Chapter 299

Chapter 299: Sharp Confrontation

That night, Fang Lie was enjoying wine in a newly built hall.

Right now, Fang Lie was fully focused on cultivation, constantly refining the spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and indulging in Low-Level Beast meals every few days.

The Low-Level Beast meals not only enhanced his Spiritual Energy cultivation, but more importantly, they strengthened his body and improved his meridians and spiritual bone significantly.

So even though Low-Level Beast meals were quite expensive, Fang Lie never hesitated to consume them. As soon as he finished digesting one, he would immediately have another.

Little Peach Red and Mi Qing also reaped the benefits. Whenever they served him, the carefree Fang Lie would pull them over to enjoy the meals together.

While the two women said nothing, they felt extremely grateful. Even with Mi Qing’s status as the young lady of Bliss Island, the beloved daughter of Wind Tribulation Immortal, she could never afford to eat like this.

Despite Mi Qing being a talented girl and highly valued by Poison Heart Young Master, she could hardly manage to have such meals once a month. After all, this was no small amount, and in the long run, it was unsustainable.

Moreover, she had many brothers and sisters. Even if Bliss Island was large and prosperous, it could not satisfy all the young masters and ladies’ needs.

When Mi Qing approached Fang Lie, she originally thought she would have a hard life. However, she was utterly surprised to find that her treatment as a maid was even higher than that of the young lady of Bliss Island, and not just a little higher, but several levels above.

The Low-Level Beast meals were merely one of the many benefits. What she valued most were the supreme spirit pills for cultivation.

The spirit pills given to Purple Palace realm cultivators were already not of low grade; each ordinary one was worth nearly a million spirit stones, and the supreme spirit pills without any pill toxins were incredibly hard to come by.

In the past, this talented girl could only afford to take an ordinary spirit pill every few days, but it was entirely different after arriving at Fang Lie’s side.

After he prepared the spirit pills she needed, Fang Lie immediately crafted a large batch, creating over a hundred supreme spirit pills—something she could never have dreamed of before.

Not only that, but apart from the spirit pills for cultivating Magic, Fang Lie also gifted her seven or eight other types suitable for Purple Palace realm cultivators—ones for strengthening divine sense, enhancing meridians, purifying Magic, and eliminating heart demons.

These spirit pills were essential for Purple Palace realm cultivators; the more the better, but if one didn’t have them, they could still get by, though they would be at a disadvantage compared to those who consumed them.

In other words, taking these spirit pills brought tremendous benefits, drastically increasing combat strength and potential for advancement compared to those who did not consume them.

As cultivators, no one wanted to miss out on these spirit pills; it was just that they were even more expensive than those for cultivating Magic. Not to mention, several of them required herbs that were over a thousand years old, which could only be bought with small spirit pearls.

Generally speaking, only the core inner gate disciples of major sects were qualified to enjoy them continuously.

And disciples at Mi Qing’s level could only take a few dozen each year. Thus, their strength could never match those top core disciples!

However, at Fang Lie’s place, these rare and precious spirit pills became as common as cabbage, and the two maidens could enjoy them every day. Even core disciples of major sects probably did not have such treatment.

It was only then that Mi Qing realized how unique Fang Lie the alchemist was!

Other alchemists took several years to prepare the materials for a batch of Purple Palace level spirit pills, and the refining process often took months, with more than half the chances resulting in failed pills.

This was one reason why the prices of spirit pills above the Purple Palace level were so high.

But for Fang Lie, he casually used some trash materials and could refine the highest quality Purple Palace level spirit pills in just a few hours—what a concept!

It was faster than robbing someone!

After watching Fang Lie refine pills a few times, Mi Qing was utterly astonished!

This was unreal; it felt like cheating. In the past, she had rarely seen even one supreme spirit pill, and now she was collecting dozens of bottles daily. How much was that worth?

After a rough estimate, Mi Qing felt so ashamed that she wanted to die. Because one day’s earnings for Fang Lie equaled what she as a Purple Palace Immortal earned over several years!

At that moment, Mi Qing finally understood the significance of the Mo Ancestor’s alchemy book; it was a treasured item of the highest level.

It was through these experiences that Mi Qing resolved to cling tightly to Fang Lie’s leg. Even if she truly was a spy, she would completely cut off contact and follow Fang Lie wholeheartedly.

There was no way; even being a spy wouldn’t yield as much benefit as the little scraps offered by Fang Lie!

Moreover, Fang Lie was generous and straightforward, making it especially reassuring to follow such a master. Even if he had to die, he would never betray his subordinates.

With countless benefits and such peace of mind, Mi Qing would have to be foolish to commit an act of betrayal.

Therefore, after being thoroughly impressed by Fang Lie’s charisma, Mi Qing immediately told him about the Demonic Child’s forceful demands, fearing that Fang Lie would suffer unknowingly.

Mi Qing also recognized Fang Lie’s honest nature. With someone like him, you could appeal to his emotions but never deceive him. As long as you spoke the truth, no matter how big the trouble behind you was, he would bear the burden for you.

Sure enough, after hearing Mi Qing’s honesty, Fang Lie didn’t blame her but instead appreciated her candor and made a promise to fully protect her.

Fang Lie thought, isn’t it just a Demonic Child? What’s a Thunder Tribulation Immortal to me? If necessary, I can scare him away with the Kunlun Sword Token. If this guy truly dares to harm those around me, I wouldn’t care too much about an enemy’s token!

However, Fang Lie made a mistake. He didn’t realize that someone nearing the end of their lifespan wouldn’t fear any threats.

Especially now, if the Demonic Child got Mi Qing, he could extend his life; without her, he would surely die. In such a situation, even the threat of the Sword God from East Kunlun wouldn’t matter to him.

Just then, while Fang Lie and the two women were talking, they suddenly noticed a short figure in front of the hall.

"Eh?" Fang Lie, feeling a bit tipsy, asked in surprise, "Who’s this shorty? Where did they come from?"

On the other hand, Mi Qing turned pale with fright, dropping her wine glass. She exclaimed in terror, "M-Master, he, he, he is the Demonic Child!"

"Oh~" Fang Lie replied indifferently, "Is this the ugly little man who wants to marry you? I must say, he’s really hideous!"

Instead of getting angry, the Demonic Child smiled at Fang Lie’s mockery and grinned, "What a fearless junior! To speak like this in front of the Founder, you truly have guts!"

"Ah~" Mi Qing was terrified at his smile, and she cried out, "Oh no, oh no, he’s smiling, he’s smiling~"

It turned out that the Demonic Child was psychologically twisted, known by the nickname "Crying to Death, Laughing to Life!"

This means he usually had a mournful expression, and when he did smile, it meant someone would definitely face a fate worse than death!

He only smiled when he was angry, and in such moments, his enemies would find it hard to die. He would torture them with various cruel methods until his rage was spent, then extract their souls and keep them with secret methods to torment them whenever he pleased.

It was said that the Demonic Child’s greatest pleasure was to torture the souls he trapped, and he loved to do this in front of others.

Thus, many had witnessed the miserable conditions of those souls, causing a growing fear of this old demon.

Over time, the enemies of the old demon developed a habit: they would rather die than be captured alive.

As a Purple Palace realm cultivator from the Ghost Realm Sect, Mi Qing knew the old demon’s habits very well. So when she saw his cruel smile, she understood she was in deep trouble and might become one of those souls!

However, Fang Lie was unfazed. He casually took out a Kunlun Sword Token and placed it on the table, lightly threatening, "You’d better get lost as far as you can. Since I’m in a good mood today, I’ll spare your life. If you don’t know your place, this thing will be used on you!"

In truth, Fang Lie wanted to call Huo Wufang and the others to act together and wipe out this scoundrel!

But just moments ago, Huo Wufang had sent him a message, urging him to find a way to scare off the Demonic Child to avoid revealing their identities.

Huo Wufang and his companions held very high and sensitive identities, and if exposed, other sects would immediately discover the major secrets hidden here, making it impossible to keep the White Jade Divine Fish’s secret safe.

For this reason, Huo Wufang, who was also furious at the Demonic Child, chose to endure for the time being instead of attacking him.

Faced with Huo Wufang’s pressure, Fang Lie had no choice but to pull out the Kunlun Sword Token to intimidate the Demonic Child.

Upon seeing the Kunlun Sword Token, the Demonic Child’s expression changed!

If it were just a threat from some Thunder Tribulation Immortal from East Kunlun, he wouldn’t take it seriously. However, the Kunlun Sword Token represented the entire East Kunlun. If this token were used against him, he would be besieged by multiple Thunder Tribulation Immortals. Even the sect couldn’t protect him unless he never left its confines.

But the Demonic Child clearly couldn’t hide forever, so he felt a deep unease regarding the Kunlun Sword Token.

After a moment’s thought, he sternly said, "Given that you have some backup, I’ll let you off this time. But that wretched Mi Qing is definitely coming with me!"

As he spoke, the Demonic Child unleashed his Thunder Tribulation Immortal’s pressure, transforming it into a massive weight pressing down on Fang Lie’s head!