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.”

for us?” Yang Kai was

This past month, Old Xiao has been configuring the herbs required for these baths; in fact, the herbs you collected yesterday have also

treatment for Dong Qing Yan was only to be expected, Yang Kai understood that, after all, Dong Qing Yan had worshipped

two of you came to Hidden Cloud Peak you are both our

slackened a bit, his eyes filling with

Qing Yan and his breakfasts had already been prepared in the 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 Aunty Lan busily working on the two medicinal baths, spontaneously feeling a

he had

hour, Yang Kai and Dong Qing Yan each entered one of

instructions Yang Kai removed his robes

women who resided on Hidden

of their years. They had dedicated some of their best and most beautiful years to this place, but when the world

living arrangements being meticulously cared for by them, only knew to call them Aunty Xiang and Aunty Lan, not even knowing

the moment he was baring his upper body before them, he didn’t have

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

properly absorb the effects of this medicinal bath and actually has no other use for him. Old Xiao spent a great deal of effort to gather together the required herbs for these baths and there are only two of them, so you must be very careful not to waste them

Yang Kai said as his face became solemn, closing

as if his every single one of his body’s hundreds of millions of pores opened, the medicinal baths

Omnipresent and pervasive.

on his body

Yang Kai’s brow wrinkled, his body

next door,

Qing Yan was still just a young girl and had grown up spoiled, when would she

next door, Aunty Xiang carefully observed Yang

that the effects of this medicinal bath on one’s body and their cultivation aptitude were very significant, but the pain that had to be endured was akin to an inhuman

only seemed to strengthen, not only appearing on the outside of his body, but also coming from his meridians, five viscera and six

were tens of millions of ants crawling around inside of

Yang Kai’s skin became blood red, yet

continued for an entire hour before

medicinal effects had somehow reached their limit and the resulting pain they had caused rapidly faded; but

it was

and slowly opened his eyes

towards Yang Kai for a moment before nodding and saying, “It looks like Old Xiao underestimated the two of you, you managed to endure

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

unnamed Secret Art; instead, just by sitting in the

become more solid; his meridians became wider and more elastic while

Dong.” Yang Kai said as he felt a pang of guilt in his heart, he had come to Hidden Cloud Peak not

created is too overbearing so it can only be used once in a cultivator’s lifetime, if your family’s Young Lady were to attempt it a second time, her

a moment, Aunty Xiang continued, “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