Chapter 1346: Teaching Alchemy

After returning, A Xing, still buoyed by the alcohol, brought out several dishes and invited everyone to eat together.

The other tribe members didn't understand the price; they only knew it was tasty and kept praising it.

Chief A Mu, while eating, asked, "I heard from the tribe's procurement that this piece of meat costs at least a few hundred lower‑grade Spirit Stones! Where did you get so many Spirit Stones?"

Upon hearing that, A Xing sobered a bit from the wine and asked Ye Liuyun with a look.

Ye Liuyun could only deflect, saying, "They're all the Spirit Stones I've saved myself!"

But A Xing knew that the Spirit Stones the tribe usually gave Ye Liuyun, he had used them for A Xing's cultivation. That meant Ye Liuyun already possessed a good amount of Spirit Stones.

"I didn't see that, you really are a rich kid," A Xing teased.

Ye Liuyun also knew A Xing had guessed correctly, so he just smiled and said nothing.

A Xing didn't fully expose him, only gave him a cold stare. Yet the dishes Ye Liuyun had set aside for her, she could no longer bear to bring out.

The few dishes she had taken out earlier were quickly devoured by the crowd. Then everyone looked at her.

"Why are you looking at me? There's none left!" A Xing said displeased.

Seeing that she was reluctant to bring more, Ye Liuyun took out some meat for everyone to grill, satisfying their cravings.

This time, everyone tasted the seasoned grilled meat and could not stop praising it, all asking Ye Liuyun to help purchase more.

"Hey, you think buying seasoning is free! Bring Spirit Stones, and I'll buy it for you," A Xing, seeing them bully Ye Liuyun, immediately refused.

The crowd laughed heartily for a while, then suddenly felt the seasoning was optional.

"Just as I thought, you're taking advantage!" A Xing shouted.

That night the atmosphere was very harmonious; everyone ate and drank their fill and then returned to rest.

But not long after, A Xing ran back to find Ye Liuyun.

"You bought me so many things this time and took me to eat so many good foods, you didn't spend many Spirit Stones, did you?" She came specifically to thank Ye Liuyun.

"You already called me a rich kid; why would I care about a few Spirit Stones?" Ye Liuyun laughed.

"It was just a joke. Anyway, I have to thank you!" A Xing said shyly.

"I also prepared some items for you; after you see them, you'll thank me even more!" Ye Liuyun smiled, taking out two alchemy books, pill formulas, a furnace, and herbs.

He also took a few pills used for the Refining Body stage and explained them to A Xing.

A Xing was indeed pleased to see them. Yet she frowned at the books.

She doesn't recognize characters!

In their whole tribe, only a handful can read!

"Is that so?" Ye Liuyun admitted he had overlooked that.

"Then I'll tell you, and you just write it down!" Ye Liuyun suggested.

"Alright!" A Xing smiled and nodded.

So Ye Liuyun first read it to her once, then explained it piece by piece.

For the parts she didn't understand, he would elaborate further, demonstrate some techniques, and later help her memorize the pill formulas.

Although A Xing memorized quickly, because she had no foundation, Ye Liuyun estimated she wouldn't get it in a short time.

Moreover, he thought that since he was teaching, he should teach thoroughly, so he began a systematic lesson for A Xing, which meant it would take even longer.

While teaching, he found A Xing's Divine Soul Power was also weak; after a short while she couldn't persist.

For an Alchemist, Divine Soul Power is usually required in greater amounts, otherwise alchemy can easily be interrupted.

Thus, he gave A Xing the black Crystal Stone to wear, boosting her Divine Soul Power. Even without a cultivation method for the soul, her power would increase much faster than others.

A Xing was also very interested in alchemy; she studied earnestly and often neglected sleep and meals.

Since returning, she hasn't switched back to beast‑skin clothing.

She wanted to get closer to Ye Liuyun and adapt to wearing normal clothes. Seeing she hadn't changed back, Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao also didn't change.

They were still more accustomed to wearing clothes rather than beast‑skin, which exposed too much and could lead to wardrobe mishaps.

When the auction began, they had not yet received a summons from the City Lord, so Ye Liuyun went alone to attend.

A Xing also wanted to go, but Ye Liuyun left her behind to memorize the pill formulas.

Ye Tiandao was also left to guard everyone; he alone was sufficient.

The auction had a dedicated venue. When Ye Liuyun arrived, the merchant guild's Steward was welcoming guests in front of the hall.

Seeing Ye Liuyun arrive, he immediately greeted him with a beaming smile and proactively showed him the way.

"With this person present tonight, the auction will be a great success!" he thought to himself, chuckling.

Ye Liuyun was led into a private room, dismissed the Steward, and began surveying the surroundings.

The private rooms were on the second floor, surrounding a central auction platform; the first floor had open seating.

Each private room had a Formation that blocked Divine Sense detection, but the formations were weak and couldn't stop Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense.

"Probably there are no strong cultivators here, so the formations aren't very powerful."

Ye Liuyun scanned the rooms with Divine Sense and found that someone had already arrived.

In the best private room at the center, a middle‑aged man of Yuan Dan Sixfold sat, with several armored guards standing behind him.

"That person can't be the City Lord, can he?" Ye Liuyun wondered.

In another private room, a young gentleman sat, appearing very calm and imposing.

He sat alone quietly, sipping tea.

When Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense probed that area, he also lifted his eyes toward Ye Liuyun.

"Huh? He can sense me!" Ye Liuyun immediately used Golden Pupil to scan his realm and discovered he was a Martial Cultivator of Earth Sovereign Second Layer.

"I didn't expect there to be a Martial Cultivator of Earth Sovereign realm here!"

Ye Liuyun thought that the young gentleman clasped his fist toward Ye Liuyun as a greeting.

Since he has been discovered, he can't keep using Divine Sense to look over, lest he be misunderstood.

So he immediately withdrew his Divine Sense.

But right away, the young master's Divine Sense also probed into Ye Liuyun's private room to size him up.

"His Divine Sense isn't weak either!"

Ye Liuyun thought of this, instantly mimicked his manner, and clasped his fists to show friendliness!

Then the young master's Divine Sense retreated.

"Seems I still underestimated the people here!" Ye Liuyun immediately switched to Golden Pupil, scanning the other private rooms.

Inside were several Elders, each with a few junior members in uniform, presumably Elders of great families leading their disciples.