Chapter 99: Chapter 99: I’ll Just Give It Away
Immortal Sword Sect.
In a grand and imposing palace.
Ling Qiushui was showing off to Shangguan Yanran about her successful refinement of the powerful Heaven and Earth Immortal Spirit Pill.
The pride on her face was as evident as could be.
Seeing Ling Qiushui’s proud expression, Shangguan Yanran chuckled, "Alright, alright, you’re the most amazing. I believe whatever you say, is that okay?"
Hearing the somewhat perfunctory response, Ling Qiushui wasn’t upset and said with a smug smile, "If you don’t believe it, fine. You’ll just have to wait and be envious."
"Yes, yes, my genius alchemist, Fairy Qiushui," Shangguan Yanran’s pretty face was full of helplessness.
Shangguan Yanran was a genius alchemist of the Immortal Sword Sect, as well as a Sword Dao prodigy among her peers, surpassing Ling Qiushui in both alchemy and martial arts.
This was why Ling Qiushui wanted to boast in front of Shangguan Yanran.
Ling Qiushui was highly competitive and naturally didn’t want to lag behind Shangguan Yanran.
And because Shangguan Yanran was also a Sixth Grade Alchemist, she didn’t believe Ling Qiushui could refine such a miraculous elixir.
Having been in the cultivation realm for many years, Shangguan Yanran had seen many powerful alchemists, but she had never heard of anyone being able to refine such a wondrous elixir.
"Let’s go quickly, I’ll take you to meet that young genius. He’s alone at the commerce association, and I’m worried. If he causes any major trouble, I won’t be able to explain it," Ling Qiushui urged with a smile, directly pulling Shangguan Yanran outside, her pretty face still showing a little pride.
What Ling Qiushui didn’t know was that Gu Chenfeng was currently not at the Ancient God Mountain Commerce Association.
"I really can’t stand you," Shangguan Yanran glared at Ling Qiushui, exasperated, "Can’t you be a little more reserved like a lady? Be careful, or you won’t be able to marry in the future."
Ling Qiushui laughed happily, "Good things are meant to be shared. I’m doing it for your own good, and I guarantee you’ll like that little fellow."
"You’re so frivolous," Shangguan Yanran rolled her eyes fiercely at Ling Qiushui.
"Who’s being frivolous? When I said ’like’, I didn’t mean that kind of like, what are you thinking?" Ling Qiushui rolled her eyes back.
"You! I’m not talking to you anymore!" Shangguan Yanran’s pretty face instantly turned red, and she turned her head to the side.
This cute yet shy look, if seen by the disciples of the Immortal Sword Sect, would undoubtedly captivate them.
At this moment.
"Whoosh!"
An intense tearing sound came from the sky, as a streak of lightning shot towards them with an astonishing aura.
This lightning-like streak was precisely Shangguan Celestial Map, the great elder of the Immortal Sword Sect.
"Grandfather?" Shangguan Yanran was somewhat surprised, "Didn’t you just go to the Ancient God Mountain Commerce Association? How come you’re back so soon?"
"Heh, heh! If he didn’t come back quickly, he wouldn’t be able to see my mother, would he?" Ling Qiushui’s pretty face grew even prouder.
When Ling Qiushui arrived, she happened to run into Shangguan Celestial Map heading to the Ancient God Mountain Commerce Association.
Since Shangguan Celestial Map was coming back from the Ancient God Mountain Commerce Association, Ling Qiushui had already figured out why he returned so quickly.
"Qiushui!" Even before he arrived, Shangguan Celestial Map’s voice was already heard.
"Grandfather is indeed looking for Qiushui. Could it be that what Qiushui said just now is true?" Shangguan Yanran was slightly shocked, her beautiful eyes glanced at the smug Ling Qiushui.
A short while later.
Shangguan Celestial Map flashed down, incredibly anxious as he asked, "Qiushui, I have to ask, is that Heaven and Earth Immortal Spirit Pill at the Ancient God Mountain Commerce Association really refined by you?"
"What?" Shangguan Yanran’s pretty face trembled in shock, her beautiful eyes widened as she looked at Ling Qiushui.
At this moment, Shangguan Yanran would rather believe in a pig climbing a tree than believe Ling Qiushui. Even if there were ten thousand reasons not to believe, she had no choice but to believe now.
Ling Qiushui’s head rose proudly to the sky, her beautiful eyes looking at Shangguan Yanran, she crossed her arms arrogantly and said with a smile, "How about now? You silly girl, believe it now, don’t you? Are you envious now?"
"No way..." Shangguan Yanran still found it hard to believe.
"Qiushui, speak up," Shangguan Celestial Map said, filled with urgency.
"That’s right, I refined it," Ling Qiushui said with a smug smile, "And not just me, my senior brother can refine it too."
"What? Old Man Xing can also refine it?" Shangguan Celestial Map was greatly astonished.
"Of course," Ling Qiushui said proudly, "Great Elder, I’m the first genius alchemist in the cultivation realm to refine the Heaven and Earth Immortal Spirit Pill, you know."
To be precise, the Ye Family’s elder was the first.
But the Ye Family’s elder managed it with Gu Chenfeng’s help.
Ling Qiushui, on the other hand, accomplished it herself with guidance from Gu Chenfeng, so claiming to be the first wasn’t wrong.
"This feeling is just so exhilarating!" Ling Qiushui was immensely excited, relishing in the look of utter shock on others’ faces.
Amid the shock, Shangguan Celestial Map anxiously asked, "What about the pill formula? Can this Elder take a look?"
"I’m not that stingy, I’m giving it away directly," Ling Qiushui said with a generous smile, without hesitation throwing the pre-prepared Jade Scroll to Shangguan Celestial Map.
"Giving it away?" Shangguan Celestial Map and Shangguan Yanran were stunned on the spot.
This was the pill formula for the Heaven and Earth Immortal Spirit Pill.
The existence of an invaluable treasure, enough to drive countless powerhouses and alchemists to madness, and Ling Qiushui just gave it away?
What they didn’t know was that even with the pill formula, it couldn’t be refined.
Without Gu Chenfeng’s guidance, even if Ling Qiushui had the refining technique, she wouldn’t be able to refine it.
"Qiushui, are you really giving away the pill formula?" Shangguan Yanran asked in disbelief.
Ling Qiushui proudly smiled, "Yanran, you didn’t hear wrong, the pill formula is going to the Great Elder."
Seeing how Ling Qiushui didn’t feel any heartache, Shangguan Celestial Map frowned and said, "Such a precious pill formula, and you this girl don’t feel even a bit of heartache. I’m afraid that even with the pill formula, it’s impossible to refine the elixir."
"With a pill formula but unable to refine the elixir? How is that possible?" Shangguan Yanran’s pretty face drastically changed, never having heard of such a situation.
"The Great Elder is right," Ling Qiushui increasingly smiled smugly, "The pill formula is very complex, the Great Elder will see for himself. Yanran, let’s go."
With that, Ling Qiushui directly pulled Shangguan Yanran as they flew away.
Shangguan Celestial Map took a deep breath and immediately injected spiritual power into the Jade Scroll.
When he saw the pill formula, his entire face turned to stone, his eyes filled with shock.
"Is this really a Sixth Grade pill formula?" Shangguan Celestial Map was astounded, "Even a Seventh Grade pill formula isn’t this complex; not only are there many types of medicinal ingredients, but their ages and quantities are extremely precise."
"Such a complex elixir requires an alchemist’s soul power and heat control to reach an extremely high realm, otherwise even an Eighth-Grade Alchemist couldn’t refine it."
"Qiushui this girl is only a Sixth Grade Alchemist, yet how did she manage to develop it? Such a complex elixir, not even an Eighth-Grade Alchemist could develop it, yet this girl managed it?"