Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 155 - 146 Curtain Falls

The trip to the Hundred Herbs Garden took over four months to complete, and with the final group of disciples, including Lu Qingshan and Qingyu, emerging, it was concluded satisfactorily.

However, the four Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Red Rainbow Sect had yet to come out.

Under the circumstances of their unknown life or death, the Four Sects would have to wait a little longer.

The Red Rainbow Sect awaited to confirm whether the four were dead or alive.

Though there was a greater possibility that they had perished within the Hundred Herbs Garden, they were reluctant to accept this fact until the limit of seven months was reached, which marked the complete closure of the garden and the expulsion of all cultivators.

The Three Juyun Sects, on the other hand, took precautions just in case.

They felt it was more likely that the four from the Red Rainbow Sect had lost their lives, but anything can happen unexpectedly.

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Should the four manage to come out alive, there would be much to discuss.

Especially considering the strange incident with the Returning Yang Fruit, it might well be related to these four missing individuals.

Only Lu Qingfeng knew that the four were dead, refined by the Zhu Rong Divine Flame, with not even their bones left.

It was not good to depart alone.

So, Lu Qingfeng cultivated at the Wind Roar Cliff, or feigned sleep to enter the game.

"Big brother."

"Big brother."

When Lu Qingshan and Qingyu came out, they attracted innumerable hatred from the three sects, their disciples detesting them to the bone.

In the future, they would have to be extremely careful when traveling through the Juyun Mountain Range.

This time, the gains of the three siblings in the Hundred Herbs Garden were considerable.

Not to mention Lu Qingfeng.

The Heavenly Star Tokens, Returning Yang Fruits, various ranked Spiritual Medicines, thousands of Spirit Stones...

Speaking of any single item could stir up colossal waves and cause uproar.

Fortunately, the Luoxia Sect had long established rules for the gains of disciples and elders entering the Hundred Herbs Garden.

Lu Qingfeng simply needed to return the remaining Spirit Stones he brought into the Hundred Herbs Garden and submit an equivalent value of Spiritual Medicine for the amount he used.

For example, during the nearly four months Lu Qingfeng spent in the Hundred Herbs Garden, he used a total of 109 Spirit Stones.

He would only need to submit Spiritual Medicine with a total value of 109 stones.

If there was any surplus, he could keep it for himself or sell it to the sect at a discounted rate.

If it was insufficient, the sect would inspect his storage bag to ensure nothing was concealed. Aside from being embarrassing for him, the sect would not issue any punishment.

If he could have brought back the Returning Yang Fruit, the sect would have been even more generous with rewards.

But this time, there were no rewards.

Lu Qingfeng didn't mind.

After submitting the remaining ninety-one Spirit Stones and Spiritual Medicine worth 109 stones, how many were left unknown to others and beyond their questioning.

Lu Qingshan and Qingyu also had a substantial haul this time.

They plundered fifty-four disciples from the three sects, acquiring a massive thousand Spirit Stones.

The Spiritual Medicines were dazzling, mostly First Rank. These lesser gains added up to a considerable sum.

They profited handsomely.

Lu Qingshan and Qingyu shared a portion of the Spirit Stones and Spiritual Medicines with other True Qi Realm disciples of the Luoxia Sect, yet they still held the lion's share of seventy percent.

After the disciples of the three sects were driven out, the siblings also joined forces to torment the Demon Clan and the Demon Sect. How much they plundered was unknown to the other Luoxia Sect disciples.

Such sudden wealth might not be a good thing.

Lu Qingfeng explained the potential risks and advised the two to submit all their Spirit Stones to the Luoxia Sect.

Although they were somewhat reluctant, they complied.

For one, Lu Qingfeng's authority was always very high in their eyes.

Secondly, after calming down, they also realized that sudden riches could potentially bring disaster upon them siblings.

Handing it over to the Luoxia Sect could greatly transfer the risk.

Though they lost the Spirit Stones, how could the Luoxia Sect not show any appreciation for receiving them for nothing?

This move was wise.

Zhou Yuan and Yue Lingxi, the old and experienced, had already thought of this worry when Mei Qingyan bluntly bragged. However, it involved hundreds or even thousands of Spirit Stones, and it was not an easy decision to let Lu Qingfeng deposit them with the Luoxia Sect for safekeeping, even though Lu Qingfeng was not in need of Spirit Stones, probably he wouldn't feel assured.

Furthermore, which cultivator in the world is not in need of Spirit Stones?

Thus, the two remained silent and did not raise the issue.

Yet, they never expected Lu Qingfeng to be so decisive, and that Lu Qingshan and Qingyu would so readily heed their eldest brother's command. The total of one thousand and fifty Spirit Stones plundered from the disciples of the Three Juyun Sects, the Demon Clan, and the Demon Sect, were handed over to Zhou Yuan without batting an eye, right in front of everyone.

Disciples from the three sects all looked on, sideways.

The Spirit Stones were transferred to Zhou Yuan.

In so doing, although it could not be said that the calamity was completely eliminated, at least they wouldn't be enemies of the entire world.

Time slipped by.

In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.

Once the July deadline arrived, the Hundred Herbs Garden was completely closed, and the four Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Red Rainbow Sect were nowhere to be seen.

The morale of the Red Rainbow Sect sagged significantly, plunging into silence.

The three sects of the Luoxia Sect, however, were secretly pleased, showing nothing on their faces as they dispersed.

With this battle,

Not only did the Red Rainbow Sect gain nothing from both the upper and lower levels of the Hundred Herbs Garden, but they also directly lost one thousand one hundred and sixty Spirit Stones and four Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

It would be one thing if they had only lost Energy Introduction and Body Refining Realm cultivators, but among them, there was one Nourishing Yuan Realm cultivator and one Body Tempering Realm cultivator.

Even for the colossal Red Rainbow Sect, this battle was akin to being bone-deeply wounded, fundamentally shaken.

Without a couple hundred years, it was impossible to recover from such a blow.

Conversely, the Luoxia Sect returned with a full load, attracting sidelong glances from the three sects.

Loss for one, gain for another.

The situation in the Juyun Mountain Range over the next hundred years was set for significant change.

Even more so, there loomed a sense of an impending storm.

Lu Qingfeng didn't take this to heart, and directly returned to Silver Horn Mountain with Lu Qingshan and Qingyu from Wind Roar Cliff.

...

Silver Horn Mountain.

Lu Qingfeng led the way, with Qingshan and Qingyu following silently behind.

Entering the cave abode.

"Are you blaming your big brother?" Lu Qingfeng turned his head to look at them, smilingly asking with pursed lips.

"No way!"

Qingyu, upon hearing this, let out a vexed snort, then grumbled, "It's just... it's just that so many Spirit Stones, hardly warmed in our hands, were all given away."

"Regret~"

"My heart aches!"

Qingyu clutched at her chest and looked up, coquettishly appealing to her big brother.

She and her second brother had been busy for several months, and combined, they had amassed a total of one thousand and fifty Spirit Stones. Her share was five hundred and twenty-five.

Now with all given away in one go, it felt like there was an emptiness in her heart, along with intermittent pangs of pain.

"That's enough."

"Just a few hundred Spirit Stones."

Lu Qingfeng appeared resigned and took out a storage bag from his waist to hand it to Qingyu.

Qingyu blinked, took it, and immediately her eyes widened in shock, "So many... so many, so many Spirit Stones!"

Upon seeing Qingyu's surprised expression, Lu Qingshan could not help but become curious about just how many Spirit Stones were in his big brother's storage bag. Taking a look, he discovered that the bag contained a mountain-like pile of dazzling, sparkling Spirit Stones.

There must have been two or three thousand of them.

Besides the Spirit Stones, there were also many Jade Boxes containing Spiritual Medicine.

Likewise, piled up like mountains.

...

Lu Qingshan and Qingyu's dispirited moods were dispelled by the mountain of Spiritual Stones and Spiritual Mountain inside their big brother's storage bag.

Surprise, then joy once again.

The three siblings sat down in the cave abode, with Lu Qingfeng leading the conversation, "You two have caused the three sects great losses at the Hundred Herbs Garden. Although the Spirit Stones were handed over to the Luoxia Sect for safekeeping, the trouble has not lessened. Stay in Silver Horn Mountain to cultivate in seclusion for a while; we'll discuss more after the dust settles."