Chapter 94

Shen Xiang now had two True Essence Pills. These were high-grade spirit-level pills, and pills of this level were not common in martial arts sects, so they were generally difficult to buy. One could only gather the materials and hire a pill master to refine them.

"Don't eat them yet. You just entered the Ninth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm not long ago. First, get familiar with this realm. When you're ready to break through to the Tenth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm, then take them all at once!" Su Meiyao said.

Shen Xiang sighed and had to put the True Essence Pills away. He had long wanted to taste what they were like.

The Heaven-Shaking Palm was a very powerful martial art, involving the instantaneous release of a large amount of true qi within the body to create a shockwave, producing an invisible shockwave for long-range, wide-area attacks. It could also focus on a single point, but if it missed, it would waste a lot of true qi.

"Heaven-Shaking Palm!" Shen Xiang spread his fingers and struck out with a palm. The dozen or so trees in front of him instantly shattered, and the earth was shaken like waves, demonstrating a very domineering power.

Shen Xiang was practicing in a forest of the Great Martial Sect. If he had done this in the martial academy, he might have destroyed it.

"It only took three days to master, pretty fast!" Shen Xiang was very satisfied with the results: "Let's try the Profound Steel Finger!"

A faint layer of light blue qi suddenly surged around his index finger, enveloping it. The qi looked very calm but gave off a very oppressive aura.

Shen Xiang pointed at a stone slab with that finger, and a small hole immediately appeared, as if he had poked through tofu!

Not to mention stone, even a Ninth Rank Mortal weapon would break if caught between two Profound Steel Fingers!

"Hehe, if I use the invisible and colorless Heaven and Earth True Qi, wouldn't it be even more powerful? Maybe I could even damage a spirit weapon!" Shen Xiang laughed, very satisfied with this lower-grade earth-level martial art.

Although the Azure Dragon Claw was a similar martial art, it was very domineering when used, a fast-attack type. The Profound Steel Finger, however, was gentle and could attack unexpectedly.

Shen Xiang returned to the martial academy and saw Zhang De and Yun Xiaodao with joyful expressions, knowing they must have found good masters.

"Brother Shen, you're back just in time, otherwise you might not see Old Zhang again!" Yun Xiaodao said.

"Oh? Why is that?" Shen Xiang looked puzzled.

Zhang De smiled: "My master is often at the border of Great Martial Province, so I have to be by his side. This way, I can see the world and hone myself."

"That's not bad, take care!" Shen Xiang smiled slightly.

After Zhang De left, Yun Xiaodao smiled: "Brother Shen, do you want to know who my master is?"

"Who is it? Don't tell me it's Elder Pill!"

"Of course not that old woman. It's an old lady from the Third Martial Academy. She has some connection with our Yun family, so she took me as a disciple. But during the assessment, I was tortured badly, and she even took away my old black eagle!" Yun Xiaodao said with a bitter expression.

People from the Third Martial Academy! They were among the more powerful in the Great Martial Sect, which surprised Shen Xiang.

"Brother Shen, you don't have a master. Will you become dispirited because of that?" Yun Xiaodao asked in a low voice.

Shen Xiang laughed loudly: "Xiaodao, you must practice well, or you'll be left far behind! I can grow to this level on my own, so what do I need a master for?"

"Xiaodao, you have a master but didn't invite us for a meal? That's not very nice!" Zhu Rong walked over with a smile. Ever since he learned that Shen Xiang was a pill master and had many resources, he came here every day. Shen Xiang now had seven hundred True Essence Pills, making him one of the wealthier inner disciples.

"Fatso, you just want to take advantage of me! I've known you for so long, and you've never invited me to a meal!" Yun Xiaodao scolded.

"Who said? Last time when we went out, I treated you to a bowl of noodles!" Zhu Rong immediately countered, looking aggrieved.

"Go to hell, that bowl of noodles was nothing, and there wasn't even a piece of meat in it." Yun Xiaodao walked over and kicked him.

Zhu Rong said irritably: "That still counts, and you're the first person I've ever treated to noodles!"

"By the way, Shen Xiang, the Great Pill Academy is holding a pill competition. Are you going? The prize is two True Essence Pills!"

"What are the rules?" Shen Xiang's heart stirred, and he asked urgently.

"How can it be different? It's the same as previous years. Within the designated time, whoever refines the most True Essence Pills of the best quality wins!" Zhu Rong rubbed his meaty hands and smiled.

Shen Xiang's lips curled up, and he showed a confident smile, saying: "I'm definitely going!"

With that, he quickly walked out of the martial academy and headed for the Great Pill Academy. In the past few days, he had learned where the Great Pill Academy was located, with part of it near the Profound Realm and part inside it.

Shen Xiang arrived at the Eighth Courtyard of the Great Pill Academy and unexpectedly met Yao Haisheng!

"Why is it you again? What are you doing here?" Yao Haisheng was in charge of the registration, and he no longer handled external affairs because he had overstepped in dealing with Shen Xiang's matter.

Shen Xiang didn't expect to meet Yao Haisheng, but he had heard that Yao Haisheng was a Third Rank Pill Master who could refine mid-grade spirit-level pills, so he was quite respected in the Great Martial Sect, which explained his arrogance that day.

"I'm here to register for the competition." Shen Xiang said.

Yao Haisheng became angry at the sight of Shen Xiang. He now had to help Shen Xiang pay the tuition to enter the Great Martial Sect, and Shen Xiang had also severely injured his disciple.

Yun Xiaodao and Zhu Rong didn't expect Shen Xiang to meet his second enemy in the Great Martial Sect.

"Just you? Can you refine True Essence Pills? If you fail, you'll have to pay for the materials with crystals. If you fail three times in a row, you'll be automatically disqualified." Yao Haisheng said disdainfully.

Shen Xiang had learned from Zhu Rong that the materials for the pill competition were provided by the Great Martial Sect, and the refining time was ten days. The main purpose was to quickly consume a large amount of True Essence Pill materials that had been stored for too long. This way, they could quickly produce a batch of True Essence Pills and allow the sect's pill masters to exchange skills, achieving two goals at once.

"Of course I can!" Shen Xiang frowned slightly.

At this moment, Yun Xiaodao shouted: "Brother Shen can not only do it, but he will also win first place and take those two True Essence Pills."

"Ha!" Yao Haisheng suddenly burst out laughing: "If this brat can win first place, how can we old guys who have been in the Great Pill Academy for years bear it? If he wins first place, I'll be his disciple!"

Shen Xiang secretly laughed, imagining the middle-aged man in front of him bowing to him as a master.

Many people in the Great Pill Academy looked at Shen Xiang with disdain. No matter how talented he was, he was only seventeen years old. At this age, being able to refine high-grade mortal-level pills was already quite good. Refining lower-grade spirit-level True Essence Pills was still far off. After all, those who had refined True Essence Pills knew that it took at least a hundred failures to succeed, and they believed Shen Xiang couldn't afford to waste so many materials.

Suddenly, a cold voice came: "If Shen Xiang wins first place, I will make an exception and let him enter the Great Pill King Academy!"