Recovering His Strength

Qing Yanjing smiled and nodded. She had sensed the person outside as well. After putting away the pills, she controlled the spirit array, and the gates of the Secluded Courtyard opened automatically.

The person already standing at the gate froze for a moment, then realized he must have been discovered long ago. He walked inside.

In the courtyard.

The rich medicinal fragrance lingered for a long time. As the visitor walked through it, his senses were refreshed, and he felt an urge to immerse himself in it.

Of course, he still did not lose himself in it. While marveling that these pills truly were divine pills, he saw the target of his visit, Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming was sitting in the elegant Bamboo Pavilion in the courtyard, looking at him with a warm smile. Two female companions sat beside him as well.

Unlike the others outside, he knew how terrifying Xiao Ming's strength was. Xiao Ming had also taken the medicinal ingredients and the Azure Rock Green Flame, so he had guessed who the alchemist was. Now that he saw Xiao Ming, who had just finished refining the pills, sitting there calmly and composedly—unlike other alchemists, who were left weak after refining a pill—he felt that Xiao Ming was terrifyingly formidable. Every movement he made carried the bearing of a grandmaster.

He did not dare to be negligent. He hurried forward and bowed. "Sir, you had just finished refining the pills when Mo Qing came to visit. I'm truly sorry for the trouble."

The visitor was none other than Master Mo Qing from the auction house.

Xiao Ming shook his head and gestured for him to sit in the chair beside him.

After Master Mo Qing sat down, Xiao Ming asked him a question.

"The ten-day deadline has arrived, and