Chapter 202 Gifts for the Masters
However, they had to process their emotions first. Many of the advanced alchemists also had disciples, and the martial arts experts were almost all tasked with protecting others. So after feeling envious and jealous, they sighed and withdrew their spiritual thoughts.
The outstanding alchemists from various factions, large and small, have all returned from the Pill God Tree, each landing accurately.
These alchemists and martial arts practitioners were quickly surrounded by those eliminated from their sects, or summoned by their masters or elders, and were quite busy for a time.
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The alchemy disciples of Azure Dragon Academy have also returned.
Throughout the entire Spring Return Day, none of the Azure Dragon disciples who climbed the tree ever failed to satisfy the Pill God Tree three times in a row and were sent back.
Because many of them have Daoist partners, and others have also found trustworthy companions, even though some people are occasionally drawn into the battles between the leaves, very few are actually knocked down.
There were minor injuries, but no one was seriously injured or killed.
Many alchemy disciples were putting in their best effort to refine pills, hardly daring to relax at all. Many of them were at the same level and grade from the beginning, not far from each other, and could even see each other's pill refining at a glance... Naturally, they couldn't help but have some competitive thoughts and frantically honed their alchemy skills.
As fellow students, healthy competition led to many exceeding expectations due to the intense pressure exerted on them!
Therefore, the chance of alchemists summoning the wooden beast for testing, which was originally only about 50%, has now increased to 60%. Of course, they can't summon it every time. If the alchemy beasts attack several times in a row and the resulting pills do not satisfy the Alchemy God Wood, they will not encounter the wooden beasts again. They will only have another chance when they satisfy the Alchemy God Wood again.
Although some martial arts cultivators failed the test of the wooden beast and had to leave the Dan Shen Wood, the overall number was not large.
This time, the vast majority of Azure Dragon Alchemist disciples gained many benefits.
The martial arts cultivators who accompanied them also obtained a lot of martial arts-related resources for various reasons.
Even though both sides still had shortcomings in their performance, their friendship deepened after this "fighting side by side".
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Seeing that more and more people were gathering on the deck, Zhong Cai grabbed Wu Shaogan's hand, looked at Sang Yunchu, and quickly said, "Master! I have so many things for you, let's go inside and talk!"
Sang Yunchu readily agreed, smiling as he led his disciples toward his private cabin.
Wu Shaogan also greeted Jiang Chongguang, and was then pulled inside by Zhong Cai.
Jiang Chongguang's main task was to protect Sang Yunchu, so he greeted the other Spirit Transformation Masters who had come with him and followed his disciple into the cabin.
The master and his disciples quickly disappeared from sight.
Many cultivators left some of their souls nearby, but since they could no longer follow into the cabin, they had no choice but to withdraw them.
There were also many souls communicating with each other in a rather unreserved manner.
[The resources Master Zhong Xiaodan has obtained are probably in the thousands. From what I've seen, most of them are of extremely high grade… however, most of them are methods to enhance alchemy skills, which are of little use to martial arts cultivators like us.]
[Brother Hu, have you perhaps forgotten those martial arts inheritance jade tablets? They are all extremely beneficial for honing the skills of martial arts cultivators!]
[I almost forgot! But since it was a gift from the Divine Wood, it must be related to Wu Shaogan's martial arts techniques. Thinking about it, this is what Wu deserves; having endured round after round, the Divine Wood will naturally take notice.]
[Jiang Chongguang is truly lucky! I've watched several times; each wooden beast grows increasingly powerful as the battle progresses, yet this young Wu doesn't defend at all, only attacking and slaughtering them all. His tireless pace suggests he's built an incredibly strong foundation. He'll likely become another unparalleled war king in the future, surpassing his predecessors once again!]
[It's a tradition within that faction; at the same cultivation level, Jiang Chongguang is slightly stronger than Jiang Yun, and Wu Shaogan is slightly stronger than Jiang Chongguang. I wonder if Wu Shaogan will take on disciples in the future, and whether he'll be able to produce an even stronger one...]
[I don't think there's much of a chance anymore, and it's rare to find someone like Wu again. They've been together for three generations—father, son, master, and disciple—it's time to leave a way out for other cultivators.]
On another note, thanks to this young Wu, the Dan Shenmu has gifted me quite a few high-quality martial arts resources, some of which even I, this old man, find tempting. As for those few that I could use, I'll have to ask Jiang Chongguang later if we can make a deal.
I've also spotted a few things I like, let's go exchange them!
[This young Wu and Master Zhong are truly a pair of Daoist partners who grew up sleeping in the same bed—]
[Stop right there, buddy! Don't be disrespectful to your elders! Those are two juniors!]
[I was just speaking offhand—I was praising that couple. Master Zhong is so filial to King Sang, his herb garden is already at level eight, and that young Wu also turned around and offered his inheritance to Jiang Chongguang. Any useful inheritance to Jiang Chongguang must be at least level eight. That couple really didn't hold back at all. It truly makes me jealous!]
It's not that we're narrow-minded, but this feeling of envy is simply uncontrollable. If it were our disciples, even if they had many fortuitous encounters and acquired high-level resources, they would save them for themselves once they reached a higher level. Even if they couldn't use them, they would exchange them for other suitable resources. They would never give them to their master. We can't compare! We can't compare!
Alas! Weren't we the same when we were young? As disciples, striving to improve ourselves and strengthen our sect was already considered filial piety. The actions of this young couple are not common. In the past, even among master-disciple relationships that were like father and son or father and daughter, it was often the master who poured their heart and soul into the work, and no matter how much the disciple respected the master, it was difficult to repay them...
【This is the most infuriating part! They have one incredible adventure after another, and they're even filial! King Sangdan and Jiang Chongguang are truly—】
When they first started talking about how many valuable resources the two younger generation had acquired and how they wanted to exchange them, the conversation quickly turned into one of envy, jealousy, and resentment towards Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang.
Indeed, those two disciples couldn't wait to present their treasures to their respective masters, especially the lively little alchemist, who kept saying that he had a lot more to share—maybe he would even share the alchemist inheritance he had received with Sang Yunchu!
Sang Yunchu himself was too young and missed the day of rejuvenation, but his disciples were like bandits, plundering resources in a manner akin to robbery. The large amount of alchemy knowledge they obtained would probably allow Sang Yunchu to improve even more quickly!
In this way, Sang Yunchu will become an even more terrifying eighth-level alchemist—and soon, he will become an incomparably powerful eighth-level alchemy emperor!
Many powerful cultivators couldn't help but imagine it.
Master Zhong Xiaodan will definitely receive the ninth-level inheritance; this is yet another path to heaven for them, master and disciple...
It's just unknown what the specific quality of the inheritance Zhong Xiaodan received is. But judging from his alchemy skills alone, the quality can be inferred to be quite high.
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In the private cabin.
After the four of them entered, Sang Yunchu had already taken out an isolation array plate and many other array plates, sealing the entire cabin.
Sang Yunchu knew his disciple very well, and as expected, he saw the relaxed expression on his disciple's face after doing this.
Zhong Cai was indeed relieved. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Quickly, quickly! Masters, let's sit down and talk!"
While shouting, he pulled his old man to sit on one side of the round table.
Sang Yunchu smiled and invited Jiang Chongguang to sit down on the other side.
Zhong Cai nudged Wu Shaogan and said mysteriously, "Master, Master Jiang, Old Wu and I have really struck it rich this time!"
Sang Yunchu chuckled and said, "Congratulations, Cai'er."
Jiang Chongguang laughed heartily, "Congratulations!"
Both masters were also very happy. Although they had already seen their two disciples dominate their respective fields and receive a lot of rewards, they were even more delighted to hear them talk about it now.
Wu Shaogan had already taken out two mustard seed bags, and gave one to Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai's eyes lit up as she pulled an eighth-level alchemy furnace from her mustard seed bag.
Sang Yunchu raised her delicate eyebrows and recognized that this was the ancient eighth-level alchemy furnace given to her by the Dan Shenmu. It was a furnace that could be used only by eighth-level alchemists with exceptional alchemy skills and could halve the time required to produce pills.
He remembered that the first one to appear was level six.
Zhong Cai asked, "Master, do you recognize this? I think it looks a lot like the Level 6 one, so I'd like to give this Level 8 one to you."
Sang Yunchu smiled and explained its uses.
Zhong Cai's eyes lit up instantly, and she said excitedly, "It can actually shorten the pill refining time? I'm so happy! I was worried that it would take longer than other pill refiners when I was trying to refine high-level pills, but now I don't have to worry about that anymore!"
Seeing his disciple's confidence and lack of any sense that she couldn't do it, Sang Yunchu smiled and said, "Then Cai'er must work hard and advance to a higher level as soon as possible."
Zhong Cai nodded and readily agreed, "When we get back this time, Lao Wu and I will both be in seclusion. We've gained quite a lot, and we need to digest it. Lao Wu will definitely be able to integrate it by then, and I also plan to refine the remaining level four pills into full-grade, top-quality pills before advancing to level five."
Sang Yunchu nodded slightly: "As long as Cai'er understands."
Zhong Cai pushed the alchemy furnace towards Sang Yunchu and urged, "Master, take it quickly! It will save you a lot of time when refining pills in the future!"
Sang Yunchu smiled, seeing the sincerity on his disciple's face, and did not refuse, carefully putting away the alchemy furnace.
But then he thought to himself that as Cai'er acquired more and more treasures, even a level seven peak puppet might not be enough. He decided to discuss it with his senior brother Jiang, who would hunt down some level eight beasts, while he would refine a few high-grade or even top-grade level eight pills and apply to the academy for a few level eight puppets for the two younger ones.
As she was thinking this, Sang Yunchu secretly exchanged a few words with Jiang Chongguang.
Jiang Chongguang completely agreed.
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At that moment, Wu Shaogan took out a palm-sized piece of ore and handed it to Jiang Chongguang.
Before he could even introduce it, Zhong Cai excitedly exclaimed, "Master Jiang, do you recognize this? This is Immortal Fusion Gold! You can integrate it into your favorite gauntlets and use it all the way to the Heavenly Realm!"
Jiang Chongguang did indeed recognize the Immortal Gold and knew its uses.
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Immortal Fusion Metal is a ninth-grade refining material that can be refined into any kind of mystic artifact. Subsequently, the mystic artifact will be imbued with the aura of the martial arts cultivator who frequently uses it, and the grade of the mystic artifact will naturally increase as the martial arts cultivator's realm improves.
In other words, after Jiang Chongguang incorporated the Immortal Fusion into the gauntlet, the gauntlet reached level eight when he achieved Nirvana and level nine when he reached the Heavenly Realm. Moreover, it was perfectly suited to his strength in each minor realm, making it a "tailor-made" gauntlet that could maximize Jiang Chongguang's abilities.
This thing is suitable for all cultivators, but for Wu Shaogan, he already has a replica of the Sun-Shooting Bow at each realm. Once his strength is sufficient, he also has the genuine Sun-Shooting Bow that has been restored and is almost as good as his companion treasure, so he has no need for this Immortal Fusion Gold.
Zhong Cai could use it, but he hadn't found the most suitable meteor hammer yet, and he didn't know which hammer to integrate it into. Moreover, his strength mainly relied on the secret techniques that incorporated various stellar treasures, rather than the hammer itself.
Taking everything into consideration, it would be most appropriate to give the Immortal Gold to Jiang Chongguang.
The stronger Jiang Chongguang became, the stronger Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan's backers became—they knew that even if they summoned and trained special Dao soldiers at the Nirvana Realm in the future, they would most likely still be no match for their master Jiang's combat power.
Moreover, with the Immortal Fusion Gold, Jiang Chongguang is like a tiger with wings, able to acquire more resources and encounter more fortuitous events, which also greatly increases his chances of reaching the heavens.
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Jiang Chongguang, who was always decisive, felt that the Immortal Fusion Gold was a bit too hot to handle.
He naturally understood what his disciples and their husbands were thinking, but this thing was indeed too rare. It was only recorded in ancient books, and no one knew who had it yet.
He wouldn't have been too polite if his disciples couldn't use it, but now it's clear that they can use it too.
Zhong Cai chattered away, saying, "Master Jiang, hurry up and melt it! If anyone bullies me and Lao Wu later, Master Jiang will fight for us! Master Jiang will definitely be the most powerful person besides Lao Wu in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chongguang couldn't help but laugh.
Sang Yunchu couldn't help but chuckle.
Cai'er's first few sentences were all her little disciple's coquettishness, but she couldn't hold back in the last sentence and insisted on bringing her Daoist partner up, which was really cute.
Seeing Jiang Chongguang's hesitation, Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "Master, just take it. Acai and I have no shortage of fortuitous encounters."
Jiang Chongguang and Sang Yunchu: "..."
Thinking back to the resources given to the two disciples before they even climbed the tree, it seems to confirm that the two disciples had indeed had many fortuitous encounters—they probably had accumulated countless good things even before they became disciples.
Jiang Chongguang didn't refuse and took out the high-grade level seven gauntlets that the two of them had given him in front of them.
Coincidentally, over the years, Jiang Chongguang had used some boxing gloves, but the ones given to him by his disciples were still the ones he was most comfortable with and that best brought out his strength.
There's no need to hesitate now, just melt it!
So, under the watchful eyes of Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan, Jiang Chongguang brought the two gauntlets together and then slapped the Immortal Fusion Gold against the joint of the gauntlets—in an instant, the Immortal Fusion Gold split in two and merged into the two gauntlets respectively.
In just a few breaths, the two gauntlets completely absorbed the Immortal Fusion Gold and began to glow with a strange light.
The boxing gloves have been upgraded!
From Grade 7 Superior to Grade 7 Supreme—infinitely close to Grade 8.
This is perfect for Jiang Chongguang right now.
It is conceivable that after Jiang Chongguang's rebirth, the glove will also be upgraded accordingly.
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Jiang Chongguang was delighted with it and exclaimed, "What a treasure!"
Zhong Cai exclaimed happily, "Congratulations, Master Jiang!"
Jiang Chongguang reached out to pat Zhong Cai hard, but seeing his small frame, he turned to Wu Shaogan instead, letting him take the place of love!
Wu Shaogan remained motionless, truly a substitute for love.
Sang Yunchu couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile again.
Zhong Cai touched her husband's shoulder with a pained expression.
Jiang Chongguang: "..."
Sang Yunchu tried to hold back, but couldn't help chuckling softly.
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The master and his disciples lived in harmony and happiness.
Zhong Cai happily handed all the mustard seed bags to Sang Yunchu and said, "Give these precious medicines to Master. Master can use them to hone his alchemy skills."
Sang Yunchu took a look and saw that there were dozens of level-eight precious medicinal herbs inside, many of which were quite rare.
He put them away and said, "When Cai'er needs any rare medicine to refine level eight pills, just ask your master for it."
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Sang Yunchu would not refuse these precious medicines.
Both master and apprentice understood that Zhong Cai was useless now, but Sang Yunchu could use what he needed to plant and refine what he needed to use to hone his alchemy skills.
After Sang Yunchu improved his alchemy skills and became an irreplaceable alchemist, countless powerful martial arts cultivators would naturally bring him precious medicinal herbs, allowing him to use them at will.
By the time Zhong Cai's level reaches the point where she can use level eight medicinal herbs, Sang Yunchu might have already advanced to level nine.
By then, he will naturally be able to devise ways to obtain any rare medicine his beloved disciple desires.
Sang Yunchu will only accept Zhong Cai as his disciple, and he will not be stingy with any resources he has, as long as Zhong Cai needs them.
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Zhong Cai readily agreed to her master's instructions: "I'm going to take all of Master's level-eight rare medicines!"
Sang Yunchu smiled and said, "Cai'er, you may do as you please."
Zhong Cai grabbed Wu Shaogan's hand and squeezed it even more happily.
Wu Shaogan also had a smile on his face.
Then, he pushed the bag of mustard seeds in front of him to Jiang Chongguang.
Jiang Chongguang swept his soul across—
Wow! There are more than a dozen level 8 jade plates, hundreds of level 7 jade plates, and some level 6 jade plates inside.
Wu Shaogan said, "Give all of these to Master."
Jiang Chongguang looked at him and asked, "Do you plan to give the level 7 and level 6 certificates to your senior uncles and senior brothers and sisters as well?"
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "Master understands his disciple."
Jiang Chongguang was indeed quite knowledgeable about jade, and since the jade tablet could be reused, he didn't refuse it. He simply said, "I'll share it with them later and have your uncles send you a thank-you gift."
Although the young scion is his disciple, there's no reason for him to give away the resources he's acquired to his junior brothers, sisters, and nephews for nothing.
He will only have this one disciple. If he dies before his death, everything will belong to his disciple. Apart from treasures that his disciple also needs, he won't be too polite to his disciple otherwise. As for his fellow disciples and juniors, although they are close, their relationships are still separate.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "It's fine as long as Master makes the decision."
In addition to the jade tablets, there were three kinds of level seven rare and precious materials in the mustard seed bag, which were suitable for Jiang Chongguang to improve his strength.
Jiang Chongguang had already accepted the ninth-level Immortal Fusion Gold, so he had nothing more to say about these seventh-level ones and simply accepted them as well. After his Nirvana, he planned to acquire more eighth-level puppets and hunt down more eighth-tier savage beasts to exchange for treasures for his disciples at the academy!
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Zhong Cai was satisfied after giving away the two bags of mustard seeds.
Then, Zhong Cai took out another mustard seed bag and took out its contents one by one.
He was very frank with both of his masters.
"This time, I obtained two complete ninth-level alchemy inheritances from the Pill God Tree. Master, look, both of these are ones that I painstakingly collected!"
As they were talking, two booklets were placed on the table.
Zhong Cai then pulled out many more pages, one by one, and said, "These nine pages are incomplete, and they are nine different kinds. I feel that they can be used to fill in the gaps in our thinking. Basically, the grades involved are still relatively complete, and there are very few missing parts."
He wiped the pages and laid them all out.
Zhong Cai then took out two more books, one on alchemy conjecture and the other on poisonous medicinal materials, both of which involved the ninth level.
Then, he started taking out level eight pill formulas... There were twelve complete ones and twenty-two incomplete ones!
After the eighth-level pill formula, what continued to be extracted were a lot of scattered pill-making experience or pill-refining images that had reached the eighth level.
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As Zhong Cai continued to extract knowledge resources related to alchemy, even Sang Yunchu, who was well-informed, couldn't help but be somewhat shocked.
He did keep an eye on his disciples from time to time, and he knew that his disciples had acquired a lot of knowledge about alchemy, but when all of it was accumulated to at least level eight... it was truly spectacular.
Zhong Cai muttered, "Master is already at level eight, so let's take these back and look at them first. But I need to copy down the beginning parts of the two level nine inheritances so I can look at them during my seclusion."
He then took out a large number of seventh-level pill formulas, alchemy experience books, and other materials, and arranged them into another pile.
"Take whatever is useful from these level seven masters!"
Zhong Cai took out another pile.
"I also have level 5 and level 6 ones, but they might not be of much use to my master. They're all here."
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The round table wasn't large, but Zhong Cai piled up books, pages, and jade tablets one after another, filling it to the brim—some of them were stacked quite high, looking a bit precarious.
It is indeed very spectacular.
Sang Yunchu quickly scanned the contents of the document with his spiritual sense. Although he couldn't possibly read through everything at a glance, he got a general idea of what was going on.
Sang Yunchu was quite interested in alchemy. He had seen countless alchemy knowledge in the Myriad Classics Tower. However, even the eighth-level inheritance in the academy was extremely rare and incomplete. His own alchemy skills had been able to improve to this level because he had encountered many fortuitous events related to alchemy and accumulated knowledge over time.
And now, there are two sets of the complete ninth-level inheritance that he was looking forward to!
Sang Yunchu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
His disciples not only possess top-tier alchemy talent, but also have top-tier fortuitous encounters, and... when such fortuitous encounters come, his disciples are able to seize them firmly.
He is truly a chosen one of heaven.
Sang Yunchu looked at Wu Shaogan again, recalling his performance in slaughtering the wooden beasts on the Dan Shen Wood and the many gifts he received, and smiled slightly.
With such an extraordinary encounter, Cai'er also has a matching partner with equally amazing luck. They will work together in the future, and their luck will complement each other. Presumably, they will always have a smooth journey and turn bad luck into good.
Sang Yunchu said with a smile, "After we go back, Cai'er doesn't need to rush into seclusion. I will make a copy of these, and you can keep the other originals. However, just tell others that they were given to me."
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