If this Condensation Dao Pill were to be taken to Dayu, it would surely drive all within the Four Stands Realm mad, and the standing of Shi Huajin, who could concoct such a medicine, would be self-evident.
“If you want to learn, I can teach you,” Shi Huajin said with a smile that was not quite a smile.
Li Hao shook his head.
He could learn and even make it for others, but he had already memorized the herbal ingredients for this pill. Using cooking techniques, he could make it himself, only his would be a dish with a slightly weaker effect. But the advantage was that dishes didn’t contain pill toxins and could be consumed every day!
However, the ingredients for this pill were so rare that even Shi Huajin would feel the pinch of a failed attempt, which was why she had called him to help purify the ingredients to increase the success rate.
Such ingredients would be hard to gather in the Mortal World, he guessed. Even if one learned the method, it would be like trying to cook a meal without rice upon returning to the Mortal World.
“Are you worried I’m testing you? I’m serious,” Shi Huajin said with a grin, “just learn it and agree to become my disciple.”
“Sister Shi, stop teasing me, I really have no interest in alchemy,” Li Hao said with resignation.
Shi Huajin gave him a displeased look. Anyone else would have been trembling with excitement at these words.
“Do you really expect me to beg you to accept me as your master?” She felt even more helpless than Li Hao. The Pill Formula that they, as alchemists, treasured was something others could only dream of obtaining. And here they were, begging Li Hao to learn, hoping he would inherit their mantle and thus assault the peaks of the Alchemy Dao. Yet, Li Hao simply couldn’t be bothered to learn, which was utterly preposterous.
“Forget it, I’m a bit tired from alchemy today. This is the pill I made for Saintess Xue’er. Take it to her with Little Hui,” Shi Huajin said, her eyes revealing a trace of fatigue. Alchemy was incredibly draining, and if it were not for the excitement of a successful pill cultivation, she would have wanted to sleep and rest by now.
“Alright,” Li Hao agreed, seeing her state.
Jiang Xiao Hui, standing outside the door and hearing the explosive dialogue, had the corners of her mouth twitch involuntarily. She was dying to cover the mouth of this Qingfeng Pill Master and shout on his behalf, “I want to learn, I really want to learn!”
Shi Huajin put the Condensation Dao Pill into a precious gourd and handed it to Li Hao, then waved her hand lethargically.
Li Hao took the gourd and didn’t say much, signaling to Jiang Xiao Hui at the door to lead the way.
Jiang Xiao Hui knew that her master did not trust her to deliver such a precious medicine, and she smiled wryly. Compared to her, a direct disciple who had been by her side for many years, the master seemed to trust this Qingfeng Pill Master even more.
“Qingfeng Pill Master, please,” Jiang Xiao Hui set aside her thoughts without showing the slightest sign, and spoke submissively to Li Hao.
Then, the two flew out from Medicine Mountain, heading toward the disciple area of Sword Ancestor Holy Land.
This was also Li Hao’s first time leaving the alchemist’s living area to visit the places where disciples practiced cultivation.
Sword Ancestor Holy Land was vast, with the disciple’s cultivating area occupying the larger part.
After flying thousands of miles and entering a mountain range with undulating peaks, where each peak was adorned with arrays and bathed in treasure light, the silhouettes of numerous disciples were visible moving about.
It took flying over tens of thousands of miles to reach a towering mountain peak.
The mountain was so high it seemed to pierce the sky, dwarfing all surrounding peaks.
Around the mountain, rivers flowed, and there were several smaller peaks in a pentagon arrangement, seemingly a sort of formation that condensed the energy of heaven and earth, channeling it onto the towering peak. This was clearly not a natural occurrence but a manipulation of the geo-pulse into an array by human efforts.
The extent of the efforts and the grandeur of the work suggested a person of no ordinary standing on the mountain.
Jiang Xiao Hui, leading Li Hao, flew up and landed before the pavilion at the peak’s staircase, where attendants stood guard.
“Following the master’s orders, we’re here to deliver medicine to the Saintess,” Jiang Xiao Hui said, producing Shi Huajin’s token.
Upon seeing it, the attendant’s originally stern face softened, and he smiled warmly, quickly saying, “Oh, it’s the esteemed disciple of Master Shi, you’ve worked hard.”
Jiang Xiao Hui nodded slightly without pleasantries, asking to be led inside.
Crossing the plaza, they soon arrived at a grand and radiant building complex at the mountain’s summit.
Li Hao was slightly startled by the central building; its structure looked similar to the gates of the Divine General Mansion.
“The Saintess is waiting inside, please,” said the attendant at the entrance, respectfully.
Entering through the gate, Li Hao scanned the long hallway and the layout, which seemed familiar.
Led by a maid to a courtyard, as soon as Li Hao stepped in, he saw that it was modeled after Mountain and River Courtyard.
The lotus pond, the poplar trees, the main hall, the side chambers, the firewood shed… The layout was exactly the same, even the size had hardly changed.
The pavilion in the courtyard also sat in the same spot, as did the stone pathway.
Li Hao shifted his gaze and looked up around the courtyard, spotting a familiar figure in white practicing swordplay at a leisurely pace in a particular area.
Her movements were similar to Lin Qingyue’s, as if dancing.
However, Li Hao could tell she was cultivating Sword Intent.
Stealing glances of her profile as she occasionally turned, Li Hao’s eyes shook slightly, and he instantly understood why.
He hadn’t expected to encounter an acquaintance here.
Before he had rushed to the Imperial Palace in the Imperial City, he had met Sword Saint Jian Wudao, who had mentioned she was chosen by a Saint and brought into the world within the Immortal Gate… Your adventure continues at My Virtual Library Empire
So it was here.
Li Hao felt a sense of sudden realization, surprise, and disbelief, yet everything also seemed expected.
The Saint of Sword Ancestor Holy Land was known as Sword Saint.
This was the true Sword Saint, and only she would show interest in Bian Ruxue, who wielded a sword.