Immortal Palace of Eternal Life

Chapter 262: Unexpected Guest (Combined Chapter)

It can be anticipated that with the shift in stances, many matters will change.

If left to develop freely, the once familiar fellow disciples will inevitably drift apart.

However, if there are interests to maintain these relationships, it would be entirely different.

Thus, over the past three years, Liu Yu intentionally spread word of his identity as a second-rank alchemist. As expected, some familiar sect members came to visit.

When asked, Liu Yu candidly acknowledged his alchemical skills and promised to sell some elixirs to these fellow disciples at a limited quantity and favorable prices.

Of course, the quantity of elixirs released would be kept to a normal range for alchemists, but the intended purpose was still achieved.

Though there were various open and covert struggles among the three branches of Yuan Yang Sect, with the Heavenly Wind Ancestor pressing down on them, they maintained a relatively restrained state and did not fall into a frenzy of internal strife.

There were conflicts and frictions between the three branches, but privately, they also had interactions, so Liu Yu’s actions did not cross any lines.

Having enough connections could reduce dependency on the Yan Family. Although both sides were currently in a "honeymoon period," the future remained uncertain.

Liu Yu always preferred to plan ahead.

Three years had passed, and tomorrow was the apprentice recruitment ceremony. He strolled back to his cave dwelling, once again reviewing the rare spiritual herb reference books.

Familiarizing himself with the physical characteristics, effects, and growing conditions of various rare spiritual herbs was useful, whether as an alchemist or while navigating the cultivation world.

The lights in the hall had not extinguished all night, and their owner had stayed up reading.

On the next day, at the hour of the rabbit, Liu Yu, who had not slept for several days and nights, still appeared spirited. He tucked away a thick stack of rare spiritual herb illustrations into his storage bag, tidied his attire slightly, and exited the cave.

Despite having reached the peak of the foundation establishment early stage, as soon as Liu Yu stepped out of the cave, he activated the concealment technique, hiding a good portion of his cultivation and magical power, presenting an ordinary level of cultivation that was just slightly faster than that of three spiritual roots cultivators.

Using a superior spiritual artifact at the foundation establishment early stage was still too conspicuous.

Adhering to the principle of maintaining a low profile, even though he already possessed four superior spiritual artifacts, he was not prepared to show them off unless absolutely necessary.

He would not be excessively low-key, but he would conceal his strengths when required.

With a snap of his storage bag, he retrieved the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade and deftly soared into the sky, transforming into a streak of black light heading towards Heavenly Peak.

Jiang Qiushui also met the criteria to attend the ceremony, but after a discussion, Liu Yu "persuaded" her not to attend. She agreed without much hesitation.

Although the Primordial Spirit Restriction implanted by the art of spirit preservation was extremely discreet, a golden core cultivator might still detect it upon careful inspection.

If Jiang Qiushui were fortunate enough to catch the eye of a certain elder, it would undoubtedly increase the variables.

Liu Yu simply let her remain at Jinxing Jade Alchemy Hall and not go to witness the apprentice recruitment ceremony.

Heavenly Peak was the only fourth-stage spiritual mountain within the Yuan Yang Sect's gate area, achieving a status close to that of a fourth-stage superior spiritual mountain; it was the absolute center of the Yuan Yang Sect, with the entire sect established around this mountain radiating outward.

The seven main peaks surrounded it within a hundred miles, spreading out from this mountain as the center; generally, the closer a spiritual mountain was to Heavenly Peak, the higher the rank of its spiritual veins, with some exceptions.