Chapter 110: His True Identity, the God of Xuan Mountain

Ordinary third-grade healing pills do not emit a medicinal fragrance when they are formed.

Only a third-grade healing pill of extremely high purity produces such a medicinal fragrance.

Even those sitting nearby refining medicine with Shen Qingli feel a jolt to their spirit from the scent.

"It actually formed a pill!"

"So fast!"

"It took just the blink of an eye, right?"

The outsiders and insiders outside the door all fell silent.

This is the fastest pill-forming alchemist they have ever seen.

"Look, Yao Yuan Ying is still refining hers, but she has already formed a pill."

"I humbly accept."

Having finished her work and risen, Shen Qingli returned the salute to the crowd, neither humble nor arrogant, possessing both the pride and refinement of a great clan.

"Sister!"

Di Jin, this guest who came to cheer, already clapped and cheered at the moment everyone was stunned.

Such a flamboyant, ostentatious act, when done by him, shows utter nonchalance and sincerity.

Seeing this, Nine Li covered its eyes again, while Pei Jianshu, sitting opposite Di Jin, had his eyes turn red.

Because Di Jin had already come down to meet Shen Qingli as she stepped down, he directly took her hand, intertwining all ten fingers, fully displaying his domineering and clingy nature.

He also wanted to, but if it were him, Shen Qingli would have avoided him long ago—how could he ever hold her hand?

So what makes him most jealous isn't that Di Jin dares to do it, but that Shen Qingli indulges Di Jin!

However, Shen Qingli, who actually wanted to pull her hand away, was still whispering a warning to Di Jin: "Enough already."

"This won't do, everyone's watching." Di Jin insisted on holding on tightly, "Don't you feel uncomfortable, sister?"

Shen Qingli paused, then said she wasn't uncomfortable, just felt odd: "You're my brother; holding hands would be fine, but you're threading your fingers through mine—don't you find that strange?"

"I don't."

"..."

"Sister dislikes me."

"No."

Shen Qingli gave in.

Nine Li also gave in!

Never seen such an affected superior before.

Nine Li decided to play dead, play asleep...

It's too hard; why make it guess this person's true identity?

It's all because it's worldly-wise and knows too much—its mouth can't be too loose, or it'll easily be silenced.

"What a great relationship you two have." Huang Lao Gou said with an envious face.

Shen Kuo rubbed his forehead, thinking this kid's drama is a bit too much.

He could only say with a cold face, "In public, pulling and tugging—what propriety is this?"

"Sister's hands are sore, I'll massage them." Di Jin said, "Does refining medicine not tire the hands? What's with all the pulling and tugging?"

Shen Kuo:...

"You're quite thoughtful." Shen Qinghuang praised.

He has now accepted Di Jin's status, truly believing his uncle has been raising a live-in son-in-law for his little sister since childhood; otherwise, how could such an aloof uncle raise someone else's child?

"It's not that sour." Shen Qingli, unable to explain further, just let Di Jin have his fun.

"Yao Yuan Ying is also about to form a pill!" Suddenly someone shouted nearby, and Shen Qingli's attention was diverted even more.

A waft of fresh fragrance came over, making Shen Qingli raise her eyebrows—could it be even more fragrant than hers? Quite interesting.

"Fragrant and assailing the nose." Someone on the field praised loudly, "No wonder as a favored disciple of the Cave Heaven Old Ancestor, this pill's quality actually surpasses Young Master Shen's by a notch."

"After all, it's a family devoted to alchemy." Shen Qinghuang laughed heartily, "We can't be inferior to my sister in the first round, or we'd be a laughingstock."

The crowd said nothing, merely watching the two factions intently.

Although the two sides had just been tense, they eventually cooled down.

But a grudge has clearly been formed; listening to these barbed remarks, there will surely be a more exciting showdown later!

"What Young Master Shen said is absolutely right. I have been refining pills since childhood, which is how I attained my current skill. I didn't expect Young Master Shen to have left the secular path midway and yet be so extraordinary; it seems my Yao Clan's ancient text has been of great help to Young Master Shen."

Yao Yuan Ying spoke slowly and clearly, explaining that Shen Qingli's superb alchemy skill is entirely due to that ancient text of their family.

"Not bad." Shen Qingli openly admitted, "The ancient text has helped me greatly. Tomorrow is the second round; I hope that after it is returned to its rightful owner, you too can make further progress."

The implication is, this book has always been in your Medicine God Valley, benefiting me—why wouldn't it benefit you? I've looked at it for so long before and never understood it; even if I take it over now, it would be useless.

Yao Yuan Ying is a smart person; of course he understood Shen Qingli's implication, his expression immediately soured! He previously truly couldn't comprehend it, couldn't grasp its meaning.

But now, who knows!

"Let's wait and see."

Yao Yuan Ying clasped his hands and gazed at her!

Shen Qingli nodded, indicating she understood.

Yao Yuan Ying's face turned cold, and he directly returned to his seat in the Cave Heaven Realm.

"Sister." Di Jin called out.

"Huh?" Shen Qingli tilted her head, only then realizing how close he had come.

Di Jin wanted to get even closer, whispering by her ear, "Has the Nine Heavens Mysterious Cauldron undergone any changes?"

"What do you know?" Shen Qingli asked, then said, "It seems like it's about to split open."

"It won't crack, don't worry, but its surface is coated with something." Di Jin whispered.

"How do you know?" Shen Qingli wondered, also speaking close to Di Jin's ear, "This isn't something from the Azure Cloud Realm, is it?"

"Who said that?" Di Jin's narrow phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, that arrogant and unrestrained aura almost overwhelmed him.

"No need to say, the envoys on Profound Mountain all come from the Azure Cloud Realm; isn't this theirs?"

"Of course not, Profound Mountain was appointed by the gods as a caretaker, and it just happened to be given to the Pei Clan; how did it become theirs?"

Di Jin, while speaking, propped his elbow on the left armrest of Shen Qingli's chair, but he sat on her right; after this small move, he almost had her in his arms.

Shen Kuo, to Shen Qingli's left, looked annoyed, "What are you talking about? Sit properly!"

"Dad, don't interfere." Di Jin said to Shen Kuo, then continued his own way with Shen Qingli, "Let me see."

"Look here?" Shen Qingli felt it improper, but based on her trust in Di Jin, she still took it out.

"What are you up to?" Shen Kuo also came over.

Shen Qingli, however, said, "Dad, don't worry, we're just talking."

Shen Kuo watched his daughter moving toward Di Jin, truly feeling like he was inviting a wolf into the house!

"Look." Shen Qingli handed the medicine cauldron to Di Jin.

Jiu Li suddenly woke up, clambering over to look! It also wanted to know what was happening.

The two people and a cat gathered around the medicine cauldron to study, attracting many sideways glances, all wondering what they were up to.

"As expected." Di Jin chuckled, "Just keep using it; at night, nourish it with your breath."

"Then?" Shen Qingli frowned, "I didn't see a crack; did you?"

"There won't be a crack."

"I heard the cracking sound."

"That's the peeling sound."

"Oh."

Shen Qingli understood, the "click" of the surface and inner layers separating.

"Won't it affect my alchemy?"

"No, don't worry."

Shen Qingli nodded, put the medicine cauldron away, then looked toward the alchemy station; this time she was observing the earth-core fire.

Unlike her and Yao Yuan Ying, alchemists without source fire can only rely on the earth-core fire drawn from the depths by the Primordial Sect to make pills; controlling it is naturally not as good as their own awakened source fire, but it's far better than ordinary beast fire.

"Don't worry, everything will go smoothly." Di Jin knew what she was thinking and gave a reassuring word.

Shen Qingli nodded; no matter what, she would make everything go smoothly!

In the blink of an eye a day passed, the preliminary trial was only just completed. After all, not everyone is as efficient as Shen Qingli and Yao Yuan Ying.

Most people need a day to refine a third-rank healing pill; that's still considered decent speed.

Those who couldn't finish within a day were directly eliminated, with no chance for the next day's rematch.

Upon returning to the guest residence, Shen Qingli then asked Di Jin, "So what is the substance coated on the outside of the Nine Heavens Mystic Cauldron?"

"Want to know?" Di Jin responded with a question.

"Nonsense." Shen Qingli's hands were itching, "I've noticed you lately like to keep me in suspense, are you itching for a fight?"

Seeing her finger gesture, Di Jin knew what she wanted, but he evaded with a laugh, "I'll tell you later tonight; first I'm going to help Father cook."

Shen Qingli's ear-pulling gesture hung in the air; seeing him dash away quickly, she smiled, "You better not keep dragging me around!"

Di Jin didn't respond to her words, but that night, as Shen Qingli sat cross-legged on the bed cultivating, his sneaky crawling onto the bed left her speechless……

"What are you up to again?"

Shen Qingli opened her eyes and froze!