Chapter 11: The Immortal of Great Love Sells Hooks
You returned to the Alchemy Room and continued to study Alchemy.
As soon as you returned, you saw the Old Disciple who was guiding you and the Hall of Alchemy Deacon approaching.
The two asked what your relationship with Senior Sister Yao Ling was.
It wasn't just them; everyone else also gathered around, looking at you with curious gazes.
You said you had no relationship with Yao Ling.
The two didn't believe you and continued to press for answers.
You still remained vague.
The more you acted this way, the more the two dared not look down on you.
Everyone in the Alchemy Room discussed animatedly.
They were very confused as to why Senior Sister Yao Ling, who had always been aloof and never bothered with new Disciples, would actively seek you out.
Recalling that you were brought into Hundred Refinements Peak by Senior Sister Yao Ling, the Hall of Alchemy Deacon no longer dared to underestimate you, fearing that you had a powerful background.
He immediately ordered the Old Disciple to guide you well.
The Old Disciple dared not neglect you and officially taught you the art of Alchemy.
You were overjoyed and Cultivated diligently.
In the second month, your Alchemy skill made slight progress.
In the third month, your Alchemy skill improved rapidly.
You diligently studied Alchemy every day, spending almost all your time on it.
You comprehended the principles of Medicinal Pills, comprehended Alchemy techniques...
Your Alchemy attainment surpassed most Disciples of the same period, and you began to attempt Alchemy.
First attempt at Alchemy, failed.
Second attempt at Alchemy, failed.
Third time...
You calmed your mind and continued to try.
During this time, the Hall of Alchemy Deacon investigated and discovered that you were just a commoner with no background, realizing he had been deceived by you.
The Deacon, enraged, colluded with the Old Disciple to make things difficult for you, preventing you from performing Alchemy again.
You had long anticipated this and remained unconcerned.
Instead, in your spare time, you used your remaining Spirit Stones to buy rouge and began to dress up, maintaining a good image.
You hoped for Yao Ling to come find you.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Hao couldn't hold back.
"Great Love Immortal Venerable is setting a trap!"
"Shocking! The dignified Heaven Refining Demonic Venerable actually started by setting traps!"
At the end of the third month, to everyone's surprise, Yao Ling found you again.
Yao Ling saw you being ostracized and bullied by the crowd, felt even more sympathy for you, and immediately reprimanded everyone.
You were led away by Yao Ling, who meticulously guided you.
Under Yao Ling's careful guidance, you successfully refined a Grade 1 Medicinal Pill—the Qi Nourishing Pill.
You became a First-rank Alchemist.
Yao Ling was shocked that you became a First-rank Alchemist in just three months.
One must know that ordinary new Disciples would take at least half a year to become a First-rank Alchemist.
She asked you if the Old Disciple who guided you had taught you Alchemy.
You sincerely told her that the Old Disciple had always suppressed you and never taught you Alchemy.
You had reached this point entirely through hard work and effort.
"The reason I can become an Alchemist is entirely due to Senior Sister's meticulous teaching! Without Senior Sister, I wouldn't be where I am today!"
Listening to your praise, Yao Ling blushed.
"Junior Brother, you really are a smooth talker, always saying things to make girls happy!"
Although Yao Ling said this, a smile bloomed on her face.
You earnestly said, "Everything Xiao Hao says comes from the heart, and I would never deceive Senior Sister!"
"My life belongs to Senior Sister! From now on, whether it's through mountains of daggers or seas of fire, just give the command, Senior Sister!"
After speaking, you cupped your fists respectfully towards Yao Ling.
Yao Ling originally wanted to refuse and cut ties with you.
But looking at your handsome and unparalleled face, her cherry lips pursed, and the words on the tip of her tongue simply wouldn't come out.
After a long while, she finally sighed softly.
"Alas, you are good in every way, but you are too honest! How can someone like you survive in the Saint Sect in the future!"
You were about to strike while the iron was hot and further close the gap with Yao Ling.
Unexpectedly, Yao Ling turned her head away, not daring to look at you again, and fled as if escaping.
You sighed softly, regretting not being able to hook up with this woman.
You returned to the Alchemy Room and showed everyone that you could already refine First-rank Medicinal Pills!
In an instant, the entire place was shaken.
The Deacon, fearing that you had an unspeakable secret with Yao Ling, dared not make things difficult for you anymore.
He immediately allowed you to graduate and become an official Alchemist of the Hall of Alchemy.
You only needed to work six hours a day, and you would receive a monthly salary of fifty contribution points.
To ease the relationship with you, the Deacon, whose name you learned was Wu Yong and had served as Deacon for ten years, proactively befriended you and gave you a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills.
The Old Disciple who guided you also proactively apologized to you, not only returning all the Spirit Stones you had given him.
He also gave you an additional twenty Spirit Stones as an apology.
The four new Disciples who joined at the same time as you saw this scene and were instantly filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
In terms of their scores in the entrance examination, they were all above you.
Now, only you had graduated, surpassing them.
The Genius with a Three Spiritual Root who ranked first in the examination was quite disdainful of you, thinking you were just lucky.
This person, named Sun Yuanxuan, seemed to have a powerful background, and the Old Disciple responsible for guiding him never dared to suppress him.
"Great Love Immortal Venerable is truly amazing!"
"He can actually make a name for himself in the extremely competitive Initial Saint Demonic Sect!"
Xiao Hao was overjoyed.
If it were him, even if he were lucky enough to join Hundred Refinements Peak, he would have no chance to stand out!
Although Great Love Immortal Venerable rose to power by relying on women, his methods were a tiny bit unscrupulous.
But that was also a kind of ability!
"I've finally established myself in the Initial Saint Demonic Sect!"
"Next, it's time to find a way to get rid of the Magic Treasure's tracking!"
In the fourth month, you received last month's salary.
You exchanged all fifty contribution points for Spirit Medicine to refine Qi Nourishing Pills and refined three bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills in a row.
With the help of the three bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills, your Cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through to Qi Refining Third Layer.
You diligently studied the Dao of Alchemy, humbly sought advice from the Old Disciple, and your Alchemy attainment gradually improved, with a Breakthrough to Medium Grade First-rank Alchemist just around the corner.
At the end of the fourth month, Yao Ling surprisingly came again to teach you Alchemy.
Your relationship with Yao Ling improved.
Your Alchemy attainment improved.
You agreed to study together next month.
In the fifth month, you diligently studied the Dao of Alchemy as you had for ten years.
On this day, you met an unexpected person.
It was Xia Ning霜!
Xia Ning霜 found you and reminisced with you.
She was actually doing well at Blood Fiend Peak, and her Cultivation had broken through to Qi Refining Second Layer.
She told you that she had come this time to repay you and gave you half a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills.
Unlike Disciples of Hundred Refinements Peak who have a fixed fifty contribution points each month.
Disciples of the other three peaks have no fixed tasks; to earn contribution points, they can only continuously accept Sect missions.
Even with great risk, the contribution earned from working tirelessly for a month was only thirty, far less than that of Hundred Refinements Peak.
It was already very difficult for Xia Ning霜 to bring you half a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills; it was what she had saved by being frugal.
You accepted free Cultivation resources without hesitation.
Xia Ning霜 asked you how you had been doing recently and if you had met any female Disciples you liked.
You keenly noticed that this woman seemed to have feelings for you.
You guessed that this was the result of your previous 'pua' tactics.
You feigned a pained expression and said that you were being ostracized at Hundred Refinements Peak and lacked Cultivation resources.
"Junior Sister Xia, don't worry about me anymore!"
"Go pursue your revenge, I don't want to implicate you!"
Your words not only failed to drive Xia Ning霜 away but instead made her feel more sympathetic towards you.
Xia Ning霜 told you that if you hadn't helped her back then, she would have died long ago, let alone sought revenge.
"Senior Brother Xiao, my life was given by you! Now that you are in trouble, how can I stand by and do nothing?"
Xia Ning霜 looked at you with burning eyes, "You wait, I'll work harder next month and send you another half bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills!"
"Let's work hard together, and get revenge together!"
Xiao Hao, who was drinking water, almost choked.
"This woman wouldn't be trying to harm me, would she?" He blinked, disbelieving.
If he remembered correctly.
In this timeline, Xia Ning霜 had joined Zhang Biao and his group, intending to rob him.
Ultimately, she failed and was robbed by him instead.
After that, Great Love Immortal Venerable took over the account and won over Xia Ning霜.
Logically, even if Xia Ning霜 didn't hold a grudge against him, she wouldn't go so far as to help him, would she?
This was too outrageous!
You gently shook your head, "Junior Sister, I don't want to drag you down!"
"Senior Brother, I will never abandon you!"
At this point, a blush appeared on Xia Ning霜's face.
"It was you who gave me a glimmer of hope when I was most desperate!"
"Senior Brother, ever since my Family was destroyed, you have been the only person I care about in this world!"
"So please don't belittle yourself, okay? I, I will help you overcome this difficulty together!"
You sighed softly, feigning helplessness, and nodded in agreement.
You said your situation was not good and asked Xia Ning霜 not to come directly to Hundred Refinements Peak to find you in the future.
Instead, she should find someone to send a message and meet in the back mountain.
Xia Ning霜 was deeply moved by your consideration for her, and after a reluctant glance at you, she turned and left.
Little did she know, you weren't considering her; you just didn't want Senior Sister Yao Ling to misunderstand.
"What a beast!" Even though his interests aligned with Great Love Immortal Venerable, Xiao Hao's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
A dignified man, it was one thing to rely on women.
But to also string along two women, deceiving both their feelings and using them simultaneously!
This was simply inhumane!
"When I log in, I will never deceive Senior Sister Yao and Junior Sister Xia."
"I will let them know that my feelings for them are all genuine!"
In the sixth month, you received last month's salary.
With the gifts from Xia Ning霜, Wu Yong, and the Old Disciple, you were now rolling in wealth.
You knew deeply that in this world, strength was paramount, so you exchanged all your wealth for Qi Nourishing Pills to improve your Cultivation.
You broke through to Qi Refining Fourth Layer and awakened your Spiritual Sense.
Your "Five Elements Great Evolution Sword Control Art" advanced to the second layer, and you comprehended the five minor Spells that came with it, greatly increasing your combat power.
At the end of the sixth month, Yao Ling arrived as scheduled to guide you in Alchemy.
Your Alchemy attainment advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through to become a Medium Grade First-rank Alchemist.
Yao Ling was overjoyed, saying that your current Alchemy attainment was already comparable to hers, and you were qualified to serve as a Deacon in the Hall of Alchemy.
You smiled bitterly and told Yao Ling that you were just a commoner, how could you possibly become a Deacon?
You sighed after speaking.
Yao Ling, however, told you that she was willing to go back and plead with her father to help you get promoted to Hall of Alchemy Deacon.