"The Array Banner set up by Junior Brother Zhen Chu doesn't require the best materials. It just needs the five elements to match, the formation to be reasonable, and the core complete. So, it's better to leave such premium materials to me, Senior Brother!" Master Yuan Chu said.

"Hey, you can't say it like that. In the past, materials were scarce, and I had no choice. Now, I want to be a luxurious big shot. I hope Senior Brother can grant me this wish." Master Zhen Chu argued with reason.

"I say, Junior Brother Zhen Chu, there's only this one premium material. Even if you want to be a luxurious big shot, it's not enough, right? I can use such premium materials to refine a world-class magical treasure, wouldn't that add another treasure to the Taichu Sect?" Master Yuan Chu said while reaching to take the Extreme Sky Fire residue from Ye Tianfan's hand.

At this moment, Master Zhichu directly grabbed Master Yuan Chu's hand, stopping him from reaching further.

Master Yuan Chu was a bit stunned, being caught by Master Zhichu.

"What's going on, Senior Brother Zhichu?" Master Yuan Chu was unsure of Master Zhichu's intentions as, in his mind, alchemy wouldn't require this Extreme Sky Fire residue, right?

Even if it could be used, it would be the complete version of the Extreme Sky Fire. Only using the Extreme Sky Fire in combination with other flames can medicines be crafted that are rich in exorcising factors.

Pills crafted in such a manner are very effective against mild demonization and dark aura pollution.

"Junior Brother Yuan Chu, Junior Brother Zhen Chu, I thought of a very precious pill that just so happens to require this Extreme Sky Fire residue. Why don't you two let me, your brother, have this Extreme Sky Fire residue?" Master Zhichu said with a smile.

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Masters Yuan Chu and Zhen Chu felt quite speechless at Master Zhichu's words. The two of them had been arguing here, not expecting Master Zhichu to suddenly enter the fray.

Although both of them wanted to refuse, they seemed to see the dark aura behind Master Zhichu, and immediately nodded, agreeing. After all, if they refused, who knows what small punishments might come their way later, knowing that the financial network of the whole Taichu Sect was entirely under Master Zhichu's control.

Master Zhichu, seeing his two junior brothers being so generous to hand over such precious material without batting an eye, genuinely saw them as good junior brothers who respected their elder brother!

Master Zhichu, feeling moved, took the Extreme Sky Fire residue from Ye Tianfan's hands and placed it into his Storage Ring, then patted Masters Yuan Chu and Zhen Chu on the shoulder with a face of gratitude, silently walking out, everything understood without words.

Masters Yuan Chu and Zhen Chu watched Master Zhichu walk out with lines of frustration, both sighing deeply. If only one of them controlled the finances of Taichu Sect, they wouldn't have to endure such things, and someday they might withhold resources from his faction to give to others.

Ye Tianfan was still in a daze, wondering what exactly had happened. Why did it seem like the Extreme Sky Fire residue in his hands, or rather, the one that was taken by Elder Zhichu, seemed even more advanced than the Extreme Sky Fire itself? And what exactly was an upper residue? It felt so high-end.

"Senior Brother Yun Tian, what's going on now? And what is an upper residue? Does it mean there's a lower residue too?" Ye Tianfan, fully embracing his habit of asking questions, inquired with Senior Brother Yun Tian beside him.

"Junior Brother Tianfan, you still don't know what's going on? Let me explain it to you. The Extreme Sky Fire residue you brought back is an existence even more precious than the Extreme Sky Fire itself. You know, within an hour after the Extreme Sky Fire extinguishes, its ultimate Yang energy is at its peak, but because the time is too short and there's no way to preserve these essences, it becomes a legendary, unattainable material that you have absolutely no way to deal with," Senior Brother Yun Tian explained to Ye Tianfan.

"And even if you encounter it, during the process of artifact refining or alchemy, it will accelerate the dissipation of the ultimate Yang energy. Even if you were refining or concocting next to it, you still can't fully utilize all of this ultimate Yang energy, at most just a bit, which makes this material typically a legend. I can't believe you actually brought it back.

Furthermore, what's called an upper residue refers to when a material undergoes irreversible damage due to certain reasons, and if this irreversible state transforms into a residue that is more effective than the original material, then that residue is called an upper residue. Like the Extreme Sky Fire residue you brought back that Elder Zhichu took. Meanwhile, a lower residue refers to a material that undergoes irreversible damage and becomes unusable, or less effective than the original material. Generally, materials will become a lower residue," Senior Brother Yun Tian explained to Ye Tianfan.

"I see." Ye Tianfan, hearing this, expressed his understanding. Ye Tianfan never expected that the Extreme Sky Fire residue he brought back would turn out to be more effective than the original version.

Alas.

Senior Brother Yun Tian looked at Ye Tianfan, deeply sighing internally, amazed at Junior Brother Tianfan's incredible luck. No wonder the Master said he had immense luck akin to the heavens. Unexpectedly, the rarest materials he brought not only included an upper residue even better than the original but also several lower residues.

After Senior Brother Yun Tian finished explaining, Masters Yuan Chu and Zhen Chu divided the remaining two Extreme Sky Fire lower residues between themselves. After all, a residue is still a residue; they rarely even had a chance to see the real Extreme Sky Fire. Now that there's something related to it, they should seize it for artifact refining purposes. Although it doesn't match up to the Extreme Sky Fire in effect, they can mix it with other materials, and there are always workarounds.

Wait!

Masters Yuan Chu and Zhen Chu, along with Senior Brother Yun Tian, finally realized something. Previously, when Senior Brother Yun Tian explained to Ye Tianfan, he mentioned that the upper residue of the Extreme Sky Fire couldn't be stored. Actually, it's not that it couldn't be stored, but cultivators today can't store it by their methods, so how did Ye Tianfan manage to store it?

If figuring out how Ye Tianfan stored it is possible, using this method, they might be able to trade a seed of it from a sect that holds the Extreme Sky Fire.

"Nephew Tianfan, how did you store the upper residue of the Extreme Sky Fire?" Master Yuan Chu eagerly asked.

At this moment, the tent flap was opened, and Master Zhichu dashed in, immediately asking Ye Tianfan the same question as soon as he entered.

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