kvmb Chapter 163 Stop laughing! Your jaw's going to drop off if you keep laughing!
Chapter 163 Stop laughing! Your jaw's going to drop off if you keep laughing!
Zhong Lingxin was overjoyed, thinking that when she returned, she would give some of the aged spiritual herbs to her master first, so that her master would have a better chance of ascending to immortality.
Having obtained the good stuff, Zhong Lingxin dared not linger and headed towards Hundred Flowers Valley.
This time, she wore invisibility and concealment talismans the whole way.
Actually, she didn't need to put on any more this time.
Because a lively battle was taking place in Hundred Flowers Valley.
Two groups of Lingyun Sect disciples, one releasing bees and the other stealing honey, were engaged in a fierce battle.
When Zhong Lingxin arrived, the Valley of a Hundred Flowers was filled with the sparkling light of magic, and the two sides were engaged in a lively battle.
Several disciples who had rushed over from a short distance were suppressing the fighting.
Zhong Lingxin saw Ye Mingyang.
He had already reached the Golden Core stage.
He shouted sternly, "Stop it! If you have any issues, go back to the sect's punishment hall to file a complaint. No fighting is allowed here."
The disciples who were tending the bees were all furious.
Their honey was stolen, and many of their bees were killed by the thieves; the losses were devastating.
Most importantly, they understood that they were all insignificant disciples with no connections or background. Even if they returned to the sect to appeal, they would only receive a very small amount of spirit stones in compensation, which would not be enough to make up for their losses.
Ye Mingyang knew this, but as the sect leader's disciple, he couldn't just ignore it when it happened.
Moreover, he knew all those honey thieves; they were all notorious figures in the sect, and he would avoid them whenever possible.
The Lingyun Sect disciples who stole the honey didn't take it seriously. Let them appeal if they want; they have connections in the sect anyway, so they're not afraid of appeals.
The group hastily bowed to Ye Mingyang, then made a provocative gesture to the beekeeping disciples who were red-eyed with anger, before flying away with wild laughter.
The noisy fight ended abruptly.
But soon, the beekeeping disciples rushed out like madmen, shouting and cursing at the honey-stealing disciples who had flown away.
The insults he hurled were far more offensive than the insults he hurled at Zhong Lingxin on the mountain path.
He publicly cursed the disciples who had stolen honey by name, insulted their ancestors for eighteen generations, and cursed all the women in their families.
A few people couldn't hold back any longer and even cursed Ye Mingyang into it.
It turned out that just as Ye Mingyang sternly stopped their fight, Zhong Lingxin slipped into their tent, stole all their honey, and even cut off the beehives they hadn't had time to harvest, leaving them with a mess.
All their hard work over the past year has been completely wasted.
Zhong Lingxin, who had escaped far away using an invisibility talisman, couldn't stop laughing at the cursing behind her.
Serves you right for cursing! I'll make you all pay dearly.
Zhong Chun reminded Zhong Lingxin, "Xinxin, stop laughing! Your jaw's going to drop if you keep laughing. You should think about how to escape. I reckon the cultivator who grows the spiritual herbs in that basin probably knows they've been stolen. They're probably searching for you all over the mountain!"
Zhong Lingxin immediately stopped laughing.
She knew, of course, that once her illusion array was dispelled, the person who possessed the elixir would know that it had been stolen.
She's just looking for an opportunity to show off her figure.
Zhong Chun gave her a suggestion: "Xin Xin, catch a lone Lingyun Sect cultivator, kill him, transform into his appearance, and sneak into Lingyun City."
Zhong Lingxin nodded; she had been keeping an eye on it.
Arriving at a mountain forest, Zhong Lingxin removed her invisibility and concealment talismans, transformed back into the appearance of a young male cultivator, slung a small basket over her shoulder, and began picking mushrooms.
There were many people going up and down the mountain, and no one paid any attention to her.
She walked at the foot of the mountain, gradually straying further and further off course.
To increase the chances of being robbed, she deliberately filled her small basket to the brim.
Sure enough, the two male cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage set their sights on Zhong Lingxin, who was picking mushrooms with her head down.
Zhong Lingxin pretended not to see it and walked towards a stream.
The area is low-lying and damp, making it ideal for fungi to grow.
The two male cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage who were following Zhong Lingxin were extremely happy.
Mushrooms are a type of food rich in spiritual energy, which cultivators love to eat, and therefore they are relatively expensive compared to other foods.
Looking at the basket that Zhong Lingxin had packed, there were several first-grade white jade mushrooms. Five of these mushrooms could be sold for a low-grade spirit stone.
Their divine senses peered into the basket and found that there were even second- or third-grade mushrooms inside.
Those grade three mushrooms, a single one can sell for a mid-grade spirit stone.
This basket of mushrooms is worth at least several dozen mid-grade spirit stones.
They saw a lowly cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining (Zhong Lingxin was deliberately impersonating him), dressed in the most ordinary short robes. He looked like a resident of Lingyun City, making a living in the mountains.
Their purpose in coming into the mountains was to rob these junior cultivators from Lingyun City who had come to the mountains to make a living.
Little did they know that as soon as they entered the mountain, they encountered a junior cultivator returning to the city, who was exactly the target they had prepared for robbery.
Zhong Lingxin walked along the stream, picking a few more mushrooms along the way. She slowly turned a corner and disappeared from the sight of the two Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The two Foundation Establishment cultivators' eyes lit up; this secluded place was the perfect spot for a robbery.
Two Foundation Establishment cultivators rushed forward, hurriedly turned the corner, and followed him into a cliff. They saw the young cultivator still bending over to pick mushrooms.
The tall Foundation Establishment cultivator grinned maliciously, waved his hand, and a stick appeared in his hand. Without saying a word, he jumped up and swung the stick to smash.
Another short Foundation Establishment cultivator blocked the downstream of the stream, sword in hand, to prevent the little cultivator from escaping.
Zhong Lingxin felt a gust of wind behind her head upon hearing this. She quickly leaped to the side, jumping out of the stick's attack range. Then, she slung her shoulder over the stick and threw it at the attacking Foundation Establishment cultivator.
The short Foundation Establishment cultivator shouted, "Watch out!"
The tall Foundation Establishment cultivator was also an extremely experienced combatant. He knew that the young cultivator in front of him had only two reasons for shrug and remove his basket: either the basket contained a magical artifact to subdue him, or the young cultivator knew their purpose in robbing them and was giving them the basket of mushrooms in order to save his own life.
Sure enough, Zhong Lingxin cried out at this moment, "Two immortals, spare my life! You can have all the mushrooms in the basket!"
The tall Foundation Establishment cultivator still didn't dare to take Zhong Lingxin's basket with his hands, but instead used the tip of his stick to lift the basket and gently place it on the ground.
Taking advantage of his provocation, Zhong Lingxin flashed a golden light in her hand, and a drop of golden thread snake venom flew straight into the tall Foundation Establishment cultivator's ear, entering through the ear canal.
The tall Foundation Establishment cultivator felt a sharp pain in his ear, followed by a headache that felt like it was about to explode. His body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.
The other Foundation Establishment cultivator, who was slightly shorter, was shocked, realizing that his companion had been tricked.
However, considering himself more cautious and having a higher cultivation level than Zhong Lingxin, he still drew his sword and charged forward.
A long sword appeared in Zhong Lingxin's hand, and she charged towards the slightly shorter Foundation Establishment cultivator.
As the two approached, she suddenly raised her hand, and an explosive talisman slammed into the shorter Foundation Establishment cultivator.