So, when Ye Xiruo was eating the next day, she was told that Jingli was in seclusion.

Ye Xiruo nearly choked on her steamed bun: "Why? Didn't Master just break through?"

"It is precisely because we have just broken through that we need to seize the time to consolidate our foundation and master the extra true qi and soul power."

"Where are the Medicine King and Cao Rui?"

"Healing at the Danwang Palace."

After finishing his meal, Ye Xiruo announced with a serious expression, "Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, I will be going into seclusion starting tomorrow."

"No." Zishu and Sihao rejected Ye Xiruo's application in unison.

"Why?"

"Your most important task right now is alchemy to solidify your foundation. As for cultivation, the gravity cultivation room is sufficient. Once you reach the late Foundation Establishment stage, you may need to go out and gain experience. If you are still a level one alchemist, it would be best to stay in the Pill King Hall."

"I will guide you in alchemy during this period. I hope to see you become a level four alchemist in a month." Zishu smiled innocently.

Ye Xiruo wanted to cry but had no tears: "Senior Brother, just think about it, how could this be possible? It's absolutely impossible, okay?"

"Alchemists of levels one to four are collectively referred to as low-level alchemists, levels five to seven are referred to as intermediate alchemists, and levels eight to ten are referred to as advanced alchemists. The higher the level, the more difficult it is to cultivate. Your second senior brother, for example, was stuck at the level six alchemist for two years before he was lucky enough to break through. So, the opportunity to make a name for yourself is right in front of you."

Si Hao, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, silently ate all of Zi Shu's favorite deep-fried yellow croaker.

"Senior Brother, may I ask which two levels you broke through in a month?"

"Level 5 to Level 7".

Si Hao dropped his dried fish on the ground, silently stood up, and left.

"Second Brother, where are you going?"

"The alchemy room." The person had already walked away.

Ye Xiruo shrugged: "Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother has been provoked by you."

"Never mind the second brother, where were we?"

"Speaking of your dried fish, your second senior brother ate them all," Ye Xiruo said honestly.

Sure enough, the eldest brother immediately lost his composure: "You damned second brother, no wonder you ran so fast, it turns out you were fleeing from your crimes."

"Senior Brother, you have to understand Second Senior Brother's fragile little heart. By the way, why did he break through two levels in just one month?" He jumped to a whole new level.

"I traded a Transformation Pill and a spotted snake for an eighth-grade divine herb, ate it, broke through, and quickly became an eighth-grade alchemist." Zishu said with a righteous expression, without the slightest embarrassment.

Ye Xiruo was astonished. So this is how the legendary senior disciple of the Pill King Hall cultivates.

"Won't there be any long-term effects?"

Zishu looked at Ye Xiruo with a strange expression: "Born with a spiritual body, she can perfectly absorb the divine medicine without any side effects."

Ye Xiruo is about to kneel down; this is blatant cheating!

Brother Xiu Qi went through countless dangers to reach the peak of the Golden Core stage; Ying Xun also worked desperately to refine pills and cultivate until he became an eighth-grade alchemist.

As it turned out, the eldest disciple ate a single divine herb and immediately reached the Nascent Soul stage, the eighth rank. Luckily, his fans didn't know this, otherwise his celestial image would have instantly crumbled.

"I feel I should be able to break through to the ninth rank of alchemist within six months," Zishu said seriously after thinking for a while.

Ye Xiruo was so discouraged that she couldn't say a word: "Senior Brother, I'm going to cultivate."

"Why are you all going to cultivate? I'll go too!"

Zishu finished the last sip of soup and caught up with Ye Xiruo.

"Junior Sister, these are some insights I've gained from alchemy; you can refer to them. As for cultivation, let's wait until Master comes out of seclusion." For him, cultivation doesn't involve any special techniques; he just needs to practice naturally.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. I will definitely work hard and live up to Master's and Senior Brother's expectations. Are you going to refine pills today, Senior Brother?"

"Oh, yes." Zishu was clearly somewhat absent-minded.

"Isn't that Senior Brother Ying?" It seems he came specifically for Senior Brother.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Ying."

"Junior Sister Ye, you're too kind. My condition has improved, and I'm truly grateful for your generous help."

"Brother Ying, you flatter me. I was just lucky. It was mainly because of the superb medical skills of our Grandmaster and the Medicine Emperor."

Zishu looked embarrassed and awkward. Ye Xiruo understood and quickly excused herself: "Senior brother, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to bring my Greenery. I'll go back and get it." After saying that, she ran off.

Yingxun was clearly after the senior brother, so she'd better leave.

The meat I ordered yesterday doesn't seem to have arrived yet. I'll just go check on it on my way.

The kitchen was clean and tidy, comparable to that of a five-star hotel. After Ye Xiruo entered, she said, "You all go about your business and don't delay important matters."

"Young Master, the quantity and variety of exotic beast meat you requested are quite large. It will be impossible to collect them all in a short time, but they can be collected by tonight at the latest."

"Are the seasonings readily available?"

"All the seasonings are here." The slightly chubby Jin Dan handed over a spatial ring.

Ye Xiruo nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Is this venison?" Ye Xiruo pointed to the meat on the cutting board.

"It's a spotted deer."

"Can I have five jin?" This is perfect for making barbecue, and Ye Xiruo's eyes started to sparkle.

“Okay.” The chubby-faced Jin Dan chopped off five pounds of meat and handed it to Ye Xiruo.

Ye Xiruo put the meat into her spatial ring, took out a bottle of pills from her own ring and handed it to the chubby-faced Golden Core cultivator: "Thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you, Young Palace Master." The chubby-faced Golden Core cultivator remained expressionless. Indeed, the Pill King Palace was full of hidden talents. This Golden Core cultivator was self-evident, and that skinny Golden Core cultivator was definitely in the late stage of the Golden Core realm. It was just a mystery why they, with such cultivation levels, chose to remain within the Pill King Palace. In some medium-sized countries outside, a Golden Core cultivator could already support a powerful force and enjoy the privileges of a national advisor.

"You're welcome. Are you a spirit chef?"

Fat-faced Jin Dan shook his head.

"That's a real pity. I recently acquired a collection of medicinal cuisine recipes and would like to trouble you, Master."

As soon as Ye Xiruo finished speaking, the entire kitchen fell into a deathly silence.

Ye Xiru blinked. What was wrong? Had she been provoked? No matter how noble the status of a spirit chef was, it was still no more noble than that of an alchemist. Moreover, it was uncertain whether there was even a spirit chef here.

Zhang Quan was deeply conflicted. Becoming a top-tier spirit chef had once been his dream, but he had long been expelled from his sect, and he didn't want to recall those past events. However, the young master actually possessed a collection of medicinal cuisine recipes. Medicinal cuisine recipes were even rarer than ordinary recipes; even his master only had a dozen or so kinds of medicinal cuisine recipes back then, yet they were still very popular.

Now that such an opportunity was before him, Zhang Quan looked up at Ye Xiruo intently, wondering what to do. Perhaps the time to change his destiny had arrived. (To be continued.)