47: Wild geese return

Upon returning to Pill Mountain, the first thing Hong Yu did was head straight for the Medicine Shop.

Before he even entered the shop, the sharp-eyed shopkeeper spotted Hong Yu. He smiled contemptuously and said to the attendant beside him, "Look at how little time has passed before he's back again; he must have failed his Alchemy."

The attendant also smiled and flattered from the side.

When Hong Yu stepped into the shop, the shopkeeper immediately switched to a warm smile and asked, "Why has the guest returned? Could it be that you've successfully refined the Medicinal Pill?"

Hong Yu nodded and said casually, "Just a stroke of luck. Shopkeeper, give me ten more sets of ingredients. Actually, make it twenty. Let's keep the price the same as before."

After saying that, he counted out three hundred and fifty Spirit Stones from his robe and handed them to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was naturally beaming from ear to ear. While picking out the ingredients, he laughed and said, "It seems the guest's attainment in Alchemy is quite high. You'll be needing many more ingredients in the future. I can't say much about other things, but our shop has plenty of ingredients. Please visit often, guest. I also wish you an early success in the Alchemy Dao, so our shop can share in some of your good fortune."

Hong Yu nodded without saying much. After taking the packaged ingredients, he headed straight for the Alchemy Room.

Watching Hong Yu leave in a hurry, the shopkeeper muttered to himself with a smile, "See, this person clearly failed and is just putting on a front."

Hong Yu naturally didn't know what the shopkeeper was thinking. After renting the Alchemy Room, he followed the same process. Soon, ten bottles of Medicinal Pills were neatly placed before him. Compared to before, the appearance of the pills was almost identical; the quality should also be High Grade.

However, Hong Yu's expression was not good.

During Alchemy, he discovered that the process was not under his control. That idiot System would only stop once his spiritual energy was exhausted. This resulted in him refining two batches every time he activated the System, and the second batch of Medicinal Pills would always be ruined.

Refining for himself was one thing, but this ruined his plan to reveal his Alchemy talent to learn more profound Alchemy knowledge.

After all, showing off talent in front of others but always ruining a batch of Medicinal Pills wouldn't make sense.

One must know that although Pill Mountain teaches Disciples basic Alchemy, to learn more advanced techniques, one still needs to find a master.

It was like the difference between compulsory education and a noble academy.

The reason Hong Yu wanted to learn more advanced Alchemy knowledge was entirely because the System's Alchemy had another annoying flaw: it couldn't control the quality of the Medicinal Pills. Therefore, he could only find ways to refine more diverse types of Medicinal Pills.

For other Alchemists, it would be a blessing to produce one or two High Grade pills in a single batch. For him, he couldn't even manage to refine a low-quality one.

They say rarity makes things valuable. Selling a small amount of high-grade skin tempering pills to the Pill Cauldron Tower was fine, but if everything he produced was a High Grade pill, it would inevitably spark ulterior motives in others.

With his current strength, protecting himself was no easy task. After all, according to the sect rules, his life was only worth thirty thousand Spirit Stones at most!

Hong Yu sighed. After putting the Medicinal Pills into his Storage Pouch, he tidied up the Alchemy Room slightly. Seeing that it was getting late when he stepped out, he returned to his residence on Pan Mountain.

Seeing his residence, which had been renovated to look like new, Hong Yu sat on the bed, sighed, and began to Cultivate.

While he was Cultivating, Hong Yu pondered what to do next.

His current plan was to first master the refinement techniques for other basic Medicinal Pills. As for more advanced techniques, if he couldn't find a master, he would find a way to build good relationships with other Alchemists, ideally getting them to agree to let him observe their Alchemy.

The little alchemist Yang Yi was a good choice.

If all else failed, he could also try to learn Artifact Refining and Talismans, but unless absolutely necessary, it was best not to show them to others.

A unique talent in the Alchemy Dao could still be explained away, but being proficient in everything could no longer be explained by being a Genius.

Time soon reached late at night. Hong Yu, who was Cultivating, suddenly felt a surge of alarm, followed by a familiar cold sensation welling up in his heart.

This was... As expected, a cold and slippery delicate body coiled around him again. Wild Goose Descending's cold voice, tinged with killing intent, echoed in his ear: "The Young Master has made This servant girl search quite a bit. The master is already Life Qi now. What do you think should be done?"

Only then did Hong Yu suddenly realize that the day of his one-week agreement with Wild Goose Descending had already reached the ninth day.

Although he had mastered the movement technique on the second day, his mind was entirely focused on the punishment of the sect rules, so he hadn't had the time to keep track of the date.

Thus, he quickly said solemnly, "Miss Wild Goose Descending, I have already mastered this movement technique. I was just busy rushing back to the mansion and didn't know how to contact you, which led to the delay of a few days. I hope you can understand, Miss."

Wild Goose Descending 'giggled', but no happiness could be heard in her laughter. She said, "Does the Young Master mean to blame This servant girl? Show me first. If I find out you're lying, hehe."

Hearing this, Hong Yu didn't dare to delay and quickly circulated the Blood Shadow Movement Technique. In an instant, his figure vanished from the spot. Only a flash of a red shadow was seen, and in the next second, Hong Yu reappeared. Unlike before, he was now holding a bright flower in his hand, clearly just picked.

Wild Goose Descending's eyes were originally full of killing intent, but upon seeing Hong Yu display this skill, the killing intent in her eyes slowly faded, replaced by an indescribable complexity.

"The heart moves with the will, the body moves with the shadow. It seems you really weren't lying. You've mastered this movement technique for quite some time."

Hong Yu stood still and asked cautiously, "Miss, does this count as passing?"

Wild Goose Descending nodded, and then her entire person vanished.

Also fading with her were that deep darkness and coldness.

Hong Yu himself hadn't expected to pass so easily this time. Last time, he was so scared he almost lost his soul.

Moreover, there was no follow-up this time. He scratched his head, unable to figure out why, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Meanwhile, at the peak of a high mountain Inside the Mansion of the Xuan Yun Residence, a majestic and magnificent palace stood. Deep within the palace, a graceful woman in a white dress and a veil lay lazily on a soft couch. This person was Xu Jing.

Wild Goose Descending's figure slowly appeared five zhang in front of the soft couch. She knelt respectfully on the ground, her hands crossed and pressed against the floor, her forehead touching her hands. She said softly, "Master, Hong Yu has mastered the Blood Shadow Movement Technique within a week. Furthermore, according to my observations, he must have mastered it for some time, likely within two or three days. Master is indeed Wisdom Eye like a torch, having long seen that this boy possesses extraordinary talent and will surely become a great help for Master in the future."

Xu Jing said coldly, "Then why are you only reporting now?"

"In response to Master, I originally thought the time Hong Yu would take for this task would certainly not be short. Additionally, Master strictly forbade me from having private contact with him, so when I went to find him after seven days..."

"Enough. I don't want to hear these excuses. Go and receive your punishment yourself. You know what to do."

Hearing this, Wild Goose Descending's delicate body, kneeling on the ground, couldn't stop trembling. A look of terror appeared on her face, yet she still said respectfully, "I understand. Does Master have any other instructions?"

"You may leave."

"Yes."

Wild Goose Descending's figure dissipated into the air. Xu Jing lay on the soft couch, one hand lightly stroking a black Jade Slip. A thoughtful expression appeared on her beautiful face as she whispered to herself, "Hong Yu, Dragon Phoenix Yin Yang Art..."