Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Ye Wuxi sized up the unruly and wicked young man in front of her and couldn't help but think to herself that his personality was quite in line with her stereotype of alchemists!

She might have thought about it, but she dared not underestimate this young man. He was no unknown figure, but a true prodigy of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

This young man is named Huo Yun. He looks young, but he possesses the Fire Spirit Body and is currently ranked first among the top ten core disciples. He has a powerful cultivation level, and there are even rumors that the sect leader, Han Yunfei, intends to cultivate this young master Huo Yun as his successor.

Not only is his martial arts talent strong, but his alchemy talent is also ridiculously strong. He was even personally taken in as a closed-door disciple by Master Chi Huo of Medicine Peak.

The treatment they received was unique to the Heavenly Sword Sect. If it weren't for the Medicine Peak opening its gates, they would never have had the chance to meet this person!

After Huo Yun finished speaking, there was a moment of silence at the foot of the mountain, but no one left. The disciples who came here naturally knew the rules, and no one would dare to offend Medicine Peak...

"Senior Brother Huoyun, we understand. May we ask what else we need to test?" a disciple in the crowd asked respectfully.

Huo Yun said lazily, "Besides attributes, the most important thing for becoming an alchemist is 'soul power'."

After Huo Yun finished speaking, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a white, round bead the size of a head stood upright on the table.

Ye Wuxi and his disciples looked over curiously. This soul power test was quite different from the attribute affinity test monument!

"This is a test bead for innate soul power. To enter Medicine Peak, your soul strength must have at least fifteen halos lit up. Alright, Yiyi, please step forward for the test."

The soul power test simply involved projecting one's consciousness into the soul bead, and without hesitation, everyone stepped forward one by one.

"Tenth rank, unqualified, next..."

"Twelfth rank, unqualified"

"Ninth Rank, Unqualified"

"..."

As the tests progressed, the disciples couldn't help but feel dejected. Their martial arts talent wasn't weak, so why was their soul power talent so poor?

"Fifteenth level, passed. Wait on the side..."

After waiting for ages, finally someone qualified, and Huo Yun's expression improved somewhat...

Soon it was Ye Wuxi's turn. Seeing Ye Wuxi step forward, the surrounding disciples became somewhat curious.

"It's Ye Wuxi..."

"She's this year's rookie queen, her soul power must be pretty strong..."

After Ye Wuxi won first place among the new disciples, her name spread far and wide, and she even earned the title of "Newcomer King".

Even the wicked Huo Yun became curious. Although he didn't pay much attention to the outer disciples, he had heard of this "newcomer king"...

Ignoring the gazes of others, Ye Wuxi directly immersed her consciousness into it.

The soul bead suddenly lit up, and only stopped when the twenty-fifth-tier halo appeared...

Ye Wuxi's eyes narrowed slightly, clearly not expecting this either. "Could it be because my soul transmigrated here? Plus the original owner's soul..."

"Oh my god..."

"Twenty-five levels, that's amazing..."

"Strong in strength, strong in attribute affinity, and now strong in soul power talent too, does anyone even want to live anymore..."

Those around couldn't help but gasp. With such superior martial arts talent and terrifying innate spiritual strength, he was almost on par with Huo Yun...

Even Huo Yun was shocked, a complex expression flashing across his face. He had never seen someone with innate soul power at the 25th level before; even he himself was only at the 20th level…

"Alright, those who didn't pass, leave now. As for the eight of you, come with me!" Huo Yun said, pointing to the few who had just passed.

Ye Wuxi's expression brightened, and she quickly followed. Although she didn't know exactly what level this twenty-fifth rank represented, based on everyone's test results, it should be a very good talent.

"Hello, senior brother!"

"Greetings, Senior Brother Huoyun!"

Along the way, all the disciples on Medicine Peak, whether old or young, addressed Huo Yun with great respect, calling him Senior Brother. After all, there was a significant difference in status between a closed-door disciple and a nominal disciple!

However, there weren't too many people on Medicine Peak. After Huo Yun led the group up the mountain, they went directly to a spacious hall.

"You all wait here, I'll go report to Master..."

In an inner chamber at the very top of the main hall, an old man with red hair was around a medicine cauldron, constantly throwing medicinal herbs into it.

Sensing someone enter, the red-haired old man didn't stop what he was doing, but he said irritably, "You brat, how many times have I told you not to barge in and disturb me when I'm refining medicine..."

Huo Yun snorted coldly, showing no respect whatsoever for his master, "I have good news for you. Today, someone with a 25th-level innate soul has appeared. Congratulations! You'd better remove me from your list of disciples immediately..."

Actually, he wasn't very interested in alchemy, but the old man insisted on recruiting him and forced him to become his apprentice. Now that there was someone with even better talent, he could finally escape his misery...

A loud bang suddenly came from the medicine cauldron, and a pungent black smoke spread out, choking the red-haired old man who spat a few times before flashing to Huo Yun's side...

"Really? You brat, you're not just trying to fool me, are you?"

Looking at the old man whose face was blackened by the smoke, Huo Yun frowned in disgust. "What good would it do me to lie to you? He's down there, why don't you go and see for yourself!"

The red-haired old man chuckled a few times, "Let me tell you, even if there really is a level 25 cultivator, you'll still have to obediently become my disciple and don't even think about leaving..."

Expulsion? That's impossible. So what if someone has a higher soul talent?

Damn, a fire spirit body like this kid's isn't exactly common, and his soul talent is also quite impressive. If this brat focuses on alchemy, his achievements will definitely be very high...

Huo Yunxie's face, which had a wicked air about it, held a hint of resentment. "What exactly are you after? You can't force things. Just let me go. I just want to focus on my martial arts studies..."

The red-haired old man chuckled twice. "Didn't I already tell you? For talented people, alchemy and martial arts don't conflict. Do you think my cultivation is bad? But compared to other martial artists of the same level, I have the added identity of an alchemist. Isn't that good?"

Huo Yun sighed helplessly, "You're so powerful, whatever you say is right, okay?"

The red-haired old man patted his shoulder and said, "That's more like it. A pharmacist of my caliber is top-tier even in the entire Xuan Domain. If it weren't for that... how could I be stuck in this tiny Heavenly Sword Sect? Countless people outside are begging to become my disciples, but you, kid, don't even know how lucky you are..."

Listening to the old man's endless boasting, Huo Yun was speechless and rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright, stop rambling and hurry up and go check on your junior sister..."

"Is it a girl?" The red-haired old man's eyes lit up.