Martial Peak

Only after they had fled all the way back to Hidden Cloud Peak did the two slow down, Yang Kai suspiciously looking at Dong Qing Yan, his face filled with confusion, not able to understand why she was blushing so red.

“Why did you do that?” Yang Kai frowned.

Dong Qing Yan glared back at him but managed to calm herself after taking a few deep breaths, carefully explaining, “Silly cousin, when Alchemists say they want to exchange pointers, they’re referring to competition in Alchemy, both sides take out the same set of materials and then refine them into pills. The one who produces the highest number of pills at the highest level of quality in the shortest amount of time is the winner, not like…”

While talking, she raised her small fists and swung them about a few times, “It’s not like that…”

Yang Kai was stunned; his face couldn’t help turning a bright shade of crimson, quietly whispering, “They never said anything about that, how was I to know?”

Dong Qing Yan smiled wryly, “It’s common sense amongst Alchemists… Fortunately, you didn’t go all out, so none of them were actually hurt. If you had really wounded them, the consequences would be quite serious.”

Done explaining, Dong Qing Yan rubbed her forehead helplessly, “Sure enough, cultivators following the Martial Path are really just a group of muscle heads who only know how to fight…”

Yang Kai was also very embarrassed, now understanding why those three disciples were so excited when he agreed to an exchange of pointers, as if they were looking at an idiot who didn’t know how to write the word dead.

They thought they were going to compete in Alchemy…

So the beating they received really was him wronging them.

Aware of his wrong, Yang Kai remained silent the rest of the way back, occasionally hearing Dong Qing Yan burst into giggles as she recalled the events that had just transpired.

Arriving back at Hidden Cloud Peak’s summit, the two of them handed the herbs they had collected to the two beautiful women, ate a medicinal meal which was prepared for them, then went back to their own houses to rest.

The next day, before Yang Kai had even left his residence, a strong medicinal fragrance wafted over to him; as soon as this fragrance entered his nose, he felt a calm relaxing sensation envelop his body.

Curious, Yang Kai opened his door, went out, and followed the scent to a nearby hut.

Looking around, he found a pair of rooms not far away, each one containing a large steaming basin in which a mixture of herbs was being brewed. Each of these basins had one of the two beautiful women tending to it, fanning the flames and stirring the water, their brows covered in a thin layer of sweat.

“Is Master going to use these to refine some pills?” Dong Qing Yan had also come out, looking around curiously, her two big eyes flashing with an excited light.

Yang Kai observed for a while before asking, “Do you want us to help?”

Hearing this, the beautiful Aunty Xiang got up and looked towards the young pair with a smile and nodded, “Please.”

Yang Kai quickly rolled up his sleeves and inquired, “What should we do?”

However, Aunty Xiang simply smiled, “You don’t need to do anything for the time being, we’re actually preparing these medicinal baths for you two; they’ve been boiling like this since last night but should be just right very soon.”

Yang Kai

This past month, Old Xiao has been configuring the herbs required

feeling touched. Old Xiao preparing such an elaborate treatment for Dong Qing Yan was only to be expected, Yang Kai understood that, after all, Dong Qing Yan had

came to Hidden Cloud Peak you are both our Hidden Cloud Peak’s people. The

a bit, his eyes

kitchen and were still steaming, clearly showing they had been cooked just recently. While eating this delicious meal, Yang Kai couldn’t help watching Aunty Xiang and

happy feeling was something he had not

and Dong Qing Yan each entered one

Xiang was in charge of his room and under her instructions Yang Kai removed his robes down to a thin pair of pants and

who resided on Hidden Cloud Peak, Yang Kai held great

silently given Hidden Cloud Peak over twenty of their years. They had dedicated some of their best and most beautiful years to this place, but when the world heard of Hidden Cloud Peak, the only name they knew was

a whole month, his daily life and living arrangements being meticulously cared for

baring his upper body before them, he didn’t

feeling the warmth in his surroundings, physically and mentally comfortable, couldn’t help but

has no other use for him. Old Xiao spent a great deal

Kai said as his face became solemn, closing his eyes and beginning to circulate

Secret Art, Yang Kai felt as if his every single one of his body’s hundreds of millions of

Omnipresent and pervasive.

nowhere on his body that did

Kai’s brow wrinkled,

door, Dong Qing Yan’s voice cried

all, Dong Qing Yan was still just a young girl and had grown up

Lan’s comforting voice also drifted over from next door, Aunty Xiang carefully observed Yang Kai’s reaction, her beautiful eyes flashing a dignified light, secretly

their cultivation aptitude were very significant, but the pain that had to be endured was akin

time passed, the pain only seemed to strengthen, not only appearing on the outside of his body, but also coming from his meridians,

there were tens of millions of ants crawling around inside of him,

his forehead, Yang Kai’s skin became blood red,

pain continued for an entire

the medicinal effects had somehow reached their limit and the resulting pain they had caused rapidly faded; but a moment later there wasn’t even any discomfort

it was

and slowly opened

moment before nodding and saying, “It looks like Old Xiao underestimated the two

she spoke, her hands never stopped moving, tossing various new herbs into the medicinal

consciously operate the unnamed Secret Art; instead, just by sitting in the bath, the

become more solid; his meridians became wider and more elastic while the True Qi

the rest of this medicinal bath should be left Young Lady Dong.” Yang Kai said as he felt a pang of guilt in his heart, he had come to Hidden Cloud Peak not to learn Alchemy but for an ulterior purpose, yet Old

a cultivator’s lifetime, if your family’s Young Lady were to attempt it a second

“In fact, you don’t have to burden yourself over this so much. Old Xiao is actually quite optimistic about you; it is just that the path you pursue is different from most