43 Encyclopedia of Herb

Alchemy Hall.

"Master, why did you accept Wei Fang as your disciple? It should be easy to shove him into the Alchemy Hall given your contribution." Zhu Ju asked as soon as she arrived at her master's room.

Even though it would be difficult for other elders if they wanted someone to enter Alchemy Hall without taking the entrance test, it was different for her master. Her contribution to the sect through alchemy was enormous; even the sect master most likely yielded her opinion if it was something that related to alchemy. So, if she just wanted someone to enter Alchemy Hall, it was not difficult, just a bit troublesome.

"I saw that you were getting along with him, so I thought it would be nice for you to have friends of the same age..."

"Please be serious, Master, and you need to reflect on yourself. You didn't even have friends of the same age yourself." Zhu Ju cutoff her master.

"It's mainly because of his attitude."

"Attitude?" Zhu Ju tilted her head.

"Yes, he didn't even cower when he was bullied for an entire month, and he didn't care about the opinions of others. If nothing happened to him, he would likely fly to the sky." Elder Zhao explained.

'If nothing happened to him, he would likely fly to the sky.' Zhu Ju digested her master words and suddenly thought of something.

"But master, didn't his meridian severed?" She asked.

"Yes, but it was already reconnected. That was also the reason why I accepted him as a disciple."

"This..." Zhu Ju was very surprised. Medicine to reconnect Meridian was very rare; how can someone like Wei Fang get one? "Is his meridian really already reconnected?"

"Of course. Maybe he could hide it from someone at the Foundation Establishment, but in the eyes of Core Formation realm cultivator, his qi flow was so smooth that it was impossible for it to have a problem."

Maybe Wei Fang thought that as long as he didn't circulate his qi consciously, he could hide the fact that his meridian was already healed. But in the eyes of someone whose cultivation was much higher than his, the natural circulation of his qi was as clear as day. Even though they couldn't see it in detail, it was easy for them to notice if there was an abnormality. That was also the reason why guidance from higher realm cultivators was always precious.

"Then, why didn't you say it to Wei Fang since you already know?"

"Since he wants to hide it, I just want to Play along. Let's see, just how long he would keep it from his master." Elder Zhao said with a mischievous smile.

"Anyway, how is the tour going?"

Elder Zhao's sudden question made Zhu Ju's heart skip a beat.

"I-its alright." She stammered.

"Hmm?" Elder Zhao narrowed his eyes.

"It's..." Finally, under Elder Zhao's intense stare, Zhu Ju explained what happened.

"As your punishment you need to made a report s from my last two experiment's note." Elder Zhao said.

"What!?" Zhu Ju was in despair.

There were two types of people who wrote notes. The first one was those who wrote it in detail and were well organized. Notes like this were the easiest to read. And the second were those who just wrote it as they wished; there was no structure, no date added, and nothing; it was just pure text about what happened that day, and even then, the sequence of things may have messed up.

And her master was the second type, not to mention the notes would be scattered in the room without care.

So, she needs to search for the correct order, rearrange it, and only then can she start to make it into a report.

Thinking about the mountain like paper she needs to deal with made her despair. If only she could have a helper, like how her master could always order her.

Oh yeah, her junior brother! Her eyes lit up, then dimmed again.

Someone must have a foundation in alchemy to rearrange the notes, and she just made Wei Fang afraid of alchemy.

Just because she wanted to show off in front of her junior brother, she shot herself in the foot.

***

Wei Fang hurriedly opened the system as soon as he got to his secluded courtyard. He was curious what reward he would get.

The system mentioned it would be something related to the profession he chose. He joined the Alchemy Hall. So, he would most likely get something related to alchemy.

'Is it too late for me to change professions?' Remembering the explosion from before, he couldn't help but have these thoughts.

[There is still a chance for you to turn back now.]

The system replied to his thoughts.

"Really?"

[Of course, the system never lies. Even if you became the Alchemy Emperor in the future, you could still change professions.]

Wei Fang had a dumbfounded expression after hearing what the system said.

What existence was Alchemy Emperor? He didn't know, but from the name, it sounded very powerful.

If he already became the Alchemy Emperor, why would he want to change his profession?

Wei Fang shook his head and looked at his reward. 

[Encyclopedia of Herbs]

Unexpectedly, the reward he got was a book.

'retrieve.'

[Host, please be prepared!]

'Hmm, why does this sound familiar?'

"Arghhh!" Before he could think further, a soul-splitting pain assaulted his head, causing him to scream.

He clutches his head before kneeling down and then lying on the floor, writhing in pain.

The process was longer than when he first received knowledge from the system. It was because the encyclopedia obviously had more content than just two cultivation methods.

After who knew how long, the pain finally subsided. Wei Fang rolled his body weakly, making him face the hole-filled ceiling. He could see the sea of stars above. His body was full of sweat, and his breath was still ragged.

"System-sama, can you be more sincere in your warning next time?" Wei Fang protested weakly. If he was given proper warning, he would not be so miserable.

In the first place, he thought the reward was a book, but who knew it was knowledge instead.

[The system is never insincere and always maintains professionalism in its job.]

"Then, why didn't you give me proper warning before transferring the knowledge?"

[The system warning was always proper and legal; in no way is it breaching any norms or laws of the country.]

'Here it is; can it speak human language?'

[No matter how you look at it, be it the form or shape of the system, it was in no way a human, so it was normal for the system to not speak human language.]

Wei Fang was speechless; he didn't have a word to refute that.

"Then, can you talk in human language?"

[The system can, but it is just that the host worldview and knowledge are too narrow to understand.]

'Why do I feel the system is scolding me?'

[Be confident and remove the 'feel'. The system was clearly scolding the host.]

Wei Fang shook his head. He felt that if he continued talking with the system, his intelligence would drop.

[Host, you can't distort facts. It should raise the host's intelligence by talking to the system.]

Forget it.

Forget it.

Let's check what new knowledge I just acquired. He checked his mind, and he was almost scared to death.

"This..."