Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant-Chapter 374: True Master Qingxin

Shen Xuan walked deliberately to the seaside a hundred miles away.

Night fell.

Three groups of cultivators saw Shen Xuan leaving the area where private combat is prohibited in the Immortal City.

Gradually accelerating their pace, they closed in.

"Ah, fishing now is really not that easy!"

Looking at the dark current lurking in the sea, Shen Xuan sighed softly.

Didn’t catch any big fish!

Shen Xuan turned around and greeted the approaching cultivators.

"Fellow Daoists, have you come for me?"

"Today’s weather is quite nice!"

After his words fell.

The temperature suddenly dropped, and snowflakes began to fall.

Half an hour later.

Shen Xuan’s solitary figure stood by the seaside.

Expressionless, his mind as calm as water.

Amidst the night, on the surface of the sea.

Countless demon fish and demon shrimp swarmed in, opening their mouths to devour every bit of flesh and blood debris.

The three groups of seven, all in Foundation Establishment Realm.

One of them was even an Outer Disciple of the Divine Sword Sect.

What rendered Shen Xuan speechless was.

Seven storage pouches added up to only 120,000 Spirit Stones.

On average, less than 20,000 Spirit Stones per person.

Unbelievably poor.

"Better than nothing!"

The greatest harvest was still their magical treasures.

Unfortunately, just like the four disciples’ treasures of Medicine God Valley.

Hard to offload in the short term.

At least, cannot offload in Weihai Immortal City.

"This fishing method can be used once but not again."

Until the flesh and blood of everyone entered the bellies of fish and shrimp.

Only then did Shen Xuan leap into the East Sea, transforming into a tiger-faced flood dragon, swimming and diving back to White Crane Island.

In the days that followed.

Shen Xuan re-refined the Chaotic Heaven Staff.

After refining it well, he renamed it to Golden Light Rod.

This type of heavy magical treasure cannot be driven by the Divine Soul of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Shen Xuan also had to rely on physical strength.

After he transformed into the tiger-faced flood dragon form.

The dragon claws gripped the Golden Light Rod, smashing it down, with even greater power.

"Am I considered a monster this way?"

Shen Xuan reverted to human form, pondering silently.

Uncertain whether the path of Body Refining he walks is correct.

At present, he has four weapons.

The recently refined Spiritual Artifact Spirit Embryo, Purple Gold True Water Seal.

The Ice Soul Divine Sword, fused with some Elixir Core from True Master Cold Jade’s lifebound magical treasure.

Space auxiliary magical treasure River and Sea Map, storing and refining thousands of Spirit Water.

The last one, the remodeled and refined Power Magical Treasure, Golden Light Rod.

Sufficient for him to use in magical combat.

...

Spring passes and returns.

Time flies like a fleeting moment.

In the blink of an eye, it’s another late autumn.

A year has passed.

The war between Wei and Lu families, after the declaration of war, the two families have been fighting for a year and a half.

Everyone has gotten used to it.

Wartime life continues without interruption.

Shen Xuan understood.

Wei and Lu families don’t want to take risks, engaging in a war of attrition.

Theoretically, Wei family’s financial resources are not as strong as Lu family.

The main source of income for Lu family is breeding Spirit Beasts for sale.

Supported behind the scenes by Beast Emperor Pavilion.

Whereas the Wei family relies on traditional hunting, market mining, and farming.

In terms of hunting, it’s basically unreliable after the war broke out.

Daily income has greatly reduced.

Coupled with the expenditure for recruiting Loose Cultivators.

The inventory of Spirit Stones in Wei family is rapidly decreasing.

"Wei family is fully supporting Wei Anxin in attempting Core Formation."

As long as Wei Anxin successfully forms a Core.

Even if it’s a Fake Pill.

Wei family’s strength will greatly increase.

If it’s a True Pill.

Lu family would inevitably surrender and seek peace.

They aren’t that obstinate.

Shen Xuan’s Cave Mansion, located at the top of White Crane Island.

Always elegant and serene.

Wei family had long issued a ban.

Apart from a few like Wei Yating, Qing Feng, Ming Yue, Wei Anping.

The other Wei family cultivators are not allowed to disturb Alchemy Master Shen without authorization.

On this day.

In the Alchemy Room.

"Wei Yating, you performed very well this time."

"Qing Feng, Ming Yue, you did well too."

Shen Xuan cast spells to solidify pills.

A rich fragrance of pills permeated.

The Spirit Elixir solution condensed into five Spirit Gathering Pills, with two of middle grade.

Such a good result made Shen Xuan nod with a smile.

His heart remained undisturbed.

For the past year, Wei Yating stayed long periods in Shen Xuan’s Cave Mansion Alchemy Room.

Completely dedicating her energy to watching the furnace, alchemy, and cultivation.

Wei Yating’s alchemy arts advanced at an incredible speed.

In just one year.

Her Pill Success Rate for refining Essence Nourishing Pill reached fifty percent.

Out of four in a furnace, often one was middle grade.

This successful taste is quite addictive.

Wei Yating is completely immersed in the Alchemy Dao.

Looking at Shen Xuan with her eyes bright and full of admiration and worship.

Shen Xuan stored the refined Spirit Gathering Pills into a Medicine Bottle, handing it to Qing Feng and Ming Yue.

"Yating, go inform Patriarch Wei not to send more Spirit Gathering Pill materials."

"Replace them with True Essence Pill materials."

Wei Yating’s eyes glinted, puzzled, asking: "Alchemy Master Shen, Yating remembers, True Essence Pill is a Tier Two Middle Grade Spirit Pill."

"You remember correctly."

"Ah! Alchemy Master Shen, you..."

Shen Xuan laughed lightly.

"Water Technique Refining, spiritual power pure, art proficient, allows cross-grade alchemy."

Fire Technique Refining requires abundant spiritual power, a strong Divine Soul, precise fire control from the pill master.

Among them, precise fire control is the hardest.

Each step is interlinked; as long as one step goes wrong, all previous efforts are wasted.

Relatively speaking.

Water Technique Refining is more complex.

But its tolerance is far greater than Fire Technique Refining.

Even if each step has some shortcomings.

Time can compensate.

"You can also try Yellow Dragon Pill."

"Ah, Alchemy Master Shen, can I really?"

Wei Yating’s pretty face is full of delight.

Although it was a question, there was already an answer in my heart.

If Alchemist Shen says it’s possible, then it definitely is.

She had never seen Alchemist Shen fail in alchemy before.

"Definitely, you must have confidence in yourself."

"Qing Feng, Ming Yue, you can also start trying to refine the Qi Nourishing Pill."

Hearing this, the two alchemy apprentices, Qing Feng and Ming Yue, both beamed with joy.

After being used as child labor in the Alchemy Room by Alchemist Shen for a year and a half, they finally endured to the point where they could independently refine pills.

Even though they were only fourteen or fifteen years old.

Their cultivation had just reached the Qi Cultivation Third Layer.

If they could successfully refine the Qi Nourishing Pill,

when they went out, the clan members would have to respectfully call them "Alchemist"!

Shen Xuan looked at the three beaming with joy.

He shook his head slightly.

Young people are still too naive.

Shen Xuan’s action wasn’t on a whim.

The family war between the Wei and Lu clans had been ongoing for a year and a half.

With this level of war of attrition, there were very few casualties among the cultivators of the two clans, without causing any substantial damage.

The high-tier Water Demon Essence Blood promised by the Wei family hadn’t been seen at all.

This couldn’t continue.

Shen Xuan didn’t want to waste time waiting.

It was necessary to add some fuel to the fire of the war between the Wei and Lu clans.

Cross-grade alchemy was the breakthrough strategy he had in mind.

"I simply don’t believe they can hold out!"

According to Celestial Fragrance Pavilion’s intelligence, the Wei family had been acquiring materials for the Life-Extending Pill years ago.

If they couldn’t directly purchase it,

they were likely to invite an alchemist to refine the Life-Extending Pill.

How could Shen Xuan be indifferent to such a good opportunity?

Over the past year,

aside from daily cultivation and studying the Alchemy Dao,

Shen Xuan had also found time to slip away from White Crane Island under the guise of closed-door cultivation, returning to the Cyan Cloud Sect.

He handed over more than a dozen unmanageable magical treasures to his Fourth Junior Sister, Gu Jinqin.

He asked Gu Jinqin to find a reliable and familiar Artifact Master to remodel them before selling them at a partnered shop in the market.

Shen Xuan used these magical treasures as collateral to withdraw seven hundred thousand Spirit Stones in advance from the minor logistics of Little Gu Feng.

There’s no other way.

It’s only when one needs money that they regret not having enough.

Just the cost of Devouring All Things to refine Demon Beast Meat for food each year cost two to three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

This was with Shen Xuan already being thrifty with his meals.

More than ten days later,

the Wei family sent a batch of True Essence Pill materials.

Shen Xuan started alchemy, successfully refining the pills.

Although there were only three pills, and they were of ordinary grade,

achieving such results on the first attempt at refining True Essence Pills

won praise from Wei Yating and Qing Feng and Ming Yue.

They were eager to replace him with themselves.

The three worked with great enthusiasm.

Each started refining pills.

Under Shen Xuan’s guidance,

they all successfully refined pills.

Wei Yating refined two Yellow Dragon Pills.

Qing Feng and Ming Yue each refined one Qi Nourishing Pill.

Everyone was delighted.

The news reached the ears of the Patriarch Wei.

He was stunned for a long time.

After coming back to his senses, he quickly reported to the Wei family ancestor.

"Water Technique Refining can indeed achieve cross-grade alchemy."

"However, it requires a high level of skill from the alchemist."

The Wei family ancestor asked, "An Yue, how has this person Shen Changsheng been performing on the island over the past year and a half?"

"He seldom goes out; apart from alchemy, he is in closed-door bitter cultivation."

"He diligently educates the younger generation of the Wei family in the Alchemy Dao."

"The little girl in the clan, at Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, is already capable of refining the Yellow Dragon Pill."

Thinking of Wei Yating’s significant improvement in alchemy skills, the Patriarch Wei couldn’t help but smile slightly.

As long as Wei Yating succeeded in her Alchemy Dao,

the annual salary of a hundred thousand Spirit Stones for Shen Changsheng was not wasted and was worth the investment.

The Wei family ancestor asked about Wei Yating’s cultivation and alchemy progress.

After pondering for a long time,

"Well then, arrange for me to meet with Shen Changsheng."

"Alright!"

The Patriarch Wei readily agreed.

...

"Alchemist Shen, please come in, the ancestor has been expecting you for a long time."

The Patriarch Wei personally accompanied Shen Xuan to meet the Wei family ancestor.

"I won’t go in. I’ll wait for you outside."

"Alright."

Shen Xuan didn’t stand on ceremony.

He was well aware that if the Wei family ancestor officially invited him for a meeting, it must be something greatly important to discuss.

Even the Patriarch Wei could only stand guard outside the ancestor’s dojo.

Pushing open the door,

inside revealed a hidden paradise.

The mountains and rivers were lush, and the Spiritual Qi was abundant, like smoke and mist.

It was only slightly inferior to the grotto heaven blessed lands of his two masters.

"Tier Two Top Grade, the best Spirit Vein dojo among the East Mountain Sea Domain islands."

As soon as Shen Xuan entered,

he was enveloped by a powerful Divine Sense that rushed toward him.

Shen Xuan wore a slight smile, exerting his full effort, exuding an aura comparable to Foundation Establishment Perfection.

"You are the Alchemist Shen Changsheng?"

"Indeed. Shen pays respects to True Master Qingxin."

The Wei family ancestor’s Dao title was Qingxin.

At this moment, Shen Xuan stopped pretending.

It’s better to reveal strength for better negotiation and bargains.

"Please, have a seat!"

On the Jade Table were some Spirit Wine, Spirit Tea, and Spirit Fruit.

After Shen Xuan sat down,

he then took a careful look at True Master Qingxin opposite him.

Wearing a green Daoist Robe, his face was gaunt, his eyes deep, and flickering with sharp brilliance.

Shen Xuan, however, didn’t feel any pressure.

"Is this the difference between Fake Pill True Masters and True Pill True Masters?"

Shen Xuan estimated that the aura strength of the Wei family ancestor’s Elixir Core was only a third of True Master Gu Feng’s.

Compared to True Master Cold Jade, it was unimaginably disparate, simply incomparable.

After a few cups of Spirit Wine,

the atmosphere became slightly more lively.

The Wei family ancestor casually asked a few questions about Shen Xuan’s life on White Crane Island.

Then, he asked about Wei Yating’s potential in the Alchemy Dao.

"After Wei Yating establishes her Dao Foundation, it will depend on the quality of her Dao Foundation and realm cultivation. A Tier Two Alchemist is absolutely no problem. As for the limit, it depends on her own fortune!"

Shen Xuan’s answer made the Wei family ancestor very satisfied.

"Alchemist Shen, there are only two of us in this room."

"I’ll speak frankly. What is it that you want?"

He did not think that Alchemist Shen would be so kind-hearted as to come to White Crane Island specifically to pass down alchemy skills to the Wei family’s cultivators.

Such knowledge is not easily imparted.

Especially a rare legacy like the Tier Two Water Technique Alchemy Dao.

Shen Xuan looked directly at the Wei family ancestor.

He earnestly said, "I won’t hide it from True Master. I heard that the Wei family still has Cang Ming True Master’s Divine Turtle Essence Blood."

"Indeed, we do."

The Wei family ancestor chuckled softly.

"However, the inheritance of just the Tier Two Water Technique Alchemy Dao is not enough."