Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Jia Yuanqing, ignoring the already gloomy-faced President Yuxiao, immediately responded truthfully: ”Because President Yuxiao suspects that Liu Qingyun might be a fellow disciple of Elder Huang.”

”Oh?” Master Chunyuan looked at Li Ji’an with surprise and doubt.

This made things increasingly interesting.

”Pill King, please discern clearly. Although I am indeed entrusted by the president, yet...” Li Ji’an remained calm, hesitated in his words, and glanced at Master Yuxiao.

”To be honest, although entrusted by the president, I have not met that Liu Qingyun in nearly a year at Golden Radiance Immortal City.”

”You’ve not met? Then what have you been doing in Golden Radiance Immortal City?” Jia Yuanqing questioned.

Li Ji’an was slightly embarrassed: ”I rented a Dao Field and focused on cultivation!”

Master Yuxiao also looked incredulously at Li Ji’an. Previously suspecting he wasn’t diligent, it now seemed not only was he not diligent, but he utterly squandered the ten thousand spirit stones she provided.

Involuntarily, she felt even more disappointed in Li Ji’an.

Master Chunyuan’s eyes showed a hint of ripple as he again inquired, ”Little Friend Huang, why did you not act according to President Yuxiao’s instructions?”

Li Ji’an awkwardly smiled: ”Ashamed, my cultivation is shallow, and my abilities weak. Approaching the Immortal Seedling of the Jinhua Commerce Association is tantamount to touching the reverse scale of a dragon. I feared bringing calamity upon myself.”

As soon as he spoke, it instantly elicited a few stifled laughs.

Cold Jade True Man was rendered speechless.

He directly turned away, not wanting to look at this Huang Jie anymore.

Master Chunyuan pondered for a moment but could not sense any flaw from Li Ji’an.

Changing the subject: ”By the way, from whom does Little Friend Huang learn? I’ve heard that your master excels in both talismans and alchemy, surely an extraordinary figure, which makes this old fellow quite curious.”

Since learning about the incident on the spiritual ship back then, Master Chunyuan had been full of doubt about Huang Jie’s master.

According to rumors, not only was their talisman art at a Tier Three quality level, but their alchemy skill was also remarkable.

This hardly seemed possible in his understanding.

As a Pill King in the Celestial Cyan Domain, he understood the difficulty of mastering a craft. How could an ordinary True Man have the energy to master another?

Moreover, for someone to refine talisman art to a Tier Three quality level, it’s likely they possessed Wood Element Magic Power, yet alchemy would require Fire Element Magic Power.

He even initially suspected whether the person was the same thief possessing the Fire Element Holy Spirit who had also devoured his Tier Three Spirit Flame.

However, that thief was clearly of the Fire Element Magic Power, contradicting someone with Tier Three quality talisman skills.

And a mere Fake Pill or True Pill Early Stage True Man could hardly master two high-tier skills.

Therefore, he did not believe it at first.

Until he became the Chief Alchemist of the Nine Tripods Commerce Association and learned about the incident years ago with Guo Wanzhi searching with a Pill Master’s identity token issued in Cangyun State by the Nine Tripods Commerce Association.

He finally confirmed that the rumor of one person mastering two high-level skills was misinformation!

Although it was indeed an Honored Guest Elder’s identity token of the Nine Tripods Commerce Association, it was only a Tier One Pill Master, not high tier.

And it was also confirmed that Guo Wanzhi and Huang Jie on the spiritual ship were merely deceiving everyone; their masters were not the same person at all.

Among them, Guo Wanzhi’s master was a minor Pill Master from the Biyun Sect, whom he vaguely remembered.

”Pill King, please forgive me, my master has never revealed their name.”

”Oh? I didn’t expect such a hidden expert to exist within the Celestial Cyan Domain.” Master Chunyuan smiled faintly, not probing further.

The suspicion of Huang Jie and Liu Qingyun being fellow disciples was merely due to Master Yuxiao’s assumption as both were from the Celestial Cyan Domain, yet were obscure there while Liu Qingyun was quite powerful.

Master Chunyuan preferred to believe Liu Qingyun was actually Wu Weixiong in disguise.

Therefore, he intended to steer this mission back on track, planning to use Huang Jie as bait to draw Wu Weixiong out.