The heavy gifts from all sides made Chu Xinghe just want some peace and quiet.

What the hell did I do... Did I just turn this welcome party into a Flute of Time and Space trading conference with a single word?

Everyone is exchanging divine artifacts for the Flute of Time and Space, all smiles and laughter, but our Flute of Time and Space, although valuable, isn't valuable enough to be exchanged for divine artifacts...

My Junior Brother Yuzheng can mass-produce the Flute of Time and Space... You guys are making me feel really uncomfortable...

But no matter how uncomfortable it is, it's useless. All the gifts have been given, and the key is that everyone is very satisfied. If they were dissatisfied, you could return them, but how do you return them when they're satisfied?

At the Grand Sky Sect, Zheng Yu carefully packed away the Flute of Time and Space in his hand.

As soon as the Flute of Time and Space was obtained, Martial Emperor City handed it over to Zheng Yu. The preciousness of this item needs no further explanation. With the Flute of Time and Space in hand, Zheng Yu essentially has an extra life.

Although Martial Emperor City paid the price of three divine artifacts for it, everyone felt it was worth it.

After all, three divine artifacts might not necessarily save Zheng Yu's life in a critical moment, but the Flute of Time and Space could.

This was Zheng Yu's third visit to the Grand Sky Sect. The previous two times, he left in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to take a good look at the sect. This time, Zheng Yu finally found the opportunity.

As he arrived at the Spirit Crane Palace, Zheng Yu stood in front of the entrance without rushing in. After all, this wasn't Martial Emperor City, and he didn't know if there were any taboos here.

Just as Zheng Yu was contemplating whether to find someone to ask, a voice came from behind.

"Senior Brother Zheng Yu?"

Zheng Yu turned around and recognized the person—it was Mu Bai.

"Hello, Junior Brother Mu Bai..."

"Mu Bai greets Senior Brother Zheng Yu. Are you here to tour the Spirit Crane Palace? I'll go find Senior Brother Xinghe."

"No, no, no... Junior Brother Mu Bai, there's no need to trouble yourself. Senior Brother Xinghe has been very busy these past few days. I just want to take a casual look around." Zheng Yu quickly stopped Mu Bai.

"Ah... okay then... I'll show Senior Brother Zheng Yu around." Mu Bai offered to lead the way.

Zheng Yu didn't stand on ceremony and followed Mu Bai into the Spirit Crane Palace.

Along the way, Mu Bai first introduced some aspects of the Spirit Crane Palace, but these were of no significance to Zheng Yu, as they were things that could be learned from the outside world.

But soon, Zheng Yu discovered things within the Spirit Crane Palace that the outside world couldn't know.

First was the incredibly grand Medicine King Palace. As soon as Zheng Yu entered, he saw a disciple of the Medicine King Palace refining pills ahead.

Above the disciple's pill furnace, purple mist was swirling.

Although Zheng Yu wasn't skilled in alchemy, he knew upon seeing this purple mist that it was a sign of an exceptional pill about to be born!

"Buzz... buzz..." The pill furnace shook, and in the next moment, under Zheng Yu's gaze, the pill refining was finally completed, and a streak of purple light shot out from the pill furnace.

An exceptional pill was made!

Zheng Yu almost couldn't help but shout out.

And as it turned out, Zheng Yu's guess was spot on. When the pill furnace was opened, pills emitting a purple glow were taken out.

Seeing the pills being taken out, Zheng Yu gasped.

Moon Dream Pill!

It was actually a Fourth Grade Moon Dream Pill. Although this Moon Dream Pill was Fourth Grade, its difficulty in refining could be compared to Fifth Grade, and due to its unique nature, the failure rate in refining it was extremely high. This exceptional Moon Dream Pill was even more expensive than many Fifth Grade pills!

Zheng Yu couldn't help but admire the young alchemist who refined the exceptional Moon Dream Pill.

In terms of alchemy, the gap between Martial Emperor City and the Grand Sky Sect was truly vast. Although Martial Emperor City also had a medicine hall, there were very few disciples in the medicine hall who could refine the Moon Dream Pill, let alone an exceptional Moon Dream Pill.

Now, seeing this young disciple who refined the Moon Dream Pill, Zheng Yu couldn't help but think of his limitless future.

Zheng Yu was about to praise him.

But before Zheng Yu could speak, Mu Bai's voice came from behind!

"Mu Xiaoqi! You worthless fool!"

Zheng Yu: "???"

"Mu Xiaoqi... you're simply the disgrace of our Muyue Nation. You've been learning alchemy for three months and can't even refine a quasi-divine pill. You can only make this trashy exceptional Moon Dream Pill. Do you think you're worthy of Senior Brother Xinghe's guidance? Do you think you're worthy of the sect? As such a worthless person, don't go around saying you're from Muyue Nation, don't say you're a disciple of the Grand Sky Sect, don't say you know Senior Brother Xinghe. Saying you know Senior Brother Xinghe is an insult to him!"

Mu Xiaoqi was so scolded by Mu Bai that he almost buried his head in his pants.

"Senior Brother Mu Bai... I... I know I was wrong, I... I'll keep working hard... sob sob sob..."

Mu Xiaoqi cried bitterly as he was scolded.

"Get lost! Don't let me see you! If you make such trashy exceptional pills again, you won't need Senior Brother Xinghe to say anything; I'll personally ask the Great Elder to expel you from the Spirit Crane Palace!"

"Sob sob sob..." Mu Xiaoqi ran away crying.

Zheng Yu: "???"

At this moment, Zheng Yu's mind was blank... Who am I?

Where am I? What the hell did I just see?

Can someone explain what's going on here?

In our Martial Emperor City, disciples who refine exceptional pills are rewarded...

All the other senior and junior brothers come to congratulate them...

But did you hear what Mu Bai just said? Is that even human language?

What do you mean by trashy exceptional pill?

Now, refining an exceptional pill is grounds for expulsion from the sect?

Does the Medicine King Palace have any humanity left?

But looking at Mu Bai's genuinely angry expression, it didn't seem like he was acting...

Mu Bai saw Zheng Yu's confused look and came up to explain.

"Senior Brother Zheng Yu, Mu Bai was rude... I made you laugh, but Xiaoqi really is a handful. He clearly has great talent, but he likes to slack off. He's been learning alchemy for half a year... and he's only Fourth Grade, and he can only make a lousy Moon Dream Pill, and even then, it's only exceptional."

Zheng Yu was on the verge of tears...

Mu Bai, do you even hear the nonsense you're spouting... learning alchemy for half a year?

Only Fourth Grade?

If other sect disciples outside hear this, you'll be beaten to death on the spot, you know that?

Generally, a disciple learning alchemy takes many years just to identify herbs... and that's if they're talented...

It's fine if you Muyue Nation folks are naturally good at identifying herbs... that's your talent, so I won't say anything, but even without counting the time for identifying herbs, it takes several years for a disciple to go from starting alchemy to Fourth Grade...

And that's if they're exceptionally talented. There are those who remain stuck at First Grade their whole lives, you know.

Mu Xiaoqi became Fourth Grade in half a year, and you treat him like trash, is that really okay?

And... what do you mean by trashy exceptional pills? Are exceptional pills considered trash in the Grand Sky Sect now?

If you really don't want such trash, could you send a batch to us in Martial Emperor City?

We in Martial Emperor City love this kind of trash...

But soon, after Mu Bai showed Zheng Yu the pill refining abilities of other Muyue Nation disciples, Zheng Yu fell silent... and even agreed with Mu Bai's treatment of Mu Xiaoqi as trash.

Excuse me... has anyone ever seen someone casually produce quasi-divine pills just like that?

Listen to Mu Bai's introduction...

"Senior Brother Zheng Yu, this guy is called Mu Heng. His talent is considered average among us, and in half a year, he's only reached Fifth Grade, and now his probability of producing quasi-divine pills when refining Fifth Grade pills is less than thirty percent..."

Is this even human language?

Mu Bai, can you be a decent person?

Half a year to Fifth Grade, and the probability of producing quasi-divine pills is less than thirty percent?

Do you know that outside alchemists, let alone producing quasi-divine pills, have less than a ten percent chance of producing exceptional ones?

So in the eyes of you Muyue Nation disciples, exceptional is trash, right?

And you say such a person has average talent among you? This isn't just Versailles... you're defying the heavens, you know that?

At this moment, Zheng Yu felt like he was being taken for a fool... thinking back to when he asked the steward to recruit disciples from Muyue Nation... no, I need to arrange for that dog that ate the chopped-up steward to be chopped up and fed to another dog!

This is just too frustrating to think about...

But the frustration wasn't just about alchemy... soon, when Mu Bai led Senior Brother Zheng Yu to the herb fields, Zheng Yu's eyes turned red...

Moonlight Grass... Nine-Turn Flower... Heavenly Spirit Fruit... Sunlight White... all these top-tier spiritual herbs filled the entire herb field.

Seeing so many rare and precious herbs growing in patches, Zheng Yu felt like this wasn't very realistic.

Many of these herbs only existed in legends, but you in the Grand Sky Sect have several acres of them, have you really considered the feelings of the outside world?

Soon, Mu Bai explained why there were so many of these herbs.

It was still because of Muyue Nation. The disciples of Muyue Nation had a unique ability to accelerate the growth of herbs. Initially, the quantity of these herbs was very small, but under the blessing of the wood spirits from Muyue Nation disciples, they grew like crazy, their quality improved, and they became more and more abundant. Now, these rare-level herbs have reached a point where the Grand Sky Sect can practically achieve alchemy freedom.

Listening to Mu Bai's explanation, Zheng Yu didn't know what to feel...

No! Continue to notify Martial Emperor City!

Chop up the dog that ate the chopped-up steward and feed it to the next dog!

After spending half a day touring the Spirit Crane Palace, when Mu Bai sent Zheng Yu out, he felt numb.

In the past, people said that the Heavenly Medicine Palace posed a significant threat to the Medicine King Palace of the Grand Sky Sect, and under Wu Qun's leadership, the Heavenly Medicine Palace was gradually rising.

But now, after witnessing everything in the Spirit Crane Palace, Zheng Yu just wanted to say... no wonder Wu Qun hasn't made a peep in the past two years, how could he possibly make a sound?

Luo Ying'er is said to be the strongest young alchemist in the Heavenly Medicine Palace, but now Zheng Yu only wonders if Luo Ying'er would be crushed by Mu Bai...

As for Senior Brother Xinghe?

When Zheng Yu inquired about Senior Brother Xinghe's level of alchemy, Mu Bai solemnly stated that it was unfathomable... Senior Brother Xinghe just gave us a little guidance, and we became like this. Senior Brother Xinghe's alchemy skills must have reached an incredible level...

Zheng Yu didn't find Mu Bai's words exaggerated at all, because that was Chu Xinghe, after all. He was someone with the Medicine Saint's inheritance, someone who was destined to surpass the Medicine Saint in the future...