Translator: Timothy_ Editor: mjn0898
TL note: Yue Qichaoâs pill king title is Silver Moon Pill King, Shen Guanqingâs pill king title is Guan Tian Pill King
âYe Mo, youâre back.â Shen Guanqing saw Ye Mo and the worry in his eyes lessened. Ye Mo could feel Shen Guanqinâs worry for him and felt a little warm. When he was ambushed by the Infinity Sect and Lightning Cloud Sect, most people were keeping their distance with him except for a few friends.
Shen Guanqin just asked this and looked at Ye Mo in daze. âYouâre already body condensation state level two, how is that possible?â
âHuh....â Xu Changji was dumbfounded by Ye Moâs power as well. When he first saw Ye Mo, Ye Mo was only nascent soul state like him. But now, Ye Mo was body condensation state while he was only hollow spirit state level four.
âYes, Guan Tian pill king qian bei, wan bei had some fortunate encounters and thus my power rose up fast.â But then Ye Mo asked, âQian bei, where is Silver Moon Pill King qian bei?â
Ye Mo didnât want to talk much about his power and he was already concerned for Silver Moon Pill King.
A sliver of sadness flashed across Shen Guanqingâs eyes and he said, âLetâs talk about this inside.â
Ye Mo nodded and turned to Xu Changji, âMartial brother, where is Ye Wucai? And how come thereâs no one at the city gates?â
Shen Guanqing said, âYe Mo, donât worry, Mo Yue City doesnât seem to have guards on the surface but itâs like Pill City now, thereâre two truth realisation state cultivators guarding it.â
âYes, two truth realisation state qian beis came with Guan Tian city lord qian bei, no one would dare to wreck havoc here, martial brother donât worry. Ye Wucai is in solitary cultivation trying to reach foundation establishment state,â Xu Changji quickly said.
Ye Mo immediately felt assured. However, he didnât want Mo Yue City to be managed like Pill City. He wanted Mo Yue City to have its own laws, not a place that was tight on the inside and loose on the outside. There needed to be the same strict laws. Not anyone could come as they please.
Ning Qingxue seemed to know what Ye Mo was thinking and immediately said, âHusband, I will help you later. I will set up a complete residence and law system just like Luo Yue city.â
Xu Changji looked at Ning Qingxue in confusion, he knew about Ye Mo but didnât know Ning Qingxue. Clearly they were close, or she wouldnât say something like managing the Mo Yue City.
Ye Mo quickly introduced Ning Qingxue and Luo Ying and them. Then, he arranged Xu Changji and Ning Qingxue to settle the rest of the people before quickly leaving here with Shen Guanqing.
Shen Guanqing brought Ye Mo to the inner most secret room and after opening the restriction, Ye Mo saw the pale faced Yue QIchao. He was shook and asked, âWhat happened to Silver Moon Pill King?â
He was scared something happened to Yue Qichao and now he was indeed in trouble.
Shen Guanqing closed the restriction and said to Ye Mo, âWe were intentionally led out of the Pill City, attacking you was just a supplementary goal.â
Ye Moâs heart sunk, the two city lords were drawn out of the Pill City indeed. These peopleâs guts were boundlessly large, they dared to attack Silver Moon Pill King. How could they be afraid of him then?
Ye Mo scanned Silver Moon Pill King with his spirit sense but didnât see anything amiss. He didnât ask and waited for Shen Guanqing to explain.
âA year ago, Silver Moon Pill King said he had a sudden feeling and was prepared to break through to level eight pill king, but just before he went into solitary cultivation, he got news and that pill fountain appeared.â
âPill fountain?â Ye Mo subconsciously interrupted, he had never heard of it.
Shen Guanqing didnât mind and nodded, âThere were pill fountains in the ancient times, itâs normal you havenât heard of it as it hasnât appeared for a long time. Itâs said that an immortal pill fell on Luo Yue continent and eventually formed a fountain. This fountain was the pill fountain. Itâs water can cure all diseases for mortals but canât be used for pill concoction or used by cultivators.â
âBut the pill fountain had a very important use for pill concocters. Itâs said that in the ancient times, when a pill king wanted to progress, he needed to go sit at the pill fountain to find enlightenment. This is why there were large amounts of level nine pill kings and even some pill kings that could concoct immortal pills. But eventually, the pill fountain appeared less and less. Itâs been more than a thousand years since its last appearance.â
Ye Mo realized and asked, âQian bei and Silver Moon Pill King knew of this and went there?â
Shen Guanqing nodded, âYes, when we heard of this news we were very excited and went together.â
Ye Mo knew the pill fountain must be fake, but he just wanted to know who told the two city lords about this.
âYou must think the pill fountain is fake.â Shen Guanqing seemed to know what Ye Mo was thinking.
Ye Mo nodded. âYes, I think thereâs someone who intentionally drew the two city lords out.â
But Shen Guanqing shook his head, âThe pill fountain is real, it really did appear. Those people who notified us didnât trick us...â
Shen Guanqing sighed and didnât continue speaking, he turned to Ye Mo and asked, âDo you know what level the highest level pill king in South Peace State is right now?â
Ye Mo didnât know why Shen Guanqing suddenly asked this but still replied, âI donât know for sure but I heard thereâs a level eight and level nine pill king in Pill City. They donât care about matters and only seek the pill dao or the immortal dao.â
Shen Guanqing heard this and sneered, âDo you believe this?â
Ye Mo was dazed â seeking the immortal dao, of course he believes this? Arenât all cultivators seeking the immortal dao?
Shen Guanqing saw this and said coldly, âSeeking the immortal and pill dao is real, but do you really believe they donât care about matters?â
Shen Guanqing said again, âThereâs no hidden level eight and level nine pill king in the Pill City, but thereâs indeed another hidden pill king. Heâs only a level seven pill king and he never cared about other matters, at least on the surface. But every year, he takes more than 70% of the Pill Cityâs level eight and level nine spirit herbs. There are this many pill kings and truth realisation state cultivators in the Pill City as well as the spirit herbs from other places in South Peace State. How many level eight and level nine spirit herbs would that be? How could someone who doesnât care about matters take away so many spirit herbs?â
Shen Guanqing suddenly got up and clenched his fists. âThis much of Pill Cityâs resources each year is concentrated on him because we respect him to as a qian bei and we never said anything. We even help him collect high level spirit herbs, but we didnât expect him to attack Silver Moon Pill King.â
Ye Mo felt this was complicated but he remembered Kong Ye telling him that the strongest pill king in South Peace State was only a level seven pill king. It really was so.
Shen Guanqing calmed down and said defeatedly, âThe most powerful person in the Pill City isnât the city lord nor the vice city lord, but the grand city lord. Thereâs a hard rule in the Pill City, whoever has the strongest pill dao power is the grand city lord. Thereâs no reason. That person reached level seven pill king earlier than me and Silver Moon Pill King so heâs grand city lord. Only when someone surpasses level seven pill king would the grand city lord be lowered to grand paid guest.â
Ye Mo realized something. It was clearly that grand city lord who harmed Silver Moon Pill King. He was scared that Silver Moon Pill King would reach level eight pill king and thus he would have to give his grand city lord title away.
Perhaps he doesnât care much about this position, but then he wouldnât be getting 70% of all Pill City resources. Without that, how could he reach a higher pill king level? How could he seek the immortal dao?
This means it also seemed normal that he was purged. That grand city lord was afraid he would surpass him too.
Silver Moon Pill King and Tian Guan pill king were honest and respectable characters, so even if he reached level eight pill king, they wouldnât think much and would only be happy for him.
âSilver Moon Pill King qian bei is already truth realisation state power, even if that grand city lord wants to attack him, how would he be able to ambush him?â Ye Mo asked.