Chapter 182: Yinyue Acknowledges a Master

Being rejected by Nangong Wan felt to Yan Taibai like being turned down by the gentle, neighborly older sister he had pined for and desired since he was a child.

Therefore, upon returning to the Yanyue Sect, Yan Taibai chose to enter closed-door cultivation, citing physical exhaustion as his reason.

As for Nangong Wan, she only chose to enter closed-door cultivation after reporting the matters concerning Falling Demon Valley and the Yan Family of Dongyu Country to the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, Qiong Laoguai.

Naturally, Nangong Wan did not say a single word about what had happened between her and Yan Taibai.

However, Yan Taibai was not idle in his own cave dwelling; instead, he was studying the Void Heaven Cauldron.

To open the Void Heaven Cauldron, one needed to refine the Dry Blue Ice Flame, a task that, for the current Yan Taibai, had already been completed.

He had also already opened the Void Heaven Cauldron and taken out the Ancient Treasure and Mending Heaven Pill from within.

He prepared to give one Mending Heaven Pill to Xin Ruyin, which would at least allow her aptitude to advance further; as for the remaining Mending Heaven Pills, Yan Taibai decided to see if he could wait for some trade fair to exchange them with other Nascent Soul cultivators.

He hoped to trade for some needed materials and spirit herbs.

Of course, most importantly, Yan Taibai had already deduced the pill formula for the Mending Heaven Pill with the help of the Green Emperor Wood Emperor Art.

It was just that most of the materials and spirit herbs required had long since gone extinct and disappeared, making it impossible to refine, even for Yan Taibai who possessed the Green Emperor Wood Emperor Art.

Therefore, the plan for mass-producing the Mending Heaven Pill was directly scrapped.

After opening the Void Heaven Cauldron, the next step was naturally to refine it, and to refine this "Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure"—even if it was only a simplified replica—required practicing the corresponding Spirit-Connecting Art.

The cultivation requirement for the Spirit-Connecting Art was the Nascent Soul Mid Stage; even Yan Taibai could do nothing about this point, which left him quite troubled.

Then, he began to fiddle with and study the Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi.

Hmm! That was the Ancient Treasure that contained Yinyue.

Nowadays, it was not difficult to use this Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi; one only needed to recite a few ancient incantations and, after extending one's divine sense into the two wolf heads, one could, depending on the situation, summon either the red or yellow small wolf, or simply summon a giant silver wolf at once.

The small red wolf seemed to be transformed from extremely pure fire-attribute spirit Qi and was innately capable of several formidable fire-spirit spells.

The other small yellow wolf was earth-attribute and excelled in earth-spirit spells.

This was of little use to Yan Taibai; he only needed to kill his opponents, not use earth-spirit escape techniques to flee.

As for the giant silver wolf that Yan Taibai was most concerned about, although the silver wolf would react to whatever orders he gave, its actions were always in a lazy, perfunctory manner.

This was because the other party possessed a sufficiently complete intelligence.

Originally, Yan Taibai did not care, but now that he had successfully formed his Nascent Soul for many years, it was time to resolve this matter of Yinyue.

"I say, Fairy, it has been so long; aren't you afraid that I will directly destroy this jade Ruyi and cause your artifact spirit soul to scatter and perish?"

Yan Taibai, having lost his patience, took out the Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi and threatened her.

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, which did not sound like a bluff, a ball of silvery-white light emerged from within the Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi, transforming into a large silvery-white wolf that appeared before Yan Taibai's eyes.

"Why must you be so heartless, Fellow Daoist? With your divine abilities and strength, I fear you have no need for my assistance."

The voice from the giant silver wolf's mouth was delicate and pleasant, yet it carried a hint of a mature woman's charm, sounding extremely melodious.

"I don't need help, but I also don't want someone of unknown origin following me around, so, please, Fellow Daoist, tell me about your situation! It would be better for me to have some understanding."

Upon hearing this, Yan Taibai was straightforward and asked a question he already knew the answer to.

"As for this, I do not know what is going on with myself either; I only gained intelligence while in a muddled state and came to know many things. As for the reason, I truly do not know."

The giant silver wolf scratched its head and said with complete helplessness.

"Since that is the case, then so be it. However, what are your plans for the future?"

Hearing this, Yan Taibai did not continue to press for the origin.

"I wish to follow by your side, Fellow Daoist. I have a feeling that as long as I stay by your side, sooner or later I will figure out my situation. Therefore, I hope you can keep me by your side, Fellow Daoist. The spells and divine abilities I possess are not few. I believe there will surely be a place where I am useful in the future."

The giant silver wolf Yinyue requested.

Her delicate voice was filled with a pitiful tone that made one unable to bear refusing.

"Your current situation is also not very convenient; I wonder if you can change it?"

Yan Taibai nodded slightly and said again.

"It is possible, but I need a vessel, preferably a wolf-type Demon Beast, and the higher the bloodline grade, the better. That way, I can also possess stronger power."

Yinyue thought for a moment, her tone filled with surprise.

"I don't have a wolf-type Demon Beast, but would a fox clan member work?"

Yan Taibai again asked a question he already knew the answer to.

"A fox clan member? That should work, I suppose! I am not entirely sure either."

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, Yinyue hesitated for a moment and said.

"Since that is the case, let's try it first."

Yan Taibai said. Subsequently, he patted his Storage Bag, and immediately, a snow-white spirit fox appeared at Yan Taibai's feet; the demon Qi and spirit Qi diffusing from its body proved that its grade was not low.

Moreover, there was a silver crescent moon on its forehead and brow, revealing a hint of eeriness and demonstrating an extraordinary origin. "A Level 4 Demon Beast, a Snow Moon Spirit Fox! It is actually the Snow Moon Spirit Fox that had already gone extinct since the primordial era. Where did you obtain this, Fellow Daoist?"

Yinyue was both surprised and delighted, recognizing the origin of the spirit fox at a glance.

"Naturally, it was from the Void Heaven Palace." Yan Taibai smiled slightly; he had asked Ziling Xianzi for it.

"So it was the Void Heaven Palace, no wonder."

Hearing this, Yinyue said with a sudden realization.

"Alright, you can do it now, right?"

Seeing this, Yan Taibai urged her somewhat. "No problem, Master, please wait a moment."

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, Yinyue let out a charming laugh, and then transformed into a streak of silvery-white escape light, diving into the body of the Snow Moon Spirit Fox.

Before long, a graceful and alluring young woman's form appeared before Yan Taibai's eyes, only she was lying on the ground in a highly seductive and attractive posture; the dazzling whiteness caused Yan Taibai to instinctively pause for a few moments, and then, until she stood up, he regained his senses and turned his face away, no longer watching.

"If Master wishes to look, feel free to do so; this servant will not mind. It is only a pity that this body of mine is merely a phantom form and cannot serve Master; I hope Master will forgive me."

Seeing this, Yinyue let out a charming laugh, her breath like orchids, full of temptation as she spoke.

Before her words had finished, a set of women's robes fell onto her body, covering most of the spring scenery, yet she became even more charming.

However, Yinyue had already quickly changed into the robes and said.

"Master, you may turn around and look now."

"Hmm! Not bad. From now on, you shall stay by my side in this form!"

Yan Taibai nodded slightly, his expression quite satisfied.

"I must thank Master for finding such a good body for this servant."

Yinyue's eyes were seductive as silk, and she smiled. "Enough, you may slowly recover your strength here! I still have matters to attend to."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai, whose scalp felt a bit numb, turned around and took his leave directly.

Now, whenever he saw Yinyue, he would think of the scene from just a moment ago.

She was not a wolf at all, and she was a vixen even more than a vixen.

In short, Yan Taibai felt he could barely hold his composure if he stayed a moment longer.

If it were any other spirit, he could just slay it with a sword, but Yinyue was different.

Whether he could ascend to the Spirit World in the future depended on Yinyue, so he could not do anything to her for the time being; he only needed to treat her well.

Moreover, Yinyue knew many things, which might be helpful to him in the future.

However, for Yan Taibai, the most important things right now were his cultivation and the matter of Falling Demon Valley.

All other matters were to be shelved for the time being.

Therefore, the first place Yan Taibai wanted to go was the Cloud Dream Three Sects of Xi Country.

The current Cloud Dream Three Sects of Xi Country had seen their strength greatly reduced after the chaos caused by the Corpse Ghoul; if not for the three sects standing together and the appearance of Yan Taibai, they might have been driven out of the Yunmeng Mountains.

And the place Yan Taibai was going to was one of the three sects, the lowest-ranked Luoyun Sect.

White Phoenix Peak was located at the easternmost edge of the Luoyun Sect. It was quite far from the other five peaks, possessing a sense of a solitary plum blossom braving the snow. Although this peak was the shortest of the Six Wonders Peak, it was lush and green, with flowers and trees covering the mountain. In terms of scenic beauty, it was truly the crown of all the peaks, far beyond what the few peaks of Tianquan could compare to.

On this day, Yan Taibai, the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World, arrived at White Phoenix Peak without alerting anyone.

Because White Phoenix Peak was mostly inhabited by female cultivators, it had an unwritten and strange rule: any male disciple from other peaks coming here on business must be announced by the disciples at the mountain gate at the foot of the mountain before they could enter. Otherwise, if one were to get trapped in the Restriction of White Phoenix Peak, they would have only themselves to blame.

However, this bit of Restriction was completely useless against Yan Taibai.

A moment later, without anyone in the entire White Phoenix Peak noticing, Yan Taibai landed on the summit.

There was a flat area of a hundred zhang in radius here, with white clouds drifting all around and spiritual energy abounding, appearing just like a fairyland on earth.

And in this fairyland-like place, there was only a solitary pavilion standing there.

This pavilion was about twenty zhang high and divided into three floors, built entirely of an unknown white wood, without any paint or color, appearing elegant and simple.

And the owner of this pavilion was the newly promoted Golden Core Stage Cultivator of the Luoyun Sect, the number one beauty of the Luoyun Sect, Song Yu.

She was also someone who had reached the Golden Core Stage before the age of one hundred and had hopes of condensing a Nascent Soul in the future.

If there were no accidents, she would also be a future Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Luoyun Sect.

Yan Taibai had come this time for the ancient pill recipes in Song Yu's possession; they contained not only those for the Creation Pill but also others.

As for why he did not ask for them last time, it was naturally because he did not want to take advantage of someone's precarious position or demand repayment for a favor.

Hmm! He definitely didn't forget!

As for the arrival of Yan Taibai, the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World, Song Yu naturally had no awareness, and just like that, Yan Taibai stepped into the second floor of the pavilion.

The layout on the second floor was cold and simple; apart from a few wooden shelves piled with some magical artifacts and Jade Slips, there were only a few chairs and a low stone table.

However, there was no one there, only a faint, lingering fragrance, clearly indicating that the owner had not left long ago.

This made Yan Taibai smile slightly; he sat down by the stone table of his own accord, poured himself a cup of tea, and began to drink.

Just like that, after waiting for a full half-hour, Song Yu, who was on the third floor of the pavilion, came downstairs.

As soon as she came downstairs, Yan Taibai saw a breathtakingly beautiful face that was in no way inferior to Yan Ruyan or Nangong Wan.

"Senior Taibai!!! Why have you come to this junior's place? It is truly this junior's negligence to have kept you waiting for so long; I hope Senior will forgive me."

Likewise, as soon as she saw Yan Taibai, Song Yu was so frightened that her face turned pale; she hurriedly bowed and apologized respectfully.

"It is no matter; it was I who came uninvited, it has nothing to do with you."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai chuckled and reassured her.

"I wonder if Senior has any instructions for this junior by coming here this time?"

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, Song Yu felt relieved; given Yan Taibai's status and situation, he would naturally not threaten her life, otherwise, why would he be waiting here?

"I do indeed have a matter for coming here this time. I heard that your Song family has an ancestral ancient secret book, so I wonder if you have made a copy; I need to take a look."

Yan Taibai asked straightforwardly.

"Rest assured, I will not let you suffer a loss. You may ask for pills, Spirit Stones, or treasures and materials as you wish."

"It is this junior's and the Song family's honor that Senior would take an interest in our Song family's ancient secret book; how could I possibly want anything from Senior?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yu hurriedly refused and took out the copied ancient secret book from her Storage Bag.

Although she did not understand why Yan Taibai would come for this ancient secret book, she still took it out honestly.

After all, this was Yan Taibai, the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World.

"I am not a person who likes to owe favors; you had better just speak your mind!"

Seeing this, Yan Taibai shook his head and did not take the Jade Slip immediately.

Seeing Yan Taibai act this way, a look of hesitation appeared on Song Yu's beautiful face.

"If you haven't thought of anything for the moment, you can also come to the Yanyue Sect to find me in the future. If I am not there, you can also tell other Nascent Soul cultivators of the Yanyue Sect; I will tell them about this favor."

Yan Taibai continued to speak.

"Junior, this junior wishes to take you as my master."

After hearing Yan Taibai's words, Song Yu bit her lip, fell to her knees with a "thump," and spoke.

"Take me as your master? I am devoted to cultivation and it is difficult for me to guide you in anything. Moreover, you are not a cultivator of the Yanyue Sect; if you take me as your master, this..."

Yan Taibai was also startled by Song Yu; he had not expected that Song Yu would want to take him as her master so directly.

"Forget it. Since you wish to take me as your master, I will agree to it. However, for the time being, you should still cultivate in the Luoyun Sect! If you wish to return to the Yanyue Sect to cultivate, that is also fine; it is all up to you."

After pondering for a moment, Yan Taibai looked at Song Yu's flawless, beautiful face and felt that taking a beautiful female disciple was not a bad idea.

"Disciple Song Yu pays respects to Master."

Seeing that Yan Taibai had agreed, Song Yu smiled like a blooming flower and hurriedly kowtowed to acknowledge him as her master, without the slightest hesitation. After all, it would be disastrous if Yan Taibai changed his mind.

Moreover, she had bet correctly!

Taking Yan Taibai as her master might imply betraying the Luoyun Sect, but as long as they did not have a falling out, there would be no problem at all; she believed that if the other two Nascent Soul cultivators of the Luoyun Sect knew, they would be too happy to blame Song Yu.

This was completely impossible.

(End of this chapter)