Chapter 6

The flying sword moved swiftly, and in no time, it arrived above the seventh mountain peak.

On the mountain, houses stood in rows, each an ancient and grand structure. However, a glance around revealed only a few scattered figures, making the place seem somewhat desolate.

The flying sword landed in a square. As soon as it touched down, Lu Mingshi turned to Han Yu and said:

"Han Yu, you will follow me. From today on, you are my personal disciple! In the future, I will personally teach you the methods of cultivation."

Hearing this, even if Han Yu was proud, he immediately showed a joyful expression and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Peak Master!"

"Hmm? Peak Master?" Lu Mingshi's eyebrows twitched.

Han Yu fell to his knees with a thud and quickly corrected himself, "Thank you, Master!"

"Hmm! Later, we will go to the main hall, and I will hold a formal ceremony to accept you as my disciple."

Lu Mingshi nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at the others.

At this moment, except for Su Shier, the other three children all wore envious expressions.

To be directly accepted as a Peak Master's disciple was a tremendous honor! Unfortunately, they didn't have Han Yu's talent, so they could only envy him.

After arranging for Han Yu, Lu Mingshi turned to Xiao Yue, "Yue'er, the rest are left to you to arrange. Tomorrow, have them start learning to read and write and the rules of the sect. After three months, arrange for them to learn the methods of cultivation from the Elders."

"Sure! I'll arrange their accommodation first!"

Xiao Yue smiled and nodded. As she was about to speak to Su Shier and the others, a hurried footsteps approached.

"Peak Master, it's bad! Disciple Chen Xi was bitten by a beast!"

Two disciples in Yun Ge Sect uniforms quickly ran over, carrying an injured disciple on a stretcher.

On the stretcher, the disciple, no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, was in a deep coma, bleeding profusely.

"Beast? The sect is protected by arrays everywhere. Where did the beast come from?" Lu Mingshi's gaze fell on the stretcher, and his brows furrowed.

The leading disciple hurriedly replied, "Reporting to the Peak Master, the abandoned pill room is in a remote location. Wild beasts often appear there, including low-level demonic beasts."

"Hmph, you call yourselves cultivators! You can't even deal with a small wild beast. After so many years of cultivation, have you all practiced into the bellies of dogs?"

Lu Mingshi's face darkened, and he coldly snorted. As he spoke, his gaze fell on the injured disciple, and he took out a light green talisman.

He activated his true essence, and the talisman transformed into a green light, enveloping the young man on the stretcher.

After a moment, the green light dissipated, and the young man's wounds stopped bleeding. However, he had lost a hand and a foot, looking particularly pitiful.

"Alright, I've used the Green Spirit Talisman to stabilize his condition. But with his limbs gone, he will find it difficult to cultivate in the future. Choose a day to send him down the mountain."

The two carrying the stretcher nodded hurriedly but did not leave immediately. Instead, they cautiously asked, "Peak Master, should we still assign someone to guard the abandoned pill room?"

"Hmph, the abandoned pills may be useless, but their statistics are related to the consumption of all the sect's medicinal herbs. Do you think it's necessary?" Lu Mingshi coldly snorted, dissatisfied.

In Yun Ge Sect, all the various pills consumed by the disciples during cultivation were refined by the Peak Masters or specialized alchemists.

The required medicinal herbs were provided by the sect, and based on the number of successful pills and the number of abandoned pills, the consumption of medicinal herbs could be calculated to prevent embezzlement.

The abandoned pill room was in a remote location, almost at the edge of Yun Ge Sect. Originally, managing the abandoned pill room was a trivial matter and had nothing to do with Luofu Peak.

However, among the seven peaks of Yun Ge, Luofu Peak was the weakest. Therefore, this task naturally fell to Luofu Peak.

Hearing Lu Mingshi's words, the two disciples carrying the stretcher shivered and hurriedly said, "Peak Master, who should we send? Our peak is short of people right now!"

"Hmm? No one? That's fine. I brought back a few boys this time!" Lu Mingshi was taken aback and muttered, his gaze falling on Zhu Hanwei.

Feeling Lu Mingshi's gaze, Zhu Hanwei's legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground.

He heard everything the two disciples said. The abandoned pill room was clearly not a good place, and the injured disciple on the stretcher was a living example.

How could he be willing to go there?

Thinking of this, Zhu Hanwei's face turned pale. Before Lu Mingshi could speak, he hurriedly took out a palm-sized wooden box from his pocket.

"Peak Master, my father has something he wants me to give you!"

"Hmm?" Lu Mingshi was taken aback, took the wooden box, and his eyes narrowed.

Inside the wooden box was a small piece of century-old cold jade. This piece was clearly part of the same block as the one he had in Huilong Town.

Without showing any emotion, Lu Mingshi put the wooden box away and looked at Zhu Hanwei, "Alright, why the long face at such a young age? Since you don't have a spiritual root, cultivation would be a waste. How about this, my pill room needs a pill child. You can be my pill child from now on!"

"Thank you, Peak Master!" Hearing that he didn't have to go to the abandoned pill room and would be a pill child for the Peak Master, Zhu Hanwei nodded rapidly, his heart filled with joy.

Lu Mingshi didn't pay attention and continued to scan the group, his gaze falling on Su Shier.

"Alright, it's you! From today on, you will guard the abandoned pill room!"

Su Shier's small, thin body trembled, and his face turned pale.

Zhu Hanwei could sense the danger of the abandoned pill room, and so could he.

But looking at Lu Mingshi, he didn't know how to refuse. Zhu Hanwei had money and could give gifts, but he had nothing to offer.

Xiao Yue's gaze swept over Su Shier and the others, and she turned to Lu Mingshi, unable to hold back, "Grandfather, they are still young and have just joined the sect. No matter who you send to the abandoned pill room, if they encounter wild beasts or even low-level demonic beasts, it would be sending them to their deaths."

Lu Mingshi's face was stern, but this time he didn't give in. "Sending them to their deaths? Yue'er, let me tell you, what do you think cultivation is? A child's game?"

"This boy's talent is already terrible. If he can't overcome this danger, then what's the point of cultivating? He might as well be sent down the mountain."

Lu Mingshi had no high hopes for Su Shier. With the worst mixed spiritual root, it was a waste of resources to let him cultivate.

With no one available in the peak, assigning Su Shier to guard the abandoned pill room was undoubtedly the best decision.

As for the danger, he didn't consider it significant. Wild beasts and demonic beasts were rare. Chen Xi, a disciple with no talent, had been in the abandoned pill room for several years before encountering danger.

Xiao Yue's face darkened, and she wanted to persuade Lu Mingshi further.

Before she could speak, Su Shier suddenly said, "Senior Sister Xiao Yue, thank you! But the Peak Master is right. My talent is poor, and if I can't overcome this difficulty, how can I cultivate properly in the future?"

Su Shier could sense Lu Mingshi's determination and knew he had no choice.

Staying meant he still had a chance to cultivate.

But if he left, it would be almost impossible to re-enter the world of cultivators.

Xiao Yue, feeling sorry for him, wanted to say more, "But..."

Lu Mingshi nodded, "Alright, it's rare to see such courage. You two, take him to guard the abandoned pill room."

He turned to the two disciples carrying the stretcher.

"Sure! This junior, follow us!" The two nodded, looking at Su Shier with sympathy.

The Peak Master was really sending this boy to his death!

Chen Xi had at least cultivated for a few years, but this boy was only twelve!

Even if he went, he would likely be scared to death within a few days!

Not just them, but Zhu Hanwei and the others also didn't have high hopes for Su Shier. In their view, what Su Shier was doing was foolish. Cultivation was one thing, but if he lost his life, what was the point of cultivating?

Beside Lu Mingshi, Han Yu looked at Su Shier's thin back, hesitating to speak. Forget it, with his talent, he would know to give up when he encountered danger.

Su Shier followed the two disciples, one carrying the injured Chen Xi, and the other leading Su Shier to the abandoned pill room.

Perhaps thinking Su Shier wouldn't last long in the sect, the disciple leading the way didn't speak a word.

Su Shier kept his head down and didn't try to start a conversation either.

The two left Luofu Peak and walked for two hours before arriving at a small mountain peak at the edge of the sect.

Before them stood a simple wooden and stone building. The building had its own courtyard, with several rooms, including a living room and a storage room for abandoned pills.

"This is the abandoned pill room. The storage room is for the abandoned pills. At the end of each month, each peak will send abandoned pills here. Your job is to record the number of abandoned pills sent by each peak and submit the records to the responsible officer at the beginning of the month."

"This book will teach you how to identify different abandoned pills. Can you read? If not, it doesn't matter; there are pictures in it."

The disciple responsible for arranging Su Shier led him through the rooms of the abandoned pill room, gave him a book on identifying abandoned pills, and then hurriedly left.