The Eternal Saint of Alchemy

With this outer shell, the output speed of the spirit core more than doubled again, and the speed at which spiritual energy circulated in the meridians also increased significantly.

His cultivation had reached the sixth rank of the Tribulation Realm. He had finally crossed the lowest threshold beneath the square stele.

Stepping outside, he stood in the courtyard and carefully examined his body. The golden spiritual core in his dantian was functioning very well, and his spiritual energy flowed through his meridians with almost no obstruction.

Even without holding the dagger, he could feel the connection between himself and the dagger, as if it were his own master.

Han Fei hosted a banquet in his honor, and Gu Yuan, unusually, drank two cups of yellow wine. He then leaned against a pillar and dozed off, his cheeks flushed.

Yun Ruoxi sat at the table and placed a fragrant piece of pork rib into Xiao Fan's bowl. Her actions made it seem as if she was used to eating delicacies and was letting him choose the best one.

Three weeks later, Xiao Fan packed his things and embarked on his journey once again. This time, he carried no luggage, only one item, and headed west, a route he had already traveled twice before.

For him, the desert and the sea of ​​sand were no longer a problem. With the energy provided by the spirit core, he could go without resting for three days and three nights.

When he arrived at the stone tablet, it was nearly noon, and the white light was still visible in the sunlight. Below the tablet, the dark golden pattern was even brighter than before, and as he approached, a complete portal of light slowly opened.

He stepped through the portal of light. The three layers of the earth's crust still retained their original form, while the core located in the lower hollow was completely unrecognizable. The gray-purple orb of light slowly rotated, releasing a gentle, neutral spiritual energy.

He flashed and jumped directly into the crevice, unleashing the full power of the Extreme Fire Abyss Technique, which enveloped him in a layer of golden light.

After landing, he walked to the core and, following the final steps recorded on the stone tablet, used his sixth-grade Tribulation Realm cultivation to firmly fix his spiritual power onto the core. In this way, no matter where he was, he could sense the operation of the core through his spiritual core.

He reached out and pressed down gently. The spiritual energy within the spirit core seeped into his palm, resonating with his body. This time, he felt no resistance whatsoever; the spiritual energy within the spirit core flowed into the river like a gentle stream.

The entire anchoring process took less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

When he withdrew his hand, he could clearly feel that deep within his core, with each breath, the flow of spiritual energy throughout his entire cavity was manifested in his spiritual core. From then on, the operation of the Yin Source would be like his heartbeat.

He stepped back a few paces, gazing intently at the core. By the time he emerged from the stone tablet, it was already dusk, and the white beam of light shone brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun.

He turned around, glanced at the black monument, and then turned and walked eastward.

When we returned to Danta, it was autumn.

The ginkgo trees in the courtyard had all shed their leaves, and Han Fei would clean them up every morning before continuing on his way. When Xiao Fan entered, Gu Yuan was looking at information about the Pill Tower Alliance. Upon seeing Xiao Fan return, Xiao Fan pointed to an envelope under the table and said...

"This is what you sent before you left. It's stamped with Elder Shen's seal."

Xiao Fan opened the letter and took out a letter from it.

Elder Shen's handwriting remained steady as ever. He wrote: "After more than half a year of deliberation and evaluation, the Elder Council of the Grand Alliance has officially included the successor of the Taixu Dansheng in the Daqing Dandao Inheritance Register. He will be officially recorded in history at the Grand Alliance Annual Meeting at the end of the year. Xiao Fan is requested to attend."

The letter ended with the words: "This matter should have been settled six months ago, but news from the west has never stopped."

Now everyone can be certain that the hidden dangers of the Taiyin Origin have been eliminated, the entire sealing system of the Taixu Dansheng has been reopened, and there are no further objections within the alliance. Our headquarters will hold a grand celebration for you.

Xiao Fan took the letter, glanced at it, and then put it back on the table. Outside the window, the autumn wind rustled, the ginkgo tree branches trembled, and a few yellow leaves swirled and fell onto the windowsill.

He leaned back in his chair, gazing at the ancient tree bathed in the golden light of the setting sun.

Suddenly, he realized that from the moment he first came into contact with the Nine Towers Seal, time seemed to pass very, very slowly. He couldn't remember exactly how much time had passed, but everything was developing in a direction he didn't know.

Han Fei carried the food in and saw the middle-aged man sitting by the window in a daze, so he put down his bowl and asked, "Brother Xiao, did your trip back to the west go smoothly?"

Xiao Fan finally snapped out of his daze and took the bowl. "Alright. My mission is complete."

Han Fei said nothing, turned and walked towards the kitchen, his footsteps fading into the distance. Xiao Fan picked up his chopsticks and ate slowly. The last rays of the setting sun had already dipped below the horizon, and the ginkgo trees in the courtyard were bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun.

The letter lay quietly on the desk; there were still nearly two months until the end of the year.

He has ample time to compile his knowledge into the Dan Tower Library for future generations to reference. The grand plan laid out by the Grandmaster of Alchemy over the next century is nearing completion, and to prevent the passage of time, this legacy must be fully documented.

After dinner, he put down his bowl, walked to the table, spread out a sheet of white paper, and wrote the three characters "Tai Xu Ji" on the title page.

Compiling the "Taixu Collection" required more effort than he had imagined.

At first, he only wanted to categorize all the information about Burning Bone Abyss, Azure Cloud Mountain, the capital's array core, and the westward journey.

However, when he put pen to paper, all sorts of experiences and related discussions would flood his mind, and each chapter would involve two or three details.

It took him nearly a month to build the framework for the first volume, and the remaining six volumes are still waiting for him to complete.

After hearing that he had compiled the "Tai Xu Collection", Chen Yuan made a special trip to the Dan Tower and brought back a box of books that he had accumulated in his library over the years, including many long-lost manuscripts of the Tai Xu Dan Sheng, as well as letters from people related to him.

Xiao Fan flipped through it and selected a lot of supporting evidence that could be added to the "Tai Xu Collection". Chen Yuan helped him copy and classify it.

"Once this book is completed, our Great Qing alchemy community will have the foundation for a complete Taixu Alchemy Saint system." Chen Yuan sighed as he copied the book. "In the past, each major sect operated independently. With the publication of your book, it's like stringing together beads that were scattered in various places hundreds of years ago."

Xiao Fan continued writing, saying calmly, "This matter still requires the help of your library staff to organize; I can't handle it alone."