Meeting Beyond the City, Liu Yunxi Was There Too!?

Though it seemed only one grade higher in quality, the difficulty it represented was like the difference between clouds and mud!

Throughout the entire Northern Region, there had never been a high-grade Essence Nurturing Pill!

This single pill was enough to rival ten ordinary ones!

Yet now, this pill had appeared in Lin Churan's hand just like that. How could anyone not be shocked!?

"No, that's impossible!"

Having recovered her senses, Liu Yunxi's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

The Northern Region did not even have a second-grade Exotic Fire. How could there be a high-grade Essence Nurturing Pill!?

She was going to lose to the Violet Firmament Sect!?

"Don't panic!"

Xiao Chengfeng pressed down on Liu Yunxi, narrowing his eyes before sneering. "It's only one high-grade Essence Nurturing Pill. It proves nothing!"

"That's right!"

Ling Tian stepped forward as well, suppressing the shock in his heart. "Churan, I didn't expect you to go to such lengths for this Alchemy Duel!"

"It wasn't easy to buy a high-grade Essence Nurturing Pill like this, was it?"

"But don't forget, an Alchemy Duel compares more than just the quality of the pills. It also compares quantity!"

Liu Yunxi finally regained her composure. She directly took two hundred Essence Nurturing Pills from her Storage Ring and placed them on the stall!

"Lin Churan, what are you going to use to compete with me!?"

To refine these two hundred Essence Nurturing Pills, she had gone without sleep or rest for the past three days!

She absolutely could not lose to the Violet Firmament Sect, much less lose before Ye Xuan!

"Hehe, Saintess Liu is quite confident!"

Yet Lin Churan remained exceptionally calm in the face of their continued arrogance and confidence.

"However, I'm afraid this time, I'll have to disappoint you. We truly have more than one Essence Nurturing Pill of this quality!"

With that, Lin Churan directly turned her Storage Ring upside down. The next moment, densely packed high-grade Essence Nurturing Pills rolled out without cease.

In only a few breaths, they filled the pill cases on the stall to the brim!

There were far more than a few hundred!

There were thousands!

In an instant, Liu Yunxi was dumbfounded, frozen where she stood.

The Violet Firmament Sect had actually brought out over a thousand high-grade Essence Nurturing Pills!?

"H-How is that possible!?"

Ling Tian was stupefied as well. They abruptly turned toward Xiao Chengfeng. "Didn't you say the Violet Firmament Sect no longer had any alchemists? Then where did these pills come from?"

Liu Yunxi could not afford to lose, and neither could his Soaring Cloud Trading House!

"I-I don't know either..."

Xiao Chengfeng shook his head. At that moment, his face burned red, as if someone had slapped him viciously across the face!

How could the Violet Firmament Sect, already a setting sun sinking beyond the western hills, possibly refine so many high-grade pills!?

"Hehe, everyone, today marks the reopening of my Hundred Herbs Pill House. Each Essence Nurturing Pill costs only two spirit stones!"

"Sales are limited to two hundred pills. First come, first served!"

At that moment, Lin Churan's voice spread throughout the entire long street.

"I want one!"

"It's mine! Don't fight me for it!"

In an instant, the cultivators who had regained their senses surged toward Hundred Herbs Pill House like madmen.

Ordinary Essence Nurturing Pills already cost one spirit stone each, yet these high-grade Essence Nurturing Pills cost only two!?

What was the difference between that and giving them away for free!?

Thus, in only a short while, all two hundred Essence Nurturing Pills were snatched up.

Not only that, Ye Xuan's ring had also contained six thousand high-grade Qi Gathering Pills for Lin Churan, pills that were likewise impossible to find in the Northern Region.

Even with sales limited to one thousand pills, they were still sold out in the blink of an eye.

Many people had not even managed to buy any, and complaints rose without end.

"Everyone, don't worry. Hundred Herbs Pill House will continue selling pills tomorrow, and the prices will remain unchanged!"

Lin Churan's voice rang out again, finally causing the clamor to fade.

Watching from the side, Ye Xuan could not help but admire Lin Churan's boldness.

Selling at low prices while limiting the quantity—she was clearly not doing this to make a huge profit, but to win over customers!

She was plainly preparing to suppress the Soaring Cloud Trading House in the long run!

By the time Ling Tian and the other two recovered their senses, the cultivators who had bought pills had already dispersed.

The Soaring Cloud Trading House had prepared for this Alchemy Duel for so long, only to fail to sell even a single pill in the end!

"Young Master Ling, now that the Alchemy Duel is over, do you have anything else to say?"

Lin Churan led Ye Xuan before the three of them and smiled lightly.

The gloom that had hung over her for years was swept away in this moment!

"I..."

Ling Tian frowned. His heart was full of rage, yet it seemed all lodged in his throat.

"Since you have nothing to say, hand over the wager," Lin Churan said with a light laugh.

"My Soaring Cloud Trading House naturally won't cheat you out of spirit stones!"

Ling Tian drew a deep breath and, suppressing the fury filling his chest, tossed a bag of spirit stones to Lin Churan.

"And you, Ye Xuan, right?"

"Opposing my Ling Family will bring you no good fruit to eat. We'll see about that!" He turned toward Ye Xuan, his eyes brimming with killing intent!

If not for Ye Xuan and the Violet Firmament Sect, how could his years of planning have gone down the drain at the last hurdle!?

But how could Ye Xuan possibly put such trash in his eyes? He did not even spare him a proper glance.

"Young Master, then what about the Heavenly Gang Pill we discussed before..."

Seeing Ling Tian about to leave, Xiao Chengfeng hurriedly spoke.

"You still have the face to ask?"

"Trash!"

Yet Ling Tian merely glared fiercely at Xiao Chengfeng before flicking his sleeve and leaving.

"Ye Xuan!"

"What exactly do you want!?"

The matter of the Heavenly Gang Pill had fallen through. Liu Yunxi looked at Ye Xuan, so furious that her entire body trembled.

"I merely rejected you, and you're taking revenge on me like this?"

In her eyes, this was all because she had hurt Ye Xuan too deeply.

"Miss Lin, may I trouble you for a cup of tea?" Yet Ye Xuan turned to Lin Churan instead.

A self-important woman like Liu Yunxi was not even worth a response from him.

"Of course. Holy Son, please!"

Lin Churan shrugged, then returned to the pill house with Ye Xuan.

"Ye Xuan!"

"Even if the Violet Firmament Sect has hidden an alchemy grandmaster, it won't change anything. You're still a Mortal Body trash!"

"At the sect assembly, I'll show you what a true heaven-blessed genius is!"

Xiao Chengfeng roared at Ye Xuan's retreating back.

In all these years, he had never suffered such humiliation!

Yet from beginning to end, Ye Xuan never looked back again.

Hundred Herbs Pill House, third-floor private room.

"Holy Son Ye, are you still going to continue refining pills?"

Lin Churan raised a brow at Ye Xuan across from her.

"Yes. The more, the better. We'll still split the profits sixty-forty."

Ye Xuan nodded. The pills in his possession could indeed last a few more days, but the shortage afterward would still be enormous.

"That works. Over the next few days, I'll do my best to gather more materials."

Lin Churan nodded. If she could cooperate with Ye Xuan long-term, she would naturally be more than willing.

After settling the follow-up plans with Lin Churan, Ye Xuan took Xiao Tao back to the Violet Firmament Sect.

When he learned that Chu Wan'er had entered the sect's forbidden grounds for secluded cultivation, Ye Xuan merely paused in surprise. Though he found it strange, he did not think much of it.

Over the next seven days, aside from cultivating within the Little Pagoda, Ye Xuan continued refining pills for Hundred Herbs Pill House. Xiao Tao bustled about before and after him, so Ye Xuan did not need to make repeated trips.

Thus, in the blink of an eye, the day of his appointment with Nangong Fei, the Young Miss of the City Lord's Mansion, arrived.

In less than seven days, his cultivation had already reached the initial stage of mid-stage Spirit Sea Realm.

Though Ye Xuan was still dissatisfied with this speed, in Su Ziyun's eyes, it was simply monstrous!

At this rate, Ye Xuan was very likely to charge into the Heavenly Gang Realm before the sect assembly!

Reaching the Heavenly Gang Realm in a month was simply appalling beyond belief!

Boom!

On Saintess Peak, Ye Xuan threw a punch. Thunder erupted, and a ten-zhang fist radiance woven from crackling lightning tore through the air, blasting a distant boulder into powder.

Seven days ago, Sect Master Su Ziyun had sent over two ancient Jade Slips, saying they contained the Violet Firmament Sect's supreme arts.

This fist art was called the Six Treasury Thunder Fist. It had six forms in total. The first three could be used in the Spirit Sea Realm, while it could be cultivated to perfection in the Myriad Manifestation Realm.

Ye Xuan possessed an innate Immortal Physique and comprehended all paths. The cultivation arts he had practiced before had all been at least Saint Tier, so Heaven Tier arts like this were simply too easy for him.

In truth, after only seven days, he had already mastered all six forms.

"In seven days, you've actually already mastered the third form of the Six Treasury Thunder Fist?"

At that moment, Su Ziyun's voice rang out.

The moment she descended upon Saintess Peak and saw this scene, her heart was instantly shaken.

The Six Treasury Thunder Fist had been created by the founding ancestor of the Violet Firmament Sect, and no one had successfully cultivated it for decades.

Yet Ye Xuan had done it in less than seven days?

"Not difficult."

Ye Xuan merely shrugged. If Su Ziyun knew that he had not only mastered the Six Treasury Thunder Fist, but had even mastered the Thunderous Cloud Sword Art, said to be the Northern Region's number one sword inheritance, who knew how shocked she would be!

"You truly are even more monstrous than Wan'er!"

Su Ziyun shook her head. She had originally been worried about Ye Xuan leaving the sect this time, but now it seemed all her worries had been unnecessary!

At least within the Spirit Sea Realm, Ye Xuan was absolutely invincible among those of the same realm!

Thus, after bidding farewell to Su Ziyun, Ye Xuan descended the mountain and left the sect alone.

Along the way, Ye Xuan concealed his aura and put on a face mask. Before long, he arrived at Tianyun City's western gate.

Sure enough, from afar, he saw several figures standing there. Nangong Fei, dressed in red, was particularly conspicuous.

But what surprised Ye Xuan was that she was not alone.

Two figures actually stood beside her, and Ye Xuan was no stranger to either of them.

One was his current partner, Lin Churan of Hundred Herbs Pill House.

The other was actually Liu Yunxi!?