Shang Ying

Zhou Qin accepted the pill bottle with a hint of surprise, then obediently said, "Please wait a moment, Senior Ning."

She turned and left, thinking to herself, This Senior Ning's way of pursuing someone is certainly unconventional.

In an elegant study, Chu Nianyao wore moon-white brocade robes, her dark hair cascading like a waterfall, her bearing cold as snow.

In her right hand, she held a white pill the size of a longan. Dense spiritual qi radiated from it, and across the pill's surface ran a faint, seemingly natural pattern.

A moved expression appeared on Chu Nianyao's face, cold and luminous as thin ice. She murmured, "What kind of pill is this? Why have I never seen it before...

"But judging from its efficacy, it is definitely a third-tier elixir. It has even reached the level of a rudimentary Dao Patterned Pill..."

"Let him in." Chu Nianyao regained her icy, detached demeanor and spoke calmly.

Zhou Qin suppressed the shock in her heart and immediately complied.

Before long, Ning Fa met Fairy Lingzhi again in a reception room.

His expression remained calm as he said sincerely, "Fellow Daoist Chu, to tell you the truth.

"Ning originally came from another sea region. I merely ended up stranded in the Jinchuan Archipelago by accident.

"However, I discovered that the pill-refining methods here differ greatly from those in my homeland. That is why I shamelessly wished to seek an exchange with Fellow Daoist."

Chu Nianyao looked at him with mild surprise.

She did not doubt him. After all, that pill was proof enough.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly. "May I ask, Fellow Daoist Ning, what pill is this?"

"This pill is called the Crimson Cloud Pill. It is a Third-grade Low-tier pill, capable of improving the cultivation of Early Core Formation and even