SPMT : Chapter 122 Soul-fixing Pill

Lei Xuan drove the flying sword and brought Xiao Fan to the front of his cave.

When they arrived, they found another person in front of Xiao Fan’s cave. Seeing this person, Xiao Fan’s face became noticeably more cautious.

“Xiao Fan, where did you go?” Bai Jingfan asked sternly.

Xiao Fan replied somewhat guiltily, “I went out to play.”

Bai Jingfan was at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and he was Bai Lizheng’s great-grandson. After Bai Lizheng closed his door, he entrusted Bai Jingfan to watch over Xiao Fan’s cultivation.

Bai Jingfan didn’t inquire further about Xiao Fan’s whereabouts, but said sternly, “You’re not young anymore. All you do is play all day long. Diligent cultivation is the right path. Your great-grandfather has put in a lot of effort for you. As soon as he closed his door, you started fooling around everywhere, wasting your good aptitude.”

Xiao Fan lowered his head with some guilt, feeling miserable in his heart.

“Senior Brother Bai, Xiao Fan has been working hard enough. It’s not good to focus on cultivation all the time. A balance between work and rest is necessary,” Lei Xuan chimed in.

Bai Jingfan glanced at Lei Xuan and said, “Oh, it’s Lei Xuan! Lei Xuan, you’re almost at Foundation Establishment, right? With your cultivation level, why do you still wander around?”

Lei Xuan replied calmly, “There’s no rush for Foundation Establishment.”

Bai Jingfan shook his head and said, “Why isn’t there a rush for Foundation Establishment? You’re already at your current level of cultivation. How can you still wander around everywhere? You should hurry back and focus on laying the foundation. Compared to you, Xiao Fan is far behind.”

Lei Xuan scratched his head and said, “Xiao Fan won’t be worse than me.”

“This guy, Xiao Fan, lacks ambition. It’s such a waste of his good talent. Lei Xuan, Xiao Fan will be closing up for cultivation recently. If there’s nothing important, don’t come to see him. Focus on laying your foundation,” Bai Jingfan instructed.

Lei Xuan responded with a disappointed “Oh.”

Bai Jingfan sent Xiao Fan off to cultivate. As Xiao Fan left, Bai Jingfan’s expression immediately became serious.

One of the people beside Bai Jingfan said, “Senior Uncle Bai, Lei Xuan and Xiao Fan seem to be getting close. Once the old ancestor’s matters are settled, could this kid cause trouble?”

Bai Jingfan shook his head and said, “It’s just a vague fondness. It’s nothing. In the future, we’ll keep Xiao Fan restricted as much as possible and avoid letting them meet. Lei Xuan is still young and nothing to fear. When he grows older, he’ll understand how absurd that slight fondness from childhood is.”

“It’s a pity that the old ancestor failed to break through to Nascent stage.”

Bai Jingfan sighed lightly and said, “Breaking through to Nascent stage is not easy.” Throughout the entire sect, there were countless cultivators, but only two elders at the Nascent stage stage. “Alright, find a way to urge Xiao Fan to cultivate. If the old ancestor comes out of seclusion and this kid is still in the Foundation Establishment stage, it will be troublesome.”

During his days in the outer sect, Xiao Jingting had a good time, studying various exotic spirit plants and earning quite a few spirit stones.

After Xiao Fan returned to his cave, Bai Jingfan kept an eye on him, reducing his chances of going out. However, this kid still managed to sneak out several times.

Xiao Fan’s repeated visits finally caught the attention of Qiu Yun.

“Xiao Fan is your son?” Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting with some surprise.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes.” The North District Spirit Medicine Garden was under Qiu Yun’s jurisdiction. Xiao Jingting didn’t expect to keep it from Qiu Yun, and now that he was exposed, he remained calm.

Qiu Yun smiled coldly, not knowing if it was ironic, “You’ve done a good job of keeping it secret! Xiao Fan has come here several times, but most people think he’s just greedy for spirit fruits.”

Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, “Xiao Fan has a special identity, and I don’t want to cause trouble for him.”

“With such a rare single spiritual root son, you must be very proud,” Qiu Yun squinted and asked.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes.”

“What a pity,” Qiu Yun said.

Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun in confusion, “Elder Qiu, what a pity? What do you mean?”

Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting with some pity and said, “Xiao Fan’s master, Bai Lizheng, is nearly five hundred years old and doesn’t have much lifespan left. At his age, if he wants to continue living, he only has two options: first, breaking through to Nascent stage, second, body snatching. Bai Lizheng failed to break through to Nascent stage a few months ago, so he only has the second option left: body snatching.”

Xiao Jingting’s eyes widened with disbelief as he looked at Qiu Yun, “Xiao Fan is chosen as Bai Lizheng’s body snatching target?”

Qiu Yun smiled and said, “Bai Lizheng has been preparing for body snatching for many years. He has over a dozen disciples, all of whom are candidates. However, your son is the best choice. Body snatching carries risks. The more similar the physical condition of the target to the snatcher, the higher the success rate. Bai Lizheng, being a fire-element single spiritual root cultivator, although he has many disciples, single spiritual roots are rare. Only your son fits the bill.”

Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun, filled with gratitude, “Thank you so much, Elder Qiu. Do you know what the main ingredient of the Soul-fixing Pill is?”

Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting, furrowing his brows, “Do you really want to refine the Soul-fixing Pill? I know your husband seems to be an alchemist, but with just the two of you, it’s unlikely that you can recover the lost recipe for the Soul-fixing Pill.”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “We have to try our best.”

Qiu Yun nodded and said, “You don’t have to rush. I see that your son is unpredictable. He doesn’t seem to like cultivation very much. It’ll take him one or two more years to lay his foundation. Perhaps something unexpected will happen during this time.”

Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly. He didn’t dare to pin his hopes on such elusive variables.

As long as he obtains the main ingredient for the Soul-fixing Pill, perhaps the space of the jade pendant could automatically reveal the recipe for the Soul-fixing Pill. Once the pill is refined and secretly given to Xiao Fan, even if that old man causes trouble, there will be no solution.

After returning to his cave, Xiao Jingting told Xu Mu’an about the matter of body snatching. Xu Mu’an was frightened.

After discussing it, they unanimously decided not to tell Xiao Fan and Xiao Dong about this matter for the time being. Xiao Fan couldn’t keep a secret, and he might reveal himself. Xiao Dong was clever, but Xiao Jingting worried that burdening him with too much would be unwise.

“That Qiu manager is quite special!” Xu Mu’an remarked.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes!”

The other party had helped him a lot this time! Otherwise, if Xiao Fan had been snatched away, he would have been kept in the dark.

“I heard that person is not a cultivator of the Qingyun Immortal Sect,” Xu Mu’an said.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes, he doesn’t look very old, but he’s at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He’s quite promising, and he also has the ability to cultivate spirit plants. He definitely has a background.”

“I wonder why the Qiu manager’s face changed like that,” Xu Mu’an said.

“Let’s not talk about that. We need to find a way to refine the Soul-fixing Pill,” Xiao Jingting said. Apart from the Soul-fixing Pill, they needed to find another way out.

Bai Lizheng had been operating in the sect for many years. If his supporters blamed Xiao Fan for the failure of the body snatching, it would be troublesome.

Rain : I’ll post one chapter of SPMT by week, every monday for now. Don’t worry I’ll comeback with a new schedule soon ! Take care !  ( ? ³?)?