Fairy, help me cultivate.

Chen Yao frowned.

"I once gave you an improved recipe for Foundation Establishment Pills, which is more efficient than the ones in the alchemy room. You might as well try refining it..."

As he spoke, Jiang Bailian took out a jade slip from his mithril ring: "This is the mental technique I use when refining pills. Although you are not a pill refiner yet, you can still refer to it and try to understand it."

Chen Yao accepted the jade slip, realizing that Jiang Bailian was being completely honest with him, even sharing her crucial cultivation technique. He immediately straightened his expression and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister."

"You..." Jiang Bailian blushed, took off the belt from her bun with her delicate hand, and retied her slightly disheveled hair, tying it up properly. "Take care, I'll distract them in a bit, you can go out the way you came!"

Chen Yao nodded, and the system notification appeared.

Three virtual cards appeared before my eyes.

Unexpectedly, the second entry was extracted from Jiang Bailian the fastest.

He chose the one on the right.

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the blue talent attribute - Fire Control (Alchemy +10, Precision in controlling flames +50)]

【Daoist Alchemy (60)】

The recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill that Jiang Bailian gave him clearly stated that the most crucial aspect of refining the Foundation Establishment Pill was controlling the fire.

This entry came at just the right time.

Chen Yao climbed out of bed, got out of bed, and walked closer to Jiang Bailian, saying, "So Senior Sister had already foreseen that I might be stuck with the Foundation Establishment Pill that day, which is why she gave me a pill formula..."

Jiang Bailian paused for a moment, then replied casually, "Yes..."

If Master hadn't forbidden me from recklessly wasting medicinal materials, I wouldn't have sent you to be tested...

She glanced at Chen Yao with a vacant look in her eyes, her nose twitching. She could smell the scent of her own shame on his face, and her face turned red to her ears. She gently pushed against his chest with her delicate hand: "Alright~ Master is still waiting for me, I'm leaving."

High heels clicking.

She walked quickly to the door, then stopped and looked back at Chen Yao: "Take care, Junior Brother."

Chen Yao looked at her solemn expression and felt a pang of unease, sensing that there was another meaning behind her words.

It seems my days at the Kuanglu Sect won't be too easy...

……

……

After leaving the Danfang Second Branch, Chen Yao went straight back to Xiuxiu Peak.

He went up to the pavilion, took out the Foundation Establishment Pill formula and looked through it, and was dumbfounded.

How come all of these are rare medicinal materials?

Everything else is fine, but the Azure Water Coil Inner Core for the Golden Core stage is just too outrageous!

The Azure Water Coil is already a rare and powerful demonic beast. If one were to encounter it, one could easily elevate its status to a higher level...

Still at the Golden Core stage...

Now Chen Yao understood that this improved Foundation Establishment Pill was something Jiang Bailian had given him casually because she thought it was useless... and perhaps she also wanted him to help with the testing.

He really is a wolf in sheep's clothing...

There was no other way but to ask the resourceful and brute for help.

Chen Yao put away the jade slip and went to Yun Li's cave, only to find it empty.

"Senior Sister?"

He called out and sat on the tiger-skin cushion to wait.

The white jade monkey came over and gestured.

It means that Yun Li was furious when she saw that he hadn't returned all night and stormed out.

Chen Yao frowned. Could it be that they've gone to cause trouble for Yuan He?

He strode out of the cave. The sea of ​​clouds churned, and Hui Bai flew down on a paper kite, her pretty face filled with anxiety.

"Junior brother, our senior sister found out that Soul Refining Peak took all the Foundation Establishment Pills from the Pill Refining Room and went to raid them!"

"what?"

"The Soul Refining Peak has always been wary of our Master, but he is not someone to be trifled with. I'm worried that our Senior Sister will be detained. What should we do?"

Faced with this critical situation, Huibai clung tightly to Chen Yao's arm, revealing her submissive and dependent nature.

Chen Yao thought for a moment and said, "The most urgent thing is to report to our master."

“Yes!” Huibai put her arm around his arm, and the two boarded the kite and headed to Yuhua Garden.

……

……

"You mean, this time Soul Refining Peak is targeting you?"

Ling Ning's clear and melodious voice came from the steam rising from the hot spring.

Chen Yao and Hui Bai bowed deeply, feeling her gaze as if it were tangible.

"Yes."

Chen Yao recounted in detail what he had seen and heard during his visit to the Danfang Second Branch.

"I suspect that my advancement was too rapid. Hanyu Peak was already the strongest with its unparalleled master. The villains of Lianhun Peak were jealous and afraid that Hanyu Peak's combat power would increase further, so they made a big fuss to prevent me from reaching the Foundation Establishment stage."

“Yes, yes! Refining Soul Peak really has a petty mentality!” Hui Bai replied innocently.

However, Yuhua Garden fell silent after the two finished speaking.

The spring water was steaming and misty, and no sound came out for a long time.

"Master...Master?"

Chen Yao called softly.

A soft laugh came from the spring, carrying a strong sense of mockery.

"Advancing too fast? Heh..."

For some reason, when Chen Yao heard Ling Ning's words, he felt that she had seen through him long ago.

The demonic mark between his brows tightened.

Chapter Seventy: Overturning Soul Refining Peak

“I was injured and did not want to get involved in these conflicts.”

Ling Ning sighed, "But we are truly destined to be together."

A bead of sweat appeared on Chen Yao's nose; she sensed that her words were loaded with meaning.

The sound of the spring water splashing could be heard.

In the mist, Ling Ning's graceful figure emerged from the water, her long legs, full hips, slender waist, and plump breasts trembling as she approached the two, already draped in a Taoist robe.

As she buttoned up her Taoist robe and tied it into a knot, she looked at Chen Yao.

Chen Yao unconsciously took a step back.

"she……"

Ling Ning looked deeply at Chen Yao's brow, but still didn't say anything. She just frowned and gently stroked his brow with her thumb.

Like a smooth jade brushing across the surface.

The demonic mark between Chen Yao's brows calmed down, and his heart also settled down.

"Everything has its own destiny. If this is your opportunity, then cherish it and don't worry about anything else... Now that you've entered my school, all past lives are gone."

Ling Ning gently wiped her face with her delicate hand, her pretty face becoming hazy and indistinct. She quickly transformed into the image of an old man with a long beard and flew into the sky.

Chen Yao stood there stunned for a long time, his heart filled with doubt and uncertainty.

She must have known about the demonic mark between his eyebrows... But did her next sentence mean she wouldn't pursue the matter further?

Or is there some other motive?

Now, besides the powerful figures from the Demonic Sect who are likely lurking on Soul Refining Peak, he also has Ling Ning's unfathomable sword...

Putting everything else aside, if she has already seen through the demonic seal, how can she get close to her in the future?

"Junior brother?"

Hui Bai gently pressed a handkerchief to Chen Yao's forehead: "Why are you sweating so much? Don't worry, now that Master has taken action, Refining Soul Peak won't dare to act recklessly."

Chen Yao forced a smile.

Hui Bai frowned, looked around to make sure no one was there, then reached out and hugged him, kissed his forehead, and said gently, "You have Master and Senior Sisters, don't worry, okay?"

Feeling the warm, soft flesh in his arms, Chen Yao's heart gradually calmed down, and he returned her kiss: "Okay..."

In the distance, a deafening thunderclap erupted from the sky above where Soul Refining Peak was located, causing the plants, trees, springs, and pools of Jade Flower Garden to tremble for a long time.

The wind rose in the sky, and Ling Ning, carrying Yun Li, landed beside the two who were embracing and kissing.

They were stunned.

Chen Yaohui was dumbfounded.

……

……

Later, Ling Ning said nothing and waved her hand, throwing the three of them out of the garden.

Fennel, trembling with fear, seized the opportunity to slip away.

Yun Li had no intention of catching her; she only dragged Chen Yao down to Xiuxiu Peak.

"Senior sister, did the people from Soul Refining Peak give you any trouble?"

Chen Yao carefully examined Yun Li's voluptuous body and found no injuries, which put his mind at ease.

He genuinely cared about the young brute, though he was also trying to distract himself.

Seeing how worried he was, the young brute's expression softened slightly: "The Soul Refining Peak is nothing but a bunch of cowards. After I attacked, none of them dared to show their faces. Only that old bastard Xuanwu came out to argue with me... It's a pity that I searched the entire Soul Refining Peak but couldn't find a single Foundation Establishment Pill."