Special Components

For martial artists, the greatest temptation is breaking through their cultivation level. Things like maintaining youthful appearance are insignificant compared to the allure of reaching the Divine Lord or Divine King realm.

Life potential is the greatest asset for a martial artist's cultivation. The reason why young geniuses are so highly valued is because they have strong life potential and unlimited possibilities for the future. Once the potential is exhausted, it will be difficult for a martial artist to make any further progress. Many old monsters have been stuck in one realm for millions of years and have eventually stagnated.

No one knows how much potential they have, or how far they can go. Under such circumstances, even if the dishes at Mingxin Xuan cause so little damage to one's life potential that it is imperceptible, no martial artist can tolerate it.

For a moment, Princess Hongyi's pretty face turned pale. She had come countless times before just to eat the Cloud Hidden Phoenix Seeks Phoenix. Hearing Yi Yun say this, she felt a chill in her heart.

Yi Yun's previous recovery of the elixir from the Cloud Hidden Phoenix Seeks Phoenix had already made her somewhat believe Yi Yun words. If that were truly the case, how much of her life potential would she have lost?

Not only Princess Hongyi, but also other friends of Princess Hongyi had eaten at Mingxin Xuan. Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, they immediately erupted in a commotion.

"Alchemist Zhang, is this true?"

"So this 'Cloud Hidden Phoenix Seeks Phoenix Seeking its Mate' is just a failed elixir recipe? What a fraud!"

People began to hurl insults, and the scene nearly spiraled out of control.

Martial artists have almost zero tolerance for any damage that could affect their future cultivation level.

"Boy, you're spouting nonsense!" Alchemist Zhang roared. The scene was beyond his expectations. His eyes were bloodshot, and veins bulged on his forehead, making him look like a crazed beast.

He stared at Yi Yun, wishing he could devour him alive!

The Danxin Sect didn't actually possess much value from this pill formula, but after some marketing by someone with a business sense, it became a money-making tool for the Danxin Sect. However, unexpectedly, Yi Yun directly exposed its deception. How could that kid possibly know?

He initially thought that Yi Yun was merely being used as a pawn, and that someone else was targeting the Danxin Sect. However, looking at Yi Yun's alchemy techniques, which even he couldn't understand, how could someone being used as a pawn possibly achieve that?

"Slanderous accusations? Heh heh, why don't you continue? Are you thinking of some excuses now? I can give you time to slowly fabricate your story. By the way, do you want me to publish the ingredients for the pill formula? I think if we give the formula to a master alchemist and refine a few finished pills, those masters will naturally have their own opinions!"

Yi Yun looked at the furious Alchemist Zhang and said with a smile.

"You..." Alchemist Zhang was about to say something when he was choked up. Yi Yun's words had struck at his weak point. If Yi Yun knew the original pill formula and could refine the pill, then there would be no use in his excuses. After all, the evidence was still in Yi Yun's hands. The pill couldn't be faked; he just needed to analyze it.

Alchemist Zhang fell silent, and Shopkeeper Su's pretty face also paled. She was completely at a loss for words, as she had only a superficial understanding of Pill Dao and couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Seeing the expressions on Shopkeeper Su's and Princess Hongyi's faces, Jingyue Sha's mouth gaped slightly. The reversal of events made her feel as if she were dreaming.

How does Yi Yun know so much? He's even seen those obscure ancient pill formulas, and he could tell from just a glance and a sniff that the Cloud Hidden Phoenix Seeks Phoenix was a transformation of that ancient phoenix pill. His insight is terrifying.

At this moment, Yi Yun continued, "I can reveal part of the pill formula now. By the way, you might be interested in the two ingredients of this pill, especially Miss Hongyi."

Yi Yun turned his head to look at Princess Hongyi, a slight smile appearing on his lips. To Princess Hongyi, however, this smile seemed somewhat wicked.

"What kind of mystery are you playing now!"

Princess Hongyi said with disgust. Although she hated Mingxin Xuan to death now, she had no good feelings towards Yi Yun, who exposed Mingxin Xuan!

"Miss Hongyi, I helped you see through Mingxin Xuan's deception, and I even spoke to you politely. Why is your mouth so foul? Did you just eat..." Yi Yun stopped abruptly, but his words had already sparked much speculation. On Pure Moon Island, some young girls couldn't help but laugh out loud. Yi Yun's words were too vulgar. However, to curse a high- Heavenly Proud Daughter Princess Hongyi in such a crude way was surprisingly satisfying.

"Ahem, excuse me, I should have been more polite. By the way, those two ingredients are Night Shining Sand and Five Spirit Fat... I wonder how much Miss Hongyi has consumed?"

What the heck?

Princess Hongyi was completely bewildered. She didn't practice alchemy, so how would she know what these two spiritual herbs were?

Not only Princess Hongyi, but most of the young people present had never heard of it before, and they looked blank. However, the middle-aged man in the python robe twitched his lips twice and had a very strange expression.

"Third Uncle, what's wrong with these two medicines?" Princess Hongyi noticed the change in the middle-aged man's expression and asked.

However, the middle-aged man in the python robe only glared at Alchemist Zhang without saying a word, and Alchemist Zhang, his face ashen, also did not respond.

At this moment, Yi Yun spoke up, "Miss Hongyi, you can ask me if you don't understand. I can explain the Night Shining Sand and Five Spirit Fat to you in detail. Night Shining Sand is an essence refined from the excrement of an ancient demon. This ancient demon is called the Flying Demonic Bat, and it looks like a giant bat."

"Ancient demon excrement is extremely rare. After all, the dwelling places of ancient demons are often remote and desolate places. Even a god-king would have to be extremely careful when entering, as a single careless move could lead to death! The value of ancient demon excrement, which required a god-king to take such a great risk to retrieve, is self-evident!"

"The Five Spirit Fat, similar to Night Shining Sand, is also an essence refined from the excrement of ancient demons. However, the ancient demon that produces the Five Spirit Fat is called the God Devouring Rat. As the name suggests, it looks like a giant rat, making it even more difficult to find. The God Devouring Rat lives underground, and its excrement is buried deep in the Divine Wilderness Swamp, making it extremely difficult to find." [Note]

"These two things can indeed be used as medicine. After being processed using secret methods, it's not difficult to make them colorless, odorless, and even give them a pleasant fragrance. However, due to personal preference, I would never use these unorthodox medicines. But Miss Hongyi seems to be enjoying them quite a bit. You must have eaten a lot of them over the years, right?"

Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, Princess Hongyi was completely petrified. Recalling the expressions of the middle-aged man in the python robe and Alchemist Zhang, she instinctively felt that what Yi Yun said was probably true!

The essence refined from the excrement of an ancient demon? For a moment, Princess Hongyi felt her stomach churning and she felt like vomiting!

[Note: Some readers may question the far-fetched joke about silkworm cocoons, but Five Spirit Fat and Night Shining Sand are actually real and legitimate ancient medicines, not folk remedies. You can search them on Baidu if you're interested.]