Chapter 95: You Must Learn Your Master’s Taste!

Lin Ruyan walked lightly toward Su Ting, smiling as she took a seat beside her.

“Ruyan, you’re so beautiful today it’s impossible to look away,” Su Ting said, her eyes full of envy as she admired Lin Ruyan’s carefully applied makeup.

Su Ting herself usually went without makeup and was still learning the art. Around them, the other disciples couldn’t help but cast their gaze toward Lin Ruyan, silently praising her—she truly deserved to be called beautiful.

Feeling their attention, Lin Ruyan’s lips curled slightly upward. She whispered to Su Ting, “Su Ting, you look lovely too.”

Inside, she was quite pleased; her efforts in dressing up today had not been wasted!

Just then, a female disciple cried out, “Look, Senior Brother Jiang Mo is here!”

Lin Ruyan’s gaze shifted, scrutinizing the young man ahead who was focused on alchemy. His temperament seemed utterly different from Jiang Yan’s.

Everyone’s attention was drawn to the handsome youth, who walked confidently into the Alchemy Pavilion. Elder Gu, who presided over the pavilion, looked at Jiang Mo with a smile and said, “Jiang Mo, today you’ll demonstrate for your fellow disciples how to refine Spirit-Gathering Pills.”

The youth seemed disinclined to speak; he merely nodded and stepped forward, retrieving an alchemy furnace from his storage pouch.

Immersed in his own world, he added the needed herbs to the furnace one by one and then controlled the flames...

Lin Ruyan’s eyes lingered on him, quietly assessing the young man absorbed in his craft. His character was indeed worlds apart from Jiang Yan’s.

She schemed inwardly: after the alchemy lesson, she must find a way to speak with Jiang Mo.

Su Ting, meanwhile, watched Jiang Mo intently, her eyes sparkling like stars.

She whispered to Lin Ruyan, “Ruyan, don’t you think Senior Brother Jiang Mo is very handsome?”

In truth, after encountering her master and Jiang Yan—both outstandingly handsome men—other men seemed somewhat lackluster in Lin Ruyan’s eyes.

Jiang Mo, as Jiang Yan’s younger brother, shared some resemblance in his features, but his looks still paled compared to Jiang Yan.

“Mm,”

Lin Ruyan responded softly with a single syllable.

Jiang Mo produced three intermediate-level Spirit-Gathering Pills, and Elder Gu’s smile nearly split his face. This meant three more high-grade pills would be added to the sect’s reserves.

As Jiang Mo placed the pills into a small porcelain bottle, Elder Gu reached out to take it, only to be surprised when Jiang Mo slipped the bottle into his own storage pouch.

Elder Gu’s raised hand froze in midair, his smile stiffening, and for a moment the awkwardness seemed to freeze the very air.

The disciples below bit their lips to stifle laughter, exchanging mischievous glances.

This Elder Gu was the one who taught them alchemy, but he had a habit of appropriating the high-grade pills the disciples painstakingly refined.

He claimed, citing sect rules, that all pills made in class belonged to the sect.

The disciples felt resentment, but none dared openly defy Elder Gu’s will.

Elder Gu reluctantly patted Jiang Mo’s shoulder, squeezing out a word of praise: “Ahem, good, Jiang Mo, you truly are an alchemy prodigy.”

Jiang Mo replied with calm indifference, “Elder Gu, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave now.”

With that, he turned and departed, his figure vanishing through the door of the Alchemy Pavilion.

Elder Gu felt a surge of frustration—this Jiang Mo gave him no face at all!

Hmph, so what if he’s the Fifth Elder’s last disciple?

He himself was a senior alchemist, but the Fifth Elder was a master, a fact that left Elder Gu feeling deeply unbalanced.

They were fellow disciples of the same generation, yet the Fifth Elder’s abilities far exceeded his.

Even the Fifth Elder’s own disciple—Jiang Mo—was now an intermediate-level alchemist, which only exacerbated Elder Gu’s discontent.

It truly infuriated him!

Just then, the bell signaling the end of class rang out melodiously. Elder Gu, his expression dark, waved to the disciples below, “That’s all for today. Dismissed.”

As soon as he spoke, the disciples dispersed like a receding tide.

“Su Ting, I’m heading out first,” Lin Ruyan said, then hurried toward the pavilion exit, hoping to catch up with Jiang Mo.

“Senior Brother Jiang Mo, please wait!”

Hearing the gentle voice behind him, Jiang Mo paused slightly. He didn’t recall being familiar with any junior sisters.

Still, out of courtesy, he halted and turned around.

“Who are you?”

Upon seeing the girl’s face, he was certain he didn’t know her.

Lin Ruyan brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and spoke softly, “Senior Brother, my name is Lin Ruyan. I’m also from the Jiang Kingdom, like you.”

“What do you need?”

Jiang Mo was eager to return and research higher-level pills and elixirs, so he asked directly.

Lin Ruyan hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly said, “Senior Brother, I watched your alchemy just now and was utterly fascinated. Is there any chance I could learn from you?”

Jiang Mo frowned slightly and replied coolly, “Sorry, I don’t take disciples. My master isn’t accepting any more either. You can consult Elder Gu.”

With that, he turned and walked away.

Lin Ruyan felt a little annoyed, but she knew she couldn’t pursue Jiang Mo any further.

As long as she left some impression in his mind, it was progress. To win his true affection, she understood it would take patience and more effort.

…

Kirin Sect.

Jiang Yan gazed at the newly purchased land, lost in thought.

The plot was vast, far more expansive than he’d expected.

But it meant he’d need to spend more spirit stones to build the residence he envisioned.

Renovation alone was costly!

He recalled his Second Senior Brother’s extravagant dark-themed castle, which cost a staggering five million high-grade spirit stones—enough to take one’s breath away!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan could only sigh helplessly. He’d have to take it slow; living in a thatched hut was tolerable for now…

Don’t ask—he was simply still poor!

However, he was now quite curious about his master’s Kirin Hall.

He took out his communication jade and contacted his master.

Soon, Lin Qi’s voice came through, “My dear disciple, what can I do for you?”

“Master, I’ve bought some land and plan to build a residence. May I visit your Kirin Hall to get some inspiration for the design?”

Lin Qi was delighted! His beloved disciple had excellent taste!

“Of course you can! You’ve been in the sect so long and never thought to visit me. You’d better learn from your master’s sense of style!”

“Hehe, Master, I just haven’t spent much time in the sect yet! I’ll be right there.”

After ending the call, he flew toward Kirin Hall.

The little dwarf dragon and Yun Li hurried after him.

When Jiang Yan arrived at the doors of the Kirin Hall, the dazzling golden building nearly made him squint.

He muttered inwardly, Master, did you pick the wrong script? You’re clearly the tycoon of the cultivation world!

At the entrance, two golden kirin statues shone brilliantly in the sunlight, lifelike and radiating an alluring glow.

Jiang Yan took a deep breath and sensed the spiritual energy here—it was indeed much richer than at his thatched hut.

The little dwarf dragon’s eyes nearly turned gold at the sight of the golden building.

Excitedly, it dashed forward, seized the left kirin statue in an embrace, and boldly took a bite out of its head.