Mist rose gently from the lake inside the Grotto-Heaven. To everyone watching, even the pavilions seemed to be ascending, lending the whole scene an air of mystery.
As they watched True Lord Xingyuan hand the two portions of blood essence to Ye Jingcheng, everyone raised their estimation of him another notch.
Before this, even knowing Ye Jingcheng was the disciple of a Spirit Transformation cultivator in the Righteous Path Sect, they had assumed his master had taken him in for his potential and left him to make his own breakthroughs.
But first a Spirit Transformation cultivator had built up his reputation and granted him an audience with three Spirit Transformation cultivators. Now a Nascent Soul Cultivator was doing the same.
Ye Jingcheng was unquestionably a seedling destined for Spirit Transformation.
The eyes of several demonic cultivators in Spirit-Isolating Robes shifted as well. They knew Ye Jingcheng was absolutely untouchable now.
Few who had cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage were dull-witted.
The Profound Infant Pill, meanwhile, was traded to a Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Purple Sun Immortal Sect.
After True Lord Xingyuan collected his treasures, it was the other factions' turn, beginning with True Lord Yuntan of the Purple Sun Immortal Sect. She was not only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage but also a nominal disciple of the Purple Sun Divine Lord, though her standing was not as high as Ye Jingcheng's.
But since the Purple Sun Divine Lord had never taken a disciple, True Lord Yuntan was already counted among the Purple Sun Immortal Sect's innermost circle.
"Then let this old woman offer a few humble treasures."
She walked to the center, and three treasures floated up before her: a pill furnace, a pill bottle, and a piece of azure jade mystic iron.
"This furnace of mine