Old Five is a Goose.
Chapter 548: Slots for the Grand Pill Dao Competition
Wen Lianxi's excitement hadn't subsided, and she thought about how she had treated Mo Wuji before. Her face flushed slightly. After hearing Mo Wuji's words, she quickly bowed and said, "Master Mo, please don't call me Senior Sister. If Master Mo thinks highly of Lianxi, just call me Lianxi directly."
"Alright, Lianxi, sit down and let's talk." Mo Wuji didn't mind. In terms of cultivation, he seemed to be even higher than Wen Lianxi. In terms of status, it wasn't presumptuous for him to call her Lianxi.
Wen Lianxi then sat down somewhat restrainedly and said, "Master Mo, I was blind and treated Master Mo as a swindler."
Mo Wuji hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, you weren't wrong. I did deceive you back then."
"Ah..." Wen Lianxi looked at Mo Wuji in surprise.
Mo Wuji said helplessly, "At the time, I was a top-tier Grade Three Pill Emperor, and even barely qualified as a low-level Pill King. It was a deception when I said I was just a Grade Nine Celestial Pill Master."
Only Mo Wuji knew that the sentence he just said was a lie to Wen Lianxi. What he said back then was more truthful. But he had no choice but to say this. If he didn't say this, then if he participated in the Yongying Immortal Domain Pill Dao Competition and demonstrated the skills of a Pill King, that would be the biggest problem.
Now, saying that he was a top-tier Grade Three Pill Emperor back then, and now promoted to Pill King, doesn't seem so abrupt.
"I know, I know, I was very sorry to Brother Mo. Back then I..." Wen Lianxi said, about to stand up again.
Mo Wuji raised his hand to stop Wen Lianxi from standing up, and said with a smile, "The past is the past. If you hadn't saved me, I don't know what state I would have fallen into. So I didn't take those things to heart at all, and you don't need to worry."
Looking at Wen Lianxi's expression, he knew that Wen Lianxi felt guilty because of the poisoning incident. Mo Wuji really didn't mind Wen Lianxi's poisoning. Because Wen Lianxi didn't want to harm him, but didn't understand him. Anyone would have done the same. After all, Wen Lianxi took the initiative to give him antidote pills. If he hadn't received the antidote pills in the end, he wouldn't be sitting in front of Wen Lianxi.
Because he received the antidote pills, he had always been very grateful to Wen Lianxi. At that time, he didn't know the full effect of his Storage Meridian Network. Without Wen Lianxi, he didn't know when he would have recovered his cultivation. In Yongying Corner, without strength, you could be killed at any moment.
Besides, without Wen Lianxi, he wouldn't have obtained the Herb Stone. It should be known that the Herb Stone book was of great use to Mo Wuji. He could advance into Pill King so quickly. Apart from his own Pill Dao, that Herb Stone also played a big role.
There are too many people in this world who only remember the bad things others do. Even if someone is good to them their whole lives, they will hold a grudge for life if they do just one thing that displeases them. As for the good things others have done for them in the past, they are simply ignored.
When he was on Earth, Mo Wuji watched an interview. It said that a little girl ran away from home because her mother scolded her. When she was cold and hungry in another place, a kind uncle gave her a bowl of noodles to eat. As a result, she was endlessly grateful and thought that this uncle was much better to her than her parents. She wanted to recognize this uncle as her father.
At this moment, she forgot how she came into this world, and she also forgot who fed her for more than ten years.
This is the inferiority hidden in people's hearts, but he, Mo Wuji, is not that kind of person. He would never ignore Wen Lianxi's kindness to him because of a trivial matter. Because of this kindness, those trivial matters were directly forgotten by him.
"You knew about my poisoning you at the time?" Even though she had guessed the answer, Wen Lianxi still asked in a trembling voice.
Mo Wuji smiled, "I was still an existence infinitely close to Pill King at the time. What I appreciate is that you also brought me the antidote."
At this moment, if there was a crack in the ground in front of her, Wen Lianxi would have drilled into it. Disregarding Mo Wuji's obstruction, she stood up and bowed to Mo Wuji, "Thank you, Brother Mo, for being magnanimous and not caring about someone as ignorant as me."
How could she not understand what Mo Wuji meant by saying this? Even if she hadn't given Mo Wuji the antidote, it wouldn't have affected Mo Wuji. Mo Wuji's gratitude for sending the antidote in the end was not gratitude, but recognition of her character. Otherwise, she probably wouldn't have been qualified to stand in front of Mo Wuji today.
After saying this, Wen Lianxi said again, "I came here today to ask Brother Mo for help."
Mo Wuji nodded, "Tell me about it. As long as I can help, I will definitely lend a hand."
Wen Lianxi sat down. Although she was very embarrassed to speak, she had to open her mouth for the sake of her father and Yongshui Immortal City, "Brother Mo knows that Yongying Immortal Domain is about to hold the Pill Dao Competition, right?"
"I know." Mo Wuji thought to himself that he had originally come for this matter. Even if Wen Lianxi didn't ask, he would have asked Wen Lianxi later.
Wen Lianxi wasn't surprised. Mo Wuji might have already been promoted to Pill King now. His appearance here was naturally for the Yunxian Immortal Valley.
"In fact, this Pill Dao Competition, in addition to the Yunxian Immortal Valley, is also another very important competition." Wen Lianxi continued.
"What competition?" Mo Wuji asked.
Wen Lianxi calmed her mood and tried to slow down her tone, "Because some of the lower Immortal Cities in Yongying Immortal Domain will become subsidiary Immortal Cities of other Immortal Cities after this Pill Dao Competition, completely losing their independent status. If the results are good, the lower Immortal City may be promoted to a Middle Immortal City, or even an Upper Immortal City."
Mo Wuji asked in confusion, "What do you mean? I only know that there are three types of Immortal Cities: Upper, Middle, and Lower. I haven't heard of any subsidiary Immortal Cities."
Mo Wuji was not completely ignorant of the levels of Immortal Cities. In the Yongying Immortal Domain, Yongying Immortal City is a first-class Immortal City, belonging to the Celestial Lord Immortal City. The next best are Upper Immortal Cities, Middle Immortal Cities, and Lower Immortal Cities. The best Upper Immortal Cities even have a status equivalent to that of a Celestial Lord Immortal City. For example, the young city lord Zuo Yixian, whom Mo Wuji knew, was from Penghai Immortal City, whose status was not much different from that of Yongying Immortal City.
Wen Lianxi knew that Mo Wuji had probably just arrived from Yongying Corner and didn't understand these things very well, so she wasn't surprised. She explained simply, "A subsidiary Immortal City is a vassal of a Middle or Upper Immortal City. The city lord of the subsidiary Immortal City is appointed by the Middle and Upper Immortal Cities. The original city lord is generally directly expelled or killed. All the output of the subsidiary Immortal City belongs to others.
My father is the city lord of Yongshui Immortal City. If my Yongshui Immortal City becomes a subsidiary Immortal City of another Immortal City, my family will have no way out. Even my mother and I are likely to become vassals of others, and the greatest possibility is that my father will be killed directly. So I came this time to ask Brother Mo to represent my Yongshui Immortal City in the Pill Dao Competition, saving my family once."
Mo Wuji finally understood why Wen Lianxi was so anxious and nervous. It turned out that it was to save her family. He was originally going to find an opportunity to participate in the Pill Dao Competition, so it was a good time to help Wen Lianxi.
Seeing Wen Lianxi grasping her skirt with both hands and staring at him nervously, Mo Wuji smiled, "I was wondering what it was. I was originally planning to participate in this Pill Dao Competition. Since that's the case, take me to see your father."
Hearing Mo Wuji's words, Wen Lianxi excitedly took out a jade token and handed it to Mo Wuji, "You don't need to see my father. Our Yongshui Immortal City has two entry quotas. My father gave me one and told me to find someone at will."
Wen Lianxi also attended the Yongying Immortal City Celebrity Immortal Gathering because she had no other choice. This Celebrity Immortal Gathering was attended by some famous and prestigious younger generation members. She hoped to find a capable person in this place. As a result, she received news about Mo Wuji, so she rushed over anxiously.
Mo Wuji took the jade token and comforted her, "I'll take care of this matter. You don't need to worry anymore. By the way, are there any restrictions on the Yongying Pill Dao Competition?"
"There are only age and regional restrictions. First, you must be from Yongying Immortal Domain, and second, you must be under five hundred years old. This Pill Dao Competition takes the top fifty." Seeing that Mo Wuji had accepted the jade token, Wen Lianxi's heart had already relaxed. Mo Wuji was someone even Pill King Tan praised, so he naturally wouldn't be bad.
Mo Wuji hesitated for a moment and said, "I did some things in Yongying Corner before, so I plan to change my name to Mo Xinghe to represent Yongshui Immortal City in the competition this time."
Wen Lianxi said quickly, "I know about those things, but those things are not important now. Soon after the events in Wusheng River, no one cared about the events in Yongying Corner anymore. Although someone complained to the Celestial Emperor, the Celestial Emperor didn't react at all. Besides, you only killed a few insignificant people back then, and no one is paying attention now."
Mo Wuji knew that Wen Lianxi was thinking somewhat simplistically. He was familiar with Zuo Yixian and Cang Heng and knew that the Yongying Corner and Yongying Prison were not that simple. Even if the Half Immortal Domain collapsed and Yongying Corner was no longer as valued as before, if he was discovered, it would still be a little troublesome.
But Mo Wuji wasn't afraid. The reason why he came here to participate in the Pill Dao Competition was because he had a reliance. With his reputation as an honorary elder of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, even if they knew he was from the Half Immortal Domain, no one would dare to do anything to him. He changed his name just to avoid too much trouble.
Having found the opportunity to participate in the Pill Dao Competition, Mo Wuji was in a great mood. He stood up, "Since that's the case, I'll go back to rest first. When the competition starts, I definitely won't delay for even a moment."
Mo Wuji was eager to find a place to seclude himself and refine the Book of Luo in his hand. There was still more than half a year before the competition. It would be a waste if he didn't make use of this time.
Wen Lianxi also stood up. Her mood was much better than when she had just arrived. Before she could say goodbye to Mo Wuji, the communication bracelet on her wrist lit up. Wen Lianxi's divine sense landed on the bracelet, and her face immediately turned pale.
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