"We're here"
Su Mu guided Xia Ning Chang to the inn where he was staying, but the mont they entered his room, they were greeted by a bizarre sight.
"Mmh! Let go and play outside, you fatty! Now, you shall feel my wrath!"
Dong Qing Yan was sleeping on Su Mu's bed, hugging the pillows while cursing her brother.
"Rather than leaving, she decided to take a nap instead." From how it looked, the reality check Su Mu gave Dong Qing Yan had little to no effect on her.
Unlike most places in this small world, the dicine King's Valley was even more bustling during the night, so after taking Xia Ning Chang away from ng Wuya, Su Mu decided to roam around the town with her for a few hours.
While Su Mu and Xia Ning Chang explored the town together, Dong Qing Yan must have fallen asleep waiting for the forr's return.
"Brother Su, she is?" Xia Ning Chang seed puzzled, but she didn't look surprised after seeing an unknown young woman sleeping in Su Mu's bed.
"She is Dong Qing Yan, an acquaintance of mine."
"Dong" Xia Ning Chang pondered for a few seconds. "Last ti, there was a mber of the Dong Family who ca to the High Heaven Pavilion. Is she related to 'that' Dong Family?"
"She is that fatty's sister. The Dong Family's Young Lady."
"Before our arrival, were you two" Xia Ning Chang stopped mid-sentence as a light blush appeared on her face that even her veil couldn't hide.
She was no stranger to the concept of Dual Cultivation because of Su Yan's guidance, but discussing such matters still made Xia Ning Chang embarrassed.
Could it be that Su Mu seduced Dong Family's Young Lady because her brother caused trouble for him at the High Heaven Pavilion?
"Sister Xia, please don't make such crude jokes" Su Mu looked at her with a bland face. "I would never cultivate with soone whose body isn't ready for dual cultivation."
"Ready for dual cultivation?" Xia Ning Chang was confused, and she slightly tilted her head.
"Engaging in dual cultivation before the age of sixteen is harmful to a human's body, and in so cases, it might even diminish their aptitude as dual cultivators, limiting what they could achieve in the future."
"Oh" Xia Ning Chang nodded, and after a few seconds, another question appeared inside her head. "How did you know that Master and I arrived at the dicine King's Valley?"
Xia Ning Chang had requested Su Yan not to inform Su Mu about her arrival as she wanted to surprise him, which made her wonder how he knew the mont she arrived. In the end, she was the one who was surprised at his sudden appearance.
"You know about the long-distance communication function of the Harem God's Cultivation Scripture, right?"
"I do."
Although Xia Ning Chang hadn't reached a Minor Accomplishnt in the Harem God's Cultivation Scripture, she had learned what the Secret Art was capable of from Su Yan.
"The Secret Art also allows the practitioners to locate each other at great distances depending on their mastery and cultivation base." Su Mu explained, walking towards Dong Qing Yan. "Since you have started cultivating the Harem God's Cultivation Scripture, I sensed your presence when you arrived at the dicine King's Valley."
"Can I do it, too?"
"After your mastery of the Secret Art and cultivation base increases, yes." Su Mu answered Xia Ning Chang's question with a small smile. "For now, even I can't do much because of my limited cultivation base."
If Su Mu or any of his partners wanted to, they could choose not to be detected by others using the Harem God's Cultivation Scripture, but there were two exceptions.
First, they could only hide from those with similar or lower versions of the Secret Art, as those with higher versions could still detect them.
Second, no matter who it was, they couldn't hide from Su Mu, the centre of the Harem God's Cultivation Scripture, and Su Yan, who balanced the Secret Art.
Su Yan's role as the Head Wife was more significant than she currently realised, but there was no need for her to know that now.
Su Mu believed that Su Yan would understand everything by herself as her understanding of the Secret Art increased.
"I see."
Xia Ning Chang was satisfied with Su Mu's answer, and she watched as he leaned forward, bringing his mouth closer to Dong Qing Yan's ear.
"Wake up!"
"It wasn't , I swear! It was all brother's faultHuh?" Dong Qing Yan woke up with a loud shout and imdiately sat on the bed with sleepy eyes.
"Hello" Xia Ning Chang gave Dong Qing Yan an awkward nod when their eyes t.
"You are?" The Dong Family's Young Lady looked confused, but her eyes widened when she noticed Su Mu. "Y-Young Master Su! Why are you inside my bedOuch!"
Thud!*
Bringing his hand forward, Su Mu gave Dong Qing Yan a rather painful forehead flick before she could finish her words, completely waking her up in the process.
"Who sneaked inside whose room?"
"Awww! I'm sorry" Dong Qing Yan rubbed her slightly red forehead with teary eyes, whining in pain.
Even though it didn't hurt much, as soone who had never once fought in her life, her pain tolerance was even worse than Xia Ning Chang's.
"So, do you have a way to visit the Pill Saint's Peak faster than simply visiting the Alchemist Summit?"
"Ah!" Dong Qing Yan blinked at Su Mu's words, realising the reason she ca to visit him in the first place. "Yeah, I do! But I want sothing in return"
"And what would that be?"
"If you are an alchemist, then it's possible for you to reach the Pill Saint's Peak in a few weeks rather than two months. But in return, teach alchemy!"
"I don't take in disciples."
Su Mu's blunt reply caused Dong Qing Yan's face to turn red in embarrassnt.
"Who wants to be your disciple? Teach so I can beco the Disciple of dicine King's Valley's Hidden Cloud Peak Elder, Xiao Fu Sheng! If I beco Elder Xiao's disciple, it'll be possible for you to enter the Pill Saint's Peak!"
She was the Dong Family's first Young Lady, from small to large the family had spent a huge amount of effort and resources to cultivate her, whatever pill she wanted she could directly acquire it, so why would they allow her to learn Alchemy?
Therefore, even if she showed a strong interest in Alchemy, she still had very little practical experience.
Now that she had co to dicine King's Valley, it was like directly ascending to Heaven, so Dong Qing Yan couldn't lose her chance to beco Xiao Fu Sheng's disciple.
"How so?"
"Hidden Cloud Peak is not far from your objective, and if you can enter there" Dong Qing Yan quietly implied. "Not to ntion, the disciple exam will be conducted in two weeks. It's infinitely better than waiting for the Alchemist Summit for two months."
Although she wasn't wrong, Su Mu had no intention to teach her the Dao of Alchemy himself.
After that, Su Mu asked the inn's owner to open a room for Dong Qing Yan a good distance away from his, and the Dong Family's Young Lady excused herself.
"Sister Xia, your cultivation has improved a lot." Su Mu comnted, sitting on the edge of the bed.
When he departed from the High Heaven Pavilion, Xia Ning Chang was at the 2nd Stage of the True Elent Realm, but now, her cultivation was at the Peak of the True Elent Realm, and she was only a step away from reaching the Immortal Ascension Realm.
Indeed, when it ca to raw cultivation base, there weren't many Special Physiques that could compete with the Sacred Spirit dicine Body.
"It's because of the herbs Brother Su gave ." Xia Ning Chang replied with a sweet smile, taking a seat next to Su Mu while removing the veil from her face.
"You shouldn't look down on your hard work like that." Su Mu's body fell towards Xia Ning Chang, and his head landed on her thighs.
A light blush appeared on Xia Ning Chang's face, but she didn't say anything.
"By the way, what is the highest grade of pill you've refined after I left?"
If he wasn't wrong, her highest grade after the Heaven's Cave Inheritance was Heaven Grade Top Rank.
It was easy for him to tell an Alchemist's grade by simply looking at them once, but he couldn't do that with Xia Ning Chang, who had the Sacred Spirit dicine Body.
"Mysterious Grade High Rank." Xia Ning Chang answered imdiately with a proud smile.
"What about your success rate in refining Mysterious Grade High Rank?"
"About forty percent."
"Mid Rank and below?"
"I've never failed in Mysterious Grade Low Rank. As for the Mid Rank Pills, it's about sixty percent."
"You have improved a lot." Su Mu was sowhat surprised by Xia Ning Chang's growth as an alchemist, and he looked up at her face with a smile.
At this point, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Xia Ning Chang had surpassed almost every alchemist within this Small World, including the elders of the dicine King's Valley.
The two of them looked into each other's eyes for a few minutes, and soon, Xia Ning Chang opened her mouth.
"Brother Su, do you intend to teach Dong Qing Yan the Dao of Alchemy?"
From what Su Mu had previously told her, Xia Ning Chang was the only person he had ever taught Alchemy in both his lives, and if possible, she wanted it to stay that way. However, if he wanted to teach soone else, she wouldn't stop him.
"Of course not." Su Mu chuckled lightly, knowing what Xia Ning Chang was thinking about. "The only one I want to teach Alchemy to is Sister Xia."
While Dong Qing Yan had so talent in Alchemy, she wasn't good enough to inherit Su Mu's achievents in the Alchemic Dao.
Su Mu had little to no talent in the Dao of Alchemy, and all of his achievents were solely based on the thousands of years he invested in learning alchemy, so he wouldn't pass them down to soone he saw as unworthy.
"Really?" Xia Ning Chang seed unnaturally happy at his words, and she gently ran her fingers through his hair. "But Brother Su told Dong Qing Yan to co back tomorrow."
"She will learn the basics of alchemy tomorrow, but I won't be the one to teach her." Su Mu gave Xia Ning Chang a knowing smile. "I'm sure Sister Xia can do it in my stead, right?"
"?" Xia Ning Chang tilted her head in confusion. She wouldn't mind doing it since Su Mu had asked her to, but his request confused her a little.
"You can refuse if you want to, but teaching soone is a good thod to go over the basics." Su Mu calmly explained. "While teaching Jiao'er the Sword Dao, I also learned a few things that can improve within the Heavenly Sword."
The Heavenly Sword was one of the best Sword Techniques to exist, but after working on it from the start once again, Su Mu was sure that it could improve further, leading it to beco a perfect Sword Technique.
"I don't mind teaching her." Xia Ning Chang answered. Since it wouldn't cost her anything, she didn't mind helping her fellow alchemist.
"In the anti, we'll make sure that you can refine Mysterious Grade Mid-Rank Pills without fail. Old Man ng's reaction to your rapid growth will be worth it."
"You enjoy ssing with Master a bit too much, Brother Su."
"It's entertaining."
Xia Ning Chang giggled at Su Mu's words, and he smiled.
For the next few hours, they talked about their experiences since they had separated.
Xia Ning Chang explained about her travels with ng Wuya to arrive at the dicine King's Valley, and she almost passed out from embarrassnt when Su Mu started explaining what happened between him and the Hu Sisters after they made it out of the Nether Mountains.
Indeed, Xia Ning Chang's reaction was priceless.
And in the blink of an eye, two weeks passed.
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"Hsy, have you heard about the Standing Old Man?"
"Standing Old Man?"
"Yeah. From what I heard, an Old Man stood at the gates of the dicine King's Valley for three days without even moving a little with a devastated expression."
"Huh? What kind of nonsense is that?"
"They say his disciple got snatched away by so youngster, and he couldn't accept the reality of it. And while there was a crowd of people around him, the old man suddenly disappeared."
Within the past few days, the legend of the 'Heartbroken Old Man' had beco a hot topic among the people of the dicine King's Valley, with many people creating imaginary scenarios around the old man to entertain themselves.
"I wonder what they are talking about" Xia Ning Chang asked, walking through the streets of the dicine King's Valley with Su Mu and Dong Qing Yan.
"Indeed. Who could that Old Man be?" Su Mu pretended that he didn't notice ng Wuya's Divine Sense, which had been following him around for a few days now.
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A/N:
At this point, I write more notices about unannounced breaks than chapters.
I started reading ORV and couldn't stop. My bad. I'll make up for the last month's chapters in this one
So, I just opened webnovel and realised that we can now change the font to so extent. Nice.
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