Chapter 667: Yuan Caihe

Li Qiye silently walked across the mountain range while measuring the earth. This land was calm without any commotion; Li Qiye knew that this was the result of the Godking's countless efforts. He didn't fly while he was in the Celestial Peak, he only slowly trod towards his destination since he needed the measurement.

The Celestial Peak, at the moment, was quite hilly and sparsely populated; it was a garden for beasts and birds. At the same time, due to the dangerous and steep terrain full of unknowns, many spirit medicines flourished here. There was even a rumor that there was a King Medicine around, but until now, no one had been able to catch it. As Li Qiye walked alone on his path, he had not seen a single person. It might be difficult to find even a single cultivator in this place.

It wasn't until one day when Li Qiye went through a deep valley that he saw a woman picking herbs. Moreover, she was a human.

It was not easy to meet a member of the human race in the Stone Medicine World; it was even rarer than meeting a charming spirit, especially at an area like the Celestial Peak. Within the radius of 100,000 miles, almost no people could be found, so meeting a human here was even rarer than meeting a King Medicine.

This woman was nailing sharpened pieces of thorn into the ground all around the valley. She was trying to pick a particularly rare spirit medicine that was hiding underground, so she had begun to seal the valley. After she had done so, she began to pour alchemy water into the valley. This special strand was specifically created by her. When poured onto mud, it would act like little serpents that drilled into the ground.

The woman was using it in order to chase the spirit medicine underground and bait it into a trap she had prepared well beforehand.

Li Qiye was standing above the mouth of the valley and quietly watched this woman's every move. The woman also knew that Li Qiye was here, but she only turned and smiled at him before completely focusing on chasing the medicine underground.

Li Qiye watched this scene with a smile and took another look at the woman. She wore a commoner's dress that was embroidered with pure lotus flowers, giving a very fresh and elegant appearance.

She was elegant and refined with beautiful features and a pair of bright eyes without any cloudiness. Her body exuded the aura of a lotus in a valley — lucid and delicate. She carried herself with a calm demeanor, giving off the gentle feeling of jade.

In the eyes of others, this woman would be a gem adored by all. She would give off a serene feeling to anyone who set their gaze upon her.

Li Qiye just stood there, watching while enjoying her every move. He had seen too many beauties in this world, whether they were fairies or arrogant noble daughters, but he appreciated this type of warm and elegant lady the most.

Inside the valley, the spirit medicine underground finally appeared after being driven around by the woman. This was a spirit root with a smoky purple color. The moment it came out, it turned into a wisp of purple smoke that erupted from the ground and bloomed to take form. This was a Seven-petals One-flower spirit medicine.

However, the moment it got out from the ground, it fell into the trap that the woman had prepared well in advance. With a popping sound, it was immediately sealed; any attempt at escape would be in vain.

The woman couldn't help but reveal a smile after seeing the trapped spirit medicine. She quickly approached and wanted to put the flower into her treasure container.

"Slow down, slow down." When she wanted to act, Li Qiye started to speak: "Watch out for the murderous aura under the third petal."

After hearing Li Qiye, the woman paused and took a careful look at the third petal on the flower. She couldn't help but feel a chill after seeing the situation of this petal. She then took out a medicine bottle and moved it closer to this petal.

The moment it got close, the medicine bottle spewed out a blue mist that quickly surrounded this petal. With another popping sound, a poisonous insect as thin as a cicada wing fell into the bottle.

The woman quickly sealed the bottle and heaved a sigh of relief. After determining that everything was fine, she finally put the spirit medicine flower into her container. After she confirmed that the flower had been secured, she finally relaxed.

"Thank you, Dao Brother, for the reminder." The woman came out from the valley and approached Li Qiye, expressing her gratitude.

Li Qiye smiled in response and said: "It is nothing much. With your alchemy skill, it wouldn't have made it hard for you, it would have just been a little troublesome."

The woman couldn't help but give off a smile that radiated a peaceful glow. She spoke: "I didn't think that I would meet a kinsman at the Celestial Peak; this is quite a rare occasion. I am Yuan Caihe from the Serene Garden, may I have your name?"

Li Qiye smiled and calmly answered: "Li Qiye."

Yuan Caihe was a bit surprised to find Li Qiye acting so calm. Li Qiye smiled and continued: "I know the Serene Garden, it's a famous alchemy heritage in the Stone Medicine World that was started by Alchemy Emperor Tian Weng." 1

Yuan Caihe was a bit embarrassed, but she didn't lose her cheerful confidence as she said with a smile: "Excuse me."

It turned out that Yuan Caihe was one of the four alchemy prodigies in this world, the descendant of the Serene Garden. As for the garden, it was a famous alchemy lineage in the Stone Medicine World that was established by Alchemy Emperor Tian Weng.

Although the Serene Garden stood aloof from worldly affairs, its dao of alchemy continued to prosper since it was as famous as the Bailian Clan. Moreover, its plant cultivation arts could be considered number one in the world with no rival. 2

Not long after her debut, Yuan Caihe's fame spread far and wide. Although she was a quiet and peaceful person who had no intention of competing with others, her plant cultivation had no peers in the contemporary era.

Despite not trying to win fame, she had helped several great powers and imperial lineages by planting supreme medicines — this feat added her to the list of the four alchemy prodigies.

Alchemists were extremely prominent in the Stone Medicine World, so as one of the four prodigies, everyone knew her name, especially cultivators. When anyone else heard her name, they would feel astonished or excited, but Li Qiye was still calm. This really surprised Yuan Caihe a bit. After he gave his answer, she now knew that he was aware of the Serene Garden, but she didn't know who he was.

Nevertheless, she was a brilliant woman with an open mind, so she didn't mind such a thing. She asked with a smile: "Is Dao Brother also an alchemist?"

Among all the women Li Qiye had met, her smile was not the most beautiful and enchanting, but it carried a tranquil force that soothed the hearts of others.

Li Qiye shook his head and smiled to say: "No, the dao of alchemy is only a hobby of mine."

"To understand the location where this purple flower ambushes its predator so well, you must really like your hobby." Yuan Caihe smilingly responded.

Li Qiye chuckled and said: "I do some research on rare occasions, but I can't compare to the number one plant cultivation arts of the Serene Garden."

Yuan Caihe laughed and gently shook her head to say: "Your praise is too much. Brother Li shouldn't mind that matter from earlier."

Li Qiye didn't say anything else, he only smiled. If someone who knew Li Qiye were here to witness this, they would be shocked to see such a scene. Li Qiye acting so humble was the same as the sun rising from the west. Those who knew him were well aware that Li Qiye didn't know what the word "modest" meant.

Li Qiye's rare modesty was due to the Serene Garden truly having a brilliant take on plant cultivation and also because Li Qiye appreciated girls like Yuan Caihe. He was in a particularly good mood, so his speech became correspondingly gentler.

They began to walk together. Yuan Caihe didn't ask where Li Qiye was going, she only followed along while discussing how to grow different types of plants.

Yuan Caihe was a very dedicated person regarding the dao of alchemy and plant cultivation. She put all of her energy into growing different types of vegetation. It could even be said that she was the authority in this regard, and no one else in the Stone Medicine World could compare to her.

If it was someone else, even alchemists, they wouldn't be able to keep up with her on this subject because she really was the best. Her views on alchemy plants were insightful and detailed, but who was Li Qiye? If he claimed to be number two regarding the dao of alchemy, then no one else would dare to claim to be number one! Even the four alchemy prodigies were lacking compared to him.

Because of his great knowledge on this topic, Yuan Caihe was very excited, especially when Li Qiye revealed some of his thoughts on the subject that caused her eyes to light up.

As a very devoted woman, she got along very well with Li Qiye and regretted that they had not met sooner. She couldn't help but tell Li Qiye everything she knew, even her most precious knowledge that shouldn't be revealed to outsiders.

However, for someone like Yuan Caihe, a friend who could keep up with her was hard to meet; it was lonely at the peak. Other alchemists couldn't maintain a long conversation with her on this topic, but now, after meeting this new friend, she told him all her insights and questions regarding the dao of alchemy.

Li Qiye also gave her some ideas on this matter. After countless years of accumulating plant cultivation knowledge, his ideas were priceless. He wouldn't easily pass it down to someone, but he still told Yuan Caihe.

Meanwhile, some of her long unsolved questions had been answered today, so she was both happy and frightened after hearing Li Qiye's thoughts.

667 Teaser Yuan Caihe [collapse] Tian Weng = Old Farmer. ↩ Bailian = Hundred/Amazing/All Refinements. Refinement here refers to alchemy. ↩

Chapter 668: Heavenly Peak Divine School

"Brother Li's achievement in plant cultivation can only be better than mine. You are the one who deserves to be one of the four alchemy prodigies." Her elegant face was glowing red from excitement after saying so.

Li Qiye chuckled and gently shook his head: "The dao of alchemy is only a hobby to me. You are the one who had devoted all of your energy on this subject; only a pure person like you can truly be called an alchemist."

This was Li Qiye's honest belief. Yuan Caihe had a pure obsession for plant cultivation. In this matter, she was very similar to the Alchemy God in the past. She didn't look at plants and spirit medicines just because of their preciousness, she also had a side that cared for the medicines as no one else did.

Along the way, they met a spirit medicine that had been dug up. Its fruits had been plucked by someone, and even the roots were exposed above the soil.

"Poor little thing." Seeing this spirit plant that was on the verge of death, she quickly used her alchemy water to save it and replanted it in its original location.

This spirit plant's energy quickly recovered. After seeing it flourishing again, Yuan Caihe heaved a sigh of relief and became very happy.

Li Qiye quietly watched her actions on the side and couldn't help but chuckle after seeing her look of relief.

At the beginning of their journey, the Celestial Peak was very quiet, but in recent days, people had begun to show up.

Thunderous sounds appeared in the sky everyday as great carriages soared across the horizon. Some experts also flew here, including some weaker ones. It was clear that they were in a rush.

Another boom resounded in the sky. A group of huge golems flew right over Li Qiye's head and disappeared in the depths of the mountain range.

"The Draco-Bulls want to cross the river, so many alchemists are here to catch some Immortal Sulfur." Yuan Caihe commented after seeing so many cultivators and alchemists flying in the sky.

After calming down, she looked at Li Qiye and asked: "Is Brother Li also here for the Immortal Sulfur from the Draco-Bulls?"

Along the way, she didn't ask where Li Qiye was going, and he didn't ask her either. Inadvertently, they had an inexplicable and tacit understanding.

"You can put it that way. We can go take a look at the river." Li Qiye gently nodded and said: "But I didn't come for the Immortal Sulfur, I'm more interested in the Draco-Bulls themselves."

"Then we share the same destination." Yuan Caihe calmly smiled and said: "I also want to go to the Celestial Peak River. Recently, I have been refining a type of pill and am in need of an aged Immortal Sulfur that isn't available on the market right now. This is the season for the Draco-Bulls to cross the river, so I came here to test my luck to see if I can find some aged Immortal Sulfur."

Li Qiye nodded and said: "That shouldn't be a problem. There will be a scary amount of Draco-Bulls going to the river, so there will definitely be an older bull among them."

A Draco-Bull was a type of spirit beast that appeared in very few locations in the Stone Medicine World, and the Celestial Peak just happened to be one of them. Thus, whenever it was the season for Draco-Bulls to come out, many alchemists came to obtain some Immortal Sulfur.

Li Qiye and Yuan Caihe moved on. Their trip was supposed to be fairly smooth, however, when they wanted to cross a giant mountain, they found that the road was blocked.

A group of armored experts barricaded the path into the mountain, so when Li Qiye and Yuan Caihe got close, they were immediately blocked by these experts.

"Fellow Daoists, please take the long way around. Our Golden Leopard Prince is picking some herbs at this location. Please excuse us." The experts who stopped Li Qiye and Yuan Caihe spoke in a serious manner.

Li Qiye glanced at the mountain and lightly asked: "Is there a need to seal off the path just to pick some herbs?"

The expression of one of the experts quickly turned cold as he spoke in a rude and unreasonable manner: "Our Golden Leopard Prince is picking medicines for the supreme celestial being. This is of the utmost importance and there is no room for errors. No one can handle the responsibility of messing this up!"

Li Qiye's eyes narrowed as he slowly responded: "Is that so?" Until now, only Li Qiye played around without restraints. Others were certainly courting death by doing so before him.

To Li Qiye, this so-called Golden Leopard Prince and "supreme celestial being" were not worthy of consideration.

Compared to Li Qiye's aggressiveness, Yuan Caihe didn't want to compete with others, so she quickly tried to persuade him: "Brother Li, we can spend more time walking around, it isn't so bad."

Li Qiye looked at this expert once and was too lazy to say more words, so he left along with Yuan Caihe. If it wasn't for her, Li Qiye would have crossed the mountain.

"Brother Li, don't pay it any mind. The supreme celestial being they referred to was the world-famous Ye Qingcheng. Anyone would give him some face in the Stone Medicine World." After taking the long path around, Yuan Caihe consoled him. 1

Li Qiye didn't really care for such trivial matters. He only took the long path around because of Yuan Caihe's urging. He smiled and sarcastically asked: "Oh really?"

"No one can stop Ye Qingcheng's momentum at the moment. Not to mention the younger generation, even the older people treat him with respect." Yuan Caihe noticed that Li Qiye was not too familiar with the Stone Medicine World's events, so she explained a few things to him along the way.

"Ye Qingcheng is considered the number one man in the Stone Medicine World with no peers among the younger generation. Countless young geniuses and even Heavenly Kings from the previous generation joined under his banner. It could be said that presently, he has many supporters as well as great prestige. No one can match his momentum right now." Yuan Caihe explained.

Ye Qingcheng was a compelling name in the Stone Medicine World. There were very few people here who didn't know who he was. People referred to him as the supreme celestial being, or the Stone Medicine World's number one man.

Many great powers and imperial lineages believed that Ye Qingcheng would become the Immortal Emperor of this generation. Even imperial descendants were very cordial to him; many of them even decided to join his camp.

Yuan Caihe explained Ye Qingcheng's situation to Li Qiye. Li Qiye, on the other hand, only smiled at these matters and didn't care too much. In his mind, as long as Ye Qingcheng didn't oppose him, it would all be fine. However, if he or anyone else dared to do so, then whether they were geniuses or ordinary men, they would be killed without mercy!

After walking for quite a while, Li Qiye and Yuan Caihe finally reached some vast ruins that spanned for thousands of miles. This place was covered in weeds and gigantic trees.

Despite its current state, one could still see bricks and broken tiles on the ground everywhere. Among them were treasure jades and bricks from walls that had collapsed for who knew how many years. All of these treasure bricks had lost their divinity.

Judging from the scale of the ruins and the debris on the ground, one could tell that this used to be a gigantic citadel, one that could only be described as mighty and extravagant.

"The Celestial Peak Divine School…" Li Qiye's mind went absent as he stood on top of these ruins. Its past appearance flashed before his eyes as if it was only yesterday.

After so many years, even the most long-standing heritages would fall into decline and eventually be unable to escape the fate of destruction, only to become ruins from then on.

"Brother Li also knows about the Divine School?" Yuan Caihe was surprised to hear Li Qiye because along the way, from their conversation, she knew that Li Qiye was not too familiar with the Stone Medicine World's situation. Therefore, she didn't expect him to know an existence like the Celestial Peak Divine School.

Keep in mind that this heritage had perished a very long time ago. In the contemporary era, very few cultivators knew about it.

"I have heard a thing or two about it." Li Qiye smiled while looking at the ruins ahead.

How could he not know about it? The Divine School was created by an invincible Godking under his banner. In the past, he personally chose the location for the school's establishment, but now, it was in ruins.

"The Divine School used to be the pride of our human race." Yuan Caihe couldn't help but passionately say: "Legend states that at its inception, its fame spread far and wide. During that era, humans from all over this world came to ask for favors from the Divine School. The human cultivators looked at it with pride."

"Yes." Li Qiye gently nodded. Although he was the one who selected the site, he didn't stay here for long. At that time, the flames of war incinerated the entire sky as all of the Nine Worlds were in the middle of a great war.

In the generations after the death of the Godking, Li Qiye, in his Dark Crow form, didn't return to this place. However, he had still heard of its decline. After so much time had passed, the once illustrious Celestial Peak Divine School had turned into ruins.

Yuan Caihe continued: "Tales told that the old Celestial Peak Divine School was not weaker than any imperial lineage in the Stone Medicine World as it dominated the lands for an era. What a shame that with the passage of time, the strongest lineage of our human race in the Stone Medicine World collapsed."

"Even imperial lineages will fall one day, so it is not strange for the Divine School to collapse." Li Qiye said.

He had seen these types of things too many times and had become numb to it. For tens of millions of years, countless unbeatable characters had answered his call. Countless unbeatable characters established their own lineages afterward, and eventually, all of these lineages fell before disappearing from everyone's minds.

Such things happened in every era, so Li Qiye had grown accustomed to it.

"However, I heard that the Divine School's decline was due to a different reason." Yuan Caihe said.

"Different reason? What would that be?" Li Qiye was intrigued to hear this.

"Rumor has it that although the Divine School was very powerful, it seldomly made enemies in the Stone Medicine World. It could even be said to have very good relationships with many lineages. Moreover, since it was situated at the Celestial Peak, it rarely had conflicting interests with the other great powers." Yuan Caihe said.

"So you are saying that the collapse of the school was not due to it being destroyed by enemies?" Li Qiye said with a light smile.

Yuan Caihe replied: "Yes, there was a belief that was very widespread for some time during that era, but after the Divine School was completely destroyed, no one ever talked about this belief again."

"Then something extraordinary must have happened at the Divine School, correct?" Li Qiye's eyes became serious. After the Godking progenitor of the Divine School died, Li Qiye didn't come back to take a look. He didn't return when the school was in decline either.

Qingcheng = Kingdom toppling, so I'm sure this fella is very pretty. ↩
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