.”
The peak masters and elders of each peak also got up to take their leave.
Zhuo Wangchuan personally escorted the peak masters and elders to the foot of Lingyun Peak before returning to Lingyun Peak.
He went to the courtyard where the true disciples of Lingyun Peak lived and knocked on Bao Gu’s door, calling her out.
Zhuo Wangchuan said worriedly, “You spoke so confidently today. Are you sure about tomorrow’s matter?”
Bao Gu nodded and said, “Master, don’t worry. I am confident and have a plan.”
Zhuo Wangchuan nodded and said, “Alright then, it’s getting late. You should rest early.”
“Okay!”
Bao Gu saw Zhuo Wangchuan off, returned to her room, and saw Yu Mi sitting on her bed, staring at her.
She smiled and said, “Alright, senior sister, there’s no need to worry.”
Yu Mi snorted and said, “Do you think I don’t know how much you have?”
Bao Gu said, “Today, when I went to the bottom of the pool, why didn’t you follow me and just left on your own?”
Yu Mi said, “Master summoned me, so I returned to the main peak first. Now, tell me about your matter, don’t stray too far.”
Bao Gu frowned and said, “Who told you not to wait for me? Hmph, I’ll let you worry all night. Senior sister, you’ll know everything when you go with me to meet the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion tomorrow.”
She yawned and said, “I’m tired! It’s already dark.”
She looked at Yu Mi playfully and asked, “Senior sister, do you want to sleep with me?”
Yu Mi got up and walked towards the door.
Bao Gu followed Yu Mi to the door.
Yu Mi stopped at the door and said, “You should rest early.”
Bao Gu nodded lightly and watched Yu Mi return to her courtyard.
She sighed softly and closed the courtyard door.
She realized that her senior sister was actually a martial arts fanatic.
Nan Yi often sparred with her in the training hall, so they were close.
Her senior sister had always disliked Jade Shura, but after a fight today, they got along.
She was someone who liked to use her brain rather than her fists and weapons, and she couldn’t get along with her senior sister in that regard.
Bao Gu returned to her room, ate some spiritual fruits to fill her stomach, drew water from the well, and lay in the bath, relaxing and closing her eyes to think.
She fell asleep without realizing it.
The morning bird calls woke her up.
She got out of the bath, dressed neatly, and went to the courtyard, only to find that Little Celestial Fox and Duobao Spirit Monkey were nowhere to be seen.
She took out the blood oath token and sensed that Little Celestial Fox was at the mid-mountain of Lingyun Peak.
She vaguely saw the mountain guardian granny and the little monkey there.
Since Little Celestial Fox and Duobao Spirit Monkey were with the mountain guardian granny, Bao Gu had nothing to worry about.
She had just opened the courtyard door when she saw Yu Mi’s door open, and Jade Shura came out of Yu Mi’s courtyard.
Bao Gu was so shocked that her eyes widened.
She thought, “Why is Jade Shura in senior sister’s courtyard? Did she spend the night in senior sister’s room?”
She looked at Jade Shura’s clothes, which were clearly not the same as yesterday’s.
Yu Mi followed Jade Shura out.
Bao Gu noticed that her senior sister had also changed clothes.
Her senior sister’s flowing fairy dress had been ruined in the ancient ruins, and she had changed into another set.
Today, she had changed again.
Jade Shura and her senior sister lived together, and they both changed clothes…
Bao Gu didn’t want to think too much, but she found herself overthinking.
She approached and said angrily, “Two women alone in a room, and you both changed clothes!”
Jade Shura was stunned for a moment and replied, “Didn’t you also change clothes?”
Bao Gu thought to herself, “But I slept alone!”
She didn’t sleep with another woman!
To avoid appearing too petty, she just glanced at her senior sister with dissatisfaction and then flew out of the mountain gate on her flying sword.
Jade Shura glanced at the expressionless Yu Mi, thought for a moment, and then laughed, “Such a strong smell of jealousy!”
She stepped on her flying sword and caught up with the angry Bao Gu, laughing, “Do you want to know what I did in your senior sister’s room?”
Bao Gu wanted to say, “No,” but she really did want to know.
She swallowed her words and remained silent.
After a while, she couldn’t help but look back at Yu Mi, who was following behind, and secretly transmitted to Jade Shura, “What were you doing in my senior sister’s room early in the morning?”
Jade Shura laughed and said, “Who is as lazy as you, sleeping in the house all day?”
Bao Gu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Were you practicing martial arts?”
Jade Shura said, “Yes, practicing martial arts, sweating all over, then soaking in a petal bath and chatting about martial arts insights. That’s the most enjoyable.”
Bao Gu’s eyes widened, and she turned to look at Jade Shura, exclaiming, “You two bathed together?”
Jade Shura said, “Yes!”
Bao Gu felt like crying.
She was so angry that she was panting but didn’t know what to say.
She turned her head and looked at Yu Mi angrily, thinking, “Senior sister, how could you do this to me?”
But her senior sister didn’t even look at her.
Bao Gu suddenly found Jade Shura very annoying and felt terrible.
She realized that her senior sister really didn’t like her and was clearly trying to cut off her feelings.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have such an attitude.
Jade Shura saw that Bao Gu was so dejected that she was almost in tears and knew that the joke had gone too far.
She called out, “Hey, are you okay?”
Bao Gu ignored Jade Shura.
Jade Shura said, “I was just teasing you. I only taught her how to make a petal bath.”
Bao Gu glanced at Jade Shura, feeling a little better.
She sighed and pouted at Jade Shura, saying, “I’m fine.”
She told herself, “If senior sister doesn’t like me, then she doesn’t like me. I like her, and that’s enough.”
She remembered that she had to meet the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion outside the mountain gate and composed herself, heading towards the mountain gate.
When she arrived at the mountain gate, she saw the mountain guardian disciples lined up outside the gate, all looking up at the sky.
She looked up and saw the luxurious carriage of the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion floating in the air.
Four snow-white pegasus with a single horn on their foreheads stood in the air, and the luxurious carriage looked even more magnificent in the morning light, as if a deity had descended.
Jade Shura had already left Bao Gu and Yu Mi and landed on the carriage.
Bao Gu quickly ascended into the air, facing the cold wind, and cupped her fists in greeting, “Bao Gu greets the master.”
Yu Mi stood beside Bao Gu and also saluted the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion, saying, “Junior greets the master.”
The voice of the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion came from the carriage, “Come in and talk.”
As her voice came out, the carriage door opened, and a light curtain blocked Bao Gu and Yu Mi’s vision and perception.
Bao Gu and Yu Mi landed on the carriage, and as soon as they stepped inside, the carriage door closed.
The light curtain slowly moved aside, revealing an interior space several times larger than it appeared from the outside.
A screen divided the carriage into two sections.
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion, with a veil covering her face, was lazily reclining on a soft couch, her beautiful eyes looking at Jade Shura, who was sitting beside a small table, with a hint of annoyance in her eyes.
Jade Shura was smiling more brightly than the morning sun, showing no fear of the famous female assassin of the cultivation world.
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion, with her late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, had completely restrained her aura, showing no pressure, but still made Yu Mi feel cautious.
After Bao Gu saluted, seeing that the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion only glanced at her and didn’t invite her to sit, she also raised her head to look at the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion, then smiled and asked, “Master, have you finished looking?”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion waved her hand lightly and said, “Let’s get to the point. Don’t tell me you need to take your time.”
Bao Gu chuckled and said, “I really need to take my time.”
Seeing the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion’s eyes turn cold, she quickly added, “Have you ever heard of Nirvana Pill, which takes its name from the rebirth of the phoenix?”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion raised her eyebrows and smiled, “Oh? Don’t tell me you have a Nirvana Pill.”
Bao Gu said, “Do you think it’s a fair trade to exchange a Nirvana Pill for the heads of Changsheng Tianzun and Long Xiao Tianzun?”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion asked, “Do you really have a Nirvana Pill?”
Bao Gu thought for a moment, took out a jade slip, inscribed most of the Nirvana Pill recipe on it, and handed it to the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion, saying, “This is the recipe. I’ve omitted a few main ingredients.”
Jade Shura looked at Bao Gu in surprise.
She took the jade slip from Bao Gu and handed it to the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion.
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion scanned the jade slip with her divine sense and said, “It looks somewhat genuine, but what use is a recipe without the main ingredients?”
Bao Gu said, “Master, ask Jade Shura if I can gather the ingredients for this recipe.”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion was slightly taken aback and handed the jade slip with the Nirvana Pill recipe to Jade Shura.
Jade Shura looked at the recipe, which was missing more than a dozen main ingredients, and excitedly exclaimed, “Master…”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion asked, “What’s the matter?”
She found Jade Shura’s reaction a bit strange.
Was she excited or about to cry?
What kind of shock did she receive early in the morning?
Jade Shura grabbed the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion’s arm and said, “Do you remember I told you about Bao Gu tricking a dragon demon into giving up a large field of precious herbs? All the herbs listed on this recipe are in that field.”
She regretted not having more hands to grab more herbs or recognizing the herbs to complete the recipe.
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion’s heart was moved.
She thought, “If you count the treasures collected by Duobao Spirit Monkey, Bao Gu indeed has the possibility of gathering the ingredients for this recipe.”
She looked at Bao Gu and said, “I need to verify the authenticity of this recipe. Can I ask where it came from?”
Bao Gu pouted and said, “I never said I would give you the recipe. Do you want the Nirvana Pill or not? One Nirvana Pill for the heads of Dragon Roar Celestial and Longevity Celestial, delivered in three months.”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion looked at Bao Gu for a long time, then shifted her gaze to Jade Shura, hesitating.
This matter was significant, and Jade Shura didn’t dare to speak.
Yu Mi was even more confused.
What kind of pill could be worth the heads of the Dragon Roar Celestial and Longevity Celestial?
Could it be an immortal pill?
After a long time, the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion said slowly, “If it’s just one Nirvana Pill…”
She was about to refuse.
Bao Gu saw that the master of Soul Chasing Pavillion was about to refuse and quickly added, “Master, think about Nanshan Yijian!”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion was slightly taken aback and asked, “Think about Nanshan Yijian? Do you think I’m afraid of him?”
Bao Gu said, “Think about when he was looking for life-extending herbs for his partner. If he had a Nirvana Pill…”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion was struck by Bao Gu’s words and angrily cursed in her heart, “Damn it!”
She hesitated again.
She didn’t need the Nirvana Pill now, but she feared that when she needed it in the future, she wouldn’t be able to find it.
Seeing her lazy disciple’s attitude, she might really need it one day…
However, helping a small sect against several major factions for a Nirvana Pill seemed unwise.
After all, once the war started, Soul Chasing Pavillion would pay a huge price.
The Nirvana Pill might not be worth it, and its authenticity was still uncertain.
What if Bao Gu was tricking her like she did with the dragon demon?
But what if Bao Gu was genuine and the Nirvana Pill was real?
She hesitated for a long time and said, “I need to know the source of this recipe to verify its authenticity.”
Bao Gu said, “You’ll know it’s real when you see the Nirvana Pill.”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion asked, “Didn’t you say you’d give it to me in three months? Why three months?”
Bao Gu rubbed her forehead and said, “It takes three months to refine the pill!”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion said, “Don’t tell me you’re going to retreat for three months to refine the pill yourself.”
With Bao Gu’s current cultivation, she couldn’t refine such a near-immortal-level pill.
Bao Gu rolled her eyes and said, “I’m only at the first stage of Foundation Establishment. I can’t even process the herbs, let alone refine the pill.”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion said, “I won’t waste words with you. If I can’t verify the pill’s authenticity, I can’t accept this deal.”
Bao Gu helplessly rolled her eyes and said, “Then wait a moment. I need to ask.”
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion was taken aback and asked, “Ask?”
Who negotiates halfway and then goes to ask?
Why not let someone who can make decisions come and talk to me?
Bao Gu said, “Yes, I need to ask the one who gave me the recipe and is helping me refine the pill if they are willing to tell you. Wait, she’s in Xuantian Sect, so it won’t take long.”
She then turned and rushed back to Xuantian Sect.
The master of Soul Chasing Pavillion watched in amazement as Bao Gu dashed out of the carriage and disappeared into Xuantian Sect on her flying sword.
She was utterly confused by Bao Gu’s actions and couldn’t imagine who in Xuantian Sect could refine the Nirvana Pill.
She had investigated Xuantian Sect and knew that this declining sect was once a glorious cultivation sect many years ago.
Could it be a treasure left by the Xuantian Patriarch?
If it were a treasure left by the Xuantian Patriarch, Bao Gu, as the chosen successor, could make decisions.
Why would she need to ask someone else?
Who could it be?
The highest-ranking and most authoritative person in Xuantian Sect was Zi Tianjun.
If Zi Tianjun were in charge, he would have come to her, not Bao Gu.
The only one proficient in alchemy in Xuantian Sect was Zhu Tou of Shuiyun Peak, but his alchemy skills couldn’t produce such a pill.
Who else could it be?
