Leng Qianjue nodded, squatted down, and gently traced a simple array diagram on the stone ground with his finger, explaining, "The Fire Gathering Array is composed of specific spirit talismans and array patterns."

"These array patterns can guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and gather the power of fire spirit to the center of the array."

“Look, these lines are like streams, gathering the power of the fire spirit into the furnace, keeping the fire burning.”

Rong Jiaojiao listened with great interest. She stretched out her little hand and gently touched the array on the ground, as if she could feel the mysterious power.

Leng Qianjue continued, "If you want to learn alchemy, you must also learn to inscribe fire-gathering arrays yourself in the future, so that you can alchemy no matter where you go."

Rong Jiaojiao asked, "Grandmaster, what kinds of pills can you refine?"

Leng Qianjue sighed and said, "The pills that our grandmaster refined were all improved versions. The ancient pill formulas can no longer be refined."

Rong Jiaojiao became even more curious: "Why can't it be refined? Is it too difficult?"

Leng Qianjue shook her head: "It's not that it's too difficult, but that we don't have enough materials with sufficient medicinal age."

Ancient elixir recipes often required herbs to be hundreds of years old. Nowadays, spiritual energy is insufficient, and spiritual herbs grow slowly, with each year being a single year. There is no such thing as a herb reaching several years old in just one year due to abundant spiritual energy. Therefore, it is impossible to refine the elixir from ancient recipes.

Seeing that Leng Qianjue looked somewhat dejected, Rong Jiaojiao didn't know what to do, so she could only hold his hand to comfort him.

Leng Qianjue chuckled: "Why am I telling this to a little kid like you? Let's go. Starting today, you need to prepare for body tempering."

"Grandmaster, what preparations should we make?"

Leng Qianjue looked at the platform in the courtyard and said, "Start with basic physical training, and start the medicinal bath when you're tired."

"Grandmaster, isn't it that one must be six years old to take a medicinal bath?"

"Don't worry, the medicinal bath that Grandmaster prepared for you is suitable even for a one-year-old baby. We'll gradually increase the dosage later."

"Oh, so what should I practice today?"

"First, practice horse stance for half an hour, then do a hundred squats, and finally run ten laps around the yard." Leng Qianjue's tone was calm, but Rong Jiaojiao could hear the seriousness in it.

She looked at the yard with some hesitation. The yard was only a small space; wouldn't running ten laps be too easy?

But Master said to listen to Grandmaster's words, so I just did as he said.

Thinking of this, Rong Jiaojiao's face showed a hint of confidence. She put down Ziling and said, "Ziling, there is more spiritual energy here than there. Go and cultivate properly over there."

Zi Ling nodded obediently and skipped over to the side to cultivate.

Rong Jiaojiao walked to the center of the courtyard, assumed a horse stance, her legs slightly bent, her body firmly planted in place, her little face full of focus.

Leng Qianjue stood to the side, raising an eyebrow slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

He originally thought the little girl would have some difficulty, but to his surprise, her horse stance was quite impressive.

Half an hour passed, and Leng Qianjue saw that Rong Jiaojiao's legs were not shaking, she was not sweating, and her body was still upright, so he simply did not tell her to stop. It wasn't until an hour had passed, and the little girl's face was flushed red and covered in sweat, that he finally told her to stop.

Rong Jiaojiao stood up and said while stretching, "Grandmaster, I'm done with the acupuncture. Wait a moment while I stretch a bit before we do anything else."

Leng Qianjue nodded and said approvingly, "Not bad, is this how your master usually trains you?"

"Yes, Grandmaster, it started when Jiaojiao was two years old."

"Oh, then tell your grandmaster what kind of training you all did?"

While stretching, Rong Jiaojiao recounted the exercises she had practiced.

Leng Qianjue clicked her tongue in amazement. There really was quite a lot. She hadn't expected that Xiao Xuanzi would be so ruthless in training such a delicate and small child.

Seeing that Rong Jiaojiao had finished relaxing her muscles, he smiled slightly and said, "Alright, now do a hundred squats."

Rong Jiaojiao nodded and began to do squats.

Although her calves were a little sore, her movements remained fluid.

She counted as she worked, muttering to herself, looking extremely focused.

"Ninety-nine...one hundred!" Rong Jiaojiao stood up, a hint of pride on her face, and gave Leng Qianjue a bright smile: "Grandmaster, I'm done!"

Leng Qianjue nodded, a hint of appreciation flashing in her eyes: "Okay, then run ten laps around the yard."

"Okay!"

A hundred squats in a row only left her slightly out of breath. She jogged to the starting point in the yard, took light steps, and began running around the yard.

On the first lap, she ran very fast, her little feet making a "tap-tap" sound on the ground, like a happy little deer running.

She maintained her pace on the second lap, and by the fifth lap, although she was a little out of breath, her steps were still light and she showed no sign of stopping.

Leng Qianjue stood in a corner of the courtyard, watching her run with ease, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes.

He originally thought the little girl would have some difficulty, but he didn't expect her to complete the training so easily.

It seems that this little girl's talent and perseverance far exceed his expectations.

Finally, Rong Jiaojiao finished her tenth lap. She stopped in front of Leng Qianjue, her face flushed and panting, but her eyes were full of excitement and pride: "Grandmaster, I'm done!"

Leng Qianjue smiled slightly and nodded: "Not bad, you performed very well today. It seems that this basic physical training is not difficult for you."

Rong Jiaojiao whispered, "Grandmaster, when I play with Tianyou and the others, I run around much more than this."

Leng Qianjue nodded: "I see. Then you should be careful when you play, so you don't get hurt."

Rong Jiaojiao nodded obediently: "Yes, I know."

She looked up at Leng Qianjue: "Grandmaster, what is Jiaojiao going to do next?"

Leng Qianjue pondered for a moment: "Just do it the way your master usually trains, and then we'll decide after Grandmaster has seen it."

"But, Grandmaster, Jiaojiao usually finishes her training and starts practicing drawing talismans and spells by this time!"

"Spells?" A glint flashed in Leng Qianjue's eyes. His expression was like that of the Big Bad Wolf, and he said in a loving tone, "Then do it your usual way, and let your grandmaster see what you've learned."

He cursed Qing Xuanzi in his heart: [That little Xuanzi! This girl has such high talent and she kept it a secret from her grandmaster. A mage at less than six years old! Who can compare?]

Thinking about it, he felt happy again. Such a talented junior is from his family. It would be so prestigious for him to grow up.

[Yes, we can't let others know how talented this little girl is!]

It was out of necessity. Qing Xuanzi was away on this mission for an unknown period of time, and Rong Jiaojiao couldn't afford to waste her time not cultivating or practicing her magic.

Not wanting to leave her alone, Leng Qianjue discovered Rong Jiaojiao's true cultivation level on the very first day.