Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

”I have good news and bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?”

The next day, a communication bird flew into the Government Office. After Han Yu took out the letter and read it, his expression was quite peculiar.

Standing beside him, Huangfu Liang eagerly awaited, because according to Han Yu’s bragging,

he definitely had influence in the Inspectorate, and everything was supposed to be just fine.

So how did it become good news and bad news?

”Why don’t I hear the good news first?”

Huangfu Liang hesitated for a moment before cautiously speaking.

Han Yu glanced at the letter again before looking at him and said, ”Your senior brother got what he deserved and died outside the Sect, a hundred miles away.”

Master...uh, that traitor Qin Ziming is dead, good riddance!

Huangfu Liang’s expression was one of joy; this was indeed good news. Evil was finally punished.

”And the bad news?”

Immediately, he asked.

Han Yu paused for a moment, his voice quieter as he slowly spoke.

”The Dragon Blood Stone disappeared along with him.”

Huangfu Liang was thunderstruck, standing there stunned...gone, just gone!

How could it be gone?

Han Yu shook his head and sighed, ”Your senior brother died unrepentant, taking the Dragon Blood Stone and escaping from the Sect.”

”And your brother was with him, but for now, only your senior brother is dead. Langya Mountain suspects it’s your brother Li Qingquan’s doing.”

Huangfu Liang’s mind was in turmoil; his brother killed his senior brother and fled, and the Dragon Blood Stone was completely gone, taking his hopes along with it.

Then, he dazedly turned and slowly left the Government Office...

In fact, it wasn’t just a suspicion that Li Qingquan killed Qin Ziming; Langya Mountain had just sent a message to the Inspectorate, asking for their help in issuing a bounty. The Inspectorate soon returned with their own conjecture.

Li Qingquan might also be a plant within Langya Mountain.

Now, both sides are likely in trouble; with a mole appearing in Langya Mountain, they’ll worry about the possibility of another, causing unrest there.

As for the Inspectorate, to cooperate well with the Nine Sects, they need to help catch the mole; otherwise, their plans might end up leaked to the moles, rendering their schemes useless.

Han Yu watched Huangfu Liang’s desolate figure as he left, shaking his head; this unlucky guy ultimately couldn’t keep his stone.

It was still the same tavern, still the same spot.

Huangfu Liang sat alone, sullen, the burning spirit wine flowing down his throat slightly warming his cold heart. This was no gentle Spirit Wine from the Sect; what one finds on the street isn’t the finest ordinary wine either.

Yet this intense sensation stubbornly accompanied him these days.

Han Yu sat down silently, heaving a sigh.

”Gone is gone; it’s not the end.”

Alas, Huangfu Liang seemed not to hear, continuously pouring himself wine.

In his Sea of Consciousness, the Artifact Spirit sneered and spoke mockingly, ”Easy for you to say, thinking everyone else doesn’t need to cultivate like you.”

Han Yu’s comfort was like scratching an itch through a boot; he himself didn’t need to cultivate and found it hard to understand such feelings.

For a cultivator, advancing is the sole pursuit, let alone having a stone that can slowly lead one directly to the Realm of Transcendence.

But besides saying this, Han Yu really couldn’t find a way to console him... or perhaps he could.

Han Yu suddenly patted his shoulder and said, ”I have another one. When you reach Great Perfection, why not take it and use it.”

He thought Huangfu Liang would get up, but to his surprise, he merely smiled bitterly and shook his head.

”No need; maybe I’m just not destined for it. Even if you give it to me, I’m not sure I can keep it.”

Back in Qingzhou Prefecture, he almost lost it a few times; it was Han Yu who helped him hold onto it. Upon returning to the Sect, his senior brother took it away; Han Yu went to reclaim it. Now it’s completely gone; he just doesn’t have the face to take Han Yu’s stone.

This fellow now even had problems in his psyche; repeated setbacks made him somewhat self-destructive.

”What spirit root do you have?”

Han Yu suddenly asked an unrelated question.

”I have the most inferior Water and Earth Series.”

Talking about his spirit root made Huangfu Liang even more dejected. There were quite a few like him with dual spirit roots getting into Langya Mountain by luck.

However, without exception, they all became insignificant.

If it weren’t for the huge incident with the Dragon Blood Stone, even those above might not have known him.

Upon hearing this, Han Yu’s eyebrows moved slightly, and he suddenly took out a pill and said, ”Why don’t you take one of my pills?”

Huangfu Liang’s hand, which was pouring wine, trembled slightly; his eyes filled with unspeakable sorrow. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, ”Brother Han, I’m just dispirited, not giving up on life.”

How could Han Yu not know the nature of his own pills?

Especially when Han Yu took out a pill and said those three words, he shook his head like a rattle drum.

”Hunger Water Pill!”

Hunger Water Pill: When taken, it improves the Water Spirit Root qualification and energy capacity, and slowly enhances the cultivation speed of water series techniques. Side effects: A good kidney is truly good, extreme water obsession.

This pill also seemed quite bizarre to Han Yu. The reason being, it was almost identical to the pill he fed to the evil cultivator Tu Xingsun, except this was for hunger for water instead of earth.

”Hey! Come out for a bit. Did the bottle make a mistake? This pill seems very similar.”

He called out to the Artifact Spirit in his Sea of Consciousness.

”What’s similar? One eats earth, the other eats water. Besides, I didn’t make these pills, ask the bottle.”

Glass rolled its eyes as it spoke. This guy’s pills had been out for so many days, and he just noticed now.

Not just this one, there were still five pills rolling around beside its stone bed.

These days, Han Yu just let the bottle produce pills, without any care or concern.

No matter what, Huangfu Liang would never dare to eat this pill. The scene of Tu Xingsun eating dirt with all his might after taking a pill was still fresh in his memory.

”You fool, this is a Hunger Water Pill. What do you think the side effect is?”

Han Yu looked at him as if he were an idiot. Such a perfectly suitable pill, and he couldn’t see it.

”Extreme water obsession? No resistance to water?”

Huangfu Liang still hadn’t quite registered, and spoke hesitantly.

”Then what are you doing right now?”

Han Yu spoke without a hint of goodwill.

Huangfu Liang dumbly looked down at his bowl, where his unkempt face was faintly reflected in the wine.

”Wine...”

He suddenly realized, his eyes brightened, and he quickly grabbed the pill.

Goodness, it really suited him. Even when taking a Hunger Water Pill, he didn’t forget to wash it down with wine.

Moreover, this fellow didn’t seem truly unlucky. Without the Dragon Blood Stone, he just happened to have a Hunger Water Pill.

After taking the pill, there was no noticeable change in his strength, but the speed at which he drank wine increased significantly, as if it cost nothing.

”Are you alright?”

Out of concern for safety, Han Yu couldn’t help but ask, lest Huangfu Liang drink himself into trouble.

To his surprise, not only was this fellow alright, he even gave a rather cheerful reply.

”I’m fine. I feel the faster I drink, the faster my cultivation technique runs inside me.”

”As long as I don’t stop, this speed will just keep going.”

”No, I believe you’re about to be in trouble!”

Han Yu’s expression changed. If this fellow got too caught up, he might actually drink himself into a disaster.

In just a brief moment, the empty wine jars on the table couldn’t hold anymore, and now they were starting to pile up from the floor.

”How about I get you out of here?”

After saying this, Han Yu was ready to take him away, but Huangfu Liang quickly shook his head.

”Give me a cup of tea’s time.”

After a cup of tea’s time, Huangfu Liang rubbed his now round belly, let out a long breath, and finally stopped.

By now, the ground was filled with over ten empty jars, and combined with those on the table, it was a frightening sight.

”No worries, as long as there is no water around, I can control myself.”

After saying that, Huangfu Liang’s listless expression vanished and he became energetic.

He gestured animatedly as he spoke, ”You know, just in the time I was drinking, it equaled a whole day of cultivation for me.”

No wonder this guy would almost drink himself to death. Still, this means he’ll need to be careful in the future.

If he fell into a lake or river, without someone to rescue him, who knows if he could rely on his willpower to escape.

Han Yu reminded him once, since they were friends, it wasn’t worth letting him ruin himself.

Huangfu Liang wasn’t too bothered, he had already thought about these side effects, looking back at Tu Xingsun’s fate, it wasn’t hard to guess.

”So, is there anything else I need to watch out for?”

Han Yu lowered his head in thought for a moment, considering all possibilities, then his face darkened.

”Absolutely do not fall into the latrine!”

Huangfu Liang’s face instantly turned pale, seemingly thinking about it too.