Different Qi Refining Pills

Ye Han looked at Azure Phoenix Fairy, feigning ignorance. He had secretly learned the Azure Mystic Art-how could he not understand what she meant?

Azure Phoenix Fairy gave him a faint, knowing smile. "Since you know that what you're cultivating is the Azure Mystic Art, you should know where this technique came from. I shouldn't need to say anything more."

Ye Han frowned at her words. "But I really didn't get this technique from...!"

Azure Phoenix Fairy cut Ye Han off. "Do you think anyone will listen to your reasons? You have only one path left: become a True Disciple! Of course, you're nowhere near qualified right now."

With that, she rose into the air. "You'd best look out for yourself."

In an instant, Azure Phoenix Fairy flew away on that lifelike lotus. She seemed in no hurry, moving very slowly.

Watching Azure Phoenix Fairy's retreating figure, Ye Han's eyes filled with longing. The lotus beneath her feet must have been the flying Magic Artifact Senior Brother Zhang Qingshan had told him about.

When would he be able to ride a Magic Artifact himself, soaring through the heavens and burrowing through the earth? He would need to reach at least the twelfth level of the Qi Refining Realm before his magical power could drive one.

With that thought, he clutched the bottle tightly, took a deep breath, and steadied his mind. These things could not be rushed. Cultivation should flow naturally, like water forming a channel.

After settling his thoughts, he returned to his Cave Abode and closed the entrance.

On a cliff a hundred zhang from Ye Han's Cave Abode, Jin Feng stood watching its entrance slowly close...

His expression was hideous, his eyes filled with venom. That damned Ye Han had actually been inside his Cave Abode, and he had even spoken at length with the legendary Azure Phoenix Fairy.

More importantly, that damned brat had not only cheated him out of two Spirit Stones, but had also led him around by the nose.

How infuriating!

Damn it, I'll have my revenge for this!

He had been too far away to hear what Ye Han and Qing Feng had said, but he knew Ye Han had been inside his Cave Abode. It seemed the brat was determined to oppose him.

That Azure Phoenix Fairy was a meddler too. He was just some wild brat with a pitiful cultivation level, yet she had actually stepped in to handle something like this. Damn it!

With that thought, he took a deep breath and steadied his mind. His emotions were in complete turmoil; this was no time to attempt a breakthrough.

Anxiety churned inside him, and he decided to go out for a stroll, then return to cultivate once his mind had settled...

As for Ye Han, he had plenty of time to deal with him. With that meager cultivation, the brat would barely make a mouthful for anyone.

With that thought, Jin Feng darted off, racing down the cliff...

Azure Phoenix Fairy stood on her lotus, flying slowly onward, an inexplicable loneliness in her eyes...

People said cultivators pursued a path devoid of feeling, but humans were not grass or trees. How could they be without emotion?

Most of the time, they simply buried those feelings deep within their hearts.

When she saw Ye Han, she felt that he resembled "him" far too closely.

Although she had said she did not want to get involved in Ye Han's affairs.

She had still been unable to resist giving him a bottle of high-grade Qi Refining Pills.

But for a cultivator at Ye Han's level, those were...

Suddenly, her expression changed as she remembered something. "Oh no! I forgot to tell that brat he can't take too many high-grade Qi Refining Pills at his current cultivation level!"

With that thought, she was just about to fly back...

Suddenly!

Whoosh...

A streak of spiritual light descended from the sky and landed before her. Within it was a talisman, which shattered into a cluster of characters that appeared in front of her.

Azure Phoenix Fairy's expression shifted. With a casual beckoning gesture, she turned the characters into motes of light that flew into her fingers.

Upon sensing their contents, her expression changed slightly. She turned and sped off in the direction the talisman had come from.

As for Ye Han, since he had managed to grasp the cultivation method of the Azure Mystic Art, someone must have guided him. Surely he would not rashly swallow so many Qi Refining Pills...

Besides, she had an urgent matter to attend to. How could she spare so much time for Ye Han?

Of course, if she showed too much concern for Ye Han, that crafty little brat would take a mile if she gave him an inch.

Still, she did have some hopes for Ye Han. His talent was nothing special, but he knew when to advance and when to retreat, how to protect himself, and how to curry favor with a senior like her. He was fairly sharp, too...

Most importantly, despite his youth, Ye Han had an exceptionally steadfast heart for the Dao. When she had first begun cultivating at his age, she had been terribly impatient, always finding excuses to slack off...

And Ye Han had his own advantages, including a Cave Abode of his own. What other cultivator his age could claim that?

Unless they were heaven's favored talents, those nurtured by a Daoist sect, or children of a great Lineage...

But that was precisely the point. The very fact that she was comparing him to those from prestigious sects and great Lineages showed the advantages he possessed.

Still, the most important thing was to attend to her master's matter immediately. Even a short delay could spell trouble...

Azure Phoenix Fairy flew at tremendous speed, vanishing into the horizon in an instant.

Ye Han sat cross-legged inside his Cave Abode, gazing in delighted surprise at the five pills in his hand, which gave off an astonishing medicinal fragrance.

These were five Qi Refining Pills!

He had never expected Azure Phoenix Fairy to be so generous. He had only meant to cling to a powerful backer and build a better relationship with her.

He had never imagined she would casually give him pills.

But he could tell that the way Azure Phoenix Fairy looked at him was somewhat strange. There was nostalgia, regret, and another feeling he could not describe.

Could I have some connection to this Cave Abode's former owner?

At that thought, Ye Han suddenly felt a little uneasy...

He examined the five Qi Refining Pills carefully and suddenly noticed something odd. Their aura seemed much stronger than that of the one he had bought.

He immediately took out the Qi Refining Pill he had purchased and inspected it closely. He could clearly see extremely fine cracks across its surface, and both its medicinal potency and its spiritual energy were far weaker than those of the pills Azure Phoenix Fairy had given him.

The five Azure Phoenix Fairy had given him were round and lustrous as pearls and jade, their surfaces perfectly smooth, without any such tiny cracks.

At that thought, a strange expression crossed Ye Han's face. "Could Qi Refining Pills come in different grades? Or did someone cheat me?"

He suddenly felt as though he had been swindled.

Still, how good could a Qi Refining Pill bought for a single Spirit Stone possibly be?

He poured the five Qi Refining Pills Azure Phoenix Fairy had given him back into the bottle. Senior Brother Zhang Qingshan had told him not to take too many pills. These five from Azure Wood Fairy were clearly much better, and he might not be able to withstand their effects. He should use the ordinary Qi Refining Pill first.

Then he looked this way and that, feeling that keeping the Qi Refining Pills on his person was not particularly safe either.

Why did he feel that way?

Azure Phoenix Fairy's actions just now had frightened him terribly!