Elder Lianqing's pupils contracted; this control over the flames was truly astonishing. Little did she know that Ye Xiruo had been practicing the Fire Control Technique these past few days. Although she hadn't yet reached the third level, she was already at the late stage of the second level, making these small tasks effortless for her.

Elder Lianqing brought Ye Xiruo back to the small courtyard and told her what had happened in the past month: "Shangguan Ling and Su Shaxuan have both gone into seclusion in the lotus pond and haven't come out yet. They may not be able to say goodbye in person."

"What does it matter? We'll see each other when the Heavenly Rankings are up for grabs."

"Indeed." Elder Lianqing handed Ye Xiruo a ring containing jade slips. There were at least nine hundred, if not a thousand.

"This was given to me by Su Sha before she went into seclusion. She asked me to give it to you, hoping it can help you."

"It must have taken a lot of time to organize these jade slips!" With the Heavenly Ranking competition imminent, all the prodigies are busy improving their strength, but Su Shaxuan would rather spend his time in the library selecting books he might need and copying them down. This thoughtfulness deeply moved Ye Xiruo.

"Senior Sister Su Sha is so kind." Ye Xiruo took out two bottles of Three-Pattern Cleansing Pills and handed them to Elder Lianqing: "Please give them to Senior Sister Su Sha."

Ye Xiruo then took out all the pills she had refined over the past few days and handed them to Elder Lianqing, saying, "Thank you for your help, Elder Lianqing."

As she was about to leave, Ye Xiruo felt a pang of reluctance. She walked out of the courtyard and went to the snow bamboo forest, gazing at the pure white, translucent bamboo, her nose filled with the fresh fragrance of bamboo. She knew she might never see such a sight again.

It feels like it's been so long, like I've been here for so long, and I still haven't steamed rice in a bamboo tube. I transformed my mental energy into a knife, picked up a snow bamboo, and in the instant I chopped it down, I gathered all the bamboo leaves. Then, I used my mental energy to cut the snow bamboo into a bamboo tube about twenty centimeters long, made a lid, cleaned it with spiritual water, put it in my ring, and took it back. This series of actions seemed to have been rehearsed many times, and it actually had a pleasing aesthetic beauty.

That noon, Ye Xiruo finally got to eat the bamboo tube rice she had been longing for. The water was 100% spiritual water from the space, the rice was high-grade spiritual rice, and the bamboo tube was made of snow bamboo. The moment the steamer was opened, a fragrant aroma of rice mixed with the fragrance of bamboo wafted out.

Ye Xiruo's eyes lit up; she knew that with such top-quality ingredients, the dish would be exceptional. As for the vegetables? Since she was alone, she simply stir-fried some greens in a dry pot, adding cauliflower, onions, potatoes, eggplant, beef slices, ribs, and shrimp. And the sauce? It was made by Master Zhang based on her description of Haidilao's flavor, and it was even better than the authentic version.

Today's meal was exceptionally good. Ye Xiru ate three tubes of rice before stopping. Fortunately, the rice didn't contain much spiritual energy, otherwise she would have been overwhelmed by it.

After so many days, having such a comforting lunch made her feel much better.

Medicine King Valley has medicinal springs, Saintess Peak has lotus ponds, the Taiyan Divine Dynasty seems to have some kind of inheritance site, and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect has a sword mountain—all are sacred cultivation grounds. What does the Pill King Palace have? Ye Xiruo thought for a moment, wondering if the Saint King Tower would count.

Just as Ye Xiruo was resting in the courtyard, Saintess Peak was once again ignited by a message from Elder Lianqing.

"Have you heard? Before leaving, the young master refined a large batch of pills, all of excellent quality, which will be released soon?"

"Of course, this news has been confirmed by Elder Lianqing."

"Young Master is so considerate, why didn't you allow us more time?"

"The young master came to our Holy Maiden Peak mainly to cultivate in the lotus pond, not to benefit us. Now that his cultivation is over, he will naturally leave."

"Waaaaah, there won't be such good pills to eat anymore."

"Elder Lianqing revealed that our Saintess Peak will order a batch of pills from the Pill King Hall every year for our cultivation. We can choose the pills refined by the young hall master."

"That's a great idea."

"It's a pity that I haven't seen the young master for a month. I really miss him."

"Perhaps the young master has already secretly left."

"Fortunately, although the young master has left, the pills are still here, so it's not too heartbreaking."

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Elder Lianqing could not simply set up a stall to sell pills like Ye Xiruo. Instead, she dispatched her disciples to set up stalls around the martial arts arena.

A simple white cloth was covered with neatly arranged pills, and of course, Ye Xiruo's familiar little white flag was hanging on it. It waved twice and announced: "Young Palace Master, the last batch of pills is on sale. Buy them quickly. Each person is limited to ten bottles of pills."

Upon hearing the unfamiliar roar, the disciples instinctively looked towards the stalls beside the training ground. When they realized it wasn't Ye Xiruo's familiar face, their disappointment was palpable.

"Is what you're saying true? These were all personally crafted by the young master. Why doesn't the young master come out to say goodbye to us?"

"The young master is still cultivating in the lotus pond. These pills were personally brought out from the sacred land by our master, and they were definitely made by the young master himself. You will know whether they are or not after you have tasted them."

Someone bought a bottle and immediately took a Qi-boosting pill. In no time, their face turned red and their breathing became somewhat unstable.

Onlookers: "Σ(°△°|||)︴, could the elixir be poisonous?"

"This person was too impulsive. Why did they just swallow it? What if something went wrong?"

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