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

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

He looked at the two people walking toward him, his face full of confusion.

The moment those two saw Xiao Yu, they shouted 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, then the alchemy room of our Hehuan Sect's Riverflow Branch is yours! The Sect Master has already gone east to establish a new branch, and this place is now under the new Elder Zhang's command!"

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

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

Xiao Yu was stunned on the spot. "Wait? That's too much! There's far too little time!"

That man said irritably, "It's useless telling us! Elder Wu refined so many pills on ordinary days; he must have stockpiled some! Figure it out yourself. The new Elder Zhang isn't someone to provoke!"

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

After hesitating for three seconds, Xiao Yu hurriedly spoke to Bai Yue in the Judgment Room. "Good news! Elder Wu kicked the bucket! We can save your disciple now! Bad news: another elder is coming tomorrow, and there's an eighty-percent chance we won't be able to escape. You're a third-grade Alchemist, so even without spiritual power, you can still refine some first-grade pills, right?"

Bai Yue's expression suddenly turned excited. The moment she heard that her disciple could be saved, nothing else mattered to her.

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

Xiao Yu was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately shut every door and window as fast as he could.

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

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

The moment Bai Yue heard that Xiao Yu was leaving her here alone, panic filled her heart.

She was afraid Xiao Yu would abandon her. She couldn't see anything now...

What if someone came over?

Seeing her like that, Xiao Yu thought it over and ultimately put her back into the Judgment Room. "It's fine. Refining pills can wait a moment. Let's first see what's here. Elder Wu might have ready-made pills!"

Xiao Yu left as soon as he finished speaking. After reaching the storeroom at top speed, he immediately released Bai Yue.

Bai Yue did not dare hesitate 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 covering Bai Yue's eyes, her nose instantly stung with sorrow.

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.

For a moment, tears of joy streamed down her face.

She then looked around at the medicine vats, and tears spilled forth again. "Junior Sisters... Junior Sisters... sob! This disciple is useless..."

Master and disciple embraced 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 quickly turned his attention toward the bedroom to one side. That was Elder Wu's residence.

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

He pushed open the door and took a close look, and his brows immediately lifted.

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 particularly high, but fortunately, the varieties were complete.

The pills needed for tomorrow were now only short by thirty Blood-Staunching Pills!

Xiao Yu continued searching.

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

Upon entering, towering bookcases lined all four walls, packed with books and ancient tomes enough to fill an ox-drawn cart.

A redwood desk stood by the window, its Four Treasures of the Study all complete, the scent of ink wafting through the air.

Calligraphy and paintings hung on the walls, their strokes dancing like dragons and serpents, their momentum vast and majestic.

The room was arranged with antique elegance. A pale leather drum rested quietly in one corner.

After picking it up and inspecting it, he placed the pale drum into his storage pouch.

He searched through every drawer and finally found a storage pouch inside a jade box.

It did not look as high-end as the one Elder Wu had carried on him.

He opened it and took a look.

Joyful Union Art, Complete Set

Alchemy Art

Yin-Yang Life-Borrowing Art

Old pill furnace

Five Immobilization Talismans

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 artifact on him to release a group of female cultivators.

He immediately picked up the fist-sized Jade Gourd and examined it.

The instant he touched it, he felt an extremely cool aura, wonderfully cool!

There was also an indescribable sense of pleasure.

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

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

Xiao Yu naturally guessed what it was for. This was a low-grade auxiliary artifact Elder Wu had discarded.

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

But this thing could absorb living creatures into it.

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

Xiao Yu looked at the gourd, his gaze rising.

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

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu clenched his fist, his expression grave.

He still needed to be careful.

Otherwise, he might end up being killed by this master-disciple pair...

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

Elder Wu was already dead. Wasn't this the perfect cultivation ground!?

He was now the sole person in charge of the alchemy room. That 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!

Within 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 still learn the Alchemy Art!

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, stabilize and develop!

He would not run!

Once he subdued Bai Yue and had her write a letter to lure Ye Zhirou over, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes?

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

Then, taking a separate storage pouch, he put the pills into it and 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 in every direction, her face filled with resentment.

Xiao Yu entered with a soft laugh. "I only found these pills. That old fellow must have carried all his valuable possessions on him! It looks like you'll still need to refine pills!"

After speaking, Xiao Yu took the pills out of the storage pouch bottle by bottle.

Hua Lian supported Bai Yue as they walked forward, her face full of grief and indignation.

Xiao Yu glanced up at them, then spoke quietly. "Your master was the one who asked me to save you earlier! We're all cultivators; there's no need to take certain matters to heart!"

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

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

"With me here, you master and disciple will not be discovered. You should understand that when the lips are gone, the teeth grow cold!"

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

That was what she said, but she did not bow.

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

Were women from righteous sects all this proud?

Looking at the two women across from him, Xiao Yu smiled kindly. "Go refine pills, Miss Bai Yue. Come on! Teach me!"

Hua Lian smiled faintly. "Thank you, Daoist Friend Xiao, for saving me. My master and I will remember such great kindness in our hearts. Leave the pill refining to me! Daoist Friend Xiao need not trouble yourself..."

The corners of Xiao Yu's mouth lifted slightly. He knew these two women wanted to pull some trick.

He glanced at Bai Yue. They had just shared hardship and danger together, yet after he saved her disciple, she was already entertaining crooked thoughts?

Heh heh... women!

This was what women were like?

What did they want to do?

Could it be that they wanted to occupy this place to refine pills and heal their injuries?

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

Could they be planning to kill him to silence him?

It was highly possible...

After all, she was a saintess of the righteous path, while he was nothing more than an ant of the demonic path. She definitely would not think highly of a small fry like him!

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

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

Hua Lian immediately tightened her grip on Bai Yue's arm.

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 have no spiritual power right now, so refining pills is actually quite difficult. You can only use spirit stones and ordinary fire to refine pills!"

"And the entire pill-refining process can only be carried out manually. Most likely, you'll only be able to refine flawed first-grade pills!"

"If you want to refine slightly flawed or flawless first-grade pills, you must at least be at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refinement!"

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