I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 98 Qiao Honghu: His Character

"Junior Brother Ying."

After the clouds cleared and the moon rose, the atmosphere at the banquet reached its peak.

But when that atmosphere fades, it's time to leave.

Before leaving Dan Yue Terrace, Qiao Honghu called Ying Chan aside and took out a heavy cloth bag: "This contains one string of legal coins, exactly one thousand coins."

"I won't disassemble it; junior brother, you can keep them all."

Ying Chan said, "I don't know how to repay you. After thinking it over, I can only offer this to my senior brother."

Qiao Honghu said unhappily, "When did I say that my junior brother should repay with something?"

“I am aware of your kindness, but a thousand coins is no small sum.”

"If you keep it in your possession, it will surely come in handy, but if you lend it to me, I don't know when I'll be able to repay it."

Ying Chan said, "How can I possibly accept this?"

As he spoke, he took something out of his sleeve, which turned out to be a jade pendant with a yin-yang fish pattern.

"Please take a look at this magical artifact, Senior Brother."

Qiao Honghu let out a soft exclamation: "A high-grade magic weapon?"

“Exactly,” Ying Chan said. “This is the Yin-Yang Harmony Pendant, which can absorb the Yin and Yang energies to refine magical power.”

"It turns out it's a treasure for cultivation."

Qiao Honghu said, "Isn't this exactly the right time for Junior Brother?"

Ying Chan simply smiled.

The wondrous uses of the Yin-Yang Harmony Pendant are primarily manifested in the cultivation of the Mysterious Light Realm.

Thanks to this pendant, although he has not yet formally begun to condense his magical power, he has already made some progress in this field.

However, he also believed that even without the help of magical artifacts, condensing magical power would not be difficult for him.

"Please accept this, senior brother."

Qiao Honghu glanced at Ying Chan for a moment and realized that he was speaking sincerely, so he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Junior Brother Ying, Junior Brother Ying."

He nodded at Ying Chan and said with a smile, "If it were any other magical artifact, I would keep it, but this treasure for cultivation is exactly what you need."

"Since you are thinking of someone and insist on using this item as payment, how can I, as your elder brother, not put myself in your shoes?"

"Put it away quickly, and let's not talk about this anymore."

"This……"

Ying Chan was pondering how to get him to accept the offer when Qiao Honghu waved his hand and said, "Alright, my fun is over for today, I'll be going now."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised a thin cloud and vanished from Yunqu Mountain in an instant.

Seeing this, Ying Chan could only sigh, silently remember it, and then turned away.

By this time, everyone at the table had left, but Xu Yuan and Li Xuanying were still waiting. When he returned, Li Xuanying asked, "What did Senior Brother Qiao say? Why does Senior Brother look like this?"

Ying Chan briefly explained the cause and effect.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanying couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother Qiao is truly a man of great righteousness."

Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother Ying is unaware that this amount of money is indeed nothing to Senior Brother Qiao."

After a banquet, they found they were kindred spirits and he changed his address to Ying: "Brother Ying, don't think that Senior Brother Qiao is joking about my extraordinary encounter. In fact, he is the one favored by fate."

"It is said that during his travels, he unexpectedly obtained an entire ancient immortal treasure, making him far wealthier than many Golden Core cultivators."

"If a friend is in trouble, Brother Qiao is always generous and righteous, asking for nothing in return."

"So you don't need to feel too guilty, just keep it in your heart."

"I see……"

Ying Chan and Xu Li did not linger any longer. They simply took off together and chatted as they flew away.

They said goodbye when they arrived at the location of the Great Mountain, and each returned to their respective dojos.

...In the following days, Ying Chan did not travel again, and he was quite at ease, gathering qi and practicing his techniques.

Over the course of three days, the Taiyao True Fire in the Dharma Aperture increased by several more strands, and at the same time, he began to try to cultivate the Kunyuan Holding Dharma Mantra, which yielded some results.

Ying Chan estimated that he would be able to master all five spells within fifteen to twenty days.

This feeling of daily novelty and continuous improvement truly fascinated him.

On this day, Ying Chan was studying the "Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi Secrets" and pondering its key points one by one when he suddenly had a feeling.

"This means... someone has violated the dojo's protective barriers?"

Ying Chan's eyebrows twitched slightly, showing no surprise but rather delight.

He got up, made a hand seal, opened the door of the meditation room, and went out of the Taoist temple. Sure enough, he saw a Taoist priest waiting outside the door.

"Taoist priest, you've arrived."

Cai Que'er suddenly flew down and whispered, "Who is this Taoist priest? I've never seen him before."

It turned out that today, while it was in the temple, it suddenly saw someone come to the door, so it secretly watched from the eaves of the pavilion next to it.

"Just a fellow student visiting."

Ying Chan smiled slightly, offered no further explanation, and stepped forward to bow: "Greetings, Senior Brother Jiang."

It turned out that the Taoist priest who came to the door was Jiang Haiyue.

"Junior Brother Ying," Jiang Haiyue returned the greeting and said, "I have brought you the Phoenix Perching on the Wutong Tree you requested."

"Phoenix Perching on the Wutong Tree?" Cai Que'er was stunned. "Phoenix Perching on the Wutong Tree?!"

Upon hearing Cai Que'er speak, Jiang Haiyue was somewhat surprised, but he didn't look at her closely. He simply asked, "Junior Brother, would you like to take a look?"

Ying Chan said, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother."

Jiang Haiyue nodded, then suddenly waved his sleeve, from which a wisp of pure energy flew out, carrying a small branch.

The twig is brownish-green, about the length of a forearm, and has a smooth surface; there's nothing particularly unusual about it.

"This is a small branch of the Phoenix Perching on the Wutong Tree..."

Ying Chan tried to use his divine sense to sense the area, and found that there was a very subtle fire energy hidden in the phoenix perched on the parasol tree branch. Other than that, there was nothing unusual.

He pondered for a moment, then said to the colorful sparrow, "Fairy, what are your feelings about this phoenix perched on the parasol tree?"

"The phoenix perches on the parasol tree..."

The little sparrow stared at the small branch, gazing wistfully, "Taoist priest, I feel it's so warm, so comforting..."

"Is it."

Ying Chan nodded and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you to bring me this Phoenix Perching on the Wutong Tree. I've already prepared the Dharma money. Would you like to take a look?"

On that day, at the gathering at Danyue Terrace, Jiang Haiyue didn't exactly give Ying Chan an impression of indifference, but he certainly wasn't close either.

Of course, he also knew that the two of them were just doing business, and that this deal was only possible because of Qiao Honghu's influence.

Therefore, Ying Chan did not expect that Jiang Haiyue would suddenly smile faintly upon hearing this and say, "The matter of the Dharma money is not urgent for now."

"Oh?"

Ying Chanwei raised an eyebrow and asked suspiciously, "Does Senior Brother have any other advice?"

Jiang Haiyue said, "I heard that Junior Brother has mastered the Taiyao True Fire?"

Ying Chan said calmly, "That is indeed the case."

Jiang Haiyue nodded and said, "To be honest, I have an important matter that requires the assistance of a cultivator with profound fire magic."

Ying Chan had already anticipated this when he heard this.

Sure enough, the next moment, Jiang Haiyue said, "If Junior Brother can help me, the matter of the Dharma money can be discussed again."

"Not to mention that my fire magic is far from being highly proficient."

Ying Chan said calmly, "Senior brother only said that there was something important, but he didn't give any details. How can I agree to that?"

(End of this chapter)