Shi Xuan pouted and said, "Senior Brother, you're even more handsome when you're not talking."
Lu Shenzhi remained unmoved. "If being handsome can help you advance in your cultivation level, then I'll keep quiet from now on, okay?"
"As warm as spring!" Shi Xuan reminded him, "Senior Brother, you're getting a little cocky. You need to always know your place, you know? I think you're becoming more and more like a supervisor with a little whip. You need to watch yourself!"
Lu Shenzhi forced a warm, spring-like smile, but it turned into a forced one as he continued, "Did you find anything in the library today?"
"You'd better stop laughing!" Shi Xuan covered her eyes, unable to bear to look.
"There have been some gains, but they have nothing to do with spiritual roots," Shi Xuan emphasized. "According to the book, the stronger a cultivator's physique, the more stable their spiritual roots. I plan to find a physical technique to learn first. Right now, my spiritual root can only cause trouble within my body and can't cause any major problems."
"Is this all you've gained?" What kind of gain is this that any cultivator would know?
At this point, Shi Xuan threw down the leaf in his hand and said, "The harvest I mentioned is a kind of cultivation technique. Let's quickly learn the sword moves, and I need to spend the rest of the time testing how effective this technique is."
It has been proven that this ancient fragment is indeed the sequel to the creation of all things. After practicing this fragment, the creation of all things becomes smoother. Once mastered, with just a little attention, this technique can automatically and consciously start the cycle of creation of all things, endlessly.
Shi Xuan believed that as her proficiency improved, in time, even without her knowledge, all things could still operate autonomously.
This passive approach is not as effective as meditative cultivation, but its strength lies in utilizing all available free time—time that would otherwise be spent doing other things and not cultivating. Over the years, the results are unimaginable.
It just so happens that the amount of accumulation she needs to advance each time is dozens of times that of others. With this technique, her slow progress might not be so noticeable.
*
The disciples of Baicao Peak were overjoyed to learn that Shi Xuan had become one of them. After the eight-fold repeated teaching exercise last time, almost all the disciples present that day had improved.
Since then, the Dingri Hall on Baicao Peak has become a sacred place for alchemy practitioners, with many people waiting there every day, hoping that Shi Xuan can come back to refine pills again.
Now that Shi Xuan is a member of their Baicao Peak, it is only right that he lives there.
Several enthusiastic disciples even went to apply for accommodations for Shi Xuan, and Shu Yuan Temple naturally agreed, allocating the courtyard closest to Ding Ri Hall and with the best environment to Shi Xuan. Within Ding Ri Hall, she also had her own special place, where the highest-level disciple alchemy furnace issued by Bai Cao Peak was placed.
Unbeknownst to her, Baicaofeng had already prepared everything for her.
The Grand Alchemy Competition is just one month away, and the venue is set at the Fuyuan Sect, the Dharma Cultivation Sect located between the Lianfeng Sword Sect and the Shending Sect.
Shih-hsuan is accustomed to making thorough preparations in advance to avoid unexpected situations when things come to a head.
Fan Hongde and his daughter are bound to attend this alchemy competition. If they recognize her, they might resort to some underhanded tricks. She plans to refine more pills in case of need.
So for the next month, Baicaofeng became Shi Xuan's permanent residence.
She refined every low-grade pill that could be made, and all of them were of the highest quality and flawless.
The disciples of Baicao Peak went from initial disbelief to gradual numbness, and now to taking it all for granted; only they themselves know the bittersweet experience they went through.
With nothing left to refine, Shi Xuan embarked on a journey of creating his own elixirs, and from then on, Hundred Herbs Peak entered a period of chaotic and exciting times.
"Lushan," Shi Xuan greeted with a smile.
Lu Shan rushed over. He was now a staunch supporter of Shi Xuan, always by her side, willingly serving as her assistant. This opportunity to be Shi Xuan's assistant was one he had fought his way through numerous competitors to obtain. Since being reprimanded by her last time, he had been able to refine high-grade painkillers, something he had never imagined before meeting Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan took out a newly made top-grade pill. Its pale purple surface seemed to have a fluorescent glow, making it very beautiful.
Everyone around looked puzzled; they had never seen such a pill before and couldn't recognize what it was. But its beautiful appearance immediately caught their attention. Many people put down their work and gathered around to examine it curiously.
The pale purple pill rested in Shi Xuan's hand, emitting a faint fragrance. She smiled at Lu Shan and said, "This is a new pill I developed. I named it the Fragrant Body Pill. Why don't you try one?"
This is a top-grade elixir; getting it is a huge win!
Lu Shan was very generous; without saying a word, he took it and stuffed it into his mouth. The surrounding disciples watched him intently, taking deep breaths and savoring every detail, eager to see what kind of unique fragrance the Fragrant Body Pill would bring him.
But what they didn't notice was that while they were focusing their attention on Lu Shan, Shi Xuan had already taken a step back without making a sound and stood in a gap in the crowd.
A few breaths later, a smell began to emanate from Lu Shan's body, but it was not the strange fragrance that people looked forward to, but a stench that made people turn pale at the smell!
The smell made the disciples experience firsthand the idiom "unbearably foul".
The stench emanating from Lu Shan terrified everyone in Dingri Hall. They scattered like birds and beasts, some even gagging a hundred paces outside the hall, finding the stench utterly unbearable!
For three days in a row, Lushan was like a giant bomb made of excrement; no matter where you went, there was no one within a hundred paces. Then, a notice was posted at the entrance of the dining hall: "Lushan of Baicaofeng and his close contacts are prohibited from entering!"
Inspired by the dining hall, the council hall and the library followed suit and posted the same notice. In an instant, Lu Shan was isolated by the entire sect!
Lu Shan was bewildered and distressed, because even if he took ten baths a day and stuffed cotton in his nose, he still couldn't stop the incredibly foul smell from persistently drilling into his brain. In three days, he dry-heaved a total of 180 times. He had never suffered such an ordeal in his life!
Three days later, when he finally recovered, he couldn't help but be moved to tears. After this experience, he loved this fragrant world so much! He was grateful for everything in this world that didn't smell bad!
Shi Xuan, the instant he began to stink, held her breath and immediately packed up her alchemy furnace, rushing back to Fuyu Peak. She secluded herself in her courtyard for three days, refining pills there. Although her courtyard didn't have the same high-quality spiritual fire as Dingri Palace, it didn't stink.
It's just that we named a foul-smelling pill "Fragrant Body Pill," and Lushan will understand.
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