I've announced that I'm destined to have many children, and my father has bestowed upon me

The servant's voice sounded somewhat abrupt in the cozy courtyard.

Zhao Chen'an's smile faded slightly. He handed Zhao Zixing to Li Qingluan and stood up.

The head of Tianjian Mountain.

These few words made him instantly understand the other party's intentions.

It's been almost a month since the Tianjiao Tournament ended.

Presumably, Tianjian Mountain has exhausted all methods, but it has been unable to cure Ye Shenglin's meridians, which were forcibly broken by the Nine Provinces Qiankun Cauldron.

"Please ask him to wait in the main hall. I'll be there shortly."

Zhao Chen'an gave the instructions.

"Yes, Your Highness."

The servant bowed and withdrew.

Zhao Chen'an turned to his wives and said gently:

"You should take the children and go back to your room first. I have some things to take care of."

Liu Ruoshuang held Zhao Ding in her arms, a hint of curiosity flashing in her cool eyes, but she didn't ask any questions, only nodding slightly.

Wu Lanxue and Xiao Chuchu each held their children and prepared to leave.

Li Qingluan held her daughter in her arms and whispered:

"The people of Tianjian Mountain are difficult to deal with."

"It's alright."

Zhao Chen'an gave her a reassuring look.

The main hall of the Prince of Wei's residence.

A middle-aged man dressed in a blue robe, with a thin face and carrying an ancient sword on his back, sat upright.

He didn't exude any imposing aura, yet he possessed a steadfastness like a mountain and a sharpness like a sword's edge.

This person is none other than Ye Haoran, the current leader of Tianjian Mountain.

Zhao Chen'an strode in through the side door with a friendly smile on his face.

"Sect Leader Ye, your presence is an honor. We apologize for not welcoming you sooner."

Ye Haoran stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to Zhao Chen'an, and his expression showed no trace of polite pretense, but rather went straight to the point.

"Your Highness, I have come here today for only one matter."

His voice was steady, yet it betrayed an undisguised anxiety:

"Does Your Highness still stand by what you said that day? Do you truly know... a master alchemist capable of refining sacred-grade pills?"

He held his breath unconsciously when he asked that question.

This is Tianjian Mountain's last hope.

For the past month, they have visited numerous renowned doctors and sought out countless alchemists, even going so far as to hire a top-tier alchemist of imperial rank, but the result has been the same.

Ye Shenglin's injuries can only be healed with top-grade elixirs.

Zhao Chen'an sat down in the main seat, personally poured Ye Haoran a cup of tea, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Of course we know each other."

Upon receiving this affirmative answer, Ye Haoran's tense body instantly relaxed, as if a huge mountain had been lifted from his shoulders.

Zhao Chen'an continued:

"Asking that senior for help isn't difficult. However... Sect Leader Ye, have you prepared the materials for refining the Saint-grade pill?"

"Ready!"

Ye Haoran responded immediately, his tone even somewhat urgent.

He took a deep breath, as if making a difficult decision, but finally spoke frankly:

"Your Highness."

"Ye Shenglin is not as simple as a genius disciple of my Tianjian Mountain."

"She...is my daughter."

A bitter and guilty look appeared on Ye Haoran's face.

"Back then, in order to help her sever her worldly desires and focus solely on the sword, I used a secret method to conceal her true gender and make her appear as a man."

"But unexpectedly, this fostered in her such a strong-willed, competitive, and unyielding character..."

"If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have fought to the death with His Highness in the Heavenly Pride Competition and ended up like this."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen'an understood.

It turned out to be the case.

He comforted him:

"Sect Leader Ye, there's no need to blame yourself. Sword cultivators should always have an indomitable spirit."

"On that day in the arena, swords and blades have no eyes. It was because I failed to hold back that your daughter was seriously injured."

These words brought Ye Haoran some comfort.

Without further hesitation, he took out an antique-looking storage bag from his pocket and solemnly handed it to Zhao Chen'an with both hands.

"Your Highness, here are the five ingredients for refining the sacred healing pill, 'Ice Skin Jade Bone Pill'."

"This is what I, Tianjian Mountain, barely scraped together by selling off nearly half of my assets and exhausting hundreds of years of savings."

"Please, Your Highness... be sure to pass this on to that senior."

Ye Haoran's voice trembled slightly.

"I know that asking a Saint-grade alchemist to take action will certainly come at a high price."

"But now, Tianjian Mountain... really doesn't have anything more to offer."

"But I can promise that as long as Sheng Ling can be cured, the entire Tianjian Mountain, including my own life, will be at Your Highness's command from now on!"

After saying this, he actually tried to get up and perform a full kneeling ceremony.

Zhao Chen'an quickly stepped forward and supported his arm, preventing him from kneeling down.

He took the storage bag and immersed his consciousness into it, instantly being shocked by the terrifying spiritual power contained within.

"Don't worry, Sect Leader Ye, I will convey your words verbatim."

Zhao Chen'an solemnly promised, "That senior will definitely do his best."

"Thank you, Your Highness! Words cannot express my gratitude!"

Ye Haoran gave Zhao Chen'an a deep look, as if trying to etch his appearance into his heart, then turned and strode away without saying another word.

He walked quickly, but his back view appeared somewhat desolate.

Zhao Chen'an watched him leave, weighed the storage bag in his hand, and turned to walk towards the backyard.

Liu Ruoshuang hadn't gone far; she stood under the moon gate not far away, clearly having overheard the entire conversation.

Seeing Zhao Chen'an approach, she went to greet him, her usually cool face filled with undisguised surprise.

"My lord, do you... truly know a Saint-level alchemist?"

The Great Zhou Dynasty was merely a small dynastic power, with its strongest ruler only reaching the Fourth Realm.

Looking across the entire region, even Heaven-grade alchemists are extremely rare, and Saint-grade alchemists are figures who only exist in legends.

How could Zhao Chen'an know such a person?

Zhao Chen'an smiled slightly at her shocked expression and said nothing.

He simply pointed to himself.

Liu Ruoshuang looked in the direction he was pointing and was taken aback.

Then, as if she had just thought of something, her exceptionally intelligent eyes widened suddenly, filled with disbelief.

he?

My husband... is he that Saint-level alchemist?

Once the idea appeared, it grew wildly like weeds.

Recalling the various miracles that happened to Zhao Chen'an, those heaven-grade cultivation techniques that appeared out of nowhere.

Those miraculous pills, and his unfathomable strength... it seems that everything has a reasonable explanation now.

This explanation is simply too shocking.

Zhao Chen'an didn't give her much time to process her shock. He directly took her hand and led her to a secluded courtyard deep within the Prince's Mansion.

"Go and call Wulanxue and the others here. Tell them to guard the hospital gate."

"No one may set foot here without my permission."

Zhao Chen'an's tone became serious.

"it is good."

Liu Ruoshuang suppressed the turmoil in her heart, nodded heavily, and turned to leave quickly.

Soon, Wulanxue, Li Qingluan, and Xiao Chuchu were all called over with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

Upon learning that Zhao Chen'an was going into seclusion to refine an extremely important elixir, the three women immediately became serious.

He personally stood guard at the four corners of the courtyard, his expression wary.

In the center of the empty courtyard, only Zhao Chen'an remained.

He took a deep breath, and a thought struck him.

hum!

An ancient and heavy three-legged, two-eared round cauldron appeared out of thin air and landed on the ground with a thud, stirring up a cloud of dust.

It is indeed the Nine Provinces Universe Cauldron!

Sacred magical artifact!

Then, he opened his right hand, and a cluster of dark blue flames rose from his palm.

Unquenchable Ghost Flame!

Yellow-grade, a rare and precious treasure!

Although its grade is only yellow, its quality is extremely high, and it is barely enough to refine holy-grade pills.

After all, he also has the Saint-grade auxiliary cultivation technique [Dan Dao Tong Tian Jue], as well as the title of [Dan Qi Du Jue] (Master of Both Pills and Artifacts).

Even so, this was Zhao Chen'an's first attempt at refining a Saint-grade pill, and the difficulty far exceeded that of a Heaven-grade pill.

He was only about 30% sure.

Fortunately, Tianjian Mountain prepared a full five sets of materials, so as long as luck isn't extremely bad, success is guaranteed at least once.

Even if only one is successfully refined, it would be enough to save Ye Shenglin's life.

He opened the storage bag Ye Haoran had given him and scanned it with his divine sense.

Five carefully preserved materials in jade boxes floated neatly in mid-air in front of him.

The intensely rich aroma of herbs and spiritual energy instantly filled the entire courtyard, and even the clouds in the sky seemed to be tinged with color by this aura.

The main ingredient in the first batch of materials was a piece of mystic ice about the size of a baby's fist.

This ice is completely translucent, yet its interior is covered with deep black lines, as if it contains traces of thousands of years.

It floated silently, the surrounding air frozen, condensing into fine ice crystals.

A chill wafted out, causing the temperature in the entire courtyard to drop by more than ten degrees.

【Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow】: A sacred-grade natural material, born deep within the earth's veins in extremely cold regions, taking ten thousand years to condense even a single inch.

It has the miraculous effect of reshaping the bones and cleansing the body.

The second ingredient was a ginseng root shaped like a reclining dragon.

Its entire body is as warm and smooth as jade, and its roots are gnarled and twisted, like dragon veins shrunk countless times.

On the ginseng's body, there are exactly nine crystal-clear leaves, each radiating a powerful life force.

【Nine-Leaf Jade Dragon Ginseng】: A sacred medicinal herb, born by absorbing the dragon energy of the earth. It takes a thousand years to grow one leaf, and nine leaves are needed to reach perfection in nine thousand years.

It contains endless vitality and can bring the dead back to life and heal flesh and bones.

The third item was a strange flower the size of a palm.

This flower has no roots or stems; it simply floats in mid-air.

The petals have a dreamy, glassy luster, refracting a rainbow of colors under the sunlight.

A pure and sacred aura emanates from the flower's heart, bringing a sense of tranquility and cleansing away all distracting thoughts.

【Sacred Heart Glass Flower】: A rare and precious item, said to be born only at the place where a saint fell, nourished by the blood of a saint, and through enlightenment of the great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

It is a supreme treasure for refining elixirs for calming the mind and breaking through obstacles.

The fourth item was a transparent crystal bottle containing half a bottle of crystal-clear liquid.

The liquid was colorless and odorless, so pure that even light passing through it would not be deflected. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to detect its existence at all.

【Pure Heavenly Spring Water】: A sacred and spiritual item, collected from the highest heavens, formed from the purest primordial energy between heaven and earth.

It is the best solvent in the world for alchemy, and can maximize the medicinal properties of herbs.

The last and most precious document was the last one.

It was a blood bead sealed in crystal.

The blood droplets were only the size of a fingernail, yet they possessed a dazzling, reddish-gold hue.

It seemed as if a miniature phoenix was spreading its wings and flying, and with each flap of its wings, an indescribable sense of rebirth emanated from it, full of indomitable spirit and pride.

【Phoenix Rebirth Blood】: A sacred and divine item, the original essence blood left behind by the ancient divine beast Phoenix during its rebirth. A single drop contains an opportunity for rebirth and is priceless!

Looking at these five divine materials before him, even Zhao Chen'an couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Tianjian Mountain really went to great lengths to save Ye Shenglin.

Just as Zhao Chen'an took out the Nine Provinces Universe Cauldron and many sacred materials...

Deep within the imperial palace, inside a magnificent palace.

Zhao Daoting, who was reviewing memorials, suddenly paused.

He suddenly looked up, his deep gaze seemingly piercing through layers of palace walls, looking towards the direction of the Prince of Wei's residence.

"Such astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations... This is... the aura of a sacred material?"

A look of surprise and uncertainty appeared on Zhao Daoting's face.

"Moreover, this aura...is not just one type!"

As a powerful expert in the Dragon Transformation Realm, his senses were extremely sharp.

Although the aura emanating from the Prince of Wei's residence was mostly concealed by the array, the Daoist principles and energy levels contained within it could not be hidden from him.

"What's Chen An up to now?"

Driven by curiosity, Zhao Daoting vanished from the dragon throne in an instant.

The next moment, he had silently appeared above the Prince of Wei's mansion, concealing his figure and aura with a secret technique, and looked down.

After just one glance, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was completely stunned.

What did he see?

Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow! Nine-Leaf Jade Dragon Ginseng! Sacred Heart Glazed Flower!

These sacred and divine objects, which only existed in ancient records, were now vividly appearing before him!

"This...this kid..."

Zhao Daoting felt his heart pounding.

Is he going to... refine a sacred-grade elixir?!

A crazy idea popped into his head that he found absurd.

Yet everything before my eyes felt incredibly real.

In the courtyard, Zhao Chen'an had already adjusted his state of mind, which was now completely clear.

Looking at the Nine Provinces Universe Cauldron and the numerous divine materials before him, an unprecedented focus and fervor ignited in his eyes.

He slowly raised his hand, activating the undying ghost fire in his palm.

The eerie blue flames began to flicker violently.