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Chapter 851 Something Strange About the Pill Pavilion 1
Feng Yan blurted out her question, but immediately realized that her words were somewhat inappropriate. Although Ye Yirui was a pill cultivator and temporarily under her jurisdiction, she was a disciple of the Haoran Sect, and Fellow Daoist Ranxi was also present. She should not be so hasty, even if she didn't care about Ye Yirui's status.

However, words spoken cannot be taken back, so Feng Yan could only soften her expression and look at Ran Xi beside her.

Ranxi already knew that Ye Yirui had been in contact with evil cultivators after the telepathic communication. Now that the other party has spoken out, it at least shows that she has indeed made some discoveries. However, she did not tell Feng Yan, the person in charge of the Pill Pavilion, but instead revealed it to her. There must be a reason for this.

Therefore, Ranxi remained calm and turned to Feng Yan beside her, saying:

"Fellow Daoist Feng, please calm down. Ye Yirui is a disciple of the Haoran Sect. Her Dao heart and character are absolutely without fault. She must have just made a discovery to come to see us now."

Yunxi offered the steps forward, and Ye Yirui also cupped her hands in greeting:

"After I discovered that there was something wrong with the pills that some people were making, I wanted to report it to Senior Feng. However, this alchemist was Senior Feng's junior."

If I were to disclose this information prematurely without finding concrete evidence, it would not only alert the enemy but also create unnecessary misunderstandings, which would be disastrous if it involved Senior Feng.

Moreover, this evidence needs to be verified by Venerable Ranxi. After all, Venerable Ranxi inherited the complete legacy of the Immortal Medicine Sect and can naturally discern whether these problematic pills have been poisoned, while this junior knows very little about poisons.

After hearing Ye Yirui's explanation, Yun Xi smiled slightly. The translation of her words was:
The one who has ties with evil cultivators is your descendant, Feng Yan. Who knows if you're in cahoots? What if she exposes it and gets silenced? Even if she doesn't get silenced, what if you try to protect your descendant by making her take the blame?
Now that my Venerable One has arrived, you are no match for Venerable One Ranxi, whether it's alchemy or physical combat. She now has someone to back her up, so naturally you should report the discovery as soon as possible, since this is no small matter.

Feng Yan wasn't stupid; she naturally understood what Ye Yirui meant. However, it was normal for her to have concerns. If she were in Ye Yirui's shoes, she would have done the same. It was just that she was the one being guarded against, so she naturally felt uncomfortable.

Yunxi simply smiled faintly before speaking:

"Fellow Daoist Feng, please don't be angry. Yi Rui was betrayed by her blood relatives before, and she's been bitten by a snake once and is now afraid of ropes for ten years, so she's being overly cautious."

I apologize on her behalf. If Fellow Daoist Feng gathers the spiritual plants needed to refine the breakthrough potion, I am willing to assist you in its refinement.

Yunxi smiled and made grand promises. Ye Yirui was only a fifth-grade alchemist, so it wasn't appropriate for her to directly confront Feng Yan. However, Ye Yirui discovered that the alchemist with the problem happened to be Feng Yan's junior, so it was better to clarify things in front of Feng Yan to avoid him thinking that they were deliberately targeting him.

Besides, who knows when Feng Yan will be able to gather all the spiritual plants? Even if she does, she might not have the time to refine them. So she's not at all hesitant to make this promise.

Upon hearing Yun Xi's words, Feng Yan's expression softened. She felt she had already gained something by receiving this promise, and knowing when to stop, she said:

"It's good to be cautious, and it's normal for you to have doubts, young friend Ye. But rest assured, as long as what you say is true, I will never tolerate evil."

After hearing Feng Yan state her position, Yunxi said to Ye Yirui:
"Tell me your findings. Why do you believe that some alchemists have been controlled by evil cultivators? Present your evidence."

"Yes, Your Excellency." Seeing that the exchange of words had ended, Ye Yirui adopted a serious expression, first handing over a bottle of pills before speaking:

"I accepted the rotation mission to guard the ancient battlefield, and came here with my younger brother Ye Yuchen. Since I am a fifth-grade alchemist, I chose to enter the Pill Pavilion to refine pills. Yuchen's cultivation is above mine, so he went to the front line to fight against the evil cultivators."

One day, my younger brother came to see me in private. I thought he didn't have enough pills, so I specially exchanged some high-grade pills from the Pill Pavilion to give to him. But when we met, he gave me a bottle of pills instead and asked me to find out who made it.

The disciple sensed something was wrong and questioned Xiao Chen. He said that while fighting on the front lines, his teammates attacked him from behind. Fortunately, he was vigilant and managed to escape. However, the rest of his team members, contrary to their usual behavior, joined forces to attack him. In the end, he was rescued by the True Venerable who was overseeing the battlefield.

His teammates were also temporarily controlled. These people claimed that they were controlled by evil energy and mistook Xiao Chen for an evil cultivator, which was why they attacked him. They solemnly apologized to him. The younger brother accepted the apology on the surface and temporarily went to the rear to rest under the pretext of being injured.

Xiao Chen told me that he saw it very clearly at the time. These people were not attacking him because they were blinded by evil energy, but because they were in a clear state. They did not want to kill him, but seemed to want to control him. That's why he made an excuse to separate from them.

Soon after, Xiao Chen discovered that his former teammates were teaming up with other cultivators to enter the battlefield. However, some of these cultivators perished on the battlefield, while others became very close to them. Soon after, they would be forced to team up with new companions due to injuries and attrition.

This situation was so common that Xiao Chen had his suspicions but couldn't find any clues until he discovered that no matter how these people were separated or combined, three of them always acted together, and they always went to Feng Xichao of the Pill Pavilion to exchange pills, and even prepared extra pills.

However, the extra pills they prepared were not for their own use, but to lend to their comrades on the battlefield who had run out of pills, making it clear that they were only there for emergency use and that they would have to return them when they returned to their base.

This explanation was perfectly reasonable and even earned the gratitude of many cultivators. Upon returning to their base, these cultivators returned the pills. As promised, the three did not make any excessive demands, which in turn made more cultivators willing to team up with them for battle.

Xiao Chen had some doubts, so he exchanged a bottle of pills that the three of them had borrowed from a friend. However, he didn't find anything suspicious, so he chose to give the pills to me and asked me to keep an eye on Feng Xichao's situation.

The disciple, lacking sufficient cultivation, couldn't detect anything amiss with the pills, so he began secretly observing Feng Xichao. Only then did he discover that when Feng Xichao exchanged pills, the pills he gave to other cultivators were different from those given to those three; the pill bottles used were different, and the quantities exchanged were also different.

After recounting all the clues she had found, Ye Yirui finally looked at the two people at the head of the table.

At this moment, Feng Yan and Yun Xi were each holding a pill and studying it. This was a seventh-grade Nourishing Yuan Pill, which was in high demand, second only to the Spirit Replenishing Pill. Both were pills that helped cultivators recover.

Feng Yan held the pill under her nose and smelled it. Finding nothing wrong, she crushed the pill and still found nothing unusual. She then turned to look at Yun Xi.

Yunxi believed that the Ye siblings wouldn't make baseless accusations. Since they had noticed something unusual, there must be a problem. However, they didn't know where the problem lay, which was why they hadn't rashly approached Feng Yan.

Yunxi narrowed her almond-shaped eyes, and a ball of purple flame appeared in her palm, beginning to burn the Nourishing Essence Pill.