"Who's this cutie?"

Players couldn't resist their curiosity and began to cast their inherited [Reconnaissance] skill in hopes of identifying this NPC who could charm them with just one glance.

"Wow, a golden name NPC? Impressive!"

Having played for such a long time, players today are no longer the ones who would cry out and cling to the legs of a golden name NPC at first sight.

Through the school of hard knocks... oh no, I mean, through the research of pro gamers, it was found that mishandling relationships with golden name NPCs could sometimes affect the favorability of one or several factions. Also, whether you can trigger a quest with a golden name NPC is just like dealing with a real person; it depends entirely on chance and luck, and cannot be forced.

This strategy came from a player from the Blood Control Sect who had a thing for lolitas. He tried to trigger a quest from the loli Chief using illegitimate methods, but after being seen through, he was killed, and his character was reset to a blank slate. He shared his lesson on a forum afterward.

Moreover, players are quite savvy now, so seeing an unidentified golden name NPC would only slightly surprise them. They may consider trying their luck to trigger a quest with the right face, but they wouldn't do anything too forward.

"Just... she looks just thirteen or fourteen years old, with white hair, and fox ears! Bros, I'm done!"

"Don't be, hang in there!"

"The game designers really know their stuff, definitely a genius from the passionate country! As expected, people who play games are all from the passionate country."

"I don't know why, but even though my character panel shows no abnormal status, I feel like I'm still charmed."

No one can resist the charm of a soft girl with white animal ears. Although it seems that the charm effect has worn off for the surrounding players, the charm in their hearts is still lingering.

Yue Bai didn't care about the feelings of those around her. Ever since her bloodline awakened, this subtle and special aura appeared around her. Any creature within its range would be indiscriminately charmed.

This was still under the condition that she was greatly holding back her power; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"No wonder the legends said that the Nine-tailed Foxes were the ones who enchanted the world. True or false, the Qingqiu Clan always seems to be the best scapegoat." Yue Bai sighed lightly, looking at the reactions of the people around her.

This time, she planned to first visit the pharmacy once mentioned by her master to buy some Spiritual Medicines. It's said that this pharmacy serves the Super Forces, and the Elixirs available there are among the finest on the Mystical Mechanism Continent.

She had come out in such a hurry this time and hadn't fully prepared her Elixirs. Now facing an unknown Secret Realm, she needed to be thoroughly prepared.

After discerning her direction, Yue Bai's body moved slightly, and in the blink of an eye, she vanished before everyone and quietly entered the city.

In a relatively quiet alley in the city where few people ventured, a small pharmacy stood at the end. The herbal scent was not strong, and one wouldn't notice it if not paying attention, leading some passing Cultivators to doubt if the pharmacy sold fake medicines.

The sunlight shone from the east, through the doors and windows, making the dust in the air visibly clear.

A young apprentice lay on the counter with his eyes open, yawning out of sheer boredom.

"Will people really come here?" The apprentice felt that his days in the pharmacy were leading to hermitude.

As the newest disciple of his master, who was busy Alchemy in the back, it naturally became his duty to mind the store.

When his master took him as a disciple, he didn't reveal his lineage. Perhaps the master himself felt embarrassed?

The young apprentice thought so, but it only made him feel more bored.

He had been watching the store for three months since he started, which made him wonder if his master thought that a disciple and a storekeeper were one and the same.

The apprentice lay his head sideways on the counter, fiddling with a Ninth Grade Spiritual Medicine, the Dark Enigma Flower. He applied gentle pressure with his fingertips, crushing the plant from the stem, completely indifferent to the dark green juice covering his left hand.

Clutching the crushed residue in his palm, a strange faint light appeared in the apprentice's eyes. Simultaneously, a light shone on the Spiritual Medicine waste.

When the glow disappeared, the residue and the juice vanished, leaving behind a clean, tender palm and a spirited dark green Spirit Pill of excellent quality.

This Spirit Pill was unnamed and of a relatively low class, simply something the apprentice concocted on a whim, which held no value to a Cultivator but could still be regarded as an Immortal Pill curing all ailments for common folk.

"Alas," the apprentice sighed, looking at the Spirit Pill before him, and tossed it casually into a small box behind him, where it joined a collection of other low-grade and multi-colored Spirit Pills.

Just as the apprentice considered whether to close up shop and slip away to play with the granddaughter next door, he suddenly sensed something and sniffed the air.

Four different scents, all targeting their pharmacy, all from exceedingly powerful Cultivators.

"Could it be that the old man sold fake medicines previously and cheated someone? Why else would such strong Cultivators come knocking on our door?" Frightened, the apprentice became wide awake and stood up straight, thinking of running away to avoid trouble.

But before he could act, three figures gracefully stepped into the store.

"Excuse me, is this Senior Song's herbal shop?" A clear and pleasant voice, sounding like music from the heavens, rang out and immediately soothed the young Taoist boy's nerves in his new room.

"The sister with such a nice voice can't be a bad person, right?" The Taoist boy was only eight years old, and his judgment of whether someone was good or bad was very straightforward.

But when he raised his eyes to look, he was so stunned by the beauty of the three people that his pupils dilated, and his throat went silent, unable to speak.

"Could it be that my master is some kind of peerless expert, and his shop is connected to the Immortal Dynasty and the Human Realm? Otherwise, why would such beautiful fairy sisters come here?"

Among the three, the woman who had just spoken was the most beautiful, possessing the kind of beauty that one could never forget once seen, truly giving the term "fairy" a face in his mind. She was now graciously smiling at him, her pair of eyes even brighter than any star he had ever seen.

He hadn't gone to private school much, so he really couldn't describe how beautiful this sister was.

And the tall sister standing behind, although cold and silent, did not strike the Taoist boy as a bad person.

But what the Taoist boy liked most was the little girl in front, who seemed only a few years older than him. She looked delightfully exquisite, just like a porcelain doll, with a little tiger tooth at the corner of her mouth adding to her adorable appearance. For the Taoist boy, it struck right at his heart.

As he was being watched by the three, his face turned redder and redder, his usually lively and bold demeanor vanished, and he became too shy to speak. He wanted to look up at the tiger-tooth sister, but his shyness prevented him from making any move.

"What are you staring for? Don't you see my junior sister asking you a question?"

The Taoist boy's wonderful impression did not linger long in his heart before a voice, though pleasant but exceedingly irritable, dragged him back to reality.

The Taoist boy dumbly raised his head, looking at the delicate little doll-like girl who was now fiercely staring at him, seemingly ready to fight at the slightest disagreement.

Even though this little girl still had a different kind of cuteness, the overwhelming gap between his imagination and reality rendered the Taoist boy somewhat speechless.

"Er... I don't know what the guests would like to purchase?" Finally steadying his mind, the Taoist boy stuttered as he asked the question under the dissatisfied gaze of Liu Rouxin.

Su Youyi had already finished investigating this herbal shop in the time that the dainty Taoist boy was lost in thoughts. It seemed unremarkable at first glance, but she could sense that this shop was not ordinary.

Like the Spirit Pill contained in the bamboo vine chest behind this Taoist boy.

Although it was the most basic level of elixir, one that even Cultivators of the First Realm had no use for, Su Youyi nevertheless saw something different in these elixirs.

It was a kind of "perfection," the perfect utilization of the efficacy of Spiritual Medicine, without wasting even a little bit.

Normally, if an Alchemist could extract eighty percent of the potency from Spiritual Medicine, it would already be considered quite good. Some famous Alchemists in the Cultivation World can reach ninety percent.

However, this sort of "perfection" that is close to one hundred percent, often only appears in the hands of masters who do not easily participate in Alchemy anymore, and even they do not always achieve it.

But which master would be idle enough to refine such things? Therefore, the most likely possibility is that it was crafted by the young Taoist boy in front of them, who has only learned how to breathe and has not yet begun formal Cultivation.

Zhou Yuqing, standing behind Su Youyi, also noticed this. As the third princess of the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty, she had seen many Royal Tributors, but those who could achieve flawless perfection were still rare.

Those Royal Tributors could make elixirs at this level that don't qualify as grades, but this young boy was miles apart from the level of a Royal Tributor.

"Truly deserving of the great era, such levels of talent have emerged," Zhou Yuqing murmured to herself.

"Alioth Ground Elemental Elixir, Purple Mansion Four Symbols Heavenly Elixir, Three Elements Clear Dew Elixir." Su Youyi named three different types of elixirs; these were specifically requested by her senior brother.

"Ah..." The little Taoist boy's mouth dropped open, and he quietly repeated the names of the three elixirs, looking somewhat puzzled.

What are these... They sound impressive, but are they something that our obscure little shop can sell? Have these fairy sisters come to the wrong place?

"Master!!"

When in doubt, call for master – the dainty Taoist boy understood this very well and directly shouted toward the back of the shop with a loud voice. He had long felt that his master's endless daily practice of Alchemy and his secretive behavior were unusual.

"Stop shouting! Stop shouting! Keep shouting and my ears will go deaf from your noise!"

An emaciated hand emerged from behind the back door curtain to part it and out walked a stooped old man with sparse green clothes and hair, digging at his ear as he came out.

The old man looked somewhat stern, but the scent of medicine on him was very strong.

"Alioth Ground Elemental Elixir, Purple Mansion Four Symbols Heavenly Elixir, and Three Elements Clear Dew Elixir, right? Are you planning to head to that secret realm in the east?" The old man casually took out three small white jade bottles from his ring, each containing several elixirs enveloped in Spirit Light that appeared more like art pieces.

Song Beishi had been aware of Su Youyi and the others' arrival in front of the herbal shop and had temporarily sealed the elixirs he was refining by hand to come out and accommodate these rare guests.

Zhou Yuqing's eyes sharpened, her Divine Sense locked onto the ordinary-looking old man in front of her. How did this old man know the purpose of their trip?

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