Ever since receiving the legacy of the Medicine King Sect, Ye Chuxue had studied the Alchemy Technique day and night, even neglecting her own cultivation. Today, she had finally succeeded in refining a Fifth-grade Elixir.

This meant she was now qualified to refine the Detoxification Pill. As long as she found the remaining ingredients, she could completely remove the poison from her body!

A smile rose on Ye Chuxue’s face. "My apologies, I only managed to refine three Elixir Pills this time."

"However, all three are Mid Grade Elixirs."

Although she spoke with restraint, she couldn’t hide her inner pride.

Everyone has a bit of vanity, and she was no exception.

"Wow, Senior Sister Ye, you’re incredible! In just half a year, you’ve gone from being a novice to refining a Fifth-grade Elixir—and a Mid Grade one at that! You’re an absolute genius!"

"That’s right! You’re even more amazing than Grandmaster Song was in her early days!"

"Senior Sister Ye, you’re destined to be the next Alchemy Grandmaster!"

"Yes, we’ll always support Senior Sister Ye!"

"..."

The disciples were ecstatic. After all, these were Fifth-grade Elixirs, which would be incredibly expensive if purchased elsewhere.

Many of them couldn’t afford a single pill even if they emptied all their savings, yet here Ye Chuxue was, giving them away for free!

It was an incredible windfall. Hoping to be chosen, everyone showered her with praise as if compliments were free.

The praise was making Ye Chuxue feel a bit giddy.

’No one else would be as selfless as me, giving away Elixir Pills to others. Most people here look down on these ordinary disciples, but I’m different!’

’Even the most ordinary person deserves respect.’

Beaming, she waved her hand to quiet the crowd. Then, as was her custom, she began an on-the-spot lottery. The winners would get to take home the Elixir Pills.

Soon, the three lucky winners were chosen. They thanked her profusely, becoming the object of everyone’s envy.

"This is great! I’ve been stuck at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer for years. With this Elixir Pill, I’m sure I can finally break through!"

One of the female disciples was so excited that she popped the Elixir Pill into her mouth right then and there.

Everyone watched her, their eyes filled with envy.

"Wu Dan got so lucky. If she breaks through to the Qi Refining Tenth Level, she’ll have a shot at reaching Foundation Establishment!"

"I know, right? Why am I never that lucky?"

"We’ll just have to hope Senior Sister Ye succeeds again next time. Maybe it’ll be our turn then!"

"Quick, look! I think she’s really about to break through!"

The aura around Wu Dan began to surge, and the surrounding Spiritual Energy started to gather toward her.

Ye Chuxue raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on her lips as she glanced toward Yunxiao Peak.

’Song Wanning, did you see that?’

’When you come out of seclusion, you’ll find that everything has changed!’

’Just an Alchemy Grandmaster. What’s so great about that?’

’It took her over a hundred years of hard work, but I can catch up in just one!’

’That Song Wanning... she’s a joke.’

A coldness filled Ye Chuxue’s heart.

But before the smile could fade from her lips, something suddenly went wrong with Wu Dan.

Just as she seemed on the verge of a breakthrough, she unexpectedly spat out a large mouthful of black blood and collapsed with a THUD.

The sudden turn of events stunned everyone. They froze for a few moments before rushing over.

"Wu Dan! Wu Dan!"

"What’s wrong with her?"

Ye Chuxue’s heart sank, and she quickly ordered the disciples to make way.

She leaned in for a closer look and was shocked to see black lines spreading along Wu Dan’s meridians, soon reaching her face.

It was clearly a sign of poisoning.

Everyone was alarmed. Their minds immediately jumped to the Elixir Pill Wu Dan had just taken, and their gazes shifted to the other two disciples holding their own pills.

The other two disciples looked down at the Elixir Pills in their hands in horror, not knowing whether to take them or throw them away.

"Senior Sister Ye, Wu Dan is poisoned! Could it be from the Elixir Pill?" a disciple asked doubtfully.

Ye Chuxue’s expression darkened. "Impossible! There’s absolutely nothing wrong with my Elixir Pills!"

She scooped up Wu Dan. "I’m taking her to see Master Lan!"

Giving away the Elixir Pills was supposed to be a good deed; she absolutely could not take the blame for this.

The group hurried to find Lan Le. So many disciples followed along that they attracted a crowd of onlookers, all of whom swarmed around them.

Such a large commotion soon alerted the Sect Master and elders of the Heavenly Inquiry Sect.

Everyone gathered on Lan Le’s peak, waiting for his diagnosis.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, this disciple has been poisoned. The poison has entered her vital organs and her Dantian. If it isn’t neutralized within three days, her cultivation will surely regress, and she will have no hope of future advancement!"

Lan Le stood up, his brow deeply furrowed. "For now, I have not been able to identify the specific poison she was afflicted with."

Poisons in the Cultivation World were far more complex than those in the mortal realm. There were over 200,000 recorded types of toxins alone!

Their toxicity was also far greater. Once poisoned, if the root cause couldn’t be identified, treatment was nearly impossible.

"No way! Even Grandmaster Lan can’t identify the poison?"

"But Wu Dan was perfectly fine a moment ago. It was only after she took Master Ye’s Elixir Pill that..."

The disciples’ gazes involuntarily turned toward Ye Chuxue.

Ye Chuxue stiffened and quickly explained, "This disciple did take my Elixir Pill, but there is absolutely no poison in them! She must have been poisoned by something else..."

"If you don’t believe me, you can inspect the other two Elixir Pills!"

She quickly and secretly crushed the Communication Talisman her master had given her, just in case these people tried to force the blame onto her.

"Bring the other two Elixir Pills here!"

Lan Le made a grabbing motion, and the Elixir Pills flew from the two disciples’ hands into his.

He examined the pills closely, then crushed one and observed the powder. He then summoned a bird from the sky and fed the powder to it.

All eyes were fixed on the bird.

After eating the powder, the little bird flapped its wings and took flight.

It flew higher and higher, farther and farther away, showing no abnormal signs.

Ye Chuxue pressed her lips together, secretly overjoyed. "I told you, the poisoning has nothing to do with my Elixir Pills. These are Fifth-grade Spirit Gathering Pills..."

The words had barely left her mouth.

...when the bird in the sky suddenly began to struggle violently. Its sharp, ear-piercing cries were unbearable to hear.

The next moment, the bird plummeted straight down, landing right in front of Ye Chuxue’s exquisite white Spirit-controlling Boots.

It twitched a few times and then went completely still.

Her face instantly turned deathly pale, her eyes filled with shock.

’How could this be...’

’Is there really poison in the Elixir Pills?’

’Impossible!’

’I followed the legacy’s instructions to the letter...’

"Gasp! It really was Senior Sister Ye’s Elixir Pill?"

"Senior Sister Ye’s Elixir Pills are poisonous?"

"Then what about all the pills from before?"

"What on earth is going on? Isn’t Senior Sister Ye supposed to be incredible? How could her Elixir Pills be poisonous?"

"..."

All eyes fell on Ye Chuxue, filled with suspicion, and the crowd erupted in a cacophony of discussion.

The Sect Master of the Heavenly Inquiry Sect grew annoyed at the sight.

’Ye Chuxue should just focus on her alchemy. Why did she have to stir up all this trouble...’