Chapter 200

Chapter 200: Uncle’s Plea for Help

Whenever Zi Yan pulled away from the pill cauldron, it instinctively increased the firepower, turning the pills into charcoal in an instant.

Yun Xi held her forehead and said, “Zi Yan, control your strength.”

Zi Yan gave a little shiver, showing it understood.

Lian Yi started refining the third batch of pills. This time, her divine sense never left Zi Yan for a moment, carefully controlling the strength of the flames. When the pellets finally merged and it was time to form the pills, she even wrapped Zi Yan in her divine sense and pulled it out from under the Purple Jade Coiling Dragon Cauldron.

A moment later, pill fragrance drifted out from the cauldron. Only then did Yun Xi flick her sleeve and open the lid.

Inside, ten finished pills lay quietly. Four were supreme-grade pills, and the rest were all high-grade pills. There were not even any mid-grade ones.

As Yun Xi collected the pills, she sighed. “As expected of a mystic treasure. It even boosts alchemy.”

Zi Yan did not forget to claim credit for itself. “That’s also because I was strong. When refining the spirit plants, I burned all the impurities away. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have made high-grade pills.”

“You’re right. You deserve credit too.”

A pill’s quality was mainly determined by how many impurities it contained. Supreme-grade pills had almost no impurities, so cultivators who took them would not accumulate pill toxin in their bodies.

High-grade pills had a small amount of impurities, but cultivators could force the pill toxin out through cultivation. Mid-grade and low-grade pills contained more impurities, and if taken long-term, the toxin easily built up inside the body. Over time, pill toxin would block meridians and hinder cultivation.

Unless they had no choice or were short on spirit stones, cultivators rarely bought low-grade pills. Someone like Yun Xi, who had systematically studied alchemy, was even more extreme-she would not take anything but supreme-grade pills.

On top of that, she cultivated both body and spiritual arts. If she could train without pills, she avoided them, focusing instead on tempering her physical body.

After the Purple Jade Coiling Dragon Cauldron successfully upgraded, Yun Xi started out just testing the cauldron. But by the end, she could not stop refining. She nearly used up all the spirit plants in her storage pouch.

Just as she was about to set her greedy hands on the high-grade spirit plants meant as a gift for her Master, a message talisman interrupted her.

The message was from Wei Chen Yin. Her voice sounded urgent, and she said she was waiting to see Yun Xi at the foot of Soaring Snow Peak.

Yun Xi pinched her fingers and calculated, realizing she had been refining pills for an entire month. Neither Dian Dian nor Fei Xia had disturbed her. They had both been cultivating on Soaring Snow Peak, and she had almost lost track of time, getting a taste of how, in cultivation, years could pass like nothing.

Yun Xi flicked her sleeve and put away the strange flame and the pill cauldron. She stored the pills she had refined, cast a Dust-Clearing Spell on herself, and went to meet Wei Chen Yin.

Wei Chen Yin was still wearing the elder robes from the day they met. The moment she saw Yun Xi, she said, “Yun Xi, I received news that Ling Kai sent back. He ran into some trouble. He’s at the Xiao Family in Xiao He City right now, and I’m afraid we’ll have to go pick him up.”

“You mean Uncle?”

“Yes.”

Yun Xi frowned. “The year I entered the sect to cultivate, Uncle went to the Outer Sect to visit us. About a year later, he left the sect to travel and train. He hasn’t returned for at least eight years. He even missed the sect tournament. How did he end up stuck in Xiao He City? And how did he get tied up with the Xiao Family?”

Wei Chen Yin also frowned. “I don’t know exactly what trouble Ling Kai ran into. I only know he asked someone to bring me a message. The messenger had his family jade pendant, so it should be real. That’s why I came to discuss with you whether we should go to Xiao He City first.”

As she spoke, she handed Wei Ling Kai’s family jade pendant to Yun Xi. It still carried its owner’s aura. Yun Xi had one of her own, so she knew at once that it was genuine.

She rubbed the jade pendant lightly and said, “He even sent something this important out. That means Uncle is probably under someone’s control, so he can’t even send a message talisman. He could only use this method to ask us for help.”

Wei Chen Yin nodded. “That’s what I thought too. So I want to go and take a look, at least to figure out what’s going on.”

Yun Xi nodded. “Senior Sister, I’ll go to Xiao He City with you. But it can’t be just the two of us. I’ll find a few companions to come along. If Uncle really is trapped, having enough hands will make it easier to rescue him.”

“Good. I’ll go back to Law Peak to prepare. You contact your companions. We leave early tomorrow morning.”

“Alright.”

After they agreed, Wei Chen Yin did not even enter Soaring Snow Peak. She turned and hurried back to Law Peak.

Dian Dian’s little head popped out of Yun Xi’s arms, and it transmitted, “Master, didn’t you say this Patriarch Wei Chen Yin doesn’t really bother with the Wei Family disciples in the sect? This doesn’t look like it.”

“Maybe she’s just stubborn on the outside and soft on the inside. It’s not that she truly doesn’t care. She probably watches in private, and only steps in when we run into trouble. When nothing is happening, she doesn’t interfere with the Wei Family disciples’ cultivation. Otherwise, Uncle wouldn’t have waited until now to ask Wei Chen Yin for help.”

Yun Xi raised her hand and sent out three voice talismans, then turned and returned to Soaring Snow Peak.

Since she was going out, she naturally had to prepare. She also needed to leave two Little Fei Xia Butterfly behind to keep an eye on Wei Yun Qing.

She already had a plan to trap Wei Yun Qing, but the timing was not right yet. If she wanted it to succeed, she had to grasp Wei Yun Qing’s movements, so she needed to return to the peak first.

Yun Xi arranged everything on Soaring Snow Peak and had Fei Xia choose two of the cleverest juniors to follow her. Then she went to the Mission Hall, handed in the pills and talismans she had refined, and completed the sect task.

After that, she went to Pill Peak. She bought a batch of spirit plants from Wei Zong Hao and left the mid-grade pills she had refined with him to sell on her behalf.

Wei Zong Hao’s status was different now. He was the Peak Master’s youngest disciple, and the disciples of Pill Peak treated him politely. Using his qualifications as a personal disciple, he helped Yun Xi purchase a batch of spirit plants with excellent quality and age.

After Yun Xi paid the spirit stones, she flicked her sleeve and put the spirit plants into her storage bracelet. Only then did she mention that she was about to leave the sect again.

“You’ve only been back for so short a time. Why are you going out again? Where are you training this time?”

“It’s not that. This time I’m going to find Uncle. He ran into some trouble.”

“Uncle? Isn’t he always out training? What happened?”

Yun Xi roughly explained Wei Ling Kai’s plea for help and said she would be traveling with Patriarch Wei Chen Yin. That finally killed Wei Zong Hao’s urge to go with them.

It was not that Yun Xi did not want to bring Wei Zong Hao. He had only accepted a Master a month ago, and this was exactly the time for him to learn. Leaving now was inappropriate.

Also, his cultivation was limited. The people she invited were all Golden Core Stage fellow disciples. Bringing one Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator might make him feel awkward, so she persuaded him to stay in the sect and wait for news.

When Wei Zong Hao escorted Yun Xi out of Pill Peak, he still reminded her, “Yun Xi, then I’ll wait in the sect for news. Once you find Uncle, remember to send me a message. If you need help, I can go ask Master for assistance.”

Yun Xi said, “Don’t worry. With Patriarch Wei Chen Yin leading, I’ll be careful. I’m leaving the Fei Xia butterflies with you. Help me place them into Pill Peak, and remember to stay alert to Wei Yun Qing. You’re now the personal disciple of Fire-Commanding True Lord, while she is still only a registered disciple. With how petty she is, she’ll definitely hate you for it.”