Martial Peak

It had been almost a month since Yang Kai came to Bright Thunder Spirit Religion, and he had gradually begun to adapt to life here.

When Ji Meng came last time, she brought many herbs to Yang Kai from Duan Hai, which the former then used to refine pills each day. Of course, Yang Kai didn’t dare refine too many so as not to draw any unnecessary attention, maintaining a pace more in line with an ordinary Alchemist, two or three Spirit Grade pills per day.

The rest of the time he spent on cultivation or digesting the mysteries of the True Alchemic Way.

After spending a month getting along, Yang Kai noticed that Ji Meng was becoming more and more cautious around him, always wearing a hesitant and nearly fearful look on her face, far from the casual and unfettered appearance she had in the Snow Mountain Range.

In fact, most of the time she just shut herself in one of the other rooms and would only come to see Yang Kai when absolutely necessary.

Yang Kai was busy with his own affairs so he normally didn’t pay any attention to her either which resulted in Ji Meng feeling even more awkward. Sometimes she wanted to go to Yang Kai to talk and improve their relationship, but she just couldn’t bring herself to act so boldly.

On the first day of the new month, while Yang Kai was meditating, there was a knock at his door.

“Come in.”

Ji Meng pushed open the door and stood in the entryway, bowing politely, “Honoured Guest.”

“Do you need something?” Yang Kai smiled as he glanced over at her.

“Today is the day for this month’s pill collection, I need to deliver the pills that you have refined during this past month to the Spirit Religion’s headquarters,” Ji Meng answered softly, this was one of the tasks Duan Hai had sent her here to complete. Every month, the Alchemist Honoured Guest’s helpers would collect the pills they had refined during this time and then send them to Duan Hai for use within the Spirit Religion.

Yang Kai nodded lightly and took out the pills he had refined this past month and tossed them over to Ji Meng.

Ji Meng accepted them and thanked before gently biting her lip, as if hesitant to say something she had on her mind.

Yang Kai saw this and casually remarked, “I heard from the other Alchemist that as long as they give permission, their assistants can take a few pills from themselves, is that really the case?”

Ji Meng nodded lightly.

Yang Kai smiled lightly and nodded, “Then take five pills and make use of them yourself.”

Although the materials used for Alchemy here were all provided by Bright Thunder Spirit Religion, it was not uncommon for Alchemists to fail in refining pills now and again, thus wasting some of the raw ingredients.

As such, how many pills an Alchemist refined each month was really only known by the Alchemist themselves and their assistant.

As a result, before delivering each months pills to Bright Thunder Spirit Religion, it was possible to play some small tricks like this, as long as it was within the realm of what the Spirit Religion deemed reasonable, these Alchemist Honoured Guests could choose to retain a small number of pills to help their assistants cultivate. This not only benefited their assistants but also improved the latter’s impression of the former, encouraging them to be more attentive in their duties.

This was an open secret and Duan Hai was also clear about it but he never made any attempts to interfere.

Because the small portions of pills privately retained by these Alchemists were ultimately used on disciples of the Spirit Religion and the aptitude of the women sent to serve these Alchemists was generally good, Duan Hai even hoped that this practice would take place, allowing these seedlings to quickly grow into pillars of the Sect.

he had chatted

feeling overjoyed and quickly thanked

an Immortal Ascension Boundary Eighth Stage cultivator, so these five Spirit

refined this month as well

bowed gratefully once more before quickly leaving the

number and grade of the pills Yang Kai had refined and handed them over to Duan Hai, the latter nodding in

Meng was about to take her leave,

anything else, Elder Duan?” Ji Meng

suddenly asked a

taciturn and doesn’t like to communicate with others, I’ve stayed by his side for a month now but

with him?” Duan Hai was amazed, “Then towards you has

went bright red but shook her

Religion’s ability to grow and develop; however, they are still just Honoured Guests and can leave at any time. You must firmly grab hold of him and allow him to willingly join my Spirit Religion and if possible,

understands,” Ji

you can’t, I can always send someone else, my

Ji Meng clenched her teeth and

back. I look forward to your

his eyes to Xu Qi, who had been listening to the conversation, “Junior Brother, it seems that this person really does not intend to settle down in my Spirit Religion. When I brought him here, he had even indicated as such. Otherwise, a young man like him wouldn’t possibly be so indifferent to

he has his own insistences and goals, this kind of person is always steadfast and

him with a matter. I just wonder what it is he wants to ask of us…” Duan Hai was

Brother plan to

to carefully investigate his background. Such a

was at all possible, they wanted to avoid

Kai clearly noticed that she was somewhat depressed and had a

some issues she worried about, and asking her about it would only drag him into her affairs, giving

and Duan Hai gave him some degree of comfort, Yang Kai would not be stupid enough to wholeheartedly believe in Duan Hai. During his time here, he had also quietly

here, Yang Kai would not hesitate to

about by Coffin Slave Senior, if

a sharp pain in his shoulder blades erupted and the hidden power of wind and thunder rampaged wildly. Yang Kai was woken from his meditation by this pain but before he even opened his eyes,

Ji Meng standing at the edge of his bed, faintly gazing towards

you doing?”

and slowly leaned over, sitting her well rounded bottom onto the

do you mean?” Yang Kai stared back at

stared at him with a sullen yet charming look, boldly reaching out and taking

serious?” Yang Kai felt an amazing fullness along

had not expected Ji Meng would suddenly act so

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