"Anyway, you're not in a hurry. Just come to my place to get it later." Ye Xiruo quickly packed up her clothes, put the book back into her ring, and went straight back.

Because she walked side by side with Su Shaxuan the whole way, no disciples came to cause trouble. They just whispered among themselves, speculating about the relationship between her and Su Shaxuan.

Some speculated that the Holy Maiden was planning to steal her away from the Pill King's Palace, taking her as her personal disciple and teaching her with utmost care. Others guessed that she would become Su Shaxuan's exclusive alchemist. Still others speculated that there was some improper lesbian relationship between the two of them.

"They're just making wild guesses. Don't misunderstand or overthink it."

"Of course not. As a public figure, it is necessary to occasionally satisfy everyone's gossip desires."

"It has to be you. If it were the Wan Jian Men, they would probably have a cold face and be ready for a life-or-death duel."

"Those battle maniacs have no sense of chivalry. In the future, we can let Brother Xiu Qi go to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect more often to let them know what it means to be outmatched and to have someone more capable."

"It seems you harbor a great deal of resentment towards them."

"A bunch of sword cultivators who don't practice their swords properly run off to steal strange fire from alchemists. When they can't beat them, they gang up on them and even resort to sneak attacks. They're a bunch of despicable, shameless, and utterly shameless bastards. If you ever encounter them, be very careful. Those sword cultivators are narrow-minded. Don't talk to them about chivalry or honor. Just seize the opportunity and beat them to a pulp."

Su Shaxuan chuckled: "Don't worry, I've got it."

"Get some rest." Su Shaxuan took Ye Xiruo back to the snow mountain and then went back first.

After drinking two cups of Soul Cleansing Wine, Ye Xiruo lay on the warm jade bed and began counting spirit stones.

She never expected to earn eight thousand high-grade spirit stones in a single day. Combined with the forty-five thousand high-grade spirit stones Elder Lianqing had given her earlier, her wallet was now quite full.

Ye Xi put a thousand high-grade spirit stones into the space, hoping that the system would wake up soon.

An hour later, the system's furious roar could be heard: "Didn't you promise to give me half of the spirit stones?"

“That’s right, it’s half. Those top-grade anti-aging pills were refined by my senior brother, not me, so naturally I can’t give you half. I’m not even good enough to refine high-grade ones.”

"How could you be so stupid? You've watched it so many times and spent so long refining it yourself, yet you still couldn't even refine a high-grade pill. You're truly hopeless."

"Hmph, I knew I wouldn't have given you half of the spirit stones. What can you do besides mock and ridicule me? Those were all my hard work refining and setting up a stall. You skinflint, how dare you say that to me?"

"Watch carefully. I'll demonstrate it twice. Whether you can master it or not depends on your own luck."

Ye Xiruo focused all her attention, carefully sensing every change and nuance of the spiritual energy with her mental power. A vague concept seemed to emerge in her mind, but it remained unclear.

Are you sure you want to watch it a second time at this point?

Ye Xiruo shook her head: "No rush. I need to refine a few batches myself to better identify the problems."

"Given your current condition, there is absolutely no way you could successfully refine a top-grade anti-aging pill."

"I know, bye-bye, goodnight."

Ye Xiruo is now immune to this sharp-tongued system. The best way to block the system is definitely with plenty of spirit stones.

Over the next two days, Ye Xiruo practiced the Fire Control Technique while refining pills. After the first day, she rarely produced low-grade Youth Preservation Pills anymore, but they were still just a little short of reaching high-grade. Ye Xiruo wasn't in a hurry; she could practice slowly. Pill refining wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight; it was a matter of practice makes perfect. If she still couldn't refine a high-grade Youth Preservation Pill by tomorrow, she would go to the system to practice again.

The next day, after finishing their morning lessons, the disciples found no trace of Ye Xiruo around the training ground. Those who had bought the pills were naturally satisfied and proudly showed off their gains.

"Did you know? The Qi-replenishing pill that the young master refined, although it's only a mid-grade one, has the exact same effect as the high-grade one I bought down the mountain. I tried buying a bottle yesterday, and the surprise was amazing!"

"Then what?"

"Then I quietly bought dozens of bottles of pills and stockpiled them. The pills refined by the young master are of absolutely guaranteed quality." Hmm, why did she notice that her senior sisters' expressions were a little off? Could it be that they had an upset stomach?

"You bastard, hand over the pills! Why didn't you inform me about this?"

"Senior sister, you might not believe me even if I told you. Didn't you swear before that you would never buy the young master's pills? How can I bear to let you break your oath?"

"Who said I bought them? Weren't you the one who bought the pills?"

“Σ(°△°|||)︴.” I never thought it could be like this. After living for so many years, I've only just discovered my senior sister's true colors.

"Senior sister, I've run out of spirit stones. I'll have to take fasting pills for the next six months."

"What's the big deal? I'll take care of all your meals for the next six months. Oh, what about the pills?"

Since her senior sister had said so, Bi Rou had no choice but to reluctantly take out some pills: "Senior sister, you must use them sparingly. The young master doesn't know if he will continue to sell pills in the future."

Then he was hit in the face with spirit stones: "Take these. If Ye Xiruo comes out to sell pills these next two days, buy them as many as you can, understand?"

"Understood, Senior Sister."

Bi Rou had only taken two steps when she heard people discussing how they had seen Su Sha buy a bunch of pills for the young master yesterday evening. Bi Rou thought to herself that she could discover the secret of the pills herself, let alone the wise and powerful Senior Sister Su Sha.

It seems her decision to hoard pills was absolutely wise. However, the news has already spread, and when the young master sells pills next time, there will definitely be many people coming to buy them. I wonder if I will be able to snag any. My mood is both bright and melancholic.

"Senior Sister Shangguan also bought a lot of pills."

As these messages kept coming in, those disciples who had only bought the Youth Preservation Pill and the Ice Heart Pill suddenly felt as if they had missed something.

Yes, apart from the Youth Preservation Pill, they thought the other pills were just ordinary goods that could be obtained with merit points at the Merit Pavilion on Saintess Peak. But they were immediately proven wrong.

Can the pills produced by the young master be the same as those from the Merit Pavilion? The disciples who failed to buy the pills were all asking when Ye Xiruo would come out to sell pills again!

"It is said that the young master will be in seclusion for the next two days to refine pills, and will reopen in three days."

"How many pills can be refined in two days? Waaah, I really regret buying too much jade before. How can I manage to snag some next time?"

"Just do your best."