Uh, Ye Xiruo sighed, could it be that Brother Xiu Qi conquered the continent with his looks? This seems a bit off.
The emperor laughed and said, "Xiao Li's beauty is known throughout the world."
"I see. Now that there's another Xiu Qiyu, there must be even more girls willing to join the Pill King Palace." Ye Xiruo's eyes lit up; this was blatant advertising.
Jing Li was furious and embarrassed: "They were impressed by my great strength and willingly came to my Danwang Palace as guest elders."
"Oh—" Ye Xiruo gave her master a meaningful look and continued eating.
"Congratulations, Master. With Brother Xiu Qi, I'm sure even more people will be willing to join our Pill King Palace."
"Little Yezi is right. With just a few old men, how can Medicine King Valley attract outsiders to join? Little Yezi is indeed the lucky star of our Pill King Palace."
What an incredible plot twist! Ye Xiruo almost wanted to kneel down before her master.
"You forgot, Medicine King Valley is an internally inherited place."
"Sooner or later it will disappear into history."
If Ye Xi nodded in agreement, a tradition can only endure through external exchanges and interactions; stagnation and complacency will inevitably lead to decay.
"Little Leaf, you think so too."
"Yes, while ensuring the purity of one's own bloodline, this also means missing out on many geniuses from the outside world. After a few years, each generation will inevitably be worse than the last, unless a genius who can suppress the continent is born."
"Little Leaf is absolutely right. The geniuses who are suppressing the continent are now in our Pill King Palace. I want to see the Medicine Immortal's expression."
"Don't forget, given Xiaoye's current level, what if someone comes to challenge her?" The throne didn't finish its sentence, but the meaning was already quite clear.
"Anyone who dares to slap the face of our Pill King Palace today is asking for trouble." Jing Li said lightly, completely unconcerned.
"Have you forgotten? Those people from Medicine King Valley hate you to the core." The throne smiled bitterly.
"It's because they're too weak. No one can beat me. It's just naked jealousy. But jealousy is useless. Talent is something that others can't learn."
"That's really unfortunate. The Medicine King's talent surpasses yours by a tiny bit." The throne gestured a hair's breadth away, stepping on Jing Li's sore spot. Jing Li almost jumped up: "On such a joyous day, let's not mention that old man."
If Ye Xiruo is dissatisfied with the way Jingli and Yuzuo get along, her master is like a proud and arrogant cat who goes out and causes trouble all day long, requiring her grandmaster to go out and sort things out.
"However, the Pill King Palace is indeed a place where hidden talents abound." My master has such great talent, yet he is still at the bottom.
Before Ye Xiruo, Si Hao was the most talented third-generation disciple of the Pill King Hall, and was considered the most likely to inherit the mantle of the Hall Master. With a six-colored soul and a Jia wood spiritual root, his talent was exceptional. In addition, Si Hao was born into the Pill King Hall, began cultivating at the age of three, began receiving the Pill King Hall's inherited knowledge at the age of four, and became a first-grade alchemist at the age of six.
Later, he gained the appreciation of the Palace Master and at the age of ten, he was fortunate enough to follow the Palace Master to learn alchemy and was accepted as an outer disciple, which made him the envy of many.
Si Hao has been diligently cultivating and striving to improve his cultivation level, earning him the nickname "Alchemy Obsessed." Si Hao has always harbored the ambition to become the Palace Master's last disciple. While his talent may not be top-tier, he will compensate with diligence and perseverance. At sixteen years old, he is already a seventh-grade alchemist, though the outside world generally believes he only recently broke through to the sixth grade.
Today, Si Hao unusually did not practice alchemy. He changed into an alchemist's robe that he did not usually wear, leaned against a thick tree trunk, half-closed his eyes, and felt the wind and spiritual energy. His heart seemed to gradually calm down.
When he heard that his master had accepted his only disciple and acknowledged her as the young palace master, his first reaction was that it was impossible. But when he saw Jing Li gently holding the thin little girl's hand and letting her sit beside him, Si Hao felt as if his soul was being torn apart.
The woman was very weak, and the fluctuations of her spiritual energy were extremely faint, so her alchemy skills were probably not very high. When he learned that she didn't even have a rank, he almost rushed up to Jing Li and asked why. What right did such a person have to lead the Pill King Hall? What made her worthy of the people's respect?
However, having learned his lesson about Jing Li, he stopped in his tracks, ran out of the Pill King's Palace alone, and got thoroughly drunk. Upon returning, he continued refining pills, completely ignoring the sudden appearance of someone in the Pill King's Palace.
He couldn't believe his own eyes, but he trusted the temple master's decision.
So he didn't participate in or help those people who were secretly making underhanded moves; he just watched coldly. He never expected that they were people who were just as hardworking as him. But even so, he was already far behind.
It wasn't until the bells and drums resounded and the dazzling holy light spread throughout the continent that he realized what kind of being that was.
"A Divine Master." If she hadn't died young, she would surely have become the second Divine Master on the continent in a thousand years. Si Hao felt a pang of bitterness in his heart; she would be an existence he could never surpass.
The master's judgment remains as good as ever.
"King-level alchemist." That was his master's evaluation of him. At that time, he was overjoyed and determined to cultivate diligently so as not to disappoint his master.
On the surface, Ye Xiruo's appearance had no effect on him, but his heart was in turmoil. Until the bells and drums sounded in unison, all his hopes and expectations turned into bitterness and shock.
After dinner, Ye Xiruo was pulled by a group of middle-aged women to get ready, while Jing Li and Yu Zuo had already headed to the Danwang Palace.
Half an hour later, Ye Xiruo was finally released. She fled the main hall as if escaping, patting her chest – it had been terrifying! She tugged at her purple robe, trying to get some fresh air. She really hoped this day would end soon.
"Is that Junior Sister Xi Ruo?" Ye Xi Ruo quickly stood up straight, adopting a dignified and solemn posture, and then turned around.
The ordinary blue alchemist's robe he wore did not resemble the natural ease of the Emperor, nor the refined elegance of Qingzhiyi; instead, it gave him a cold and aloof air.
The person in front of me looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a cool expression on his exceptionally handsome face, creating a strangely endearing contrast. Anyone who could be here must be from the Pill King Palace, but who was it?
"My name is Si Hao, your second senior brother."
So it's my senior brother! Master is so careless. She's been at the Pill King Palace for so long, and he still hasn't introduced her to him.
"Greetings, senior brother. May I ask where our eldest brother is now?"
"Junior sister can ask Master about this. It's getting late, Master asked me to come and pick you up."
"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother." Ye Xiruo nodded.
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