Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Exchange of Benefits

Alchemy Workshop.

Inside Alchemist Pu’s alchemy room.

There was an unexpected guest.

It was Senior Brother Gu, who had lost an arm.

“Alchemist Pu, for the sake of your many years of friendship with my father, could you please transfer the Life-Gathering Pill in your possession to me?”

Senior Brother Gu bowed and said respectfully.

“Junior Nephew Gu, you should know that this Life-Gathering Pill in my hand is to be handed over to the sect.”

Alchemist Pu was a thin and haggard old man. He took a sip from a teacup in his hand, slowly put it down, and said.

“Alchemist Pu, please rest assured, my Gu Family will take care of the sect’s side, there will be no problems.”

Senior Brother Gu quickly said.

“Junior Nephew Gu, you may not know that this Life-Gathering Pill is for Peak Master Xie of Martial Melody Peak. His disciple, Ji Ming, has also used secret techniques and needs it even more.”

Alchemist Pu shook his head.

Ji Ming was a Divine Sword holder, and after using the Life-Gathering Pill, his future potential would not be harmed.

Disappointment appeared on Senior Brother Gu’s face.

Because he knew that the sect’s higher-ups always prioritized the sect’s interests when it came to the allocation of Life-Gathering Pills.

His father was just a retired elder.

Ji Ming was a Divine Sword holder with a promising future.

The Divine Sword Sect’s higher-ups naturally didn’t want a Divine Sword holder to fade into obscurity, that would be a waste of a Divine Sword.

“However, Old Brother Gu’s luck is still quite good. This time, a furnace of Life-Gathering Pills produced four pills.”

Alchemist Pu suddenly changed his tone.

“Alchemist Pu, if you have any instructions, my Gu Family will definitely take care of them for you.”

Senior Brother Gu’s face lit up with joy upon hearing this.

“It’s not a difficult matter. I have a descendant whose root bone aptitude is only considered above average. He will participate in the Divine Sword Sect’s Inner Sect Assessment this year.”

Alchemist Pu said with a smile.

As a senior alchemist of the Divine Sword Sect, his status was extraordinary, and he had recommendation quotas himself.

It’s just that they had already been used up.

“Alchemist Pu, please rest assured, as long as your descendant can pass the Inner Sect Assessment, he will definitely become a Core Disciple.”

Senior Brother Gu quickly assured him.

The elders, elders with real authority, and even the peak masters and sect masters of the Divine Sword Sect had limits on the number of direct disciples they could have.

Once all the quotas were used, they couldn’t be used again.

This was to prevent all the Inner Sect disciples with the best root bone aptitude from flowing into a certain dominant main peak, thereby maintaining a balance.

It was precisely because of this that very few elders, elders with real authority, or peak masters would use up all their direct disciple quotas.

If they were all used up, they could only use other methods for an exchange of benefits.

The sect tacitly allowed this kind of exchange of benefits to a certain extent.

As long as it wasn’t too excessive.

Time Bell Pavilion, in the vegetable field behind the mountain.

Zhou Buping was loosening the soil for the vegetables.

“Master, your vegetables are growing better and better.”

Li Qian walked to the edge of the field and said with a smile.

“Not bad, but… Master plans to tidy up that area too, and see if I can plant some Spirit Rice.”

Zhou Buping straightened up, pointed to an area overgrown with bushes opposite them, and said, planning.

“Master, is it very difficult to grow Spirit Rice?”

He couldn’t help but ask.

“Yes, it is very difficult, but our Divine Sword Sect is located on a Spirit Vein, with abundant Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi. Although this place is not as good as the Spirit Herb Garden, there’s no problem with the growing environment. Master has had in-depth discussions with a senior Spirit Herb Master from the Spirit Herb Garden.”

Zhou Buping nodded and said.

Recently, he had been going to the Spirit Herb Garden frequently.

The Spirit Herb Garden was where crops like Spirit Rice were grown. The rice that Li Qian used for his daily porridge was actually Spirit Rice, which was much better than ordinary rice.

Li Qian didn’t know what to say.

It seemed that Master was going to go further and further down the path of farming.

After a while, Zhou Buping got up from the field and washed his muddy hands and feet.

Back in the wooden house, Zhou Buping glanced at Li Qian and asked, “Do you have anything else to do?”

How could he not understand his disciple’s character?

“Master, I just obtained a pill and need Master to appraise it.”

Li Qian took out the small pill bottle.

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Zhou Buping took the pill bottle, pulled out the cork, glanced at it, and was stunned at first. Then he sniffed the medicinal fragrance.

“This is a Life-Gathering Pill?”

He was very surprised.

He had seen a Life-Gathering Pill once decades ago, so he recognized it at a glance.

“Where did it come from?”

Zhou Buping asked again.

“Some time ago, didn’t this disciple go out on a trip? I helped an Inner Sect disciple capture a Three-Leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng, and the reward was a Life-Gathering Pill.”

Li Qian said.

“I never thought you would get your hands on such a precious pill.”

Zhou Buping looked at the pill in his hand with deep emotion, “Within the Divine Sword Sect, it’s not uncommon for people like Master who have used secret techniques, overdrawn their Natal Yuan Qi, and been seriously injured.”

The ingredients for Life-Gathering Pills were very difficult to collect, it completely depended on luck.

Especially Spirit Insects and Spirit Herbs like the Three-Leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng, which couldn’t be bred or planted at all. Coupled with the extreme difficulty of capturing them, the difficulty of collecting them in the wild was imaginable.

“Master, since it’s a genuine Life-Gathering Pill, then please take it quickly.”

Li Qian said.

“Okay.”

Zhou Buping nodded.

He naturally wouldn’t refuse the Life-Gathering Pill that his disciple had worked so hard to obtain.

He immediately sat cross-legged, took a deep breath, and swallowed the dark purple Life-Gathering Pill.

After a long time.

Li Qian keenly sensed that Master’s face had become much rosier.

Even his hair seemed to be turning black.

Moreover, the vitality emanating from his body had also become vigorous.

Before this, Master Zhou Buping had given him a feeling of depleted and exhausted vitality.

Suddenly, Zhou Buping opened his eyes, and an invisible Sword Intent was released.

Following that, the Innate True Qi within his body also surged out, filling his entire being.

After a good while, he let out a long breath, withdrew his Sword Intent and True Qi, and said with emotion, “Many years of recuperation are far less effective than a single Life-Gathering Pill.”

Although his Natal Yuan Qi couldn’t be replenished to its peak, it had at least recovered by forty to fifty percent.

His body felt like it had been parched for a long time and had finally encountered a spring rain.

Even the Sword Intent that he had been unable to use could now be activated to some extent.

The same was true for his True Elixir power.

Although it was far from being fully recovered, compared to before when he was practically crippled, it was much, much better.

“Congratulations, Master, your full recovery is just around the corner.”

Li Qian quickly congratulated him.

“Haha. A full recovery is impossible, but Master is very satisfied with being able to recover to forty to fifty percent.”

Zhou Buping said in a good mood.

What he was even happier about was his disciple Li Qian’s filial piety, which showed that he had not misjudged him when he took him on as a disciple.

“Come, have a few drinks with Master to celebrate.”

He suddenly stood up and said.

Due to his physical condition, he hadn’t had a drink for a long time.

“Okay, this disciple will have Liu Ming cook some good dishes.”

Li Qian could see that Master was in a good mood, so he immediately said.

Thus, the master and disciple went to Time Bell Pavilion.

Liu Ming was feeding the young eagle.

“Liu Ming, hurry up and cook some of your best dishes.”

Li Qian immediately instructed.

“Yes, Senior Brother Li.”

Liu Ming quickly replied.

He glanced at Zhou Buping and felt that the originally aging old man seemed to have become full of vigor and had become many years younger.

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