Chapter 386: Chapter 383: I Beseech You, Master Mo

The Alchemy Dao...

Feng Zhang sighed.

’Perhaps it was because I was too obsessed with the Alchemy Dao that I went astray, almost to the point of qi deviation.’

Then he thought of Mo Qi. From the moment he arrived at the Hall of Envoys, whether it was his strength in the Martial Dao or his so-called Medicinal Cuisine, he handled everything with an air of effortless mastery.

’Perhaps this is the optimal state for Cultivation!’

’My obsession must have been too deep. I wove a cocoon and trapped myself inside. That’s why my Cultivation and my Alchemy Dao have stagnated for all these years!’

’So why did I put myself through all this?’

’Since I’m stagnating, why not change my approach? Adopt a new mindset?’

At this thought, Feng Zhang was suddenly enlightened. He felt a sense of clarity, as if his Spiritual Energy had merged with the sea, and his mind became a beacon of light.

In that instant, the world seemed to become much clearer.

A subtle yet powerful surge of Energy erupted from within him, and his aura soared.

’He’s about to have a breakthrough!’

Seeing this, the corners of Mo Qi’s mouth curved up. With a flip of his hand, he produced a Medicinal Pill and flicked it into Feng Zhang’s mouth.

"Not bad. My efforts weren’t wasted, after all."

Yes, just as Feng Zhang had suspected, Mo Qi had intentionally spoken those deeply mocking words.

However, his goal wasn’t the flick on the forehead, but to make Feng Zhang clearly recognize his own shortcomings, break out of his chrysalis, and achieve a breakthrough.

It seemed the plan had succeeded.

With the Chaos Scripture and the First Transformation of the Eight Transformations of Creation, "Gorging and Drinking," it would have been incredibly simple for Mo Qi to absorb the chaotic Energy from Feng Zhang’s body.

But Mo Qi had never intended to do that from the beginning.

Because if he had merely helped Feng Zhang expel the Energy, it would have only treated the symptoms, not the root cause. At most, Feng Zhang would have been grateful. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

But if he could solve the Energy problem once and for all, and even get Feng Zhang to change a mindset he’d been stubbornly clinging to for centuries—allowing him to break through in both his state of mind and his Cultivation, fundamentally revitalizing him...

...then Feng Zhang wouldn’t just be grateful. He would be completely convinced, and perhaps even pledge his allegiance!

This was Mo Qi’s true goal.

It wasn’t for his own sake, but for the people from the Void Sect and the Mountain and Sea Empire.

The trial in the Demon Spirit Battlefield was set to last for fifty years!

During that time, the people from the Void Sect and the Mountain and Sea Empire would have no choice but to stay with the Feng Family.

Fifty years!

To Mo Qi, that was an incredibly long time.

Heaven knew what could happen in that period.

To ensure that the groups from the Void Sect and the Mountain and Sea Empire wouldn’t be mistreated at the Feng Family’s residence, Mo Qi had to find them a protector before he left.

Feng Zhang was undoubtedly the best candidate.

In the middle of his breakthrough, Feng Zhang sensed Mo Qi’s action. He didn’t resist. Instead, he actively opened his mouth to receive the Medicinal Pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

As the Medicinal Pill entered his stomach, a fragrant aroma welled up in his throat.

Feng Zhang’s vision suddenly cleared. Spurred by the fragrance, his thoughts became sharper than ever before.

Before he could fully process the sensation, a warm Medicinal Power began to spread outward from his lower abdomen.

Wherever the Medicinal Power reached, his ravaged meridians and flesh healed completely, no matter how severe the damage.

At that moment, Feng Zhang was utterly shocked.

"This is Medicinal Cuisine? It’s so miraculously effective and powerful!"

If, before this, Feng Zhang had merely been amazed by Mo Qi’s various wondrous abilities, considering him a peerless, one-of-a-kind genius...

...then now, after Mo Qi had truly revealed a glimpse of his skill in Medicinal Cuisine, Feng Zhang was completely convinced.

He knew that even at his Peak, the Healing Elixirs he refined could never come close to the effects of this Medicinal Cuisine.

In fact, there was no comparison at all.

Injured meridians and depleted flesh and blood—while common injuries, they were extremely difficult to heal completely.

At the very least, it required a long period of recuperation.

But Mo Qi?

With a single Medicinal Pill, he had erased all injuries in the blink of an eye.

How fucking awesome was that!

Only now did Feng Zhang truly understand why Mo Qi had been so dismissive of his Alchemy Dao.

Because Mo Qi had every right to be!

BOOM!

With his injuries healed, Feng Zhang’s breakthrough occurred as naturally as water flowing into a channel, without any hitches or complications.

Peak of the Void Realm, just one step away from stepping into the Realm of Void!

CLICK.

Feng Zhang reined in his aura, took a sudden step forward, and stared intently at Mo Qi.

Mo Qi stood as still as a mountain. He glanced nonchalantly at Feng Zhang and said, "What, you still want to fight?"

Feng Zhang didn’t speak. Instead, he lowered his head, his tone sincere and tinged with eagerness. "Feng Zhang wishes to serve Master Mo from this day forward. I hope Master Mo will grant my request."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Mo Qi waved his hands frantically. "I can’t accept the title of ’Master Mo’."

Addressing someone with "Master" after their surname was a sign that one wished to perform the rites of a disciple—it was equivalent to asking to be taken as an apprentice.

Although Mo Qi wanted Feng Zhang to do things for him, he had never considered taking him as a disciple.

’Are you kidding me? Poaching the Feng Family’s most powerful Alchemy Master... if the rest of the family found out, they’d hate my guts.’

’Besides, even if I were to take a disciple, it wouldn’t be Feng Zhang.’

’To put it bluntly, Feng Zhang isn’t qualified.’

"Please, Master Mo, grant my request." Without another word, Feng Zhang knelt decisively before Mo Qi.

"Hey, hey, hey, that’s going too far!" Mo Qi quickly jumped away. "Are you trying to be shameless? Are you acting like a hoodlum?"

Feng Zhang was speechless.

One moment he was absurdly mature, and the next he was as flighty as a child.

It was only then that Feng Zhang realized the young man before him wasn’t even twenty years old.

It wouldn’t be wrong to call him a child.

But so what?

In any field, the master comes first. Age is irrelevant.

"Please, Master Mo, grant my request!" Feng Zhang turned and continued to kneel toward Mo Qi.

Mo Qi jumped away again, and Feng Zhang relentlessly pursued him on his knees.

And so, a bizarre scene unfolded in the room.

A young man was jumping all over the place, while a white-haired, white-bearded old man knelt on the floor, constantly turning to follow him.

If an uninformed bystander were to witness this, they might think two lunatics were fooling around.

After changing direction more than a hundred times, Mo Qi stopped, exasperated.

"Please, Master Mo, grant my request!" Feng Zhang was still at it, tirelessly repeating the same sentence.

"Fine, fine, fine. I give in, okay?" Mo Qi sighed.

He finally understood. This Feng Zhang fellow was a stubborn, one-track-minded mule. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have nearly refined himself to death with his Alchemy.

It was useless to reason with someone like that, because you could never out-stubborn him.

"Master Mo, you agree?" Feng Zhang was overjoyed.

Mo Qi was speechless. ’What choice do I have?’

’If I run off and hide, with Feng Zhang’s personality, he’d probably chase me out of the room while still kneeling. That would cause quite a scene.’

"You can follow me, but we need to lay down some ground rules." ’What the fuck,’ Mo Qi screamed in his head.

’What the hell is this? Being forced to take a disciple?’