Ji Qing’s Compromise
Translator: Cinder Translations
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"It seems you're determined to oppose me," Ji Qing said, his face darkening, his gaze cold and piercing as he stared at Zhu Yin.
"Tell me your goal, and I might consider working with you to slay the Bee Queen," Zhu Yin replied.
"Zhu Yin, don't force me to take action," Ji Qing's voice was as cold as frost.
Zhu Yin scoffed, "Ji Qing, you can try. Don't think that just because you've reached the peak of the Golden Core stage before me, I'll be afraid of you."
Ji Qing narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharp and focused on Zhu Yin. A fierce and imposing aura emanated from him.
Zhu Yin did not back down, locking eyes with him.
A tense and murderous atmosphere spread between them.
Song Wen, observing the charged tension between the two, slowly backed away, flying ten miles out.
Suddenly, Ji Qing's voice reached his ears.
"Ji Yin, please move even further back. I need to discuss some things privately with Junior Sister."
Hearing this, Song Wen quickly accelerated and retreated another forty miles.
This distance was already beyond the detection range of a Golden Core cultivator's spiritual sense, but with the help of the Shadow Gu, Song Wen could still sense their every movement.
"I'm here for the Blood King Honey produced by the third-rank Bee Queen."
A small smile tugged at the corner of Zhu Yin's mouth, a subtle expression of shock and excitement.
"What exactly is so special about the third-rank Blood King Honey?"
Ji Qing remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "There's a type of pill called the Nascent Spirit Pill, which increases the chance of successful Nascent Soul formation by 20%. Blood King Honey is one of the main ingredients used to refine the Nascent Spirit Pill."
Zhu Yin's pupils contracted slightly, her eyes filled with shock and excitement.
"Is this true?"
"Absolutely no lie."
"What about the recipe for the Nascent Spirit Pill?" Zhu Yin asked, eagerly.
"Junior Sister, don't you think you're being too greedy? Why would I easily give you the recipe?" Ji Qing said.
Zhu Yin gradually regained her composure, a smile forming on her face as she looked at Ji Qing.
"Senior Brother, you are truly unfathomable, to possess such a marvelous recipe."
Her attitude changed abruptly, becoming far more respectful, and she now addressed him as "Senior Brother" instead of "Ji Qing."
Ji Qing replied, "Junior Sister flatters me. For now, let's work together to obtain the Blood King Honey. We can discuss the recipe later, how about it?"
Zhu Yin nodded, "Alright! I'll follow Senior Brother's plan."
Ji Qing then asked, "Ji Yin, what do you think of this person?"
Zhu Yin turned to look at Song Wen, who was still a distance away.
"His alchemy skills are decent, and he knows when to advance and when to retreat."
Ji Qing said, "Then he still has some value. Perhaps he might be useful in the future."
Zhu Yin nodded in acknowledgment.
She then shouted to Song Wen, "Ji Yin, come over here."
Upon hearing this, Song Wen quickly flew back.
Though his expression remained calm, his mind was greatly shaken. Ji Qing possessed the recipe for a pill that could enhance the chance of forming a Nascent Soul — a powerful piece of information.
"Fellow Daoists, have you reached an agreement?" Song Wen asked, pretending to be unaware.
Zhu Yin smiled and replied, "Senior Brother and I have already come to an agreement. We will join forces to slay the Bee Queen and put an end to the Bloodthirsty Bees."
Song Wen said, "With our combined strength, the Bee Queen will surely be no match for us."
Ji Qing replied, "You're overestimating us. Although Junior Sister and I have some cultivation, the Bee Queen's nest is deep underground, and we don't know the full situation there. We must not be careless."
Song Wen nodded slightly and said no more.
After narrowly escaping from the Bee Queen once, Ji Qing had clearly made preparations. Suddenly, an armadillo appeared beneath his feet.
The armadillo was about two feet long, at the peak of the second stage.
At the same time, Ji Qing was holding a Cold Ice Pearl in his hand.
"It seems Junior Sister and I really have a telepathic connection. We're thinking along the same lines. With your Swift Shadow Mouse and my Earth Armored Beast, we can seal two of the Bee Queen's passageways. This will greatly increase our chances of trapping and killing the Bee Queen."
Ji Qing possessed a Demon Soul Order, which allowed him to easily locate the exact position of the Bee Queen. Therefore, he didn't have as many concerns as Zhu Yin, and even if the Bee Queen escaped again, he could quickly find her position.
He focused his thoughts, and the Earth Armored Beast grabbed the Cold Ice Pearl and rushed into the entrance of the underground hive.
Following Zhu Yin's command, the Swift Shadow Mouse, with the Cold Ice Pearl in its tail, closely followed the Earth Armored Beast.
About half an hour later.
Two faint spiritual fluctuations came from deep underground, and within these fluctuations, there was a subtle chill.
"Now's our chance!" Ji Qing suddenly shouted.
The three of them had already made preparations. Ji Qing simultaneously activated his flying sword, forming a three-foot circle, and the sword rapidly pierced into the ground's rocks.
The sharp sword energy surged within the circle, and the rocks inside were instantly shredded.
The flying sword, moving at great speed, continued deep into the ground.
Zhu Yin used her spiritual power to draw out the debris crushed by the flying sword from the entrance of the tunnel.
A large amount of rubble and dust shot into the air, like a torrent of rocks erupting from the ground, falling down at the base of the mountain several miles away.
The flying sword continued to drill deeper, and a three-foot vertical tunnel was created.
Ji Qing and Zhu Yin entered the tunnel, while Song Wen stood at the entrance, ready to support Zhu Yin.
The tunnel was too deep for Zhu Yin to clear the debris on her own.
With the three of them working together, in less than two minutes, a vertical tunnel over fifty miles deep was created.
Ji Qing's expression brightened when he saw a wide cavern several miles across appear before him.
Within the cavern, there were many Bloodthirsty Bees, including several second stage Bloodthirsty Bees, all of which were extremely agitated and restless, flapping their wings violently, and their buzzing sound was ear-piercing.
As soon as the vertical tunnel broke through, the enraged Bloodthirsty Bees surged forward, all rushing toward the tunnel.
The flying sword rapidly spun, and whether they were first or second stage Bloodthirsty Bees, they were all shredded into bits.
Ji Qing swiftly entered the cavern and extended his spiritual sense.
He discovered there were many Bloodthirsty Bees in the cavern, but the Bee Queen was nowhere to be found.
"Could she have escaped again?" A thought flashed through Ji Qing's mind.
While continuing to destroy the Bloodthirsty Bees, he extended his spiritual sense, carefully searching the entire cavern.
After a few breaths, he found three large passageways, each more than two feet wide. Two were sealed with thick, solid ice, while one appeared freshly dug, indicating it had just been opened.
Ji Qing's spiritual sense entered the newly opened passage, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"I've found you!"
The passage extended ten miles, and in it, a giant Bloodthirsty Bee, over four feet long and nearly two feet wide, was frantically digging deeper into the tunnel.
With a thought, Ji Qing's flying sword sped into the tunnel.
The Bee Queen sensed the threat behind it, but the passage was narrow, and it had nowhere to hide. Despite being at the mid-stage of the third rank, it was no match for Ji Qing. Soon, it was defeated, and its head was pierced by the flying sword, ending its life.
(End of the Chapter)
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