Fang Ruotang, a frail and unremarkable girl from the Prime Minister’s household,
one day found herself pestered by a tiny, cutesy creature called the Mirror of Reversal—
and it star...
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley soon learned of Fang Ruotang's deal with the Heavenly Evolution Array Sect. After all, this was Medicine King Valley's territory, so it couldn't be kept from them.
Furthermore, since the two parties were not using protective shields during their conversation, it's quite normal for others to overhear them.
The Grand Elder of Medicine King Valley asked with a probing look, "What exactly is the background of this newly emerged Tianyi Sect? They not only possess pill formulas that can turn waste into treasure, but also ancient formations?"
"Yes! And they're so generous, taking out these two items so easily. Perhaps many cultivators have some good things, but no one would do this to her, right? And the things she dared to take out like this are clearly not important to her." The Third Elder added his speculation.
The Second Elder said, "Who cares what else she has? As long as we know she intends to befriend us and isn't our enemy, that's enough. Isn't she going to send ten disciples to study here?"
“Yes, that’s right, as long as they’re not enemies.” The Third Elder echoed.
The Valley Master and the other elders shared a similar sentiment.
Although everyone was curious about how many good things Fang Ruotang had, and whether she had any more powerful pill formulas, no one had any bad intentions.
The cultivators in Medicine King Valley are mainly focused on alchemy, which is a secondary pursuit. Therefore, few of them have a strong desire to kill. People like Master Wei Ren, who think about killing and robbing treasures all day long, are almost nonexistent.
If they had such a path, they wouldn't have chosen the path of alchemy cultivation; it's simply not suitable for them.
"I think she's a generous person. When she sends her disciples over, we'll treat them all the same and teach them well. Who knows, she might give her disciples some pill formulas in the future, and we might even benefit from it," the Third Elder said wisely.
The other elders all agreed.
After all, Fang Ruotang's image as wealthy and generous has already taken root in people's hearts.
They wouldn't try to take what Fang Ruotang had, but how could a good alchemist not want to refine even more advanced pills!
Similarly, Fang Ruotang soon learned of the conversation here, and she seemed much more relaxed than the others.
She has a small mirror, which not only helps her monitor these people, but can also record images onto a memory stone, allowing her to review them repeatedly.
"Good, it works."
Fang Ruotang smiled happily, feeling that her strategy had succeeded.
"We need to find these ten disciples carefully. They might become the senior disciples in the alchemy room in the future. If they don't learn well, how will they teach the junior disciples when they go back? We should try to select some talented seedlings to send over."
Fang Ruotang wouldn't handle such things herself; she wasn't that diligent.
Back in the Dayong era, Gu Yanjin was the Crown Prince, and she was used to entrusting everything to him. But now, on the Yun Shen Continent, he was no longer the high and mighty Crown Prince, nor did he have subordinates who obeyed his every command.
Therefore, nowadays, she tells all six of them what needs to be done, and they will discuss who will handle it.
"Besides selecting disciples interested in alchemy, we also have disciples who like array formations, a total of twenty people, who can be sent together," Gu Yanjin replied.
Fang Ruotang said with a sly smile, "It doesn't have to be exactly twenty! If one or two more want to learn, it's fine if they all come together, especially disciples who want to learn array cultivation."
Judging from the tone of the two sects just now, she felt that they wouldn't care whether there were one or two more disciples.
Both Medicine King Valley and Heavenly Evolution Array Sect are several times larger than Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, and have several times more disciples. Both sects have several thousand disciples.
If we include the outer sect disciples, both sects have over ten thousand disciples. However, many disciples of Medicine King Valley are not in the valley; they have gone out to train.
So they don't really care about one or two more people. After all, it's not like there are one or two more people out of ten, but one or two more people out of ten or twenty thousand, so it doesn't make any difference at all.
"I'll contact Elder Wu now and have him select some disciples to send over." As Gu Yanjin spoke, he took out a communication stone to contact Elder Wu.
Since they are not in the sect, it's impossible for them to leave without any communication devices; otherwise, they wouldn't know if something happened in the sect.
"Okay, have Qin Bao'er or Lu Ling bring them over to ensure their safety." Fang Ruotang felt that traversing the Death Bamboo Forest was quite easy for her.
But that doesn't mean it's easy for her disciples to come over.
Most of the people in this most important batch are probably novices who have just begun to absorb Qi into their bodies.
After Fang Ruotang had some free time, she saw Gu Yanjin talking with Elder Wu, and she couldn't help but take out the communication stone to find her older sister Fang Shengtang.
After contacting Fang Shengtang, they went to Fang Shutang, and then Fang Wantang. They contacted all three of her sisters and chatted with each of them for a while.
Although it was like doing a task every day, with the same questions being asked, none of her three older sisters got impatient.
Whenever Fang Ruotang contacted her, she would respond with a gentle voice and soft words, and at the end, she would always remind her to take good care of herself and eat more.
"Okay, I'll ask Xiao Liu."
Fang Ruotang overheard Gu Yanjin's words and curiously leaned closer to ask, "What do you want to ask me?"
"Little Six, your Fifth Brother and I also want to go to the Cloud Deep Continent. Can we come to find you?" Fifth Sister-in-law's voice came from the other end.
Fang Ruotang looked at Gu Yanjin.
Gu Yanjin answered through the small mirror in his mind.
[When I contacted Elder Wu just now, she happened to be there. Upon hearing about this, she said she wanted to come. And from what Elder Wu said, your fifth sister-in-law is staying at the Tianyi Sect permanently.]
"Sure! Come on over if you want!"
Fang Ruotang agreed indifferently. She had always known that her fifth sister-in-law had a desire to become stronger, and she never stopped her. The reason her fifth sister-in-law hadn't come before was because she was worried about the family.
After all, none of her family members know how to cultivate.
“Okay, I’ll come with your fifth brother. My second brother and sister-in-law might also like to come. I’ll go back and ask them. If they want to come, we’ll go together. Dayong is very safe now, so it’s fine for us to go out together. Our home is close to Tianyi Sect, so we can take care of them.”
"Okay, if you want to come, then come along. Be careful on the way, and ask Bao'er and Lu Ling for help if you have any questions."
"Okay! We will. Take good care of yourself too. See you in a few days." Fifth Sister's voice was full of joy.
Fang Ruotang was also a little happy, as she could see her family again.
The next day, Xun Zhu, whose soul had weakened, returned to his dazed and foolish state, only able to call out "Master." This almost brought tears to the eyes of his master, the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley.
Overjoyed, he plunged into the pill room to begin refining pills, thinking happily that by the time he finished, his eldest disciple might have recovered somewhat.
Dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel.
Xun Zhu has recovered somewhat, but he is no longer his eldest disciple because Fang Ruotang couldn't hold back and attacked him.