"Elder Medicine, although these Fasting Pills are different from the ones refined by my ancestor, they can't be useless pills, right?" He Yiming asked uncertainly.
After seeing the expressions of the two old men, He Yiming was already certain in his heart that this thing was unlikely to be a waste pill, but he still couldn't help but ask.
The Medicine Man smiled bitterly and said, "Elder He, if these pills are useless, then there are no Fasting Pills in this world."
He Wude also let out a long sigh and said, "Yiming, even if it's a Fasting Pill, there are also differences in quality. Although the Fasting Pill that I concocted has the effect of fasting, consuming one pill can only guarantee one day's consumption. However … "He Yiming glanced at the jade bottle and continued," If one consumes this Fasting Pill, it can guarantee one's needs for three days and three nights. This Fasting Pill is definitely of the highest grade. "
He Yiming's eyes flickered. Of course, he understood the principle behind it. After he refined the pills, the mixed vitality of the herbs was undoubtedly far superior to the pills that He Wude refined. The Fasting Pills' effects were probably differentiated by the amount of vitality in the pills.
"Elder He, how did you refine it?" the Medicine Daoist asked after a moment of silence.
He was extremely curious. Based on his observation over the past few days, He Yiming was indeed a layman in the art of alchemy. Although he did not know where he learned some knowledge, he was still far from the Spiritual Medicine Peak's disciples.
Despite that, Ou Yangming was able to reach such a level on his first attempt at alchemy. This could only be described as a miracle.
He Yiming pondered seriously, then he told the elder about his feelings when he refined the pills.
The Medicine Man's face became more surprised and solemn, especially when he heard that He Yiming could sense the vitality in the herbs when he used the wood-mastery cultivation technique. His face instantly became very colorful.
After a long while, the old man let out a long sigh and said, "Elder He, I was originally worried that although you were very interested in refining pills, due to the Five Elements Cultivation Method, your future achievements in the Dao of Alchemy will be very limited. But now, I finally understood that all his worries were for nothing. "
He gave He Yiming a deep look and said, "Elder He not only grasped the dual cultivation method of fire and wood, your wood talent is shockingly high."
He Wude's eyes immediately lit up. After hearing his master's evaluation of his grandson, his heart was also filled with pride. He was even happier than when he heard his master's praise.
"Master, how did you determine that?" he asked in a deep voice.
The Medicine Man smiled and said, "According to ancient records, there are geniuses in the world who can sense the vitality of medicinal plants. Such geniuses are rarely seen even in thousands of years. If you can cultivate a wood-mastery cultivation technique, you'll definitely be like a fish in water, especially when you're breaking through a barrier. It'll be a hundred times easier than ordinary people. "
His gaze towards He Yiming was filled with extreme envy as he said in a clear voice, "This kind of Wood Attribute talent is definitely the dream of all Alchemists. No wonder Elder He chose the Dao of Alchemy. So that's why. "
He Yiming was sweating inside. He did not know the reason behind it. Even when he probed the vitality of medicinal plants, he discovered it by accident. However, there was one thing that he was certain of, and that was that this talent was unimaginably helpful for refining medicinal plants.
"Master, are you saying that I should switch to wood-mastery cultivation method?" He Wude suddenly asked.
The Medicine Man pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's up to Elder He to decide which cultivation method to cultivate. However, it'll be a pity if such great wood talent goes to waste. "
Although he did not say it explicitly, the meaning behind his words was very clear.
He Yiming smiled bitterly. He knew his own situation very well. To him, no matter which cultivation method he cultivated, the effect would be exactly the same. It was just that this sentence was not enough for others to know.
After a while, the Medicine Man could not help but look disappointed when he saw that He Yiming did not say anything. He cleared his throat and said, "Elder He, the Dao of Alchemy is actually very broad and profound. If you can achieve something in this path, it'll be unimaginably beneficial for your cultivation in the future."
He Wude nodded and said, "Yiming, master is right. Even I didn't expect you to be so talented in both fire and wood." He Wude sighed deeply and said, "If I had known earlier, I would've taught you the Dao of Alchemy as soon as possible, even if I would've been scolded by master."
Before He Yiming displayed his talent in both attributes, He Wude hoped that his precious grandson would give up the absurd idea of alchemy as soon as possible and focus all of his energy on cultivation.
However, after knowing that He Yiming was so talented in both fire and wood, there was a huge change in his thoughts.
The Medicine Man suddenly looked determined as he said, "Elder He, to be honest, the Spiritual Medicine Peak isn't the main peak in Mount Heng, but it's unquestionably the second peak after the main peak. If you're willing to learn the Fire and Wood Technique and inherit my alchemy path, I'm willing to let you be the Spiritual Medicine Peak's master."
On his face that did not match his actual age, there was an incomparably dignified expression.
He Yiming was surprised. After seeing the Spiritual Medicine Peak's cave abode and the medicinal garden, he naturally understood the peak's status in Mount Heng. Therefore, when the Medicine Man represented the elders in the sect and agreed to let him choose any peak in the nearby mountain range, he never thought that he would be able to take charge of the Spiritual Medicine Peak.
He hesitated for a while before asking, "Elder Yao, why are you doing this?"
The Medicine Man did not answer. Instead, after thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Elder He, do you know why the Great Supreme Elder, the two elders, and most of the disciples in Mount Heng's tenth level of inner strength are staying away from Mount Heng?"
He Yiming shook his head. He was also confused about this. "I don't know."
The Medicine Man smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "It's all because there's no one to carry on."
He Yiming finally understood the crux of the matter after the Medicine Man spoke freely.
Ever since Yu Xichen swallowed the last Xiantian Golden Pellet and became a Xiantian Master in the Hengshan lineage, no one else was able to break through again for a whole sixty years. At the same time, the three Grand Elders and the Grand Elder were getting older. If no one rose up, then when the older generation of Xiantian masters died, it would be the end of the Hengshan lineage.
Therefore, after a discussion among the elders in the mountain, they sent out most of the capable experts to search for traces of Innate Spirit Beasts that were more than 500 years old in the endless mountain range. Although those Houtian disciples who were at the tenth stage of inner strength were unable to fight against Innate Spirit Beasts, they were still able to do so. However, as long as they could find traces of these spirit beasts, they would return to the mountain and ask the elders or even the Grand Supreme Elders to personally take action.
It was precisely because Hengshan was in such a dire situation that the Medicine Daoist was so happy when He Yiming came with two precious Neidan seeds.
Of course, the Medicine Daoist had his own selfish motives as well. Given his age and vast knowledge, he really did want to find a true successor. However, among his many disciples, even He Wuji, who had followed him the longest, wasn't a Xiantian Master and didn't cultivate both fire and wood at the same time. He couldn't inherit his knowledge at all.
Therefore, when He Yiming displayed his outstanding and almost exaggerated talent for the wood element, the Medicine Daoist's mind immediately became active.
A seventeen-year-old Xiantian master with the legendary wood element talent. It would be a real waste if such a person didn't become an alchemist.
After the Medicine Daoist revealed everything, he said seriously, "Elder He, if it weren't for the fact that you possess both fire and wood elemental talents, I wouldn't have forced you. The Hengshan branch occupies a vast area, and you can choose any of the many mountains you want. However, since you have such excellent talent, I naturally can't let you go so easily. "
He Yiming hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Elder Yao, were there many Golden Dan primordial masters in the Hengshan lineage in the past?"
"Not many," the Medicine Daoist said helplessly. "You've seen connate spirit beasts before," the Medicine Man said helplessly. "They're so powerful that even regular connate experts might not be able to defeat them easily. Compared to hunting Xiantian spirit beasts, it's even more difficult to track them down. " He paused and a trace of fear flashed across his face. Then, he coughed twice to cover it up and said, "In short, Xiantian spirit beasts are extremely rare, and Golden Dan primordial masters are even rarer. If not for that, Wu De wouldn't have been expelled from the sect because of that matter more than forty years ago. "
He Yiming nodded and said seriously, "If Golden Dan primordial masters have always been lacking, then how did the Xiantian masters of the Hengshan lineage enter the Xiantian realm?"
The Medicine Man looked at him in surprise, then a funny expression appeared on his face. He laughed and said, "Elder He, do you think that all the elders of the Hengshan lineage entered the Xiantian realm by consuming Golden Dan primordial masters?"
He Yiming was slightly startled. He looked at his grandfather, who smiled wryly and said, "Yiming, for those who only cultivate one of the five basic elements, it's true that they can only enter the Xiantian realm by consuming Golden Dan primordial masters. However, the Hengshan lineage has produced many masters over the generations, and there's no lack of people who have cultivated the dual-elemental cultivation method to the tenth level. Of the three Elders of the Hengshan lineage and the Grand Elder's four Xiantian masters, apart from Elder Yu Xichen of the Main Peak, the other three have all entered the Xiantian realm through the dual-elemental cultivation method. "
The Medicine Man nodded and added, "It's not just the Hengshan lineage. In fact, whether it's the northwestern countries, the faraway Shen Kingdom in the East, or even the northern icefields, most of the Xiantian masters have entered the Xiantian realm through cultivating the dual-elemental cultivation method. As for those who have consumed Golden Dan primordial masters …" He paused, then continued, "They're either too lucky or have the support of a powerful sect."
He Yiming finally understood. He thought of Cheng Fu, Hsieh Chih-en, and then looked at the Medicine Man in front of him.
In the northwestern lands, there were as many cultivators as there were hairs on a cow. With such a large base, there must be many who cultivated the dual-elemental cultivation method. Although not everyone could break through to the Xiantian realm, a very small number of people who could do so would be enough to hold up the sky.
The Medicine Man saw He Yiming's expression and said, "Although the Hengshan lineage isn't a large sect, we're still quite famous. There's never been a shortage of disciples with dual-elemental innate talent. That's why there's been no shortage of Xiantian experts in the sect for thousands of years. However, in the past sixty years, no one in the sect has been able to ascend to the Xiantian realm through their own efforts. This has never happened since the founding of the sect. "
He shook his head, and there was a bitter taste in his voice.
He Wude hurriedly said, "Master, now that Yiming has joined the Hengshan lineage and has a Xiantian Golden Core, there won't be any problems with our sect's heritage."
The Medicine Daoist nodded gently. A trace of anticipation appeared on his face as he said, "Elder He, what do you think of my suggestion …"
He Yiming laughed heartily and said, "Since it's an order from you, Elder Yao, I dare not decline." He bowed deeply at the Medicine Man and said, "The art of alchemy is as profound as the sea. Please give me some pointers."
The Medicine Man's eyes sparkled. He didn't hide his joy at all and said with a smile, "Very well. In that case, please stay at Spiritual Medicine Peak for the time being, Elder He. I will definitely teach you everything I've learned over the past hundred years."
He Yiming nodded his head heavily. His expression was also filled with joy.
However, he muttered to himself in his heart. When Lu Xinwen was on his deathbed, he had repeatedly urged him to pass on his lineage of knowledge and not for Fan Haori to seek revenge on him.
The Medicine Man was the same now. Although he was still far from the end of his life, he was already preparing for a rainy day.
As for Master Shui Xuanjin, although he was nearing the end of his life, he still put all his energy into the Kingdom of Tian Luo.
These powerful people all seemed to have their own perseverance.
Perhaps, it was because of this kind of perseverance that they were able to successfully stand out among the numerous Houtian masters.
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"Elder He, here are the two Xiantian cultivation methods that I practiced."
In a spacious hall, the Medicine Man presented the two handwritten manuals to He Yiming with a solemn expression. His eyes were fixed on the two manuals and his face was full of emotion.
He Yiming took the book with both hands, but he didn't flip to the first page. Instead, he flipped to the second half of the manuscript. He immediately understood why the Medicine Man had such an expression on his face.
These two manuals didn't just contain the incantations and diagrams of the cultivation methods. What was truly precious were the annotations at the back.
From those densely packed words, He Yiming could deeply feel the painstaking effort that the Medicine Elder had put in for this.
He bowed deeply to the Medicine Man. From the sincere expression on his face, one could see his gratitude.
The Medicine Man accepted his bow with a smile. He had given He Yiming these two secret manuals, which he had poured most of his life's blood, sweat, and tears into. He was definitely worthy of such a simple bow.
He Yiming calmed his mind and opened the first page of the first manual in front of the Medicine Man.
Suddenly, He Yiming's eyes widened. His mouth opened slightly as if he wanted to cry out in surprise, but in the end, he forced himself to swallow his words.
But at this moment, his heart was not calm at all.
This was because on the first page of the secret manual, there were three words that he was extremely familiar with.
The Art of the Raging Inferno …
He Yiming couldn't wait any longer and flipped to the first page of the other manual as quickly as he could.
When he saw the three equally familiar words on the first page, the look in his eyes suddenly became as strange as it could get.
The Art of the Withered Wood …
The names of these two manuals were exactly the same as the two top-grade fire and wood cultivation techniques that belonged to the Xu family in Taicang County.
He hesitated for a moment, but then continued to flip through the contents. After skimming through a few pages, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The contents of these manuals were exactly the same as the two manuals that he had obtained.
He flipped to the middle section of the manual. It was only now that he saw the different contents. He Yiming's speed of flipping through the manual immediately slowed down. He read word by word, carefully scrutinizing the contents. He could even vaguely see a hint of joy in the corners of his eyes.
He finally understood that the Raging Fire Technique and the Withered Wood Technique that he had obtained from the Xu family were only incomplete copies.
What was recorded there was only the cultivation method of these two techniques at the Acquired Stage. In fact, after cultivating these two techniques to the Innate Stage, there was actually a corresponding Innate Stage Training Method.
Although He Yiming had only skimmed through a few lines, he could already see many extraordinary aspects from them.
His Five Elements Technique had been promoted to the Innate Stage, and after many rounds of training, it had undergone extremely subtle changes. It had become neither fish nor fowl.
It was precisely because of this that even the Medicine Man, who had cultivated these two techniques for over a hundred years, couldn't tell that He Yiming's fire and wood cultivation techniques were actually of the same origin as his own.
After obtaining these two original copies of the Innate Stage Secret Manuals, He Yiming had only flipped through them a few times to verify them with what he had learned. He suddenly seemed to have understood something. He firmly believed that if he could master the contents of these two manuals, then his cultivation of the Martial Way would take a huge step forward.
"Elder He, is there something wrong with these two manuals?" The Medicine Man couldn't help but ask in surprise when he saw He Yiming's unpredictable expression, which seemed to be under a spell.
He Yiming immediately came to his senses and hurriedly said, "It's not a problem with the manuals themselves, but with their names." He sorted out his thoughts and said, "In Taicang County, there's an aristocratic family that has been passed down for over a hundred years, and they have these two manuals."
The Medicine Man's face turned pale with fright as he exclaimed, "That's impossible!"
"If you don't believe me, you can verify it with my ancestor." He Yiming added, "Of course, I've never seen their manuals before. Perhaps they just have the same name."
The Medicine Man shook his head slightly and said, "Even if it's a coincidence, it's impossible for the two manuals to have the same name." Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Is that aristocratic family surnamed Xu?"
"Yes," He Yiming replied in surprise.
The Medicine Man laughed and immediately changed the topic. No matter how He Yiming asked, he didn't say a word.
This greatly surprised He Yiming. Just what was the Xu family's background that even the Medicine Man was so wary of them?
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