56: Xiao Zhoutian Wuzhendan

Qin Yue's forehead was a little sweaty when he heard his Master's praise. This was too exaggerated; it was just a simple summary of patterns, not that big of a deal!

"It's all thanks to Master's excellent guidance. This Disciple merely studied as Master instructed!"

Seeing Qin Yue's somewhat embarrassed expression, Yan Zhongyi stopped merely praising his Disciple and instead directly answered his question.

"The Alchemy techniques passed down in our Chaoyang Cave lineage are indeed just as you described.

As long as one practices the basic Fire Control and Medicine Refining Fusion well, other Medicinal Pills, except for those requiring unique refining methods, can be quickly mastered.

Your Grandmaster summarized thirty-six basic Fire Control Methods, and seventy-two basic Medicine Refining Fusion Methods.

To ensure these one hundred and eight methods are passed down, your Grandmaster invented a Medicinal Pill. As long as this Medicinal Pill is refined well, you will be able to Master all one hundred and eight methods.

This Medicinal Pill is the "Little Zhoutian Wuzhen Pill"!

However, there are three requirements for learning this Medicinal Pill.

One requirement is that one must be an official Disciple of the Chaoyang Cave lineage.

The second requirement is that one must independently comprehend Chaoyang Cave's Fire Control and Fusion techniques during Alchemy.

The third requirement is that the Disciple who learns this Medicinal Pill must swear an oath to keep it secret. Only the Immortal Master in charge of Chaoyang Cave may teach it to outsiders.

Do you understand?"

Qin Yue, of course, understood his Master's meaning. He immediately swore an oath to the heavens, "Ancestral Master above, I, Qin Yue, an official Disciple of Chaoyang Cave, wish to learn the refining of the 'Little Zhoutian Wuzhen Pill' from Master.

I hereby swear that I will never teach the refining method of this Medicinal Pill to anyone until I become the Immortal Master in charge of Chaoyang Cave. Should I violate this oath, may I die without a complete corpse."

After Qin Yue finished his oath, his Master nodded and did not continue the topic of the "Little Zhoutian Wuzhen Pill." Instead, he continued to teach Qin Yue to practice "Shadow Step" and "Yin Yang Dual Revolving Refining Energy Art."

...

The next day, before dawn, Qin Yue got up early, carrying the still burning Alchemy Furnace, and went to the courtyard to wait for daybreak.

Just as Qin Yue was bored waiting and practicing "Qinglu Ningzhen Hand,"

"You've practiced this 'Qinglu Ningzhen Hand' very skillfully. It seems you put in a lot of effort yesterday!"

Master Yan Zhongyi entered Qin Yue's small courtyard through the open gate.

"Knowing that I needed to use this technique for Medicine Refining today, I dared not be negligent. After Master left the Alchemy Room yesterday, this Disciple has been Cultivating this skill."

In fact, with Qin Yue's hearing, he had heard his Master when he was outside the small courtyard.

So he didn't dare to display the expert-level "Qinglu Ningzhen Hand"; merely displaying the proficient-level "Qinglu Ningzhen Hand" already made him seem like enough of a Genius.

The reason he wasn't more low-key was that Qin Yue felt it was genuinely inconvenient to hide his abilities further, and he would also have to pretend to fail at collecting Clarity Qi, which was too troublesome.

After his Master arrived, it wasn't long before the sky began to lighten slightly, no longer so dark.

"From now on, you will continuously use 'Qinglu Ningzhen Hand' facing the direction of the rising sun, sensing the Clarity Qi between heaven and earth."

As his Master spoke, he placed his left hand on the Alchemy Furnace, inputting Blood Qi, his eyes fixed on the rising sun, and his right hand performed an ethereal Qi-guiding technique, sensing the changes in the Qi of heaven and earth.

Qin Yue and his Master sat on either side of the Alchemy Furnace. His Master was multitasking, collecting Qi while sensing the Alchemy Furnace. He was tri-tasking, collecting Qi, sensing the Alchemy Furnace, and observing his Master.

Suddenly, Qin Yue saw his Master's right hand perform the "Qinglu Ningzhen Hand," and a wisp of Clarity Qi flowed from his Master's right hand into his left hand with his Blood Qi. From his left hand, it entered the Alchemy Furnace.

At this moment, Qin Yue's left hand felt cool, and he also sensed the Clarity Qi his Master had described earlier.

He did not guide this wisp of Qi into the Medicine Furnace but into his own body, feeling his spirit invigorated, instantly dispelling the drowsiness of waking early.

However, Qin Yue could not indulge in this feeling. His main focus was still on the Alchemy Furnace in his right hand, learning through Blood Qi how his Master integrated Clarity Qi into the liquid of the Qingming Pill.

Approximately ten minutes later, the Clarity Qi collected by his Master was completely integrated into the liquid of the Qingming Pill.

Only when the flame in the Medicine Furnace was adjusted back to a small fire did his Master stand up and ask, "Qin Yue, have you learned this technique of integrating Clarity Qi?"

"I have learned it, but I'm not very proficient. I'm worried that if Master doesn't come tomorrow, I might ruin this batch of Medicinal Pills."

"Learning it is enough. The 'Little Zhoutian Wuzhen Pill' I am teaching you today also includes this technique. Even if this batch of Medicinal Pills fails, you will definitely be able to complete the next batch."

After speaking, his Master patted Qin Yue's shoulder and left the small courtyard.

With the sun having just risen, his Master, in his wide robes and sleeves, strode with large steps. If it weren't for the slight plumpness visible from his back, he would indeed have had an air of an Immortal Master.

...

"The Little Zhoutian Wuzhen Pill is the core Legacy of our Chaoyang Cave lineage. Its origin and importance were already told to you yesterday. Today, I will officially teach it to you.

First, we will learn the thirty-six Fire Control Methods.

Then, we will learn the seventy-two Fusion Methods.

Finally, based on the characteristics of the Materials required by the Fire Control Methods and Fusion Methods, we will select the appropriate Medicine Refining Materials.

Only after these three steps are completed can we officially begin Medicine Refining."

Then, Qin Yue's difficult days began...

While Qin Yue had dabbled in many of these Fire Control Methods and Fusion Methods when he previously learned Medicine Refining, having them systematically summarized like this, plus the newly learned methods, made Qin Yue's head swell from studying every day.

However, there was still good news.

First was the successful refining of the "Qingming Pill."

Because this batch of medicine was personally started by his Master, and Qin Yue was dedicated and flawless in the Late Stage process of collecting Clarity Qi, ten Medicinal Pills were formed ten days later, perfectly!

These ten Medicinal Pills were actually refined by his Master using his own Medicinal Materials, so they weren't considered refined by Qin Yue. However, his Master asked him to make up five thousand contribution points for the cost, and the remaining five thousand points were all his.

Now, Qin Yue used these five thousand contribution points to buy Medicinal Pills again and started refining a batch of Qingming Pills himself, still getting up early every day to collect Qi.

After getting used to waking up early, Qin Yue didn't feel any discomfort in his body. Moreover, because his body was immersed in Clarity Qi every day, he felt more energetic than before.

Secondly, both "Shadow Step" and "Yin Yang Dual Revolving Refining Energy Art" reached the introductory level. After reaching the introductory level, dinner time was his own again, and he had time to Cultivate his other skills.

Finally, and most importantly, the Senior Brother on cooking duty finally changed, and it was now Qin Yue's turn.

Qin Yue didn't know that someone could cook so badly. If it weren't for the fact that he had just joined Chaoyang Cave and it was inappropriate to offer suggestions, he would have told Senior Brother Jiang Shang long ago,

"Let's change the cooking duty System. It can be changed so that I do all the cooking from now on. That Senior Brother who cooks poorly can just do his other work well.

This way, we can prevent the entire Chaoyang Cave lineage from collective food poisoning."