Chapter 386: You Must Be Bai Feng, the North Region’s Biggest Genius Array Master
“How about it? Can you tell anything from this?” Bai Feng grinned at Lin Yan, flashing his teeth like a cheeky squirrel.
Lin Yan nodded solemnly, patting the surface of the Alchemy Furnace. “Hmm, this is called *Cloud Iron*. Rumor has it that an immortal used this furnace before ascending—pretty extraordinary, huh?”
“Oh? Do you know which immortal was it?”
Bai Feng’s eyes widened slightly, surprised. He immediately asked Lin Yan, “If we know who owned this furnace, it might help us figure out the identity of that finger-posing immortal.”
Lin Yan pondered with a serious face, then quickly asked the old man inside his ring, “Master, do you know who crafted the Cloud Iron?”
The old man stroked his beard thoughtfully. “I’ve seen it recorded in a book, but I can’t guarantee it’s accurate. If I recall correctly, the master of that *Cloud Iron* was… Cloud Immortal. He was especially skilled at alchemy, and somehow ascended through the Dao of Pills.”
Lin Yan nodded slightly, then relayed the old man’s words to Bai Feng.
“Cloud Immortal, huh?”
Bai Feng paused, deep in thought. He’d never heard of that name before. No worries—he had a professional helper. He’d ask Tian Yan later; as a Holy Maiden, she should know about past immortals.
“By the way, Bai brother, may I ask you to do something for me?” Lin Yan suddenly spoke.
“Speak. But if it’s too troublesome, I won’t do it!” Bai Feng chuckled, putting his thoughts aside.
“It shouldn’t be too hard.” Lin Yan looked at the furnace, feeling a bit uncertain. “I want you to extract the materials from this furnace and fuse them with my own.”
“Fuse the furnace? Not an issue,” Bai Feng nodded. Though the furnace material was special, for someone with Celestial Bone and Immortal Fire, melting and merging it wasn’t a big deal.
“Great! Then I’ll take the furnace first.” He reached out and stored the furnace. “By the way, where are you heading next?”
“I’m planning to go straight to the Secret Realm’s core. Luo and I agreed to meet outside the ‘Gate’.”
Sounds like a split in the road. Bai Feng also reminded him, “Be careful if you run into those demon cultivators eating flesh and bl**d. The place also seals some remnants of immortals related to Divine Monarchs. Those ‘demon cultivators’ might have been influenced by merging with the remnants.”
“Remnants of immortals? Got it.” Lin Yan nodded. “Thanks for the warning. I’ll be going now.”
“I suggest you go west. Someone’s coming from the east, carrying a faint medicinal smell—probably a pill refiner.”
“Heh… They’re on my tail? No way, I’d better run now!”
With that, Lin Yan quickly put on his straw hat, flashed into a streak of light, and disappeared westward.
Moment later, a woman cloaked in a translucent veil landed nearby. She looked at Bai Feng and Bai Yu Mo (the girl standing quietly beside him) and asked, “Are you Bai Feng, the North Region’s most talented Array Master, and Bai Yu Mo, the Sword Genius with a Celestial Bone?”
“…I am Bai Feng,” he said, twitching his lips. Does she think calling him by that grand title isn’t awkward?
“Please, Elder Bai Feng…”
Before she finished, Bai Feng cut her off. “Drop the prefix. Just call me Bai Feng.”
“Oh…” She nodded. “Genius Bai Feng… Have you seen…”
“Stop right there. Drop all the prefixes before my name!”
Bai Feng rubbed his forehead. Though she didn’t reveal her identity, he could smell the strong scent of pill herbs on her. She was probably someone Lin Yan kept avoiding—that’s why he ran at every chance. Speaking to her like that was definitely uncomfortable.
She looked puzzled. Remembered his master’s advice: complimenting the other person before speaking could increase goodwill and help get the info you want. But why did it seem to have no effect?
Finally, she relented and pressed on, “May I ask if Brother Lin Yan has passed here? I saw him heading this way earlier.”
“Is there something you want with him?” Bai Feng didn’t answer directly, instead asking back.
The woman nodded and said straightforwardly, “Brother Lin Yan carries the token of Elder Chen. His pill-making skills are also inherited from Elder Chen. I want to invite him to join the Pill Tower and also ask my master about Elder Chen’s whereabouts.”
‘Elder Chen? Could it be that Lin Yan has an old grandpa?’
Bai Feng muttered inwardly. He also understood why Lin Yan was running; if someone showed up with Elder Chen’s token and a skill inherited from him, convincing Lin Yan to join the Pill Tower was just common sense.
But if Lin Yan really had an old grandfather, why hadn’t the grandfather himself asked him to join?
He sniffed out some schemes. But this matter wasn’t his concern; it was clearly Lin Yan’s main quest. Better not get involved.
He pointed northwest. “He probably headed that way. Was in a hurry—I didn’t catch where exactly.”
“Thanks.” The woman nodded and headed north. But Bai Feng, sensing with Divine Sense, noticed that after a few steps north, she turned around and flew south again.
— Clearly, she didn’t buy his story.
He had thought she was a bit dull earlier. Now it seemed she wasn’t—at least she knew to go the opposite way.
……
“Looks like she didn’t follow.” Lin Yan glanced back, then sighed in relief. That Pill Tower guy was really too troublesome.
“Master, why don’t you want me to join Pill Tower? Is there something wrong with it?”
Pill Tower wasn’t a proper sect but more of a scattered organization like an adventurers’ guild, similar to those in some novels. Even as a disciple of any sect, you could join it.
“I guess so,” the old man poked his head out of the ring and hovered before Lin Yan. “I suspect I was schemed against by some people inside Pill Tower…”
He paused, then looked down at Lin Yan. “Anyway, with me here, you don’t need to join. The elders inside aren’t even as strong as I am. Plus, your life in the North Region is way better than my rough days in Pill Tower.”
Lin Yan chuckled, rubbing his nose. Honestly, he had little interest in Pill Tower—just some curiosity.
“Oh, by the way, Master, could you help me look at the pill Bai Ge gave me? I just glanced at it, and I can’t tell what it is.”
