When Yi Yun returned, he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw a young girl in a sleeveless white short kimono dress standing in front of his pavilion.

She looked up at the Overturned Ark Mountain with a calm expression as the sunlight hit her face, making her skin glow like snow.

Qin Wuxin.

She turned her gaze towards him as he came. His slightly messy clothes made her look him up and down.

"It seems I came at the wrong time, if you are tired, rest, I will come back tomorrow," she said.

What she said was even more shocking,she must have been very well educated to care so much for such details at her age.

Yi Yun was curious about the purpose of her arrival, he said, "Is there anything you need, Miss Qin? No need to worry, I'm fine, please come in."

He invited her into his pavilion, but she still looked uncomfortable, so he added, "I'll probably be busier tomorrow."

Hearing that, she glanced at the pavilion. "Honestly, I wanted to talk about cooperation. If you're interested,,,"

"Let's go in first," Yi Yun cut her off before she finished.

She nodded then followed him into his pavilion.

Yi Yun made tea for her after inviting her to sit down.

"By the way, Miss Qin, how did you come here?" He asked.

It was normal for an Alchemist to be invited to cooperate.

In this sect, the Alchemists would perform the tasks the sect gave them, but at the same time, they could also help some people.

Until now, he had no contact with anyone because he had not left this area, the fact that Qin Wuxin was able to come was unexpected.

"Rules can still be broken by those with power, it's still fine as long as there's no fuss," Qin Wuxin replied.

"Oh." Yi Yun was immediately able to deduce what she meant.

"You must have good talent so you can join a powerful faction. Then, what kind of cooperation do they want with me?"

"They mentioned several offers, it depends on your ability."

“Emmm…” Yi Yun was a bit confused.

He understood what Qin Wuxin meant, basically, they wanted her to make an assessment of him and she would decide for herself what offer to make after seeing his abilities.

However, why did she tell him that?

Such a thing was common, but it shouldn't be said because it would make anyone unhappy.

Qin Wuxin was definitely not a naive girl who would say whatever she could, Yi Yun was sure she had other intentions, so he waited for her to explain.

"They sent me here to deliver their message, but I have come to cooperate with you," she said.

"What a great girl," Xia Xinghe suddenly spoke.

Yi Yun agreed, she had the courage.

Basically, she took advantage of her faction.

"It's not easy living here, there are too many conflicts that can't be avoided, having allies in certain areas is a must. Look at this."

As she said that, she suddenly turned around, then, she lowered the back of her dress slightly.

Yi Yun was taken aback by her actions, but he was even more shocked when he saw a scar that seemed to have been created by a sword slash on her thin back. It was quite deep, Yi Yun guessed its length reached her waist.

"I broke through quite early, but five days ago, when my brothers and I went to the forest to train and adventure, some things caused us to come into conflict with a disciple whose cultivation was already at the third stage. It was a very tough fight," she said before turning around again.

"You see, there are very few Alchemists in this sect, most of them continue to seclude themselves here, those who are in charge of healing the wounds of the disciples have a long queue, I almost died because of that queue."

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"I didn't expect you to have such a bad experience, Miss Qin, I'm not sure about the others," Yi Yun said.

"No one has a truly good life, they just haven't had an accident, the philosophy Senior Luo speaks is nothing more than words written on the wall."

"Now I understand, so, to what extent do you want cooperation with me?"

"As extent as possible," she replied.

She drank the tea Yi Yun made before continuing, "I hope we can become close friends who help each other and trust each other. I believe me and my two brothers are a reliable team. We will be the sword and you will be the forge. Of course, I know it's not easy to build trust, so let's take it slow."

Yi Yun didn't answer right away, he pretended to think while he talked to Xia Xinghe.

"Xinghe, what do you think?"

"She has a vision and has the courage to make it happen. As long as she has no ill intentions, she is a good friend to you, perhaps she is also suitable to be your Dao Companion."

"Dao Companion? Why do you think so far?" Yi Yun didn't know how to react.

The so-called Dao Companions here are lovers, like husband and wife. In fact, their relationship is even deeper.

One can have several wives or several husbands, but there can only be one Dao Companion. If it was more, it couldn't be called a Dao Companion anymore.

"I'm just speaking my mind. As a man, don't you think she's attractive," Xia Xinghe replied.

“I have no interest in thinking about it now,” Yi Yun replied. He stopped talking to her and finally gave Qin Wuxin an answer.

"I don't mind, but I'm only an Alchemist, so I won't involve myself in your conflicts, I'll just help you secretly."

"That's how it should be," Qin Wuxin nodded.

"What about their offer?"

"You and your brothers have had enough, just tell them that I need some time now."

"Erm, the help we can provide may be very little compared to them, but I promise to fulfill the important things you need."

After saying that, she suddenly took out a wooden box, the size of a suitcase of documents on earth.

"These are the resources we got during our adventures in the forest," she said without explaining what they were.

"You are very direct, Miss Qin. I was wondering if you weren't worried that I was unfaithful, only taking your resources but not returning any returns."

"It's just a risk, I can't know the future, so loss is tolerable," she replied calmly.

It seemed she wasn't even interested in taking care of the people who betrayed her trust. She was indeed the type to only look ahead.

"I'm amazed by your way of thinking, Miss Qin," said Yi Yun.

He showed his right palm which was now emitting a green light.

"Your wound is far from healed, I can help heal it until there are no more scars."

Qin Wuxin nodded, she didn't show any hesitation.

She turned so that her back was facing him.

Just as she was about to lower her dress once more, Yi Yun quickly stopped her. "No need, it doesn't block my energy," he said.

"Are you sure?" Qin Wuxin glanced back doubtfully.

“Those who order undressing are swindlers,” Yi Yun replied, making Qin Wuxin knit her brows.

He then touched yes back, a green light that had no dark green streaks radiated from his hand and it quickly flowed into her wound.

Yi Yun was shocked again when he felt the condition of her wound, it was more severe than he expected. Even though it wasn't dangerous anymore and he didn't need to use more profound healing techniques, it still took a long time to heal without treatment, and the pain was definitely there.

"She's not a reincarnation like me right?" Yi Yun asked Xia Xinghe.

"There's no sign of her, she should be a native. You don't need to be surprised by something like this, a girl who is mature and mentally strong at the age of 16 is not something strange, only you have never seen. It's also because you only live in a lower class environment."

“Hey, I know my insight is limited, no need to say it,” Yi Yun complained.

As the minutes passed, Qin Wuxin closed her eyes, seemingly sensing the condition of her body.

The wound had completely closed, leaving only a scar that was also starting to fade.

Her facial skin became brighter because of it.

Yi Yun, who was in charge of healing her, on the other hand, started to sweat as his energy was running low.

Qin Wuxin did not try to make him give more treatment, after the wound was completely healed, she opened her eyes.

"It's fine now," she said and turned to face him.

"Thank you," she added.

“You can speak calmly while your back has such a wound. Miss Qin, you can definitely dominate the world in the future,” Yi Yun said.

"I dare not make such a claim," she replied. "Anyway, we're allies now, just call me by my name."

She then stood up. "I'll be back now."

Yi Yun escorted her outside, she quickly left the area without stopping for a second.

Yi Yun returned to the sofa, he opened the box given by Qin Wuxin and was immediately shocked.

"Where did he get all this from?" He wondered.

It contained some plants, some Spiritual Beast hearts, and some seeds. There were some rare ones like Three-Colored Thorn Leaf, Black Banyan Root, Cloud Bear Heart, they were ingredients that could be refined into several types of rare pills. There are even twenty Low Grade Spiritual Stones

"It fulfills everything the Tier One Houtian Pill recipe says, I can refine it once."

The Houtian Pill was of great help to Houtian realm cultivators, it could make their cultivation grow faster as it was the best source of energy for them.

There are three levels, each of which can only be consumed once.

The problem was, the number of these pills was truly too few compared to the number of Houtian realm cultivators, just getting the ingredients was already extremely difficult, obtaining ready-made pills was even more difficult. Some people will fight to the death just to get half a share.

"Let me see those hearts," Xinghe said.

Yi Yun sent them into the Heavenly Garden.

Xia Xinghe then took one of the hearts and observed it, she even smelled its scent.

Her actions made Yi Yun wonder again if she lacked strength.

But if so, how did she send him here?

He had asked before, but Xia Xinghe didn't seem to want to talk about it.

"The remnants of a very pure light power, she must be cultivating very well, I also smelled a bit of lightning," she said again after a while.

"Does she also have the power of lightning?"

"Yes. This shouldn't be strange for a light power user who is quite talented, this sect should also possess some lightning-related techniques. However, it might not be that simple."

"You mean it's unique?"

"Mm. Maybe she has a special talent in the power of lightning."