Bai Sinan casually flipped through the books on the shelf. They were all about alchemy, which meant she must have known how to practice alchemy in the past.
However, many of the pills in these books were uncommon. One pill called the Xuanyuan Pill caught her attention.
Just hearing the name reminded her of the Restoration Pill and the Energy Recovery Pill.
And the effects of this Xuanyuan Pill were indeed similar to those two pills, but it even seemed... to have a better effect!
Furthermore, this Xuanyuan Pill was also a five-star superior-grade pill.
Bai Sinan memorized the formula for the Xuanyuan Pill, picked up Yaya, and left the Wushang Domain.
She now needed to seize the time to raise her alchemy rank, look for the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the Xuanyuan Pill along the way, and also consolidate her strength. It was killing two birds with one stone.
One year later.
Bai Sinan finally broke through to a five-star superior-grade Alchemist, and her strength became much more stable.
Moreover, during this year, Yaya led her to find quite a few good things, most of which were spiritual stones.
Now the thatched cottage in the Wushang Domain had turned into a small wooden cabin!
Bai Sinan returned to the lake filled with dense spiritual energy.
Aojiao sensed Bai Sinan's aura and crawled out from the bottom of the lake.
Aojiao was very excited. He hadn't seen this little girl for a whole year and missed her quite a bit, but what came out of his mouth was: "I didn't expect you to still be alive!"
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Bai Sinan gave him an eye roll: "I'm back to cure your illness."
Aojiao said in surprise: "You've broken through to a five-star superior-grade Alchemist? So fast?"
Bai Sinan nodded: "Of course, hand over the spiritual plants."
She listed out the spiritual plants needed to refine the Energy Recovery Pill for Aojiao, and also took out the Star-Struck Grass and the spiritual plants needed to refine the Xuanyuan Pill.
That's right, she had gathered all the spiritual plants needed to refine the Xuanyuan Pill! That way, if the effect of the Energy Recovery Pill wasn't good enough, she could also refine the Xuanyuan Pill!
Bai Sinan pulled out the purple Pill Cauldron, heated it with Exotic Fire, and tossed all the spiritual plants for the Energy Recovery Pill into it in one go.
Aojiao shook his head. This little girl was still so rough when it came to alchemy.
Wait, Exotic Fire?
Aojiao was shocked once again: "Little girl, where did you get Exotic Fire?"
Bai Sinan said indifferently: "This? Heaven forced it on me."
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After the time it took to burn a stick of incense, a rich medicinal fragrance drifted out from the Pill Cauldron.
Success!
Bai Sinan tossed the pill to Aojiao: "Try the effect."
Aojiao ate the pill, and a gentle wave of spiritual energy nourished his Dantian and meridians, feeling warm all over. He could feel the hidden injuries in his Dantian and meridians being repaired.
However, this Energy Recovery Pill only repaired most of the hidden injuries on his body, leaving some stubborn ones untouched.
A wave of disappointment welled up in the bottom of Aojiao's heart. It seemed this was just his fate...
Aojiao raised a claw, and a stream of spiritual energy struck Bai Sinan: "This lord has already removed the seal on you, you can go."
"Not curing it anymore?" Bai Sinan raised an eyebrow.
"As far as I know, in this Lower Continent, only the Energy Recovery Pill can repair damage to the Dantian and meridians, but... forget it."
Aojiao sighed.
Bai Sinan didn't speak, raising her hand to toss the spiritual plants for the Xuanyuan Pill into the Pill Cauldron.
Aojiao was stunned: "What are you doing?"
"Treating the illness."
Heated by the Exotic Fire, the spiritual plants melted into droplets of spiritual liquid. Bai Sinan used her spiritual sense to merge the liquid. During the fusion, the Exotic Fire suddenly intensified, and under the scorching flame, the spiritual liquid slowly condensed into a solid state.
High heat to reduce the sauce! Form the pill!
Bai Sinan: As expected of me, isn't this just like cooking.
The pill flew out from the Pill Cauldron and landed in Bai Sinan's hand.
Bai Sinan: "This pill is called the Xuanyuan Pill!"
The pure medicinal power of the Xuanyuan Pill surged into Aojiao's limbs and bones.
Not only did this Xuanyuan Pill repair his hidden injuries, it even widened his meridians! His Dantian was also much more stable than before!
Suddenly, he felt the surrounding spiritual energy swarming toward his Dantian.
He was going to break through!
Because his Dantian was damaged, he hadn't been able to cultivate for a very long time!
Aojiao was wild with joy: "Hahaha, little girl, you've really done this lord a huge favor, hahaha!"
Remembering something, he added: "I'll give that cauldron to you. Anyway, keeping this thing is useless to me. If there's anything you need this lord for in the future, just come find me. This lord is going to go make a breakthrough!"
Aojiao burrowed back into the lake to concentrate on his breakthrough.
"Got it!"
Bai Sinan yelled toward the lake, thinking to herself: This Pill Cauldron is finally mine, hehe.
After Bai Sinan bound the Pill Cauldron with a blood contract, she tossed it right back into the Wushang Domain, patted the non-existent dust off her body, and put her arms behind her head: "Going home~!"
Inside the Wushang Domain, the bound Pill Cauldron trembled once, and then as if nothing had happened at all...
Like a monkey from Huaguo Mountain, Bai Sinan ran and shouted at the top of her lungs toward Qingxian Palace: "Aaaaa! Master, Sister Lingyun, I'm back!!"
Bai Sinan was almost in tears. Wuwuwu, it was still the familiar place, still the familiar vibe!
Hearing Bai Sinan's voice, Lingyun flew right over, landed, transformed into her human form, and smiled: "Welcome back, little Your Highness."
Bai Sinan grinned foolishly: "Hehe, where's Master? Why didn't Master come to welcome me?"
"The Superior God went to fetch your coming-of-age gift, and left me to guard Qingxian Palace and wait for you, little Your Highness."
Bai Sinan suddenly remembered. In ancient times, girls had their coming-of-age ceremony at fifteen, and today happened to be her birthday from her past life.
Bai Sinan returned to her Fusheng Hall.
Inside Fusheng Hall, pavilions, terraces, pools, and waterside pavilions were nestled among green pines and emerald cypresses, dotted with wisteria and green bamboo.
A swing hung from the thickest tree branch in the courtyard, its ropes covered in flowering vines, swaying gently in the breeze.
Bai Sinan ran over and sat on the swing. This was her most satisfying creation, and whenever she had time, she would sit on it and swing.
When she swung, it was absolute thrills and chills—she would swing it all the way to a right angle.
And then the entire Qingxian Palace could hear her screaming at the top of her lungs...
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A long time ago, Luochen had asked Superior God Lingxu to forge a sword.
Today happened to be the day Lingxu told him to come pick it up.
"Where is the sword?" Luochen said calmly.
Lingxu raised an eyebrow, his tone teasing: "Look at you, what's the rush? The sword isn't going anywhere. I'm really curious about who you're giving this sword to, that you actually asked me to forge it personally."
As for why Lingxu didn't suspect that Luochen was using it for himself—
Luochen's sword was the number one divine sword of antiquity, Buqun Zhiying! It could sever all things!
Luochen said calmly: "My disciple."
"Holy shit, you actually took on a disciple?"
Lingxu was so startled he blurted out a vulgarity, his eyes widening into circles.
Luochen was the universally known big ice cube of the God Realm, cold and ruthless, treating everyone with indifference.
The only reason he managed to maintain a good relationship with Luochen was entirely because his skin was thick enough, and he didn't care whether Luochen paid attention to him or not.
And now Luochen actually even had a disciple, and for the sake of that disciple, he didn't hesitate to use three Divine Fruits of Life to have him personally forge a divine artifact.
Those were Divine Fruits of Life! Ever since the Tree of Life disappeared, the Divine Fruits of Life were no more. They were already extremely precious to begin with, and now they were utterly priceless.
And Luochen had simply given him three!
When Luochen first came to find him, he was so shocked by Luochen's extravagant generosity that he was speechless.
Now finding out that he did it for his little disciple...
Sure enough, people change.