TFHS: Chapter 103

Feng Ming’s level of alchemy skills was so high that it surprised even those who knew him, such as Gong Yuming, let alone others.

Unfortunately, even he got the news a bit late. There was nothing left by the time he hurried there. Fortunately, he could go directly to the alchemist to buy some high-quality pills from Feng Ming.

At the teahouse in the courtyard, Gong Yuming was drinking tea while listening to others talking about Feng Ming’s sale of pills. Everyone praised his high alchemy skills. Gong Yuming felt proud since this was his good friend.

He didn’t come alone. He was drinking tea with someone he had known for a short time, Song Wantong. He had become familiar with Song Wantong after buying information from this person a few times.

Song Wantong said emotionally, “No wonder why Elder Yu made an exception and accepted a young disciple. Now no one can question Uncle Feng’s alchemy skills. Young Master Ming, you don’t know something. Hehe, I went early and grabbed a lot of pills. I have resold most of them. Thanks to Uncle Feng, I made a small profit. Now the prices offered privately are higher. Many cultivators in Lanshui City are trying to find ways to buy Uncle Feng’s pills at high prices.”

Song Wantong thought about how this young master hadn’t grabbed it and complimented again, “Of course, Young Master Ming is different from us. Young Master Ming can get the pill directly from Uncle Feng. I don’t know how many people envy Young Master Ming and Young Master Sheng.”

Gong Yuming was naturally happy to hear this. He said with great joy, “Of course, what is the relationship between me and Feng Ming? Can anyone else compare to me?”

There were so many people in Gaoyang County, but he was the only one who had the foresight to establish a relationship with Feng Ming. Many people had laughed at him at the time, but became envious when Feng Ming was accepted as Yu Xiao’s disciple. Once the news here spread back, those people would definitely regret not taking action first and would be jealous of Gong Yuming.

Haha, it felt good.

Song Wantong immediately started to flatter Gong Yuming even more. This made Gong Yuming happier.

Song Wantong also envied Gong Yuming for being able to make friends with a future master of alchemy. However, it would be beneficial for him to work hard while Young Master Ming still wanted to use him, keeping this path.

Song Wantong knew what Gong Yuming liked to hear, so he told Gong Yuming about Luoyue Peak’s little tricks. Others had thought it was just a coincidence.

But when they got the news, they deliberately went after Feng Ming with sinister intentions. Everyone saw the result. Feng Ming became famous and Luoyue Peak’s plan came to nothing.

Gong Yuming sneered. “Sure enough, they will do some unspeakable things but it is all useless in front of absolute strength.”

Song Wantong repeatedly agreed.

Once Gong Yuming returned home, he told Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo about these plans. He let them know that Luoyue Peak might not give up.

Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo weren’t surprised by this at all. It would be abnormal if Luoyue Peak didn’t cause trouble.

At present, both of them were focusing on training to improve their strength. As long as they didn’t leave the academy, Luoyue Peak’s little moves and calculations were harmless to them.

However, a person like Song Wantong was quite interesting. Feng Ming didn’t mind giving him some pills as long as Song Wantong paid attention to the news about him and Bai Qiaomo. Even if others couldn’t succeed in plotting against them, it didn’t mean he could ignore it. He noted it all down.

Song Wantong was even happier to get this job. Unexpectedly, he actually entered Feng Ming’s eyes. Naturally, he paid more attention to Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo’s affairs.

Since the first episode, the pills refined by Feng Ming had often appeared at his exclusive counter. Every time they appeared, they were snatched up immediately.

Feng Ming also listened to the advice of others and implemented purchase restrictions on buyers to try and give more disciples in the academy the opportunity to buy the pills.

As time went by, some people figured out the pattern and waited at the counter in advance so that they could grab the pills as soon as it was delivered.

Some were used personally while others, like Song Wantong, sold them at a high price. They could easily earn a sum of yuan crystals every time.

There were merchants in Lanshui City who wanted to connect with Feng Ming and buy the pills directly from him at a high price. This way, Feng Ming could earn more.

However, Feng Ming refused. The pills he sold were still placed in the Wuyi Pavilion of the academy. He wasn’t tempted to earn more yuan crystals.

Of course, the reason he wasn’t tempted was because the pills were sent to Wuyi Pavilion for sale, and the yuan crystals on him increased instead of decreasing. Did he care about this small amount of yuan crystals?

The academy protected him and Bai Qiaomo. He was naturally willing to give back to the academy.

Due to this, his pills became popular outside and the price went up even higher.

There were also pills flowing to Gaoyang County. After learning whose hand the pills came from, many people in Gaoyang County were upset. As Gong Yuming thought, many people became jealous of him.

Did Gong Yuming know this a long time ago, so he developed a relationship with Feng Ming when he first came to Gaoyang County?

If they had known that Feng Ming would become Yu Xiao’s disciple and a third-grade alchemist so quickly, they would’ve definitely recruited Feng Ming.

Every once in a while, one or two more varieties would be added to the third-grade pills of Feng Ming’s exclusive counter. The disciples in the academy, including those from the alchemy department, were becoming more and more convinced of him. The most uncomfortable ones were the disciples of Luoyue Peak. The more outstanding Feng Ming was, the harder it was for them to accept it.

But all their little tricks were ineffective on Feng Ming. For example, they wanted to drive a wedge between Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo, and between Feng Ming and the other disciples of the Qiansui Peak lineage, but no one was fooled.

Feng Ming’s senior brothers and sisters weren’t so narrow-minded that they couldn’t accept that their junior brother was more talented than them. The nieces and nephews admired Feng Ming even more and there was harmony between them.

His sixth senior brother loved to discuss alchemy techniques with Feng Ming. This took up a lot of Feng Ming’s time, but Feng Ming didn’t mind because he could learn a lot of useful knowledge from his sixth senior brother.

His fifth senior brother had a wide network of connections. If there were any spiritual plants that were hard to buy, he just had to tell Fifth Senior Brother Chen Tianlang and it would be delivered to Feng Ming in a short time.

Feng Ming got along very happily with his senior brothers and sisters. He enjoyed their care for him, even from the nieces and nephews who were older than him.

In addition to alchemy, Feng Ming also spent a lot of time and energy on practicing and improving his cultivation. Heavy Stone Peak became a place he often visited.

The result of practicing on the Heavy Stone Peak was very remarkable. After a period of time, Feng Ming felt that his physical body had become much stronger and his meridians much tougher, not to mention the condensation of his yuan energy.

His cultivation progressed smoothly to the middle stage of the qi gathering realm.

Bai Qiaomo was more diligent in his cultivation. Except for his rest time, he spent most of his time on Heavy Stone Peak. After Feng Ming advanced, he also entered the middle stage of the essence liquid realm. Feng Ming wasn’t surprised by this at all.

In contrast, outsiders couldn’t understand it. What was Bai Qiaomo, a useless person, doing spending all day at Heavy Stone Peak? Some people suddenly thought that since Bai Qiaomo couldn’t gather vital energy in his dantian, he might be taking the path of complete body training.

This wasn’t without precedent. There were books describing this situation in the academy’s library. However, it also stated that this road was extremely difficult. Almost no body refiners succeeded in reaching the end.

What was Heavy Stone Peak used for? Wasn’t it for disciples to temper their bodies? The longer Bai Qiaomo spent on Heavy Stone Peak, the more marketable this statement became and it was recognized by more people. Otherwise, there was no way to explain it.

In fact, if it wasn’t for the special relationship between Bai Qiaomo and Feng Ming, so many people wouldn’t be paying attention to him.

However, Feng Ming was the current man of the hour and showed no signs of giving up Bai Qiaomo. They often went to Heavy Stone Peak together.

This allowed Bai Qiaomo to win respect from some disciples. How many cultivators could still insist on not giving up after being abolished?

Bai Qiaomo managed to do it.

On the other hand, Feng Linlang’s reputation was also affected. Feng Ming became her sharp contrast. Perhaps when many cultivators encountered the same thing, they would choose the same approach as Feng Linlang without hesitation.

But if they were in Bai Qiaomo’s situation, they hoped to meet someone as persistent as Feng Ming instead of someone like Feng Linlang.

People would always choose the side that was beneficial to them.

Once Feng Ming performed better, Feng Linlang became more miserable in comparison.

Song Wantong sent a message. “Feng Linlang has applied to go out for training. The procedure is easy. She will probably leave tomorrow.”

Feng Ming was still immersed in the pill refining that had just ended. He said casually, “This is normal, right? It isn’t like she hasn’t gone out for training before.”

Song Wantong knew that Feng Ming hadn’t expected this, so he gave a slight reminder. “It is due to Uncle Feng. Feng Linlang is under a lot of pressure, so she probably wants to avoid it.”

Feng Ming understood immediately when he heard this. Even he hadn’t expected that after he and Bai Qiaomo came to Sihong Academy, there would be this result even if they ignored Feng Linlang.

In his impression, Feng Linlang was a very proud person.

This was even before Brother Bai revealed his true cultivation. If she knew that Brother Bai had not only repaired his dantian but also reached the middle stage of the essence liquid realm, would she simply avoid him?

Was this too stressful?

Feng Ming threw this person a bottle of second-grade pills and asked, “Do you know where Feng Linlang went to train? Apart from her, who else is going?”

Song Wantong secretly thought that Feng Ming was generous and quickly told him, “I know. She is going to the Netherworld Valley. I heard that there is an abandoned mansion that is suspected to have appeared there recently. Maybe people can try their luck there. Feng Linlang has made no progress in her cultivation recently. I also noticed that Wu Yingyan is paying attention to her. He will likely chase her after Feng Linlang sets off. Feng Hongrui is also in contact with Wu Yingyan privately.”

In Song Wantong’s opinion, Feng Hongrui was stupid. Feng Linlang was unlucky to have such a brother.

Feng Hongrui wasn’t only stupid, but also short-sighted. He only looked at people like Wu Yingyan for his sister.

Feng Ming had the same idea. He didn’t even think of Feng Hongrui as his opponent.

In the evening, Bai Qiaomo came back from Heavy Stone Peak and Feng Ming told him about this matter.

Bai Qiaomo chuckled and shook his head. “I haven’t cared about Feng Linlang for a long time. Junior Brother Ming, you should be the same.”

Feng Ming raised an eyebrow. He believed this. After all, it had been two lifetimes for Bai Qiaomo. Feng Ming raised an eyebrow. How could Feng Linlang be worth Brother Bai’s concern for two lifetimes?

Feng Ming explained, “I asked people to pay attention to her whereabouts. It isn’t for her, but for Wu Yingyan. Wu Yingyan has been in love with her for a long time and is still thinking about her. Now Feng Linlang went out for training. Do you think Wu Yingyan will take action?”

Bai Qiaomo immediately understood Feng Ming’s intention. “I misunderstood Junior Brother Ming. What do you want to do?”

Junior Brother Ming was doing this for him. Why else would he pay attention to Wu Yingyan? Being protected like this was a rare experience for Bai Qiaomo, and it made him a bit addicted.

Feng Ming looked at Bai Qiaomo eagerly and suggested, “Why don’t we go out for training too? Calculating the time, we have been here for more than half a year. I don’t know what is going on with my father. The effect of Brother Bai’s training at Heavy Stone Peak has probably slowed down.”

Feng Ming was right. Training at Heavy Stone Peak was becoming less and less effective for Bai Qiaomo. He had been considering moving to other training locations.

In addition to training at Heavy Stone Peak, he also read many books in the library during the past half a year, including formations.

He often met and communicated with his senior brothers and sisters. He also met his master a few times in private.

It was quite appropriate to go out for training at this time, but the question was, “Will Senior Yu agree?”

Bai Qiaomo knew how much Qiansui Peak and Senior Yu Xiao cared for Junior Brother Ming. He was afraid that they wouldn’t easily let Junior Brother Ming leave the protection of the academy.

Feng Ming chuckled. “In other words, you also want to do this, right? Master, just leave it to me. Don’t worry. I will definitely be able to convince Master. I’m not acting alone. I have a master like you with me.”

Bai Qiaomo nodded slightly. “Of course, I will put Junior Brother MIng’s safety first.”

Feng Ming became excited and restless. He had been locked up in the academy for more than half a year. He wanted to go out and play.

He would definitely be able to convince his master.

The next day, Feng Ming went to Qiansui Peak. He still followed his master to learn first.

Yu Xiao taught his disciple all the third-grade pill recipes that he knew. He felt that there was nothing that could stump his disciple at the third-grade stage, so he thought he could let his apprentice challenge the fourth-grade pill.

It was really because this young ger was too good at controlling soul power. Even the master couldn’t be said to be better than his apprentice.

If other alchemists were to refine the fourth-grade pill at Feng Ming’s cultivation level, their soul power might not be able to sustain it to the end. This would cause a backlash of soul power, which would be bad. Therefore, he never wanted his disciples to challenge jumping a higher level. It was just that his junior disciple’s situation was too special.

Besides, he wasn’t afraid of anything happening with him watching.

“Today, we will try refining the xuanyuan pill. You can watch my demonstration first.”

Feng Ming was surprised. “A fourth-grade xuanyuan pill? Master, you want to let me try a fourth-grade pill?”

Yu Xiao pointed at the disciple sitting opposite him. “If I don’t allow you, will you not try it?”

It seemed as if he saw through his little disciple?

Feng Ming chuckled and didn’t answer.

Yu Xiao shook his head but didn’t criticize his young disciple. It was because he knew that Feng Ming had spare strength and it would be bad to restrict him too much.

“I don’t need to tell you the recipe. You have to do some research. Let’s start refining it directly.”

Feng Ming nodded repeatedly. It was great. He stared at the furnace in front of him with bright eyes, not wanting to miss any small details.

Yu Xiao didn’t pursue the result of the pill, but deliberately slowed down the entire refining process. It was to let his disciple see clearly rather than explaining it aloud. This way, his disciple could get a better understanding of the operating principle.

Feng Ming absorbed new knowledge like a sponge.

The more Yu Xiao watched, the more satisfied he became. By the time this furnace was successfully refined, it had taken a long time and his soul power was a bit seriously consumed. Still, Yu Xiao didn’t care at all.

“How about it? Do you want your master to do it again?”

Feng Ming waved his hand and said confidently. “No need. Master, just watch me.”