MARTIAL PEAK 4511

Wei Cheng’s expression immediately became gloomy as he explained what had happened to him in the Holy Fire Cave. In his explanation, everything had been going according to plan, but at the last moment, the Heaven Fire he had been preparing to collect seemed to have been disturbed and disappeared after a violent tremor.

“Other than that, did Pill Master Wei see anything else?” Yang Kai probed.

Wei Cheng was stunned, “What else is there? What did you see?”

“Nothing, I was just asking casually,” Yang Kai replied casually.

According to Wei Cheng, he hadn’t seen the white fire engulfing the Heaven Fire in the Holy Fire Cave. In his perception, the Heaven Fire had suddenly disappeared, and he hadn’t even seen the multicolored Pill Fires gather together, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to conceal anything.

This was a bit strange…

“I deeply regret that Pill Master Wei failed to collect the Heaven Fire, but I really don’t know anything about this matter, and i really don't have any needs to spoil Pill Master Wei’s plans,” Yang Kai looked at Wei Cheng sincerely.

“Even if you didn’t mean to, it definitely has something to do with you,” Wei Cheng gnashed his teeth. It could be seen that today’s matter had made him very angry. After all, he had been preparing for this matter for two years, and now that he was about to succeed, he couldn’t accept it.

Yang Kai looked at Wei Cheng somewhat impatiently, “Then what do you want? You want to fight with me?” Wei Cheng’s failure to collect the Heaven Fire was indeed related to him, but he had no intention of doing so, and there was nothing he could say about it, so he could only deny it.

Unexpectedly, when Wei Cheng heard this, his eyes lit up, “Good, since you said so, this Wei will fight with you!” Turning to Wu Zhengqi, he said, “Vice Hall Master Wu, please bear witness!”

Wu Zhengqi hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he sighed and said, “Since both of you have such intentions, this Wu will be the witness. I hope that the two Alchemists will stop when the time comes and not damage the harmony between us.”

Wei Cheng cupped his fists, “Many thanks, Vice Hall Master Wu.”

Glaring fiercely at Yang Kai, he said, “Three days later, we’ll meet at the Battle Method Stage!”

Saying so, he waved his hand and led his two Blood Servant away.

Yang Kai placed his hand on the hilt of the Clear Void Sword and the aura he had just condensed suddenly dissipated. Staring at Wei Cheng’s back in shock, he asked, “Why did he leave?”

Wu Zhengqi asked curiously, “Since you've agreed to fight, you should naturally go back and prepare.”

Yang Kai was speechless, “It’s just a fight, what’s there to prepare?”

Wu Zhengqi stared at Yang Kai in amazement, “Pill Master Yang, are you planning to fight Pill Master Wei like this?”

“Then what else?”

Wu Zhengqi stared at him for a long time before patting his head and saying, “I forgot, Pill Master Yang has just arrived at the Sect and I’m afraid he doesn’t understand the Sect’s rules very well. It’s like this, Alchemists are extremely precious talents of my Profound Pill Sect, so the fights between Alchemists are different from ordinary cultivators.”

Yang Kai frowned, “Please enlighten me, Vice Hall Master Wu.”

Wu Zhengqi asked curiously, “Generally speaking, the sparring between Alchemists is divided into three rounds. The first to win two rounds is the winner, and the first two rounds aren’t really related to the Alchemists. The first two rounds are fought by your personal guards, so it would naturally be best if they can determine a winner or loser. If they can’t determine a winner, Alchemists will take the field, and the sparring between Alchemists is naturally related to Pill Refining, not fighting. This way, it can protect the Alchemist’s personal safety to the greatest extent. Even if they lose, they won’t suffer any damage.”

Yang Kai suddenly understood, “I see!”

No wonder Wei Cheng said they would meet at the Battle Method Stage three days later. Yang Kai had thought they could directly start fighting, so he had been wondering if he should hold back a little.

“Pill Master Yang doesn’t have any Blood Servant, right?” Wu Zhengqi looked at Yang Kai strangely.

Yang Kai slowly shook his head.

Wu Zhengqi couldn’t help laughing, “It seems Pill Master Yang needs to make a trip to the Blood Servant Camp first, but… I won’t say any more. When you get to the Blood Servant Pill, Pill Master Yang will naturally understand.”

When he returned from the Holy Fire Hall, Yang Kai felt somewhat helpless.

During this trip to the Holy Fire Cave, he had inexplicably received an unknown Mortal Fire, had inexplicably formed a grudge with Wei Cheng, and had even agreed to spar with him. It was truly difficult to predict the future.

However, Yang Kai didn’t care too much about this. The only thing he cared about right now was what kind of fire he had obtained and why it could even swallow a Heaven Fire.

Thinking so, he walked down the mountain and soon arrived at the Asking Pill Pavilion. After walking around inside, he couldn’t find the person he was looking for.

In his heart, he thought that women were indeed unreliable, saying that she would always wait for him here, but in just a few days she had disappeared!

Unexpectedly, on the way back, Hua Rong's voice suddenly called out, “Pill Master Yang!”

Yang Kai turned his head and saw that this woman was actually at the Returning Platform. As she shouted, her figure flickered and she quickly arrived in front of Yang Kai, her eyes shining as she stared at him, “Pill Master Yang, are you looking for me?”

Yang Kai took two steps back and nodded, “Yes.”

Hua Rong became even happier, “Pill Master Yang, have you thought things through and decided to accept me as your guard?”

Seeing her happy expression, Yang Kai didn’t know why she was so happy, so he chose his words carefully, “If you want me to accept you as my guard, that’s fine, but there’s a test.”

“You tell me, as long as it’s something I can do, I’ll definitely help you!” Hua Rong nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice.

Yang Kai looked at her suspiciously, not knowing if it was possible to let her handle this matter, but at this moment, there was no better candidate. Originally, he had wanted to ask Gao Xinpeng for help, but now that Gao Xinpeng was no longer in Profound Pill Sect, there was no way he could ask for help.

“I want you to go to the Void Spirit Sword Sect and help me pick up three people.”

Hua Rong listened for a while before asking, “Is that all?”

Yang Kai nodded, “Can you do it?”

Hua Rong pursed her lips and smiled, “Pill Master Yang, you’re underestimating me too much. Forget about picking up three people, even if you wanted me to pick up the entire Void Spirit Sword Sect, it wouldn’t be a problem.”

“Good, then I’ll have to trouble you to make a trip. After you return… I’ll take you in as my guard,” Yang Kai said through gritted teeth. The matter of the medicine boy couldn’t be delayed. The Profound Pill Sect had only given him a month’s time, and after a month, he would have to go to the Asking Pill Pavilion to register for Pill Refining. Without the medicine boy’s help, he wouldn’t be able to act on his own, so he didn’t even go to the Blood Servant Camp and instead rushed over to find Hua Rong.

“Then I’ll go back and pick someone up, how do I find you?” Hua Rong's eyes darted around, “Without an identity token, I can’t enter the Profound Pill Sect.”

This was also a problem. Just as Yang Kai was about to say that he would send someone to wait here every day, Hua Rong suggested, “Pill Master Yang, why don’t you take me to the Profound Pill Sect first to complete the registration process and collect the identity token of a guard? This way, I can freely enter and exit the Profound Pill Sect.”

Seeing that Yang Kai was still somewhat hesitant, Hua Rong said, “Believe me, Pill Master Yang, I will definitely help you settle this matter! If there is any mistake, I will bring my head to you!”

Since she had already said so much, Yang Kai thought about it and simply agreed.

It didn’t take much effort to bring Hua Rong to register, but since he had recruited a guard from the outside, Profound Pill Sect would naturally have a strict investigation to ensure that this guard had a clear background and wouldn’t cause any harm to the Alchemists and Profound Pill Sect’s guards identity.

These matters were not something Yang Kai needed to worry about. The Profound Pill Sect had a massive intelligence network to handle.

By the time Yang Kai saw Hua Rong off the mountain, she already had a temporary identity token with her. With this token on her, other than some special secret places, she could go to most places in Profound Pill Sect.

After sending off Hua Rong, Yang Kai quickly went to the Blood Servant Camp to choose two Blood Servant.

In any case, this was a branch of Profound Pill Sect, so there was no need to worry about loyalty.

Originally, Yang Kai had thought that the Blood Servant Camp was filled with powerful masters and could easily pick out two Eighth or Ninth Order Heaven Rank masters, but after arriving, he realized he had been overthinking things.

There was indeed a Heaven Rank cultivator in the Blood Servant Camp, but the highest one was only at the Third or Fourth Order, not even comparable to Hua Rong. This was a great disappointment!

Only now did he understand why Wu Zhengqi had hesitated to speak about the Blood Servant Camp.

Thinking about it, it wasn’t strange. Although Profound Pill Sect’s influence was massive and it wasn’t too difficult to cultivate Heaven Rank cultivators, it still took time for Heaven Rank cultivators to mature. As for the high level Heaven Rank cultivators, they had long since been chosen by other Heaven Pill Master, and the rest were naturally those with lower cultivation.

How could such Blood Servant compare notes with Wei Cheng's guards in three days? Although he didn’t know the cultivation of the two Blood Servants beside Wei Cheng, he was certain they were at least more than Third or Fourth Order.

Originally, Yang Kai was prepared to choose two Blood Servant, but after seeing this situation, he lost interest.

However, now that he was here, the group of Blood Servants were all staring at him, as if as long as Yang Kai gave the order, they would go through hell and high water. If he didn’t choose, Yang Kai would feel bad.

In the end, Yang Kai only chose one Blood Servant to bring back.

An hour later, inside the cave mansion, Yang Kai was sitting on a chair with a man kneeling on one knee in front of him. His head was completely bald and even inside the cave, it was still shining brightly.

This man is the Blood Servant Yang Kai had brought out from the Blood Servant Camp, and he was also an extremely special one. This man was extremely tall and sturdy, standing two heads taller than Yang Kai. He had a fierce appearance, and even in the entire Blood Servant Camp, he stood out like a crane amongst chickens.

However, this person’s cultivation wasn’t the strongest. He was only a Second Order Heaven rank cultivator, and according to the person in charge of Blood Servant Camp, his aptitude didn’t seem to be very good. He had been in Blood Servant Camp for many years, and those who had entered the same batch as him had all reached the Sixth or Seventh Order Heaven Rank. They had long since been chosen by other Heaven Pill Master, leaving him alone from that batch in Blood Servant Camp.

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