The news that Lan Hua had become a guest elder of the Duanmu family quickly spread throughout the Half-Heaven Realm, leaving outsiders puzzled.
"That's strange. Is the Duanmu family also starting to pursue alchemy?"
"A prestigious family of archers, why did they have to learn alchemy from the Xuan Yu Alliance!"
"Speaking of which, isn't Lan Hua a guest elder of the Xuan Yu Alliance? How did this kid become a guest elder of the Duanmu family? He really knows how to play the game!"
Lan Hua's reputation has now spread far and wide throughout the Half-Heaven Realm, even more so than it did in the Xuan Yu Alliance.
At least in the alchemy world, almost everyone knows about this rising star.
A few days later.
Lan Hua arrived at the Duanmu family's library, hoping to see what other powerful martial arts techniques the family possessed, but she found no other techniques to learn.
The Duanmu family members enhance their Yuan Power by cultivating the Green Wood Technique.
Although the Green Wood Technique is a top-tier skill, Lan Hua, who possesses the Yin Yang Heavenly Technique, doesn't value it.
"It's really strange. The patriarch was able to pierce through the scales of the dragon clan with a single arrow. It's impossible to do that with just the invisible arrow."
What kind of archery technique was it? Why can't I find any record of it even after searching the entire library?
Suddenly, Lan Hua discovered a book in a very inconspicuous corner.
The book was covered in dust, and there was even mud stuck to it.
The book was tattered, and it looked like it had been chewed by rats.
When Lan Hua found it, it was placed under the foot of the bookcase, and it was the innermost foot, closest to the wall.
"What a disrespect for knowledge! This is the heritage of humankind! How can it be used to prop up cabinet legs?"
Lan Hua was overjoyed, feeling as if she had discovered something good.
Based on past experience, any powerful martial arts technique is often hidden in the most inconspicuous corner, where it is unexpectedly discovered by the protagonist.
"I'd like to see what kind of heaven-defying cultivation techniques are recorded in this tattered book!"
Lan Hua slightly lifted the cabinet leg and picked up the tattered book.
With a gentle flick of his right hand, the dust on the book was instantly wiped away by a surge of Yuan energy.
Looking at the tattered book, yellowed to an extreme degree, Lan Hua guessed that it must be at least a thousand years old, or maybe even older.
However, the book was so worn and yellowed that it was almost impossible to find a single complete page.
Through the text inside, Lan Hua could vaguely discern that this book was related to alchemy.
"Damn, it's actually a book on alchemy! The Duanmu family actually has such a book!"
Baxia said, "No wonder they were used to prop up cabinet legs; the Duanmu family doesn't do alchemy!"
“Exactly!” Lan Hua nodded.
"Wait!"
Baxia was about to tell Lanhua to leave when the latter stopped him.
Lan Hua looked at a page in the tattered book and began to read.
"After refining this pill, one can melt the Yuan Pill, and one can first disperse the divine soul and then gather it together to become a Pill God."
"To achieve the God of Alchemy?"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Is this pill formula used to break through to the Pill God Realm and refine a primordial spirit?"
"Is there really such an incredible pill formula?" Baxia asked.
Lan Hua carefully examined the pill formula. Fortunately, the formula was still relatively complete. Although some characters were damaged, they could still be deduced.
The medicinal herbs required are all rare, but with some effort, they can be obtained.
"I never expected there to be a Nascent Soul Pill. With such a spiritual pill, wouldn't it be much easier to break through to the Pill God Realm?" Lan Hua asked in surprise.
Baxia exclaimed in surprise, "Such an ancient alchemical text has been gnawed on by rats, what a waste!"
Lan Hua carefully examined the ancient book, but the rest of the prescriptions were incomplete, damaged, or the paper was yellowed and the ink had dissolved.
"It's truly fate that allowed me to find the Divine Transformation Pill."
If I were to successfully refine this pill, wouldn't all the major sects in the Half-Heaven Realm be begging to buy it from me?
After saying this, Lan Hua put the tattered book back under the cabinet and prepared to return to her residence.
Just as I stepped out of the library, a middle-aged man approached me.
Although Lan Hua didn't recognize him, she did recognize the jade pendant hanging from his waist.
Only the guest retainers of the Duanmu family were qualified to wear it, and Lan Hua also wore one on her waist.
The man held his head high, crossed his arms, and showed a hint of disdain.
Lan Hua glanced at him, ignored him, and walked towards the door.
"A mere Pill God Realm cultivator dares to be a guest of a noble family? He's only fit to carry my shoes!" the man sneered.
Lan Hua stopped in her tracks, not angry. "Who are you?"
The man proudly declared, "I am Gao Feihu, a guest elder!"
"Gao Feihu?"
Lan Hua's mind raced, and the names of several key retainers of the Duanmu family flashed through her mind.
Before his arrival, the aristocratic family had nine guest elders, all of whom were experts at the Refining Spirit Realm.
However, Gao Feihu, who was standing in front of them, was the weakest of them all.
Lan Hua scoffed, "He's just the youngest guest elder, at the second level of the Refining Spirit Realm. How dare he be so arrogant?"
"You brat..."
Gao Feihu was furious, but he couldn't refute it; what Lan Hua said was true.
"Kid, do you believe I can crush you with one hand?"
Lan Hua snorted coldly. If a fight really breaks out, it's not certain who will kill whom.
"Guest Elder Gao, are you aware of the consequences of taking action in private within a noble family?"
Gao Feihu's expression changed slightly. A private duel would result in the loss of his cultivation and expulsion from the family.
He was originally a wandering cultivator who specialized in archery and had experienced the hardships of a wandering cultivator for a hundred years.
It took considerable effort for him to become a guest retainer of the Duanmu family.
Becoming a guest elder grants access to ample cultivation resources. If one's strength can be further enhanced and one breaks through to the Yuanxiang Realm, one can become a family elder and enjoy unparalleled glory and prestige.
If they were expelled from their aristocratic families, not only would they lose face, but they would also become rogue cultivators again, a situation they simply could not accept.
He had gone through great hardships to obtain the position of a guest elder in a prestigious family, but Lan Hua, with only the minor Dan Shen realm, easily became a guest elder, which made him feel extremely aggrieved.
Lan Hua snorted, "My cultivation is indeed inferior to yours, but do you know how to refine pills?"
"Won't!"
Gao Feihu then asked, "Why would I, a mere archer, bother with alchemy?"
Lan Hua laughed and said, "Let me tell you, although the patriarch only nominally made me a guest alchemist, who can say for sure what he really thinks or whether he really wants to develop the family's alchemy industry?"
"The elixirs supplied to you then will all be made by me. We'll see how you feel then!"
After saying that, Lan Hua brushed past him, leaving Gao Feihu stunned.
Instead of returning to her own room, Lan Hua went straight to Duanmu Zhi Qiu.
After the last competition, Duanmu Zhi Qiu respected him greatly and treated him kindly.
"Brother Lan, what brings you here?"
Lan Hua smiled and said, "In the last battle to slay the dragon, the patriarch pierced through the dragon's body at the Yuanxiang Realm with an invisible arrow of light."
Such archery skills are truly astonishing! I wish to learn them!
Although Duanmu Zhi Qiu did not participate in the battle to slay the dragon, he understood Lan Hua's meaning and showed a troubled expression on his face.
"Brother Lan, to be honest, that archery technique is a closely guarded secret of my family, and it is not passed down to outsiders!"
Lan Hua was slightly taken aback, then thought to herself, "As expected."
When Lan Hua couldn't find the archery manual in the library, she already understood something: this archery technique was only passed down to direct descendants.
"Is it really impossible for outsiders to learn this skill?"
Lan Hua didn't give up and shamelessly asked.
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