Sun Jian was also looking at the small porcelain bottle that suddenly appeared in Feng Yuqin's hand with excitement. His voice trembled as he said, "Elder Feng... Is Elder Feng really an alchemist? Elder Feng, you're not joking with us, are you?"
They had been in despair ever since they learned that a sixth - grade Level 7 Pure Spirit Pill was needed.
Due to the after - effects of the Black Jade Fruit, their path as alchemists would be extremely difficult.
It would be even harder for them to level up.
Now, suddenly hearing this news, they found it hard to believe.
"Whether I'm joking or not, you can just open it and see." Feng Yuqin placed the small porcelain bottle on the stone table and said calmly to the two of them.
Ke Ruxia quickly picked up the small porcelain bottle. She glanced at Sun Jian, then opened the bottle stopper. Inside, there were two round pills lying there.
"Sun Jian, it's really the Level 7 Pure Spirit Pill..." At the moment Ke Ruxia saw the pill, tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face.
Only she and Sun Jian knew about taking the Black Jade Fruit.
They didn't dare to tell anyone else.
Back then, when they went out for training, they accidentally wandered into a restricted area and were poisoned.
After they got out, they immediately went to find the nearby Black Jade Fruit.
Facing the choice between death and the possible inability to level up their alchemy skills in the future, they naturally chose the latter.
After all, only by staying alive could there be a chance.
But after they returned, they inquired about the Level 7 Pure Spirit Pill, but they never got any satisfactory news.
Ten days ago, their last attempt at inquiring was also fruitless.
They had both been in despair, thinking that this was how their lives would be.
But unexpectedly, there was a turn of events. Feng Yuqin not only knew about their situation but also refined the Level 7 Pure Spirit Pill for them.
Sun Jian held the small porcelain bottle and stared at the pills inside. His eyes were red with excitement.
Suddenly, he stood up, took a step back, and knelt down in front of Feng Yuqin.
Feng Yuqin was startled by his sudden action.
Ke Ruxia and Sun Jian were incredibly in sync. The moment Sun Jian knelt down, she immediately knelt down beside him.
"Elder Feng, thank you..." Sun Jian was so excited that he didn't know what else to say.
Feng Yuqin looked at them helplessly. "Don't do this. Get up quickly."
Saying this, she also stood up to help them up.
"Elder Feng, just because you gave us these pills, from now on, we'll be willing to go through fire and water for you." Sun Jian immediately expressed his determination after sitting down.
"Even if it means going up the knife - mountain and down the oil - pan, we won't hesitate." Ke Ruxia quickly echoed.
Feng Yuqin twitched the corner of her mouth. "I don't have any other special requests for you for now. I just want you to join my team and participate in the competition organized by the General Association."
"But isn't the General Association's competition always arranged by the Elders' Council?" Ke Ruxia asked doubtfully.
"I've read the rules of the General Association. There's no requirement for the number of participants. So those who want to participate can do so. It has nothing to do with us." Feng Yuqin explained.
"But we don't have enough people." Sun Jian said. "The minimum number of participants for the competition is five. Even if we level up to Level 5, including you, Elder Feng, there are only three of us."
They now understood that Feng Yuqin gave them the pills so that they could level up to Level 5 before the competition.
They were quite confident about this the moment they saw the Pure Spirit Pill.
After all, their talent in alchemy was truly good, which could be seen from their previous leveling - up speed.
It was just that later, due to the Black Jade Fruit incident, their alchemy skills couldn't progress further.
"You don't need to worry about this. I've made arrangements. What you two need to do now is to level up." Feng Yuqin said. "Take the Pure Spirit Pill tonight. Exchange for pills tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Then start your secluded cultivation on the third day."
"Will you have enough medicinal herbs in two days?" Ke Ruxia asked.
"I originally planned to take a few more days, but now the situation is urgent. There's no other way. We'll just collect as much as we can." Feng Yuqin said helplessly.
"Maybe I can introduce someone to Elder Feng?" Sun Jian said tentatively.
"Is he reliable?" Feng Yuqin asked.
"I think he's quite reliable." Sun Jian scratched his head. "But I can ask him to come and let Elder Feng take a look in person."
"Elder Feng should have met him." Ke Ruxia said. "It's Xia Hao who helped us find you when Lin Sixue caused trouble for us."
Hearing this, Feng Yuqin recalled and indeed remembered Xia Hao.
"If you think he's reliable, then let him take over your subsequent tasks." Feng Yuqin said.
"Okay. I'll go to Area 13 of the Western Courtyard to find Xia Hao later." Sun Jian said happily.
"Fine." Feng Yuqin didn't think this was a big problem.
Moreover, she wasn't worried that someone would embezzle her pills because there was also Xiaojin secretly keeping an eye on things.
...
The Elders' Council started to arrange for people to ostracize Feng Yuqin everywhere.
However, their actions didn't really affect Feng Yuqin.
But the members of the Elders' Council thought that Feng Yuqin hiding in her own courtyard and not coming out meant that she was scared by their actions and didn't dare to come out.
They originally wanted to make the members of the guild stop helping Feng Yuqin exchange for tasks.
But unfortunately, the attraction of the pills was too great, and many people couldn't follow the Elders' Council's orders.
So while Sun Jian and Ke Ruxia were in secluded cultivation to level up, Xia Hao normally helped Feng Yuqin collect tasks.
Feng Yuqin would come out every two days to hand in tasks at the medicinal herb warehouse and collect medicinal herbs by the way.
The happiest one was Xiaojin.
Most of the exchanged medicinal herbs were taken by him and planted in the medicine fields in the space.
"Master, Sun Jian has leveled up." Xiaojin, who had been observing the situation around the courtyard, noticed a wave coming from Sun Jian's room.
Before Feng Yuqin could answer, Xiaojin said again, "Ke Ruxia has also leveled up... Do these two even level up so close to each other?"
"They're siblings. They're evenly matched in all aspects. It's not surprising that they level up at the same time." Feng Yuqin said calmly.
"Master, they've both opened their doors and come out at the same time." Xiaojin was speechless about their incredible sync.
Feng Yuqin didn't reply. Xiaojin didn't mind either. He observed the two of them with his spiritual sense and heard them say that they were going to the Elders' Council to exchange for the badges of Level 5 alchemists and then go to the medicinal herb warehouse to collect their leveling - up rewards.
He told Feng Yuqin everything he observed.
After listening, Feng Yuqin said, "Keep your spiritual sense on them."
Xiaojin asked, "Is Master worried that they'll run into trouble?"
Thinking of the shameless faces of the members of the Elders' Council, Feng Yuqin said calmly, "They're on good terms with me and have leveled up. The Elders' Council will surely try to win them over."
"Does Master think that Sun Jian and Ke Ruxia will be bribed by the elders of the Elders' Council?" Xiaojin said.
"After all, the reason you had faith in them before was that their alchemy skills might not be able to level up because of the Black Jade Fruit. But now that there's nothing wrong with their bodies, they have a boundless future. It's hard to say that they won't be bribed by the benefits from the Elders' Council."