The palaces before Medicine King Mountain stood among the peach trees, though the Green Moon Peaches had yet to bloom.
Only little red buds hung from the branches, glowing in shades of green and crimson.
They were not as dazzling as a forest full of peach blossoms, nor did they bring the joy of a harvest beneath trees laden with Green Moon Peaches. Yet they held a promise of their own, one everyone could look forward to.
Outside his palace, Ye Jingcheng saw Talisman True Lord Luan off and watched him depart.
Talisman True Lord Luan had not been the first to visit after Light Dust True Lord.
Spirit Rainbow Fairy had come first, followed by Azure Spirit True Lord.
Talisman True Lord Luan had even arrived after Blood Cloud True Lord.
None had brought gifts. They had merely drunk some spirit tea and exchanged a few words.
Even so, their visits showed the standing the Ye Family now held.
The Penglai Sect's side might still believe that the Ye Family had killed True Lord Qingxi, buried the Heavenly Water Sect, and unleashed the beast tide with the help of multiple sects and Nascent Soul Cultivators.
But those on Medicine King Valley's side knew the truth. What cooperation? The Ye Family had broken the deadlock single-handedly.
In their eyes, the Ye Family was now no weaker than an established Nascent Soul sect, and its future was brighter still.
That much was clear from Medicine King Valley holding an auction specifically because the Ye Family lacked a high-grade pill furnace.
Naturally, they were the ones who had to visit Ye Jingcheng.
If Ye Jingcheng acquired that Fifth Stage pill furnace and became a Fifth Stage Alchemist, they would have another place to seek pills in the future.
Why had Medicine King