Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Five Lotus Mountain was a special force, a force that was famous for its pill refinement.
Divine-grade alchemists could be seen everywhere in Five Lotus Mountain. As for the high-grade alchemists that any other force had to offer, sorry, there were as many as dogs in Five Lotus Mountain.
Middle-grade and low-grade alchemists could only be treated as servant boys in five Lotus Mountain.
Therefore, under such conditions, Five Lotus Mountain was a transcendent force that no one dared to provoke.
Do you dare to guarantee that you don’t need medicinal pills to heal your injuries, use them to increase your cultivation, and use them to nurture your descendants?
Moreover, these alchemists were all insane existences. In order to deal with an enemy, they were willing to use any bargaining chips. All the immortal experts would act because of these bargaining chips.
The original purpose of this trip was to go to Five Lotus Mountain to solve Ao Yan’s problem of having a Dao injury. Naturally, this was a lie. However, since they were here, they had to go up and take a look.
The group soon arrived at the foot of Five Lotus Mountain. This place was connected by five mountain peaks. Looking down from a high altitude, the five mountain peaks and some of the surrounding terrain looked like a lotus flower.
At the foot of the mountain, there was already a group of seven people waiting.
“You old fellow, you haven’t died yet?”
A short, fat old man with white hair, he looked like a peach of immortality as he walked up and sized up Third Elder with a smile. “Not bad. I heard that you recently took in a very good disciple. Did you bring her with you this time?”
“Thanks to you, it will take you hundreds of years to die.”
Third Elder smiled faintly and held Xiao Ling’er’s hand. “This is my disappointing disciple. She has only been cultivating with me for two years, so she can barely feel a little bit of Qi.”
The fat elder’s eyes were wide open. “Wow, to have a sense of Qi at this age for two years is quite a talent. Even if she is a genius in my knowledge, she can at least be ranked in the top five!”
“No, she should be in the top six.”
When the Third Elder talked about this, his mood was not very beautiful. He could not help but look at Jiang Xiaobai, who was hanging at the back of the group and talking to Ao Cheng.
“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s go in and have a chat.”
The fat old man was very kind. He led the group into Five Lotus Mountain and passed through the mountain gate. The first thing they felt was a strong medicinal fragrance. This was a unique smell that belonged to Five Lotus Mountain.
Only after entering Five Lotus Mountain did they discover that Five Lotus Mountain was not like some sects and factions. This place was more like a lively small town.
The roads were complicated. There were all sorts of shops around the streets. Basically, there were pill refining rooms and some spirit pill shops. There were also some miscellaneous items.
Overall, this place was only a small town with a large number of pill refining rooms.
From time to time, people could be seen running out of the pill refining room with their faces covered in dirt. Not long after, a muffled sound came from the pill refining room. It was obvious that the furnace had exploded.
Jiang Xiaobai felt that such a scene was very strange. He kept looking around, especially since he had the alchemy skills of Laojun. He had quite a strong say in pill refining.
However, after looking around carefully, he was no longer in the mood to continue looking. Although these alchemists were quite strong, in Jiang Xiaobai’s eyes, they were only so-so.
After passing through the lively area, there was a relatively quiet residential area behind. There were a few tall halls that were used by Five Lotus Mountain to receive guests.
Dragon Valley was one of the top forces, so the hospitality of Five Lotus Mountain was very high.
“Mortal, how is this place? Not bad, right?” Ao Cheng said to Jiang Xiaobai with a smile.
Jiang Xiaobai’s expression was indifferent. “It’s alright. There’s not much meaning.”
“Look at what you’re saying. This place is the only alchemy force in the surrounding hundreds of thousands of miles. In particular, there are quite a number of top alchemists here. Even our Dragon Valley doesn’t dare to act recklessly.”
Ao Cheng hurriedly said, “Shouldn’t you be surprised about alchemy when you come to a place like this?”
“Do I need to? It’s not like I don’t know how to concoct pills,” Jiang Xiaobai said casually. Then, he began to size up the layout of the hall.
However, when Ao Cheng heard these words, his eyes immediately widened.
“You also know how to concoct pills?”
There were only a few people in Dragon Valley who knew that Jiang Xiaobai knew how to concoct pills. Ao Cheng usually did not like to participate in these things, so naturally, he did not know.
“I just know a little about it. But then again, the layout here is not as grand as Dragon Valley’s.”
“Then do you think that our Dragon Clan is famous for having many treasures? Even Five Lotus Mountain has to admit defeat sometimes!” Ao Cheng’s face was full of pride, but he quickly realized that Jiang Xiaobai was deliberately diverting the topic.
“Hey, mortal, explain to me how you know how to concoct pills. This Young Master doesn’t believe…”
Jiang Xiaobai ignored him. At this time, he had already found a corner seat and sat down. He closed his eyes to rest. Third Elder and Ao Yan went forward to chat with the alchemy elder of Five Lotus Mountain.
The curiosity in Ao Cheng’s heart was raised by Jiang Xiaobai. He immediately felt annoyed and wanted to find out what was going on.
He moved closer to Jiang Xiaobai and said, “Mortal, don’t brag to me. Alchemy is something that can only be refined by people with extraordinary talent. Simply put, you can only refine pills when god makes you eat this rice. Do you think you can refine pills just because your cultivation talent is a little better than mine? What a joke.”
“My talent is just a little better than yours?” Jiang Xiaobai raised his eyebrows.
Instantly, Ao Cheng’s face turned as red as a pig’s liver. He was choked speechless by Jiang Xiaobai.
“Do you really know how to concoct pills?”
“I only know a little about it. There’s no need to make such a big fuss.”
“This is Five Lotus Mountain, the territory of alchemists. Do you dare to prove it to this Young Master?”
“Why wouldn’t I dare?”
“Alright then, this Young Master will find an alchemist for you to compete with. Even if you lose, it doesn’t matter. As long as you can concoct a pill today, this Young Master will completely admire you. What do you say?”
Jiang Xiaobai, who was dozing off, opened his eyes. The corners of his mouth curled up without leaving a trace. Now that he had achieved his goal, the next step was to begin the mission of raiding Ao Cheng.
“Let’s go. We have nothing to do anyway,” Jiang Xiaobai said casually.
The two of them hit it off immediately. They looked like they were in cahoots. They sneakily glanced at the people who were chatting and then quietly left the hall.
After leaving the main hall, Ao Cheng began to let himself go. He resumed the arrogance and despotism that belonged to his own style, which was also known as walking horizontally.
“Let’s go, let’s go. This Young Master will take you to find an alchemist to verify whether it’s true or not.”
The people in the main hall did not notice the two people who had snuck out. They were still chatting passionately about the old times.
“Elder Jiang, why haven’t I seen the Holy Son of Five Lotus Mountain? Is he studying alchemy again?” Third Elder said with a smile.
“Don’t mention it. I’m sure you’ve heard about the Cleansing Pill that appeared recently, right?”
Elder Jiang shook his head and sighed. “I don’t know why the Holy Son is so obsessed. He keeps mumbling about how to develop the Cleansing Pill every day. He doesn’t even have a single Cleansing Pill. He doesn’t even know the ingredients.. How can he study it?”