Chapter 101: An Unexpected Acquaintance Appears

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Yan Qingye stuffed all six alchemy furnaces into his spatial ring. The ring’s space was never very large to begin with, and with six furnaces inside, it became quite cramped. After hesitating for a while, he said to You Xiyue, “Little Master, I think I want to switch to a bigger spatial ring.”

You Xiyue agreed it was necessary. Alchemists naturally need to carry more and more crucial items than ordinary people, so it was better to use a higher-grade spatial accessory.

All spatial accessories were crafted by artifact refiners.

You Xiyue immediately thought of Cang Yu. Although Cang Yu’s final wishes had been fulfilled, all his belongings had passed to You Xiyue.

“Wait a moment, I’ll look for it,” she said, and began rummaging through her universe pouch.

Yan Qingye scratched his head and timidly suggested, “Or… maybe we could buy one at the market?”

But how could a market-bought ring compare to one crafted by Cang Yu?

You Xiyue ignored Yan Qingye and kept searching.

Fortunately, she didn’t search for long before she found a men’s ring.

A strange thorny vine was entwined around the ring.

You Xiyue tossed the ring to Yan Qingye. “Use this one. Just drip your blood to claim it.”

Yan Qingye took it with joy, admiring the simple yet elegant design.

“This ring is really handsome.”

He slipped it on, shaking his hand left and right.

You Xiyue found the vine strangely familiar, suddenly recalling the occasionally twitching vines on the gates of the Sacred Land.

But since Cang Yu was only a Saint Realm cultivator and had no memory of ever visiting the Sacred Land, it likely bore no significance. She didn’t dwell on it further.

After a brief moment of delight, Yan Qingye pricked his finger and let his blood flow onto the ring to claim it. At first, the blood resisted merging with the ring. It wasn’t until You Xiyue moved closer to examine it that the vine quietly twitched twice before settling still again, finally accepting its new master.

The vine’s subtle movement went unnoticed by Yan Qingye, who was too focused on exploring the ring’s vast interior space—so vast it defied his imagination.

Suddenly, he felt a twinge of regret. If only he had claimed this ring earlier, maybe he could have mined more spirit stones.

If Jun Yang were here, he would have told him to abandon such thoughts immediately.

Otherwise, Old Man Xing Ruo would bury him under a mountain of spirit stones, refusing to release him without food or drink for half a month.

Having purchased almost everything they needed, Yan Qingye paid and followed You Xiyue out of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion.

Liu Shuzhi escorted them to the gate before retreating inside.

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The two wandered around the streets for quite some time. With his new ring and bulging universe pouch, Yan Qingye carelessly bought all sorts of strange and exotic items from the Immortal Realm.

Just as they decided to return to Xing Ruo Island, You Xiyue suddenly sensed unusual footsteps nearby.

They followed at a steady pace, deliberately light and quiet.

You Xiyue was a young girl whose cultivation level was hard to discern.

Yan Qingye’s cultivation, though apparent, was at the Daoluo Profound Immortal stage, which held little weight in the Immortal Realm.

It was strange that after all their activities in the Immortal Treasures Pavilion, no one had been tailing them.

Moreover, they were being followed by not just one group—but four separate groups.

Yan Qingye hadn’t noticed at first.

It was Snow Jade who kept glancing back restlessly that caught his attention.

“Little Master, I think we’re being followed.”

“I know,” You Xiyue replied calmly, showing no panic.

“What should we do then?”

You Xiyue rubbed the restless Snow Jade, who seemed equally troubled. “Yeah, what should we do?”

Yan Qingye looked at You Xiyue in surprise. Were the pursuers really that terrifying? Even his little master seemed worried?

Just as his heart pounded nervously, You Xiyue muttered, “Should we just knock them out right away, or rob them first and then knock them out?”

“???” So that’s what you’re debating? Yan Qingye exhaled in relief. He had thought his little master was fearless.

“Do they have anything valuable?”

Yan Qingye joined the planning, though he doubted there was any need for You Xiyue to rob them.

You Xiyue agreed they probably weren’t worth robbing and suggested just knocking them out. But since Yan Qingye was still a novice alchemist, perhaps there might be something useful for him. After some thought, she said, “They’re all alchemists. There might be some good stuff for you.”

“...All alchemists? Then… won’t it be awkward when I meet them again later?”

Though Yan Qingye cared about those alchemists’ valuable items, considering he would soon take the Dan Association entrance exam—and they were all Dan Association members—it would indeed be awkward.

You Xiyue suggested again, “Then how about just knocking them silly?”

“...” As long as you’re happy. In any case, those followers clearly had no good intentions.

The groups trailing them never expected that You Xiyue and Yan Qingye, who suddenly stopped, were actually plotting to rob them first.

Four groups lay in wait at different positions, which made it convenient for You Xiyue to rob them one by one.

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To learn the ring’s spiritual formula, one must perform a memory search while the person is conscious.

You Xiyue didn’t hesitate to comb through all their memories and then erased the parts where they had seen her.

The two easily emptied the possessions of the four groups.

Yan Qingye even left them not a single low-grade spirit stone, only a jade slip—a gesture of utmost mercy.

You Xiyue showed no interest in the loot and stood aside, her eyes flicking back and forth with Snow Jade.

Snow Jade was naturally restless and curious, sniffing left and right, busier than Yan Qingye himself.

This counter-robbery yielded rich rewards for Yan Qingye—three extra alchemy furnaces he could dismantle.

Of course, there was also a pile of pill formulas, elixirs, and immortal herbs.

Just as he was reveling in his spoils, a black figure flashed past the intersection ahead, instantly catching his attention.

He hurried after it. Though it was only a silhouette, it seemed very familiar.

You Xiyue followed curiously, looking in the direction Yan Qingye was staring, but saw nothing.

She asked him in puzzlement, “What did you see? Why that expression?”

Yan Qingye was evidently dazed, remaining unsettled for a long moment.

“I think I saw someone I know from the Upper Realm.”

“Someone from the Upper Realm? Who?”

“Yeah, someone very familiar… I think... I saw Yuan Yibai...”

“Yuan Yibai? Are you sure it wasn’t just your eyes playing tricks on you?”

You Xiyue was also shocked to hear that name.

Yan Qingye averted his gaze and chuckled sheepishly twice. “Maybe it really was my imagination. Let’s head back to Xing Ruo Island first.”

“Mm.”

The two disappeared together.

In the direction Yan Qingye had looked, a person suddenly turned around, gazed toward where they vanished for a long while, then turned and walked away.