Lively County Town

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  Late at night, Ye Qin and Huang Zong left Yongfu Building quietly after their conversation.

  To enable Old Man Huang to collect jade stones with more energy, he promised two benefits. Firstly, he would give Old Man Huang sacred medicines such as spiritual elixirs and wonderful medicines. Spiritual elixirs and wonderful medicines can enhance the yuanqi for cultivators, and for ordinary people, they are also elixirs that prolong life, eliminate diseases, and bring good fortune. Secondly, Ye Qin promised to support Old Man Huang in becoming the agent of the Nan family in Pingzhou. Because Old Man Huang's most ardent hope was to become an agent above the ten major gangs in Pingzhou, managing the entire Jianghu order for the Nan family.

  Of course, these two benefits are not immediately realized.

  Ye Qin was well aware of his own strength at the third layer of the Qi Refining stage. In a one-on-one fight, he could defeat any warrior within Pingzhou Prefecture. However, the ten major sects of Pingzhou had been independent of the Nan family's rule for over twenty years, and there were at least five or six extraordinary experts among them. The number of their followers was in the tens of thousands, and their strength should not be underestimated. It would be extremely difficult to make the ten major sects of Pingzhou submit to the Nan family's control again in a short period of time.

  In a world where strength is everything, his current power still can't guarantee that he can take down these extraordinary masters with one move.

  "Don't be impatient, take it slow, and don't disturb the Ten Great Guilds. The only thing you need to do now is to mobilize the power of the Zhenbao Guild and try your best to find more jade stones for me."

  Ye Qin instructed Huang Zhanglao.

  With just one or two pieces of spiritual stone per month, he would be able to enter the fourth or fifth layer of the Qi Refining stage in a year or two at most, and reach the level of Nan Tianba back then. Even if he encountered a cultivator by chance, he would have enough capital to escape with his life. Before that, everything remained the same, trying to avoid reckless impulses as much as possible.

  "Yes, young master, everything will be done according to your instructions!"

  Huang Zhanglao spoke in a humble tone. He didn't understand why Ye Qin didn't take down all ten of the Pingzhou gangs at once.

  However, Ye Qin's order, he did not dare to disobey, could only temporarily suppress the urge to dominate Pingzhou Jianghu, and do his best to search for jade stones for Ye Qin. As long as he can satisfy "Nan Shi Shao Zhu", the seat of this family agent will be his sooner or later, why bother being impatient.

  Ye Qin didn't leave a way for Huang Zhanglao to find him, but made an appointment. If there was an emergency, Huang Zhanglao could hang a small wooden sign on the window of the third floor of Yongfu Building, and Ye Qin would come to see him when he passed by and saw it.

  Ye Qin left Yongfu Building, strolled around the county town for a few rounds, and only returned to the private courtyard in the southeastern city after confirming that no one was following him. He changed into a green robe of an apprentice of herbal medicine, and then went back to the stone house in the small courtyard of the Herbal Medicine Hall.

  Yang Yicheng and Feng Xiao have not returned yet, they are probably still watching the Wheel of Fortune battle at the Performing Martial Arts Arena, where Da Shi Xie Yun is performing.

  Ye Qin took a Linger Dan, sat cross-legged on his bed, and slowly transformed the spiritual power of the dan into yuanqi. Now he only wanted to improve his cultivation and didn't want to waste time on unrelated matters.

  ......

  The next day, near dawn.

  Yang and Feng finally returned from outside, dragging their tired bodies to push open the stone door. Yang Yicheng looked dejected, as if extremely disappointed. But Feng Xiao was beaming with excitement, humming a little tune.

  Feng Xiaoxiao saw Ye Qin sitting cross-legged on his bed with his eyes closed and couldn't help but tease him, saying:

  "Hey, so early in the morning, Second Brother is still diligently practicing internal power. But in my humble opinion, that set of internal power you're practicing doesn't make much difference whether you practice it or not. It can only slightly enhance your physical strength. Even if you become stronger and more enduring than an ox, you'll still be just a head of cattle. I'm afraid you won't even be able to beat any of our school's brothers who have learned a few moves of martial arts. With this kind of mindset, why not change to learning an attacking internal power or something like my lightness skill? Guaranteed that in three to five years, there will be another hero in Zhūqí County."

  The vast majority of internal skill cultivation postures are similar. Each type of gong method has subtle differences in hand gestures. So, just by looking at the sitting posture, it's impossible to tell what kind of gong method Ye Qin is cultivating, nor can you tell that he's actually not cultivating internal strength.

  Ye Qin heard the sound of the door being pushed open and had already woken up. He knew that Feng Xiao was poor with words, and most of what came out of his mouth wasn't good, so he didn't bother responding to him. Instead, he asked Yang Yicheng: "How did you guys get back so quickly? Is Shang Yun's master brother's competition over?"

  "What's the point of saying that? I've said it before, Shì Yún Dàshīxiōng won't make it to the eighth round. And indeed, when he was fighting against the 78th challenger, he got kicked off the stage by a young master from Huǒyún Gang. Luckily, he had eaten so many pills to replenish his internal energy, and even our own Tiānxiāo Hall's elder secretly delayed time for him, but still couldn't make it into the eighth round. Our Shì Yún Dàshīxiōng is still a bit short of being a top-notch master!"

  Feng Xiaoxi scolded Xie Yun severely, and he seemed very happy about Xie Yun's failure. After all, with such mediocre martial arts skills, he couldn't even get on the arena stage. Being able to see the strongest young master of the Medicine Pavilion being defeated was undoubtedly a very delightful thing.

  Yang Yicheng couldn't help but scratch his head in dismay, saying, "Xie Yun Dashi is now 27 years old. If he can cultivate for three more years and participate in the Wheel Fight Platform at the age of 30, he will definitely be able to enter the eighth round. What a pity."

  This wheel guard is a big battle arena, in each age stage of the arena match, one person can only fight once.

  If Xie Yun cannot achieve his ideal results during his youth from 21 to 30 years old, then he can only wait until after the age of 31 and compete in the prime of his life from 31 to 50 years old.

  The Wheel of Fortune's Great War is the most authoritative way to evaluate strength in the Jianghu. The achievements obtained on this arena are the easiest to get recognized by everyone. Losing such an opportunity to soar to the sky, one can only slowly accumulate experience in the Jianghu and become famous through other means later on.

  Xie Yun entered the seventh round, and would only be considered a top-notch master. However, he was still one line away from being a top-tier master. The difference between these two was like heaven and earth. Xie Yun had been cultivating in secret for over 20 years in the pharmacy's hidden library, but he hadn't been able to continue for the last three years, resulting in him falling short of becoming a top-tier master. If he could have endured for just three more years, he might have succeeded in one fell swoop.

  Ye Qin also felt sorry for Xie Yun after hearing this.

  But he soon put it out of his mind and moved on.

  Xie Yun, the senior brother, is Li Da's first disciple. Even if he only made it to the seventh round, his achievement is extremely outstanding. His future prospects are bright and boundless, and he is destined to take over as the master of the Medicine Pavilion, far surpassing the other ordinary disciples of the Medicine Pavilion by a huge margin, without anyone needing to worry about him at all.

  Ye Qin would be better off taking care of his own affairs. As long as he plans to stay in the Medicine Pavilion for another day, he needs to do his duty as an outer disciple and complete his daily chores, not just idle around and eat for free. With the remaining time, he should focus on practicing the six basic spells he had only recently learned.

  Feng Xiaojian ignored Ye Qin, who was meditating with his eyes closed. Yang Yicheng was still feeling sad about Xie Yun's defeat in the final battle and didn't bother to talk to him. Feng Xiaojian felt bored and lay down on his wooden bed, sleeping soundly to make up for the fatigue of staying up all night to watch the battle yesterday.

  ......

  In less than half a month's time, it was soon the day of the "Medicine Material and Medicine Transaction Conference" held by the Medicine King Gang.

  The county town of Zhugou is becoming increasingly lively, with the leaders or high-ranking officials of the ten major gangs and hundreds of medium-sized gangs in Pingzhou, as well as various powerful figures from all over the world, flocking to the scene.

  Medicines are essential for traveling the world, and even affect the development prospects of a gang. This time, Yao Wang Gang's large-scale sale of ordinary medicines and rare medicines is a major event, and few gangs are willing to be absent from this grand gathering.

  The most important thing is that as Ye Qin's cultivation improves, the spiritual power in his body continues to increase, and the endurance of using magic has greatly improved. With the continuous use of magic, his proficiency has also become more rapid.

  Ye Qin can proficiently cast wind binding technique, earth escape technique, water escape technique, wood escape technique, entwining technique, flowing sand technique and other basic auxiliary spells in an extremely short period of time, without feeling too strenuous or running out of magical energy.

  During this period, the Medicine King Hall also underwent some new changes. The young leader of the Medicine King Hall, Xie Yun, because he rushed to the seventh round of the Wheel Fight, his reputation soared overnight, becoming a promising newcomer in the Jianghu.

  Ye Qin had once been worried that Xie Yun would leak out the abnormality of his martial arts, but what surprised Ye Qin was that Xie Yun seemed to have not mentioned this matter to anyone.

  During this time, everything else in the Medicine Pavilion remained normal. The disciples inside still treated him as a low-level disciple who only knew how to do miscellaneous chores and didn't look up to him at all. Wang Yao, Vice Master Ji, and Li Daoren also did not appear before him, which made Ye Qin feel relieved instead. It seemed that Xie Yun was afraid of letting people know that he had been defeated by an ordinary low-level disciple in the pavilion, otherwise it would have damaged his prestige greatly.

  It was Li Pingxi, the young master of the Medicine King Gang, who took a great interest in Xie Yun and personally appointed him as his attendant. Together they roamed the streets of Zhujici County, socializing with various gangs and their hooligan friends, frequenting wine houses and brothels, indulging in reckless revelry.

  It's easy for people with discerning eyes to see that Li Shaobang is trying to win over Xie Yun, wanting him to become his trusted confidant and prepare him for the position of the next leader of the Medicine King Gang. If there isn't enough powerful support within the gang, even if he's the current leader's son, it's unlikely he'll ascend to the throne in the future. Although Li Shaobang is a bit spoiled, he still has some cleverness.