Old Five is a Goose.
Chapter 121 Second Pavilion Master (Second Alliance Leader Ergen Adds More)
“Limitless Soul Forging Crystal? What does it do?” It was the first time Mo Wuji had heard of this kind of ice crystal.
Zhen Shaoke said with some longing, “The value of Limitless Soul Forging Crystal is actually much higher than the True God Flower, and it's extremely difficult to collect. It has many uses. It can awaken a dormant soul and repair a shattered soul. Although it’s not exactly resurrection, it’s not much different from it. Even a powerhouse who has suffered a cultivation deviation can be immediately repaired with this kind of ice crystal. So, even a small amount of this stuff will cause a frenzy among many powerhouses.”
Mo Wuji felt a slight heaviness in his heart. This kind of thing was definitely not easy to come by. Even if he entered the Five Elements Desolate Domain, it wouldn't be easy to find the Limitless Soul Forging Crystal.
“The Limitless Soul Forging Crystal does not exist in the Five Great Empires. It only exists within the Five Elements Desolate Domain. I heard that when the Five Elements Desolate Domain opened three years ago, someone found one. No one knows where that Limitless Soul Forging Crystal went. The person who found that Limitless Soul Forging Crystal also disappeared.” Mo Wuji understood Zhen Shaoke's words to mean that even if you found it, it was dangerous.
Mo Wuji wanted to ask more questions when he felt the ship shake slightly.
Zhen Shaoke stood up smiling. “We have arrived at the outer perimeter of the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Dao Competition. Wuji, bring your people and follow me.”
Mo Wuji stepped off the airship and saw an extremely wide square. The square was full of people, and there were various buildings standing around it. These buildings looked very new, obviously built not long ago.
Various sects, commercial buildings, and restaurants stood side by side. If Mo Wuji didn't know that this was not a cultivation city, but one built in the wilderness, he would even think he had arrived in a new cultivation city.
The location of the Nine Moons Pill Pavilion was neither the best nor the worst.
Here, the Nine Moons Pill Pavilion was operating as usual, and there were quite a few people. Next to the Nine Moons Pill Pavilion, there was another large door.
Mo Wuji and his group followed Zhen Shaoke through the side door, which led to a not-so-small courtyard with more than a dozen rooms.
A middle-aged man who looked like a steward saw Zhen Shaoke enter and hurried to greet him. “Young Pavilion Master.”
Zhen Shaoke nodded and pointed to Mo Wuji and the others. “Steward Bu, these are all my best friends. Prepare three rooms for them…”
“Shaoke, you are not allowed to do this again. Rooms are so tight here, and you just bring a few people in and want three rooms. Even if you are the Young Pavilion Master of Nine Moons, you can't be so reckless.” A cold voice interrupted Zhen Shaoke.
Mo Wuji noticed the woman, with her phoenix eyes, she looked very assertive.
Zhen Shaoke's face also changed slightly, and he bowed and said, “Shaoke greets Second Pavilion Master.”
Seeming to sense Zhen Shaoke's politeness, the phoenix-eyed woman's expression softened slightly. “Shaoke, you are not young anymore. The Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition is a major event, and you only arrived today. I wouldn't usually care about you making friends with questionable people, but bringing these people to my Nine Moons Pill Pavilion and taking up the rooms of Nine Moons Pill Pavilion, isn't that too reckless?”
Mo Wuji sighed inwardly. It seemed that the Nine Moons Pill Pavilion was not under the sole control of this Young Pavilion Master. There were also a Grand Pavilion Master and a Second Pavilion Master. He didn't know if there was a Third Pavilion Master. Presumably, the Grand Pavilion Master should be Zhen Shaoke's father. With this Second Pavilion Master being so assertive, it would probably not be easy for him to settle down here.
Zhen Shaoke's face changed slightly, and he said with a slightly heavier tone, “Second Pavilion Master, it is my own business whom I make friends with, and my family will not interfere. Please don't say hurtful things, Second Pavilion Master.”
The Second Pavilion Master snorted, and was about to continue speaking when she heard an anxious voice, “Big Brother, why did you only arrive today? How is it, did you find the person you were looking for?”
A sturdy, dark-faced man rushed out, with an iron hammer on his back.
Seeing the dark-faced man, Zhen Shaoke smiled again and said to Mo Wuji, “Wuji, this is my younger brother, Zhen Shaoru. Shaoru, this is Pill Master Mo, whom I invited to help participate in the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition.”
Mo Wuji thought to himself, the name Zhen Shaoru sounded too different from his appearance. The nature of the two brothers seemed to be very different as well.
The Second Pavilion Master said lightly, “The participants of my Nine Moons Pill Pavilion in the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition have already been decided, and no one else will be added. Shaoke, now is the most critical moment of the Five Elements Pill Competition. In order not to affect other pill masters, you should ask your friends to stay in the hotels outside.”
Before Zhen Shaoke could speak, Zhen Shaoru suddenly widened his eyes and stared at the Second Pavilion Master and said, “Woman, what you said is strange, what do you mean by that? Explain it to me.”
Zhen Shaoke quickly stopped Zhen Shaoru, then cupped his fists at the Second Pavilion Master and said, “Second Pavilion Master, my brother is also a Young Pavilion Master of Nine Moons. Doesn't he have the right to recommend a pill master to participate in the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition? Even this courtyard, my brothers should be able to get a few rooms, right? Are we not even qualified to live in our own place?”
“Big Brother is right, my brothers and I will live here, what can a woman like you do to us?” Zhen Shaoru stomped his foot and shouted loudly.
His words seemed to imply that the Second Pavilion Master was not allowing his brothers to live there.
The Second Pavilion Master said lightly, “I didn't say that. If the Young Pavilion Master insists on letting the person you brought participate in the Pill Competition, it's not impossible. However, it is already difficult to compete for a place to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain, and the number of spots is even fewer…”
Zhen Shaoke was clear-headed and worldly-wise, how could he not know what the Second Pavilion Master meant. He knew that the Second Pavilion Master wanted to use this opportunity to deprive his brothers of their spots to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. He said lightly, “Since that’s the case, then we will follow the Second Pavilion Master’s intentions. I invite Pill Master Mo to represent Nine Moons Pill Pavilion in the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition. Regardless of whether he obtains a spot or not, my brothers will no longer use the Pill Pavilion’s spots to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain.”
After speaking, Zhen Shaoke ignored the Second Pavilion Master and said to Mo Wuji with a smile, “Wuji, whether we can enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain this time depends entirely on you.”
Mo Wuji immediately stepped forward and said, “Thank you for Young Master Zhen's trust. If I get a spot, who will allocate that spot?”
“Naturally it will be allocated by yourself, does that need to be said.” Zhen Shaoru said in a rough voice.
That was what Mo Wuji wanted to hear, these words were for the Second Pavilion Master to hear. He could feel that there seemed to be some friction between the Second Pavilion Master and the Young Pavilion Master.
“Let's go, let's go in and rest first. Steward Bu, immediately prepare a few clean rooms.” Zhen Shaoke ignored the Second Pavilion Master and directly instructed the steward. His words carried a hint of assertiveness, obviously indicating that he would turn hostile if the Second Pavilion Master tried to stop him.
“Yes, Young Pavilion Master.” Steward Bu quickly responded after seeing that the Second Pavilion Master did not stop him, and turned to prepare the rooms.
Steward Bu was very efficient. In just a few minutes, Mo Wuji and the others were assigned rooms. Mo Wuji had one room to himself, Yan'Er and Xiong Xiuzhu shared one room, and Tao Ao and Fei Bingzhu shared one room.
Just as Mo Wuji settled down, Zhen Shaoke came to his room again.
“Wuji, it’s really unheard of to have a pill master like you who brings a set of pill refining equipment.” As soon as he entered the room, Zhen Shaoke saw the pill refining equipment placed aside by Tao Ao.
Mo Wuji smiled and did not talk about the pill refining equipment, but asked, “Young Master Zhen, that Second Pavilion Master seems to be targeting you?”
The smile on Zhen Shaoke's face disappeared, and he said helplessly, “Nine Moons Pill Pavilion has three Pavilion Masters, my father is the Grand Pavilion Master. Ten years ago, my father went into seclusion to attack the First Heaven of the Celestial World, and he hasn't come out since. The Second Pavilion Master was fine in the beginning, but recently, she probably guessed that my father's attack failed, and her attitude has become vague. If it weren't for a large group of elders in the pavilion supporting my brothers, it would be difficult for us to gain a foothold in Nine Moons Pill Pavilion. In recent years, I have also developed some of my own forces, and the Second Pavilion Master has noticed it, which has intensified her targeting of me.”
“What about the Third Pavilion Master?” Mo Wuji asked. It seemed that Zhen Shaoke sought his help because he had no other choice.
Zhen Shaoke shook his head. “The Third Pavilion Master is focused on pill refining and rarely cares about other things. This time the Five Elements Desolate Domain opens, if I can obtain precious spiritual herbs in the Five Elements Desolate Domain, it is very likely to allow my younger brother to enter the Asking Heaven Dao School. Once my younger brother enters the Asking Heaven Dao School, with my brother inside and me outside, even if the Second Pavilion Master wants to target me, she will have to be wary.”
As expected, every family has its own problems, Mo Wuji didn't talk about this topic anymore, but asked, "Young Master Zhen, do you know where the Asking Heaven Dao School's residence is located here?"
As soon as Mo Wuji asked this question, Zhen Shaoke understood what Mo Wuji wanted to do, and quickly said, “Wuji, you must not think about going to see Granny Linglong, not just anyone can enter the Asking Heaven Dao School. If you anger the Asking Heaven Dao School, a hundred lives will not be enough to pay for it.”
“No, I must go there. If I don’t try, I will never be content.” Mo Wuji said firmly, “But not now, but after the Five Elements Pill Competition. After the Five Elements Pill Competition, if I can get a spot, then I will be more confident.”
Mo Wuji had also thought it through, this was not something that could be successful with courage alone. If he could get a spot in the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition, then he would at least have the qualification to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. Only by having the qualification to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain could he make guarantees to Granny Linglong.
Hearing Mo Wuji say that he would go after the Pill Competition, Zhen Shaoke also breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something else, Zhen Shaoru rushed in, “Wuji, I’ll take you to a fun place, you’ll definitely like it.”
“Where to?” Mo Wuji looked at Zhen Shaoru suspiciously. He thought this guy was really a natural, he had only met him once, and hadn’t even spoken to him. Now he was acting like an old friend, wanting to take him to a fun place.
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