Chapter 101: Spirit Beast Sect Leader? Don't Know!

What? There's more?

Everyone was incredulous. Under such dangerous conditions, collecting two or three catties was already extremely difficult. How could there be more?

"How is that possible?" Wang Chengjian found it hard to believe. This honey collection mission was exceptionally difficult.

Even he, personally, wouldn't necessarily be able to collect two catties. But when a layer of grass was pulled back, sure enough, there was another catty. Another layer was pulled back, and there was yet another catty. As everyone watched, dumbfounded, layer after layer was revealed, each containing honey.

Finally, a full ten catties of honey were uncovered. Jiang Fan explained, "There was too much honey; if it were pressed together, it would easily get crushed and damaged. So I put some dry grass between each layer to prevent damage."

Liu Wenchen was so astonished he was speechless. This amount was almost equivalent to half a year's collection by other disciples!

Liu Qingxian's eyes gleamed with delight. "Father, I told you Junior Brother Jiang was capable, didn't I?" This left Liu Wenchen with nothing to say.

Jiang Fan had indeed completed the task brilliantly, far surpassing even the senior disciples. He cleared his throat. "Jiang Fan truly exceeded my expectations this time. Rating him as 'Excellent' should be fine, right?"

Hearing this, Wang Chengjian nodded blankly. "No, no problem." With ten catties of honey right in front of them, how could he object?

The other disciples sighed in admiration. Who would have thought that the Senior Disciple Brother, intending to trouble the newcomer, would instead be thoroughly taught a lesson by him? It was truly outrageous.

Liu Wenchen looked at the ten catties of honey and couldn't help but smile. "All right, you're dismissed." This was indeed a valuable commodity. Especially the female elders, who liked to brew it into spiritual tea or concoct beauty salves. Usually, the collected amount wasn't enough for them. Ten catties would be enough for him to distribute as rewards for half a year.

"Father, have you forgotten your promise?" Liu Qingxian interjected. "You said the top three in the appraisal would get half the honey, didn't you? You promised to give half to Jiang Fan?" Half?

Wouldn't that be a full five catties? That's too much, isn't it? The disciples present were so surprised their eyes nearly popped out.

"Good heavens, one catty of this honey is worth two hundred spirit stones." "So five catties would be worth a thousand spirit stones?" Wang Chengjian was even more envious.

He worked diligently for a year and might not even save a thousand spirit stones. Jiang Fan had only been here for three days and already received such a generous reward?

Liu Wenchen was extremely reluctant, but he couldn't go back on his word after making a public promise. He could only grudgingly reward Jiang Fan with five catties. Jiang Fan wasn't stingy either.

He immediately took out two catties for Liu Qingxian, repaying her for her previous assistance.

"Why are you giving it to me?" Liu Qingxian waved her hand. "You should sell it to Medicine Peak. They have a very special formula that uses it to create highly effective beauty cream."

Jiang Fan recalled carefully; it seemed a similar formula was mentioned in the *Immortal Medical Canon*. Selling it to Medicine Peak would be less beneficial than making it himself.

"Alright, I'll prepare some and give a portion to Senior Sister." No woman would refuse beauty, not even one in her early twenties with the most radiant skin.

Liu Qingxian gave a wry smile. "Forget it. Medicine Peak guards this cream very closely; their own female disciples don't even have enough for themselves. Even as the Sect Master's daughter, they only sell me one bottle a month, which isn't nearly enough."

"Is that so?" Jiang Fan smiled. "Just you wait, Senior Sister."

He carried five catties of honey home. Adding the two catties he brought up the first time and the one catty Liu Qingxian gave him, he had a total of eight catties of honey. This was enough to make at least a large barrel of beauty cream.

Without further ado, he got to work. As lunchtime approached, he looked at the beauty cream in the pot, a hint of joy on his face.

"I wonder how effective this beauty cream is compared to Medicine Peak's," he mused. "Should I find someone to try it?"

After finishing five bowls of rice in the refectory, Jiang Fan took several tubes of beauty cream and left the sect, heading to Qingyun City. It was better to find cultivators in the city to try this beauty cream, as its effects were still unknown.

If it worked well, there was no issue. But if something went wrong and it damaged an outsider's skin, he could just pack up and leave. However, if it damaged the skin of fellow female disciples, they would storm the Sect Master's Peak and tear him to shreds.

"Free trial of beauty cream! Beauty cream from Qingyun Sect! Free trial, free trial!" He squatted by the main road in the city, holding a small sign and calling out loudly.

He wasn't sure if it was the word 'free' that worked or the reputation of 'Qingyun Sect,' but after only a couple of shouts, many passing women stopped to observe.

Among them was a woman in colorful robes with an outstanding demeanor. "Master, isn't this young man a charlatan? Why would a Qingyun Sect disciple be selling beauty cream here? Besides, isn't beauty cream a specialty of Medicine Peak? And Medicine Peak is entirely made up of female disciples. He's a man, so he doesn't look like a Medicine Peak disciple at all." They were no strangers; it was the group from the Spirit Beast Sect.

Gong Caiyi, the Spirit Beast Sect Master, gazed at the jade bottle in Jiang Fan's hand, a hint of surprise in her eyes. "But the cream in his hand doesn't seem ordinary. It appears to be made from many precious ingredients, concocted using a special method." Coincidentally, she hadn't taken much care of her skin after several days of searching for small spirit beasts, so she gracefully sat down in front of Jiang Fan.

"I'd like to try it," she said.

Jiang Fan looked up, instantly captivated. Although she appeared to be in her thirties, her features were exquisite, like carved jade. In her youth, she must have been a peerless beauty. Moreover, her temperament was unique, and her attire and speech were extraordinary, clearly not those of an ordinary woman.

But what did it matter? Anyway, they wouldn't interact again in the future, and if her skin was damaged, she wouldn't be able to find him. "Alright, try applying it to your hand," he said.

Gong Caiyi chuckled softly and extended her jade-like hand. Although well-maintained, time had left its merciless marks on her skin. Especially around the web of her thumb and forefinger, wrinkles were clearly visible. No amount of makeup could conceal them.

Jiang Fan opened the bottle and used a slender jade chopstick to scoop out a dollop. Following the method described in the *Immortal Medical Canon*, he gently rubbed it back and forth rhythmically, allowing the medicinal properties to evenly penetrate every inch of her skin. Gong Caiyi's eyes showed a hint of surprise. This technique did not seem amateurish.

"Please wait aside and observe your skin," he said. "Next!"

Half an hour later, all the cream was used up. The areas where the women had applied it had changed. "It really works! The spots on my hand have actually faded!" "Oh my goodness! My freckles are gone! Is this real?"

Gong Caiyi was also pleasantly surprised to find that the wrinkles around her thumb and forefinger had miraculously faded significantly. The difference was even more striking when comparing her two hands. She couldn't help but exclaim, "How amazing! It's much more effective than Medicine Peak's cream! Just casually strolling around, I actually stumbled upon something truly remarkable! Young master, I want to buy ten bottles."

Jiang Fan was completely relieved, confirming that the cream's effects were excellent for everyone. Next, he could confidently sell it to the female disciples of Qingyun Sect. As for outsiders...

There wasn't even enough for his own people, so how could he sell it to outsiders? "Not for sale. Goodbye," Jiang Fan said, tossing the small sign aside and turning to leave.

Gong Caiyi's beautiful female disciple frowned. "We're not short on spirit stones; just name your price." She hadn't seen her master so delighted by a beauty product in a long time.

Jiang Fan didn't look back. "I said, it's not for sale." The female disciple couldn't help but say angrily, "Then what's the meaning of letting people try it for free but not selling it afterward?"

Gong Caiyi raised a hand to stop her. With a gentle smile, she said, "Young master, I am Gong Caiyi of the Spirit Beast Sect."

Gong Caiyi? Who was that? Jiang Fan glanced at her, repeating his previous statement: "Not for sale!"

With that, he quickened his pace and vanished in a flash. Gong Caiyi's expression stiffened slightly.