My Unpopular Neighbor Girl Has Hidden Identities
Chapter 544 - 543, Murong Xiao

Chapter 544: 543, Murong Xiao

"Junior Sister Lin, could you show me the elixir in your hand?" The middle-aged man quickly walked up to Lin Cai, looking at the Jade Bottle in her hand with a face full of eagerness.

"Sure." Lin Cai nodded slightly and handed over the Jade Bottle to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man hurriedly took the Jade Bottle and looked at the Gathering Spirit Pill inside, "Excellent pill! Where did you obtain this elixir, Junior Sister Lin?"

Lin Cai looked towards Song Yan Ning, "She refined it." Brother Han is an elder of the Dan Pavilion, and even he praises this elixir as excellent; it shows that the elixir is indeed good.

Han Ye followed Lin Cai’s gaze and turned to look at Song Yan Ning, "You refined this elixir?"

"Yes," Song Yan Ning nodded.

"Are you a Level 5 Alchemy Master?" Han Ye continued to ask. To refine a Gathering Spirit Pill to this standard, she must undoubtedly be a Level 5 Alchemy Master.

"Yes," Song Yan Ning nodded again. In fact, she was a Level 9 Alchemy Grandmaster.

"Then why are you an Outer Disciple?" With Song Yan Ning’s talent for Alchemy, let alone being an Inner Sect Disciple, even a Core Disciple would be within reach.

"My cultivation aptitude is not high," Song Yan Ning said. She joined Tianyi Gate only to go to the Extreme Ice North Domain and only learned after seeing the sect’s rules that Outer Disciples could only undertake low-level tasks at the beginning. Only when one reached a certain level could one undertake medium and advanced tasks. With her current level, she couldn’t go to White Tiger City, and if she couldn’t reach White Tiger City, she couldn’t travel to the Extreme Ice North Domain. That’s why she decided to reveal her talent for Alchemy.

"That’s not a problem. Would you like to join the Dan Pavilion?" Han Ye looked at Song Yan Ning with a smile and a hint of anticipation in his eyes. There were quite a few Disciples in the Dan Pavilion with good cultivation talents, but what the Dan Pavilion needed were Disciples with talent in Alchemy.

Song Yan Ning feigned hesitation, "I would like to join the Dan Pavilion, but a friend of mine, like me, does not have high cultivation aptitude, yet he is very proficient in Artifact Refining." Qin Yushen had chosen to be an Outer Disciple for her sake, and since she planned to enter the Inner Sect, she naturally wanted to bring Qin Yushen along. Although she believed that even if she didn’t mention it, Qin Yushen also had plans to enter the Inner Sect.

Han Ye smiled and nodded, then looked at Lin Cai, "Junior Sister Lin, what do you think?" Lin Cai, being one of the elders of Artifact Peak, had to decide whether to accept Song Yan Ning’s friend into Artifact Peak.

"What Level is your friend as an Artifact Refiner?" Lin Cai asked Song Yan Ning. If Song Yan Ning’s friend was also, like Song Yan Ning, a Level 4 Artifact Refining Master or a Level 5 Artifact Refining Master, she would certainly want to recruit him to Artifact Peak.

"A Level 5 Artifact Refining Master," Song Yan Ning stated. Qin Yushen was a Level 9 Artifact Refining Grandmaster, but naturally, she wouldn’t reveal that to Lin Cai. Of course, even if she did, Lin Cai might not believe her.

"Really?" Lin Cai stood up excitedly from her chair.

"Yes," Song Yan Ning nodded.

"Have your friend come to Artifact Peak," Lin Cai said happily and, after thinking for a moment, instructed Liu Qingran, who was beside her, "Qingran, go and personally invite him." She suddenly remembered that Outer Disciples could not enter the Inner Sect without an Inner Sect Disciple to guide them unless they had a Jade Token.

"Yes!" Liu Qingran responded respectfully.

Liu Qingran walked up to Song Yan Ning, asked about Qin Yushen’s situation, and then stepped out of the hall.

Han Ye looked at Song Yan Ning, "Before joining the Dan Pavilion, you must first refine a batch of elixir, and you will come back to the Dan Pavilion with me now." There are always procedures to follow, even if Song Yan Ning says the elixir is refined by her, she must also refine a batch of elixir in front of everyone in the Dan Pavilion.

"Yes!" Song Yan Ning answered.

Han Ye chuckled and nodded, "Junior Sister Lin, then I won’t trouble you any longer." He had come here to ask Lin Cai to help him craft a Magic Artifact, but Song Yan Ning’s matter was now the most important.

"Brother Han, please!" Lin Cai saw Han Ye and Song Yan Ning out of the great hall, watching the two of them leave happily. Now, she was waiting for Qin Yushen to come to see if he really was an Artifact Refining Master of Level 5, just as Song Yan Ning had said.

When Han Ye came to the Dan Pavilion with an Outer Disciple, everyone was somewhat surprised.

"Brother Han, who is this?" Fu Ting had just finished collecting a batch of elixirs and curiously asked when he saw Han Ye enter the Alchemy Room with Song Yan Ning.

"She is a new Outer Disciple taken in by our sect. I noticed her talent in Alchemy and wanted to assess her," Han Ye said, leading Song Yan Ning to one of the Alchemy Furnaces.

Fu Ting sized up Song Yan Ning, "What level of Alchemist is she?" To enter the Inner Sect as a disciple, one must be at least a Level 3 Alchemist.

"A Level 5 Alchemy Master," Han Ye said with a smile.

"What?" Fu Ting’s face showed disbelief. Apart from the Pavilion Master, who was a Level 7 Alchemy Grandmaster, the rest of them, even the elders, were merely Level 5 or 6 Alchemy Masters. How could a new Outer Disciple possibly be a Level 5 Alchemy Master?

Han Ye laughed heartily, "You’ll know once she starts crafting elixirs." He had never seen Song Yan Ning practice alchemy and didn’t know for certain if she was indeed a Level 5 Alchemy Master, but if the Gathering Spirit Pill was truly crafted by her, then she undoubtedly should be a Level 5 Alchemy Master.

"Let her prepare for alchemy. I’m going to ask the Pavilion Master to come," Fu Ting said. If Song Yan Ning could truly craft a Level 5 Elixir, the Dan Pavilion would definitely want to cultivate her talent thoroughly.

"I’ve already sent someone to inform the Pavilion Master," said Han Ye, smiling. How could he not notify the Pavilion Master about such a matter?

At this moment, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.

Murong Xiao, accompanied by the remaining three elders of the Dan Pavilion, walked in. They all turned their gazes toward Song Yan Ning.

"Is this the disciple here for the assessment?" Murong Xiao withdrew his gaze and looked at Han Ye. He had just received news that Han Ye had brought back a new disciple, a Level 5 Alchemy Master.

"Yes, Pavilion Master, this is the Gathering Spirit Pill she crafted. Please have a look," Han Ye took out the elixir he had gotten from Lin Cai and handed it to Murong Xiao.

Murong Xiao took the Jade Bottle, and his eyes instantly lit up as he looked at the elixir inside, "Did you really craft this yourself?" he asked, turning to Song Yan Ning.

"Yes," Song Yan Ning nodded.

"You are now a Level 5 Alchemy Master?" Murong Xiao saw Song Yan Ning’s calm demeanor, with not a hint of panic or restraint upon seeing them, and he couldn’t help but feel admiration.

"Yes," Song Yan Ning confirmed with a nod.

"Then, what elixir do you plan to craft?" Murong Xiao asked with a smile.

"The Golden Kui Pill," Song Yan Ning had already decided which elixir to craft. The Golden Kui Pill was one of the simplest among Level 5 Elixirs, well-suited for her skills. She didn’t want to reveal too much; it might not be a good thing.

Murong Xiao nodded with a smile, and with a wave of his hand, the required Spirit Grass for crafting the Golden Kui Pill appeared on the table beside the Alchemy Furnace.