Unrivaled Miracle Doctor: The God-Defying Demonic Consort novel Chapter 523

Chapter 523: Chapter 167: Don’t Compete with Lord, Crisis (First Update)

No need to expend spiritual power, you can soar in the sky. Mu Qingge looked at the flying beast beneath her, smacked her lips, and felt endless envy in her heart.

"Hahaha, why do you envy me? As a Medicine Tower elder, you are already eligible to request a flying beast as your mount." Xia Tianwu saw her envious expression and couldn’t help joking.

Mu Qingge turned her eyes to him, blinked, "Is there such a good thing?" That old headmaster didn’t tell her!

Her reaction surprised Xia Tianwu, who asked, "What? Didn’t the headmaster tell you when you received the elder token?"

Mu Qingge narrowed her eyes slightly, her smile was filled with meaning.

Xia Tianwu awkwardly coughed twice and turned his face away.

Retracted her gaze, Mu Qingge ground her teeth in her heart. Calculating, she decided that when she goes to the Medicine Tower Headquarters again, she’d definitely get her flying beast!

No! One is not enough! At least two or three to compensate for her inner trauma.

Mu Qingge again looked at the vast landscape below, the wind blowing past lifting her clothes and hair.

Though after reaching the Purple Realm, one can use their spiritual power to fly, doing so consumes too much spiritual power; unless necessary, she would not do it.

"Why was Hua Cangzhu suddenly dismissed from his position as headmaster by the headquarters?" asked Mu Qingge.

After Xia Tianwu arrived, they only had a brief meeting, and she bid farewell to her family and boarded his flying beast without time to ask for some detailed information.

Xia Tianwu looked at her, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "You don’t know?"

Mu Qingge’s mouth twitched faintly, and she smiled, "Elder Xia, you jest. If I knew the inside story, would I still need to ask you?"

Xia Tianwu awkwardly looked for a moment, then implied, "Your branch has indeed produced quite a few talents!"

Such ambiguous words made Mu Qingge understand.

Her eyes narrowed slightly as she solemnly asked, "Is it related to Zhu Ling?"

Xia Tianwu nodded, "You left early, indeed you might not know what happened afterward. After you left, Zhu Ling participated in the examination to stay at the headquarters. Her talent is also pretty good, her understanding is excellent, and she’s a hardworking child. So, unsurprisingly, she passed the examination and attracted quite a few elders who wanted to take her as a disciple."

Mu Qingge listened and nodded.

Zhu Ling indeed wasn’t an ordinary person, such a result was expected.

"But you know what? Such a wonderful opportunity, she turned it down." Xia Tianwu looked at Mu Qingge with more seriousness.

Refused?

Mu Qingge was stunned; she really hadn’t thought of that.

Xia Tianwu didn’t see any clues from Mu Qingge’s expression, so he continued, "Her reason for rejecting was quite unique, she said she was unwilling to have a mentor because her previous mentor disappointed her too much." He paused, then said, "Usually, it’s only disciples who disappoint their mentors; how could a mentor disappoint a disciple? Her words intrigued quite a few elders, and then she spoke before the headmaster about how Hua Cangzhu exploited public office for personal gain, how he privately received benefits, and suppressed other pill masters in the Medicine Tower branch, including how she was forced to swallow the Puppet Pill."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingge seemed to understand a bit.

She said so, that the headquarters couldn’t possibly dismiss Hua Cangzhu without any reason; it was Zhu Ling working behind the scenes.

"The headquarters wouldn’t dismiss a headmaster just based on one-sided words," Mu Qingge stated.

Xia Tianwu nodded, "Indeed, so our trip aims to investigate first, and only after what’s said by Zhu Ling is verified, can the dismissal order we carry become effective."

"Does this really need investigating?" Mu Qingge’s mouth twitched, her expression growing cold and disdainful.

She did not deliberately hide this expression, and Xia Tianwu naturally noticed it.

He keenly asked, "What? Did he offend you too?"

Mu Qingge gave him a scornful look and said mercilessly, "Is Elder Xia really old? Memory so bad? During the selection for eminent role of sending medicines, you were present."

Xia Tianwu chuckled awkwardly, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Recalling the intense competition at that time, it was obvious to him that Mu Qingge had discord with Hua Cangzhu’s faction.

"I thought you just had a personal grievance with his disciple."

Mu Qingge scoffed, "Without a mentor’s secret signal, how much trouble can a disciple stir up?"

Xia Tianwu’s eyes lit up, and he immediately leaned over, "How did he trouble you? Tell me in detail, maybe we can complete the task early."

Mu Qingge looked at him and suddenly felt his face was filled with gossip.

Of course, she didn’t need to be polite to Hua Cangzhu.

So, she told Xia Tianwu everything Hua Cangzhu did to her. Even the existence of the giant Flood Dragon, she didn’t hide from Xia Tianwu.

"What! A Flood Dragon of the Purple Realm? How did you little guys survive?" Xia Tianwu exclaimed in surprise.

Mu Qingge glanced at him, raised her hand, and purple spiritual power burned in her palm.

"You, you, you..." Xia Tianwu pointed at the spiritual power in her hand, stunned.

Disciples of the Medicine Tower always prioritize alchemy over personal cultivation. At the headquarters, cultivating to the Blue Realm like Jing Tian already surpasses many elders.

That was because his cultivation was built up using quite a bit of spiritual medicine.

And Mu Qingge?

She comes from a Third-class Country, the resources she can access naturally can’t compare to a First-class Country, and she’s already so outstanding in alchemy.

Yet unexpectedly, even in personal spiritual power cultivation, she was astonishing!

Xia Tianwu suddenly felt a bit defeated.

Think about it, as a steward elder of the Medicine Tower headquarters, his spiritual power cultivation only reaches the high rank of Blue Realm. How old is this kid before him? Not even twenty, yet she’s reached the Purple Realm.

Mu Qingge ignored his shock and explained, "When I encountered the giant Flood Dragon, I was just a step away from the Purple Realm."

"And what about the giant Flood Dragon?" Xia Tianwu suddenly realized, quickly asking.

The giant Flood Dragon must be full of treasures, can’t miss out!

Mu Qingge replied coolly, "It escaped."

"Escaped... escaped?" Xia Tianwu felt his jaw almost dropped, a Purple Realm Flood Dragon chased off by a bunch of kids? Who would believe such a thing?

"Believe it or not, that’s the answer," Mu Qingge replied lightly.

Xia Tianwu looked at Mu Qingge, seeing her unwilling to elaborate, wisely closed his mouth.

At that moment, he had no advantage in front of Mu Qingge.

Comparing statuses? They’re both elders of the Medicine Tower.

Comparing alchemy? Haha, both are Spirit Level Alchemists, but Mu Qingge has reached the Perfect Realm, how to compare?

Comparing cultivation? He’s only at the Blue Realm...

In endless lamentation, Xia Tianwu quickly adjusted his position.

The flying beast was fast. Starting from Qin Country and flying by day, resting at night, it took less than ten days to enter Yu Country’s borders.

At this pace, it would take them less than two days to reach the Medicine Tower Branch.

...

The blazing sun slowly set.

The clouds on the horizon were dyed red, as if coated with a layer of gold.

With the sun’s rays gone, a massive shadow descended, enveloping Mu Qingge and Xia Tianwu.

Xia Tianwu patted the flying beast’s neck, the beast received the order, flapped its wings, changed direction, and slowly descended toward a patch of dense forest.

To avoid the panic that flying beasts might cause among the common folk, they’ve spent nights in isolated places.

The flying beast landed safely, not far from an abandoned cave.

Xia Tianwu and Mu Qingge jumped down from the flying beast’s back, the beast took off again to hunt for food.

The two walked toward the cave entrance, Xia Tianwu evaluated the small stone cave and said to Mu Qingge, "It’s dry here, so let’s rest for the night."

Mu Qingge nodded, indicating she had no objection.

Xia Tianwu then took out the insect and beast repellent powder he carried with him and scattered it around the cave.

Mu Qingge picked up some firewood and started a bonfire inside the cave.

The firelight quickly rose up, illuminating the entire cave and bringing warmth.

The two sat on the ground; Xia Tianwu took out food and water from the Qiankun bag, and they ate silently.

Mu Qingge wasn’t much of a talker and didn’t consider herself very familiar with Xia Tianwu, so she rarely initiated conversations. Xia Tianwu wasn’t much of a chatterbox either; after eating and drinking, he closed his eyes and meditated.

It seemed he wanted to work harder to catch up to the young man in front of him.

Suddenly, there was a noise of footsteps outside. Judging by the sound, there were quite a few people coming.

"There’s a cave here; looks like there’s firelight inside."

The person outside evidently discovered them.

Xia Tianwu opened his eyes, looked toward the cave entrance, and then at Mu Qingge. The latter remained indifferent, showing no sign of what she was thinking.

At this point, shadows flickered outside the cave; it seemed the people outside were about to come in.

"Boss, there’s firelight inside; there must be people!"

However, the people outside did not immediately come in but started conversing outside the cave.

"Nonsense! Of course, there are people if there’s firelight."

"Then what should we..." The conversation didn’t finish, but anyone could hear the ill intent in it.

Xia Tianwu once again looked at Mu Qingge, but Mu Qingge still had no reaction, as if she hadn’t heard the conversation outside the cave.

No more words followed.

Because the people outside the cave had already entered with weapons in hand, viciously pointing them at the two sitting by the fire inside the cave.

"Well! An old man and a handsome young fellow!"

Among the ones who entered, there were only seven. After seeing Xia Tianwu and Mu Qingge clearly, they immediately relaxed with a smug expression.

At this moment, Xia Tianwu was finally able to see the appearance of these few people.

He frowned deeply.

How to describe it? They say the face reflects the heart; one’s thoughts determine one’s appearance. The people in front of him had ordinary looks but their faces were filled with brutish flesh, and their brows were full of vicious greed — not good people at first glance.

Moreover, the weapons in their hands, although polished clean and bright, couldn’t hide the thick smell of blood, indicating they probably killed many people.

It only took one glance for Xia Tianwu to draw his conclusion.

These uninvited intruders are definitely not good people!

"Three Initial Rank Green Realm, two Middle Rank Green Realm, one High Rank Green Realm, one Peak Green Realm," Mu Qingge suddenly spoke, addressing Xia Tianwu.

Xia Tianwu looked at her somewhat inexplicably but met her eyes, clear as water.

Suddenly, he seemed to understand Mu Qingge’s meaning.

He smiled bitterly, stood up, dusting off his robe, and sighed, "Let me handle this. How can I trouble you to take action?"

"What’s the old man saying there? Quickly hand over all your valuables; maybe the masters will be generous and spare your miserable life!" The one at Peak Green Realm arrogantly demanded.

Summer has always been where Xia Tianwu, the Medicine Tower Elder, commands respect wherever he goes.

No one dared speak to him like this!

Originally hesitant about whether it’s excessive to kill without a word, his eyes immediately turned cold, and with a flash, he disappeared from where he stood.

All that was heard was the sound of screams, a few drops of blood splattering on the dirt in front of Mu Qingge, making her eyes flicker.

Soon after, Xia Tianwu returned to his original position, as if he had never left.

However, the seven intruders now lay dead on the ground, their death not appearing horrendous but surely not pleasant either.

Mu Qingge looked at the few drops of blood in front of her, shook her head slowly, and with a tone of disdain said, "As an elder of the Medicine Tower, killing is done without beauty. A little poison could resolve it; why bother seeing blood?"

Xia Tianwu’s mouth twitched from her words, sitting back at his original position with a dark face.

Just as he sat down, Mu Qingge stood up and walked over to the side where the bodies lay.

Xia Tianwu looked at her puzzled, suddenly his expression changed, and he shouted, "Hey! It’s not that I can’t tell if these people are dead or alive, right?"

Mu Qingge already reached the bodies, squatted down, and stretched out her hand.

Hearing Xia Tianwu’s irritated words, her hand paused, then lowered to explain, "These people clearly look like bandits, but there are no inhabitants around here, so they wouldn’t appear without purpose."

After saying that, she continued to reach out and carefully check the things these people carried with them.

Listening to her explanation, Xia Tianwu was initially stunned, then he understood. He slowly stood up and watched Mu Qingge’s actions.

After a short while, Mu Qingge stood up holding a piece of paper.

As she spread the paper in her hand, the writing on it was revealed.

Mu Qingge quickly read the contents of the paper, her eyes changing slightly.

"What does it say?" Xia Tianwu curiously leaned over to ask.

Mu Qingge handed him the paper she was holding.

Xia Tianwu took it and upon reading the contents, his eyes suddenly shrank in shock, saying, "What are these people gathering in Sangzhi City for?"

If he remembered correctly, Sangzhi City was near the Medicine Tower Branch!

Mu Qingge then returned to the fire, sitting cross-legged, with her elbows resting on her knees, extending her hand palm over the flames for warmth. "Sangzhi City is near the border; further in is Ba Country’s mountainous terrain, a retreat leads to Yu Country’s mountain range. It has always been a no man’s land, attracting many bandits and horse thieves. Of course, these people are essentially loose cultivators, their cultivation skills are not low in the Third-class Country, and their methods are ruthless and they strike without mercy. This summoning order suddenly calls all these distant people over, it can only mean one thing..."

Saying this, her eyes turned cold, and she said in a deep voice, "Something happened in Sangzhi City, or rather, it’s related to the Medicine Tower Branch!"

"Why?" Xia Tianwu asked with a frown.

Mu Qingge looked at him calmly and said, "In that place, apart from the Medicine Tower Branch, I really can’t think of any interest that could cause such a disturbance."

"If so, we must go there immediately to see what happened!" Xia Tianwu said to Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge slowly nodded, not opposing his suggestion.

...

Sangzhi City, within the Medicine Tower Branch.

At this time, the Medicine Tower seemed to be shrouded in an oppressive atmosphere, devoid of its usual ethereal aura.

The branch was deserted, the roads were devoid of any disciples, full of lifelessness, as if it were uninhabited.

However, in reality, the hundreds of disciples here, including the Pill Masters, Tower Guardian Elders, were all housed in a large hall, unable to leave.

No, it wasn’t that they couldn’t leave; it was that they lacked the strength to.

Lou Chuanbai sat cross-legged, eyes closed among the crowd, with Mei Zizhong who had returned from the Main Courtyard at his one side, and Shang Zisu, who had separated from Mu Qingge to return first from Li Country, on the other.

Zhao Nanxing had to return to the palace; when reaching Yu Country, he returned to the Capital City and wasn’t in the branch.

Around the three master and disciples were hundreds of people.

They maintained silence, appearing to be imprisoned here.

Suddenly, the hall doors were opened, and Hua Cangzhu entered with disciples. He no longer bore the image of an immortal; instead, his expression was filled with ambition and greed.

He surveyed the hall full of seated people and sneered, "How about it? Have you made up your mind? As long as you pledge allegiance to me alone, I’ll give you the antidote and let you leave. But if you continue to be stubborn, don’t blame me for being merciless!"

Many disciples had a look of anger on their faces, but their respective masters stopped them.

Wei Qi, Wei Guanguan siblings, Shui Ling, Fu Tianlong, and others were among the crowd at this moment. They wanted to resist, but their bodies were powerless, so they could only glare fiercely at Hua Cangzhu with their eyes.

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