The eldest sister just wanted to give up, while the spirit swords vied to recognize her as their mas

Legend has it that the Bloodthirsty Lotus is cunning and cruel by nature, and it loves to parasitize animals, then suck their blood dry.

This plant went extinct hundreds of years ago, where did she get it from?

Qu Wangzhi held the small bottle and examined it carefully. The plant was blood red all over, and its roots were attached to the bottle.

It is indeed the Bloodthirsty Lotus.

Yun Fuzhao laughed and said, "Master, if I encounter any troublesome opponents, just throw out the Bloodthirsty Lotus."

"The Bloodthirsty Lotus is cunning; if you release it, be careful it might turn on you."

“I’ve thought of that,” she said, pointing to the bottle. “So I put a small fireball inside it. If it dares to attack me, the fireball will explode instantly.”

The Bloodthirsty Lotus seemed to understand these words, shrinking back in the bottle, its roots bending over.

Qu Wangzhi felt a little relieved after hearing this.

*

The next day, Dai Junde hurriedly dragged Yun Fuzhao out of bed. His expression was serious. "Good news, good news!"

Yun Fuzhao was extremely sleepy and still not fully awake. "What good news?"

"The good news is that Zhenpin Pavilion has agreed to sell us the alchemy furnace."

Upon hearing this, Yun Fuzhao was completely sober. The Zhenpin Pavilion was notoriously difficult to deal with. It practically monopolized the alchemy furnace business in the cultivation world, and even the Xuantian Sect had to give them some face.

Since Yun Fuzhao had recruited alchemists, she naturally needed to acquire alchemy furnaces. She tried sending a text message to the Zhenpin Pavilion, not expecting a response.

"Don't be too happy yet," Dai Junde said bluntly, pouring cold water on the idea. "The bad news is that the alchemy furnaces they sold to us cost three times more than those from other sects."

"!"

Three times? Why don't they just rob it?

"Why? Do they have a grudge against the Boundless Sword Sect?"

Dai Junde: "We have no grudge against the Boundless Sword Sect, but we have a grudge against the Demon Clan. The Pavilion Master of the Premium Pavilion once had one eye gouged out by the Demon Clan, and he still wears an eye patch every day. He vents his anger towards the Demon Clan on our sect."

In fact, Yun Fuzhao could afford three times the price now, but after hearing the reason, she gave up the idea of ​​buying the alchemy furnace there.

If he holds a grudge and the alchemy furnace he refines is of substandard quality, his disciples may easily get injured while refining pills.

"Elder, do you know of any other forging workshops in the cultivation world?"

“Yes, there is,” Dai Junde said after a moment of silence. “Among the alchemists you recruited, one of them comes from a family that does this kind of work.”

"Really? That's quite unfortunate."

"Don't be too happy yet. That disciple is named Rong Yao. Her father was once a famous blacksmith. Back then, the Rong family's blacksmith shop was even more famous than Zhenpin Pavilion. They were in such high demand that they couldn't keep up with the demand."

Later, the Rong family's forging shop prospered, and the Rong family members, blinded by profit, began to cut corners. That year, the alchemy furnace that the Xuantian Sect purchased from them exploded, and fragments pierced the eyes of several alchemists, rendering them incapable of alchemy for life.

Dai Junde said calmly, "Since then, the Rong family's forging shop has declined drastically, and no sect has been willing to hire them to make alchemy furnaces."

Yun Fuzhao sighed upon hearing this, realizing that the human heart is truly the most vulnerable to temptation.

Dai Junde: "If our sect were to have them make it, putting aside the quality, the spittle from the alchemists alone would be enough to kill us."

"Looks like I need to think about this carefully."

Yun Fuzhao planned to meet Rong Yao. She had a vague impression of her; she was fair-skinned and quiet.

The Boundless Sword Sect had never offered a specialization in alchemy before, nor did it have the necessary facilities. Fortunately, the elder of Qingluo Peak had also retired from the sect, so she simply settled her disciples there.

"Senior Sister Yun, I feel like I've been deceived."

Yuan Youxi sat on the stone table, puffing out her cheeks. "There's nothing here at all. How are we supposed to refine pills?"

The other monks echoed this sentiment.

Ge An and Rong Yao stood in the corner without saying a word.

Yun Fuzhao nodded, not at all guilty, "Our sect's new direction hasn't been prepared yet."

Yuan Youxi wrinkled her nose. "You're just luring us in here to kill us."

“Yeah,” Yun Fuzhao pinched her cheek, “No refunds or exchanges, once you’re here, you’re not leaving.”

Several monks: Robbers!

Just then, Qi Huai walked in and said, "Since we don't have a pill-refining furnace right now, you should memorize these first."

With a flick of his wrist, more than a dozen thick books crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

Qi Huai added with a smile, "You must memorize them all."

Before the disciples could recover from his beauty, they were caught off guard by these devilish whispers and immediately cried out in agony.

"So many? This is going to kill me!"

"Teacher, please let us go."

Qi Huai shook his head. "Impossible."

With slender fingers tapping the book, he offered bait, "Don't you want to learn the fox clan's unique alchemy techniques?"

Everyone's eyes lit up, "The fox clan?"

"Of course. Most people can't learn that."

Since they all had wood-elemental roots, they still yearned for alchemy cultivation. Hearing these words, they were all energized and began reading books.

Yun Fuzhao whispered to him, "You're just passing on the fox clan's secret techniques like this? Aren't you afraid they'll have something to say about it?"

"Who dares?" Qi Huai paused. His father would be angry if he found out, but so what? Qingqiu would be his in the future anyway. His father wouldn't dare to do anything to him.

Qi Huai's lips curled up slightly as his gaze fell on Yun Fuzhao. Moreover, this thing was for his future daughter-in-law, and the old fox was overjoyed.

Yun Fuzhao had no idea what he was thinking. She only thought that Qi Huai was a truly loyal fox, worthy of being her contracted spirit beast.

Thinking of her purpose, Yun Fuzhao looked at the cultivators. She could clearly sense that Rong Yao was being excluded and was standing alone on the periphery, waiting for them to choose first.

Yun Fuzhao pulled her aside and said, "I have something to ask you."

Rong Yao blushed suddenly. She tends to stammer when she's nervous. "Sect Master, what...what do you want to ask?"

"Don't be nervous," Yun Fuzhao reassured her. "I just wanted to ask if your family's forging shop is still open."

Upon hearing this, Rong Yao's face drained of color, and she nervously twisted her clothes. "Sect Leader, why are you asking this?"

"Here's the thing, I'm planning to buy an alchemy furnace from your store."

Rong Yao opened her mouth wide, looking incredulous, "Our family..."

A sense of desolation appeared in her eyes. "Our family no longer forges alchemy furnaces."

"why?"

“…My father, he dares not forge pills anymore.” Rong Yao’s eyes reddened. “They all say that it was my father who caused those cultivators to be unable to refine pills anymore. They say he is a sinner, and my father thinks so too.”

Seeing her like this, Yun Fuzhao felt for some reason that something was hidden in her expression.

So Yun Fuzhao asked, "Could you take me to see your father?"