In the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Xu Luochen had already thought of his three conditions.
He looked at Ye Ping before speaking up.
"Little Junior Brother, my first condition is very simple. Let Jin Nation issue an order that the alchemy assessment will only end after ten hours no matter what outrageous actions the alchemists take. Unless the examinees voluntarily choose to withdraw, they cannot be expelled from the examination hall."
"The second condition is also very simple. Investigate the examiners of the alchemy masters of Jin Nation and see if they have taken bribes. At the same time, conduct a strict investigation on their character and profession, especially in Qingzhou. We must investigate them thoroughly."
Xu Luochen said while gritting his teeth.
He was originally destined to make a name for himself in Baiyun Ancient City this time, but to his surprise, he was actually expelled from the examination hall by a few ignorant examiners.
He couldn't swallow his anger. However, Xu Luochen was not an evil person, and he wouldn't use his authority to suppress the examiners. However, he could at least conduct a strict investigation, right?
'If you're clean, you won't be afraid of me investigating you. '
The two conditions that Xu Luochen mentioned made Ye Ping a little surprised.
He initially thought that Xu Luochen would make some extremely terrifying conditions, but he didn't expect it to be just that.
Sensing Ye Ping's slightly surprised gaze, Xu Luochen couldn't help but speak up.
"Little Junior Brother, don't you think these two conditions are very ordinary?"
Xu Luochen took a sip of tea and said calmly.
Ye Ping did not answer, but his meaning was clear.
Xu Luochen immediately sighed and shook his head before speaking slowly.
"Little Junior Brother, the reason why I made these two requests is entirely because of my feelings. Didn't you ask me why I'm in Baiyun Ancient City today?"
"Let me tell you, I'm in Baiyun Ancient City today to take a look at the newly-advanced alchemy assessment."
"I saw a young man who is extremely talented in alchemy at the assessment ground, but his talent is unappreciated."
"He used an extraordinary method to refine extraordinary pills, but unfortunately, he was expelled from the examination hall because of the prejudice of others and the misunderstanding of the examiners."
"Do you know what I saw when he was expelled from the examination hall?"
Xu Luochen said with a sullen expression.
"What did I see?"
Ye Ping was curious. How talented must a person be to be considered an alchemy genius by Xu Luochen be?
"Senior Brother saw the deathly stillness of the Dao of Alchemy. Senior Brother saw the despair of the Dao of Alchemy. That alchemist who was expelled from the examination was destined to shock the entire Dao of Alchemy."
"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was the number one alchemist in history. However, just when he was filled with confidence, hope, and expectation, he was chased out of the examination hall by a group of blind people."
"How could Senior Brother not be disappointed? How could Senior Brother not feel bad? "
"The eternal hope of alchemy has been destroyed in a single day."
The more Xu Luochen spoke, the more agitated and upset he became. In the end, he was even on the verge of tears.
Ye Ping, who was at the side, was also a little dumbfounded as he could not understand.
"Little Junior Brother, remember this. Sometimes, it's not that you're not outstanding enough, but that you've encountered a group of blind people."
"It's just like how there's a saying that goes, 'There are a lot of good horses, but there aren't many Bo Le's'. As an examiner, be it in alchemy, refinement, or array formations, you have to respect every examinee."
"You can't bend the law for personal gain or act according to your temper. You have to follow the rules. Since we've agreed on ten hours, we'll stick to it."
"If the Jin Nation doesn't agree to this condition of mine, there's no need to talk about the non-poisonous pill formula."
Xu Luochen said with a firm expression.
He had to teach the examiners a lesson.
"Yes, Senior Brother, I understand. I will tell Elder Xu Chang about these two conditions. Senior Brother, what's your third condition?"
Ye Ping continued to ask.
He was very curious about what Xu Luochen's third condition was.
At the mention of the third condition, Xu Luochen seemed to be a little guilty. He hesitated for a while before finally speaking slowly.
"I want … 30,000 taels of gold."
Xu Luochen felt a little guilty.
He actually wanted to say 3,000 taels of gold, but after thinking about it, he felt that since Ye Ping's painting could be sold for tens of thousands of taels of gold, it shouldn't be too much for him to ask for 30,000 taels of gold.
"Huh?"
Ye Ping could understand the first two conditions, but he really couldn't understand the third one.
'30,000 taels of gold?'
'What the hell is that?' 'A random pill that I refine would probably cost more than 30,000 taels of gold, right?'
Ye Ping was a little confused. He really found Xu Luochen's third condition a little unbelievable.
Seeing Ye Ping's expression, Xu Luochen felt even more guilty.
"You're not asking for too much, are you?"
Xu Luochen was also very nervous, and he even felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have made that request.
In Xu Luochen's opinion, even 3,000 taels of gold or 300 taels of gold would be an astronomical figure, let alone 30,000 taels of gold.
In the Qingyun Dao Sect, his monthly pocket money was only two taels of silver. What did 30,000 taels of gold mean?
He could buy a large number of alchemy books, a superior pill furnace, and plenty of medicinal herbs. That would be enough for him to refine pills at home with peace of mind.
"Senior Brother, are you sure it's only 30,000 taels of gold?"
Ye Ping snapped back to his senses. He couldn't understand Xu Luochen's thoughts, so he couldn't help but confirm again.
"Can I ask for more?"
Xu Luochen didn't dare to say that out loud and could only mutter in his heart. However, Xu Luochen knew that he couldn't appear too guilty.
Hence, he was very calm and even seemed a little indifferent. He tried his best to imitate Su Changyu's aura while looking out of the window.
"Little Junior Brother … Don't you understand?"
A voice sounded.
In the next moment, Ye Ping suddenly froze.
Ye Ping suddenly understood what Xu Luochen's third condition meant.
30,000 taels of gold was just a casual condition. The Jin Nation Academy would give Xu Luochen 300,000 taels, 3,000,000 taels, or even 30 million taels of gold.
However, why did Xu Luochen only ask for 30,000 taels of gold? Was he short of 30,000 taels of gold?
No, it was not that he was short of 30,000 taels of gold, but rather, Xu Luochen didn't want to make any conditions at all.
Just like what Xu Luochen had said before, a true alchemist did not care about a pill formula, but the entire world.
30,000 taels of gold was just a request. Did Xu Luochen lack money?
The answer was definitely not.
However, the reason why he made that request was because it was the rule. Nothing could be given for free, and it was necessary for him to make a request. He didn't want to put Jin Nation in a difficult position for the sake of the world.
After figuring it all out, Ye Ping couldn't help but be astonished.
In the end, Ye Ping stood up and bowed to Xu Luochen.
He didn't say a word and bowed to the people of the world.
"Senior Brother, I understand."
Xu Luochen slowly heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Ye Ping's words.
'It's good to have a sensible Junior Brother.'
Although Xu Luochen didn't know what Ye Ping understood, it would be perfect as long as he didn't continue to ask.
Right at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from outside.
The voice was extremely familiar and Xu Luochen and Ye Ping couldn't help but shiver.
"Little Junior Brother, are you there?"
It was Su Changyu's voice.
Ye Ping's scalp turned numb.
Xu Luochen's face turned even more sullen as he looked at Ye Ping and said, "Your Eldest Senior Sister is looking for you. Don't tell her that I'm inside. Hurry up and go."
Su Changyu was the most sharp-tongued person in the Qingyun Dao Sect. Apart from Chen Lingrou who had never been taught a lesson by Su Changyu, even Su Changyu would often become depressed because of her.
He had finally gotten over the trauma a few days ago, and if he were to be taught a lesson by Su Changyu again, he would be doomed.
"Second Senior Brother."
Ye Ping's face was a little bitter.
Xu Luochen ignored Ye Ping and simply took out an alchemy book, pretending not to hear it.
"Little Junior Brother."
In the next moment, Xiao Muxue's voice sounded again. All of a sudden, Ye Ping had no choice but to bite the bullet and go out.
However, at this moment, Xu Luochen's voice sounded again.
"By the way, Little Junior Brother, if the Jin Nation Academy is unwilling to give me 30,000 taels of gold, you can give me a pill furnace. I've been focusing on alchemy recently and I don't want to go down the mountain anymore."
"Also, Little Junior Brother, if you're free, you can simplify the non-poisonous pill formula and slightly modify it before handing it over to the Jin Nation Academy."
Xu Luochen was still worried that 30,000 taels of gold was too much and that the Jin Nation Academy might not be willing to part with it. After all, Xu Luochen knew that Ye Ping could refine the non-poisonous pill formula, but it didn't mean that others could.
If word got out that a useless pill formula could be exchanged for 30,000 taels of gold, it wouldn't matter much if he lost his reputation.
However, if he vented his anger on the Jin Nation Academy, it wouldn't be a trivial matter.
As for the matter of modifying the pill formula, Xu Luochen's thoughts were very simple. After all, Ye Ping was someone who could refine non-poisonous pills, and if Ye Ping modified it, there might be a divine effect.
"Okay."
Ye Ping nodded. The matter of the pill formula was no longer a big deal, and Su Changyu's matter was more important.
He walked out of Second Senior Brother's room.
Indeed, a beautiful woman appeared in front of him.
Xiao Muxue.
No matter how many times he looked at her, her peerless beauty would always make him feel incomparably shocked.
Xiao Muxue looked like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world. She was pure and untainted, and her beauty was unforgettable.
However, she was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and Ye Ping was really at a loss for words.
Most importantly, Xiao Muxue was too big.
Who could stand it?
"Little Junior Brother, what are you looking at?"
In the next moment, Xiao Muxue's voice sounded. Her voice didn't match her temperament as it sounded a little seductive, lazy, and flirtatious.
Whoosh.
In an instant, Ye Ping's body stiffened. He didn't blush, but instead felt extremely awkward.
Perhaps it was because Su Changyu was too beautiful that Ye Ping forgot that she was a peerless expert. Otherwise, he wouldn't have looked at her.
"Greetings, Eldest Senior Sister."
Ye Ping lowered his head and bowed to Xiao Muxue, looking extremely respectful.
However, in the next moment, as a faint fragrance wafted into his nostrils, Ye Ping knew that Su Changyu had already walked over.
"Tell me, did you peek at me just now?"
Xiao Muxue was very straightforward, seemingly not intending to let Ye Ping off.
"Eldest Senior Sister, what are you talking about? I don't understand. "
Ye Ping bit the bullet and answered. He could only pretend to be dumb now. He couldn't possibly say, "Eldest Senior Sister, you're so fair, right?"
Wasn't this courting death?
"Tsk, as expected, he became bad after leaving the mountain. He even learned to play dumb."
Xiao Muxue was not angry at all. She just chuckled, and her laughter was filled with endless temptation.
Ye Ping cried.
He really couldn't hold on any longer.
He didn't say anything and continued to play dumb.
Xiao Muxue didn't continue to ask.
"Little Junior Brother, look up first."
Ye Ping couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
However, in the next moment, Ye Ping felt a slight headache as Xiao Muxue flicked his head.
"You've really become bad."
In an instant, Ye Ping was stunned.
You can even hear my thoughts?
Was there a need to be so exaggerated?
'Eldest Senior Sister, please let me go. '
Ye Ping really didn't expect that Xiao Muxue could actually hear his thoughts.
However, he didn't dare to speak and could only force himself to raise his head and look at Xiao Muxue with an awkward but polite smile.
To be honest, if it were any other woman, Ye Ping would definitely not slow down. However, the problem was that the woman in front of him was his Eldest Senior Sister.
The crime of flirting with his Senior Sister was not a trivial matter. To put it bluntly, it was a violation of ethics. To put it simply, he was a lecher and had a bad moral character.
Hence, Ye Ping only had respect for Xiao Muxue without any ill intentions. Of course, he definitely admired her.
A fair and graceful lady was the ideal woman for a gentleman. How many men would be able to control themselves with such a stunning beauty?
They looked at each other.
There was a smile in Xiao Muxue's beautiful eyes. She looked back and smiled charmingly.
As for her figure, Ye Ping couldn't help but look down.
"Do I look good? Do you want to go to my room and take a good look?"
At this moment, Xiao Muxue spoke with a smile in her eyes.
"Eldest Senior Sister, if there's anything, just say it. I really can't take it anymore."
Ye Ping retracted his gaze. He was a little regretful that he didn't learn the Heart Meditation Incantation. It wasn't that he was lustful, but mainly because Xiao Muxue was simply a stunning beauty.
It was not that Ye Ping was bragging, but if she were in the Shang Dynasty, someone of Daji's level would be banished to the cold palace.
"You can't take it anymore? It seems that I really have to teach you the art of controlling your beauty. Otherwise, you'll get into trouble sooner or later. "
Xiao Muxue said with a serious expression.
Ye Ping was speechless.
To be honest, Ye Ping felt that if he could resist the temptation of Xiao Muxue, even fairies wouldn't be able to seduce him.
"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. I came to look for you today because I have something serious to discuss."
Xiao Muxue retracted her charm and then said with a serious expression.
"Little Junior Brother, do you still remember the mental cultivation method that I taught you?"
Xiao Muxue came over mainly to talk about that matter.
Seeing that Xiao Muxue had finally gotten serious, Ye Ping also returned to normal and nodded. "Of course I remember."
"Okay, come with me."
Xiao Muxue asked Ye Ping to follow her.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
"Sit down."
When they arrived at the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect, Xiao Muxue asked Ye Ping to sit down cross-legged.
Ye Ping sat on the ground without any hesitation.
"The mental cultivation method that I taught you is very likely to be the strongest in this world."
"The greatest special point of this mental cultivation method is that it adapts to everyone. It will become stronger when facing the strong, and weaker when facing the weak."
"Ye Ping, sit down properly and let me examine your body."
Xiao Muxue said.
However, the physical examination somehow made Ye Ping feel a little strange.
However, Ye Ping didn't think much about it. He closed his eyes, let go of everything, and let Xiao Muxue examine him. He knew that Xiao Muxue wouldn't mess around in that regard.
Ah!
However, in the next moment, Ye Ping couldn't help but shiver.
"Calm down."
Before Ye Ping could say anything, Xiao Muxue's extremely serious voice sounded, making Ye Ping calm down.
At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Xiao Muxue's face was solemn and serious as she continuously tapped Ye Ping's body with her jade-like hands.
"Blood and Qi Furnace."
In an instant, Xiao Muxue sensed how strong Ye Ping's physique was.
There was a look of surprise in her eyes.
In Xiao Muxue's eyes, a 22-year-old cultivator who had condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace could only be considered a minor achievement.
However, Xiao Muxue knew that Ye Ping had been cultivating for less than half a year.
That was what shocked Xiao Muxue.
The best age for physique cultivation was 12 years old, when one's Qi and blood were the most vigorous. It was also the time when one's physique grew the fastest.
Hence, one had to learn martial arts as early as possible. The older one was, the greater the restrictions.
Ye Ping only started cultivating at the age of 22, which was not considered the golden period of cultivation at all.
However, even so, Ye Ping condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace within half a year. How could she not be shocked?
"His physique is like that of a dragon. If Little Junior Brother wasn't a human, I would have really thought that he was a descendant of a True Dragon."
Soon, as Xiao Muxue continued to examine him, the surprise in her eyes became more and more intense.
There seemed to be a True Dragon hibernating in Ye Ping's body. His Qi and blood were terrifyingly exuberant. It was not as simple as condensing the Blood and Qi Furnace. With such a physique, even a cultivator at the Major Perfection of the Foundation Establishment realm would be blasted to death with a single punch.
However, the astonishment in Xiao Muxue's eyes soon intensified.
"Thirty-six spirit meridians and a Foundation Establishment Green Lotus?"
Xiao Muxue was stunned. She could feel the boundless spiritual energy in Ye Ping's body, which was like a vast ocean.
The ten spirit meridians of ordinary cultivators were like ten tiny streams of water.
The spirit meridians of geniuses were like a small river.
The spirit meridians of peerless geniuses were like a great river.
He was a monster among monsters. The spiritual veins of such people were like an ocean.
On the other hand, Ye Ping's spiritual meridians were 36 vast seas that seemed endless.
That was the symbol of the Supreme Perfection of the Qi Refinement realm.
How could Xiao Muxue not be shocked?
After a long while, Xiao Muxue finally stopped examining, but she looked at Ye Ping with shock in her eyes.
It was as if she had seen a monster.
"Seems like Xuan Jizi was right. There will definitely be a peerless variable in this world every 10,000 years. I didn't expect to encounter it."
"Tsk tsk, it seems that Immortal Ascension won't be difficult."
Xiao Muxue muttered to herself.
However, Xiao Muxue's expression soon changed, and she flicked Ye Ping's forehead lightly.
What she meant was very simple. Ye Ping was letting his imagination run wild again.
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