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.

each one still retaining some residual

number of jade bottles were piled up, each one filled with different types of colourful

hundred jade bottles, piled up on the floor in a disorderly manner like they

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

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

he was looking for, Zong Ao tossed the bottle he was holding onto the pile of jade bottles in

were several jade bottles on the table in front of

checking through them one by one, Zong Ao suddenly grinned and said to himself, “Another one, heh heh, not bad, it seems this old master did not exhaust himself in vain,

of the jade bottle he was holding and placed it

noticed that all the pills in the

be only interested in keeping pills that formed Pill Veins, all others were discarded

his pills, Yang Kai didn’t bother him,

towards Yang Kai, chuckling meaningfully, “So it’s you, the boy who tried to steal the secrets

blushed and replied embarrassedly, “Junior came to this place a few days ago and was attracted by the mystery of these Medicine Garden; unable to contain my curiosity, I stop

were, stealing a master’s secrets was a taboo, Yang Kai also understood that he was in the wrong

hadn’t thought much about it, but now that their owner

chair, and laughed, “Forget it, it’s not a big deal. Seems your luck is quite good, today this old master just finished performing Alchemy and had

the secrets of his Medicine Gardens would only attract the attention of other

Young Lady?” Zong Ao took the initiative

vitality frozen, her consciousness scattered, and her Soul Avatar is nowhere to be

her Knowledge Sea?” Zong Ao looked at Yang Kai

Yang Kai nodded slightly.

let out a strange laugh, “Seems

gave Yang Kai an ambiguous grin, seemingly a little

If Yang Kai was really just Xue Yue’s guard, it would be impossible for

soul and could see the hidden meaning behind

Kai didn’t deny anything and instead simply said, “I

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

or so were invited to diagnose her condition, but they

mercy, casually strolling over to Yang

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

held his breath

and more, only after a long time asking, “Boy, was this little girl injured by Profound Yin

apparently even he didn’t dare to

other Alchemists who had performed an extensive examination of Xue Yue before were unable to discover anything, but after only a quick glance Zong Ao was able to determine the root of

Water?” Zong Ao