There's Something Wrong With My Immortal Path

Chapter 34: The Disciple's Illness, the Master's Concern

While He Niansheng was drawing blood, a different scene unfolded inside the Great River Hall.

All the senior members of the Great River Sect, except for He Niansheng, were present.

In addition to the senior members, there was also a unfamiliar cultivator in the Great River Hall.

This person was dressed like a scholar, with gray hair and a tall, thin figure. With every movement, he exuded an air of superiority.

It seemed that in his eyes, the cultivators in the Great River Hall were nothing more than insignificant country bumpkins.

"You all in the Great River Sect are truly impressive!"

Upon hearing these words, the Sect Master, Haiguo, quickly stood up to apologize.

"Elder Xu, please forgive us. Junior Brother He must still be refining pills. I have already sent someone to urge him. Please wait a moment, Elder Xu."

The words "refining pills" caught Xu Weizhou's attention, and a strange expression flashed in his eyes.

Xu Weizhou did not forget the instructions given to him by the Sect Master before he left.

...Elder Weizhou, when you go to the Great River Sect, besides your main task, you should pay more attention to a certain cultivator.

That person is He Niansheng, the Alchemist. Remember, try to win him over and do not offend him.

His lifespan is already short, so you can use life-extending methods to entice him and establish a good relationship.

If you can't win him over, then kill him with thunderous force!

Take away his pill refining method! Destroy the Great River's path of pill refinement!

...He Niansheng, the Alchemist.

Muttering this name, Xu Weizhou's face also showed a hint of surprise.

He Niansheng, the Alchemist of the Great River Sect, was already a well-known cultivator in the lower reaches of the Bai Cang River.

For a sect, the existence of an Alchemist was extremely important.

To put it bluntly, an outstanding Alchemist could support the next generation of the sect.

Pills could help cultivators break through barriers more easily, and each generation would be stronger than the previous one.

And this He Niansheng was undoubtedly a genius in the Dao of Alchemy!

He achieved the status of a Grandmaster Alchemist with his Ice Spirit Root and even created a unique method of Core Condensation.

The pills he refined became more condensed in medicinal properties, extremely pure, with slender Pill Patterns and minimal impurities.

With this unique skill, most cultivators were willing to befriend him.

As his gaze swept over the cultivators of the Great River Sect and lingered on Jiang Chong's face for a long time, Xu Weizhou finally spoke.

"He Niansheng, the Alchemist... I will wait for him."

...In the secluded valley of the Qingdan Sect, He Niansheng tightly clenched the jade bottle in his hand.

Within a moment, frost formed inside the jade bottle, emitting a cold aura.

Putting away the jade bottle, He Niansheng took out several blood-nourishing and qi-enhancing pills.

Xia Ming was his future hope, so he couldn't let Xia Ming down.

Drawing some blood and giving some benefits should be enough.

That's what He Niansheng thought, and that's what he did.

Taking out a translucent and crystal-clear small sword from his pocket, He Niansheng gently placed it in Xia Ming's hand.

"My disciple, you have successfully advanced to Superior Spirit Root. Congratulations! As your master, I will give you a Frostbite Sword. After refining it, you can store it in your dantian. When you unsheathe the sword, you can slay enemies within a hundred feet."

"Disciple Xia Ming thanks Master!"

Looking at the respectful Xia Ming, He Niansheng's eyes became even more joyful. Just as he was about to say something, a sword-wielding cultivator outside the valley respectfully bowed.

"Senior He Niansheng, at the command of the Sect Master, I respectfully invite you to the Great River Hall for a meeting."

Upon hearing the voice, He Niansheng's expression gradually turned cold.

Seeing this scene, Xia Ming respectfully said, "Master, sect matters are important. My illness is not a big deal."

"Xia Ming, you stay here. I will go and come back."

...In front of the grass hut, as he watched He Niansheng's retreating figure, Xia Ming's eyes became even more profound.

Doubts began to rise in Xia Ming's heart regarding his master, He Niansheng.

Something about all of this seemed very wrong.

A Core Formation elder, why would he be so concerned about a Qi Refining junior like himself?

Could it be because of that hidden Spirit Root?

Does He Niansheng really want me to be his successor?

Is that really the truth?

In the midst of Xia Ming's dilemma, a clear and melodious owl cry suddenly sounded.

Following the sound, Xia Ming saw a large owl hovering above the secluded valley.

The owl's talons seemed to be holding onto something.

At this moment, the owl began to dive, and in the instant it touched the white mist, it dropped an object.

It was a slender jade slip, coincidentally falling right in front of Xia Ming.

Picking up the jade slip, the moment he infused it with spiritual energy, Xia Ming's mind was filled with a lot of information.

...

He Niansheng, the successor of the Great River Four Clans.

Belonging to the Ice Spirit, he has been unruly since childhood, having killed fellow disciples at the Qi Refining Stage, repeatedly unrepentant.

In the late stage of Foundation Building, he had a sudden realization of the heavenly mechanism, and with his Ice Spirit Root aptitude, he embarked on the path of alchemy.

In the early stage of Core Formation, he took charge of the Green Elixir Peak, and later explored ancient cultivation ruins with Elder Jiang Xiong.

Later, He Niansheng returned alone with severe injuries, and the others all perished.

In the year 4113 of the Great View, He Niansheng became the Grand Elder of the Green Elixir Peak.

In the year 4153 of the Great View, He Niansheng failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

In the year 4157 of the Great View, for four seasons, more than three hundred disciples of the Green Elixir Peak went missing.

In the year 4162 of the Great View, He Niansheng built the Green Bronze Hall and annihilated seventeen counties at the foot of the mountain.

In the year 4165 of the Great View, the chief disciple of the Green Elixir Peak turned to the Demon Dao, betraying the Great River.

In the year 4171 of the Great View, He Niansheng offered a reward for strange and astonishing phenomena, particularly favoring abnormalities in spiritual souls.

The disciples of the Green Elixir Peak all consume the pills refined by He Niansheng, making them cold and indifferent, unfamiliar with the five senses.

They only recognize the Grand Elder, but not the Great River.

There was once a disciple who secretly reported that He Niansheng practiced the Demon Dao, capturing people alive and refining them into pills.

The Grand Elder He Niansheng is not to be trusted.

Xia Ming, you can judge for yourself.

-Jiang Chong.

...

While Xia Ming was digesting the information, He Niansheng also arrived at the Great River Hall.

With his white hair flying, a sense of killing intent gradually infiltrated the Great River Hall.

At the moment he saw He Niansheng, Xu Weizhou immediately stood up and hurriedly went up to greet him.

"Elder He! I've long heard of your name! Seeing you today, it's truly well-deserved!"

Completely different from his previous aloof demeanor, Xu Weizhou's extreme politeness made the surrounding elders widen their eyes.

The elders present were all astute individuals, and they knew that the only person who could make Xu Weizhou bow and lower his head was He Niansheng, with his identity as an Alchemist.

Jiang Chong, who was standing in the distance, couldn't help but sigh.

He Niansheng... He Nian...sheng?

What kind of thoughts have arisen in your heart?

Facing Xu Weizhou's enthusiasm, He Niansheng remained extremely calm.

With just one glance, he could see Xu Weizhou's identity.

An elder of the Bamboo Sword Sect, upstream of the Bai Cang River.

The Bamboo Sword Sect's position is even more superior to that of the Great He Sect, and the spiritual energy there is also slightly more abundant.

In addition to abundant spiritual energy, the location of the Bamboo Sword Sect is also rich in a kind of purple jade bamboo.

Purple jade bamboo is extremely tough and is a rare material for artifact refining.

So the cultivators of the Bamboo Sword Sect all carry a hint of bamboo scent.

Such a scent cannot escape He Niansheng's nose.

Why has the Bamboo Sword Sect come?

Looking around, He Niansheng's gaze became colder.

These juniors of the Great River Sect.

Truly, each generation is inferior to the previous one!

(End of this chapter)