The Alchemy Sect is most adept at refining spirit medicine, followed by the Observing Body Sect, and the Spring Rain Pill is the spirit medicine of the Observing Body Sect, but it's quite unpopular.

It's primarily meant for ordinary people. Its nature is gentle and effects are slow, requiring long-term consumption combined with internal nurturing and external training to gradually improve one's constitution, thus compensating for the lack of aptitude.

Improving one's constitution is extremely difficult, and the Spring Rain Pill represents the highest achievement of the Observing Body Sect's millennium-long research in this area, yet its effects remain quite mystical.

Whether one can begin cultivation depends significantly on aptitude, but it is not the sole determining factor. Some cannot enter the realm despite long-term use of the Spring Rain Pill, while truly gifted individuals have no need for it.

For the elders of the Magic Sect, the world is vast, and they can easily choose successors with excellent constitutions, rather than selecting those with average constitutions and then using the Spring Rain Pill to enhance their aptitude.

He Kao entrusted Lin Qingshuang to inquire, but Lin Qingshuang couldn't find anyone who had the Spring Rain Pill and was willing to part with it. She even advised him that it wasn't worth spending a fortune on such a thing.

Lin Qingshuang thought He Kao was looking for it on behalf of Huang Xiaopang and was moved by the child's loyalty. But having only heard of the Spring Rain Pill, he didn't know its true value, hence why he asked around.

In Lin Qingshuang's view, Huang Xiaopang doesn't need the Spring Rain Pill, as his innate aptitude is fine, he only suffered from postnatal depletion. The Nourishing Essence Pill would be the most appropriate spirit medicine for that... He Kao is indeed generous.

In fact, the Nourishing Essence Pill was given to He Kao by Lin Qingshuang, who already saw Huang Xiaopang as a prospective disciple. As a result, He Kao gave the Nourishing Essence Pill to Huang Xiaopang, and she felt she hadn't lost anything!

So where did these three bottles of Spring Rain Pill suddenly come from? According to what Qian Guran heard, they were refined at Jinlu Garden.

It's said that years ago, Jinlu Garden repeatedly sought to purchase the Spring Rain Pill for a high price, but never succeeded. At that time, he intended it for his younger brother, Jinlu Bo.

More than a decade ago, a senior managed to refine a batch, and reluctantly set aside one bottle. But by the time Jinlu Garden got word and went to ask for it, it was too late; someone else had purchased it.

Jinlu Garden alone found it quite difficult to fully gather the necessary spirit medicine, and at the time, they did not have the cultivation level required for refining.

Until recently during the Spring Festival, he broke through to the Tier Four cultivation level and participated in the secondary inheritance ceremony at the Ancestral Hall of the Observing Body Sect, where the alchemy formula for the Spring Rain Pill was included in the inheritance.

He then proposed to refine a batch himself, hoping to fulfill a long-cherished wish. Pijing Grotto Heaven indeed contained the main ingredient needed for refining the Spring Rain Pill, and the Ancestral Hall could help gather the auxiliary materials.

Jinlu Garden also promised that if the refining failed, he would compensate for the losses.

In his first attempt to validate his cultivation realm after breaking through Tier Four, he successfully refined a batch of the Spring Rain Pill.

One batch produces thirty-six pills, which amounts to three bottles: one bottle was kept by the refiner, Jinlu Garden, one bottle was stored by the Observing Body Sect, and the last bottle by the Ancestral Hall.

The Observing Body Sect and the Ancestral Hall both contributed materials, so they each kept one bottle as a reserve. These reserve items are certainly not for sale, but saved for bestowment based on karma... yet today, they have all been offered as a bounty.

According to insiders, this is the first case since the Joint Punishment Order was issued, so all relevant parties are very concerned.

If someone could capture Ren Zhongqing, even if they don't need the Spring Rain Pill themselves, they could save it for their successors, or if they choose to sell it, many would be willing to pay a high price for it.

However, He Kao felt something was amiss, a bit like someone offering you candies just when you wanted sweets.

Because he had just asked Lin Qingshuang a while back whether he could get the Spring Rain Pill, not knowing its price then, he wanted three bottles.

And today, having personally captured Ren Zhongqing, three bottles of Spring Rain Pill appeared, matching the exact amount!

He Kao didn't believe he possessed any divine techniques to make his words reality, feeling as though this had been orchestrated.

When he learned about the Jianghu Order, he hadn't yet heard about the bounty.

Then, a master secretly guided Ren Zhongqing to find him, which seemed like a setup. If Ren Zhongqing came knocking, He Kao would either share his guilt or have to expose his cultivation and identity... it was truly a predicament.

Following this, the bounty was announced. Could it be that another master noticed something, prompting this bounty to give He Kao what he wanted, regardless of how he intended to use it?

But all this depends on He Kao being able to resolve the crisis and handle the situation.

Could there be secret competition among the Magic Sect's higher-ups? As for the specifics, He Kao couldn't confirm, and he couldn't fathom it either.

But He Kao did pay a price—he was "exposed."

In Old Qian's eyes, he had exposed himself as "Elder Gu's secret disciple." If there were other masters investigating in the shadows, they might draw the same conclusion.

Thus He Kao thought from this assumed identity, requesting the Ancestral Hall to omit his name in the announcement of this matter, attributing all credit to Qian Guran, which seemed appropriate.

Looking back now, those three bottles of Spring Rain Pill seemed like his compensation and solace.

However, Qian Guran felt uncomfortable taking credit, as he had secretly overheard the conversation between Ren Zhongqing and He Kao. Ren Zhongqing claimed he received a divine thought guiding him to seek help from He Kao.

Old Qian felt the situation was quite deep, opting to pretend he hadn't heard anything, not even mentioning it. When Ren Zhongqing wanted to speak, he decisively knocked him unconscious with a slap.

"Why don't we first notify Steward Wei? You're familiar with her, and I'm just here to help, facilitating cooperation with you guys." Qian Guran suggested tentatively.

He Kao thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Alright, let's notify Wei Luo first."

This time Wei Luo didn't get lost; she arrived quickly, reaching Guanyin Mountain Park within half an hour, wearing a very loose-fitting black trench coat, her hair looking fluffy as if it had just been washed.

She knew Qian Guran, having just seen him during the Spring Festival in Cai Ping Village, and was quite surprised to see this scene.

He Kao explained what had happened and expressed his request, hoping that Old Qian would take the credit. Even if the Ancestral Hall extracted Ren Zhongqing's confession, he hoped the parts related to him wouldn't be made public.

Wei Luo tilted her head and looked at He Kao, saying, "Since you're requesting this yourself, I have no objections. After all, we have to protect and care for those who contribute."

He Kao: "Fortunately, you arrived in time, so can I temporarily entrust this person to you?"

Wei Luo seemed shocked, taking a step back, leaning against He Kao's side, saying, "I'm just a small employee working at a company, having just rented an apartment this month. Do you expect me to carry a corpse home this late at night?"

He Kao: "A corpse?"

Upon looking at Ren Zhongqing lying on the ground, he found that Ren Zhongqing was already lifeless.

Qian Guran glanced at He Kao and then at Wei Luo, somewhat helplessly saying, "Maybe I was a bit too heavy-handed earlier, to prevent him from erupting in violence again, didn't control my strength well..."

Wei Luo: "Then there's no need to complicate things, He Kao doesn't need to make any requests to the Ancestral Hall. It's merely that Senior Brother Qian ran into Ren Zhongqing in Qi Yuan, struck him down, and notified me to come and confirm."

After Wei Luo appeared, He Kao realized he had overthought things because Ren Zhongqing inexplicably died. Without Ren Zhongqing's confession, he didn't have to explain anything anymore; letting Qian Guran take the credit directly would suffice.

Actually, Old Qian had already taken the credit on site because Steward Wei confirmed the results.

Previously, He Kao spared Ren Zhongqing's life, fearing some things were hard to explain and not wanting to reveal his identity by killing, as killing is simple but dealing with the corpse is troublesome, and he couldn't use Invisibility Ability.

The more important reason was that he intended to use Ren Zhongqing's words to guide others into speculating that he was Elder Gu's secret disciple while proposing requests to the Ancestral Hall to try not to expose this identity.

There were some things that He Kao couldn't say himself; he could only have Ren Zhongqing "help" him say them.

Now, Ren Zhongqing timely lost his life, leaving He Kao unsure whether it was because of Old Qian being too heavy-handed or because Wei Luo had already arrived?

It seems both Old Qian and Wei Luo have assumed he is some Elder's secret disciple, proactively helping him conceal it.

In their view, the simplest way not to expose He Kao's secret identity was to prevent Ren Zhongqing from speaking again—why make things so complicated?

This is somewhat tangled, but their intentions are undoubtedly good.

This is okay then; even if there's a master probing in the dark, they've ascertained the outcome He Kao wants them to know, just not achieving the "widely publicized" effect.

It's so late now, Steward Wei traveled a long way to Guanyin Mountain Park, so in terms of sentiment and reason, He Kao should definitely treat her to a late-night snack and incidentally send her back, lest she gets lost again.

The couple went for a midnight snack, leaving Old Qian alone in the night breeze, bewildered. The credit was given to him, and the corpse was left to him. But thinking it over, indeed, neither Xiao Kao nor Xiaowei could really carry that thing back.

Forget it, better call someone to help deal with it.

Actually, He Kao didn't intend to trouble Old Qian deliberately; in Qi Yuan's domain, this matter could only bother Old Qian. This event made He Kao realize a personal shortcoming, not only his shallow cultivation but also his lack of group power.

Wei Luo is just a migrant worker and hasn't established force locally, which is quite normal. But He Kao himself is also a lone sorcerer; if it's inconvenient to use Invisibility Ability, he can't handle many dirty tasks.

Qian Guran, however, is different. Coming to Qi Yuan only for a year, with him at the core, he has formed a group consisting of key members like Yao Shaolan, and several Guests of Fate, owning a firm and several companies of different business types.

Qian Guran has evidently become the spokesperson for the Magic Sect in Qi Yuan's domain.

The concept of a spokesperson doesn't entail any public appointment; rather, it's implicitly acknowledged.

For instance, in Qi Yuan, the original spokesperson was Gu Yunteng, possessing enough power and a crew of subordinates to help manage many inconvenient affairs.

Whenever there's business of the Magic Sect in Qi Yuan, many would come looking for him.

After Gu Yunteng's passing, unwittingly, this spokesperson role transitioned to Old Qian. Thinking about it, Old Qian is quite impressive, not only becoming the Vice President of the Tengxin Group branch but also surpassing Tier Four to become a High-tier Sorcerer.

He Kao suddenly felt somewhat isolated in terms of power, but on reconsideration... isn't Old Qian technically his man? Speaking of force, Qian Guran's crew is implicitly considered part of He Kao's group.

At least in the eyes of several elders in the Ancestral Hall, Qian Guran has been tagged with this label, unable to shake it off. Behind He Kao, there are also three elders from the Ancestral Hall, and as for external reinforcements, Lin Qingshuang and Wei Luo get counted.

He Kao now thought of Huang Xiaopang; if Huang Si could successfully cultivate to the Entry Level and formally become a disciple under Meng Ya with Lin Qingshuang, that would be part of his group power, a core member indeed.

Here's to Xiaopang successfully cultivating!

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