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.

would dare?” Qin Ze coldly snorted, “Anyone who dares steal from

mention of murder, Dong Qing Yan could only stick

mountain were certainly not expensive things. Offending Medicine King’s Valley just for these was clearly not worth

at the mountain’s peak. At the top, there was a row of houses. Their number was small, probably only seven

should be the residences Xiao Fu

Ze stopped and turned to the three young Medicine King’s Valley

them showed big grinning faces and begged, “Uncle Qin, please also allow

want to do there,” Qin Ze

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

not to speak, Uncle Xiao does not like it when people

not speak.” The

these three people looked incredibly happy and had traces

within every Alchemist’s

Valley were thrilled simply being able

the group walked straight towards the

emerged to receive them. These two women were great beauties. Their figures were outstanding, and their faces

women at first glance appeared to be around twenty-five or

reality, they were both

Hidden Cloud Peak to serve Xiao Fu Sheng, and twenty five years ago they were both around

two beautiful women were not cultivators but ordinary people, yet they had been able to maintain their youth and charm even more so than most cultivators their age, and all of this was thanks to Xiao Fu

two beautiful women approach, Qin Ze quickly cupped his fists, not daring to show the slightest disrespect and politely said,

a long white dress, looked at Dong

Dong Qing Yan also understood proper etiquette, and together with Yang Kai quickly paid her

simply chuckled, “You may call me

giggled happily and once again

do not have to be so anxious here, just treat this 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

first came to Hidden Cloud Peak, we were nearly the same age as you two,

these two behaving so cordially, Dong Qing Yan’s tensed nerves

waited

so the four of you may leave. Once master finishes refining his furnace of pills, he

the three young Medicine King’s Valley disciples looked

Ze quickly adjusted his expression, cupped his fists and led

they left, the two women ushered Yang Kai and Dong Qing Yan in, smiling

Fu Sheng was often in retreat to perform Alchemy, spending ten or more

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

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

Fu Sheng still had not shown up, and only the two women would often come see Yang Kai

chattering, wondering when Xiao Fu Sheng would exit his retreat, a surge of World Energy fluctuations suddenly erupted not far

Kai’s expression slightly changed as he and Dong Qing Yan

beautiful women had also come out and

course, it was the residence of Xiao Fu