Chapter Thirty-Seven: Persuading Yu Qing

  Returning to the Xuanji Peak's cultivation cave, Su Che did not immediately go into seclusion. Because that 'Zhen Lan' female cultivator had said before that she would find Yu Qing Shixiong to confirm the half-year competition bet, it was estimated that in a few days, Yu Qing Shixiong would come to ask about this matter.

  So Su Che was just practicing some of the most basic spells in the cave, such as fireball and quicksand. Once he mastered this type of spell, there was no need to spend spirit stones to buy talismans for them.

  Five days later, Master Yuqing indeed came to visit.

  Yu Qing was invited into the cave, and Su Che voluntarily told him about the cause and effect of this matter, including being ambushed by Jiang Chen in the Bloodscreen Mountains, narrowly escaping death and meeting Yu Qing, offending Song Pengzi and others when asking for his identity token in Xuanji City, and being framed by them a few days ago, enduring until he could no longer bear it and finally making the half-year agreement...

  "How can there be such petty people!"

  Having figured out the whole story, Yu Qing was also filled with indignation: "How ridiculous that 'Zhen Yan' was deceived by others and still had the nerve to mock my poor eyesight."

  "Yu Qing, I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have dragged you into this unnecessarily." Su Che said with a stomach full of apologies.

  "No need to blame yourself!" Yu Qing waved her hand gently, her tone warm: "Other people's mistakes can't be blamed on you. I and Zhen Lan have been at odds for a long time, even if it weren't for your matter, we wouldn't be able to get along harmoniously. Moreover, as true transmission disciples, in five years' time, the inner door competition will inevitably lead to a life-and-death struggle."

  When mentioning the inner door competition five years later, Su Che was also quite curious and asked: "Yu Qing Shixiong, no matter how intense the inner door competition is, it's just a competition among fellow disciples. Could there be any danger to one's life?"

  "Yes." Yu Qing nodded and said: "Especially the top ten ranking competition, it's about whether the true disciple quota can be obtained. No one will care about the face anymore, and all kinds of means can be used. If you're not careful, you may lose your life on the battlefield."

  "It's actually so cruel..." Su Che muttered to himself, his expression somewhat solemn, but deep down, a strange sense of anticipation was stirring. Perhaps, he too had a strong fighting spirit hidden within him.

  Yu Qing's gaze was deep and meaningful, with a faint smile: "The next inner door competition will have to wait until 15 years later. I believe that by then, you should be outstanding."

  "Thank you, senior brother, for your praise. I will definitely work hard." But in his heart, Su Che thought: I don't want to wait until the next session, five years later, at the inner door's grand competition, it would be best if we two brothers can grab both of those true transmission quotas...

  Yu Qing said, "I heard that your opponent is two people, one of whom has a cultivation level of Qi Refining Third Layer. The gap between you and him in terms of strength is quite large. Do you have confidence in the bet six months later?"

  "Confidence is there, but for now, it's only 50% certain." Taking advantage of the topic, Su Che tentatively said: "If I can become a disciple of the Lingcao Medicine Garden, in half a year, I'll have at least 90% chance of winning!"

  "An apprentice of the Lingcao Herb Garden?" Yu Qing was slightly stunned, and for a moment, he couldn't quite understand what direct connection there could be between the position of an apprentice and competing in martial arts.

  "Senior brother, it's like this..." Su Che explained cautiously: "I have some advantages in the cultivation of spiritual grass. With the convenience of being in charge of the medicine garden, I can create some extra benefits for myself without violating the sect rules or harming the interests of the sect..."

  Yu Qing furrowed his brow, not waiting for him to finish, and immediately advised: "Su Shidi, you're still young, don't be impatient for success, you must know that some things, once done wrong, are hard to turn back..."

  It was a good education, Su Che knew it was all good intentions, patiently nodded and accepted the teachings, he didn't stop, and wouldn't argue back. Sometimes when others nag you, it's proof that they truly care about you.

  Until Yu Qing stopped talking, Su Che poured him a cup of fragrant tea and then said: "Brother, your words are all golden, I remember them all. However, I still want to explain again, rest assured that I will not do anything stupid for the sake of immediate benefits. This matter is indeed a good thing that benefits both others and myself."

  "That's good, how can it benefit both people and ourselves? You tell me carefully." Yu Qing put down the teacup and said: "If I can convince you, the position of managing the medicine garden, I can help you get it!"

  He really did it! Su Che's heart was overjoyed and even more certain that Yu Qing, his senior brother, still had a lot of weight on the Mysterious Machine Peak.

  "Senior brother, I come from a declining cultivation family. One of our elders is particularly skilled in spiritual grass cultivation. From the age of five, I followed this elder to learn planting skills..." Su Che took out his prepared speech and once again brought up his "all-powerful, all-knowing" declining family.

  This time, Su Che changed to be chatty, the general meaning is: Not only can he take care of the spiritual grass extremely well, but he can also absorb the essence of the plants in the medicine garden, which helps to improve his wood-based kung fu skills. Then, with his own wood-based kung fu, he nourishes those spiritual grasses, forming a harmonious and mutually beneficial cycle between humans and plants...

  "Yu Qing, brother, I'm extremely confident in this aspect." After talking for a while, Su Che concluded: "If you don't believe me, you can give me a few stalks of spiritual grass and let me take care of them for a period of time. I definitely won't disappoint you."

  "It's all right." Yu Qing waved her hand.

  Not needed? What does it mean?

  Su Che secretly felt anxious, thinking that his fabricated excuse had been seen through by him.

  But unexpectedly, Yu Qing smiled faintly and continued: "I believe you have a talent in this area, I also have several precious spiritual herbs in my hand, but I still don't dare to let you mess with them. Until you go to the Spiritual Herb Garden for a period of time and prove your ability in this aspect, I will only then dare to give you my own spiritual herbs."

  Su Che's mouth opened silently and he smiled, listening to his words, the meaning was already very clear: He agreed!

  Yu Qing asked again: "You are a spiritual root of fire, earth and wood. So, you plan to focus on cultivating the wood system's gongfa?"

  Su Che nodded dazedly, which was equivalent to agreeing. In fact, he still hadn't thought it through in his heart and wasn't sure which department he wanted to major in next.

  It was precisely because he had seen through Su Che's spiritual root situation that Yu Qing would believe that he would make achievements in the field of wood, and that the theory of 'harmony between man and nature' he had just put forward would be recognized by Yu Qing.

  Of course, this theory is not unique to Su Che either. Every cultivator will choose the most suitable environment for their cultivation, and as they progress in their realm, they will also summarize a set of methods that are most suitable for themselves, which is what we call a secret technique. This is nothing strange, it's all within reason.

  At this moment, Su Che was all smiles and politely poured tea for Yu Qing: "Shixiong, about my trip to the Lingcao Medicine Garden, is it..."

  Yu Qing nodded: "According to the usual practice, the disciples in charge of the medicine garden not only need to have special talents in planting spiritual grass, but also at least be a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training. However, you are quite lucky, as it happens that the elder of the medicine garden is my uncle, so if you really have this talent, making an exception just once shouldn't be a problem."

  "Great!" Su Che was overjoyed, and only then did he realize that Yu Qing's senior brother in the Tian Xuan Sect wasn't a lone wolf either, but also had close relatives from his clan supporting him from behind.

  In the cultivation world, personal connections are crucial. If you have a good life and a super strong elder in your family, under the premise of putting in the same effort, you can achieve far better results than others.

  Yu Qing stood up and walked out of the cave, his last words before leaving were: "In three days at most, you will receive good news. Remember your promise, don't let me down."

  "I won't disappoint you for sure, Big Brother." Su Che shouted loudly at his back.

  Su Che understood in his heart that Yu Qing's words, "don't let him down", weren't asking for great achievements from himself. He was reminding himself not to be impatient for quick success and gain, and mustn't commit an irreparable mistake.

  "Master, this Yu Qing is no ordinary person." Lao Hei said in a low voice inside the Xian prison. Since his birth, he had never seen Yu Qing before.

  "It's not simple, it's said that he is the number one person among the 500 inner disciples of Xuanji Peak." Su Che praised in his heart: "I've already inquired about it, and on the entire Tianxuan Sect Inner Disciples Wind Clouds Ranking, he is also ranked top ten."

  "Master, I'm not referring to this." Old Black pondered for a moment before saying: "I vaguely sense that he has an extremely powerful force within him, possibly a high-grade artifact or sealed energy... In any case, he's far more formidable than the situations you're aware of."

  "Everyone has secrets, which is not a big deal, at least for now. He's been good to me and owes me a favor." Su Che's tone changed as he asked, "You just said you sensed a hidden power within him, so I have to worry - will he sense your and Xian Yin's existence too?"

  "It shouldn't be, right?" Old Hei shook his head: "If something like that really happened, I would have a premonition..." Scratched his head again: "Well, this is hard to say, who knows."

  So far, what level of magic treasure the Xianyu is, even Laohei has no clue. It's hard to say, but this primary instrument spirit really lives up to the word 'primary'!

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