Fourth Senior Sister had just finished saying that no one could ever succeed in alchemy on their very first try, when Ye Chen immediately produced a pill and placed it right in front of her.
How could she not be astonished!
"Xiao Chen, how did you do that?" Fourth Senior Sister looked at Ye Chen and asked.
"I just followed your method completely, and it worked!" Ye Chen said.
At that moment, Fourth Senior Sister was utterly shocked. Ye Chen had to be an alchemy genius; she knew that although Ye Chen made it sound simple, the alchemy process was definitely not that easy.
Weighing the herbs had to be precise—not a fraction of an ounce too much or too little.
Fire control had to be exact—neither a bit too large nor a bit too small.
Most importantly was the pill condensation. The condensation process was the most complex part because it required True Qi to coalesce. Only by perfectly controlling one's own True Qi could one condense a pill. If the True Qi could not be handled well, the resulting pills would end up ruined.
Yet, Junior Brother had learned all of this after watching just once.
Junior Brother was definitely an alchemy genius!
"Junior Brother, you're amazing! You're a genius, a total genius!"
"From today on, Senior Sister is giving you everything she has. You will definitely become the greatest alchemy grandmaster in the world!" Fourth Senior Sister looked at Ye Chen and said.
Gradually, the night grew deep.
Ye Chen stayed over in Fourth Senior Sister's cave dwelling. Anyway, it had been like this ever since he was little; Ye Chen would either sleep at his mother's place or sleep with one of his seven senior sisters.
"Alright, Junior Brother, go to sleep. You still have to go learn the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting from Fifth Senior Sister tomorrow!"
"Oh." Fourth Senior Sister didn't mind and said as she lay down, "Then let's go to sleep, Xiao Chen!"
With an "oh," Ye Chen lay down as well.
Lying on the bed, Ye Chen's heart pounded wildly.
Lying beside Fourth Senior Sister, Ye Chen asked softly and tentatively, "Fourth Senior Sister, I'm scared of the cold. Can I hold you while I sleep?"
Fourth Senior Sister nodded and said, "You can!"
Holding Fourth Senior Sister, Ye Chen slowly drifted off to sleep.
Ye Chen's Fifth Senior Sister was named Li Shiyan. Possessing formidable cultivation and an exquisite mastery of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she was hailed as the top talented woman of the Xianyuan Holy Land.
Among Ye Chen's seven senior sisters, Li Shiyan was the most popular.
Blessed with breathtaking beauty and the title of the top talented woman of the Xianyuan Holy Land, she was naturally immensely popular.
Ye Chen arrived at Fifth Senior Sister's residence.
In Ye Chen's memory, Fifth Senior Sister was a very serene and refined person. Among his seven senior sisters, if he had to rate them, Fifth Senior Sister was definitely the one closest to a fairy.
She was well-versed in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Draped in flowing white robes, she looked like an immortal fairy—serene, refined, and untainted by mortal affairs.
Naturally, such a fairy had the greatest number of admirers.
Ye Chen arrived at Yaxuan Pavilion, which was the cave dwelling of Fifth Senior Sister Li Shiyan. Not only was Fifth Senior Sister talented, but her cave dwelling was also exceptionally elegant.
Fifth Senior Sister knew Ye Chen was coming and had been waiting at the entrance for a long time.
Ye Chen came before Fifth Senior Sister Li Shiyan and bowed in greeting, "Hello, Senior Sister!"
There was a special aura about Fifth Senior Sister; she carried a lingering charm of the Dao with her at all times, making her look even more ethereal.
This Dao charm made her increasingly pure and refined, letting anyone see at a glance that she was the kind of fairy who could only be admired from afar.
However, Ye Chen was her closest person. Ye Chen had grown up following his several senior sisters since childhood, so they all took very good care of him and had no barriers between them.
Seeing Ye Chen, Fifth Senior Sister was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Junior Brother, come in quickly."
Fifth Senior Sister led Ye Chen into Yaxuan Pavilion. Right as they entered, a pool of water came into view, with several rockeries placed within it, and fish swimming leisurely in the water.
A quiet path wound past the edge of the pool, flanked on both sides by numerous plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos, and chrysanthemums, creating a very elegant atmosphere.
Unlike Third Senior Sister's rooms, which were filled with rouge, powder, and feminine trinkets.
Nor like Fourth Senior Sister's rooms, which were packed with books, pills, and alchemy cauldrons.
Instead, Fifth Senior Sister's cave dwelling was filled entirely with flowers and plants, with zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting setups arranged all through the space.
Moreover, everything was arranged with great order, completely unlike Fourth Senior Sister's chaotic and haphazard placements everywhere.
"What does Junior Brother want to learn first?" Fifth Senior Sister's autumn-water-like eyes turned to look at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen knew Fifth Senior Sister excelled in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Whether it was tone and melody, the game of Go, or calligraphy and painting, if Fifth Senior Sister claimed second place in the Xianyuan Holy Land, no one dared to claim first.
Since she excelled in all four arts, he might as well learn them one by one.
"Zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting—the zither comes first, so I'll start by learning the zither!" Ye Chen said.
"Alright, then Junior Brother, follow me to the zither room." Li Shiyan smiled gently.
The two arrived at the zither room. Ye Chen noticed that the spiritual energy here was rich and the Dao charm profound; he might as well check in here to see what good rewards he could get.
"Check in!" Ye Chen didn't hesitate and checked in directly.
Since he could check in once a day, three hundred and sixty-five days a year meant three hundred and sixty-five times; he didn't necessarily have to check in only at places with the absolute strongest spiritual energy.
[Ding, the host has checked in at the Yaxuan Pavilion zither room, rewarding the host with the divine ability: Supreme Oblivion Tune.]
[The Supreme Oblivion Tune is a musical divine ability and must be used with the aid of a musical instrument.]
[The Supreme Oblivion Tune is both a method for slaying enemies and a divine ability that assists in cultivation. It can be used to calm and nourish the mind, or to slay enemies in all directions. Its power is immense; when practiced to the Great Vehicle stage, the sounding of this tune allows defense to purify and focus the mind, while offense can slaughter three thousand enemies.]
[The reward has been issued and is currently fusing.]
[Fusion successful. The host may use it at any time.]