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

casual mention of murder, Dong Qing Yan could only stick

upon the mountain were certainly not expensive things. Offending

there was a row of houses. Their number was small, probably only seven or eight, of

be the residences Xiao Fu Sheng had prepared for his

the three young Medicine King’s Valley disciples, “You three wait

grinning faces and begged, “Uncle Qin, please also

to do there,” Qin Ze

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 here…

Ze frowned for a moment before nodding, “Very well, but you are not to

we promise we will not speak.” The three

happy and had traces of awe in

that Xiao Fu Sheng’s position within every Alchemist’s heart far exceeded what he

of Medicine King’s Valley were thrilled

the group walked straight

had gone 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 glanced towards these

first glance appeared to be around twenty-five

in reality, they were both past

come to Hidden Cloud Peak to serve Xiao Fu

cultivators but ordinary people, yet they had been able to maintain their youth and charm even more so than most cultivators their

fists, not daring to show the slightest disrespect and politely said, “My two ladies, please inform Uncle Xiao

two of them?” One of them beautiful pair, wearing a long white dress, looked at Dong Qing

Qing Yan also understood proper etiquette, and together

beautiful woman simply chuckled, “You may call me Aunty

happily and once again

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

Cloud Peak, we were nearly the same age as you two, yet in a

two behaving so cordially, Dong Qing Yan’s tensed

waited for their greetings to finish

passed back here, so the four of you may

three young Medicine King’s Valley disciples looked sad, even Qin

quickly adjusted his expression, cupped his fists and led the three Medicine King’s

two women ushered Yang Kai and Dong Qing Yan

Xiao Fu Sheng and the two of them. 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 for companionship.

like other Medicine King’s Valley peaks. There was nothing to pay

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

Xiao Fu Sheng still had not shown up, and only the two women would often come see Yang Kai and Dong Qing Yan to carefully attend to

chattering, wondering when Xiao Fu Sheng

slightly changed as he and Dong Qing Yan exchanged

had also come out

course, it was the residence of Xiao Fu