Immortal Cultivation: Starting from a Pharmacy Apprentice

Chapter 230: Chapter 230: Escape

He moved with haste.

Bai Mo entered the city under the cover of night.

Aside from the city’s vagrants who were stirring again, no one else was active at this hour.

Mountain View Tower was still brightly lit.

When Bai Mo arrived, a group of his senior brothers shot to their feet, nearly knocking over the tables.

"What!?"

"Junior Brother, you actually found an offshoot of the Sky-blue Giant Flower? You have such good fortune!?"

There was no time to lose. Disciples on the first floor leaped up, and about a dozen of them rushed out, disappearing into the night.

"We’ll go on ahead! We’ll leave the paperwork to you all. Just wait for our good news!"

The disciples who were a step too slow wore expressions of regret, retracting their half-extended legs.

It only then occurred to Bai Mo.

"Do my senior brothers know the location of West Mountain?"

A senior brother who had sat back down behind his table answered:

"Don’t worry. It’s in the outer regions of Celestial Barrier Mountain, a place Cultivators often frequent. We’ve all been there and have made maps."

Recalling the offshoot’s previous ferocity, Bai Mo was not reassured.

"With my senior brothers’ strength, I’m afraid it won’t be enough to capture the offshoot."

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

"Those fourteen senior brothers who went out are all experts at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. It’s just that they weren’t favored and were sent by the sect to retire here."

"But even a wrecked ship still has a few good nails. Otherwise, how could they have been a step faster than us!?"

"Just rest assured, Junior Brother."

Reassured, Bai Mo went downstairs from Mountain View Tower. Lanshan and several other leaders were still waiting.

"We just saw some figures shoot out, moving with such fluid ease. Truly an impressive sight!"

"Was that the disciples of the Xuandao Sect making a move?"

Lanshan asked.

Bai Mo nodded.

"The item in the dense forests of West Mountain is precious enough to be considered a sect-guarding treasure. Before it withers, it’s valuable enough to support a small family clan."

"My senior brothers had no choice but to intervene."

Hearing this, Lanshan and the other leaders were quite astonished, a flicker of desire showing in their eyes.

However, their reason instantly suppressed this flicker of greed.

"Damn it! Our strength isn’t enough. We see a treasure, but we have to let others take it!"

The men surrounded Bai Mo as they headed back.

"Considering what happened, we’re lucky we can still go into the mountains at all."

"Surely no one is unambitious enough to think about making a living on the Qinglong River?"

The men of the Demon Hunting Team didn’t have tight lips unless absolutely necessary.

News of the matter on West Mountain blew like the wind into the ears of Liu Yaozi.

The man was very excited.

For several days in a row, he came to the shop, beating around the bush to ask Bai Mo about the outcome.

His reasoning was simple: Lanshan’s men had nothing to do all day. Instead of training their strength, they were just wandering around the city.

If the problem was truly solved, why weren’t they going up the mountain?

Hou Cheng was very impatient with this man, who had been coming for days without a break.

"Shopkeeper, what was that thing on West Mountain? Was it really driven away?"

Bai Mo tossed him a Pill Book.

"It’s a rather legendary plant, called the Sky-blue Giant Flower. Only after seeing it did I realize it’s even more wondrous than the records say."

Hou Cheng was very curious, but Bai Mo said no more.

’It’s been four days, and my senior brothers still haven’t returned. I should go to Mountain View Tower to check for news.’

’I was the one who brought back the news; I can’t have actually harmed my own senior brothers.’

When Bai Mo stepped into Mountain View Tower, he saw that all the senior brothers inside were looking anxious.

"Never thought the senior brothers would drop the ball."

"Tsk tsk, no wonder they were exiled to Immortal Arrival City."

A disciple carrying some documents walked past Bai Mo.

"Excuse me, Junior Brother."

He squeezed past him and said comfortingly:

"Someone has already gone with reinforcements. There won’t be any mishaps."

The words had barely left his mouth when a commotion erupted outside.

Bai Mo and this disciple exchanged a look and hurried out to look down from the upper floor.

They saw a dozen or so people, some supporting each other, others dragging their legs, gradually making their way to the entrance.

"They’re back!"

Someone shouted, and the crowd swept Bai Mo downstairs with them.

Seeing his fellow disciples’ injuries up close was a much more direct experience.

Never mind the black and blue faces; reds, purples, and greens mixed together like a grand opera stage—a truly spectacular display.

Bai Mo even saw one senior brother, who was fundamentally handsome, with his eyes bulging out and the corner of his mouth twitching crookedly.

"Sigh, we were careless."

A senior brother, head lowered, too ashamed to face anyone, said:

"After finding West Mountain, we barged right in."

"A few Demon Beasts were lying in ambush inside, which we took care of in a few moves. Only then did we see the main target."

"That offshoot pulled itself out of the ground and fought us. Its body was as hard as metal, yet also flexible and tough. It was incredibly formidable."

A disciple beside Bai Mo seemed unconvinced.

"The sect has so many treasures, and you senior brothers are all wealthy. Didn’t you take out any of your trump cards to help?"

"We did more than that!" the head-lowered senior brother cried out in grievance.

"We even formed a battle array, but we still couldn’t take that thing down. Instead, we were injured one by one during the pursuit."

They had originally planned to rest and recover in the mountains before returning, but they never expected their junior brothers to arrive as a solemn rescue party and bring them back.

Bai Mo picked up on the implication in his words.

"Where did the offshoot go?"

"It left West Mountain and went deeper into the mountains. Any Demon Beasts that blocked its path were beaten half to death."

"With that kind of strength, where can’t it go?"

"Forget it, forget it. We should give up the idea. Great fortune isn’t so easily obtained."

The others sighed with regret, and Bai Mo also prepared to leave.

Before he left, a senior brother came over and stuffed a few pages of paper into Bai Mo’s robes.

"Junior Brother, we’ve found the information you wanted about that old man in the tree stump at the foot of the mountain."

Bai Mo quickly thanked him, put the papers away, and headed straight back to his shop.

Waving Hou Cheng over, Bai Mo instructed:

"Go tell the men from the Demon Hunting Team that the matter on West Mountain is over. They can enter the mountains now."

Hou Cheng nodded and walked out quickly, disappearing from sight.

Qin Wen leaned in and said softly:

"Shopkeeper, that kid Hou Cheng, he’s told us quite a few things."

"Looking at him, who would’ve thought he’s actually been on a Cultivator battlefield!"

Bai Mo was a little surprised.

’This sort of thing... the Hou uncle and nephew really never told me about it.’

"Is that so?"

Qin Wen nodded.

"It’s said his uncle took him personally. But after one trip, aside from getting scared and slightly injured, he gained nothing."

"So he just came back."

Qin Wen shrugged.

"According to him, the sights on a Cultivator battlefield are quite harrowing."

"He’s seen the world. The kid can probably handle a lot of things."

Bai Mo waved his hand, smiled, and said:

"He is single-mindedly focused on the Alchemy Dao. Brother Qin, you shouldn’t force him."

"Besides, in my shop, having an Alchemy Cultivator who can hold down the fort is more important than anything."

After speaking, he looked Qin Wen up and down.

’His body has been recovering quite well lately.’

"Don’t you want to take a look inside the Jade Plate Secret Realm? I have my connections. Adding your name to the list wouldn’t be a big problem."

Qin Wen’s expression flickered; he was clearly tempted.

But after a moment of silence, he still shook his head.

"Forget it. With my current skills and reflexes, I’d be courting death just by entering Celestial Barrier Mountain."

"Going into the Jade Plate Secret Realm would be an even greater humiliation."

Bai Mo knew his spirit wasn’t what it used to be, so he didn’t press the matter, only taking out the few pages of paper from his robes.

They were covered in dense writing, telling many stories of the past.

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