Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 619 I'm a Ghost in the Underworld, Generation 2, Part 35

The inner circle of the camp square was solemn, while the outer circle of onlookers were all excited.

After saying her apologies, Xia Youmi turned around and looked at her apprentices one by one.

Some naively thought that the Black and White Impermanence were going to publicly reprimand their disciples and give them an explanation! Unexpectedly, the handsome White Impermanence saw one of the disciples swaying and immediately stepped forward to take his pulse and take out a pill.

in the sun,

The lustrous elixir exuded an alluring aura, so dazzling when held up, yet it was directly fed into the disciple's mouth, who ate it with an air of nonchalance, and soon his spirits were no longer low.

Many people are drawn by the elixirs, and what they come for is nothing more than cultivation treasures. They want to possess anything that is beneficial to their cultivation. In particular, everything in the world seeks balance. Cultivators are one in ten thousand among mortals, and naturally provided treasures are even rarer. If they are not occupied and are still effective, pure, and without impurities, there will be no negative effects.

It becomes commonplace for people to be envious.

The human realm is the foundation, with relatively few cultivators, while most people in the world possess cultivation.

therefore,

The Trials of the Three Realms were intended to help mortals find treasures, though this was not explicitly stated. However, many mortals participated, and information about the treasures was sent by the Celestial Realm, while the Underworld provided messengers to witness the competition. As time went on, the mortal trial teams increasingly valued the benefits bestowed upon them. In previous years, they also cared about who owned the supreme treasures, and most of the time they took them away. Occasionally, if the Heavenly Realm was more suitable, they would have to honestly exchange them with the Celestial Realm first.

This kind of trend,

This led them to want to possess anything that appeared in the trial grounds.

Seeing Xia Youmi feeding Qingze pills, if the atmosphere weren't still tense and a bit awkward, those with quick minds would have wanted her to share some so that it would become a standard medicine in the future trials, so that they could last longer and take away more good stuff.

unfortunately,

Xia Youmi didn't intend to steer the conversation towards pills, but Cha Ying and Ji Jun also needed them. Xia Youmi emptied the contents of her bag, leaving only four pills. Without hesitation, she gave one to the other two disciples, tossed one to Xiao Hei, and then took it back.

"Master, Master!" Qingze was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.

They really endured a lot of hardship. Each of them actually had several bags of their master's elixirs, but they dared not take them in public and kept them in the most difficult-to-take Qiankun bag.

In order to lower the guard of the people interrogating them, they did not repair their physical condition or external injuries.

Based on their understanding of the Black and White Impermanence, the more tragic the situation, the easier it is to help them seek justice.

in addition,

The spiritual treasures brought out from the Spirit Vein Mountain are also stored in the same space; if they are used rashly, they are easily plundered.

"Seniors! I heard that these kids didn't even know they took the treasure when they came out?" Seeing Xia Youmi busy feeding the three little ones, comforting them and quietly asking about the situation, Xiao Hei took over the conversation and picked out the most exciting news from the information he had gathered along the way.

"Hmph, they don't know?" someone sneered, quickly mocking, "They've been picking the most valuable spiritual treasures all the way, and they've dug them up one by one. And they still say they don't know they're supreme treasures?"

"What!" Xia Youmi exclaimed, "Someone has been following you the whole time! It's all Master's fault for only teaching you how to identify herbs, not how to shake off thieves who want to get something for nothing!"

These were blunt words, but she was speaking to the three little ones. The one who had started the mockery quickly realized the flaw in her words, blushed, and dared not speak again.

"If you've been watching closely, you'll easily see that what they took away were all the flowers and plants that Master had been thinking about. More importantly, it was a pure and kind act of filial piety. They were undergoing their own trial, yet they were thinking of giving back to their master." Xiao Hei's words awakened everyone. The things on Spirit Vein Mountain were naturally not limited to herbs; spirit stones and rare animals also had value. But indeed, because the three little ones were so engrossed in their work, it was rarely observed that they hadn't touched anything that wasn't of medicinal value.

By showing filial piety, at least half of one's reputation has been salvaged.

"Furthermore, they didn't even know they'd unearthed a treasure after they left. Who reported them and temporarily blocked the trial exit, and even gathered a large group of people to make a move!" Xia Youmi said angrily after asking the three little ones about the situation. "They don't even know what they're trying to steal? I'm afraid the gift for Master is now lost."

"Complete fabrication!"

"If you speak up, then it means your sect members were following them and, along with your seniors, intercepted them in an attempt to rob them?"

Xia Youmi's attack was clearly a rogue act. Whoever made the statement should take responsibility, but pursuing the matter is not very meaningful. What they are afraid of is that if they deny it, their right to share the treasures of Lingmai Mountain will be denied.

"Gentlemen! We could have communicated properly."

"You're not speaking properly right now. The underworld sends these unreasonable people to cause trouble! I think we should take this to the Jade Emperor to get justice! You disrespectful brat!" A voice carrying an imposing aura finally rang out from the leader of the third force. He had his eyes closed and was radiating golden light, looking quite like a high monk.

Xiao Hei floated up, aimed at the self-proclaimed senior abbot, and blocked Xia Youmi and his apprentice.

"Hand over the treasure!"

"How can you take away the most important part of the trial in the name of your sect!"

"That's unreasonable!"

"It seems that it was the right thing to avoid associating with the underworld devils."

"..."

A chorus of agreement arose as they condemned the Black and White Impermanence for their rudeness. Anyone who was older than them in cultivation cast disapproving and disdainful glances their way.

A few people were just joining in the fun, and even flirted with her.

Xia Youmi's expressionless face loosened, and she burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

When they met Xiao Hei's gaze, Xiao Hei also smiled. The three of them, including Qing Ze, cheered and used their loud laughter to drown out the gossip.

After they looked at each other in bewilderment and the room fell silent again, Xia Youmi finally revealed the reason for her unreasonable laughter.

"Do you all know which three realms the Trial of the Three Realms is?"

This statement did not change the attitude of most people, since they believed that involving the underworld was already fair and just.

but,

What is the meaning of trials? What is the meaning of communication?

"May I ask what you have prepared in exchange for these treasures?"

These words were like piercing through the seven orifices, sending chills down one's spine upon reflection.

Some of the quick-witted ones soon figured out the trick and realized they wouldn't get anything out of the Black and White Impermanence, so they decided to be virtuous and left silently with a group of people.

Some of them bowed to them, and Xia Youmi nodded in response.

Even if I figure things out, I don't intend to give up on the rest.

"Who said we don't plan to exchange?" someone said, patting their Qiankun bag. "We've been prepared for a long time. We're just waiting for your disciple to hand over the items for appraisal so we can figure out who gets what percentage."

“Senior, it’s too late to speak.” Xia Youmi shook her head slightly at him and said, “The Netherworld Impermanence has been in the camp for a long time, but no one has mentioned the conditions for replacement. You even divided into teams on your own, and you didn’t place the Netherworld on the same level at all.”

The reason for mentioning this theory is that people in the human world, or those who trade with the Heavenly Court, understand that certain conditions must be met in exchange. However, this time they are unwilling to pay the price, which is taking advantage of the fact that the Underworld does not understand the rules.

Xia Youmi stated directly, "After hearing the description, I understand that this so-called spiritual treasure does not greatly enhance the cultivation of ghost immortals in the underworld. The reason why the three disciples were confused is because they understand the value to their master and the underworld. They do not understand that the aggressive attitude of the crowd refers to that herb with mediocre efficacy. It is quite useful in the human world, but it is barely effective in the underworld. It is considered good if it can exert 30% of its medicinal power."

"However, since the rules of the trial dictate that the items belong to them, there's no reason why they should be taken for free just because they're not very useful to the Underworld!"

"They're all injured! And you're just standing around doing nothing! This attitude chills the hearts of the underworld!"

“Originally, we would have been willing to exchange if you had just shown a little sincerity, but... seniors, you only want to plunder. Is this the way of cultivators?”

Suppressed by Xia Youmi's voice, even those who still harbored resentment and wanted to resist were unable to utter a word.

More,

I was still feeling guilty.

Xia Youmi was right.

It's not that no one noticed, but they knew how valuable it was and were unwilling to actually exchange it for something. If they started competing, who knew how high the price would be? It was better to work together and not talk about exchanging but just grabbing it, so that they could share the benefits.

A suffocating silence followed, then gradually small groups of people began to discuss the matter.

Some clever people realized that they couldn't let Xia Youmi lead them by the nose. They had to postpone the matter until they came up with a unified plan before they could start implementing it. If they tried to make a deal in private, they would definitely be attacked first.

Xia Youmi knew they wouldn't be so easily fooled, so she agreed to stop for the time being.

Give them a process of negotiation and consultation to discuss the benefits.

"Master?" Cha Ying was puzzled; this was certainly not a solution that would be advantageous to them.

By gathering them together and excluding them, we lose the opportunity to sow discord.

But it seemed that Master had other plans. Before his junior brother could remind him, Cha Ying stopped talking on his own.

Living on the edge of the camp at least allowed members of the sect to gather together for casual conversation and to discuss the details of the trial.

just,

There was no result in a day.

There was none the next day either.

On the third day, just as they were preparing to share some benefits with the underworld to ease their guilty consciences, someone came to report that outside the camp, at almost every transit point in the Three Realms, all the powerful families that were in competition with each other had witnessed the same scene.

How could the elders, masters, and abbots of those three parties, with their sanctimonious airs, bully a mere child who is ignorant?

This is no simple matter.

It's reputation, its Achilles' heel.

Out of sheer anger, he refused to give the agreed-upon compensation and instead wanted to attack the underworld villains, skinning them alive.

His reputation is beyond saving.

Let's vent our anger first!