Chapter 98

Chapter 99: Alchemy and Martial Arts, the Evergreen Bone

Li Xuan waved his hand, and several books flew out of the room and into his hands.

These were all medical books from the Borderlands.

"Let me test you, shall I?"

Su Lingxiu nodded.

Li Xuan found it hard to believe that this lively and spirited little girl could actually be a skilled physician.

If that were true, her talent was indeed remarkable, and he could consider taking her as a disciple.

Flipping through the medical books, Li Xuan selected some case studies to test Su Lingxiu.

He discovered that Su Lingxiu answered fluently, providing treatment methods for various ailments.

Her medical skills were not just hearsay.

Li Xuan immediately became more interested. As for Su Lingxiu's cultivation of Inner Domain martial arts, he didn't care much; it was only at the Seventh Rank, and switching to his martial arts would be easy.

Moreover, with a martial arts foundation, her cultivation would not be slow.

Li Xuan waved his hand, dismissing Shi Er, then stood up from the chair, playing with a jade ruyi and smiling as he circled around Su Lingxiu.

Su Lingxiu felt a bit panicked: "Oh no, oh no, I've hit a hard spot; this time, I can't bury anyone!"

Aunt Zhou's breathing became heavy, her fists clenched, as if trying to overcome the mountain in her heart to protect her young mistress.

Her eyes turned bloodshot.

Li Xuan's aura calmed, and he chuckled, "Fourth Rank in martial arts? From the Inner Domain?"

Aunt Zhou took several deep breaths and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, from the Inner Domain. I am Zhou Ying, responsible for protecting the young mistress."

Li Xuan's eyebrows raised. This little girl's background seemed not so simple?

But he didn't care about the simplicity of a disciple's background; he only cared if they were suitable. The more background, the more willing he was to take them in.

"Inner Domain martial artists don't come to the Borderlands. Are you here as refugees?"

Li Xuan had his suspicions.

Zhou Ying was silent.

But she felt relieved; the other party wasn't one of those who were chasing the young mistress.

Su Lingxiu huffed, "We're not refugees; we're just changing our living place!"

Li Xuan was speechless.

He pondered for a moment. Su Lingxiu had been in the Borderlands for many years, and she had been the current Heavenly Mother of the Heavenly Mother Sect for quite some time.

For such a long time, no one had come to the Borderlands to hunt them down.

They probably didn't expect the two to escape to the Borderlands.

Li Xuan evaluated in his mind: if he took Su Lingxiu as a disciple, he would inevitably attract the forces that were hunting them. Was it worth it?

"With my strength, defeating a Grandmaster is easy. And if Xu Yan comprehends the cultivation methods beyond the Innate Realm, I will break through to a higher realm.

"So, the troubles behind Su Lingxiu are just minor issues."

Of course, all of this was based on Su Lingxiu being able to comprehend the new martial arts system he had created. If she could, the troubles behind her would be trivial.

"This little girl is quite intelligent. She started learning medicine at four, a prodigy. In the Borderlands, it's hard to find a more suitable person than her."

Li Xuan made up his mind.

He then said, "Little girl, do you know about alchemy?"

Su Lingxiu shook her head.

"What is alchemy? Are they just medicinal pills?"

As she spoke, she reached into her bag, took out a medicine bottle, and poured out a few pills.

"Alchemy is not just your ordinary medicinal pills."

Li Xuan glanced at the small, round pills in her delicate hand.

This little girl had talent; perhaps she could comprehend the martial arts system he had created.

He then said, "I see that you have talent and are quite intelligent. I have a system of alchemy and martial arts. Would you like to be my disciple?"

Li Xuan sat back in his chair.

"Master, I pay my respects!"

Su Lingxiu immediately knelt and kowtowed, as if afraid Li Xuan would change his mind.

"Miss, you!"

Zhou Ying was stunned. Why did the young mistress suddenly become a disciple?

Li Xuan's lips twitched. This girl, Su Lingxiu, was truly quick-witted, becoming a disciple without hesitation.

By becoming a disciple, she would have a protector.

With his powerful strength, in Su Lingxiu's eyes, becoming his disciple would greatly enhance her safety.

"I'll say this upfront: you have only one year. If you don't make progress within a year, the master-disciple relationship will be terminated. I don't take in useless disciples."

Li Xuan said sternly.

If Su Lingxiu couldn't comprehend the alchemy and martial arts, he couldn't protect her.

There was no need to attract unnecessary trouble.

But if she could comprehend it, that would be different.

She would be a precious disciple!

It would be crucial for his martial arts career. Anyone who dared to cause trouble would be eliminated!

"Yes, Master!"

Su Lingxiu said respectfully.

One year was fine; she was confident that with her talent, entering the realm within a year would be easy.

Zhou Ying was anxious, "Miss, in the Borderlands, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been extinguished, making cultivation impossible!"

Su Lingxiu was taken aback. How could she forget that?

"Master, what do you think?"

"My martial arts are not comparable to those of the Inner Domain. The extinction of spiritual energy and the impossibility of cultivation are all nonsense."

Li Xuan smiled contemptuously.

"You just need to remember, comprehend the cultivation method I teach you. If you can't enter the realm within a year, the master-disciple relationship will be terminated!"

Su Lingxiu's eyes lit up, "Master, it really won't affect cultivation?"

"Of course not."

Li Xuan nodded.

"Then, Master, I promise I will enter the realm within a year!"

Su Lingxiu guaranteed.

"Don't be too confident."

Li Xuan smiled.

Alchemy and martial arts were a system he had devised, an alternative to the physical martial arts.

"Master, I started learning medicine at four and was already treating patients at six..."

Su Lingxiu said solemnly.

Li Xuan: ...

Looking at Su Lingxiu, he fell into deep thought. What was he doing at six?

Playing in the mud!

Damn!

The gap was quite large.

"Six is not young. I vaguely remember that at three, I had already killed a fierce beast with my bare hands."

As a great master, a mysterious and invincible master, how could he lose to a disciple?

Li Xuan said without blushing or hesitating.

Su Lingxiu's mouth opened slightly, looking at her master in silence.

She suspected he was exaggerating, but had no evidence.

"Master, you are truly amazing!"

She then smiled admiringly and flattered him.

"Hmm."

Li Xuan nodded, feeling satisfied.

"You can stay here. I will teach you the martial arts method tomorrow."

"Yes, Master!"

Su Lingxiu nodded.

She grabbed a shovel and went to tidy up her living quarters.

Shi Er returned.

The Heavenly Mother had actually become the master's disciple?

But thinking about Su Lingxiu's prodigious talent, he found it reasonable.

"Miss, why did you become his disciple? In the Borderlands, how can you cultivate?"

In the room, Zhou Ying was tidying up and cleaning, worried.

"Aunt Zhou, what if it's true? In the Borderlands, do we have to stay here forever? Master is a great master. If I can successfully cultivate, I won't be afraid of those people anymore."

Su Lingxiu said seriously.

Zhou Ying opened her mouth and sighed.

"Aunt Zhou, you are Fourth Rank. If not for protecting me in the Borderlands, you would have already broken through to Third Rank."

Su Lingxiu's face was filled with excitement, "If we can really cultivate, Aunt Zhou, you will have a chance too. I will bury all those people eventually!"

She waved her shovel.

Zhou Ying nodded.

The next day.

Outside Yunshan County.

On a hillside, Meng Chong was cultivating, nurturing his blade, and comprehending the Great Sun Golden Body.

Two figures appeared.

"Master!"

Meng Chong hurriedly stood up and bowed.

"Hmm!"

Li Xuan nodded.

Meng Chong curiously looked at the beautiful girl beside his master.

"This is your junior sister, Su Lingxiu!"

Li Xuan introduced.

"Junior sister?"

Meng Chong's eyes lit up.

"Temporarily."

Li Xuan thought for a moment and added.

Meng Chong was confused, looking at his master, not understanding the meaning.

"I see her as intelligent and potentially talented. I want to teach her the alchemy and martial arts. If she can't enter the realm within a year, she will be expelled from the sect and won't be your junior sister.

"I don't take in useless disciples."

Li Xuan emphasized the last sentence.

Meng Chong suddenly understood. He had heard the eldest brother say that the master had given him a one-year deadline.

Although the master hadn't explicitly told him, it was clear that he had also given him a one-year deadline.

A great master like the master wouldn't take disciples lightly.

Only those surpassing ancient prodigies were worthy of being the master's disciples.

"This is your second senior brother, Meng Chong."

Li Xuan continued to introduce.

"Meeting second senior brother!"

Su Lingxiu bowed.

"Junior sister, no need for formalities!"

Meng Chong returned the bow.

Su Lingxiu sized up Meng Chong. He was tall and muscular, with a bald head, exuding an extremely fierce aura, as if his body contained terrifying power.

Second senior brother is very strong!

Much stronger than Aunt Zhou!

She was shocked. The master wasn't lying; cultivation was indeed possible in the Borderlands!

After introducing the two, Li Xuan led Su Lingxiu to one side to teach her the alchemy and martial arts.

"Your talent lies in alchemy and medicine, so I will teach you the alchemy and martial arts... whether it's orthodox martial arts or physical martial arts, the foundation lies in refining the skin, bones, and organs. The methods are slightly different."

Li Xuan said slowly.

"Refining the skin, bones, and organs?"

Su Lingxiu was curious. This was vastly different from the martial arts she had cultivated.

"You are already Seventh Rank and have a certain foundation in martial arts, making cultivation relatively easier. Next, I will teach you the cultivation method, but you must remember, the essence of the martial arts I teach lies in comprehension and intention. Only by comprehending the true meaning of the method can you enter the realm and cultivate.

"Do not be confined to the method itself, but focus on comprehension..."

Teaching disciples was not a new experience for Li Xuan.

He smoothly repeated the words he had used to teach Xu Yan and Meng Chong, emphasizing comprehension and intention. Only by comprehending the true meaning of the method could one successfully cultivate.

"Refining bones is divided into iron bones, copper bones, and golden bones... the foundation of orthodox martial arts is refining jade bones, while physical martial arts refine diamond bones. For alchemy and martial arts, it is the Evergreen Bone!"

Li Xuan said solemnly.

Evergreen Bone!

This was the foundation he had created for the alchemy and martial arts.

"Evergreen Bone, with continuous vitality, is immortal and unchanging... buried in the ground, it will absorb the vitality and spiritual energy of heaven and earth, gradually transforming into a spiritual object full of vitality, truly eternal.

"Those who refine the Evergreen Bone have a longer lifespan than other martial artists, living longer, but in terms of sturdiness, it might be slightly inferior to jade bones and diamond bones.

"Practitioners of alchemy and martial arts can both save and kill, reviving the dead and killing without a trace."

Li Xuan introduced the basic system of alchemy and martial arts.

Su Lingxiu was stunned.

Her mouth opened slightly, shocked.

She found it hard to believe that such martial arts existed in the world.

Could it really be cultivated?

Evergreen Bone, with continuous vitality, if buried, would absorb the vitality and spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transforming into a spiritual object full of vitality?

This was too incredible!

Su Lingxiu's heart pounded violently. She seemed to have encountered a great opportunity.

If she could successfully cultivate such powerful and mysterious martial arts, how strong would she be?

"Master, teach me, teach me quickly! Once I succeed, I will bury them all!"

Su Lingxiu waved her shovel excitedly.

Li Xuan's lips twitched. This girl, was she obsessed with burying people?

He said seriously, "I teach the Dao, not just the method. You must comprehend and understand the true meaning. Only by comprehending can you enter the realm and cultivate.

"I won't introduce the various medicinal herbs; you have been learning medicine since childhood and naturally recognize their effects and differences.

"I will teach you the art of alchemy!"

Li Xuan didn't know the types and effects of various medicinal herbs, so he skipped over them and didn't teach any specific formulas. These were things Su Lingxiu had to comprehend on her own.

He would teach her the art of alchemy.

"Yes, Master!"

Su Lingxiu said respectfully.

"Alchemy is the essence of refinement, removing impurities, and blending into a perfect whole, with various effects..."

Li Xuan's voice was calm as he taught Su Lingxiu the art of alchemy he had devised.

How to refine alchemy?

It was about extracting the essence, refining the spiritual essence and the fundamental power. The formula combined different medicinal and spiritual herbs, and during the refining process, the essences merged, leading to a qualitative change, making the alchemy have miraculous effects.

Su Lingxiu's bright eyes widened, her flawless face turning red with excitement. The more she listened to her master's explanation, the more excited she became.

So, medicinal and spiritual herbs could be used in this way?

Refined into alchemy!

Ordinary medicinal soups, even if made into pills, still retained some of the medicinal toxins!

If taken for a long time without breaks, the body would not have time to eliminate the toxins, eventually causing harm.

But alchemy did not have this problem!

Refining alchemy extracted all the essence and removed impurities, dissolving in the body without leaving any residue.

What a wondrous method!

"I want to refine alchemy!"

Su Lingxiu firmly decided in her heart.

"I must succeed in cultivation. I must become an alchemy and martial arts practitioner!"

She knew that once she comprehended the art of alchemy and could refine alchemy, she would gain a terrifying status in the martial arts world.

Of course, she needed a powerful protector.

Otherwise, she would be captured by powerful forces and forced to refine alchemy.

But with such a powerful master, that wouldn't happen.

Su Lingxiu listened attentively. As her master's explanation deepened, a formula began to form in her mind.

"Mountain ginseng, nine-leaf yuanzhi, and tiger blood... this formula has great benefits for replenishing qi and blood. If refined into alchemy, it would greatly aid cultivation."

She had been learning medicine since childhood and was familiar with various medicinal and spiritual herbs.

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