Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 885: Chapter 489: Departure

“Seven days, Master Li used to take ten days to complete the refining!” After Li Shiming entered the alchemy room of the cave mansion, Ancestor Zhang Kai was still a bit confused and said to Master Jiang Hong.

“This Master Li has encountered some troubles, and it’s normal for him to not dare to reveal too much of his alchemy capabilities!” Master Jiang Hong said with a shake of his head and a smile.

“I don’t understand why you would want to invite him to join the sect, even though your own quota is limited!” Ancestor Zhang Kai still had some doubts.

“If I told you that his alchemy skills might surpass mine in refining Nascent Soul Early Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, would you believe it?” Master Jiang Hong looked at him indifferently and said.

Ancestor Zhang Kai opened his mouth wide, looking incredulous.

Even though he previously heard that Master Jiang Hong said Li Shiming used Spiritual Fire to brew Fourth Grade Spirit Tea, which even Master Jiang Hong couldn’t do, he never thought Li Shiming’s alchemy skills could surpass Master Jiang Hong.

Who is Master Jiang Hong? He is one of the top three alchemy masters in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

Even in the entire Dongqi Continent, or even the whole Cultivation World, Master Jiang Hong’s alchemy skills are among the top tier.

He finally understood why Master Jiang Hong was willing to give up his own sect entry quota for Li Shiming.

This sect entry quota refers to special admission outside of the normal process, which means normally one joins a sect through entrance exams and is nurtured from a young age.

A sect entry quota is a special exception for some top geniuses, requiring the entrant to be a top genius and someone with important status in the sect to vouch for them.

“Master, do you think he might be a spy from another sect?” Ancestor Zhang Kai then asked.

After speaking, he couldn’t help but shake his head vigorously, seeing Master Jiang Hong look at him as if he was a fool.

Indeed, which power would use such a skilled alchemy master as a spy, and which one wouldn’t carefully protect him for fear of any mishap?

Ancestor Yu’s eyelids had been twitching for a few days, giving him the constant sense that something was about to happen.

With his control over his body, the twitching of his eyelids made it impossible for him not to think more about it.

He thought of the two Nascent Soul Ancestors from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect who went to visit Li Shiming, who were still in the cave mansion. Could something have happened there?

“Let’s go take a look!” He feared something had happened to Li Shiming, knowing he still needed Li Shiming for alchemy.

His cave mansion was not far from Li Shiming’s, and as he approached it, he saw Li Shiming walking and chatting happily with a Nascent Soul Ancestor he didn’t recognize, with Ancestor Zhang Kai trailing behind.

“Ancestor Yu, I apologize, but I must go to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. Thank you for your care during this time!” Upon seeing Ancestor Yu, Li Shiming bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Ancestor Yu was taken aback by his words; he really wanted to use his strength to keep Li Shiming, but after glancing at the two Nascent Soul Ancestors from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect beside Li Shiming, he realized he could not afford to offend them.

“Master Li, we agreed from the start that if you joined a major sect, Wuqing Mountain would only be happy for you, never forcing you to stay!” He forced a smile and said.

“Master Li has told me that the Ten Thousand Beast Sect will take extra care of Wuqing Mountain as compensation!” Ancestor Zhang Kai said in a deep voice.

“Thank you, Mr. Zhang, thank you, Master Li!” Ancestor Yu sighed inwardly, grateful it wasn’t a total loss.

“Ancestor Yu, I’m returning the cave mansion to Wuqing Mountain, contact me if you need anything in the future!” Li Shiming handed a token to Ancestor Yu.

This token is the control token for a Nascent Soul-level cave mansion, and he had already cleared it out.

“Master Li, you’re putting me on the spot! I said this cave mansion permanently belongs to you, master. Whether you live here or not, it’s yours!” Ancestor Yu’s wit returned as he replied loudly.

At this moment, he was very clear-headed; since Li Shiming was joining the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, any previous thoughts were now irrelevant.

In the future, Li Shiming’s status would be even more distinguished, and he couldn’t afford to offend him.

It was better to use their past relationship to build a long-term connection, perhaps needing Li Shiming’s help someday.

“Okay, perhaps it will indeed be useful to me!” Li Shiming chuckled, putting the token away.

He thought of his clone Li Yuanba, as well as Venerable Huijing, and perhaps they could use this cave mansion in the future. Besides, it could also be considered a place for him to return to.

As for whether Ancestor Yu would go back on his word, the fact that Ancestor Yu had spoken in front of Ancestor Zhang Kai and Master Jiang Hong meant the Ten Thousand Beast Sect wouldn’t allow him to break his promise.

Ancestor Zhang Kai took out a Flying Boat and let Li Shiming and Master Jiang Hong aboard, then left Wuqing Mountain flying it.

Inside the Flying Boat, Master Jiang Hong seemed a bit distracted, with most of his attention on the jade bottle in his hand.

Inside the jade bottle were three ‘Great Sun Qi Union Pills’, and the quality of these three Fourth Grade Spirit Pills was just a hair’s breadth from reaching high grade.

For Fourth Grade Spirit Pills of such quality, he couldn’t find any issues with them but felt it was too much of a coincidence.

Previously, Li Shiming had refined Fourth Grade Intermediate Detoxification Spirit Pills, which were just a hair above the beginner grade, reaching the intermediate grade. Now, these were just a hair’s breadth from reaching the high grade, which felt a bit strange.

But regardless, the alchemy skills Li Shiming had demonstrated had already surpassed his by a notch.

Of course, Master Jiang Hong’s real alchemy skills couldn’t be compared to Li Shiming’s; he could refine Fourth Grade Spirit Pills across all realms, whereas Li Shiming could only refine Nascent Soul Early Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pills.