Chapter 431 - Shan Yue’s Request
Translator: Cinder Translations
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[I want to ask for your help to hunt a Tide Beast!] Shan Yue sent the message.
[The Xing family has many cultivators; such a trivial matter, does the lady still need to ask me for help?] Song Wen replied, with a clear intention of rejection.
[Hunting a Tide Beast and refining the Earth Spirit Pill. For the Xing family, this is a training opportunity for the family's disciples in both strength and temperament. It is not appropriate to ask family cultivators for help.]
Shan Yue seemed to be unable to find the right person to help her hunt the Tide Beast, so she sent the message to Song Wen, explaining her situation.
Song Wen did not respond directly to Shan Yue. Instead, he asked, [Is Young Master planning to cultivate the first layer of the 'Focused Spirit Stab'?]
[It is not for my son; It is I who want to cultivate the 'Focused Spirit Stab'.] Shan Yue replied.
Upon reading this message, Song Wen's expression showed confusion.
Has Shan Yue finally had an awakening?!
Has she realized that in the cultivation world, only one's own strength is the foundation for standing firm?
After much reflection, has she decided to work hard to cultivate and improve her own strength?
In the past, she had placed all her hopes on Xing Chang. Has she discovered that Xing Chang has been rendered useless? Has she given up on him?
[Madam Xing, the outer seas are a place inhabited by demon beasts. My strength is limited, and I am unable to help you hunt the Tide Beast.]
Song Wen could not determine whether Shan Yue was being truthful or if there was some hidden scheme behind her words.
Not wanting to take any risks, he decided to outright refuse her.
[I already possess certain information on a Tide Beast. With your strength, killing this demon will be effortless. After the matter is done, I will pay you a considerable reward.]
Shan Yue did not give up easily and continued sending messages.
[One hundred thousand spiritual stones! As long as you can bring the blood and soul of the Tide Beast, I will pay you one hundred thousand spiritual stones.]
One hundred thousand spiritual stones was no small amount, but Song Wen would not risk his life for that sum.
[Madam Xing, this matter is not open for discussion. I will not easily venture into the outer seas.]
[The demon's activity area is in the inner sea, not far from the outer seas.]
Shan Yue continued her message, hoping to persuade him.
After waiting for a while without receiving a reply from Song Wen, she continued sending more messages.
[If you think one hundred thousand spiritual stones are too few, I can increase the reward.]
[How about one hundred and twenty thousand spiritual stones?]
[Or, I can offer you high-grade spiritual stones.]
[Ten high-grade spiritual stones.]
[Eighteen pieces.]
[Twenty pieces!]
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Unable to get any response from Song Wen, Shan Yue eventually had to give up.
Song Wen thought the matter was settled.
However, a month later, he received another message from Shan Yue.
[Friend, perhaps the previous reward was not enough to satisfy you, but this time's reward, you will definitely not refuse.]
When Song Wen received this message, he couldn't help but feel curious, wondering where Shan Yue's confidence was coming from, so sure of herself.
[Oh? What treasure is it that makes you so confident?]
[It's not a treasure, but rather a piece of information.]
[Information? What kind of information could be worth the risk of venturing to the edge of the Inner Sea?]
[It's information about the Heavenly Spirit Pill. Since you've acquired the second layer of the 'Concentrated Spirit Stab,' you must know that with your personal strength, it's difficult to refine the Heavenly Spirit Pill. However, I know where the Heavenly Spirit Pill can be found. I'm sure you'll be very interested in this.]
As Shan Yue had expected, Song Wen's interest was piqued.
[Is this true?]
[Absolutely true.]
[Where is the Heavenly Spirit Pill located?] Song Wen inquired.
[Friend, do you think I'm so foolish as to reveal this information before I've seen the Tide Beast's blood and soul?] Shan Yue replied.
[How can I trust you? What if your information is about the Xing family's treasure vault having the Heavenly Spirit Pill? What use is that to me? Am I supposed to break into the Xing family's vault?]
[As far as I know, the Xing family's treasure vault does not contain the Heavenly Spirit Pill. The place where I know the Heavenly Spirit Pill can be found is not with the Xing family or any major faction. I'm sure this information will interest you.] Shan Yue sent the message.
Song Wen pondered for a moment and then responded.
[I am indeed somewhat interested, but how can I trust that you truly have information about the Heavenly Spirit Pill?]
[I can reveal some of the information to you, and you can decide for yourself.] Shan Yue replied.
[I'm all ears.]
[The Xing family is planning a Spellcraft Gathering. On the surface, it's to promote cultivator exchanges and raise the family's prestige, but in reality, there are darker intentions at play. The true purpose of the conference is to find cultivators with soul-source bodies to refine the Saintly Spirit Pill.] Shan Yue explained.
[What is the Saintly Spirit Pill?] Song Wen asked.
[The Saintly Spirit Pill is the necessary elixir to cultivate the third layer of 'Concentrated Spirit Stab.']
After clarifying this, Shan Yue continued.
[Xing Li Ren intends to take advantage of the Spellcraft Gathering to search for nine cultivators in the Qi Condensation stage with soul-source bodies to refine the Heavenly Spirit Pill. However, the Xing family's third-grade alchemists are all busy refining the Saintly Spirit Pill and cannot spare any assistance to help Xing Li Ren refine the Heavenly Spirit Pill.
But refining the Heavenly Spirit Pill requires the human medicine body to be fresh and the soul intact. This means that after capturing the human medicine body, they must immediately begin refining the pill. Therefore, Xing Li Ren has been searching for third-grade alchemists.
Third-grade alchemists aren't easy to find, so Xing Li Ren had no choice but to turn to his uncle for help. His uncle is from the Jing family, and in order to get him to help, Xing Li Ren seemingly had to make a deal that would harm the Xing family's interests. Xing Li Ren is afraid that the truth will be exposed, and he'll be accused of 'collaborating with outsiders and betraying the Xing family,' so he dared not refine pills within the family and has chosen a location outside the Xing family to do so.]
Song Wen read through this message several times, finding no flaws, and his trust in Shan Yue grew.
[How did you come to know such confidential information, Madam Xing?] Song Wen asked, his doubts surfacing.
[Last night, when I went to serve Xing Gaohan, he unintentionally revealed it. He wasn't upset about Xing Li Ren's actions, but this was orchestrated by Jing Feiyao, and Xing Gaohan has some complaints about her.]
After relaying this information, both fell silent for a moment.
Song Wen needed time to carefully consider the truth and risks of the information.
After a short while, Shan Yue sent another message.
[Friend, have you made your decision? Are you willing to accept this deal?]
[Yes, I accept. Please send me the information on the Tide Beast.] Song Wen replied.
A moment later.
Shan Yue sent the information on the Tide Beast.
The Tide Beast had only reached the late second stage, as Shan Yue had said. Killing it would be effortless for Song Wen.
The only trouble was that the person providing the information hadn't found the Tide Beast's lair, only traces of its activities.
On a remote island at the edge of the Inner Sea, the spiritual energy was sparse, but the land was fertile, allowing mortals to live and thrive there.
These mortals were unfortunate enough to be discovered by a Tide Beast.
The Tide Beast would periodically visit the island to hunt.
The frequency of the Tide Beast's appearances was irregular—sometimes it appeared monthly, other times only once every several months.
It didn't kill many each time; usually, it would take about a dozen people before leaving, seemingly using these mortals as a steady source of blood for sustenance.
(End of the Chapter)
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