Hearing Yuelan’s words, Lijun Fen couldn’t retaliate. After all, the main reason why he came back to this lower world in the first place was to recruit the two prodigies to the Azure Sky Sect.

Of course, he planned on tying them down one way or another, but Yuelan had made it very difficult just now with her requests.

And from her resolute expression, he knew there wasn’t going to be a middle ground. He either accepted her proposal here and she joined the Azure Sky Sect, or he declined, and she would walk away in a heartbeat.

So after taking a moment to think, Lijun Fen had made up his mind.

"Very well... I agree to your terms, but—"

"One more thing," Yuelan cut him off immediately. "We’re not going to say we’re a part of your sect forever. Once we join another sect, or create our own, we’ll no longer use your name."

Lijun Fen finally snapped, causing an intense wave of Qi to wash over Yuelan, yet she didn’t budge an inch.

There’s no way this guy is going to do anything to me, Yuelan thought with a giggle. Since he told us his sect is basically dead, that means he’s desperate to find some good recruits.

If Yuelan and Xuan escaped his grasp, then the Azure Sky Sect was as good as finished.

"You..." Lijun Fen mumbled, his voice echoing in the air. "Who has raised you to be so shameless? Do you not care for your seniors?"

"Ah, my dad was a business fanatic, so he gave me economic lessons when he was bored," Yuelan replied, her smile widening. "You could say I picked up a few things, and one of them was to treat everyone like a business partner."

She took a few steps forward, ignoring the pressure Lijun Fen was emitting.

"You are my business partner, but you’re also someone holding the short end of the stick," Yuelan said, stopping in front of him.

"My dad also said last-second decisions reveal what the person is feeling in their heart, so you have 5 seconds to make your decision."

Lijun Fen’s pressure vanished, and what replaced it was an annoyed look.

And before a second could pass, he extended his hand, offering Yuelan a handshake.

She stared at his hand for a moment, and with a warm smile, she accepted.

"Your only duty is to wear the Azure Sky Sect’s name," Lijun Fen said. "You will face many hurdles because of our reputation, but we’ll do our best to provide you with all the resources possible."

He forced a laugh. "Trust me, before our reputation had turned for the worst, we were one of the richest sects in the mortal realm, and we had many secret stashes, some of which have still been unopened."

Treasure... To think I would’ve missed such a jackpot if I went to big brother instead. Tsk tsk...

"Sounds good, I’ll open them for you," Yuelan replied flatly. "Anyhow, is it fine if I step inside the pill room now? I’ve grown quite hungry."

"Ah... Yes, you may go in," Lijun Fen said. "But please know you can’t consume too many pills at once. All the pills in there are Mortal or Spirit ranked, so at most, swallow ten pills and take a twelve-hour break."

"Hmm? Or what’ll happen? I’ll explode?" Yuelan asked, curious.

Lijun Fen raised a brow. "If too much Qi enters your body at once, you will explode, yes. Only those with a Medicine Physique can absorb pills nearly endlessly."

A faint grin appeared on Yuelan’s face. "And how does one get this kind of physique? I remember playing games where you can unlock physiques through rituals or body tempering, is it the same here?"

"Games? Uhh... Yes?" Lijun Fen stammered. "Many are born with a Medicine Physique, but there are ways you can get it through normal means, such as bathing in pills... You boil 500 pills of a single rank, and if you survive for an hour inside the liquid, then you would get a Medicine Physique of that rank. This is called a Five Hundred Pill Baptism."

Yuelan nodded. "So if I bathe in 500 Mortal ranked pills, I’ll get a Mortal ranked Medical Physique?"

"Precisely," Lijun Fen replied. "You need both a tough body and spirit to be able to advance the Medical Physique, so be warned."

"Mmm... I see..." Yuelan muttered, pointing at the pill room. "Then can you set up a pill bath for me? Let’s start off with 1,000 Mortal ranked pills. You said you had plenty, right?"

Lijun Fen’s head spun. "Woman... it’s called Five Hundred Pill Baptism, not the One Thousand Pill Baptism. There’s no such thing, and going beyond 500 pills is just a waste."

However, Yuelan didn’t reply. Instead, she continued staring at him with a smirk.

So after a few moments, he let out a sigh. "I... I hope you don’t bankrupt what is left of our sect, miss...?"

"Yuelan," she introduced herself. "Oh, and while the bath is being prepared, may I get some food?"

Lijun Fen’s brows twitched, but even so, he pointed her in the cafeteria’s direction.

"It’ll take us around two hours to prepare the Five Hundred... One Thousand Pill Baptism. I’ll find you so long as you’re in the sect grounds, so until then, you can do whatever you please," Lijun Fen stated. "But I do strongly suggest meditating, as that would prepare your mind for what’s to come."

Yuelan shook her head. "Food is meditation, and I’ll be reciting the holy mantra while I ravage your cafeteria."

Her words left him speechless once again, but without expanding further, Yuelan began walking toward the cafeteria.

Yet before she could get too far, an idea popped inside her head, causing her to turn back toward Lijun Fen.

She flashed a wide grin and walked up to him.

A single droplet of sweat poured down Lijun Fen’s forehead, and right as he was about to speak, Yuelan cut him off.

"Hey, can you boil the pills in the Myriad Spirit Pond’s water? I know the location of it, I just need you to bring it back here."

"..."

"W-What?"