Rich Lady, I'm Hungry, Feed Me!

Meanwhile, Clea, who had been taken to the Scripture Pavilion, quickly took a liking to a cultivation technique.

Or rather than taking a liking to it, it would be more accurate to say that a jade slip had jumped into her hand on its own!

"Six-Ding Nine-Turn Elixir Refining Scripture?"

Holding the jade slip, Clea's mind was soon flooded with relevant information and the method of cultivation.

Her face was full of astonishment, and before Natasha could ask, she read aloud what she had seen.

"One must possess the source of an exotic flame, nurture it through a Circulatory Cycle, then merge it with essence, qi, and spirit to forge Samadhi True Fire. Then, using Samadhi True Fire as a foundation, add precious materials of the Five Elements and Heavenly Stems, and refine them day and night to form Six-Ding Divine Fire..."

"There are also pill formulas from first to ninth grade—Marrow-Washing Pills, Meridian-Breaking Pills, Longevity-Extending Pills, Realm-Breaking Pills..."

"This is so complicated. What does any of this even mean?"

Clea recognized every word in the information, but once they were put together, she could not understand any of it.

Natasha, who had studied the materials thoroughly, widened her eyes and gaped.

Then, overwhelmed with joy, she grabbed Clea's sleeve. "Samadhi True Fire! Six-Ding Divine Fire! Clea, you've struck it rich!"

"These are divine flames that can burn anything! If they truly went berserk, they could burn our Earth away in an instant!"

"And that isn't even the most important part. The most important thing is that you've been chosen by a top-tier elixir refining cultivation technique!"

"This is leagues above those senior brothers' Spirit Tortoise Elixir Scripture and Water Refining Elixir Formula!"

Natasha immediately cast aside all dignity as a senior sister and began acting cute. "Rich lady, I'm hungry, feed me!"

Although Natasha had not cultivated for very long—only six or seven years—

she knew very well how useful it was to have a top-tier elixir refiner by one's side!

If Clea had appeared earlier and helped supply her with pills, Natasha might have reached the Qi Refining Stage by now!

"???"

Looking at Natasha, who was even happier than she was, Clea's mind went blank for a moment.

"Natasha, wait. My brain can't process this much. Let me sort it out first."

As she spoke, Clea went through the information in her mind again.

"So this cultivation technique is meant to assist other people's cultivation? It's logistical support?"

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about! Don't spout nonsense!"

Natasha immediately denied it, stubbornly shouting, "That's an elixir refiner! A noble and incomparably exalted Elixir Refiner!"

Clea: "..."

Seeing how excited Natasha was, Clea simply put the cultivation technique jade slip back where it belonged.

"I'd better pick another cultivation technique. I can't do this supporting-other-people thing. I prefer taking the initiative and dealing damage!"

"Don't!" Natasha hurriedly snatched the jade slip back, grabbed Clea, and ran outside.

"The teacher said everyone only gets one chance to choose here. You've already looked at this jade slip, so you can't exchange it!"

By the time she finished speaking, the two had reached the entrance. Natasha handed the jade slip to Hamir, who was standing there.

"Senior Brother Hamir, we've made our choices. Please register them for us."

Hamir took the jade slip and began recording it with practiced ease.

"Long time no see, little Natasha. The one beside you must be the sect master's newly accepted disciple, right? Not bad—she's as pretty as you are..."

Hamir abruptly stopped halfway through his sentence.

Staring at the jade slip in his hand, his eyes shone brightly, his breathing grew heavy, and even the hand holding his pen began to tremble.

"A top-tier elixir refining cultivation technique!"

"I heard the sect master mention long ago that the Scripture Pavilion contained a Nine-Turn Elixir Refining Method capable of refining pills nine times. Today, I've finally seen the real thing!"

As someone who also cultivated the path of elixir refining, Hamir immediately looked at Clea with burning eyes.

He even hurried out and blocked the two of them.

"Junior Sister, you absolutely must join our Alchemy Peak!"

"We grow many medicinal herbs there, including herbs unique to the legendary divine realm of Asgard. If you come, you can use them as you please, and you can even become the chief disciple of our Alchemy Peak!"

As if afraid that this was not enticing enough—

Hamir rummaged through his belongings and pulled out numerous bottles and jars, a pained expression appearing on his face.

"This is a mid-grade Grain-Rejecting Pill. One pill will keep hunger away for a month. This is a low-grade Spirit-Gathering Pill, which can quickly restore the spiritual qi you've consumed. This is a low-grade Iron-Bone Pill, which can make your body as hard as steel for a short period."

"And this last one is a low-grade Marrow-Washing Pill. I only have one, but a single pill can cleanse the meridians and marrow, extend one's lifespan, and slightly improve a cultivator's aptitude."

"They're all yours. Our Alchemy Peak refined these with great effort. You must come to our Alchemy Peak!"

"Uh..."

Hamir's enthusiasm made Clea feel a little frightened, and she looked to the stunned Natasha for help.

Natasha immediately came back to her senses. Her eyes lit up as she picked up the bottles and jars and stuffed them into her pockets.

"No problem, Senior Brother Hamir. Clea will definitely go to your Alchemy Peak. You've really spent too much, ahahaha..."

As she pocketed the pills that were usually kept so tightly guarded, Natasha could no longer suppress her smile.

It could be said that aside from Feng Xu and Ancient One, anyone else who wanted to get even a single Grain-Rejecting Pill from Alchemy Peak had to spend quite a few Spirit Stones!

But Hamir was bleeding himself dry this time, even bringing out something as precious as a Marrow-Washing Pill. It was simply too delightful!

Compared to them, the people of Artifact Refining Peak were much kinder.

But that was mainly because everyone's cultivation was still low, so there was not much need for artifact refinement.

Once everyone's cultivation rose, the artifact refiners of Artifact Refining Peak would probably be as arrogant as the elixir refiners.

Watching Natasha sweep away all the pills like a storm, Clea sensed something was wrong and immediately grabbed Natasha's hand to question her.

"Natasha, those were all supposed to be for me, right?"

Natasha widened her eyes, wearing an astonished expression as if to say, With our relationship, you're still distinguishing between yours and mine?

Then she said indignantly, "I'm just keeping them for you first, and you actually suspect me!"

"Besides, you'll be a top-tier elixir refiner in the future. Can't you just refine some yourself whenever you want?"

"Our relationship has really grown distant. Have you forgotten who ignored her confinement and went out to fight someone just to help you pass your test..."

Under Natasha's stream of muttering, Clea immediately raised her hands in surrender.

"Fine, fine, I was wrong. Take them all. They're all yours!"

"Hmph, that's more like it."

Happily patting the pills in her pocket, Natasha returned the registered jade slip to Clea.

After giving Hamir a reassuring look, she flicked her sword fingers and summoned a Golden Armored Warrior, then pulled Clea onto its shoulder.

"Set off! Destination: Alchemy Peak!"

Hearing that they were going to Alchemy Peak, Clea immediately grabbed Natasha and asked, "We're going to Alchemy Peak right now?"

"Shouldn't we report to Master first about the cultivation technique I chose?"

"Just cultivate according to the jade slip first. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask the teacher later. Right now, the important thing is getting your residence arranged."

Natasha waggled her brows with the expression of someone who had been through it before.

"With the earth spirit I summoned to help you, just relax and get ready to move into a luxurious villa with its own huge herb garden!"