Immortality: Starting with the Fruit of Taiyin

It is important to understand that when it comes to the inheritance of the various arts of cultivation, the concept of "completeness" should not be underestimated.

Without these two words, it's like the difference between a sect-recognized first-tier alchemist and a rogue cultivator who can barely refine one type of first-tier pill—they're not even in the same league.

A complete lineage is systematic, often containing dozens or even hundreds of formulas of the same level, sharing common alchemy philosophies, alchemy techniques for different elixirs, and even unique secrets for adjusting the proportions of medicinal materials according to different situations...

Once a master alchemist with a complete lineage has thoroughly mastered three types of pills of the same rank and type, they can often easily refine the fourth type, making it a breeze.

Even if you are one level higher, you can save a lot of trial and error costs. There is a good chance that you will produce at least one inferior pill on your first attempt.

For ordinary alchemists whose lineage is scattered, even if they successfully refine ten different types of pills of the same grade and type, if their talent is average, they may still have to start all over again when refining the eleventh one.

One is systematic learning, which involves understanding not only what to do but also why; the other is intensive practice, which emphasizes "practice makes perfect".

In this way, the cost of learning alchemy for the latter is unknown... Therefore, under these circumstances, the Han family could not buy the complete inheritance and could only hope to achieve their goal through a roundabout approach.

They dared not touch the sect's alchemical texts that had been signed with legal agreements, so they could only try to make up for some of the gaps by relying on Wang Xuan's experience and insights.

This kind of thing is quite common. For example, there are many apprentices willing to pay high prices to become the attendants of high-level alchemists.

Even the order in which an alchemist refines pills daily may contain some unknown experience and techniques.

"it is good."

"Since you are so kind, fellow Daoist, then I, Wang, will accept."

After a moment's thought, Wang Xuan did not refuse, but nodded in agreement to the other party's conditions.

The other party only asked for some so-called experience, which did not violate the sect's laws. Moreover, even if he were to give it to them, he would strictly adhere to the standards of a "skilled sect alchemist" and deliver it to them regularly.

In a sense, Han's request was actually a good thing. Only when both sides had something to gain could he maintain this path outside the main lineage.

As for his actual progress in alchemy...

After receiving the storage bag from the old man, Wang Xuan scanned it with his spiritual sense and counted the essence blood of the demon beasts inside.

"good."

Nodding to himself, Wang Xuan chatted idly with the old man in high spirits.

With his unparalleled talent, extraordinary wisdom, and the insignificant assistance of these essence blood, he only needs to seclude himself for three days to make great progress in alchemy.

With the last matter settled, this trip is now over, and I should return to my sect.

……

Without much delay, Wang Xuan set off to return to his clan the next day.

On the road.

The Blue Feathered Eagle soared through the sky. As a first-tier demon beast with no advantages other than speed and load-bearing capacity, its flight speed was faster than most late-stage Qi Refining cultivators wielding magical artifacts.

Besides the Nanhua Sect, many other sects also use it as a means of transportation for their disciples.

With a casual hand seal, she used her magic to block the howling wind. Wang Xuan noticed that Chen Yao seemed to have an extra storage bag around her waist compared to when she arrived.

After looking at it for a moment, he felt that it looked somewhat familiar.

"Stop looking, this is a thank-you fee from Chen Wanrou, although I don't really need it."

With a slight pursing of her lips, a thoughtful look flashed across Chen Yao's calm face. Then, as if she had thought of something, she said something seemingly casually.

"To see my cousin's fate, I made an exception and cast a divination for her to predict her future fortune... but the divination results were a bit strange."

"She is facing a calamity, but the calamity does not originate from within herself. I then performed a divination for you, and the result was surprisingly similar."

"If nothing unexpected happens... there must be something wrong here."

Speaking softly, recalling her future self's demeanor and mannerisms, Chen Yao truly looked like an unparalleled master at this moment.

Although Chen Wanrou escaped unscathed in that memory, otherwise she wouldn't have earned the title of "Three True Ones" later on, no one can guarantee that the future won't change.

Or to be more precise, things will definitely change in the future... After all, in Chen Yao's memory, Wang Xuan's presence was almost non-existent, let alone his path of alchemy.

"Divination?"

Slightly startled upon hearing this, Wang Xuan then became somewhat suspicious.

It's not that I doubt the authenticity of the news, but rather that I wonder what it has to do with 'divination'.

"Celestial divination techniques... You actually know this?"

"Can't I?" Chen Yao asked back.

"sure."

Unaware of what the girl was thinking, Wang Xuan remained silent.

It's important to understand that this is different from other skills.

Divination is an extremely rare art. The way of heavenly secrets is to observe the heavens through human observation. Even in the entire Southern Cliff cultivation world, with hundreds of kingdoms and hundreds of millions of people, those who can cultivate divination to the third level or above are few and far between.

Moreover, this cultivation method can be described as harming oneself for the benefit of others. If one is not careful, it can easily backfire on one's own lifespan and fortune, and even harm one's relatives and friends.

Aside from sect training and special Daoist training, almost no one is willing to get involved in this kind of content. On the contrary, various anti-divination celestial artifacts are extremely popular among cultivators above the Core Formation stage.

For high-level cultivators, this is something they may not know, but they cannot afford not to be wary of, yet while being wary, they don't really want to learn it.

After all, although this technique is extremely terrifying once mastered, its cultivation difficulty is inconceivable. Even the 'conceptual understanding' of the Dao Fruit is of little use in the Dao of Heavenly Secrets.

Because the essence of divination and numerology is the same as cultivation; it is something that requires accumulation and practice, rather than simply a skill.

To explore the secrets of heaven, to foresee destiny, and to accumulate great power, each step requires personal involvement and is fraught with danger.

While the Dao Fruit could allow Wang Xuan to fully comprehend a top-tier celestial secret technique, becoming a high-level diviner was not something that could be achieved overnight; he needed to cultivate step by step on his own.

The quick fix won't work here, just as Wang Xuan couldn't achieve the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stage in a single day.

"But since you can divine... why don't you calculate when I'll be able to establish my foundation?"

After a moment of reflection, Wang Xuan smiled and spoke.

"If you can figure it out, then I'll believe you're a true master of divination."

"Oh."

With a slight upturn of the corners of his mouth and a gentle lift of his chin, his image of a superior person was somewhat shattered.

On the back of the Blue Feather Eagle, Chen Yao was not fooled by Wang Xuan's provocation at all.

"Why should I ask you to believe me? Besides, the art of divination is not something that can be easily revealed to others."

"However, let me remind you of something. The calamity that will befall you in a few years is no illusion. Although as long as you are careful, there shouldn't be any real danger to your life, the path of cultivation that follows will not be so simple..."

"I advise you to take advantage of the current peace and make preparations as soon as possible, lest you regret it when the time comes."