Watching these two show off endlessly in front of her, Jing Li was also furious. Fortunately, Ye Xiruo quickly took out her treasured spirit wine and offered it to her, which diverted her master's attention.

She couldn't do anything about her master and senior brother's hostility towards Xiu Qi. She could only hope that spending more time together in the future might improve this abnormal relationship.

"Alright, stop flirting with me. It's annoying. Get lost. We're going to the central region of the mainland in three days. Get ready."

"Yes, Master/Palace Master."

Unbeknownst to them, six months had already passed, and they had been inside for over a hundred years. Walking on the familiar road, they felt a sense of alienation, as if they were in another world.

"I'm really getting old."

Xiu Qiyu tugged at Ye Xiruo's sleeve. Little Ye Zi was still the same little girl, and even her childlike nature hadn't changed much. It was his good fortune to meet Ye Xiruo in this life.

"What are you thinking about? You're so engrossed. I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Xiu Qi." With Xiu Qiyu's talent, he would be the center of attention in any sect. But here in the Pill King Hall, he's being constantly disliked. I wonder if he'll develop any psychological trauma.

"It's alright." He inherited the swordsmanship will of that senior, and with his own successful transmission of the technique, he didn't need to worry about going astray even in the Pill King Hall.

"I will grow up quickly, and then I will definitely refine the best pills to help Seventh Brother's cultivation."

Xiu Qiyu smiled wryly: "How could such a large Pill King Hall not have top-grade pills? Little Yezi, don't worry, take it slow and don't put too much pressure on yourself." Forcing growth is indeed going too far.

Ye Xiruo counted on her fingers again, calculating spirit stones: "How can you say that, Brother Xiu Qi? Top-grade pills are so expensive, they all cost spirit stones."

Xiu Qiyu smiled wryly. Xiao Yezi always seemed indifferent to everything, but her eyes would light up whenever spirit stones were mentioned, and she would always have to calculate and scheme.

"If you ask the senior brother to refine it, you should be able to get a discount."

"Senior Brother is also short of spirit stones." Ye Xiruo was very distressed, pulling out a large number of spirit stones from her own pocket. How could ordinary people understand this kind of heartache?

"Doesn't Xiao Yezi still have the profits from the restaurant? Use that money to buy spiritual herbs and pills. Once Xiao Yezi's grade is high enough, I'm afraid even a single pill could fetch an astronomical price at auction, and then we'll have a lot of spirit stones."

Ye Xiruo thought about it and felt that Xiu Qiyu's words made a lot of sense. The initial investment was still very necessary. Now, the anti-aging pills and aphrodisiac pills she was refining were almost all top-grade. If she sold them, it would be another large sum of spirit stones.

She could now cultivate sixth-grade spiritual herbs in the space, but sixth-grade was a watershed moment. Spiritual herbs above sixth grade were considered mid-grade, and the difficulty of cultivation, the consumption of spiritual energy, and the time and effort required would increase exponentially. Therefore, if she wanted to refine sixth-grade pills without restraint, she would still need to spend a large amount of spirit stones to purchase sixth-grade spiritual herbs.

I'm going to have to spend spirit stones again, and I'm a little unhappy about it.

"We haven't been out for so long, why don't we go for a stroll in Danwang City?"

"Great! And while we're at it, let's take Brother Xiu Qi to see our restaurant." Ye Xiruo pulled Xiu Qiyu back like the wind, changed her clothes and disguised herself, and prepared to go out.

Xiu Qiyu smiled wryly. It seemed that so many days of cultivation had made Xiao Yezi feel stifled, as she looked like she was about to fly away.

Ye Xiruo disguised herself as a fat woman with freckles all over her face, while Xiu Qiyu disguised himself as a middle-aged man with a sallow complexion, thin figure, sunken eyes, and an appearance of illness.

When Ye Xiruo saw this, Xiu Qiyu couldn't help but burst out laughing. No one would associate this image with the dazzling Xiu Qiyu who was as radiant as the moonlight. When Xiu Qiyu saw Ye Xiruo's disguise, he also laughed rather unkindly: "Little Ye is so clever. This look makes you look like a vegetable-washing auntie in a restaurant."

Ye Xiruo, the vegetable-washing auntie in the restaurant: "..." It seems you look about to die too! We're all in the same boat.

The two, such an unusual pair, walking through the Pill King Hall, were quite an oddity. There was an unwritten rule in the Pill King Hall about accepting disciples: looks. Even if someone had great talent, they wouldn't be accepted if they weren't good-looking. Because of this, Jing Li had been attacked quite a bit. But Jing Li was a sucker for good looks. He only fell for Ye Xiruo because he was blind—or rather, because Ye Xiruo was worthy of his breaking the rule. After all, encountering a Divine Master wasn't something you could just happen to. Such a rare find, even if she was ugly, he could tolerate it! But his little disciple only grew more and more beautiful. She truly blossomed into a beautiful woman. This time, during her cultivation trip, she underwent a complete transformation. Her looks, while not necessarily outshining everyone else, were definitely above average, not lowering the average level of attractiveness.

Therefore, when the group of handsome male and female alchemists from the Pill King Hall saw this pair with such different styles, they couldn't help but twitch their lips.

Being ugly is one thing, but walking around so brazenly in the street is quite another! People were speculating that these two were either reclusive masters, distinguished guests of the Pill King Palace, or perhaps their identities were more sensitive and they were disguised, preparing to go out and cause trouble.

It must be said that the masses had sharp eyes, actually guessing the truth of the matter. This odd duo, despite the strange looks from the crowd, remained calm and composed as they walked out of the Pill King's Palace.

"Did you notice how they looked at you? Like they'd swallowed a fly. It was hilarious."

"Aren't you afraid that one day your identity will be exposed and this dark history will be dug up? You're laughing so happily."

"What's there to be afraid of? Once I become the temple master, hehe, they'll forget all about my dark history of abusing power for personal gain."

"Uh." That's such an annoying thing to say.

"Brother Xiu Qi, I'll take you to eat something delicious." Ye Xiruo dragged Xiu Qiyu directly towards the snack street.

Compared to a few months ago, Danwang City is much more enigmatic now, with a tense and solemn atmosphere permeating the air, and the eyes of the martial artists carrying a hint of fervor and depth.

With the Heavenly Ranking competition about to begin, these people flocked to Pill King City hoping to buy healing, detoxifying, or life-saving pills. In Ye Xiruo's opinion, the business at all the pill shops was booming! It made her a little envious. Looking at Xiu Qiyu with a pitiful expression, she felt she had missed out on hundreds of millions of spirit stones, sob sob!