Leaving the Yellow Stone Village

Yawn!

Gu Tan stretched his hands while opening his mouth wide and yawning for a moment. He was in the bed.

"Oh! You woke up!" Gu Chen's voice rang in his ear as he turned around his head and nodded.

"By the way, is it really alright to leave this burner on an entire night? And, you said it will be ready by tomorrow." Gu Chen pointed his finger at the burner, cauldron, and the box while asking.

Gu Tan walked out of the bed and moved near the burner, turning it off.

"I kept the burner in low heat so that it will properly burn the herbs and fruits. The more vapor it can create, the more pills we can have. Although I am not an alchemist, I can still think of a way to produce more pills, can't I?"

Gu Chen shrugged his shoulders and spoke.

"I don't know. For me, you are already an alchemist. Creating a pill isn't an easy thing, you know?"

His words made Gu Tan lower his head in distress.

"Dad, how many times do I have to say this? I am not an alchemist. Just because you can cook doesn't mean you are a chef. If I call myself an alchemist, it will be a disgrace for a true alchemist. And, as a leader of a village, I can't judge or rank any profession."

"Whether it is labor or a guard or an alchemist, every one of them is important for the village's development. So, can you stop calling me an alchemist?"

Gu Chen bites his lips and pouted "I just wanted to praise my son. You don't need to dig too deep into this matter. I just want to feel proud of my son."

Hearing his words, Gu Tan couldn't help but smile. He shook his head while collecting the white pills from the box.

"I am not an alchemist but I am a leader. Don't worry, dad! You will have hundreds of different moments to feel proud."

"Alright! If everything is done, let's leave. I am missing your mom, already?" Gu Chen spoke while changing his clothes. He wore a green shirt and black pants. Gu Tan also changed his clothes. He wore blue pants and a white shirt.

After that, he puts the equipment into the spatial pouch and left the room alongside his dad. They bid farewell to the Village Chief Pu and his wife. After that, they went to their carriage where the coachman was already waiting for them.

But, before leaving, they went to the restaurant together and had a decent meal. Finally, they started their journey back to the village.

In the Village,

Zhao Xin was managing different tasks. Two massive holes were getting dug on the Southern Side of the Village. At the same time, they were also building a canal from the mountain to these two holes.

Although they were still confused about why Hot spring was their priority, they still followed the order. The walls were also under construction. Every person in the village was doing everything they can to construct the walls.

Inside the main office,

"Xin, these are the youths whom I chose for the first batch to the sect." Zhu Ping stood in front of her while followed by several others youths, some of them were even older than him. He had bandages all around his body though.

Although some of them were older than him, no one feels shameful to get chosen by someone younger than him.

After all, even if they are older, they still haven't reached the First Stage while Zhu Ping is already in the First Stage. Thanks to Body Metamorphosis Technique, he was able to reach the first stage in such a short time, and also thanks to his Martial Soul.

"Are you sure you should be up working like this? Your five bones got fractured and one bone on your bead also got broken. You should be in bed." Seeing him full of bandages, Zhao Xin couldn't help but ask with a trace of worry in her eyes.

"Don't worry, those are nothing. I will be completely healed in a few days." Zhu Ping shook his hand and spoke with a big smile on her face.

"Oh yeah!" Suddenly, a cold voice rang from behind as a palm struck his back.

"Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!" When the palm struck his back, Zhu Ping started screaming. The youths behind him suddenly felt chills on their back as well.

"If you are injured, you should rest. There is no need to push yourself this hard. Shen is already doing your job." Zhao Yin slowly walked towards the front while speaking. Her eyes were carefree but Xin could still notice some traces of worries in her eyes.

She couldn't help but smile after seeing this.

"Ow…This….This doesn't HURT." Zhu Ping screamed and rushed in front of Zhao Yin, shouting in her face.

"You don't get to decide what I need to do. Just stay out of this!"

"Huh! When did I say I will ever decide anything for you? Who do you think you are? I have no time to think about you." Zhao Yin made a wild expression on her face and shouted back.

"You…. Humph! Just say out of it." Zhu Ping wanted to resort but not a single word came out of his mouth. He pouted and turned away.

"Humph! Never even thought of getting close." Zhao Yin also turned around as she folded her arms and pouted.

'Oey! Oey! Oey!'

The youths who were originally excited to join the sect as the first batch suddenly felt ignored. They couldn't help but roll their eyes and turned at Zhao Xin.

"Miss Xin, what are we going to do?" One of the youths who seems older than Zhu Ping took a step forward and asked.

His words startled three of them. Zhao Xin ignored Zhao Yin and Zhu Ping and spoke "For now, you will be taught Fighting Styles Ming Shen and Zhu Ping. There are ten of you. And, all of your needs to pass their test at the end of the fourth year and graduate from the temporary academy."

"This academy is going to be a subsidiary of the sect we will open in the future and here, you will learn about Fighting. In the Group Battle or War, your cultivation matters a lot less than the Battle Strength. They will teach you how to create with what you have and fight against the people with higher cultivation."

"In these four years, they will also teach you about the Weapons and how to use them. Since this is going to be four years course, of course, it can't be just about Fighting. In the First Year, you will be taught basic fighting. In short, you will go through different training exercises where your cultivation matters almost nothing."

"The Second Year, you will be taught about the basic knowledge of the world. This is important to make you understand how big the world is and how can you tackle the problem without using strength. For this course, you will be taught the Elders rather than Ming Shen and Zhu Ping."

"The Third Year is when you will start learning about Weapons. In this year, you will be taught with all kinds of weapons to help you survive with any kinds of weapons you might have in different circumstances. Of course, what weapon you want to master is a completely different thing."

"The Fourth and the final year is all about assignments. In this year, you will be tasked with different missions. Some of these missions might make you face opponents stronger than you or it might ask you to solve problems without using any kinds of conflict."

"For an entire year, you might even need to travel the Great Sun Kingdom. This will be the four years routine. After four years, you will graduate from the Academy. And, then you can enter the sect. From then, your journey of cultivation will truly begin. But, this is not the end."

"Once you graduate from the academy, you need to rejoin the Academy but as a Teacher. And, you will start teaching the next batch because the next time, the number of students will increase by a lot. So, every one of you MUST GRADUATE FROM ACADEMY, UNDERSTAND?"

When those youths heard the seriousness in her voice, they immediately gulped down their own saliva and intense passion burned in their eyes.

"We will graduate from the Academy, Miss Xin!"

Hearing their words, Zhao Xin's serious expression slowly turned into a smile as she continued "Alright, now everyone returns back and your life as a student will begin after Village Chief arrives."

Outside the Village,

Gu Tan and Gu Chen were riding the carriage. The journey was going to be a long so both of them started cultivation.

Before the Sunset,

"Village Chief, we have reached the village." The Coachman shouted as they reached in front of a massive open gate.

"Finally!" Gu Tan opened his eyes and a smile appeared on his lips. He jumped down from the carriage and walked towards the gate. But, as soon as he reached near the village, a few guards came running towards him.

"Village Chief, you finally returned!"

"Everyone, Village Chief is back!"

"Go and call Miss Xin!"

While the guards shouted, Gu Tan slowly walked near them. They were already kneeling on the ground. The smile on his face had already faded away. He reached near the guards who were covered with bandages.

He touched his shoulder and the anger flashed on his eyes.

"What the hell happened? How did you all got injured?"

::::::::::::::

For each 500 Powerstones- 1 Bonus Chapter

For each 200 Powerstones- 1 Bonus Chapter