Chapter 261
byAfter Xiao Fusheng’s simple explanation, Yang Kai finally understood what tricks were hidden in his poisonous pill.
The refining of that jar of poisonous pills was not complicated, and even the materials required were not precious, otherwise there would not be so many.
But the greatest function of this poisonous pill was to test a person’s vitality purity.
Alchemists were also martial artists, and they all had vitality in their bodies. It was just that this group of people regarded alchemy as their main occupation, and increasing cultivation and strength were all for the service of alchemy.
After the poisonous pill was taken, if the vitality was pure enough, the toxin could be completely forced out of the body, otherwise it would not work.
The purity of vitality was related to many things. The martial skills, pills taken, constitution and various factors of a martial artist could all have an impact.
Although those alchemists regarded alchemy as their lifelong occupation, due to various experiences, the vitality in their bodies was complex and impure, so they failed to pass Xiao Fusheng’s test.
Since Yang Kai started practicing until now the only practice he had practiced was the True Yang Art and he had continuously refined his vitality. Now it was not surprising that the purity of his true yuan in his body could meet Xiao Fusheng’s requirements.
Dong Qingyan’s situation was similar. She practiced a fire-attribute technique. The Dong family had a large family business. When she was at the peak of the Lihe Realm, in order to train her to advance to the Zhenyuan Realm, the family spent a lot of natural treasures to help her condense true yuan, so her vitality would naturally not be too complex.
After saying this, Xiao Fusheng let out another bitter laugh. “In fact, if I let alchemists take that jar of poisoned pills, ninety-nine out of a hundred won’t be able to pass the test. Because they don’t take the purity of Yuan Qi too seriously. When refining pills, many alchemists have to personally test the medicinal properties. With various medicinal effects conflicting and condensing in their bodies, how could their Yuan Qi be too pure? But if those with outstanding talents who have cultivated fire or yang attributes take them, I’m afraid it would be a different story.”
Yang Kai suddenly understood. No wonder he spent less time resolving the toxicity than Dong Qingyan. It turned out there was such a reason.
However, among those who came to participate in Xiao Fusheng’s test, which one wasn’t an alchemist？ Only a martial artist like Yang Kai, who had a special purpose, would give it a try.
It was really quite difficult to find such an heir among alchemists.
Dong Qingyan was able to pass the test smoothly also thanks to the fact that the Dong family didn’t support her in alchemy these years. If she had started learning alchemy since childhood, I’m afraid this time it would also end in regret.
“Many people have taken the wrong path in alchemy, and I was also wrong！” Xiao Fusheng let out a long sigh, with indescribable desolation and regret.
Yang Kai furrowed his brows and said thoughtfully, “Master, according to what you said, wouldn’t it be better to find a child with outstanding qualifications and cultivate him from childhood?
“A child…” Xiao Fusheng shook his head when he heard this and let out a bitter laugh. “I can’t wait that long.”
Yang Kai’s heart moved, and he looked at Xiao Fusheng in surprise.
The two beautiful women also had a look of sadness on their faces, as if they wanted to say something but held back.
Dong Qingyan observed his expression and said in horror, “Master, you…”
Xiao Fusheng smiled lightly and said indifferently, “It’s okay. I can still live for a few more years, but in this lifetime, I’m afraid I won’t be able to break through to the profound rank upper grade. I really want to see what level the spiritual rank above the profound rank is.”
His words were full of longing and regret.
His expression perked up again, and he said with high spirits, “I can’t do it, but I want to train a spiritual rank alchemist to break the shackles of there being no spiritual rank in the world. It depends on the two of you working hard！”
It was precisely because of this reason that Xiao Fusheng wanted to accept disciples. He had dedicated his whole life to alchemy, but he still couldn’t break through to the spiritual rank. How could he not be regretful？
He had alchemical knowledge that no one in the world could compare to, and he also had the alchemical path that he had experienced himself. He firmly believed that he could train a disciple who surpassed himself！
Sensing Xiao Fusheng’s determination, Yang Kai struggled for a moment before saying in a deep voice, “Senior, please forgive me. The reason I came to Cloud Hidden Peak was not actually to learn alchemy.”
Xiao Fusheng frowned and looked at Yang Kai in surprise.
“I want to reach the peak in martial arts. If I learn alchemy, I’m afraid I’ll be too distracted.” Yang Kai said sincerely. The reason he came to Cloud Hidden Peak this time was just to take advantage of the geographical location here to get close to Pill Saint Peak.
Since Xiao Fusheng was so sincere, Yang Kai didn’t want to deceive him too much. He definitely couldn’t say that he wanted to go to Dan Sheng Peak, but he also couldn’t learn the art of alchemy, otherwise, he might not be able to get away when the time came.
Upon hearing Yang Kai’s words, the two beautiful women immediately furrowed their brows and looked at Yang Kai with a slightly displeased expression.
On the contrary, Xiao Fusheng laughed heartily and said, “Who said that one can’t reach the peak of martial arts by practicing alchemy？”
Yang Kai’s expression changed, and he fell into deep thought.
During the first meeting with Xiao Fusheng, this old man left a deep impression on Yang Kai. Although he was already in his twilight years, his high-spirited attitude and the desire to compete with the heavens were qualities that many young people did not possess.
The Grandmaster didn’t ask him and Dong Qingyan to pay their respects as apprentices either, and they just lived there like this.
A few more days passed, and Xiao Fusheng didn’t show up often. Dong Qingyan insisted on addressing him as master, while Yang Kai only called him Old Xiao.
Although the two beautiful women had been a bit displeased with Yang Kai’s attitude and tone that day, they had excellent self-restraint and didn’t make things difficult for him. Every day, they still greeted him with smiles, took care of the daily life on the entire Yunyin Peak, and silently contributed.
One day, Xiao Fusheng called Yang Kai and Dong Qingyan into the room.
The two stood still in front of Old Xiao. Yang Kai had a calm expression on his face, while Dong Qingyan was a bit nervous.
Xiao Fusheng smiled faintly and nodded, saying, “I haven’t taught you anything in the past few days, but I have been observing your character. Although it takes time to see a person’s heart, I have lived for a long time after all, and I still have some ability to judge people. Yan’er, you have a kind heart. You come from a big family, but you don’t have the pampered air of those young ladies. Even if you inherit my mantle, I believe you won’t do evil in the future. If you are willing, I can accept you as my apprentice.”
“Disciple is willing！” Dong Qingyan replied quickly, with joy on her face.
Xiao Fusheng nodded with satisfaction and looked at Yang Kai again： “You are different. Although you are young, you have experienced many hardships, and your mind is much more mature than that of your peers. Your true essence is like a sword, and your sharpness is overwhelming. You should have killed many people. But although your methods are ruthless, you will not kill innocent people wantonly！”
Yang Kai nodded silently and did not refute.
People who are old become fine, and their eyesight is generally very sharp.
“Your pursuit is different from that of Yan’er. So even though your qualifications are better than Yan’er’s, I will not force others to do what they don’t want. You have your own way to go, so I will not accept you as my apprentice, let alone teach you the alchemy technique.”
“Master！” Dong Qingyan exclaimed, thinking that he was going to drive people away.
Xiao Fusheng waved his hand and smiled slightly, saying, “But… since you have passed my test, it is also a kind of fate. I can teach you something else. You can live on Cloud Hidden Peak with Yan’er for the time being.”
“Thank you, Elder Xiao！” Yang Kai couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief. If Elder Xiao really wanted to drive him down the mountain, he would have no way. Now hearing that he could stay on Cloud Hermit Peak, his heart naturally relaxed.
In this way, he would have no psychological burden when acting.
“This is a set of cultivation techniques. You two take it and practice. However, remember that you only need to practice for at most one hour every day.” Elder Xiao handed over a small booklet and then closed his eyes and didn’t speak.
Yang Kai reached out and took it, and then he and Dong Qingyan both retreated outside the house.
Half a day later, the two of them became familiar with the cultivation techniques in the booklet and returned to their respective rooms to practice.
I don’t know what kind of cultivation technique this is. It doesn’t have a name, and the operation route is also extremely strange. It actually requires the simultaneous operation of 108 meridians in the body, and the number is astonishing.
Yang Kai and the Earth Demon studied it together for a long time. With the profound knowledge of the Earth Demon, they still couldn’t figure out the function of this set of cultivation techniques, only knowing that it was harmless.
Elder Xiao didn’t have much time left. Now that he finally accepted Dong Qingyan as his disciple, he naturally couldn’t harm her.
Thinking like this, Yang Kai sat cross-legged on the bed, adjusted his breathing, and began to practice this unknown cultivation technique.
Time passed in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, it was a month.
During this month, Yang Kai rarely lived a leisurely life. Every morning, he got up and faced the rising sun to practice the fist and foot techniques of the Proud Bone Golden Body Art, and then he practiced the unknown cultivation technique for one hour.
Next was his own hard cultivation.
The days passed quickly and were very fulfilling.
Yang Kai went to inquire about the situation of Dan Sheng Peak many times, but without a suitable reason and excuse, he was often driven out before he even got close, leaving him at a loss.
The two beautiful women on Yun Yin Peak were also very good to Yang Kai. Every day, they would cook some medicinal meals for him and Dong Qingyan to eat. The two women had very good cooking skills. Simple materials could be cooked into exquisite food.
Dong Qingyan’s relationship with the two beautiful women had also greatly increased during this period. After all, they were all women, and it was convenient for them to contact each other.
After a month of hard cultivation, Yang Kai’s own strength had not increased much. The unknown cultivation method did not increase Yuan Qi when cultivated and did not have any magical effects. However, it was indeed as Old Xiao said. This cultivation method could only be cultivated for at most one hour a day. If the time was longer, Yang Kai’s whole body of true Yuan would boil like boiling water, making people extremely painful.
One day after a month, when Yang Kai and Dong Qingyan finished their breakfast, the two beautiful women smiled and handed over two medicine baskets.
“Aunt Xiang, what are we going to do？” Dong Qingyan took the medicine basket with a puzzled look on her face and gave one to Yang Kai.
Aunt Xiang smiled and said, “The Great Master has a mission for the two of you.”
“Really?” Dong Qingyan was extremely happy. During this period of time, except for cultivation, she had not been taught a single bit of alchemy by Xiao Fusheng, which made her rather depressed.
She came to Cloud Hidden Peak to learn alchemy, but until now she hadn’t even seen the shadow of a pill. How could she not be in a hurry? Now that she heard that her master had a task for her, of course she couldn’t wait to perform well, so as to win the favor of her master and then take the opportunity to put forward her request to learn alchemy.
“What task?” Yang Kai asked indifferently.
“The master asked you to collect some herbs and bring them back.” Aunt Xiang smiled and said the names of the herbs to be collected, and then told the two in detail the living habits and shapes of these herbs.
Yang Kai and Dong Qingyan secretly wrote them down and set off with their medicine baskets on their backs.
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