Chapter 65: Accepting Disciples

The little girl's face was full of suspicion and wariness. However, Xu Yang had just saved them, so she didn't feel the same aversion towards him as she did towards Zhou Che.

"No, my mom is waiting for me at home. We need to go back, or she'll get worried."

As the little girl spoke, she prepared to leave.

"Trying to leave? None of you are going anywhere today!" Just then, an arrogant voice resounded.

Xu Yang reluctantly turned his head and saw an old man emerging from the crowd.

The old man wore a light blue robe and carried an alchemy cauldron.

He was only at the Foundation Establishment stage of cultivation, but he was likely an alchemist, which made him a hundred times more respected than ordinary cultivators at that stage.

The old man approached Xu Yang, scrutinized him, and then smiled.

"You, a mere Qi Refinement cultivator, dare to cause trouble in my Medicine Mountain Manor? Are you looking for death?"

Xu Yang was speechless with such people and didn't want to waste time. He directly asked.

"Tell me, what are you here for? Are you here to cause trouble, or something else?"

Xu Yang wasn't in the mood to argue with these people. He just wanted to take the siblings and go back to properly train them.

However, Xu Yang's attitude angered the old man.

"Didn't your master teach you how to respect elders?"

The old man said with a cold expression.

Xu Yang looked at the old man in disbelief. What had he just said?

Respect elders? A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator was telling Xu Yang, an old monster who had lived for ten thousand years, to respect elders?

Xu Yang smiled. After their brief exchange, he knew this person was clearly there to cause trouble.

Since he was looking for trouble, Xu Yang saw no need to be polite.

"Get lost!" Xu Yang punched him directly.

The punch was incredibly fast; before the old man could react, he was struck.

Blood flowed, and the old man was instantly sent flying.

Xu Yang clapped his hands, not even sparing a glance at the old man. He walked back to the siblings and said.

"You mentioned earlier that your mother is waiting for you. Can you tell me about it?"

The little girl was almost paralyzed with fear at the sight of the bloody scene.

The younger boy, however, had strong mental fortitude; his expression remained normal, without the slightest change.

"Alright, I believe you."

The little girl deliberated for a long time before finally speaking.

She sensed that Xu Yang was different from others and bore her no ill will.

"Since you trust me, can you tell me what's going on? Why are you begging outside? I can help you," Xu Yang asked with a gentle smile.

The little girl wiped away her tears and said.

"My mom is sick and can't get out of bed. There's no food at home, so we had to come out."

"I see," Xu Yang nodded, understanding.

"Okay, can you take me to your home? I have a way to cure your mother," Xu Yang said with a smile.

"Is what you're saying true?" The little girl looked up at Xu Yang, a joyful smile spreading across her face.

"I'm not lying to you."

"Come, take me to your home," Xu Yang said.

The little girl nodded and was about to lead Xu Yang away when someone suddenly appeared before him.

"Trying to leave?! After killing someone from my Medicine Mountain Manor, you think you can just walk away..."

*Boom...*

Before the person could finish speaking, Xu Yang landed a punch on them.

The person instantly dissolved into a cloud of blood mist, dissipating into the air.

"In the future, stop looking for death, alright? I don't want to kill you, but you insist on forcing my hand."

Xu Yang said calmly.

The onlookers were stunned, staring at Xu Yang in disbelief.

The person who had just appeared was the sect leader of Medicine Mountain Manor, already at the Golden Core stage of cultivation.

Yet, a Golden Core cultivator was instantly killed by Xu Yang.

Everyone else felt bewildered.

"Damn, what's his cultivation level?"

"The one who just came out was supposedly the sect leader of Medicine Mountain Manor, and he was at the Golden Core stage."

"So what? He was still instantly killed by that mysterious person."

While everyone was discussing Xu Yang, he had already arrived at the little girl's home.

It was a very dilapidated wooden house, small and severely corroded, looking as if it could collapse at any moment.

Upon entering the house, Xu Yang saw an old woman lying on the bed. Her face was ashen, and a foul odor emanated from her.

"Poisoned," Xu Yang observed with a glance, immediately understanding the situation.

Poisoning was, of course, easy to deal with; Xu Yang could concoct an antidote in minutes.

However, to Xu Yang, this would be a complete waste of time.

"Qing'er... who is he...?"

The old woman on the bed saw Xu Yang and asked while coughing, her eyes full of wariness.

"He's my savior," Liu Qing said, then recounted what had happened at Medicine Mountain Manor to the old woman.

After listening, the old woman gave Liu Qing a reproachful look and said.

"I told you not to go to those places, but you wouldn't listen. Now do you understand? If it weren't for Young Master Xu, you wouldn't be here today."

Liu Qing lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers, and said, "I also want to be an alchemist. Why can't we be alchemists?"

Liu Qing's eyes were filled with envy.

"Alchemists aren't something just anyone can become. Why are you still thinking about this?" the old woman said.

The little girl lowered her head.

Xu Yang, left on the side by the two, felt a little awkward.

"Actually, your daughter is very suitable for alchemy. Not only that, your son is also very suitable. I came today to take them as disciples and teach them the art of alchemy."

The old woman on the bed didn't believe him, but having just heard Liu Qing describe how Xu Yang had punched a person into a blood mist, her attitude towards him was utterly respectful.

"How could that be... alas, my daughter has been clumsy since childhood..."

The old woman on the bed was about to launch into a long speech, but Xu Yang directly interrupted her.

"What I'm saying is true. There's no need to discuss anything else," Xu Yang said.

Then, Xu Yang walked to the old woman's bedside, placed a hand on her shoulder, and infused a trace of spiritual energy into her body.

*Pfft...*

In just one second, the old woman spat out a mouthful of black, foul-smelling blood.

"Mom! What's wrong with you?" The little girl ran over anxiously, looking at the old woman.

"Calm down. I've already detoxified her. She can get out of bed and try walking," Xu Yang said.

With that single action, he not only expelled the poison from the old woman but also cleared out the natural toxins that had accumulated in her body over the first half of her life.