Rushed back in an emergency

  The nun led the heavenly song to the corner of the hall. She pushed open a completely unremarkable wooden door: "Young master, please."

  Mo Tian Ge took a look around and saw that this was a very simple room compared to the grand hall, with no one inside. He nodded his head: "Thank you."

  The nun still maintained a respectful attitude, bowed slightly and retreated.

  The door closed, and she was the only one left in the room. Mò Tiān Gē let out a sigh of relief, found a recliner to sit down on, and rubbed her face wearily.

  Actually, it didn't matter if Jiang Chengxian saw her, from start to finish, he had no idea she had seen him snatch the dan, she was just feeling guilty and didn't want him to see her, so as not to stir up more trouble.

  She rummaged through her bag with her hand, everything was still in its place, then she closed her eyes and meditated.

  Before she knew it, an hour had passed and when she opened her eyes, the female cultivator who had sent her over had already pushed open the door and said respectfully, "Young Master, the auction has ended, you may leave now."

  Mo Tian Ge responded with a "yes" and said: "I know, I'll go out later when the crowd has dispersed."

  "This reason is normal, the nun should say: 'Yes, you may go.'"

  After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, guessing that there was probably no one else, Mo Tian Ge left the room.

  As expected, only the female cultivators were collecting things under the command of several managers in the hall. She took a glance and didn't see Jiang Chengxian, so she swaggered out of Hu's Qingfeng Pavilion and quietly returned to her rented small cottage.

  Today's incident made her realize that Phantom Technique is very important. If her Phantom Technique wasn't so bad, she wouldn't have to hide anything.

  However, thinking of today's gains, Mo Tian Ge couldn't help but feel excited. Zi Zhu was a bit hard to find, but Qing Jian was an ordinary thing, and going back to ask the Tongmen shop to collect it would be quick.

  She lay down feeling good for a while, when suddenly her heart felt a pang of sadness. She furrowed her brow in thought, but was shocked and pale, pulling out the badge that held Second Uncle's life spirit, which had originally been a deep red color but had faded to a pinkish hue. Second Uncle... it was Second Uncle...

  His face turned pale, Mo Tian Ge jumped up, gathered his things and rushed out the door without stopping, running wildly towards the outskirts of town.

  The Benming Yuanshen badge changed color, indicating that Ershu's injury had relapsed! Ershu was indeed comforting her, and although the situation was not good, he wanted her to come out and travel. As a result, two months hadn't even passed yet... Even if she rushed back now, it would take at least ten or so days, and who knows if Ershu could hold on that long.

  With anxiety burning like a fire, Mo Tian Ge rushed to Yunwu Mountain with all his might, not stopping at all along the way. Even when his spiritual energy was exhausted, he didn't stop but instead ate replenishing spirit pills. From time to time, he checked on his life-bound spirit badge, fortunately, it hadn't faded again.

  Ten days later, Mo Tian Ge rushed into Er Shu's small courtyard: "Er Shu!"

  There was no sound in the house. Mò Tiān Gē rushed up and suddenly turned pale.

  Second Uncle fell on the ground and didn't move at all.

  She hastily went over to the door, and there was still a breath left. The spirit was very disordered. She slightly let out a sigh of relief, took out a small pill and gave it to her uncle to eat.

  Anxiously waiting for what felt like an eternity, perhaps only a moment had passed, or maybe a long, long time had gone by, when finally, Second Uncle's weak voice was heard.

  "Second Uncle!" she shouted.

  Ye Jiang opened his eyes and forced a smile, barely squeezing out two words: "Dan Yao..."

  Moy Tian Ge hastily pulled out all the small Huan Dan from the Qian Kun bag: "Second Uncle, is this it?"

  Ye Jiang nodded, waiting for her to feed him all the medicine and helping him sit up to catch his breath.

  This time, however, it took a whole day.

  Day turned into night and then back into day again, finally, Second Uncle's complexion gradually improved, he opened his eyes.

  Seeing Second Uncle escape danger, Mo Tian Ge relaxed the tense nerves that had been strained for a day, but was still somewhat anxious: "Second Uncle, what's wrong?"

  "It's nothing."

  Looking at his pale face, Mo Tian Ge was somewhat anxious: "It's all like this and nothing's wrong? Second Uncle, be honest with me, what's going on?!"

  Ye Jiang An comforted her with a smile: "Really, it's nothing. It's just that Second Uncle forgot, the small still pill was all used up, and as a result, the injury recurred. For a moment, there wasn't any medicine on hand, so he couldn't hold on and had an accident." After speaking, he looked at her with concern again: "Xiao Tian, you're because Second Uncle rushed back? Alas, it's all because of Second Uncle being careless. Dragging you into this..."

  Mo Tian Ge hastily shook his head: "It's okay, I found something outside that will be very helpful for my foundation building, and I was just about to come back. Second Uncle, are you really alright?"

  "It's nothing if I say it's nothing, don't worry unnecessarily. What did you find?"

  Mò Tiān gē zǐ zǐ xì xì kàn le, jué de èr shū qì xī suī rán ruò xiǎo, què bǐ gāng cái wěn dìng duō le, jiù miǎn liàng xìn le.

  She took out the Dan Fang of Gu Ben Dan and smiled: "Second Uncle, look."

  Ye Jiang hesitantly accepted it, and as soon as he inserted his divine consciousness into it, his face turned solemn. After a long while, he finally let out a sigh: "So it's the Consolidation Pill. Where did you get this from?"

  "Stranger in Heaven Song was surprised: 'Second Uncle, did you know?'"

  Ye Jiang's face floated with a nostalgic color: "This Ben Dan, 200 years ago, was a bloody storm, and all the cultivators over 200 years old didn't know about it."

  "Brutal winds and bloody rains?"

  Ye Jiang nodded slowly, as if recalling: "At that time, Second Uncle was only a Qi Refining Master, your father's cultivation was still in the middle of the Foundation Establishment stage, and there was also an ancestor who had not yet sat in meditation. This Benyuan Dan, I don't know which ancient cultivator left it behind. It caused a huge stir among the top cultivators and most of the Nascent Soul and Golden Core Masters. At first, it was discovered by the Golden Core Masters, who fought over it relentlessly. Later, many Nascent Soul Masters also joined in, and our ancestor was injured and passed away prematurely. But in the end, the Dan recipe was lost, I don't know who got it——where did you get it from?"

  Mo Tian Ge said: "It was a Qi refining scattered repair, and I also met unintentionally." Then, he recounted the events of that night again.

  After she finished speaking, Ye Jiang remained silent for a long time, thinking deeply but still couldn't understand. He said, "Perhaps this person is just good luck, and this is also a kind of fate." After saying that, he looked at Tian Tian with a smile and said, "Little Tian, the value of this thing is hard to predict, it seems like heaven is helping you."

  Seeing Second Uncle so delighted, Mo Tian Ge was also very pleased: "And I just happened to buy a 600-year-old Zi Zhu at the auction, what good luck."

  "Oh? This is rare indeed, a 600-year-old Zi Zhu is not often seen."

  "Yes, if it wasn't for luck, I don't know how long it would take to buy one - right, Second Uncle, I've been thinking and thinking, and I think it's better to learn alchemy myself, what do you think?"

  Ye Jiang nodded slightly: "As it should be." He said with approval, "You are becoming more and more steady in your actions, Second Uncle can rest assured now."

  "But I seem to really have no talent for alchemy, and even after refining over a hundred low-grade pills, I only got six successful ones."

  Ye Jiang couldn't help but laugh and say, "This is more normal than you think, don't look down on yourself. Most alchemists start out like this. Innate talent? People with innate talent are always in the minority, but those who persist will become masters. Take your time, you're still young, you have over a hundred years to waste."

  "Alright, Second Uncle." After a moment of hesitation, Mo Tian Ge asked again, "Second Uncle, your injury..."

  "Alright, I'll be honest with you, the situation isn't good... Before you came back, I was unconscious for too long, so my injuries are more severe. Now that you're back, stay with me through this last bit of time..."

  Thanks to Echo Kiki for the reward. Today's word count is a bit less, and there's a plot twist later on that I haven't fully thought through yet, so it's been delayed a bit. (To find out what happens next, please log in; more chapters are available, supporting the author and official version!)