Commissioned alchemy

  This was the first time Mo Tian Ge had seen Qing Miao Shang Ren.

  She had been to Bixuan Pavilion for several months, but all along, it was Wei Haolan and other foundation-building cultivators who received her. The three Dan-stage elders had never seen her before.

  Of course, he is a senior fellow of Jiedan. Generally speaking, Jiedan cultivators are all closed-door practitioners. Who would meet with a junior from another sect for no reason? They don't have that much free time and wouldn't do something that would lose them face.

  But even if she hadn't seen the three elders of Jie Dan, Mo Tian Ge never worried that Qing Miao elder would really be unfavorable to her.

  Taking over the affairs of Shangqing Palace, replacing Jinghe and Daowu in handling interpersonal relationships, Mo Tian Ge understood the twists and turns in the minds of high-ranking cultivators very clearly. In the eyes of high-ranking cultivators, especially those who support the sect, even the most favored juniors cannot affect their interests. Children can be spoiled, but serious matters cannot be mixed with emotions. Therefore, Hua Yilin's threat sounds ridiculous to those in the know.

  But at this time, Qing Miao elder said with such a tone, and told her such a sentence, which was thought-provoking.

  It's not simple, what's not simple? Apart from the alchemy displayed, Mo Tian Ge is just an ordinary outsider cultivator in the eyes of the cultivators at Bi Xuan Pavilion. The words of Qing Miao Elder are absolutely not a compliment to her alchemy skills.

  The Song God's expression didn't change, he just slightly raised his gaze: "Senior... you're overpraising."

  The old man gently swayed the teacup in his hand but didn't drink from it. He slowly said, "I'm not praising you."

  "Seniors don't say it, juniors just take it as praise." Mo Tian Ge still smiled slightly, seemingly not minding her words at all.

  The old man with a clear and profound gaze looked at her again, his eyes sharp.

  The song of the wild sky is innocent and fearless, let her see it as she will.

  Time passed bit by bit, and Qing Miao Lao even used the pressure of a Jie Dan cultivator, but Mo Tian Ge still smiled like this, although his smile was somewhat stiff, and sweat even fell from his forehead, but he still smiled.

  After an unknown period of time, Qing Miao finally withdrew his oppressive aura and asked in a cold voice: "You, what kind of person are you?"

  Moyan Song let out a breath. Even though she had cultivated the Lian Shen Jue, her spiritual awareness was far stronger than that of other cultivators at the same level, but as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she had almost exhausted all her strength to withstand this pressure.

  She naturally knew why Qing Miao was treating her this way. She had long been accustomed to being vigilant, so as soon as Qing Miao arrived, she knew. But despite knowing, she still said those words to Hua Yi Lin.

  Qing Miao, as a senior cultivator of the Condensing Dan sect, couldn't help but feel embarrassed when her junior was lectured by someone younger. It was precisely because she felt embarrassed that she had to scold Hua Yi Lin even more severely, to show that as a senior cultivator of the Condensing Dan sect, she was open and aboveboard, and would not cover up for her juniors or lose face herself.

  However, scolding is still scolding, after all, it's her own junior. She also wants to see why this little junior who dares to lecture her has such audacity - knowing that a cultivator of the Condensing Dan stage has arrived, yet still lecturing a disciple of the Azure Mist Pavilion, a cultivator in the initial stages of foundation building, how can they be so bold?

  After a moment's thought, Mo Tian Ge replied: "I am a disciple of Xuan Yin Dao Jun of the Xuan Qing Sect."

  "Xuanyin Daojun..." The Clear and Mysterious Elder slowly enunciated the name, then looked at her with a gaze that gradually changed, finally collecting his stern expression, and smiled slightly. "So your master is a Yuan Ying cultivator, no wonder you have such audacity."

  Even if you don't know the mysterious cause, Daojun can be called Daojun, naturally it is a Yuan Ying cultivator. Qing Miao Laoren, as one of the three great elixir masters in Bi Xuan Ge's cultivation, would not lack this insight.

  Mo Tian Ge still just smiled and maintained his politeness: "I'm just lucky, that's all."

  Although that's the case, would a Yuan Ying cultivator easily accept an apprentice? If there was a Yuan Ying cultivator as a master, the benefits are self-evident. After forming the elixir, cultivating immortality is step by step difficult; three-fifths of elixir-forming cultivators spend their entire lives stuck in the initial stages of elixir formation. With a Yuan Ying cultivator's guidance, not only would they avoid many detours at the elixir-forming stage, but also receive guidance during the forming of the immortal fetus...

  Qing Miao Lao Zong thought carefully, but couldn't help feeling jealous. Although she was a senior elder of the sect and a respected cultivator who had formed her golden elixir, she wanted to take a Yuan Ying stage predecessor as her master, which was currently impossible for her.

  But she was a senior after all, and soon calmed down, smiling slightly: "So to speak, little Daoist friend must have an excellent spiritual root and extraordinary talent?"

  Moy Tian Ge replied faintly: "The junior's talent is passable, and with the master's favor, he can be accepted as a disciple."

  "Is that so? Just saying that this little Daoist friend's alchemy skills are also extraordinary!" Qing Miao elder was not convinced.

  Mo Tian Ge keenly sensed something and looked at Qing Miao's elder face with a hint of a smile, saying straightforwardly: "Senior, do you have any instructions?"

  The elderly gentleman got up and slowly paced back and forth along the edge of the pavilion, as if deep in thought.

  After a while, she said: "Does Ye Xiaoyou know that there is a kind of pill called Qingyun Dan?"

  Moyan Song was taken aback: "This is a Dan that is more than ten times better than the Ning Yuan Dan, it's a high-grade Dan." When she first entered the Void Sky Realm, because of the grass that grew there which was very suitable for refining this Dan, she used the Qing Yun Dan to practice.

  "Not bad." Qing Miao nodded his head, "Ye Xiao is indeed from a famous family. His vision is extraordinary, this Qing Yun Dan is something that very few people know about."

  "...my junior fellow disciple also advanced a few years ago, so I still remember things about the Foundation Establishment stage."

  Qing Miao elder walked slowly while smiling at her: "Although it's like that, it can be seen that Ye Xiao is quite valued by his master."

  From being called Little Daoist Friend to now being called Ye Xiao, the title is much more intimate. Mo Tian Ge can tell that Qing Miao Long Lao intentionally wants to shorten the distance between them, and listening to his words, it's very likely related to Dan Yao.

  Anyway, she still had some confidence in alchemy, so she didn't avoid it: "Yes, I have today thanks to the careful guidance of my master."

  Seeing her expression so calm and composed, Qing Miao's heart secretly reassessed her identity once again.

  "Ye Xiaoyou has such a high level of alchemy skills and also knows about the Qingyun Dan, can he refine it?"

  "Hmm... I've helped my master refine it a few times, so I do know how to do it. However, if I were to refine it myself, the success rate might not be very high." She wasn't telling the truth, actually, she had refined very little of the Condensed Origin Pill, but a lot of the Clear Cloud Pill. For her, the success rate of the Clear Cloud Pill was much higher than that of the Condensed Origin Pill. However, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator like herself, how could the Clear Cloud Pill possibly be so easy to refine successfully? Only by saying it this way would she be telling the truth.

  The elder Qing Miao nodded naturally without any suspicion: "If you've only refined it a few times, the success rate can't be high. What do you think is your estimated success rate?"

  Mo Tian Ge hesitated for a moment and replied uncertainly: "About 40% or 50%."

  Qing Miao laughed: "Four or five successes is already quite good. It seems that Ye Xiao's pill-making skills are indeed not ordinary."

  Thirty to forty percent is the standard for ordinary alchemists, and forty to fifty percent, although it seems like only an increase of one percent, has already approached the standard of a great master. The Qingyun Pill is after all a high-grade pill. It's several times more difficult to refine than the Ningyuan Pill. Those who can reach the level of a great master in refining the Qingyun Pill are rare, even in Kunwu.

  "Yexiaoyou," Qingmiao elder hesitated for a moment, but then made up her mind. "During this time, you can teach Xiaqing that girl how to refine pills. We old folks have been watching and have an idea of your pill-refining skills. Coincidentally, we three have gathered enough spiritual herbs for a furnace of Qingyun Dan. However, Xiaqing has never refined Qingyun Dan before and is not confident. If we send someone to Kunwu to invite a refiner, it will take too long and it's hard to find a trustworthy person... " She stopped and looked at Mochen Ge, "Yexiaoyou, can you refine this furnace of Qingyun Dan for us?"

  Mo Tian Ge didn't respond immediately, refining Qing Yun Dan wasn't a trivial matter... the time it took was quite long...

  "Of course, we trust Ye Xiaoyou's alchemy skills, and even more so his character. If the refining fails, we will not make things difficult for him. If it succeeds, we have prepared another generous gift to thank Ye Xiaoyou for his help."

  Mo Tian Ge glanced at Qing Miao Long Lao and continued to ponder.

  After a long time, a smile appeared on her face: "......Since senior said so, I have no reason to decline either."

  Qing Miao's face lit up with joy, and he warmly grasped her hand, patting it: "Good! Although Ye Xiao is a disciple of Yuan Ying's senior, and is used to seeing precious treasures, we can still manage to give one or two unusual small gifts. Liu Su!"

  Qing Miao elder called out. A female disciple responded from the queue, her cultivation had already refined her Qi to the 10th layer, and her foundation was also at the doorstep of breakthrough. After all, she was a female disciple of Jie Dan elder, and her cultivation was even stronger than that of Yi Liu and Yi Qiu.

  "In."

  "The other day we caught a firefly, and after a while you can give it to Ye Xiao You."

  The woman named Liu Su flashed a look of surprise in her eyes, but didn't say anything, only responding with a soft "Yes, Master."

  Mo Tian Ge's face also showed surprise, and after thinking for a moment, he asked: "Senior, are you referring to the divine beast 'Fei Fei' mentioned in ancient texts?"

  "Not bad." Qing Miao Lao Lao also had a moment of surprise, then smiled and said, "Ye Xiao friend indeed has extensive knowledge, these so-called divine beasts, nowadays very few people know about them. However, the one I'm talking about is not actually a Feng Feng, but rather a spirit similar to Feng Feng, and seems to possess the bloodline of a divine beast, so we in the East Sea call this spiritual beast Feng Feng. Although Feng Feng's cultivation is not high, it has an extraordinary effect, which ordinary spiritual beasts do not have."

  "Oh? I wonder what magical effect it has?"

  The gentle elder smiled slightly and said, "According to the ancient books, having a Pheasant can dispel worries. The Pheasant we're talking about is indeed effective in calming one's mind when raised by one's side. Moreover, Pheasants are extremely sensitive to spiritual energy, making them the best for searching for things."

  "So it was like that..."

  The venerable elder continued, "This Fenfen we're talking about isn't some ancient spiritual beast, and it's not easily obtained in the Eastern Sea either. Consider this a meeting gift for Young Master Ye. Once the Qingyun Dan is refined, I'll prepare another generous gift to give you. If that doesn't work out, I'll also provide compensation for your troubles, Young Master Ye."

  "...Since senior said so, I'd better not be presumptuous."

  Elder Qing Miao nodded with a smile: "Ye Xiao is a straightforward person, if he weren't already from a prestigious family, I would have taken a liking to him myself. What a pity... no, it's fortunate, rather."

  The stranger and the song raised their heads, facing each other with a smile. Regardless of whether they had different thoughts in mind, for now, they seemed to be getting along just fine. However, it seems that my return to Kunwu will have to be postponed.

  Today, I ran around for the wedding photos and was so tired that I dozed off while writing. So, I'll just post one update for now. To my surprise, I found out that Nian Nian classmate gave me a 10,000 reward! I carefully counted it again and again, and indeed it's a five-digit number. No need to say more, I'll add an extra update tomorrow.