Thunder roared through the sky, as impending rain lood and the wind filled the air.
Zhang Fan sat at his desk, glancing toward the window, where a mass of dark clouds pressed down, turning the afternoon sky gradually darker, as if night had co early.
"Is it about to rain?" Zhang Fan murmured softly.
Thunderstorms in winter were rare; he took out his phone and dialed Old Yu's number, but no one answered.
He opened WeChat, sending a ssage to ask where he was and when he'd be back.
Bai Buran had told him before leaving, during thunderstorms, to keep a close watch on Old Yu.
It was known that in sumr, when thunderstorms were frequent, Old Yu often took long vacations, apparently feeling unwell in such weather.
Zhang Fan had so suspicions in his heart.
"Are you driving?" Zhang Fan looked at the chat with Old Yu, but received no reply.
He subconsciously checked the sky again, patiently waiting while casually browsing through his friend circle.
"Hmm!?"
Zhang Fan opened his friend circle, and the first post made his heart skip a beat.
Five minutes ago, Lin Jianyue updated a post, with the caption:
"Ten Beauty Pills! Premium ingredients, traditional crafting! In high demand, inquire for price, no haggling."
Below was a rabbit emoji with the caption "Beauties, let's be beautiful together."
"Selling elixirs on her friend circle?" Zhang Fan was stunned.
Swoosh…
Just then, Lin Jianyue posted another update, the caption saying:
"Sold out, co earlier next ti."
Beneath was a rabbit emoji with the caption "Closed for business."
Ten Beauty Pills were gone in five minutes; no doubt, this business was lucrative, just counting money at ho. Yet, Zhang Fan wasn't in the mood to ponder Lin Jianyue's business acun, and imdiately shot her a ssage.
"Selling elixirs on your friend circle? Are you insane? Have you got the qualifications? Aren't you afraid the Daoist Alliance will co knocking?"
"Keeping such a close eye on , huh?" Lin Jianyue replied.
"..."
"Don't worry; it's not just selling, there's a circle…"
Lin Jianyue continued, "Plus, have you forgotten what I do for a living?"
At this, Zhang Fan recalled that Lin Jianyue was indeed in the dicinal business in reality.
"Keep it low-key, you're still in Yujing City now." Zhang Fan couldn't help but remind her.
Though the storm of Mr. Nian and Yin Hu had passed, the nerves of the Daoist Alliance in Jiangnan Province were still taut.
No way around it, troubles seed to originate from a certain point, with Yujing City constantly bustling.
This left Lou Hechuan quite vexed, receiving admonitions repeatedly from higher-ups, even facing public criticism recently; one could only imagine his disgrace at the end-of-year Daoist Alliance eting.
For this, Lou Hechuan was quite upset, unsure which star he offended.
"Interested in buying sothing?" Lin Jianyue suddenly replied.
"You trying to make a sale to ?" Zhang Fan quickly responded.
He paused briefly, then sent another ssage: "Got any elixirs that can strengthen the Primordial Spirit?"
"Quickly retract that!"
Almost instantly, Lin Jianyue replied with a warning rabbit emoji.
Zhang Fan froze, unclear of the implications, but still retracted the previous ssage.
"What's wrong?"
"Don't ntion those words casually here; it might be monitored."
"Primordial Spirit?" Zhang Fan asked.
"Still ntioning it… quickly retract."
"..."
Zhang Fan had no choice but to retract.
"Why?"
"Just like how buying affection online isn't straightforward, forbidden words get flagged." Lin Jianyue gave a vivid analogy.
"..."
"Where did you hear such nonsense?" Zhang Fan was at a loss: "So, how should I phrase it?"
"Yuanzi!"
"Well, do you have any elixirs that can strengthen Yuanzi?" Zhang Fan corrected himself.
"Turns out you want the Vigorous Essence Pill!" Lin Jianyue replied with a laughing emoji.
"..."
Staring at the screen, Zhang Fan's expression gradually turned unusual.
"Yuanzi is challenging to refine, you should know. The most effective way is to replenish like with like." Lin Jianyue replied unabashedly.
"Wuwei Sect!" Zhang Fan's gaze narrowed into a line.
Red dust, sins refined into Great Pill, six days of demonic charm chills the spine. Utterly losing the Primordial Spirit to my belly, immortal not mortal.
Using the thod of creation and destruction to seek non-action and longevity, refining and supplenting all spirits, achieving Pure Yang Wuji, this is the Wuwei Sect.
"Even if replenishing like with like, not everyone can beco immortal or divine." Lin Jianyue replied again.
The path to immortality had thousands of routes, perhaps refining and nourishing the Primordial Spirit was the most violent, direct, and unconventional thod.
Despite this, those who peek at the highest realms are one in ten thousand, rare among predecessors.
"That's crooked and evil." Zhang Fan quickly replied.
"Poser!"
Lin Jianyue replied with a disdainful rabbit emoji.
"Don't forget who's your parent; your mother's a notorious cannibal. Perhaps as a child, she fed you Yuanzi."
"I don't believe you never swallowed Yuanzi."
Hearing this, Zhang Fan fell silent. Of course, he had swallowed Yuanzi, and its taste was exquisite, indescribable.
He also knew, creation and destruction, the principle of Dao, but indulging in it was like entering demonic paths; a mont of recklessness led to eternal damnation.
For this reason, Zhang Fan used all his will to rein in the rising, difficult to suppress desire.
Desire is divine, yet it is demonic.
"Actually, there's sothing akin to Yuanzi, also a top-tier Vigorous Essence Pill."
Just then, Lin Jianyue's profile icon jumped, another ssage popped up.
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