"Wuji, Shao Ru..." Just as Mo Wuji stepped out of the Wentian Learning Academy's gates, he heard Zhen Shaoke's joyful voice calling him.

Zhen Shaoke, along with Fei Bingzhu, Tao Ao and his wife, and Yan'er, were standing at the entrance of the Wentian Learning Academy, squeezed together with many other cultivators.

"It seems your friends have arrived. We'll meet again when fate allows." Hou Yucheng bid farewell to Mo Wuji and the others with great poise.

Although Mo Wuji wanted to invite Hou Yucheng to chat if they had the chance, he lost the inclination when he thought about Yan'er's condition. Yan'er had already unconsciously walked to his side and naturally taken Mo Wuji's hand.

"Senior Brother Mo, I knew you'd be alright." Fei Bingzhu clenched his fist and came forward to greet Mo Wuji.

Tao Ao and Xiong Xiuzhu also stepped forward to offer their greetings. They were just as worried when Mo Wuji entered the Five Elements Wasteland Domain. If anything happened to Mo Wuji, they would have no future either.

"Shao Ke, let me introduce you. This is Yu Zhi..." Although Mo Wuji was in a bad mood because he hadn't obtained the Boundless Soul Tempering Crystal, he still took the initiative to introduce Yu Zhi.

After Zhen Shaoke exchanged simple greetings with Yu Zhi, he sensed that Mo Wuji was in low spirits. He guessed that Mo Wuji probably hadn't found the Boundless Soul Tempering Crystal, so he proactively said, "Let's go, we can talk more when we get back."

...

Having not seen Mo Wuji for three months, Yan'er followed Mo Wuji almost every step of the way. Fortunately, Zhen Shaoke was very tactful and took the initiative to entertain Yu Zhi, allowing Mo Wuji to spend time with Yan'er.

Mo Wuji spent half a day talking with Yan'er and even had a meal with her alone before Yan'er finally left with Xiong Xiuzhu.

During this time, Yu Zhi waited for Mo Wuji in the room arranged by Zhen Shaoke. By this point, he realized that although Mo Wuji was also a rogue cultivator, Mo Wuji's connections were clearly much wider than his. Neither Hou Yucheng nor Zhen Shaoke were people Yu Zhi could associate with.

Now, Yu Zhi could only hope that Mo Wuji would keep his promise and help him refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Brother Yu, you know I need to ask Granny Linglong for a favor. Although I didn't get the Boundless Soul Tempering Crystal, I must go see Granny Linglong. If this matter isn't settled, I really can't focus on helping you refine the pill. But rest assured, after I see Granny Linglong, whether it's successful or not, I will keep my promise and help you refine the Foundation Establishment Pill." After settling Yan'er down, Mo Wuji spoke truthfully to Yu Zhi.

He really couldn't focus on refining pills until Yan'er's matter was properly taken care of. This time in the Five Elements Wasteland Domain, he didn't get the Boundless Soul Tempering Crystal or the True God Flower. This had already reduced his hope of asking Granny Linglong for help to the lowest point.

"Master Alchemist Mo, please go ahead and do what you need to do. I've waited so many years, what's a few more days?" Yu Zhi said respectfully.

After settling Yu Zhi down, Mo Wuji returned to his room. He took an Ice Flower and put it into the storage bag Yu Zhi had given him, and then hid his own storage bag in the room before finding Fei Bingzhu. He told Fei Bingzhu that no one was allowed to enter his room until he returned.

After explaining all this, Mo Wuji took Yan'er and headed towards the Wentian Learning Academy with some apprehension.

...

In the largest room of the temporary pill tower of the Wentian Learning Academy, a brown-robed woman sat in front of a huge pill furnace, frowning in thought. Flames were burning under the furnace. At the door of her room, there were two young female medicine servants who looked almost identical.

"Has it been a day since the Five Elements Wasteland Domain closed?" The brown-robed woman suddenly asked.

The two young women bowed almost simultaneously and said, "Yes, Granny."

"Has anyone come here looking for me?" The brown-robed woman asked again.

"Not yet," the two young women replied in unison again.

The brown-robed woman seemed a little irritated. She raised her hand and tossed a medicinal herb into the pill furnace, and then fell into deep thought again. The medicinal herb quickly began to emit a burnt smell, but the brown-robed woman didn't seem to notice at all.

After a while, the brown-robed woman suddenly looked up again and said, "If anyone comes looking for me, let them in immediately."

"Yes, Granny," the two young women said in unison again.

The brown-robed woman tossed another medicinal herb into the pill furnace and continued to sink into thought.

...

Mo Wuji didn't know Granny Linglong's thoughts. He didn't dare go directly to Granny Linglong with Yan'er, so he went to look for Mu Ying.

To Mo Wuji's disappointment, Mu Ying wasn't at the Wentian Learning Academy.

Just as Mo Wuji was preparing to bite the bullet and go see Granny Linglong, he finally met an acquaintance, Zuo Shaoyi. Beside Zuo Shaoyi was a woman who looked somewhat like her, even more beautiful than Zuo Shaoyi. Mo Wuji guessed that this should be Zuo Shaoyi's older sister.

Zuo Shaoyi had even visited his place with Mu Ying, but his disheveled appearance had scared the woman away.

Because Mo Wuji's current state was completely incomparable to his appearance when he had crawled out of hell, Zuo Shaoyi didn't recognize Mo Wuji for a moment.

"Mo Wuji greets Senior Sister Zuo..." Mo Wuji quickly stepped forward, cupped his fist, and greeted her.

"You are?" Zuo Shaoyi stared at Mo Wuji for a long time before finally realizing, "I remember you now, you're Mo Wuji, the Tier 3 Mortal Pill Master who lives in the Jiyue Pill Pavilion."

Mo Wuji said with a smile, "That's me."

Zuo Shaoyi frowned, "Why are you here?"

Mo Wuji quickly said, "Last time, I almost suffered a Qi deviation during cultivation and neglected Senior Sister Mu and Senior Sister Zuo. This time, I've come specifically to apologize."

Zuo Shaoyi waved her hand, "No need to apologize. Senior Sister Mu isn't here, and I'm about to leave."

With that, Zuo Shaoyi pulled the woman beside her and was about to leave.

Mo Wuji quickly stopped Zuo Shaoyi, "Senior Sister Zuo, I'd like to ask you for a favor..."

Zuo Shaoyi's face turned cold, "Mo Wuji, we're not related, there's no favor I can do for you. Besides, I have something to do and need to leave now."

After saying these words, Zuo Shaoyi didn't bother with Mo Wuji anymore and quickly left with the woman beside her.

Mo Wuji couldn't even get Zuo Shaoyi to point him in the direction to Granny Linglong, let alone help him get an audience with her.

...

"Shaoyi, is he the promising young alchemist that Senior Sister Mu mentioned? The person you wanted to introduce to me?" After walking a good distance away, Zuo Shaoying asked.

Zuo Shaoyi said speechlessly, "It is him, a low-grade spiritual root. I didn't expect him to be anything special, but he actually cultivated to the point of Qi deviation in his own residence. You didn't see what it was like at the time, he was almost like a dead person. I don't know how he managed to stumble into becoming a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Master. Sister, it was my fault this time, I almost harmed you. You see, I had never even spoken a word to him before, and the moment we meet today, he asks me for help. This kind of person..."

Zuo Shaoying was silent for a while before saying, "Shaoyi, I actually think he's not bad. My own aptitude is also very poor..."

Her tone was somewhat lonely. Compared to Zuo Shaoyi, she felt closer to someone with poor aptitude like Mo Wuji. She could understand the humble and helpless greeting that Mo Wuji had given her sister. Even in front of her strong and talented sister, she didn't have much say.

In fact, she really couldn't understand Mo Wuji's humility and helpless greeting. If it was for himself, let alone an inner disciple like Zuo Shaoyi, even if the dean of the Wentian Learning Academy came here, Mo Wuji wouldn't be humble enough to greet them.

"Sister, I guarantee that I can get you into the outer sect of the Wentian Learning Academy this time, because I've obtained something good. Once you join the Wentian Learning Academy, what kind of talents won't you see? Let's go," Zuo Shaoyi said from the side.

...

"This Senior Brother, may I ask where Granny Linglong's residence is?" After Zuo Shaoyi left, Mo Wuji waited for a long time before seizing the opportunity to ask a male cultivator.

The male cultivator didn't mind and simply pointed a direction to Mo Wuji before hurriedly walking away.

Mo Wuji thanked him and quickly took Yan'er over. He was worried that Granny Linglong would leave this place because Granny Linglong came here to look for spiritual herbs. It had been a day since the Five Elements Wasteland Domain closed, and if someone had obtained the Boundless Soul Tempering Crystal, they might have already come. Once Granny Linglong left this place, it would be almost impossible for him to see her again.

When the words "Wentian Pill Tower" appeared before Mo Wuji's eyes, Mo Wuji's mood became particularly tense. This had to be the place where Granny Linglong lived.

Under the Wentian Pill Tower plaque, stood a red-clothed girl. Mo Wuji quickly pulled Yan'er over.

"Excuse me, Granny Linglong..."

Before Mo Wuji could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the red-clothed girl, "Are you here to see Granny?"

Mo Wuji quickly said, "Yes, I'm here to find Granny Linglong, because I..."

"Alright, just follow me," the red-clothed girl interrupted Mo Wuji again, not listening to his explanation at all.

This was so easy? Mo Wuji was a little stunned. In his opinion, it should be difficult to see Granny Linglong. Because neither Yin Qianqian nor Zhen Shaoke, or even Hou Yucheng, had any hope of him getting Granny Linglong's help.

Now, without saying anything or taking anything out, someone was leading the way? This made Mo Wuji feel a little unreal. Maybe Granny Linglong's temperament had changed, and Yin Qianqian and the others didn't know.

Mo Wuji really wronged Yin Qianqian and the others. The reason he could see Granny Linglong so easily today was because the people who entered the Five Elements Wasteland Domain had just come out today.

"Sister Qi, Sister Xiang, these two are looking for Granny..." The red-clothed girl led Mo Wuji and Yan'er to the door of a room and said respectfully to the two girls at the door.

These were twins, Mo Wuji thought to himself when he saw the two girls who looked almost identical.

"Someone has come to see me? Let them in," before the two girls could speak, a slightly hoarse female voice had already come from inside the room.

(Second update delivered, hoping for monthly support! No delay today, update is on time, the third update will not be delayed either.)