Overthrow the Cultivation Civilization

Chapter 408 Why aren’t you active?

In a spacious study room.

Several people from hidden families are here.

There were also several people whose families had important people who urgently needed this magical fake pill and who had no shortage of money, so they got involved.

Taking fake pills is not 100% successful, but a dandy young man who was only at the seventh level of foundation building was actually able to be brought to the late stage of golden elixir by this magical fake pill. It can be imagined that this fake pill is undoubtedly of some help to cultivators in breaking through.

However, the fake pill can only be taken once. If it fails, the broken body will not be able to support them to take the second fake pill. If they force themselves to take it, they will only end up with a miserable death.

They don't want the strength of the late Jindan stage, and would rather spend more money to pursue even a slight increase in the success rate.

The subordinates began to report the results of their investigation in Lingxi Valley over the past month.

They had visited almost every alchemist, working tirelessly, but still found nothing. Now every sixth-level alchemist in Lingxi Valley was the focus of these people's surveillance. Everything from what kind of medicinal materials they purchased to how long it took them to urinate in the toilet had already been recorded, no matter how big or small.

Wang Qiye is well known in the outside world as a young and promising fourth-level alchemist, while Duanmu Lan is an alchemist who has just refined a few furnaces of fifth-level pills. They have not yet entered the close sight of these people.

"What are you doing? It's been three years, and there has been no progress. The amount of spirit stones I give you has been increasing year by year, but you still have nothing to show for it. You are really a bunch of rubbish!"

Man Wangjing was furious. His round face was full of anger and his fat flesh was shaking violently with his emotions.

He suddenly threw the teacup in his hand towards the feet of the leading spy. The teacup shattered instantly with a crisp sound.

The scalding hot tea was mercilessly splashed onto the spy's feet. The spy didn't dare to hide at all. He could only grit his teeth and endure the pain. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his body trembled slightly.

Sikong Xingyao was disgusted by the fat man's behavior and frowned to stop him: "Alright, the servants are already doing their best to investigate. Now even the number of times these sixth- and seventh-level alchemists got up at night is recorded, which shows that they are still very dedicated."

The spy was as if he had been pardoned, and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord Sikong, for your understanding."

There was gratitude and awe in his voice. He bowed slightly and did not dare to look directly at the crowd.

An old man stroked his beard and said solemnly, "I think this is a trap set by Lingxi Valley. They are playing tricks on us like monkeys."

A woman agreed, "Maybe they are hiding in the dark, watching us make a fool of ourselves." The woman was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a pretty face, but her eyes were filled with dissatisfaction and helplessness.

A wealthy old man sighed, "Hey, Lingxi Valley should at least reveal some news to give us some hope. Now there is no news at all. How can I explain to the master when I go back?"

The wealthy old man had a sad face and kept shaking his head and sighing. The atmosphere in the room was heavy and depressing, and everyone was lost in thought, not knowing what to do.

Sikong Xingyao turned his head and looked at an eight-year-old girl next to him.

This little girl is very smart, with a pair of big eyes like bright stars, shining with intelligence. Her skin is as white as snow, delicate and fragile, and her little face is playful and cute.

"Shangluo Shi, what do you think?" Sikong Xingchen's tone contained a hint of anticipation.

Shang Luoshi was a little surprised. She raised her chin slightly and said seriously, "I think we should continue investigating. After all, we have been investigating for so many years, and everyone has contributed so many spirit stones together. We can't give up all the previous efforts."

Her voice was clear and melodious, like the sound of a yellow oriole singing in a valley.

Sikong Xingyao nodded. As her closest peer, they should be closer and have common topics.

I don’t know if it’s because they are too wise or precocious, but both of them look very old.

Sikong Xingyao asked again: "I heard that you have been learning alchemy recently? How is it? How do you feel?"

Shang Luoshi smiled lightly and said: "Actually, I am just using another method to get information. As for the alchemy technique, it is purely for fun. Brother Sikong, you don't have to take it seriously." There was a hint of cunning in her eyes.

Sikong Xingyao did not comment, but smiled and said: "It is true that if Sister Shang becomes a great alchemist in the future, maybe I will have to rely on you for a while."

There was a hint of sarcasm in his words, but his eyes were full of anticipation.

Man Wangjing's fat head slowly turned to a skinny man with a mustache. "Brother Yan, what's the news from the Alchemy Alliance?"

There was a hint of eagerness and anticipation in Man Wangjing's voice, and the fat on his round face was trembling slightly.

Yan Qihui shook her head, her expression solemn. "Not optimistic. It is said that many cultivators could not bear the continuous failures and went crazy. Now the trend of fake pills has been stopped, and only a very small number of people are still persisting."

Yan Qihui is thin, with a small beard, and his eyes reveal shrewdness and worry.

As a powerful figure in the Alchemy Alliance, although he can access the alchemy information of the alchemists in Lingxi Valley, this information is only what Lingxi Valley wants you to see. You will never see what you don't want to see.

Even the Alchemy Alliance could not do anything about this. After all, they were just a loose organization, and the main purpose of the alliance was to facilitate the trade of elixirs among members, but they had no binding force on the alchemists.

The wealthy old man said worriedly, "I'm afraid that in the end, it will be nothing but an illusion, which will only make it a joke." His face was full of worry and he sighed slightly.

"That's impossible. If Lingxi Valley really dares to do such a thing, our Man family will be the first to disagree." Man Wangjing said in a firm tone, and his fat body seemed to exude majesty.

The fat on his round face was tense and his eyes revealed anger and dissatisfaction.

Yan Qihui thought for a moment and said, "Maybe they just refined one by accident, but it was snatched away by a playboy at the last stage of the transaction. Maybe there is no second one, and now they can't explain it to us, so they are waiting for us to give up on our own."

The wealthy old man nodded in agreement, "I think that's the case. Otherwise, we've already offered a reward of 1.5 million, and there's still no movement."

The gorgeous woman looked indignant, her eyebrows raised: "Yes, yes, no, no, just give me a straight answer, why are you leaving us alone?"

Her tone was full of resentment and her beautiful face was full of anger.

The atmosphere in the room fell into depressing mood again. Everyone had their own thoughts and felt angry and helpless about Lingxi Valley's behavior.

An old man with a white beard stroked his beard and said solemnly: "Next, we should come up with a set of rules."

The wealthy old man said helplessly: "What else can we do? We can only increase the budget, expand the scope of investigation, and bribe a few more people."

There was a trace of fatigue on his face, as if he felt helpless about the situation where he kept investing but saw no results.

The gorgeous woman frowned slightly and said unhappily, "We need to apportion the cost? Isn't the investigation fee of more than 1000 million spirit stones a year enough?"

There was a hint of anger in her tone, and she was clearly unhappy with the increasing costs.

The wealthy old man sighed and said, "There has been no progress this year. How can we find the mysterious black-robed alchemist without increasing the cost of the investigation?"

Sikong Xingyao frowned slightly and asked, "How is the surveillance at Yueyu Tower going?"

The spy leader said respectfully, "My Lords, as the place where the incident occurred, how could we not have surveillance measures? Now there are three spies infiltrating every store, from the reception to the formation master, it can be said that there is no blind spot."

In this way, Sikong Xingyao was relieved. He nodded slightly, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

The wealthy old man looked worried and said, "How about adding another 100 million yuan to the investigation fee this year? We have exactly ten companies, and each company can contribute 10 yuan. I think it shouldn't be difficult."

The gorgeous woman was so angry that her whole body was shaking, her face turned blood red, and her lips were trembling, but she couldn't utter a word.

Her pretty face was distorted by anger, and her eyes were burning with rage. She was obviously extremely dissatisfied with the increase in investigation fees, but she could not refute it.

Finally, after a long discussion and great effort, we finally came to an agreement on the cost of this year's survey, which we managed to scrape together by scraping together the money.

The crowd began to disperse and people stood up one after another. Some looked hurried, as if they had important matters to deal with; some walked with heavy steps, as if they were weighed down by the heavy burden and could hardly stand up straight.

They left this depressing place one after another, and the room gradually became quiet, leaving only the silence and the tense atmosphere that had not yet dissipated.

Looking at the little figure who had already walked away, Sikong Xingyao whispered to his spy, "Put the merchants on the surveillance list as well. Remember, we must not let them notice it."

His voice was low and cautious, and there was a hint of sharpness in his eyes.

Man Wangjing was surprised, "Why, you mean..." He widened his eyes and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Sikong Xingyao nodded firmly. "She acted so reluctantly. It seemed to me that she wasn't in a hurry to know the result. Either her family has given up, or..."

Sikong Xingyao narrowed his eyes slightly, and his words were full of deep meaning.

Sikong Xingyao and Man Wangjing looked at each other, and a gleam of light flashed in their eyes at the same time. They seemed to have telepathic connection and understood each other's thoughts in an instant.

Shang Luoshi never thought that she was exposed.

Still too young!

Although she was calm and behaved normally all the time, she failed to find any results for three years. It was her occasional nonchalant expression that exposed herself.