Chapter 114: Are You Threatening Me?

The great array of the coastal camp was established by the ancestors of the Dao One Sect. Anyone who exceeded the requirements was indeed unable to enter.

But there is nothing absolute in this world. It’s just because the price paid is too high and it makes no sense, so no one would bother to enter the coastal camp.

First, to exceed the array requirements but still want to enter the coastal camp, the main problems to solve are cultivation and bone age.

Bone-Burial Pill, a ninth-grade pill, is very high-grade, but its effect is very tasteless. It only has one function: to cover up bone age, even a god-level array cannot identify it.

It is a pill that only a ninth-grade alchemist can refine, and the price is extremely high, mainly because the materials are expensive, and the effect is single, so no one buys it, and naturally no one refines it, so the quantity is scarce.

Finding the Bone-Burial Pill solves the problem of bone age.

As for cultivation, it needs to be covered by an array.

Drawing the ninth-grade Heaven-Concealing Array directly on the body can cover one’s own cultivation.

In this way, the problems of bone age and cultivation are both solved.

"Plus my Wine God Sword and your Heavy Mountain Seal to suppress the soul, it will definitely be foolproof."

Hong Zun said slowly, Qingshi nodded repeatedly, but upon reflection, he was a bit worried.

"The Bone-Burial Pill is a bit tasteless, but it is also extremely precious. Will that henpecked guy give it to you?"

The "henpecked guy" Qingshi spoke of was the Peak Master of Hundred Herbs Peak, Mu You.

Hearing this, Hong Zun showed a confident smile.

"You don't need to worry about the Bone-Burial Pill. I have his life gate in my hands. You just need to consider the Heaven-Concealing Array."

"That’s no problem, I’m sure."

"Good, then tonight I will go to Hundred Herbs Peak first, get the Bone-Burial Pill, and then you and I will head straight to the Array Sect, and then go to the coastal camp."

"Perfect."

After setting the matter, the two waited until late at night. Qingshi stayed in Hong Zun’s cave dwelling, while Hong Zun went to Hundred Herbs Peak alone and quietly.

It was already late at night. After the Divine Sword Peak disciples were gone, all the peaks of the Dao One Sect seemed extremely quiet.

The disciples were either cultivating or sleeping.

Under such a night, in front of Mu You's cave dwelling at the summit of Hundred Herb Peak, someone suddenly triggered the formation.

Before long, a man in a white robe, middle-aged in appearance, with a refined temperament and handsome features, walked out.

This person was none other than Mu You, the Peak Master of Hundred Herb Peak, a ninth-grade alchemist, and also the strongest alchemist of the Dao One Sect.

Seeing the mysterious-looking Hong Zun outside the door, Mu You asked curiously.

"Brother, why have you come in the middle of the night?"

"Oh, there are some matters to discuss with you, Junior Brother."

"I see. Well then, come on in."

Not knowing what it was about, but being fellow disciples, Mu You had no guard up and naturally invited Hong Zun into the cave dwelling.

As soon as they entered, they saw a beautiful lady walking out from a room. Seeing this, Hong Zun greeted her with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, my late-night visit is quite an intrusion."

"Brother, you are being too formal. We are fellow disciples; there is no such thing as an intrusion."

The beautiful lady was Mu You's Dao companion. Don't let her soft and delicate appearance fool you; she was actually extremely fierce.

Mu You was completely under her thumb; having been together for many years, he didn't have a single temper.

It was precisely because of this that Qing Shi had previously called him "henpecked."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, seeing that Hong Zun had something to discuss with Mu You, the beautiful lady consciously withdrew. In front of outsiders, she gave Mu You plenty of face.

But in private, that was another story.

It just so happened that Mu You was an alchemist, and in terms of combat power, he wasn't as strong as his wife. Even his strongest asset as an alchemist—his connections—were useless in front of her.

You couldn't exactly call someone to deal with your own wife.

"Husband, you keep Brother company and have a good talk. I'll head back to the room first."

"En, go ahead, my lady."

After saying this, she hadn't even taken two steps before the beautiful lady suddenly turned around, looking at Mu You with a gentle smile.

"Husband, you won't be drinking, will you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Mu You froze, then nodded repeatedly.

"No, no. My lady, you know I don't touch a drop of alcohol."

Having received the answer, the beautiful lady left, satisfied.

With only Hong Zun and Mu You left, Hong Zun habitually took out his wine gourd.

"Want a sip?"

"Are you crazy? My wife is home!"

It was just a casual question, but who knew Mu You would become so nervous? Hong Zun was used to this and just drank on his own.

"Brother, you came in the middle of the night—what's the matter?"

With his wife still waiting in the room, Mu You didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

Hearing this, Hong Zun drank his wine and said nonchalantly.

"Oh, I'm here to ask for two Bone-Burial Pills. I remember you refined a batch a while ago; you shouldn't have used them all, right?"

Hearing this, Mu You froze, then shook his head repeatedly, his eyes filled with suspicion as he looked at Hong Zun.

"They're gone. I used them all up long ago."

Hearing the words "Bone-Burial Pill," Mu You instantly became nervous.

Seeing this, Hong Zun smiled slightly.

"Junior Brother, no need to be nervous. Isn't it just using the Bone-Burial Pill to change one's bone age to sneak out of the house? Don't worry, only I know about this."

The Bone-Burial Pill had mediocre effects but was incredibly expensive; no ninth-grade alchemist would voluntarily refine it, but Mu You was an exception.

The reason was that the formation at his home was controlled by his wife, and she had added a few little tricks, similar to the grand formation at the Near-Sea Camp.

As long as the bone age exceeded a certain requirement, the formation would be triggered, and his wife would know immediately.

As for the reason, it was simple: there were only two people in the house. You tell me why.

At this moment, Mu You felt numb. For so many years, he had been careful and secretive about refining these Bone-Burial Pills, never telling anyone else. How did this old drunkard find out?

His eyes held a complex expression. Seeing Mu You's refusal, Hong Zun raised his eyelids and said with a deep gaze.

"We are fellow disciples; can't we negotiate?"

"There aren't any. Really, there aren't any left."

Hearing this, Hong Zun's gaze grew even deeper.

"Really?"

"Really, there truly aren't any. Brother, you know that refining ninth-grade pills is difficult, and the materials are extremely expensive. A batch only yields five or six pills. I really don't have any left."

He wore an extremely sincere expression, and at first glance, it seemed like he really didn't have any. However, Hong Zun didn't believe it at all. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly.

"In that case, I'll have to have a talk with your wife. For so many years, you've been secretly refining Bone-Burial Pills behind her back, and she doesn't know. I imagine..."

"We are fellow disciples, and you're threatening me?"

"And last time, I inadvertently saw you in Eryuan City. You had just come out of the Spring Breeze Pavilion, and it seemed you were keeping a courtesan... yes, a courtesan. Let me think, what was her name again?"

"Xiao Cui? No, Xiao Hua? No, no, Xiao Tiantian? That doesn't seem right either. Huh, what was her name?"

"How many pills did you need, Brother?"