Immortality: Starting with the Fruit of Taiyin

Shaking his head inwardly, without giving it much thought, Wang Xuan smiled and said, "Junior Sister, you can rest assured about the origin of the pills."

"These pills all bear traces of the inner fire of the sect, which a Foundation Establishment cultivator can easily recognize."

"In the art of alchemy, I am considered to have some talent, so there is no need for me to resort to such illegal methods."

"I see... Alright then, senior brother, you're amazing!"

This time, the praise was genuine, and Dan Chen chose to believe it immediately.

To have progressed from beginner to this level in three years is indeed remarkable; one could at least expect to become a second-tier alchemist.

After carefully completing the necessary procedures, the girl immediately deposited contribution points into the jade talisman... This was not dereliction of duty; the reason she so easily believed Wang Xuan's words was because the girl had a secret she had never told anyone before.

From a very young age, Dan Chen has always possessed an innate and wondrous talent for alchemy.

Although she possessed exceptional spiritual roots, her grandfather hoped that she would focus on cultivation before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, and then rely on her powerful spiritual awareness to delve into various arts and crafts afterward.

Even though she had never tried it herself, Dan Chen still had a feeling that alchemy was probably easier for her than she had imagined.

Therefore, even though she only met him briefly three years ago through the array's light barrier, the girl still noticed the subtle differences in Wang Xuan's alchemy.

That day, her great-great-great-grandfather claimed that he was an "instantaneous genius," but Dan Chen wasn't stupid. Having spent so much time with him, she had long seen through her grandfather's insincerity.

However, even though she could see through it, the girl knew it was a well-intentioned lie told by her elders to prevent her from having unrealistic ambitions, so she could only pretend not to know.

In her opinion, her grandfather might have actually been right by chance.

Wang Xuan was indeed an "enlightenment-type" genius, because he had just experienced an "enlightenment" right before her eyes, albeit a minor one... Just as she had an innate affinity for alchemy, this senior brother was perhaps the same kind of person as her.

In this situation, even though they didn't have much contact, their shared talent still made Dan Chen develop some goodwill towards this senior brother.

This is not a romantic relationship between men and women, but rather a stronger sense of identification among people of the same kind.

"Senior brother, my name is Dan Chen, Dan as in elixir, and Chen as in dawn."

Dan Chen carefully explained as he handed back the jade talisman recording his contributions.

"For the next few years, I'll be working here around this time of month, handling administrative tasks for my senior uncle who gives public lectures. If you want to exchange for pills, you can come at this time, and I'll give you a discount."

"As for other times... it's best for you to avoid them, senior brother."

Without hesitation, she revealed the arrangements for the Hundred Arts Pavilion, and the girl reminded him with a smile.

"I see. So today is a public lecture by the Hundred Arts Pavilion... In that case, Wang Xuan thanks Junior Sister Dan."

Not knowing the other party's true thoughts, Wang Xuan bowed slightly, which put him at ease.

It's better if they're not here, to avoid trouble. But the discount on sect contributions... one is an elder, the other a junior, and both are very easy to get along with.

Wang Xuan sighed slightly, wondering if they would be able to survive the turmoil of the Nanhua Sect several years later... He dismissed the thought, realizing he was overthinking things.

When it comes to survival skills compared to a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator, Wang Xuan's only advantage might be his ability to remain unnoticed.

Instead of worrying about others, we should first address our own lack of combat power.

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After leaving the Hundred Arts Pavilion, they expanded another sales channel for elixirs.

While this might expose Wang Xuan's talent in alchemy to some extent, a sect is not a small family like the Han family. It has a broader vision and a greater capacity for acceptance of many things.

In the eyes of the sect, compared to a true genius, Wang Xuan's progress from beginner to proficient in three minutes was indeed unbelievable, but if the timeframe were extended to three years, it wouldn't be so astonishing.

Having solved the problem of the elixirs, Wang Xuan successfully borrowed the secret technique for forming soul contracts with demonic beasts from the Scripture Pavilion. After half a month of cultivation, he successfully learned this common but rarely used technique in the cultivation world.

It is common because this technique is widely known.

Unlike the magical contracts created by Spirit Contract Masters, one of the hundred arts of cultivation, the Soul Contracts and Blood Contracts used for Beast Taming can be performed by anyone, with no barriers to entry.

The reason why it is not commonly used is that the Soul Pact can only be signed with unborn beast eggs, and its applicability is not as good as the Blood Pact.

Moreover, although the soul contract is more binding and cannot be broken once formed, even if the demon beast's cultivation surpasses that of its master, it also makes the connection between humans and demons even closer.

Many curses, nightmares, and soul-corrupting techniques that affect the soul can indirectly affect the master through demonic beasts... Fortunately, with the Dao Fruit guarding his sea of ​​consciousness, he can withstand real attacks of divine sense, but these unorthodox secret techniques are no match for Wang Xuan.

Therefore, between the blood pact and the soul pact, he ultimately chose the soul pact.

As for body-strengthening techniques, Wang Xuan had looked for them, but most of them didn't quite suit his taste.

His idea was to find a basic cultivation technique, subtly refine it, and bring it closer to the direction of the "Taiyin Jade Scroll," and then continuously improve it in the future.

When my cultivation level is high enough in the future, I will use the [fusion] function to combine the two into one, perfecting this supreme cultivation technique that I have 'created' myself.

"Although there is no evidence, my intuition tells me that before I reach the Core Formation stage, it is best not to use external objects to affect my 'essence,' 'qi,' and 'spirit'."

"Unless it's one of those naturally occurring spiritual beings... or natural energies like the moon's essence."

Wang Xuan gently tapped the table, placed a body cultivation manual introducing the "Tiger Demon Body Refining Technique" back into the scripture pavilion, and then walked out the door.

To reduce consumption, he plans to exchange for a body cultivation technique that absorbs star power or moonlight to temper the body after a while, and then sublimate it to the first-level limit.

Just as he was about to leave, at the entrance of the library, he caught a glimpse of a somewhat familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

"Hmm? It's him."

His gaze sharpened for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

There, the outer disciples who were finally assigned to guard the Sutra Repository were lined up neatly, waiting for instructions from their superiors.

In the middle of the group, a young man with a pointed beak was prominently featured. He was none other than the same young man who had "sold lessons" that Wang Xuan had encountered when he first entered the sect a few years ago.

"Judging from the situation, it seems that after leaving the Lower Temple and ascending to the Mountain Gate, this person has been reassigned to general duties in the Lower Temple?"

"That's quite a coincidence... but it has nothing to do with me."

He pondered silently as he walked past the queue.

Wang Xuan only kept a close eye on it, without paying much attention to it.

Just like a few years ago, no matter what, this is still within the sect's territory.

Being in the lower house, even if the other side still remembers the minor conflict with him, he would never resort to violence and bring about his own destruction.