The Great Elder glanced and saw the steward's message.
The Great Elder's first reaction: Did something happen to that Ye Fan?
When the disciple responsible for surveillance said Ye Fan wanted medicinal ingredients, the Great Elder didn't think much of it.
After all, the Sect Master's condition was the top priority, and he didn't have the energy to haggle over such matters.
As long as Ye Fan, the "key," could be kept stable and no unforeseen issues arose, that would be enough.
Besides, ingredients within the third tier were not valuable, and the Cloud Splendor Sect had plenty of them.
Upon seeing the message now, the Great Elder was stunned!
That Ye Fan had actually refined a perfect-grade pill with no side effects???
The Great Elder's first thought was that the steward hadn't woken up yet!
The technique for refining perfect-grade pills had long been lost.
It was like walking down the street one day and seeing someone dressed like a street vendor approaching you.
"Brother, want a dinosaur? I have everything that flies, runs, or swims, all for ten dollars each!"
Your first thought would be that the person was out of their mind!
The Great Elder felt much the same way now.
So, with a dark expression, he sent a message back to the steward.
"Do you think I'm easily fooled?"
Very soon, the steward's message returned.
"My head on a block, it's absolutely true!"
The Great Elder narrowed his eyes and immediately flew towards the public pill room.
Public Pill Room.
After the steward left, Ye Fan, holding medicinal herbs, was about to walk towards the private room he had used before.
A young cultivator approached.
"Senior Brother Que, here to collect herbs?" the disciple in charge of managing the medicinal ingredients asked enthusiastically.
The one replying was the young cultivator, who looked approachable.
"Yes, please help me get three portions of Bone Jade Grass, one portion of Chicken Blood Sand, two portions of Exquisite Grass, and one portion of Scarlet Flame Vine."
Hearing this, Ye Fan's heart instinctively stirred.
This prescription sounded like a fourth-tier Blood Jade Pill, a decent healing medicine.
However, the recipe for the Blood Jade Pill did not include Scarlet Flame Vine...
Ye Fan thought of this purely out of professional habit.
He didn't consider anything else.
Besides, he thought this Senior Brother Que was likely running an errand for an elder, and these herbs were probably for other pills.
Even someone witless wouldn't do something as foolish as adding Scarlet Flame Vine to a Blood Jade Pill.
But soon.
Ye Fan realized he was wrong.
"Senior Brother Que is going to refine a Blood Jade Pill?" the disciple managing the herbs was visibly surprised, muttering, "But I recall Blood Jade Pills don't use Scarlet Flame Vine..."
The disciple was merely puzzled and didn't think much of it.
He was just a gofer.
What a high-ranking disciple like Senior Brother Que did was none of his business, nor did he dare to interfere.
This Senior Brother Que seemed quite polite and immediately explained.
"It is indeed for refining Blood Jade Pills."
At these words, Ye Fan's heart felt a jolt of disbelief!
Was this person's brain squeezed by a door, or had they encountered something unpleasant and decided to take it out on society?
"May I ask your name, Senior Brother?" Ye Fan asked politely.
"This young master is new here and may not know, but this is the personal disciple of the Second Elder, Que Xinyan, Senior Brother Que."
The disciple managing the herbs quickly introduced them.
He had seen the steward accompanying Ye Fan earlier and assumed Ye Fan had some connection with the steward.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so accommodating right now.
You don't even know Senior Brother Que? Are you blind?!
"It is indeed Que," Que Xinyan replied politely. "May I ask what advice Junior Brother has?"
"It's like this," Ye Fan said, pointing to the herbs on the table. "I recall that refining Blood Jade Pills requires Purple Gleam Crystal, not Scarlet Flame Vine."
Hearing this, Que Xinyan narrowed his eyes.
"Oh? Junior Brother also understands the art of refining Blood Jade Pills?"
Despite Que Xinyan's outwardly amiable and polite demeanor, he was not a good person at heart.
For instance, he held grudges, was petty, and bore grudges fiercely...
He might be chatting and laughing with you one moment and stabbing you in the back the next.
Afterward, he would apologetically claim he slipped and ask if it hurt.
However, in this regard, Ye Fan was quite similar to him...
Ye Fan's current remark had already angered him!
The Second Elder was the best alchemist in the Cloud Splendor Sect. If any other alchemists in the sect were taking disciples, the Second Elder would definitely know.
If the Second Elder knew, then as his personal disciple, he would naturally be aware.
There had been no recent news about new alchemists in the Cloud Splendor Sect.
Furthermore, Ye Fan was an unfamiliar face.
Que Xinyan naturally categorized Ye Fan as a rookie alchemist with no background.
And now, such a rookie dared to question a fourth-tier alchemist like himself?!
Ridiculous!
Enraging!
Hateable!
At this moment, Que Xinyan felt greatly challenged and insulted!
However, even so, he would not show it on the surface.
Just as he had done before when someone inadvertently offended him, he would calmly say it was fine.
But after some time, those disciples would inevitably encounter various accidents.
The lucky ones would be bedridden for three to five years, or lose limbs.
The unlucky ones would have graves covered in tall grass.
"I wouldn't dare say I understand much, but I know a tiny bit," Ye Fan replied politely. "I heard that adding Scarlet Flame Vine to Blood Jade Pills is a very dangerous thing."
In fact, Ye Fan was already being very polite.
The fire attribute of Scarlet Flame Vine was indeed stronger than that of Purple Gleam Crystal.
But the problem was that it was excessively strong...
So much so that it couldn't be suppressed!
Once these ingredients fused, the violent fire attribute from the Scarlet Flame Vine would instantly destroy everything!
At that point, forget the mere pill furnace.
Everyone present, including the entire house, would likely be blown to smithereens!
Then with a thunderous boom, everyone could hold hands and go reincarnate.
Even cultivators below the Divine Transformation realm would not leave behind a complete corpse!
There was no doubt about it, the power was that immense!
The profession of an alchemist was not just about refining pills to save lives!
If one truly set their mind on harming others, they would be akin to terrorists!
Such horrifying incidents had occurred more than once in the history of cultivation.
Ye Fan recalled a past life where, before he had fully developed, he had witnessed such a scene.
At that time, an alchemist returned home to find his entire clan wiped out!
Later, he painstakingly traced his enemy, but unfortunately, the opponent was too powerful, and he was no match.
He then hid himself away and madly improved his alchemy level.
Finally, one day, that alchemist emerged.
After disfiguring himself, he infiltrated his enemy's sect and quickly gained recognition and promotion through his alchemy skills.
Then, at an opportune moment, under the guise of alchemy, he enacted his revenge!
In the end.
With a deafening roar, the entire sect was annihilated!
Of course, the alchemist himself perished with them.
...
Now this guy was planning to add Scarlet Flame Vine to Blood Jade Pills. What's the difference between that and throwing a torch into an explosives depot?!
Ye Fan was instantly displeased!
He had finally decided not to die, how could he be wiped out because of this idiot?!
"Is Junior Brother planning to spar with me?" Que Xinyan narrowed his eyes again.
"Sorry, I'm not interested," Ye Fan said with a friendly smile. "I just wanted to say that if you want to die, please do it far away and don't implicate innocent people."