Although the countries in the west were not small, they paled in comparison to the distant Da Shen Country.
This difference was not only reflected in the size of the country and the living standards of the people, but also in the level of the cultivators in the two countries.
Therefore, the official language of the Da Shen Country was very popular among the aristocratic families in the northwest. Those families that had been passed down for more than a hundred years had specialized teachers to teach them this knowledge.
In comparison, the He Family Fort in Taicang County was indeed much more backward.
Although He Yiming's standard was not very good, Yuan Lixun still had some ability. When He Yiming copied the words in the map and handed it to Yuan Lixun, she easily translated the content.
Hohhot Mountain …
This was the name of the most important mountain in the map.
In the library of Hengshan Mountain, there were close to 100,000 books. It was really unknown how the seniors in Hengshan Mountain were able to collect all these books.
Yuan Lixun actually found the legend of Hohhot Mountain and the surrounding map here.
When she presented the map to He Yiming, He Yiming's eyes lit up. This was because the topographic map depicted on the map was very similar to the one he had obtained from Lu Xinwen.
Of course, due to the difference in scale and the person who drew it, there were still some differences.
However, He Yiming could already confirm that Hohhot Mountain was definitely the target he was looking for.
This huge mountain belonged to a remote place in the Kairong Country. Like Hengshan Mountain, it was hidden in the seemingly endless mountain range.
He Yiming copied all the names on the map and translated them successfully. He already had a rough idea in his heart. He could only wait until he went to the Kairong Country in the future to explore it further.
"Young Master, can you start today's lesson?" Yuan Lixun kept the book and asked with a smile.
He Yiming sighed softly and nodded slightly.
Yuan Lixun took out a book that she had prepared beforehand. Her slender hands gently swept across the book as she began to teach Da Shen the language.
The time spent with Yuan Lixun was very happy, but the happy time was also short-lived.
Soon, the homework for the day was over. He Yiming also mastered a few new phrases and phrases.
When everything was done, He Yiming brought her back to the Spiritual Medicine Peak.
Although the Spiritual Medicine Peak was right next to the main peak, it would take some time for Yuan Lixun to return with her speed. However, when she was in He Yiming's arms, her speed was incomparable.
After escorting Yuan Lixun out of the courtyard, He Yiming continued his journey to the peak of the mountain to meet the Medicine Man. Yuan Lixun went in alone. She had to prepare dinner, so she naturally could not stay by He Yiming's side the entire time.
After a while, He Yiming entered the cave abode at the peak of the mountain. He looked around and immediately saw an open stone door. After entering, He Yiming immediately saw the prepared herbs on the ground.
The Medicine Man had prepared all of these ingredients for him in advance, so he could immediately begin refining the pills as soon as he arrived here.
He flipped through the herbs and picked up the topmost piece of paper.
This was the task that the Medicine Man had given him. Although the pill he was to refine today was not long, the difficulty of refining it was a level higher than the pills he had refined before.
The name of the pill was very simple. It was the Insect Repellent Pill. When it was used, all he had to do was mix a little bit of it into water and spray it on a person. That would be enough to make most mosquitoes flee in fear.
The pill looked very simple on the surface, but it was not easy to refine. This was especially true when it came to the ingredients of the special flower nectar. If he made a mistake, the resulting pill would be extremely smelly. That smell might be more effective at repelling mosquitoes, but it was guaranteed that no one would use it.
He Yiming squatted down and carefully examined the herbs. After a while, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Due to his limited experience, his ability to distinguish between herbs was far from that of a true alchemist. However, he had his own unique way of doing things.
As long as he touched the herbs lightly, he would be able to sense the vitality contained within them.
He Yiming was a wood elemental Connate Master, and he had the privilege of using such a method to determine the quality of the herbs. Even if the Medicine Man were to come in person, he would be far inferior to him in this regard.
The herbs that the Medicine Man had prepared for him were all of the highest quality. The vitality contained within them was abundant, and they were definitely the best of their kind.
He picked up the herbs and slowly placed them into the copper cauldron in the alchemy room according to a set procedure. Under the dew, the herbs slowly mixed and changed. After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, He Yiming kicked open the door to the Earth Fire. The raging Earth Fire once again began to wreak havoc in the alchemy room.
As soon as He Yiming began to refine the pill, the slight smile on his face disappeared completely. He immediately poured all his energy into the process.
Two different techniques were circulating within his body. One was the Connate Withering Wood Technique, and the other was the Connate Raging Fire Technique.
The Raging Fire Technique's power was unstoppable, like a single spark starting a prairie fire. More importantly, this technique was very effective in controlling the Earth Fire.
As He Yiming used this technique, the temperature of the Earth Fire changed according to his will. The acupoints in his body exuded a red energy that seemed to illuminate the chaotic black.
This method of using acupoints and techniques to control the Earth Fire's temperature was something he'd learned from the Medicine Man. Although he'd seen it a few times in the past and had asked for advice on a few problems, today was the first time he'd used it in alchemy.
Before today, the pills that the Medicine Man had asked him to refine were very simple. There was no need to use the fine control of the fire. The nine levels of the pagoda's switches were enough to adjust the temperature. Today's high-grade Insect Repellent Pill was perfect for him to practice his skills.
In addition to the Raging Fire Technique, the Connate Withering Wood Technique was also circulating at the same time. The two complemented each other perfectly.
Two hours later, a happy smile appeared on He Yiming's face. He lifted his leg and kicked the Earth Fire off. He then said loudly, "Medicine Elder, what do you think of my homework?"
The Medicine Man slowly walked in through the open stone door. He didn't look at the bronze cauldron in front of He Yiming. Instead, he sighed and said, "Elder He, your fire control technique is actually somewhat similar to I's. Where did you learn it from?"
He Yiming smiled and said, "Of course I learned it from you."
The Medicine Man said suspiciously, "But I remember that it wasn't taught to you."
He Yiming was slightly taken aback. "You must be joking. Didn't I ask you about this after you refined the Connate Golden Pill?"
The Medicine Man's expression changed a few times. After a while, he said, "Elder He, could it be that you've grasped the trick after observing and asking those questions last time?"
He Yiming blinked his eyes and said in all seriousness, "This thing is actually very easy to learn. There's no trick to it." He paused, then added kindly, "It's just chopping wood to start a fire. You should be able to grasp it after watching it once."
The Medicine Man's face twitched slightly. His face, which didn't match his actual age, turned green and red. When he heard He Yiming compare using the Connate Raging Fire Technique to chopping wood to start a fire, he didn't know whether to be angry or sad.
According to the Medicine Man's estimation, even if he taught He Yiming everything he knew, he would still need decades of practice before he could grasp the basics of the Connate Raging Fire Technique's fire control technique. However, after witnessing it today, He Yiming already had a decent grasp of it. Although his technique was still a little rusty, it was far from being as experienced and smooth as the Medicine Man's. However, it was definitely in the same vein as his fire control technique. As long as he practiced a few more times, it would only be a matter of time before he could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Medicine Man.
After a long while, the Medicine Man let out a long sigh. He finally understood that He Yiming wasn't just skilled in wood-based cultivation techniques. He also had a nearly legendary talent. Moreover, he wasn't inferior to the Medicine Man in the slightest when it came to cultivating fire-based cultivation techniques.
The Medicine Man reached out and patted He Yiming's shoulder. "Elder He, your talent is so outstanding. It would be a waste if you didn't put in more effort in alchemy."
He Yiming chuckled. When he saw the expression on the Medicine Man's face, he could vaguely guess what was going on. It seemed that the fact that he had easily learned the Medicine Man's way of controlling fire was quite a blow to the old man. He sighed inwardly. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have used the Innate Raging Fire Technique.
He opened the lid of the copper cauldron, and the dozen or so white pills inside spun around for a while.
The Medicine Man glanced at them and said, "Perfect."
He Yiming nodded and smiled in satisfaction. A Xiantian Master with wood-based and fire-based cultivation techniques had a great advantage when it came to refining pills.
However, he didn't know that other Xiantian Masters with wood-based and fire-based cultivation techniques had an advantage that ordinary people couldn't reach in alchemy, but they definitely couldn't be as exaggerated as he was.
After receiving the Medicine Man's evaluation, He Yiming asked him a few more questions and then left happily.
Behind him, the Medicine Man couldn't help but sigh. After spending so much time with a true genius, it was a bit too much of a blow to others. This was especially true for those who used to call themselves geniuses.
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He Yiming returned to the courtyard, but there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He Yiming entered the room, and everything seemed normal. There didn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary, but for some reason, he felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.
The smile that had just appeared on his face had completely disappeared, and it was replaced by a grave expression.
His eyes scanned the surroundings, and his ears trembled slightly a few times in a hurry. Then, his expression finally changed.
He didn't find any trace of Yuan Lixun in the courtyard.
During this period, He Yiming went to the main peak's library to read, and returned to the Spirit Medicine Peak cave residence to complete the alchemy homework assigned to him by the Medicine Man. After that, he returned home, and after dinner, he cultivated martial arts with Yuan Lixun.
This routine had become a fixed pattern. Every day when he returned from the alchemy lab, he could see Yuan Lixun smiling and eating the dishes that suited his taste the most.
However, when he returned earlier today, all of this was gone.
His figure flashed, and he immediately circled around each room like lightning. However, after circling around, his face became even more gloomy.
This was because he realized that the things in several rooms seemed to have been touched. However, the person who did it was unusually careful, and there were not many flaws. Nevertheless, He Yiming's eyesight was so good that he could already see some clues from some extremely subtle dust traces.
No matter who touched the things in these rooms, it was not a good sign. He Yiming became more and more uneasy.
After pondering for a while, he quickly put the large crescent saber on the back of the room, then turned and left the courtyard. In a few moments, he arrived at his grandfather's house on Spirit Medicine Peak.
Faced with He Yiming's sudden appearance, He Wude naturally smiled happily. Although this grandson of his was rather unpredictable when he came in, it did not affect his fondness for He Yiming.
He was living alone at the moment, and He Laibao had already left Mount Heng to head to the He Clan Manor under his orders.
He wanted to bring He Quanxin to Mount Heng to help him advance to the Innate Realm as soon as possible.
After receiving the Innate Golden Pills, the two elders' hearts were burning with passion. Moreover, it was better to advance to the Innate Realm as soon as possible, so they naturally did not want to waste any time.
"Grandfather, did Lixun come to your place?"
"No," He Wude said with certainty, "What happened?"
"Lixun is missing," He Yiming said in a deep voice, "I have a bad feeling about this."
He Wude's expression immediately became serious. If Yuan Lixun went missing by herself, then it was fine. However, He Yiming did not dare to let his guard down because he had a bad feeling about this.
After all, Innate Realm experts had the ability to communicate with the Qi of Heaven and Earth. Once they felt that something was wrong, then something bad would happen.
"Yiming, calm down." Since the last time they met, He Wude had already determined that Yuan Lixun's position in He Yiming's heart was not something an ordinary concubine could compare to. If something really happened to her, his grandson would definitely not let it go.
He Yiming nodded slightly and took a deep breath. The cool air of the mountain filled his lungs, and his somewhat restless heart finally calmed down.
The moment he completely calmed down, his heart was like a sparkling and translucent diamond bead, and there were no longer any flaws.
He had actually entered a mysterious and indescribable state at this moment.
Perhaps it was because of worry, or perhaps it was because of anger, but his mind was unprecedentedly focused.
He Wude, who was standing in front of him, looked at Yiming in surprise. He felt that this grandson of his was somewhat different from before, but he could not pinpoint exactly what was different about him.
He Yiming's ears trembled slightly. The frequency was not very fast, but the efficiency was much higher than before.
At this point, He Yiming finally understood that there was still an enormous potential to be unearthed in his body and in the cultivation method that he cultivated.
However, at this moment, he was not in the mood to pay attention to this aspect. Instead, he focused all his attention on his ears.
Slowly, all the sounds were carried by the wind into his ears, and the range was still expanding at a terrifying speed.
This was the first time he had used his full strength since coming to Mount Heng. In the past, due to the Medicine Man and the others, he had not dared to casually use the Clairvoyant Hearing Technique in such a large area. However, this time, he no longer had any scruples.
He suddenly discovered that the range he could hear this time had far exceeded the limit he could hear when he was in Tian Luo Kingdom.
He understood that this was the result of his previous epiphany.
Unknowingly, his hearing had already passed through the wind of nature and was monitoring the entire mountain peak.
Whether it was the suspicious Medicine Man on the mountain peak, or a couple flirting in a certain house, or even the sound of earthworms crawling in a vegetable garden, he could faintly hear everything.
At this moment, he suddenly felt like he was a god in this world. As long as I want to know, there is nothing that can be hidden from me …
Finally, a voice from afar reached his ears.
This voice was extremely soft, so soft that it was almost a whisper. However, the meaning contained in this voice made it ring like thunder in He Yiming's ears.
"The Yuan Family's woman has already been taken care of in the cave. Let's go quickly. If we wait until that person comes back from refining the pill, I'm afraid there will be changes."
He Yiming raised his eyebrows slightly, which immediately fell into He Wude's eyes. The old man reacted quickly and immediately said, "Do you have any clues? Take me with you."
He Yiming stretched out his hand without saying anything. A wave of vital energy was transmitted over, and he immediately flew out like two large birds.
With the support of He Yiming's vital energy, the two of them landed soundlessly and were already far away at the foot of the mountain in the blink of an eye.
Even though He Yiming was carrying He Wude, his speed was still as fast as lightning. Furthermore, his movements were extremely gentle, like a gentle breeze that was difficult to detect.
After a while, the two of them had already arrived at the foot of the mountain without anyone noticing.
At this moment, He Yiming was completely at ease. This was because he had already heard the extremely familiar sound of breathing in a cave.
Even though he could tell from the breathing that Yuan Lixun was unconscious, he was already absolutely certain that Yuan Lixun wasn't harmed at all.
The sound of two steady footsteps could be heard. Soon after, two people walked into the cave side by side. He Yiming hesitated for a moment and didn't immediately make a move. He only firmly remembered the faces of these two people in his heart.
These two women were in their forties and fifties. One of them had actually reached Houtian Realm Level Ten. Even though she hadn't reached the pinnacle like He Wude, she wasn't far from it.
PS: Just returned to the hotel and immediately posted.
Yesterday, I read the book reviews … White Crane didn't update late on purpose. It was during the annual meeting, so there was really no choice.
To be honest, for the past two days, White Crane had been writing until three or four in the morning. Then, she would sleep in the car during the day.
It was estimated that she would still have to update late tomorrow and the day after that before returning to normal.
Therefore, to all the brothers and sisters who had high hopes for White Crane, White Crane solemnly said, "I'm sorry, please forgive me!" (To be continued, if you want to know the future, please go to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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