After sending the old guard flying with a single sweep of his sleeve, Ye Yunfei instantly activated his Spatial Teleportation technique and vanished from sight.
The invitation had been delivered; Ye Yunfei now waited to see Zidan Valley's response!
In the next moment, Ye Yunfei had already appeared on a street in the distance, intending to find a place to settle.
“Benefactor, it's you!”
A woman's delighted cry rang out. A man and a woman quickly walked towards Ye Yunfei.
It turned out to be the brother and sister pair who had been running a stall at the trading fair earlier.
“Benefactor, did you come to Zidancity hoping to enter Zidan Valley to request pills?” the woman asked.
“I do indeed plan to enter Zidan Valley,” Ye Yunfei nodded.
“That's wonderful! Benefactor, our brother and sister pair also need to enter Zidan Valley to request pills. Let’s go together. I’ve already paid the fee required to enter the valley to request pills and obtained the identity token. Benefactor, you can simply follow us in; there’s no need to pay separately.”
Hearing that Ye Yunfei also intended to enter Zidan Valley, the woman couldn't help but exclaim happily.
“Requesting pills in Zidan Valley requires paying a fee?” Ye Yunfei was taken aback.
“Yes, so it seems Benefactor didn’t know. Anyone wishing to enter Zidan Valley to request pills must first pay a sum of money and obtain an identity token to be qualified to enter,” the woman explained.
“Zidan Valley truly knows how to make money. It seems they must be doing quite well.” Ye Yunfei gave a cold laugh.
“Benefactor, shall we go in together?” the woman asked.
“Alright,” Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then nodded.
“Great, let’s set off immediately.” The woman said quickly.
The three of them left Zidancity and headed towards a nearby mountain range.
That mountain range was precisely where Zidan Valley’s headquarters was located!
Along the way, they could see many pill seekers heading towards Zidan Valley.
Zidan Valley had established its faction based on its pill techniques, and its primary business was also the pill trade. Cultivators coming daily to Zidan Valley to purchase pills and spirit herbs were an endless stream.
“Zidan Valley’s business is so prosperous; its strength must certainly be formidable as well. Hmph, all of this originally belonged to Ziwei Sect,” Ye Yunfei thought inwardly, a cold smile forming as he watched the groups of pill seekers on the road.
The first Valley Master of Zidan Valley was actually the Hall Master of Ziwei Sect’s Alchemy Hall. He had taken all the wealth and alchemists of the Hall and left, founding Zidan Valley.
This was an act of betrayal.
On the way, the sister and brother took the initiative to tell Ye Yunfei their names and inform him of their background.
The sister was called Ruan Chan, the brother Ruan Zhong.
Their ancestors had once been part of a martial arts clan, but they had encountered sudden changes, and the family fortunes had declined. By this generation, only the two siblings were left, depending on each other. To make matters worse, the brother had contracted a serious illness. With no other choice, they had taken everything of value from their home to sell, raising funds to enter Zidan Valley, request pills, and treat the illness.
“So that's how it is,” Ye Yunfei nodded.
At the same time.
“Young Master Gan Hao, that kid has been spotted. He and the bitch who was selling the treasure are together, preparing to enter Zidan Valley to request pills,” an old man said before a white-robed youth at a certain location within Zidancity.
This white-robed youth was none other than Gan Hao.
“Contact acquaintances in Zidan Valley immediately to prepare to deal with that dog-woman pair. Those who dare provoke me must not be spared,” Gan Hao said coldly.
“I understand. Young Master, rest assured, I know a Zidan Valley Elder. With your status, he will certainly help us deal with that dog-woman pair,” the old man laughed.
“Good. We’ll enter Zidan Valley at once. Before killing that dog-woman pair, I will make sure to torture them severely, letting them know the taste of wishing for death rather than life,” Gan Hao nodded in satisfaction.
“That bitch has some looks; the Young Master can enjoy her first, then kill her,” the old man suggested fawningly.
“Let’s go, we need to move quickly!” Gan Hao, accompanied by this old man, left Zidancity and rushed towards the direction of Zidan Valley.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei and the two siblings Ruan Chan had already arrived before the mountain gates of Zidan Valley.
Zidan Valley’s mountain gates were extremely imposing, with several dozen disciples maintaining order at the main entrance.
Large groups of pill seekers took out their identity tokens, stepping forward one after another to undergo inspection and queue to enter the headquarters of Zidan Valley.
Ruan Chan took out an identity token and, along with Ye Yunfei and [Wang] Zhong, successfully entered the interior of Zidan Valley.
“We’ll go straight to the Qiudan Hall. Many alchemists are stationed within the Qiudan Hall. Pill seekers enter and tell those alchemists what pills they wish to request. Once the price is agreed upon, those alchemists will start refining,” Ruan Chan explained to Ye Yunfei.
Sure enough, all those who came to request pills were heading towards a luxurious palace.
At this time, Gan Hao and the old man had also arrived within Zidan Valley, as it wasn't far from Zidancity.
“The Qiudan Hall is here, let's go in.”
The three of them arrived before the main doors of the Qiudan Hall, and Ruan Chan said excitedly.
The three walked into the hall.
Inside the great hall, a row of white tables was arranged, and behind each table sat an alchemist.
There were ten alchemists in total.
Those who had come to request pills formed long queues in front of the tables of the ten alchemists, taking turns to step forward with their requests.
“Benefactor, what grade of pill are you seeking? These ten alchemists are of different ranks. There are Saint-Grade Pill Masters, Astral Pill Masters, and there’s one Transformation-Grade Pill Master. I need a Transformation Grade, Second-Grade pill, so I have to queue at that Transformation-Grade Pill Master’s table,” Ruan Chan told Ye Yunfei.
“I’m not in a hurry. I’ll follow you and have a look,” Ye Yunfei considered, then said.
Thus, Ye Yunfei followed the two siblings to queue in front of the table of a white-haired alchemist.
After roughly the time it took for one incense stick to burn, it was finally Ruan Chan’s turn.
“Master, I wish to request a bottle of Golden Dawn Pills,” Ruan Chan hurriedly stepped forward and said.
“Golden Dawn Pills are considered a Transformation Grade, Second-Grade pill, and also a relatively rare type. The spirit herbs required are also quite precious. So, how about this: three million Lower-Grade Law Crystals, and I'll refine a bottle for you,” the white-haired alchemist thought for a moment, then spoke.
“So expensive!”
Ruan Chan was startled.
When she had earlier tried to sell that Low-Grade Heaven’s Path Treasure, she had only asked for a million Law Crystals. She never imagined a bottle of Golden Dawn Pills would require three million Lower-Grade Law Crystals.
“It’s fortunate the Benefactor paid ten million Law Crystals for my things, otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have enough money to request the pills,” Ruan Chan couldn't help but cast a grateful glance at Ye Yunfei.
“Alright, Master, three million it is. Please, Master, help me refine a bottle,” Ruan Chan said. To cure her brother, no matter how expensive, she had to grit her teeth and proceed.
“Very good. Pay two million Lower-Grade Law Crystals first. After I refine the Golden Dawn Pills, pay the remaining one million.”
A flicker of pleasant surprise arose in the white-haired alchemist’s heart. In fact, the value of three million Lower-Grade Law Crystals far exceeded the value of a single bottle of Golden Dawn Pills; this deal was an absolute windfall for him!
Seeing Ruan Chan’s youth and her urgent, desperate expression for the pills, he had deliberately opened his mouth with a sky-high price. He hadn't expected Ruan Chan to actually agree.
“Alright, Master, I agree. I’ll pay now.”
In her rush to treat her brother, Ruan Chan wasn't about to overthink it and immediately prepared to take out the money.
Ye Yunfei stood to the side, a cold smile playing on his lips.