469 - Rebirth of a Star: Another Day, Another Drama

Chapter 469: Searching for the Dragon's Body "Boom—" With the last strike of the pill tribulation, Ye Ling Long tapped the pill furnace, sending five perfectly round pills into the air, which diffused an intense and rich aroma. Standing beside her, Feng Li displayed an intoxicated expression. "What a wonderful scent." Ye Ling Long, however, remained expressionless, having become completely immune to the fragrance of the pills. In fact, the smell even made her feel slightly nauseated. After all, she had been exposed to it far too much recently. Nevertheless, she benefitted from refining so many pills—she could now create mid-tier Heaven-grade pills. Additionally, during the alchemy processes, her meridians naturally cultivated, and with a calm mind, her cultivation advanced to the middle stage of Immortal Lord seamlessly. "You want some? Here, take two," Ye Ling Long said, casting a glance at Feng Li before flicking her fingers, sending two pills towards him. She then took a small bottle and stored the remaining three pills. Swiftly putting away the pills, Feng Li expressed concern, "Aren’t those phoenixes who commissioned the pills with you gonna explode if you just hand them over to me like this?" Ye Ling Long waved dismissively. "They’re easily appeased. If they get one pill out of a batch, they’re thrilled. Giving them two would make them overjoyed!" "I used to give them one pill per batch of three. Now, I can make five, so I give them two. They end up over the moon." Feng Li widened his eyes. "Is it really that profitable? Are they fools?" Ye Ling Long shrugged. "Who knows? But I can’t take it anymore; if I stay, I’ll want to puke." Unaware of a Heaven-grade Alchemist’s standing, these two had no idea that creating even a single Heaven-grade pill earns the alchemist this prestigious title. Each Heaven-grade Alchemist has varying success rates; hence, not every batch yields pills. People hiring such alchemists must be prepared for the possibility that even with all the materials, no pills might be produced. The worst fate is having several batches' worth of materials wasted with not a single pill to show for it, in which case, they can only chalk it up to bad luck. Ye Ling Long, producing at least one pill per batch without fail, had these phoenixes ecstatic. If Bai Li Ming were present, he'd remind Ye Ling Long, but he had already left Phoenix Valley upon receiving news about the Life-and-Death Grass, leaving Ye Ling Long, Feng Li, and Feng Mo behind. Eventually, on a dark, windy night, Ye Ling Long couldn't stand the daily demands for alchemy any longer. She and Feng Li snuck out of Phoenix Valley overnight. The workload was unbearable; staying another day meant being scheduled for alchemy centuries into the future. Luckily, they had learned of a way to leave during their stay. Once Feng Di appeared at the valley's entrance after their departure, he bore a helpless smile. "Feng Di, should we really just let them leave?" a Phoenix elder asked, clearly reluctant, as he too had acquired many pills from Ye Ling Long recently. "Enough, you can't push people too hard. You’ve gathered plenty of Heaven-grade pills lately," Feng Di replied smiling. "But Feng Li left with them; his current cultivation still isn't…" Although an Immortal Lord's strength wouldn’t be considered weak, phoenixes from the valley usually wait till the Immortal Emperor stage to venture out, ensuring self-preservation. "No worries, Ye Ling Long isn’t simple; even ordinary Immortal Emperors can’t easily handle her. Together, they’ll most certainly be fine. Young ones, they need a bit of adventure…" Once free from Phoenix Valley, both Ye Ling Long and Feng Li breathed a sigh of relief. "Finally out of Phoenix Valley. If I had to see another phoenix, I’d be sick," Ye Ling Long remarked. Feng Li, sharing her sentiment, added, "I wanted to leave ages ago! Before you came, I can’t even begin to describe how tightly they watched me!" Perched on Ye Ling Long’s shoulder, Long Hun rolled his eyes. "I don’t see what’s so great about staying in that place filled with those annoying birds. It's terrible!" Feng Li, hearing this, immediately got riled up. "What are you saying, you scaly worm! I’ll make sure you’re dead for real this time!!!" "Bring it on! I’m not scared of you!!!" "Laughable, I’ll fulfill your wish and scatter your soul!" Seeing the two about to come to blows, Ye Ling Long quickly intervened. "Alright, alright, cut it out! Don’t forget why we’re out here!" Ye Ling Long had once promised Long Hun to help him return to his body. Thus, their escape from Phoenix Valley was the perfect opportunity to search for Long Hun’s body. Both dragons and phoenixes are divine beasts with bodies that are entirely precious: dragon scales, dragon blood, dragon horns, dragon tendons, etc. Ye Ling Long was curious, after all Long Hun had been in the lower realm for so long, whether his body was still intact. When she posed this query, Long Hun confidently replied, "It’s still there!" "Tch—how can you be sure? What if someone’s already split it up?" Feng Li skeptically remarked. Long Hun gave him a sharp look. "Hmph! I won’t stoop to your level, young one! They might have extracted my dragon soul, but didn’t realize my dragon clan's secret innate method. My body was sealed by a secret law, surrounded by a powerful bloodline barrier. Without my soul’s presence, no one can break through." With that, Long Hun cast a smug glance at Feng Li. "Featherbrain, you’ve got a lot left to learn!" "Scaly worm!" And so, the dragon and phoenix began bickering once more. Ye Ling Long sighed deeply, resigned to the antics of these two. ... Following Long Hun’s guidance, Ye Ling Long and Feng Li arrived at a remote small town named Wolong Town. Wolong Town was said to be established because, long ago, a dragon descended nearby in the deep mountains, thus giving its name—a town backed by the mountains, named Wolong. Due to persistent legends of the dragon not leaving, countless cultivators had once come to seek it, but none succeeded. When the pair reached the town, it was already twilight. Ye Ling Long noticed that the cultivators in the town were not highly skilled. The most capable she encountered was just at the Immortal level, likely due to the insufficient immortal energy in the area. Long Hun’s sensing could only provide a rough location, requiring them to be very close for accuracy. Therefore, Ye Ling Long planned to stay the night to gather information. Where there’s a legend, there would certainly be a specific location mentioned—where exactly had the dragon landed? In tracking down information, inns are undeniably the best. Thus, they headed to the largest inn in the town. Upon entering, Ye Ling Long’s expression slightly darkened, sensing several powerful presences within.