Chapter 276

They were also curious about which peak this eccentric young Marquis would join.

Jiang Fan said: "Which peak could I join? I can only join the Blazing Fire Peak. The Heavenly Authority Peak’s Sect Master lineage is dominant, and the Purple Sun True Scripture is only passed down to the eldest disciple. If they won't teach me the Purple Sun True Scripture, why join the Heavenly Authority Peak?

I have no interest in alchemy. I would like to go to the Beast King Peak to learn how to raise exotic beasts, but unfortunately, the Beast King Peak Master doesn't get along with my father, so I can only go to the Blazing Fire Peak to forge iron."

Xu Yang’s eyelids twitched wildly. Jiang Fan was as daring as ever, directly complaining about the Sect Master’s lineage right here.

The unique skills of other peaks could be learned by anyone with the ability.

Only the Purple Sun True Scripture of the Sect Master’s lineage could only be learned by the Sect Master and the Sect Master’s eldest disciple.

"What about Brother Xu? Which peak do you intend to join?" Jiang Fan asked.

"I want to join Medicine King Peak to learn the art of alchemy," Xu Yang said, raising the apprenticeship application in his hand.

As soon as these words were spoken, many people looked at him.

Alchemy was not martial arts; those with talent for martial arts might not have talent for alchemy.

Moreover, such things were generally cultivated by major families from a young age, and only then would one have the qualifications to join Medicine King Peak to learn.

The disciples accepted by Medicine King Peak basically all had a certain foundation in alchemy.

"It might be difficult for Brother Xu to join Medicine King Peak," Jiang Fan reminded him.

It wasn't that he looked down on Xu Yang, but he knew the harshness of the Medicine King Peak Elders in accepting disciples. It was basically impossible for someone like Xu Yang, who had no foundation and was from a farming background, to join Medicine King Peak.

Because even if a Medicine King Peak Elder accepted you as a disciple, you wouldn't have the money to burn.

To learn a pill formula, even the cheapest required thousands of taels of silver to purchase medicinal materials for practice, and higher-level pills required at least tens of thousands of taels of silver to practice.

Xu Yang smiled: "It’s fine, there’s no loss if I fail."

He hadn't thought he was a sure bet, nor was joining Medicine King Peak a necessity.

The disciples waited for a while, and someone from Heavenly Authority Peak came down first.

"Disciples who wish to join Heavenly Authority Peak, hand your applications to me," the Heavenly Authority Peak disciple shouted.

Those who wished to join Heavenly Authority Peak immediately swarmed over.

Xu Yang saw Du Chuan, Qin Ze, and Xie Zhan all walk over and hand in their written applications.

"Come here in three days to wait for news."

The Heavenly Authority Peak disciple dropped this sentence and turned to leave.

After another while, a disciple came down from Beast King Peak to collect applications.

This time, there were many more people submitting applications. After all, among the four peaks, Beast King Peak was the easiest to enter. Of course, it also had the highest mortality rate.

However, most people had no choice; if they didn't risk their lives at Beast King Peak, they had no possibility of joining the inner sect.

Zhang Yong and Sun Tao stepped forward and handed in their applications.

This time, among the Ten Talents, only the ninth-ranked Chen Yu chose Beast King Peak.

"Do one’s best and leave the rest to fate!" Sun Tao sighed.

He knew that if he didn't use back-door connections, he would likely not be able to enter Beast King Peak, but he didn't intend to use connections now.

If he failed this time, he would choose to enter the Yunling Mountain Range for another year of honing before submitting his application again.

"Those who want to join Medicine King Peak, give me your applications!"

Finally, a disciple from Medicine King Peak came down the mountain. It was an acquaintance, the inner sect disciple Sun Jian, whom he had met a few times.

Xu Yang walked over and discovered that Li Chuyang, Han Feng, and Xiong Kun, the three geniuses from the Ten Talents list, also intended to join Medicine King Peak.

Besides these three, he also saw Liu Qian, Zhou Zhichao, and Wen Yu.

"Junior Brother Li!"

Seeing Li Chuyang, Sun Jian took the application with a smile, then his face stiffened, and he expressionlessly accepted the applications of the others.

"Junior Brother Xu, you still haven't given up on alchemy? Have you learned your Blood-Coagulating Pill yet?"

When it was Xu Yang’s turn, Sun Jian asked in a mocking tone.

Xu Yang shook his head: "Reporting to Senior Brother Sun, I have not learned it."

"It would be strange if you could!" Sun Jian sneered.

"Come here in three days to wait for the results!"

Soon all the applications were collected, and Sun Jian dropped this sentence and turned to leave.

At this time, a disciple also came down from Blazing Fire Peak, and Lu Ren, Jiang Fan, and others walked up to hand in their applications.

The disciples dispersed.

"Junior Brother Xu, have you thought about what you will do if you cannot join Medicine King Peak?" Sun Tao reminded him.

Although Medicine King Peak had a Peak Master and four Elders, for Xu Yang, there was actually only Elder Changchun.

If even Elder Changchun wouldn't accept him, the Peak Master certainly wouldn't either.

"If I cannot join Medicine King Peak, I will go to Blazing Fire Peak to forge iron with Brother Jiang."

Xu Yang had naturally thought of a backup plan.

If one learned the art of forging weapons well, one’s status and position would be no lower than an alchemist’s.

Moreover, he felt that the inheritance of weapon forging seemed even rarer than the inheritance of alchemy. He had seen auctions at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, but he had never seen anything related to weapon forging auctioned.

In fact, he had deliberated for a long time before deciding to learn alchemy. What he hoped for most was to learn both.

"If you come to Blazing Fire Peak, I will help you find the Blazing Fire Peak Master and have him accept you as a disciple."

Jiang Fan laughed: "My family has a good private relationship with the Blazing Fire Peak Master; I should be able to put in a good word for you."

Xu Yang shook his head: "No need to trouble Brother Jiang; I don't necessarily have to apprentice under the Peak Master."

He didn't intend to owe Jiang Fan this favor, and he didn't really want to apprentice under the Blazing Fire Peak Master; he had too many secrets, and it would be easy for them to be discovered.

Returning to the courtyard, Xu Yang thought for a moment. In case he really failed in three days, he simply wrote another apprenticeship application and put it away, so that if he failed, he would have an application to submit to Blazing Fire Peak.

……

Medicine King Peak!

In a herb garden, a middle-aged man in a plain robe was wandering among the spiritual herbs. Every time he walked up to a spiritual herb, he would raise his hand and cast a patch of green light.

After this green light fell onto the spiritual herb, it was absorbed completely in an instant.

After absorbing this light, the spiritual herb actually looked a bit more spirited.

This person was none other than Elder Changchun of Medicine King Peak.

After about an hour, Elder Changchun had walked in front of all the spiritual herbs, and his ruddy face showed a hint of paleness.

"Master, drink some tea!"

As he exited the herb garden, a medicine boy immediately offered him a cup of brewed tea.

Elder Changchun took a sip, handed the teacup back, and shook his head: "I will meditate for a while; do not let anyone disturb me."

Saying this, he sat down on a meditation cushion nearby and began to meditate.

Invisible substances began to flow in the air, gathering toward Elder Changchun. After another while, Elder Changchun was already enveloped in a mist.

"Master is meditating; do not disturb him!"

Sun Jian came over with a stack of apprenticeship applications, and the medicine boy stepped forward to remind him.

Hearing this, Sun Jian could only wait obediently on the side, looking enviously at Elder Changchun, who was shrouded in mist.

"A Heavenly Origin martial artist, gathering the essence of heaven and earth. When will I reach this realm?"

As one of the four great Elders of Blazing Fire Peak, Elder Changchun’s cultivation naturally exceeded the Marrow Cleansing realm, having broken through to the Heavenly Origin realm.

"What is the matter that you come to find me!"

At noon, Elder Changchun’s voice finally sounded.

Sun Jian looked over; the miraculous scene of mist had disappeared, and his master, Elder Changchun, was standing up from the meditation cushion, stretching his limbs, looking full of vigor.

Not daring to be slow, Sun Jian walked over with large strides and cupped his hands: "Disciple greets Master. The apprenticeship applications from the outer sect disciples whose three-year term expired this year have been submitted to the inner sect, and I have brought them for Master to see."

"Oh?"

Elder Changchun raised an eyebrow: "Two more years have passed already? How fast. Bring them here for me to see."