That Young Master Actually Came to the Crimson Cloud Sect?!
The core area of Crimson Cloud Forest.
The woody atmosphere here is the most intense, with strands of green light flowing in the air, as if forming ripples that sway in the air.
In this environment, a group of antique-style buildings is located.
One by one, cultivators dressed in white robes with red patterns either hurried along the road or flew through the air, moving as rainbows.
A whiff of cinnabar and medicinal fragrance wafted through the palace, almost forming a cloud of cinnabar.
Deep within the complex, several rather simple courtyards are nestled among a Biqing grove.
Inside one of the quaint bamboo houses, several men and women sat cross-legged, each holding a book of cinnabar.
"No, no! The processing of the Purple-Patterned Ginseng is wrong! Junior Brother Gu, you're doing it wrong! Purple-Patterned Ginseng is hot in nature and heavy in earth element. If you process it this way, the balance of the five elements will definitely be disrupted. If you want to refine the Purple-Patterned Five Mountains Pill, you can't process it the way you do!"
"Get lost! What do you know about the Purple-Patterned Five Mountains Pill?! I've been refining this pill for years, and I can at least achieve a 30% success rate! With your method, the spiritual essence within will be greatly lost, and as the main ingredient, it won't be able to support the pill's medicinal properties, making it a useless pill!"
"Senior brothers and sisters, can you help me figure out how to process this Blood Spirit Sand to minimize the blood evil energy within it? Otherwise, there's too much poison in the pills. I might not even be able to eat two before my meridians can't handle it, and I might even suffer from blood evil entering my body and Qi Deviation!"
"..."
The Alchemists argued heatedly over various Pill Formulas and the handling of materials.
Just then, a streak of light flew in from afar at an extremely fast speed and landed in front of the bamboo house.
It was the Zhong Ming.
The others noticed Zhong Ming's arrival and stopped arguing, turning to look at him.
An elderly man with white hair and a wrinkled face stroked his beard and chuckled, "Junior Brother Zhong is back? How is he? How is young friend Wenren doing?"
Zhong Ming exhaled a breath of stale air, a relieved smile appearing on his face, "The Evil Qi has been almost completely dealt with. Now she just needs to rest and recuperate to recover her vitality. I plan to take a Spirit Jade Ginseng from my personal collection to refine Spirit Jade Origin-Replenishing Pill for her to speed up her recovery and make up for any deficiencies, preventing any accidents."
A middle-aged woman immediately said, "Senior Brother Zhong, what are you saying? This Spirit Jade Ginseng be produced by the sect."
The others nodded as well.
"That's how it should be, after all, it involves that esteemed person... If this matter is not handled properly, and that esteemed person becomes dissatisfied with the Crimson Cloud Sect, it will have a huge impact on our sect." The leading elder frowned and said in a heavy tone.
The others also showed expressions of agreement.
One of the refined-looking middle-aged men glanced in the direction Zhong Ming had come from, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes. "Just who is that person...? Even his dao companion could send Nascent Soul Perfection senior... and that senior looks like a servant..."
He fell silent at this point, but the others understood what the middle-aged man meant.
Everyone exchanged glances, and saw a sense of awe in each other's eyes.
Zhong Ming shook his head, recalling his encounter outside the Ancient Yue Secret Realm, a hint of lingering fear appearing on his face. He said, "Let's not dwell on the specifics. In short, that young master's background is probably unfathomable... Chi Mo of the Great Void Sword Sect is considered a rare genius, but because of Fellow Daoist Su, he harbored murderous intent towards that young master, only to lose his own life in the process. Spirit Transformation stage expert... and that young master actually gave orders so casually..."
The others fell silent.
Although they had heard Zhong Ming mention it several times before, each time they heard it, it still felt somewhat unrealistic.
One of the elders sighed, "The most powerful beings in the Canglan Realm are only at the Spirit Transformation Realm. This young master can probably roam freely throughout the entire Canglan Realm."
The elderly man at the head stroked his beard, his clear eyes gleaming, and said, "That's why we must be even more careful and not anger them. If we do well this time, perhaps that young master will look at our Crimson Cloud Sect new respect. If he can spare us something... then our Crimson Cloud Sect will have hope!"
Upon hearing this, the others also showed a hint of excitement.
Just then, the old man at the head of the group suddenly changed his expression slightly and took out a Sound Transmission Jade Token from his pocket.
After scanning with his Divine Sense, the old man suddenly stood up, his movements so agile that he didn't seem like a wrinkled old man.
Seeing that the usually composed old man was so nervous, the others immediately stood up.
They looked at each other, Zhong Ming couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother Headmaster... what's wrong?"
The Crimson Cloud Sect Master's lips twitched, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. "Disciples in the outer market have sent word that a mysterious figure is riding in an ancient bronze chariot pulled by nine white dragons towards Crimson Cloud City."
Upon hearing this, the others' expressions immediately changed.
Before they could speak, the Crimson Cloud Sect Master's lips twitched, his voice hoarse. "Moreover, those nine white dragons all possessed the aura of Nascent Soul True Lord!"
"What?!"
Everyone's expression changed drastically.
"Nine Nascent Soul True Lord- level great demons pulling a cart?! And they even have dragon bloodlines?!"
"Who is this important person who has arrived?"
"The Supreme Mystic Dao Sect? Or a big shot from the Primordial Sword Sect?"
"If these two Immortal Sect Holy Land were to come to my sect to refine pills, they should have given prior notice. Could they be some reclusive old monster? Or perhaps someone from another great domain?"
Just as cold sweat broke out on the backs of the Crimson Cloud Sect cultivators, Zhong Ming remembered something, his expression turning somewhat strange. He said, "Senior brothers and sisters, junior brothers and sisters, don't be nervous! I saw that Yuezheng Yi, the old ghost of Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, seemed quite familiar with that young master, so I kept an eye on him and chatted with him about it. He said that Young Master Young Master Lu seems to own an ancient bronze chariot pulled by nine Cloud Flood Dragons..."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately calmed down a bit.
Their expressions then became even more tense.
The sect leader of the Crimson Cloud Sect frowned, somewhat incredulous, and said, "Young Master Lu... could he be coming to our Crimson Cloud Sect? But someone of his stature could simply inform us if he needs anything. Why would he come in person?"
The others exchanged bewildered glances, equally puzzled.
Zhong Ming was even more bewildered. He believed that if Young Master Lu needed alchemy, he would have personally gone to refine pills for Young Master Lu. Why would that important figure need to come to the Crimson Cloud Sect to find someone?
None of them expected that Lu Yang would come to participate in the Dao of Alchemy Convention.
After all, to such a great figure, this Dao of Alchemy Convention held by a Nascent Soul sect is probably nothing more than children playing around.
After a moment of silence, the Crimson Cloud Sect Leader snapped out of his reverie and quickly said, "Regardless of the reason, since that young master has come to our Crimson Cloud Sect, we must give him a warm welcome. Fellow disciples, please come with me to greet him!"
The others, along with Zhong Ming, nodded. "Yes!"