Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 1022: Chapter 1021: Poisonous Spider (2nd Update)

”Actually, what your son needs most right now isn’t sacrificial offerings, but pills!” Ye Haochuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Tian froze. He certainly understood this truth, but his son’s innate talent was lacking. Only by relying on a large quantity of pills could he make any progress.

However, pills are expensive. Previously, in order to help his son cultivate, he had already spent a vast amount of his family fortune. The further one progresses in cultivation, the pricier the pills become. Without any significant backing, Zhu Tian was truly finding it hard to keep up.

If it weren’t for this, why would Zhu Kan choose to take such a huge risk and steal the Blood Refinement Bead?

”You’re willing to provide him with pills?”

”Of course! As many as you need!” Ye Haochuan said confidently. Since he could refine third-level Spirit Pills, he naturally wouldn’t worry about running out of second-level pills used by those in the Innate Stage.

Zhu Tian was already so excited his hands were trembling. Providing his son with pills had always been his greatest burden. Medicinal Cultivators capable of refining pills typically had inflated egos, and even though he was a Foundation Establishment Stage expert, it didn’t guarantee he could win their favor.

Now that Ye Haochuan was willing to supply the full set of pills for his son, how could he not be ecstatic?

”Why? Why are you helping me like this?”

Zhu Tian nearly burst into tears. Although he had helped Ye Haochuan with a few matters before, Ye Haochuan had once saved his life. When the two debts were offset, he still owed Ye Haochuan a favor, and Ye Haochuan had every reason not to help him.

”Why else? Because we’re friends, we’re comrades!” Ye Haochuan said earnestly.

Zhu Tian suddenly laughed and said to Ye Haochuan, ”Looks like my son and I will spend our lives repaying your kindness.”

”Fine, I’ll have my son return the Blood Refinement Bead to the Lone Star Alliance immediately. But I just wonder if they’ll let bygones be bygones?” Zhu Tian asked worriedly.

”I think that’s unlikely.”

”Then what should we do? If he returns the Blood Refinement Bead and joins the Long Alliance, it will surely ignite hostility from the Lone Star Alliance toward the Long Alliance!”

”What’s there to fear? It’s just the Lone Star Alliance!” Ye Haochuan smiled dismissively. ”Besides, I have a use for the Blood Refinement Bead.”

”You? You’ve already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage. The Blood Refinement Bead doesn’t hold much value for you anymore!” Zhu Tian said bluntly.

Ye Haochuan smiled faintly and said, ”Who said it was for me? I have several great brothers whose talents are impressive, but their cultivation progress is far too slow, so...”

There was no need to finish the sentence; everyone understood the implication.

”What do you mean their cultivation is slow? You’re the one cultivating at an absurd speed!” Zhu Tian suddenly snapped irritably.

In his entire life, this was the first time he’d encountered someone like Ye Haochuan, who achieved Foundation Establishment in just a few months. Even those legendary experts had never progressed at Ye Haochuan’s speed.

”Since you’re not afraid of the Lone Star Alliance, then my son and I won’t be either!” Zhu Tian finally laughed heartily, agreeing to the proposal.

No sooner said than done, Zhu Tian immediately brought Ye Haochuan and Zhu Qingshuang to find Zhu Kan. After Ye Haochuan generously handed over an entire bottle of pills, Zhu Kan unhesitatingly handed over the Blood Refinement Bead.

Looking at the chicken egg-sized blood-red bead in his hand, Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but feel a twinge of regret. If only he could use it himself, how great would that be?

But thinking about how this bead could accelerate the growth of Langfan and others, Ye Haochuan still felt content.

Langfan and others were different from Zhu Kan. Zhu Kan lacked talent, so even absorbing vast amounts of spiritual power wouldn’t yield significant breakthroughs. Hence, pills that could shatter bottlenecks were what he most needed.

On the other hand, people like Langfan and Nong Quan had innate talent; it was just that their cultivation time had been too short to achieve any advancement. The Blood Refinement Bead, which could rapidly boost Gang Qi, was perfect for them.

However, this bead could only be used by those in the Innate Realm. Once Langfan and the others succeeded in Foundation Establishment, their cultivation speed would again slow down.

It seems that in the future, I’ll have to find middle-level or even high-level Blood Refinement Beads for them! Damn it, am I becoming their worker now?

Ye Haochuan felt a bit frustrated, but since he had established an alliance, he had to take responsibility for everyone, right?

”By the way, do you know how big the Lone Star Alliance is?” Zhu Qingshuang suddenly approached Ye Haochuan and whispered.

”How big?”

”It’s one of the three major alliances of the Xuanmen...”

”Damn it!” Ye Haochuan had always thought the Lone Star Alliance was only about the same size as the Tianyu Alliance. Unexpectedly, it was such a colossal entity.

”You can still back out while there’s time!” Zhu Qingshuang tried to persuade him.

”Back out? That’s not a habit of mine!” Ye Haochuan said with a smirk. ”Whatever. We’ll deal with things as they come. If worse comes to worst, we retreat to the Sub-Fire Dimension Realm. Let’s see what they can do to us then!”

...

As Ye Haochuan escorted Zhu Tian and his son back to the Long Family, at the Lone Star Alliance’s Imperial Capital headquarters, a captivating woman lounged lazily on a recliner, speaking in a languid voice: ”Long Alliance? Why does that sound familiar?”

Standing before her was a man dressed in black in his thirties. His gaze frequently wandered toward the prominent curves on the woman’s chest, leaving him visibly distracted.

”Like what you see?” The woman didn’t get upset. Instead, she pulled her neckline even lower, revealing a deep, alluring cleavage. ”How about now? Is it even better?”

Upon hearing the woman’s sultry voice, the man instinctively wanted to nod. But the very next moment, a chill overtook him, and sweat instantly beaded on his forehead.

”Forgive me, Hall Master Zou! I swear I’ll never do it again!” The man exclaimed, dropping to his knees and continuously kowtowing.

Zou Yuzhu, the Lone Star Alliance Moon Hall Master, was also the chief officer in charge of the Lone Star Alliance’s affairs in the secular world.

An alliance as large as the Lone Star Alliance had long since moved its main headquarters to the Dimension Worlds. Those active in the secular world were typically disciples at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Zou Yuzhu herself was a Foundation Establishment Peak expert.

If she were merely a powerful leader, the man wouldn’t have been so terrified. What truly frightened people was her notoriety under the alias ”Poison Spider.” In the Moon Hall, no one dared provoke her lest they meet a particularly gruesome end.

At this moment, the man was consumed by regret. Why hadn’t he controlled his gaze? Sure, the Poison Spider was stunningly beautiful, but no beauty was worth risking one’s life!

”What a coward! I let you look, but you don’t dare? Such a pathetic fool!” Zou Yuzhu teased, her expression showing a trace of playfulness. Yet, no one could be certain if there wasn’t a dagger coated with deadly poison hidden behind her flirtatious demeanor.

”The Long Alliance...”

This time, the man heard clearly and quickly explained, ”The Long Alliance is the one that recently appeared on the list of the Alliance Conference. Apparently, it was previously developing in Haishan and is still newly established, with limited strength. Its inclusion in the Alliance Conference seems to be due to Long Xiaotian.”

”Oh? So, it’s him? Could it be that he’s trying to form another Long Group?” Zou Yuzhu said with interest.

”The Long Group is no easy feat to create. They were all Core Formation Stage experts. This Long Alliance is far too inferior. Even if he wanted to rebuild the Long Group, the others wouldn’t agree.”

”Interesting. Seems like we’re in for quite a show.”

”And the Blood Refinement Bead...”

”Let it be for now. We’ll revisit it after the Alliance Conference. I want to see just how capable this Long Alliance that Long Xiaotian has high hopes for truly is.”