Chapter 203: The Highly Sought-After Qingshen Tea

Inside the Dragon Group base, several elders were surrounding Chen Jing with excited expressions; in their hands was the very bag of Qingshen Tea that Lingyun had given to Chen Jing.

"Chen Jing, where exactly did this bag of tea leaves come from? How could a single cup of tea dispel the strange Evil Energy attached to the Muramasa Demon Blade?" one of the elders asked with an eager expression.

"Didn't I already say? This tea is called Qingshen Tea, and it was a gift from a friend of mine!" Chen Jing explained, feeling a mix of amusement and frustration. She had already said this more times than she could count, yet these seniors of hers remained so agitated.

"Qingshen Tea, what a good name. With this Qingshen Tea, we no longer need to worry about the Evil Energy attached to the Muramasa blade," another elder said excitedly.

The Evil Energy on the Muramasa Demon Blade was not like ordinary Evil Energy; it was not only much more bizarre but also extremely difficult to expel. If one were truly tainted by it, even if several of them took action, it would take a significant amount of effort to expel even a wisp of it. Now that a method capable of dispelling the Evil Energy so easily had appeared, it would be strange if they weren't excited.

"By the way, Chen Jing, how much of this Qingshen Tea do you have left? Could you spare a tael or two for this old man?" one of the elders asked with a kindly expression.

"A tael or two? Huang Lao, this Qingshen Tea is not some common commodity. My friend only gave me this little bit, just this much in the paper bag. Just now, while dispelling the Evil Energy for the other members of the Dragon Group, quite a bit was used up. Look, there's only this much left now," Chen Jing said, spreading her hands helplessly.

"Then, where is that friend of yours? Could you introduce me to him? Does he have any more Qingshen Tea?" Huang Yusheng continued to ask.

Hearing Huang Yusheng's question, the eyes of the other old men present also lit up. Since Chen Jing was out, perhaps his friend still had some in his possession.

Chen Jing spread her hands helplessly: "My friend likely gave me all the Qingshen Tea he had on hand. You all should know that there can't be too much of this kind of thing."

"Then, Chen Family girl, why don't you help me ask your friend if he has any more of this good tea? If he does, I'll trade him something for it!" Huang Yusheng still wouldn't give up.

Chen Jing pondered for a moment before nodding: "Fine, I'll try. But don't get your hopes up too high; after all, you know the value of this tea."

"Hehehe, Chen Family girl, I'll leave this matter to you. If you can get some Qingshen Tea from your friend for me, I won't let you go unrewarded!" Fearing that Chen Jing wouldn't take it to heart, Huang Yusheng even offered an incentive.

"I understand, Grandpa Huang," Chen Jing nodded. However, she was thinking that, judging by Lingyun's attitude, he didn't seem to value the Qingshen Tea very highly. It might be better to bring it out to help him expand his own network of connections, which would also serve to deter the Ji Family.

Why did Ji Moyuan dare to brazenly send his Shadow Guard to assassinate Lingyun? It was precisely because Lingyun had no power base in Beijing. If all the elders before her were to unite, not to mention Ji Moyuan, even his father would have to give way. If she could pull them onto Lingyun's warship, the Ji Family would definitely not dare to engage in any more underhanded tricks.

After returning home, Chen Jing immediately told Lingyun about her plan. Lingyun listened to Chen Jing's account and nodded slightly. Although he wasn't very concerned about building a power base of his own right now, it wouldn't be bad to let those old men form a loose defensive net for him to deal with some insignificant fellows.

"By the way, Lingyun, why do those seniors value your Qingshen Tea so much? Looking at them, it seems it's not just because the Qingshen Tea can dispel the Evil Energy of the Muramasa Demon Blade!" Chen Jing asked, resting her chin on her hands as she looked at Lingyun.

"Hehehe, it seems there are some among your so-called seniors who know their stuff!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Know their stuff?" Chen Jing didn't quite understand what Lingyun meant.

"The seniors you speak of should all be at the peak of the Heaven Tier, stuck at the final step and unable to move forward, right?" Lingyun asked in turn.

"Hey, Lingyun, you really are godlike. Wait, don't tell me you calculated that using Heavenly Calculation!" Chen Jing suddenly said.

"No, no, no, this is just a guess of mine. If one always used Heavenly Calculation, life would lose a lot of its fun," Lingyun waved his hand.

"Tch, just tell me, what are the benefits of this Qingshen Tea!" Chen Jing said.

"You should know that to advance to the Innate stage, the most important thing is to be able to perceive the power between heaven and earth. But most people are trapped at this stage because by the time they reach the Heaven Tier, they are already quite old, and there are too many impurities in their souls to perceive the power of heaven and earth. However, Qingshen Tea has one effect: clearing the spirit. In this state, a Martial Artist can more easily perceive the power between heaven and earth," Lingyun spread his hands.

"This Qingshen Tea has this effect too?" Chen Jing couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"It's just a small spirit-clearing effect, why are you so surprised?" Lingyun said.

"Helping people advance to the Innate stage—isn't this Qingshen Tea heaven-defying enough? Do you know that for every additional Innate Expert, our country's deterrent power increases by a notch!" Chen Jing said loudly. "No, such a precious thing cannot be let Grandpa Huang get his hands on it so easily; at the very least, we must make them bleed heavily for it!"

Watching Chen Jing's determined appearance, Lingyun couldn't help but chuckle. For them, this Qingshen Tea no longer had any effect. Because their advancement to the Innate stage was already a certainty, the Qingshen Tea in their hands would only serve as icing on the cake.

"By the way, Lingyun, how much Qingshen Tea do you have left now?" Chen Jing asked.

"Qingshen Tea? I don't have much left, and I'm not making it anymore either. Probably, there's a few hundred kilograms left!" Lingyun said, frowning.

"A, a few hundred kilograms?" Chen Jing couldn't help but open her mouth wide.

She had thought that for tea leaves capable of helping people break through to the Innate stage, even if Lingyun still had some, it wouldn't be much. But what was this about a few hundred kilograms? With so much Qingshen Tea, even if you just piled it up, you could create quite a few Innate Experts!

"This is what you call 'not much left'?" Chen Jing asked.

"Yeah, there really isn't much left. After all, I won't be making this kind of tea anymore; this tea really is one less for every bit used," Lingyun poured himself a cup of tea.

"Then if this tea is all drunk up in the future, what should we do?" Chen Jing asked. She discovered that ever since she came to Lingyun's place, her appetite had been spoiled; she really didn't think much of ordinary tea leaves anymore.

"If it's gone, what can we do? Switch to new ones! Anyway, I don't just have this kind of tea!" Lingyun said, leaving Chen Jing extremely depressed.

Chen Jing stared at Lingyun for a long time, finally giving up on the idea of arguing with him.

"Lingyun, hand over those few hundred kilograms of tea to me. I can definitely use these tea leaves to weave a powerful network of connections for you!" Chen Jing looked at Lingyun with burning eyes.

"Do whatever you want. I'll support you from behind!" Lingyun smiled and tossed a ring to Chen Jing, saying, "Everything is inside here!"

"This is... a Sumero Mustard Seed?" Chen Jing looked at the ring in her hand with astonishment.

Lingyun nodded slightly.

"Rest assured, I won't let you down!" Chen Jing gripped the ring in her hand and said.