Chapter 9: Su Yutong Comes Calling

After returning to her residence, Su Yutong immediately began her seclusion.

Twenty days later.

Ten ordinary Cloud Glow Pills had been refined and exhausted.

Su Yutong opened her closed eyes, her brows knitting tightly together.

After refining the ten Cloud Glow Pills, although her cultivation had progressed, it was still a long way from breaking through to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

There were only six months left until the Outer Sect Competition.

The hope of breaking through before the Outer Sect Competition was slim.

But if she could not break through and entered the competition with only Qi Refining Eighth Layer cultivation, even if her combat strength was not bad, it would likely be unrealistic to obtain a good ranking.

Before entering the Hehuan Sect, she had been a direct descendant of a cultivation family.

Since childhood, she had displayed powerful cultivation talent, receiving treatment like the moon surrounded by stars.

After entering the Hehuan Sect, the talent and appearance advantages she displayed still kept her above almost all other New Student Disciples.

Her consistently superior experiences had made her heart extremely arrogant.

The moment she learned of the Outer Sect Competition, she made up her mind that she must astonish everyone at the competition.

She even set a goal to reach the Qi Refining Ninth Layer before the Outer Sect Competition began.

But now it seemed that this goal would most likely not be completed.

Thinking of this, her heart was filled with unwillingness.

Yet there was no way at all.

"I can only take it one step at a time."

While thinking, she took out the last Cloud Glow Pill she had.

This Cloud Glow Pill was precisely the sky-high priced Pill that Elder Dong had recommended to her.

She had never been exposed to the Dao of Alchemy, but she could vaguely sense that the medicinal power within the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill was purer than that of an ordinary Cloud Glow Pill.

But so what if the quality was higher? They were both Cloud Glow Pills; could this one possibly reach the heavens?

Five thousand Spirit Stones for one!

More than ten times the price!

Elder Dong had clearly treated her like a sucker.

With a trace of dissatisfaction on her face, she casually tossed the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill into her mouth.

The next moment, an incomparably pure medicinal power instantly permeated her limbs and bones.

This medicinal power was not only pure but also extremely vast, far beyond what an ordinary Cloud Glow Pill could compare to.

Moreover, its medicinal power was extremely gentle; although the power was immense, the difficulty of refining it was actually smaller than that of an ordinary Cloud Glow Pill, and not only did it not bring her the slightest discomfort, she instead felt her whole body warm and incomparably comfortable.

What surprised her even more was that this Cloud Glow Pill did not contain even a trace of Pill Poison!

In other words, if conditions allowed, this kind of Cloud Glow Pill could be used completely without any scruples!

One hour later.

Su Yutong's whole body shook, and her aura surged.

Qi Refining Ninth Layer!

It was just one, yet it actually allowed her to break through to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer; if there were a few more...

Thinking of this, Su Yutong immediately rose, simply rinsed her body, and rushed toward the Outer Affairs Hall at the fastest speed.

……

Outer Affairs Hall.

Dong Yue sat behind the counter, gazing outside the Outer Affairs Hall, lost in a daze.

At this moment, her mind was filled with a single aged figure.

Just at this time.

A figure rushed hurriedly into the Outer Affairs Hall.

"Elder Dong, give me three more Perfect Cloud Glow Pills."

Before the person had even stood still, the urgent voice had already reached Dong Yue's ears.

Dong Yue looked up.

The person who had come was precisely Su Yutong.

Dong Yue had long anticipated this scene and did not feel surprised, shaking her head indifferently, "There are none left."

"None left?"

Su Yutong was stunned, "How could there be none? Doesn't the Outer Affairs Hall have specialized Alchemists continuously supplying Pills?"

Dong Yue glanced at her, "That Perfect Cloud Glow Pill was not refined by Alchemists under the jurisdiction of the Outer Affairs Hall, but was acquired, and there were only five in total."

Su Yutong bit her red lips, a flash of unwillingness crossing her face.

If she could obtain enough Perfect Cloud Glow Pills, she had the confidence to reach the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, or even Qi Refining Perfection, before the Outer Sect Competition began.

By then, let alone the top hundred, she even had the confidence for the top ten.

To become one of the top ten in the Outer Sect as a New Student, what an astonishing feat was that?

Once she could succeed, she would definitely be able to attract the attention of the Inner Sect Elders.

If she were lucky, she might even be taken as a Disciple by some Inner Sect Elder.

In that case, she would have soared to the heavens!

How could she easily let go of this opportunity to rewrite her destiny?

"Elder Dong, could you tell this Disciple who sold those Perfect Cloud Glow Pills?"

Hearing Su Yutong's persistent questioning, Dong Yue was silent for a moment and said, "Even if I don't tell you, I'm afraid you won't just let it go, and will definitely find other ways to investigate, right?"

Su Yutong remained silent.

She still had some connections within this Outer Sect.

Moreover, there were many people coming and going from the Outer Affairs Hall on a daily basis, and transactions had no deliberate measures for confidentiality; even if Dong Yue did not say it, it would not be difficult for her to investigate the person who sold the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill if she wanted to.

Seeing this, Dong Yue's expression did not change in the slightest, and she continued, "Since that is the case, there is no harm in telling you."

"The person who sold the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill is named Wang Jianqiang."

The moment she heard the name "Wang Jianqiang," Su Yutong almost thought she was having auditory hallucinations.

If she remembered correctly, the only person in the Outer Sect with the name Wang Jianqiang was that piece of trash, right?

She confirmed it with Dong Yue once more.

Although it was still somewhat unbelievable, she had no choice but to believe it.

The one who sold the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill to the Outer Affairs Hall was indeed that piece of trash famous throughout the entire Outer Sect!

……

Wang Jianqiang did not know what had happened in the Outer Affairs Hall.

Since paying off his debts that day, he had not left his residence again.

For twenty-five consecutive days, apart from taking time to have deep exchanges with Chen Jiaojiao, he had spent almost all his time on Alchemy.

Now, the Medicinal Herb on his person had been completely consumed, replaced by over a hundred Perfect Dragon Sun Pills, more than two hundred Perfect Cloud Glow Pills, and over three hundred Perfect Green Spirit Pills.

Converted, they were worth over a million Spirit Stone!

Only now did Wang Jianqiang finally feel a sense of being wealthy and imposing.

"Next is to improve my cultivation."

Just as Wang Jianqiang was preparing to cultivate, a knock came from outside the door.

Wang Jianqiang was taken aback.

His reputation as a piece of trash had long since spread throughout the Outer Sect, and those Outer Sect Disciple considered it a shame to associate with him; usually, only Chen Jiaojiao would come to find him.

But didn't Chen Jiaojiao leave early this morning?

Why had she returned?

Carrying a trace of doubt, he went up and opened the door.

A beautiful face immediately appeared within his line of sight.

Seeing the person outside the door, Wang Jianqiang was stunned.

At the same time, information about the visitor appeared in his mind.

"Name: Su Yutong

Gender: Female

Cultivation: Qi Refining Layer Nine

Age: 21

Root Bone: Gold-Water Dual Spirit Roots

Good and Evil Value: -48"

Su Yutong?

What is she doing coming to find me??

In recent years, Wang Jianqiang had lost count of how many times he had heard the name Su Yutong.

Newcomer Heaven's Pride.

One of the three great beauties of the Outer Sect.

Either of these two titles was full of substance.

In the past, he had seen her from afar, but the two of them—one a piece of trash, one a Heaven's Pride—were ultimately people from two different worlds, and they had never had the slightest interaction.

This was the first time for such a close-range encounter.

Just as Wang Jianqiang felt surprised by Su Yutong's arrival, Su Yutong's brows slowly furrowed.

This ugly and old little old man's eyes kept wandering over her, making her feel a sense of disgust, and a flash of loathing appeared deep in her eyes.

However, once she thought of her purpose for today, her furrowed brows smoothed out again.

A faint smile appeared on her stunningly beautiful face.

"Senior Brother Wang, won't you invite me in to sit for a while?"