Yang Che’s Divine Sense stirred, and he realized that Tianxie Ziyin was helping him put the flying boat into the Magic Stone Space.

Clearly, it was not going smoothly.

Yang Che immediately split his Divine Sense to establish a mental connection with the little girl, learning that due to her memory loss, the process of putting it away was somewhat difficult.

Fortunately, Tianxie Ziyin patiently taught the little girl a method, and finally, just as the flying boat was about to plummet into the Cloud Abyss, it was narrowly collected into the Magic Stone Space.

Yang Che looked at the empty sea of clouds around him and let out a long sigh of relief.

At this point, of the three main Spirit Medicines for refining the ‘Essence Stabilizing Pill’—purple sky fungus, essence stabilizing fruit, and essence—only the ‘essence stabilizing fruit’ was left.

Leaving the Purple Cloud Sea, they passed through a hidden Teleportation Array and once again arrived at the wide stone peak platform.

Looking at the magnificent, towering, cloud-piercing, tightly packed colossal peaks before them, Tianxie Ziyin said to the black-robed demon Cultivator:

“Sha E, this King has decided to Cultivate on ‘Jie Tian Peak’ from now on. Yang Che needs to Cultivate with this King, so the management of Zi Tian City will still be your responsibility.”

“Yes.”

Sha E respectfully affirmed.

“This King will slightly modify the hidden Teleportation Array leading to Jie Tian Peak to reduce the single consumption of Spirit Stones.”

As Tianxie Ziyin finished speaking, Sha E’s eyes immediately showed shock.

However, he quickly turned from shock to joy, genuinely admiring his mysterious master.

After Tianxie Ziyin finished her instructions, Sha E was about to leave when Tianxie Ziyin suddenly said, “Wait.”

Sha E immediately stopped.

“Sha E, this King urgently needs a Spirit Medicine called ‘essence stabilizing fruit’. When you return to Zi Tian City, you must quickly find it for this King.”

“As you command.”

Sha E received the order and departed.

Yang Che then followed Tianxie Ziyin through the hidden Teleportation Array to the summit of Jie Tian Peak.

“It’s actually two Bronze Halls.”

Upon seeing the two grand halls located at the peak, bathed in the glow of the clouds, they realized they were not stone halls, but Bronze Halls cast entirely from bronze.

The two grand halls were each situated on a peak, not far apart, even virtually at arm’s length, connected by a stone arch bridge.

Above their heads, myriad golden rays formed swirling rings of cloud, continuously rotating.

The descending glow, like sacred golden brilliance, adorned the two Bronze Halls, making them resplendent.

Tianxie Ziyin observed carefully for a long time, and gradually, a rare look of surprise appeared on her face.

“This Jie Tian Peak is truly extraordinary. This King has finally found a place that is barely satisfactory, and no longer needs to stay in the Magic Stone Space all day.”

Tianxie Ziyin’s tone carried a hint of relief.

After she finished speaking, she turned to Yang Che and said, “A place where the Spiritual Qi is almost identical to that of ancient times is probably impossible to find a second one. Therefore, this King has decided to Cultivate here continuously from now on, and only consider returning to the Upper Realm after recovering to sixty percent of my original cultivation. Yang Che, once Sha E finds the essence stabilizing fruit and successfully refines the ‘Essence Stabilizing Pill’, this King will help you Core Formation.”

Yang Che nodded, slightly dazed.

He had a faint premonition that in the future, he and Zi Yin might part ways here.

However, the blood pact was far from over; even if he successfully achieved Core Formation, he would still have to stay here and accompany her in Cultivation for at least ten years, fully providing Ancient God Power.

A sudden, inexplicable complex emotion arose in Yang Che’s heart, but he suppressed it. Then, with a thought, ‘Purple King Pavilion’ appeared on the open ground in front of the Bronze Hall.

Next, with a gentle wave of his hand, an elegant, long wooden table appeared, with a teapot and teacups on it.

“Zi Yin, with such beautiful scenery, there should be a pot of purple bamboo spirit tea.”

Yang Che said, taking the lead and sitting down.

Tianxie Ziyin pondered for a moment, then also sat down opposite Yang Che.

The two gazed into the distance.

The sea of clouds, bathed in the glow, continuously steamed, incredibly magnificent.

Yang Che picked up the jade teacup and took a gentle sip, gradually feeling at peace as he looked at this wondrous spectacle between Heaven and Earth.

He had not forgotten that his ultimate pursuit was longevity, freedom, and ease.

At this moment, he tasted that sense of ease.

He turned his head slightly and found that Zi Yin was also intently admiring the sea of clouds and the morning glow.

The faint glow falling on her flawless face made her beauty even more sacred and noble.

After a slight pause, Yang Che shifted his gaze to the distant sea of clouds.

Neither of them spoke again.

…

A few days passed quickly.

Yang Che sat cross-legged inside another Bronze Hall, fully Cultivating the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art to produce more Ancient God Power.

Suddenly, he received a message from Zi Yin: “Yang Che, come over.”

Opening his eyes and standing up, Yang Che walked along the stone arch bridge between the two peaks and arrived in front of the other Bronze Hall.

On the open ground in front of the Bronze Hall, two more people had appeared.

One was the black-robed demon Cultivator Sha E, and the other was a slightly plump, white-haired, youthful-faced green-faced elder.

Tianxie Ziyin was leisurely sitting on a wide, comfortable bamboo chair in front of the Purple King Pavilion’s courtyard gate.

Seeing Yang Che arrive, she said lightly, “Yang Che, Sha E said the ‘essence stabilizing fruit’ has been found, and he brought the Alchemist with the best Alchemy attainment in Zi Tian City.”

Yang Che immediately understood upon hearing this.

So, this white-haired, youthful-faced green-faced elder was an Alchemist.

Yang Che knew how difficult it was to become an Alchemist, and this green-faced elder was also a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, so he cupped his hands and saluted: “Senior, may I ask your name?”

The green-faced elder had a hint of arrogance in his eyes and naturally didn’t think much of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator like Yang Che, but after glancing at Tianxie Ziyin, he reluctantly put away his arrogance and said faintly to Yang Che, “This old man is Qing Yuanzi.”

“So it’s Senior Qing Yuanzi, my apologies. May I ask, Senior, is the ‘Essence Fixing Pill’ rumored in Zi Tian City from your hand?”

Yang Che’s gaze was fervent; he naturally had some admiration for Cultivators with high Alchemy attainment.

Qing Yuanzi said proudly, “It was indeed refined by this old man.”

Yang Che’s eyes lit up with joy upon hearing this, and he immediately asked again, “Senior Qing Yuanzi, have you ever heard of the ‘Essence Stabilizing Pill’?”

“Essence Stabilizing Pill?”

Qing Yuanzi was startled and began to search his memory intently.

But after a long while, he still shook his head in disbelief, saying, “This old man has never heard of the Essence Stabilizing Pill.”

Then he stared intently at Yang Che, as if waiting for Yang Che to reveal what kind of Medicinal Pill this ‘Essence Stabilizing Pill’ was.

However, Yang Che did not speak again for a long time.

Yang Che was rapidly calculating in his mind at this moment.

According to his understanding, most Alchemists, Artifact Refiners, and Talisman Makers generally kept records of their insights, experiences, and refining processes, such as Classics or Jade Slips like the Alchemy Notes.

The Alchemy Notes that Yang Che had obtained in the Wanglong Mountain Grotto was already insufficient, so after learning that Qing Yuanzi had not heard of the ‘Essence Stabilizing Pill’, he immediately had other ideas.

Soon, Yang Che made up his mind and said to Qing Yuanzi, “Senior Qing Yuanzi, I have a complete Pill Formula for the ‘Essence Stabilizing Pill’ here.”

“Oh? Really?”

Qing Yuanzi’s interest was immediately piqued, and he then pressed, “Is the ‘essence stabilizing fruit’ that City Lord Sha entrusted me to find for refining the Essence Stabilizing Pill?”

“Precisely.” Yang Che replied very straightforwardly.

“Do you also know Alchemy?” Qing Yuanzi asked.

Yang Che nodded without any hesitation.

To Qing Yuanzi’s surprise, he became somewhat impatient with anticipation.

As an Alchemist with profound attainment, he knew very well that the essence stabilizing fruit was an extremely rare Spirit Medicine, and any Medicinal Pill that could be refined using this Spirit Medicine would certainly be extraordinary.

New Pill Formulas always held a mysterious attraction for Alchemists.

After a series of changes in Qing Yuanzi’s expression, his previous arrogance disappeared, and he adopted a humble posture, saying gently, “Little friend, would you be willing to sell this Essence Stabilizing Pill Formula to this old man?”

Upon hearing this, joy welled up in Yang Che’s heart, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.