121: Chapter 120 The Elixir of Youth is Completed

On the other side, in Yun Ming's Immortal Cave.

Yun Ming was refining pills.

He was in a good mood today because when he woke up and checked the System, he found today's entry particularly pleasing—

[Today is suitable for Alchemy]

The words were simple and clear.

He immediately decided that he wouldn't do anything else today and would focus on refining pills.

What pill should he refine?

He flipped through the Pill Formulas and finally chose the Third-grade High Grade beauty preserving pill.

This Medicinal Pill was a Pill Formula he had obtained previously at the Luoxia Market; after taking it, one could maintain eternal youth and never age. Although for Cultivators, a higher cultivation level naturally delayed aging, this kind of Medicinal Pill had always been extremely popular among female Cultivators, and any single pill could be sold for an astronomical price.

It just so happened that once it was refined, he could give it to his mother.

Yun Ming adjusted his state, took out the cauldron of all things mother qi, and began refining pills.

The furnace fire rose, the Spirit Medicine entered the cauldron, the Divine Sense nurtured it, and the pill seals operated—everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Outside the Immortal Cave, a figure was walking over quickly.

Jiang Yueling landed at the entrance of the Immortal Cave and was about to call out when she found the door ajar.

She pushed the door and entered.

"Yun Ming! Get out—"

Before she could finish, she froze.

There was no one in the courtyard, and her Divine Sense scan didn't find anyone either.

There was only a neatly maintained garden of Spirit Medicine, with several stalks growing lushly.

Jiang Yueling frowned and took a few steps inside.

"Who is it?"

A voice came from inside, and then a woman walked out.

Qin Wan was wearing an apron and holding a spatula, clearly in the middle of cooking. She froze for a moment when she saw Jiang Yueling, then revealed a kind smile:

"Young lady, are you here to see Ming'er?"

Seeing that Yun Ming wasn't there, Jiang Yueling originally wanted to turn around and leave.

She had come to settle scores with Yun Ming, not to chat with this Mortal.

But at the moment she turned, out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of something hanging from Qin Wan's waist.

The yuxu condensing light bead.

Her yuxu condensing light bead!

Jiang Yueling paused, turned abruptly, and stared fixedly at that bead.

The bead was hanging at Qin Wan's waist, emitting a faint, warm glow; it was clear at a glance that it had been refined by someone.

Jiang Yueling reflexively raised her hand, wanting to take it back—

Her hand was only halfway up when it froze in mid-air.

Because she noticed something was wrong.

Compared to yesterday, this Mortal in front of her had quite a few more things on her.

Besides her yuxu condensing light bead, there was also a jade pendant hanging at her waist. That pendant was pure white and emitted a soft light; one look and it was clear it was no ordinary item. She identified it carefully and recognized it as a Fourth-grade Low Grade spirit essence heart-guarding pendant—a supreme treasure that could stabilize one's original heart and resist illusions.

Then she looked at the clothes.

Those clothes looked ordinary, but with her eyesight, she could tell at a glance that something had been woven into the fabric. xuan shuang protective gauze, a Fourth-grade Low Grade Artifact Refining material, was extremely rare. When woven into clothing, its defensive power was astonishing; it was said to be able to withstand an attack from an Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator and could also keep a corpse from rotting for a thousand years.

On her head was a hairpin, Third-grade High Grade.

Around her neck was a pendant, Fourth-grade Medium Grade.

On her wrist—

Jiang Yueling's pupils suddenly constricted.

The jade bracelet on her wrist was emerald green, with faint Dragon patterns flowing through it. She was all too familiar with that aura; it was the unique pressure of a Fifth-grade Spirit Treasure.

Fifth-grade Low Grade!

She didn't even have a single Fifth-grade Spirit Treasure!

Not to mention her, in the entire Shenduan Sect, there were no more than ten Fifth-grade Spirit Treasures, each one a sect-protecting treasure that ordinary Elders didn't even have the right to touch. Her Master, True Lord Qingyue, a grand Late Nascent Soul Stage expert, only had two Fifth-grade items and usually couldn't bear to use them.

Yet this ordinary Mortal in front of her was wearing one on her wrist.

Jiang Yueling slowly lowered her half-raised hand.

Her original intention of taking back the yuxu condensing light bead had now completely cooled down.

The outfit this Mortal was wearing was worth more than all her belongings combined during her peak. How could she take it?

And...

She remembered last night.

That man had knocked her unconscious with a single punch, then calmly took her storage ring, planted a curse mark, and walked away.

That was simply not the strength a normal Golden Core should have.

Now looking at the equipment on this Mortal—

Overnight, from having nothing to being covered in supreme treasures.

This wasn't something a normal Golden Core could do, and it was definitely not the foundation a normal Golden Core could have.

A thought flashed through Jiang Yueling's mind: Could this Yun Ming be some old monster hiding here?

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

That kind of strength, that kind of composure, that attitude of not caring about her at all... plus the luxurious equipment that appeared on this Mortal overnight.

Definitely an old monster.

Perhaps he was some old fellow who had lived for thousands of years, disguising himself as an Early Golden Core Stage Cultivator and hiding in this backwater Qingxuan Sect, plotting something unknown.

Jiang Yueling took a deep breath, suppressed the shock on her face, and put on a nonchalant expression.

Seeing that she wasn't speaking, Qin Wan asked again: "Young lady? Are you here to see Ming'er?"

Jiang Yueling snapped out of it and nodded: "Yes. Is he in?"

Qin Wan smiled: "He is, but he's refining pills. It could be as short as three or four days, or as long as half a month or a month; it's hard to say."

Jiang Yueling thought for a moment and suddenly changed her mind.

"Then... can I wait for him here?"

Qin Wan was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up.

She sized up Jiang Yueling from top to bottom—although she was wearing a veil, her figure was graceful and her temperament was outstanding; one look and it was clear she wasn't a girl from an ordinary family. To come all this way to find Ming'er and even be willing to wait here...

The smile on Qin Wan's face deepened.

"Of course you can! Come in and sit, don't just stand outside." She warmly pulled Jiang Yueling inside, "It just so happens I'm quite bored alone, it's good to have someone to talk to. What's your name? How old are you? Where are you from? How do you know Ming'er?"

Jiang Yueling was a bit dazed by the string of questions and instinctively replied: "My name is Jiang Yueling, I'm in my early twenties, I'm from the East Xuan Region, and I've... had a few dealings with Yun Ming."

Qin Wan's eyes grew even brighter.

"East Xuan Region, where is that? You came all that way to find him? You're from the Shenduan Sect, right? Ming'er mentions you often." She pulled Jiang Yueling down to sit with a beaming smile, "Good, good, good, you sit, I'll go pour you some tea. What would you like to eat? I'll cook for you."

Jiang Yueling: "...No need to go to any trouble..."

"No trouble at all!" Qin Wan had already rushed into the kitchen like a whirlwind.

Jiang Yueling sat there, looking at the busy figure, then at the faint curse mark on her wrist, and then at the equipment on that Mortal that made her eyes red with envy, falling into deep thought.

Who exactly was this Yun Ming?

The sound of stir-frying came from the kitchen.

She just stayed there like that.

Meanwhile, in the Alchemy Room of the Immortal Cave.

Yun Ming was completely unaware of all this.

He was focusing all his attention on the cauldron of all things mother qi, his Divine Sense like silk, finely perceiving every tiny change inside the furnace.

The Spirit Medicine had already melted into liquid and was slowly condensing. The pill fragrance grew stronger, and the furnace fire stabilized. All signs indicated that this batch of pills was about to be completed.

Another three hours passed.

The furnace fire went out, and the cauldron lid popped open automatically.

Yun Ming reached into the cauldron and took out a pill the size of a longan.

The pill was pure white with a faint pink luster, its fragrance elegant and refreshing. Faint cloud patterns flowed on it, which was exactly the sign of a successful Third-grade High Grade Medicinal Pill.

The beauty preserving pill.

It was done.

Moreover, this batch had actually produced three pills; one for his mother and two to sell—perfect.

Just as he put away the beauty preserving pills, deactivated the Fuli Heaven-Concealing Record, and walked out of the Alchemy Room, he was dumbfounded.

Jiang Yueling was giving Qin Wan a back massage, and the two were chatting happily.