Chapter 1710: Chapter 1710

Chapter 1710: Chapter 1710: A New Level of Respect

“I am indeed refining a Royal Grade medium Creation Pill… How did you, young man, know about this?”

The fact that Yun Yi was in seclusion refining pills was known to the senior members of the Black Tortoise Sect, but Yun Yi had not mentioned to anyone which Spirit Pills he was refining.

Even his most favored disciple, Baili Mingyue, had not been told.

Earlier, when Yun Yi was refining pills, he had activated a formation that isolated the bamboo hut inside and out, making it impossible for Fang Bai to spy on it, given his cultivation level.

Therefore, when Fang Bai suddenly mentioned this matter, Yun Yi couldn’t help but feel surprised, showing a look of astonishment in his gaze.

“Master, you might not know this, but Fang Bai is also an alchemist, and a very skilled one at that!”

Before Fang Bai could speak, Baili Mingyue had already hastily said.

“I am indeed somewhat involved in the art of alchemy,”

Fang Bai, after Baili Mingyue finished speaking, gave a slight smile and pointed to the dregs Yun Yi had just poured out of the alchemy cauldron and the few ruined Spirit Pills, saying, “The dregs that Senior poured out contain the Five-Color Human-Shaped Herb and some auxiliary herbs for refining the Creation Pill. Even those few ruined Creation Pills have the early form of a Royal Grade Spirit Pill…”

Seeing Yun Yi listening intently, and noticing the admiration in his eyes, he continued, “Considering Senior’s cultivation level is already at the fifth level of Tribulation, refining Royal Grade lower-tier Spirit Pills holds little significance for you… Thus, based on the combination of these factors, I deduced that you were refining a Royal Grade medium Creation Pill.”

Yun Yi nodded, saying, “Good! Well done! You’re not simple, young man! Being able to say these things shows you have some significant knowledge in the way of alchemy!”

Other strong practitioners would feel proud to receive such praise from Yun Yi, but Fang Bai maintained a calm demeanor, as if unperturbed by praise or insult.

Seeing this, Yun Yi appreciated Fang Bai even more. Testing him, he asked, “Then do you know the reason why my Spirit Pill was ruined?”

Fang Bai circled around inside the bamboo hut, finally stopping in front of the alchemy cauldron, touching it and extending his Divine Sense to observe for a moment before speaking, “I think the problem might lie inside this cauldron…”

Yun Yi’s heart was moved, and he said, “Oh? Go on.”

Fang Bai said, “Senior’s innate talent is extraordinary; you should have cultivated both water and wood system cultivation techniques, right?”

Yun Yi, quite surprised, said, “I usually only show water spirit energy to others, deliberately concealing the wood spirit energy, yet you, young man, somehow managed to see it. Just for that, I look at you in a new light!”

Fang Bai smiled calmly, saying, “However, to refine Spirit Pills, both fire spirit energy and wood spirit energy are essential, yet you’re lacking in fire spirit energy. Therefore, during alchemy, you need to rely on the fire power generated within this cauldron.”

He lightly tapped the alchemy cauldron Yun Yi used, saying, “Although this cauldron is a valuable fire system spiritual artifact, its rank is slightly lacking, causing the fire spirit energy to be insufficiently pure, unable to refine the higher rank Spirit Pills you need…”

He looked directly at Yun Yi, speaking frankly, “Forgive my bluntness, but if you continue to use this cauldron to refine Royal Grade medium Spirit Pills, no matter how many herbs you use, they will all be ruined with no chance of success! Is what I’m saying true?”

Yun Yi wasn’t angry but nodded, sighing, “I’ve been using this cauldron to refine Spirit Pills for decades. I used to have a high success rate with Royal Grade lower-tier Spirit Pills. Recently, however, I’ve repeatedly failed with Royal Grade medium Spirit Pills. I initially thought it was due to my shortcomings, but only recently did I suspect it might be because of the cauldron…”

He gave Fang Bai an admiring glance, saying with amazement, “Having just arrived, you managed to discern the cause at a glance. In this, I am not as good as you. When Mingyue said you were impressive at alchemy, I was skeptical, but now I believe it quite a bit!”

Baili Mingyue pouted displeasedly, saying, “So Master didn’t believe what I said earlier. Humph, when did Mingyue ever lie?”

Yun Yi laughed heartily, “It’s not that the Master doesn’t trust you, it’s just that this young man is so young!”

Baili Mingyue’s eyes rolled, and she giggled, “Master, can you guess how old Fang Bai is this year?”

At this moment, Fang Bai was in disguise, appearing to be in his forties. His disguise was so skillful, like an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace. Baili Mingyue speculated that his Master might not be able to discern it.

When Martial Artists conceal their cultivation techniques, higher-ranked practitioners can usually sense it; however, the art of disguise merely requires shifting the muscles and bones, making it extremely difficult to detect without penetrating insight.

Yun Yi scrutinized Fang Bai for a moment, unable to detect any flaws, stroked his beard, saying, “This young man… is at most fifty.”

Upon hearing this, Baili Mingyue couldn’t help but giggle.

Yun Yi glared, saying, “Girl, what are you laughing at? Did I get it wrong?”

Baili Mingyue, laughing, pointed to Fang Bai, saying, “Ask him.”

Seeing Yun Yi’s gaze turn towards him, filled with a querying intent, Fang Bai’s face quickly shifted, reverting to his true appearance, saying, “Senior, this is my true face.”

Seeing Fang Bai so young, Yun Yi was momentarily stunned, then said, “Good lad, you’re deeply hidden; I didn’t even notice. Hmm, now you truly match well with Mingyue! Previously… your age appeared much older than Mingyue. To tell the truth, I was a bit unsatisfied.”

He stepped back a couple of steps, looked at Fang Bai, then at Baili Mingyue, clicking his tongue, “Now that you two are standing together, you’re a perfect pair of golden boy and jade girl, delightful to see!”

Baili Mingyue exclaimed with uncontainable joy, “Master, since you’ve said that, why not just let Fang Bai and I go to the Eastern Desolate Continent for training?”

Yun Yi shook his head vigorously, “No, no! This young man has already agreed to accept challenges from our Black Tortoise Sect’s younger disciples! If he wins, naturally no one will stop you two! If he loses, you’ll obediently stay on Black Tortoise Island! Of course, he can also stay with you and become my disciple, how about it?”

Upon hearing this, Baili Mingyue was somewhat tempted; for her, as long as she could be with Fang Bai, it didn’t matter where they stayed.

Although Fang Bai was only at a Half-Step Thunder Tribulation Cultivation now, his true combat strength could rival a third-level Tribulation expert, ensuring he had a significant self-protection ability without needing anyone’s protection.

Therefore, while Yun Yi had the intention to accept Fang Bai as his disciple, Fang Bai had no intention of joining his sect.

“May I know why Senior is refining the Royal Grade medium Creation Pill?”

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Upon hearing Fang Bai raise this, Yun Yi’s old face reddened slightly, surprisingly showing some embarrassment.

Baili Mingyue, seeing this, her eyes rolled, seemingly realizing something, giggled, “Could it be, Master, you’re… you’re doing it for Senior Brother Yun Feng?”