"Brat, there's no one else to recruit, right?"

Xue Mei turned to Chen Bei and asked again.

"No more!"

Hearing Chen Bei's firm reply, Xue Mei continued:

"From now on, Bloodsun Peak will not accept any more disciples!"

"Also, today is a day of great joy for Bloodsun Peak. All tasks for this month are halved, and resources are doubled!"

"Great joy?"

Such good news of halved tasks and doubled resources had never happened at Bloodsun Peak before.

For a moment, everyone was either too surprised to react or couldn't accept it.

"Joy? What kind of joy means no more disciples?"

"Won't Bloodsun Peak grow weaker in the future?"

"Won't our tasks increase as a result?"

"Could it be that the Peak Master has taken this kid as a consort?"

"How could the Peak Master fancy such a pretty boy?"

"Oh heavens! This is too melodramatic!"

"No wonder! No wonder the Peak Master seems to have changed today!"

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There was only uproar, and no one was celebrating.

If the Peak Master had sent everyone out to fight, they might have been overjoyed.

But this sudden reward became a shock.

"Quiet! Aren't you happy with the benefits given to you? What kind of behavior is this!"

"Peak Master! This..."

The elders and stewards in the front row hesitated to speak.

Indeed, they didn't know what to say.

The Peak Master was the youngest among the ten peaks and also the most diligent.

The elders knew that Bloodsun Peak existed because of Xue Mei, turning the nine peaks of the Mingyuan Sword Sect into ten.

The Peak Master had poured all her efforts into Bloodsun Peak.

In a hundred years, Bloodsun Peak had risen from nothing, even ranking among the top five of the ten peaks.

Wanting to take a break was indeed understandable.

But everyone still hoped the Peak Master would tire of this pretty boy soon.

And focus again on the development of Bloodsun Peak.

"Next, let me introduce to you the hope of our Bloodsun Peak! Also the future hope of our Mingyuan Sword Sect!"

"This is your junior brother, Chen Bei!"

"From today, we will use the full strength of the peak to cultivate him!"

"Wow..."

As Xue Mei said this, everyone was in an uproar again, this time really discussing aloud.

"The hope of Bloodsun Peak? The hope of the sect?"

"Why such a sudden change in value?"

"Isn't this too outrageous?"

"How much charm has been cast on the Peak Master?"

"It's over! It's over! The Peak Master must have brought back a male fox spirit!"

Hearing the discussions below, Xue Mei's forehead immediately furrowed.

"What are your brains filled with?"

"How have I taught you all usually?"

"Not listening to the full story and gossiping, you've learned all the bad habits of Luxiu Peak."

Whoosh...

Before Xue Mei's words fell, a celestial figure appeared before everyone.

"Junior sister, I heard you've acquired a great talent! I've come to congratulate you!"

"But this habit of gossiping behind people's backs, who did you learn it from?"

A refreshing fragrance spread, making one feel relaxed and happy.

"Alchemist?"

Chen Bei smelled a strong scent of elixir from the fragrance, along with the spirit of herbs.

Elixirs greatly aid cultivation, but those who can refine them are rare.

Those with talent in alchemy are exceptionally gifted, and few cultivators delay their practice for alchemy.

This makes elixirs extremely precious in the path of cultivation.

Seeing the newcomer, Xue Mei pursed her lips.

Speak of the devil, the newcomer was indeed Zi Xuan, the Peak Master of Luxiu Peak.

"Senior sister Zi Xuan? Do I need to gossip behind your back? I'll say it to your face!"

"If Luxiu Peak continues like this, it will dissolve sooner or later!"

"Today is the disciple selection, and you're the only Peak Master who didn't attend! You're not competitive!"

"Look at how many people are left in Luxiu Peak, just a bunch of gossiping firewood girls!"

Xue Mei showed no mercy, mocking Zi Xuan in front of the elders and disciples of Bloodsun Peak.

"Let it dissolve then!"

"Bloodsun Peak now has a Divine Physique disciple. If not, I'll bring people over to join you, junior sister."

"Divine Physique, doesn't seem that different!"

"By the way, can you give me a jar of the Blood of the Divine Physique?"

"I'll see if I can develop a new elixir formula!"

As Zi Xuan spoke, she took out a white jade jar full of talisman light and sent it flying in front of Xue Mei.

"I knew nothing good would come from your appearance!"

"Blood of the Divine Physique? Don't even think about it!"

"A whole jar! Senior sister, you must be crazy!"

Seeing the jade jar bigger than a head, Xue Mei waved it back.

Zi Xuan rarely left Luxiu Peak, and just after bringing Chen Bei back, she came to congratulate, which Xue Mei found odd.

Sure enough, it was all for the Divine Physique.

Chen Bei was also sweating profusely.

Could it be that the Peak Master of Zi Xuan had ruined her mind with alchemy?

Using human blood in medicine is the way of the evil path.

Wanting such a jar of blood, she might die before it's full.

"Fairy Zi Xuan, breaking the barriers in cultivation, the blood and flesh of cultivators bring calamity."

"Using the blood and flesh of cultivators in elixirs, though effective, will breed inner demons."

"Over time, whether refining or consuming, it will destroy the mind and turn one into a demon."

"Demon Pills cannot be refined, or they will incur heavenly wrath!"

"I hope Fairy Zi Xuan can remain true to herself in alchemy, as the difference between success and disaster is a single thought, don't stray onto the wrong path!"

Chen Bei finished speaking to the Peak Master Zi Xuan in the void and politely bowed.

"You... you... how do you know these things?"

Zi Xuan was startled by Chen Bei's words.

To Zi Xuan, though his words were simple, they were profound.

She had an ancient incomplete elixir formula with extremely powerful effects.

Zi Xuan had been studying it diligently for years.

The elixir was called—Demonic Essence!

Thinking of how her inner demons acted up every month on the night of extreme yin, losing her mind and falling into demonic ways.

This was also why Luxiu Peak didn't recruit disciples.

Zi Xuan's face suddenly became extremely unpleasant.

"Farewell!"

Zi Xuan hastily turned and flew away.

"You know alchemy?"

Xue Mei looked suspiciously at Zi Xuan's departing figure, then at Chen Bei beside her.

She could see that Chen Bei's words had hit Zi Xuan hard.

Though puzzled, she didn't think much of it.

"Well... no! I was a medicine child since childhood, read many legendary medical books, and understand a bit of the principles!"

"Indeed, the path of alchemy is not the main path, don't let it hinder your cultivation!"

Xue Mei nodded, fearing that Chen Bei might be delayed in his practice by such a minor path.

After speaking to Chen Bei, Xue Mei turned to the crowd of Bloodsun Peak and said loudly:

"You all heard! Divine Physique! The legend of the Divine Physique in the Nine Provinces' path of cultivation is something you've all heard of!"

"But who has truly had the fortune to see one?"

"And today, a Divine Physique appears in our Mingyuan Sword Sect, belonging to our Bloodsun Peak, right before your eyes!"

"Chen Bei, Dominant Yang Divine Physique! Seventeen years old, Postnatal Seventh Level!"

"In less than ten years, he will surely become an unparalleled genius in the Western Province!"

"In less than a hundred years, his name will be as bright as the sun in the flourishing Nine Provinces!"

"With Chen Bei here, our Mingyuan Sword Sect will surely reach the pinnacle of the immortal path!"