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After breaking through to the Communicating Mysteries Realm, Li Xuan's mood improved greatly. The real source of happiness lay in the growth of his strength.

Since Xu Yan had already comprehended the methods of the Communicating Mysteries, it was time to find an opportunity to pass on the methods above Communicating Mysteries to him.

Letting him know in advance might help him comprehend it earlier, perhaps?

Li Xuan squinted his eyes slightly, his consciousness sinking deep. He wanted to investigate the origin of the golden finger.

Now that he had reached the Communicating Mysteries Realm, with his strength further enhanced, it was time to try again to see if he could see what his golden finger really was.

As his consciousness sank, he could actually see a faint golden light of the golden finger, which he couldn't perceive before reaching the Innate Realm.

But that was all.

Apart from this faint golden light, he couldn't see any other contours.

He still couldn't see what the golden finger looked like.

Li Xuan let out a sigh of relief; this was a good sign.

He couldn't see the golden finger at the moment because his strength was too low to efficiently use it.

With his realm advancing, he believed he would soon be able to see the full picture of the golden finger and how to use it efficiently.

"The Communicating Mysteries Realm cannot see the golden finger, but I've touched upon some, seeing a little golden light. It seems my guess was correct.

"If that's true, then above the Communicating Mysteries, at the fourth realm of martial arts, can one see the golden finger?"

Li Xuan became excited.

At the same time, he couldn't help but lament that the conditions triggered by the golden finger were indeed too harsh.

Moreover, after triggering the golden finger, he still couldn't see it, let alone use it.

"If it weren't for Xu Yan coming to the small village, becoming my disciple, and practicing the martial arts I made up, I might still be struggling in the small village now."

Li Xuan sighed.

This golden finger was somewhat of a pitfall, with such stringent triggering conditions, and it also required a certain level of strength and realm to see it.

Fortunately, everything was still going smoothly!

Just follow the steps and complete the fourth realm of martial arts a bit more comprehensively. Once Xu Yan comprehends it, stepping into the fourth realm of martial arts, he should be able to see the golden finger.

"I wonder what uses this golden finger has and what role it can play in developing subsequent martial arts?"

Li Xuan pondered silently.

It could be anticipated that the golden finger must be related to creating martial arts. However, whether it could enhance the efficiency of martial arts technique creation was uncertain.

"The fourth realm of martial arts, it will take some time. Even if I pass on the created martial arts to Xu Yan, it will take him some time to comprehend them.

"It should wait until after Xu Yan breaks through to the Communicating Mysteries Realm."

Li Xuan muttered to himself.

"Xu Yan is already Innate Consummation, not far from perfection. With the assistance of elixirs, he should soon break through to Innate Perfection, but..."

Li Xuan thought of Meng Chong, who, although taking the Golden Body Pill, was currently just using it to nourish his body and cultivate his body's foundation, rather than rushing to improve the Great Sun Golden Body.

Even so, his strength had improved considerably.

Although Meng Chong relied on elixirs for cultivation, he didn't depend on them entirely. Instead, he treated the elixirs as nourishment for his body, continuously solidifying his foundation.

Since Meng Chong was like this, Xu Yan was likely to be the same. Neither of them would rely on elixirs to quickly advance their cultivation but would use them to solidify their foundation and then naturally break through their realms.

It was about suppressing their own realm while accumulating their own foundation.

Su Lingshi cultivated the Dao of Alchemy and Martial Arts. Taking elixirs wouldn't affect her foundation; instead, it would help improve her cultivation. The strength of her Evergreen Bone was also evident at this time.

However, the Dao of Alchemy and Martial Arts was ultimately not renowned for its powerful strength.

Su Lingshi's strength was not as good as Xu Yan's and Meng Chong's, but it was definitely not weak; she still could easily surpass those in the same realm in the Inner Domain Martial Arts.

As for Shi Er, he consumed too many elixirs, making his strength somewhat inflated. Recently, he had been busy honing his own martial arts foundation.

It was Zhou Ying who knew how to use elixirs reasonably, with a solid foundation and no inflation of strength. Moreover, her strength had increased rapidly and had caught up with Shi Er.

Even if Shi Er displayed the knife techniques passed down by Meng Chong, he still couldn't defeat Zhou Ying, which made him quite helpless.

He could only temporarily stop taking elixirs and work hard to hone his own martial arts.

The size of Chi Mao, the Red Cat, was visibly increasing.

Despite eating too many Waste Pills, it didn't seem to have any problems. Instead, it became more and more robust, vaguely showing signs of becoming a Great Demon.

With its huge size came immense blood and energy, and its physical body became stronger and almost comparable to the Innate Realm.

Ordinary masters in the Inner Domain would probably be unable to subdue it.

"Will this big cat really transform into a Great Demon?"

Li Xuan muttered to himself.

The Red Cat, this big guy, even learned to act cute, often wandering around Su Lingshi, acting cute to please her, truly becoming a big cat.

When Su Lingshi was happy, she would reward it with a complete Waste Pill.

Watching the Red Cat grow bigger day by day, by the end, the doors of the manor were not enough for it to enter and exit; it could only lie outside the manor.

"Master, do you think the Red Cat will really cultivate the methods of a Great Demon?"

Su Lingshi fed the Red Cat a Waste Pill, trotted over, and asked while pinching Li Xuan's shoulder.

"It's still too early!"

Li Xuan shook his head.

If the Red Cat really succeeded in cultivating the methods of a Great Demon, the golden finger should react.

Although the Red Cat's size was increasing, it was still far from cultivating the methods of a Great Demon.

"When the Red Cat can shrink its size freely, it will be almost a beginner in cultivating the methods of a Great Demon."

Li Xuan said with a smile.

"Master, do you mean that when the Red Cat can shrink its size, it will almost be a beginner in cultivating the methods of a Great Demon?"

Su Lingshi found it somewhat unbelievable.

The size of the Red Cat was already very large. Normally speaking, the eruption of strength could cause an increase in size. How could it shrink?

Li Xuan nodded.

"Then can the Red Cat become the size of a small cat?"

Su Lingshi's face was full of expectation.

"If it succeeds in cultivating into a Great Demon, it will naturally not be a problem."

Li Xuan smiled and said.

"That's great! If the Red Cat becomes smaller, it must be very cute!"

Su Lingshi exclaimed excitedly.

Li Xuan looked at the Red Cat outside the manor, which was almost turning into a chubby tiger. If it could shrink its size and become the size of a cat, it would still be a chubby cat, right?

Xu Yan returned.

Accompanying him were Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan.

Two large parcels and a big box indicated that they had brought back a lot of stuff.

Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh. Storage bags were indeed precious; not even Xie Lingfeng, a genius from the Sword Ancestor Cliff, had one.

Xu Yan, who had been wandering in the Inner Domain, must have done well, yet he still hadn't bought a storage bag.

The idea of ​​the fourth martial arts system surfaced in Li Xuan's mind again.

"Master, I'm back!"

Xu Yan put down the parcels and respectfully saluted.

"Good, it's good to be back!"

Li Xuan was very happy. The eldest disciple was the core of his martial arts heritage.

"Respects, senior!"

Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan bowed respectfully.

"It's Little Xie and Little Hu!"

Li Xuan nodded with a smile.

"Big Senior Brother!"

Su Lingshi ran over excitedly.

The big senior brother was back, and with a large parcel, it must be spirit medicines.

With so many spirit medicines, she really didn't lack elixirs or spirit medicines for refining elixirs.

"Sister!"

Xu Yan smiled.

Xie Lingfeng looked at Su Lingshi, a graceful and ethereal girl with a sense of purity and cleverness. He couldn't help but sigh; she must be another genius. Otherwise, how could she catch the attention of the senior?

"Sister, these are all spirit medicines. I bought all the ones on your list."

Xu Yan lightly patted the two big bags of spirit medicines and smiled.

Finally, the promise to bring back a large bag of spirit medicines from the Inner Domain was fulfilled.

"Thank you, Big Senior Brother!"

Su Lingshi's jade face blushed, her excited eyes shining like stars.

Meng Chong also returned.

"Brother Xie and Brother Hu came too!"

He greeted Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan cheerfully.

Seeing him, Xie Lingfeng couldn't help but remember the rumor that once circulated in the Inner Domain about him being bald...

"Big Senior Brother, who is this?"

Su Lingshi looked at Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan.

"Sister, let me introduce you. This is Xie Lingfeng, and this is Hu Shan, from the Sword Ancestor Cliff!"

Xu Yan introduced them to Su Lingshi.

"So, you're Xie Lingfeng?"

Su Lingshi was quite surprised.

"This is my junior sister, Su Lingshi!"

Xu Yan introduced Su Lingshi to Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan.

"I've seen Miss Su Lingshi, I'm Xie Lingfeng!"

Xie Lingfeng was somewhat surprised. Could Su Lingshi also know about him?

In the Borderlands, there couldn't possibly be rumors about him.

"The number one genius of the Sword Ancestor Cliff in a thousand years, one of the three youngest masters in the Inner Domain, Xie Lingfeng. I didn't expect you to know my senior brother."

Su Lingshi sighed.

Xie Lingfeng's name was famous in the Inner Domain.

Today, seeing him in person, he was indeed extraordinary.

Of course, he was still far behind her senior brother.

"You know me?"

Xie Lingfeng was quite surprised.

"Of course!"

Su Lingshi nodded.

Xie Lingfeng suddenly remembered that the person the Black-robed Man was looking for was Su Lingshi, wasn't it?

"You are from the Inner Domain?"

"Yes, I escaped to the Borderlands. Fortunately, I met my master. Hey, hey, I'm powerful now. It won't be long before you won't be my opponent!"

Su Lingshi raised her little head proudly.

Xie Lingfeng looked envious.

Being accepted as a disciple by a senior was such great luck, such a great opportunity!

"Master, this is the Misty Cloud Tea."

Su Lingshi handed it over.

Xu Yan opened the box and took out a jar of Misty Cloud Tea, placing it on the table.

"Mm, not bad!" nodded Li Xuan.

Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually very excited. Spirit tea, he had never tasted it before. Thanks to his disciple, he could finally taste it now.

"Misty Cloud Tea? Isn't this a specialty of the Du Hou Palace?" Su Lingshi exclaimed in surprise.

"Master, let me brew tea for you!" Zhou Ying came to Li Xuan's side, bringing a teapot, teacups, and water.

Su Lingshi opened the jade jar, took out the Misty Cloud Tea, put it into the teapot, and then used her qi and blood to create a flame in her palm. After boiling the water, she poured it into the teapot.

Instantly, a refreshing fragrance filled the air and permeated their senses.

"Master, have some tea!" Su Lingshi poured a cup for Li Xuan.

Li Xuan took a sip and instantly fell in love with the spirit tea. He sighed inwardly; indeed, it was worthy of being called spirit tea. After drinking it, ordinary tea would no longer be palatable.

"Not bad!" Li Xuan was excited inside, but his face remained calm, as if the spirit tea was nothing special.

Seeing this, Xu Yan was very happy. As long as his master liked it, it was good.

"The production of Misty Cloud Tea is quite good. In the future, I'll buy some from Miss Du to show respect to the master!" Xu Yan thought to himself.

Xie Lingfeng felt somewhat ashamed that he had forgotten to bring some specialty products from the Sword Ancestor Cliff to honor his senior. It was indeed inappropriate!

Li Xuan glanced at the box. There was not just one jar of spirit tea; it would last for some time.

"My disciple, you've just returned from the Inner Domain. Take some time to relax, spend time with your family, and bring some specialty products from the Inner Domain to your parents." Li Xuan pointed at the Misty Cloud Tea.

"Master, I understand," Xu Yan nodded.

Although he was eager to go home and see his parents, he didn't immediately set off this time.

With everyone gathered in the manor, Xu Yan chatted with his senior siblings for a long time, and Su Lingshi and Xie Lingfeng also became acquainted.

Since Hu Shan was not a young man anymore, he hung out with Zhou Ying and Shi Er.

One day later...

Su Lingshi began refining elixirs in preparation for the medicine Xu Yan would take home.

"Big Senior Brother, you brought back sixth and seventh-grade spirit medicines. I've refined the Rejuvenation Pill again. After taking this pill, one's appearance will no longer age," Su Lingshi said as she began the process.

"That's great!" Xu Yan was overjoyed; his mother would surely love it.

"In addition to maintaining youth, it can also improve one's physique," Su Lingshi said as she carefully split a sixth-grade spirit medicine in half and sealed the unused half again.

This time, the Rejuvenation Pill she was refining used higher-grade spirit medicines, so its effects would be stronger and it would have additional benefits besides maintaining youth.

Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan stared wide-eyed as they watched.

So this was alchemy?

Elixirs were truly mysterious and miraculous. They possessed extraordinary powers that could even create the heavens and the earth!

After taking a pill yesterday, they realized the magic of elixirs.

Especially Hu Shan, who originally had not fully condensed his inner qi. After taking a Qi-Condensing Pill, he quickly condensed it into true qi.

There was nothing as miraculous in the entire Inner Domain.

Compared to elixirs made in the Inner Domain, which were just pills brewed with sixth-grade spirit medicines, they were nothing but rubbish!

They were completely wasting spirit medicines!

Their horizons were instantly raised, and they looked down on the pills from the Inner Domain, even those made with sixth-grade spirit medicines.

They were considered trash!

Su Lingshi's expression was serious, not daring to be distracted at all. This was the first time she was refining the Rejuvenation Pill, and it used high-grade spirit medicines. If she failed, the loss would be considerable.

Even with plenty of spirit medicines, such waste was unacceptable.

Although she fed the failed pills to the Red Cat, it still hurt her heart. These were the spirit medicines her big senior brother had worked hard to collect!

The pill furnace spun in Su Lingshi's palm, with the qi and blood forming a flame that burned fiercely. As the refinement continued, her qi and blood were consumed, as well as her mental energy. Beads of sweat appeared on her fair forehead.

Xu Yan and the others didn't dare to breathe heavily, afraid of disturbing her.

Bang!

Finally, the flame grew smaller and smaller. Su Lingshi slapped the pill furnace, and the lid flew open, revealing twelve pills inside.

They were crystal clear, emitting a faint luster, and a fragrant aroma filled the air.

(End of this chapter)