"Grandpa, Senior Brother, please have some tea." In the main hall, Zeng Ruxue skillfully poured tea for Zeng Ming and Li Xuan.
Zeng Ming was somewhat surprised. When did Snow girl start doing these chores?
"Grandpa, Snow has been working under Senior Li these past few days. Following Senior Li, Snow has learned a lot." As if sensing Zeng Ming's surprise, Zeng Kong said with a bow.
"Young friend, thank you." Zeng Ming sighed lightly. With his cultivation at the Martial Emperor realm, how could Zeng Ming not feel the changes in Zeng Ruxue? Before this, let alone the Zeng family, even Zeng Ming himself had doted on Zeng Ruxue, citing her young age, and never let her worry about basic life skills.
In their view, Zeng Ruxue only needed to dedicate all her attention to cultivating the Way of Alchemy. After all, all mundane matters were handled by servants.
There was nothing wrong with this. However, they also knew that this had caused Zeng Ruxue to lose some of the innate qualities of life. But compared to the Way of Alchemy, the Zeng family naturally chose the Way of Alchemy.
But Li Xuan's actions now made Zeng Ming understand. A flower grown in a greenhouse could not withstand the wind and rain outside. An alchemist who only knew how to refine pills but not the secular world, could they go out alone in the future?
Clearly not.
Although Li Xuan had not guided Zeng Ruxue's martial cultivation or her Way of Alchemy in these past two or three days, what he had taught her was the way of survival that they had selectively forgotten.
"Old Zeng, you are too polite." Li Xuan smiled and shook his head. To be honest, Zeng Ruxue was somewhat of his junior sister. After all, Yi Qin had contributed a lot along his path.
In fact, Li Xuan had noticed this problem when he first saw Zeng Ruxue. If it came to matters of alchemy, Zeng Ruxue was several streets ahead of Li Xuan. But Li Xuan found Zeng Ruxue to be too naive, so naive that she knew nothing but alchemy. In this world where people devoured each other, this would certainly not work.
"Old Zeng, now that you have come out of seclusion, let junior sister continue her cultivation in the Way of Alchemy as before. But for all matters of life, let her handle them herself." Li Xuan said. Seeing Zeng Ming nod, Li Xuan stood up, "Old Zeng, this mission is nearing its end, and it is time for me to take my leave."
"Are you preparing to head to the Central Domain now? Young friend, I have just come out of seclusion and have not yet had the chance to host you properly." Zeng Ming stood up immediately upon hearing this.
Li Xuan smiled wryly and shook his head, "Old Zeng's kindness is appreciated, but the search for my sister has been delayed again and again. Delay could lead to unforeseen changes, I hope Old Zeng can understand."
"Reporting to the Patriarch, the King has sent an envoy, who is currently waiting outside the gate." At this moment, a guard quickly walked in and said with a bow.
"Old Zeng, look, after your breakthrough to the Martial Emperor realm, you probably have many matters to attend to. Since it is an envoy sent by the King, it cannot be delayed." Li Xuan said with a smile upon hearing this.
"This... so be it. Since young friend is determined to leave, I shall not hinder you any further." Zeng Ming sighed lightly, then took out a ring and handed it to Li Xuan, "Young friend, you will be unfamiliar with the Central Domain. This ring contains a token, which is an identification mark of the Alchemists' Guild. If you take this token to the Alchemists' Guild, it may save you a lot of trouble."
"Also, there are some worldly possessions inside. Young friend, do not refuse hastily. The Central Domain is not like our Southern Domain. Bringing more spirit stones can also make things more convenient."
"Alright, I will accept it. But what kind of power is the Alchemists' Guild?" Li Xuan originally wanted to refuse, but he thought that he indeed had no spirit stones. The journey to the Central Domain was long, and he couldn't always fly with his sword. And Li Xuan was also curious about the Alchemists' Guild.
"To be honest, when I was young, I ventured into the Central Domain. Relying on my strength as a fifth-grade alchemist, I managed to join the Alchemists' Guild. As for the Alchemists' Guild, as the name suggests, it is a gathering place for alchemists. It would not be an exaggeration to call it the holy land of alchemists."
"Although the overall power of the Alchemists' Guild is relatively weak, even the top powers in the Central Domain are unwilling to provoke them. This is because the Alchemists' Guild has extensive connections. If they anger the Alchemists' Guild, even the top powers will face annihilation. Of course, if one uses this identity to wreak havoc, the Alchemists' Guild will naturally not protect them. They might even send people to suppress and kill them without needing outsiders to act."
Li Xuan's eyes flashed with a hint of enlightenment. In this world, there was no spiritual master who would not need spiritual pills. Even if one's strength was peerless, what about their descendants? It was no wonder that alchemists held such a distinguished status, as no one could guarantee that they would never need an alchemist.
"Old Zeng, thank you." After hearing Zeng Ming's words, Li Xuan deeply felt Zeng Ming's trust in him. If Li Xuan had not guessed incorrectly, the token in the ring must be Zeng Ming's identity. If he were to do anything heinous with this token, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for Zeng Ming.
Even so, Zeng Ming still gave it to him, which showed his trust in Li Xuan.
"Patriarch, the envoy is still waiting outside..." The guard waited for a long time before finally unable to resist and whispered to remind him.
"Old Zeng, you should go and attend to your matters. When I find my sister, I will come back to have tea and discuss the Dao with you, Old Zeng." Li Xuan said with clasped hands and a smile.
"Good! Young friend, I wish you a speedy return!" Zeng Ming smiled and nodded.
"Senior Brother, Xue'er also wishes for Senior Brother to return soon!" Although there was a hint of reluctance in Zeng Ruxue's eyes, she also knew that Li Xuan's decision was made. In these past few days, Zeng Ruxue had grown a lot. Although she had not fully matured, Li Xuan had already given her a general direction.
"Good. I hope when we meet again, you will be an alchemist that even Senior Brother will look up to." Li Xuan smiled, ruffled Zeng Ruxue's head, then stood up and shot towards the sky with a thought.
"Little girl, your Senior Brother is not simple. The Central Domain is full of experts, I hope young friend can return safely." Watching Li Xuan's departing figure, Zeng Ming said with a sigh.
"Grandpa, I believe Senior Brother will return safely. If anyone dares to harm Senior Brother, I will definitely avenge Senior Brother in the future!" Zeng Ruxue said with determined eyes.
"Good, good, good. Snow girl has grown up." Zeng Ming was stunned. He clearly did not expect that Zeng Ruxue and Li Xuan had developed such deep affection in just a few short days.
Zeng Ming and Li Xuan did not know that more than ten years later, Zeng Ruxue went to the Central Domain. When she learned that Li Xuan had been targeted by various forces, almost all the top powers were bloodbathed by a mysterious expert. From then on, the name of Pill Grandmaster was known to all.
On the Treasure Pavilion's airship, Li Xuan suppressed his somewhat urgent mood. According to the information previously inquired from Qiu Zhen, this airship would take six months to reach the Central Domain. At this point, Li Xuan had a new understanding of the vastness of the vast continent.
"This favor from Old Zeng is quite significant." In the airship's cabin, Li Xuan set up a barrier and examined the barrier given by Zeng Ming, then let out a wry smile.
Inside the ring, there were a full ten million low-grade spirit stones. For Li Xuan, this was undoubtedly a huge sum of money.
"I can only repay this favor later." Li Xuan put away the ring, then with a thought, entered the Zhenyu.
The Nine Revolutions of the Demonic God slowly turned.