294: Top-grade pills

In an instant, an indescribably refreshing and intense fragrance of Medicinal Pill, which invigorated everyone present, swept through like a breached flood!

Five Medicinal Pills, the size of dragon eyes, round and plump, with a luster as white as jade and treasure light flowing on their surfaces, lay quietly at the bottom of the furnace, emitting astonishing Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

What made people's pupils constrict even more was that on the surface of one of the Medicinal Pills, there was a clearly visible cloud pattern containing a certain Dao charm!

"Five pills formed! It's a full furnace! The limit of one furnace of medicinal ingredients!"

"Pill patterns! It's a Superior Grade Medicinal Pill! A Second Rank Superior Grade ningyuan pill!"

"Heavens! He really refined it! And it's of Superior Grade quality!"

"Refined on the spot! Success on the first try! This... this Alchemy, it's simply miraculous!"

The entire Mission Hall was in an uproar! All the doubts and all the slanders were shattered into pieces in the face of this iron-clad fact! It was overwhelming!

He could refine Superior Grade ningyuan pills in public with a casual wave of his hand, with a one hundred percent success rate, and the quality was perfect!

How could he possibly steal a bottle of mere Medium Grade Medicinal Pill? That would be as ridiculous as a Dragon snatching a grain of rice from an ant's mouth!

I'm afraid that even if such a Medicinal Pill were dropped on the ground, he wouldn't even bother to bend down to pick it up!

Zhou Hao's face was ashen, his whole body trembling like a leaf in the autumn wind, his eyes unfocused, having completely lost all luster. He knew he was finished!

In the face of this irrefutable fact presented by Zhan Tai Mingyue and Lin Jingyu, he had no room for sophistry; he was completely finished!

Lin Jingyu used a jade bottle he had prepared beforehand to carefully put away the five Medicinal Pills, especially the Superior Grade ningyuan pill with the pill pattern.

Then he walked up to the limp Zhou Hao, held the jade bottle in front of his eyes, his tone as cold as ten-thousand-year black ice:

"Senior Brother Zhou, open your eyes and see clearly. Is this bottle of Medicinal Pill the one you 'lost'?"

"Lin is untalented; this is just a clumsy work refined for fun. If you really like it, what's the harm in giving you a bottle? Why would I, Lin Jingyu, need to steal?"

"I... I..."

Zhou Hao's lips trembled, and a strange wheezing sound came from his throat, but he couldn't even say a complete sentence. The immense fear and humiliation made him almost faint.

Lin Jingyu no longer looked at his ugly state, turned his gaze to Zhan Tai Mingyue and all the Disciples in the hall, and said loudly, his voice clearly reaching everyone's ears:

"The truth has come to light! Everyone has witnessed it! Although Lin has just joined the Sect, I know shame, follow the rules, and seek only a clear conscience in my actions!"

"Today's incident was a deliberate frame-up by a villain to ruin my reputation. Their intentions are punishable!"

His tone suddenly turned sharp, like a drawn sword, pointing directly at Zhou Hao who was slumped on the ground:

"Zhou Hao! As an Inner Sect Disciple, you do not think of making progress, but instead collude with others to frame a fellow Disciple. What is your crime? This matter must not end here! We must ferret out the mastermind to uphold the Sect rules!"

Zhan Tai Mingyue stepped forward at the right moment, his voice carrying the unquestionable majesty of a True Disciple:

"Indeed! The Sect's laws are as strict as a mountain; how can they be trampled upon by you petty people! Zhou Hao, now that things have come to this, what else do you have to say?"

"Are you going to confess voluntarily, or wait for the Senior Brother from the Law Enforcement Hall to come and use the Soul Searching Technique to verify it?"

The two words "Soul Searching" were like the final thunderbolt that completely shattered Zhou Hao's psychological defenses. Under Soul Searching, everything would be over, and the process was extremely painful, potentially even damaging his mind and turning him into an idiot!

"I'll speak! I'll speak! I'll tell everything!"

Zhou Hao cried out in a breakdown, his face covered in snot and tears, no longer caring about his demeanor, "It's Feng Yaoyao! She instigated me to do it!"

"She bore a grudge against Senior Brother Lin and asked me to find an opportunity to ruin Senior Brother Lin's reputation and drive him out of the Sect! She planned all of this!"

"She provided the Medicinal Pill, and she arranged the witnesses! She said... she said that as long as I helped her accomplish this, she would... she would accompany me..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the filth within was self-evident.

"Feng Yaoyao!" Everyone's gaze instantly turned towards Feng Yaoyao, who was already pale and trembling like chaff.

Zhan Tai Mingyue snorted coldly, his voice like freezing ice:

"Hmph! Feng Yaoyao! Jealous of talent, twisted in mind, and inciting others to frame a fellow Disciple—your crime is compounded! I will personally report this to the Law Enforcement Hall; you will be severely punished without leniency to serve as a warning to others!"

He immediately gave a few instructions to the accompanying Disciples, and someone stepped forward to subdue the limp Feng Yaoyao and Zhou Hao, escorting them towards the Law Enforcement Hall.

Feng Yaoyao was terrified to the extreme, crying and begging for mercy incessantly, her voice shrill, but no one paid any attention. What awaited her would be the severe punishment of the Sect laws!

After handling this matter, Zhan Tai Mingyue looked at Lin Jingyu, a gentle smile returning to his face:

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you were startled today. This filthy place is not suitable for staying long. Why not move to my Mingyue Peak for a short visit, to taste tea and discuss the Dao, and calm your nerves? I also happen to have some matters I wish to discuss with you in detail."

The anger in Lin Jingyu's heart gradually subsided as the truth came to light. He nodded, his expression returning to its usual calmness: "I have the same intention. Thank you, Brother Zhan Tai, for resolving the situation today. Please!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if the turmoil just now was only a trivial interlude.

Under the gaze of countless awed, curious, and complex eyes, they walked side by side out of the Mission Hall, leaving the mess and the heated discussions behind.

After this incident, the name of Lin Jingyu would surely spread throughout the Qinglan Sect in another way!

That miraculous Alchemy technique capable of crushing the vast majority of his peers! And his eye-catching relationship with the True Disciple Zhan Tai Mingyue!

And at this moment, on the way to Mingyue Peak, what Zhan Tai Mingyue was thinking about went far beyond this.

He looked at Lin Jingyu beside him, who was composed and unfathomable, thinking of that terrifying rumor about the "Summit Climber" in his heart.

Discovering it again, he couldn't help but have a hint of an indescribable complex expression in his gaze as he looked at Lin Jingyu.

Zhan Tai Mingyue's Immortal Cave was located on a steep and beautiful mountain peak called Mingyue Peak. The top of the peak had a wide view, with clouds churning, and the Spiritual Qi was far more abundant than in Cuiwei Valley.

An elegant pavilion was built on the edge of the cliff, overlooking the mountains.

The two sat down, and a Daoist boy served fragrant tea. The tea soup was emerald green, the fragrance was quiet and elegant, and it left a sweet aftertaste, clearly not an ordinary item.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, today's matter made you laugh." Zhan Tai Mingyue raised his cup in a gesture, "When a Sect is large, there are inevitably some petty people. You need not take it to heart."

Lin Jingyu took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Just a clown, not worth my effort. I should thank Brother Zhan Tai for appearing in time to resolve the situation for me."

"A mere trifle."

Zhan Tai Mingyue waved his hand, his eyes filled with curiosity and exploration.

"Come to think of it, Fellow Daoist Lin is always full of surprises. Reaching the summit of the Immortal Ladder was already shocking to the world, and I didn't expect your Alchemy cultivation to be so profound that you could casually refine a Superior Grade Second Rank Spirit Pill. Even I am not as good."