17: Chapter 17 The Alchemy Boy

He used the same method and began refining the bingpo sword.

The bingpo sword was cold by nature, conflicting with the Pure Yang Spiritual Qi attribute, making it much more difficult to refine.

But Baili Yunche was neither hurried nor impatient, gently wrapping it with Pure Yang Spiritual Qi and refining it by penetrating it bit by bit.

Seven days passed, and the bingpo sword finally let out a hum, its brilliant blue sword body shining brightly, the temperature in the room plummeting sharply, and a layer of thin frost condensing on the ground.

Dual swords in hand, I have the whole world.

"The simultaneous flight of dual swords, ice and fire... quite interesting." He put away the dual swords with satisfaction.

Next, it was time to Cultivate offensive methods.

Baili Yunche closed his eyes and concentrated, searching through the massive memories of the Pure Yang Sword Immortal Legacy.

The Pure Yang Sword Immortal was known as a Sword Immortal, and his attainments in the Dao of Sword had reached the pinnacle; how could the sword manuals he collected and created throughout his life be merely a hundred?

From the lowest-grade Yellow Rank sword manuals to the legendary Immortal-grade sword scriptures, they encompassed everything.

But with Baili Yunche's current cultivation, he was completely unable to Cultivate Advanced sword manuals.

After searching for a long time, he finally found a sword manual suitable for cultivation at his current stage — the [Setting Sun Sword Manual].

This manual was obtained by the Pure Yang Sword Immortal during his early years of travels. Although it was only a Profound Rank High Grade, it had its unique features.

The [Setting Sun Sword Manual] was divided into three layers:

First layer: Setting Sun Like Blood.

In this Realm, when the sword was drawn, it was like a bloody sun hanging in the sky; the Sword Qi was blazing and overbearing, possessing the might to burn everything.

Cultivating it to Perfection, a single sword strike could trigger the resonance of fire-attribute Spiritual Qi within a radius of ten zhang, forming the "Setting Sun Domain".

Second layer: Molten Gold and Setting Dusk.

In this Realm, the sword momentum transformed from external release to introversion, and the Sword Qi was condensed like golden liquid, with scorching heat hidden inside.

When unleashed, the Sword Qi no longer scattered in all directions, but was highly condensed, capable of melting gold and turning iron into liquid, with extremely strong penetrating power.

Third layer: Eternal Annihilation.

This Realm was the ultimate Profound Truth of the Setting Sun Sword Manual, taking the meaning of "the setting sun fading completely, the long night descending, and all eternity returning to annihilation".

With a single sword strike, the Sword Qi turned into the twilight dusk, and wherever it passed, vitality withered and all methods fell silent.

"What a great Setting Sun Sword Manual!"

After reading the description of the Cultivation Technique, Baili Yunche was shocked in his heart.

A Profound Rank High Grade sword manual was also considered a precious Legacy within the Inner Sect of the Xuanyang Sect.

You must know that the Baili Family of Lieyang City where he originated from, as one of the Four Great Families, had a town-clan Cultivation Technique that was at most Low Grade Profound Rank.

This single sword manual was enough to serve as the foundation for a Family!

He restrained his mind and began to comprehend.

With the assistance of the enlightenment pill and the cultivation insights left behind by the Pure Yang Sword Immortal, Baili Yunche's progress was extremely rapid.

On the first day, he mastered the operation route of the sword manual, the Spiritual Qi circulated in specific Meridians, and Sword Qi lingered.

On the third day, he initially condensed "Setting Sun Sword Qi", and with a single sword strike, a scorched sword mark was left on the stone wall.

On the seventh day, "Setting Sun Like Blood" reached Minor Achievement, and with a single sword strike, the Sword Qi was like a bloody sun hanging in the sky, with heat waves rolling within three zhang.

On the tenth day.

Behind the Waste Pill Room, in a clearing covered with jagged rocks.

Baili Yunche closed his eyes and concentrated. The chiyang sword was suspended in front of him, its blade crimson like blood, trembling slightly.

Suddenly, his eyes opened, and golden flames seemed to leap within his pupils!

"Setting Sun Like Blood!"

With a crisp shout, the chiyang sword turned into a red rainbow and soared into the sky.

The sword body rotated rapidly in the air, and the blazing Sword Qi surged out like a tide, instantly dyeing half the sky red.

That Sword Qi condensed without dispersing, turning into a "Setting Sun" phantom with a diameter of about one zhang, hanging high in the air!

The phantom slowly rotated, casting down scorching sword light, completely covering the ten-zhang range below!

Rumble!

The Setting Sun phantom suddenly fell, smashing onto a dark cyan boulder three people tall.

Amidst the deafening loud roar, the surface of the boulder instantly cracked, and countless cracks spread like a spider's web.

Immediately afterwards, scorching Sword Qi burst out from the cracks, and the entire boulder exploded with a bang!

Gravel splashed, but was scorched crimson by the residual Sword Qi mid-air, turning into charred slag when it landed.

The smoke and dust dispersed, leaving only a patch of scorched earth in place, as well as a sword pit three feet deep.

Baili Yunche put away his sword and stood, looking at the might of this sword strike, a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"In just ten days, I have cultivated the first layer of the Setting Sun Sword Manual to Major Achievement... If I told others, I'm afraid no one would believe it."

He secretly estimated his own strength: Foundation Establishment First Layer cultivation, blessed by the Pure Yang Holy Body, his Spiritual Qi was far more profound than those of the same Realm, coupled with the Profound Rank High Grade Setting Sun Sword Manual...

"Fighting across Realms is completely fine. As to the exact extent of what I can fight, it still needs to be tested in actual combat."

He estimated that his current strength could at least fight across five minor Realms, or even higher!

He was pondering going deep into the back mountain to find a few Foundation Establishment Yao Beasts to practice his hands, when a familiar call suddenly came from afar:

"Baili Yunche! Baili Yunche!"

Hearing the sound, Baili Yunche turned his head, seeing a figure walking quickly up the mountain path.

That was a handsome youth of about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a red robe with a three-legged Alchemy cauldron pattern embroidered on his chest.

This was the exclusive attire of the Xuanyang Sect's Pill Hall.

Gu Qingyuan.

Seeing the newcomer, a trace of warmth flashed in Baili Yunche's eyes.

Gu Qingyuan also originated from Lieyang City with him, and was a direct descendant of the Baili Family of this generation.

The two of them participated in the Xuanyang Sect's spirit-testing grand assembly in the same year.

Gu Qingyuan was tested to have a Grade 5 Fire-Wood Dual Spiritual Root, with superior talent, and directly became an Inner Sect Disciple. Furthermore, because of his Alchemy talent, he was valued by the Pill Hall and cultivated with focus.

As for Baili Yunche, he was tested to have a Grade 9 trash Spiritual Root at the time. If his parents hadn't sacrificed themselves while executing a mission for the Sect, he wouldn't even have been able to obtain the qualification of a Utility Disciple.

But Gu Qingyuan never looked down on him because of this.

Over the years, he frequently provided Medicinal Pills and inquired after his well-being. Baili Yunche had always kept this friendship in his heart.

"Qingyuan, why are you here?" Baili Yunche went up to greet him.

Gu Qingyuan walked quickly to the front, walked around Baili Yunche a circle, looked him up and down, and only then let out a long sigh of relief:

"It's good that you're fine! I went back to the Family some time ago, and as soon as I came back, I heard that two months ago, a Golden Core battle broke out at Miscellaneous Chores Peak, and it was even those two Saintesses from the Inner Sect who razed the Waste Pill Room to the ground!"

With a lingering fear on his face: "I was worried that you were hurt, so I hurried over to take a look. Seeing that you're fine, I'm relieved."

Baili Yunche felt a warmth in his heart: "I'm fine, I just happened to be out at that time. Thank you for still thinking of me."

Gu Qingyuan waved his hand, his smile hearty: "What is there to thank! When we were young in Lieyang City, whenever I was bullied, wasn't it you who stood up for me? As brothers, we don't say these things."

He paused for a moment, suddenly remembering something, and said excitedly: "Right, this time when I came, there's also good news to tell you!"

"Oh? What good news?" Baili Yunche asked curiously.

"Aren't I learning Alchemy in the Pill Hall." Gu Qingyuan lowered his voice and said mysteriously.

"Senior Sister Su from the Inner Sect of our Pill Hall is recently recruiting an Alchemy Boy. The requirement is familiarity with the characteristics of various Spirit Medicines and precise fire control. So I recommended you to her!"

Baili Yunche was slightly stunned: "An Alchemy Boy?"

"Right! Senior Sister Su Bingqing's Alchemy Boy!" Gu Qingyuan nodded heavily, his eyes full of complacency,

"You have no idea how many people are breaking their heads fighting for this opportunity! Not only is Senior Sister Su beautiful and kind-hearted, but her Alchemy technique is also extraordinary."

"She can already steadily refine Second-Grade Medicinal Pills and is currently pushing towards the Third-Grade! I begged her for a long time before she agreed to meet you."

He patted Baili Yunche's shoulder: "Let me tell you, being Senior Sister Su's Alchemy Boy is a hundred times better than guarding this Waste Pill Room! So many people envy it but can't have it!"