ut then half of them might not show up when it was time to go. In this regard, Xie Yujia was quite meticulous in her work.One by one, the list of attendees was confirmed, with all the guys except for...Chapter 391: Disciple Under Guidance

Hao Ren and Xie Yujia both let out long breaths after finishing their tasks.

Over a thousand spiritual herbs were gently swaying in the fields, green, gold, red... Like colorful ribbons pieced together, they looked very beautiful indeed.

The two exchanged glances and smiled happily.

Xie Yujia's pale hands were covered in mud, while Hao Ren’s sleeves were equally dirty.

"Look at you, there's even dirt on your face," Xie Yujia chuckled softly as she wiped a streak of mud off Hao Ren's cheek with her fingers. To her surprise, her own fingers were also wet with mud and ended up adding another streak to Hao Ren’s face.

"Ah…" Xie Yujia quickly pulled back her hand. When she saw Hao Ren's disheveled appearance, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing Xie Yujia's gentle laughter, Hao Ren felt the coolness on his cheek and smiled too.

The two mechanical engineering students had managed to cultivate a large field in an impressive manner. It was like they'd gone back in time to their middle school days when they were "learning agriculture."

With better growth conditions, these spiritual herbs would flourish more vigorously and become even more potent, leading to higher quality medicinal pills.

Thinking about this, Xie Yujia felt that all her efforts had been worthwhile. Working together with Hao Ren on this project was both meaningful and enjoyable in itself.

"Wash your hands." With his right hand raised slightly, Hao Ren conjured a thin water stream from the nearby creek to land softly into Xie Yujia's palm.

Xie Yujia nodded and washed her palms, then left a few drops in her hand to personally wipe off the mud on Hao Ren’s cheek.

Her delicate hands touching his face with such consideration and ease moved Hao Ren deeply.

Dong...

About at this moment, a light blue transmission talisman rushed into the valley. It must be the son-in-law of Lord Dragon from Baidu.

"This junior is Headmaster Liu Yan of Qingyin Sect. My disciple Ye Su is in grave danger; I humbly request my master to lend a hand!" The voice of Headmaster Liu was transmitted through the talisman.

"What's the matter" Hao Ren asked with a loud voice.

Another transmission talisman shot in, "Your disciple instructed us to gather 'Three-step Lotus'. My direct disciple Ye Su ventured into the nearby白沙派mountains in search of medicine and was chased by guardsmen. Fortunately, she managed to escape!"

"白沙派! Hmph!" Hao Ren indeed did not have a good impression of this sect.

"I humbly request my master to lend a hand!" Another transmission talisman shot in, showing how urgent the situation was for Headmaster Liu.

Hao Ren turned to look at Xie Yujia.

Xie Yujia nodded.

"Hold on for an incense stick's time!" shouted Hao Ren.

"Many thanks, master!" Another transmission talisman immediately shot in.

For small sects at the fifth level of heaven, a transmission talisman capable of passing through formations was already quite advanced. The fact that Headmaster Liu used several consecutively indicated how much she cared about her disciple.

And by calling Hao Ren "Master" instead of referring to him as an elder, it further showed that the Qingyin Sect had elevated this predecessor in the valley to their sect's highest guest status.

So far, none of the three surrounding sects knew how many people actually lived in the valley. They currently guessed that the true master was Hao Ren’s grandmother visiting the Qingyin Sect; there was also a female disciple accompanying her and an errand boy popping up to assign tasks, plus this male disciple speaking in the valley.

Xie Yujia entered the alchemy room and, without saying a word, set up the alchemy furnace and quickly threw the picked spirit herbs into the cauldron.

Because she accompanied her grandmother as a guest at Qingyin Sect last time and didn't have a bad impression of it (since it was composed entirely of female cultivators), Xie Yujia couldn't just stand by when this disciple got injured while gathering herbs for Mysterious Peak. Her kind heart wouldn't allow it.

Little White's demonic flame spewed out intense flames, which immediately began burning in the cauldron. A cooking-like fragrance slowly wafted from the cauldron, making Xie Yujia break into a slight sweat; her hands sped up and with a bang, four third-grade Qi-Nourishing Pills were spat out of the cauldron.

Hairen was quick to grab the pills.

"A bit too hurried. The timing wasn't quite right," Xie Yujia saw that all she had made were third-grade pills, and felt somewhat disappointed.

"Little White, take these medicines out there." Hairen put the pills in a brocade pouch and hung it around Little White's neck.

Having reached the second stage, Little White understood immediately. It dashed out of the formation straight to the entrance of the valley.

"My master's grace is unforgettable!" A transmission charm passed through the array formation and automatically sounded.

The third-grade Qi-Nourishing Pills had far exceeded this Re掌門's (presumably Liu) expectations!

And he got four all at once!

Little White floated back from outside the valley.

Xie Yujia thought about it and decided that something was still amiss. She took out a small porcelain bottle from her bracelet and hung it around Little White's neck, "These are six random Youth-Preserving Pills I made last time to practice; take them to give the sect master!"

The Qingyin Sect disciple had gotten hurt while gathering herbs for Mysterious Peak. If all she did was treat this disciple's injuries, it would be too heartless and unreasonable. Therefore, Xie Yujia added an extra bottle of Youth-Preserving Pills as compensation.

Little White got the command and immediately chased after, but no new transmission charms came through. Perhaps the sect master was in a hurry to save his disciple's life, or perhaps he had run out of transmission charms.

"Zhen Ciming really went to handle those minor sects." Seeing Xiao Bai leisurely flying back, Hao Ren said helplessly.

"However, this is also good. These minor sects have many disciples who can gather herbs for us, which will save us a lot of effort. Just remember to share some benefits with them when we refine the elixirs in the future," Xie Yujia said.

"Indeed..." Hao Ren had no objections to this. Besides, he also wanted to teach Bajia Sect a lesson for wanting to casually exterminate minor sects' disciples.

He clearly remembered that when Zhao Yanzi and him mistakenly entered the Bajia Sect, those elders and disciples of Bajia Sect were determined to surround and kill them.

A sect so ruthless wouldn't value other sects’ cultivators' lives at all. They're truly like the Dragon King's son-in-law.

However, his most important goal now was still the upcoming exam in Longshen Temple for the next few days. With his current Gen-level strength, he decided to put off dealing with Bajia Sect until after the exams.

"Yujia, let's go!" Hao Ren said when he saw Xiao Bai fly back beside him.

“Mm-hmm!” Satisfied, Xie Yujia nodded and sat on Xiao Bai’s back.

As she glanced at Hao Ren, she clearly saw a certain aura in his eyes, an unyielding aura that wouldn't tolerate being bullied!

This kind of aura was something she had seen during Hao Ren's battle against Huang Xujie before, but it was even stronger now.

However, when Hao Ren turned around, his gaze became very calm again.

This calm and gentle look that seemed harmless to everyone was a look Hao Ren reserved for friends and family alone.

A sense of security spontaneously bloomed in Xie Yujia's heart. Yujia wore a white T-shirt with cartoon prints and light blue denim pants, seemingly ordinary but giving an impression of freshness and brightness.The simpler and more unadorned the outfit, the harde...