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Chapter 25 Our Qingyun, Bustling and Noisy
Qingyun Sect, Illusion Moon Cave.

Jiang Si, sitting under the water curtain, closed her eyes and listened quietly to Bing Tang's report.

"You've worked hard," he said, opening his eyes. "Give Clover a month's paid leave."

Bing Tang picked up a towel and handed it to him, saying, "That's exactly what I was planning to do too."

After Jiang Si wiped her face clean, she handed over the new clothes that had been prepared next to her. The old clothes were soaked with sweat from exercising, so she put them in a bag and placed them aside.

Although I really wanted to take it back and wash it for him, unfortunately Jiang Si didn't like others washing his clothes.

As he stood up, he casually asked, "Did you sell those magic crystals I gave you last time?"

Even after three years, Bing Tang still pauses for a moment every time she hears "magic crystal".

Then he immediately realized: "Oh, the Seed of Lamentation has been sold. That B-grade Calamity Beast's Lamentation... Magic Crystal is a bit hard to sell. We've been buying less and less lately."

"Is that so?"

"Moreover, there are very few B-level magical beasts recently, and if we act too quickly here, it will be easy for the Disaster Management Bureau to discover us."

Jiang Si dressed and sat back on her sect leader's prayer mat.

There was only one futon in the entire Qingyun Sect, because no one else liked to sit on it.

To be honest, this thing isn't very big, and you have to curl up your legs to sit properly. Most people wouldn't be used to sitting in it, so only Jiang Si likes it.

Bing Tang chattered on beside her, saying, "In the past three years, the number of magic crystals leaving the Qingyun Sect has been increasing, and the market price has started to drop. Low-level magic crystals are no longer as expensive as before. If this continues, the Qingyun Sect may face an imbalance between income and expenditure..."

"Then let's go to the Witch's Guild and ask them to produce more B-grade disaster beasts."

His tone was so relaxed, as if the Qingyun Sect and the Witch Association were long-term partners.

Rock Sugar felt somewhat helpless.

The expenses of the Qingyun Sect cannot rely solely on her. No matter how rich she is, it is impossible for one person to support such an organization for long.

Therefore, one of the more important businesses of the Qingyun Sect is selling the Seed of Lamentation.

Of course, this was Jiang Si's suggestion, because in his opinion, the Seed of Lamentation is similar to the Magic Crystal, both being rare items that would definitely have buyers, and the price would not be low.

This is what is written in novels.

So, Bing Tang, with some skepticism, mobilized her family's connections to look for it, and to her surprise, Jiang Si was right.

In some places, the seeds of lamentation were indeed purchased at high prices.

Some are used as decorations. Although the Seed of Lamentation cannot compare to the Seed of Miracles, its somewhat eerie aura combined with its magical material makes it quite valuable for viewing, even if it loses its magic.

Many wealthy people regard the Seed of Lamentation as a symbol of status, so its price is not low.

Furthermore, some universities and research institutes study the characteristics of the monsters, and their demand for Seeds of Lamentation is not small; the supply from the Disaster Management Bureau alone is insufficient.

The majority of Qingyun Sect's income over the years has come from the trading of Seeds of Sorrow, and they have even established a dedicated department for it.

Rock candy only provided initial funding; the source of funds to sustain the Qingyun Sect's operations still relied on the results of Jiang Si and the disciples' own hunting of calamity beasts.

Other magical girls naturally receive salaries and bonuses, but Jiang Si doesn't. However, the entire Qingyun Sect was built for him, and all the liquid funds of the Qingyun Sect will become Jiang Si's personal assets if he wants them.

However, Jiang Si never got involved in the Qingyun Sect's operations and rarely asked her for money.

Even if he goes to work, he won't take a single penny from the Qingyun Sect. It's really hard not to admire him.

I had asked her before if she had any jobs.

At that time, Bing Tang was too naive and could not understand Jiang Si's thoughts. She just thought that how could the head of a sect go to work? There was no need for that. Later, she found it strange that Jiang Si went to work in other places. Even if it was for the sect, it was not necessary to go to such lengths.

After observing for a longer period of time, I came to fully understand it.

This isn't just for the sect, it's also for cultivation and training! We specifically found some manual labor, and the training effect is no less than that of gym equipment.

Having understood Jiang Si's intentions, Bing Tang no longer considered offering the sect leader money and an easy job.

Jiang Si must know that he understands her, so she never says it directly. Their three years together have long since made them understand each other without needing to communicate.

We must not interfere with Jiang Si's cultivation and training.

Even ordinary disciples of the sect would be curious as to why it was so difficult to meet the sect leader. Bing Tang would then earnestly tell them that the sect leader was busy cultivating and would not slack off or enjoy life just because of his high status, nor would he stay in the Qingyun Sect and corrupt himself.

The disciples were filled with admiration upon hearing this. Even though the basic salary of the Qingyun Sect was extremely high, because the sect leader set an example, there was no extravagance. Most people took pride in practicing frugality.

Even with everyone being so frugal, the Qingyun Sect's funds are still somewhat strained due to the market saturation caused by their efforts over the years, coupled with the increasing number of disciples.

Rock sugar companies also had to start considering new sources of income.

She handed a proposal to Jiang Si.

"This is the latest Qingyun Sect project I've discussed with some disciples recently. It's based on a shell company, where magical girl idol activities will take place. Although the main characters need to hide their identities, there are quite a few popular magical girls within the Qingyun Sect. They'll only perform idol activities as magical girls. From the perspective of the Disaster Management Bureau, it's feasible..."

Magical girls need to keep up with the times too.

In fact, the Disaster Management Bureau has been promoting the idolization of magical girls, and the previous magical girl concerts were incredibly popular and made a lot of money.

Rock Candy came up with this project after seeing the success of the Disaster Management Bureau.

Jiang Si glanced at the "Beihai Idol is a Legend" project proposal and put it on the table, saying, "You can handle it yourself."

"We're planning to create a magical girl band called Magical Girl Cards, I wonder if Shion would be interested..."

"No."

Not to mention that Jiang Si can't play any instruments or sing, as far as he knows, all-female bands generally don't have a good ending.

Previously, Bing Tang herself mentioned that recently, the lead singer and keyboardist of a very famous female band had a falling out, and the bassist only found out about the band's breakup three days later through the internet. Before that, the bassist was still denying that the band had broken up...

Magical girls have all sorts of temperaments, making them seem more prone to sudden death.

However, since it was a project sponsored by Rock Candy, he didn't intend to dampen the enthusiasm.

Although somewhat disappointed, Bing Tang didn't ask any further questions, because it was clear that Jiang Si had entered a state of cultivation.

Wisps of smoke drifted in, and the melodious, ancient sound of bells echoed, filling the Illusion Moon Cave with a mystical aura.

Bing Tang looked around and finally spotted a small tape recorder behind Jiang Si.

I don't know where the bell sound was recorded from...

To be honest, it has a certain charm. After spending a lot of time with Jiang Si, Bing Tang gradually came to understand what ethereal beauty really meant.

Although she couldn't quite explain it, it was a feeling, and she was already sensing it now.

Jiang Si took out her Miracle Seed, which had now turned deep purple, even somewhat black.

It possessed a rich magical power, carrying the ominous aura of a witch's guild, yet showed no sign of losing control.

All the magic was perfectly contained within the seed, and no matter how much it surged, it could not overflow or affect the seed.

Miracle Seeds are born from the hearts of magical girls; they are the embodiment of a magical girl's heart. Lightheartedness, melancholy, joy, sorrow—all emotions manifest in the Miracle Seed.

The corrupting magic of the Seed of Lamentation is a collection of all negative emotions, which is like poison to a magical girl.

Once the Miracle Seed is contaminated, the magical girl's power will be greatly weakened, and she may even lose the ability to transform.

No magical girl would want to absorb such potent poison.

Jiang Si was the first to attempt to absorb a large amount of the corrupted magic power of the Lament Seed of the Calamity Beast. No matter how much he absorbed, his seed did not crack or change shape, remaining unchanged.

Aside from staining, the magic of contamination had no effect on his miracle seed.

Jiang Si quickly confirmed that the corrupted magic of the Seed of Lamentation was essentially no different from the magic of a magical girl.

It was precisely because Jiang Si proved that the magic of the Seed of Sorrow could be absorbed that the Qingyun Sect sought a way to purify the Seed of Sorrow.

This is why the Qingyun Sect has such a systematic cultivation method, making the overall level of the magical girls in the Qingyun Sect much higher than that of the Disaster Prevention Bureau.

After all, accumulating magic power is the quickest and most convenient way to increase strength until the moment of full bloom.

Under normal circumstances, magical girls tend to accumulate magic power quite freely...

“Give me your miracle seed.”

Upon hearing Jiang Si's words, Bing Tang immediately took out the blue seed that was hanging on her bracelet and handed it over.

Jiang Si closed her eyes, immersing her entire mind in the power of the miracle seed.

The tempering of the body with a single-attribute magic had reached its limit, so his solution was naturally to fuse magic to further enhance the magical compatibility between flesh and blood.

Although he failed last time, he gained some experience: conflicting magic will maximize the body's limits.

Rock candy's magic attribute is cold, while his magic attribute is fire, making them the most conflicting attributes.

However, the ratio of magic power also needs to be constantly tested.

The conflict arising from the 50/50 magic ratio tore part of the skin apart.

He first adjusted his magic power, reducing it to forty percent, but the conflict of magic power was still terrifying.

Even with the most precise control over magic, the wound on his forehead was torn open by the overflowing magic.

The magic of rock candy can only be used with the consent of the rock candy, which is quite troublesome to adjust. Only after Jiang Si reduced his own magic power to 25% could he continue to mobilize the magic of rock candy.

Continuously adjust the proportions, adjust the way magic circulates, and try to circulate and absorb it within the body.

Until a critical point was found.

When one's own magic power reached 17%, and the rock candy's magic power reached 35%, the originally mutually exclusive and conflicting magic powers finally reached a melting point.

The two types of magic were constantly changing. Jiang Si stretched and extended her magic until it formed an extremely complex three-dimensional network structure. The cold blue magic turned into finer threads that flowed in the center of the pipe.

The two magical powers maintained a delicate balance, trembling slightly and on the verge of collapse, yet still perfectly preserving their form.

With surgical precision and magical manipulation, the three-dimensional network expanded slowly and eerily, covering the entire body...

"Oh!"

A crisp explosion rang out, and the magic spread!

It was like a bucket of cold water poured over Jiang Si's entire body.

The previously tense Bing Tang finally relaxed, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

Even though she was only assisting, this delicate manipulation of magic still made it incredibly difficult for Bing Tang.

Only Jiang Si could manipulate two kinds of magic with such ease...

“As expected, it’s still not easy to control a miracle seed that has an owner.” Jiang Si casually returned the seed to Bing Tang. “However, I have found the optimal ratio of the two conflicting magics, which is about 35 to 17. I don’t know if it is universal. You can have a few more disciples experiment with it. If it is successful, we may be able to mass-produce Shengzhan.”

After catching her breath, Bing Tang took out some medical cotton from her small bag and cleaned Jiang Si's forehead before carefully bandaging the wound: "Why are you suddenly experimenting with this again?"

"I thought of this when I was fighting the cripple today." Jiang Si got up and stretched her arms. The magical conflict had a significant impact on her muscles, making them a little sore. "When his magic permeated my body, I noticed a strange balance. I guessed it was related to the proportion of magic, so I wanted to test it."

Then he walked to a sandbag, took a deep breath, suddenly looked up, and punched the sandbag!

The sandbag exploded with a deafening roar! The force even overturned the treadmill behind it!
Jiang Si looked at his fist, a rare smile appearing on his face. "Very good. Although I failed, the improvement to my physical body is obvious. It's a pity that I can't let the magic power stay in my body. Otherwise, I should be able to break through to the seedling stage. The pure power is already very close to the seedling stage. The current realm is indeed half-step limit budding great perfection, which is not much different from what I expected at the beginning."

Bing Tang was also taken aback by the physical strength of her sect leader.

Although Jiang Si has never given up on strengthening her physical body, for Bing Tang, reaching the budding stage is already the limit of the human body.

This punch has shown Bing Tang the possibility that Jiang Si could enter the new seedling industry with just her physical body in the future.

No way? This has really surpassed human capabilities, hasn't it?
The thought that Jiang Si would be able to defeat him without needing to transform in the future filled Bing Tang with a strong sense of crisis.

After transforming into a magical girl, she gets defeated by a flesh-and-blood person who hasn't transformed...

This is simply unacceptable!
More importantly, wouldn't we never see Shion again?
That kind of thing is even more unacceptable!
So Bing Tang asked in a low voice, "Is it still... still much weaker than after the transformation?"

"Yes, although it can damage the seedlings, it lacks magic and is less defensive. Also, I can't fly, which puts me at a disadvantage in terms of mobility."

Jiang Si calmly analyzed herself, "I might be able to hurt them if I catch them off guard, but it's unlikely to be a fatal blow. As long as they react and aren't stupid, they'll create distance. Once they're airborne, I'll be helpless. I won't have much of an advantage in a real fight. It's faster to transform."

"Yes, yes."

The little chick next to him nodded like it was pecking at rice.

That's right, how can someone with a miracle seed not transform? We can't waste Shion's beauty; such a pretty and cute face is such a waste, it would be divine retribution...

Of course, he couldn't possibly guess what his friend of three years was thinking. After finishing everything, Jiang Si tidied his clothes. It was getting late, and he had to go home early.

"Be careful on the road, Jiang Si. Du Juan definitely won't let this go."

When they left the Qingyun Sect, Bing Tang reminded them, "They might come looking for us."

"That's perfect."

Jiang Si gave her a strange look. "What are you worried about?"

"I... I'm not worried about anything."

Bing Tang stammered for a moment, "It's not that I'm worried about Du Juan hurting you, it's mainly that I'm worried the Disaster Management Bureau will find out your identity..."

"Understood, I will pay attention."

Watching Jiang Si turn and walk away, Bing Tang hesitated for a moment before waving her hand and whispering, "You must transform!"

Once Jiang Si was out of sight, she secretly followed her. The Witch Society would definitely make its move soon, and she might run into her tonight.

Those despicable witches! If they can't force you to transform, they'll never forgive you...

(End of this chapter)