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  Mo Qingchen didn't make a sound, his bright eyes staring fixedly at Sixth Master until Sixth Master himself felt somewhat uneasy. Only then did he smile and stretch out a hand, saying, "Then I'll accept it with gratitude. Other book friends can continue reading normally."

  The Sixth Master was stunned on the spot, unable to cry or laugh.

  A normal girl should be shy, shouldn't she? He thought silently.

  "Since Sixth Master Bai is unwilling to give in, it's better to discuss the conditions properly." Mo Qingchen said with a hint of mockery, but his soft tone didn't make anyone feel overly embarrassed.

  The Sixth Master coughed awkwardly and finally composed himself, saying: "Miss is indeed straightforward. Since that's the case, I'll be bold and mention it."

  Originally, those special sachets were only distributed once a year to the Wang family's cultivators who had reached the Foundation Building stage or higher, and they would distribute them among themselves.

  Because this sachet is a must-have for crossing that sea, it's naturally a rare commodity, and the Wang family's foundation repair monks used it to exchange for many benefits.

  After listening to Liu Gongzi, Mo Qingchen lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before asking: "Then what does Liu Gongzi want to exchange with me? If it's something too valuable, I'm afraid I can only ask someone else for help."

  Looking at Mo Qingchen's vigilant appearance, Liu Gongzi smiled: "Don't be deceived, miss. In our Wang family, there are dozens of foundation-building cultivators, and as far as I know, most people have already sent out their sachets. It's just that because they couldn't find a suitable candidate for a long time, it was left in hand."

  "What a coincidence?" Mo Qingchen asked, but in his heart, he was thinking that the Wang family had dozens of foundation-building cultivators. If it were normal, there would be at most one or two Nascent Soul cultivators. This made them an average immortal cultivation family.

  The Sixth Master smiled and said, "It's not a coincidence. It's just that there's something big happening in the clan soon, so I couldn't keep the sachet with me. What I want to tell you, Miss, is also related to that matter in the clan."

  Mo Qingchen's voice came down: "I'm an outsider, I'm afraid I don't have the qualifications to participate in your family affairs."

  She had made up her mind to travel this time and get to know some like-minded people, so that she could exchange ideas and experiences and broaden her horizons, but she didn't expect to get involved in such a dispute.

  "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to me first." Liu Gongzi saw Mo Qingchen's determined attitude and quickly explained, "In our clan, there is a secret elixir that can increase the chances of breaking through the small boundary for foundation-building cultivators."

  The Sixth Master stopped here and stared at Mo Qingchen without moving.

  Mo Qingchen was indeed shocked: "Is there really such a miraculous medicine?" But in his heart, he stirred. Why did this Sixth Young Master tell him such a secretive matter without any reserve?

  The Sixth Young Master seemed unsurprised by Mo Qingchen's reaction and continued, "Miss might find it strange that I'm telling this to others so casually. But actually, it's not strange at all. The main ingredients and medicine guides used in refining this Dan medicine are all unique to our Interheart Sea.

  Mo Qingdun nodded, this is indeed a reasonable statement. This Dan medicine can only be effective for the foundation-building period cultivators. If those high-ranking cultivators want to give this Dan medicine to their juniors, it would be better to exchange it with other items directly. After all, the Wang family has been operating here for thousands of years, and it's not worth offending them just for that Dan medicine.

  Mo Qingchen's doubts were dispelled, and Liu Gongzi continued: "Although this elixir is a secret medicine of our royal family, the raw materials are difficult to obtain and refining is not easy. It takes almost ten years to gather all the materials needed to refine the elixir, and at best, only about ten elixirs can be produced each time. Even so, we have to exchange half of them with other forces for cultivation resources that we don't have here. Obviously, this is not enough for us to share among ourselves. Therefore, a rule was established in our clan: every time the materials are gathered, the foundation-building cultivators must go find the medicine guides, and the ownership of the elixir will be decided based on the number of medicine guides they obtain."

  "Medicine guide?" Mo Qingchen, despite being restricted from refining high-grade elixirs, was not inferior to those famous alchemists when it came to ordinary elixirs. After all, the renowned Clear Heart Crystal Flame was not something that could be easily replicated. She knew that elixirs requiring a medicine guide often had some extraordinary effects, and her interest in the elixir mentioned by Sixth Young Master grew even stronger.

  Jian Mo Qing's eyes lit up, and Liu Gongzi chuckled: "Yes, without the medicine guide, the elixir can't be refined no matter what. So finding the medicine guide is not only to decide the ownership of the elixir but also a must-do thing. It's just that getting this medicine guide is extremely difficult, so I thought of asking for your help."

  "Sixth Master, you might as well make it clear." Mo Qingchen said with a smile.

  "In the depths of the northern sea, there is a demon beast. The upper body is that of an extremely beautiful woman, while the lower body is a fish tail. When this demon beast sheds tears, they will solidify into transparent pearls in the wind. These pearls are the medicine guide needed for the Dan medicine."

  Mo Qingchen was taken aback and blurted out: "Mermaid?"

  The Sixth Master was taken aback, and then burst out laughing: "Miss is really good at describing things. We locals call that kind of demon the Soul-Hooking Fish Demon, but I never thought of such an elegant name."

  Mo Qingchen had some infatuation, the beautiful and unparalleled mermaid, tears flowing out to meet the wind turned into pearls. If I could see it once, it would not be a waste of this trip. Book fans also like to read:

  But it's probably not easy to get a mermaid's tears. He asked, "I don't know, Sixth Master, why did you choose me?"

  The Sixth Young Master fell silent for a moment before raising his head and saying, "That seductive fish demon's song is as beautiful as the music of the heavens, but it can make those who hear it become infatuated and unknowingly walk into a deadly trap. Our royal family and even all the cultivators in the entire Interheart Sea have lost their lives to this. I've observed and investigated for many years and discovered that if it's a woman, her resistance to that seductive song is much stronger than ours."

  "So that's how it is. Then why didn't Sixth Young Master invite his own sister from the same clan?" Mo Qingchen continued to ask.

  Upon seeing Mo Qingchen's cautiousness, the Sixth Young Master didn't get angry but instead felt delighted. He looked at her with a helpless expression and said: "Hasn't Miss heard that our entire Wang family doesn't have any female cultivators in the foundation-building stage?"

  "Oh, not even one out of dozens?" Mo Qingchen exclaimed in surprise.

  Sixth Master sighed, "It seems that Miss has just arrived at the Interlayer Sea and doesn't know yet. If you stay for a longer period, you will understand. There are very few women with spiritual roots on our side, and those who can cultivate to the later stage of Qi Refining are countable, let alone the Foundation Building stage."

  Mo Qingchen paused for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing.

  "What's so funny, miss?" Sixth Master asked, raising an eyebrow.

  Mo Qingchen pursed his lips and said, "After hearing Sixth Master's words, I suddenly felt a lot more at ease in my heart. I had originally thought that it was because of my own poor character and bad luck that I had just arrived and already gotten into trouble, but it turns out that it was actually because of this reason."

  She thought she was being low-key enough by disguising herself as a late-stage Qi Refiner, but little did she know that this place even counted the number of female cultivators who had reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

  Seeing Mo Qing's dust-covered lips curve into a smile, Liu Gongzi asked: "How about it, Miss? Are you willing to consider it?"

  "How am I supposed to know whether you're telling the truth or lying?"

  What if he just lied to her about going to find the medicine guide and said those words? Maybe she could have found someone else, only needing to spend spirit stones to buy a fragrant sachet. Going to find the medicine guide would put her life in danger.

  The sixth young master was taken aback, and smiled wryly: "Miss is indeed cautious. In that case, Miss might as well go ask around, and think about it before giving me an answer, what do you say?"

  "Well, I'll take my leave first, but these two..." Mo Qingchen said, glancing at Wang Xiaoliu and the man with a braided beard.

  "The Sixth Master didn't even glance at them and said, 'Don't worry, miss. I won't let them bother you again.'"

  Mo Qingchen nodded and gave a courtesy of the same generation before turning around and leaving.

  Looking in the direction where Mo Qingchen left, Liu Gongzi fell silent for a moment, then took out a small jade bottle and threw it to Wang Xiaoliu, saying: "Eat it!"

  Wang Xiaoliu was suddenly frightened, his face turned pale and his body trembled like a sieve, saying: "Six... Six young master spare... spare my humble life..."

  Suddenly a foul smell wafted over and the place where Wang Xiaoliu was sitting became wet.

  The Sixth Master glanced at him with disgust and said, "I am not a good killer. The elixir in here can make you forget what happened within the past ten days. Of course, if you don't want to take it, I won't force you."

  "I'm eating, I'm eating!" Wang Xiaoliu knocked his head as if he had been greatly pardoned, poured out a grain of dan medicine and swallowed it down, after finishing with a gurgling sound lay on the ground.

  The Sixth Master clapped his hands and said to the two attendants who came out: "Throw him onto the dock."

  Then, he fed a dan medicine to the unconscious Wang Chao. Half an hour later, Wang Chao slowly woke up and saw Liuxi Gongzi standing with his hands behind his back, and was taken aback. He paid his respects and said: "Sixth Master, I... how did I end up here?"

  The tall and straight six young master turned his head, saying lightly: "You don't need to think so much, I know what you're asking for. There are some things that require your help, if done well, when I get the spiritual medicine, I naturally won't treat you unfairly. As for those side doors and left paths, it's better to put them aside."

  Wang Chao was stunned for a while, until Liu Gongzi walked towards the door and thanked him: "Thank you, Sixth Master, thank you, Sixth Master."

  Mo Qingchen had this worry, and lost interest in strolling around, so he hastily returned to the Yang couple's home.

  "Mom, mom, auntie is back." Xiaohai in the yard saw Mo Qingchen and turned his head to shout loudly.

  Mo Qingdun smiled and patted Xiao Hai's head, taking out a small toy he had bought on the street: "Xiao Hai, take it and play with it."

  "Third Sister, how did you manage to get into trouble again?" Yang Du's wife scolded as she walked out.

  Mo Qingchen smiled: "Sister is being polite, by the way, is Brother Yang at home?"

  Yang Du nodded: "He has an injury on his leg, and now it's cold outside, so I didn't let him out. What's up, little sister looking for him?"

  Mo Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "I have a few things I'd like to ask Yang brother to investigate, but it might be a bit difficult. If there's no way to do it, please don't force it."

  Yang Du said, standing up straight: "Sister, what are you talking about? Your brother's life was saved by him. Even if he had to climb a mountain of knives or descend into a sea of fire, he wouldn't bat an eyelid. Come with me, and let's talk things over with him first."

  Yang Du took Mo Qingchen to Yang Biwu's room and then withdrew.

  Mo Qingchen then repeated a few things he wanted to ask about, saying: "This matter is probably not known by ordinary monks. If Brother Yang knows someone who knows the inside story, please help me ask them. If you don't know anyone, then never mind."

  Yang Biwu smiled after hearing this: "Don't worry, Miss Mo. I happen to have a friend who is a servant in the Wang household. This isn't a particularly confidential matter, so I'll go ask him about it."