Chapter 907: Pill Tower
Seeing that what she wanted to know was not in the past or memories of Shi Chuan, she removed her hands on his head. She looked at Shi Chuan once again leaving the latter even more nervous than before. He had noticed that the hand that touched his head just now had a certain aura fluctuation that he couldn’t understand. But one thing for sure is that this master of his, had used something on him which even he couldn’t explain what happened just now.
The Goddess of the Moon said, "So you truly do not know anything. I still need to check things further. Do you have any items which were originally owned by your father?"
Shi Chuan thought for a moment and then removed the thumb ring that looked like it was made from a polished wood and had given it to the Moon Goddess before him.
"This ring... My father used to wear it. It was given to me as a gift when I was young," Shi Chuan said.
The one who had stretched out a hand to pick the ring from Shi Chuan’s palm was not the Goddess of the Moon, Yue Xuexia but instead the Immortal Sun Emperor watching the whole scene unfold before him. He had been closely watching this half elf just in case he made a move that would warrant his death. Once Shen Jueyang had picked up the wooden ring, he immediately sensed that the wood used to create it was old wood. To be precise it was made from the roots of the first world tree.
Shen Jueyang passed the ring carefully in the hands of Yue Xuexia as he said, "This might be something connected to your great grandmother, Xue’er."
"It is her roots. So aside from the origin seed that Great Grandfather Andromeda possessed, Great Grandmother’s roots had also been preserved. Then it would be quite hard to look through the memories of such a sacred thing," said Yue Xuexia.
Her gaze moved from the wooden ring to the kneeling Shi Chuan. She sighed and with a wave of her hand, Shi Chuan was lifted off the ground forcing him to stand up.
"Alright. Stand up. Even though your father is a traitor his punishment was enough for his sins not to fall on to you. You can call me anything as you wish and I will still leave this garden to your care. However, I need some of it for my own use and some of it would be sent to my other property," said Yue Xuexia.
Shi Chuan had no disagreement with the words the Princess had told him to do. He is even more willing to listen to any of her commands. In reality, as someone with the bloodline of the ancient elves even though his bloodline is not pure, he would never be able to control his desire to serve someone with the Ancient and purest bloodline of the elves like Yue Xuexia. Just seeing her is no different that seeing the god of the elves. That’s how important Yue Xuexia is in Shi Chuan’s eyes.
"As you will, Princess!" Shi Chuan said.
The Moon Goddess said, "I have seen the formation around the garden. It is sufficient but not enough for protection and acceleration of the herb’s growth from within."
With a wave of her hand, the missing wooden table, tea sets and pastries had reappeared in front of the Moon Goddess. Shi Chuan was like Tan Bingyu and the other two standing near the table but not openly joining the masters in it. A scroll of paper and calligraphy pen appeared on the table and Yue Xuexia started drawing a new formation that fits better than the current running formation within the Evergreen Garden.
"This formation will not only protect you and the garden from outsiders. It will also mask whatever is inside to prevent others from seeing beyond the barrier. It also had the ability to accelerate the herb growth," said the Moon Goddess.
With another wave of her hand, a pile of high-grade spirits stones floated around Shi Chuan which left the person speechless. This was the first time he had seen this many high-grade spirit stones.
Yue Xuexia said, "You can use this to activate the new formation. Use well, I don’t lack this. Also come meet your comrades. These two are my aides, Tan Bingyu and Xue Renxue. Also the leader of the Evernight Manor, Hei Yu."
"Nice to meet everyone. My name is Shi Chuan."
"My name you should already have guessed. I am Yue Xuexia, the Moon Goddess beside me is the Immortal Sun Emperor, Shen Jueyang."
After the introductions, Yue Xuexia told Shi Chuan the reason why she wanted herbs. When she told them that the Pill Tower was also heard, Hei Yu and Shi Chuan were dumbfounded. They didn’t expect that the Pill Tower was also owned by their Mistress.
Hei Yu said, "I didn’t expect that the Pill Tower is also the Mistress’s property."
"But didn’t those old men from the Pill Tower say that their place was created by the Divine Doctor? Princess, are you this era’s Divine Doctor?" Shi Chuan asked.
The Moon Goddess didn’t hide this identity and said, "Yes. I am the Divine Doctor." She actually didn’t expect that the Pill Tower was made using the title of the Divine Doctor. Was this intentionally done as well by the system?
Shi Chuan said, "But Princess, did you know about the factions within the Pill Tower? The original factions that follow the ancestors of the tower were led by someone from the Han Clan. There is a new group trying to take over the management of the pill tower. They are from the Core Haven. The Yun Clan who created the Alchemist Sect."
"Yun Clan, Alchemist Sect. Though they are not a noble clan, it can be said that most pills in the Immortal World came from them," said Hei Yu.
The Assassin King, Hei Yu, would have been worried if he didn’t meet the Mistress and heard about the Yun Clan. After all, this is a noble clan from the Core Region which is out of his reach. But after learning the names of the Mistress and the man beside her, there is no need to worry over little things. After all, the pair before them are the former Moon Empress and the Immortal Sun Emperor of another ancient empire from the Core Region. Comparing a small Yun Clan to an empire is not something that can be compared. They can easily destroy a noble clan if they ever feel like it. Moreover, there is more than one empire backing their Mistress, Yun Clan can never be compared at all.
The Immortal Sun Emperor said, "The origin of Pill Refinement came from the former Divine Doctor. Do you think Xue’er, this era’s Divine Doctor, is incapable of this skill?"
This response was enough to stunned Hei Yue and Shi Chuan. They’ve realized that the words of the Immortal Sun Emperor were correct and the confusion in their minds had been cleared. As for the Moon Goddess, she had just received from Shi Chuan the original orders of herb list from the Pill Tower’s current Master, Han Shuwan. She is one of the Seventh grade Pill Refiner in the Pill Tower.
Shen Jueyang noticed the slight frown on Yue Xuexia’s face and asked, "Is there something wrong, Xue’er?"
"Is the Pill Tower’s highest grade pill only Seventh grade?" The Moon Goddess asked.
Hei Yu responded, "Yes. As the highest level of Pill Refiner is only in Seventh grade."
"How about the Yun Clan? What is the highest level?" Yue Xuexia asked.
Shi Chuan said, "If I remember it correctly it should be Fifth grade Pill Refiner."
The Immortal Sun Emperor chuckles as he saw the strange expression on the Moon Goddess’s face and realized why she started asking such question. After all, this is someone who had created high purity Longevity Pills like beans, and other high grade pills like sugar candies.
Shen Jueyang said, "Xue’er you cannot compare these Pill Refiners to you. They cannot be compared at all. Your knowledge about Pill Creation is the origin. What they learned was something passed down in their families and something they had never experimented on their own. Old recipes and production processes. As these things were passed down a lot were lost along the way. Their comprehension isn’t that high that even their pills didn’t have that high purity like what you made. Even a low level pill from you is considered an Earth grade pill in this world."
"Moreover, in this world, a Longevity Pill that can increase a lifespan at least a hundred years is a treasure. But among your people this pill can easily be exchanged for merits and points." The Immortal Sun Emperor added.
As expected when the Longevity Pill was mentioned the eyes of Hei Yu and Shi Chuan had glowed brightly in excitement. This is the first time they had heard about Longevity Pills that can extend a life for a hundred years. The Longevity Pills in the market can mostly increase their lifespans for just five to ten years. Like Shen Jueyang had said, it cannot be compared at all.