Si Minglan still had a charming smile on her face, as if what she had just said did not violate the style of the righteous sect at all.

Ye Xiyue frowned slightly: "Bring him back, I want to interrogate him personally."

Si Minglan shrugged and said with regret: "My charm technique has reached perfection, and I was just looking for someone to try it out on. What a pity."

After a pause, a strange smile suddenly appeared on her face, and she said to Ye Xiyue:

"Big Sister, when Zheng Shengmo came just now, did he want you to...dual practice with him?"

Ye Xiyue raised her head suddenly, and a sharp light suddenly lit up in her indifferent eyes.

Si Minglan smiled and waved her hands: "Don't be angry, Senior Sister. I was wrong."

The light in Ye Xiyue's eyes faded, returning to the indifference of dead water, and she said calmly:

"This time when you go out, keep an eye on Fang Xue."

"Wasn't Junior Sister Fang also injured by the remnants of the Demon Sect?" Si Minglan was puzzled.

Ye Xiyue said: "She is hiding something from me. The death of Junior Brother Luo and the others should not be that simple."

"Okay." Si Minglan nodded, picked up the wine gourd and walked out of the room, still muttering:

"It's a pity that Junior Sister Fang is a woman. If it was a junior brother, I would make sure he would tell the truth straightforwardly, haha!"

After Si Minglan left, Ye Xiyue raised her hand and the door closed automatically. The next moment, a look of pain appeared on Ye Xiyue's face.

Soon, a strange yet lovely smile appeared on her beautiful face.

"Ha ha ha, Ye Xiyue, why don't you agree to that old pervert Zheng Shengmo's request? Let me practice dual cultivation with him, and I will definitely drain all his cultivation!"

The "Zheng Shengmo" mentioned by the demon fetus is the master of Wangyou Peak just now, and also one of the six elders of Zhenyang Sect.

The master of Xiyue Peak is Ye Xiyue's master Sang Yue, who died in the red lotus formation of the Demon Sect on Tianlu Mountain in Beihuang, causing the strength of Xiyue Peak to drop significantly.

Ye Xiyue was also seriously injured, and the position of elder that had already been appointed had changed.

The other five peaks worked together to push for early holding of the sect competition and to re-determine the position of the new elder.

If Ye Xiyue fails in the sect competition, Xiyue Peak will never be able to rise again, and she herself will find it difficult to maintain her current position.

In recent days, several peak masters have come to Xiyue Peak, using helping Ye Xiyue win the sect competition as a bargaining chip to force Ye Xiyue to submit to them.

The most serious among them was Zheng Shengmo, the head of Wangyou Peak. When he came just now, he directly proposed that Ye Xiyue should practice dual cultivation with him and help him break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm. In return, he would help Ye Xiyue win the competition within the sect.

Zheng Shengmo has been stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage for nearly a hundred years and has not been able to break through. However, being born with top-grade spiritual roots is a great tonic for any cultivator.

Therefore, Zheng Shengmo has been coveting Ye Xiyue for a long time. Before, when Sang Yue was around, he had restrained himself.

Now that Sang Yue is dead and Ye Xiyue herself is seriously injured, Zheng Shengmo no longer has any scruples in his actions.

Just now, Zheng Shengmo even wanted to make a move on Ye Xiyue, but Si Minglan happened to arrive, and he didn't want to make things too awkward, so he didn't move.

At this moment, the demon fetus was extremely excited: "Ye Xiyue, have you forgotten? We still have a copy of the Double Immortal Art, which is the most advanced double cultivation technique. Why don't we try it on that fat guy?"

"Shut up!"

Ye Xiyue frowned, the strange smile on her face disappeared, and she said coldly:

"I only seek the right path in my life and will never go down the wrong path!"

"Hahaha, you let Luo Zhenfeng take so many outer disciples out to die, just to confirm the speculation that Xia Qinglian is not dead. Is this your path? What's the difference between you and Xia Qinglian who killed countless people?"

"How dare you talk nonsense again?!"

Ye Xiyue suddenly stood up, opened her thin lips and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her pretty face was half dignified and elegant, and half weird, cute and creepy.

"Hahaha, Ye Xiyue, you are so badly injured that you can't even maintain your Golden Core cultivation. I wonder how long you can keep pretending?"

"You, you shut up!"

In the elegant and fragrant room, the ethereal voice became weird for a moment and then returned to its normal state, as if two people were arguing.

A piece of paper fell from Ye Xiyue's sleeve. It was the ultimatum that Zheng Shengmo had just given her:

"Ten days later, I'll be at the top of Wangyou Peak, with a bed ready for you."

…

Five days later.

Yunling Town.

[Cultivation: Qi training level 7, 1261/4000]

[Skills: Fourth-level Alchemist]

[Spiritual roots: Fire-type middle-grade spiritual roots (775/1000), Ice-type middle-grade spiritual roots (787/1000)]

After the seventh three hundred breaths, Qin Gengyun was hugging his wife's delicate body from behind when suddenly phantom words appeared in front of him.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Finally became a fourth-level alchemist!

"What's wrong?"

Qiu Zhihe in his arms noticed his abnormality and turned sideways to ask.

"My dear, my alchemist realm has reached the fourth level!"

Qin Gengyun excitedly said to Qiu Zhihe:

"I can try to make the Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill myself!"

He had previously told Qiu Zhihe about the poison in his body, so Qiu Zhihe also knew how important the "Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill" was to him. A rare smile appeared on her pretty face:

"Do you have the recipe for the Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill?"

After hearing Qiu Zhihe's words, Qin Gengyun's excitement suddenly cooled down a lot, and he smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"The recipe for the fourth-grade elixir is monopolized by the big sects, so I don't have it."

Seeing Qiu Zhihe was silent, Qin Gengyun smiled and said, "Don't worry, madam. I will go to Danfu Tower to ask Manager Tong tomorrow. Danfu Tower is quite powerful, so maybe there is a way."

Qiu Zhihe asked, "What if Danfu Tower doesn't have it either?"

Qin Gengyun's heart trembled slightly, but he still had a smile on his face: "Don't worry, my lady, it should be fine, go to sleep."

He lowered his head and kissed Qiu Zhihe on the forehead. Qiu Zhihe closed her eyes, let him put his arms around her waist, and stopped talking.

Peace soon returned to the warm bedroom.

…

The next day.

Qin Gengyun arrived at Danfu Building early. Perhaps because he got up early, Shopkeeper Tong was yawning behind the counter. When he saw Qin Gengyun, he stood up and said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist Qin came so early, could it be that the pills have already been refined?"

Qin Gengyun bowed and said, "It will take a few days for those forty third-grade elixirs to be delivered. Shopkeeper Tong, I came here today to do some...small things."

Although it was a trivial matter, Qin Gengyun's tone was quite serious. Shopkeeper Tong understood and laughed. He led him into the inner hall and asked:

"Fellow Daoist Qin, if you need anything, just let me know!"

"Then I would like to thank Shopkeeper Tong first."

Qin Gengyun thanked him first, then whispered:

"I want to buy a recipe."

"A pill formula?" Shopkeeper Tong was puzzled. "Fellow Daoist Qin is already one of the best alchemists in Yunling Town. What other pill formula do you need?"

Qin Gengyun looked around and lowered his voice even lower:

"I want... the recipe for the Bing Xin Rejuvenating Pill."

"What?!" Shopkeeper Tong's face changed. He stood up and walked to the door of the room. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping outside, he walked back and said to Qin Gengyun:

"Fellow Daoist Qin, the formula for the fourth-grade elixir is only available in the three major sects. How could my small Danfu Building have such a thing?"

Qin Gengyun said seriously: "Shopkeeper Tong, you and I have been working together for such a long time. To be honest, this Bingxin Rejuvenation Pill is extremely important to me. I am willing to pay a high price!"

Shopkeeper Tong smiled helplessly, "Fellow Daoist Qin, it's not that we don't want to earn these spirit stones. Do you know Tiandan Pavilion? A few years ago, the previous Pavilion Master stole a fourth-grade pill recipe from Zhenyang Sect, but the next day the family was wiped out. The Tiandan Pavilion, which had been passed down for hundreds of years, was almost burned down."

"In addition to the skills, the three major sects value the fourth-grade and above pill formulas the most. Not to mention that we really don't have them, even if we do, we dare not sell them to the public!"