116: Planting the elixir of life

“...”

However, being adored by a sweet loli was quite enjoyable.

But the problem was, had this little girl even come of age!?

Gu Qing looked at her.

She had her hair tied in cute, childish buns, stood a little over 1.5 meters tall, and was petite yet curvaceous.

Her large eyes were like black gemstones, dark and lively, as if they could speak.

Her small face had a hint of baby fat, her skin was fair and delicate, and she looked as exquisite as a miniature fairy.

“Senior Brother Gu...”

Seeing Gu Qing observing her without speaking, Chu Ling'er grew anxious, her small face turning red, thinking Gu Qing was going to send her away.

After all, she had heard from her Eldest Sister Chu Yao that Gu Qing was refined and amiable to his own people, but cold, distant, domineering, and ruthless to outsiders.

Moreover, she belatedly realized that what she had just said was highly inappropriate.

In the cultivation world, the most taboo thing was to inquire about another person's secrets.

Would Gu Qing hit her?

Seeing the little loli's eyes nearly brimming with tears, her small appearance was truly endearing, Gu Qing withdrew his gaze, frowned slightly, and asked, “Who is your Eldest Sister? Is it Chu Yao?”

“Mm-hm!” Chu Ling'er nodded repeatedly, like a primary school student.

“Doesn't look like it,” Gu Qing muttered.

Chu Yao was tall and slender, a true beauty whose gaze could captivate souls.

She couldn't be associated with this sweet loli in front of him.

“My Eldest Sister and I don't share the same mother.”

Chu Ling'er said subconsciously, then added, “But Eldest Sister dotes on me the most.”

“So that's how it is.”

Gu Qing nodded slightly, asking the system to check her data.

[Name] Chu Ling'er.

[Realm] Xuan Dan Realm Ninth Level Peak.

[Physique] Primordial Spirit Body.

[Talent] Spirit of Nature.

[Fate] Heavenly Mandate Protagonist.

[Destiny] Smooth life, brings prosperity to her husband, Grandmaster of Alchemy.

[Luck] 50000.

“Spirit of Nature? What kind of talent is that?” Gu Qing asked, puzzled.

[She is in harmony with nature, the spirit of all things; she is the favored child of heaven and earth.]

Hearing this, Gu Qing's eyes flickered.

Originally, he had intended to send her away, after all, refusing immaturity starts with him.

However, since Chu Ling'er was a protagonist and possessed such talent, keeping her around wouldn't hurt.

Perhaps he could gain a foster father from this.

Thinking this, Gu Qing said with a pleasant expression, “You like alchemy very much?”

“Mm-hm!” Chu Ling'er nodded, then drooped, saying, “But I can only refine Grade Four High-Grade Pills.”

Her words made Chu Chong and Bai Suying's eyelids twitch, looking at her with complicated expressions.

For a Xuan Dan Realm cultivator to be able to refine Grade Four Pills, that was already an alchemy prodigy, wasn't it?

To refine High-Grade Pills was even rarer, unheard of for a thousand years; given time, she would definitely be able to refine Supreme-Grade Pills.

Yet you're standing there dejected?

Truly… you're really showing off.

However, to be fair, even someone as outstanding as Chu Ling'er couldn't compare to Gu Qing.

Bai Suying looked at Gu Qing, her eyes sparkling with joy and pride.

As far as she knew, Grade Nine Alchemists in the Barren Ancient Realm were few and far between, and there wasn't a single Grade Nine Alchemy Grandmaster.

Yet her man was a Grade Nine Alchemy Grandmaster, truly unprecedented, and likely to have no successors.

“Don't be discouraged, you being able to become a Grade Four Alchemist is already amazing. Once you grow up a bit more, you'll definitely be able to refine Supreme-Grade Pills.”

Gu Qing comforted her.

Looking at her wilting, obedient little appearance, he suddenly felt his hands itch, wanting to pet her.

“No...”

Chu Ling'er shook her head, looking at Gu Qing with eyes full of adoration, as if stars were hidden in her large eyes, shining brightly.

“Senior Brother Gu, you are the most amazing, your alchemy talent is unmatched,” she said earnestly.

So cute... Gu Qing beckoned to her and said, “Come here.”

Hearing this, Chu Ling'er's face bloomed into a sweet smile, her expression excited, like a Pomeranian, she kicked her little legs and happily ran to Gu Qing.

“Senior Brother Gu, can I follow you to learn alchemy?”

“You want to become my disciple?” Gu Qing felt this little loli was a bit wild, not afraid of strangers at all, daring to say anything.

Instead of revering him, she showed dependence on him.

This was too strange.

After all, his cultivation and status were evident.

Even Chu Chong, a high-ranking and highly cultivated individual, held him in awe.

“No!”

“I don't want to become a disciple.”

Hearing 'disciple', Chu Yao quickly waved her hands, very resistant.

“...”

If you don't become a disciple, why learn alchemy from me?

Gu Qing looked at Chu Chong; this old man bringing his daughter, could it be that he wanted to give her to him?

If so, then he wouldn't be polite and would accept her, using her to bait the protagonist wasn't bad either.

Gu Qing spoke a few words to him, asking Chu Ling'er to stay, and Chu Chong readily agreed.

The two exchanged smiles, everything unsaid.

And Chu Ling'er, who had been 'sold', was overjoyed to hear that she could stay by Gu Qing's side.

What a silly girl... Gu Qing secretly shook his head, found an excuse to leave, and entered the Hongmeng Ruyi Tower.

Having obtained so many seeds, Gu Qing was already impatient to plant them.

Gu Qing felt a little uneasy, wondering if the Ruyi Space could successfully plant them.

After all, Xuan Huang Soil and Xuan Huang Mother Qi were too high-grade.

And the spirit herb seeds given by Chu Chong were almost all low-grade spirit herbs.

High-grade and rare spirit herbs were very few.

Thinking this, Gu Qing took out the longevity grass seeds and planted them.

As soon as the seeds touched the ground, they rooted and sprouted at a visible speed, the small grass was emerald green and jade-like, glowing faintly.

It can be planted... Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

It made sense, Xuan Huang was the foundation of heaven and earth, so there shouldn't be a problem of it being too rich to absorb.

Gu Qing used his Dao Pupil to inspect, and an hour later, the longevity grass had grown to a hundred years old, began to wither, and then sprouted and grew again.

This was Nirvana Rebirth.

The longevity grass would undergo Nirvana Rebirth once every hundred years.

The more times it underwent Nirvana, the higher its grade would be.

There were even rumors that after a thousand Nirvana rebirths, it could become an immortal medicine, and consuming it could grant eternal life.

However, this was practically impossible.

Countless immortal Dao lineages had tried, expending countless treasures, but at most, they could only cultivate longevity grass that had undergone eight Nirvana rebirths, which was already at the King Medicine level.

Each time the longevity grass underwent Nirvana Rebirth, its success rate would decrease by half.

This showed how slim the hope was for cultivating longevity grass that had undergone a thousand Nirvana rebirths.

But what others couldn't do, Gu Qing might be able to.

Because he was using Xuan Huang Soil and Xuan Huang Mother Qi.

If he couldn't cultivate immortal-grade longevity grass, then cultivating King Medicine-grade certainly wouldn't be a problem.

As soon as he thought about being able to cultivate hundreds of millions of King Medicines, Gu Qing completely lost his composure.

He immediately used his cultivation to plant all the spirit herbs.

All of them were successfully planted.

Including those spirit herbs that required special environments, such as ice-element spirit herbs, lightning-element spirit herbs, and soul-element spirit herbs, all rooted and sprouted, growing vigorously.

“I'm rich...” Gu Qing was ecstatic.

Because after the spirit herbs absorbed Xuan Huang Mother Qi, their essence was undergoing a qualitative change, meaning the foundation of the spirit herbs was being enhanced.

They transformed from ordinary spirit herbs into treasure medicines, king medicines, containing vast vitality and refined laws.

Although he didn't lack cultivation resources, having enough Xuan Huang Mother Qi.

However, treasure liquids also had their own unique advantages.

These were two different types of energy.

“I must make Chu Chong acquire spirit herb seeds at all costs, and also from other ancient cultivation stars...”

In this universe plane, besides the Barren Ancient Realm, there were numerous other worlds, like grains of sand in the Ganges.

He would have the people of the Star God Temple acquire them for him when he returned.

Gu Qing now only wanted to fill the Ruyi Space with planted spirit herbs.

Whether he could use them all was one thing, but he couldn't be without them.

Moreover, planting them in the Ruyi Space might even allow the spirit herbs to evolve into saint medicines and divine medicines.

So the sooner they were planted, the better... “Oh no, oh no!”

Chu Ling'er's little legs pedaled quickly, rushing into Bai Suying's garden in a flurry.

“What's wrong now? Calm down, speak slowly.”

In the garden pavilion, Bai Suying's hand, which was picking up a pastry, paused, and she stroked her little head.

Having spent three days with Chu Ling'er, she had grown very fond of the lively and enthusiastic Chu Ling'er.

“I received news that Qin Shou has come out of seclusion.”

“He will definitely come to challenge Senior Brother Gu.”

Chu Ling'er said anxiously.

“No worries, we already guessed he would come. He's just an overconfident madman, nothing to fear. Look how anxious you are, quickly sit down.” Bai Suying's demeanor was relaxed as she pulled the little darling to sit down.

“No.”

“Sister Ying, listen to me.”

“Qin Shou is even more monstrous than rumored; he has killed a Venerable Realm cultivator.”

“What?”

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