Chapter 98

Shen Xiang's attitude was very firm as he refused the sisters, younger sisters, and cousins that Yun Xiaodao and Zhu Rong insisted on introducing to him.

The next day, before dawn, Shen Xiang hurriedly arrived at the entrance of the Mystic Realm, where the Grand Alchemy Academy was located, though he didn't know the way.

"You're quite early! Follow me!" Wu Kai Ming said with a smile, showing great interest in Shen Xiang. Originally, the Alchemy Elder did not allow anyone to take Shen Xiang as a disciple, but now Shen Xiang had taken a True Martial Realm disciple, and he had also entered the Grand Alchemy Academy.

Shen Xiang might not yet know what entering the Grand Alchemy Academy meant, but Wu Kai Ming did!

The Grand Alchemy Academy looked like an ordinary residence, with only the four characters "Grand Alchemy Academy" written above the gate, nothing particularly special.

"Alchemist Elder, what kind of place is the Grand Alchemy Academy?" Shen Xiang asked.

"Hehe, you'll know once you go in. I'm leaving, take care!" Wu Kai Ming smiled mysteriously, giving Shen Xiang a bad feeling.

The spiritual energy inside the Mystic Realm was very dense. Shen Xiang felt that if he stayed here for a while, he could definitely cultivate a large amount of true qi, though no matter how fast, it wouldn't be as fast as taking elixirs.

"You're quite early! Was it Alchemist Elder who brought you here?" the voice of the Alchemy Elder came from a nearby pavilion.

Shen Xiang walked over and said, "Yes, I don't know what I'm supposed to do in the Grand Alchemy Academy."

"The Grand Alchemy Academy is just me. From now on, you'll be staying here!" the Alchemy Elder said, his tone becoming very serious.

"Why?" Shen Xiang's heart trembled. Staying with this person all day wasn't a good thing!

"I'm going to seclude myself to refine elixirs. From now on, you'll be in charge of the Grand Alchemy Academy!" the Alchemy Elder said. "You won't have too much to do. The cultivation of spirit herbs is managed by specialists, and other matters are also handled by others. Your most important task is to maintain the dignity of the entire Grand Alchemy Academy. You'll understand how to do it later!"

Shen Xiang was stunned. He didn't expect the Alchemy Elder to entrust such an important task to him. This made him realize that the Alchemy Elder didn't hate him as much as he thought.

"Is it just to spite me?" Shen Xiang came to this somewhat amusing conclusion.

Shen Xiang took a deep breath and said, "Alchemy Elder, what about the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"How much time does it take? I've already refined it and sent it to the Divine Weapon Heaven and the Ice Wind Valley." The Alchemy Elder said, a bit angry that Shen Xiang was still thinking about it.

Shen Xiang nodded and smiled, "Thank you, Alchemy Elder. You can go into seclusion with peace of mind!"

"Shen Xiang, I'll ask you one more time, do you want to be my disciple? You should know that I've never taken a disciple before!" the Alchemy Elder asked, her voice soft.

Shen Xiang shook his head, "No, didn't you say that whoever takes me as a disciple will be against you? If I become your disciple, wouldn't you be against yourself?"

"Hmph, as you wish!" The Alchemy Elder took out a jade token and threw it at Shen Xiang, then left in a huff.

Shen Xiang caught the jade token and examined it carefully. There were actually spirit patterns on it, and a strange force. The jade token also had a line of text: "Grand Alchemy Academy, Shen Xiang"!

From then on, Shen Xiang could only live in the Grand Alchemy Academy, but he was still very free.

Since he took Yao Haisheng as a disciple, Yao Haisheng rarely showed up, claiming he was going into seclusion to refine elixirs. He was also avoiding people because he had no face to show after becoming Shen Xiang's disciple.

Shen Xiang and Yun Xiaodao rarely went to the 329th Martial Academy, but they were still part of it. To their surprise, Zhu Rong gave up the generous benefits of the 200th Martial Academy and joined them, just to persuade Shen Xiang to take his sister.

Thus, Shen Xiang, Yun Xiaodao, and the stingy Zhu Rong became friends. Although they often cursed each other, their relationship was still good.

"Big Brother Shen, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Yun Xiaodao jumped up when he saw Shen Xiang enter the martial academy. Because Shen Xiang was in the Grand Alchemy Academy in the Mystic Realm, Yun Xiaodao and Zhu Rong couldn't enter freely, and they couldn't visit Shen Xiang when they had something to discuss.

"Is there something?" Shen Xiang asked.

Zhu Rong waved a piece of paper in his hand and said helplessly, "Yes, after this little brat Yun Xiaodao's careful selection, we got a very boring and stupid mission."

Shen Xiang then remembered that he had been in the inner academy for a month and was supposed to be assigned tasks. In this month, he had also learned some new martial arts, specifically the water-attribute Vermilion Bird Divine Art, which was mostly defensive. Although there were only two or three techniques, Shen Xiang was very satisfied.

Shen Xiang was about to ask what the mission was when Yun Xiaodao smiled and said, "This is a good job, investigating the Heavenly Dragon Treasure!"

Heavenly Dragon Treasure! This had been a hot topic for the past ten days. The treasure was said to have been left by a dragon that descended in the ancient era on the Chenwu Continent. Along with the rumors, a map of the Heavenly Dragon Treasure also appeared, but the map was very expensive, costing 100,000 crystals each!

At first, many people thought it was fake, a rumor spread to make some crystals. But after some elders analyzed the map in detail, they found that the treasure location was indeed a place where dragons were said to have appeared.

That place was called the Dead Dragon Mountains, a dangerous area!

"What Heavenly Dragon Treasure? Before the rumors even started, our Zhu family had already searched it, and found nothing!" Zhu Rong said disdainfully.

"Hmph, our Yun family searched it a hundred years before your Zhu family, and your Zhu family still went to look!" Yun Xiaodao said.

The legend of the treasure in the Dead Dragon Mountains was very old, and many people had searched for it, but none had found it.

Shen Xiang took the paper from Yun Xiaodao's hand and saw a map and the task assigned by the Grand Martial Gate, which was to investigate whether the rumors were true and report the detailed findings.

"This might be a rumor, but it's a very easy task. At least we can treat it like a trip! Also, I heard that many major sects have sent people to search, not just in Grand Martial State, but in other states as well," Yun Xiaodao said.

"That's true, there are so many fools coming from far away!" Zhu Rong laughed.

"Let's go, with so many people coming, it's likely to be true! Your families didn't find it before, possibly because it's a Mystic Realm. You should know about Mystic Realms, right?" Shen Xiang asked.

The appearance of Mystic Realms is very special. Sometimes they suddenly appear, sometimes they require certain conditions to have an entrance, and sometimes they need powerful forces to open a passage...