Pavilion Master Chao's tone carried a hint of flattery, and he was even more respectful than when Zhang Yan had come last time.
In the Pill Cauldron Institute, Zhou Chongju loved to write and refine medicine, so he did not care about anything else. As a result, the two vice-chancellors usually had the final say in the institute.
However, the two vice-chancellors had very different personalities. Vice-Chancellor Gu only cared about the medicine fields and did not have many thoughts. Aside from himself, he did not care about anyone else.
On the other hand, Dou Ming was different. He was too selfish. In order for a few of his clansmen to enter the Yue Cang Sect, he had blindly curried favor with a few aristocratic clans, even offering them rare medicinal pills. He was also ruthless with his subordinates. Now that he had gone, Pavilion Master Chao felt as if he had seen the sun again.
Zhang Yan stepped through the door and nodded at Pavilion Master Chao, then looked around.
Qin Nan originally thought that Pavilion Master Chao had hurriedly gone to greet some senior, but when she saw Zhang Yan, she could not help but be pleasantly surprised. "Senior Apprentice Brother, why are you here?"
Zhang Yan smiled and nodded. "What a coincidence. Junior Apprentice Sister Qin, are you here to exchange for medicinal pills?"
Qin Nan nodded vigorously and pulled the woman beside her. "Yes, I'm here with Senior Apprentice Sister Wang to exchange for some Major Primal Pills."
"Did you manage to exchange them?"
Qin Nan shook her head. "I didn't bring enough spirit shells, so I couldn't afford to exchange them."
Beside her, Senior Apprentice Sister Wang glanced at Zhang Yan. Seeing that he seemed to have a high status, she did not know the relationship between the two. She wanted to speak, but she did not dare to be rash.
Pavilion Master Chao's heart skipped a beat. His mind was active, and without waiting for Qin Nan to speak, he immediately asked the steward beside him, "Did the medicine garden deliver another batch of Major Primal Pills recently?"
The steward was used to seeing colors, so how could he not understand what he meant? He immediately replied, "Yes, Pavilion Master Gu just ordered someone to deliver them, but they have not been recorded yet."
Pavilion Master Chao said, "Go get a hundred Major Primal Pills and give them to these two Fellow Daoists."
The steward understood and hurriedly entered the pill storeroom. He deftly took out five porcelain bottles from a drawer and handed them to Qin Nan.
Qin Nan opened her eyes wide and said, "I only have a hundred spirit shells on hand. I'm afraid that is not enough to exchange for so many Major Primal Pills."
Pavilion Master Chao sneaked a glance at Zhang Yan and saw that his expression was indifferent, as if he didn't say anything. Pavilion Master Chao coughed and stood up. "That's right. One hundred spirit shells in exchange for one hundred medicinal pills. Fellow Daoist, just keep it."
For alchemists of their level, apart from handing over the pills they refined to the sect, the rest were kept for themselves. Thus, they had a bit of status in the sect.
From Pavilion Master Chao's point of view, this Zhang Yan was a direct disciple of Zhou Chongju, and he also held the position of Supervisor in the sect, so he could find fault with Pavilion Master Chao at any time. How could he not flatter Pavilion Master Chao when he became the Minister?
In the past, when Dou Ming was still alive, most of the medicinal pills were swallowed by him and put into his own pockets to curry favor with the disciples of the Noble Clans. Now that he was dead, the pockets of the alchemists under him had become rich again. A mere fifty Major Primal Pills to befriend Zhang Yan was really too worth it.
However, Qin Nan didn't know what to do. After all, she was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. She didn't know if she could accept it, so she looked at Senior Martial Sister Wang for help.
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Junior Martial Sister Qin, since Pavilion Master Chao is right, then you should accept it."
"That's right, that's right," Senior Martial Sister Wang said anxiously and quickly stuffed the hundred spirit shells into the steward's hands, as if she was afraid that he would go back on his word.
Qin Nan was also smart. When she heard the two of them say this, she understood that she had gotten a bargain. She stuck out her tongue and happily put away the five bottles of Major Primal Pills.
Zhang Yan thought highly of Qin Nan's talent and felt that she would definitely shine brightly in the future. Thus, he didn't mind helping her at this time. Seeing that this matter was over, he walked out of the courtyard with the two of them. Pavilion Master Chao hurriedly respectfully sent them off.
When they were outside, Senior Martial Sister Wang immediately saw the flying boat in the courtyard. Her eyes lit up and she asked in a charming voice, "Does this flying boat belong to Senior Martial Brother Zhang?"
Zhang Yan said, "Yes."
Senior Martial Sister Wang couldn't help but look at Zhang Yan a few more times and thought to herself, 'This Senior Martial Brother actually has a flying boat and seems to have quite a high status in Danding Courtyard. Could he be a disciple of some Noble Clan?'
There was a rule in Yue Cang Sect that once a cultivator reached Clear Qi Tier, they could all ride a flying boat. However, this wasn't something that all cultivators could do. A flying boat consumed a lot of materials. Unless one was from a Profound Sect Noble Clan or an elite disciple of a master and disciple lineage, they wouldn't be able to use it.
For example, Wang Pan's nine flying boats all belonged to him. The other clansmen who cultivated with him didn't get a share.
Seeing that the two of them didn't seem to have a flying boat, Zhang Yan said courteously, "Where are the two of you going? Do you need me to give you a ride? "
Senior Martial Sister Wang sighed and said, "To be honest, Senior Martial Brother, we're going to the Little Luo Sea to meet up with our Senior Martial Brothers and Sisters. Master will bring us to the Sea Eye True Palace to cultivate. The ferry ride will take us seven days and seven nights."
The Yue Cang Sect's grand competition was imminent. Every cave abode and spiritual mountain was urging their disciples to do their best to improve their cultivation. Therefore, some of the superior cave abodes were also opened to their disciples. She and Qin Nan were going to the Patriarch's place to cultivate.
However, Qin Nan felt embarrassed and whispered, "Let's not trouble Senior Martial Brother Zhang."
Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "Fine. Junior Martial Sister Qin and I hit it off. I'll help you this once." He took out a flying boat from his sleeve and stuffed the token into Qin Nan's hand. He said, "Junior Martial Sister Qin, I'll borrow this flying boat. I'll come back for it when I'm free in the future."
Without waiting for Qin Nan's reply, he boarded the flying boat and soared into the sky, disappearing in a short while.
Senior Martial Sister Wang nudged the dazed Qin Nan and whispered, "Junior Martial Sister Qin, where did you meet this Senior Martial Brother Zhang?"
Qin Nan said, "This Senior Martial Brother … I met him in front of the Bluestone Illuminating Wall. Oh right, this Senior Martial Brother Zhang is so powerful. It seems that even Senior Martial Brother Feng wasn't his match that day."
Senior Martial Sister Wang's eyes widened. "Senior Martial Brother Feng lost to this person?"
Qin Nan nodded and fiddled with the token in her hand. With a final wave, the flying boat enlarged in front of her in the blink of an eye. She couldn't help but feel overjoyed and jumped onto the flying boat. She waved her hand and said, "Senior Martial Sister, come quickly. With this flying boat, we'll be able to reach the Vast Sea earlier and surprise our senior martial brothers and sisters."
After Senior Sister Wang boarded, Qin Nan activated the talisman and the flying boat slowly floated up from the ground. Not long after, it arrived in the clouds and paused for a moment before flying towards its destination like a bolt of lightning.
After a while, Senior Martial Sister Wang looked at Qin Nan who was excitedly operating the flying boat. She took a few steps forward and casually asked, "Junior Martial Sister, what's this Senior Martial Brother's name? I'll have to thank him when I meet him in the future."
Qin Nan shook her head and said, "Junior Martial Sister doesn't know. This Senior Martial Brother's surname is Zhang. I only found out today Just Now."
Senior Martial Sister Wang pursed her lips but didn't believe it. She only thought that Qin Nan didn't want to tell her.
She then looked at the Cloud Ascending Flying Boat and felt both jealous and envious. Cheng Dalang usually looked imposing and spoke generously, but he didn't have such extravagance.
A flying boat was lent out just like that. It looked like that Senior Martial Brother Zhang didn't want to ask for it back. Who would've thought that this Lil 'Miss, who usually didn't show herself, would have such a helper in the sect? She couldn't underestimate her in the future.
Not caring about the thoughts of these two people, Zhang Yan returned to Spirit Page Island.
Since he was going to the Clear Nether Heavenly Lake, no matter what mysteries there were, he had to be completely prepared.
He closed the cave dwelling and picked up the star. He bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a drop of blood essence on it. Then, he silently formed a spell and slowly refined it according to the method recorded in the sword manual.
He used a total of sixteen days to successfully refine it.
At this moment, this sword pill was connected to his heart. Even if it was several miles away, he could fly over with a casual wave of his hand. However, he still couldn't use its full power. If he could condense the Profound Light Seed, he could use this sword to fly, and it would be much faster than the flying boat.
When he thought of this, his desire to find the cloud sand became even more urgent.
Carrying all the talismans on him, he ordered Luo Xiao to transform into a small snake and hide in his sleeve. He then left the cave dwelling, got on the flying boat, and flew north.
Several hours later, a winding mountain ridge appeared in front of him on a plain. This place was called Little Wave Mountain. After passing this mountain and traveling another hundred miles, he would be in the territory of Clear Nether Mountain.
However, at this moment, he glanced over and saw that about a mile away, there was also a flying boat flying through the clouds. There were about five or six people pointing at it.
Looking closely, he found to his surprise that Feng Ming, who had competed in the sword at the Bluestone Reflection Wall that day, was also among them.
The people on the flying boat were also looking over. When Feng Ming saw Zhang Yan, his expression changed slightly and he turned his head away.
One of the people at the front said, "Junior Martial Brother Feng, do you recognize the senior martial brother on the other side?"
Hearing this person's question, Feng Ming didn't dare to not answer and said, "Senior Martial Brother Fang, this person is Zhang Yan, the person who defeated me that day at the Bluestone Reflection Wall."
"Oh, that person is Zhang Yan, a direct disciple?"
When Senior Martial Brother Fang heard this, he couldn't help but become interested. He turned his head and swept his gaze over Zhang Yan's face a few times. His gaze also suddenly became a bit sharper. After looking, he smiled slightly and said, "I see that this Zhang Yan, other than the fact that his cultivation is a bit unfathomable and he seems to have some knack, there's nothing special about him. However, he was able to comprehend the sword manual in ten days and beat Junior Martial Brother. If there's a chance, I'd like to properly experience it."
However, Feng Ming shook his head and said, "That day, Elder Chen said not to provoke this Zhang Yan. Also, this person is a disciple of the Academy Head Zhou, so his identity is a bit special. His seniority is also higher than ours, so if we can avoid him, it's best not to."
Senior Martial Brother Fang thought for a moment and said, "That's true. However, after I retrieve the skin of that loach, I'll be able to gather fifteen small merits and receive an Immortal position in the Merit Courtyard. At that time, even if I meet the elders in the sect, I won't have to follow so many rules."
Feng Ming looked at Zhang Yan a few more times and said, "Looking at this Zhang Yan, it seems like he's also going to Little Wave Mountain. Could it be that he's also going there to get a share of the pie?"
Senior Martial Brother Fang didn't care at all and said, "It's not strange. That demonic dragon's transformation failed and its strength was greatly reduced. After hearing this news, all the fellow martial brothers are rushing there, right? What's there to be afraid of? When the time comes, we'll just have to rely on our own methods. Don't tell me that he can use his status as a direct disciple to forcefully snatch it? "
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