953: Chapter 954 Supreme Triple Heaven

Just as Su Xiaoxiao steadied herself and heard the words "Sixth Disciple", before she even had time to rejoice, a series of crisp System notification sounds rang out in Gu Changge's Sea of Consciousness:

"Ding— Detected that the Host has completed the Disciple-recruitment task, currently settling rewards..."

"Task Objective: Accept one Disciple as a pupil (Completed)."

"Time Taken: Three days (Task time limit: Three months)."

"Reward distribution in progress—"

"Invincible Domain: Expanding to a range of one hundred billion li..."

Gu Changge clearly perceived that his Invincible Domain, which originally covered ten billion li, surged outward like a tide with a boom.

Ten billion li, thirty billion li, fifty billion li, eighty billion li... until it slowly stopped at the boundary of one hundred billion li in radius.

"Task completed perfectly, congratulations to the Host for increasing cultivation by two tiers."

Boom—

A vast power of the Supreme Origin poured into Gu Changge's body without any warning.

His cultivation at the first layer of the Supreme realm, driven by this power, climbed upwards irresistibly.

Until he steadily stepped into the third layer of the Supreme realm did that surging power of the Origin slowly calm down.

"Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the 《Eternal Immortal Alchemy Classic》 and the Supreme Pill Furnace. They have been distributed to the System space, and the Host can view and use them at any time."

A series of System notification sounds rang out consecutively, so fast that Gu Changge was somewhat overwhelmed.

Feeling the surging power of the Supreme within his body, Gu Changge realized there was even an extra layer's reward; this System was not bad.

Afterwards, Gu Changge withdrew his focus, and his gaze fell once again upon the young girl before him.

"Since you have already entered my sect, it is time you knew certain things."

He put down his teacup, his tone calm yet carrying a bit of seriousness, "Do you know why you picked up Alchemy so quickly, as if you were born knowing it?"

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned by his question and scratched her head: "This, I can't explain it clearly either. It's been like that since I was little. Other people take several months to learn fire control, but I got familiar with it after touching it twice."

"It's the same with medicinal herbs; once I hold them in my hand, I roughly know what they are useful for, as if I knew it in my head to begin with."

She paused and added: "I used to think everyone was like this, but later I found out it didn't seem to be the case, yet I don't know why either."

Gu Changge nodded slightly: "That is because your Physique is special."

"Physique?" Su Xiaoxiao lowered her head to look at her own hands, "Do I have any special Physique? I'm just an ordinary person, and since I was young, I never felt that I was any different from others..."

"That is because your Physique has not yet awakened and has always been dormant."

Gu Changge stood with his hands behind his back and slowly said, "You possess the Nine-Aperture Pill Spirit Physique."

"Nine-Aperture Pill Spirit Physique?" Su Xiaoxiao repeated this unfamiliar name with a blank look on her face.

"Legend has it that with this Physique, nine Innate pill apertures are born within the Physical Body, and every single aperture faintly connects with the fire and wood Origins between heaven and earth."

Gu Changge's voice was unhurried: "Possessing this Physique grants an Innate advantage in Alchemy."

Su Xiaoxiao listened as her eyes widened further and further, lowering her head to look at her palms as she muttered: "No wonder every time I touch a Pill Furnace, I feel like it can tell me whether it's hot or not..."

She raised her head, her eyes filled with amazement: "Then is this Physique of mine very formidable?"

"The potential is indeed astonishing, but currently you have only opened one of the nine apertures."

Gu Changge looked at her.

"The remaining eight apertures are still in a sealed state and need to be opened one by one acquiredly. With each aperture opened, your perception of flames and medicinal properties will rise to another level."

"On the day all nine apertures are fully opened, you will no longer need a Pill Furnace; taking your body as a tripod, with a single thought you can draw upon the fire and wood Origins of heaven and earth for your use."

"By then, let alone Supreme-Rank Medicinal Pills, even those legendary Heaven-Defying Divine Pills that snatch the fortune of heaven and earth, you will be qualified to touch."

Su Xiaoxiao listened with boiling blood, her fists clenched tightly: "Then how do I open the apertures? Revered Master, please teach me!"

"No rush."

Gu Changge waved his hand, "Opening the apertures requires corresponding Cultivation Techniques and resources; it cannot be rushed."

With a casual flip of his hand, an ancient Jade Slip, pitch-black throughout, appeared in his palm and was handed over:

"This 《Eternal Immortal Alchemy Classic》 matches your Nine-Aperture Pill Spirit Physique perfectly. Go back and comprehend it well. Once you thoroughly understand the foundational chapters, this Revered Master will make his own arrangements regarding the opening of the apertures."

Su Xiaoxiao received the Jade Slip with both hands. It felt warm to the touch, and a profound and mysterious aura seeped into her body along her fingertips. That single pill aperture within her body actually grew slightly warm, as if rejoicing and leaping for joy.

She carefully put the Jade Slip into her bosom, then raised her head to look at Gu Changge. Hesitating for a moment, she still couldn't resist her curiosity and asked:

"Revered Master, what grade of Cultivation Technique is this Alchemy classic? I feel that just holding it in my hands, the spiritual power within my body automatically starts circulating. It's so magical, it wouldn't be at the Heavenly Venerate grade, would it?"

In her eyes, a Heavenly Venerate-grade Cultivation Technique was already an unreachable, highest Rank she could imagine.

Gu Changge picked up his teacup and replied casually: "Heavenly Venerate grade? It's not that trashy."

"You said Heavenly Venerate grade is trash?!"

Su Xiaoxiao's voice suddenly rose by eight octaves, almost cracking.

Her entire person froze in place as if struck by lightning, her mouth open wide enough to stuff an egg into it, and her hands holding the Jade Slip began to tremble slightly.

Within Tiandan Pavilion, countless Elders exhausted their lifelong efforts, and even in their wildest dreams could only touch the threshold of a Heavenly Venerate-grade Alchemy classic. It was the Supreme classic of the entire Desolate Domain's Alchemy world.

Yet in the mouth of her own Revered Master, it was casually judged as unranked goods.

Could this be... the legendary Supreme-Rank?

Her fingertips tightly gripped the Jade Slip in her bosom, feeling that this thin Jade Slip weighed as much as ten thousand jun. She even subconsciously lightened her breathing, afraid of accidentally damaging this peerless Supreme treasure.

"Mas-mas-mas-Revered Master..." Her tongue wasn't nimble anymore, "This-this-this... Isn't this too precious?!"

"I have just acknowledged my Revered Master and haven't done anything yet, yet you give me this?"

"What should I do if I lose it? What should I do if someone robs me? What if..."

"Shut up."

Gu Changge calmly interrupted her.

Su Xiaoxiao immediately shut her mouth, but her pair of eyes were still wide round, her face full of "I am carrying a golden mountain in my bosom and I am so panicked".

Gu Changge put down his teacup and glanced at her: "Take it since it's given to you."

Gu Changge ignored her absent-minded appearance and waved his hand once more. A palm-sized furnace, purple-gold throughout with three legs and two ears, appeared in his palm and was tossed over casually:

"Take this as well."

Su Xiaoxiao caught it flusteredly, and looking down, an exquisite little purple-gold Pill Furnace lay in her palm, its furnace body covered densely with ancient dao patterns.

Nine lifelike fire Dragons coiled above it, and even without being activated, one could feel a scorching and pure Alchemy flame aura faintly emanating from the furnace.

"This, this is..."

"Supreme-Rank Pill Furnace."

Gu Changge's tone was calm, a light and breezy sentence.

"The quality is passable; you can use it for now. When you can refine Supreme-Rank Medicinal Pills, I will change to a better one for you."