After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 50 Alchemy? I'll learn.
This book contains basic alchemical theories, interspersed with five basic alchemical formulas.

Healing pills, hemostatic pills, blood-tonifying pills, pain-relieving pills, and qi-tonifying pills.

The basics of alchemy mainly cover methods for processing materials and some alchemy knowledge. She was completely overwhelmed! Watching others refine pills, she assumed that as long as you controlled your spiritual energy well, it was enough, since spiritual energy was needed throughout the entire process.

Alchemy theory states that the most important thing in alchemy is knowing the properties of various spiritual plants; the formula provided can only guarantee that the pill will be successfully made. However, cultivators need to adjust the proportions according to various circumstances, so knowing the properties of the spiritual plants is extremely important.

To understand the attributes of spirit plants, you need a spirit plant compendium. The basic spirit plant compendium records the attributes, medicinal properties, and growing environment of most first-tier spirit plants. To learn more, you need to consult higher-level spirit plant compendiums.

Basic and intermediate spirit plants can be purchased with spirit stones, while advanced spirit plant collections are only available in the libraries of sects and aristocratic families and are not sold to the public.

She could understand. Recording the attributes of these spiritual plants required human and material resources to test and record them; why should others share them?

It's okay if she doesn't understand something; she'll just memorize it first. As she learns more about alchemy and consults with other alchemists, she'll naturally understand it.

She quickly skimmed through the introductory alchemy manual. The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and she felt quite confident. Full of self-assurance, she closed the manual and went outside.

As soon as she stepped outside, she saw Mo Yu lingering in the corridor. She knew he was there for her, but hesitated as they approached the private room.

Lin Yan walked over and greeted him openly and naturally, without a trace of embarrassment or any hint of romantic atmosphere. "Did you come to see me?"

Seeing that he nodded, she continued, "What do you need me for?"

He pursed his lips slightly, his gaze shifting as he carefully considered his words. After a moment, he spoke hesitantly, "I want to team up with you to go to the far north. Of course, it's not because I want to pester you; I just want to go and train together."

Mo Yu meant what he said sincerely. Having witnessed her swift and decisive slaying of demonic beasts, he felt that following her on her training journey would bring unexpected gains.

At his age, he should be exploring new horizons and team up with people he respects to overcome obstacles together.

"With your family background, you have no shortage of cultivation resources or good places to train, so why bother following me on this adventure? Besides, you're spoiled and pampered; can you adapt to the pace of training with me?"

The implication is: I'm politely declining!

Lin Yan's first reaction was to refuse, but seeing his expectant eyes staring at her with bright eyes, she felt embarrassed to say anything harsh and instead tried to find a more tactful way to put it.

“That’s different! I don’t want to rely on my family; I want to achieve something on my own.”

"Huh?" She thought she had just heard some nonsense. That kind of talk only comes from pretentious protagonists in novels!

The protagonist is a Celestial Dragon. He says he doesn't want to rely on his family and only wants to build a career with his own hands, but he can't live without the resources and connections his family provides.

They enjoy all the privileges afforded by their families and achieve great success. Then they proclaim that their success is entirely due to their own efforts and has nothing to do with their family background.

"Did you come here to tell me a joke? Sorry, I have a high threshold for laughter."

Mo Yu felt as if his heart had been stabbed! He had shared his ambitions hoping for recognition, but the other person had treated it as a joke. He was like a deflated balloon, head drooping, lips tightly pressed together, looking utterly wronged and misunderstood.

She didn't think her words were too harsh, and retorted, "Do you think it's shameful to use your family's resources?"

"I……"

Seeing that he couldn't answer, Lin Yan nodded and said very seriously, "You should indeed feel ashamed. The Bihai Chamber of Commerce can certainly provide you with a lot of resources, but your current cultivation level is only at the fourth stage of Foundation Establishment."

Seeing that he was about to refute something, she continued, "Do you know that rogue cultivators are willing to take risks and risk their lives to obtain a little bit of cultivation resources? The resources you easily obtain may be something that others cannot obtain even if they risk their lives. It's one thing that you don't cherish everything you have now, but you also say that you don't want to rely on your family and want to build a career with your own hands! I think that's where your problem lies."

Lin Yan pointed to her head.

It's not just rogue cultivators; many outer disciples and menial disciples of various sects also risk everything for a little cultivation resources. Competition is always brutal, yet some people manage to obtain everything so easily while spouting nonsense!

Ugh! I'm so angry, my hands are itching, I want to beat this guy up, what should I do?
"You...you said that to me..." Mo Yu couldn't refute it. He felt a little embarrassed by being so bluntly attacked by the person he loved.

Before he could recover from his embarrassing predicament, the other person's words threw his mind into turmoil again!

"Let's have a contest."

"A fight?" Why did we get onto the topic of a fight?
"Yes, a duel. Didn't you say you wanted to go with me to the far north for training? Didn't you say you wanted to become my Daoist partner? I'll give you that chance. As long as you defeat me in this duel, I'll agree to both of those conditions. For safety reasons, we can only use first-grade magic weapons in the duel, and we can't use any talismans, poisons, or hidden weapons."

She had carefully considered proposing this form of combat. She feared that if she used the same methods she used against an enemy, she might accidentally kill him and cause a lot of trouble.

This form greatly limits one's fighting methods, preventing one from getting carried away and sending someone to their death.

"You're only at the Qi Refining stage, is this fair to you?" Mo Yu asked, puzzled.

Lin Yan shrugged, without a hint of guilt, and said, "It's perfectly fair. You'd better not go easy on me, or you'll end up with a black eye and a swollen face, and you'll be the one who loses face."

A Golden Core cultivator challenging a Foundation Establishment cultivator—a whole realm apart—is indeed bullying. But so what? She just wanted to beat him up, teach him a lesson. To stop him from being so melancholic and withdrawn all the time. And to make him fear her, so he wouldn't bother her anymore.

She doesn't want to get involved in any emotional entanglements whatsoever, not even the slightest bit!
To compete on the flying boat, you only need to pay a certain amount of spirit stones, and the merchant guild will provide you with an array plate. You can use the array plate to set up a barrier and fight directly in front of other cultivators, or you can be pulled into the array to fight inside. Once the winner is determined, you can activate the array's core to leave.

She paid generously with the spirit stones, even paying for the first-grade spirit sword provided by the flying boat crew, and specifically asked, "You're using a sword, right? I'll pay for any other magical artifacts you use."

"Use the sword," he replied, his other hand unconsciously clenching his sleeve.

Lin Yan and he created a barrier on the deck together. At the referee's command, the duel began.

Bug fixes are welcome!
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