"Forget it."
Ye Yunfei waved his hand.
In Ye Yunfei's eyes, both the Taiyi Gate and Master Mu were nothing more than minor characters, barely worth his attention. Previously, Ye Yunfei had only returned with Ji Xue out of curiosity, having heard that Master Mu was an elder of the Alchemy Tower.
Seeing that Ye Yunfei didn't seem angry, Ji Xue finally relaxed.
That night.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged in his room, projecting his Soul Power towards Master Mu's room for perception.
"Hmm?"
Somewhat to Ye Yunfei's surprise, there was a resistance within Master Mu's room, blocking his perception. Even Ye Yunfei's Soul Power could not penetrate it.
"So he set up a formation that blocks soul perception. Indeed, this formation is quite powerful. Even I find it somewhat difficult to perceive through."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Huang Shang, go take a look."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before speaking.
"Very well."
Huang Shang appeared before Ye Yunfei, then burrowed into the ground and disappeared. As a ghost cultivator, he could attach himself to any physical object, moving about with strange, elusive agility.
A short while later.
Huang Shang had entered Master Mu's room from beneath the ground.
"Ji Xue is indeed already in Master Mu's room,"
Huang Shang transmitted a message via Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Mm."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
At that moment, inside Master Mu's room.
A Pill Cauldron burned with fierce pill flames. Master Mu sat cross-legged before the cauldron, occasionally throwing spirit herbs into it.
"Master Mu, how may I assist?"
Ji Xue asked nervously, watching the Pill Cauldron from the side.
"Your cultivation level is too low. Well then, you should first consume this Spirit Heaven Pill specially made to replenish spiritual power, then help me refine the pill."
Master Mu took out a pink spirit pill and handed it to Ji Xue.
Immediately, a rich medicinal aroma filled the entire room.
"Spirit Heaven Pill?"
Ji Xue took the pink pill, feeling somewhat hesitant. She always felt something was a bit off.
Since she had entered the room, Master Mu's gaze had been glancing intentionally or unintentionally over her body.
"Hurry up. If you miss the critical moment for pill refining, I won't take responsibility."
Master Mu said displeasedly.
"Fine."
Gritting her teeth, Ji Xue raised the pink spirit pill, about to put it in her mouth.
Seeing this, Master Mu could not help but feel ecstatic.
At this very moment.
BOOM!
With a tremendous crash, the room blew apart. Ye Yunfei walked in, his hands clasped behind his back, followed closely by Fengyun Jue.
"Brat! What do you think you're doing! I am refining a pill! How dare you disturb me!"
Master Mu jumped in fright, then flew into a rage, roaring.
"If you wish to lose your chastity to him, then by all means, take that Spring-Rousing Pill."
Ye Yunfei glanced coldly at the pink spirit pill in Ji Xue's hand.
"Spring-Rousing Pill?"
Ji Xue was stunned.
"Brat, what do you mean? This is a Spirit Heaven Pill, specially used to replenish spiritual power! You ruined my pill refining session! Let's see how you explain yourself to Sect Leader Ji!"
Master Mu roared furiously.
"Master Mu, what happened!"
Ji Tianzheng burst in, bringing along a group of Taiyi Gate higher-ups, asking anxiously.
"I was refining a pill, and this brat suddenly barged in and disturbed me!"
Master Mu pointed an angry finger at Ye Yunfei.
"Young man, why did you disturb Master Mu's pill refining!"
Ji Tianzheng's face darkened, his eyes brimming with anger. He had pinned all his hopes for recovery on this Master Mu, and now someone dared to sabotage it.
"Sect Leader, in my opinion, this boy has ill intentions. Let's seize him and interrogate him strictly, and the truth will be revealed!"
"Exactly! I think he came here specifically to cause trouble!"
...
The Taiyi Gate elders also began shouting accusations at Ye Yunfei one after another.
"Damn brat, daring to ruin my good deed. Now you've incurred the public's wrath."
Master Mu sneered inwardly.
Right at that moment.
"If you trust him, then try taking that Spring-Rousing Pill."
Ye Yunfei smiled faintly, speaking to Ji Xue.
"Brat, nonsense! Fine! Give me that spirit pill back."
Master Mu reached out, intending to snatch the pill back from Ji Xue's hand.
BANG!
Fengyun Jue's figure flashed, blocking Ji Xue. A terrifying pressure of spiritual might instantly sent Master Mu flying backward, causing him to vomit several mouthfuls of blood.
Ji Tianzheng and the Taiyi Gate higher-ups felt the pressure unleashed by Fengyun Jue, and they couldn't help but be deeply shocked.
"This boy's servant is actually so frighteningly powerful! Could this boy have a formidable background?"
The Taiyi Gate elders' gazes toward Ye Yunfei began to fill with wariness.
"You, swallow this pill."
Fengyun Jue reached out, lightning-fast, snatched the pink spirit pill from Ji Xue's hand, and then shoved it into the mouth of a maid beside her. This maid served Ji Xue and had just run in after hearing the commotion.
"Young Mistress, my body feels so hot... Mmm..."
As soon as the maid swallowed the pill, her gaze became dazed and unfocused. Her face flushed crimson, and she began breathing in shallow pants.
"I really want someone to hold..."
Gradually, the maid's consciousness began to blur. She actually reached out and started pulling at her own clothes, revealing snow-white skin.
With this scene before them, everyone immediately understood. The pink spirit pill the maid had just swallowed was an aphrodisiac!
"So this is how your 'Spirit Heaven Pill' replenishes spiritual power?"
Ye Yunfei glanced at Master Mu, speaking indifferently.
Master Mu's face turned ashen, and he had nothing to say in reply.
"Master Mu! Why did you give me an aphrodisiac!"
Ji Xue finally came to her senses. Utterly humiliated and furious, she questioned Master Mu sharply.
She understood that if Ye Yunfei hadn't arrived in time tonight, her chastity would likely have been sullied by this Master Mu.
"Master Mu! Why would you do this!"
Ji Tianzheng also finally realized what had happened.
"Hmph! Sect Leader Ji, since you don't trust me, I won't heal your injury. Find someone else."
Master Mu flicked his sleeve, turned, and was about to leave. Knowing his scheme had been exposed, flight was the best plan.
Whoosh!
In a single step, Fengyun Jue moved to block Master Mu's path.
"Having taken my Bodhi Samsara Fruit, do you think you can just leave?"
Ye Yunfei sneered.
"Brat! I am a member of the Central Continent Alchemy Tower! If you dare to lay a hand on me, have you considered the consequences?"
Master Mu raged.
"Tell me, who are you really?"
Ye Yunfei asked calmly.
"You little..."
Master Mu began to roar.
SMACK!
Fengyun Jue slapped him directly across the face, sending him flying on the spot, crashing through a wall.
Master Mu's cultivation was only at the late-stage Yuan Foundation realm. In front of Fengyun Jue, he was as weak as a baby.
"Answer the master's question."
Fengyun Jue walked over, grabbed Master Mu by the collar, and lifted him up.
"You..."
Master Mu was both terrified and furious.
SMACK!
"Talk!"
Fengyun Jue slapped Master Mu's face again.
"I'm a member of the Alchemy Tower..."
Master Mu spat blood from his mouth, mumbling indistinctly.
SMACK!
"Are you going to talk?"
Fengyun Jue asked a question with each slap.
*SMACK SMACK SMACK...*
After a dozen or so slaps in a row...
"Stop! I'll talk! I'll talk!"
Finally, Master Mu completely broke down, weeping and begging for mercy.