Martial Peak

This line of brilliant red characters highlighted Medicine King’s Valley’s high-handed and extraordinary courage.

Only the people of Medicine King’s Valley would dare engrave such an overbearing declaration upon the entrance to their home.

Passing by the unguarded base of this mountain, Qin Ze led the crowd steadily upwards.

Dong Qing Yan and Qin Ze walked side by side, followed by three Medicine King’s Valley disciples with Yang Kai bringing up the rear.

The three young Medicine King’s Valley disciples gazed towards Dong Qing Yan with looks of envy, worship and even love; however, they still looked upon Yang Kai with disdain and were even too lazy to exchange a single word with him.

Alchemists were a group of unsociable and arrogant people. All of them had eyes on top of their heads.

Medicine King’s Valley Alchemists were also so!

Dong Qing Yan had an extraordinary background and was also a natural beauty, so obviously they would concern themselves with her. Yang Kai, on the other hand, although he had also passed Grandmaster Xiao’s test and had the qualifications to worship into Hidden Cloud Peak, in essence, he was still just an ordinary servant possessing low status. How could they degrade themselves by speaking to such a nobody?

Since there was no one to speak with, Yang Kai was also quite bored and chose to secretly observe his surroundings as they walked instead.

Dong Qing Yan, in contrast, was just like a newborn sparrow. Since arriving at the foot of the rugged mountain path, she had been twittering about non-stop. She was about to enter the centre of her heart’s holy land and worship a great senior expert as her master, of course she would be feeling expectant and tense.

Qin Ze was composed as usual, remaining silent most of the time, but when asked a question by Dong Qing Yan, he would still carefully explain things to her, not showing any signs of impatience.

Listening to the conversation between the two of them, Yang Kai also learned some things.

Xiao Fu Sheng had been the only Alchemist since several decades ago to inhabit Hidden Cloud Peak. In addition to him, there were only his two dedicated maidservants, and not a single other person lived there.

Additionally, these two maids were not cultivators but instead just ordinary people.

Xiao Fu Sheng was obsessed with Alchemy, had never married, and had never taken any disciples until this year, when he suddenly changed his mind and decided to recruit a successor.

This had led to today’s test.

“Why did Grandmaster suddenly change his mind?” Dong Qing Yan asked curiously.

Qin Ze’s expression went dim, and he did not immediately answer as he pondered for a moment before saying, “About Uncle Xiao’s thoughts, I dare not presume to speculate. This is something you should ask him about yourself.”

“Oh.”

The first half of the journey up Hidden Cloud Peak was not surprising. The sights were filled with rugged rocks and mountain forest. There were also some wild animals that came and went, such as rabbits and deer, but nothing dangerous of course.

But upon entering the upper half it was like stepping off the Earth and entering the Heavens. Rich World Energy swirled about, causing one to feel relaxed and happy. The mountain side was also dotted with exotic flowers that spread out as far as the eye could see, swaying gently in the wind; a dazzling sight to behold.

“So many herbs scattered about, does no one secretly come to pick them?” All the way up, Dong Qing Yan hadn’t seen a single person guarding this mountain, so she couldn’t help being curious.

Qin Ze coldly snorted, “Anyone who dares steal from Medicine King’s Valley will soon find themselves without their

murder, Dong Qing Yan could only stick out her

herbs randomly growing upon the mountain were certainly not expensive things. Offending Medicine King’s Valley just for these

mountain’s peak. At the top, there was a row of houses. Their number was

Xiao Fu Sheng had

Qin Ze stopped and turned to the

showed big grinning faces and

do there,” Qin Ze questioned

of longing on his face quickly replied, “Since we entered Medicine King’s Valley until now, we have only been able to pay our respects to Predecessor Xiao from afar, now that we are

you are not to speak, Uncle Xiao does

we will not speak.” The three disciples immediately

these three people looked incredibly happy and had traces of awe in their expressions, even

every Alchemist’s heart

Valley were

group walked straight

far, two women emerged to receive them. These two women were great beauties. Their figures were outstanding, and their faces were charming. Both of them revealed warm yet modest smiles as they

women at first glance appeared to be around

they were both

was well known because as early as twenty-five years ago,they had come to Hidden Cloud Peak to serve Xiao Fu Sheng, and twenty five years ago they

not cultivators but ordinary people, yet they had been able to maintain their youth and charm even more so

quickly cupped his fists, not daring to show the slightest disrespect and politely said, “My two ladies, please

them?” One of them beautiful pair, wearing a

Yan also understood proper etiquette, and together with Yang

chuckled, “You may call me Aunty Xiang, this

Qing Yan giggled happily and once again saluted these

place like your own home. From now on both of you will be living here for a quite some time, if you are too cautious it will be uncomfortable for

also laughed and said, “When we first came to Hidden Cloud Peak, we were nearly the same age

two behaving so cordially, Dong Qing

Qin Ze patiently waited for their greetings to finish before respectfully

long since been passed back here, so the four of you may leave. Once master finishes refining his furnace of pills, he will meet

the three young Medicine King’s Valley disciples looked sad, even Qin Ze appeared slightly

you!” Qin Ze quickly adjusted his expression, cupped his fists and led the three Medicine King’s Valley disciples back

ushered Yang Kai and Dong Qing Yan in,

Xiao Fu Sheng was often in retreat to perform Alchemy, spending ten or more days without even showing his shadow, so the two women had only had each other

other Medicine King’s Valley peaks. There was nothing to pay attention to, and very, few if any restrictions. Everything

they were done arranging Yang Kai and Dong Qing Yan’s accommodations, the two

three days on Hidden Cloud Peak, Xiao Fu Sheng still had not shown up, and only the

Fu Sheng would exit his retreat, a surge of World Energy fluctuations suddenly erupted not

changed as he and Dong Qing Yan exchanged a

come out and

was the