It was late at night.
Lan Hua sat cross-legged on the bed, all alone.
He is practicing the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique taught by his beautiful master.
Inside the room, the yin and yang elements flowed, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, which was quite magical.
Zi Yue once said that the Yin Yang Heavenly Technique currently only has eight levels.
As for the ninth level, she didn't know either, and was also searching for a breakthrough.
Lan Hua continued her cultivation without ceasing, and only then did she break through to the second level, where she already possessed the cultivation of the Pure Yuan Realm.
He thought to himself, "If I could reach the eighth level like my beautiful master, how high would my cultivation level be?"
Lan Hua couldn't imagine it.
He now had a hunch that his beautiful master's cultivation level was extremely high, beyond his reach.
Ziyue is his current goal, and he needs to catch up with her as soon as possible.
After finishing his cultivation, he remembered that he still had a piece of nameless cold iron on his body.
"I wonder if the Pill God Palace can forge weapons. The Cloud Piercing Arrow is powerful, but it's only suitable for breaking through Qi!"
"I need to get some armor-piercing arrows as soon as possible, otherwise I'll be at a disadvantage again when facing tough opponents!"
A moment later, the door creaked open.
Without even thinking, Lan Hua knew who had come in.
It was that big gray dog that was never home.
Lan Hua smiled and said, "Brother Hui, what have you been busy with lately? Why haven't I seen you during the day?"
The big grey dog growled, "That's none of your business!"
Lan Hua remained silent.
Although he didn't know what the big gray dog was doing, he could sense that the big gray dog would change slightly every time it came back.
Lan Hua thought to herself, "I'll definitely sneak over there someday and see what you're up to, you little rascal!"
Early the next morning.
Lan Hua arrived at the alchemy room, where Kong Xuan was leisurely preparing the medicinal materials for alchemy.
Upon seeing Lan Hua, Kong Xuan slightly raised her beautiful eyes and said, "You've come!"
"Sister Xuan'er, does our Pill God Palace have anyone who knows how to refine weapons?"
Kong Xuan shook her head and said, "No, the weapons of the people of the Pill God Palace are almost all made by the Myriad Weapons Sect!"
Lan Hua was somewhat disappointed.
The Pill God Palace is a sect that has existed for tens of thousands of years, yet it can't even forge weapons for its own members.
Kong Xuan seemed to see through Lan Hua's thoughts and smiled, "Do you know which sect has the strongest weapon-refining skills on the Xuanhuang Continent?"
“The Myriad Weapons Sect!” Lan Hua blurted out.
Kong Xuan then asked, "Do you know how the Myriad Weapons Sect was founded?"
Lan Hua shook her head; the sect's history was too complicated.
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "According to the records of the Pill God Palace, the Myriad Weapons Sect originated from the Pill God Palace!"
Lan Hua was completely dumbfounded. "The Myriad Weapons Sect is actually related to the Pill God Palace!"
Kong Xuan nodded with a smile, "The founding sect master of the Myriad Weapons Sect was originally from the Pill God Hall, which also had a lineage of weapon crafting, but it was not valued!"
"After leaving the Pill God Palace, he started his own business and founded the Myriad Weapons Sect, so the Myriad Weapons Sect also has a very long history!"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Why does the Pill God Palace have a lineage of weapon crafting when it refines pills?"
Kong Xuan smiled slightly, her expression carrying a deeper meaning.
Do you know what kind of fire is needed in the furnace for weapon forging?
Lan Hua thought to herself, "Holy crap, could it be that, like alchemy, it uses the fire of the dantian?"
"Exactly!" Kong Xuan nodded in satisfaction.
Lan Hua was astonished; the art of weapon crafting and the art of alchemy actually shared the same origin.
"Does that mean alchemy is the same as weapon crafting?"
Kong Xuan shook her head. "There are some similarities, but the differences are greater. However, the basic principles are still somewhat similar."
"Aren't ingredients and formulas just recipes?"
She continued, "After the establishment of the Myriad Weapons Sect, the quality of the weapons they forged was so good that they gradually surpassed the Pill God Palace! The Pill God Palace simply abandoned the weapon-forging lineage and focused on pill refining!"
Lan Hua found it somewhat amusing; this was truly a case of teaching the apprentice while starving the master.
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "Therefore, the Myriad Weapons Sect and the Pill God Palace are of the same origin, and the relationship between the Myriad Weapons Sect and the Pill God Palace has always been very good. When one is in trouble, the other will help the other!"
Lan Hua asked doubtfully, "Has the weapon-refining technique of the Pill God Palace truly been completely lost?"
Kong Xuan shook her head, unaware.
Lan Hua thought to herself, "It seems that only by going to the Myriad Weapons Sect can I forge the arrows I want!"
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the door.
"The alchemy genius of the Alchemy Academy has returned!"
"What alchemy genius? He's a madman! There's no such thing as an elixir of immortality in this world!"
"He'd been gone for a year, and now he's finally back. We thought he'd lost his life out there!"
When Kong Xuan heard about the alchemy genius, her pretty face lit up with excitement, and she quickly stood up.
Lan Hua sensed something was wrong. "Sister Xuan'er, what's wrong?"
After following Kong Xuan out of the alchemy room, Lan Hua finally saw a young man.
Despite his unshaven beard and unkempt appearance, it did not diminish his spirit in the slightest.
Kong Xuan glanced at the man silently, then turned around and returned to the alchemy room.
The man only glanced at Kong Xuan before quickly leaving, seemingly in a great hurry.
Lan Hua could tell that Kong Xuan had something on her mind, and that it was probably related to the man from earlier.
Having lived two lives, he naturally knows that all of this is because of love.
"Sister Xuan'er, who was that person just now?"
Kong Xuan gave a wry smile. "His name is Jiang Xinghai, the alchemy genius of the Pill God Palace for hundreds of years."
No matter the recipe, he could refine it; he was obsessed with alchemy his entire life!
He also knew the basic formula for the Breakthrough Pill, and he had figured it out from ancient texts!
"Otherwise, why would the elders believe your lies when you were framed that day?"
Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang Xinghai? How come I've never heard of him before?"
Kong Xuan sat down, resting her cheek on her hand, striking a pose reminiscent of a beautiful woman with her chin propped up, yet a hint of melancholy appeared on her face.
“A year ago, he went to the Southern Boundary Forest to find medicinal herbs for refining the Longevity Elixir!”
"The Elixir of Immortality? What kind of elixir is that?" Lan Hua asked curiously.
Kong Xuan shook her head, not knowing. "That elixir of immortality is only recorded in the ancient books passed down from the Pill God Palace. Legend has it that it can make people live forever and become celestial beings on the spot!"
Even if one still has a breath left, consuming the elixir of immortality will ensure their safety!
Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise, "This is amazing! It's practically a magic pill!"
"If there really is an elixir of immortality, then why are we still working so hard to cultivate?"
Kong Xuan sighed softly, "I've only ever heard of the elixir of immortality, never seen it! Besides, the ancient records are incomplete, and the formula is not accurate!"
"Jiang Xinghai accidentally learned about that pill formula and immediately became obsessed and crazy, claiming that he would refine the elixir of immortality!"
Lan Hua frowned and said, "If the pill formula is incomplete, how will Jiang Xinghai refine the Longevity Pill?"
Kong Xuan said, "Who can blame him? He's a genius that only appears once every few centuries! He actually deduced the other possible medicinal ingredients from the incomplete prescription!"
"So he went alone to the Southern Boundary Forest to search for medicinal herbs. But no one knew whether the pill formula he completed would be useful, not even the Palace Master!"
Lan Hua sat down next to Kong Xuan and asked, "Does Sister Xuan like Jiang Xinghai?"
Kong Xuan changed her posture, resting her chin on her hands, as if reminiscing about the beautiful past.
"I did have a little crush on him once, but unfortunately he was focused on alchemy and didn't care about love at all!"
"If I didn't have a talent for alchemy, he probably wouldn't even give me a second glance!"
As soon as the word "bird" was uttered, Lan Hua burst into laughter.
He always felt that it was really awkward for a girl to say those words.
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