245: Treasure hunting rats out

He traveled to the Jade Pond in the morning and rested on the evening clouds at dusk.

After spending a few days at the Jade Pond, the side effects of True Dragon Blood within Gu Liangyuan's body were greatly alleviated.

However, Gu Liangyuan did not become complacent and forget his duties, as Jiang Wubing on Forget-Love Peak was still waiting for him to be cured.

On this day, within the Jade Pond.

Yang Qiong and Lü Qingmei were playing in the pool, while Gu Liangyuan stood amidst the sea of clouds, watching the scene with a smile.

After a long time, as night fell, the two women finally came ashore.

Gu Liangyuan flipped his hand and took out two double Phoenix jade pouches.

Under the expectant gazes of the two women, Gu Liangyuan distributed the jade pouches:

"This item is an Ancient Immortal Artifact, which I obtained by chance. Each of you, sisters, will have one. It can greatly ensure your safety."

Both women's eyes lit up with joy as they looked at the golden Phoenixes circling on the pouches.

After putting them on, they felt a strong sense of security.

Not only a sense of security during combat, but also a sense of security towards Gu Liangyuan.

Gu Liangyuan's action also showed his attitude: that he treated them equally.

This eased a lot of the psychological burden on the two of them.

However, the two women unanimously agreed that there was no need for the three of them to grandly publicize their relationship; they could just continue to interact as before.

There was also no need to deliberately hide it; they would just let it be natural.

It is worth mentioning that Gu Liangyuan's cultivation had improved further during this period. This cultivation was not returned by the System, but naturally reached Void Refining Eighth Layer.

Yang Qiong thus advanced to the Body Integration realm, and Lü Qingmei also broke through a small layer, reaching the Body Integration Third Layer realm.

The next morning, under Yang Qiong's reluctant gaze, Gu Liangyuan drove the double dragon jade carriage, taking Lü Qingmei towards the Supreme Sacred Ground.

This time, Lü Qingmei's mood when riding the double dragon jade carriage was very different from the last time; the two chatted and laughed, with no more estrangement.

When the two arrived before the mountain gate of the Supreme Sacred Ground, they saw a few people lurking suspiciously at the entrance from afar.

Lü Qingmei frowned slightly, about to go down and inquire, but Gu Liangyuan stopped her:

"These few people are from the Jiang Family. They are probably here for my new Disciple. Let them be a whetstone for him; there's no need to bother with them."

Lü Qingmei was now completely obedient to Gu Liangyuan, so she naturally agreed without question.

The two entered the Supreme Sacred Ground, Lü Qingmei returned to Wuji Peak, while Gu Liangyuan leisurely headed towards Forget-Love Peak.

However, when passing Golden Core Peak, a familiar voice caught his attention.

"Hahaha, it's done, the Transformation Meridian Pill is done!"

Gu Liangyuan recognized it; it was Master Wan Yan's voice.

Transformation Meridian Pill?

Hearing this name, Gu Liangyuan's heart stirred.

Could it be that this Medicinal Pill could actually change Meridians?

Thinking this, Gu Liangyuan immediately put away the double dragon jade carriage and descended from the clouds.

He immediately saw Master Wan Yan, disheveled and holding a Golden Core.

He sniffed the Medicinal Pill's fragrance deeply, looking very intoxicated.

Seeing Gu Liangyuan, his eyes lit up:

"Junior Martial Uncle, you've come at just the right time. Take a look at my Transformation Meridian Pill."

Seeing Gu Liangyuan take it, Master Wan Yan excitedly introduced the effects of the Transformation Meridian Pill to Gu Liangyuan.

"The Transformation Meridian Pill, as the name suggests, has the effect of changing Meridians."

"When looking at a Disciple's Aptitude, the most important thing is the Spiritual Root, followed by Meridians and Comprehension Ability."

"Among those with the same Heavenly Spiritual Root, if a Disciple's Meridians are wider than another Disciple's, then his cultivation speed will be much faster than the other Disciple's."

"I thought, if I could develop a Medicinal Pill that could change Meridians, then the strength of our Supreme Sacred Ground would definitely improve by a large margin."

"Finally, after my day and night of diligent research, I created this Transformation Meridian Pill!"

"With this pill, I will definitely leave a significant mark in the Alchemy world!"

Gu Liangyuan ignored the self-absorbed Master Wan Yan, but kindly spoke:

"Junior Martial Nephew, I advise you to test it out first, don't forget what happened with the Forget-Worry Pill last time."

Upon hearing this, Master Wan Yan looked at Gu Liangyuan indignantly, as if he had suffered a great humiliation:

"Junior Martial Uncle, I might not be able to defeat you, but in Alchemy, you are not good enough!"

"Last time was just an accident, do you understand, an accident?"

"This time I put in a lot of effort, combining various ancient formulas, so there's absolutely no possibility of an accident."

Seeing Gu Liangyuan's face filled with doubt, Master Wan Yan snorted coldly, slapped his spirit beast bag, and summoned another monkey.

With a flick of his finger, the Transformation Meridian Pill entered the monkey's body.

"Although this spirit monkey's Meridians are different from a human's, they are nine-tenths similar. As long as this spirit monkey is fine, it proves that my Medicinal Pill is viable."

While speaking, Master Wan Yan's eyes were fixed on the spirit monkey without blinking.

After the spirit monkey swallowed the Medicinal Pill, its face suddenly turned red.

The Medicinal Pill transformed into a surging magical power, rampaging through the spirit monkey's Meridians.

In a moment, its Meridians burst open, its cultivation was completely lost, and it died.

The air suddenly became quiet~

Master Wan Yan's face turned green and then red, and he didn't even dare to look into Gu Liangyuan's eyes.

He was afraid of seeing Gu Liangyuan's mocking gaze.

He pointed at the spirit monkey on the ground, still stubborn:

"Just tell me if this beast's Meridians changed or not!"

After saying this, he mustered his courage and looked up at Gu Liangyuan.

He saw Gu Liangyuan staring at him with shining eyes.

Master Wan Yan subconsciously covered his chest and stepped back:

"I'm already so old, Junior Martial Uncle, you can't be joking with me."

Gu Liangyuan's face darkened:

"What are you thinking? This pill you made is just in time, I have a use for it."

Hmm?

So, Gu Liangyuan whispered something in Master Wan Yan's ear.

After listening, although Master Wan Yan was puzzled, he still nodded in agreement.

On Mount Long of Supreme, a young man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, his eyes gloomy.

This young man was Zhang Yang.

The depressed Zhang Yang was a bit stuffy, he had been at the Supreme Sacred Ground for over a year.

In over a year, he had cultivated from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment.

Although this cultivation speed was not comparable to those favored by heaven, it was not slow either.

However, because he had offended Gu Liangyuan, even though he had the qualification to enter the Inner Sect, no peak dared to accept him, making it difficult for his cultivation to improve.

Zhang Yang was thinking, wondering if he should leave the Supreme Sacred Ground.

He had a vague premonition that once he left the Supreme Sacred Ground, he would have better development.

But...

His Divine Sense swept behind him.

Although he didn't sense anything, he always had a feeling.

It seemed that someone was always secretly monitoring him.

It seems that if I want to escape, I still need to find a way.

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw an Outer Sect Deacon coming from afar:

"Zhang Yang, you're in luck, kid."

While Zhang Yang was puzzled, the Outer Sect Deacon spoke:

"Junior Martial Uncle Master Wan Yan of Golden Core Peak wants to choose a Foundation Establishment realm Disciple to test a Medicinal Pill. Among the Outer Sect Disciples in the Foundation Establishment realm, aren't you the only one?"

Test a Medicinal Pill?

Zhang Yang's eyes showed confusion.

The Outer Sect Deacon proactively explained:

"Junior Martial Uncle Master Wan Yan's Alchemy is superb. He has developed a new Medicinal Pill, which has already been tested on spirit beasts. He says it can change Meridians, and now it needs to be tested on humans."

"If it succeeds, perhaps Junior Martial Uncle Master Wan Yan will be so happy that he'll take you into the Inner Sect."

Zhang Yang's eyes flickered after listening.

It seemed that an opportunity to break the situation had arrived.