Fantasy: I'm in a discarded alchemy room, but I can turn trash into treasure!

Qin Mo rubbed Xiao Nian's head.

But right now he can't personally teach Xiao Nian, what should he do?

He thought of Shen Ruoyan.

However, Shen Ruoyan was in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Golden Core stage.

He thought of Hua Meiniang again, but quickly dismissed the thought.

Xiao Nian possesses a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root; if she were to fall into the hands of the Netherworld Sect, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"The Shen family..."

Qin Mo thought of the Shen family in Yunxia Town.

If there's really no other way, we can only secretly send Xiao Nian away for temporary refuge.

The grand palace competition will be held in five days.

The Azure Dragon Sect will make its move after the competition ends.

Yunyu Palace is unlikely to surrender easily, and a major war between the two forces is highly probable.

He must prepare for the worst.

"Nian, go back with Uncle Zheng to see your parents first, don't let them worry."

"Okay! Master, then I'll head back now!"

Xiao Nian is very sensible.

No sooner had Xiao Nian left than Qin Mo called Shuang'er, Yan'er, and Lan'er over.

He wanted to cultivate with them and accumulate more Qi.

This time it's serious.

Qin Mo and Shuang'er sat facing each other, their palms touching, and simultaneously circulated the Qiankun Creation Scripture.

The vital energy within both individuals flows into each other's meridians through their palms, forming a large circulation between their bodies.

After each major cycle, a stream of Qiankun Qi condenses within the Qiankun Transformation Furnace in the dantian.

Sure enough, dual cultivation can generate Qiankun Qi.

Moreover, who says dual cultivation has to be done that way?

This kind of pure, clean dual cultivation benefits both partners.

He was able to obtain the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and at the same time, he used the Great Cycle to help the three women open their meridians and improve their cultivation.

Kill two birds with one stone.

After Shuang'er successfully broke through to the third level of Qi Refining, Yan'er took over.

Qin Mo helped Yan'er open her meridians and break through to the second level of Qi Refining.

Then they switched to Lan'er.

The three women took turns performing.

Qin Mo then took out pills to assist their cultivation.

In just one night, Shuang'er broke through to the third level of Qi Refining, Yan'er to the second level, and Lan'er directly reached the fourth level.

This is the talent of bloodline.

With a superior water spirit root and the bloodline of a Xuanjiao dragon, he was born to be a seed of cultivation.

Spiritual roots and bloodlines are determined from the moment of birth, and it's no use for others to be envious.

That night, Qin Mo successfully obtained eighty-two strands of Qiankun Qi.

"Master, why are we practicing dual cultivation like this?"

Shuang'er bit her lip and asked, "Does Master no longer like me?"

"Silly girl, how could I not like you?"

Qin Mo smiled.

"Then why didn't Master..." Shuang'er blushed and couldn't finish her sentence.

"This is the proper way to practice dual cultivation."

Qin Mo sighed, "Dual cultivation can be divided into two types: quiet cultivation and joint cultivation. This time we are doing quiet cultivation, and next time we will do joint cultivation."

"What? Dual cultivation is divided into quiet cultivation and combined cultivation?"

The three women were stunned; it was the first time they had ever heard of such a thing being possible.

……

Qin Mo began setting up the teleportation array.

One was placed in the inner room of the No. 1 room, and the other was put into a storage bag.

Once he sets up the second one in the Remnant Valley, he won't have to travel back and forth anymore.

More importantly, the Azure Dragon Sect could make a move at any time.

He prepares an escape route in advance so that he can escape instantly in case of an emergency.

Before dawn, Qin Mo quietly returned to the Cloud Rain Palace.

He had thought that Xu Qing and the others would come to cause him trouble.

Surprisingly, he was out for a whole day and night, and no one came to investigate.

"What happened?"

Qin Mo was puzzled for a moment, then understood.

After the bell rang nine times, everyone in Yunyu Palace was busy preparing for the palace gate competition. Who had time to care about a servant guarding the Remnant Pill Pavilion?

There are three days left until the grand competition at the palace gates.

Qin Mo directly set up the second teleportation array in the eighteenth Remnant Pill Pavilion.

Who would have thought he would hide the teleportation array in this godforsaken place filled with poison?

After making the arrangements, he sat down cross-legged and began to reshape the discarded pill.

……

The secret realm of clouds and rain in the back mountain.

Gu Yingxue sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace, with a plain white silk scroll hanging in front of her.

It contained the two sentences Qin Mo had said that day when he was putting on airs.

"Existence arises from non-existence, non-existence is hidden within existence, existence and non-existence transform into each other, and transformation returns to nature."

"Before a single thought arises, all actions are already in place. When both thought and action cease, the Way naturally manifests."

Gu Yingxue copied the two lines of text onto a plain silk cloth and hung it neatly in front of her desk.

She had been sitting there for a day and a night.

"Existence arises from non-existence..."

She murmured to herself, her brow furrowing slightly.

This bottleneck had trapped her for several years.

Everyone said she was exceptionally talented and had extraordinary comprehension, but they didn't know that whenever she circulated her cultivation technique to the final hurdle, it was like hitting a wall, as if there was a barrier as thin as a cicada's wing but indestructible. She could reach it, but she was always just a little short.

When Qin Mo gave her those two sentences, his expression was indifferent, as if he had just casually picked them up and described them lightly.

But the moment she looked inside, something in her heart trembled violently, like a pebble thrown into an ancient well, creating subtle ripples that quickly subsided.

It's as if I've grasped something, yet it's also as if I haven't grasped anything at all.

"Before a single thought arises, all actions are already in place..."

She chewed on the words repeatedly, becoming more and more confused.

What does "before a thought arises" mean?

If the thought had not yet arisen, would her current deep contemplation count as "arising a thought"?

Then how can they be "completely annihilated"?

The more I try to understand, the more shrouded in mystery becomes.

As dawn broke, a morning breeze blew in through the window, ruffling a corner of the white silk.

Gu Yingxue stared blankly at the two lines of text, her eyes bloodshot, but she still gained nothing.

She closed her eyes and let out a long breath.

Where exactly is the Tao hidden?

For Gu Yingxue, who had never read the Tao Te Ching, these two sentences were indeed too profound.

She never managed to fully comprehend the profound truths contained within it.

"Am I just not perceptive enough?"

Gu Yingxue was somewhat discouraged.

Bai Chenshuang, the mistress of Yunyu Palace, pushed open the door and entered.

Her steps faltered when her gaze fell upon the two sheets of Xuan paper in front of Gu Yingxue.

After reading it word by word, Bai Chenshuang was also stunned by these two sentences.

That guy who always wears the black iron mask is indeed a genuine reclusive master.

Just looking at these two sentences, their understanding of "Tao" is far superior to theirs.

Bai Chenshuang secretly rejoiced that she had never harbored any ill intentions towards that person.

When Gu Yingxue insisted on sending Xiao Nian, who possessed a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root, back to that mysterious senior, Bai Chenshuang disagreed.

Why should a seedling with a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root be given away so easily?

The two argued about this for several days.

But in the end, Bai Chenshuang relented.

Looking at those two lines of text again now, Bai Chenshuang felt only relief.

If we really offend this person, the entire Yunyu Palace will suffer the consequences.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Bai Chenshuang's mind.

This person is highly accomplished in alchemy and his understanding of the "Tao" is unfathomable.

The Azure Dragon Sect is about to make its move, but the Nascent Soul Ancestor has passed away, and the Condensing Infant Pill cannot be refined in time.

Why not... ask this person to help them refine the Nascent Soul Pill?

Bai Chenshuang thought about it more and more and it seemed feasible, and her breathing became a little rapid.

At this moment, Qin Mo was still diligently reshaping the discarded pills in the Remnant Pill Valley.

He never dreamed that the two sentences he casually made up to fool people would actually deceive the master of Yunyu Palace.

The peerless master he was impersonating was becoming the lifeline for the entire Cloud Rain Palace.

Bai Chenshuang is coming to find him in person.