Chapter 95: The Matter of Asking Lan Shi for Help

Yu Xiyue tilted her head and recalled for a moment. "It wasn't earth-shattering..." "..." Lan Shi's chest heaved dramatically, exhaled a breath, and looked at Yu Xiyue helplessly. Indeed, it wasn't earth-shattering, merely the toppling of a holy temple.

Since Yu Xiyue had not been pursued for destroying the Spirit Pavilion Tower, Lan Shi calmed down and asked curiously, "What did you come to me for? You said so fast within three years?"

Yu Xiyue pursed her lips, hesitated, then said, "Last time I left in a hurry and forgot to warn you that Wan Yi is no longer in this world. You'd better treat it as if you don't know, and don't mention it to anyone."

Lan Shi held the teacup in her hand and suddenly fell silent.

After about a quarter hour, she lifted her eyes. "His death, is it related to the Dan Xie?"

Yu Xiyue's gaze also turned solemn, and she nodded lightly.

"Hah, I knew it. The Dan Xie holds the soul lamps of all our alchemists. When Wan Yi died, they must have been the first to learn of it. Since they haven't announced it publicly to this day, there must be something hidden."

Lan Shi clenched her fists and cursed, "These bastards, growing more and more rotten."

Yu Xiyue sipped her tea while listening to Lan Shi's complaints.

When Lan Shi finished, she turned to Yu Xiyue and asked, "How did you, so young, know about Brother Wan Yi's matter?"

Yu Xiyue scratched her nose awkwardly. "It's not convenient to explain."

Lan Shi understood, recognizing that someone like Yu Xiyue, so young, who could single-handedly enter the Snow Domain and easily shatter the Spirit Pavilion Tower, must have a complex background with many secrets.

"Then what can I do for Brother Wan Yi?"

Yu Xiyue blinked twice, thought for a moment, and said, "Wan Yi's final wish was to find a disciple capable of inheriting his mantle. Do you have any candidates?"

"A disciple who can inherit his mantle?" Lan Shi grew troubled. "He is an eighth-level Dan Emperor. Not to mention the Dan Emperor requires the refinement of Heavenly Luo Dao-pin pills, even for an eighth-level alchemist, besides him I have never seen one who could refine eight threads of pill patterns. His wish is rather too much to ask of others."

Yu Xiyue fully agreed with this statement. It was already difficult enough to produce one genius alchemist in tens of thousands of years, and she wanted her to find a second one?

"Alas!"

Yu Xiyue and Lan Shi let out sighs simultaneously.

In fact, before asking Lan Shi, Yu Xiyue had already guessed that it was unlikely.

If there had been one, the Dan Xie would have recruited him long ago and trained him intensively.

Previously, agreeing to Jun Yang's proposal to let Yan Qingye try refining pills had involved some gamble, though there was no suitable candidate anyway.

Moreover, when Yan Qingye had slain the Purple Fire Green Ox in the upper realm, he could make the flames on its body surge dramatically higher, proving he possessed the talent to control fire.

That dead Purple Fire Green Ox suddenly revived, but it was merely a minor forbidden technique cast by Jun Yang as a beast race.

The energy sustaining its activity was the spiritual energy Jun Yang had released into its body. Without its own spiritual energy rising, the flames could not grow stronger.

Thus, at that time, both Jun Yang and Yu Xiyue had been a little surprised.

Perhaps it was merely Yan Qingye's unconscious action that prompted Jun Yang to agree to help him find a way to follow by Yu Xiyue's side.

"You came just to remind me not to casually talk about this matter, right?" Lan Shi, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, did not believe Yu Xiyue would dash all the way here to warn her, fearing she might cause disaster by speaking of it. They had not yet developed such deep friendship.

Yu Xiyue was not embarrassed when her thoughts were seen through and said calmly, "There is one more thing I would like to ask for your help with."

"Say it." Lan Shi was even more forthright.

"I want a recommendation letter for the Dan Xie's junior exam."

"Just that? This isn't simple?"

"The junior exam of the Dan Xie is held in the Immortal Realm. Only those with a recommendation letter from a mid-level or higher alchemist may participate. Among the mid-level or higher alchemists Yu Xiyue knows, only Lan Shi is one. In her known memories, Lan Shi is a seventh-level Dan Venerable and a senior alchemist of the Dan Xie."

Lan Shi walked into the inner room, took up paper and brush, and walked out. "Who is the recommended person??"

"Yan Qingye." Yu Xiyue replied.

"Yan Qingye?? Haven't heard much about him. Do you want him to inherit Wan Yi's mantle?" Lan Shi asked while writing.

"Give it a try." Yu Xiyue's tone was flat.

Lan Shi nodded in understanding. Though the name did not sound particularly promising, she inexplicably felt a trace of anticipation and handed the completed recommendation letter to Yu Xiyue.

"I will be present at the mid-level alchemist exam, hoping to see him."

Yu Xiyue took the letter and placed it in her Qiankun pouch. "Um... I hope so too."

The matters to be attended to were finished, yet the Yue Ying Sword that had gone to the Guang Domain Holy Temple to tell stories had yet to return.

Yu Xiyue frowned unhappily and could only say to Lan Shi, "My sword hasn't come back yet, I may need to bother you a little longer."

"Okay, no problem. Anyway, I don't have any pills to refine now." Lan Shi was very generous.

The alchemists' territories were actually quite private.

Many pill formulas and even precious medicinal materials were kept there, so outsiders were not easily allowed to enter. Even when discussing cooperation, they would not linger long.

Unfortunately, Lan Shi accompanied Yu Xiyue waiting for three hours, yet Yue Ying Sword still showed no sign.

In the Guang Domain Holy Temple, Hua Mian had initially been thrilled upon hearing all the various descriptions of how Yue Ying Sword had repelled Sang Que, but later she listened less and less.

Yue Ying Sword kept repeating those stories and even recounted a string of names she had never heard of.

At first Hua Mian could still follow along, but after three hours of personal anecdotes from anyone, she would soon go mad.

"You... shouldn't you return to your master?" Hua Mian asked tactfully.

Yue Ying Sword did not know where the courage came from. "No rush, no rush, let's chat a while longer."

Hua Mian helplessly looked out the window.

If it were not for the Guang Domain having no nights, she would have said the sky was already dark and she wanted to sleep.

Yue Ying Sword surrounded Hua Mian and began its endless chattering once more.

Hua Mian now wanted to close her hearing and pinched her fists, thinking inwardly, "Why not also spar with this sword?"

Yue Ying Sword flew around while speaking vividly. Hua Mian carefully inspected the sword and assessed whether she could defeat it.

Just when Hua Mian had already made up her mind to fight.

The sword suddenly fell silent and froze in mid-air.

Then it flew in an unclear speed toward one direction.

Hua Mian stood by the window, watching the sword recede and relaxing her body.

She felt she probably would not want to hear gossip again for this entire year.

However, the direction the sword flew was Bu Chen Mountain.

"That little girl went to Bu Chen Mountain to find someone? Who?"

The alchemists of Bu Chen Mountain had always refused inspections from any domain, so her knowledge of Bu Chen Mountain was nearly the same as the outside world.

Yet thinking of Yue Ying Sword, the gossip flame that had just risen within her was doused.

Yu Xiyue had truly reached her limit of patience waiting, so she activated the contract mark and directly summoned and controlled that unreliable sword.

When the sword flew to Yu Xiyue's side, it was frightened greatly.

Because it seemed to sense Yu Xiyue's inner thoughts.

Yu Xiyue had already begun to ponder whether to break this sword and re-contract another one.