Elder Wu Is Dead? Did I Really Become a Personal Disciple?

Xiao Yu froze upon hearing this, rising to his feet in disbelief.

He looked at the two people approaching him with a puzzled expression.

The moment those two saw Xiao Yu, they cried out in panic, "Elder Wu was ambushed by the Profound Spirit Sect while carrying out official duties earlier and perished on Jiangliu Mountain! Are you Elder Wu's disciple?"

Xiao Yu nodded instinctively. "Y-Yes! I am Elder Wu's personal disciple, Xiao Yu. What can I do for you?"

The leader exhaled impatiently. "Since you're Elder Wu's disciple, the alchemy room of the Hehuan Sect's Riverflow Branch is yours now! The Sect Master has already gone east to establish a new branch, and this place is now under the authority of the newly appointed Elder Zhang!"

"Elder Zhang will arrive tomorrow. The battle situation is urgent, so you must hand over one hundred Blood-Staunching Pills, twenty Marrow-Cleansing Pills, and fifty Hehuan Pills tomorrow!"

"That's all! The assignment has been delivered. You must hand over the required pills in full by noon tomorrow!"

Xiao Yu was stunned. "Wait? That's too much! There isn't enough time!"

That man said irritably, "Telling us won't help! Elder Wu refined so many pills on a regular basis, so he must have reserves! Figure it out yourself. The new Elder Zhang isn't someone to be trifled with!"

After saying that, the two flew away without stopping, afraid that Xiao Yu might drag them down with him.

After hesitating for three seconds, Xiao Yu hurriedly said to Bai Yue in the Judgment Room, "Good news! Elder Wu is dead! We can save your disciple now! Bad news: another elder is coming tomorrow, so we probably won't be able to escape. You're a third-grade alchemist. Even without spiritual power, you can still refine some first-grade pills, right?"

Bai Yue suddenly became excited at his words. The moment she heard that her disciple could be saved, she stopped thinking about anything else.

She hurriedly got to her feet. "If they're all first-grade pills, there shouldn't be a problem!"

Xiao Yu was overjoyed and quickly shut every door and window.

He then released Bai Yue. To be safe, he even changed her into a set of men's clothes.

"You start refining pills! I'll go rescue your disciple! I'll also see whether there are any treasures here!"

The moment Bai Yue heard that Xiao Yu intended to leave her here alone, panic filled her heart.

She was afraid that Xiao Yu would abandon her. She could not see anything now...

What if someone came over?

Seeing her like that, Xiao Yu thought for a moment before putting her back into the Judgment Room. "It's fine. Refining pills can wait. Let's first see what's here. Maybe Elder Wu has ready-made pills!"

After saying that, Xiao Yu left. He hurried to the storeroom and immediately released Bai Yue.

Bai Yue did not dare delay in the slightest and hurried forward. "Lian'er... Lian'er, is that you?"

Hua Lian's eyes trembled at once. "Master? Master... your eyes..."

When she saw the blindfold over Bai Yue's eyes, her nose instantly stung.

Bai Yue hurriedly said, "This person is Master's friend... Master can no longer see, and her cultivation is gone too. Lian'er, don't be afraid. Master will find a way to take you away! But now isn't the time..."

After glancing sideways at Xiao Yu, who was searching through things behind them, Hua Lian looked back at Bai Yue.

Overwhelmed with joy, she burst into tears.

Then she looked around at the medicine vats, and tears streamed down her face again. "Junior Sisters... Junior Sisters... sob... This disciple is useless..."

Master and disciple embraced each other and wept.

With a pained expression, Bai Yue removed the steel hooks from Hua Lian's body and fed her a Blood-Staunching Pill.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu examined the items in the storeroom.

Most of them were firewood, grain, herbs, tools, and the like.

There were no treasures.

Xiao Yu soon turned his gaze toward the bedroom beside it, Elder Wu's residence.

After looking back at Bai Yue and Hua Lian, he headed toward Elder Wu's room.

The moment he pushed open the door and looked inside, his brows rose.

Blood-Staunching Pills, Marrow-Cleansing Pills, Detoxification Pills, Hehuan Pills, Meridian-Opening Pills, and more—almost all of them were first-grade pills.

The total quantity was not great, but fortunately, there was a complete variety.

For tomorrow's quota, he was only short thirty Blood-Staunching Pills!

Xiao Yu continued searching.

Rather than a bedroom, this place was more like a study.

Upon entering, he saw towering bookshelves along all four walls, filled with countless ancient texts.

A long rosewood desk stood by the window, fully furnished with the four treasures of the study, the scent of ink permeating the air.

Calligraphy and paintings hung on the walls, their strokes winding like dragons and serpents, imposing and magnificent.

The room was simple yet elegant, with a pale leather drum resting quietly in one corner.

After picking it up and examining it, he put the white leather drum into his storage bag.

He searched through every drawer before finally finding a storage bag inside a jade box.

It appeared to be inferior to the one Elder Wu had carried on him.

The moment he opened it, he found:

Joyful Union Art, Complete, Alchemy Art, Yin-Yang Life-Borrowing Art, an old pill furnace, five Immobilization Talismans, a jade gourd.

When Xiao Yu saw the jade gourd, he immediately recalled the scene during the sect lottery, when Elder Wu had used the gourd-shaped artifact on his person to release a group of female cultivators.

He immediately picked up the fist-sized jade gourd and examined it.

The instant it touched his hand, he felt an incredibly cool aura.

There was also an indescribable sense of delight.

Simply holding the gourd made him feel as though he were holding a jade hand.

Looking closely at the gourd, he saw four small characters: Jade Maiden Gourd.

Xiao Yu naturally guessed what it was used for. It was a low-grade support-type artifact that Elder Wu had discarded.

Its offensive capabilities were average, and its defensive capabilities were average.

However, it could absorb living beings into it.

Elder Wu had probably acquired something better, which was why he had put this low-grade Jade Maiden Gourd away.

Xiao Yu looked at the gourd, his eyes narrowing.

He guessed that Bai Yue had already told Hua Lian something by now.

At that thought, Xiao Yu clenched his fists with a grave expression.

He still needed to be careful.

Otherwise, this master-disciple pair might get him killed...

Looking at the alchemy room before him, why not simply stay?

Elder Wu was dead. Wasn't this the perfect place to cultivate!?

Now he was the sole person in charge of the alchemy room. Mei Chunlan definitely would not dare cause him trouble!

And now that he had the complete Joyful Union Art, he could comprehend it and then cultivate together with Bai Yue!

In less than half a month, he would definitely break through to the Qi Refining Stage.

Then he would be able to use artifacts!

To be safe, he should master the Alchemy Art too!

At the very least, he needed to become a first-grade alchemist.

With the support of a secondary profession, the Hehuan Sect would regard him more highly.

First, he needed to develop steadily!

He was not running anymore!

Once he subdued Bai Yue and had her write a letter to trick Ye Zhirou over, wouldn't it be easy?

With that thought, Xiao Yu hid Elder Wu's storage bag inside his clothes.

Then, carrying a separate storage bag containing those pills, he headed toward the storeroom.

When he arrived outside the storeroom, he saw Bai Yue saying something to Hua Lian.

Hua Lian was still looking around, her face filled with resentment.

Xiao Yu walked in with a soft laugh. "I only found these pills. That old bastard must have kept all his valuable belongings on him! It looks like you'll still need to refine pills!"

After saying that, Xiao Yu took the pills out of the storage bag, one bottle at a time.

Hua Lian supported Bai Yue and helped her walk forward, her face full of grief and indignation.

Xiao Yu glanced up at them and said softly, "Your master was the one who asked me to save you earlier! We're both cultivators, so there's no need to dwell on certain things!"

"Your master should have told you about the current situation. We're in the Hehuan Sect's alchemy room, and we probably can't escape!"

"A new elder will arrive tomorrow. If we can't produce the pills, I'm afraid I'll be held accountable!"

"As long as I'm here, you master and disciple won't be discovered. You should understand that we stand or fall together!"

Hua Lian nodded upon hearing this. "Thank you... Fellow Daoist Xiao, for saving my life. Hua Lian is deeply grateful!"

Though she said so, she did not bow.

Xiao Yu naturally knew that she looked down on him as a demonic cultivator.

Were righteous women all this arrogant?

Looking at the two of them, Xiao Yu smiled kindly. "Go refine pills, Miss Bai. Come on! Teach me!"

Hua Lian smiled faintly. "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xiao, for saving me. My master and I will remember this great kindness. Leave the alchemy to me! Fellow Daoist Xiao need not trouble yourself..."

The corners of Xiao Yu's lips rose slightly. He knew these two women wanted to pull something.

He glanced at Bai Yue. They had been through hardship together, yet now that he had saved her disciple, she was already getting crooked ideas?

Heh... women!

So this was what women were like?

What were they planning?

Could they be trying to occupy this place to refine pills and heal their injuries?

Then, once she recovered her cultivation, she would run away?

Could they even be planning to kill him to silence him?

Very possible...

After all, she was a holy maiden of the righteous path, while he was merely an insignificant demonic cultivator. She definitely looked down on someone as insignificant as him!

"Thinking about it, it's too risky to leave you two outside to refine pills! What if someone from the Hehuan Sect suddenly comes by? That would be troublesome!"

"How about this! Bai Yue, you should stay inside my artifact! Miss Hua can stay outside and help me refine pills!"

Hua Lian immediately gripped Bai Yue's arm nervously.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Yue still agreed.

Xiao Yu had Hua Lian turn her head away, then raised his hand and put Bai Yue away.

Bai Yue's voice was gentle from within the Judgment Room. "You don't have spiritual power now, so refining pills is actually quite difficult. You can only use spirit stones and ordinary fire to refine them!"

"Also, the entire process must be done manually. You'll most likely only be able to refine flawed first-grade pills!"

"If you want to refine slightly flawed or flawless first-grade pills, you need to be at least at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage!"

Xiao Yu nodded slightly. "Mm! Let's start refining pills! The sun will set in two hours! Time is tight..."