Ning Qingxue looked at this tattered shop in a disappointed daze. Pill City was not like any other place. If it were anywhere else, she could just ask her master to scan over the city with her spirit sense, but one couldn't do that in Pill City.
"Martial Sister Qingxue, don't worry. Since that Ye Mo came to Pill City, it means he's here for the pill king tournament. You can find him there in a couple of days. Also, even if you can't find him, he will come find you. Didn't he ask Martial Sister Huang Qian before?" Another female cultivator spoke words of comfort seeing that Ning Qingxue was filled with disappointment.
Ning Qingxue's eyes lit up. She didn't think about this since she had been so worried. Since Ye Mo was there it meant he had come for the pill king tournament for sure. Moreover he knew she was at the Ethereal Immortal Pond, so he would look for her for sure.
Huang Ping saw Ning Qingxue's joyful expression and started to seriously wonder. People in the Ethereal Immortal Pond rarely saw Ning Qingxue have such a joyful look. She asked in surprise, "Sister Qingxue, is that Ye Mo really your husband?"
Ning Qingxue nodded. "Yes, he's my husband. After the pill king tournament, I will be leaving with my husband. Martial Sister Qianqian, Martial Sister Yan and Martial Sister Yu, I hope you will take care."
It was as though Ning Qingxue could already picture Ye Mo taking her away from the Ethereal Immortal Pond. She couldn't control the excitement in her tone.
Martial Sister Yan looked worriedly at Ning Qingxue and said, "Martial Sister Qingxue, I don't think you can leave. Martial Uncle Yin won't let you go. The elders in the sect won't let a core disciple leave the sect for no reason. Also…"
Everyone knew that she had the Lightning Cloud Sect's proposal in mind too. Ning Qingxue would have to marry into the Lightning Cloud Sect for sure. Forming a marriage alliance with a powerful 9 star sect would be very beneficial to the Ethereal Immortal Pond.
Ning Qingxue heard this, and her heart sunk. Indeed, she was being too optimistic. She hadn't even found Ye Mo yet and even if she did, could she leave with Ye Mo? Unlike the Ethereal Immortal Pond, the Black Ice Sect was a 9 star sect too. Susu's master was a cauldron filling state elder and protected Susu a lot. Her master was nice to her, yet her master's status wasn't high, and she would still put the sect before her.
Perhaps after she found Ye Mo, not only would she not be able to leave, but she could even bring trouble to Ye Mo. Ning Qingxue began to realize why Ye Mo hadn't come to find her after all these years. Perhaps he had these concerns as well.
Ning Qingxue gradually calmed down her mind, but her heart burned with fire. Even if she had to die, she didn't want to leave Ye Mo. So she had to see him in Pill City.
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Although Ye Mo didn't get to find out whether Ning Qingxue had come to Pill City or not, since the Ethereal Immortal Pond was there, he could do it later. He would go after he showed his capabilities in the pill king tournament. It was pointless to try to find her now.
In these few days, Ye Mo had been using the Purple Flower Fire to concoct pills. He had always been using the Mist Lotus Heart Fire in the past.
The Purple Flower Fire was a lower level fire, but it was still a rather high caliber rare flame in the cultivation realm. It was ranked 12th out of the 36 types of rare flames in the cultivation realm, which meant that it ranked 2nd among the earth flames.
The only pity was that its level was a little low. It was only a yellow flame now, while the Mist Lotus Heart Fire was a red-colored flame. Ye Mo believed that with his pill concoction capabilities, he should be able to get into the top three using the Mist Lotus Heart Fire.
Ye Mo suddenly thought of Gu Wenqian. He really wanted to know what fire he was using. He immediately called Gu Wenqian over.
Gu Wenqian under Ye Mo's tutelage had drastically improved over the course of the past couple of days. He wasn't able to completely master the spirit sense pill concoction method, but Ye Mo had brought him into a new world. Things that he didn't dare to imagine before seemed normal when they came out of Ye Mo's mouth.
Gu Wenqian had a subconscious feeling that the pill concoction system Ye Mo taught him just might be the most powerful one in the cultivation realm. It was due to this that he was very respectful to Ye Mo. He also taught his little martial sister Xin Zhida well because he felt that Ye Mo liked this little martial sister a lot. If Xin Zhida could compliment him, perhaps Ye Mo might take him in as a disciple earlier.
He immediately came to Ye Mo's place when Ye Mo called him.
"Master, you called for me?" Gu Wenqian said respectfully.
Ye Mo nodded. "What rare flame do you use?"
Gu Wenqian took out an orange flame without hesitation. "This is something I obtained by chance. It's ranked 22nd in the cultivation realm, the Wood Heart Fire."
Gu Wenqian had a wood and fire spirit root, the spirit root most suitable for pill concoction, and the fire he used was the Wood Heart Fire. It was the perfect combination.
"It's a very good flame. How much confidence do you have for this pill king tournament?" Ye Mo asked.
Gu Wenqian shook his head, "I wanted to join the tournament to find a good sect where I could become a guest elder to focus on pill concoction but now that I have met master, I don't intend to go to the tournament anymore."
Ye Mo smiled. "I've taught you a lot of new pill concoction methods, and I still want you to join the tournament. If you can get a good rank, it will attract more high level cultivators when we get back to Mo Yue City. "
"Yes, Master," Gu Wenqian replied.
Then he asked, "Master I've never seen you concoct pills. What flame do you use?"
Ye Mo reached out his hand, and the Purple Flower Fire appeared in his palm.
Gu Wenqian exclaimed. "The Purple Flower Fire, ranked 12th in the rare flame ranking? What a good flame!"
Then he thought of something and said in shock, "The Purple Flower that appeared in the herb valley a few years ago was obtained by you, Master?"
Ye Mo was surprised that this news had spread so far. In that case, should he still use the Purple Flower Fire for the tournament? After all, there were a lot of big sect members who had fought over it.
Ye Mo quickly cast the thought aside, though. The Snow Essence Flame was of a lower caliber and wasn't suitable for him. Even if he didn't use the Purple Flower Fire, he was using his true appearance. If he went to the tournament, people would recognize him immediately anyway.
Ye Mo nodded. "That's right. I got this flame from the herb valley. But unfortunately, it's too low level. It's still only a yellow flame. If only I could upgrade it a level."
Gu Wenqian heard this and immediately said joyfully, "Master, I have a way for you to upgrade it! I have a Deep Sea Purple Flame Crystal."
Then Gu Wenqian took out a jade box, carefully opening it and giving it to Ye Mo. "I obtained this together with my Wood Heart Fire. It's useless for my Wood Heart Fire, but I didn't want to let it go, so I've kept it until today. I didn't expect master would be able to use it."
As Ye Mo took the Purple Flame Crystal in surprise, he was also filled with joy. He sighed. 'It's to have lived long. You have a few good things in your collection.'
This was something Ye Mo needed desperately, but he felt a little embarrassed taking something this precious from Gu Wenqian.
Gu Wenqian realized Ye Mo's concerns, and he knelt down on the floor. "Please take me in as a disciple formally, Master. This Purple Flame Crystal can be my tuition fee."
Ye Mo let Gu Wenqian stand up. "Okay, you will be my disciple from now on. We don't need a bunch of customs. Just know it in your heart."
He looked at Gu Wenqian and said, "I will upgrade the Purple Flower Fire now. Go cultivate for now, and after the pill king tournament, I will teach you the whirlpool pill concoction technique."
Gu Wenqian couldn't control his excitement. He knew that other than the spirit sense pill concoction method, the most important technique was the whirlpool pill concoction technique for concocting the spirit weaving pill.