110: Chapter 109 Joining the Qingxuan Sect

Ye Chen was stunned: "This is..."

Yun Ming opened the jade box. A Medicinal Pill the size of a longan lay quietly inside. It was blood-red throughout, with nine golden veins winding like dragons across its surface, emitting a faint, warm glow.

"nine-turn jade infant pill," Yun Ming said. "For Nascent Soul formation."

Ye Chen's pupils constricted sharply.

A Nascent Soul Formation Pill!

And it was the highest quality nine-turn jade infant pill!

He waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, this is too precious! I didn't save Grandmother and the others for a reward. Besides, Senior, you are also in the Golden Core Stage and will need it yourself in the future—"

Yun Ming stuffed the jade box into his hand and interrupted: "I'm only at the Early Golden Core Stage; I'm still far from forming a Nascent Soul. You're different. You're already at the Late Golden Core Stage and could use it at any time. Keep it. And what's with these messy titles? Don't call me Senior anymore; let's just address each other as brothers."

Ye Chen was about to decline further when Elder Xuan's voice echoed in his mind: "Take it. Don't be pedantic."

Ye Chen was taken aback.

Elder Xuan continued: "This Senior—do you really think he's just at the Early Golden Core Stage? In that battle just now, you used fifty percent of your power, and he took it easily. Later, when you unleashed your sword art with full strength, he countered it just as easily with lightning techniques. I don't dare to make a definitive judgment on his true Realm. Since he gave it to you, he either truly doesn't need it or has other plans. Just accept it."

Ye Chen fell silent for a moment before finally taking the jade box and bowing solemnly: "Thank you, Senior."

Yun Ming smiled and asked again: "Tsk, I told you to call me Big Brother. So, what are your plans next?"

Ye Chen also smiled and said: "I originally planned to go out and travel to find an Opportunity for Nascent Soul formation. Now that I have this pill, I need to go out even more to find a suitable place and time for secluded cultivation."

Yun Ming nodded: "Then I wish you early success."

Ye Chen looked at him: "What about you, Big Brother?"

Yun Ming glanced back at the small house and said softly: "I'll stay with them for a while. I've been away for too long; it's time to accompany them."

Ye Chen was silent for a moment before suddenly saying: "Senior, let me take you to see the Ancestor of Qingxuan Sect. You are now a Golden Core Cultivator with combat power no less than mine, and you're an Alchemist. If you are willing to stay in the Qingxuan Sect, the Old Ancestor will definitely welcome you."

Yun Ming thought about it. Joining Sects in the past never ended well, but he really had nowhere else to go right now. His mother and Yun Xi should also be used to living here. So he nodded and said: "That works too."

When the Ancestor of Qingxuan Sect met Yun Ming, he was indeed very satisfied.

Despite being at the Early Golden Core Stage, he could take Ye Chen's full-strength strike without losing ground; such combat power was top-tier even in the entire Qingxuan Sect. Moreover, he was a Rank Two Alchemist—wait, Ye Chen quietly told him that Yun Ming might be even higher than Rank Two.

The Old Ancestor made a decision on the spot, granting Yun Ming the position of Guest Elder of the Qingxuan Sect, with the same treatment as an Inner Sect Elder.

His reasoning was simple: Yun Ming's family was in the Qingxuan Sect. With this bond, he could be tied down for at least twenty or thirty years. Unlike Ye Chen, who would leave as soon as he said he would, impossible to stop.

Yun Ming did not refuse.

After becoming an Elder, he had his own Immortal Cave, not far from Qin Wan and Yun Xi's courtyard. He brought the two over to live together and used the resources from the map of mountains and rivers to rearrange the herb garden, letting Jiu Jiu continue as its 'Imperial Medicine Garden Guardian Feather Guard Grand General'.

Everything seemed to have settled down.

In the dead of night, Yun Ming sat alone in the Quiet Room, taking stock of his current situation.

Cultivation: Early Golden Core Stage, five Golden Cores, an incredibly solid Foundation.

Body Refining: Middle Stage of the second layer. Both the Cold Spring Jade Quenching Record and the Indestructible Body of Ten Thousand Tribulations had reached a Bottleneck, requiring new resources and opportunities to Breakthrough.

Alchemy: Rank Two Medium Grade. He was already extremely proficient at refining yunling pills, but higher-level Pill Formulas and techniques still required study.

Spells: The Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Curse was quite powerful but too singular. The Tahua Zizai Escape Technique was still sufficient for the Golden Core Stage but also needed refinement. Then there were the treasures drawn from the System: the array-breaking sword, xuanming heaven-covering umbrella, blood-melting eerie glow, zhoutian yuan-magnetic realm-suppressing tower, Nine Heavens Sky-Net Sword Array, jiuyou soul-capturing banner... most had not been truly used yet and needed time to be refined.

Divine Sense: Having cultivated the Great Thousand Star Evolution Sword Diagram, it was a cut above those of the same Realm, but still not enough.

He let out a soft breath.

Next, he needed to properly improve his Body Refining, Alchemy, Spells, and Divine Sense.

At the very least, he had to make them worthy of a Golden Core Stage cultivation.

Also, the large number of accumulated draws should be used.

Name: [Yun Ming] [Dao Fruit of Longevity] (Rainbow)

Realm: [Early Golden Core Stage]

Traits: [I Will Definitely Be Back] (Rainbow) [Serious Punch] (Gold) [Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Family] (Gold) [The Strong Never Complain About the Environment] (Purple) [I Want to Check the Cards (French Accent)] (Purple)...

Occupation: Rank Two Medium Grade Alchemist

Cultivation Techniques: [Dao Scripture · Remnant Chapter] (Gold) [Great Thousand Star Evolution Sword Diagram] (Gold) [Cold Spring Jade Quenching Record] (Gold) [Indestructible Body of Ten Thousand Tribulations] (Gold) [Supreme Profound Pure Qi Art] (Purple) [Introduction to Alchemy Scripture] (Blue)...

Spells: [Fuli Heaven-Concealing Record] (Rainbow) [Tahua Zizai Escape Technique] (Gold) [Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Curse] (Purple)...

Draws: [13,850]

Wealth: 0

Items: map of mountains and rivers (Rainbow), cauldron of all things mother qi · Imitation (Gold), wanxiang array-breaking sword (Gold), xuanming heaven-covering umbrella (Gold), blood-transforming eerie glow needle (Gold), moonlight flowing frost robe (Gold), zixiao void-breaking thunder bead (Gold), zhoutian yuan-magnetic realm-suppressing tower (Gold), Nine Heavens Sky-Net Sword Array (Gold), jiuyou soul-capturing banner...

Yun Ming opened the System panel, his gaze falling on today's trait.

[Today is Suitable for Gacha]

Four simple words, yet they instantly boosted his confidence.

"A good omen." The corners of Yun Ming's mouth curled up. "Since it's suitable for gacha, let's do some draws."

He glanced at the draws he had accumulated for a long time—thirteen thousand eight hundred and fifty draws. Suppressing the urge to go all-in, he decided to start with the odd hundred to test the waters.

Eight hundred and fifty draws.

Neither too many nor too few; even if they all turned out to be Spirit Stones, it wouldn't be too heartbreaking.

With a thought, eight hundred and fifty streaks of light simultaneously plunged into that boundless sea of stars. A meteor shower streaked across the Void Realm once more, one after another, weaving a brilliant curtain of light around him.

One, ten, a hundred, five hundred...

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the following items]

[Low-Grade Spirit Stone ×1 (White)]

[Low-Grade Spirit Stone ×1 (White)]

[Low-Grade Spirit Stone ×1 (White)]

[...]

[Mid-Grade Spirit Stone (Blue)]

All white and blue lights.

Yun Ming watched expressionlessly as those lights transformed into piles of Spirit Stones, clattering down beside his feet and stacking into a small mountain.

Seven hundred draws.

Eight hundred draws.

Still Spirit Stones.

Yun Ming's face darkened.

"System," he said through gritted teeth, "did you secretly nerf the drop rates? Is it impossible to get a gold without ten thousand draws now? Do I need to save a hundred thousand for a rainbow?"

The System remained silent.

The sea of stars remained silent.

Only those Spirit Stones were still clattering out.

Eight hundred and forty draws.

Eight hundred and forty-five draws.

Eight hundred and forty-nine draws—

Just as Yun Ming had given up all hope and was prepared to accept that these eight hundred and fifty draws were a total waste, a golden light suddenly flared up.

That light was fierce and warm, like the first ray of sunlight at dawn, piercing through the layers of light in the sea of stars and flying straight toward him.

Yun Ming was stunned for a moment.

Then—

"Holy crap!!!"

He blurted out, his voice trembling.

"A grateful heart! Thank you for being there! Thank you, System!! Thank goodness Today is Suitable for Gacha! Thank myself for saving up so many draws!"

While muttering, he reached out to grab it.

The golden light was held firmly in his palm. The radiance gradually faded, revealing the object wrapped within.