314: Chapter 278 314: Chapter 278 Jiang Tang entered the Elixir Hall, but only went to his own courtyard for a glance before leaving.
Concerned about his entry into the Elixir Hall, the Elixir Peak Master sent people to monitor Jiang Tang.
Every single move of Jiang Tang was reported to him.
The master of Elixir Peak was actually middle-aged, and his cultivation had reached the early stage of Nascent Soul.
Having managed the Elixir Hall for over a hundred years, one could say he progressed step by step from a disciple to an elder, and then climbed to the position of peak master.
The Sect Leader parachuted in an elder without any consultation, issuing orders but not seeking his input.
The Sect Leader’s approach displeased him.
As the master of a peak, wasn’t it only right to inform him when an elder was sent to join from above?
Someone had already been appointed; it was just a matter of informing him that an elder would join their Alchemy Hall.
He had people look into this person, the airborne arrival with no background, who was originally a servant disciple within their Immortal Sect.
In the Immortal Sect, he had no other backing and knew only disciples of low cultivation.
It was merely a stroke of dumb luck that he was said to be capable of crafting supreme elixirs.
He didn’t believe in such talent.
A breakthrough in cultivation of three major stages in just over a month, surpassing by far his own realm after more than a hundred years to reach the Nascent Soul Stage—he found that to be a myth.
The dispatched disciple reported that Jiang Tang had merely visited the courtyard and then left with a female disciple of their own sect.
It was only upon further inquiry that he learned the newly accepted female disciple of Refining Artifacts Peak had taken Jiang Tang into the courtyard, and they had not emerged since.
Driven by curiosity, the Elixir Peak Master wondered what sort of person Jiang Tang was.
Could he have stolen the goddess whom many men on Artifact Peak admired, outshining even the genius Ye Tian of Qi Cultivation Peak?
What was the realm of this man, who managed to have their goddess entertain an outsider in the courtyard, where they remained so long without emerging while the others just circled around the periphery, not daring to enter?
Why was this?
The Elixir Peak Master was not only hostile but also curious about Jiang Tang, so he personally sought to uncover more about him.
When his Divine Sense entered the female disciple’s courtyard, he found it eerily quiet, as if no one lived there.
Initially embarrassed to probe the insides of the house, he now felt compelled to do so.
In his investigation, he discovered no one in the living room, only leftover bones on the table.
Could it be that the pair had entered a bedroom?
As he attempted to probe the bedroom, he found a barrier sealing it off, not simply a formation to prevent outsiders from snooping.
This person had set up a barrier, rendering his Divine Sense unable to penetrate it.
At that moment, the Elixir Peak Master understood why those men outside, with even weaker cultivation than his, couldn’t possibly enter this courtyard.
Just as the Elixir Peak Master was contemplating waiting like a hunter, he received a message from the Sect Leader.
“I’ve heard Jiang Tang has arrived.
Has he been teaching your disciples alchemy at Elixir Peak?
Don’t let such a talent slip away; don’t let him depart in just a few days.
We must retain the talent within the sect; it hasn’t been easy to invite him here as a nominal elder.”
Upon hearing the Sect Leader’s words, the Alchemy Hall Master dared not say he was averse to Jiang Tang joining the Alchemy Hall.
“Sect Leader, it’s not that I want to keep him away, but this man is lascivious.
He went with a female disciple to Artifact Refining Peak, and they entered the room of that secluded courtyard as man and woman.”
“Then you must summon him out, don’t let him leave.”
“How can you jest?
With such precious company, why would I dare to disturb them?
And with a beauty inside, would he willingly leave?”
“It’s for the best if he doesn’t leave.
Go and talk to the Artifact Peak Master to betroth their female disciple to Jiang Tang, pull him over, and keep him at North City Immortal Sect forever.”
“Sect Leader, I’ve always been on bad terms with the Artifact Peak Master.
Playing matchmaker for someone else is not something I can do.
You should handle it instead!”
“Fine, then I’ll be the matchmaker.”
After saying this, the North City Immortal Sect Leader summoned the Artifact Peak Master.
The Elixir Peak Master wondered what this was all about.
Was this deliberately to aggravate him?
Keeping this person here to compete for her position?
Over her dead body, and absolutely not even a window’s chance.
The Elixir Peak Master had his disciples guard the entrance to Artifact Peak and report back if Jiang Tang left.
He left a trace of his Divine Sense at the female disciple’s courtyard.
The North City Immortal Sect Leader summoned the Artifact Peak group to his dwelling.
The two sat on cushions while the Sect Leader poured tea for the Artifact Peak Master.
“What’s the matter, you asked to see me?
Don’t beat around the bush, I have other matters to attend to shortly.”
“Ah, don’t be hasty…
With so many disciples below you, they’re idle enough to spectate a female disciple’s courtyard, find something for them to do.”
“You make it sound easy, Sect Leader.
I’ve got a task at hand and my top disciple is absent, leaving me to personally handle it.
Those disciples don’t have the capability.”
“Speaking of which, when is your top disciple coming back?
Our Immortal Sect has a lot of business to attend to.”
“I don’t know either!
He’s quite mysterious, even I, his master, don’t understand him.”
“Well, never mind.
The reason I called you here is to be a matchmaker.
Your recently acquired female disciple, I have decided to betroth her to Jiang Tang.”
“Sect Leader, don’t recklessly matchmake.
Our top disciple has his eyes set on that female disciple, and she fancies Ye Tian too.
If you meddle like this, it won’t be easy to explain when my top disciple returns.
I dare not play cupid here.”
“What?
Your female disciple fancies your top disciple, then why are they both in the room without coming out?”
“This…
How would I know?
Perhaps we’re just too old and can’t keep up with the times, right?”