Ch 25: Confrontation
Looking at the girl in front of him, her eyes full of determination and desire to learn, yang feng found himself captivated. But he composed himself the next moment and asked," what rank of pills can you refine currently?" He asked her curiously.
"I can refine High-Earth Grade pills." She replied now a little calm. "Hmm alright, how about this? I will refine pills in my cottage and you can observe my actions and if you have any questions then you can ask me." Yang feng thought for a way to spend some time with her and could only use this method for now.
After contemplating for a minute she agreed. They then moved into the cottage and yang feng started to refine the pills. During the process, he was calm and whenever xia ning cheng had a question he would answer them.
He didn't even look at her the entire time, though he really wanted to, as he knew that old man Meng Wu Ya would be watching. He spent the entire day in the cottage refining pills and answering Xia Ning Chang's answers.
When it was time to leave, she was happy that she came to yang feng as many of her doubts were cleared and she felt that with some push she would be able to refine heaven grade pills.
Meng Wu Ya who was indeed been watching them the entire time was impressed with yang feng. 'the boy is indeed extraordinary. Not only has his cultivation increased to the true element realm, but his foundation is extremely solid and robust. Not to mention his alchemy skills and that strange flames he used when refining pills, even I feel a little bit of threat from the flames.'
'but most of all he seems to not have any bad thoughts for my little Ning Chang.' Meng Wu Ya satisfied with the event retracted his divine sense and continued to observe the seals placed on him.
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Back to yang feng who waited for a few minutes after the departure of Xia Ning Chang and opened his mission screen. Seeing the mission of leaving a good impression on Xia Ning Chang completed, he sighed in relief and placed the 'Foundation Building Dew of Nine Yin' which he found was kept in a special jade bottle into his inventory.
'Now the next step is to become a real friend to Xia Ning Chang while trying to hide my intention of getting close to her from the old fart.' yang feng thought while laying on his bed. He sat up cross legged and then started to cultivate until the sun rose.
As he awoke from his meditative state and opened the door to his cottage, there he saw a scene that had become a daily occurrence. In front of his door was a line of people belonging to the sect who had come for pill refining.
As he looked at the long line, although somewhat annoyed, he was happy to refine pills for these people as whatever he refines for them, he gets much more. This is because as he knows that everyone within at least the star field thinks that only one pill can be refined from a single set of materials.
So after the refining is done he gives one pill to the customer and keeps the rest for himself. This had allowed him to literally fill his inventory with pills upon pills.
Just as he was about to take the materials from the first disciple, he saw a familiar figure approaching him. He involuntary let out a charming smile upon seeing the approaching figure.
When Xia Ning Chang saw the smile on yang feng's face, a light blush broke out on her face. Yang feng realizing what happened, stopped himself from smiling on the outside. But he was gloating on the inside as her coming here means that he will be able to continue his plan to get close to her while he refines pills for other, thus filling his own pocket as well.
"Want to watch me refine today as well?", yang feng inquired to which she just nodded. And so went the day as it had went yesterday with him refining pills, explaining things to Xia Ning Chang, and coming up with more strategies to make her open up to him.
Soon, a month passed. During the time he brokethrough to the 2nd stage True Element Realm and his relation with Xia Ning Chang rose from acquaintance to great friends.
During the month, after a week of spending time with Xia Ning Chang he decided to let her try refining pills with him. Once he discussed this with her, after some thought she told him about her physique and how she refined pills. Yang feng had to show a shocked expression on his face and asked her to show him.
She started with High-Earth Grade, to which yang feng showed a genuine fascinated look on his face seeing how she refined pills, as even though he had really high talent for alchemy he still could not refine pills without a claudron, and in two days she started to refine Low-Heaven Grade pills.
As she reached the heaven rank, yang feng thought and then taught her the method to refine multiple pills with a single set of materials. This seems to have somehow increased her cultivation speed, as her speed and efficiency in using the material increased.
He did all this because he knew of how her physique uses alchemy as a way for cultivation. As he came into contact with her before nearly two years from the start of the canon, her current cultivation was only at 9th Qi Transformation Realm. So he wanted to use this opertunity to help her reach the peak of Speration and Reunion Realm before the start of the canon.
He also made some light attempts at her, this allowed her to open herself to him to a certain extent and reduce her shyness to himself as much as he can, while also being careful to not make her uncomfortable.
All this worked and had great results. Xia Ning Chang was now at the 2nd stage of Separation and Reunion Realm, she was able to become a Mid-heaven Rank Alchemist, and now was comfortable enough with him to drop her guard around him.
Just as he was having the thought that he would be able to form a relationship with her without any interference from anyone, he was called by Treasurer Meng to meet him. '*Sigh* the old man finally could not hold himself.'
As he went towards the contribution hall to meet him, he thought to all information he could use to gain an advantage in the upcoming talk(battle). He continued to think until he reached the doors of the contribution hall.
Just as he entered the hall, the doors suddenly closed with a loud 'thump' by themselves. He ignored the futile attempt at scaring him and looked at the old man sitting at his usual place on the desk looking at him with a serious and dangerous aura around him.
"You have quite the guts boy." The old man stated to which yang feng replied," and to what do I owe such praise?". Meng Wu Ya hearing his reply let out a 'humph' and released his cultivation pressure(sealed) on yang feng, intending to press him on the ground. Which did not happen as yang feng also used his Qi to keep himself standing, but it still made yang feng crouch a little.
"You think that you can use your tricks to get close to my precious disciple and I will just let you do so.", though it sounded like a question, it was a statement. He continued," stay away from her as you are not worthy of her. Her is destiny is to stand at the peak, she is destined for glory."
Yang feng was starting to get angry at Meng Wu Ya, his demeanor, his tone, the pressure he was releasing and the words he spoke, that were belittling yang feng. He felt the same feeling from his physique that he felt when the golden skeleton tried to devour it.
A primal, desolute and dreadful aura was released from yang feng as he slowly stood up straight, all the while Meng Wu Ya looked at him in surprise, horror and apprehension. Yang feng looked at the old man in front of him, his eyes looked sinister and there seemed to be a galaxy revolving within them.
As yang feng stared at Meng Wu Ya, he slowly let out a few words that rattled Meng Wu Ya to his core," Peak? Glory? What could a puny saint with his cultivation sealed at immortal ascension realm know of glory, of the peak."