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…”

never encountered a bottleneck before?” He glanced at

into her memories for a

you break

gambled… When the

Kai groaned in response before nodding

Yang…” Ying Fei looked at

disappeared out of sight. Just like how he had appeared

Master Yang encounter a bottleneck

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

Race; however, they might not be able to move forward

is still young. It’s not a big deal for him to encounter a bottleneck. Besides, who doesn’t suffer

“Hopefully.”

at the three Monster Kings pitifully, clearly itching to

glanced sideways at her and asked, “What else do you

moment but found that she had no answer to

…..

that of High Heaven Peak. It was also the place where Ji Ying, the

Kai heard a gentle voice when he arrived. It sounded like somebody was preaching the 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 more than ten cultivators of different realms. They were listening

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.

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

you’re here! Please come in quickly!” Ji Ying’s voice suddenly sounded in Yang Kai’s ears. It was obvious that he

next to an Alchemy Furnace that stood in the middle of the hall with a smile on his face. When he saw Yang Kai approaching, he cheerfully exclaimed, “Brother Yang, you came at just the right time! I was looking for you

from me, Brother Ji?”

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

Fortune Pill?!” Yang Kai was surprised to hear what Ji Ying said. Needless to say, he knew of this Emperor Grade 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 the

I happen to have some time on my hands. Why don’t we study the problem together?” Yang Kai said

hoping for that. With your help, Brother Yang, refining this

of Medicine Pill Peak looking

[I came here to ask Ji Ying about the way to overcome a bottleneck in cultivation but instead got dragged into studying the refinement process of the Nine

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

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

that moment, several beautiful figures flashed across his mind and a wave

vanished from the spot. When he reappeared,

guarding

before stepping

you going out? When will you be back? The