Chapter 122: The Dan Ding Peak Can’t Sit Still Anymore

Time flies, no matter how high your cultivation, you cannot stop it.

Half a month later.

Wuming Peak was much more bustling than before. Previously, the master and his three disciples lived here in solitude, but now people came and went continuously, making the place incredibly lively.

“Brother Dog, these are my materials, please pass them to Master Lin.” An outer sect disciple flattered Zhang Erdog, handing him the materials he had collected over a month.

Zhang Erdog’s life had become quite carefree; he was highly respected among the outer sect disciples.

He was respectfully called Brother Dog.

Rather than disliking this nickname, Zhang Erdog felt it suited him perfectly.

Since the previous incident where he and the Sect Leader staged a little drama, Wuming Peak had become widely known among the outer sect disciples.

“Junior brother, rest assured, I’ll hand your materials to the Sect Leader first thing,” Zhang Erdog said. He had built a stone bench at the entrance of the mountain and sat there daily, waiting for the outer sect disciples to arrive.

“Thank you, Brother Dog,” the outer sect disciple said joyfully, sincerely expressing his gratitude.

“No need to thank me. Take this certificate; you’ll need it when collecting pills,” Zhang Erdog replied. Though he hadn’t received much education, he could still write simple characters.

As more and more disciples sought the Sect Leader for pill refining, Zhang Erdog realized that without some sort of proof, it would be easy to get confused.

“Junior brother, how much material do you have?” Zhang Erdog asked.

“Senior brother, I’ve collected materials for thirty pills in total,” Feng Buju opened his storage bag and replied after checking.

“Alright, give them to me; I’ll deliver them to the Sect Leader.” Every time Zhang Erdog collected a certain amount of materials, he would bring them to the Sect Leader.

Within these half a month, he had refined pills for at least hundreds of outer sect disciples, and even many servant disciples had come seeking help.

From low-grade to high-grade pills, Zhang Erdog and Feng Buju had seen a lot, and their theoretical knowledge of pill refining had improved significantly.

“Junior brother, Ye Senior Brother invited me for a drink tonight. Do you want to come?” Zhang Erdog asked while preparing to deliver the materials.

Feng Buju hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. “I’ll pass. I don’t like him.”

During this time, Zhang Erdog had gotten along well with Ye Shaotian, but whenever Feng Buju met Ye Shaotian, they acted like enemies, disliking each other intensely. This made Zhang Erdog feel quite helpless.

…

Dan Ding Peak.

Recently, Li Shun had gradually sensed something was off. Ten days ago, there were still many outer sect disciples coming to him for pill refining, but in the past five days, he suddenly noticed that the number of disciples coming to him had drastically decreased, with only two or three per day.

This made Li Shun feel extremely alarmed.

In the past, whenever he went to the outer sect disciples, everyone would flatter him and treat him with utmost respect. But now, when he met those disciples who once respected him, they no longer treated him with the same reverence.

This made Li Shun very unhappy. Had they grown too arrogant?

“Senior brother, it’s terrible…” At this moment, the flute-playing boy hurried over in a panic.

“Stop panicking, what’s the matter with you?” Li Shun frowned in displeasure.

“Senior brother, today when I went to the outer sect disciples’ area, I found out that all the disciples have gone to Wuming Peak for pill refining and no longer come to our Dan Ding Peak,” the flute-playing boy said anxiously.

Their Dan Ding Peak was divided into several areas. Li Senior Brother and more than ten other seniors were responsible for the outer sect disciples. However, the number of disciples seeking pill refining had decreased day by day.

Coincidentally, he went to the outer sect area today and suddenly discovered this alarming situation, which scared him into immediately running back to report.

Half a month ago, he had already mentioned to his senior brother that people from Wuming Peak had started setting up stalls to refine pills among the outer sect disciples.

Initially, they hadn’t taken it seriously, but now, unexpectedly, all the outer sect disciples had been drawn away.

“What?” Li Shun rarely descended the mountain and had always stayed at Dan Ding Peak, so he was unaware of the situation among the outer sect disciples. Upon hearing his apprentice’s report, his expression changed dramatically, and he couldn’t believe it at first.

Then, thinking about Dan Ding Peak’s recent situation, his originally calm eyes suddenly turned gloomy.

Without saying much, he stood up and walked away.

“Senior brother… Senior brother,” the flute-playing boy, seeing his senior brother’s terrifying expression, felt fear but still followed behind.

…

On Wuming Peak.

Lin Fan was inside refining the materials Zhang Erdog had just brought. After refining a large number of pills, his pill-refining skill level was about to reach the twentieth level of perfection.

Although the materials brought by these outer sect disciples were mostly low-grade pills, giving relatively little experience, the accumulation over time had resulted in him having consumed no fewer than thousands of pills.

At the entrance of the mountain, Zhang Erdog and Feng Buju sat there, waiting for the outer sect juniors to bring their materials. They deeply admired the Sect Leader’s pill-refining skills. In their opinion, it was simply amazing.

Although Zhang Erdog’s perspective might not be very high, for Feng Buju, the Sect Leader’s pill-refining efficiency was truly terrifying, something ordinary people could never match.

At this moment, something happened among the outer sect disciples.

A group of people from Dan Ding Peak were passing through the outer sect disciples’ territory, heading toward Wuming Peak.

Li Shun harbored resentment toward Wuming Peak for stealing the disciples. During this time, not only had no disciples come to him for pill refining, but some of his fellow apprentices had also been idle for many days.

“Fellow juniors, this time we must make Wuming Peak give us an explanation. The sacred place for pill refining in the sect should only be Dan Ding Peak,” Li Shun angrily declared.

“Yes, Senior Brother Li is right. Wuming Peak is essentially pushing us to the brink of ruin.”

“Hmph, if the people on Wuming Peak today don’t know their place, we’ll have to show them the might of Dan Ding Peak.”

…

The outer sect disciples watched the group of Dan Ding Peak disciples approaching with fierce intent, all of them astonished. At first, they didn’t know what was happening, but as they noticed the direction Dan Ding Peak was heading, they realized something was wrong.

“Are they going to Wuming Peak to confront Master Lin?”

“This path only leads to Wuming Peak. It must be because we now only go to Master Lin for pill refining instead of Dan Ding Peak, cutting off their profits. Now they’re here to cause trouble for Master Lin.”

“Let’s go, everyone follow closely. If the Dan Ding Peak people dare to cause trouble for Master Lin, we’ll make sure they regret it.”

“That’s right, but fellow juniors, let’s not get too excited yet, in case it’s just a misunderstanding.”

“Don’t worry, we all understand. Master Lin has always been kind and considerate toward us juniors. Now that someone is coming to cause trouble, we naturally cannot sit idly by.”

At this moment, the Dan Ding Peak group walked ahead while the outer sect disciples followed behind them.