He confessed his love for his master in his later years, and his cheat ability finally arrived.

Why are you staring at me like that?

Looking at Princess Taiping, whose eyes were wide and face full of shock, Lu Changsheng frowned:

"Is something growing on my face?"

"Or are you just swooning over a guy again, little girl?"

In all honesty, Lu Changsheng only considered Princess Taiping a friend and had no other intentions whatsoever.

The two had only known each other for two or three days, so naturally they couldn't compare to the pure love of their master.

However, there was no vested interest involved, unlike Mo Rou's purely driven desires and exploitation.

Why can't we just be friends? Is there really no such thing as pure friendship between men and women?

Just as Lu Changsheng was pondering how to gracefully reject Princess Taiping's confession, Princess Taiping finally spoke:

"Senior... were you... were you refining pills just now?"

"Hmm~"

Lu Changsheng nodded without hesitation. It took him two attempts to successfully refine the most basic Cleansing Spirit Pill; he was truly unlucky.

"But... but senior, you don't even have a pill-refining furnace, how can you refine pills?"

Princess Taiping swallowed hard. Although this was a very unseemly gesture for a princess, ...

But she simply can't care about that right now!

"Who says you absolutely need a pill-refining furnace to refine pills? A furnace can certainly increase the success rate of pill formation, but it's not essential!"

"..."

"Senior... have you ever refined pills before?"

"No! That's why it took me two tries to successfully refine this Cleansing Spirit Pill, sigh!"

"..."

"Senior, which school or sect did you study under in alchemy? Or rather, who guided you in the art of alchemy?"

After receiving the "Shangyun Qinggong" inheritance, Princess Taiping had already woken up, but when she saw Lu Changsheng refining pills, she dared not disturb him, for fear that...

But the more I looked, the more alarmed I became.

Standing in front of him was not some old geezer at all!

Clearly a hundred years! No, a thousand years! A once-in-a-millennium alchemical genius!

"Why do you need guidance to refine a lousy pill? The recipe is written very clearly; you can understand it with just one glance."

Lu Changsheng shrugged indifferently, thinking to himself that Princess Taiping had probably gone mad from receiving the cultivation technique. Such a small matter, why make such a fuss?

"It's just like playing with mud. If you don't do it well the first time, you can just play with it again and you'll get it right."

"Alchemy is something anyone with hands can do."

"..."

Princess Taiping staggered, then clutched her chest, her eyes shining as she looked at Lu Changsheng.

"Senior, has anyone ever told you that you're a genius?"

"..."

Lu Changsheng shook his head. He'd transmigrated to this Xuanhuang Great World and only reached the Qi Refining stage after over seventy years of cultivation. If that could be considered genius...

Looking at Princess Taiping in front of him, whose face was flushed from excitement and whose chest was not flat, Lu Changsheng really wanted to ask a question.

So what are you?

"Senior, you are amazing! You have no idea how difficult alchemy truly is!"

"The entire Beigong Sect has hundreds of thousands of disciples, but the number of alchemists capable of refining pills will definitely not exceed one hundred!"

"Moreover, many of these alchemists come from a single lineage, passed down through generations of family tradition. They are trained from a young age, with time and spiritual plants invested, allowing them to gradually develop their senses and grasp the subtle energy balance within the medicinal liquid..."

Lu Changsheng rolled his eyes at the incessantly chattering Princess Taiping. It was the first time he had seen this girl. She was dressed in a black outfit, with her hair in a long ponytail, carrying a flying sword. Her face was handsome and cold, and she looked heroic and dashing.

I thought this girl had a good temperament back then, but how come she's become such a chatterbox in just a few days?

Ignoring the naive Princess Taiping, Lu Changsheng picked up a freshly made Qingling Pill and began to chew it.

Although the elixir has been formed, its medicinal properties can only be determined by tasting it.

The round, smooth Qingling Pill, once swallowed and chewed slightly, transforms into a warm current that flows directly into the lungs.

The next instant, before Lu Changsheng could react, the warm current transformed into extremely pure spiritual energy, circulating through his meridians and finally returning to his dantian.

Lu Changsheng could clearly feel that the spiritual power in his body had increased slightly.

The medicine is quite effective, far surpassing the Gathering Spirit Pill I had taken before.

"S-senpai, I...can I try one?"

As soon as Lu Changsheng raised his head, he bumped into Princess Taiping, who looked pitiful and kept swallowing.

"..."

Lu Changsheng directly handed a Qingling Pill to Princess Taiping. He had even passed on the complete version of the "Shangyun Qinggong" to her, so why would he be stingy with a small Qingling Pill?

Princess Taiping took the pills and, almost without hesitation, stuffed them into her mouth and began to chew.

The next moment, close your eyes and focus on feeling the powerful medicinal energy nourishing your body.

After fully absorbing the medicinal power of the Qingling Pill, Princess Taiping suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze towards Lu Changsheng almost dripping with longing:

"Senior! Senior! This..."

"The Qingling Pill you refined is of an exceptionally high grade; its medicinal and spiritual power is two to three times that of an ordinary Qingling Pill!"

"A normal Qingling Pill sells for thirty to forty low-grade spirit stones. I can say with certainty that the Qingling Pills you refined, senior, can sell for at least one hundred low-grade spirit stones!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng's eyes lit up:

Is this really true?

"Absolutely true!"

Princess Taiping patted her not-so-flat chest and made her promise repeatedly.

Both spirit stones and spirit-purifying pills contain spiritual energy necessary for cultivation. If a cultivator wants to break through to a higher realm, they must either draw spiritual energy from heaven and earth or rely on absorbing spirit stones or spirit-purifying pills.

The spiritual energy that exists between heaven and earth is too fragmented and too scarce, making it slow to absorb and fraught with hidden dangers.

Although spirit stones contain spiritual power, it is not a problem to absorb them during daily cultivation. However, if you want to recover your spiritual power in a short time when fighting with people or monsters, you still need to use the Spirit Cleansing Pill.

Because it is artificially refined, the spiritual power contained in the Qingling Pill is not only more abundant, but it is also absorbed faster, making it the best-selling product in the cultivation world.

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. What he lacked most right now was spirit stones. As long as he had enough spirit stones, he could awaken the Devouring Heaven Cauldron.

The Heaven-Devouring Cauldron is his trump card! His talisman! His greatest reliance!

Some people and some things are not things that Lu Changsheng has forgotten, nor has he let go of.

It's just that the time isn't right!

"Alright, I won't lie to you, I'm currently very short of spirit stones!"

Looking at Princess Taiping, who was now a little fangirl with her big, bright eyes, Lu Changsheng spoke frankly:

"You will cooperate with me. You will purchase the medicinal herbs and alchemy furnace needed to refine the Qingling Pill, while I will focus on alchemy."

"Once the elixir is refined, you will be responsible for selling it. Of the profits, you will receive 70%..."

Before he could finish speaking, Princess Taiping hurriedly bowed to Lu Changsheng.

"Senior, your words are far too formal; you don't treat me like a friend at all!"

"Since you need spirit stones, senior, all profits will belong to you!"

"If you don't agree, then let's drop this matter!"

"..."

Seeing that Lu Changsheng did not speak, Princess Taiping became anxious and continued:

"The senior even passed on the complete 'Shangyun Qinggong' to this junior. Such a great kindness is beyond my ability to repay."

"If you refuse again, senior, then this junior... this junior..."

Seeing Princess Taiping almost crying in distress, Lu Changsheng waved his hand and had no choice but to give up.

It's only natural to cooperate and share the profits. If this girl isn't after the elixir, what is she after?

Surely she wouldn't be after Lu Changsheng's body?

Lu Changsheng shuddered, but he made up his mind that at worst, he would provide Princess Taiping with all the Qingling Pills she needed for her cultivation!

"Then this matter will be done as you wish. In the future, when you are studying the Shangyun Qinggong, if there is anything you don't understand, you can come and ask me for guidance."

Although Lu Changsheng's cultivation period is still short, when it comes to his understanding of the "Shangyun Qinggong", even the sect leader Yun Quezi would have to admit defeat.

This is no exaggeration. With his innate Dao body, he is naturally close to the Great Dao of the world. No matter what kind of cultivation method or inheritance it is, Lu Changsheng can understand it at a glance.

"Thank you so much, senior!"

Seeing that Lu Changsheng no longer refused her, Princess Taiping smiled sweetly, then bowed to him with her hands clasped.

"Senior, there is indeed one thing about the 'Shangyun Qinggong' that I don't understand..."

"..."

Lu Changsheng smiled and shook his head. This girl really didn't hold back. Then he smiled and leaned in to whisper in Princess Taiping's ear to explain.

"The general principle of the 'Ascending Clouds Cleansing Technique' is that ascending to the clouds does not rely on the strength of the physical body to move around, but rather draws upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth as a ladder, treading on the void as if walking on flat ground, the body as light as a feather following the wind, moving like flowing clouds rushing by, and still as a lone crane skimming its shadow..."

As Lu Changsheng continued to explain, Princess Taiping's eyes became clearer and clearer, clearly indicating that she had attained enlightenment and her cultivation speed was advancing by leaps and bounds.

......

In the following days, the two were almost inseparable.

While Princess Taiping went out to purchase the medicinal materials needed to refine the Qingling Pill, Lu Changsheng circulated the Devouring Heaven Demon Art in the house, forcibly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body and began to cultivate.

As the Devouring Heaven Demon Art was activated, spiritual energy from within a ten-mile radius surged wildly toward the courtyard where Lu Changsheng was. The spiritual energy transformed into a vortex, pouring directly into Lu Changsheng's body, and the spiritual energy within Lu Changsheng's body continued to increase at a visible rate.

If others saw this scene, they would probably be astonished.

It should be known that the spiritual energy that exists between heaven and earth is extremely rare and fragmented, and direct absorption for cultivation is not very effective. However, Lu Changsheng possesses the "Devouring Heaven Demon Art," and once the power of devouring is activated, the speed at which he absorbs spiritual energy is hundreds of times that of other cultivators.

In addition, he possesses a complete spiritual root, so no matter how mottled the spiritual energy is, as long as it is absorbed into his body, he can refine it all for his own use.

After Princess Taiping brought the purchased medicinal herbs back to the courtyard, Lu Changsheng stopped cultivating and instead controlled the alchemy furnace to refine the Qingling Pill.

With Lu Changsheng's alchemy skills, he could easily refine the Spirit Gathering Pill even without the help of an alchemy furnace. However, an alchemy furnace can greatly increase the success rate of pill formation and is more efficient.

Using the same medicinal herbs and spiritual plants, Lu Changsheng can refine four Qingling Pills at a time without a pill refining furnace, but with the help of a pill refining furnace, he can refine five Qingling Pills.

The choice is self-evident.

While Lu Changsheng was refining elixirs, Princess Taiping sat cross-legged on a futon beside him, diligently studying the "Shangyun Qinggong" and silently cultivating.

Once the Qingling Pill was refined, it was handed over to Princess Taiping, who then sold it outside.

Lu Changsheng then sat cross-legged to cultivate again, hoping to break through to a higher realm.

And so, day after day, though busy, it was also fulfilling.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

After handing over the hundred Qingling Pills he had just refined to Princess Taiping for sale, Lu Changsheng sat cross-legged on a futon, intending to continue his cultivation.

But my mind just can't calm down.

"Um?!"

Looking at the somewhat restless Xiao Changsheng, Lu Changsheng finally realized why he couldn't calm his mind.

He then took out the jade tablet and sent the message "Come quickly" to Mo Rou through mental imprint.

He paused, then added:

"I need your help in my cultivation."

......

Meanwhile, in the Immortal Academy of the Upper Cloud Heavenly Palace.

Mo Rou was enjoying a romantic evening with her Daoist partner, drinking and chatting happily, when suddenly the jade tablet in her Qiankun bag lit up.

When Mo Rou saw that the person who sent her the message was Lu Changsheng, her face instantly turned red.

Then, with a shudder, and under the watchful gaze of her Daoist partner, Brother Feng, she knocked the wine glass from her hand to the ground...