Chapter 251

The Medicine King Valley, a special force that has been passed down for thousands of years, is full of alchemy masters in the sect. Most of the disciples are outstanding alchemists.

Its strength is not necessarily very strong. It is only slightly stronger than some second-class sects and far inferior to the combat power of first-class sects.

But its influence is incomparable to any other force.

As long as one is a martial artist, in the process of his cultivation and growth, he has to take some pills, and these pills are all made by alchemists.

And for the alchemists in the world, the Medicine King Valley is the holy land in their hearts.

Any alchemist, when mentioning the Medicine King Valley, is extremely pious and reverent. Many people even regard being able to worship in the Medicine King Valley to learn the art of alchemy and admire the legacy of the Pill Saint as the goal of their lives.

The Pill Saint, the founding of the Medicine King Valley, has long been dead for I don’t know how many years but the passage of time still cannot erase his sacred status in the hearts of alchemists. It is rumored that the line of alchemy was precisely passed down by the Pill Saint back then, spreading out with the Medicine King Valley as the center, so that the current martial artists can have pills to take when they are injured and practicing.

Before the Pill Saint taught the alchemy technique, the martial artists in the world only knew how to search for herbs and swallow them whole！

This is just a legend. Any legend has an element of exaggeration and should not be fully believed.

But one thing in this legend is true. The Pill Saint did exist！ And his portrait is now standing in the forbidden area of the Medicine King Valley, standing for thousands of years without falling and without any trace of weathering. This itself is a miracle.

Although the name of the Medicine King Valley has the word ‘valley’, this power is not built in a valley.

A dozen or so surrounding mountain peaks, each of which is thousands of feet high. These mountain peaks are arranged in a circular shape, covering an area of hundreds of square miles.

This area of hundreds of square miles is all the Sect location of the Medicine King Valley.

In each mountain peak, there are highly skilled alchemists staying. Some widely accept disciples and spread branches and leaves. Some are alone, practicing hard by themselves and comprehending the art of alchemy. There are often one or two mu of medicinal fields in the mountain peaks. Various precious spiritual herbs and wonderful medicines that make people drool are planted in the medicinal fields.

The entire Medicine King Valley contains countless alchemy materials.

The central position surrounded by these mountain peaks is a valley-like existence. Different from the tranquility of the dozen or so surrounding mountain peaks, this valley is lively every day all year round. The warriors coming and going are like fish crossing the river in an endless stream.

The reason is nothing else. The small city built in this valley is exactly the place where the Medicine King Valley exchanges with the warriors from the outside world.

If the warriors want to refine pills, they will bring enough materials and come here to find the disciples of the Medicine King Valley to refine. The disciples of the Medicine King Valley do not charge gold and silver for alchemy, but only take one-third of the quantity after the pills are successfully refined.

No matter what quality of pills you come to the Medicine King Valley to refine, whether it is a mortal-level one or a heaven-level one. If the refining fails, there is naturally nothing to say. If the pills are successfully refined, three out of ten pills will be the reward for the alchemist.

This charging method has the suspicion of being a bit of a lion’s mouth. Each Heavenly Grade quality pill is extremely valuable. After painstakingly collecting materials, not only do you have to bear the risk of having nothing if the refining fails, but even if it is successful, 30% of them will be taken away as remuneration by others.

But even so, it still cannot dampen the enthusiasm and determination of the martial artists to come to Medicine King Valley to refine pills.

Because here, the probability of the alchemist failing to refine the pill is very, very small, and after the pill is successfully refined, the quality is also a little higher than that refined by the alchemists outside.

So even with such harsh conditions, the martial artists are still willing to come here to find someone to refine the pill. It is always better than having all the materials destroyed carelessly when refining for the alchemists outside.

The reputation of Medicine King Valley is known all over the world. It not only attracts the martial artists of the Great Han, but also people from the surrounding countries often come here to ask the elders of Medicine King Valley to refine pills.

The elders generally don’t take action easily. To ask them to refine, at least Heavenly Grade or even Mysterious Grade materials are required, and the remuneration they charge will be a little more.

There are ten elders in Medicine King Valley, sitting in the ten surrounding peaks. Each of them has unique skills and their alchemy skills are superb and unpredictable.

Ordinary people and even the disciples in Medicine King Valley rarely see them. These elders are all in their sixties and have been closed studying alchemy all year round. Only when some particularly expensive materials appear will they take action to refine.

In the town within the valley, there are numerous shops. These shops are not all the assets of the Medicine King Valley. Ninety percent of them are set up here by various forces from all over the world.

After all, this is the center of alchemists in the world. These forces set up shops here to sell medicinal herbs, collect materials, and spy on information from all over the world. There are various uses, too many to enumerate.

And the Medicine King Valley itself is also independent. It has never made enemies with any force in the world, nor has it deliberately befriended any force in the world. Over thousands of years, it has always maintained a transcendent position.

Fighting is strictly prohibited in the town within the valley. Therefore, even though warriors come and go continuously, no one has ever dared to violate this rule in this city.

Once someone fights in the city, there is no need for the people of the Medicine King Valley to take action. Others will kill both sides of the fight on the spot.

But if it is outside this valley, the Medicine King Valley will not care about all kinds of grudges.

So the area within a radius of a thousand miles around here is two completely different worlds.

Inside the valley surrounded by mountains, it is lively and peaceful. However, dozens of miles outside the valley, fighting and killing can be seen everywhere. These people all had disputes in the valley and did not dare to erupt on the spot. They made an appointment to come outside to fight to the death.

On this day, a carriage came galloping from afar and stopped when it was still fifty miles away from the Medicine King Valley.

The coachman who was driving the carriage put away his horsewhip and shouted into the carriage, “Little brother, the Medicine King Valley has arrived！”

“Arrived？” Yang Kai woke up from his meditation in surprise, his face filled with joy. He lifted the curtain of the carriage and walked out, looking around in astonishment： “What place is this？”

The surroundings were empty. This was not the Medicine King Valley at all. It was clearly a desolate wilderness.

The coachman accompanied with a smiling face and said： “Little brother, you don’t know. It’s extremely dangerous outside the Medicine King Valley. Us ordinary people don’t dare to approach rashly. Whenever there are guests to be delivered to the Medicine King Valley, they are all sent here and then turn back. Going any further is like going to the gate of hell.”

Yang Kai’s brows furrowed. The coachman noticed his displeased expression and carefully explained to him the various situations around the Medicine King Valley.

After listening, Yang Kai’s brows gradually relaxed. He knew that what the coachman said was indeed the truth and that he didn’t deliberately want to leave him here.

Immediately, he didn’t care anymore. Anyway, it was just a few dozen miles. He casually took out a banknote and handed it over, then perform footwork and calmly approached the distant mountain peak.

Although he had just heard from the coachman about the degree of danger outside the Medicine King Valley, after truly seeing it, it still far exceeded Yang Kai’s imagination.

As he approached along the way, within less than thirty miles, he saw four or five fierce battles where people were fighting to the death. These people had all had conflicts in the valley and then came out to solve them.

Walking along the road, there were even many corpses on the ground that were still giving off residual heat.

Yang Kai watched with a hint of surprise in his heart, but still adhered to the principle of minding one’s own business when away from home and quietly slipped away.

He hadn’t gone far when suddenly there was a commotion of pursuit and shouts of beating from behind, and the sounds of many fluttering clothes came from the rear.

Yang Kai frowned and turned his head to look.

He saw a girl wearing a sky-blue long dress running towards him. The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old and had a rather pretty appearance. However, at this moment, her big watery eyes were full of panic and she was running hard.

Behind her, six or seven figures were in hot pursuit. Those people’s faces were full of anger and killing intent, and each of them was armed with a knife or a sword, looking extremely fierce.

“You little slut, stop for me！” A furious shout came from over there.

The girl ran even faster.

“Hurry up, don’t let her hide in the valley. If she gets in, we’d never catch her again!” Those people’s expressions changed drastically when they saw that the girl was heading towards the Medicine King Valley.

Fighting was strictly prohibited in Medicine King valle. If the girl really rushed in everything would be over!

In the blink of an eye, the girl rushed in front of Yang Kai.

Seeing that Yang Kai was vigilantly sizing her up, the girl pursed her lips and smiled, revealing her white teeth. Then, she gathered her strength and shouted breathlessly, “Cousin, run! What are you standing there for?

Yang Kai frowned, his expression turning cold and gloomy. Before he could react, the girl rushed past him like a gust of wind, carrying a faint fragrance.

Not good, that little hoof has someone to respond to her! Quickly, don’t let any of them go. Kill the men and catch the women! The person who had just shouted changed his complexion drastically.

The group of people chasing after them seemed to be injected with chicken blood, and their speed suddenly increased by a fraction.

“Damn it！” Yang Kai’s expression was filled with resentment and anger. He gritted his teeth and cursed, not wasting time to entangle and explain with those few people. He turned around and chased after the girl.

Neither the girl in the light blue long dress nor the group of big men chasing after her had very high strength. The strongest one was only at the third or fourth level of the True Yuan Realm.

Yang Kai really didn’t take this little strength seriously, but being involved in such a troublesome matter for no reason really made Yang Kai furious.

His self-created footwork was activated, taking three steps in two. In just a few breaths, he had caught up with the girl’s figure.

The girl’s expression was startled. In the midst of her busyness, she turned her head and saw Yang Kai grinning ferociously at her, his smile hideous and terrifying.

“Cousin…” Yang Kai gritted his teeth and shouted affectionately.

“Hehe…” The pretty face of the girl immediately turned into a bitter gourd and all the goosebumps on her body stood up. She never expected that Yang Kai, who looked young, could be so fast.

Before the laughter fell, Yang Kai’s face sank, and he stretched out a big hand while running, and grabbed the girl.

The girl’s expression changed drastically, and she raised a slender palm to meet it.

Yang Kai urged his true essence and fought against her.

The girl’s figure swayed, and her speed suddenly decreased a lot. Before she could react again Yang Kai had already put one hand around her waist and the other hand clasped her wrist. The running body suddenly stopped.

“You… what are you doing, run away quickly! The girl shouted in a panic, watching the group of people chasing after her approaching quickly.

Yang Kai snorted coldly, twisted his waist, and in the girl’s exclamation he directly threw her towards the group of people.

“You…” There was a look of disbelief in the girl’s eyes, and she never thought that Yang Kai would do such a thing.

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