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"Of course, in return, Yunzhou can accept any request made by the Medicine King."

Luo Tan raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a faint smile, "Immortal-grade pills are different from pills in the mortal world. The difficulty of refining them is dozens of times greater than that of ninth-grade pills. Even now, I am not very confident. Does the Great Peng Emperor really trust me to refine the immortal medicine that he has gone through so much trouble to find?"

The Great Roc Emperor fell silent for a moment.

Indeed, there is only one immortal herb. Even he went through countless hardships and tens of thousands of years to find it... If Luo Tan fails to refine it, the immortal herb will be completely lost.

"Therefore, we cannot rush this matter. I will give it a try once I am confident. After all, it is a celestial-grade elixir, and it is worthwhile for me to refine it."

Upon hearing this, the Great Roc Emperor naturally couldn't say anything more.

Luo Tan's love for alchemy is well-known throughout the Nine Provinces, and she would not miss the opportunity to try refining immortal-grade pills.

After all, this is one of the keys to whether she can be promoted to a Celestial Alchemist.

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"Since the Medicine King is willing to help me refine immortal medicine, what should I offer in exchange?" asked the Great Roc King.

Luo Tan smiled faintly and said, "Let's discuss the terms after I'm more confident."

She paused for a moment, then said again in a soft and calm tone, "However, I need to give you a piece of advice."

“Mu Zhian is my irreplaceable friend. This is the first and last warning I’m giving.”

The Great Roc Emperor was taken aback: "You're actually warning me for a mere cultivator you've only just met...?"

He was somewhat taken aback, even finding it unbelievable.

Yunzhou and Yuzhou have been cooperating for so long, are they really not as good as a cultivator from Dongzhou whom they have only known for a short time?

“I’m also thinking of Yunzhou. Even if you don’t care about offending Mu Zhi’an, you have to consider the Princess and the whole of Yunzhou. If you really provoke him, it will not be good for you or Yunzhou,” Luo Tan said calmly.

The Great Roc Emperor seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and laughed heartily: "Does the Medicine Emperor mean that a cultivator who has only recently entered the Void Returning Realm can threaten me, or even Yunzhou? Or does the Medicine Emperor think that the Azure Emperor would offend Yunzhou for the sake of a mere cultivator?"

The noble and elegant Empress glanced coldly at the Great Roc Emperor with her eyes as clear as autumn water: "The Azure Emperor's regard for him far exceeds your imagination."

Emperor Dapeng frowned: "Even if what you say is true, I never really wanted to deal with him. I just wanted him to stay away from my beloved concubine."

Luo Tan was rendered speechless for a moment.

You yourself have been unable to get close to your beloved concubine in Yunzhou for ten thousand years, yet you actually think that a mere cultivator who has only recently entered the world of cultivation can get close to her? How little confidence do you have in yourself?

"Over the past ten thousand years, the Great Roc Emperor has tried his best to pursue the Queen Consort, both openly and secretly, but she has always rejected him... Do you really think that Mu Zhi'an will win her over?" Luo Tan couldn't help but ask.

Emperor Dapeng said coldly, "Of course I trust my beloved concubine, but even so I have to make this statement to prevent any Tom, Dick, or Harry from trying to get close to her in the future."

"As for the Azure Emperor, there's no need for the Medicine Emperor to worry about it; I know what I'm doing."

Luo Tan waved his hand gently, indicating that he was tired: "If there is nothing else, please leave."

Emperor Dapeng nodded: "Very well, I still have matters to attend to in Yunzhou, so I won't disturb the Medicine Emperor today."

After he finished speaking, he got up and prepared to leave.

At that moment, the Great Roc Emperor seemed to vaguely sense a terrifying aura quietly gathering in the hall.

The man stopped abruptly, instinctively turning his head to look, and saw a cyan figure quietly gathering in mid-air.

"The Azure Emperor?!" The Great Roc Emperor almost blurted out.

Almost instantly, the entire hall seemed to fall into a brief silence.

"Aside from having a slightly longer lifespan than ordinary cultivators, you really haven't improved at all in other aspects."

In the silence, a heavenly melody resounded in the main hall.

Almost instantly, the terrifying pressure of spiritual energy seemed to crush the entire hall to pieces.

The sound of the formation shattering could be faintly heard.

The Great Roc Emperor's body stiffened slightly, as if the furnace was about to collapse in that instant, and he almost uncontrollably knelt down.

He unfurled a pair of enormous wings from his back, his face contorted with rage: "Azure Emperor, I have no grudge against you, are you planning to declare war on Yunzhou?!"

As he channeled his spiritual energy, he barely managed to withstand the terrifying pressure.

This power was so overwhelming, it was as if the entire sky was slowly descending, making it impossible to resist.

It's unclear when it started, but a woman dressed in a blue dress sat languidly on the Pure Lotus, looking down at the powerful figures in the hall, and said indifferently, "The Great Roc Emperor can use his power to suppress others, so why can't I?"

The Great Roc Emperor paused for a moment, then his expression changed slightly.

This woman clearly already knew about his attack on Mu Zhian today...

But how did she know? Wasn't she not in Yuzhou?

“He was the one who attacked my beloved concubine first. Otherwise, I have no grudge against him, so why would I attack him for no reason?” Emperor Dapeng said firmly.

This fairy, as elegant and pure as a lotus, gazed quietly with her bright blue eyes and said softly, "Don't you know in your heart whether he has been intimate with your beloved concubine?"

The Princess Consort of Yunzhou is a princess of the Great Dao, with an extremely noble status. How could she possibly be close to a mere cultivator for no reason? The Great Peng Emperor was naturally aware of this and knew he was at a disadvantage in this matter, but at this moment he could not possibly lower himself to save face and could only stubbornly resist the woman's terrifying aura.

The array beneath his feet crumbled bit by bit, and the Great Roc Emperor's expression grew increasingly grim.

He still underestimated the Feather Transformation Realm. Although the Feather Transformation Realm is another form of Dao Integration, the power of those who are not affected by the Heavenly Rules is simply unfathomable.

At that moment, an enticing herbal scent seemed to waft from the hall. Then, Luo Tan took half a step forward and said in an elegant and gentle voice, "This is the imperial palace after all. If the two of you have a personal grudge, please settle it outside the palace later."

As Luo Tan finished speaking, Yao Meng's previous oppressive aura seemed to diminish somewhat.

Yao Meng looked at Luo Tan and then smiled, "Since that's the case, let's give Emperor Yao some face."

She withdrew her spiritual energy, and the suffocating feeling in the hall quietly subsided.

At this moment, the Great Roc Emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief in secret. He then took a deep look at the most beautiful woman in the Nine Provinces, dressed in a green dress, and snorted coldly, "Since the Azure Emperor has something to do to visit the Medicine Emperor, then I will not disturb you two any longer."

After speaking, he transformed into a golden light and disappeared into the hall.

The Pure Lotus behind Yao Meng quietly receded, and she gracefully descended from mid-air.

Luo Tan was looking at Yao Meng with a playful gaze.

"Does the Medicine King have something to say?" Yao Meng asked.

Luo Tan shook his head: "It's nothing. I've just been wondering why you would leave Mu Zhian in Yuzhou... It seems you left some kind of spell on him beforehand, so you could immediately detect if he were attacked?"

"After all, he died for me once, so I have to leave some backup plan when I leave."

Yao Meng smiled slightly and added seriously, "However, even I don't like to pry into other people's privacy, so I only left him with a protective spell and never spied on his life here."

Luo Tan smiled and said, "The Azure Emperor is truly considerate to young friend Mu."

She changed the subject and continued, "You've already found the medicinal herbs in the Southern Wilderness... but what about the Cloud Willow in Yunzhou? You put pressure on the Great Roc Emperor today. What are your plans for finding it now?"

"I'll go by myself," Yao Meng said calmly.

"Do you know where the Cloud Willow grows and how to find it?" Luo Tan asked.

The medicinal herb Yunyanliu is extremely special. Just as it is wonderful, it is as ethereal as clouds and smoke, and its shape resembles willow leaves, hence the name Yunyanliu.

Although it is not an imperial medicine, it is extremely difficult to obtain. Even a human emperor in the Feather Transformation Realm could not find it in a short period of time.

After all, with the support of the array, the spiritual senses of other powerful beings cannot directly scan the entire Yunzhou.

"If all else fails, we can send our spiritual senses down to Yunzhou and leave after finding Yunyan Liu," Yao Meng said calmly.

Luo Tan raised her eyebrows slightly. This fairy was indeed very kind and easy to talk to on ordinary days... but when it came to Mu Zhian, she seemed to become much more assertive.

In the Nine Provinces, no place can allow other powerful beings to set foot in and then let their spiritual senses scan the entire province. This would be a great humiliation to that province, and might even alarm the ancient creatures sealed in forbidden lands, or cause turmoil.

"Does the Medicine King have a better idea?"

Yao Meng's cheerful voice rang out as she sized up the empress before her.

Luo Tan parted her red lips slightly and said, "The Great Roc Emperor has a request of me, and if I ask him to, he will not refuse."

"No."

Yao Meng shook her head decisively and refused: "Refining immortal-grade pills is a huge favor. It would be too wasteful to use it just to exchange for Yunyan Willow."

If Luo Tan were willing, he could even obtain a great deal of unimaginable benefits from Yunzhou.

Using it to exchange for Cloud and Smoke Willow is indeed too extravagant.

“Actually, we’ve both overlooked someone… If she were willing, she could also take Mu Zhi’an to find Yun Yan Liu,” Luo Tan suddenly said.

"You mean the princess?"

Yao Meng chuckled softly: "You know what happened between her and me. Anyone could help find Yun Yanliu, but she's the only one who can't."

That's why, when Yao Meng learned today that Emperor Dapeng had questioned whether Mu Zhian and his beloved concubine had an affair, she felt that Emperor Dapeng was deliberately stirring up trouble.

If the princess dislikes the Azure Emperor, she will naturally also dislike the Azure Emperor's Daoist partner. How could the two possibly have a private conversation?

Luo Tan fell silent for a moment.

To be honest, although she had tried to "matchmake" Mu Zhian and the princess these past two days so that the two could have some interaction, the princess hadn't paid much attention to Mu Zhian at all.

Logically speaking, after learning the secret of Mu Zhian's innate furnace, one shouldn't have been so indifferent, even if not befriended.

But the princess was rather cold to him, and even deliberately kept a certain distance from him.

A brief silence fell over the hall, with both of them remaining silent.

"The Azure Emperor is as blindly confident as ever."

Suddenly, a woman's gentle and seductive voice broke the silence of the hall: "Are you so sure that I will refuse this matter?"

The woman's appearance startled Yao Meng and Luo Tan in the hall.

"Your Highness?" Yao Meng narrowed her eyes inadvertently, momentarily unable to figure out what kind of person this woman was.

The princess played with a strand of hair, tilted her head slightly, glanced at the young man behind her, and smiled, "I can take him to Yunzhou, and I can also take him to fetch the Cloud Mist Willow."

"However, I have one condition."

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"What conditions?"

Yao Meng was not surprised when she heard the princess make the request.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that if the princess had no demands whatsoever and had been willing to take Mu Zhian to Yunzhou to find Yun Yanliu for no apparent reason, she would have been more suspicious.

Luo Tan glanced at her best friend without showing any emotion, unable to understand the thoughts of the Princess of Yunzhou for a moment.