Chapter 287: Shrek and Evil Soul Masters Are Forbidden from Purchasing Pills from the Pill Hall
"I'm willing, absolutely willing."
"Your Excellency Medical Immortal's actions will benefit the development of the soul master world. As a soul master myself, I, Jing Hongchen, naturally ought to help the Pill Hall spread the new alchemy system."
Jing Hongchen hurriedly responded, his eyes revealing deep eagerness.
This was an enormous opportunity. If he, Jing Hongchen, couldn't seize it, he might as well kill himself. Otherwise, he would have lived all these years for nothing.
"Mm, I understand your sincerity. Hall Master Hongchen truly cares deeply about the development of the soul master world."
Ye Qingxian praised Jing Hongchen.
"I'm merely doing what little I can."
After responding, Jing Hongchen saw that Ye Qingxian was in an excellent mood, so he called Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen over from behind him.
"Xiao, Meng, come and pay your respects to Your Excellency Medical Immortal."
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen stepped forward and hurriedly saluted Ye Qingxian, speaking with faces full of respect:
"Greetings, Your Excellency Medical Immortal."
Although Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen didn't know Ye Qingxian's exact identity...
On their journey to Nine Treasure City, their grandfather Jing Hongchen had solemnly warned them that they had to show Ye Qingxian ten thousand times more respect than they showed the Sun Moon Emperor and absolutely must not offend her in the slightest.
"There's no need for such formality."
"Meng Hongchen, an ice-attribute soul master. I happen to have a sister who also possesses the ice attribute. If I meet her in the future, I can mention you to her and see whether she has any intention of taking on a disciple."
In her momentary happiness, Ye Qingxian inadvertently granted Meng Hongchen and the Hongchen Clan an enormous opportunity.
She had quite a deep impression of the girl Meng Hongchen.
After all, before arriving here, she had read the Peerless Tang Sect novel Yun Yuan had given her. She rather liked Meng Hongchen's personality.
Hearing this, Meng Hongchen didn't know how to react for a moment and simply froze in place.
Behind her, Jing Hongchen was nearly dying from anxiety.
Granddaughter, why are you still standing there in a daze? Hurry up and thank Your Excellency Medical Immortal for this opportunity!
He gently nudged Meng Hongchen's back.
Meng Hongchen quickly came back to her senses. Being a clever girl, she immediately expressed her gratitude:
"Thank you, Your Excellency Medical Immortal."
Ye Qingxian nodded slightly, then turned her gaze toward Shrek. Her eyes gradually became cold.
"I almost forgot something concerning Shrek Academy."
Upon hearing this, Mu En's heart instantly grew solemn.
The Body Sect, Illustrious Virtue Hall, and the other forces...
Without exception, all of them turned their gazes toward Shrek Academy.
Apart from the small number of forces that maintained relations with Shrek Academy, the soul masters from the other forces all looked on with amusement in their eyes.
It seemed that the Pill Hall and Shrek Academy were at odds.
But that was fine. They had disliked Shrek Academy for a long time anyway.
The next moment, Ye Qingxian's cold voice rang out.
"Shrek and evil soul masters are forbidden from purchasing any pills sold by my Pill Hall."
"Pfft."
Among the crowd, a member of a minor force couldn't control himself and burst out laughing.
The meaning behind Pill Hall Master Ye Qingxian's words was probably that she was placing Shrek and evil soul masters on the same level.
Those words were the deepest humiliation imaginable for Shrek Academy.
Almost immediately, a wave of soul power pressure descended directly upon the members of the minor force that the young soul master belonged to.
This soul power did not come from Mu En but from Yan Shaozhe beside him.
Upon realizing that someone actually dared mock Shrek, the narrow-minded Yan Shaozhe immediately chose to bully the weak with his strength.
If they weren't standing in front of the Pill Hall, he would have already declared that this minor force was courting death!
Just as Yan Shaozhe was growing furious, Ye Qingxian, standing before the Pill Hall, became enraged.
"What a mighty Shrek! You dare flaunt your power in front of my Pill Hall? Do you really think this is your Shrek Academy?"
As her words fell...
Ye Qingxian's immense soul power pressure surged directly toward Yan Shaozhe, intending to suppress him on the spot.
Seeing this, Mu En inwardly cursed.
Why did this feel strangely familiar?
However, he had no time to think about it. He released his own soul power pressure, attempting to block Ye Qingxian's incoming pressure.
Light soul power collided with healing soul power.
In merely an instant, Mu En was defeated.
Ye Qingxian's soul power pressure swept past Mu En and descended directly upon Yan Shaozhe.
With a thud...
Yan Shaozhe was directly forced to his knees by Ye Qingxian's soul power pressure, completely incapable of resisting.
Seeing this scene, the representatives of the various forces were all inwardly shocked.
Du Busi, in particular, felt enormous waves surging through his heart.
"Can there really be such a massive difference between Limit Douluo?"
The strength Ye Qingxian displayed left Du Busi completely baffled.
She was clearly a healing-type Limit Douluo, so why did the pressure she gave him feel so much stronger than Mu En's?
He vaguely had a feeling that if he were to fight Ye Qingxian, he might not even survive a single move.
At the same time, Mu En's heart was filled with bitterness.
His doubts were the same as Du Busi's. Ye Qingxian was merely a healing-type Limit Douluo, so why was she so powerful?
"You Shrek trash, remember this well. In front of my Pill Hall, if you're a dragon, you'd better coil yourself up. If you're a tiger, you'd better lie down obediently."
"Besides, in my eyes, you're nothing more than rats who bully the weak and fear the strong."
After mocking Yan Shaozhe, Ye Qingxian turned her gaze toward the decrepit Mu En beside him.
"Old man, you'd better give me a satisfactory explanation today."
"Otherwise, I don't mind letting this piece of trash who dared flaunt his power in front of my Pill Hall die right before your eyes."
Hearing this, a bitter smile appeared on Mu En's face.
"Your Excellency Medical Immortal, you are also a State Preceptor of the Nine Treasure Empire, while the Nine Treasure Empire and my Shrek Academy have longstanding ties. Could you perhaps be magnanimous this once? I guarantee there won't be a next time."
Even now, Mu En still held onto one final sliver of hope, attempting to use the longstanding relationship between the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Shrek Academy to bind Ye Qingxian.
"Heh, I don't want to repeat myself."
"Old man, decide for yourself. If you think you can safely leave this place after making a move, then go ahead."
Mu En glanced at Bibi Dong not far away, then looked at Ye Qingxian before him.
He took a deep breath and retrieved a light-attribute soul bone from his storage soul tool.
"This is a seventy-thousand-year soul bone. Later, Shrek will send another three ten-thousand-year soul bones to the Pill Hall. Will that be enough to appease Your Excellency Medical Immortal's anger?"
This price was already the absolute limit of what he could offer.
If Ye Qingxian still wasn't satisfied, then there was nothing more he could do.
After being robbed twice, first by Bibi Dong and then by Di Tian, Shrek was genuinely close to being completely impoverished.
Ye Qingxian could also see Mu En's predicament. She couldn't help turning to glance at Bibi Dong. It seemed that this close friend of hers, with whom she shared a love-hate relationship, had robbed Shrek Academy rather ruthlessly.
The dignified number one force on the continent had actually become this destitute.
"Fine."
"If you dare flaunt your power in front of the Pill Hall again, the price won't merely be soul bones. You'll have to hand over your lives."
After giving this warning, Ye Qingxian snatched the seventy-thousand-year soul bone from Mu En's hand and began driving them away:
"Hurry up and get lost. The Nine Treasure Empire does not welcome you, Shrek people."
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