Bai Su led Xiao Feng to the fifth peak and into the building which stood in its centre. It was a large, five-storey building. Inside it was a counter, behind it stood a woman who was in her twenties. She had brown skin, diamond-shaped face, mid-length black hair, big dark-red eyes, average-sized breasts, big butt and an hourglass figure. She wore a red robe with a wild flame embroidered on it. Behind her was a door. They walked up to her.

“Zi Daiyu, I need twenty Qi elixirs that boost the Qi absorption rate by 5%,” Bai Su said.

Zi Daiyu looked at Bai Su and then at Xiao Feng. She smiled. “A-rank martial talent and a bloodline. Very rare. What is your name, junior brother?”

“Don’t be rude, Zi Daiyu,” Bai Su said. “He is not your junior brother, but your senior brother.”

Zi Daiyu looked at Bai Su and tilted her head in confusion. “He just joined the peerless sect. How is he my senior brother and not my junior brother?”

“Because he has not one, but two bloodlines,” Bai Su said.

Zi Daiyu’s eyes widened and mouth opened from shock. “What?!” she shouted out.

“You heard me,” Bai Su said.

Zi Daiyu looked at Xiao Feng. She covered her right fist the palm of her left hand bowed her head. “I apologise for my rudeness, senior brother. My name is Zi Daiyu. Can you please tell me your name, senior brother?”

“My name is Xiao Feng,” Xiao Feng said.

Zi Daiyu nodded her head. “Please excuse me, senior brother Xiao Feng. I will go fetch you your twenty Qi elixirs that boost the Qi absorption rate by 5%,” she said and walked through the door behind her.

“Senior brother Xiao Feng,” Bai Su said and Xiao Feng looked at her. “While Zai Daiyu is fetching you Qi elixirs that boost the Qi absorption rate by 5%, I will tell you about the alchemists’ peak. The alchemists’ peak is one of the three profession peaks and you can choose to join it or the other two profession peaks. Aside from coming to the alchemists’ peak with the intent of joining it, you can also come here to buy pills and elixirs with the sect contribution points that you earn from completing missions. But if you do choose to join the alchemists’ peak, you will also be able to buy herbs.”

“Have you joined a profession peak?” Xiao Feng said.

Bai Su nodded her head. “I have, I have joined the alchemists’ peak.”

“I see,” Xiao Feng said. “What about the blacksmiths’ peak and the formation masters’ peak? What can you buy with the sect contribution points in them? And what can you buy when you become a blacksmith or a formation master?”

“In the blacksmiths’ peak, you can buy weapons and if you become a blacksmith, you can buy ore,” Bai Su said. “In the formation masters’ peak, you can buy formations which are inscribed onto paper and if you become a formation master, you can buy ink.”

Zai Daiyu returned to the room and placed a small bag on the counter.

Xiao Feng and Bai Su looked at her.

“Here are your twenty Qi elixirs that boost the Qi absorption rate by 5%, senior brother Xiao Feng,” Zai Daiyu said.

Xiao Feng took the bag from the counter and put it into his robe. He looked at Bai Su. “Let’s go.”

Zai Daiyu furrowed her eyebrows but didn’t say anything.

Bai Su looked at Xiao Feng. “Okay, senior brother Xiao Feng,” she said and looked at Zai Daiyu. “See you later, Zai Daiyu.”

Zai Daiyu smiled. See you later, Bai Su.”

Bai Su looked at Xiao Feng. “Let’s go, senior brother Xiao Feng.”

“Yeah,” Xiao Feng said. He and Bai Su walked out of the building and returned to the fourth peak.

“Senior brother Xiao Feng,” Bai Su said. “You can take two skills or techniques from the core disciple library or get two weapons crafted by the head elder of the blacksmiths’ peak or take one skill or technique from the core disciple library and get one weapon crafted by the head elder of the blacksmiths’ peak. Which one will it be?”

“I will take two skills or techniques from the core disciple library,” Xiao Feng said.

“Very well, senior brother Xiao Feng,” Bai Su said and led Xiao Feng to the third peak and into a small, one storey building which stood on the north-west side of the peak. Inside it, near the entrance was a counter and behind it sat an old man. He had short white hair, blue eyes and wore a blue tunic with blue pants. Behind him, there were bookshelves and they took up 90% of the entire room’s space. “What skill or technique do you want to choose first? A body strengthening technique, a movement technique or a barehanded skill?”

“A body strengthening technique,” Xiao Feng said.

“Alright,” Bai Su said and led Xiao Feng to one of the many bookshelves. “On the left side there and in the middle here, are the body strengthening techniques of B-rank. There are quite a few of them as you can see. On the right side there, are the A-rank body strengthening techniques. But sadly there are only a few of them. Please go ahead and choose, senior brother Xiao Feng.”

Xiao Feng approached the right side of the bookshelf and looked at the body strengthening techniques placed in it. There were three of them. He took the first one, dusted off its cover and read its name in his head, “The body of a dragon.” He took the second one, dusted off its cover and read its name in his head, “The body of a white tiger.” He took the third one, dusted off its cover but he couldn’t read its name as the name was nowhere to be seen. He opened it.