"Okay, this is the last time, otherwise it would be too much of a loss."

With the system's assistance, Ye Xiruo's answering speed increased. In her eyes, these commissions and bounties had transformed into countless gleaming white crystals, and she was in a state of euphoria. Little did she know, she had already shocked everyone in the Pill King Palace. They had never seen such a monstrous talent. Many difficult problems had been hanging on the bounty page for a very long time, almost unsolvable. Even the elders of the Pill King Palace had no good solutions, but Ye Xiruo solved them without hesitation. Moreover, the bounty hunters had already confirmed that her method was indeed feasible, and even increased the bounty significantly.

Ye Xiruo was so engrossed in the thrill of doing practice problems, or rather, farming spirit stones, that she couldn't pull herself out.

In this process, her thinking broadened considerably. There were some questions she had never considered before, and upon reflection, she found them incredibly helpful. She also learned some alchemy tips that she hadn't previously valued, but which turned out to be quite useful.

Before they knew it, half a day had passed. Ye Xiruo felt that it was about time. One should be low-key and not steal the limelight from others. She decided to go back for today and come back in a few days.

Little did they know that she had become famous throughout the entire Pill King Palace, and could not be ignored even if she wanted to.

After summoning the person in charge, Ye Xiruo directly instructed, "I will come back to collect the spirit stones in two days. I'll head back now."

"Yes, welcome to visit again." Whatever the reason, it's a good thing that a genius alchemist like Ye Xiruo can appear in Xitu.

As usual, Ye Xiruo went out and bought a large amount of food before returning to the inn. She then focused on cultivation and alchemy, keeping a low profile for several days. This greatly troubled the members of the Pill King Hall. This person first appeared at the Han family in Maple Forest City, but the Han family didn't have such a person. It was as if she appeared out of thin air, using her miraculous medical skills to cure Ling Feng's Five Poisons Powder, even helping Ling Feng break through to the Great Ascension stage. Not only was her alchemy skill remarkable, but her combat power was also almost skyrocketing. She fought against a Nascent Soul cultivator and a Deity Transformation cultivator for so long without being at a disadvantage. She even directly killed three Deity Transformation cultivators and indirectly killed one. By all accounts, she was practically a Deity Transformation terminator. And yet, she was so detached—yes, detached, detached from the alchemist's circle, returning to the mortal world. You could tell by the large bags of food she carried every day.

Last time, Ye Xiruo's terrifying record directly broke the record of the Pill King Hall. Ninety percent of those who placed the bounty have confirmed that it was correct, and some have even doubled the amount of spirit stones paid.

The temple master couldn't hold back any longer. The more he thought about it, the more convinced he was that Ye Xiruo was the person he was looking for. At this point, there was no need to present facts or reason; he should just follow his intuition.

They were eagerly awaiting Ye Xiruo's arrival, but he remained calm and stayed in the inn for a full ten days before reappearing at the entrance of the Danwang Palace.

The person receiving them had an eye-opener; they had finally arrived. They quickly informed the Palace Master.

"This way, please."

Ye Xiruo took out several bottles of Youth Preservation Pills and Aphrodisiac Pills as usual, as if she couldn't refine any other pills besides these two. Soon, a steward came over and delivered the reward Ye Xiruo had previously offered, a full thousand high-grade spirit stones. Ye Xiruo was both surprised and delighted that there were so many spirit stones. Could it be that the Pill King Palace had miscalculated?

The person in charge explained that her answer was so perfect that the bounty hunter increased the reward, and that was it. It was as if a new world had opened up for her; indeed, alchemists were all incredibly wealthy, and it seemed that those as poor as her were in the minority.

Ye Xiruo calmly accepted the spirit stones and prepared to continue practicing her problems.

"Master alchemist, do you have some time today? Our Palace Master wishes to see you."

The person in charge was surprised that the temple master was so easy to talk to.

Yet Ye Xiruo remained completely calm, merely nodding to indicate that she understood, without giving a definitive answer as to whether she had agreed or not. Moreover, it was clear that Ye Xiruo was genuinely composed, not feigning it, which only added to the manager's utter speechlessness.

Ye Xiruo, once again colluding with the system, frantically practiced solving problems. This time, her standards were higher, choosing only difficult and complex questions with high bounties. After this round of sweeping, the entire bounty board was reshuffled. In the end, Ye Xiruo found that there were no more problems to solve. It was truly the loneliness of a master. However, she calculated that she should have earned two thousand high-grade spirit stones today, so her wallet wasn't so empty anymore. It was about time to stop.

After Ye Xiruo finished her business, she was about to leave when the person in charge quickly stopped her: "Master Ye, our Palace Master wishes to see you."

"Is your lord going to invite me to dinner? It's dinner time right now."

What could the shopkeeper say? This guy was just an oddball. He could only cover his head and say, "Yes, you have solved so many problems for our Pill King Palace. Our Palace Master would like to invite you to dinner to thank you."

"Alright, lead the way." The food at the Pill King Palace can't be too bad, can it?

Finally, she met the branch master of the Western Continent, the person Ye Xiruo had longed to see. She didn't reveal her identity directly, but instead ordered the branch master to relay the message to her master.

"Lord of the Palace, you wanted to see me."

"Yes, please have a seat."

Although dinner was prepared hastily, it was still quite exquisite. The branch hall master was a man in his fifties or sixties, dressed in a black alchemist's robe, with a pair of wise eyes. When he saw Ye Xiruo, he did not have an exaggerated expression on his face. He simply extended his hand to welcome Ye Xiruo and invited her to eat first.

Ye Xiruo naturally had no objection to this and started eating without hesitation. Although it wasn't as delicious as Zhang Quan's cooking, it was much better than the food at the inn.

Ye Xiruo didn't stand on ceremony, and most of the dishes on the table ended up in her stomach.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Ye Xiruo knew that the main event was about to begin.

"Thank you for your warm hospitality, Lord Palace Master. May I ask what your instructions are?"

"It's not really about giving orders. I'm very grateful to Young Friend Ye for solving so many problems for our Pill King Palace."

"You flatter me, Palace Master." She was only doing this because of the spirit stones.

"Young friend Ye does not seem to be from the Western Continent."

"That's right, I'm not a native of Xitu."

"I wonder if young friend Ye has ever been to the Central Continent?"

"The Central Continent, the heart of the Taiyan Continent, is a place I have always longed to visit, but unfortunately I have no chance to go there."