"What a beautiful Ice Jade Pill!" Liang Rujing exclaimed, "And it smells so fragrant!"
"Master, see, didn't I say Ye Fan is amazing!" Liang Rujing proudly tilted her head. "No matter how you look at it, Ye Fan's Ice Jade Pill is better, right?"
After speaking, Liang Rujing took out the previous Ice Jade Pill and said, "Master, this one now..."
Mu Yuqing wasted no time and immediately ordered someone to bring a prisoner from the sect's dungeons.
Once the prisoner arrived, Mu Yuqing had the previous Ice Jade Pill forced into his mouth.
A terrifying event unfolded!
In just a few breaths, the prisoner's expression contorted!
Then, his entire body collapsed to the ground, curled into a ball, trembling uncontrollably!
After a few more moments, all movement ceased!
Mu Yuqing quickly checked with her true qi.
All his meridians were shattered, and the man was thoroughly dead!
"Thank you, Young Master, for your timely rescue!" Mu Yuqing solemnly cupped her fists towards Ye Fan. "I will never forget this great kindness!"
If Ye Fan hadn't encountered this situation today, the consequences were unimaginable!
Liang Rujing was not just her disciple; she was the hope and future of the entire sect!
"Sect Master Mu is too kind," Ye Fan replied politely. "It was just a small effort."
Although Ye Fan's reply was casual, Mu Yuqing knew he had acted out of consideration for Liang Rujing.
Otherwise, why would he help them, strangers as they were?
However, dwelling on it now would seem insincere. The favor would be remembered in her heart.
"Rujing, there's something I need to tell you." After some consideration, Ye Fan decided to speak. "Your constitution has a very serious flaw."
Hearing this, Mu Yuqing's heart leaped in alarm!
As the Sect Master of the Qingxin Sect, she was well aware of the flaws of the Ice Heart Coagulating Jade physique.
However, this was classified information among the higher echelons of the sect. How did Ye Fan know?
Did her disciple tell him?
If so, Ye Fan wouldn't need to bring it up now.
"I know about this," Liang Rujing replied. "But the flaw usually erupts around the Integration stage. I don't even know if I can reach that level."
When Mu Yuqing first accepted her as a personal disciple, she had mentioned this.
In her opinion, the Integration stage was too distant, so she hadn't worried about it at all...
"Sect Master Mu, please don't misunderstand. Rujing did not tell me," Ye Fan explained as he saw Mu Yuqing frown. "I happened to hear about it elsewhere."
"Young Master Ye is too modest," Mu Yuqing shook her head.
After all, it wasn't exactly a top secret.
Only the higher-ups knew because there was no need to inform the ordinary disciples.
"What I mean is that the flaw in the Ice Heart Coagulating Jade physique is not insurmountable," Ye Fan continued. "There is a way to resolve it."
"Young Master, is what you say true?!" A flicker of shock flashed in Mu Yuqing's eyes.
The ancestor who founded the Ice Heart Coagulating Jade cultivation technique had ultimately died from this very flaw.
If Ye Fan had said this earlier, Mu Yuqing would have dismissed it as nonsense.
If the ancestor who created the technique couldn't solve it, how could an outsider like him?
However, after the events that had just transpired, Mu Yuqing found herself unable to comprehend Ye Fan...
At twenty years old, he could refine Rank five peak pills, even without any cultivation base.
Such impossible feats had occurred, and it seemed there was nothing that couldn't be accepted...
"If there were an Ice Soul Heart, this problem could be perfectly resolved," Ye Fan nodded. "And your cultivation speed could increase by thirty percent!"
At these words, Mu Yuqing's heart skipped a beat!
Her ancestor had once said that if the flaw of the Ice Heart Coagulating Jade physique could be resolved, ascending to immortality would be almost guaranteed!
And an increase in cultivation speed of thirty percent...
It was simply insane!
It seemed such an incredible opportunity was now presented before her...
In a way, she was also half an Ice Heart Coagulating Jade physique.
Although her potential was not as great as Liang Rujing's perfect physique, it was still a rare and powerful constitution.
If what Ye Fan said was true, then her cultivation could advance further, which was not just a dream!
Regarding her cultivation, a fundamental issue, even with Mu Yuqing's steady demeanor, she couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
"Sect Master Mu, please listen first," Ye Fan said, seeing her state was a bit off. "To refine an Ice Soul Heart, you would need at least Rank thirteen medicinal ingredients."
"Th... thirteen?"
Mu Yuqing was stunned...
Rank thirteen medicinal ingredients implied Rank thirteen pills.
Ye Fan spoke so calmly, did that mean his alchemist skill had reached...
Rank thirteen?!
In a world where Rank seven pills were considered top-tier, thirteen was a terrifying, almost forgotten number!
Moreover, Ye Fan had said "at least"...
This meant that the rank of the Ice Soul Heart could possibly be even higher!
She found such an absurd claim difficult to accept...
Unless...
Ye Fan had the backing of a true alchemist master!
The techniques in this world were indeed fragmented, but no one could guarantee that the higher-tier alchemical skills had truly vanished.
After all, this world was vast, and who knew what hidden expert might be lurking in some obscure corner.
If that were the case, it might not be impossible...
Although she still found it extremely preposterous, it was at least less incomprehensible than before...
Thinking this way, it seemed to make sense!
For example, why could Ye Fan, at such a young age, refine Rank five pills.
A powerful figure who could refine Rank thirteen pills must possess some alchemical techniques beyond ordinary comprehension!
It was not impossible for such a monstrous genius like Ye Fan to be nurtured...
As for anything else, she didn't delve further.
After all, Rank thirteen was completely beyond her capabilities. Thinking about it was useless.
Sometimes, inquiring too much was not a good thing!
While Mu Yuqing was in shock, Ye Fan took out tables, chairs, and benches from his ring.
He took out paper and brush and began to draw and write.
When Mu Yuqing regained her senses, Ye Fan had already written several pages.
They were detailed illustrations of medicinal ingredients, with every detail meticulously depicted.
Even someone who had never seen them before could identify them based on the drawings.
In fact, she had never seen them before...
Let alone seen them, she had never even heard their names!
Fortunately, Ye Fan thoughtfully added their names, unique characteristics, and the environments they grew in.
Of course.
It didn't mean that these herbs would definitely appear in such environments, but there was a possibility.
Even so, it was enough to shock Mu Yuqing!
With the information provided by Ye Fan, finding them would be incredibly convenient!
What shocked her even more was the rank of these herbs.
As Ye Fan had said, Rank thirteen was just the starting point.
Take the set Ye Fan had just completed, for instance. The rank of the herbs was outrageously high, reaching Rank fifteen!
Mu Yuqing suddenly felt that even if she were to somehow find them, bringing them back would be an unknown.
After finishing the last page, Ye Fan handed the information to Mu Yuqing.
Mu Yuqing received the materials with both hands and carefully put them into her ring.
Great kindness needs no thanks.
At this moment, expressing further gratitude would be meaningless.
"Young Master Ye, I have an impudent request..." Mu Yuqing's expression was a little awkward. "Would it be possible for you to refine another Ice Jade Pill? You can name your price."
Although she was only a half Ice Heart Coagulating Jade physique, the Ice Jade Pill was still very beneficial to her.
The batch from earlier was given by Ye Fan to Liang Rujing.
She was not Bu Wanxiao and would not do something as to snatch her disciple's belongings.
Bu Wanxiao: Sect Master, are you polite?
"It's just some Ice Jade Pills, there's no need for compensation," Ye Fan said politely. "When I've refined them, I'll have Rujing send them to Sect Master Mu."
"Then I'll trouble you, Young Master," Mu Yuqing replied quickly.