Martial Peak

Chapter 3012, Entering Ice Heart Valley

After Hou Yu said that, the three Monster Kings finally noticed Yang Kai’s presence and hurriedly cupped their fists and saluted him, looking extremely embarrassed.

Ying Fei nimbly and swiftly put the dice cup and the dice on the stone table away.

All three Monster Kings and one Emperor Artifact Refiner were not doing their jobs properly. Instead, they had gathered here to gamble and were caught red-handed by Yang Kai. It truly was too outrageous.

“En, I sensed that you were all here, so I came to see what was happening,” Yang Kai replied nonchalantly.

Xi Lei hurriedly asked, “Young Master Yang, do you have any instructions for us?”

“Nope!” Yang Kai did not mention anything about their gambling as he reached out his hand and captured Hou Yu who was trying to sneak away.

“Palace Master… I won’t do it again…” Hou Yu was being held like a chicken in Yang Kai’s hand. Hence, she forced an ingratiating smile on her face, “Please forgive me just this once. I will go back to Artifact Refining immediately. Didn’t you bring back many precious materials for me recently? Don’t worry; you can leave it all to me.”

Yang Kai released her and asked, “What do you do when you encounter a bottleneck in your cultivation and cannot break through?”

“Huh?”

“A bottleneck?”

“What bottleneck?”

The three Monster Kings stared at Yang Kai in puzzlement. They had not expected him to ask such an off-topic question out of the blue.

Ying Fei replied, “We never encounter bottlenecks.”

Yang Kai stared at Ying Fei in surprise, “Not even once?”

Xi Lei chuckled, “Young Master Yang, we of the Monster Race are dependent on our bloodline and our Sources. We are different from Humans. Our bloodline and our Sources basically determine the height we can achieve in our lives. Of course, there are some outliers and unexpected opportunities, but generally speaking, those from the Monster Race do not experience bottlenecks in their cultivation.”

“Indeed,” Xie Wu Wei nodded in agreement, “The cultivation of those of the Monster Race are basically based on our innate talent. It’s different from the Secret Arts cultivated by Humans, so the term ‘bottleneck’ doesn’t hold any meaning for us.”

“Right, I forgot that part about the Monster Race!” Yang Kai nodded before glancing at Hou Yu, “What about you?”

“Me?” Hou Yu had yet to recover from her panic and fear, so when she saw Yang Kai focusing on her, she smiled in embarrassment, “Palace Master, I am an Artifact Refiner so I don’t pay much attention to my cultivation. I don’t even know how I managed to become an Emperor Realm Master… So, this question of yours… is a little out of my realm of expertise…”

encountered a bottleneck

into her memories for a moment before nodding, “En, I

did you

practised Artifact Refining or gambled… When the time was right,

in response before nodding

Ying Fei looked at Yang Kai and

out of sight. Just like how he had appeared silently, he left

Master Yang encounter a bottleneck in his cultivation?” Xi Lei murmured

that he has been cultivating in retreat over the past few days, but his cultivation remains unchanged, so it might be true that he

not be able to move

It’s not a big deal for him to encounter a bottleneck. Besides, who doesn’t suffer from setbacks in life? With Young Master Yang’s talent and fortitude, he would surely make it through

“Hopefully.”

Hou Yu glanced at the three Monster Kings pitifully, clearly

asked, “What else do

but found that she had no answer to

…..

to that of High Heaven Peak. It was also the place where Ji Ying, the Fifth Disciple of Wondrous Pill Great

Alchemic Dao. Glancing over, he saw a person who was speaking eloquently and passionately while sitting cross-legged at the top of the peak. In front of that person sat

the Alchemic Dao and who had come here to study the craft from a true Master. It was too bad that Ji Ying’s status as one of the few Emperor Alchemists in the Star Boundary made it impossible for him to teach them. Even

moment, the person giving the lecture was a disciple of Ji Ying. Yang Kai greeted him, knowing that he was

sounded in Yang Kai’s ears. It was obvious that

hall that was filled with heat waves from a Pill Fire that was burning brightly. Ji Ying was standing next to an Alchemy Furnace that stood in the middle of the hall with a smile on his face. When he saw Yang

you need something from me, Brother Ji?”

the Nine Heavens Good Fortune Pill, but there are some obscure elements regarding the condensing of the medicinal liquid and the engraving of the pill arrays, and I wanted to ask you for some

Pill. It was one of the most difficult Spirit Pills to refine, and even if an Emperor Alchemist went all out, they might not succeed. Although Ji Ying was the Fifth Disciple of Wondrous Pill Great Emperor, he was obviously not on the same level as his Master; thus, he was not certain he would succeed in refining such a difficult Spirit Pill. Yang Kai was the only person he could discuss such topics with in

give advice, but I happen to have some time on my hands. Why don’t we study the

refining this Spirit Pill

later, Yang Kai walked out of Medicine Pill

in cultivation but instead got dragged into studying the refinement process of the Nine Heavens Good Fortune Pill. I can’t

Besides, he might not have an answer even if he was asked about this matter. Ji Ying’s situation was similar to that of Hou Yu’s after all, where his focus was not his realm, but the Alchemic Dao. Neither of these two probably thought much of it even if they did encounter a bottleneck during

around. [Even though High Heaven Palace is so large, I don’t have anybody I can talk

flashed across his

the spot. When he reappeared, he had already arrived at the Space

The disciples guarding

nodded in acknowledgement before stepping onto the

of the disciples asked, “Palace Master, are you going out? When will you be back?