Chapter 136

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Chapter 136: The Visitors Mean No Good

Zhou Yueyue earnestly promised Yi Qianmo, but by the end of the day, she had not gathered all the materials, which made her feel quite embarrassed.

"Maybe… they forgot to report!"

Zhou Yueyue felt awkward, and after speaking, she called over a disciple and said, "Bring Wang Mian here, and ask him what’s going on. The task has been released for a day, why aren’t the materials gathered yet?"

The disciple immediately left the courtyard, and soon, a Deacon named Wang Mian hurried over. He first bowed and respectfully said, "Report to the Deputy Pavilion Lord, no one has accepted the task."

"No one has accepted the task?"

Zhou Yueyue’s face suddenly turned cold, and she said, "Did you not assign a task?"

"It’s not that there are no tasks, but rather… no one wants to take them."

Wang Mian said, "Everyone is worried about failing and ending up with nothing."

"That’s nonsense!"

Zhou Yueyue was furious, stood up, and said, "What Pill Master has never failed in making potions?"

"Everyone understands the rules, but…"

Wang Mian explained, "Minister Professor Yi just joined the Pill Pavilion, and after all, he has never successfully made a potion, so there is no success rate. It’s understandable that people in the inner mansion are worried."

"What do you mean he has never successfully made a potion? If he wasn’t a Pill Master, how could he join the Pill Pavilion?"

Zhou Yueyue replied angrily, "Do they really think Minister Professor Yi got into the Pill Pavilion through connections? That’s ridiculous!"

Wang Mian lowered his head and said nothing, but Zhou Yueyue saw his meaning and also fell silent.

In recent days, there has been a lot of talk in the inner mansion that Yi Qianmo became the Deputy Pavilion Lord of the Pill Pavilion because he contributed the recipe for the Body Origin Fixing Pill, and due to their relationship, he also became a Minister Professor, but he actually cannot refine pills at all.

However, Zhou Yueyue did not mind because he knew very well about Yi Qianmo’s abilities. Although he had never seen it himself, that first-grade extreme-realm pill was enough to prove everything.

But what he believed did not mean the disciples in the mansion believed it.

Yi Qianmo’s cultivation level is already indisputable, but most disciples still find it hard to believe that he can refine pills.

After all, Yi Qianmo’s cultivation is so astonishing; how could he possibly have any knowledge of pill refining?

He is only eighteen years old!

In these eighteen years, even if he practiced every day in his mother’s womb, it probably wouldn’t be enough.

"Pass the word down, the task is modified. The first one to collect all the materials will get a free pill refinement from me, and from then on, he will share the profits with me fifty-fifty on all pill refinements!"

Yi Qianmo said, "There is only one chance, I hope they make the most of it."

Wang Mian agreed on the surface but secretly sneered, "Even if you lower yourself like this, no one will help you gather materials. After all, whether you can keep your promises in the future is still a question."

He turned and went back to the hall to revise the task.

Zhou Yueyue looked at Yi Qianmo and said with guilt, "This is my fault, but you don’t have to lower yourself. I have some materials here; you can directly use mine for the crafting."

"No, thank you."

Yi Qianmo said, "You can help me once, but you cannot always help me like this."

Zhou Yueyue did not insist because Yi Qianmo made a lot of sense; to stand firm in the Pill Pavilion, Yi Qianmo still needed to rely on his own strength.

However, an hour soon passed, and after having dinner with Zhou Yueyue, he still didn’t wait for Wang Mian to come and give an update.

Zhou Yueyue couldn’t help but frown and said angrily, "These people are really too much! I’m going to the hall right now to teach them a lesson!"

"Minister Professor, please wait."

Yi Qianmo stopped him and said, "This matter cannot be forced. After all, it is a task being assigned. You cannot punish everyone in the inner mansion. If today doesn’t work, then let’s wait until tomorrow."

Zhou Yueyue was somewhat angry and, at that moment, he became anxious because Yi Qianmo was willing to wait, but he did not want to wait any longer.

However, Yi Qianmo’s words were reasonable; if everyone in the inner mansion was unwilling to take the task, he couldn’t just punish them for not accepting it.

Just as Yi Qianmo was about to leave, a disciple at the gate suddenly came in and said, "Reporting to the Vice Pavilion Lord, a disciple from Shu School wishes to meet you."

"Do not let him in!"

Zhou Yueyue was feeling quite angry.

"But he said he received a task from Minister Professor Yi and has collected all the materials to come find Minister Professor Yi to concoct medicine," said the disciple at the gate.

The gatekeeper spoke.

As soon as Zhou Yueyue heard this, a smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Let him in quickly!"

Before long, a disciple from Shu School walked in, but when Yi Qianmo saw this person, he couldn’t help but frown.

Because the one who came to find him for alchemy was none other than Wu Qing, who had entered Tianyuan Academy with him.

Zhou Yueyue found him familiar-looking but couldn’t recognize him; after all, in Zhou Yueyue’s eyes, even Yu Mou wasn’t a big deal, let alone a newly admitted disciple of the inner mansion.

"Did you gather all the materials?"

Zhou Yueyue asked enthusiastically.

"I used contribution points to exchange for one material."

Wu Qing took out the material and said, "Minister Professor Yi, I was wrong about what happened before, and I hope Minister Professor Yi can overlook the past. This material is my gift to you, a gesture of apology. I wouldn’t dare to take what Minister Professor Yi promised."

"Hmm!"

Yi Qianmo looked at Wu Qing in surprise, wondering why this guy had changed so much.

Just then, a voice from outside said, "Since all the materials are ready, let’s start making the pills right away so we can witness Minister Professor Yi’s Pill Skills."

At that moment, two old men walked in. Their hair was gray, but they held a strong presence. Behind them followed a group of Deacons from the Pill Pavilion, with Wang Mian among them.

"Who are these two?"

Yi Qianmo asked.

"The other two Deputy Pavilion Lords."

Zhou Yueyue replied, but frowned and asked, "Didn’t they go to Xuanyuan Sect? Why are they back?"

"Greetings, Deputy Pavilion Lord Zhou."

Although they were also Deputy Pavilion Lords, they still showed respect to Zhou Yueyue.

They all had the best potential to become third-grade Pill Masters. After many years in the Pill Pavilion and making great contributions, they were specially made Deputy Pavilion Lords.

When they learned that Yi Qianmo had actually become a Deputy Pavilion Lord, they naturally felt unhappy inside.

Others were afraid of Yi Qianmo because of Zhou Yueyue, but they were not afraid at all. Even though Zhou Yueyue had great Pill Skills, she was once their junior.

In the Pill Pavilion, Zhou Yueyue treated the two of them with respect.

One of the Deputy Pavilion Lords said, "The Old Pavilion Lord of the Xuanyuan Sect Pill Pavilion has finished his closed door training, and we are returning to the capital with him."

"Hmm!"

Zhou Yueyue’s expression changed, "You mean he has finished his training and is coming to the capital?"

"Yes!"

Another Deputy Pavilion Lord said, "He will enter the Pill Pavilion tomorrow."

Zhou Yueyue’s face was serious. He greatly admired the Old Pavilion Lord, for he was the only fourth-grade Pill Master in the Yan Kingdom.

Because of him, the Xuanyuan Sect had long stood at the top of the Four Great Sects.

Within the Yan Kingdom, many Pill Masters were students of this Old Pavilion Lord, and even the Old Pavilion Lord of the Academy’s Pill Pavilion had deep connections with him.

But Zhou Yueyue’s expression was not good at all because he knew that this Old Pavilion Lord was not here for a friendly visit.