Chapter 312: The Alchemy Furnace Trains the Father‑in‑Law, the Mother‑in‑Law Is Stunned

Half an hour later.

On Longshe Shan, Shang Yingnian and his wife finally entered Longshe Shan, gazing at the mountain ahead, which resembled a fairyland, spiritual herbs swaying and growing, moving with the wind, each leaf flashing with a crystal‑clear light—was it tears? Or mist?

The spiritual energy was thick, rising above Longshe Shan and merging with the mists together, forming an unforgettable scene; one glance and you cannot forget it, a second glance and you will be deeply shaken.

Various spiritual herbs grew luxuriantly, with countless types; Shang Yingnian recognized a few of them, but another part he could not identify, those herbs were of too high a grade or too rare, causing him also to be unable to discern them.

Jiang Luolan needless to say, this was her first time personally viewing Longshe Shan; along the way she gained the deepest insight—Longshe Shan lay hidden in the mists, mountains surrounding it, with no path, never traversed, making it impossible to reach here, let alone enter Longshe Shan's interior.

Those formations, those mountains, are all obstacles of Longshe Shan.

He raised his head, gazing at the brand‑new Longshe Shan, deeply shaken.

Spiritual herbs, spiritual energy, and the solemn feeling emanating from the peaks made the whole Longshe Shan seem like a terrifying demonic beast, giving one a sense of dread in body and mind, as if what lay ahead were not a mountain but a fearsome beast staring at one; the illusion of body and mind being seen through and intimidated caused cold sweat to pour forth.

Unable to help herself, she leaned a little closer to her husband beside her, which made her feel a bit more at ease.

Shang Yingnian patted the back of his wife's hand, comforting: 'It's fine, this is Longshe Shan, your son‑in‑law's Longshe Shan.'

"Look, Hongxue is over there; let's go up the mountain."

He pulled his wife along as they went up the mountain, passing Liu Yuer and her mother; he was slightly surprised, took another look, gave a smile, and Liu Yuer smiled back at the two, recognizing Shang Yingnian and his wife, she pointed up the mountain and said: 'Keep going up this way and you'll reach Hongxue.'

The path up the mountain is only this one; other paths are not walkable by ordinary people.

Longshe Shan is dangerous; each location corresponds to a region, and within each region there are different dangers.

Those spiritual herbs look harmless, but in fact they are still dangerous.

If one does not understand the nature of the spiritual herbs, even a slight touch will cause poisoning.

This path is the safest one; it will have no danger.

"Thank you."

Shang Yingnian clasped his hands in thanks, then followed this path up the mountain; no one was leading the way, he went up personally—how many times had it been? He was still unfamiliar with Longshe Shan, mainly because Longshe Shan changed too quickly, to the point he could not recognize it; at first glance he thought he had come to the wrong place, feeling that Longshe Shan had grown much taller than before, whereas the Longshe Shan he had initially seen was not this majestic.

Nor did it have the overbearing aura of the mountain before him, which was terrifying.

With difficulty he arrived where Shang Hongxue was, and Shang Yingnian was drawn to her daughter's sword dance.

Shang Hongxue began to dance, like a butterfly, fluttering gracefully.

Her posture was beautiful; each step was an extension of the sword technique.

"The Azure Sparrow Sword Technique" combined with the nature of her Cultivation aura burst forth with a different light.

A second glance made it seem as if an azure sparrow were flying between the mountains; that posture, that appearance, was truly too beautiful.

Unable to help himself, he looked two more times, and then his eyes were deeply drawn in.

Jiang Luolan watched the daughter dancing before her, her posture exquisite, her sword technique splendid.

"Is this my daughter?"

She could not fail to recognize her own daughter, yet her precious daughter was certainly not this splendid, nor did she possess a dance that could intoxicate people so.

That daughter, however, could do nothing right; her physique was extremely weak.

Not to mention practicing swordsmanship; even moving a little left her panting.

Even though Chen Chuyang had enhanced her physical strength, she was still quite weak.

But the woman before her, her whole body exuded true qi that was terrifying, that profound true qi came rushing over, and her cultivation level was instantly apparent.

Jiang Luolan felt somewhat shocked and surprised, she turned her head and looked toward her husband, Shang Yingnian.

Shang Yingnian's heart was greatly shaken: 'First Layer of Qi Transformation, has Hongxue's cultivation risen again?'

Is this the First Layer of Qi Transformation?

The last time we met, she had just entered the True Qi realm; now she has advanced a major realm—this is too unbelievable, right?

How long has it been? A year? Less than a year, perhaps.

What constitution, what talent does his precious daughter have? No one knows it better than he does.

Precisely because he knows, he feels shocked and terrified.

Such a thing is too unbelievable.

"Is this my daughter?"

Shang Yingnian's heart involuntarily raised the question: the girl before him, truly his daughter?

Has his precious daughter already undergone Qi Transformation?

Qi Transformation—surely she could soon step into True Gang and then surpass him.

As his father, would he not then be surpassed, and then…

"Father, you've come?"

"Eh, Mother is also here."

After Shang Hongxue finished her sword dance, she saw her parents, quickly went to her mother's side and gave her a hug; Shang Yingnian stood to the side, waiting for his daughter to come hug him, but he did not expect that his daughter would actually… ignore him.

His outstretched hands hung in midair—neither putting them down nor keeping them up, nor anything else.

Yet his daughter had not a shred of awareness, completely unable to see him.

"Cough cough."

Shang Hongxue heard the cough, lost her voice, turned her head, glanced at her father, and gave a toothy grin.

"Father, what are you doing?"

Shang Yingnian's raised hands were embarrassed again; he gave the daughter a white look—he had raised her for nothing.

Having a husband, she forgot this father of hers, making him furious.

"That Hongxue, what is your cultivation?"

Shang Hongxue openly displayed her cultivation, deliberately turning a circle before them.

"How about it? Father, the daughter has already reached the First Layer of Qi Transformation; she will soon catch up to you, and give her three more years—she guarantees she will surpass you and become the strongest person of the Shang Clan."

By then, even if her older sister returned, she would not be afraid.

The increase in her cultivation made her very happy.

Jiang Luolan pulled her daughter, whispering, "Baby, how did you do that?"

This cultivation increased too fast; checking her daughter's condition, it was very stable, not like forcing growth, it was more solid than she imagined—this solid cultivation, this foundation, was many times stronger than hers.

At the same cultivation level, Shang Hongxue's true qi content is several times higher than hers.

Shang Yingnian checked, his brows furrowed, his eyes fixed on Shang Hongxue.

Seeing his parents-in-law arrive, Chen Chuyang stepped forward, clasped his hands, and greeted: "Son-in-law pays respects to his parents-in-law."

Both were present, and both needed to perform the salute.

Jiang Luolan smiled satisfactorily: "Chuyang, no need for excessive courtesy; we came unannounced this time, it was our abruptness."

Jiang Luolan briefly explained: "It was your father who let us come up the mountain, so we came up."

In short, this matter was done under Chen Yuan's direction.

Upon hearing that, Chen Chuyang instantly understood his father's meaning.

"I understand your meaning, parents-in-law; if so, please, father-in-law, enter the Alchemy Furnace."

Shang Yingnian was speechless.

"Father-in-law, please enter."

Shang Yingnian turned to ask his wife's opinion; before Jiang Luolan could say anything, he was kicked away.

"Bang."

With the Alchemy Furnace lid closed, father-in-law had already entered and sat cross-legged inside.

This scene frightened Jiang Luolan.