Ever since Ye Qiu entered his state of enlightenment, Fairy Hundred Flowers’ beautiful eyes never left him. Seeing a smile appear on Ye Qiu’s lips, she smiled as well.
She knew Ye Qiu must have gained something.
Soon, Ye Qiu opened his eyes.
“Old man, why are you lying on the ground?” Ye Qiu asked.
“All because you pissed me off,” Elder Longbrow said, climbing up from the ground, grumbling, “That inheritance was supposed to be mine, but you got it. I’m furious. Little rascal, give me a hundred ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs to calm me down.”
Ye Qiu said, “I don’t have any spiritual herbs.”
“Don’t try to fool me,” Elder Longbrow said. “I know you’ve got plenty in that Qiankun Bag of yours. Stop wasting time and compensate me.”
Ye Qiu said, “I need those herbs for alchemy, so I can’t give them to you.”
Elder Longbrow was displeased and about to speak when Ye Qiu added, “But I can teach you all the inheritance I just received.”
Elder Longbrow was stunned. “Are you serious?”
“Of course,” Ye Qiu said. He wanted to share One Step to Heaven with Elder Longbrow and the others as a precaution. If they faced a powerful enemy they couldn’t defeat, they could use the technique to escape.
Ye Qiu then taught One Step to Heaven to Elder Longbrow, Fairy Hundred Flowers, and Lüluo.
Afterwards, Elder Longbrow, Fairy Hundred Flowers, and Lüluo sat down to cultivate.
Ye Qiu, with nothing to do, glanced at the stone wall. The three characters “Inheritance One” were still glowing, undimmed by his acquisition of the inheritance.
“When those people outside come in, they’ll likely end up here. Should I leave something for them?”
Ye Qiu’s eyes gleamed as he took a piece of paper from his Qiankun Bag, wrote two lines on it, and placed it in the wooden box.
He then returned the box to its original spot.
An hour later, Fairy Hundred Flowers and the others finished cultivating.
Fairy Hundred Flowers and Lüluo both mastered One Step, Ten Li, but Elder Longbrow, with his weaker cultivation and not yet having faced tribulation, hadn’t succeeded.
However, Elder Longbrow had obtained plenty of spiritual herbs from the sage’s tomb. After leaving and passing his tribulation, with the herbs’ aid, he should break through to the peak of the Golden Core Realm. Mastering One Step, Ten Li was only a matter of time.
“Little rascal, One Step to Heaven is impressive. Once I master it, I’ll roam the cultivation world freely,” Elder Longbrow said with a grin.
Ye Qiu said, “Don’t get too excited. To fully master it, you need to reach the peak of the Spirit-Connecting Realm.”
Elder Longbrow chuckled, “I’m a rare talent. Two or three years, and I’ll hit the peak of Spirit-Connecting.”
Lüluo rolled her eyes, saying, “Elder, stop boasting. In our cultivation world, anyone who reaches the peak of Spirit-Connecting in a thousand years is a genius.”
Elder Longbrow said, “Miss Lüluo, you sound like you don’t believe me. How about a bet?”
“If I don’t reach the peak of Spirit-Connecting in three years, I’ll give you a hundred ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs. But if I do, you marry the little rascal.”
“How’s that?”
Lüluo’s face flushed red, thinking, This isn’t a bet. The elder’s clearly trying to get me to warm Young Master Ye’s bed!
Should I agree?
If I do, will I seem too forward?
If I don’t…
I don’t want to miss this chance.
What should I do?
Lüluo was torn, unsure whether to agree or not.
At that moment, Ye Qiu grabbed Fairy Hundred Flowers’ hand and said, “Yue’er, let’s go.”
As they walked off hand in hand, Elder Longbrow and Lüluo exchanged glances.
“What’s going on?” Elder Longbrow asked.
Lüluo shook her head, equally baffled. Back at Hundred Flowers Palace, only the old palace master called Fairy Hundred Flowers “Yue’er.”
“There’s something between them,” Elder Longbrow said quietly, watching Ye Qiu and Fairy Hundred Flowers’ backs. “It seems, during the time we were apart, something happened between the little rascal and Fairy Hundred Flowers.”
“Miss Lüluo, I understand your feelings. Don’t worry, I’ll do everything to help you and the little rascal get together.”
“But if there’s any benefit later, don’t forget me.”
Lüluo, still young and with her heart set on Ye Qiu, nodded at Elder Longbrow’s words.
“Then it’s settled.”
Elder Longbrow beamed, leading Lüluo to catch up with Ye Qiu and the others.
Soon, they emerged from the cave, and a rich floral fragrance filled their noses.
Ye Qiu looked up and saw they were in a peach grove.
The blooming peach blossoms, like patches of rouge, emitted a captivating scent, resembling clouds of rosy mist, layer upon layer, breathtakingly beautiful.
This place didn’t feel like a sage’s tomb but rather a paradise.
“So beautiful!” Lüluo couldn’t help but exclaim.
Elder Longbrow said, “The more beautiful something appears, the more dangerous it often is.”
Lüluo tensed. “Elder, are you saying this peach grove is dangerous?”
Elder Longbrow said, “I don’t know if it’s dangerous, but this is a sage’s tomb. It’s always wise to be cautious.”
Then Ye Qiu’s voice rang out, “Old man, you’re right. This grove isn’t just dangerous, it’s very dangerous.”
“Oh?” Elder Longbrow’s heart skipped a beat. “Where’s the danger?”
“Don’t move. I’ll scout ahead,” Ye Qiu said, his body turning into a gust of wind, rushing deep into the peach grove.
“Will Young Master Ye be in danger?” Lüluo asked, worried.
“You stay here. I’ll check,” Fairy Hundred Flowers said, quickly following into the grove.
In a blink, she found Ye Qiu.
He stood before a smooth stone, engraved with three glowing characters.
“Inheritance Two!”
Below the characters was a wooden box.
Ye Qiu grabbed the box, opened it, and found a yellowed ancient book inside.
The cover bore two seal-script characters: “Alchemy Book!”
Ye Qiu flipped it open and discovered it was an alchemy manual, detailing hundreds of methods for refining pills, from Yellow Tier to Heaven Tier, all meticulously recorded.
Ye Qiu was overjoyed.
He’d long wanted to practice alchemy but lacked the means. Now, he had an alchemy book.
“With this book, refining pills will be much easier,” Fairy Hundred Flowers said with a smile.
“Indeed, with it, I’ll be able to refine Heaven Tier spiritual pills,” Ye Qiu said, storing the book in his Qiankun Bag.
Just then, Lüluo and Elder Longbrow arrived.
