"What are you people?"
"My name is Chen Yu, and this is my younger brother, Chen Feng. My brother could not stand seeing disciples in the Heavenly Cave bullying each other, so he stepped in to help. He fought two against one and gave those two a beating, but he accidentally implicated Junior Sister Wei'er. It was all because my brother's skills were lacking."
Chen Yu was clearly the sort of sharp and capable woman who explained the whole matter in just a few simple words.
At the same time, she highlighted Chen Feng as the protagonist of this "hero saving the beauty" act.
Chen Feng, dressed in white beside her, puffed out his thin chest and tried his best to look like an upright gentleman.
Yet his slightly lecherous air was clearly unsuited to those white robes, making him look utterly incongruous.
Upon hearing their names, Jiang Yun's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled meaningfully.
He really did remember these two. They were no good people, so why would they be kind enough to help Xia Weier?
"Oh, then I truly must thank you. Once Shuanglan has treated Xia Weier, I'll have her visit and thank you in person."
After learning their names, Jiang Yun sent them away.
Chen Feng was clearly unwilling to leave and wanted to say something more, but his sister Chen Yu directly pulled him away.
After Chen Yu left, she pondered the matter carefully.
She could not understand why this Immortal Seedling had sounded rather easygoing at first, only for his tone to change immediately after she finished speaking.
Had he seen through her scheme for her younger brother?
Impossible. What she had done was not flawless, but there was no way it could have been seen through at a glance.
Though she could not figure it out, Chen Yu did not dwell on it. What could possibly be wrong with saving someone?
This performance of a hero saving the beauty had been somewhat of a failure. She truly had not expected her younger brother to be so useless.
She had given him a treasure artifact, yet he had still nearly failed to defeat two disciples who had only condensed four or five Divine Patterns.
As a result, Xia Weier had been injured, even alerting Jiang Yun and Jiang Shuanglan.
But there was nothing to be done. Chen Feng was her younger brother, so she could only clean up the loose ends.
Jiang Yun waited outside the courtyard for a while before Jiang Shuanglan emerged from the room.
"How is she?" Jiang Yun resumed his calm expression and stepped forward. "Is Junior Sister Wei'er badly injured?"
Xia Weier was his wife's close friend. He could not appear too anxious, but neither could he seem indifferent.
"Her injuries aren't too serious. Half a month of rest should be enough. I never expected Wei'er to condense Divine Patterns after cultivating for less than half a year. She blocked part of the impact, or her life might have been in danger."
Jiang Shuanglan looked at Jiang Yun and also let out a sigh of relief.
"It's good that she's alright. I sent Chen Feng and Chen Yu away from outside the courtyard just now."
Jiang Yun told Jiang Shuanglan what had happened.
"This matter definitely has something to do with those two. The Heavenly Cave must punish them."
Jiang Shuanglan spoke with certainty, looking somewhat angry.
"How do you know this matter is connected to the two of them?"
Jiang Yun asked curiously.
"The two of them came from the same city as Wei'er and me. The Chen Family's second young master has committed all sorts of evil deeds and forcibly taken women more than once or twice. His crimes are countless. We simply never had dealings with them, so they didn't know us. This hero-saving-the-beauty act was definitely staged."
Jiang Shuanglan then told Jiang Yun about Xia Weier's experiences during this period.
At first, Xia Weier had merely run into Chen Feng a few times. After that, Chen Feng kept coming to find her.
Later, Xia Weier was often deliberately troubled over various matters within the sect, and Chen Feng would then miraculously appear several times to help her resolve the crisis.
Every time, it was more or less the same sort of performance. Xia Weier was rather reserved and timid.
But after several incidents, she realized Chen Feng was plotting something against her, so she tried to go out as little as possible.
Today, she had needed to collect Hundred-Grass Liquid and had no choice but to leave. She had not expected things to go this far.
"You should head back first. Wei'er's injuries aren't too serious. I'll stay here with her for a while, then go find the enforcement elder."
After chatting for a while, Jiang Shuanglan had Jiang Yun return first.
Jiang Yun returned to the small valley. Feeling how empty it was, he suddenly thought of planting something.
Many places in Jade Cauldron Paradise had medicinal fields.
They could be used to grow medicinal herbs and spiritual plants, which could then be refined into Hundred-Grass Liquid after harvesting to obtain cultivation resources.
Although Jiang Yun still had plenty of Divine Spring Fluid,
he could not simply live off his reserves. Planting some ordinary medicinal herbs and spiritual materials to gain experience would be good as well.
The Dao Scripture inheritance also contained the Daode Alchemy Chapter inheritance, which was worth studying in depth.
Jiang Yun carefully examined the valley's terrain, preparing for the future cultivation of spiritual herbs.
But he had no clue where to begin. He had never encountered such knowledge before and still needed guidance from a professional.
He then returned to the alchemy room and began studying the Dao Venerable Alchemy Chapter inheritance. Perhaps it contained guidance on this matter.
Jiang Yun linked his consciousness to the Dao Scripture inheritance deep within his mind and actively made contact with the Dao Venerable Alchemy Chapter.
"Bang!!"
A massive flood of knowledge surged straight into Jiang Yun's mind. It contained not only knowledge of alchemy, but also the identification of precious medicines and spiritual herbs, the nurturing and purification of medicinal ingredients, and how to bring out greater effects during pill refinement.
There was also an unfathomable inheritance of Dao Runes, paired with methods for refining Treasure Pills.
There was even some research concerning Immortal Elixirs.
Jiang Yun only felt that his brain had learned it all. As for whether his hands had learned it, that was harder to say.
The inheritances concerning Medicine Kings, precious medicines, spiritual materials, and the like broadened Jiang Yun's horizons.
Some special Treasure Pills even had to be nurtured with the help of mountain ranges and terrain, taking decades or even centuries before they could be refined.
That was simply too slow. It was more convenient to just eat medicine directly.
Jiang Yun was not particularly surprised by this vast store of knowledge.
One could say that Daode Heavenly Venerable was not powerful, but to say that he could not refine pills? Jiang Yun would be the first to refuse to believe it.
Yet among these inheritances, one set of pill formulas caught Jiang Yun's attention. It was simply too extraordinary.
Daode Heavenly Venerable had obtained the pill formula for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill and studied it extremely deeply.
He had broken down the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill and developed an entire series from it.
He divided it into one through nine revolutions: the One-Turn Golden Core, the Two-Revolution Golden Core, and so on, until the ninth revolution produced an Immortal Pill. Each had its own method of refinement.
As Jiang Yun looked at the formula for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, his eyes burned with desire.
This was a divine treasure that could drive even ancient Great Emperors mad. Even after taking an Undying Medicine, this pill would still be effective.
It could stabilize the Dao Fruit of one Lifetime and allow one to live a third life.
Yet the ingredients recorded for its refinement quickly brought Jiang Yun back to reality. Setting aside the Immortal Elixir,
the remaining main ingredients, such as Eclosion Source Soil, Fire Essence Divine Juice, and Primordial Chaos Divine Stone, were all divine objects rarely seen throughout the ages.
Not to mention the various rare treasures needed as supplementary ingredients.
They were simply too difficult to obtain. Throughout history, very few people had managed to refine a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill.
Jiang Yun turned his attention to the One-Turn Golden Core and still felt his scalp go numb.
Even the One-Turn Golden Core required a trace of Immortal Elixir as a catalyst, supplemented by all kinds of spiritual herbs and precious materials, before it could be refined.
A strange expression appeared on Jiang Yun's face. The ingredients for the One-Turn Golden Core did not seem all that difficult to find.
He glanced into Source Space. The most difficult ingredient, the Immortal Elixir, included the shed remains of a Bodhi Tree and some branches from the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine.
The other ingredients were not excessively rare, and some even had substitutes.
It was worth trying. The rewards for success would be enormous. The One-Turn Golden Core corresponded to the Dao Palace and Sea of Reincarnation.
Taking it for the first time could bring a transformation akin to rebirth, changing everything from the physical body to spiritual consciousness. It could greatly increase cultivation speed, while extending one's lifespan was merely its most basic effect.
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