The owner of the voice was young and not very familiar.
Being interrupted in this way made Yan Youyou somewhat dissatisfied, so she instinctively turned to the direction of the voice. However, when she saw Lu Qinghe walking in that direction, she was slightly taken aback. In her mind, she immediately associated him with the scene of Lu Qingyun's massacre in Qingyuan City.
"Insolent fellow, Miss Youyou is your name." Feng Hui, seeming to notice Yan Youyou's dissatisfaction, immediately spoke up.
"Senior Feng Hui, show some respect," despite her concern for Lu Qinghe's sister, Lu Qingyun, Yan Youyou dared not offend Lu Qinghe, who was now an outer disciple of the Asking Immortal Sect.
"So, it's Lu Qinghe. What do you want to know, Lu Qinghe?"
"About a person."
"A person?" Yan Youyou was slightly surprised, "Who?"
"A year and a half ago, in your residence, the young lady who sought my guidance in Nine Palaces Numerology."
"Miss Lin..."
Yan Youyou's expression changed slightly.
"Is that lady surnamed Lin?"
"Senior Lu Qinghe..." Although Yan Youyou was wary of Lu Qinghe's sister, Lu Qingyun, she didn't dare to be careless about the news of that Miss Lin, "I wonder what's the matter with asking about Miss Lin, Senior Lu Qinghe?"
"Heh..." Lu Qinghe chuckled and said, "The matter of Miss Lin bestowing the Spiritual-Restoration Pill on me is still fresh in my memory."
Upon hearing Lu Qinghe's mention of this matter, Yan Youyou seemed to relax a little, "I see. However, I believe that Miss Lin hasn't taken it to heart, so Senior Lu Qinghe doesn't need to dwell on it."
"You just need to tell me the identity of Miss Lin."
"The identity of Miss Lin..." Yan Youyou looked at Lu Qinghe and could feel his serious expression. She could tell that he was truly seeking that Miss Lin's identity to repay a past favor.
However...
"Senior Lu Qinghe, I'm far from being able to reach the status of Miss Lin. Maybe she has long forgotten the events of the past and put them behind her, so Senior Lu Qinghe doesn't need to be so serious. If Senior Lu Qinghe really wants to repay the favor to Miss Lin..."
At this point, Yan Youyou paused for a moment and continued, "At least, Senior Lu Qinghe, you need to become an inner disciple of the Asking Immortal Sect, perhaps only then will there be hope to do something for Miss Lin."
"An inner disciple!?"
"The inner disciples of the Qianxian Sect?"
"Feng Hui, the girl in the green skirt, and another woman were surprised to hear Yan Youyou mention the Qianxian Sect, the renowned cultivation sanctuary of the Ancient Kingdom. How could she even know people from there."
Even being just an outer disciple at the Qianxian Sect was enough to rival the elite students of the Northern Moon Royal Academy.
"I have already obtained the privilege of an inner disciple."
Lan QInghe responded truthfully.
While waiting to go to the inheritors’ academy, Lan QInghe had already obtained the identity token of an inner disciple.
With the backing of the Blue Moon Lake and his previous victories over the Golden Dragon Sword King and Huang Tianfeng, obtaining the identity of an inner disciple was just a small feat.
"You've become an inner disciple!?"
Yan Youyou was astonished by Lan QInghe's words.
"How long has it been!?"
In less than two years, Lan QInghe, who was previously destitute and had crippled meridians, had now become an inner disciple of the Qianxian Sect, ranking alongside the top 100 of the Northern Moon Royal Academy.
"That's right."
Lan QInghe nodded.
"Tell me, who is Miss Lin?"
"Xuelin Sanctuary."
Facing Lan QInghe's eyes with a hint of pressure, Yan Youyou finally revealed this name.
"Miss Lin is from Xuelin Sanctuary."
"Xuelin Sanctuary!?"
Lan QInghe vaguely remembered hearing this name. After some thought, he suddenly recalled, "The Holy Snow Kingdom, Xuelin Sanctuary!?"
"Yes."
Yan Youyou nodded. "I don't know much about Miss Lin's specific identity, only that she comes from Xuelin Sanctuary and her name is Lin Qingrou."
"Xuelin Sanctuary, Lin Qingrou."
Lan Qinghe silently recited these two names.
These pieces of information would be enough.
The intermittent spirit pill is priced at thirteen thousand gold.
Being able to casually give a spirit pill worth thirteen thousand gold to him, Lin Qingrou's identity is definitely not simple. When he goes to Xuelin Sanctuary in the future, he will be able to find clues.
"Lan QInghe senior, my understanding of Miss Lin comes from Lady Ningker. Lady Ningker is Miss Lin's close guard. According to some conversations between them, Miss Lin has a very close relationship with our Ancient Kingdom..."
"Thank you."
This piece of information was unexpected.
Lan QInghe nodded to Yan Youyou. "Thanks to your referral that day, I was able to obtain a healing spirit pill that cured my injuries. I can see your profound cultivation, and you've reached the peak of the sixth level of refining. Here, take this Yuan stone. It should help you advance to the higher level of refining. Consider it as a return for your kindness that day."
"A Yuan stone?"
Yan Youyou was slightly startled.
Before she could react, Lan QInghe had already handed her a Yuan stone, then turned and disappeared in front of her in a matter of moments.
"A Yuan stone, it's the legendary Yuan stone. A single Yuan stone is worth no less than a thousand gold. Could it be that the inner disciples of the Qianxian Sect are so wealthy that they can easily give Yuan stones to others?"
The girl in the green skirt, seeing Lan QInghe give a Yuan stone and leave, looked at him with a hint of envy.
"Just a Yuan stone, even though it has good value, it is not difficult for us to buy with our financial resources," Feng Hui said, trying to maintain a look of disdain.
"A Yuan stone..."
Yan Youyou held the Yuan stone given to her by Lan QInghe. She could clearly feel the constantly flowing vitality from the Yuan stone into her body, making her feel light and clear, with a tendency to break through at any moment.
"This Yuan stone... It's definitely not a low-grade Yuan stone..."
Yan Youyou's eyes showed disbelief. "This is a genuine Yuan stone!"
Genuine Yuan stone!
Usually, only the extremely wealthy practitioners of the Mixing Element realm could possess and cultivate with a Yuan stone like this, and the price of such a Yuan stone is far beyond what a low-grade Yuan stone can match.
Lan QInghe had casually given her a precious Yuan stone like this!?
Had the disciples of the Qianxian Sect already become so wealthy, or had Lan QInghe already risen to prominence within the Qianxian Sect!?
...
"You're back so soon. Don't tell me it wasn't to your taste?"
Lei Jian looked at Lu Qinghe, who was coming over, and teased, "It's not what you think at all."
Lu Qinghe was speechless.
"Understand, understand," laughed Lei Jian.
"Oh, by the way, I just met a kid," he said, pulling out a young man who looked about twenty-three or twenty-four and had been standing behind him: "He's my cousin, Lei Xiao. He's hosting a birthday banquet for a girl he likes tonight and wants me to help him save face and suppress his rival. Since I’m going alone, or together, I thought I might as well go with him."
Without waiting for a response, he quickly added, "Thank you, Senior Brother Lu Qinghe."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu Qinghe," Lei Xiao, who had been pulled in front of Lei Jian, quickly and respectfully addressed.
Originally, Lu Qinghe had no interest in this so-called birthday banquet, but Lei Jian summed up the matter in a few words, and he could only nod.
"Don't worry, it's just about showing face. I know you're a cultivator and not someone who would waste an evening there," Lei Jian said.
At this point, Lei Jian's tone paused slightly. "Each edition of the Millennium Battle signifies the flourishing of the black market in the Millennium City. A senior member of the Blue Moon Lake sent word that the mixed-element heavenly crystal is appearing in the black market. We can go take a look after the banquet, as the black market is quite near the venue where Lei Xiao’s friend is hosting the birthday banquet."
"Mixed-element heavenly crystal!?" Lu Qinghe's heart stirred at the mention of this treasure.
In cultivating the True Essence, one must circulate true qi through the Thirty-Six Little Zhou Tians, the Seventy-Two Great Zhou Tians, and the One Hundred and Eight Zhou Tians, in order to open the Yuan Realm. However, the completion of One Hundred and Eight Zhou Tians is not the real perfection. True perfection refers to One Hundred and Eight Great Zhou Tians, which means there are still Thirty-Six Great Zhou Tians on top of Seventy-Six Great Zhou Tians. Many people, due to their true qi reaching completion early, are unable to make any progress, making it difficult to achieve the Tenth level of the True Essence. Even if they aim to inherit the original world, they are unable to do so. However, the mixed-element heavenly realm has the marvelous function of transforming the small Zhou Tian into the great Zhou Tian.
It can be said that holding the mixed-element heavenly crystal can significantly reduce the difficulty of breaking through from the Ninth level of True Essence to the Tenth level of True Essence.
"Almost every student at the heritage academy has reached the Tenth level of True Essence. Although you have a record of killing Huang Tianfeng and your swordsmanship is not weak, you are still at the peak of the Ninth level of True Essence. If the news of the appearance of the mixed-element heavenly crystal in the black market is true, purchasing this item to help you reach the Tenth level of True Essence will give you a better standing when you go to the heritage academy."
"Senior Brother Lei Jian is considerate," Lu Qinghe nodded.
He had a year to open the Yuan Realm. What he needed to open was the legendary Yuan Realm confined to the ancient kingdom of Millennium within the region. Opening the legendary Yuan Realm in a year was tremendously difficult. Therefore, any heavenly treasure or precious material that could be of help to his cultivation should not be easily overlooked.
After all, before Lu Qinghe went to the Green Emperor Peak, the elemental stone vein was given to him by Lu Qingyun, and he had no shortage of wealth. Although the mixed-element heavenly crystal was precious and rare, it had very limited use and was not very expensive. If he could obtain it, his cultivation to the Tenth level of True Essence would undoubtedly be more efficient.