Chapter 22 Talent and the Art of Time
[Host! The system backend can simulate scenarios! I've left you a backdoor; you can use it by simply providing some resources!]
Su Yu, who was initially touched, calmed down.
Okay, although the system Xiao Qi is indeed very good to him, for the system, following the storyline is still the top priority.
Su Yu assigned Feng Shier a few days' worth of practice tasks, then went straight into the room, intending to use scenario simulations to determine his talent.
Su Yu closed her eyes and her consciousness entered the system space.
The blue-black data stream swirled and flowed within the space, beneath which lay a mirror-like void, and all around was endless darkness.
As the mechanical system voice sounded, a transparent panel unfolded in front of Su Yu.
After some recollection, Su Yu decided to try refining the Meridian-Replenishing Pill, using the Xuan Tian Alchemy Method, which had the highest success rate, as described in the book.
If Yao'er is very talented in this area, then he should... probably be able to learn it too.
Processing the demonic plant was relatively simple, since Su Yu was quite skilled with her dagger. However, after throwing the prepared demonic plant into the alchemy furnace...
The medicinal liquid slowly seeped out from the magical plant, and under Su Yu's careful control, it condensed into a large ball of medicinal liquid.
"Crackling and popping—"
"Cough..." Su Yu wiped her face in a somewhat disheveled manner. Her originally fair face had been blackened by the smoke, and only her two bright, star-like eyes could be seen. With this wipe, she looked even more ashen.
It exploded 682 times.
Fortunately, it was a simulated scenario, and the medicine furnace was sufficient.
Su Yu lowered his head expressionlessly, looking at the two dark, unremarkable pills that had survived in the alchemy furnace, and gently pinched one of them.
A few specks of ash drifted down.
Very well, he can barely manage to train, but he clearly has no talent.
Let's first use medicinal soup to slowly regulate Xiao Twelve's condition, and then we'll use the Meridian-Strengthening Pill to widen Xiao Twelve's meridians once he gets his hands on it.
Alchemists are rare in the Demon Realm; there's only one alchemy shop in the entire Liuhua City run by the Alchemy Association.
Next, Su Yu tried refining weapons and drawing talismans, choosing the most basic one to try.
Refining weapons was slightly better than refining pills. After dozens of failures, he managed to refine a silver hairband, which was only a third-grade item among the lower-grade yellow-rank items.
The best method was drawing talismans. Using talisman paper and cinnabar from the simulated space, the basic low-grade yellow-rank calming talisman was successfully completed on the first try, even reaching the first rank.
Like talismans, elixirs and magical artifacts are classified into four grades: the fourth grade is the lowest, the first grade is the best, and there is also the legendary Perfection grade, which is said to be able to cause extraordinary phenomena.
Since Su Yu could draw talismans well, she naturally put more effort into them.
He took out the talisman obtained from the family treasure vault and carefully compared and studied it with the "Complete Collection of Talismans" given by the system.
The talisman patterns in the book are as precise as if they were printed with meticulous detail, stroke by stroke. The runes on the talismans obtained from the Yu family are much more unrestrained, drawn in all sorts of ways.
After Su Yu made some adjustments, the runes she drew were no longer as rigid as before, and their quality was slightly improved.
After practicing some other types of runes, Su Yu finally stopped and decided to go out the next day to buy some talisman paper and cinnabar to make some talisman paper in the real world for future use.
Next, Su Yu looked through the cultivation techniques left to him by the system, which were stored in a golden jade talisman.
There are two main sets. One set is a technique that takes into account Su Yu's mental control abilities and his Moon Demon physique. After practicing it, in addition to hypnosis, it also has the ability to weave illusions and forcibly control others. Su Yu directly calls it the "Moon Demon Technique," since this technique mainly references the inherited memories after Su Yu's bloodline awakened.
The other set is a martial arts technique, a sword style called "Frost Flowing," which suits his constitution, which leans towards ice and water attributes. As for why it's a sword style, the system says it was a decision based on the original storyline; the iconic weapons of important characters shouldn't be easily changed, but it is indeed the most suitable for him.
The system even gave him the Frost Flowing Sword directly.
Since this was originally supposed to be a magical artifact that "Su Yu" obtained in the Central Spirit Realm, and now that Su Yu has fallen into the Demon Realm, it is naturally impossible for him to obtain it as in the storyline. Giving it to him directly can be considered as compensation from the system.
However, because Su Yu's current cultivation level is still relatively low, the Frost Flowing Sword has also been partially sealed, and it is currently only a high-grade Yellow Rank sword. It will be gradually unsealed as Su Yu's strength increases.
Su Yu lovingly stroked the Frost Flowing Sword produced by the system, and reluctantly ended the session after learning sword techniques from the virtual character in the simulated scene for quite a while.
The Frost Flowing Sword was naturally left in the system space, and he still needed to find a reason for its origin.
I'll bring it back next time I buy talismans. I'll say I bought it from a mysterious merchant who disappeared after I bought it.
Afterwards, Su Yu, having purchased all the necessary supplies, began a frenzied cultivation mode with Feng Twelve.
Su Yu broke through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and basically comprehended the cultivation techniques and martial arts skills given by the system. He was able to draw low-grade Xuan-level talismans, refine mid-grade Huang-level magic weapons, and some low-grade pills.
After practicing day and night, Feng Shier finally broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining and began learning swordsmanship from Su Yu. Although his cultivation speed was relatively slow, his comprehension of swordsmanship and martial arts techniques was rapid.
So Su Yu later gave him an even more exquisite sword technique, which was rated as a high-grade Earth-level technique in the system's rating system, and was sufficient for Feng Twelve at the moment.
Su Yu grew another spurt, still taller than Feng Shier when he started to grow taller.
Feng Shier is becoming increasingly clingy, and Su Yu is worried about how to tell the little brat that he's grown up and should sleep in a separate room.
Two years later, Hua Xian called out Su Yu and Feng Shier early in the morning.
Hua Xian led Su Yu and Feng Shier to the cliff forest in the western suburbs, and along the way, she kept telling Su Yu about the things he had missed during this period.
"Hey, do you remember that guy named Yu Ronglan?"
"Some time ago, something happened to the Yu family. Yu Bo, the eighth young master of the second branch of the Yu family, lost both his cultivation and magic skills! He is still lying in bed and unable to move."
"And also, several members of the other branches of the Yu family have also fallen seriously ill and are unable to recover."
Hua Xian nudged Su Yu with her shoulder and said, "It was definitely him who did it, wasn't it? He's pretty ruthless."
In the Demon Realm, becoming a hopeless cripple is a crueler thing than death.
"But after that, I haven't heard any news about him."
Su Yu listened silently without offering any opinion, but simply asked, "What are you doing going to Yalin so early?"
"You didn't know?" Hua Xian was a little surprised, then nodded and said, "That's right, it's normal to become a little silly after cultivating in seclusion for so long."
Before Su Yu could even glance at him, Hua Xian spoke up excitedly: "The competition to determine the management of Liuhua City is about to begin, but unfortunately only those over eighteen years old can participate. We're just here to watch the excitement."
Next, Hua Xian explained the rules of the competition to the two demons.
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