My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 67: The Secret of the Map (Please Subscribe)

The earth was shrouded in darkness.

The moonlight was blocked by dark clouds.

Curfew had passed, and the vast city of White Water County was silent.

The backyard of the White Water County government office.

County Lord Qi Zhongshan was still awake, pacing back and forth in his candlelit study, his face filled with frustration and helplessness.

"Creak."

The study door was gently pushed open.

An old man with a hunched back, half-black and half-white hair, and wrinkles around his eyes entered the room, carrying a wooden tray with a bowl of soup on it. He walked slowly and placed the tray on the table.

"My lord, please have the soup first." The old man spoke gently. "Young master didn't mean it, he was just being mischievous."

"Mischievous? Why doesn't he just die!" Qi Zhongshan's face immediately filled with anger when Qi Xinshi was mentioned. He growled, "This unfilial son should have been strangled to death when he was born, instead of being kept until now!"

The old man remained silent.

After venting his anger, Qi Zhongshan sighed. "Forget it, the map has already been lost. It's too late for anything now. Even if it wasn't lost, two maps wouldn't be enough to accomplish anything."

"Very well."

A voice suddenly interrupted.

"What do you mean by 'very well'?" Qi Zhongshan instinctively responded, "We can't gather all..."

"Who's there!"

The old man beside him, however, had a drastic change in his expression. He shouted and turned around abruptly.

Whoosh~

A gust of wind blew.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound.

The old man, who had just made a move, stiffened in place, then fell straight to the ground.

"Uncle Lu!"

Qi Zhongshan exclaimed, wanting to rush over.

Swish~

A figure flickered.

Crack, crack!

Qi Zhongshan also stiffened in place, unable to move or speak.

He could only watch as the old man fell to the ground, and a middle-aged man with a pale yellow complexion appeared, closing the door behind him.

"Don't worry, he's not dead."

Chen Wuji faced Qi Zhongshan's gaze and tied up the old man with a rope, stuffing a cloth into his mouth.

Then, he walked in front of Qi Zhongshan and chuckled. "County Lord, you won't die either."

Qi Zhongshan widened his eyes, his face turning red. He wanted to roar in anger, but no sound came out of his throat.

"Don't be in a hurry."

Chen Wuji activated the "Illusory Soul Nine Spirits" technique and used the "Confusion" spell.

Buzz~

Invisible spiritual thoughts pierced into Qi Zhongshan's brain, invading it in less than two breaths.

In Qi Zhongshan's angry eyes, his vision lost focus, and his flushed face became dull.

Crack, crack!

Chen Wuji just now released Qi Zhongshan's ability to speak and move.

But Qi Zhongshan didn't move, still standing in place, staring blankly ahead.

"Take out the incomplete map with the secret." Chen Wuji spoke up.

"Alright, alright."

Qi Zhongshan responded dazedly, slowly walking towards a corner bookshelf. He pressed a mechanism in the bookshelf, revealing a hidden compartment inside.

From the compartment, he took out a piece of animal skin paper. He walked back to Chen Wuji slowly and handed it over.

"This... this is the map." Qi Zhongshan said in a daze.

"Very good." Chen Wuji took the animal skin paper, opened it, and quickly glanced at the geographical features depicted on it, comparing it in his mind.

It was exactly the missing corner on the complete map!

Looking at this incomplete map, Chen Wuji's mind completed the puzzle and a complete geographical distribution map of a region southwest of a county town emerged.

"After gathering all the fragments, what is the next step?" Chen Wuji visualized the map in his mind and asked.

Even though the map is incomplete, it is still readable.

However, if there is a treasure, the location of the treasure's mark may not be directly indicated.

There are often other key steps, such as keys or symbols, that point the way.

"After gathering all the fragments, stack them together and envelop them with True Qi to piece together the complete map."

Qi Zhongshan replied in a daze, "The complete map has marked routes that lead to the alchemy room in the cave."

"The alchemy room?" Chen Wuji's heart stirred, excitedly asking, "What alchemy room?"

"It's an alchemy room in the pharmacy hall of the Feiyun Sect," Qi Zhongshan replied numbly.

Feiyun Sect?

Chen Wuji's eyes twitched, realizing that the secret hidden in the map could finally be revealed.

"The Feiyun Sect you mentioned, is it the powerful sect that was destroyed three hundred years ago?"

"Yes, it is," Qi Zhongshan replied.

"What treasures are in the alchemy room cave indicated by the complete map? Forget it, just tell me about this alchemy room in the Feiyun Sect," Chen Wuji said directly.

"Alright."

Qi Zhongshan was dazed for a moment and began to explain.

"Three hundred years ago, when the Feiyun Sect was destroyed, the pharmacy hall was least affected. Several alchemy caves were still preserved because they were closed in time."

"One of the alchemy caves indicated on the complete map is one of them."

"The map was left behind by a medicine boy."

"When the Feiyun Sect was destroyed, this medicine boy was in the alchemy cave, following the instructions of the alchemist, using Spirit Medicine to refine Spirit Pills."

"A furnace of 'Ascending Cloud Good Fortune Pills' had just been completed and was placed in a 'Spirit Sealing Box'."

"The Spirit Sealing Box can preserve the Spirit Pills for thousands of years without deterioration."

"When an ordinary person takes the 'Ascending Cloud Good Fortune Pill', it can eliminate all illnesses and prolong life for a century, sixty years. Taking the first pill can increase lifespan by thirty years, the second pill by twenty years, and the third pill by ten years."

"When a martial artist takes it, after digestion, it can remove impurities, open up the dantian, and condense the Qi Sea, directly entering the True Qi Realm! Taking the first pill can increase cultivation by thirty years, the second pill by twenty years, and the third pill by ten years!"

Even though he was confused, Qi Zhongshan couldn't help but tremble and show longing on his face as he said this.

When an ordinary person takes it, it can eliminate all illnesses and prolong life for a century, sixty years.

When a Martial Master takes it, they can directly enter the True Qi Realm and increase their cultivation by sixty years.

This 'Ascending Cloud Good Fortune Pill' truly lives up to its name.

Its effects are incredibly powerful.

No wonder the Wang family, Qi Zhongshan, Zhao Kongchuang, and the mysterious forces behind Yang Qin are all plotting for it.

Chen Wuji had never heard of this kind of Treasure Pill before.

Even in the capital, it's probably unheard of.

With three pills, increasing cultivation by sixty years, one could almost directly complete the transformation to the Ninth Layer of the True Qi Realm.

If this Martial Master has great talent, then after taking the three pills and digesting them, they might be able to directly break through to the Ascending Heaven Realm in one go!

In other words, there is a high chance that this 'Ascending Cloud Good Fortune Pill' can produce a powerful Ascending Heaven Realm expert!

"Hoo, hoo..."

Chen Wuji gasped, trying to calm his breathing.

The news was too shocking, and for a moment, he was a bit overwhelmed.

Feiyun Sect.

Chen Wuji knew.

It was equivalent to the current "Jinyang Sect" and held a prominent position in Fengzhou.

The headquarters of the sect, Fei Cloud Mountain, is now located in the Feiyun Prefecture.

White Water County is just the tail end of the Fei Cloud Mountain range.

It makes sense for an alchemy cave in the pharmacy hall to be located here.

"Is there anything else to add?"

Regaining his composure, Chen Wuji asked again.

"No..."

"Yes!"

A voice suddenly came from outside the door.

(End of this chapter)