Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 188 Disciple's Thoughts; Qi-Nourishing Pill Breaks Limits!
Ding!
"New apprentice, favorability increased by one!" Chen Ye thought to himself with a sense of satisfaction as he dubbed the voiceover.

As expected of him!

Everything is proceeding as expected and in an orderly manner.

After today, Lin Jin's defenses will likely be able to lower a bit more.

Given time, I'm sure I'll have another respectful and virtuous student under my wing!
After dealing with Lin Jin's matter, Chen Ye felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

With light steps, I returned home.

Upon entering, he was greeted not by the usual laughter and playfulness, but by an unusual silence.

At the table in the courtyard, Mao Qingzhu held a teapot and smiled gently as she poured tea for the two young maids.

Zhiwei was fine, quietly sipping her tea, just like before.

Qingjun, surprisingly, remained as dignified and silent as her senior sister…

"Master, you're back."

The little girl stood up, gave a perfect bow, smiled sweetly, and behaved with elegance and grace.

"Xu Qingjun".

Chen Ye sensed something was wrong, stared intently at his disciple who was behaving like a little lady, and called out her name.

"Oh, Master, are you going to praise Qingjun?" Qingjun's eyes suddenly lit up, and she became even more affected, making Chen Ye's hair stand on end.

"Have you done something bad again?" Chen Ye stared at her suspiciously.

"..."

The little girl's fair face flushed red instantly; she was so angry that steam could almost be seen rising from the top of her head.

"You, you, you... Master, what do you mean! Can't Qingjun be a lady? Can't Qingjun be well-behaved?!"

"Master has serious doubts about this," Chen Ye said solemnly.

"hateful!"

Upon hearing this, the little girl became even more furious, her bright eyes practically spitting fire.

If you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink!
She stomped her foot, raised her little fist, and gave Chen Ye's thigh a good massage.

Even though it was her master who was being hit, Qingjun's eyes were red and her little mouth was pouting in grievance, as if she was about to cry from anger.

This scene broke Mao Qingzhu's heart.

She reunited with Qingjun after a long separation and doted on her, which even made her somewhat dissatisfied with Chen Ye.

How could Yedi do this?
Isn't that incredibly insensitive...? Qingjun is trying to be obedient just to make him happy, isn't she?

Mao Qingzhu looked with heartache at the little girl who was pounding Chen Ye's thigh with her tiny fists, her eyes brimming with tears of grievance. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Chen Ye suddenly sigh:

"Alright, alright, stop hitting me. Your clumsy skills are about to break my legs."

"You...you still dare to say that!" Qingjun sniffed, and angrily bit her master's leg. "Master just doesn't like Qingjun anymore! Master, do you have other disciples outside?"

Chen Ye was startled. Could this little girl have a spider sense?

Fortunately, judging from his appearance, it was probably just a casual remark.

Chen Ye calmed himself down and gently pinched her soft, tender cheek:

"Compared to Qingjun's obedient greeting, Master actually prefers the Qingjun who rushes over like a flying sword as soon as Master returns. Hmm... the original Qingjun is better."

"Woo..."

Qingjun raised her small face, her long eyelashes trembling with moisture, her voice hesitant yet expectant.

"So, Master prefers the real Qingjun?"

"of course."

Chen Ye scooped her up and placed her steadily in the crook of his arm, not forgetting to flick her forehead lightly with his finger.
“Master would not want to see Qingjun doing things she doesn’t want to do just to please me.”

"Qingjun didn't win Master's favor... Master is a narcissist."

The little girl hugged her master's neck, buried her face in the crook of his neck, and mumbled in a low voice. Fortunately, she was quick to be sad and quick to be happy.

Chen Ye's few words brought an undisguised joy to her eyes.

Seeing this, Mao Qingzhu, who had initially harbored some resentment, suddenly felt ashamed.

In that light, it seems that she was in the wrong.

Today, she suddenly felt like teaching Qingjun etiquette, intending to make up for her regret of neglecting to teach him.

However, as Ye Di said, the most important thing is to make Qing Jun happy!
only……

However, Qingjun's emotions surged as soon as she heard Chen Ye speak, sometimes overjoyed and sometimes bursting into tears, her mind completely focused on her master's every word.

Mao Qingzhu saw this and frowned slightly.

Ye Di's two disciples are probably too dependent on their master...

While Mao Qingzhu was lost in thought, Chen Ye had already put the little girl down from his arms.

He looked at his two disciples with a serious expression and said, "Alright, stop fooling around. Today, your master is going to start refining pills. You two better be alert and help your master."

Chen Ye had always intended to cultivate his apprentice in many ways, including alchemy.

today,

Chen Ye's Qi-Nourishing Pill is about to break its limit!
This was the perfect opportunity for him to teach his apprentices.

Witnessing firsthand the process of alchemy mastery progressing from perfection to breaking limits is an opportunity that any cultivator just beginning their journey into alchemy would yearn for.

Only Chen Ye, who possesses a proficiency panel, can allow his disciple to glimpse even a fraction of it.

"Alchemy? Brother Ye, you can also refine pills?"

Mao Qingzhu was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

She thought to herself: Yes, almost every spirit plant master has the idea of ​​alchemy, and they think they have a deep understanding of medicinal properties. But they don't know that the way of alchemy is vast and profound. How can one grasp its essence with just some knowledge of pharmacology?
Although she wasn't optimistic, she still smiled.
"Actually, I'm also quite skilled in alchemy. Back in Shenwu Valley, I even refined some high-grade Qi-Nourishing Pills. Brother Ye, would you like me to give you some pointers?"

As he spoke, the little dumpling, still somewhat expectant, winked mischievously at Chen Ye:
"Would you like your older sister to teach you step by step?"

really,

As Mao Qingzhu had predicted, her shy and reserved junior disciple, who lacked contact with female cultivators, immediately lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Sister Qingzhu, you flatter me. I only know a little bit about this. Today, I mainly wanted to give my apprentice some pointers. I don't need Sister Qingzhu to teach me this little bit of skill."

Mao Qingzhu covered her lips and chuckled, quite intrigued. "Brother Ye is truly innocent."

Logically speaking, no rogue cultivator should refuse guidance from a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

But Ye Di refused... Is that reasonable?
That's completely unreasonable, because Ye Di is a diligent and hardworking cultivator who wouldn't miss any opportunity to improve himself.

Therefore, Mao Qingzhu could only think of one reason: that her younger brother was too embarrassed to approach her, this female cultivator who was... barely attractive...

If you're too shy, you'll never find a partner!

For example, Li Qiuyun. Ye Di usually kept his distance from her. Now that I think about it, it was probably just that Ye Di was too shy.

Mao Qingzhu thought to herself, "From now on, I'll have to help Ye Di get used to interacting with female cultivators. But in Lin Song Valley, there's only one young female cultivator, Lin Qiongyu. She's just a rogue cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and she's not qualified to interact with Ye Di at all. She should at least be a disciple of a sect... Sigh, there's really no way to deal with Ye Di."

"Hmph, there's just no way to deal with Master!"

The little girl suddenly straightened up alertly, glanced back at Mao Qingzhu almost imperceptibly, and then shouted loudly.
"Since Master is willing to help, then Qingjun will reluctantly assist Master! Let's hurry and refine the pills!"

"well!"

Mao Qingzhu mistakenly thought Chen Ye was just embarrassed, but in reality, he was simply unable to hold back.

This Qingzhu sister started showing off to him after she refined a top-grade pill?

Little did they know, even Qingjun could now refine high-grade pills...

Chen Ye thought this to himself, but he couldn't show it on his face, so he could only cough:
"Sister Qingzhu, you should rest first. I'm going to take my two disciples to refine pills."

"All right……"

Mao Qingzhu didn't insist and nodded. She saw Chen Ye lead his two disciples into the quiet room, but she paused.

In recent days, she had neither seen nor heard her brother practicing alchemy.

Therefore, Mao Qingzhu couldn't help but worry.

After all, alchemy is quite risky; one wrong move and the furnace could explode. Although it wouldn't hurt Chen Ye, it would be extremely dangerous for the two girls.

Well then, she decided to wait outside a little longer, just in case anything unexpected happened.

……

Inside the quiet room,

The two little girls looked excited; they hadn't seen their master refine pills in a long time!

Qingjun, in particular, was determined to compete with her master!
She has been studying and practicing diligently these past few days, and her alchemy skills may even surpass her master's!

Chen Ye had no time to pay attention to his two disciples at the moment; his gaze swept over the panel:
[Qi Nourishing Pill Completed: 390/400]

Based on his previous increase in proficiency, now that he has completed one batch, he should be able to break through to the limit.

Chen Ye held his breath and focused his mind, merging his consciousness with the furnace fire, and precisely and accurately put the processed spiritual herbs into the furnace.

The movements were fluid and seamless, without the slightest hesitation.

Pharmacology flowed in his mind, and the control of heat changed in his hands.

The entire alchemy process was less about refining and more about practicing Taoist techniques.

An hour later.

As a clear, resonant hum emanated from the furnace, a powerful medicinal fragrance suddenly burst forth.

Chen Ye withdrew his divine sense and glanced outside the door.

Knowing that Mao Qingzhu was still outside, he specially set up a small barrier to confine the medicinal fragrance to the quiet room.

Chen Ye did not want Mao Qingzhu to discover his true skill in alchemy, after all, the matter of breaking through the limits of alchemy was too incredible.

Even Mao Qingzhu, Chen Ye dared not reveal this to her.

[Qi Nourishing Pill Breakthrough: 1/800]

Chen Ye suddenly opened the furnace lid, and saw ten pills lying quietly at the bottom of the furnace.

These ten pills were perfectly round, with their spiritual light contained within. Half of them even had mysterious pill patterns, surrounded by pill clouds, making them seem like living things!

"Huh? Wait..."

Chen Ye focused his gaze and picked up one of the pills.
"Three Dan patterns?"

He thought that after breaking through the limit, he would only break through from one pill pattern to two pill patterns, but he did not expect to directly jump to three!
"Master, there are a total of six top-grade items. Among the six top-grade items, there is one with three patterns, two with two patterns, and three with one pattern!"

The eldest disciple held the jade box, counted and sorted the pills one by one, and then presented the jade box to Chen Ye.

As for the little girl, she was completely dumbfounded.

That's it, I'll never be able to surpass my master in this lifetime!

Isn't it said that the highest quality pills are the top-grade pills that develop pill patterns?
Why is it that Master can still refine pills with several patterns?
"Excellent, mission accomplished. Let me try this elixir first."

As he spoke, Chen Ye picked up a three-patterned pill, tilted his head back, and swallowed it.

In an instant, the pure medicinal power melted in the mouth.

Chen Ye felt a jolt throughout his body, and the spiritual power within his dantian and dantian began to increase wildly once again under the influence of the medicine!
[Grandmaster of Evergreen Kung Fu: 2750/3200]

After taking one pill, his proficiency in the Evergreen Technique increased by a full fifty points!

"This...doesn't that mean that even if I reach the Profound Realm of Everlasting Green Technique in the future, I only need to consume a little over a hundred Three-Pattern Qi Nourishing Pills to break through again?" Chen Ye was overjoyed.

However, after the initial euphoria, Chen Ye came to his senses.

wrong……

The progress is indeed significant, but it hasn't reached the level of progress expected when breaking through limits.

One Qi-Nourishing Pill can increase proficiency by 40 points, but three-pattern pills after breaking the limit can only increase it by 50 points.

Previously, when he consumed low-grade Qi-nourishing pills, his Qi could increase by thirty points...

"That's right. Pills are different from other things; they have a clear upper limit. This is because the Qi Nourishing Pill is made from only the first-grade low-rank Silver Scale Flower, which severely limits the efficacy of the finished product."

Chen Ye was annoyed. At first, he had thought that he would only rely on the Qi-Nourishing Pill to cultivate in the future.

After all, these Qi-Nourishing Pills are too easy to make; one low-grade spiritual plant can make about ten pills.

"Master, is it delicious...?"

Seeing that her master was standing still, as if savoring the taste of the elixir, the little girl couldn't help but wipe her mouth.

However, although she really wanted to eat it, she knew that it was a pill for her master's cultivation!
She'll take anything else... but she can't take her master's cultivation resources!
How could Chen Ye be a selfish person?

He kept all his previous top-grade Qi-nourishing pills for his disciple to take.

He immediately took out four more Qi-Nourishing Pills from his storage bag and distributed them to his two disciples:
"With your current cultivation level, it would be best to take the One-Pattern Qi-Nourishing Pill. Hmm... just eat it like candy from now on, so you can break through to the late stage of Qi Refining as soon as possible and help your master."

My two disciples are currently at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

With the help of top-grade pills and their extraordinary talent, they are probably not far from reaching the late stage of Qi Refining.

"Thank you, Master!" x2
The girl cheered; the girl was happy.

One reason is to be able to eat delicious elixirs, and the other is to be happy in order to cultivate.

As for declining?

In the hearts of the two girls, there was never any question of refusing.

Needless to say, Qingjun would open her mouth whenever there was food. As for Zhiwei, she regarded her master's words as the ultimate truth, so how could she refuse her master's words?

"All right."

Chen Ye clapped his hands, bringing the two girls, who were still in shock, back to their senses.
"Did you watch carefully the process of me refining the pills just now?"

"Look...look carefully!" Qingjun nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Master is so amazing! A little bit more amazing than Qingjun!"

Although Zhiwei remained silent, the admiration on her face was evident. Truly worthy of being her master…

"Watching without practicing is just a sham."

Chen Ye revealed a profound smile, "Today, I will test you. Qingjun will be the furnace master, and Zhiwei will assist you in refining a batch of Qi-Nourishing Pills. It is entirely up to you to do your best. As for your master, you can go back and rest now."

"Yes! Master!"

Upon hearing this, the two little girls immediately perked up.

They had long wanted to show off in front of their master!
As for Chen Ye, he swaggered out of the alchemy room.

"Brother Ye... why are you out here?"

Mao Qingzhu was surprised, but then she could feel the raging fire in the quiet room.

This... Brother Ye actually let two children operate the alchemy furnace?!
What nonsense!

With that thought in mind, she prepared to step in and save him at any moment.

"Sister Qingzhu, don't worry. My two disciples have only managed to inherit about seven or eight tenths of my true skills in alchemy."

Chen Ye smiled; he had never been a patient person.

Ah……

It's not that I don't want to pretend, it's just that the time hasn't come yet.

Exposing one's alchemical skills is too risky.

But what's wrong with letting the two disciples stand up for their master?
Mao Qingzhu was immediately furious. Ye Di's tone made it sound like he was some kind of expert!
(End of this chapter)