Zi Linling looked at Qin Mingyue and asked with a smile, "What does Manager Qin intend to use the Blood Spirit Ginseng for?"
Qin Mingyue chuckled, "I dare not hide it from Group Leader Zi. I am in urgent need of the Blood Spirit Pill, and I wish to request Master Situ, the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, to refine it!"
"Blood Spirit Pill?"
Zi Linling's smile deepened, "Does Manager Qin know that the Blood Spirit Pill is a Grandmaster-level elixir, which can only be refined by a Grandmaster Alchemist?"
Qin Mingyue nodded, "I am aware of that!"
Zi Linling said, "But as far as I know, Valley Master Situ is merely a Senior Alchemist!"
Qin Mingyue said with a wry smile, "I know this, but currently, on the entire Tianyuan Continent, Situ Valley Master is the only alchemist. Therefore, I can only try my best and hope for the best!"
Zi Linling shook her head and said calmly, "Manager Qin, your statement is incorrect!"
Qin Mingyue was taken aback and said, "I am eager to hear your explanation!"
Zi Linling smiled mysteriously and said, "As of now, there are a total of three alchemists on the Tianyuan Continent!"
"Three?"
This time, not only Qin Mingyue but also Qin Mingfei looked astonished.
Zi Linling nodded, "Yes! Besides Valley Master Situ, his son Situ Yunfeng also entered the ranks of alchemists not long ago, becoming a Junior Alchemist, and will soon break through to become an Intermediate Alchemist."
Qin Mingyue and Qin Mingfei were even more shocked.
Because the outside world had not received any news of Situ Yunfeng breaking through to become an alchemist.
Yet Zi Linling not only knew about it but also knew that he was about to break through to become an Intermediate Alchemist.
This indicated that either Zi Linling was speaking without basis, or she had an extremely good relationship with Medicine King Valley.
And from what the two of them knew of Zi Linling, the latter possibility was far greater.
This meant that Situ Yunfeng's breakthrough to become a Junior Alchemist was highly likely to be true.
Qin Mingyue finally recovered from her shock and then showed another wry smile.
"Patriarch Zi, the breakthrough of Young Valley Master Situ is indeed worth congratulating, but it has no relation to refining the Blood Spirit Pill."
Zi Linling nodded, "That is true! I mentioned this simply to let you know that there is one more alchemist on the Tianyuan Continent! However..."
She took a sip of tea, her brow furrowed again, and then continued, "But the third person I am about to mention can absolutely refine the Blood Spirit Pill, because... she is already a Grandmaster Alchemist!"
"Who?"
Qin Mingyue suddenly stood up, her voice filled with excitement.
Qin Mingfei was no better, his eyes fixed on Zi Linling, awaiting her next words.
One must understand that the foremost alchemist on the Tianyuan Continent, Situ Jinglei, was only a Senior Alchemist!
Now, there was someone unknown whose alchemical rank was even higher than Situ Jinglei, so how could they not be shocked?
In other words, this was no longer shock, but sheer terror!
Zi Linling sat there calmly and smiled, "This person... is far away and yet right before your eyes!"
"Far away and yet right before my eyes?"
Qin Mingyue repeated the phrase and then looked at Zi Linling incredulously, stammering, "Group Leader Zi, no... it can't... be... you?"
Qin Mingfei finally reacted, his jaw nearly dropping to the floor, "Is it really you?"
Zi Linling nodded and said calmly, "Indeed!"
Qin Mingyue said with a wry smile, "Group Leader Zi, I firmly believe that you are an alchemist. The elixirs you sell at the Mercenary Guild can serve as proof. But a Grandmaster Alchemist..."
She paused, then continued, "Isn't this a bit too frightening? Of course, I don't mean to mock you, but you..."
Zi Linling smiled and interrupted her.
"It's just that my age is too young, isn't that right?"
Qin Mingyue remained silent, but the expression on her face clearly conveyed this meaning.
Qin Mingfei also regained his composure and said, "Group Leader Zi, my third sister did not mean to look down on you. It's just that at your age, claiming to be a Grandmaster Alchemist, no one would believe it."
Of course, this sentence was also to smooth things over for Qin Mingyue.
After all, if Zi Linling was telling the truth, Qin Mingyue's reaction would undoubtedly have offended her.
Zi Linling smiled and said, "I knew you wouldn't believe me. Look, what is this?"
With that, she set up a barrier and took out a Bodhi Temptation Pill, which she had refined two days prior, from her Nine Spirit Ring and waved it before their eyes.
A Grandmaster-level elixir?!
Qin Mingyue and Qin Mingfei's eyes widened, their breathing momentarily ceasing.
Although they did not recognize the Bodhi Temptation Pill, its aroma, its luster, and the faint halo emanating from it all indicated that it was a Grandmaster-level elixir.
"Did you refine this?"
Qin Mingfei was the first to recover and asked Zi Linling in disbelief.
Qin Mingyue gently swallowed and awaited Zi Linling's answer with fervent anticipation.
Zi Linling nodded, then put the Bodhi Temptation Pill back into the Nine Spirit Ring, and said, "So, age cannot represent everything, can it?"
Qin Mingyue and Qin Mingfei simultaneously slumped onto their stools, their hearts churned like stormy seas.
A twelve-year-old Grandmaster Alchemist!
A twelve-year-old peak Huayuan realm spiritual practitioner!
This young girl before them was too terrifying!
Had she been cultivating and refining pills since she was in the womb?
No, not even half a year ago, this woman before them was a complete cripple!
Could it be that those rumors were true?
Zi Linling had once dreamt of taking an extremely terrifying master and, under her master's command, was not allowed to reveal any cultivation or medical skills before the age of twelve?
It seemed this was the only explanation.
Otherwise, for someone who had transformed from a cripple into a peak Huayuan realm powerhouse and a Grandmaster Alchemist in just half a year, wouldn't that be too terrifying?
Zi Linling smiled and said, "Now, can you believe that I can refine the Blood Spirit Pill?"
Just as Qin Mingyue was about to nod, Qin Mingfei blurted out, "Didn't you buy this Grandmaster-level elixir?"
After saying that, he slapped himself.
A Grandmaster-level elixir, something that even the foremost alchemist on the Tianyuan Continent, Situ Jinglei, could not refine. Where could it be bought?
Zi Linling looked at his comical gesture and chuckled.
Qin Mingfei's reaction was like a very rigid old man suddenly starting to dance in the town square.
The awkward atmosphere was broken.
Qin Mingyue also regained her senses and said, "Group Leader Zi truly is a hidden master!"
Zi Linling smiled faintly, "As long as Manager Qin doesn't consider me a fraud!"
Qin Mingyue respectfully said, "How dare I! May I know if Group Leader Zi would be willing to refine a Blood Spirit Pill for me? As for the reward, it will absolutely not disappoint Group Leader Zi!"
Qin Mingfei also said respectfully, "Group Leader Zi, my apologies for my earlier impolite remarks. I hope you will be magnanimous and help my third sister this once!"