Chapter 40 - Master Fengzi

Jiu Shen and Lu Sulan stepped out of the Ice Cloud Sword Sect's ice castle amidst the inquiring gazes of the disciples guarding the entrance.

Lu Sulan gracefully tapped her foot and hovered in midair like a celestial fairy. She still looked beautiful despite having a sleepless night yesterday due to her excitement.

She had been looking for countless ways to remove the pain she was feeling. She had even eaten a few high-level spiritual herbs with the thought, that maybe, it could help in her predicament. Who knew that even after eating all of them, nothing changed. In fact, her situation grew worse by the day.

And now, Jiu Shen's sudden arrival caused her to regain her hope. 'Maybe this man could help me resolve my situation.' She thought to herself.

And because of her intense excitement and eagerness, she was unable to properly meditate last night, causing her to feel a bit weak and tired.

Jiu Shen took out a bottle of Deep Sea Spring Dew from his storage earring and he handed it to Lu Sulan.

"Sect Mistress Lu, this wine is called the Deep Sea Spring Dew. It could help you lower the pain you're feeling and it can also help you hasten your cultivation speed." Jiu Shen said.

The Deep Sea Spring Dew contained the essence of Yin and Yang. And it was what Lu Sulan needed the most in her current situation.

Her innate physique was that of the Verdant Flames Saintly Vermilion Body. It was a True Yang physique, and this kind of innate body needed a technique that was of True Yang to further nurture it. But Lu Sulan cultivated the Ice Cloud Sword Sect's secret technique which was of True Yin in nature. This caused her Verdant Flames Saintly Vermilion Body to slowly grow weaker through time.

But since it was a saintly body, it was not that easy to suppress it. The Verdant Flames Saintly Vermilion Body consumed itself in order to remain active in Lu Sulan's body. This was also the root cause of the discomfort and pain that she felt every time she cultivated.

Lu Sulan didn't stand on ceremony either. After hearing that it could help her alleviate a bit of pain, she carefully received the bottle of wine. "Thank you, Lord Jiu Shen." She said with a grateful look.

Jiu Shen nodded his head and flew beside her.

The Alchemy Hall was located inside Beltran City, so it was not that far from the Ice Cloud Sword Sect's ice castle.

With their speed, they arrived in less than an hour's time.

In front of them was a tall tower with a scholarly aura and atmosphere.

They landed on the ground causing shock exclamations from the surrounding crowd of cultivators and mortals.

The cultivators knew that only 8th-rank Divine realm experts were capable of flight. So when they saw that the two of them flew from above, their gazes were painted with excitement, curiosity, respect, jealousy and other kinds of emotions.

"Look, those two seniors descended from the sky!"

"Eh?! Does that mean that they are 8th-rank Divine realm experts?!"

As for the mortals, it was as if they had seen a god and a goddess especially with Jiu Shen and Lu Sulan's otherworldly facial features.

"They are a match made in heaven! An immortal couple!"

Jiu Shen and Lu Sulan ignored the crowd as they walked inside the Alchemy Hall.

When the guards at the entrance saw Lu Sulan, they were surprised.

It was not the first time they saw her. In fact, they have seen her a few times before, and every time she went out of the Alchemy Hall, she would always be accompanied by the branch head. And they had also seen her fly in midair.

With all those facts added together, they knew that she was someone of important status. With a face full of flattery, they opened the door for the both of them and was able to go inside without a problem.

One guard led them towards the branch head's office.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!"

"Who the hell is outside that damned door?! I'm in the middle of concocting a high-level pill here! Scram!" An angry shout reverberated inside the branch head's room.

The guard turned pale and he hurriedly glanced at the two people behind him. He sighed in relief after seeing that both of them still looked calm. He was about to say something when...

"Master Fengzi, it's me. I apologize for visiting you with no prior appointment." Lu Sulan said in a gentle voice.

"Oh, so it's Sect Mistress Lu? Wait, give me one moment here." The aged voice of an old man resounded once again inside the branch head's room, but this time, it sounded gentle and benign.

The door opened slowly and revealed the face of an old man with disheveled hair. When he saw Lu Sulan's face, he smiled brilliantly and opened the door wide. "Haha! You're back, Sect Mistress Lu! Come, come inside."

Jiu Shen and Lu Sulan came inside the old man's room. They saw a charred cauldron at the center of the room and they could also smell the pungent scent of burnt herbs.

"Sorry for disturbing you during your time of pill concoction, Master Fengzi." Lu Sulan said apologetically.

"Not a problem at all, Sect Mistress Lu. It's not even a high-level pill anyway." Master Fengzi said with a chuckle while waving his aged hands as if it was nothing of great importance.

So he was indeed not lying when he said that he was concocting a pill.

Jiu Shen observed the old man calmly before observing the cauldron. He sniffed the pungent scent of the burnt herbs and nodded his head internally. "You don't have to apologize to him. He was not concocting a pill when we arrived. The concoction was done last night, and based on the smell of these burnt herbs, the pill he was trying to concoct was an 8th-grade pill, the Invigorating Meridians Pill. This is a high-level pill, and not just some random low-level pill."

An awkward silence followed after Jiu Shen spoke those words.

Master Fengzi stood with a look of disbelief, while Lu Sulan was wearing a forced smile.