Yu Xian's whole body trembled!

Becoming an alchemy disciple at the Alchemy Workshop and becoming Xiao Wusheng's personal disciple were worlds apart!

He never imagined that Xiao Wusheng would actually take him as a disciple!

That was... a master-disciple relationship...

Pressing his lips together, Yu Xian looked at Xiao Wusheng's kindly face, took a step back, and knelt down with a sweep of his robe: "Yu Xian is willing to acknowledge you as my master!"

"Good, good, good!"

Although Xiao Wusheng appeared middle-aged, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes betrayed his age.

His slightly clouded eyes were filled with joy as he hurriedly stepped forward to help Yu Xian up, smiling, "Between master and disciple, there's no need for such formalities. Stand up."

But Yu Xian still solemnly kowtowed three times before standing, making the smile on Xiao Wusheng's face even broader.

Children who understand etiquette are the most likable.

Looking at Yu Xian standing before him, Xiao Wusheng smiled and said, "Since you have acknowledged me as your master, it is only right for me to give you a gift."

With that, Xiao Wusheng began searching through his storage pouch.

As the Master of the Alchemy Workshop, Xiao Wusheng had amassed considerable wealth through alchemy alone.

However, some things couldn't be bought with spirit stones, especially when it came to forming a Golden Core, where talent was more crucial!

So, the gap created by innate talent and spiritual root and bone was truly despairing!

"Found it!"

After searching through the ten-zhang space of his mid-grade storage pouch for a while, Xiao Wusheng's eyes lit up: "I remember having a cultivation method that is extremely suitable for Wood Spiritual Root."

With a flip of his hand, a booklet appeared in his palm.

"This 'Eternal Spring Wood Art' was something I stumbled upon by chance back in the day. It's a high-grade technique that can be cultivated all the way to the Elemental Infant Realm! Unfortunately, I have a mid-grade Fire Spiritual Root, so it's useless to me, and I've kept it all this time."

Xiao Wusheng looked at the 'Eternal Spring Wood Art' in his hand with regret, shook his head, and then smiled at Yu Xian: "But now, my disciple can cultivate it. It's truly fate."

'Eternal Spring Wood Art,' capable of cultivation to the Elemental Infant Realm...

If such a technique were to spread, who knows how many Wood Spiritual Root cultivators would fight to the death for it, causing a bloody storm!

Even those with mid-grade, high-grade, top-grade, or even perfect Wood Spiritual Roots in the Inner Sect would show their fangs!

Xiao Wusheng had always kept it hidden, not letting anyone know, which was the wisest decision.

But now, Xiao Wusheng had found a disciple he was satisfied with and fond of, and who had a Wood Spiritual Root, making this technique a perfect match for him!

The disciple he had chosen, even if he had a low-grade Wood Spiritual Root, was still worthy of learning the 'Eternal Spring Wood Art'!

Yu Xian looked at the cultivation method in Xiao Wusheng's hand, took a deep breath, and bowed, extending his hands to receive it.

The cultivation method left by his mother could only allow him to reach Foundation Establishment.

But the technique given by his master could be cultivated to the Elemental Infant Realm!

Of course, whether he could reach the Elemental Infant Realm depended on his own aptitude, comprehension, and opportunities.

But a technique that could be thoroughly understood, taught, and passed down to guide a cultivator to the Elemental Infant Realm...

Yu Xian believed there weren't many such techniques in the entire White Cloud Sect!

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this technique."

Xiao Wusheng smiled and raised his hand, saying, "Cultivate well in the future, and don't let anyone know about this technique, or you'll be in great danger."

After speaking, Xiao Wusheng waved his hand again, and a silver-threaded soft armor, a talismanic treasure, a treasured sword, and a scroll appeared before him.

"This Silver Dragon Armor is a Tier-Four Magical Treasure. It has protected me through several crises, but I probably won't be leaving the White Cloud Sect in the future. As for you, the world is vast, with countless opportunities awaiting you. This armor will keep you safe."

"This Bi Ling Sword is also a Tier-Four Magical Treasure, incredibly sharp. Paired with the Bi Ling Sword Technique, it can showcase the elegance of a sword cultivator."

"Lastly, this talismanic treasure... I've kept it for forty years without a chance to use it, and I probably won't need it in the future. It was given to me by Elder Song from the Inner Sect as a life-saving treasure. It can withstand a strike from a Golden Core Great Perfection expert. Keep it for yourself."

Another four precious treasures were laid out before Yu Xian!

These were the gifts Xiao Wusheng gave him as a disciple!

Yu Xian pressed his lips tightly...

In the village, when a family's child went to a teacher to begin learning, they had to give the teacher a gift!

At the very least, they had to bring a piece of pork...

But now, it was the teacher giving him a gift...

He wasn't just a teacher...

He was... a master...

A master who is like a father for life!

Yu Xian said nothing, only deeply bowed, raising his hands to receive the Silver Dragon Armor, Bi Ling Sword, Bi Ling Sword Technique, and the talismanic treasure from a Golden Core Great Perfection expert.

Xiao Wusheng's face was full of smiles as he patted Yu Xian's shoulder: "Put them away. From now on, you'll cultivate and live here. In three days, I'll be refining a Tier-Four pill, and you can come to observe."

"Thank you, Master, for the treasures. I will remember."

Yu Xian remained respectful, treating his master with the utmost reverence, without a hint of arrogance or presumption.

In this world, there are very few people who will treat you well, so few that there are almost none!

If you're fortunate enough to meet one, you must never take their kindness for granted, act rudely, or behave recklessly.

Otherwise, you'll be the one to regret it.

Yu Xian's respectful attitude made Xiao Wusheng very fond of him.

This sixteen-year-old boy not only had a great talent for alchemy but also a steady and sensible character, making him very likable.

Xiao Wusheng had lived for over a hundred years and had seen many geniuses. They often relied on their talent and aptitude to be disrespectful to their elders, even daring to point fingers at their mentors, which was very unpleasant and lacked propriety!

If Yu Xian were such a person, even if Xiao Wusheng were to teach him alchemy, he would likely harbor some resentment.

Becoming increasingly satisfied with this disciple, Xiao Wusheng waved his hand with a smile: "Alright, alright, no need to be so formal. You can stay in the side hall on the right of this Grand Hall. I live in the back hall. If you need anything, feel free to come to me."

Yu Xian nodded and said, "Thank you, Master. I will remember." Yet he remained still.

Seeing Yu Xian still standing there respectfully, Xiao Wusheng shook his head with a smile and said, "Well, I'll go prepare now. In three days, I'll start the alchemy furnace."

With that, he turned and left the Grand Hall, heading towards the back hall.

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Once his master had left, Yu Xian returned to normal.

Exhaling, Yu Xian glanced around and headed straight for the right side hall.

The Spiritual Qi here at the Alchemy Workshop was much denser than at the Scorching Sun Mining Area!

The Scorching Sun Mining Area was just a mining area; how dense could the Spiritual Qi be?

But the Alchemy Workshop was within the White Cloud Sect!

That's a tenfold difference!

Opening the red lacquered wooden door of the right hall, he saw silk drapes, a sandalwood desk, a purple wood bed, and bright eastern windows—a truly elegant dwelling, incomparable to the wooden hut he had lived in for seven months at the mining area.

Gently approaching the bed, Yu Xian sat down, finding it soft and comfortable.

From now on, this would be his new home.

A smile appeared on his lips as Yu Xian exhaled and waved his hand.

The 'Eternal Spring Wood Art' appeared in his palm.

Though he had changed to a comfortable environment, with safety assured and a strong backing in the Outer Sect, cultivation was inherently a personal matter. If he were to slack off, not even the gods could help him.

A high-grade technique that could be cultivated to the Elemental Infant Realm!

'Eternal Spring Wood Art!'

Even with Yu Xian's calm heart, waves of excitement surged as he opened the first page.

"I am the Green Emperor, all trees bloom in spring!"

The opening ten characters showcased the domineering nature of the 'Eternal Spring Wood Art.'

The Green Emperor, according to legend, was a green lotus that attained the Dao and became a great emperor in the celestial realm.

Though it was a monster cultivator.

It was also the ultimate goal for all wood-attribute cultivators.

However, the Green Emperor was an existence far beyond the Elemental Infant Realm.

And the 'Eternal Spring Wood Art' could only be cultivated to the Elemental Infant Realm, so these eight words were merely the creator's self-promotion.

Yu Xian began cultivating the 'Eternal Spring Wood Art.'

The 'Eternal Spring Wood Art' had seven levels.

Once the seventh level was reached, one could condense a Wood Spirit Elemental Infant and achieve the Elemental Infant Realm.

Yu Xian closed his eyes and began cultivating the first level, Wood Qi Body Refining.

He could have skipped the first level and moved directly to the second level since he was already at the mid-Qi Condensation stage.

But he didn't; he started from the beginning.

Spiritual Qi roared in, the Wood Spiritual Root flickered, and the 'Eternal Spring Wood Art' operated, condensing Spiritual Qi, transforming it into wood attributes, and then sweeping through his body, beginning the body refining, just like when he first drew in Qi.

Impurities within his body were once again refined out!

Clearly, the Elmheart Basic Qi Refining Secret Method left by his mother was far inferior to the 'Eternal Spring Wood Art.'

A basic technique was truly just a basic technique.

As impurities were expelled, Yu Xian felt his strength increase significantly, his body more transparent, his dantian writhing, and his Qi Sea expanding by a few inches.

What a Wood Qi Body Refining, what an 'Eternal Spring Wood Art.'

Spiritual Qi surrounded him, the wood qi manifested in green, traversing his skin.

The small elm tree pattern on his chest, like a brand, seemed clearer under the baptism of the wood qi...

Unknowingly, three days passed.

During these three days, the threat from Quan Dao that Yu Xian imagined never came, just as his master said, Quan Dao wouldn't bother with an ant like him.

Everything was merely Chu Jiang's presumptuous speculation, trying to curry favor with Quan Dao.

On the third day, Yu Xian opened his eyes, the wood spirit qi flowing through his body merging within.

In three days, the first level of the 'Eternal Spring Wood Art' was achieved. Yu Xian planned to refine his body for another seven days before stepping into the second level, Wood Qi Transformation Sea.

Today was important; his master was going to refine a Tier-Four precious pill, and he had to observe carefully!

Although Yu Xian could refine Tier-Two Blood-Bursting Pills and did so well.

As mentioned before, each type of pill in the world was different.

If no one taught him each type of pill, and he had to rely on himself to explore, wasting herbs to learn and verify.

With hundreds of thousands of pills in the world, how long would it take Yu Xian to figure them all out?

Even ten thousand years wouldn't be enough!

With a teacher's guidance, witnessing firsthand, observing and learning, he could stand on the shoulders of predecessors and progress further, mastering more pill refining methods quickly.

Never let elders wait; this was a basic etiquette his mother taught Yu Xian from a young age.

Now, it was early morning, and Yu Xian finished his cultivation, got out of bed, and headed straight to the back hall.

The back hall was a beautiful garden, filled with exotic flowers and herbs, with even denser Spiritual Qi, indicating the presence of a spiritual eye.

In the center of the garden was Xiao Wusheng's dwelling, simple and ancient, like a wealthy family's courtyard.

Yu Xian arrived at the entrance and bowed: "Disciple Yu Xian, greets Master."

"Oh, disciple, come in."

Xiao Wusheng's voice came from within the courtyard, and the door opened. Yu Xian stepped inside.

In the courtyard's center, Xiao Wusheng was lighting tranquil incense.

Refining a Tier-Four pill was no small matter, even though Xiao Wusheng had done it many times, he couldn't afford to be careless.

The materials for Tier-Four pills were hard to find, requiring a Golden Core expert several months or even a year or two to gather. A single failure would be a huge loss.

Though the Golden Core expert from the Inner Sect who requested the pill wouldn't blame him, failing would damage Xiao Wusheng's reputation!

Thus, the assistance of tranquil incense was necessary.

"Master."

Yu Xian approached Xiao Wusheng from behind and respectfully saluted.

"Yes, stand up."

Inserting the incense, Xiao Wusheng gestured with a smile and walked to the center.

Yu Xian followed respectfully.

"Today, I will refine a Tier-Four precious pill, the Blood Lotus Spirit Pill. The materials for this pill are precious, with several ingredients unavailable even in the Spirit Herb Workshop. Watch carefully; such opportunities are rare, and I may not refine it many more times."

As Xiao Wusheng walked, he explained.

Yu Xian listened attentively and nodded, "Disciple understands."

Reaching the center of the courtyard, the tranquil incense's smoke wafted around.

Smelling the incense, Yu Xian felt his entire body relax, his mind clearer.

Xiao Wusheng sat cross-legged in the center, raising his hand.

Clang!

A pale golden alchemy furnace flew out, landing in front!

This was Xiao Wusheng's life-bound alchemy furnace, the Scarlet Gold Divine Furnace, a Tier-Four alchemy furnace! There were few like it in the entire White Cloud Sect!

It was far superior to the alchemy furnaces in the Heaven-Rank alchemy rooms of the Alchemy Workshop!

Yu Xian stood still, his breathing slowing, watching without disturbing Xiao Wusheng in the slightest!

Xiao Wusheng waved his hand again,

A pile of dragon rock charcoal fell to one side, and a jar of Pill-Tempering Spirit Liquid to the other.

Dragon rock charcoal was superior to bamboo silk charcoal, easier to control the heat, and burned more quietly.

"Disciple, I cannot be distracted while refining this pill and cannot explain in detail, so you must watch closely!"

Xiao Wusheng whispered, waving his hand, and thirteen pieces of dragon rock charcoal fell into the furnace, igniting to heat it!

Yu Xian focused, memorizing the temperature and time for heating the furnace!

Moments later, the furnace was heated, and Xiao Wusheng waved his hand, placing over a hundred portions of spiritual herbs, materials, demonic beast flesh, and a demon core before him!

Yu Xian's eyes flashed.

A Tier-Four pill had a difficulty level a hundred times greater than a Tier-Two Blood-Bursting Pill!

Not only was there an increase in the number of herbs.

The inclusion of demonic beast flesh, other attribute mineral materials, and a demon core added to the difficulty!

Activating their medicinal properties was the hardest part!

A slight mistake could reduce the pill's quality or ruin the entire batch!

"Rise!"

With a low shout, Xiao Wusheng's body glowed with Spiritual Qi, and he raised both hands, activating the medicinal properties of two herbs simultaneously!

What! Multitasking?

Yu Xian was utterly shocked!

To refine a good pill, speed and stable medicinal properties were essential.

Thus, multitasking, even handling three or four tasks at once, was necessary to quickly activate the medicinal properties and fuse the herbs.

After all, the stronger and higher the grade of the pill, the higher the simultaneous requirements.

It's said that some Tier-Six or Tier-Seven pills require activating the properties of a hundred herbs simultaneously for refinement!

At that point, it's not just about multitasking but managing a hundred tasks at once!

That's something only a true alchemy master can achieve, controlling Spiritual Qi and activating medicinal properties.

Yu Xian's little finger trembled slightly.

That was excitement!

Today, he finally witnessed a senior expert refining pills!

In comparison.

He was like a child just learning to walk!