169: Breakthrough! The 10,000-fold return is finally here!

This matter is truly her father's fault; he didn't let her touch any Alchemy knowledge at all...

As a result, Yin Xiaotong still doesn't know what kind of Heaven-Defying feat she has accomplished!

It's no exaggeration to say that it's basically on the same level as his comprehension of an Imperial Rank top-grade Cultivation Technique during the Jie Dan Stage.

If this matter were to spread, it wouldn't just be the Three Great Sects coming to recruit her...

It would likely shock the entire Eastern Region!

Yin Xiaotong continued to refine pills desperately.

But every time she reached the third step, she would show an angry expression.

"Damn it! Why is it still 82%? I've been refining for a whole day! There's still no progress! It's infuriating!!"

Yin Xiaotong finally couldn't help but exclaim.

Then, in a flash, she continued her Alchemy.

As soon as she started Alchemy, she would become exceptionally focused.

Another week passed like this, and Yin Xiaotong finally did it! She did it!!

She achieved 90% activation in the third stage as well!

"Hahaha, I finally reached 90%! Next is the final step! Core Formation!!!"

Yin Xiaotong was overjoyed internally and quickly proceeded to the last step, but suddenly, she had a feeling.

It was the feeling of a Bottleneck; she realized she had touched the Bottleneck of becoming an Alchemist!

This Bottleneck was the final step, Core Formation!

She immediately stopped her Alchemy process, rushed out of the room, and went to find her master.

She hadn't forgotten the strict sect rule her master had set for her.

"Once you encounter a Bottleneck, no matter what you are doing, immediately stop everything in your hands and come find your master."

Yin Xiaotong burst through the gate of Lu Hao's courtyard at the fastest speed, but it was empty inside, with no one in sight.

Master isn't here?!

Is he in the village?

So Yin Xiaotong ran all the way, shouting at the top of her lungs:

"Master! Master! Where are you!!"

Everyone around heard the commotion.

Lan Xiaoying happened to hear the sound at this moment, so she followed the sound and looked over, directly seeing Yin Xiaotong's figure.

For a moment, even as a girl, she was captivated by Yin Xiaotong's beauty and aura.

"So Lu Dage has such a beautiful woman by his side... I am still too ordinary after all..."

At this time, Lu Hao was at Aunt Yang's house. The little Dragon wanted to go play with the two children, Yang Ping and Yang An, so Lu Hao went along.

Hearing Yin Xiaotong's voice, a strong look of joy instantly surged onto Lu Hao's face!

His disciple had, in all likelihood, reached the Bottleneck of a Breakthrough!

"Aunt Yang, I have something to do, so I'll leave first. I won't be eating later, so you don't need to make my portion. Let the little Dragon decide for himself, okay? Bye bye!"

Lu Hao hastily bid farewell and immediately walked out of Aunt Yang's house.

Then, with a flash, he appeared before Yin Xiaotong.

Yin Xiaotong saw Lu Hao and hurriedly said:

"Master, I've reached a Bottleneck!"

Lu Hao forcefully controlled the joy in his heart and said indifferently:

"I know, disciple. You must be calmer in all matters. Like this, making a fuss over a small thing, what kind of decorum is that? Here, have an orange first."

"Okay!"

Yin Xiaotong took the orange from Lu Hao, peeled it, and swallowed it in one bite.

"Heh heh, let's go. We'll talk back inside."

The two quickly returned to the courtyard.

Lu Hao sat on a chair, looked at Yin Xiaotong, and asked:

"Do you know why I want you to come find me when you encounter a Bottleneck?"

Yin Xiaotong asked, puzzled:

"Why?"

"That is because your master has a peerless Cultivation Technique that can help you Breakthrough better and faster! Please sit cross-legged, close your eyes, and your master will now make a move to help you Breakthrough this Bottleneck!"

"Okay."

Yin Xiaotong had unwavering faith in Lu Hao's words.

Lu Hao casually stirred up a gust of wind as a pretense, then with a thought.

Breakthrough!

In an instant, Yin Xiaotong felt her Alchemy Dao cultivation directly Break through the Bottleneck!

Originally, there were some aspects of Core Formation that she didn't quite understand, but now, with her master's intervention, everything was resolved with ease!

She had now truly become an Alchemist!

And because her accumulation was too profound, she actually directly Broke through to the Realm of a Second-Rank Alchemist!

Of course, Yin Xiaotong herself didn't know this yet.

Lu Hao watched Yin Xiaotong Breakthrough, truly stepping onto the path of Alchemy, and he himself was quite excited internally, awaiting the return of his Alchemy Dao cultivation.

But after a while, Lu Hao became somewhat confused. Where was his Alchemy Dao cultivation?

Didn't it say that Alchemy Dao cultivation was also cultivation?

Where did his ten-thousand-fold returned cultivation go?

"System, where is my cultivation?"

"Host, have you forgotten what you said before? All returned cultivation is temporarily stored within the System."

Lu Hao slapped his thigh hard. He had actually forgotten about this!

"System, no need to store the Alchemy Dao cultivation. Give it all to me!"

"Okay, Host, please wait. All Alchemy Dao cultivation has been returned!"

As soon as the System's voice fell, Lu Hao's body instantly felt as if it had been struck by lightning!

"Ah!"

Lu Hao cried out.

In his mind, countless insights into plants were madly surging: ten thousand! One hundred thousand! A million! Ten million!

One hundred million!!!

A full one hundred million insights into plants directly flooded into Lu Hao's mind, completely disregarding Lu Hao's acceptance speed!

This feeling was like a newborn infant suddenly mastering all human knowledge!

Lu Hao's mind was directly stunned, and he actually lost his self-awareness.

His legs gave out, and he directly fell to the ground with a thud.

Yin Xiaotong heard Lu Hao's shout, and somewhat puzzled, she opened her eyes.

She first saw Lu Hao's Daoist robe moving without wind, with thousands of spiritual plant phantoms appearing around him, and illusions of Nine-Leaf Soul Returning Grass and Three-Life Twin Lotuses intertwining and growing in the air.

Then she saw her master's legs give out, and he directly fell to the ground, unconscious.

Yin Xiaotong immediately panicked, quickly ran forward, helped Lu Hao up, and put him back on the reclining chair.

She kept muttering:

"Master! Master, what's wrong with you! Don't scare me?! Master!!"

Lu Hao at this moment could not hear his disciple's voice at all. His Soul was freely roaming in the world of plants.

All information about the characteristics, uses, attributes, pairings, and so on of each plant was rushing into his mind at an extremely fast speed.

It occupied his entire mind, which led to his unconsciousness.

After a full stick of incense's time, Lu Hao finally woke up.

He rubbed his throbbing head, a bitter smile on his face.

He had actually been knocked out by the returned cultivation; it was truly the first time in his life...