"Senior Brother Jing, who is this Valley Master...?"
The disciple couldn't help but ask, why did a Valley Master suddenly appear? Didn't Medicine Valley have a Young Valley Master before?
Jing Yuanming chuckled softly, looking at the grandfather and grandson not far away, and said, "He is the child of the Valley Master's wife."
"You saw the Valley Master's wife just now."
So, Medicine Valley had always had a Young Valley Master, they just didn't know about it.
Amidst the crowd, an elderly woman stepped out, and the disciples unconsciously made way for her.
"Hong'er."
Xuan Qinghong turned his head. He would never forget the person before him: "Nanny."
He gritted his teeth. When he was young, besides his mother, his nanny doted on him the most.
She would make paper figures for him and always hide delicious snacks in her pocket to give him secretly.
The people sent by the valley to find Xuan Qinghong were also the nanny's subordinates.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." The nanny was already old. When Xuan Qinghong left, she was in her prime.
But after more than fifty years, she had also been ravaged by time and had aged considerably.
Xuan Qinghong looked at her, his eyes brimming with burning longing. "Yes, Hong'er is back."
Bai Ran looked at the scene before her and smiled faintly. She turned back to look at the group of vengeful spirits behind her. "Why are you following me?"
"King, we wish to follow you."
Bai Ran showed confusion. "Instead of reincarnating, you wish to follow me?"
The vengeful spirits nodded fiercely. They could no longer be called vengeful spirits; their grievances had vanished, and they had all become ordinary souls.
"Have you thought it through? If you choose reincarnation, your constitution will be carried into the next life."
They were all geniuses from various regions. If they chose reincarnation, they could still possess outstanding talent in their next lives.
Following Bai Ran meant they could only become mere souls.
Wei Li stepped forward, his eyes filled with determination. "If it weren't for the Ghost King, we would still be trapped in this mountain, and we wouldn't know when we would be freed."
"Yes, being a ghost isn't so bad. We can't die and we don't have any worries."
"Following the Ghost King means we'll have meat to eat, and the ghost race will surely prosper in the future!"
Bai Ran lowered her eyes and chuckled. "Cultivate diligently, and you may even condense a physical form in the future."
All the ghosts bowed in unison. Seeing this, Bai Ran took them into her spatial artifact.
This greatly excited the shadow souls. The two groups of ghosts conversed happily, and the shadow souls even gave them the treasured "Scripture of the Emperor."
"The King's grace is vast! The King's grace is vast!" As a result, those disciples were also led astray.
Zhu Que pouted with disdain. "Always making ghostly noises."
After collecting all the ghosts, Bai Ran also walked out of the forest.
"Ah!" Zhu Shu, standing in the crowd, saw her at once. "It's you! How did you come down from the mountain!"
His voice was very loud, and the surrounding disciples also looked over. Many recognized this woman as the new disciple who had lied.
Wait? Lied?
'I came with the Young Valley Master, but we got separated.' That's what she had said at the time.
...
A deathly silence fell. The disciples suddenly understood something.
"Um... Young Valley Master, you mean that person..."
"It seems so..."
"We seem to have misunderstood her..."
The louder their mockery had been before, the more resounding their current embarrassment was.
Bai Ran looked at Zhu Shu, raising an eyebrow. "Why can't I come down from the mountain?"
Zhu Shu was stunned. His mind raced, and his face immediately turned fawning. "Of course you can, why can't you? Whoever says you can't, I'll knock their head off!"
Jing Yuanming frowned slightly. "Zhu Shu, haven't you gone to the woodshed for solitary confinement?"
Zhu Shu blinked and scratched his cheek. "But, I really didn't lie. Why should I be confined to solitary confinement..."
Jing Yuanming had originally firmly believed that Zhu Shu was lying, but after this incident, he was no longer sure.
"That, you..." He stammered for a long time, looking at Bai Ran, seemingly wanting to confirm the situation with the spiritual pillar back then.
Bai Ran's lips curved into a smile. "When Master officially becomes the Valley Master, I can test again."
With Xuan Qinghong inheriting the position of Valley Master of Medicine Valley, the previous concerns would be easily resolved.
She was her master's disciple. Even if her talent was extraordinary, no one would dare to confine her.
The Patriarch of the Tai family settled in Medicine Valley, spending his days basking in the sun, playing chess, and occasionally dining with his grandson.
Meanwhile, Xuan Qinghong inherited Xuan Hongsheng's position and became the current Valley Master of Medicine Valley.
Finally, it was time for the long-awaited testing session.
The testing hall was packed with disciples, and the area outside was also crowded three layers deep, all waiting for Bai Ran to re-test her fire seed.
Jing Yuanming looked at Bai Ran and sighed. "Why do you want to test again?"
Bai Ran's lips curled into a smile, and she walked to the spiritual pillar. "Because the next Valley Master is me."
As soon as these words were spoken, a deafening uproar ensued.
"What! She is the next Valley Master!"
"This girl is only fifteen years old! She's already been chosen as the next heir to Medicine Valley?"
"I want to see what kind of talent she has. If her strength is not enough, I will definitely not agree!"
That's right, after Xuan Qinghong took power, he had spoken with Bai Ran. When Medicine Valley was stable, and Bai Ran was stable, he would pass Medicine Valley on to her.
The disciples' gazes shifted from anticipation to nervousness. This was the next Valley Master!
If her talent was mediocre, who would acknowledge her?
Bai Ran extended her palm, covering the indentation of the handprint. This time, there was no need to pretend.
Divine fire erupted, and a red light appeared.
The color on the spiritual pillar rapidly changed, finally stopping at a blood-red hue, emitting a brilliant radiance.
The entire hall was filled with a crimson red, making the disciples look like ripened fruit.
"My heavens! Crimson red! The physique of divine fire!"
Zhu Shu pointed at the spiritual pillar and shouted, "I told you I wasn't lying!"
The vibrant red color, the same as her dress, made Jing Yuanming's pupils tremble.
Who else could be the next Valley Master if not her?
The temperature and concentration were both crimson red. This result stunned the disciples to their core.
"Is she crazy? She's only fifteen!"
"What crazy, this is abnormal!"
"Then her alchemist rank must be fake too! Quick, tell us, what level are you!"
"Yes, with such a fire seed, it's impossible for her to be only a Rank Four Alchemist!"
Hearing this, Jing Yuanming also looked over with curiosity, awaiting Bai Ran's answer.
"Rank Seven."
As soon as Bai Ran's words fell, the disciples gathered inside and outside the testing hall erupted in a roar.
A Rank Seven Alchemist at fifteen years old!!!
This world was truly too mad!!!
An overwhelming surge of excited joy washed over everyone. This was the next Valley Master of Medicine Valley!
In the near future, the power of Medicine Valley would soar, becoming the fifth major force in the Nine Heavens.
Humans, too, would have a place in the Nine Heavens, no longer needing to obey the command of the God Emperor, and they could control their own lives.