Chapter 7: Gathering Disciples

  Faced with the furious Nie Xingyun, Lian Tianxin also felt a bit guilty and dryly laughed: "Old Five, you're the elder of the Nie family, and in terms of alchemy talent, there are still many good ones among your descendants. Why don't you put in some more effort and find another disciple?"

  Nie Xingyun's face turned iron-green, and he laughed extremely: "Go find another one? It sounds easy to say, but you bring me an apprentice who has spiritual power variation and can refine 95% of 'Rejuvenating Dew'!"

  Xian Tianxin was left speechless, if a spiritual medicine master with variable spiritual power was so easy to find, then he wouldn't need to fight with Nie Qingyun for disciples. So Xian Tianxin simply played the rogue and hummed: "That's not something I can control, Nie Kong has already agreed to become my disciple."

  Nie Xingyun coldly smiled and said: "Did he agree? I didn't hear him."

  "It doesn't matter if you heard it or not, as long as I've heard it." Practicing Tianxin flipped his eyelids and chuckled, a hint of complacency appearing on his face.

  "Red Hair, don't forget he's a member of the Nie family. I'm the elder of the Nie family, and in terms of relationship, he should be calling me master." Nie Xingyun gritted his teeth and said.

  "Nie Lao Wu, don't you forget either, I am the chief spiritual medicine master of the Nie family. In terms of ability, I am second to none." Practitioner Tian Xin's eyes widened suddenly.

  Nie Xingyun's anger flared up: "Still talking about ability? Red Hair, with your level of skill, are you even qualified to be this kid's master? You can't even get the properties of medicine right, aren't you afraid of misleading your disciple?"

  "Hey, Nie Kong this little guy can now refine a spiritual medicine with a 95% fusion rate. What about you? After decades of refining medicine, the number of times your medicine's fusion rate exceeded 80% can be counted on two hands. In my opinion, it should be you who is misleading the younger generation."

  "You..."

  “……”

  Nie Xingyun and Lian Tianxin confronted each other, neither giving an inch, from the initial mutual exposure of each other's shortcomings to the subsequent personal attacks, the room was filled with gunpowder.

  The first floor of the Alchemy Hall, Nie Fengyan and others listened to the roar from the top floor, and they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise. The two fifth-grade spiritual medicine masters of the Nie family, one serious and one mysterious, unexpectedly rushed to take Nie Kong as their apprentice today, and if they continued to argue, they might even start a big fight.

  This is simply unbelievable! A fifth-grade spiritual pharmacist actually made such a scene for the sake of recruiting apprentices! Many spiritual pharmacists secretly grumbled, but in their hearts they were jealous to the point of madness, wishing they could replace Nie Kong and become the object of contention between Lian Tianxin and Nie Xingyun.

  Especially Nie Ma Zi, his eyes turned red with excitement, every single pimple on his face was dancing, and in his heart he kept shouting wildly: why wasn't it me, why wasn't it me, why...

  ……

  In the attic room, Nie Kong looked at the two people who were arguing with red faces and thick necks, stunned and speechless. He had never thought that the two 5th-grade spiritual medicine masters of the Nie family, whom he used to look up to, would today be competing to take him as their apprentice, and even arguing to the point of having red ears.

  Such things were quite common in the past, for example, a high school student suddenly became famous and then a large number of well-known universities rushed to recruit him. The behavior of these schools recruiting students is essentially not much different from Nie Xingyun and Lian Tianxin competing for apprentices.

  Nie Kong didn't think there was anything strange about this. He just saw the two old men's anger getting bigger and bigger, with a faint red glow flashing in their eyes. Nie Kong also worried that the two people would lose control and demolish the entire Alchemy Hall, so he couldn't help but say: "Fifth Elder, Tianxin Master, you..."

  As soon as Nie Kong's voice sounded, four pairs of eyes immediately shifted over. Nie Xingyun and Lian Tianxin surprisingly stopped arguing at the same time.

  "Nie Kong, you tell me yourself, who is more suitable to be your master. Don't forget, it was I who called you to this alchemy room today." Nie Xingyun said with a snort.

  Tian Xing's face was stern as he reminded him, "Youngster, don't you forget that you've already agreed to become my apprentice. You can't go back on your word."

  As for Nie Kong, this disciple, neither Nie Xingyun nor Lian Tianxin would give in. After all, Nie Kong not only had a variable spiritual power but also had excellent qualifications. With proper guidance, this little guy might become the Medicine King in a few decades. What an honor it would be to be the master of the Medicine King!

  "This..."

  Nie Kong smiled bitterly.

  He seemed to have understood, Nie Xingyun and Lian Tianxin were both fifth-grade spiritual medicine masters, but they had different specialties. Nie Xingyun was extremely proficient in pharmacology and medicinal properties, but he lacked a bit in terms of merging medicinal powers, so the "medicinal power fusion degree" of the spiritual medicines he refined were basically just over 60%.

  But Lian Tianxin was just the opposite, his understanding of medicine properties was slightly insufficient, but his fusion of medicine power far exceeded Nie Xingyun, and more than 80% of the spiritual medicines he refined could reach a fusion degree of eight or higher. In terms of refining medicine, the two were in a complementary relationship.

  Of course, for Nie Kong, whether it was Nie Xingyun or Lian Tianxin, either of their abilities were enough to make them his master. It's just that now, no matter which one he chose, the other would be so resentful they'd want to swallow him whole. This multiple-choice question was really giving Nie Kong a headache.

  Under the gaze of two old men, Nie Kong's eyes shifted and he tentatively said: "Fifth Elder, Tianxin Master, why don't you both become my masters?"

  "What kind of joke is this? Why should I, Lao Fu, share a disciple with Nie Laowu?" Practitioner Tianxin's face fell, and he was so angry that his mustache blew up and his eyes bulged.

  "Little guy, you're really too greedy! Two fifth-grade spiritual medicine masters take you as their apprentice? It's also fortunate that you thought of it!" Nie Xingyun said with a bad tone.

  Nie Kong let out a breath of relief and smiled, "Since that's the case, I won't be anyone's disciple. This way, the five elders and Tian Xinzi won't have to argue anymore. In the future, if I encounter any difficulties with alchemy, I'll come ask for your guidance again. I hope you two seniors can give me more pointers at that time." As he spoke, Nie Kong covered the four bottles of "Rebirth Dew" on the table and put them away in his bosom. He bowed slightly to the two men and walked out the door.

  In the current situation, no one is suitable for Nie Kong. This way, no one will be offended. In the future, if there are any problems, running to Lianyudang to ask them, Nie Kong doesn't believe that these two people can swallow their pride and refuse.

  Watching Nie Kong's figure gradually disappear from the doorway, the footsteps outside also became lighter and lighter. Nie Xingyun and Lian Tianxin stared at each other with wide eyes, looking at each other in dismay.

  "Nie Laowu, it's all your fault! Look, look, you've driven the little guy away. Now no one can catch him!" Practicing Tianxin slapped the table, his fiery red beard standing on end.

  "Red Hair, your words are unfair. If you didn't insist on competing with me for disciples, would such a thing have happened?" Nie Xingyun said coldly.

  They glared at each other fiercely, then turned their heads away, no longer speaking. Time ticked by, and they both felt a pang in their hearts. The apprentice with the potential to become a Medicine King just let him slip away like that? Letting him go would mean he might never find another suitable disciple until his dying day. After all, exceptionally talented Spirit Medicine practitioners were rare in this world. In the Nie family, only the clan head's youngest daughter, Nie Fenghua, was quite impressive, but she had been taken in as a closed-door disciple by the sixth-grade Spirit Medicine practitioner and Grand Elder of the Mo Xue Sect, having nothing to do with them.

  Unconsciously, Nie Xingyun and Lian Tianxin's gazes turned to each other simultaneously. In an instant, whooshing sounds were heard, and the silhouettes of the two old men flashed by at the door...

  ……

  On this day, the fifth-grade spiritual medicine master Nie Xingyun and Lian Tianxin simultaneously accepted Nie Kong as a disciple! This news spread from the alchemy room and in less than a day's time, it had already spread throughout the entire Nie family, leaving countless Nie family members speechless and their eyes wide with shock.

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