"Since you trust me so much, Fellow Daoist Tianbao, I won't stand on ceremony."
After a moment's hesitation, Liu Yu accepted the jade slip containing the pill formula, pressed it to his forehead, and sent a strand of divine sense inside to examine it.
An instant later, a great flood of information poured into his mind.
Purple monkey flower, heavenly spirit fruit, illusory heart grass...
The names of medicinal plants and their proportions flooded his mind. With his present mastery of alchemy, he needed only a little reasoning to judge whether the formula was genuine.
There's an eighty percent chance it's genuine.
Liu Yu swiftly reached a judgment, and complicated feelings stirred in his heart.
Judging by deeds rather than intentions, this was indeed a fellow cultivator worth befriending. Everything about the way he conducted himself brimmed with sincerity.
But those complicated feelings lasted only an instant before his heart grew calm again.
In this world of cultivation,
Trust was fleeting; only interests were eternal!
"Once we leave the Secret Realm, I will study the formula thoroughly. I certainly won't betray your trust, Fellow Daoist Tianbao!"
These thoughts flashed past in a mere instant. Liu Yu immediately cupped his hands and smiled.
"Everyone has witnessed your mastery of alchemy, Fellow Daoist Hong. Naturally, I have every confidence in you."
At Tang Tianbao's words, everyone laughed heartily, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
With that interlude over, the seven resumed their journey along the mountain path.
Passing through light and shadow, they seemed to be heading toward a bright future!
Clang, clang! Bang, bang!
After the matter of the pill formula, the seven traveled another twenty-odd li before the thunderous sounds of a magical battle suddenly erupted in the distance, bringing them to a halt.
"That direction..."
Sensing