Chapter 1513 - 573: The Truth Comes to Light
Guangzi had seen people in the Divine Realm use Heart Execution Grass to refine pills and control the Divine Citizens, inciting rebellion.
That person was an Alchemist who was eventually defeated by the God Emperor’s army, with his Divine Soul extinguished, and the Heart Execution Grass he planted was burned completely.
The one responsible for that campaign was Guangzi’s twin brother, Ye Lingri.
Since that battle, Heart Execution Grass has been forbidden from being planted in the Divine Realm.
However, according to Guangzi’s knowledge, before the Heart Execution Grass was burned, some seeds were circulated by that Alchemist’s disciples to the Human Realm.
Could it be that this batch of Heart Execution Grass is related to this matter?
Or could Dongfang Liuli in Liu Guang Pavilion be a descendant of that Alchemist?
Guangzi found it inconvenient to speak directly, only giving a brief summary.
He hesitated for a moment before advising.
"Ling Yue, I feel that Liu Guang Pavilion might not be simple. If Dongfang Liuli is truly a descendant of that Alchemist, it would be troublesome. I think we don’t need to get involved in this mess; it would be better to accumulate merit points early and leave Qiyu City."
Back then, with just over a hundred disciples, that Alchemist wreaked havoc in the Divine Realm.
Thanks to Ye Lingri’s effective suppression, but both Guangzi and Ye Lingyue’s strength fall far short compared to Ye Lingri.
Guangzi also didn’t want his sister to get involved in this trouble, as Qiyu City was merely a waypoint.
"I also want a quick resolution, but just because I think this way doesn’t mean others do. After all, we can’t even accept a single task right now."
Ye Lingyue also vaguely felt that this matter was complex.
Liu Guang Pavilion’s audacity in Qiyu City likely indicated more entangled connections behind it.
In the Ancient Nine Provinces, her foundation was still shallow, and she needed to find the entrance to the Demon World. It’s best to avoid such matters if possible.
Perhaps she should take a risk; if she could earn more merit points, maybe she could have enough before the next assessment to advance to the Fifth-tier Representative Team and the top three, enabling both her and Huangquan Team to safely withdraw regardless of whether the Soul-breaking Elixir’s mystery is solved.
If tasks can’t be accepted, her only remaining method to earn merit points is privately trading demon beast meat.
She needs to earn at least five thousand or more merit points to advance again and stand alongside the top two representative teams of Tang City and Zhan Yue Team.
But at a price of twenty merit points per piece for Tiger-faced Leopard meat, she would have to sell over two hundred pieces, and frequent transactions would attract trouble. Instead, she might as well make one large transaction to earn enough merit points at once.
Ye Lingyue recalled that she still had the corpse of the Mother Azure Dragon Crocodile in her Life Qiankun Bag.
Speaking of the Mother Azure Dragon Crocodile, although not as formidable as the male Azure Dragon Crocodile, at least it was a Great Demon level existence.
Its meat is much tastier than that of the Ninth-grade Tiger-faced Leopard and of superior quality.
Ye Lingyue usually only takes a portion for her team to use.
She had observed that after consuming the Mother Azure Dragon Crocodile’s meat, her teammates exhibited varying levels of resistance to Evil Qi, allowing them to move freely even in the Central Plains core regions.
Ye Lingyue pondered overnight and finally decided to sell the Mother Azure Dragon Crocodile meat at a price of one hundred merit points per piece.
While Ye Lingyue was set on secretly trading in Azure Dragon Crocodile meat the next day, an uproar was just beginning to stir in Liu Guang Pavilion.
"Sales for the Soul-breaking Elixir have dropped by forty percent over the past seven days. Who can tell me what exactly is happening here?"
Dongfang Liuli’s charming face was now clouded with darkness, her eyes sweeping over the faces of several managers.
The sales of the Soul-breaking Elixir had always been stable, as only Dongfang Liuli could refine it, and Liu Guang Pavilion could supply a maximum of fifty pills daily.
Usually, once Liu Guang Pavilion opened, the fifty Soul-breaking Elixirs would be snatched up by the flocking Demon Hunters, an absolute case of insufficient supply.
However, during the past week, the situation had taken a sharp downturn.
Three hundred and fifty Soul-breaking Elixirs in seven days, and not only no buying frenzy, but for two or three days, fifty pills remained unsold daily.
The elixir pills were refined by Dongfang Liuli herself; the problem surely wasn’t with the pills.
Therefore, Dongfang Liuli convened her managers in the morning for a strict reprimand.
"Lord Dongfang, we’ve been selling as usual, but we don’t know why significantly fewer Demon Hunters have come to buy lately. We genuinely don’t understand what’s happening."
The managers of Liu Guang Pavilion responded quietly.
"Liuli, who dared to anger you so early in the morning."
Yi Qianyu entered with several Zhan Yue Team members, looking at Dongfang Liuli with a flattering expression.
Seeing Yi Qianyu’s bothersome face, Dongfang Liuli’s anger grew.
"Yi Qianyu, I have told you before, apart from business transactions, there’s no relationship between us. Don’t come running to Liu Guang Pavilion whenever you want, or you might lose your perpetual third-place position."
Dongfang Liuli’s words incensed several members of Zhan Yue Team, but they were restrained by Yi Qianyu’s gaze.
"Liuli, you really love to joke. In Qiyu City nowadays, who could shake the position of our three major representative teams. Soon enough, the City Lord’s Mansion might issue a public task. Just watch, Zhan Yue will definitely replace Tang City Team and become the second leader in transactions in Qiyu City."
Yi Qianyu spoke with confidence.
"Another public task? Ha, Yi Qianyu, it’s amusing to see you forget past pains after healing. Don’t you recall the last public task..."
Dongfang Liuli’s tone of derision intensified.
Yi Qianyu remembered something unpleasant, a hint of embarrassment and anger on his face.
The last public task reminded him of an unpleasant person, Di Shen.
That brat severely humiliated Zhan Yue Team during the last public task.
But Di Shen had left long ago; this time, neither Zhan Yue nor Yi Qianyu himself would falter again in the public task.
Yi Qianyu indeed had a remarkably thick skin.
Ordinary people, after facing such cold sarcasm from Dongfang Liuli, would have already stormed off.
Yet he continued with a grin.
"Liuli, why say such depressing things? I see you’re not in a good mood, so let me guess what’s bothering you."
Dongfang Liuli felt annoyed seeing Yi Qianyu’s expression, turning to leave.
Unexpectedly, Yi Qianyu, oblivious to danger, stepped in front of her.
"Liuli, if I’m not mistaken, you’re troubled about the Soul-breaking Elixir issue, believing its sales have plummeted lately?"
His voice barely finished when Dongfang Liuli grabbed his collar, a menacing light flared in her eyes.
"Do you know who’s behind this?"