The simple tea gathering proceeded smoothly without any issues.The Heaven Immortal cultivators appeared unusually cordial. It was extremely rare to witness such a scene—something that had never happened before. It was only possible now because the Jade Heaven Pill Sect had invited them, and the timing was just right.The cultivators used this opportunity to get close to the alchemists. Some even made agreements—business deals for pill refinement and other related matters.After the tea gathering ended, everyone took their leave and returned to their respective residences, also bidding farewell as they planned to depart the next day and head back to their own factions.Ye Yuan and Vyserielle were the last guests to leave, as the Elders kept holding Ye Yuan back, talking about many different matters.“There are four late-stage Heaven Immortal cultivators among them. Are they really not going to notice?” Vyserielle asked about the tea Ye Yuan had actually given them.“Relax. They’ll jus

Ye Yuan and Vyserielle were blocked by two creatures as large as entire worlds. Both beings had bizarre forms, their bodies shrouded in dense death energy.Ye Yuan did not allow Vyserielle to attack, as that would expose her disguise. They were being observed by two unknown individuals, so Ye Yuan decided to face the enemies alone.The crab-like monster let out a thunderous roar. Hundreds of black lightning spheres infused with death energy formed around it.Ye Yuan brought his palms together, then spread them apart, releasing a surge of energy that manifested into hundreds of furnaces.Ye Yuan charged forward, and the crab monster did the same, firing all of its lightning spheres at once.Ye Yuan caught every single one with the furnaces he had created, beginning to refine the attacks before firing them back in a different form.The furnaces spewed out extremely powerful black lightning energy, far stronger than the original attack, smashing into the crab monster and sending it flyin

“Truly unique. This is the first time I’ve seen an alchemist fight like that,” Long Hu Tong said, unable to hide his admiration. “Using the Dao of pills, he leverages the Dao of alchemy to strengthen that Dao, pushing his power beyond its limits and turning it into an attack. With abilities like that, they possess many unpredictable techniques and skills.”“He also seems to be hiding many of his abilities,” Long Xiao Lin said as he watched Ye Yuan, who had just annihilated the centipede monster.“That’s for sure. Especially since he’s only using Sovereign- to half-heaven–grade pills. If he were to use Heaven-grade pills, I don’t even know what it would be like,” Long Hu Tong said, growing increasingly curious about alchemists. “Heh, so alchemists have been hiding themselves for a very long time. They always claimed they couldn’t fight because they spent all their time refining pills, yet it turns out they have abilities this formidable.”Although those two death creatures were not par

Ye Yuan and Vyserielle waited at the point where the thread stopped extending. They could now sense the existence of that small dimension, but chose to keep waiting rather than knocking on it or doing anything rash.Eventually, space opened up like a sliding door, and two people stepped out—a man and a woman. From within the opened space, Ye Yuan and Vyserielle could see lush greenery and fresh plants.As soon as the two of them came out, the space immediately closed again.“Sorry for disturbing you in the middle of your work. I am Long Xuan, and this is my wife, Long Lian. We came here following instructions from Grand Master Gong Ming because we need dragon herbs. Are you Gong Luo Li and Fu Kong?”“That’s right. I am Gong Luo Li, and he is my husband, Fu Kong.” Gong Luo Li smiled warmly. “So, are you a new elder of the Heavenly Jade Pill Sect? I’ve never heard of you before.”“Haha, yes, that’s because I’ve only recently registered as an alchemist. But I’m not an elder of the sect.

Ye Yuan obtained all the herbs he needed—far more than he had originally wanted.However, in truth, the total value of those herbs was not comparable to the worth of the scroll Ye Yuan had given in exchange.Ye Yuan was naturally aware of this, and Gong Luo Li knew it as well. Because of that, the woman promised to provide Ye Yuan with even more herbs in the future. Ye Yuan only needed to come and ask. If any sound-type herbs were ready for harvest, she would give them to him—though, of course, not all of them.Ye Yuan was already satisfied with such an agreement. They chatted briefly before Ye Yuan decided to leave.“In that case, we’ll be taking our leave. We’ll come again when we need more herbs.” Ye Yuan cupped his hands.“Of course. You’re also welcome to visit whenever you have some free time to chat.”After that, Ye Yuan and Vyserielle departed from the Tongdi Dark Area.“They’re truly mysterious. I’m certain that this Long Xuan has a powerful master backing him,” Fu Kong said,