Alchemy Soars! The Three Women Meet Again!

Su Ye swept a casual glance over the screen, then carelessly closed the system interface.

It was exactly as he had anticipated; the rewards were trash, consisting only of some Gold Soul Coins and a few miscellaneous items.

Stepping out of the cave and arriving at the spot where he had refined pills yesterday, Su Ye found Dugu Bo already waiting for him.

The two greeted each other with smiles; after the drinking session yesterday, their relationship had grown significantly closer.

Dugu Bo looked at Su Ye now with nothing but satisfaction.

If he weren't afraid of being too abrupt or lowering his granddaughter's value, he would have asked directly: "Su Ye, want a wife? Take her, she's a bargain."

"You were exhausted yesterday, why not sleep a little longer? The medicinal herbs aren't going anywhere; there's no need to rush."

"At my age, how could I possibly sleep?" Su Ye joked with a meme.

Without further idle chatter, he sat down at yesterday's station and began to work.

Dugu Bo nodded inwardly. Not bad, truly not bad!

With outstanding talent, astonishing methods, and such diligence, his future achievements would be limitless!

He would have to remind Yan Yan to seize the opportunity when he returned later.

He couldn't let someone else snatch up such a fine grandson-in-law.

Compared to yesterday, Su Ye's progress today was gratifying, his pill-refining techniques advancing by leaps and bounds.

In just half a day, he was already capable of refining mid-to-high-tier pills to assist his own cultivation.

"A good beginning is half the battle," as the saying goes, and it was certainly true.

Yesterday had been his first time refining, a breakthrough from zero to one, so his efficiency had been slower.

Today was different; having grasped the essential practical points, Su Ye felt a sense of ease and mastery as he refined various pills.

"Whoosh!"

As a beam of light shot out from the pill furnace, several round, lustrous pills with flowing colors were caught in Su Ye's palm.

Picking one up and confirming there were no issues, he tossed it directly into his mouth. The pill melted upon contact, transforming into a stream of pure energy that surged through his entire body.

After sensing it carefully for a moment, Su Ye nodded slightly, a satisfied smile appearing on his handsome, peerless face.

What he had just consumed was a high-tier pill from the True Explanation of Pills—the Gathering Origin Soul-Tempering Pill!

Its primary function was to increase Soul Power Level and temper soul power, with the added benefit of slightly improving physical fitness.

However, the latter effect was too minimal compared to pills specifically designed for body tempering, so it was negligible.

Su Ye didn't mind; he would certainly refine pills for body tempering and mental power enhancement later on.

Given the conditions, he naturally wanted to advance his essence, energy, and spirit in tandem, leaving no weaknesses behind.

Looking around and failing to see Dugu Bo, Su Ye was slightly surprised, though he didn't dwell on it.

He was extremely focused when refining pills and had limited perception of the outside world, so he assumed the Old Poison must have left long ago.

Storing the pills away and briefly recovering his mental energy, Su Ye continued to fire up the furnace.

It was close, truly close!

At this rate, he would be able to refine the Nirvana Creation Pill in just a few more days.

Once he laid a peerless foundation, he could begin his true journey of soaring to the heights.

With various pills to consume and the Void Sutra to practice, it would be hard for his strength not to improve rapidly.

At the mere thought of that scene, Su Ye felt full of drive, burying his head in his work and refining one furnace of pills after another.

At the same time.

Dugu Bo had returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy; he couldn't help with Su Ye's pill refining, and he couldn't learn it just by watching.

Thinking that he might as well be productive while idle, he decided to visit his granddaughter to work on her mindset.

Yan Yan should have feelings for the Su kid, so it shouldn't be hard to play matchmaker.

Dugu Bo felt that his precious granddaughter wouldn't be difficult to persuade.

After all, the kid had both looks and talent—both of which could be described as peerless in this world.

As for his character...

After interacting with him over the past two days and sharing that drink yesterday, he felt he had a good grasp of the boy.

How to put it? The kid wasn't a "good person" in the traditional sense, but he was very much to his liking.

If nothing else, he would never treat his own people poorly, so he was completely at ease handing Yan Yan over to him.

After finding his precious granddaughter, Dugu Bo first gave her some peace of mind, indicating that the poison in her martial soul would be resolved soon.

He then changed the subject, speaking with a hint of hidden meaning: "Yan Yan, how did you and Su Ye meet? Did you really only meet these past two days? Had you never seen him before?"

"Also, how do you feel about him? I think he's much better than that Yu Tianheng fellow, you..."

Dugu Yan hadn't thought much of it initially and was about to speak, but upon hearing the latter part, her pretty face instantly flushed red.

"Oh, Grandpa, what are you spouting nonsense for? I've only known him for two days, there's nothing else going on. And why bring up Yu Tianheng? There was never anything between him and me to begin with."

Watching his precious granddaughter's bashful appearance, Dugu Bo immediately had a hunch.

Nothing?

If there was nothing, why are you blushing so hard?

Still putting on an act with your grandfather?

Tsk tsk, how naive. I've lived long enough to see everything; do you really think you can hide anything from me?

Seeing Dugu Bo's "I've seen right through you" expression, Dugu Yan's pretty face turned even redder. She wanted to say something, but didn't know how to start.

In the end, she just tossed out a "Hmph, I'm ignoring you," and dragged Ye Lingling away in a hurry.

Watching the back of his little cabbage, Dugu Bo felt both gratified and a tinge of loss.

It would likely work out, but in the end, his little cabbage was going to be cheapened by that pig.

However, once he remembered that he was the one who chose that pig, he felt a bit better.

Mm, that kid is so capable; this trade isn't a loss.

On the other side.

Dugu Yan didn't slow down until she had run quite a distance, yet the flush on her pretty face hadn't faded in the slightest, drawing frequent side-glances from her best friend.

"Cough, Lingling, don't misunderstand. I'm not... how many times have Su Ye and I even met? Do I look like such a shallow person?"

Hearing this, Ye Lingling's beautiful eyes scanned her best friend up and down, as if deep in thought.

Just as Dugu Yan expected her best friend to nod in agreement with her words, who would have thought that she would actually nod and say, "You do!"

Pfft!

Dugu Yan nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood, looking at her best friend with resentment.

Ye Lingling smiled slightly: "Just kidding. But seriously, it looks like Grandpa Dugu wants to play matchmaker for you. Have you really not considered it?"

"I..."

Dugu Yan was about to speak, but suddenly, as if sensing something, she turned her head to look the other way.

Ye Lingling also seemed to sense something at this moment and looked over as well.

As the two women looked, they saw Crown Prince Xue Qinghe standing there, his gaze indifferent, watching them as if devoid of any emotion.

At the same time, an invisible pressure seemed to be spreading from him, making them both feel immense strain.

The two women were confused; they had met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe more than once, but this was the first time they had seen him like this.

Gone was his usual gentleness; it was as if he had become a completely different person.

The two women exchanged a glance, just about to communicate with their eyes, when suddenly, a familiar electronic voice rang out in their minds.

[Ding! Detected another Dungeon Owner nearby. Would you like to add them as a friend?]

At the same time, Qian Renxue was also stunned, her gaze staring blankly at the two of them.

"You..."

"You two..."