Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 71: Chapter 71 Breakthrough Pill

”Simple?”

Ye Qingchen was on the verge of tears. He was already at his wit’s end over this bottleneck, and they called it simple?

The revered one feigned surprise and turned to Xiao Xiao. ”No way, you’re already a martial master? Then why are you still an attendant? At your age and with your cultivation in the Martial Master Realm, you’d more than qualify as an Inner Sect Disciple, let alone an Outer Sect Disciple!”

Xiao Xiao shook her head, putting on an artificially mature expression. ”Hei Ze, since we have such a solid relationship, I’ll tell you the truth. I’ve already been accepted into another sect and will have to leave soon. I think you’re a decent person—honest and loyal. When I’m gone, you can take over as the Young Master’s attendant! Don’t worry, the compensation and benefits won’t be lacking; they’ll be at least ten times better than what you’re getting now!”

The revered one put on a troubled expression. ”Although the person I serve hasn’t returned in a long time, I still want to wait a bit longer. Perhaps he’s still alive. So, can you give me some time to consider it?”

”Not bad, not bad. Loyal and dutiful. You’re a good attendant indeed. I haven’t misjudged you!” Xiao Xiao gave the revered one a thumbs-up, then remembered something and changed the subject. ”Right, I was almost led astray by you! What we need to discuss now is how to help the Young Master break through his bottleneck!”

The revered one pondered for a moment, saying uncertainly, ”I’ve heard that when breaking through a major realm, one needs an extremely special elixir to increase the chances of success. Xiao Xiao, are you sure you broke through just by cultivating?”

At these words, Xiao Xiao recalled something, and her pretty eyes suddenly lit up. ”I remember now! When I was at the peak of the Ninth Layer of a Martial Artist and continued to cultivate, Sister Yao Yue had me take a First-Grade Pill. What was it called... Oh, right! I think it was called a Breakthrough Pill! Yes, a Breakthrough Pill!”

”A Breakthrough Pill! How could I have been so foolish not to think of it!” Ye Qingchen’s eyes lit up. From the Pill Emperor’s Heart Sutra he had studied, he remembered the section on elixirs mentioned the Breakthrough Pill! It could help cultivators break through the barriers between major realms. Its effects were incredibly miraculous, and of course, its price was also exceedingly steep—it was the most expensive of all First-Grade Pills!

”Xiao Xiao, do you have any extra Breakthrough Pills?” Ye Qingchen looked at Xiao Xiao with great expectation. To him, the Breakthrough Pill was impossibly expensive, but for Yao Yue of the Wuji Immortal Palace, giving one out was as easy as handing out beans.

”I do, but Sister Yao Yue warned me that if I dared to give the Young Master even a single one of the elixirs she gave me, she would immediately take me away from your side!”

Upon hearing this, the excited light in Ye Qingchen’s eyes instantly dimmed, and his face fell. ”Then forget it. I’ll just have to think of another way.”

Compared to breaking through to the Martial Master Realm quickly, he cherished every day he spent with Xiao Xiao more.

Xiao Xiao quickly comforted him, ”Young Master, don’t be discouraged! There must be other ways!”

At this point, the revered one spoke up from the side. ”A First-Grade Breakthrough Pill is truly precious, but I remember our Qingyun Sect has some! As long as you have enough sect points, you can exchange for them at the Main Mission Hall!”

”You can exchange for it with points! That’s terrific!” Ye Qingchen was immediately overjoyed. In the month or so he had been at the Qingyun Sect, the sect had distributed points to him twice, one hundred each time. He now had two hundred points in his possession!

”Wait for me, I’ll be right back!” Thrilled, Ye Qingchen dashed out of the small courtyard and strode quickly towards the Qingyun Sect’s Main Mission Hall.

Xiao Xiao watched Ye Qingchen’s excited figure depart, then turned to the revered one and asked, ”Hei Ze, do you know how many points it costs to exchange for a First-Grade Breakthrough Pill in the Qingyun Sect?”

The revered one thought for a moment before saying uncertainly, ”I think it’s ten thousand sect points. I don’t remember clearly, but if anything, the price is higher, not lower!”

”What? Ten thousand! That’s so many! The Young Master only has two hundred points, not even enough for a fraction of a Breakthrough Pill. It looks like he’s bound to return disappointed this time!” Worry immediately appeared in Xiao Xiao’s clear, bright eyes.

「Meanwhile, Ye Qingchen had already arrived at the Qingyun Sect’s Main Mission Hall.」

The hall was located at the junction between the living quarters of the Outer Sect, Inner Sect, and True Disciples, making it convenient for disciples of all statuses to accept missions and exchange for Cultivation Resources.

Ye Qingchen stepped into the Main Mission Hall and found it to be extremely spacious, with a wide variety of missions available. A large number of disciples bustled past him, creating a lively scene. He went straight to the queue for exchanging points for Cultivation Resources. After about ten minutes, it was finally his turn.

”Senior Brother, I would like to exchange for a First-Grade Breakthrough Pill!” Ye Qingchen said with a smile to the disciple handling exchanges at the window.

The disciple glanced at Ye Qingchen’s brand-new Outer Sect Disciple robes and said coldly, ”One First-Grade Breakthrough Pill costs 11,000 sect points. Do you have enough?”

”What? 11,000 sect points! That’s so expensive!” Ye Qingchen was completely dumbfounded. He only had two hundred sect points in total!

”Cough, cough. Sorry, Senior Brother, it seems I don’t have enough points. I won’t be exchanging for it today,” Ye Qingchen said, his face flushing with embarrassment as he prepared to leave.

The disciple snorted with disdain. ”If you don’t have the points, don’t act so high and mighty. You’re wasting my time! Hmph! I’ll have you know, the sect is running low on Breakthrough Pills lately, and many people are trying to get one. If you want one, you’d better earn enough points within three days. Otherwise, if you come back too late, the sect might not have any left to exchange!”

”They’re that in demand? I understand! Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother!” Ye Qingchen gave a grateful smile and headed straight for the hall’s mission distribution area.

He scanned the list of available tasks: Monster Beast hunting, Spiritual Medicine purification, weapon forging, Spiritual Herb Cultivation Tasks, Secret Realm missions, sparring partnerships, and more. All sorts of missions with varying rewards dazzled him. However, most of them wouldn’t allow him to earn 11,000 points in three days. As for the missions with extremely high point rewards, he either didn’t have the qualifications to accept them, or they were far too dangerous for him to undertake.

Huh, this Spiritual Medicine Purification task might be worth a try! Although he had never refined elixirs before, he had studied the Pill Emperor’s Heart Sutra, so he had some theoretical understanding of Spiritual Medicine purification. The key was that the sect points awarded for it seemed quite generous, which tempted him.

”Senior Brother, may I ask how I can accept the Spiritual Medicine Purification task?” Ye Qingchen asked as he approached the mission distribution window.

The disciple there gave him a smirk. ”Spiritual Medicine purification requires the use of the sect’s Alchemy Room. The fee is two hundred sect points per hour, with a two-hour minimum booking! The Spirit Grass for purification also needs to be purchased with sect points! Are you sure you want to take the task?”

In his time here, he had seen far too many new Outer Sect Disciples confidently accept the Spiritual Medicine Purification task, only to leave dejected and empty-handed.

Ye Qingchen was stunned. With his current points, he didn’t even qualify to accept the Spiritual Medicine Purification task!