Chapter 365 Several Years Later
Just as Zhong Cai had set for himself, and as many cultivators had seen, since returning to the Lingxian Sect, he had gone into seclusion with Wu Shaogan and had no contact with outsiders at all.
They did make a trip to the Land of All Beings along the way, but that was only to retrieve the resources promised by the Qilin Clan—the Qilin Clan kept their promise and had made preparations well in advance, so the resources were already in place when the two arrived.
In addition, every few months, the couple would make a trip to the Land of All Living Beings.
Wu Shaogan needs to go to the Starlight Arena to hone his skills at specific times, while Zhong Cai also needs to deliver orders and take on new ones. The two of them also need to stock up on new products for the general store, etc. After each batch of pills is refined, Zhong Cai will sacrifice another batch, so that neither of them is delayed.
So each time, Wu Shaogan would accompany Zhong Cai to hand over the refined pills, help Zhong Cai record orders, and then organize the goods together.
Then, Wu Shaogan went to the Starlight Arena, while Zhong Cai was taken with him in the ancient city.
While Wu Shaogan was honing his skills and cultivating his abilities, Zhong Cai was busy researching new elixirs, perfecting incomplete prescriptions, and treating patients in the alchemy simulation room... or simply staying in the ancient city reading classic texts, and occasionally going to the arena to suffer some "torture".
They were quite content keeping each other company like this.
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Several years later, at the Lingxian Sect.
On the battlefield, two tall young men walked out one after the other. One of them was extremely handsome, and the eerie aura surrounding him gradually dissipated as he walked forward, his gentle gaze turning towards the sidelines. The other was also very handsome, but he was somewhat inferior to the first one, carrying the noble air of a young master from a prestigious family... but he did not have the usual aloofness.
From the pavilion outside the arena, a handsome young man ran out and pounced on the extremely handsome youth. The youth smiled and kept his eyes on the young man ever since he walked out of the arena.
Behind the boy walked a beautiful woman in red, her face still showing shock, and she remained silent.
Upon seeing the young man with an air of nobility, she didn't react in any special way, simply offering a perfunctory greeting.
The dignified young man nodded casually.
Clearly, the two have a mediocre relationship.
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After Zhong Cai pounced on his old Wu, his eyes were filled with "You're awesome, you won again!" However, Chao Hanxiao, who had lost to Wu Shaogan again, walked to the side, and Weng Yuxian, who was watching the match, was still in a depressed state, so Zhong Cai couldn't show too much.
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly, not caring much about anything else.
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Over the years, Chao Hanxiao, Weng Yuxian, and the Zhong Wu couple became friends.
But just as Weng Yuxian thought, Chao Hanxiao never regarded Weng Yuxian as an opponent, nor did he intend to communicate with her much. Their relationship was very ordinary—in fact, it was ordinary even when they were ranked first and second in the rankings. It was only because Weng Yuxian was always unwilling to admit defeat that they seemed to communicate more. In reality, they had no personal relationship at all.
Weng Yuxian was initially furious at Chao Hanxiao's lack of attention to her, but she knew very well that it was normal for someone whose strength was inferior to hers not to be valued, so she quickly calmed down. In fact, she had never paid attention to those who were weaker than her either.
After that, Weng Yuxian naturally focused her energy on improving her strength. Although she was still keeping an eye on Chao Hanxiao's combat power, she was more focused on herself.
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However, Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian were never friends.
To be more precise, Chao Hanxiao and Wu Shaogan are friends, and Weng Yuxian and Zhong Cai are friends.
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Chao Hanxiao was able to befriend Wu Shaogan because they were evenly matched. Even though Wu Shaogan became the top-ranked player, he could still capsize if he made even the slightest mistake.
Ever since Chao Hanxiao lost to Wu Shaogan, he really did as he said, and after his strength improved, he came to visit Wu Shaogan. The two fought another earth-shattering battle—but the scale was too large, so they directly set up a large defensive formation to fight, which prevented too much damage to Qianyuan Island.
In the end, Wu Shaogan still won.
However, winning is still not easy, and we still cannot afford to be complacent in the slightest.
Over the years, Chao Hanxiao's progress has been terrifying, and Wu Shaogan's progress has been even more terrifying.
As the two fought, Chao Hanxiao gradually stopped leaving immediately after each fight and began exchanging combat experiences with Wu Shaogan.
With more communication, the relationship naturally improves.
Although we wouldn't call ourselves very good friends, we did have a certain level of acquaintance.
Even when they're not fighting, the two can occasionally sit together and have a cup of tea.
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In order to improve her strength, Weng Yuxian went back and carefully investigated the situation of her ancestors.
Unfortunately, even though Weng Yuxian had thoroughly searched through the family genealogy, spending several days on it, she ultimately discovered that neither her paternal nor maternal lineage possessed any special physical constitution.
Since she doesn't have any special physical constitution, Wan Hua Dan is useless to her.
Weng Yuxian was disappointed, but she still came to visit Zhong Cai to ask if he had any other ways to improve her strength. Moreover, she was very stubborn, and as she talked, she even brought up the question of whether it was possible to forcibly create a special physique for her.
This piqued Zhong Cai's interest.
So he continued to refine and research the Wanhua Pill, consulted countless materials, and even replicated Weng Yuxian's physical condition in the simulation room, requiring her to come over frequently so he could check on her condition...
Weng Yuxian cooperated completely.
Finally, Zhong Cai summarized the knowledge from various elixirs and classic texts, and finally found a way—by studying various classic texts and elixir formulas for purifying the bloodline of rare beasts, he created a new Hundred Beast Pill that was suitable for both humans and rare beasts. Then, he allowed cultivators to create a special physique through the Hundred Beast Pill.
The Hundred Beast Pill is quite flexible. Rare birds take the Hundred Birds and Beasts Pill, while rare beasts take the Hundred Beasts Pill. The purpose is to purify their own bloodline and increase their potential for level improvement.
If human cultivators were to consume it, then both birds and beasts would be acceptable, but it would only have the function of body refinement.
If a human cultivator wants to create a special physique in this lifetime... he must first incorporate the essence and blood of rare birds or beasts into his heart and fuse it with his own essence and blood.
The fusion process is extremely painful and causes great damage to the heart. A slight mistake can easily lead to the cultivator's death. To reduce the chance of death, a large number of different kinds of top-grade pills are needed to protect and nourish the heart.
Once the human cultivator has fused with the essence and blood of a hundred kinds of rare birds or beasts and survives, he can continue to take the Hundred Beast Pill.
They can still only consume top-grade Beast Pills, and the beast core used in the Beast Pills must belong to the same rare beast as the essence blood, or at the very least, be a rare beast of the same kind and realm.
This Hundred Beast Pill can continuously purify the essence of blood. When a cultivator has consumed a considerable number of Hundred Beast Pills, they may awaken a unique physique—named the "Hundred Beast Body" or "Hundred Bird Body".
Once this physique is awakened, one can acquire some characteristics of a hundred kinds of rare birds or beasts, ranging from one or two to a maximum of nine.
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Weng Yuxian spent countless resources, put in countless efforts, and endured countless pains to finally awaken the Hundred Birds Body. The rare bird essence used was also selected from her companion treasure, the Divine Bird Painting.
Finally, Weng Yuxian was fortunate enough to acquire the largest number of rare bird traits.
For example, there is a phoenix cry that can shake one's soul, which Weng Yuxian obtained; there is also the wind bird with extremely fast speed, which Weng Yuxian obtained; and there are also sharp wings... Each one is partial, but each one is a special strength.
As a result, Weng Yuxian's strength greatly improved.
Although she failed to surpass Chao Hanxiao in one fell swoop, she did significantly narrow the gap in strength between them.
During this period, Zhong Cai also put in a lot of effort. Even with his exceptional talent, it was by no means easy for him to achieve this goal. Naturally, his alchemy skills also improved significantly, and his ranking also rose slightly.
Weng Yuxian greatly admired Zhong Cai and offered him a large reward. She was very kind to Zhong Cai and would always remember to give him any rare medicinal herbs she came across, clearly considering him a friend.
Zhong Cai earned a large amount of Xuan Stones from Weng Yuxian and also obtained many good things. He gradually became friends with her, instead of treating her as a wealthy customer.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were husband and wife, and they were also friends with each other. In addition, Chao Hanxiao would ask Zhong Cai to buy elixirs, and Weng Yuxian would ask Wu Shaogan for advice on martial arts techniques. Over time, they really developed a friendship.
Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian had never come together.
This time, it was just a coincidence that we met.
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