The sect's hidden treasury was a
place where many disciples looked
forward to visiting.
In accordance to sect rules, each
disciple can choose to save up their
points or enter the treasury the
next day to exchange their points
for items. Ye Zifeng isn't the type
to save and accumulate his points.
In his eyes, the faster you can get
your rewards, the faster your
cultivation will rise. Raising one's
cultivation level should come before
everything else.
"Who's there. State your name,
cultivation level and the number of
times you've completed missions."
"Ye Zifeng, Third stage of qi
refining, first time."
The guard at the door turned to his
partner and smiled, "So it's a
newbie. No wonder why he looked
unfamiliar. He probably has around
20-30 points. Old Du, bring him to
the first floor of the treasury."
"Come on newbie, follow me." Old
Du looked like he was an easy going
person.
"Hold on." Ye Zifeng replied, "I
have 460 points. Which floor should
I go to?"
"460 points? At the 3rd stage of qi
refining and it's your first time
here? You're playing with me
right?….." Old Du had an awkward
look on his face. When did these
newbies start to tell lies all of a
sudden.
The other guard who was called Lu
Fan shook his head, "Yeah. That
much contribution point is
comparable to the reward for
completing a seven stage mission.
Even if you want to lie to us, at
least say something around 100
points.
Ye Zifeng didn't want to waste
time talking to them and pulled a
pile of badges out of his bag and
showed the two. It was easier for
him to show them proof instead of
talking.
"This is what I got." Ye Zifeng told
them.
"You….. You….." Old Du was so
shocked that he couldn't utter
another word.
It was Lu Fan who came back to his
senses first, "You. What did you
say your name was?"
Such a strong person. To be able to
get the reward of a seventh stage
mission while being at the third
stage of qi refining, he'll sooner or
later be the one of the strongest
people in Leizhou City. Lu Fan was
a smart person and thus he asked
for his name. He wanted to make
some connections with this guy so
he can have some benefits later on.
"Ye Zifeng."
Hearing this, Old Du accidentally
blurted, "What? You're that
trash...."
Lu Fan quickly covered his mouth
and smiled towards Zifeng, "So it
was Ye clan's young master.
Greetings. Greetings." He was a
smart person. He didn't know what
happened to Zifeng but from what
he can see, he can not offend this
person at all.
Ye Zifeng just kept smiling,
"Senior brothers, I want to ask
where the rare ingredients are
stored in the treasury?" This was
what Ye Zifeng wanted to know the
most. It was the only reason for
him to join the sect missions.
Lu Fan was confused, "Young
master Ye, what do you need
medicinal ingredients for? There
aren't any great alchemists in
Leizhou City, only a huang-tier
alchemist. It is also very hard to
get her to refine something for
you."
Usually, the qi refining stage
disciples who came to the treasury
would want to exchange their
points for weapons, or techniques.
Some might want to exchange their
points for spiritual pills directly
but there aren't any students who
would exchange their points for
medicinal ingredients.
"Thank you senior brothers for
your pointers, but I have made up
my mind. I want to exchange my
points for ingredients. I hope that
senior brothers will guide me." Ye
Zifeng earnestly said.
"Whatever. He probably wants to
resell these ingredients in the
market. I've talked too much. Old
Du, since he has so many points,
bring him to the rare medicine cage
on the third floor."
"Rare medicine cage?" After
thinking about it, Old Du felt that
it was the right place to bring Ye
Zifeng. Although he's only at the
third qi refining stage, he has the
enough points to enter….
"Since that's the case, then would
young master Ye please follow this
Old Du."
...
After a while, Old Du brought Ye
Zifeng down a path towards the
rare medicine cage.
"I told you about the rules already.
When you finish picking your
ingredients, bring it over to Tong
Jian over there. He'll take your
points and let you leave with the
ingredients."
"Many thanks senior brother.
Zifeng understands."
Old Du smiled at Zifeng and then
left to attend the other disciples.
Ye Zifeng had been holding back his
excitement the entire time. When
Old Du finally left, he jumped in
joy!
"Good. Good. Good! As expected.
This Ashen Spirit Sect's ingredients
are much rarer than those in
normal stores. Ice Sheet Grass,
Nightmare Vine, Earthen Root
Grass, Graveyard Moss, and Peace
God Flower! This is not bad!"
Seeing that the sect had all these
ingredients, Ye Zifeng transformed
into a completely different person.
He wasn't the calm and collected Ye
Zifeng anymore. Now he was the
crazed alchemist Ye Zifeng who ran
up and down the aisles,kissing all
the ingredients.
Because he was an idiotic pill
enthusiast, and more so, because
he was able to see these
ingredients, he got even more
excited. This was because he can
use these ingredients and the rhino
horns that he just got to create a
strong pill that can help increase
his lightning powers and defense.
This will allow him to take another
step towards his goal of reaching
the peak of the world.
"Hehe. What kind of country
bumpkin are you. You can't even
tell the grade of these ingredients?
Let me tell you about them. These
common tier ingredients are all
trash in my eyes. I don't even need
to use my points to get these
ingredients."
Ye Zifeng didn't think that
someone else was here. His crazy
actions were actually seen by
someone! His started to feel
nervous and embarrassed.
In the corner of Ye Zifeng's eye,
he can see a girl in a green dress.
Her face was like a full moon while
her eyes were like spring dew. She
looked as tender and beautiful as a
goddess. Her skin was as white as
snow and her eyes were as clear as
water. She also had a noble and
elegant aura around her. Just by
looking at her, Ye Zifeng became
stupefied.
"Idiot….. What are you looking at.
You've never seen such a beautiful
alchemist like me right?"
"Alchemist?" Ye Zifeng came back
to his sense. He remembered
something that he was told before
and asked the girl, "Could it be….
You're the that huang tier
alchemist in Leizhou city?"
The girl's eyes lit up and smiled,
"Heh, you've got great eyes to be
able to recognize me. That's right.
"I'm that famous huang tier alchemist of Leizhou City."
"You can call me Miss Bingqian."
Ye Zifeng smiled back. He didn't
dislike this kind of girl. Even
though she was a bit arrogant, she
actually warned him about
exchanging points for these
common ingredients. It seems like
her heart isn't bad at all.
"Miss Bingqian….."
Bingqian chuckled, "I told you to
call me that and you actually called
me that? However, I don't hate the
honest types like you either. Tell
me, what are you using these
ingredients for? Maybe I can give
you some insights."
As a majestic peak heaven tier
alchemist, do I really need a little
girl like you to teach me about
alchemy?
Ye Zifeng bitterly laughed, "No
need. As the number one alchemist
in Leizhou City, you probably have a
lot of things to do. There's no need
to spend time with someone as lowly
as me."
Bingqian was startled and then
started laughing out loud.
"You're pretty interesting. Other
people would offer me a large sum
of money to give them advice but I
would usually reject them.
However, today I was going to give
you some advice for free and yet
you reject it?"
Ye Zifeng held in his anger and
forced a smiled, "It's my fault. I
hope Miss Bingqian can forgive me."
Bingqian sighed, "Fine. If you don't
need my help then I won't force
myself on you. Right. I have the
sect master's permission to come to
the treasury and make pills
whenever I want. If you have any
questions, feel free to ask me the
next time you come."
Ye Zifeng's eyes started to twitch,
"Then when the time comes, I'll
have to bother Miss Bingqian."
He then surveyed the surroundings
again. In this large area, there
was not a single person besides
them. Thinking about it, he figured
out why Bingqian wanted to come
and chat with him. She had been
practicing here by herself for a
long time now. It wouldn't be
surprising if she had become as
crazy as Ye Zifeng when it comes
to alchemy.
"Truth to be told, I've been at the
treasury for quite some time now.
This is my first time seeing
someone else at the rare medicine
cage." Bingqian did not want to
stop talking. She looked like she
was desperately trying to converse
with Ye Zifeng.
Ye Zifeng looked at the ingredients
in front of him and replied, "A lot
of people can only see the
immediate benefits of something
when it is in front of them. For
example, high grade weapons and
martial techniques. People can
immediately increase their strength
when they have these things.
However the increase in strength is
minimal. Smarter people would try
to exchange their points for pills.
However, it is still not as worth it
compared to exchanging for
ingredients. No one is thinking
about the long term effects and
only want to improve their
strength immediately.
"So you have this kind of thinking
too?" Bingqian looked like she had
finally found someone who shares
the same principles as her. She was
very happy when she heard Zifeng's
reply.
"How about you then?" Bingqian
doubtfully asked, "What are you
using these ingredients for? Don't
tell me you're gonna bring it home
and make some dishes out of it or
something. That's too wasteful!"
"Of course not!" Ye Zifeng gave a
simple answer.
Suddenly, it seemed as if Bingqian
understood something and giggled.
Ye Zifeng looked at her strangely,
"What're you laughing about?"
She glanced at him mysteriously, "I
know why you came here to get
these ingredients."
Ye Zifeng nodded and felt
suspicious, "Oh? Why? Tell me
about it."
"You probably heard that I'm
usually around here and then
worked really hard to get enough
points to get close to me. Then
after you arouse my interest...
You want to become my disciple in
alchemy…. right?"
Ye Zifeng was shocked... Suddenly
he lost all his excitement about
alchemy after her speech.
Bingqian laughed loudly, "Haha.
Seeing how shocked you are, I
must've guessed correctly."
In Zifeng's mind he was shocked
because he felt that this girl in
front of him probably has some
brain damage. The hole in her brain
far exceeded Ye Zifeng's
expectation.
"I'm sorry. I don't even know who
you are. I don't want to be your
disciple either. After picking up the
ingredients that I want, I will
leave immediately.
Ye Zifeng felt like he had to tell
her the truth. He doesn't want her
to have any misunderstandings. She
actually wants to take him in as a
disciple. Ye Zifeng might as well kill
himself if he has to call her his
master.
"You! Fine. I don't care about you
anymore!" She had a hint of
coldness in her eyes. She felt that
Zifeng had disrespected her. She
gave him a "hmph" and turned
around. She walked towards the
ingredient cabinets and pretended
to search for some medicine.
Ye Zifeng didn't want to waste
anymore energy on someone like
her. He picked up his speed in
gathering his ingredients.
All the ingredients that he picked
weren't too expensive either. Each
one of them was worth around 10
points. Very quickly, Ye Zifeng's
bag was filled up. He almost had to
go and get a bigger bag to hold all
these things.
Bingqian was standing far away
and would secretly sneak a few
glances towards Ye Zifeng. When
she saw his bag, she was shocked.
For someone to use up all their
contribution points for medicinal
ingredients, that person must be a
talented alchemist. They also had
to be a crazed alchemist as well!
"This person definitely have the
talent and willpower for alchemy.
Just you wait. I, Bingqian will
definitely make you my disciple!"