Chapter 194
Jiang Chulong wiped her tears and broke into a smile, then whispered:
“It was clearly... it was Brother Li... who found me...”
“Let’s go cook,” he said.
“Mm-hmm!”
...
The small courtyard rented by the group was about to expire soon, but plans changed unexpectedly. They hadn’t anticipated that Ying Bing, their junior sister, would become the renowned Hengyun Sword Hero, needing to give lectures at the Sword Pool.
Li Mo also hadn’t expected that he would need to go every day to sketch the strange stones.
So, the group decided to settle down at an inn.
The evening glow bathed Yulong Lake, and from within the Dragon Gate, the setting sun slowly sank into the horizon.
Ying Bing waited on the rooftop, anticipating the arrival of the moon.
“First among the Hidden Dragons.”
As she gazed at Jiang Yu’s name within the Dragon Gate, its brilliance gradually dimmed.
Ying Bing couldn’t help but recall.
After being defeated by her three swords, it wasn’t long before Emperor Jingtai abdicated, becoming the Retired Emperor. Jiang Yu ascended the throne, and his temperament changed drastically.
Some said Jiang Yu had always been violent by nature, merely biding his time before. Others speculated that he had encountered a mishap in his training.
Opinions varied, but ever since he took the throne, chaos had erupted across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and the Dayu Dynasty had teetered on the brink of collapse multiple times.
What lay behind all this, even she could not know.
Calming her mind, she cast aside distractions.
Ying Bing was about to begin her observation of the divine.
【Ding Dong!】
【Countdown to the next ranking comparison: Four days.】
The system reminded her punctually every day...
And then it would reiterate the punishment details.
It was quite tiresome, as if it feared she might forget.
“This time, the Hidden Dragon Ranking is personally reviewed by Tian Miao.”
Ying Bing lowered her gaze in contemplation.
With a system as miraculous as that, rewards could be obtained.
She should strive for it.
This time, she had gained some understanding of Li Mo’s soul intent and the divine intent he was observing.
The divine weapon had the True Phoenix Feather to counter it.
As for the divine skill...
The technique named ‘Celestial Immortal from Beyond’ could only be executed at the lowest level of divine observation.
That was something he couldn’t manage just yet.
Rational analysis.
The outcome this time should not be unexpected.
Thoughts flowed through her mind as Ying Bing began to visualize the moon.
...
In a separate courtyard of the inn.
The entire courtyard was filled with the fragrance of elixirs, but it was contained within Xue Jing’s domain, not wafting outside.
The fire snakes in the Dragon and Tiger Alchemy Furnace danced and twisted, the source of the fragrant aroma.
“Old Xue really brings the alchemy furnace wherever he goes.”
Li Mo had paused his dual cultivation today.
‘Heavenly Turn and Earthly Kill Hammer’ was the first divine skill he had mastered.
Yet, despite having reached a profound level, he couldn’t even execute the first move, Heavenly Turn.
He was still four Xuan Dan short.
Thus, Li Mo thought of cooking... and alchemy, which was no less than his own talent—Old Xue.
Not far away.
The alchemy process had reached the stage of reducing the fire.
“Master, the elixir is ready!”
The furnace extinguished, and Tang Xiaobao jumped out, holding a five-patterned elixir in his small hand.
“It’s not that my alchemy skills have improved.”
Xue Jing took the elixir, stroking his beard with a sigh:
“Alas, I’m still a step away from being a master of alchemy.”
“... But isn’t that still a master of alchemy?”
Tang Xiaobao looked up, putting the elixir into a bottle.
Li Mo shook his head and said seriously to his junior brother:
“No, it’s different. This is called the pinnacle of a master of alchemy, a half-step alchemy master.”
“So complicated...”
Tang Xiaobao blinked, struggling to understand: “So, it’s like looking down on a master of alchemy, but not quite reaching the level of a master, stuck in between?”
Li Mo: “......”
It seemed that the missing piece for Xiaobao was indeed quite important.
After a moment of silence, Xue Jing sighed dramatically:
“I will do my utmost to help Xiaobao achieve the perfect nine orifices.”
“Master, you’re so good to me.”
The scene of the master and disciple was quite touching.
Xue Jing felt that his disciple looked more pleasing to the eye, increasingly regretting his earlier confusion.
“Xiao Mo, you’re now a Hidden Dragon prodigy. You shouldn’t be here looking for me to teach you alchemy.”
He had seen this disciple consume six or seven-patterned elixirs like they were meals.
“Old Xue, you have a keen eye.”
Li Mo nodded.
“Then are you here to learn alchemy from me?”
Xue Jing’s face lit up with joy, his smile warm and kind.
Xiao Mo finally understood.
Indeed, Li Mo did not deny it.
He said earnestly:
“Exactly, I want to discuss the external alchemy methods with you.”
“?”
Unpleasant memories surged in Xue Jing’s mind, and his smile vanished.
He never expected.
His disciple might have understood, but it seemed he wasn’t on the right path.
You’re already observing the divine, and you’re still thinking about external alchemy methods?!
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Chapter 211: Old Xue, who originally didn’t believe, is now a bit suspicious about gathering Xuan Dan again.
In the courtyard.
The moon hung high among the branches.
Tang Xiaobao sensed the seriousness of the situation from Xue Jing’s extremely solemn expression.
“You want to condense Xuan Dan again?”
“Exactly.”
“Four times?”
“Right.”
Xue Jing inhaled sharply.
He carefully scrutinized his disciple’s expression and found that Li Mo was serious, more so than when he had previously mentioned jumping into the alchemy furnace.
Condensing Xuan Dan four times...
This idea was even more outrageous than before.
“Xiao Mo, breaking the elixir and re-cultivating to become stronger is all fiction, just nonsense from those story writers. You mustn’t believe it.”
Old Xue felt that Xiao Li had read too many novels.
After all, those stories often featured protagonists who lost all their cultivation and became stronger after re-cultivating.
Xiao Mo was still young, and his master was Shang Wu, who probably still navigated the martial path by feeling his way through.
That’s why he was easily swayed by such far-fetched ideas.
Li Mo was taken aback, confused:
“I didn’t plan to break the elixir and re-cultivate.”
“Then what do you mean?”
“I’m preparing to condense four additional Xuan Dan and store them in my dantian.”
“What the heck?!!”
The five-patterned elixir Xue Jing had just taken fell to the ground with a thud, forgotten.
He lamented:
“Oh no, Xiaobao, I don’t know if your second senior sister can fix this.”
“Old Xue, I’m not sick. Last time, when I went into the alchemy furnace with Xiaobao, didn’t we succeed?”
Li Mo forced a smile.
“Just because you got better doesn’t mean you’re not drooling, and you say you’re not sick.”
Xue Jing’s face twitched as he recalled the scene of the two achieving Xuan Dan together.
“It’s not some wild fantasy that can be easily realized. Last time was just a fluke.”
“Let’s not mention that. Can your dantian even hold four Xuan Dan?”
“Of course.”
“Right, I said...”
Xue Jing was about to continue persuading Li Mo to turn back from his misguided path when he suddenly froze.
Before him, three Xuan Dan had already begun to float.
One was extreme yang, one was extreme yin, and one was a sword pill.
The three were moving in a mysterious and unpredictable trajectory, completely independent of one another, creating a dizzying sight yet still perceptible.
The three Xuan Dan were remarkably harmonious, showing no signs of conflict.
“What a fun sight.”
Tang Xiaobao’s eyes lit up.
His small body shimmered with a faint golden light, transforming into a nine-orifice golden dan, and flew into the midst of the three Xuan Dan, swirling with them.
“Hahaha.”
Tang Xiaobao jumped around joyfully.
“Xiaobao, be careful not to bump into the sword pill. It looks round, but it’s actually very sharp.”
“Humph, don’t worry.”
After Tang Xiaobao joined in, the four Xuan Dan danced together, still showing no signs of hesitation.
Xue Jing: “.....”
He couldn’t comprehend how this was achieved.
No wonder Xiaobao said Xiao Mo’s dantian was quite large.
Speaking of which, what kind of physique does this kid have?
Even Xiao Bing’s dantian couldn’t possibly reach this level...
Clearing his throat, he added:
“If you want to condense more Xuan Dan, you can’t condense duplicates, so you need to practice different heart methods one by one.”
“That’s too time-consuming and labor-intensive, not worth the effort. It’s better to focus your energy on observing the divine.”
Li Mo, while controlling his junior brother and the three Xuan Dan, smiled:
“Old Xue, don’t worry. I have quite a talent for heart methods.”
Xue Jing hesitated: “Having talent is one thing, but...”
Li Mo replied: “I have a knack for studying heart methods. Learning three to five in a day is no problem.”
As long as his martial comprehension was sufficient.
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