Chapter 453

They were also curious about which peak this eccentric young Marquis would be admitted to.

Jiang Fan said: "Which peak can I be admitted to? I can only be admitted to Blazing Fire Peak. The Sect Master's lineage on Heavenly Authority Peak is dominant, and the Purple Sun True Scripture is only passed down to the eldest disciple. If they won't pass the Purple Sun True Scripture to me, why should I apprentice under Heavenly Authority Peak?

I have no interest in alchemy. I would rather go to Beast King Peak to learn the skill of raising exotic beasts, but unfortunately, the Beast King Peak Master and my father don't get along, so I can only go to Blazing Fire Peak to forge iron."

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

The unique skills of other peaks were available for anyone to learn if they had 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 be admitted to?" Jiang Fan said.

"I intend to be admitted to Medicine King Peak to learn the art of alchemy." Xu Yang raised the apprenticeship application in his hand.

As soon as these words were spoken, many people's gazes turned toward him.

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

Moreover, such things were generally cultivated by large families from a young age, and only then would one be qualified to be admitted to Medicine King Peak to learn.

The disciples admitted to Medicine King Peak were basically people with a certain foundation in alchemy.

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

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

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

To learn an elixir formula, the cheaper ones required several thousand taels of silver to purchase medicinal materials for practice, and for high-realm elixirs, one needed at least tens of thousands of taels of silver to practice.

Xu Yang smiled: "No matter, there is no loss if I fail."

He hadn't thought that he was a sure bet, nor was it a must that he be admitted to Medicine King Peak.

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

"Disciples who wish to be admitted to Heavenly Authority Peak, hand your apprenticeship applications to me," this Heavenly Authority Peak disciple shouted.

Those who wished to be admitted to Heavenly Authority Peak immediately swarmed over.

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

"Wait here for news in three days."

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

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

This time, there were quite a few people submitting apprenticeship applications; after all, among the four peaks, the easiest to enter was Beast King Peak. Of course, the one with the highest mortality rate was also Beast King Peak.

However, most people had no choice; if they didn't go to Beast King Peak to risk their lives, they had no possibility of being admitted to the Inner Sect at all.

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

This time, among the Ten Elites, only Chen Yu, who was ranked ninth, 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 now he didn't intend to use back-door connections.

If he failed this time, he would choose to enter the Yunling Mountains again to temper himself for a year, and come back to submit an apprenticeship application once his Gang Qi was perfect.

"Those who want to be admitted to Medicine King Peak, give me your apprenticeship applications!"

Finally, a disciple from Medicine King Peak also came down the mountain; it was an acquaintance, the Inner Sect disciple Sun Jian, whom he had met a few times.

Xu Yang stepped forward and discovered that the three Ten Elites geniuses, Li Chuyang, Han Feng, and Xiong Kun, also intended to be admitted to Medicine King Peak.

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

"Junior Brother Li!"

Seeing Li Chuyang, Sun Jian smiled and took the apprenticeship application, then his face stiffened, and he expressionlessly received the apprenticeship applications of others.

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

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 learn it!" Sun Jian sneered.

"Wait here for the results in three days!"

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

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

The disciples dispersed.

"Junior Brother Xu, have you thought about what you plan to do if you cannot be admitted to 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 take him, the Peak Master certainly wouldn't either.

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

Xu Yang naturally had a backup plan.

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

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

In fact, he had considered these two things 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 let him take you as a disciple."

Jiang Fan smiled: "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; it is not a must that I 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 clues to be seen.

Returning to the courtyard, Xu Yang thought about it, and 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 apprenticeship 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 spirit herbs. Every time he walked before a spirit herb, he would raise his hand and cast a piece of cyan light.

After this cyan light fell upon the spirit herb, it was absorbed completely in an instant.

After the spirit herb absorbed this light, it actually looked a bit more spirited.

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

About an hour later, Elder Changchun had walked before all the spirit herbs, and his ruddy face also showed a bit of pallor.

"Master, drink some tea!"

He exited the herb garden, and the medicine boy immediately offered the 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 matter began to flow in the air, gathering toward Elder Changchun, and after another while, Elder Changchun was already in a state of mist.

"Master is meditating; do not disturb him!"

Sun Jian walked 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 be able to reach this realm?"

As one of the four great Elders of Blazing Fire Peak, Elder Changchun's cultivation naturally exceeded the Marrow Cleansing realm, breaking 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 strange scene of mist had already disappeared, and his master, Elder Changchun, was glowing with health, standing up from the meditation cushion and stretching his limbs.

Daring not to be negligent, Sun Jian walked over with big strides and clasped his fists: "Disciple greets Master. It is the apprenticeship applications from the Outer Sect disciples whose three-year term has expired this year, submitted to the Inner Sect. Disciple is delivering them to Master."

"Oh?"

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