After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 31 Nourishing Essence Pill

On a distant mountaintop, several figures watched the scene unfold before them, speechless with shock.

"Elder Bai, it seems I've won this bet." Su Jing said slowly after a moment.

"I never expected that Yang Sen, who is almost at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, would be defeated by a mere sixth-level Qi Cultivation kid. Elder Liu, you've really struck gold this time! Don't forget to treat us to a meal after you take him as your disciple." Elder Bai couldn't help but sigh.

"Haha, easy, easy! By the way, Lao Bai, you have to keep your bet with Elder Su. Your Feiyun Sect can't investigate the drinking incident anymore."

"I understand. I'll go back and explain it to Elder Xiao."

……

Shen Xu knew that if Yang Sen hadn't insisted on deciding the outcome in one move, he wouldn't have won so easily; at the very least, he would have been forced to unleash the Five Waves.

Throughout the entire battle, Yang Sen's two meticulously planned killing moves were both dodged by his newly acquired talent, demonstrating just how extraordinary the talent provided by the Dragon Body was.

Shen Xu walked up to Han Yue, pulled it out, wrapped the sword blade in cloth again, carried it on his back, and then slowly walked towards Yang Sen.

"What value do you want that I'd give you to spare my life? Remember, don't try to intimidate me with the power behind you; that will only hasten your death," Shen Xu threatened, pressing his sword against Yang Sen's neck.

"What do you want?" Yang Sen asked in a weak voice.

Do you have Nourishing Essence Pills?

"Are you really only at the sixth level of Qi Cultivation?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Shen Xu said impatiently.

“I have it, but you have to answer my question first before I can give it to you, otherwise I will die with regrets,” Yang Sen said stubbornly.

"You're threatening me!" With a slight exertion, Shen Xu drew blood from the tip of the sword.

"I'm giving you one last chance. If you don't know what's good for you, I can still get what I want from your corpse."

"I want to know if you are really at the sixth level!" Yang Sen and Shen Xu stared at each other without any fear.

"Since you're courting death, then I'll grant your wish." Shen Xu's face darkened, and the tip of his sword immediately thrust forward.

But just as he exerted his strength, a sword aura struck his sword with incredible precision, causing it to fly out of his hand and cut a shallow gash on Yang Sen's neck, from which a few drops of crimson blood oozed out, though it appeared to have only broken the skin.

"Young friend, it's best to be forgiving. Yang Sen was indeed wrong this time. Here are ten Nourishing Yuan Pills as my apology on his behalf." The middle-aged man in white appeared beside Yang Sen and casually tossed a small porcelain bottle to Shen Xu.

"Elder Bai, I..." Yang Sen lowered his head immediately upon seeing the middle-aged man in white.

After receiving the porcelain bottle, Shen Xu bowed to Elder Bai and said, "Thank you for sparing my life, Elder Bai!"

“With me here, he wouldn’t dare kill you.” Liu Yong suddenly appeared beside Shen Xu.

"This..." Shen Xu was somewhat bewildered.

"Not bad, kid! You're worthy of being a disciple of my Azure Water Sect." Liu Yong patted Shen Xu's shoulder forcefully.

"I arranged everything!" Su Jing's languid voice came to Shen Xu's ear.

"Elder Su and Elder Bai made a bet: if you can beat Yang Sen, Elder Bai has to agree not to pursue the matter of you stealing the wine," Liu Yong explained.

"What wine? Elders, I didn't steal any wine!" Shen Xu quickly explained.

Anyway, he didn't use the Overlapping Waves Sword Technique when he fought Yang Sen, so no one has any evidence to prove that he stole it.

"Haha, even a mudfish isn't as slippery as you!" Bai Shi burst into laughter.

"Alright, that concludes this matter," Shiraishi concluded.

"I want to know if Wang Lun is really at the sixth level of Qi Cultivation?" Yang Sen suddenly asked.

"Yang Sen, I'm saying this matter is over." Bai Shi's tone was very stern.

"Elder Bai, I want to know!" Yang Sen looked at Bai Shi with a determined gaze.

Seeing Yang Sen's determined gaze, Bai Shi sighed and said to Shen Xu, "Young friend Shen, could you do me the honor of telling him your true cultivation level?"

"I broke through to the sixth level of Qi Nourishing last night," Shen Xu said calmly.

The moment these words were spoken, the scene fell silent. Shen Xu even heard a long gasp.

After a moment, Bai Shi finally spoke, "Yang Sen, did you hear that?"

"Disciple heard you." Yang Sen's tone was full of dejection, but his eyes were filled with determination as he looked at Shen Xu.

"This is the Nourishing Essence Pill I promised you. Sooner or later, I will defeat you fair and square, and then return the words you said to me." Yang Sen stood up and stuffed a porcelain bottle into Shen Xu's hand.

"Okay! I'll be waiting for you," Shen Xu said with a smile after taking the porcelain bottle.

"As your future master, since you've made me so proud, here are ten Nourishing Essence Pills for you! Cultivate diligently and strive for a breakthrough as soon as possible." Liu Yong also handed a porcelain bottle to Shen Xu.

The sudden happiness caught Shen Xu off guard, and he couldn't help but look at Su Jing. But Su Jing seemed to know nothing, and continued to daydream with her eyes half-closed.

"Don't even think about it. Elder Su is notoriously stingy. Getting anything from him is harder than defeating Yang Sen," Liu Yong said with a smile, completely unaware of Yang Sen's sudden darkening expression.

"That's not what I meant. I'm already quite flattered by all this," Shen Xu hurriedly explained.

Actually, he was just a little guilty.

“Just take it. Where did your fierce determination to kill Yang Sen go?” Liu Yong continued.

"Elder Liu, watch your words!" Bai Shi warned, while Yang Sen's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Alright, the Hall of Affairs can't be left unattended, so I'll head back now," Su Jing suddenly said.

"Then I'm off too, you're really good!" Liu Yong didn't forget to praise Shen Xu one last time before leaving.

"You'd better not use that sword right now," Shiraishi advised.

These words made Shen Xu's heart skip a beat. Could it be that he had discovered Han Yue? However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Elder Bai must have been referring to the sword in his hand. Otherwise, Elder Bai would not have been so calm about a top-grade magic weapon, let alone reminded him of it.

"Wang Lun, when we meet again, I hope you will give it your all." After leaving these words, Yang Sen followed Bai Shi and left.

Touching the dozens of Nourishing Essence Pills that had suddenly appeared in his pocket, Shen Xu still felt a sense of unreality, even though for him in his previous life, these Nourishing Essence Pills would have been a windfall.

One Nourishing Essence Pill is roughly equivalent to one hundred Nourishing Qi Pills, but its effects are far greater than those of one hundred Nourishing Qi Pills. This made him feel that the seventh level of Nourishing Qi was already beckoning him, even though he had only broken through to the sixth level of Nourishing Qi yesterday.

Although he didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, even someone as thick-skinned as him felt a little embarrassed, and he didn't know what Elder Su was planning.

However, he actually had dozens of Nourishing Essence Pills lying in his arms. At worst, he would just avoid Elders Bai and Liu in the future.