397: Fourth-level Alchemy Master

Star Space.

The Spiritual Qi here is dense. Besides the palaces and courtyards built in the center, the surroundings are divided into regular plots of spiritual fields, where many precious Spirit Medicine are planted.

Lin Xue'er, Lin Anqi, Yue Li... these trusted Concubines have gradually learned of the existence of the Star Space, and they all treat this place as a Family Secret Realm to manage.

The Star Space is now several kilometers in radius, completely like a small town, and Yue Li sometimes goes into secluded meditation inside.

Ripples appeared in the space, and Liu Xuan appeared in the sky above the center of the Star Space. He looked thoughtful and did not move for a long while.

'The spatial teleportation of Peach Blossom, the spatial opening of the Star Array... they seem to have something in common.'

The Star Array not only has the effect of opening up space but also allows Liu Xuan to teleport within the Star Space, controlling this small world through the Formation.

Combining his experience when Peach Blossom teleported him over long distances before, Liu Xuan gained a subtle insight into the Law of Space.

But when he immersed himself in it, wanting to figure it out completely, he found that he had no clue at all.

'Forget it, the Opportunity has not yet arrived, no need to force it!'

Liu Xuan withdrew his mind and looked at the strongest Incarnation nourishing above his head. The power of starlight shrouded it, and from the outside, one could only see a glowing miniature star.

Beside it was another similar star, which Liu Xuan used for Wang Qiao's secluded meditation. Now, only a withered skeleton remained...

There were no miracles. Wang Qiao failed his last attempt at Core Formation. Calculating the time, he should not have waited until the last moment of his Lifespan, but attempted the Breakthrough a few years early.

When a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is killed normally, the body can remain undecayed for many years. If preserved properly, it can still look lifelike even a hundred years later.

But a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who fails a Core Formation is different. At the moment of failure, the violent Spiritual Qi will shatter their fragile Physical Body, and the Divine Soul will dissipate along with it.

In just a few short months, Wang Qiao was reduced to nothing but a withered skeleton. No matter how powerful a Cultivator is, they are pitifully fragile in the face of the rules of Heaven and Earth.

Liu Xuan put the withered skeleton into a wooden box and then buried it underground in the Star Space.

There was no tomb, nor was there any inscription. The Cultivation World does not have the custom of mourning the dead.

Dispelling the distracting thoughts in his heart, Liu Xuan returned to the Cultivation Chamber to meditate and adjust his breath. Only after his mind and spirit were completely calm did he begin to receive the fourth-tier top-grade Alchemy experience rewarded by the System.

...

Alchemy! It is not about seeking the casting of gold and stone, but truly Cultivating the roots of life. Following the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, obeying the essence of Heaven and Earth's creation, dispelling delusions and clearing the heart, returning to the Origin...

Fourth-tier Alchemy is no longer at the level of a 'technique', but at the level of Dao, the Dao of Alchemy.

Liu Xuan only felt thunderclaps in his Divine Soul, profound principles penetrating his spirit pedestal, as if the essence of Heaven and Earth's Alchemy fire had entered his body, as if he had glimpsed a trace of the Origin of the Law.

Liu Xuan's cultivation is only at the Early Golden Core Stage, so he cannot fully bear the fourth-tier top-grade Alchemy Legacy. Most of it can only settle in his Sea of Consciousness, waiting to be slowly digested in the future.

"Hoo~"

Liu Xuan exhaled deeply, then a smile appeared on his face.

"Just with this fourth-tier Alchemy Legacy, I have no Bottleneck in advancing to Nascent Soul. Cheating is really not a word to describe a Genius!"

The last reward was the Fourth-Tier Great Sun True Fire, and this time it was the fourth-tier Alchemist experience. The two just happened to link up.

"The purple poison cauldron is of a lower grade, otherwise I could even attempt to refine fourth-tier Low Grade Medicinal Pill!"

Fourth-tier Alchemy Great Master! Even in Spirit Transformation Immortal Sects like the Azure Profound Sect or the Beast Taming Sect, they are high-level existences.

Alchemists are rare to begin with; not even one ranked Alchemist can be produced among one hundred Cultivators.

An Alchemy Great Master who can achieve Nascent Soul through the Dao of Alchemy is even rarer, and even ordinary Nascent Soul True Lords must treat them with courtesy.

Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talismans, and Formations—to a certain extent, cultivation skills are the primary productive force. Unless there are special circumstances, no Cultivator or force will slaughter such resource-type talents.

Although there were many doubts about Liu Xuan, True Lord Haoran decided to accept him as a Disciple, promote him, and send Yun Xian to protect him, all because he valued the bright future of a young Third-Rank Alchemist.

A high-level cultivation skill level is the best skill for clinging to power. Even if targeted by a Soul Transformation big shot, as long as one demonstrates the future of a fourth-tier top-grade Alchemy Great Master, the probability of being easily killed is low.

"Buzz~"

The Golden Core in his abdomen lit up with golden light. The Origin of the Great Sun True Fire merged into the Golden Core, and then merged into his Bloodline and bones.

The essence of Alchemy is not external refining, but internal refining of oneself, treating oneself as a 'pill' to be refined.

The Great Sun True Fire merged into the Golden Core and the Physical Body, tempering his physique at every moment.

Liu Xuan felt his body warm, some subtle Impurities were burned away by the Great Sun True Fire, and his entire Divine Soul became more and more pure!

Having stayed in the Star Space for two hours, the fourth-tier Alchemist Legacy was received, and Liu Xuan then went out.

With matters concluded, it was inconvenient to stay in the Red Pine Sect for long. Liu Xuan ordered his maid to prepare for the return to Great Sun City.

...

On the great sun flying boat.

Although the Flying Boat was moving extremely fast, one could not feel the slightest gale caused by the airflow on the deck.

Two seven or eight-year-old children, a boy and a girl, stood on the deck at the edge of the Flying Boat, looking down excitedly. There was no expression of fear on their faces.

"Father! How much longer until I can fly by myself?"

Little Xin Ci was not satisfied with just standing on the Flying Boat to fly; she wanted to fly in the air like a Cultivator.

Beside her, little De Ming also followed Xin Ci in looking at Liu Xuan behind them. From his expression, he also wanted to know the answer to this question.

De Ming has a first-grade Spiritual Root, ranked two hundred and seventy-third, and is a little older than Xin Ci.

His mother, Yue Li, saw Liu Xuan bringing little Xin Ci to play every day. After asking for the reason, she suggested that Liu Xuan take De Ming along as well, so the two children could have a companion.

De Ming is the child with the best Spiritual Root talent among Liu Xuan's children. He is now seven years old and has been exposed to martial arts for nearly a year. It would indeed be better to Cultivate him by his side, so Liu Xuan agreed.

Liu Xuan smiled, "If you Cultivate diligently, you can fly by yourself in thirteen years at the earliest."

"Thirteen years!" Xin Ci counted with her fingers, "I am only six years old, that's another seven years!!"

"Seven years is not long, it will pass in the blink of an eye!" Liu Xuan's tone carried a hint of emotion.

A few years sounds like a long time, but when you look back, you find that it really is just an instant.

Especially for long-lived Cultivators, as their Realm breaks through and their Lifespan increases, they will become less and less sensitive to time.

"Father is lying!"

Xin Ci pouted, not believing it at all, "Seven years is longer than the time I have been alive, how can it be a... blink of an eye?"

"He is just lying to kids!"

De Ming nodded repeatedly at the side, expressing deep agreement.

"You two little brats!" Liu Xuan laughed, "When has your father ever lied to anyone? You will understand when you grow up."

Xin Ci was half-believing. After a while, she cast this question to the back of her mind, looking at the vast sea of clouds and saying:

"I really want to grow up quickly, so I can learn Spells, and I can also fight with my older brothers and sisters..."