Martial Peak

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When they had approached to within thirty kilometres of the mountain valley, Ha Li Ka stopped and hesitated for a moment before saying, “Little brother, I’ll wait for you here. If it looks like this matter may not be, leave immediately. Don’t try to insist, Grandmaster Zong Ao most despises those who pester him and the consequences of annoying him are not something you can withstand.”

Yang Kai glanced over suspiciously and with an embarrassed look, Ha Li Ka explained, “Little brother, you are young, and your cultivation is low. Even if Grandmaster Zong Ao becomes angry, he won’t discard his face to kill you, but if I go with you…”

“I understand,” Yang Kai guessed his concerns and didn’t force the issue, holding on tightly to Xue Yue before flying forward.

Ha Li Ka stood still, stretching his neck as he stared forward anxiously, wondering whether Yang Kai’s trip would be smooth or whether he would be beaten by Zong Ao.

Yang Kai crossed the thirty-kilometre gap in the blink of an eye.

Landing right outside the small palace, Yang Kai shouted, “Senior, my family’s Young Lady has suffered disaster and has fallen into a coma, I have heard that Senior is the greatest Alchemist on Rainfall Star so I have come here to beg Senior to diagnose and treat her.”

From inside the palace, no response could be heard, but Yang Kai could feel that there was a life aura present so the Alchemist called Zong Ao was indeed here, he just refused to reply.

Yang Kai repeated his request three times.

In the distance, Ha Li Ka almost touched felt his heart leap up into his throat, secretly deciding that if Zong Ao rushed out in rage, he would immediately flee and not look back.

Outside the palace, Yang Kai also anxiously waited.

Powerful master always had unpredictable temperaments, this was something Yang Kai understood clearly, so he didn’t dare act recklessly. Even Ha Li Ka and Lin Mu Feng were wary of Zong Ao, so as a mere Second-Order Saint, Yang Kai knew well enough not to irritate this Grandmaster otherwise he would absolutely have a miserable end. As such, Yang Kai just held Xue Yue and stood outside respectfully, waiting for Zong Ao to reply.

Yang Kai also thought about what to do if Zong Ao refused to act.

Xue Yue remaining unconscious was not an issue Yang Kai could ignore, their lives were connected, once something happened to her, he wouldn’t be able to survive.

So Yang Kai was anxious to wake Xue Yue up and then release the Soul Chains’ binding, restoring his freedom.

Just as Yang Kai was debating what to do next, an aged voice suddenly came from inside the palace, “Come in!”

Yang Kai froze up, surprised that things were actually proceeding so smoothly. He had carefully listened to Zong Ao’s tone and found that this Grandmaster wasn’t dissatisfied or angry, so Yang Kai quickly collected himself and stepped into the palace.

The doors to the palace were wide open and there were no guards or servants around. It seemed that only Zong Ao lived here.

After walking through the palace’s corridors for a moment, Yang Kai arrived at a massive room from which a strong medicinal scent wafted. Walking inside this room cautiously, Yang Kai scanned his surroundings, his eyes narrowing slightly as he did.

This large room should be Zong Ao’s Pill Room.

several dozen large and small pill furnaces, each one still retaining some residual heat, apparently having

jade bottles were

that there were two hundred jade bottles, piled up on the floor in a disorderly manner like they were trash waiting to be disposed

Li Ka was not exaggerating before when he said the number of pills Zong

an animal skin chair, holding a jade bottle in his hand,

finding what he was looking for, Zong Ao tossed the bottle he was holding onto the

on

one, Zong Ao suddenly grinned and said to himself, “Another one, heh heh, not bad,

pills out of the jade bottle he was holding and

observed carefully and noticed that all the pills

keeping pills that formed Pill Veins, all others were discarded regardless of their grade or

his pills, Yang Kai didn’t bother him, simply standing there

sleeve, raised his eyes, and looked towards Yang Kai,

few days ago and was attracted by the mystery of these Medicine Garden; unable to contain

were, stealing a master’s secrets was a taboo, Yang Kai also understood that

the time, he had simply been too absorbed in studying the unique aspects of these Medicine Gardens and hadn’t thought much about it, but now that their owner was investigating the matter, Yang Kai had

is quite good, today

Medicine Gardens

Young Lady?” Zong Ao took the

expression became solemn as he replied, “She has fallen unconscious, her vitality

Zong Ao looked at

Yang Kai nodded slightly.

strange laugh, “Seems your relationship with this little girl isn’t

Kai an ambiguous grin,

Knowledge Sea. If Yang Kai was really just Xue Yue’s guard, it would be

was an old soul and could see

Kai didn’t deny anything and instead simply said,

you as well, so this little girl’s status can’t be low. Were the

invited to diagnose her

of wastes who know nothing other than Alchemy!” Zong Ao spurned without mercy, casually strolling over to Yang Kai while checking Xue Yue’s condition

felt that Zong Ao’s Divine Sense strengthened, as if he had

also held his

Ao’s expression fluctuated, seemingly hesitant, seemingly excited, his eyes widening more and more, only after a long time

even he didn’t

examination of Xue Yue before were unable to discover anything, but after only a quick glance Zong Ao was able to determine the root

Profound Yin Sunflower Water?” Zong