CHAPTER 383: THE SECT’S INVESTIGATION 3

"I will go first." Shen Xu said and stepped forward.

Soon after, he placed his hand on the crystal and injected a strand of qi into it before stepping back.

0, 1, 2, ..., 63, ..., 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, ...

After ninety-nine, the crystal flashed to one hundred but soon returned to ninety-nine.

For the next ten breaths, it flashed between ninety-nine and one hundred but eventually settled on ninety-nine.

"That’s too bad." The double muttered, looking a little disappointed.

However, he understood.

After all, he usually absorbed spirit stones, took pills, and refined other resources.

No matter how much he tried to eliminate the sediment, it made sense that there was still a portion that he couldn’t get rid of.

’I must work harder.’ He thought and turned to Zhen Yuan.

’Ayuan should be able to hit one hundred.’ He speculated, and a hint of expectation flashed in his eyes.

Seeing the expectation, Zhen Yuan smiled and stepped forward.

Like Shen Xu, he placed his hand on the crystal and injected a hair of qi before stepping back.

A breath later, the qi purity value rose from zero to one hundred, but this time, the crystal showed no indecision and firmly stopped at the peak.

"Ayuan, you are amazing." Shen Xu praised and subconsciously threw himself into his lover’s arms.

"Xiaoxu is also amazing." Zhen Yuan said, rubbing the double’s hair.

"I know, but I lost one point."

"You will recover it in no time."

Shen Xu nodded when he heard this.

With their qi cleansing resources, he didn’t believe he wouldn’t regain the one point with a little effort.

While Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan were talking, the gathered people were horrified.

"Did..., did I see right? Ninety-nine and one hundred per cent qi purity values! How is that possible?" Someone muttered in a low voice.

"Even tribulation transcending realm cultivators who are about to ascend don’t test such values. I remember emotionless sword Xuanyuan only tested ninety-five before he ascended three hundred thousand years ago."

"It really doesn’t make sense for someone to test one hundred. Doesn’t he take pills, absorb spirit stones, or cultivate in any way? Otherwise, how could his qi be so pure?"

"What nonsense are you saying?" Someone said and quickly continued.

"Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuan is a fusion realm cultivator. How could he advance without using any cultivation resources?"

"Even if he doesn’t use resources and only cultivates the natural aura, his qi shouldn’t be so pure. After all, natural aura is a mixture of many elements."

"It’s possible because he is a single root cultivator."

"Don’t talk nonsense. Even if he cultivates using natural aura, what about breakthroughs? Is the aura in the Tianxuan continent so rich that it can support a breakthrough without spirit stones?"

"It’s actually not so complicated." A female cultivator said and began explaining.

"The two juniors own the Y&X Wine shop. Among other wines, the shop sells several types of qi cleansing wines, including some refined with cloud seeking fruits and qi cleansing peaches."

"I am still not convinced." A male cultivator said and quickly continued.

"Are cloud seeking fruits and qi cleansing peaches so easy to find? Also, only old wine has a good effect on high realm cultivators. Do the two have so much old wine?" He asked, and the surrounding cultivators fell silent.

"Either way, their qi purity values confirm that those two are not evil cultivators." Someone said.

"Elder Lin doesn’t look happy." Another said, and everyone turned to look at the yellow-robbed middle-aged woman.

"Can she be happy? Her son is dead, and she is looking for an excuse to deal with fellow Daoists Shen and Zhen. She was probably hoping they were evil cultivators so that she could deal with them in the name of righteousness."

"It’s a little ironic for a member of the Lin family to talk about righteousness." Someone muttered, and the surrounding cultivators immediately stepped away from him.

Seeing the reaction, the cultivator looked around and, after confirming that no member of the Lin family had heard his words, he sighed and reminded himself to be more careful in the future.

At this time, Shen Xu looked at the elders with a smiling face.

"Elders, did we pass the test?" He asked.

"The two little friends are diligent in their practice. You have passed the first test." The disciplinary hall’s grand elder said with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"The second test is the truth elixir. Do you dare to take it?" Another elder asked, his eyes narrowed into slits.

For this test, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan originally planned to ask for an agreement.

After all, they didn’t want the elders to ask wild questions when interrogating them.

However, they eventually decided not to.

In this way, they could create an illusion of transparency and build an advantageous stage for themselves.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu smiled, turned to Zhen Yuan, and both nodded.

"Why wouldn’t we dare?" He said, but soon regretted his words.

After seeing their agreement, a disciple walked towards them.

He held a plate in each hand, and a pill was resting on top of each..

Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan didn’t think much when they saw this.

However, when they saw the grade of the pills, they couldn’t help but frown and recoil in disgust.

"This..." Shen Xu muttered and actually stepped back.

"Little friend, didn’t you say you dared to take the truth elixir?" An elder asked, and Shen Xu looked at Zhen Yuan with aggrieved eyes.

A moment later, he sighed and reached for a pill with trembling hands.

"I dare to take a truth elixir, but I am reluctant to use a low-grade pill." The double said and quickly continued.

"Elders, Ayuan and I have yet to be convicted of any crime. Is it really necessary to deal with us so mercilessly? Can’t you give us better quality pills? We don’t ask for perfect grade pills, but at least top grade..., is it too much to ask?" He complained, and the gathered cultivators almost lost their collective composure.

’I will kill this bastard.’ Several people thought and subconsciously leaked a heavy killing intent.