Chapter 76

Hearing that Dust Heart and Ning Rongrong are both about to breakthrough makes Gu Xuan very happy, because if Dust Heart progresses further, it also means the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect's strength progresses further.

These days the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect already far surpasses the original work, since in the original the current Ancient Banyan hasn't broken through level 96, and Dust Heart hasn't closed cultivation to strike level 97.

Ning Fengzhi put away the elegant Yujinxiang, because Ning Rongrong is still in seclusion, so he simply left it with Ning Fengzhi, to give her after she emerges.

Later Gu Xuan took out a brocade box, which was for Dust Heart; inside was a celestial herb called Ink Jade Sword Bamboo, which matches Dust Heart's Seven Killing Sword perfectly, and that is why Gu Xuan believes Dust Heart will improve after taking this herb.

This Ink Jade Sword Bamboo was also given to Ning Fengzhi to keep for now, since it's unknown how long Dust Heart's emergence will take.

Gu Xuan cannot stay at the sect forever waiting for Dust Heart's emergence; he also needs to return to the Binghuo Liangyi Yan to brew antidotes for Dugu Bo and Du Gu Yan.

After arranging the celestial herbs for Dust Heart and Ancient Banyan, Gu Xuan took Ning Fengzhi and Ancient Banyan to find Yang Wudi; Dugu Bo and Du Gu Yan did not go, they went to Gu Xuan's courtyard to absorb soul bone.

It's not that Du Gu Yan is impatient; the sooner she absorbs soul bone, the sooner she can refine the toxins in her body into the soul bone.

These days the Broken One clan is also within the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, but most of its disciples are in the outer gate, only a few exceptionally gifted members have entered the inner gate.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Sect's ranking system is not particularly strict, because the sect inherently absorbs external disciples to strengthen itself.

Thus even if the Broken One clan has just joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, as long as their talent is sufficient they are also admitted into the inner gate.

And this also has a benefit: it fragments the Broken One clan, allowing them to integrate better into the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

Of course, the Broken One clan's main inheritance remains unbroken; the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect originally also had a place for refining medicines, which has now been established as the Dan Hall, with Yang Wudi serving as Hall Master, his status equivalent to a Red-robed Elder.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Sect's elder system is as follows: the lowest level leader is the White-robed Steward, followed by the Yellow-robed Steward, the Purple-robed Steward, then the Black-robed Elder, and the Red-robed Elder.

Above the Red-robed Elder are the sect's two great guardian deity Sword Bones, both Titled Douluo; they have no special titles, but those below call them Supreme Elders.

Because the two are not only a generation above Ning Fengzhi, but also the sect's strongest, the term "Supreme" in Supreme Elder truly fits them.

The Dan Hall is also in the inner gate area and occupies a sizable area, because the pills Yang Wudi refines are indeed impressive; if not for the difficulty in sourcing the medicinal ingredients, the Dan Hall would have developed long ago.

Now that Gu Xuan has brought back such good news, Ning Fengzhi believes the Dan Hall will certainly shine brightly in the future.

After all, the effect of celestial herbs is truly god‑defying, possessing heaven‑stealing creation; if these herbs are refined into pills, wouldn't that be even more god‑defying?

Indeed, pills are the embodiment of maximizing a herb's medicinal effect.

Upon arriving at the Dan Hall, the guard at the entrance, seeing the Sect Master and Supreme Elders arrive, immediately bowed in salute.

Ning Fengzhi waved his hand and asked directly, "Is Elder Yang here?"

The guard quickly nodded and replied, "Elder Yang is in the Dan Room refining pills."

Having received the answer, Ning Fengzhi, Ancient Banyan, and Gu Xuan headed straight for the Dan Room without any pause.

On the way, Gu Xuan thought, if this cheap teacher discovers the gift I brought him, will he turn around and call me master?

After all, in the original, when Yang Wudi first met Tang San, they were sword‑drawn, in a hostile stance, but when Tang San produced the fragrant Elegant Celestial Herb, Yang Wudi immediately forgot the hatred and knelt down to lick.

It's not that Yang Wudi is fickle; after all, before Tang San gave the celestial item, Yang Wudi had sparred with Tang San, but at that time Tang San already possessed Xiao Wu, the void‑plus‑invincible golden body External Plugin Soul Ring, so he suffered a narrow defeat.

Finally Tang San produced the celestial herb, and only then did Yang Wudi take the advantage.

This proves the allure of celestial herbs to Yang Wudi, or specifically the fragrant Elegant Celestial item's attraction to him.

Arriving at the Dan Room, Yang Wudi was concentrating, placing ingredients into the pill furnace; each step was extremely careful, tolerating no mistake.

After a full hour, Yang Wudi finally completed the batch of pills and stored them in a porcelain bottle.

Then Yang Wudi bowed to the waiting Ning Fengzhi and Ancient Banyan, saying, "Greetings, Sect Master, Bone Elder. I could not be distracted while refining pills; I hope the Sect Master and Bone Elder will understand."

Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi waved his hand indifferently and said, "Elder Yang need not be like that; look who has returned?"

While speaking, Gu Xuan, who had been standing behind Ancient Banyan, slowly stepped forward and shouted at Yang Wudi, "Master, the student has returned."

Seeing Gu Xuan, Yang Wudi couldn't help but smile; he was extremely satisfied with this disciple—no, he should say twelve‑fold satisfied.

Having studied alchemy under him since childhood, in just a few years he mastered all of his teachings; such talent is rare in the world, though it's a pity this genius is not a member of the clan.

But having a student like Gu Xuan also greatly comforts Yang Wudi.

After all, since Gu Xuan is his student, the Broken One clan's standing in the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect is no longer so lowly, which is why Ning Fengzhi originally agreed to Gu Xuan taking Yang Wudi as master.

Indeed, the Broken One clan has unique qualities; to win them over, some investment is naturally necessary.

So Gu Xuan also wishes to learn alchemy, which gave Ning Fengzhi a reason.

Yang Wudi looked at Gu Xuan and then asked in puzzlement, "Shouldn't you be studying at the Tiandou Royal Academy? Why did you run back?"

Gu Xuan chuckled, took a few steps forward, grabbed Yang Wudi's hand, and left the Dan Room toward the adjacent lounge.

"This time the disciple returns bearing a gift for the teacher; I'm sure you'll be satisfied," Gu Xuan said as he walked.

Ning Fengzhi and Ancient Banyan smiled faintly and followed behind the two.

On the way back, Gu Xuan emphasized the importance of pill refining, and the two grew even more appreciative of Yang Wudi.

After all, the Broken One clan is one of the few alchemy families with a lineage; now with the Binghuo Liangyi Yan as a treasure land, future pill production may not be exaggerated, but at least it needs to supply the several thousand members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

Yang Wudi is a towering man nearly two meters tall; his exposed chest bears several terrifying, snarling scars, and even his right cheek has a horrifying scar, showing he is not an easy person to get along with.

But when facing Gu Xuan, Yang Wudi shows a few degrees of indulgence, because Gu Xuan treats him well and previously fought opposition to establish the Dan Hall.

Thus not only does Yang Wudi owe Gu Xuan the debt of teaching, but Gu Xuan, in a sense, also owes him the favor of being recognized.

Now Yang Wudi no longer needs to run around; each day he either cultivates soul power or refines medicine, and the ingredients no longer require him to search personally, as the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect's great enterprise directly supplies them.

He only needs to submit the finished pills each month.

This is more enjoyable for him than running a business, because he is personally addicted to pill refining; now he has fewer hassles and others prepare the materials, so he only needs to refine the pills himself—what's not to like?

ps: typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)