Everyone shook their heads and smiled, preparing to find a good inn for their beloved little white fox to have a hearty meal.
Just then, Chen Xiangyuan hurried over from a distance.
"Master Ling, please wait. The president wishes to see you. He is at the Purple Pill Pavilion... Hmm?"
Chen Xiangyuan suddenly realized that Chu Yefan, the president of the Dan Ding Society, was already beside him.
After all, Ling Yun was able to refine a perfect pill, so Chu Yefan felt he had to give him enough respect.
Therefore, he came in person.
"I am Chu Yefan, President of the Pill Refining Association. Greetings, Master Ling!"
"Those who achieve first will be rewarded," Chu Yefan said, taking the initiative to clasp his hands in a fist salute.
Ling Yun returned the greeting with clasped hands and asked with a smile:
"May I ask what business President Chu has with me?"
Chu Yefan paused for a moment, then gestured for them to proceed:
"Please invite Master Ling to the Purple Pill Pavilion for a chat."
Ling Yun thought for a moment and nodded, then said to A Bao:
"You all go to the restaurant and wait for me!"
Immediately afterwards, Ling Yun followed Chu Yefan to the Purple Pill Pavilion.
After taking his seat, Chu Yefan said solemnly:
"Master Ling, I would like to invite you to join the Pill Cauldron Society and serve as a Supreme Elder, a position second only to me!"
Supreme Elder!
Ling Yun could never become a Supreme Elder. He was a dignified Immortal Emperor, an ancestor in the Misty Immortal Sect, and he would never become a Supreme Elder in a small sect on the Golden Cloud Continent.
If word got out, people would laugh their heads off. Besides, I've only ever been a passerby in the Alchemy Gathering.
However, Ling Yun didn't want to embarrass Chu Yefan, and said with a smile:
"Thank you for your kindness, President Chu. I am a person who prefers a life of leisure and tranquility. This time I am only staying in Gongshan City for a short time. I would like to ask someone else for the position of Supreme Elder."
A hint of disappointment flashed in Chu Yefan's eyes. He knew that a talent like Ling Yun would definitely not be willing to stay here, and he was only trying to persuade him to stay.
"Since that's the case, I won't force it. Meeting you is fate!"
As he spoke, Chu Yefan took out a spatial ring and handed it to Ling Yun.
"There is a Saint-level alchemy furnace inside, which is a small token of my appreciation. I hope to have the opportunity to listen to Master Ling's insights on alchemy in the future."
Ling Yun was slightly taken aback. There were only a handful of Saint-level alchemy furnaces in the entire Zhao Kingdom. It seemed that Chu Yefan was very sincere.
Ling Yun wasn't one to take things for free, so he shared his alchemy insights with Chu Yefan and Chen Xiangyuan for half an hour.
He then left the Purple Pill Pavilion.
The next day, Lingyun and his group finished procuring the supplies they needed for the journey and left Gongshan City.
The supplies consisted mostly of food, all prepared for the little white fox.
This guy is in the development stage; his second tail has already grown, but it's only an inch long.
On the way, Ling Yun glanced at Xiao Yanran from time to time.
Xiao Yanran, unusually, did not get angry, but instead appeared somewhat shy.
Why are you looking at me?
Ling Yun laughed:
Have you forgotten our promise?
An agreement?
Xiao Yanran looked completely bewildered.
The little white fox immediately said in a crisp voice:
"Sister Yanran, you said you'd call Brother Lingyun 'brother' if he could refine pills!"
Call him Brother Lingyun!
Xiao Yanran blushed instantly. She had known Ling Yun for so many years, but she rarely called him by his full name, let alone "brother".
"Um...I...this..."
Xiao Yanran turned her head away shyly, feeling that calling him "brother" was a bit awkward and ambiguous.
"How about I call you Young Master Yun?"
Ling Yun shook his head and said seriously:
"You have to accept the consequences of your bet! Whatever happens, happens."
Xiao Yanran pursed her lips, feeling somewhat embarrassed. In the past, she would have scoffed at Ling Yun's request and even angrily rebuked him in the street.
But now I actually feel like I can't bear to refuse.
"Hmph! Why are you, a grown man, arguing with a girl? Honestly!"
Xiao Yanran displayed her talent for being unreasonable and shameless.
A Bao, Shangguan Hong, Yan Ruyu, and the little white fox said in unison:
"Please keep your promise and call me 'brother'!"
"You... all of you! Fine!"
Xiao Yanran looked at Ling Yun, her mouth slightly open. After hesitating for a moment, she muttered:
"Brother...brother~"
"Sigh~"
Ling Yun responded with satisfaction, even though Yan Ruyu also called him brother.
But why does Xiao Yanran's voice sound so nice when she calls him "brother"?
Ling Yun immediately felt refreshed.
"Very good, that's what you'll call me from now on!"
Xiao Yanran gritted her teeth, rolled her eyes, and angrily turned her head away.
The group exchanged smiles.
Abao spread out the map and said:
“Brother, the next city is Houling City, which is 8,000 li away. It is blocked by Haoling Mountain, and we have to cross a mountain road that is 3,000 li long.”
Lingyun asked curiously:
"Is there any story behind Yuanling City, Zhongling City, and Houling City?"
“I know that!” Shangguan Hong explained.
"Ten thousand years ago, there was a Great Ling Dynasty here. The seventy-eighth emperor, for some reason, divided the empire into three: Yuanling, Zhongling, and Houling. Later, these three empires were destroyed by the founding emperor of the Great Zhao Dynasty."
The three imperial capitals were renamed Yuanling City, Zhongling City, and Houling City.
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and then Shangguan Hong said mysteriously:
"It is said that deep within the Haoling Mountains are the Netherworld Purple Flame and the Primordial Sacred Fire. These two divine fires can destroy the heavens and the earth. The emperors of the Sanling Dynasty fought each other for control of the Haoling Mountains in order to obtain these two divine fires, which allowed the Emperor of Da Zhao to take advantage of the situation and destroy the Sanling Dynasty."
However, the Emperor of Great Zhao ordered all martial artists, cultivators, and practitioners of Great Zhao to search the entire Haoling Mountain Range, but they still could not find the two kinds of divine fire.
Upon hearing this, everyone marveled and looked in unison at the faintly visible Haoling Mountain in the distance.
Ling Yun turned to look at the crowd.
"Why don't we go to Haoling Mountain and see if we can find it?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Just then, an urgent voice rang out.
Then, Chen Xiangyuan, the master of Zidan Pavilion, arrived on the wind, his face filled with extreme anxiety.
After landing, he went to Lingyun Horse, clasped his hands in greeting, and said:
"Master Ling, please save the Pill Cauldron Society!"
"Hmm?" Ling Yun frowned, asking with some confusion:
"Has something happened to the alchemy cauldron?"
Chen Xiangyuan calmed his anxious emotions and said seriously:
"The Heavenly Pill Sect of the Great Gan Dynasty wanted to establish a branch sect in the Zhao Kingdom, so it conceived the idea of annexing the Pill Cauldron Society."
Wanting to make the Pill Cauldron Society a subordinate sect of the Heavenly Pill Sect, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Pill Sect brought the Holy Son of the Heavenly Pill Sect to the Pill Cauldron Society. He promised that if any member of the Pill Cauldron Society could surpass the two of them in the art of alchemy, the sect would give up the opportunity to annex the Pill Cauldron Society.
Otherwise, the Dan Ding Society would become a subordinate sect of the Tian Dan Sect.
"Alas~ The Pill Refining Society is the backbone of the Zhao Kingdom's alchemy tradition; it cannot be reduced to a subordinate sect of the Heavenly Pill Sect. Please, Master Ling, intervene!"
Ling Yun remained silent, as if this had nothing to do with him.
Seeing Ling Yun remain silent, Chen Xiangyuan's heart tightened. Only Ling Yun could save the Pill Cauldron Society.
He quickly said:
"The Dan Ding Society is willing to reveal the whereabouts of the Netherworld Purple Flame and the Primordial Sacred Fire."
In addition, we will present the Qiankun Cauldron, the most prized treasure of the Dan Ding Association! A divine-grade alchemy furnace!
The offer was somewhat tempting, and Ling Yun had a good impression of Chu Yefan and Chen Xiangyuan, so he decided to help them out.
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