The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 478 - 278 Yuhu Peak

Miao Tianxue wanted to hire her as a guest Pill Master for the Duobao Pavilion. Hearing from Li Jianming that he had long held this intention, but since Miss Ning’s whereabouts were hard to pin down, she could only drop the idea regretfully. It was getting late; she looked at the sky and then said to everyone, "The matters here are concluded. Please move to Yuhu Peak, or else we may miss the ceremony!"

Everyone nodded in agreement and then left. Ning Xiaoxian stayed in the study a bit longer, waiting for Li Jianming to bring the repayment from Pei Yuyuan to her.

Li Jianming hadn’t arrived yet, but a forlorn and drawn-out sigh suddenly surrounded her, startling her. She had thought such a melancholic sigh only belonged to sorrowful young widows, but when she turned around, it was Mr. Mo You who sighed: "Heroes arise from youth. I really am old indeed."

In Xu Moyou’s eyes, there were three parts admiration but seven parts desolation. Ning Xiaoxian’s actions today were directed at Pei Yuyuan; this elder was merely affected by collateral damage, and feeling somewhat pity, she spoke to comfort him, "It was just a fluke; Mr. Xu, please do not take it to heart."

Xu Moyou shook his head and said, "The God Transformation Pill requires eighty-one types of medicinal ingredients, thousands of changes occur inside the furnace; one mistake and the entire batch goes to waste; there’s no such thing as a fluke. Young girl, you’ve done quite well indeed."

She could only smile bitterly, unable to retort. Did she not know her own capabilities? Her realm was far from sufficient; it was only because she possessed Divine Power, had the aid of the highest-quality True Fire, and used the ancient Immortal’s Alchemy Divine Artifact, the Fu Yu Tripod, that she managed. Moreover, she utilized the Divine Skill of ’Seeing the micro and knowing the macro’ and also had the protection of an Ancient Giant Demon beside her... Comparing herself with normal cultivators in Alchemy, she was basically cheating, how could there be any fairness?

Xu Moyou looked at her and couldn’t help but ask, "Can you truly not reveal your mentorship?" It’s common for cultivators to conceal their lineage; he was just not giving up.

Ning Xiaoxian replied solemnly, "Indeed I cannot! My master has sternly ordered it, and should I disobey, I will face severe punishment!" She was blatantly lying.

By then, Li Jianming had returned and handed over 700,000 Spirit Stones to Ning Xiaoxian, without a single one missing. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Xu Moyou sighed deeply and said, "Well then. Young girl, how about we go together to Yuhu Peak to watch the ceremony?" As a high-ranking expert who had achieved Dao, such an invitation from him was naturally a great honor for her, and she smiled and nodded in agreement.

Xu Moyou’s Magic Artifact was peculiar; it was a huge, shallow, blue Jade Bowl. Standing inside was not exactly comfortable, especially since one side even had a chunk missing. Seeing her curious expression, Xu Moyou smiled and said, "This was a gift from my mother when I was young, and it was also the first measurement tool I used when I entered the way of Alchemy. After progressing in my cultivation, I refined it into a flying Magic Artifact."

As people age, they tend to become nostalgic. All along the way, he had been observing Ning Xiaoxian and now continued saying, "Young girl, you are wise and talented, but if you always scheme and strategize like this, you might stray from the Alchemy Dao and hinder your own cultivation progress."

If she hadn’t relied on her intellect, she would have been crushed into ashes numerous times along her journey. Ning Xiaoxian didn’t really accept this viewpoint, but she still respectfully acknowledged his advice.

Suddenly, Changtian spoke, "What he said makes sense. Cultivation is the foundation, and clever strategies are merely supplementary; you should not reverse the priorities and scatter your energies."

This made her seriously consider the elder’s words.

Li Jianming, who had resumed his position as the Deputy Chief, was also with them in the bowl on their way to Yuhu Peak.

During the trip, the three of them talked about the Alchemy Dao. Ning Xiaoxian felt she learned a lot. Although Changtian and Qiongqi were proficient in Alchemy, this kind of skill is continuously handed down, updated, and developed. Not to mention anything else, just the widely-used Spirit Replenishing Pill alone had more than ten different production methods available, yielding different effects; this truly broadened her horizons. Xu Moyou even gifted her an Elixir recipe, which was the method to refine the Clearing Void Powder.

The Clearing Void Powder could be seen as an upgraded version of the Quhuang Powder, capable of neutralizing hundreds of poisons with a much stronger medicinal efficacy. Some peculiar poisons could not be resisted by ordinary cultivators, but the Clearing Void Powder could neutralize them. Although Li Jianming, in charge of the elixir pharmacy in Duobao Pavilion, also had this recipe, Xu Moyou’s version had been independently researched and modified by adding two auxiliary herbs while removing seven others, resulting in a greater medicinal effect and reduced cost. Giving her this recipe was indeed a sincere gesture.

Li Jianming also talked about his grudges with Pei Yuyuan. Actually, there wasn’t any personal enmity between them; it was really just each serving their respective leaders. Li Jianming was the trusted aide of Feng Wenbo, the Vice Sect Leader of Guangcheng Palace and in charge of the elixir pharmacy in Duobao Pavilion, whereas Pei Yuyuan, though responsible for the Refining Room of Duobao Pavilion, was close to Deputy Sect Leader Qiu Chuyuan.