Chapter 402: Chapter 402: Su Jingyao
"Thank you, senior brother!"
The little Daoist child joyfully ran off with his reward, and only then did Zhang Yuan open the envelope.
The letter was quite simple, inviting him to discuss an important matter at the Dragon and Phoenix Tea House in Lin Xian Manor.
Initially, Zhang Yuan thought it was so trick by Xiao Yan again, but upon seeing the signature, he realized it was soone else.
After so thought, he got up and left the Martial Pavilion.
Heading straight to Lin Xian Manor.
Entering the agreed-upon tea house, he pushed open the private room’s door and imdiately saw the young girl in palace attire sitting inside.
"Junior Brother Zhang, we et again."
The girl stood up with a warm smile and said, "This ti I’ve invited you without notice, I ask for your forgiveness, junior brother."
Zhang Yuan chuckled, "Junior Sister Su, you’re too polite."
This stunningly beautiful girl was none other than Su Jingyao, a disciple from Mingxiu Peak in Upper Scenic Celestial.
When Zhang Yuan had just arrived at Upper Scenic Celestial, he was troubled by others outside the mountain gate, and Su Jingyao happened to step in to help him register smoothly.
Although Zhang Yuan gave her a pearl as thanks at the ti.
He always felt that it wasn’t enough to repay Su Jingyao’s kindness.
His Guiding Order from Upper Qing was quite valuable and coveted, and without Su Jingyao’s assistance, there would likely have been complications, leading to a great disadvantage.
After all, Zhang Yuan was unfamiliar with this place, coming from the Border Desolate Land of Xia Ruins, making it all too easy to be manipulated.
Moreover, Su Jingyao also helped him understand the basic conditions of Upper Scenic Celestial, daily life, and various cultivation matters.
Zhang Yuan was deeply grateful for this.
But since then, Zhang Yuan hadn’t seen this disciple from Mingxiu Peak again.
After all, the Martial Pavilion was independent of the Daoist Lineage system of Upper Scenic Celestial, and the martial artists practicing inside didn’t have direct interactions with the disciples of Upper Scenic Celestial, nor could they easily enter the Nine Peaks and Seven Palaces.
"You should call
senior sister!"
Su Jingyao wrinkled her nose, correcting him seriously, "I’m the little junior sister of Mingxiu Peak!"
Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, so he cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Senior Sister Su."
"Smart boy."
Su Jingyao turned her annoyance into joy, her beautiful eyes glinting brilliantly, "Let’s sit down and talk."
After sitting down, the disciple from Mingxiu Peak personally poured Zhang Yuan a cup of fragrant tea and then got straight to the point, saying, "Junior Brother Zhang, the reason I invited you over is that I need your help with sothing."
"Thank you."
Zhang Yuan took the teacup, took a sip, and asked, "What is it?"
Su Jingyao put down the teapot and looked at him, her eyes flashing with a strange light, "Junior Brother Zhang, if I’m not mistaken, you should be practicing the Six Harmonies Qilin Body?"
Before Zhang Yuan could respond, she explained proactively, "I can see the Qilin’s dark patterns on you!"
Zhang Yuan paused in surprise, "Qilin’s dark patterns?"
His practice of the Six Harmonies Qilin Body wasn’t a secret, so being noticed by Su Jingyao wasn’t an issue.
But it was the first ti he heard about these Qilin dark patterns.
Su Jingyao was evidently delighted to clarify his doubts and gave a detailed explanation.
It turned out that the "Six Harmonies Qilin Body" was originally a Daoist rit cultivation technique, later modified by powerful figures into a horizontal training thod for martial artists.
When proficiency was achieved in the Six Harmonies Qilin Body, dark patterns resembling fish scales would form under the martial artist’s skin.
These were called Qilin dark patterns.
But such dark patterns could only be seen by those who mastered the Spiritual Vision Technique.
Su Jingyao happened to be trained in the Spiritual Vision Technique!
After hearing this, Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but ask, "Does what you want
to do have anything to do with my cultivation technique?"
"A bit related."
Su Jingyao replied with a pleasant smile, "The best auxiliary material for cultivating the Six Harmonies Qilin Body is Qilin Grass. I imagine you’re in dire need of aged Qilin Grass right now, aren’t you?"
Zhang Yuan didn’t deny it, "That’s right."
"Great."
Su Jingyao clapped her hands, "I happen to have a piece of Qilin Grass that’s about 380 years old. If you can help
retrieve a Human-faced Butterfly from Mo Yuan, the Qilin Grass is yours!"
years?
Zhang Yuan felt a bit disappointed.
Because the last Qilin Grass he refined was 500 years old, using Qilin Grass less than 400 years old would significantly reduce its cultivation effect, possibly even below normal levels.
Although Zhang Yuan knew very well that a 380-year-old Qilin Grass was already incredibly rare and precious.
It wasn’t enough to excite him.
The "Six Harmonies Qilin Body" technique was indeed a bottomless pit!
Yet he couldn’t abandon it.
Because the Six Harmonies Qilin Body was extrely effective for body refinent, Zhang Yuan was now capable of bearing the dual enhancent of sixteenfold strength and agility, thanks to this technique playing a crucial role.
Its power greatly complented the extraordinary abilities of the two hosts, the Black Giant Ant and the Golden Grasshopper!
So, no matter how difficult it was, Zhang Yuan would continue to cultivate it persistently.
Su Jingyao, reading his expression, imdiately sensed sothing wrong, "What? You don’t want it?"
She was quite puzzled because, logically, Zhang Yuan should be very happy. Why did he look so indifferent?
Could it be that Zhang Yuan had given up on this technique?
Zhang Yuan hesitated for a mont but decided to be honest, "I’ve refined a 500-year-old one."
"500 years!"
Su Jingyao almost jumped up, her pretty face slightly contorted, "You had a 500-year-old Qilin Grass?"
Zhang Yuan explained, "I’ve already used it."
"You didn’t just swallow it directly, did you?"
Su Jingyao’s eyes widened larger than copper bells, "That was a 500-year-old Qilin Grass!"
This type of herbal treasure, if over 500 years old, is best used as the primary material for crafting top elixirs.
Zhang Yuan directly consuming it seed like a waste of a treasure, squandering valuable materials!
Although she felt deep regret, Zhang Yuan wasn’t concerned—there were no conditions for refining elixirs at the ti.
The saying goes, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
Even if he had to do it over, he would make the sa choice!
"No wonder you’re not interested in a 380-year-old one."
Su Jingyao muttered, then bit her lip and said, "Okay, I’ll add a 200-year-old Xuan Shen for you!"
Zhang Yuan was curious, "Senior Sister Su, why don’t you just post a Daoist rit task in the rit Hall?"
Given how much Su Jingyao was willing to pay, logically it would be better suited for the rit Hall. So many martial artists would be more effective than entrusting it to just him, right?
"The rit Hall isn’t suitable."
It turned out that Su Jingyao needed the Human-faced Butterfly to practice a secret technique in preparation for the Nine Peaks Grand Competition three months later.
But she had an arch-rival in Upper Scenic Celestial, and once the news leaked, her opponent would inevitably try to sabotage her.
Su Jingyao treated this secret technique as her ace, so she didn’t even dare to ask her fellow disciples for help.
Thus, she sought Zhang Yuan, an outsider, for assistance.
Zhang Yuan was even more curious, "Do you trust
that much?"
After all, they’d only interacted once before!
Su Jingyao confidently replied, "I’m a good judge of character, Junior Brother Zhang. You’re a good person, and you’re a very lucky good person too, I believe in you!"
He actually received a ’good person card.’
Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but touch his nose, finding it quite amusing.
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