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  Whether or not I'll go back is something to be discussed later. At least for these few months, I will have to stay at Bixuan Pavilion.

  Teaching alchemy is not an easy task. The alchemical formula can be bought and sold, the steps can be explained, but the things to pay attention to when refining the elixir are not necessarily clearly recorded on the formula. Each alchemist has their own secret that they do not pass on, and those are the key points for successful alchemy.

  In addition, there is also the issue of how to seal the elixir during alchemy. The elixir formula does not make it clear, and generally basic elixirs do not require hand seals, but some special elixirs need to be accompanied by hand seals in order to perfectly combine various materials. Each alchemist has their own unique changes in these hand seals, which are different from those described in the elixir formula. When these changes are combined with the time and fire of alchemy, they can achieve the best effect.

  Fortunately, Xia Qing has a very high innate talent for alchemy and grasps it quickly. Mo Tian Ge feels that her natural ability is much higher than his own, but she lacks good materials to practice with, which is why her alchemy skills haven't improved further.

  Mo Tian Ge slowly taught Xia Qing how to distinguish the degree of material fusion and what aspects to pay attention to when making handprints.

  She wasn't afraid that after teaching Xia Qing, Wei Hao Lan wouldn't keep his promise. As soon as she entered the Bi Xuan Pavilion, she revealed through her words that she was sent down the mountain by her master's orders. With Wei Hao Lan's insight, upon hearing this, he should have known that she was an elite disciple of the Xuan Qing Sect. Even if the Bi Xuan Pavilion was located in Lin Hai and isolated from the world, far away from the Xuan Qing Sect, the major sects still had some special methods to track their disciples' whereabouts. If she were to be detained at the Bi Xuan Pavilion, once an investigation began, this small sect would be doomed with just one Yuan Ying cultivator.

  Every day, I study the art of alchemy with Xia Qing. Occasionally, when I have some free time, I also discuss the way of cultivation with other cultivators in Bi Xuan Pavilion. Several months passed by in a flash.

  "Xia Dao You." Mo Tian Ge called out as he looked at Xia Qing who was practicing measuring the quantity of materials.

  If someone else had called her at this moment, Xia Qing would not have even lifted her head, but the person calling her was Mo Tian Ge, so Xia Qing immediately looked up: "Ye Dao You, is there something wrong with what I did?"

  "No." Mo Tian Ge smiled, took out a few jade slips from his bosom and handed them over. "It's because you've already done very well, I don't have much to teach you either. Here are some elixir formulas, on which I've noted down some key points that I've summarized myself."

  Upon hearing this, Xia Qing's eyes lit up. She hastily took over the letters and became completely absorbed in them, savoring each word with great relish.

  "My secrets are all here, I've already taught you everything. From now on, you can ponder and practice on your own. With time, your alchemy skills will surely surpass mine."

  Mò Tiān Gē felt that he had too many things to do, cultivation was the key, the way of formations was the foundation, and only then could he refine pills. However, Xiā Qīng was single-mindedly devoted to refining pills, and it seemed that even if Mò Tiān Gē had countless high-grade spiritual herbs at his disposal, his future achievements in pill refinement might not necessarily surpass those of Xiā Qīng.

  Xia Qing hastily shifted his attention from Yu Jian and said, "Is that all? Ye Daoyou, I still have a lot to learn and can't do it like you..."

  "Summer Daoist friend, my alchemy skills are not much better than yours, I can only do this much. Moreover, alchemy requires continuous experimentation and exploration, it's not something that can be accomplished just by talking about it. I can only help you avoid some detours, the rest is up to you to figure out slowly."

  Xia Qing was also very familiar with alchemy, and upon hearing her say this, he couldn't help but nod in agreement: "That's true..."

  "Alright, you practice slowly, I'll go back first."

  "Good." Xia Qing couldn't wait to continue studying and bid farewell to Mo Tian Ge, then hastily buried her head in the book.

  Looking at her like this, Mo Tian Ge shook his head and slowly walked out of the alchemy room.

  Wai Tou and Yu Liu had been waiting for her outside; when they saw her come out, they bowed: "Elder Ye."

  The two of them have gained a lot from this unknown singer recently and are increasingly respectful when calling out to their seniors.

  Mo Tian Ge didn't head back as usual, but instead said to them: "I want to meet your sect leader."

  Yi Liu and Yi Qiu exchanged a glance. Yi Liu said: "Let the senior wait here for a moment, I'll go inform the master."

  Mo Tian Ge nodded: "Good."

  Yi Liu bowed and left in a hurry.

  "Senior, this place is quite far from the main hall. It may take a while for Yi Liu to arrive. Why don't I accompany you on a stroll around here first?"

  "Alright." Mo Tian Ge responded casually.

  Yi Qiu then took out a few sentences of the alchemy room's password and led Mo Tian Ge to the flower garden.

  The Bi Xuan Ge has many women, and the scenery is also very enchanting. In addition to the medicine garden that other sects have, it even has a flower garden, where there are many rare flowers and grasses from the East Sea, competing in beauty and strangeness, beautiful and extraordinary.

  Yi Qiu led her to the small pavilion beside the artificial hill and said, "Ye senior, look at these flowers. Although they are not some rare spiritual medicine, you can't see them elsewhere either!"

  Moyan Song gazed at the flowers in front of her, and she couldn't help but admire the ingenuity of the female disciples of Bixuan Pavilion. She had never seen such a beautiful flower garden before. In the cultivation world, which sect other than Bixuan Pavilion would have the mind to set up such a flower garden?

  It's already December now, and soon it will be the Lunar New Year. It's the coldest season, but this flower garden is protected by an array of magic, so it remains warm and cozy, with hundreds of flowers in full bloom.

  "Huh?" Yu Qiu suddenly let out a sound, "It seems like Tang Shifu?"

  Mò Tiān Gē followed Yì Qiū's gaze and looked over, wasn't that the famous Táng Shèn, the young master of the Táng family? Why did he seem to be stealing glances at them while trying to hide?

  Tang Shen's face turned red as soon as he noticed they had seen him. Mo Tian Ge secretly found it amusing, this Tang young master was really like a noble lady, so fond of blushing. However, what were they doing?

  Just then, Tang Shen gritted his teeth, seemingly having made up his mind, and walked towards them.

  The stranger's song became even more suspicious, and Yu Qiu whispered beside her: "Tang Shifu, what is this..."

  Before he could say more, Tang Shen had already walked up to them. Still looking a bit shy, he glanced at the two of them, and finally fixed his gaze on Mo Tian Ge, saying in a low voice: "Ye... Ye Dao friend..."

  In the past few months at Bi Xuan Ge, Mo Tian Ge had only gone to the alchemy room and occasionally accepted Wei Hao Lan's invitation to exchange some cultivation methods with Tang Shen, whom he had met only a few times, each time without much conversation, just exchanging greetings.

  So at this time, Mo Tian Ge also just faintly nodded: "Tang Dao friend, what a coincidence."

  Tang Shen nodded and rubbed his hands together somewhat uneasily, then looked at Yi Qiu again.

  She felt a little inexplicable, but after Tang Shen looked at her a few more times, she suddenly came to some realization, secretly shocked in her heart, but expressionless on her face. She bowed slightly to the two of them: "Elder Ye, Master Tang, I still have something to attend to, you two take your time talking, I'll leave for a bit."

  The song of the wild sky had just begun, and Tang Shen couldn't wait to say, "You go."

  When Tang Shen said that, Mo Tian Ge had no choice but to swallow his words and watch as Yi Qiu slowly exited the flower garden.

  It was already late afternoon, and there were no tourists or working disciples in the flower garden, only the two of them alone together.

  Mo Tian Ge suddenly found it somewhat amusing, if this scene were to be seen by Tang Gong Zi's admirer, he would probably become the public enemy of Bi Xuan Ge tomorrow, but he didn't know what Tang Gong Zi had to say.

  Yi Qiu left, Tang Shen still looked hesitant, sometimes rubbing his hands and sometimes wiping his palms.

  A man made such a gesture, and the sky was singing in reality, so he didn't like it, and then took the lead to open his mouth: "Tang Daoyou, do you have something?"

  "Ah, oh!" Tang Shen was startled back to his senses by her, swallowed a mouthful of water, as if calming his emotions, "Ye Daoyou, let's sit down and talk."

  Mo Tian Ge glanced over and saw that there was only a small table in the pavilion. No matter how they sat, it seemed too intimate. She then said: "Whatever you have to say can be said while standing."

  Her words were clearly a rejection, not wanting to appear close to him. Tang Shen looked at her with some surprise and his mood calmed down instead. Since he was young, he had many admirers, Bi Xuan Ge being an all-female sect. His senior sisters who grew up with him always tried every means to get close to him, and he also thought that all female cultivators were the same. But now, he could see that this Ye Dao You didn't want to be overly familiar with him, which made him feel relieved, and he found it easier to say what he was going to say next.

  "I heard Ye Daoyou is about to return to Kunwu, is that true?"

  Mo Tian Ge nodded: "Not bad, I have already taught all the alchemy techniques to your sect's Xia Qing Daoist friend, and I will be leaving soon."

  "Uh..." Tang Shen glanced at her cautiously, "Can I leave with Ye Dao You?"

  Mo Tian Ge was taken aback by Tang Shen's words, staring at him for a while until he saw his face flush again. He then said calmly, "As the beloved grandson of Qing Xi's elder, I'm sure you can leave Lin Hai without any issues. Why do you need to leave with me?"

  Tang Sheng looked at her with a hint of embarrassment and said in a low voice, "Although I can leave at any time, my great-grandmother is not at ease when I'm alone... but the disciples in the sect are too clingy, and the male disciples aren't very friendly to me either..."

  Mo Tian's song furrowed his brow and he didn't understand: "Doesn't your ancestor worry that I'm not at peace?"

  "I think Ye Dao You is not a bad person." Tang Shen raised his head and looked at her, "Don't laugh at me, I've been surrounded by a group of female disciples since childhood...I don't like to be with women...But our Bi Xuan Pavilion is like this, all are female cultivators. I heard my great-grandmother say that Kun Wu was not like this, so I thought..."

  "Tang Dao, you." Mo Tian Ge interrupted him, "Please forgive me for speaking bluntly. If you had never left Lin Hai and your ancestors loved you a bit more, I wouldn't be able to leave with you either. If something happens to you, I won't be able to bear the responsibility."

  "No." Hearing her refusal, Tang Shen hastily said, "I'm just not familiar with Kunwu, and Ye Daoyou is a young master of a famous family. I thought I'd follow Ye Daoyou to take a look at Kunwu, without Ye Daoyou having to bear any responsibility."

  "Is that so, but would your ancestor think so?" Although not afraid of the Danxiang Pavilion's Jiedan cultivators, Mo Tian Ge also didn't want to take on trouble himself. "Has Tang Dao friend ever mentioned this to your ancestor?"

  Tang Shen hesitated for a moment, stuttered for half a while, shook his head: "I think... wait until Ye Dao friend agrees, then go tell High Grandmother..."

  Looking at him, Mo Tian Ge couldn't help but sigh: "Tang Dao friend, I don't want to be misunderstood by your ancestor as deceiving the descendant of her beloved. You'd better explain it to your ancestor first. Besides, I'll be honest with you, with your temperament and way of handling things, it's still better to have a fellow disciple accompany you, no matter how they treat you, they're more reliable than an outsider like me."