Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Qin Xiao scoffed dismissively, "I dare to return here because I'm confident I won't be discovered."

"As for the falling out between the Hong family and your Su family, isn't that just a matter of course?"

At this point, Qin Xiao glanced at Su Qingleng with amusement.

"Do you know that the Hong family is not sincerely seeking a marriage alliance with you? Their real goal is to annex your Su family."

Qin Xiao then recounted the conversation between Hong Zhen and his cronies, including their plans to treat Su Qingleng as a plaything, hold an uninhibited gathering, and invite their cronies to ravage Su Qingleng.

"What?! Hong Zhen, that rotten-clothed man, is such a beast!"

Su Qingleng's beautiful eyes were blank, and in an instant, her face turned deathly pale, her heart filled with fear and lingering dread.

Fortunately, I didn't marry into the Hong family, otherwise my life would have been ruined.

Immediately, she gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with hatred:

"It's all that bitch Su Qingxue's fault. If she hadn't been chosen by Chen Qi of the Mountain and River Sect, how could my Su family have fallen into this predicament?"

If Su Qingxue hadn't been about to join a prestigious family, how could she have aroused such fear and hostility from the two major clans towards the Su family?

As it turned out, Su Qingxue was fine, but she almost fell into the hands of that scumbag and her life would have been ruined.

"How dare you insult Su Qingxue? Have you forgotten what you did to her?"

Qin Xiao rolled his eyes at Su Qingleng. This woman had no right to resent Su Qingxue, after all, what she did to Su Qingxue was even more outrageous.

"Master, how can you say that? I am your woman."

Upon hearing this, Su Qingleng looked at Qin Xiao with a pitiful expression.

She secretly resented Qin Xiao, thinking that she had treated him like a king and had never been so subservient to anyone in her life.

Surprisingly, Qin Xiao even spoke up for Su Qingxue.

That's so unfair!

"I was just telling the truth."

Qin Xiao sneered.

Seeing that Su Qingleng's "green tea" syndrome had flared up again, Qin Xiao didn't want to waste any more time chatting with her, so he directly stated his purpose:

"I remember your Su family has a lineage of alchemists, right?"

The Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit cannot be preserved for long, so Qin Xiao had to quickly refine it into pills before it spoiled.

"Yes, Master, our Su family does indeed have a lineage of alchemists. The reason our Su family was able to rise to prominence back then was precisely because of alchemy."

Speaking of the alchemist lineage, a hint of pride shone in Su Qingleng's beautiful eyes.

After all, alchemy was once the Su family's most famous skill.

But immediately, the pride in her eyes turned into helplessness:

"However, the alchemy skills passed down by my ancestors were too advanced for later generations to learn."

"Since the passing of my ancestor, the alchemy master, there has been no one to inherit the alchemy tradition of my Su family. Every year, my Su family has spent mountains of gold and silver seas trying to cultivate alchemists like my ancestor, but very few people can learn it. Almost all of them have learned the alchemy traditions from outside."

The Su family has always been in the alchemy business, and in the past, their alchemy business was considered the best in Black Mountain City.

However, since the passing of their ancestor, the Su family's alchemy business has gradually declined, falling to a second-rate level in Black Mountain City.

Unfortunately, alchemy requires extremely high personal talent; even with a lineage, one cannot learn it without the necessary talent.

"Is it too difficult for anyone to learn?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao immediately became interested.

He is not afraid of high difficulty. With the destiny of "heaven rewards diligence", there is no skill in this world that he cannot learn.

Moreover, he can use the beauty's charm to enhance his comprehension, so he is confident that he can inherit even the most difficult legacy.

Therefore, Qin Xiao immediately looked at Su Qingleng and said in an unquestionable manner:

"Bring that inheritance here; I wish to study it."

"Master, what time is it? Are you still practicing alchemy?"

Su Qingleng looked at Qin Xiao with a strange expression, not to mention that Qin Xiao was currently in grave danger.

Qin Xiao is already quite old; he might not even have enough time to practice his martial arts, yet he still manages to distract himself with learning alchemy.

Moreover, alchemy is not something that ordinary people can learn. Furthermore, the alchemy tradition of the Su family is so difficult that even the more talented alchemists in the Su family cannot learn it.

She didn't believe Qin Xiao had that kind of talent.

"Stop talking nonsense. Just go when I tell you to. Have you been getting more and more presumptuous lately? Remember who you are."

Qin Xiao's gaze darkened, and he was about to lash out.

"Yes, yes, this servant will go right away."

Su Qingleng's expression froze, realizing something was wrong, and she quickly turned around to retrieve the alchemist's inheritance.

Nowadays, the Su family no longer values ​​their ancestral alchemy heritage. This heritage is left to gather dust in the library, completely ignored by everyone.

Of course, even if it were left to gather dust, the average member of the Su family would have no chance of obtaining that alchemy inheritance.

Members of aristocratic families have an extreme monopoly on knowledge; even if it is destroyed or burned, it will never be revealed to outsiders.

But Su Qingleng was, after all, the patriarch's woman, so obtaining the alchemy inheritance was a simple matter for her.

Not long after.

Su Qingleng then approached Qin Xiao with a book as thick as a brick, a hint of smugness on her pretty face:

"Master, this is the alchemy heritage of my Su family."

"understood."

Qin Xiao nodded and eagerly accepted the alchemy inheritance.

Then I saw this alchemy tradition, which was called "Qingxu Danshu".

Judging from the title, it seemed to be a work by a Taoist priest, which didn't surprise Qin Xiao. After all, alchemists generally liked to seek immortality and ask questions.

After dismissing Su Qingleng, Qin Xiao began to read carefully.

Opening the book, one sees it filled with dense text and various illustrations, along with explanations.

Just looking at so much text, Qin Xiao felt like he was back in his university days, reading academic papers and feeling overwhelmed, as if he were reading gibberish.

I took a few more glances.

Qin Xiao shook his head helplessly:

"I overestimated myself."

Qin Xiao originally wanted to see if he had any talent for alchemy.

But now, just reading a few lines of text makes his head spin, so he immediately gave up on the idea of ​​making things difficult for himself.

Qin Xiao now has a clear understanding of his own limitations. Without the Goddess Diagram, he would indeed be no different from an ordinary person in the martial arts world, and could not possibly be a genius.

"The Goddess Painting, enhance my comprehension!"

Qin Xiao's eyes sharpened, and without hesitation, he burned his beauty aura, activated the Goddess Diagram, and enhanced his comprehension.

Since he can cultivate with Su Qingleng every day and gain popularity from her beauty, Qin Xiao has no need to conserve his popularity.

In an instant, Qin Xiao's demeanor changed.

His mind became incredibly clear in an instant, his thinking became countless times more precise, and his wisdom was greatly enhanced. In a flash, he transformed from an ordinary old man into a top genius.

At this time.

Looking at the "heavenly book" again, Qin Xiao immediately found that the contents of the book had become simpler, and he quickly became immersed in it.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Qin Xiao felt that his whole person had changed.

In an instant, he went from being illiterate in alchemy to becoming a seasoned alchemist.

At the very least, he has thoroughly mastered all kinds of knowledge about alchemy and can readily recall them as if they were his own treasures.

According to Su Qingleng, this technique is extremely difficult and has even led to the extinction of the alchemy lineage of its successors.

Qin Xiao was confident that he had already learned it!

What surprised Qin Xiao even more was...

This alchemical text does indeed record a type of elixir whose main ingredient is the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit!