"What’s the issue, or is she just busy?"
After all, Jiang Lingyue is now quite a skilled Alchemy Master, and Lu Ye certainly remembers this.
Alchemy requires a lot of time; high-tier elixirs can take several days or even half a month. It’s not unheard of.
If something had happened, considering the importance of that girl in Wuxiang Mountain now, there should have been news already.
The Northern Territory could not possibly be this calm.
Upon returning to the Northern Territory, Lu Ye encountered some cultivators who didn’t seem local while traveling.
These people actually set up ambushes to rob at certain locations...
This phenomenon was something Lu Ye hadn’t anticipated before.
Moreover, their robbery targets weren’t ordinary people; they seemed to only target cultivators at the Mortal Realm and above.
And their abilities were at the middle to late stage of the Earth Realm.
"Could it be that they intend to capture those cultivators coming out of Mist Heaven Hall before they leave, wanting to rob them of their gains and become the beneficiaries?"
With this thought, clarity suddenly dawned on Lu Ye’s mind, understanding the motives of these people.
It’s a pity; Lu Ye would have preferred they try to rob him. But Chen Beixuan’s appearance was well known among the cultivators from Mist Heaven Hall. By now, more than half had recognized him.
Whenever someone tried to jump out to block the road, upon seeing Lu Ye, they would be so startled their legs would give way on the spot.
They almost delivered themselves right into the hands of that terrifying God of Slaughter!
Quickly hiding away, letting that God of Slaughter leave their territory where they planned to fish and hunt, they felt as if they’d narrowly escaped disaster.
"Forget it, let’s just hurry up and leave; it’s been a while, and there probably aren’t many cultivators left in the Northern Territory."
A moment later, many of those who were preparing to fish hurried away with a bit of lingering fear.
This situation was also something Lu Ye hadn’t expected.
An hour later, the two arrived at the small town at the foot of Wuxiang Mountain and heard that there was already a lively discussion in the town.
A Tier Five Alchemy Master had appeared within the Wuxiang Sect!!
"Really didn’t expect it, Wuxiang Sect struck it lucky this time, managing to accept a disciple with such terrifying talent. I heard she’s called Jiang Lingyue, a Tier Five Pill Master under thirty!"
"If nothing unexpected happens, this Wuxiang Sect is certain to flourish in the future, possibly seizing the opportunity to grow into the top sect in the Northern Territory."
Some people were already very optimistic about the future of Wuxiang Sect.
Indeed, a Tier Five Alchemy Master’s influence in the Northern Territory is absolutely more terrifying than even a late-stage Mortal Realm cultivator.
At this moment, the news from the town was spreading rapidly to the outside world.
Wuxiang Sect did not hide this news. After confirming that the Mortal Realm Pill had truly emerged from a stick of incense’s duration, it announced the news to the outside world.
However, the outside didn’t know that the new Tier Five Alchemy Master from Wuxiang Sect could create Mortal Grandmaster Pills, only that they could refine Tier Five Elixirs.
After all, the Mortal Grandmaster Pill is a bit oversized for the Northern Territory.
In fact, Wuxiang Sect initially considered not disclosing the matter, but inside the Pill Hall, many disciples eventually noticed something unusual.
Moreover, there were spies of other forces within the Wuxiang Sect.
The news would inevitably leak.
So, after brief consideration, Wuxiang Sect chose to disclose the news proactively.
After listening in the town, a faint smile appeared on Lu Ye’s face.
"That girl, although her talent in cultivation is average, has put so many skill points into the Alchemy Dao, which isn’t bad."
However, Lu Ye quickly thought of one issue...
A Tier Five Alchemy Master is highly tempting to the entire Northern Territory.
Will anyone or any other forces choose to act against Wuxiang Sect, trying to take Jiang Lingyue away and control her to make her refine elixirs?
After all, Jiang Lingyue is just beginning her path in Tier Five.
She hasn’t yet established her own network as an Alchemy Master.
The recent times are the best opportunity to abduct and control her!
Thinking about this, Lu Ye’s gaze grew cold. Fortunately, he happened to arrive at Wuxiang Mountain today.
Otherwise, if someone was ready to act, with Wuxiang Sect only having two Martial Arts Grandmasters, they might indeed succeed.
After all, the two Martial Arts Grandmasters in Wuxiang Mountain were, in Lu Ye’s impression, merely at the early Grandmaster stage.
Stronger than the average Grandmaster clan, but not at the level of the Red Cloud Sect or Myriad Laws Sect.
"Just right, let’s see if anyone dares to take this opportunity to act..."
With a flash of decision in his gaze, Lu Ye came up with an idea and, in a small alley in the town, used a disguise mask to change into the appearance of Lu Yan from Qing Province.
This appearance had already caused quite a stir in both Qing Province and Yuan Province, but hardly anyone in Xuanzhou knew him, making it convenient for his actions.
Seeing Lu Ye suddenly change his appearance, Qing Yu was somewhat surprised.
However, after Lu Ye said a few words, Qing Yu immediately understood what was going on; they had encountered those fishing on the way...
Lord wanted to try fishing this time too!
To see who would really dare to act now.
Immediately, Qing Yu showed a look of interest; indeed, following the young master would never be boring.
There was no need for Qing Yu to change appearances; there were not many people who knew her in the Northern Territory.
Thus, the two didn’t hurry to Wuxiang Sect but asked for two guest rooms in the small town at the mountain’s base.
From here to Wuxiang Sect’s gate, if Lu Ye desired, his spiritual sense could instantly spread over, observing every move over there.
Sure enough, within less than half an hour after the news from Wuxiang Sect was disclosed, the small town, which originally didn’t have much traffic, suddenly became bustling.
Earlier, Lu Ye had roughly scanned the distribution of cultivators in the town, finding only two or three Innate Realm cultivators, one of whom was late stage.
As for Martial Arts Grandmasters, none were seen.
However, after half an hour, under Lu Ye’s intentional observation, more than five Innate cultivators had rushed over.
Even a Martial Arts Grandmaster, rarely seen in the Northern Territory, arrived.
Moreover, not just any initial stage, but a Grandmaster Fifth Layer Realm!
If Lu Ye were not here, this kind of strength would surely suppress both Grandmasters of Wuxiang Sect to the point they had no room to resist.
"As expected, a Martial Arts Grandmaster has been attracted..."
Secretly observing all of this, Lu Ye slightly nodded.
Although he might not currently need a Mortal Grandmaster Pill, a Tier Five Alchemy Master can surely refine various Tier Four Elixirs!