Chapter 593

After a while.

Yan Buji was invited into the reception hall at the mountain gate.

Lin Fei, Zheng Que, and Ren Dong laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Yan, thank you for your help this time."

Zheng Que stepped forward, clasped his hands, and said, "Fellow Daoist Yan, thank you for your guidance!"

"No need for thanks; I was just here to observe the ceremony. I didn't expect to run into this, and coincidentally I came across a formula I'm familiar with, so I made a fool of myself." Yan Buji cupped his fists.

Lin Fei nodded and said, "Young Friend Yan, your alchemy attainments are not low; would you be interested in joining my Anming Sect?"

"Thank you for the invitation, Senior Lin, but I've just arrived and would prefer to travel around a bit first." Yan Buji said with a smile, which was also a polite refusal.

Seeing that, Lin Fei didn't say much more, but still smiled and handed over a bottle of medicine: "This is the Water Spirit Pill produced by our sect; it can moisturize magical power and heal internal injuries. If you don't mind, Young Friend Yan, please accept it."

"Thank you, Senior."

Ren Dong said from the side, "Fellow Daoist Yan, you came this time for the Medicine King's inheritance, right?"

"That's right. I plan to take a look after the ceremony. Do any of you have any advice?"

Zheng Que and Ren Dong looked at Lin Fei, who hesitated a moment, then said, "The Medicine King's inheritance contains no treasures, only the alchemy techniques left by the Medicine King Sect. Our Anming Sect has obtained a part of it, but Young Friend Yan probably doesn't know exactly what the inheritance entails, right?"

"Are there many kinds?"

"That's correct. The Medicine King's inheritance includes eight alchemy techniques, originating from the Medicine King Sect's Eight Alchemy Peaks. What our Anming Sect obtained is one of them. Among these eight techniques, the most formidable is one called the Ascension Mechanism."

Ascension Mechanism?

"It is said that the last sect master of the Medicine King Sect knew this move, which is why he wanted to refine a nine-turn Celestial Pill that could seize the fortune of heaven and earth. However, judging from the alchemy technique our sect obtained, the Ascension Mechanism should be a method that can forcibly elevate a low-quality pill by one turn."

"Ah?!"

Yan Buji widened his eyes and said, "Is there really such an outrageous alchemy technique?"

"We naturally aren't clear either, but among the eight alchemy techniques of the Medicine King's inheritance, it is indeed the Existence of the Ascension Mechanism—it's just that no one has been able to find it. However, Young Friend Yan, since you possess such alchemy skill, you can improve normally; don't pay too much attention to the Ascension Mechanism. The remaining six alchemy techniques are still extraordinary and rare in the world."

"Thank you, Senior, for your guidance."

After receiving the news, Yan Buji left the Anming Sect.

This time coming to the Anming Sect was mainly to see how the sects of the Zhong Tian Zhi Yu recruit disciples, and incidentally, using the commotion caused by Qian Tongshen, I made a name for myself, which also counts as an unexpected joy.

The Medicine King's inheritance.

When Yan Buji arrived here, the cultivators around had already filled every corner.

"Why isn't anyone going in?"

Yan Buji walked over and asked.

"What's the point of going in? You come out again in just a couple seconds."

"Oh? Is the Medicine King's inheritance that hard to enter? Is there some kind of test?"

"Yes." A cultivator who had passed through the Medicine King's inheritance sighed, "As soon as you enter this b place, you have to accurately name over a hundred kinds of spiritual materials within a few seconds; besides alchemists and artifact refiners, who could do that?"

"Then what are you all gathering here for?"

"I heard a great beauty is coming today, so...."

"Eh, how vulgar! That is the current junior sister of the Yellow Tiger Holy Land, known as 'Bi Luo Huang Quan Difficult to Meet'—Jiu Yue Xianzi!"

Yan Buji looked strange.

These people.... really are cultivators, truly free to do as they please.

Yan Buji isn't opposed to beautiful women, but there's no need to lurk here like a street thug for this, right?

"Yellow Tiger Holy Land? That's one of the four great holy lands, right?"

"Not bad!" a cultivator beside him laughed, "This Jiu Yue Xianzi is so beautiful she makes fish sink and geese fall, hides the moon and shames flowers—she's truly one of the top beauties of the Zhong Tian Zhi Yu!"

"What's her strength?" Yan Buji wondered; coming from a holy land, she should be a genius, but I don't know her cultivation level.

"Exactly!" Suddenly a few cultivators walked over, glaring at them, "What strength does this Jiu Yue Xianzi have? She dares to call herself a top beauty of the Zhong Tian Zhi Yu?"

Huh?

Yan Buji wore a strange expression and silently stepped to the side.

Those few supporters of Jiu Yue Xianzi glared at the other side and said, "Jiu Yue Xianzi is a beauty!"

"Just a female cultivator from a holy land, and that counts as a top beauty? In my opinion, it's the Azure Fox Clan's Hu Meili celestial maiden who is truly a top beauty!"

Hu Meili?

Upon hearing the name, Yan Buji thought it sounded like the daughter of a village head, but he did become somewhat interested in the Azure Fox Clan.

He had seen the Celestial Fox Clan in the Dongxing Sea Region, the Red Fox Clan of the West Sand River Basin is now the mainstay of the Fox Tribe, and he had also learned about the Azure Fox Clan in the Zhong Tian Zhi Yu, yet he hadn't expected to hear about it here.

"Speaking of which, the Fox Tribe is extremely skilled in the alchemical Dao, and there are even rumors that humanity's alchemical Dao was learned from them." Yan Buji pondered.

The Fox Tribe is also a major clan within the Yao Tribe, merely its distribution is widespread; the Celestial Fox Clan is remote, and I don't know much about the Azure Fox Clan of the Zhong Tian Zhi Yu either.

"Just a fox spirit bewitching you, and you still consider yourselves human?"

"Fox people are just good-looking; what, you disagree? At least they're better than those misshapen melons and cracked dates over there!"

Huh?

"Fellow Daoist, what are you saying about us?"

"You call us misshapen melons and cracked dates—how about you take a piss and look at yourself?"

"Exactly, you male cultivators are really low-class!"

The few female cultivators nearby instantly became displeased, rushed over, pointed at them, and started cursing.

"You bunch of fat pigs, better keep your mouths shut; if you can't, at least practice some Illusion Art—don't come out of the pigsty to harm people!"

"Who the hell are you calling a fat pig? This old lady sees you're looking for death!"

"Come on, do you think this old man fears your bunch of fat pigs?!"

"Calling everyone a fat pig really lacks quality! Sisters, hit them!"

A group of male and female cultivators started fighting; Yan Buji shook his head, took advantage of the fact that many people's attention had been drawn away, and walked into the Medicine King's inheritance.

The Medicine King's Inheritance lies in this wilderness; clearly, a great formation guards it, hiding its true form.

Yan Buji had just entered the formation when a prompt appeared before him.

"Please name these spiritual materials within five seconds; timing starts now!"

"Luo Fruit, Zhu Fruit, Lily Immortal, Water Bright Flower....."

Yan Buji glanced at the flashing spiritual materials before him and, in one breath, accurately spoke all their names.

"Answer correct!"

In an instant, Yan Buji felt the world spin and found himself inside the Medicine King's Inheritance.

Seeing the eight towering mountains ahead, Yan Buji thought carefully: "These must be the eight paths of alchemy techniques leading to the Medicine King's Inheritance; can I choose only one?"

To be honest, Yan Buji would love to obtain that impressive-sounding Ascension Mechanism, but he doesn't know where it is, so he simply picked a mountain at random and climbed its peak.