"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!"
Ye Chen facepalmed, "Idiot! If he
got stronger after being beat up,
do you want me to beat you up
right now? Maybe you'll be able to
ascend all the way to the Martial
Disciple realm!"3
Ye Huichi's face immediately turned
ashen and shook his head.
Ye Chen sighed again, "If I'm not
wrong, the problem is with the
furnace. Don't you remember? Ye
Zifeng spent his time in the cellar
and refined pills!"
Ye Huichi was not convinced, "But,
from what housekeeper Du said, all
Ye Zifeng made was a bunch of
slag. Nothing that remotely
resembles a pill could be seen at
all."
Ye Chen shook his head, "At first,
that's what I thought too, so I
didn't pay much mind to it.
However, after watching Ye Zifeng
beat Liu Yige and seeing how
Madam Tang's attitude changed
towards him, I felt that something
wasn't adding up. Perhaps he made
a bunch of slag to fool us and then
made some pills later on."
"No way….. Cousin Zifeng never
learned anything about the art of
alchemy. How can he succeed in
making pills. As for why Madam
Tang's attitude change, maybe
Xueyi convinced her somehow." Ye
Huichi pondered and answered.
Ye Chen coldly smiled, "Do you think
that girl Xueyi can convince Tang
Feng? Hahaha….. I know what kind
of person Tang Feng is like. If she
doesn't get any benefit, she would
never help Ye Zifeng out. As for
this benefit… I'm willing to bet
that it has something to do with
pills."
Ye Huichi understood what his
father meant and nodded. In
actuality, it was a bit strange that
Ye Zifeng had asked for a furnace
out of nowhere. At first, he
thought that Zifeng was just
wasting money and wanted to
ridicule his father. But now, it
seems like Zifeng had some plans in
mind.
"However, all of this is just a
speculation."
Ye Chen's face stiffened. His son
had found the only hole in his
deduction. He had no proof if this
was real.
A hint of hatred can be seen in Ye
Chen's eyes, " No matter what,
when Ye Zifeng rises up, we have
to strike him down. If not, then
when he becomes stronger later on,
he might take revenge on us. Also,
that means that you won't be able
to take over as the master of the
clan in the future. According to the
tradition, if the young master of
the clan isn't able to succeed the
position as master, the position
would fall to the 2nd young master.
'Father! Tell me what I should do!"
Ye Chen stepped forward and
leaned forward, "Give me your
ear….."
...
The entire Ye clan's attitude had
changed. Ye Zifeng couldn't hear
people calling him trash or good for
nothing anymore. The entire place
felt more peaceful.
In the middle of all this, the
happiest one was Ye Xueyi.
"Brother Zifeng. I knew that this
day would come eventually. I knew
you would get rid of your title as a
trash and get back on the path of
cultivation! This is great!"
Seeing how Ye Xueyi was so happy,
Ye Zifeng felt gratified as well.
Having a family member who cares
so much about you. Ye Zifeng felt
that this was his greatest gain
after crossing over.
However, despite all this, Ye Zifeng
didn't really feel happy on the
inside. Showing off his ability will
allow him to get rid of his name as
trash, but it will also make others
jealous and angry at him.
In the Ye clan, Ye Chen and Ye
Huichi clearly had evil intents
towards him. Ye Zifeng was worried
about what they would try to do to
him. This was one of the reasons
why he had Tang Feng kept his
secret from everyone. If they
found out that he had talent in
refining pills, they will try to
completely suppress him in his
cultivation.
Right now, Ye Zifeng was still too
weak. His reputation had just
started to rise in the clan. The only
one who truly wanted to help him if
anything were to happen was Ye
Xueyi. With his current strength,
he can not possibly ignore and
overlook what these two are doing.
This was why, raising his
cultivation was his top priority.
"Xueyi, about those materials that
I had your mother prepare…." Ye
Zifeng suddenly asked.
Xueyi smiled and opened up her bag,
"Don't worry. It's all here."
"Good. Bring these ingredients and
come to the cellar with me. Once
I'm done refining, I'll give you
something good." Ye Zifeng smiled
and nodded. He picked up his bag
which included the three rhino
heads and the ingredients he got
from the treasury.
"Thanks Brother Zifeng." Hearing
that he had something good to give
her, Xueyi was very happy.
"But, you just came back. You
haven't even rested yet and you
want to go to the cellar? Wouldn't
this be too much for your body?" Ye
Xueyi was rather worried about her
brother's weak body.
Ye Zifeng shook his head, "Don't
worry about it. My body isn't as
sick it is as before. I fought with
the Thunder Rhinos for three days
and it didn't even affect me. How
could refining pills tire me out?"
Hearing these words, Ye Xueyi
smiled and nodded in joy.
"Oh right. I wanted to ask you this
before but I didn't get the chance.
How did you subdue those Thunder
Rhinos. Tell me about it."
"Okay. Get the things ready and
walk with me. I'll tell you about it
as we walk."
The two people walked and chatted
happily.
"So that's how it is. Brother
Zifeng used the small furnace to
absorb the thunder qi from the
Thunder Spirit Grass! Wow! Did you
have the planned out beforehand?"
Ye Xueyi gasped in admiration.
Ye Zifeng nodded, "Usually, beasts
that have an attribute will live
near places where it provides them
with energy of the same attribute.
Thus, when I saw that the mission
was to take down an attributed
beast, I became so happy. This was
because I knew how I would fight
against them already…."
Ye Xueyi was shocked. Even though
she was able to handle all the
shocking things that Ye Zifeng did
in these few days, when he was
talking just now, he looked as if he
was a great expert. He was
completely different from the Ye
Zifeng back then.1
"Brother Zifeng, were you hiding
your tracks back and learned about
worldly matters in secret? If not,
how did you know about all these
things that even I don't know
about? Oh!Oh! I know! All those
books about "Otherworldly
Beauties" were actually books
about alchemy in disguise right?
Ye Zifeng bitterly laughed and
shook his head. He really didn't
know how to fix this shady history
that this guy had.
At that time, the two had already
reached the cellar.
"Okay Xueyi. Put these things into
the furnace. After about an hour,
I'll slowly put the main ingredients
into the furnace." Ye Zifeng put
down his backpack in front of the
doors.
Ye Xueyi smiled. She followed Ye
Zifeng's direction and put
everything into the furnace.
"Brother Zifeng, since i was busy
chatting with you, I didn't notice
all these other ingredients in the
furnace. Did you put them in?
There's some white stuff and some
red stuff in here….."
"Other ingredients? I didn't put
anything in…." Ye Zifeng was
shocked after hearing this.
When he turned around, it seems
like he remembered something. He
immediately stood up and cursed.
"Shit. I've been had!"
At the same time, he used all his
strength and flew towards Xueyi.
He grabbed the shocked Xueyi and
pushed her towards the ground with
his body on top of hers, as if he
was shielding her.
Behind the two, the furnace went
up in flames and with a "Bang!"
sound.
It exploded.