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 with

overjoyed and quickly thanked him, “Many thanks, Honoured Guest, I will make

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

no more on the subject, simply informing Ji Meng about how many pills he had refined this month as well as their grades and usages before sending her to

gratefully once more before

Religion’s headquarters, Ji Meng reported the number and grade of the pills

to take her leave, Duan Hai called out

else, Elder Duan?” Ji

Duan Hai suddenly asked a

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

Duan Hai was amazed,

went bright red

brow wrinkled and grumbled somewhat unhappily, “You should be clear about the purpose of sending you to serve him. These Honoured Guests are the roots of my Spirit 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, officially become one of our

understands,” Ji Meng

you can’t, I can always send

Ji

forward

this person really does not

has his own insistences and goals, this kind of person is always steadfast and assertive and is not easy to control,” Xu Qi also

need our Spirit Religion to help him with a matter. I just wonder what

does Senior Brother plan to

carefully investigate his background. Such a young Spirit Grade Alchemist… I

possible, they wanted to

Meng returned, Yang Kai clearly noticed that she was somewhat depressed and had a lot on her

ask anything, it was normal for a woman to have some issues she worried about, and asking her about it would only drag him into

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 been investigating Bright Thunder Spirit Religion

things didn’t work out here, Yang Kai would not hesitate

couldn’t go back to Bold Independent Union; too many people had seen him being taken about by Coffin Slave Senior, if he was to really appear in Bold Independent Union’s territory,

and thunder rampaged wildly. Yang Kai was woken from his meditation by this pain but before

was stunned to see Ji Meng standing at the edge of his bed, faintly gazing towards him, her beautiful

doing?” Yang

flustered, but she quickly calmed down, grit her teeth and slowly leaned over, sitting her well rounded bottom onto the edge of bed as she squeezed out a reluctant smile

Yang Kai stared back at

sullen yet charming look, boldly reaching out and taking hold of

serious?” Yang Kai felt an amazing fullness along with an incredible elasticity and couldn’t help feeling slightly

expected Ji Meng would suddenly act

of his hand, amidst the sea of tenderness