757: What the Ancestor Requested

Yao Delong finally realized! So this big shot came for the nine aperture spirit nurturing pill! It seemed this Medicinal Pill was extremely important to her; otherwise, she wouldn't have made the trip personally.

Seeing that Yao Delong didn't answer immediately and seemed to hesitate, a rare, barely perceptible trace of urgency appeared on Old Ancestor Long Yu's cold, jade-like face.

She gave a light cough and threw out a bargaining chip enough to make any Cultivator go crazy:

“Ahem... This Old Ancestor won't let you refine it for nothing. As long as you can refine it, you can pick any three items from my treasure vault—be it Spirit Medicine, Ore, Magic Treasure, or ancient texts—whichever catches your eye! How about it?”

Her tone carried an unquestionable heroic spirit, fully revealing the foundation of a Body Integration Late Stage powerhouse and Grand Elder!

Even though Yao Delong was quite wealthy now, hearing the promise of 'picking any three items' made his heart skip a beat uncontrollably!

Old Ancestor Long Yu's private treasure vault was definitely a hundred times more enticing than all the gifts at the Sect's grand ceremony combined!

Perhaps it contained the top-tier Body Refining divine materials he urgently needed, or rare Spirit Medicine!

However, he quickly calmed down. He didn't lack Dao Artifacts, and for Cultivation Techniques, he had the System. What he lacked most currently was time to solidly improve his Realm and some specific Heaven And Earth Treasures.

Yao Delong's face showed a perfect amount of respect and a hint of 'shame':

“Martial Ancestor's favor overwhelms this Disciple. To be honest, regarding that ‘Nine Flames Spirit Tempering Art’... by a stroke of Luck, this junior does know a little bit of the basics.”

“Oh?” Old Ancestor Long Yu's beautiful eyes lit up! There was hope!

She immediately followed up, her tone noticeably faster: “Then those nine types of different fires with various attributes and sufficient rank—have you gathered them all as well?”

This was the key! Without different fires, no matter how refined the fire control technique was, it would be like a clever housewife trying to cook without rice!

Yao Delong nodded, not keeping her in suspense:

“This Disciple was fortunate to obtain some Opportunities in the Pill Venerable Secret Realm and fused a type of different fire called the ‘Glazed Hearth Fire.’ This fire contains the characteristics of nine different fires, which is enough to support the Nine Flames tempering.”

He did not explain the true origin and power of the Glazed Hearth Fire in detail, stopping at the essentials.

“Glazed Hearth Fire?! Fusing nine different fires?!” An amazing brilliance erupted in Old Ancestor Long Yu's eyes!

For the first time, her face, cold as ice, showed obvious excitement and joy! “Good! Good! Good! Truly, it comes to me without any effort!”

She said 'good' three times in a row, looking at Yao Delong as if she were looking at a walking Treasure Trove!

She took a deep breath to suppress her excitement, but her tone remained urgent:

“Good grand-Disciple! Tell me, what treasure do you want as a reward? As long as it's in this Old Ancestor's vault, I won't be stingy! By the way, have you prepared the nine main ingredients needed to refine this nine aperture spirit nurturing pill? And... what is your success rate for refining the pill?”

This was the question she cared about most! After spending immense effort to collect the ingredients, the final pill formation was the key.

Yao Delong shook his head with a bitter smile and spoke the truth:

“Martial Ancestor, please understand. This Pill Formula is an ancient and wondrous one; every one of the nine main ingredients is a rare treasure. This Disciple has only been in the cultivation world for a short time and doesn't have a single one in hand.”

He paused, his tone turning full of confidence, even carrying a hint of pride:

“However, if the ingredients are complete, with this Disciple's fire control techniques and the power of the Glazed Hearth Fire, I won't boast of a ninety percent certainty, but... I am confident in a hundred percent certainty of producing a top-grade pill!”

“Hiss—!” Even though Old Ancestor Long Yu's mental cultivation had reached the Transcendent state, she couldn't help but gasp at this moment!

A hundred percent certainty?! Producing a top-grade pill?!

This kid... his talk was bigger than the heavens! But somehow, that powerful self-confidence radiating from within him, along with the various miracles he had shown before, made her feel deep down that this kid might... actually not be exaggerating!

She took a deep look at Yao Delong, as if trying to see through this freakish grand-Disciple completely, before finally nodding slowly with an unprecedentedly solemn tone:

“Good! What a 'hundred percent certainty'! This Old Ancestor believes you! I have already collected the other eight main ingredients; only the last one, the ‘nine yin soul condensing grass,’ is still being searched for! Once this Old Ancestor finds this grass, I will come to find you immediately!”

She was also filled with emotion; she had lived for over a thousand years and had only collected eight types in her vault, yet this kid didn't have a single one, but happened to have absolute certainty in Alchemy... This Luck and ability were truly Heaven-Defying!

“Rest assured, Martial Ancestor. Once the ingredients are ready, this Disciple will certainly do his utmost!” Yao Delong bowed and promised with a sincere attitude.

“Good! It's a deal!”

Having received a satisfactory answer, a rare smile appeared on Old Ancestor Long Yu's cold face, like melting ice and snow, beautiful beyond compare.

She said no more; her figure flickered and vanished silently into the courtyard, as if merging into the moonlight.

Looking at the direction she went, she actually tore through the Void Realm directly. Clearly, she was anxious to find that last main ingredient!

Watching the direction the Martial Ancestor disappeared, the respect and humility on Yao Delong's face slowly faded, and the corners of his mouth hooked into a meaningful arc tinged with ambition.

“nine yin soul condensing grass... It seems I need to inquire about its whereabouts as soon as possible.” Thoughts whirled in his mind.

“Since Martial Ancestor has a request for me... then the path to conquering this iceberg beauty Martial Ancestor in the future... won't it be much smoother?”

A glint flashed in his eyes. This Martial Ancestor not only had heaven-reaching strength and a venerated status,

but her Profound Yin Origin was also incredibly pure. If he could... ahem, then the yin-yang value obtained would probably be an astronomical figure!

Qiong Shuang, who was on the side, finally dared to let out a long sigh of relief, patting her full chest with the look of a survivor:

“Scared... scared me to death! Big Brother, this Martial Ancestor of yours is too terrifying! Even more frightening than those old monsters of the deep sea!”

She leaned in with lingering fear, but her large eyes were sparkling with little stars of admiration.

“But Big Brother, you're so amazing! Even such a powerful Old Ancestor has to ask you for help! If I follow Big Brother from now on, will I be able to walk sideways too?”

Yao Delong laughed and rubbed her soft silver hair. “The ones who walk sideways are crabs. Guard the house well, and you'll get your share of benefits.”

Qiong Shuang immediately straightened her chest and patted it with a thud. “Don't worry, Big Brother! With me here, not even a mosquito will fly in to bother Sister Luo Yan!”

Yao Delong nodded, his Divine Thought quietly sweeping over the Secret Chamber where Luo Yan was in seclusion.

The aura inside was steady, like a dormant volcano, clearly still accumulating power to break through the Nascent Soul Bottleneck. He then looked inward at himself, frowning slightly as he saw the remaining 770 points of yin-yang value on the System panel.

This amount was only enough to bring one or two key secret techniques to Perfection; it was completely insufficient! Obtaining yin-yang value was a matter of urgency!

“Qiong Shuang, watch the house. I'll be right back.”

Yao Delong gave the instruction, and his figure dissipated like a bubble. The next moment, he appeared outside Lin Qingxue's Immortal Cave halfway up Luoxia Peak.

It was already late at night; the moonlight was like water, pouring into the quiet courtyard.

A snow-white figure, as cold as the moon, was dancing gracefully under the moonlight—no, she was practicing her sword!

Lin Qingxue was dressed in simple and elegant white clothes, her posture light and graceful. As she brandished the Ice Soul Longsword in her hand, it brought forth streaks of clear, cold light.

Where the sword pointed, the air condensed, and translucent ice crystal snowflakes were born out of thin air, swirling and dancing with the sword's momentum, refracting a dreamy and blurred halo under the moonlight.

At times she was like a fleeting swan, at others like a willow swaying in the wind. Within the cold and murderous Sword Intent, there was an breathtaking sense of beauty.

The moonlight outlined her perfect profile—cold, aloof, and stunning, like a Moon Goddess descending to the mortal world.