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Chapter 181 The Tribulation of the Elixir, the Tribulation of the Peach

The sunset glow over East Lake cast a warm light.

Trucks sped through the city's streets and alleys.

A giant black cloud floated outside the window of the Bureau of Non-Natural Affairs, while Wu Yun stood at the edge of the cloud, watching them hold their routine meeting.

But then they saw Gu Qingfeng sitting in the very center.

"...Starting today, the regional joint defense system will officially come into effect."

"Simply put, this system means that when one place is in trouble, help comes from all sides."

"If it's a problem at the city level, then we'll pool all the city's manpower and resources to solve it."

"If the difficulty is at the provincial level but occurs in a certain city, the provincial department will immediately establish a dispatch and command group to carry out a province-wide dispatch and organize the province's manpower and resources to solve the problem."

"The allocation of things like money, supplies, building materials, and shelters... is not really our concern."

"What everyone needs to know most is about the dispatch of celestial officials."

"For example, if a provincial-level incident involving immortals occurs in Qichuan City, after I receive the notification, I will immediately open the gates of the City God Temple, and everyone will be instantly teleported to Qichuan through the City God Temple..."

The celestial officials in the conference room all nodded in agreement.

Wu Yun, standing outside the window, also felt that this method was quite good.

Diao Sanjiao, Wu Yun's rotating secretary, held her boss's teacup and nodded in agreement.

Even if it doesn't understand it very well, if the boss thinks it's good, then it must be good.

The meeting inside continued, discussing the resettlement of disaster victims in Yunan, the Non-Natural Affairs Department's attitude towards the recent public opinion situation in Donghu City, and several other topics. More than fifty minutes passed before the meeting came to an end as dusk fell.

On the giant black cloud, Diao Huhu had already prepared dinner, and the aroma of braised fish wafted from behind Wu Yun.

"The meeting is over, let's go eat."

Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly heard Fang Min's voice coming from the conference room.

"I have one more thing."

Wu Yun stopped in his tracks and turned to look.

Mink Triangle also frowned, looking sullen, and turned his head.

But then Fang Min spoke.

"Recently, the elixir I received from the bureau has been defective."

"I was originally of average talent, and eating one elixir would only increase my cultivation by four years, so the number of elixir I received was relatively small, which I can understand."

"But the elixir I was given was of poor quality, which I cannot accept."

All the celestial officials of Donghu were present in the conference room, and the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

Gu Qingfeng cleared his throat.

"Cough cough... Fang Min, what happened to your elixir?"

Fang Min continued.

"You can find it by looking at the register of celestial officials."

"The two times I recently consumed the elixir, my cultivation level didn't increase as much as it did in four years."

In the conference room, everyone looked at each other and then laughed.

"This is not a problem with the quality of the elixir."

"The elixir has always been the original elixir, and its quality has remained consistent."

"But there are some special circumstances that we haven't had time to inform everyone about yet."

Wu Yun stood outside the window, and at this moment, he also became interested.

Listen attentively as Gu Qingfeng began his detailed explanation.

"You've developed drug resistance."

"Or rather, it encountered a calamity."

"Several similar cases have occurred before you, and the ministry has already drawn conclusions after conducting research."

"Whether people consume elixirs or immortal peaches, although it can increase their cultivation, they will gradually develop resistance to them, and their ability to digest, absorb, and transform elixirs and immortal peaches will gradually decrease."

"The maximum daily increase in your cultivation level is four years, and that will never change."

"However, as you take the pills, your body will become more and more resistant to them, and you will need more and more pills to increase your cultivation over these four years."

"Do you understand?"

Fang Min's face turned pale.

"So, if I were given more elixirs, I could still maintain this cultivation speed?"

"Correct."

"If I want to maintain my cultivation speed, will I need more and more elixirs?"

"Correct."

A cool evening breeze blew in through the window. Wu Yun frowned, lost in thought.

He himself did not encounter any alchemical tribulations or peach tribulations. He ate a slice of peach every day and gained twenty years of cultivation every day. This has been the case for a long time, and his cultivation has been over eight hundred years.

But in the conference room, Gu Qingfeng was still explaining to Fang Min.

"Let's take this opportunity to let everyone hear it."

"Our department is currently short of pills and cannot provide everyone with an unlimited supply of pills for the time being."

"The timing of each person's tribulation is different."

"Normally, it should be around this time."

Those with better talent will arrive later.

"Those with exceptional talent will not encounter the Pill Tribulation at the ninth rank..."

Outside the window, Wu Yun pondered for a moment while calling to Diao Sanjiao to go eat; the other Diao employees had been waiting for a long time.

The mink triangle had lost its appetite and was feeling a little down.

It eats immortal peaches every day, but its cultivation level is increasing very slowly... Could it be that it has also encountered a pill tribulation?

Wu Yun noticed its mood and quickly comforted it.

"Don't be sad. You just lack talent. You shouldn't be at the level of the Pill Tribulation."

……

Night falls.

The leaders of the Ling Tou Office and a dozen or so people from the Tai Shang Xing were drunk and arm in arm as they returned to their respective dormitories.

"Haha, I had a great time drinking today."

"Hey bro, did you have a good day? Then go easy on me during the checkup, haha."

"Lord Chen, I'll escort you back."

Song Xiaowei put his arm around the drunken Chen Xie and escorted him all the way back to his dormitory.

After settling Chen Xie onto the bed, he sat down on the sofa. It took them quite a while before they both slowly woke up.

The room reeked of alcohol.

Chen Xie sat up in bed, rubbing his forehead.

"Hey, this celestial intoxication from the Immortal Realm is really strong. It almost knocked out both of us celestial officials, hahaha."

Song Xiaowei also became much more sober.

Peach branches sprouted from his cuffs, and five peaches appeared on the branches at a speed visible to the naked eye.

These five peaches are all red, round and plump, and have a fruity aroma.

He took it off and placed it on the coffee table.

"Lord Chen, these peaches are for you to quench your thirst and sober up."

"Haha, I'm leaving first."

Chen Xie quickly called out to him.

“Hey hey hey!

"Is this a ninth-grade immortal peach?"

"Director Song, we can't accept this for now."

"Although our investigation is just a formality, there are still procedures in place."

"I'll take your peaches after the investigation is complete."

Song Xiaowei thought to himself... Once the investigation is over, who will bother with this?
But he still forced a smile.

"Lord Chen, please accept it!"

"I know you have consumed a very high-grade elixir."

"But these immortal peaches and immortal pills have different tastes."

"The elixir has its tribulations, and the peach has its tribulations."

"When the Tribulation of Elixir arrives, if you want to increase your cultivation level, you will have to rely on Immortal Peaches."

"Please keep it, not for any other reason than for the sake of our relationship over the years."

Chen Xie was slightly taken aback.

Are the Pill Tribulation and Peach Tribulation calculated separately?

Looking at the five premium peaches on the table, he grinned.

"Okay, then I'll accept it, just for the sake of feelings!"

(End of this chapter)