Gou Zai Xian Men Dang Void Workshop Master

"Your uncle is right, cultivation is the foundation," Chen He sighed softly. "I have many feelings about this incident."

Having too many concerns is setting limits for yourself.

It would be better to do everything in his power to improve his cultivation than to be ambushed and killed. His thoughts were very different from before.

Liu He nodded. He felt the same way. He used to think that with his uncle taking care of him, he would definitely grow up smoothly.

Only now did he realize that even within the sect, it wasn't safe, and there were people his uncle dared not offend. The key was that feeling of powerlessness and despair, which he would never forget in his life.

"Go into seclusion and strive for a breakthrough as soon as possible," Chen He said. "We have a long future ahead of us, so there's no need to worry about the present."

"Alright." Liu He nodded. "I will not only improve my cultivation level, but also my weapon-refining skills. I will definitely not slack off again."

Whether in Four Symbols City or Fire Mountain, he lived a smooth and easy life, so he was usually carefree and didn't like cultivating.

Things are different now. He is still angry and realizes his own weakness, feeling that his life is being threatened.

This complex feeling is still etched in his mind to this day, and he dares not forget it for even a day.

Chen He is currently lucky to have escaped the ambush thanks to the help of Penglai Market. But what if he had been unlucky? He would have lost his dearest friend forever.

He couldn't accept this outcome, and the only thing he could do, and the only thing he could do to avoid it, was to cultivate.

After the two reached an agreement, Chen He personally escorted Liu He out of the cave.

……

After resealing the cave, Chen He turned around and saw his younger sister, Chen Miao, standing there.

"Is it Brother Liuhe?" Chen Miao asked.

"Yes," Chen He nodded, "He works as a weapon refiner in the weapon refining hall."

"That's great," Chen Miao said with a smile. "But is he the only one here?"

"One person is enough." Chen He walked over and sat in the rocking chair. "Let's not talk about the others. Everyone has their own choices. Let's just do our own thing."

Among the Immortal Seedlings of the same year, Chen He also came from the Four Symbols City, but he only had contact with Liu He, and had not contacted the others.

On the contrary, he made several deals with fellow Immortal Seedlings from other cities.

On one hand, there was Gong Huixin's blockade, and on the other hand, she looked down on Chen He's pseudo-spiritual root of the five elements. Besides, they weren't even on the same mountain.

All of this is reasonable, and Chen He didn't expect anything from these people.

Even if everyone was born and raised in Sixiang City, not everyone is a good friend; that's just how relationships are between people from the same hometown.

Chen Miao can understand her brother's words.

Since the Chen family turned their lives around, acquired their own clan land, and moved away from their original place, her close friends also lost contact with her.

Such is human nature; there is no difference between mortals and cultivators, and cultivators are even more realistic.

For the next few days, Chen He did not leave his cave. He completed his alchemy tasks by receiving them through the jade tablet.

Because of the Gong family's influence and some rumors, no alchemists on Fire Mountain took the initiative to associate with him.

Chen He didn't mind at all; on the contrary, he felt very comfortable and at peace.

Besides alchemy, he also crafted weapons.

He crafted second-tier, low-level magical artifacts for his younger sister, Chen Miao, including robes, boots, skirts, underwear, and more—quite a generous gesture.

Although Chen Miao was still at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, no magical power had yet been generated within his body.

However, these magical artifacts can be used through a blood oath ceremony, but at most, their full power cannot be unleashed.

Besides the magical artifacts they wore, there were also talismans for escaping, attacking, defending, and even array plates.

Although these are all Tier 2 beginner level, they are all usable by Chen Miao and can hold off the enemy and buy some time in critical moments.

It consumed a lot of resources, but Chen He didn't care. As long as his sister was comfortable and safe, and she was happy, that was enough for him.

Chen Miao was also very ambitious. He got up early every day to practice boxing, learn about spiritual plant cultivation, practice magic, and learn basic alchemy, etc.

Under Chen He's guidance, Chen Miao gradually refined her internal energy and blood, solidifying her foundation.

With the help of the elixir, one can re-temper one's internal organs and bones, so that the Foundation Establishment Pill does not lock in one's potential and future.

In less than half a month, she was able to refine qualified fasting pills herself using the alchemy furnace in the alchemy room.

Although he was exhausted and had consumed a lot of materials, and needed to rest for most of the day after refining one batch, Chen Miao felt a great sense of accomplishment.

She accomplished many things that menial servants couldn't, mastering magic and basic alchemy, which was of great significance to her.

As for the wasted materials, although she felt bad about it, Chen He thought it was worth it.

Even if Chen Miao doesn't have spiritual roots, he can still become a wandering immortal in the market in the future. With a way out, Chen He felt that Chen Miao shouldn't waste his time.

He still needs to learn what he needs to learn and cultivate what he needs to cultivate. Who knows, he might be able to cultivate in the future. This is not just idle talk.

There is a saying that alchemy is divided into internal alchemy and external alchemy. Chen He knew that there were cultivators in the Eastern Continent who used the power of external alchemy to become alchemy realm cultivators.

Although they are all called fake or pseudo-core cultivators, they are still stronger than those in the Purple Mansion Realm, and their lifespan has been successfully extended.

Chen He has already allowed his consciousness clone to absorb and comprehend the external alchemy method, which may help his younger sister Chen Miao solve the problem of not being able to cultivate.

As long as her younger sister Chen Miao becomes a Dan Realm cultivator, she will stay with Chen He for a long time, and even if she dies in the future, she can go to the market.

No matter how you look at it, it's a win-win situation.

……

Fairy Pei is in seclusion, Liu He is in seclusion, and the only person Chen He can chat with on the jade tablet is Fairy Lin Hongye, who is not in seclusion.

After exchanging greetings, Chen He learned through their conversation that Fairy Lin Hongye was currently in charge of the spirit fields in the wood veins of the Five Old Peaks.

This is the responsibility she should bear as a disciple, the teachings of the Wood Vein Elder, and the cultivation method of the Wood Vein.

Lin Hongye was originally a spirit plant master, so naturally she couldn't live without spirit fields. Chen He understood this perfectly and, knowing she was busy, didn't bother her too much, only discussing the transaction.

After becoming a disciple, Lin Hongye was able to come into contact with more cultivators, and the Spirit Plant Master Alliance she joined valued her even more.

Therefore, Lin Hongye was able to collect more resources. The two agreed that Lin Hongye would come to their door to make the deal when she had time.

Chen He was very much looking forward to it.

Different spiritual plant masters have different spiritual plants and herbs, and alchemists can never have too many of these resources.

More importantly, by opening up channels with the Spirit Plant Masters Alliance, there will be stable transactions, which even he cannot ignore.

After talking with Lin Hongye, Chen He chose to go into seclusion. Chen Miao stayed in his cave, so he didn't go to the market but instead communicated with his consciousness clone.

The consciousness clone comprehended all the books on external alchemy in the library.

After receiving the instruction, Chen He quickly grasped its meaning and went to the alchemy room to refine his first external elixir, the famous Thunderclap Bomb. Chen He succeeded in refining it on his first try.

Thunderbolt is the most basic external weapon, and there are many intricacies involved. The basic Thunderbolt is only at the first level, and its destructive power is limited.

Equivalent to fireworks, and derived from signal flares and the like, they don't fetch a high price anywhere, but the imperial court and dynasties do purchase them.

The second-tier Thunderbolt is the true outer core, possessing second-tier destructive power. The more ruthless the materials used, the stronger the destructive power of the resulting Thunderbolt.

It relies purely on the materials to unleash its power, and the refining process doesn't require much skill.

The concepts of inner alchemy and outer alchemy differ from those of Chen He's predecessor.

In the universe, internal alchemy refers to pills that can be swallowed and digested, while external alchemy refers to pills that cannot be swallowed but are used directly, which is very simple and straightforward.

Thunderbolt is a type of external alchemy. Those below the third rank are called Thunderbolt, while those at the third rank or above are called Thunderclap.

With Chen He's current strength, he can only refine thunderbolts. To refine fake pills, he needs more time and more cultivation.