Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

boom--! ! !

A deafening explosion came from the direction of the alchemy room, and the entire villa trembled slightly.

Qin Le was suddenly awakened from his sleep. As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard his mother, Lin Wanrou, muttering with annoyance downstairs:

"Why did it explode again?! My steps were all correct..."

Qin Le rubbed his eyes, reached for his phone on the pillow and glanced at it—it was still early.

He sighed helplessly and got up to wash up.

As he went downstairs, he immediately saw his mother curled up on the sofa, frowning as she studied a scroll of prescriptions.

Her large, dark purple nightgown was covered in black ash from the explosion, and even her arms and cheeks were not spared. A few strands of her long hair stood up in a messy manner.

But she didn't care about her image at all; all her attention was focused on the prescription in her hand.

"Mom," Qin Le walked over and couldn't help but ask, "What new kind of pill are you developing this time?"

Given the skill level of the top alchemists in the Old Mother Alliance, the furnace shouldn't have exploded under normal circumstances. The fact that they could make such a commotion suggests they're probably working on some strange new formula.

"Son's awake?" Lin Wanrou looked up at the sound of her voice, her eyes lighting up. She waved to Qin Le, "Come here, come here! I'm researching 'Cat Ear Pills' that can make people grow cat ears. Isn't that interesting?"

Qin Le was momentarily speechless: "...How did you come up with the idea of ​​researching this?"

Qin Le's parents are both top-ranked alchemy masters in the alliance.

Unlike her father Qin Shoudao, who was obsessed with orthodox alchemy, her mother Lin Wanrou preferred to develop all sorts of interesting alchemical formulas with peculiar effects but no direct benefit to cultivation.

But ironically, these seemingly silly results of hers often turn out to be surprisingly effective, producing unexpected benefits to her cultivation.

For example, the original intention of the previous "Blooming Flower Pill" was simply to make people's heads bloom with flowers, just for fun.

Who would have thought that once the pill was made, it could increase the user's spiritual energy absorption speed by ten times? If it weren't for the high cost of refining it, it would almost replace the Qi Gathering Pill, which could only increase absorption by three times.

"Don't you think it's a pity?" Lin Wanrou asked regretfully, resting her chin on her hand. "It's the era of universal cultivation now, and we don't even have a single beast-eared girl here. The demon race doesn't even send any representatives to exchange ideas... There's nothing I can do but take matters into my own hands and create a few myself."

"..."

Qin Le paused for two seconds, then decided to give up on delving deeper into his mother's thought process. The reason was far-fetched, but when applied to his mother, it was impeccably reasonable.

"You can take your time studying, I'm going to school." He turned and walked towards the door.

"Go ahead, go ahead." Lin Wanrou waved her hand, then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, isn't the 'Chosen Ceremony' starting today?"

"Hmm, that should be it. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I'll go check out the academy later too."

Qin Le turned around and looked at her suspiciously: "What are you going to do? Are you going to watch me embarrass myself?"

"Oh, don't say that," Lin Wanrou said with a smile. "Maybe some divine being with exceptional taste will choose you?"

"Come on," Qin Le said irritably. "Unless Laozi's Nine-Turn Golden Elixir appears in the world, choosing me is just asking for trouble. I don't want anyone else to choose me."

He knew perfectly well that this 1% affinity with spiritual energy was a unique miracle in the entire Three Realms. The only thing that could truly cure this problem was probably the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir personally refined by Laozi.

However, after a thousand-year war, the Heavenly Realm had already exhausted all the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. In addition, Laozi's medicine garden had been severely damaged. It would probably be ten thousand years before a new elixir was produced.

By the time that time comes, the grass on Qin Le's grave will have grown back countless times.

"What if... what if Chang'e, the most beautiful woman in Heaven, chose you? You still wouldn't want her?" Lin Wanrou winked mischievously.

"What do you want her for?" Qin Le asked matter-of-factly. "Could she be prettier than me?"

"..."

Lin Wanrou was speechless for a moment.

If someone else had said this, it would have been narcissistic; but coming from his own son, it had a strangely frankness, as if he were stating a fact—after all, Qin Le's face was indeed exceptionally handsome.

His rhetorical question was not arrogant, but simply a statement of a fact that is obvious to the naked eye.

Upon arriving at the academy and entering the classroom, Qin Le immediately spotted his deskmate, Chen Yun, engrossed in scribbling in a small notebook. A closer look revealed a meticulously detailed and complex mecha design drawing, standing out starkly against the backdrop of this fantasy-themed setting.

"You're not really planning to forge a mecha artifact, are you?" Qin Le sat down next to him and couldn't help but ask.

Chen Yun looked up and chuckled, "Absolutely! I'm counting on it to make a name for myself in the practical college entrance exam a month from now."

"Instead of wasting time on this, you should think more about how to get chosen by the gods during the selection ceremony later," Qin Le said helplessly.

In stark contrast to Qin Le, whose affinity was an unprecedented 1%, Chen Yun's affinity for spiritual energy was as high as 99%, just one step away from perfection.

If it weren't for the fact that this year's class had produced a once-in-a-century, exceptionally kind and charming young woman, Chen Yun would have been the most dazzling genius of the year.

"It doesn't matter," Chen Yun waved his hand dismissively. "Even if a deity were to personally guide me, it wouldn't necessarily be as good as your teaching. Isn't it better to come to you when I have problems than to beg those high and mighty deities?"

This wasn't flattery. In Chen Yun's view, the guidance of many immortals might not even be as good as Qin Le's.

The evidence is that those senior students who have already entered higher education institutions, or even have divine masters, still often come back to ask Qin Le for advice.

After all, everyone in the Three Realms knows that although Qin Le is the number one cultivation failure in history, he is also recognized as the number one comprehension monster in history.

Whether it's magic and supernatural powers, alchemy and weapon crafting, or talismans and formations, he is proficient in everything. What's even more terrifying is that he can always make people understand him in the most straightforward way.

In many people's minds, Qin Le's guidance was far more practical than those mysterious and esoteric teachings from immortals.

"Whatever you want," Qin Le said, too lazy to try and persuade him.

Guiding others in cultivation is not a burden for him. As long as it doesn't disturb his life, giving occasional pointers is enough to add some spice to his otherwise boring cultivation journey.

"Let's not talk about that now." Chen Yun pushed the notebook in front of Qin Le and pointed to a structure on the drawing: "Do you think it's better to use black cloud gold for this transmission bearing, or is ordinary spirit pattern steel okay?"

Qin Le glanced at it and said without hesitation, "I suggest we use Chaos Essence Gold directly."

"...Is that a material I can afford right now?" Chen Yun's lips twitched.

Qin Le chuckled: "Then let's use spirit-patterned steel. Using black cloud gold would be a waste."

Chen Yun thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

He naturally understood Qin Le's meaning. If precious Black Cloud Gold were used, the materials for other components would also need to be upgraded, and the expenses would be far beyond his means.

However, using biotite only on bearings will have limited impact on overall performance, wasting money and materials.

In contrast, spirit-patterned steel is affordable, and other components do not need to be upgraded simultaneously, which he can easily afford with his spirit stone reserves.

In addition, Chen Yun himself is a weapon refiner, so he can save money by refining the weapons himself.

No matter how you look at it, Spirit Steel is the more practical choice.