Chapter 302: Small Success in the Withering-Prosperity Profound Light Art, and the Dao of Loving to Learn

Twenty years later.

Xuanhuang Sect, Xianxia Peak.

Above the sky, dark clouds gathered and thunder rumbled, as if a purple Pill Tribulation were descending.

A radius of one hundred miles was shrouded under the Pill Tribulation.

All living beings felt this power and trembled in fear.

This was supreme heavenly might.

However, the many Cultivators of the Xuanhuang Sect had grown accustomed to such scenes.

At first, people would watch, but now they just treated it as thunderstorm weather.

"To think it has triggered a Pill Tribulation again; it seems my husband is refining another furnace of Fourth-tier Treasure Pills."

Leng Yuexi said with a very calm expression, looking at the Pill Tribulation descending from the distant sky.

Over this past period, Pill Tribulations would appear on Xianxia Peak from time to time, with Tribulation Lightning flickering.

In the beginning, everyone would be flustered and terrified.

As time passed and Pill Tribulations appeared frequently, they became less surprised.

It could no longer even stir any ripples in their hearts.

Seeing the Pill Tribulation appear, they only felt that their husband seemed to be refining Fourth-tier Treasure Pills again.

"With the frequent Pill Tribulations lately, my husband's Alchemy level has likely reached a new height."

"Perhaps it has reached the Fourth-tier Middle-Grade realm."

"The speed of the Alchemist's cultivation progress is truly too fast."

Shen Biqian was very moved.

As a Third-tier Upper-grade Alchemist, she naturally knew just how difficult it was to refine Fourth-tier Treasure Pills.

Throughout the entire Canglan Sea, the appearance of every furnace of Fourth-tier Treasure Pills was enough to incite a scramble among many Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Yet now, her own husband refined a furnace of Fourth-tier Treasure Pills from time to time.

If this news were to spread, it would surely cause a sensation in the Canglan Sea.

By then, there would be no telling how many Nascent Soul Cultivators would come begging at their door, hoping her husband would refine pills for them.

"That is indeed the case."

"Thanks to the Fourth-tier Treasure Pills my husband refines, my cultivation is progressing rapidly now."

"I am afraid it will not take a hundred years for me to advance to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage."

Chu Dieyi was also filled with wonder.

As a Nascent Soul Elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect, she naturally knew how difficult it was to obtain Fourth-tier Treasure Pills.

But her husband actually refined several furnaces of Fourth-tier pills from time to time, making Fourth-tier pills seem almost worthless; treating Fourth-tier pills like jellybeans to eat was truly too extravagant.

If the Nascent Soul Elders of her Heavenly Demon Sect knew she could frequently consume Fourth-tier pills, they would likely all be so jealous they would vomit blood; when comparing people, the gap was truly too vast.

"But even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice."

"Even if my husband has the technique to refine Fourth-tier Treasure Pills, where do the Millennium Spirit Herbs for refining Fourth-tier pills come from?"

Lin Yazhu was incredibly curious.

After all, the reason Fourth-tier Alchemists were so rare was precisely because of the lack of practical experience and Millennium Spirit Herbs.

Many Fourth-tier Alchemists only had the opportunity to start a furnace every few decades.

Because Nascent Soul Cultivators often needed to spend a vast amount of time to find enough Millennium Spirit Herbs.

Unlike her husband, who brought out large quantities of Millennium Spirit Herbs from time to time.

It was as if Millennium Spirit Herbs were worthless.

"As far as I know, my husband seems to have mastered a Secret Realm Medicine Garden."

"This place abounds with Millennium Spirit Herbs, which is why my husband can bring out so many to refine pills."

"But my husband has not said where that Secret Realm Medicine Garden is, only that the time is not yet right."

"When the time is right, he will let us know the location of the Medicine Garden."

Taohua Shangren blinked her eyes.

She was already very accustomed to this mysterious husband of hers.

In fact, what Cultivator did not have their own opportunities and secrets?

For her husband to form a Nascent Soul at the age of one hundred, the secrets he held must be quite astonishing.

She was also sensible and did not continue to get to the bottom of it.

If her husband wanted to tell them, he surely would have said so long ago.

Since he was not saying for now, it meant the time was not yet right.

…………

At this very moment, in an Alchemy room, the pill furnace was gestating round, plump pills, radiating colorful light, with a fragrant scent permeating the surroundings.

Zhou Sui sat cross-legged on the ground, looking with great satisfaction at the nine purple pills appearing inside the furnace.

This was the Fourth-tier Treasure Pill, the Purple Blood Pill.

It was a pill very suitable for Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators to consume, capable of greatly increasing the Dharma Power within a Nascent Soul Cultivator's body; the main ingredient was the Millennium Spirit Herb, Purple Blood Immortal Plant.

"Not bad, not bad; finally refined the Purple Blood Pill."

"It seems my current Alchemist cultivation is at least at the Fourth-tier Middle-Grade level."

"It was not in vain that for the past twenty years, I have been constantly honing my Alchemist skills."

"Everything was worth it."

Zhou Sui was very satisfied; he picked up a Purple Blood Pill and immediately swallowed it.

Boom—!

In an instant, after this Purple Blood Pill entered his stomach, it was immediately digested rapidly, transforming into vast medicinal power that vanished into his body in a flash, then further converted into wisps of Nascent Soul Dharma Power.

At this moment, he felt the Nascent Soul Dharma Power within his body increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A single Purple Blood Pill was enough to save him a massive amount of time in bitter cultivation.

The Nascent Soul deep within his Dantian Qi Sea also seemed to be growing stronger continuously.

Clearly, the medicinal power of this Purple Blood Pill was astonishing; just as in the legends, it was a supreme Treasure Pill for the daily cultivation of Nascent Soul Cultivators, enough to make many Nascent Soul Cultivators go crazy for it.

"Right, I wonder what my body data is like now; let me check the Virtual Panel first."

At this time, Zhou Sui's heart stirred, and he immediately opened the Virtual Panel on his person.

【Host: Zhou Sui, Cultivation: Nascent Soul Early Stage (90% progress), Lifespan: 125 (16000) years】

【Aptitude: Second Grade Spiritual Root (40%)】

【Sword Dao: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade (45%)】

【Rune: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade (45%)】

【Array Formation: Fifth-Tier Middle-Grade (90%)】

【Alchemist: Fourth-Tier Middle-Grade (60%)】

【Artifact Refining: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade (45%)】

【Phantom Demon Transformation Art: Grandmaster (99%)】

【Five Elements Alchemy Formula: Grandmaster (99%)】

【Demon Summoning Heart Sutra: Demon Seed, Summon Demon】

【Seven Apertures Exquisite Book: Heart Eye Identifying Objects, Heart Eye Insight, Heart Eye Communicating Language】

【Withered Glory Profound Light Art: Minor Achievement, Ancient Profound Turtle Art: Second Layer, Void Soul Thorn: Major Achievement, Fireball Technique: Grandmaster, Wind Blade Technique: Grandmaster, Golden Light Technique: Grandmaster, Cold Ice Technique: Grandmaster, Spring Breeze Turns to Rain Technique: Grandmaster, Lightning Summoning Technique: Grandmaster...】

【Infatuation Gu: Fifth-Tier Inferior, Clone Gu: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade, Wine Insect: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade, Gold-Eating Insect: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade, Book Gu: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade, Dream Soul Gu: Fourth-Tier Middle-Grade, Dragon Elephant Gu: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade, Golden Light Myriad Poison Gu: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade, Teleportation Gu: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade, Array Heart Gu: Fifth-Tier Upper Grade, Object Seeking Gu: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade, Tribulation Thunder Gu: Fourth-Tier Middle-Grade, Medicine Gu: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade.】

Immediately, Zhou Sui saw the magnificent data on the Virtual Panel, and he felt very satisfied.

"My Alchemist realm has indeed risen to the Fourth-Tier Middle-Grade level."

"And if I train for another period of time, it might reach the Fourth-Tier Upper Grade realm."

"If one is a Fourth-Tier Upper Grade Alchemist, there probably aren't many in the entire Canglan Sea."

Zhou Sui was in a very pleasant mood.

His bitter cultivation over the past twenty years was indeed not in vain.

Hard work also brings astonishing rewards.

Of course, normally speaking, if a Fourth-Tier Low-Grade Alchemist wanted to advance to the Fourth-Tier Middle-Grade, without several hundred years of time, it would likely be impossible to achieve.

Because in this current era, there are no longer that many opportunities for Fourth-Tier Alchemists to practice.

Alchemy is the kind of thing where practice makes perfect.

Otherwise, no matter how rich one's theoretical knowledge is, if one cannot refine pills, it has no meaning at all.

And the reason Zhou Sui was able to obtain so many Millennium Spirit Herbs to practice with was naturally thanks to the power of the Medicine Gu.

The Medicine Gu had now advanced to the Fourth-Tier Low-Grade realm, capable of gestating drops of mysterious liquid.

These mysterious liquids dripped onto the Spirit Medicine, able to accelerate their growth speed.

Growing for one year could increase the medicinal power by a hundred years.

Up until now, it had been twenty years, which could fully increase the medicinal power by two thousand years.

Of course, the upper limit for Fourth-Tier Spirit Medicine is one thousand years.

Therefore, Zhou Sui had already harvested a large batch of Millennium Spirit Herbs and started two cycles of Samsara planting.

It was precisely because of this that he obtained a large amount of Millennium Spirit Herbs and could refine many Fourth-Tier Treasure Pills.

"It really has to be the Medicine Gu."

"If not for the Medicine Gu accelerating the growth speed of those Fourth-Tier Spirit Medicines,"

"I am afraid it would take at least a thousand years to see these Fourth-Tier Spirit Medicines mature."

"Of course, my lifespan is long, so I would certainly be able to wait."

"As for ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators, they would likely not be able to wait for these Fourth-Tier Spirit Medicines to grow to maturity."

Zhou Sui stroked his chin.

The current Medicine Gu stayed in the Medicine Garden of the Kurong Sect, like a diligent gardener, continuously cultivating Spirit Medicine.

Of course, for the Medicine Gu, as the many Spirit Medicines grew, it could also obtain huge benefits.

It even promoted its own growth.

The two sides were actually mutually reinforcing.

"However, cultivation in the Nascent Soul Realm is truly too difficult."

"After twenty years of bitter cultivation, it has only reached 90% progress."

"If not for borrowing the Yin Essence of my Dao Companion Taoyao, I am afraid I wouldn't even be at half the progress now."

Zhou Sui looked at his cultivation progress, feeling very emotional inside.

His current aptitude is not too bad, already at the level of a Second Grade Spiritual Root.

Then, added to that is the assistance of many Fourth-Tier Treasure Pills.

After twenty years of bitter cultivation, it only reached 90% progress.

If there were no assistance from Taoyao's Yin Essence, I am afraid it would have required even more time.

It is no wonder that many Nascent Soul Cultivators want to break through their realm, often requiring hundreds of years.

A mere twenty years is not even a fraction of that.

From this perspective, his cultivation speed is already peerless among many Nascent Soul Cultivators.

If other Nascent Soul Cultivators had such a cultivation speed, they would probably laugh in their dreams.

"The Withered Glory Profound Light Art has finally been cultivated to the realm of Minor Achievement."

Zhou Sui was very excited.

He looked at his many Spirit-Refining Techniques, all of which had improved to varying degrees.

Of course, it could not compare to the progress of his Alchemy cultivation, but it was still quite good.

After all, it is only natural that the speed of improving techniques slows down after ascending to the Nascent Soul Realm.

It is like a test paper with a full score of one hundred; going from zero to thirty is easy.

But going from ninety to one hundred, that is very difficult.

Even increasing by one or two points requires countless efforts.

In fact, this is the same principle.

However, for him, nothing was more gratifying than the improvement of the divine ability, the Withered Glory Profound Light Art.

After twenty years of hard cultivation, it was finally raised to the level of Minor Achievement.

After reaching this realm, he could use one year of his own lifespan to exchange for one year of an enemy's lifespan.

It truly reached the level of exchanging life for life.

Only by reaching the level of Minor Achievement can it be considered ready for actual combat.

"The Withered Glory Profound Light Art at the Minor Achievement realm can simply make me invincible."

"Even if a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator fights me, they will undoubtedly die."

"After all, I can exchange life for life; who can compete with me in longevity?"

Zhou Sui was full of pride.

Now his lifespan has reached sixteen thousand years, which is a terrifying length of life.

The lifespan of an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator is only twelve hundred years.

Subtracting the lifespan already lived, most Nascent Soul Cultivators would only have a few hundred years of life left.

That is to say, he only needs to spend a few hundred years of his lifespan to easily kill an enemy.

Even thanks to the power of the Dragon Elephant Gu, there is a tempering and baptism of mysterious blood energy every month, which will also make up for the lifespan he loses.

It can be said that he is not afraid of exchanging life for life with enemies at all.

Even if used once, his lifespan can be quickly replenished, thereby achieving countless uses.

Of course, this divine ability and technique cannot be used on Cultivators with weak cultivation.

It will only be used on those Cultivators with powerful cultivation.

After all, for weak Cultivators, one can just slap them to death; where is the need to exchange life for life?

"It's a pity that the Ancient Profound Turtle Art is still only at the second level."

"It has not reached the third level."

Zhou Sui felt a bit regretful.

He has always attached great importance to this supreme defensive technique.

If it were cultivated to a higher realm, his defense would become even more terrifying.

By then, even if he stood still, enemies would be unable to break through his defense.

Unfortunately, he still underestimated the difficulty of cultivating this technique.

Up to now, he is only at the second level of the Ancient Profound Turtle Art.

He can only condense a double-layered profound turtle barrier on his body.

However, this is actually enough for battles in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Ordinary Dharma Treasures cannot break through the double-layered barrier of the Ancient Profound Turtle Art.

Therefore, he is not very anxious, just cultivating step by step.

"Husband."

At this moment, the door of the alchemy room opened, and four peerless beauties walked in from outside: Chuntao, Xiatao, Qiutao, and Dongtao.

They were wearing white slim-waisted long dresses, outlining their perfect figures, swaying with graceful postures as they walked, their bodies exuding ten thousand kinds of charm, making one drool.

Ever since becoming the Dao Companions of Zhou Sui, the aura on their bodies had become increasingly mature.

From the young girls of the past, they had grown into mature beauties.

"Oh, why have you come?"

Zhou Sui looked at his four Dao Companions, Chuntao and the others, and their exquisite, curvaceous figures made him feel a burst of heat inside, restless.

"We wanted to come and see if there is anything Husband needs help with."

"You went through the Pill Tribulation again, and the alchemy room has been damaged quite a bit."

Chuntao and the others curiously examined the alchemy room; because of the Pill Tribulation, the entire room was a mess, with traces of being struck by Tribulation Lightning everywhere, pitted and covered in scattered rubble.

"As for that, there is just something you can help with."

"I just successfully refined a Fourth-Tier Treasure Pill."

"I was just looking for someone to discuss alchemy insights with."

"Come over and discuss it with me."

Zhou Sui smiled slightly and stepped forward to embrace his four beautiful wives and concubines.

Hearing this, Chuntao and the others blushed, their eyes charming as silk, because they also wanted to learn; after all, the man in front of them was a Fourth-tier Alchemist, rich in knowledge, and could certainly guide them in many things.

They were also Cultivators who loved to learn.

Soon, the sound of reciting Daoist scriptures came from the alchemy room, and they were very engrossed in their studies.