Bronze, Ye Family

"Hahaha, Mr. Xiao Ming is very popular!" A hoarse laugh reached Xiao Ming's ears as he straightened his clothes. He saw Ye Zhong and the Sloppy Old Man in yellow, Yan Tian, standing together.

"Ye Zhong, Elder Yan Tian." Xiao Ming was somewhat surprised; he hadn't seen the two of them earlier.

"Hehe, we were delayed on the way and arrived late. We hope Mr. Xiao Ming won't mind." Ye Zhong's words cleared up Xiao Ming's doubts.

"How could that be?" Xiao Ming shook his head and said.

"But what exactly happened that caused you to be delayed for so long?"

Upon hearing Xiao Ming's question, Ye Zhong and Yan Tian exchanged a glance.

Seemingly having made a decision, Yan Tian flipped his hand, and a pale yellow copper plate appeared on it. The copper plate was covered with some green patina, and upon closer inspection, one could see some rather strange patterns on it.

This pale yellow copper piece, like trash picked up from the roadside, went completely unnoticed.

Xiao Ming's gaze lingered on the bronze piece for a moment, his brows furrowing slightly. He realized that after careful observation, he couldn't find anything wrong with it; in his perception, it was utterly ordinary.

It was precisely this extremely ordinary feeling that made Xiao Ming feel somewhat strange.

"Could this be the jade piece containing the Spirit Nurturing Dust?"

Muttering a question to himself, Xiao Ming looked up and asked, "Is this Ancient Times artifact?"

"Hehe, Xiao Ming, you really know your stuff. You recognized its origin at a glance. I had to consult ancient texts to recognize it," Yan Tian said, picking his nose with the hand that wasn't holding the jade piece.

Seeing that Ye Zhong Yan Tian had become sloppy in his excitement, Ye Chong took two steps to the side before speaking to Xiao Ming.

"We found this by the roadside; I have one too."

As he spoke, Ye Zhong took out the item, which was a copper sheet similar to the Yan Tian was holding.

"So, you arrived so late because of this?"

Ye Zhong nodded somewhat embarrassedly. He didn't know if this thing would be useful; if it wasn't, then he had wasted his time.

Yan Tian chuckled and said, "Didn't you say that if I had any Ancient Times artifact, I could come to you? Look..."

Why don't you do some research yourself first?

"I just studied it, but I couldn't figure it out. All I figured out was that it's Ancient Times artifact, so I decided to sell it to you," Yan Tian said shrewdly.

"Oh?"

Xiao Ming smiled and asked, "What price are you willing to pay?"

"Same as last time, Grade Seven Mid-level Pill Formula, and I want Pill Formula that will have a special effect on me."

Yan Tian was quite bold in asking for such an exorbitant price, even though he didn't know what the item was.

"What about you? Are you selling too?" Xiao Ming didn't answer, but instead looked at Ye Zhong.

"I'll sell too, the price is negotiable." The Ye Family still needs Xiao Ming's help, so Ye Zhong didn't ask for an exorbitant price. If Xiao Ming had asked for it directly, Ye Zhong would probably have given it to Xiao Ming.

"Okay, I happen to be interested in this. Give it to me." Xiao Ming nodded in agreement.

Yan Tian and Ye Zhong were both somewhat surprised that Xiao Ming agreed so readily, thinking that Xiao Ming must have discovered something.

However, since the deal had already been reached, they didn't want to go back on their word and handed the copper plate to Xiao Ming.

Upon handling the copper pieces, a faint coolness spread through him. Xiao Ming examined the two copper pieces with interest, gently rubbing his fingers against them. The rough texture made them feel like ordinary copper pieces. If it weren't for the somewhat complex patterns drawn on them, few people would have considered them any real treasure.

Yan Tian has a very sharp eye.

After examining them for a while, Xiao Ming took out two scrolls from his Na Ring and tossed them to the two men.

"Take a look at this Grade Seven Mid-level Pill Formula and see if it suits your needs."

Ye Zhong didn't check it and directly put it into his Na Ring, while Yan Tian's face was full of joy.

"Haha, perfect for me, you're awesome, I'm rooting for you..." With that, Yan Tian hummed a little tune and left.

Ye Zhong, however, stayed behind.

"Elder Xiao Ming, is there something you need from the Pill Tower that you asked me to stay?" Ye Zhong, somewhat puzzled, since Xiao Ming had just asked him to stay.

"No, I just wish to borrow your Ye Family's Ancient Yang Fire Altar."

At the Ancient Yang Fire Altar, during the day, sunlight from the sky gathers there. The altar has an Earth Eye that leads deep underground. Occasionally, some Earth Core Flame Sprouts will float out from this Earth Eye. When these Earth Core Flame Sprouts come into contact with the gathered sunlight, they will transform into a flame called Yang Flame.

Although this Yang Flame is not Heavenly Flames, it is far more powerful than ordinary Beast Flame. The Ye Family often uses this Yang Flame to increase the Pill Formation. In recent years, the Yang Flame has gradually weakened, and the Ye Family has continued to decline.

The Ye Family is now in dire straits, and only Xiao Ming can save them, so after only a slight hesitation, Ye Zhong agreed.

After seeing Ye Zhong off, Xiao Ming also left the place with Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa.

Back at his residence, Xiao Ming rushed into his bedroom, took out the two copper pieces he had just obtained, and the ball swept into them.

After this firing process, Xiao Ming discovered some special features of the copper rust. No matter how much the Pale White Flame increased the temperature, the copper sheet showed no signs of melting.

"It really is this thing."

With a hint of delight in his heart, Xiao Ming hurriedly increased the temperature. After nearly ten minutes, the green copper piece finally showed signs of melting.

As the copper sheet melted more rapidly, Xiao Ming suddenly noticed that the green color on the copper sheet was gradually fading. Tiny, pale yellow dust particles quietly detached from the molten copper rust and floated within the flames, flickering like elves, giving people a very strong sense of spirituality.

The pale yellow dust gradually fell off, stopping after about two minutes. As the dust completely dissipated, the copper sheet vanished in an instant...

"It really is Spirit Nurturing Powder."

Xiao Ming sighed, "This time we really got lucky."

It was still a huge, dark palace, so large it was terrifying, its entire body a dark gray that gave people an extremely oppressive feeling.

A colossal, pitch-black palace, terrifyingly large, its entire surface a dark gray, giving off an extremely oppressive feeling.

These black stone pillars are wrapped with many chains, which connect to countless shimmering orbs of light. Upon closer inspection, one can see that within each orb of light is Soul Body with its eyes tightly closed!

The black chain wrapped around the necks of the Soul Body, and faintly, something seemed to emanate from within the Soul Body along the chain.

"Reporting to the Heavenly Venerable, news has come from the Pill Tower that Xiao Ming has become Eight Great Elders of the Pill Tower."