Tuocang Mountain was as bustling as ever.
Martial artists come and go in an endless stream. Qin Xin, who has not been here for three months, has also discovered that there have been many changes on Mount Tuocang.
The teleportation array atop the mountain was also frequently used, with many martial artists hurrying along.
Furthermore, the restaurants and other buildings on the mountaintop have been renovated and put into business.
Previously, Elder Sanbao was probably assigned to guard the teleportation array here because he violated the rules of the Tianxuan Sect. In addition, he preferred quiet and drove away all the martial artists who were doing business on the mountaintop.
Over time, this has led to a significant decrease in the number of martial artists coming and going from Tuocang Mountain. Many martial artists would rather walk a longer distance than come to the teleportation array on Tuocang Mountain in order to avoid provoking Elder Sanbao.
Of course, all that Qin Xin knew was what Xiahou Chu had been whispering beside him along the way.
However, Elder Sanbao is no longer guarding the teleportation array here. Instead, some disciples from various sects have taken his place, making Tuocang Mountain even more prosperous.
Although this teleportation array is very important, Tuocang Mountain is very close to Tianxuan Mountain, and for Tianxuan Sect, this teleportation array is an important channel for communication between it and the other four sects.
If it were destroyed, communication between the Tianxuan Sect and the other four sects would become extremely difficult. The territory of a sect is vast, and even a martial artist at the Dharma Aspect Realm would likely need several months to traverse the entire Central Continent.
Of course, no martial artist would be foolish enough to destroy this teleportation array, because such an action would undoubtedly be a declaration of war against the Tianxuan Sect. Even if other sects had some conflicts with the Tianxuan Sect, they would not dare to make a fuss about this teleportation array.
This is mainly because the teleportation arrays of the five major regions in the Central Plains are all interconnected. If one is damaged, the others will be greatly affected.
During their casual conversation, the four of them arrived at the foot of Tuocang Mountain.
Qin Xin looked up and saw that the wooden plaque bearing the name "Tuocang Mountain" signed by the Three Treasures Elder had been removed, which initially piqued his curiosity.
Xiahou Chu seemed to have noticed Qin Xin's doubts and explained from the side, "It is said that the Three Treasures Elder accidentally killed several disciples of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect in a secret realm."
"The Xuantian Sword Sect came knocking on our door, but they had failed and had no evidence."
"A direct battle almost broke out between the two factions."
"Faced with the aggressive behavior of the Xuantian Sword Sect, the Grand Elder was unwilling to punish Elder Sanbao, but Elder Sanbao was rather unruly at the time. So he punished Elder Sanbao by making him guard the mountain on Tuocang Mountain. On the one hand, it was to temper his character, and on the other hand, it was to give the Xuantian Sword Sect a way out."
"This is actually a way to protect Elder Sanbao, and it's also to prevent the people from the Xuantian Sword Sect from doing anything underhanded."
"Those two wooden plaques were left behind by the Grand Elder. They have formations on them, and once activated, they can form a protective array."
"Now that Elder Sanbao has successfully entered the Dharma Aspect Realm, this protective formation is naturally no longer needed. Killing a martial artist in the Dharma Aspect Realm will not be so easy."
After Xiahou Chu's introduction, Qin Xin learned some of the history of the Tianxuan Sect. However, he was slightly surprised that the disheveled Sanbao Elder had once been an unruly person, because in his impression, the Sanbao Elder was quite easy to talk to.
Looking at the pills, elixirs, talismans, and magical artifacts laid out by some martial artists along the mountain trail, the group of four would stop and take a look from time to time.
Of course, the appearance of the four also attracted the attention of many martial artists.
Many martial artists here, having spent years in Tuocang Mountain, possessed exceptional tea-drinking skills and knew that the four were disciples of the Tianxuan Sect.
On Mount Tuocang, the Tianxuan Sect forbids martial artists from fighting each other; if such a fight occurs, the martial artist will be punished by the Tianxuan Sect.
Therefore, many martial artists try to establish connections with the disciples of the Tianxuan Sect, so that they can avoid a lot of trouble on Tuocang Mountain in the future.
Qin Xin and the others naturally knew that many martial artists had such plans, so after a quick look around, they headed towards the Pill Academy halfway up the mountain.
Located on the mountainside of Tuocang Mountain, the Danyuan Academy is arguably the largest architectural complex on the entire mountain, with its pavilions and towers being exquisitely constructed.
This place gathers the most skilled alchemists in the entire Tianxuan Sect territory. Some families that need certain pills that cannot be purchased elsewhere will choose to come here to seek the help of alchemists to refine them, and they only need a certain amount of payment.
After the four arrived at the alchemy academy, Xiahou Chu and Yang Ruoyi went ahead to buy the necessary pills.
Qin Xin followed Ling Hanyan to the location of the alchemy pavilion.
When some of the maids from the Pill Academy saw Ling Hanyan arrive, they wanted to go up and greet her, but after Ling Hanyan casually waved her hand, they all stepped back.
Qin Xin could tell that Ling Hanyan's status in the Pill Academy was now quite extraordinary, so he didn't say anything and followed her back to the pavilion where she had previously refined pills.
The pavilion remains unchanged from before.
"From now on, this alchemy pavilion will belong to you, but you may need to take the alchemist assessment."
Ling Hanyan said softly. She is now one of the elders of the Pill Academy and no longer accepts commissions to refine pills as casually as before. After all, a seventh-grade pill refiner has a very high status, and it would cost a great deal to commission him to refine pills.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xin was slightly taken aback. To be able to occupy a place in this Pill Academy and refine pills, one must be able to reach the level of a fifth-grade alchemist within the territory of the Tianxuan Sect, and also need a certain reputation to join the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy and occupy a pill refining pavilion to refine pills commissioned by martial artists.
However, Qin Xin knew that his alchemist level assessment was only at the intermediate level of the fourth rank. If he wanted to occupy this alchemy pavilion, he would naturally be opposed by other alchemists. Therefore, after Qin Xin joined the Alchemy Academy, he only followed behind Ling Hanyan to refine pills. He could be said to be Ling Hanyan's medicine boy.
Now that Ling Hanyan has just become an elder of the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy, the former medicine apprentice has occupied the original pill refining pavilion, which would seem like a sign of favoritism to anyone.
Qin Xin could naturally see that, "I'm afraid the other alchemists will be dissatisfied with this."
"Hmph, those old fogies are no good at alchemy, but they're all experts at these things. I suppose your alchemy skills have reached the level of a fifth-grade alchemist."
"What, are you scared?"
As Ling Hanyan spoke, her somewhat plump figure trembled slightly.
Although Ling Hanyan is nearly thirty years old, her appearance and figure are still like those of a young girl, full of youthful charm.
Qin Xin's provocation naturally deterred them. If they could establish themselves in the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy now, they would have a way out should a conflict arise with the Qin Clan of Zhongzhou in the future.
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