Chapter 628: Ye Qiuyuan

After seeing Ye Qiuyuan walk over, the Foundation Establishment manager of the "Heavenly Elixir Pavilion" hurriedly and respectfully handed the jade box in his hands to him with great care.

Ye Qiuyuan picked up the "Green Jade Elixir" from the box and took a look at it. With a movement of his magic power, a ball of flame suddenly appeared out of thin air in his hand. Soon, the color of the elixir in his hand turned somewhat reddish.

"What a refined elixir fire!" Seeing the flame divine ability displayed by Ye Qiuyuan, Song Qingming and the others on the side also revealed a trace of surprise.

As fellow Jin Dan cultivators, Song Qingming naturally saw at a glance that what Ye Qiuyuan had just used was the elixir fire that only cultivators above the Jin Dan stage could cultivate and store within their bodies year-round.

However, for a cultivator like Song Qingming who was not adept at cultivating fire-attribute divine abilities, the power of the elixir fire in his body was far inferior to that of Ye Qiuyuan before him, and he could not help but show a bit of envy.

A moment later, a wisp of green smoke suddenly rose from the elixir that had been scorched by the elixir fire in Ye Qiuyuan's hand, and everyone at the scene immediately smelled a strong, pungent fragrance of medicinal herbs.

However, in this fragrance, besides the original scent of the elixir, it was clearly mixed with the scent of some strange spiritual herb.

Upon smelling this strange odor that should not have been present, the several alchemists on the scene, including the Foundation Establishment manager of the "Heavenly Elixir Pavilion," immediately changed their expressions and understood the problem with this elixir.

"It must have been a result of not paying attention during the refining process and using an extra auxiliary herb. Hurry and exchange a good elixir for these fellow Daoists, then go investigate who refined this one and report it directly to the Elder Council tomorrow!"

Looking at the "Green Jade Elixir" in his hand that was already somewhat charred, Ye Qiuyuan gave the order with an unsightly expression before throwing the elixir back to the Foundation Establishment manager before him.

Upon hearing the order from their own Elder, the Foundation Establishment manager nodded in a panic and hurriedly took the elixir, quickly leaving the room.

"This matter was an oversight by our Heavenly Elixir Pavilion, making a laughingstock of you fellow Daoists. We will not charge spirit stones for this Green Jade Elixir; consider it an apology to you all. I hope you will not take this matter to heart!" After Ye Qiuyuan finished speaking, he bowed slightly to Song Qingming and the others.

Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly returned the bow with a smile: "The matter just now was merely a small misunderstanding. Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Ye; we are definitely not people who talk too much, and no matter where we are in the future, we will never mention this matter to anyone."

"Hehe! With those words from you, Fellow Daoist, this old man can rest easy."

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Ye Qiuyuan shifted his gaze to Huang Siyuan, who had been the first to discover the problem with the elixir, and asked her with a hint of curiosity on his face:

"I hadn't noticed before, but it turns out Lady Song is also an alchemist. It is truly disrespectful of me; I hope you will be magnanimous, Lady."

"As for the impurities in the elixir just now, I only discovered them after a careful look. I wonder how Lady Song managed to see the problem with this elixir? Could you enlighten this old man a little?"

As a third-grade top-quality alchemist, Ye Qiuyuan's familiarity with alchemists was naturally far beyond that of ordinary people.

Through the fact that Huang Siyuan was able to see the problem with that "Green Jade Elixir" just now, Ye Qiuyuan quickly judged that Huang Siyuan was also an alchemist, and he knew that her level of alchemy definitely could not be too low—at the very least, she was a second-grade alchemist.

As an Executive Elder of the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance," Ye Qiuyuan naturally respected capable alchemists. Even though Huang Siyuan was still only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Ye Qiuyuan still used the word "enlighten" to resolve the doubts in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Huang Siyuan hurriedly bowed slightly to him and said with a humble expression: "My cultivation is shallow; how would I dare to speak of teaching a senior? Please do not mock me, Senior Ye."

"You may not know this, Senior, but besides being an alchemist, I also studied spiritual culinary arts in the past and am also a second-grade spiritual chef. Therefore, my sensitivity to the scents of various spiritual items is a bit sharper than that of ordinary people."

"When I was inspecting the elixir just now, it was just a coincidence that I smelled some strange odors, which led me to discover the problem with that elixir. I have made a laughingstock of myself before you, Senior."

Ye Qiuyuan realized and said: "Oh! So that is how it is. For Lady Song to be able to raise both alchemy and spiritual culinary arts to the second grade, it is clear that you truly have some talent—far stronger than these useless juniors under my command."

"Fellow Daoist Song, to be able to obtain such a virtuous wife, you are truly a person of great fortune. It is no wonder you could have such cultivation at such a young age."

"Senior Ye is joking. My alchemy is currently only at the second-grade mid-quality, and after breaking through to second-grade low-quality in spiritual culinary arts, I have not made any progress for many years. How would I dare to accept such undeserved praise from you, Senior?"

Facing Ye Qiuyuan's vigorous praise, Huang Siyuan still shook her head somewhat humbly.

After resolving the doubts in his heart, Ye Qiuyuan nodded at Huang Siyuan with a hint of appreciation before returning to sit down with Song Qingming to continue drinking tea.

"Fellow Daoist Song, may I be so bold as to ask one more question: is the five-element Core Formation spiritual item you are seeking this time prepared for your wife's Core Formation?"

Hearing Ye Qiuyuan suddenly ask about this matter again, Song Qingming revealed a trace of doubt on his face, but he did not intend to hide it from the other party. He nodded directly to Ye Qiuyuan and said:

"Fellow Daoist Ye guessed correctly. Coming to the East Sea this time, besides purchasing some elixirs, the main purpose was indeed to find a Core Formation spiritual item for my wife. I had hoped to have some gains here, but unfortunately, I arrived a bit late."

"If I had known about the Heavenly Dancheng auction a few years earlier, I would not have come here in vain. I do not know where else in the East Sea cultivation world there might be an opportunity to find a Core Formation spiritual item."

Upon hearing Song Qingming's affirmative answer, Ye Qiuyuan pondered for a moment in his mind before suddenly casting a spell to release a small sound-insulation barrier in front of the two.

After doing this, seeing the puzzled look Song Qingming cast his way, Ye Qiuyuan hurriedly explained with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Song, I have a matter I would like to discuss with you alone. Please do not take offense!"

"Fellow Daoist Ye, if you have something to say, please speak freely!"

Ye Qiuyuan paused slightly before slowly saying to Song Qingming: "Fellow Daoist Song, to tell you the truth, although our East Sea cultivation world is more prosperous than the Floating Yunshan Range side..."

"The five-element spiritual items that assist in Core Formation are basically all held in the hands of the major sects. If there is no special reason, they will not easily sell them to outsiders. I fear there is a high probability you will return disappointed if you seek this item here."

"I do have an idea here that could obtain a Core Formation opportunity for your wife, but I do not know if you are willing to accept it!"

"Oh! May I ask what kind of opportunity it is? Please speak plainly, Fellow Daoist Ye. The three of us came here specifically for my wife's Core Formation. As long as it is something we can do, even if we have to pay a higher price, it is something we can consider!"

Hearing Ye Qiuyuan say he could find a Core Formation opportunity for Huang Siyuan, Song Qingming immediately became interested and looked at the other party with curiosity and anticipation.

Ye Qiuyuan nodded slightly and continued: "Fellow Daoist Song also knows that our Heavenly Elixir Pavilion is merely an industry under the Heavenly Elixir Alliance, and the spiritual items here naturally must be supplied to the cultivators within the organization first."

"Since your wife is also a second-grade mid-quality alchemist, if she could directly join our Heavenly Elixir Alliance and become one of our own, then this Core Formation spiritual item could naturally be exchanged for you immediately."

"Our Heavenly Elixir Alliance has always looked only at alchemy skills and does not distinguish by sect or region when recruiting peripheral members. As long as they are not people of dubious origin like demonic cultivators or bandit cultivators, any cultivator of any background can choose to join the organization directly once they receive our approval."

"Besides having to be assigned some alchemy tasks at fixed times, we basically do not interfere with anything peripheral members do in their daily lives. This should not be too difficult for your wife, Fellow Daoist Song. Do you think this idea of mine is feasible?"

"You mean to let my wife directly join the Heavenly Elixir Alliance? Would that not be inconvenient? After all, we are far away in the Floating Yunshan Range, and it is not easy to make a trip here." After hearing clearly what Ye Qiuyuan said, Song Qingming revealed a trace of surprise on his face.

Song Qingming had initially thought that Ye Qiuyuan had changed his mind and wanted to help him introduce other methods to exchange for a five-element Core Formation spiritual item. He truly had not expected that this fellow Ye Qiuyuan would directly propose the idea of Huang Siyuan joining the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance."

"Fellow Daoist Song, rest assured, our Heavenly Elixir Alliance does not have many restrictions on peripheral members. If it is inconvenient for your wife to come to Heavenly Dancheng to accept tasks, we can also send someone to deliver the alchemy materials directly to you on their way. This is not a big problem."

"Moreover, we do not have mandatory time requirements for completing alchemy tasks..."

Seeing that Song Qingming had some concerns in his tone, Ye Qiuyuan hurriedly explained some of the rules for joining the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance" to him in detail.

Before Song Qingming had come to the East Sea cultivation world, he had actually heard from Gu Qing and Chu Fengping about some of the rules for the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance" recruiting members, and he also knew that their internal recruitment of members had always been relatively strict.

Besides those alchemists above the third grade, outside first and second-grade low-tier alchemists who want to join the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance" must be approved by the organization's Executive Elders; it is not something you can join whenever you want.

The alchemists within the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance" are strictly divided into peripheral members and core internal cultivators.

Core internal cultivators are people like Ye Qiuyuan in the Heavenly Elixir Pavilion. Most of these people are cultivators born and raised in Heavenly Dancheng, or people who no longer have other identities outside and have completely joined the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance."

These "Heavenly Elixir Alliance" internal cultivators, besides needing to help the organization refine elixirs in their daily lives, are also responsible for managing the various industries of the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance" outside. When the organization has tasks, they are generally the ones prioritized to complete them.

The peripheral members Ye Qiuyuan spoke of refer to those alchemists who have joined sects or other forces outside and only joined the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance" because they want to improve their alchemy skills.

Although these types of peripheral cultivators are also members of the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance" in name and need to abide by some of the organization's internal rules...

In their daily lives, besides needing to complete some alchemy tasks within the organization at fixed times, these people do not need to participate in other affairs within the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance," nor do they need to stay in Heavenly Dancheng year-round, so there will not be too much impact on the sects or families they belong to.

Of course, besides having more opportunities to improve their alchemy skills, the other benefits and treatment that peripheral member cultivators of the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance" can obtain naturally cannot be compared to those of the core internal cultivators like Ye Qiuyuan.

The difference between these core internal cultivators and peripheral members of the organization, to put it plainly, is actually somewhat similar to the difference between Jin Dan Elders and guest Elders within the Xiaoyao Sect, only the importance of the latter to the sect is much higher than the former.

After Ye Qiuyuan finished introducing it, after a long while, Song Qingming replied thoughtfully:

"I understand your good intentions, Fellow Daoist Ye. However, I still need to discuss this matter with my wife before I can give you an answer. Please give us a little more time to consider this matter carefully."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qiuyuan nodded slightly and said: "That is only natural. Fellow Daoist Song, rest assured, our Heavenly Elixir Alliance's recruitment of personnel is absolutely entirely voluntary and will not be forced."

"If your wife can join the Heavenly Elixir Alliance, she could actually stay here in Heavenly Dancheng to form her Core. We happen to have a spiritual energy spring eye on the back mountain that can be used for secluded cultivation that has become vacant. If she were to undergo secluded cultivation there, it could also have some auxiliary effect on Core Formation."

"I happen to be going out for a trip tomorrow and will be back in about two days. If you have considered it, Fellow Daoist Song, and have this idea, you can come back to the Heavenly Elixir Pavilion to find me in three days."

Seeing this, Song Qingming's eyes flickered slightly, but he still replied with an unchanging expression: "Very well! Regardless of the result of our consideration in three days, I will come here to give you an answer in person, Fellow Daoist."

After the two agreed, Ye Qiuyuan waved his hand to put away the sound-insulation barrier beside them. Not long after, Song Qingyu and the others, who had already finished inspecting the spiritual items, also walked over here.

Seeing that all the elixirs taken out at the scene had been counted and there were no problems, Ye Qiuyuan then accepted the spirit stones handed over by Song Qingming and completed this transaction with him.

Afterward, Song Qingming rose to take his leave, directly taking Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan with him as they left the "Heavenly Elixir Pavilion." The three of them wandered around the streets for a while longer before returning to the inn they had rented previously.

Just as they entered the door, Song Qingyu, who was already unable to restrain herself, set up a sound-insulation formation at the entrance and immediately stepped forward to ask Song Qingming:

"Seventh Brother, before we left just now, what on earth did that old fellow mutter to you for so long? It was so mysterious!"

Seeing this, Song Qingming did not hide it from the two of them. In front of them, he told them without reservation about Ye Qiuyuan wanting to pull Huang Siyuan into joining the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance."

Hearing that the other party wanted to pull her into joining the "Heavenly Elixir Alliance," Huang Siyuan also had an expression of surprise on her face. She asked Song Qingming thoughtfully: "Husband! Are you thinking of agreeing to him?" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 629 =====