Sister, I don't want to be a furnace anymore. I'm about to become an immortal.

Chapter 16: How to Leave the Sect

Soon, he arrived at the gate of the alchemy room. At this moment, most of the sect's disciples went to the arena to watch the battle, and only a few disciples on duty were here.

"Hello, senior brother." Xiao Yichen bowed slightly to the two senior brothers on duty at the door. He often came to see Liu Qingqing, so these guarding disciples were very familiar with him. After a simple greeting, he walked inside.

According to the classification, he found an ancient book called "Spiritual Treasure Mirror", which recorded some common medicinal materials in the East Continent. Soon, according to the treatment method for damaged roots, he found several herbs suitable for the current treatment of Yunmei, namely: Guben Flower, Huigen Vine, Lingshu Fruit and the Water Cloud Ganoderma mentioned by the Fifth Elder.

He looked at the places where they grew respectively. Most of them were dangerous places. Ordinary mortals hardly dared to step into them. Even the brave ones could not get out after entering. He remembered this information firmly in his mind, closed the book, and walked out of the alchemy room and went back.

He returned to his room and checked the map. He found that the closest place to the Meiyu Sect was the misty swamp where Lingshu fruit grew. It was only about 700 miles away from the sect. At his current speed, he could reach there in about half a day.

Although the effect of Lingshu Fruit is not as strong as that of Shuiyunzhi, relying on his current strength, he can only choose this place. As for the place where Shuiyunzhi grows, according to the description on the map, even if he is five times stronger, he will die if he goes in.

"We have to find a way to leave the sect. Otherwise, it's useless if we only know the location but can't get out." Male disciples like him are usually wary of the sect and are generally not allowed to leave the sect at all, for fear that they will run away. If they want to go out, they need to be accompanied by a female disciple with stronger cultivation than themselves, just like the last time Liu Qingqing took him to the market at the foot of the mountain.

"But I can't involve Qingqing this time. I have to find someone new. Who should I find?" Lying on the bed, Xiao Yichen seriously recalled the disciples with whom he had a good relationship. However, he basically practiced and lived between the two points in his daily life. Most of the disciples in the sect were just nodding acquaintances with him.

Suddenly, he patted his head, and laughed at himself, "How stupid! Why are you still looking for a job? Why not just sign up for the sect's herb-collecting team? My major is also suitable for the purpose of this trip."

Glancing out the window, he saw that the sect competition should be almost over, so he hurriedly left the room and ran towards the main hall. He soon arrived at the registration point for the herb-picking team. The female disciple in charge of reception changed her expression slightly when she saw that the visitor was Xiao Yichen.

"Junior brother, don't tell me you are here to sign up for the herb-picking trip. What if it's to heal Senior Sister Yun? That's absolutely not possible." No wonder she thought so much. Yun Mei was seriously injured in the competition in the morning, and Xiao Yichen came to sign up in the afternoon. It was really a coincidence.

"Hey, senior sister, why do you think so? I understand the rules of the sect, and look at my cultivation level, do I have that ability? I just feel a little bored after staying in the sect for so long. Now senior sister Yun also needs a good rest, so I just want to go out for a walk." Xiao Yichen shrugged and said with a smile.

But when the female disciple heard that he wanted to go out for a walk, her reaction was even greater: "You're not thinking of running away, are you? The consequences of that would be much more serious than if you had rescued someone without permission."

Xiao Yichen's face darkened upon hearing this, and he was somewhat speechless. He had never expected the other party's train of thought to be so bizarre. It seemed that this kind of male disciple running away had happened more than once before. However, he still replied politely: "Senior Sister, I'm not the only one in the herb-picking team. If I really wanted to run away, I don't have the ability to do so."

"That's hard to say. You men are the most cunning." Hearing this, Xiao Yichen felt a little embarrassed, and the smile on his face faded slightly. He prepared to find another way to leave the sect.

Just as he turned around and was about to leave, he heard the senior sister behind him shouting at him: "Hey, why are you leaving? Come back." Xiao Yichen was a little confused. Since they didn't let him join, why was he still staying here?

"Senior Sister, shouldn't I be unable to join?" Seeing Xiao Yichen's lost look, the female disciple held her forehead with her hand and said, "I'm just afraid that if you run away, I'll be implicated. But there are other ways." As she spoke, she skillfully took out a pill from the drawer under the table and threw it into Xiao Yichen's hand.

"This is a slow-acting poison specially made by the sect to prevent male disciples like you from escaping. If you dare to take it, you don't have to team up with others. You can go anywhere you want alone."

Hearing the other party's words, Xiao Yichen's eyes widened. He looked at the female disciple in front of him, then looked at the pill in his hand. He was very shocked. He thought to himself: "Why does this sect guard against male disciples like they are guarding against thieves? They have to do this even when they go out?"

Seeing Xiao Yichen's surprised look, the female disciple behaved very normally. She just sat quietly on the chair waiting for Xiao Yichen's answer. She had seen this kind of scene many times. Every male disciple basically looked shocked when he first joined the herb-picking team.

Looking at the pill in his hand, Xiao Yichen frowned and asked, "How long will it take for this poison to take effect?"

The female disciple answered skillfully, "Don't worry, there's plenty of time. The symptoms won't show up for about a month. This pill isn't fatal. At most, it'll give you a feeling worse than death. As for the antidote, I'll give it to you when you return to the sect."

After hearing this explanation, Xiao Yichen was still a little worried, but after thinking about it, he couldn't think of any other solution.

"Since the herb-collecting team set up this mechanism to prevent male disciples from escaping the sect, there should be other ways to leave the sect. This is truly a demonic sect." He sighed inwardly, then gritted his teeth and swallowed the pill directly under the gaze of the female disciple.

Seeing this, the female disciple didn't waste any words. She took out a token from the drawer and threw it to him, then said, "From now on, you are a member of the sect's herb-collecting team. If you want to leave the sect, show the token and no one will stop you. You only need to come back in a month to collect the antidote and return the token. If you want to leave the sect again next time, you can go through the same process again."

Waving his hand, Xiao Yichen was too lazy to put on a good face. He walked out of the hall and returned to his room. The next moment, he immediately sat down cross-legged and began to check his body with a very excited expression.

The poison that had already penetrated deep into his internal organs was being destroyed at an extremely slow pace by the magical energy in his body.

He was delighted, "Damn, it has a detoxification function?" Feeling the toxins in his body slowly dissipating, he was extremely excited. At this rate, it would only take more than a month to completely get rid of them. In this way, he would be able to completely break free from the control of the Charm Sect.

"Haha, what a crap poison, I managed to dissolve it easily. As long as I can survive those few days when the poison takes effect, I will be completely free, haha..." At this moment, Xiao Yichen was jumping up and down in the room with his hands and feet dancing. This was the best news he had encountered in more than a year.

Just at this moment, the door was suddenly opened from the outside. He was so happy that he didn't pay any attention to what was happening outside. He was so scared that he fell off the table.

The person who came was Liu Qingqing. Seeing him fall to the ground, she hurriedly ran over to him and slowly helped him up.

"What's wrong with you, brother? Why are you jumping onto the table for no reason?" He helped him sit on the bed and asked while brushing the dust off him.

"It's nothing, just joking." He said casually, then asked, "Qingqing, why did you come to me? Where's Senior Sister Yun? Is she feeling better now?"

Hearing this, Liu Qingqing finally remembered the purpose of this and said, "Brother, I came here to tell you this. Senior Sister Yun has woken up and asked me to ask you to come over."

"Really?" He was very happy to hear that Yunmei woke up. Holding Liu Qingqing's little hand, the two of them quickly came to Yunmei's courtyard. When they walked in, they saw that Yunmei was still lying on the bed with a weak breath. When she saw them coming, she wanted to get up, but she couldn't get up after trying several times.

"Oh, senior sister, don't move. Be careful of the injuries on your body." Liu Qingqing trotted over and stopped Yunmei from getting up.

Yun Mei struggled for a bit, but finally gave up helplessly. She smiled at Liu Qingqing, shook her head, and said, "Okay, Qingqing, I understand. You go out first. Junior Brother and I have something to talk about."

Hearing Yunmei's request, Liu Qingqing walked out tactfully. When she passed by Xiao Yichen, she winked at him with a smirk on her face.

Ignoring her, Xiao Yichen slowly walked to the bed and sat down, holding Yunmei's hand, quietly waiting for her to speak.

"Junior brother, you should know everything about the bet between me and Zhang Qingyue." Yun Mei said weakly while lying on the bed. Hearing this, Xiao Yichen nodded slightly and held Yun Mei's hand with a little more strength.

"Do you blame me for losing you to someone else?"

"How could that be? Am I still by your side?" Xiao Yichen said softly.

Yun Mei looked a little depressed, and she closed her eyes slightly, saying, "But according to the bet, you no longer belong to me. I wanted to take a gamble, but I failed, and now I have ended up like this."

Hearing this, Xiao Yichen smiled: "Anyway, I have already fallen out with her. If you are willing, I will go find her now. But if she sees me now, she will probably want to strangle me to death. Can you bear it?" As he said this, he deliberately sniffed and sobbed. Of course, Yun Mei could see that he was pretending, but she was still amused by his appearance.

After calming down, Yun Mei continued, "Okay, I won't let her take you away. Just now, when Qingqing went to look for you, Zhang Qingyue came over. You seemed to have really pissed her off. She doesn't want you anymore, and the bet has been replaced with something else."

Hearing this, Xiao Yichen's face lit up with joy.

"Really?"

"It really couldn't be truer."

"Then swear to yourself, if it's false, I will marry another wife."