Chapter 73: The First Place in Cijian Peak is a Popular Place
After saying this, Nan Si Ning looked at the other person nervously, afraid that he would not be able to fool him.
The other party activated another jade slip and seemed to have flipped through it. After not finding any spiritual beasts or ferocious beasts that were the same or similar to the little beast Xing Yan, he nodded and agreed with Nan Si Ning's statement.
"It is indeed most similar to a dragon."
Nan Si Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that his nonsense would lead to his blind cat catching a dead mouse.
Finding that the little beast Xing Yan was clinging to her tightly, she habitually raised her hand and touched his head. The little beast immediately narrowed his round eyes and his whole body relaxed.
Seeing this, the accompanying brothers and sisters nodded secretly. It seemed that this little sister and the little beast were very compatible, so the little beast trusted and relied on her very much.
After asking a few more basic questions, the leading senior brother asked, "What is the direction of its innate ability?"
Nan Si Ning had calmed down considerably by this time. He blinked and said, "It's something related to space. Just give it to him and he'll store it away. As for how big his space is, I haven't figured it out yet."
As she spoke, she asked Xing Yan to demonstrate it.
The little beast Xing Yan obediently took out Nan Si Ning's sword out of thin air, and also took out an ordinary alchemy furnace, as well as some spiritual food that Zhou Lixing specially made for Nan Si Ning.
The table was already piled high. Seeing Xing Yan still trying to take something out, his senior brother hurriedly stopped him, saying, "That's enough. Stop taking anything out."
Xing Yan stopped only after seeing Nan Si Ning nod.
Ask Xing Yan to put away everything except a few spiritual foods. The other party has already believed it 80%.
They were a little disappointed. They had thought that the spirit beast chosen by the stunning Junior Sister from Cijian Peak would have powerful innate abilities, but it turned out to be just the size of a mustard seed?
No matter how big the mustard seed space is, it is useless. Even if an alchemist needs to carry a lot of spiritual medicines and plants, he can carry them all by wearing two more space rings and mustard seed bags.
After the senior brother took note, he casually asked, "Are there any other advantages?"
Nan Si Ning thought about it and felt that if the little beast Xing Yan only had this ability, wouldn't outsiders look down on him? They might even doubt his intention to contract him.
Nan Si Ning then added, "Another thing is that I can borrow his ability to teleport. The distance isn't far, maybe two or three meters at most, so it's quite easy to use it to travel."
Several senior brothers and sisters looked at Nan Si Ning in shock and speechless silence. What a waste of talent this little junior sister had! Teleport! Being able to use this ability in battle gave her a much greater advantage than her opponent. It was hard to find a rival at the same level, and killing enemies of higher levels was even easier! Otherwise, why would teleportation talismans be so expensive?!
Even if it's only a few feet away, it's a huge advantage!
But on second thought, this little junior sister has only regained her consciousness not long ago. It can be seen in the arena that her swordsmanship is average, but she does have some unique skills. A thunder bomb shocked the entire sect. Teleportation is indeed not that useful for a cultivator like her who is not good at close combat, but it is also very useful for escaping.
At this moment, when they looked at Xing Yan again, there was a little more appreciation and love in their eyes. If they could meet this spirit beast, they would definitely be able to use the innate ability of teleportation to the extreme.
The burning gazes of several people made the little beast tremble uncontrollably, and it quickly hid behind Nan Si Ning. These monks were so scary, as if they wanted to eat it! Sister is still the best!
It was probably Xing Yan's ability that aroused the interest of his senior brothers and sisters. They kept asking Nan Si Ning questions for more than half an hour before leaving with a sense of unsatisfied desire.
Watching their sword-riding figures disappear in the distance, Nan Si Ning couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, he was a fool before and could pretend to be stupid and ignorant, otherwise he would not be able to fool people.
They ate and took away all the spiritual food on the table, and the cooking skills of the third senior brother Zhou Lixing also impressed them.
Zhou Lixing shined brightly in the ring, looking full of energy. Today's competition gave him a lot of confidence boost.
Zhou Lixing was so happy that he did not even bother to rest and started cooking at night to make spiritual food for his fellow sisters and brothers to celebrate.
Qin Sangyue was very happy when she saw her fellow junior brothers and sisters who were beaming with joy. But then she thought of her fourth junior brother Liang Xiao who was ignorant of the world. She felt that Liang Xiao needed to be disciplined. She would have to keep a closer eye on him when he woke up.
The brothers and sisters who came to Cijian Peak went to the Great Elder to report back as soon as they returned.
The Great Elder flipped through the records about the contracted spirit beasts and didn't see anything wrong. He nodded slightly, put it aside, and extended his hand to his disciples.
Several disciples showed expressions of reluctance and embarrassment, and said helplessly, "Nothing can be hidden from Master."
Having said that, the leading disciple could only obediently take out the small jade bottle from the mustard seed bag and reluctantly pour out a soul-replenishing pill to his master.
The Great Elder was furious when he saw their desperate expressions. "Look at you guys cutting your flesh like you're cutting your flesh, as if I, your Master, have owed you something good!"
Several people hurriedly said of course not.
The Great Elder glanced at them sideways and didn't bother to pay attention to them. His attention was focused on the white jade-like soul-replenishing pill.
After taking a closer look, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "I didn't expect the pattern on this Soul-Boosting Pill to be so different from other Soul-Boosting Pills!"
"That's natural, Master. The Soul-Replenishing Pill made by Junior Sister Cijian Peak has different strengths from the Soul-Replenishing Pills made by other seniors. It's not surprising that the pill patterns are different."
Dachang nodded perfunctorily, only carefully observing the similarities and differences between this elixir and other elixir-boosting elixirs. Besides the elixir patterns, the elixir fragrance, elixir rhyme, and fluorescence seemed to have some differences.
Finally, he injected a stream of spiritual power into the spiritual pill and found nothing wrong.
So he just put it directly into his mouth.
Before the disciples could even cry out in surprise, a gust of wind gushed out from the Great Elder's body, blowing several people so hard that they could hardly stand, and also causing many things in the room to move.
After coming back to his senses, the leading disciple exclaimed in amazement, "I didn't expect that this Soul-Boosting Pill would be even more powerful after being taken by a powerful being like Master!"
The gust of air just now was the surging spiritual power. The Great Elder didn't need to replenish his spiritual power at this moment, but the potency of this spiritual replenishing pill was so strong that before he could even fully react, his spiritual power overflowed.
"Master, it seems that Junior Sister Cijian Peak's Soul-Replenishing Pill is even more powerful than we thought!"
"It seems that we must establish a good relationship with Cijian Peak!"
"Yes, this Soul-Boosting Pill is so useful to our Master, let alone to us. This Soul-Boosting Pill is hard to find on the market!"
"Hey! This time, it was thanks to the persuasion of their Senior Sister and Second Senior Brother, and the generosity of their Junior Sister, that they sold us some. If we find a way to befriend Cijian Peak, or even do this business together, wouldn't we have an endless supply of Replenishing Spirit Pills?"
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Listening to the disciples' increasingly outrageous remarks, the Great Elder said in disdain, "Back in the day, when Cijian Peak wasn't valued within the sect and was in dire straits, how much did you help them? Now that they've benefited, you're thinking of taking advantage of them?!"
The disciples fell silent immediately and bowed in unison, saying, "Master, that's what you taught."
The Great Elder stroked his beard and said, "Fortunately, you haven't been like the others in the past, drifting with Yunxiao Peak and causing trouble for Cijian Peak. If you want to get closer to them, that's fine, but you're not allowed to have any more plans."
"Yes, Master." The disciples responded in unison.
The reason they are not like others is because they disdain to be Yunxiao Peak's lackeys, right?
Previously, Li Shiqing and his companions were the most favored disciples of their master and were well-received by Yunxiao Peak. However, because they were not close to Yunxiao Peak, they seemed to be neglected.
Perhaps the change in Master's thoughts and attitude is a turning point for them.
However, this incident did teach them a lesson. They no longer dared to look down on anyone in the sect, and they also restrained their arrogance and appeared much more humble.
This clear thought will also be helpful to their cultivation.
After letting his disciples leave, the great elder stood in the middle hall and pondered for a long time.
He had been in seclusion for a long time due to the issue of his lifespan, and handed over many mundane affairs to his direct disciples. He did not expect that the disciples he had thought were good in the past would do so many extraordinary things, and the Discipline Hall had become a place for them to abuse their power.
As expected, when people are too young and their temperaments are not yet established, they are easily led astray by power.
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After the disciples in the foundation-building stage have finished their competition, the next stage is the golden elixir stage.
Senior sister Qin Sangyue has already achieved the golden elixir stage, and second senior brother Yuan Qing'an has also achieved the golden elixir stage. The two of them are also going to fight on behalf of the sect.
When Yuan Qing'an jumped onto the stage, he attracted a lot of discussion.
It is rumored that the second senior brother of Ci Jianfeng has a special physique and relies on spiritual medicine to nourish him all year round. It is rare for him to even see people, let alone see him take action. I didn't expect to see him on the ring today.
Although he did not have the Ziwei Heavenly Fire, nor Zhou Lixing's unique way of cultivation, his calm and relaxed temperament inexplicably made people feel at ease, and not many people questioned his strength.
Li Shiqing, who was defending the ring, couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat when he saw Yuan Qing'an jumping up to challenge him. The shadow of the day when he destroyed the Heart-Pulling Needle still loomed in his heart.
"You...you have also achieved the Golden Elixir?" Li Shiqing's tone of surprise trembled unconsciously.
When he was in the Discipline Hall, it seemed that he was only at the great perfection of the foundation building stage.
Yuan Qingan smiled slightly and said, "Thanks to Senior Brother Li, I just broke through to the Golden Core Realm not long ago."
In recent days, he felt that his body was well nourished. In addition, with the breakthrough pill sent by Nan Si Ning, Yuan Qing'an quietly ascended to the Golden Core Realm.
He always felt that among all his sisters and brothers, his junior sister was the most worried about him participating in the competition, but she was not so worried about others.
In order to make his junior sister feel more at ease, when the time came, Yuan Qing'an chose to break through to the Golden Core stage without hesitation.
As he expected, after the junior sister learned about this, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling the whole day.
Although the junior sister did not have the ability to observe the secrets of heaven or predict things that had not happened, she seemed to have sensed something.
Yuan Qingan felt that breaking through the Jindan stage was a great thing, as it could put his junior sister at ease. As for the fact that the violent spiritual energy in his body was greatly alleviated after breaking through the Jindan stage, it was actually a secondary matter.
Hearing this, Li Shiqing felt calmer. It had only been a short time since he broke through, which meant that his realm was still unstable. After all, he was at the fourth level of the Golden Core Realm, so he didn't need to worry about Yuan Qing'an.
"Then please teach me, Junior Brother Yuan." Li Shiqing didn't waste any words and immediately attacked Yuan Qing'an.
Compared with the Foundation Establishment Stage, the strength of the Golden Core Stage is obviously much stronger. Li Shiqing's simple attack makes people feel intimidated.
Just when everyone was worried about Yuan Qing'an, a black ball suddenly appeared on the ring and enveloped both of them.
In just a few breaths, Li Shiqing flew down from the ring and fell heavily to the ground.
A burst of "Wow!" erupted from the stands.
Normally, Li Shiqing, as the eldest senior brother of the Discipline Hall, is arrogant and regards all the disciples in the sect as objects to be ordered around and bullied by him. He always acts superior. When has he ever been so embarrassed?
"One move to defeat the enemy!" Hua Shengqing shouted excitedly, "Second Brother, did you defeat the enemy with one move?!"
The others couldn't answer her because they used telescopes but couldn't see how the second brother made the move.
Everyone was asking how Yuan Qing'an had done it.
But except for the seniors with higher cultivation on the main stage, ordinary disciples could not see it at all.
After Li Shiqing got up from the ground, he turned around to look at Yuan Qing'an on the ring. He was angry and anxious, but more confused. He himself didn't know what had happened. He just felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and he seemed to have lost contact with the world and flew down.
Light and dark dual-element spiritual roots are so rare that most people don’t know what tricks they have.
In the main stand, the old guys were silent for a long time.
Yuan Qing'an's performance brought back their long-lost memories. Thousands of years ago, there was a demon cultivator who brought disaster to one side. He was a dark spiritual root.
The memory is distant, but the fear is real.
Someone couldn't help but sigh: "Ci Lie Jian Zun really did a great thing."
Yuan Qing'an's life experience is not better than that of the big devil back then, and Yuan Qing'an also has the problem of chaotic spiritual power. A person who can endure such suffering that ordinary people cannot endure will be very scary when he grows up.
The old guys nodded in agreement.
The conversation of the seniors made Qin Sangyue happy and sad, and she missed her master even more.
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There was no suspense in the Jindan stage competition. Senior sister Qin Sangyue was the best among the disciples of the same generation. She could achieve the result by herself, not to mention that she had Yuan Qing'an's help. In the end, Ci Jianfeng won the first place in the Jindan stage again.
Moreover, no one dared to challenge the people from Cijian Peak in this cross-level challenge.
Those who had been eyeing the first-class peak spot at Cijian Peak before the competition thought they had picked an easy target, but ended up getting beaten up instead.
"Who on earth said that Ci Jianfeng is easy to bully?! Who is it? Liar!"
"Isn't that what everyone says?"
"This is the lesson of believing everything you hear! As a first-class peak, even if the peak master is not here, the disciples are not to be trifled with!"
"Just a word, I think this rumor originated from Yunxiao Peak."
"It seems to be true! The people of Yunxiao Peak have always disliked Cijian Peak and have bullied them many times before. I didn't expect them to be so tough this time!"
"Is there any old grudge between Yunxiao Peak and Cijian Peak? Why are you treating Cijian Peak like this?"
"If we can say there's no big grudge, it's probably just because of the previous sect training and the two competitions we lost to Cijian Peak, so they're not on good terms, right?"
Someone else said weakly, "Actually, I think this matter is closely related to Senior Sister Luo."
But the sound was too small and was quickly drowned out and ignored.
"From now on, please be more polite to Ci Jianfeng! The Great Elder has already issued an order. If anyone in the sect is found bullying or harming fellow disciples, they will be severely punished!"
"Does the Great Elder even need to tell me this? Who dares to mess with the people of Cijian Peak?"
"Except for Ci Jianfeng, other disciples are also protected by this rule!"
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The competition in the arena ended with Ci Jianfeng taking first place in the entire sect. Soon after, the Great Elder announced that the group battle would be changed to a challenge in the secret realm, causing many people to wail.
Even if the secret realm chosen by the sect is very safe, it will still be much more complicated and difficult than a direct competition!
Some of the poorer peaks are even more depressed.
Seeing the disciples of those peaks looking worried and even hopeless, Wu Che, Li Yunqi, Cong Chen and others were very relieved.
Fortunately, I have my junior sister, so Cijian Peak doesn't have to worry about elixirs, talismans, and magical instruments anymore. In the past, I was so poor that I couldn't bear it any more.
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On Cijian Peak, Medicine King still didn't give up and asked Nan Si Ning, "After the competition, are you really not going to stay in our Medicine King City?"
Nan Si Ning shook his head without hesitation: "I don't want to go right now."
In addition to participating in the competition, Fourth Senior Brother's matter is also very important. How can Nan Si Ning have the time to stay in Yaowang City?
The Medicine King said persistently, "We are going to hold an alchemy conference in Medicine King City. The rewards are very generous. Are you really not going to come?"
Wu Che, who happened to be passing by, couldn't help but stop and ask, "Senior Medicine King, why haven't I heard of this conference in your Medicine King City?"
His family's business has a lot of elixir business with Yaowang City. If there was such a conference, he would definitely have gone to see it long ago.
Medicine King's eyebrows suddenly raised: "This is an idea I came up with after seeing the excitement of your Canglan Sect's competition. What's wrong? Do you have any objections?"
Wu Che was not afraid at all. He laughed heartily and said, "I see. This is the conference that Senior wanted to hold in order to invite my junior sister to Medicine King City, right?"
The Medicine King, whose thoughts were exposed, was not embarrassed or angry. He just snorted and looked at Nan Si Ning with an expression that said, "Look how sincere I am."
Nan Sining never doubted the Medicine King's intentions, but she really had no time to participate.
So she could only pretend not to notice the Medicine King's eager look.
Medicine King was about to say something when another disciple came from outside and said, "Master Zhu Feng is here to visit!"
Qin Sangyue came out from the back and glanced at her junior sister. This Master Zhu was the master of the Divine Artifact Peak. He was probably here for that "great weapon refiner".
Nan Si Ning spread his hands towards the Medicine King and said, "Senior, look at me. I'm quite a draw."
The Medicine King had often stayed with the peak masters on the main stand, so of course he understood their intentions.
Thinking that he had been rejected, the Master Zhu who had a bad attitude towards Cijian Peak would be even more frustrated. The Medicine King immediately wanted to see the fun.
Nan Si Ning cleverly found a corner to serve as a background and left the matter to the senior sister.
Before Qin Sangyue could even scold her junior sister, Master Zhu Feng had already arrived with his men.
Qin Sangyue stepped forward and performed the disciple's salute, and Nan Sining followed suit.
The Medicine King found her acting like a coward even more funny, and felt relieved a little.
It seems that this little girl really doesn't want to be in the spotlight, and she is not making fun of Qiao or targeting herself.
It is rare for someone so young to not be arrogant because of his talent.
When Master Zhu Feng saw Qin Sangyue, he raised his chin a little arrogantly, but after noticing that Medicine King was also present, he restrained himself a little.
"I didn't expect that the Medicine King is here too." Master Zhu Feng greeted him without much enthusiasm.
He had a bad impression of this Medicine King, mainly because during the competition, the Medicine King often mocked the disciples in the sect.
The Medicine King simply nodded slightly in response.
Qin Sangyue saw that Medicine King had no intention of speaking, so she helped explain, "Senior Medicine King is instructing Junior Sister on some matters related to alchemy."
Only then did Master Zhu Feng notice the silent Nan Si Ning.
He had heard a little about this youngster's affairs, but he didn't pay much attention to them. Her recovery of consciousness was a matter of chance and good fortune, but she had been stupid for so many years, and her meager good fortune couldn't make up for the gap between her and others.
Zhu Fengzhu glanced at Nan Si Ning but didn't take it seriously. He sat down and asked directly, "You have a junior brother and a junior sister. They both have very good magical weapons. Which great master forged them?"
The Medicine King sneered in an inaudible voice. This Master Zhu Feng had clearly come here to ask for help, but he relied on his status as a senior to boss the juniors around, as if he wished Qin Sangyue and the others would cry and beg him to introduce the powerful to him.
Qin Sangyue said calmly, "To be honest with Master Zhu Feng, my Third Junior Brother and Seventh Junior Sister's magical instruments were all purchased after they left the Luoshui Secret Realm."
Nan Si Ning secretly gave the senior sister a thumbs up in his heart. He thought that the senior sister was a very principled person who was not good at and disdained to lie, but he didn't expect that she was quite good at it.
A senior sister like this makes people feel more secure.
Zhu Fengzhu was completely unconvinced, and his tone grew colder. "Nephew, don't try to deceive me. Let's not talk about your junior brother's pot and spoon for now, but your junior sister's sword was broken just the day before the competition, and it was repaired the next day."
This was the most incredible thing. Who could repair a damaged sword to that level overnight? Apart from a powerful weapon refiner, Master Zhu Feng couldn't think of any other possibility.
Nan Si Ning knew this was a huge flaw, but if she had the chance to do it all over again, she would still repair the sword for her Seventh Senior Sister, because that sword was related to her Dao Heart. She didn't want her Seventh Senior Sister, who had saved her life and always protected her, to follow the same path as the other female supporting characters.
Qin Sangyue said without blinking, "Those are two different swords. Seventh Junior Sister made rapid progress during her training. Her original sword is no longer worthy of her strength, so she chose a new one."
"But I've never seen her use that new one before!"
"Seventh Junior Sister's old sword was given to her by our Master after being carefully selected. Even though she had a new sword, she couldn't bear to part with the old one, so she still used the old sword. Who would have thought that it would be plotted against and destroyed by someone with ulterior motives." Qin Sangyue's tone was very sad.
The entire sect knows that they, the members of Cijian Peak, are a group without a master to look after them, and they also know how much they respect and miss their master, yet they still attack their weak spot. They are truly unworthy of being fellow disciples.
Even though Yao Wang and Nan Si Ning knew the truth, they couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
The cultural environment of Canglan Sect is really rubbish.
Zhu Fengzhu's expression froze for a moment. He suspected that Qin Sangyue was playing the emotional card.
But this is of little use to Master Zhu Feng. He is now fully focused on finding that great weapon refiner and finding an opportunity for Divine Artifact Peak and himself.
With the help of Nan Sining, not only did the peak master Yu Feng achieve enlightenment, but the alchemy level of the entire peak also improved. The status of Yao Feng in the sect was visibly improved, and during this competition, they made a lot of money.
Not only did the disciples below envy Yao Feng, but Master Zhu Feng himself was so envious that his eyes turned red.
"This... the destruction of this old sword is also a calamity. It is also an opportunity for you to hone your character within your sect. It also fulfills Junior Sister's wishes..."
Qin Sangyue sneered in her heart. This Master Zhu Feng was not the same master as her own master. They were not so affectionate with each other on normal days, but now he called her "Junior Sister".
Zhu Fengzhu muttered a few words, repeating a few words of comfort over and over again. It was obvious that he wanted to build relationships but was powerless.
Even the Medicine King frowned when he heard this, but Qin Sangyue continued to listen with an unchanged expression.
Soon, Zhu Fengzhu turned the topic back to the "great weapon refiner". Qin Sangyue still used the magic weapon she bought outside, and she didn't know any great weapon refiner so she made excuses.
Master Zhu Feng used his early friendship with Master Ye Hongci of Cijian Peak, both real and fake, to build a relationship with him, while promising benefits and repeating the same words over and over again. Qin Sangyue remained calm and responded with the same words.
Nan Si Ning felt sleepy after listening to this and muttered, "Thank goodness I have Senior Sister, otherwise I would be annoyed to death."
It seems like Master Zhu Feng doesn't understand what people are saying.
The Medicine King glanced at her with amusement. It seemed that this girl was quite nice to him, at least willing to pay attention to him.
After talking so much nonsense, Nan Si Ning's ears were almost calloused. He couldn't help but ask the Medicine King for help: "Senior, can you say a word?"
The Medicine King asked, "What can I say?"
"Just... just use your identity to pressure others?"
Although the Medicine King is not an expert in refining weapons, he is still a seventh-grade alchemist, and most people dare not offend him easily.
The Medicine King was helpless. He felt that his third disciple was right. When Nan Sining made a request, it was difficult to refuse.
Then, the Medicine King coughed lightly and said, "Master Zhu Feng, you have really opened my eyes today."
Zhu Fengzhu was stunned: "What does Medicine King mean by this?"
The Medicine King chuckled, "It's nothing, I just saw the embodiment of shamelessness and shamelessness. From what I hear, you're trying to use your status as a senior to pressure others. You even said that the Divine Artifact Peak will look after Cijian Peak in the future. As far as I know, people from Cijian Peak are not allowed to practice swordsmanship at your Divine Artifact Peak!"
Long ago, the swords of Cijian Peak were also repaired at Shenqi Peak, but later the people of Cijian Peak discovered that their swords were thrown to outer disciples for repair, or even to the servants below for repair. As a result, when they collected spirit stones, they got several percent more than others.
Ci Jianfeng was poor to begin with, so naturally they were unwilling to do so. So they would repair minor problems themselves, and send major problems to the town outside the sect for repair, or find other repairmen with better skills to repair them while they were out for training.
Peak Master Zhu was exposed and immediately threw dirty water on the other side: "It's the people from Cijian Peak who look down on us from Shenqi Peak and don't allow us to practice swordsmanship. What does this have to do with us?"
After hearing this, Qin Sangyue and Nan Sining didn't even raise an eyebrow. They had long heard that people from Divine Artifact Peak said this about Cijian Peak, and they were not surprised at all to hear it from Peak Master Zhu today.
If it weren't for the tacit approval of Master Zhu, how could the disciples of the Divine Artifact Peak have made such a matter known to the entire sect?
The Medicine King smiled and said, "If that's the case, not to mention that Cijian Peak doesn't know any great weapon refiners, even if they did, why would they introduce them to your Divine Weapon Peak? Weapon refining and alchemy are two different things, but the principles are the same. An alchemist with average talent and poor character is not worthy of my attention."
good!
If Master Zhu Feng hadn't been here, Nan Sining would have applauded Medicine King Seal.
The scolding is absolutely correct! Isn't Master Zhu Feng just mediocre in talent and of poor character?
If the Canglan Sect did not focus on sword cultivation and needed a logistics department capable of sword cultivation, there would be no need for the Artifact Peak to exist.
If the Canglan Sect had not produced any weapon-refining geniuses, it would not have been Master Zhu's turn to become the Peak Master.
Of course, there may have been geniuses in refining equipment, but... who knows what happened in the end?
Zhu Fengzhu was quite intelligent and could tell that Medicine King was scolding him. He immediately stood up in anger and retorted without thinking, "Even if you are a great alchemist, so what? You can't touch Ye Hongci at all, and you can only curry favor with her useless disciples?!"
The Medicine King's face suddenly froze. Ye Hongci was indeed the person he found most difficult to let go of.
Qin Sangyue interrupted sternly, "Master Zhu Feng, please do not discuss Master's private affairs in front of this disciple and Junior Sister!"
Zhu Fengzhu suddenly choked, and the rest of his words were stuck in his throat, making him feel like a choking duck.
Qin Sangyue's power, as a leading swordsman, made him, a senior with a higher level of cultivation, tremble with fear.
The Medicine King's expression suddenly brightened, and he even smiled. He had not misjudged the person, and Ye Hongci had not misjudged the person either. All the disciples of Cijian Peak were very good.
Just when things were at a standstill and the atmosphere was awkward, another disciple outside transmitted, "Big Sister! Elder Li of the Beastmaster Sect has come with his disciples to pay his respects!"
Qin Sangyue regained her usual gentle and dignified demeanor and replied, "Please invite the distinguished guest in!"
The Beastmaster Sect had asked someone to pass on the message before, so it wasn't strange for them to come at this time.
After a while, the Beast Taming Sect's group was led over.
Qin Sangyue was busy leading her fellow junior brothers and sisters to entertain the guests. Even the Medicine King followed beside them with a smile. Master Zhu Feng was completely ignored.
As soon as Elder Li of the Beast Taming Sect arrived, he said enthusiastically, "Please forgive my intrusion, my nephews. Venerable Medicine King is here with you, and it's an honor for us to see you here."
The Medicine King smiled and replied, "I am also a guest here. You don't have to mind me. I am just keeping you company."
Elder Li was secretly surprised. It seemed that the Medicine King valued the younger generations of Cijian Peak even more than the legend said.
After greeting them, Elder Li asked the disciples who had followed him to present their gifts. "These are just the fur, scales and horns of spirit beasts and demon beasts. They're not expensive, so please don't despise them."
Qin Sangyue replied, "These are all good materials for refining weapons, making elixirs, and even practicing swordsmanship. Elder Li is too modest."
Medicine King also echoed, "Yes, the Beastmaster Sect is sincere in preparing so many gifts. I've seen some people who lack the proper etiquette when asking for favors, and instead act very arrogantly."
As he said this, he rolled his eyes at Master Zhu Feng, almost calling him by his name.
Master Zhu Feng was so angry that smoke was coming out of his head, but he didn't dare to say anything. After all, he didn't dare to lose face in front of the Beastmaster Sect.
Elder Li was also a shrewd person. He could tell that Medicine King's words were implied, but he didn't agree with them. He just laughed and said, "That's good, that's good..."
After everyone sat down, they were served spiritual tea and spiritual fruit. Elder Li first praised the performance of the disciples of Cijian Peak in the competition, and then slowly led the topic to the matter of alchemy.
"This Human Language Pill from Young Friend Nan has astonished our sect the moment it was used! In the past, when we were taming and controlling beasts, it took us months to prepare the Human Language Pill and carefully teach them for a long time before they could speak even the basics of human language. But with Young Friend Nan's Human Language Pill, we can have a beast learn basic human language in just one month!"
Nan Si Ning was surprised: "It actually takes a month?"
She thought about it carefully. It seemed like Xing Yan had only been learning to speak for a few days. Although she had taught him a little, she didn't have enough time, so she asked some disciples to teach him. Unexpectedly, in just three days, Xing Yan could speak like a seven or eight-year-old child.
She had previously thought that this was the effect of the Renyan Pill, and even if hers was an enhanced version, it would only speed up a little bit.
If we compare them this way, then Xing Yan still has better talent?
Nan Sining couldn't help but look at the dark-skinned boy next to him. This kid always gave him surprises.
Elder Li was also surprised: "Young friend Nan, do you think one month is too long?"
Nan Si Ning scratched his head. "Well... not really. It's just my contracted beast. After it ate the Human Speech Pill, it could speak a lot in three days, almost like a seven or eight-year-old child."
Now all the people in the Beast Taming Sect were shocked, their eyes widened.
A young disciple asked impatiently, "May I ask what kind of beast Fellow Daoist Nan's contracted beast is?"
Nan Si Ning pointed at the boy next to him and said, "It's Xing Yan."
The people from the Beast Taming Sect gasped again. They hadn't paid much attention to Xing Yan before, thinking he was just a disciple of Cijian Peak. This was because he didn't have any aura of a spiritual beast or exotic beast. Not only did he look like a human, his aura was also very unpredictable, and he didn't look like a beast at all.
Nan Si Ning raised his hand, and Xing Yan raised his hand, conjured up his beast claws, and then turned them back into hands.
The people from the Beast Taming Sect were stunned again and again.
This small action had a huge impact on them.
First, Nan Si Ning hadn't spoken a word, but Xing Yan understood what she meant. Either the human and the beast were connected, or the beast was incredibly intelligent, able to grasp the contract master's intentions at a glance. Second, the ability to partially transform into a beast or a human form is almost exclusively possessed by spirit beasts or demonic beasts that have already transformed into humans. Of course, Xing Yan had already transformed into a human, so that wasn't surprising. What was surprising was how effortless his movements were. With a single thought, he transformed from a human hand into a beast claw, and then back again. Only a rank-5 spirit beast could pull this off with such ease! Furthermore, they had seen Xing Yan's claws, but couldn't tell what kind of beast he was, or even whether he was a spirit beast or a demonic beast.
The people of the Beast Taming Sect fell into deep silence. Just like the people of Yaowang City and Yaofeng who suspected that the pharmacopoeia they were familiar with was fake, they also suspected that the "Collection of Ten Thousand Beasts" they had memorized by heart was fake.
Seeing the silence from the Beast Taming Sect, Nan Si Ning thought they didn't believe him, so he hurriedly said, "Xing Yan also used the Transformation Pill. Also, since I know very little about spirit beasts and demon beasts, I need your advice on raising them. If there's anything wrong, please point it out."
Nan Si Ning had only raised cats and dogs before, and recently he had raised Xing Yan as a pet. He didn't know if this was right, and was afraid that it would delay Xing Yan's development.
Elder Li took a deep breath and said, "It's not that there's anything wrong with Young Friend Nan, it's... it's beyond our expectations. We never thought that Young Friend Nan would be so talented in taming beasts. Our Beast Taming Sect..."
Medicine King interrupted hastily, "My dear nephew, there's no way you'll switch sides to the Beast Taming Sect. Just give up on that idea!"
Elder Li was stunned. Why did Senior Medicine King, who had been so kind to him just now, suddenly turn hostile?
When he remembered the purpose of this trip, which was originally for Nan Si Ning's ability in alchemy, he suddenly came to his senses. Yes, Yaowang City also wanted to snatch this extremely talented alchemist!
Nan Si Ning also tried to smooth things over, saying, "Elder Li, you're too kind. I haven't discovered any talent for beast control myself. It's mainly because Xing Yan is an extraordinary beast. I just got a good deal."
When Xing Yan heard Nan Si Ning praising him for being extraordinary, he nodded in agreement and showed a satisfied expression.
Everyone in the Beast Taming Sect was stunned again.
Such humanistic performance really made them curious and envious. They had seen so many beasts, but never seen one so outstanding.
If Xing Yan hadn't just revealed his claws, they would have suspected that it was actually a human.
Qin Sangyue helped, saying, "Our junior sister has indeed never shown any talent for beast control. Her contract with Xing Yan was a fluke, a result of fate. Junior sister's specialty is elixirs. Elder Li is here for that, right?"
Elder Li and his party then remembered their purpose and quickly responded, "Yes, yes, I almost forgot about this. Just now, Young Friend Nan said that in addition to the Human Speech Pill, you can also refine the Transformation Pill?"
Nan Sining nodded, feeling that the fiery look in Elder Li's eyes had not diminished at all.
"Besides the Transformation Pill, can you refine other pills?" Elder Li asked.
Nan Si Ning thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Xing Yan can't use other elixirs for the time being, so he has only refined these two. However, Xing Yan usually takes fasting pills, spirit-boosting pills, small rejuvenation pills, etc., which are all fine."
The people of the Beast Taming Sect were in trouble again.
As expected of an alchemist raising a contracted beast, he eats pills like eating candy beans. How many wealthy families can do that!
Elder Li quickly recovered and said, "Young friend Nan is already a natural genius for being able to refine the Human Speech Pill and the Transformation Pill on his own. I heard that Young friend Nan is good at improving pill recipes. We in the Beast Taming Sect would like to ask Young friend Nan to help us improve the Soul-Replenishing Pill, Rejuvenating Pill, and Spring Breeze Pill for our beasts."
Nan Sining knew about the Soul-Replenishing Pill and the Rejuvenating Pill, but what was this Spring Breeze Pill?
Nan Sining asked the question in his mind.
The Medicine King explained stiffly, "Spring Breeze Pill is also known as Hehuan Pill. Some demonic beasts and spirit beasts have difficulty conceiving offspring, so the Beastmaster Sect can only use pills to help them reproduce."
Nan Sining suddenly understood. Calling it Spring Breeze Pill was too euphemistic. He could guess that it was Hehuan Pill.
Elder Li said with some sorrow and grief, "There are several sixth-rank spirit beasts in the sect. We've tried several times, but either they failed to produce offspring, or the cubs they gave birth to were weak and died soon after despite careful care. If this continues, some of the spirit beast bloodlines will be extinct!"
Nan Si Ning had a general understanding of the Beastmaster Sect's work. Besides raising and training contracted beasts, they also continued the bloodlines of spirit beasts. Nan Si Ning understood that, like maintaining biodiversity, cherishing spirit beasts might be useless, but they must exist because the world of cultivation couldn't be without them.
Nan Si Ning said, "I can try my best, but to prolong the bloodline of a spirit beast, we can't just rely on one pill. We can think of other ways."
Just like rare animals like giant pandas, humans have come up with all kinds of tricks to keep their populations alive.
Nan Sining had a pleasant conversation with the people from the Beast Taming Sect about alchemy and beast taming. He learned a lot about spirit beasts and gained a lot of knowledge.
However, Nan Si Ning wanted to know what kind of beast Xing Yan was, but the people from the Beast Taming Sect couldn't tell him either. They could only judge based on their experience that it was a very rare beast. Judging from the abilities revealed, it might be a space rule beast or something like that.
Of course Nan Si Ning knew that was nonsense. Xing Yan's abilities were extremely unpredictable, and his spatial abilities were just insignificant skills. He could even play with the sun's true fire.
This conversation broadened Nan Sining's thinking.
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