Supernatural Insight Eyes

After entering the mountain gate of the Pill Tower, Ye Qiu saw spirit grass and spiritual medicine everywhere, some of which he had never seen before, only knowing they were exceedingly rare.

"This Pill Tower is indeed extraordinary, to even have such innate divine medicine."

Ye Qiu noticed a fire-red tree; this tree wasn’t tall, just over a meter, but had a massive tree crown, fire-red like blazing flames, slightly trembling in the wind as if set aflame, truly peculiar.

This wasn’t an ordinary tree, but a divine-grade medicinal tree, with its crown changing color every hundred years, until after a thousand years, it blooms and bears fruit, the effects of the fruit being far more potent than that of divine-grade pills.

Just this single flame tree alone showed the uniqueness of this place; Ye Qiu began to genuinely value this Pill Tower, guessing the alchemists here must be extraordinary.

As he went deeper, Ye Qiu noticed that the spiritual energy here was thrice as concentrated as outside, and he sensed several powerful auras near some divine medicine.

Soon, a pill disciple appeared before the two, politely saying, "Master heard of your arrival, and specifically sent me to greet you both. Please follow me."

Miao Shan’s appearance had already been noted by the alchemists within the Pill Tower, thus sending a small pill disciple to greet him, a courtesy only afforded to a Supreme Saint like Miao Shan, not a common saint.

Supreme Saints might one day attain the heavens, and even alchemists are reluctant to offend them; should they deeply offend and someone reaches a celestial level and seeks revenge, even divine-grade pill masters would be fearful.

Miao Shan wasn’t angry, although the divine-grade alchemist didn’t meet him personally. He smiled and followed behind the little disciple.

Ye Qiu noticed the alchemists here truly had significant stature, even when a Supreme Saint arrived, they didn’t personally greet them right away.

If Ye Qiu thought carefully, he would understand; in Luohé City, after Bai Lingtian, a Supreme Saint learned of his divine-grade pill master status, he was very polite, and later, more saints knew of him, all treating him with courtesy.

That was merely Luohé City, a border region in the eastern wilderness, whereas here is the center of the eastern wilderness, where divine-grade alchemists naturally receive respect from numerous powerful saints.

After about ten minutes, a cheerful voice was heard: "Brother Zhang has come, unable to greet personally, forgive me, forgive me. I just refined a batch of divine pills, greatly exhausted, yet to recover."

"Master Yuan, no need to be so polite, alchemy is a taxing thing, indeed difficult, I naturally wouldn’t blame you," Miao Shan replied with a smile.

"Brother Zhang, please." Master Yuan gestured invitingly, inviting Miao Shan into a small courtyard.

As for Ye Qiu, Master Yuan merely glanced at him briefly.

After some pleasantries, Miao Shan didn’t immediately mention his purpose of seeking divine pills.

It wasn’t until Master Yuan inquired, that Miao Shan smiled and said, "Actually, I came this time to request Master Yuan to refine a batch of divine-grade pills for my disciple; as for the materials, I’ve already brought them."

"Brother Zhang, if you had come a bit earlier, I certainly wouldn’t refuse, but several people are already queued ahead of you for pill refining; you know divine pills are hard to refine, prone to failure. Just refining those few people’s pills will take until next year," Master Yuan said, showing difficulty, and declined.

"Next year?" Miao Shan was troubled; he could wait, but his disciple couldn’t. If Ye Qiu didn’t enter the Star Path earlier, all opportunities would be snatched away.

"How about this, Brother Zhang, I can introduce another divine-grade alchemist to you, though he’s a bit eccentric, we don’t know if he’ll agree," Master Yuan suggested.

Miao Shan thought for a moment, feeling he had no other option; having a chance is better than none, at least he could get the pills earlier.

"Then I’ll trouble Master Yuan," Miao Shan said.

"As long as Brother Zhang doesn’t blame me; those few people’s pills, I’ve committed to them and can’t shirk; otherwise, I would certainly prioritize refining for you," Master Yuan sighed.

Miao Shan repeatedly assured he didn’t blame Master Yuan; Master Yuan’s eyes flashed with something unusual, as his previous excuses were entirely false; there actually was no queue ahead of him for divine pills.

"Miao Shan, blame yourself if you offended the Jiu Jue Saint, backed by the Taiyi Divine Sect; I’d rather not offend him by helping you," Master Yuan thought, showing a guilty expression, apologetically.

"Introducing Miao Shan to that guy; whether he agrees is not my concern," Master Yuan didn’t want to offend Miao Shan but even less the Jiu Jue Saint, so decided to push Miao Shan towards others; if other alchemists refused, it wasn’t his problem.

After all, he was trying to help, and Miao Shan should thank him rather than blame him.

Master Yuan skillfully navigated tricky situations, a common tactic among alchemists in the Pill Tower when unwilling to refine pills for others.

As a sanctuary for alchemists on ancestral grounds, the Pill Tower houses numerous alchemists, even quite a few saint and divine-grade alchemists.

This led to each alchemist having numerous saint contacts, sometimes even saint followers.

Therefore, every high-level alchemist has a shadow of powerful figures or sects behind them.

Although a Supreme Saint like Miao Shan is intimidating, compared to the Jiu Jue Saint backed by a super sect like the Taiyi Divine Sect, there’s a difference; smart people know which side to choose.

Neither Miao Shan nor Ye Qiu could perceive Master Yuan’s real thoughts, as he feigned guidance to another courtyard for perhaps a fruitful visit.

Thus, after thanking Master Yuan, Miao Shan led Ye Qiu towards another courtyard.

Within the Pill Tower, there were many courtyards, each housing an alchemist, with disciples learning alchemy inside.

"The master isn’t here; if esteemed guests want to find the master, you can check the square, where the master goes when free," a pill disciple told the disappointed Miao Shan and Ye Qiu.

"Master, let’s go; for divine pills, we don’t need to seek help, I can..."

"Good things take time, since we’re here, rest assured, master will definitely help you attain pills and aid your breakthrough soon," Miao Shan interrupted Ye Qiu, not allowing further words, leading him toward the square mentioned by the disciple.

Before arriving at the square, they saw many figures gathering, quite lively.

Simultaneously, they noticed two pill cauldrons suspended in the sky, visibly burning in void fire.

Evidently, someone was refining pills on the square.