Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

Chapter 26 Six Years in the Snap

The main hall of the Zhou family.

Everyone was still reeling from the shock of Jiang Yun's alchemy.

However, the clan chief Zhou Hongde frowned slightly.

"This young man is calm and composed, and his alchemy skills are superb. Could it be that he has already been possessed?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Hongde's gaze deepened, and he hesitated.

He was wondering whether he should investigate further.

If Jiang Yun has indeed been possessed, there are only two possible outcomes if we investigate further: kill him or not.

If he is killed, the Zhou family will lose a powerful alchemist.

If they don't kill him, Jiang Yun can continue to bring benefits to the family.

However, allowing someone who has possessed another's body to remain hidden in the Zhou family for an extended period could be a destabilizing factor in the future.

In short, it's a double-edged sword.

Given that Jiang Yun has been possessed, the Zhou family must also bear corresponding risks if they want to gain benefits.

"It's just a small gain; the stability of the family is the most important thing."

After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Hongde made a decision.

He smiled at Jiang Yun and said, "Zhou Yun, bring me the pills you just refined."

"Yes, ma'am."

Jiang Yun walked up to Zhou Hongde and handed him the jade bottle.

The jade bottle contained the six low-grade Cleansing Heart Pills that had just been refined.

Zhou Hongde reached out and took the jade bottle.

Suddenly, a powerful divine force rushed into Jiang Yun's sea of consciousness without warning.

At this time, Jiang Yun had not yet established his foundation, and his sea of consciousness had not yet been opened, but it was not non-existent.

The sea of consciousness in the Qi Refining stage is still in a state of chaos and undeveloped, a space filled with gray mist.

Jiang Yun felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and his consciousness found itself in this gray mist space.

Within the gray fog space, Zhou Hong used his divine sense to transform into a tiny, transparent figure and began to observe the area.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun made a decision instantly.

It would be fine if Zhou Hong stopped here.

However, if they continue to investigate, they might try to search his soul or read his memories.

Then Jiang Yun would choose to self-destruct his soul immediately.

I have too many secrets to keep hidden.

At worst, this life will end here, and we can start a new one.

Fortunately, Zhou Hongde did not take any further action.

He merely examined Jiang Yun's soul.

Upon discovering that the soul was extremely weak and showed no signs of possession, they immediately retreated.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

No one else knew what had happened.

Only Jiang Yun and Zhou Hongde understood each other without saying a word.

……

Zhou Hongde took the jade bottle from Jiang Yun's hand, opened it, and acted as if nothing had happened.

The jade bottle was opened, and wisps of fragrance wafted out, filling the entire hall.

"Huh? This is a cinnabar pattern."

Zhou Hong exclaimed in surprise, took out a pill, held it in his hand, and praised it to Jiang Yun:

"Zhou Yun, you are indeed a genius in alchemy. Hong Chang is no match for you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hongchang gave a wry smile.

Since the clan chief has said so, it seems he really is not as good as Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun smiled but didn't say anything.

They were just investigating whether I had been possessed by some old monster.

Now you know I'm a genius in alchemy?

"There are also cinnabar patterns? Let me see."

At this moment, the matriarch, Ye Hongyi, stepped forward to examine the elixir.

Of the six Qingxin Pills, four had tiny pill patterns.

It's really hard to notice if you don't pay close attention.

"It really is a Danwen!" Ye Hongyi said with a sly grin.

"Zhou Yun, from now on you will stay in the family to refine pills. How can we let you do the work of mining spirit stones? Don't you think so?"

"Thank you, Madam."

Jiang Yun cupped his hands in thanks.

He thought to himself that Ye Hongyi was indeed a shrewd person who put the interests of her family above all else.

No wonder the clan chief delegated many things to her.

Zhou Zongcheng and the others gathered around, laughing, "Nephew, you'll have to refine pills for your uncle in the future."

"must."

Jiang Yun nodded.

He had a fairly good impression of these four uncles, at least they had spoken up for him.

However, logically speaking, there should be four maternal uncles.

However, since Liu Jiuying is dead, Jiang Yun's surname in this life is Zhou and his given name is Yun.

They are entirely members of the Zhou family, hence the change in how they are addressed.

"Zhou Yun, so you've been locking yourself in your room all day tinkering with alchemy?"

Zhou Yiyan also stepped forward, looking at Jiang Yun being fawned over, and said with a hint of sourness.

"I do some research occasionally, but I spend most of my time practicing."

Jiang Yunfeng said calmly.

In reality, he was busy improving his cultivation level in this life and did not study alchemy.

I just tried my hand at alchemy, and it was my first time refining pills in this life.

"I see." Clan Chief Zhou Hongde praised, "With such talent, why didn't you say so sooner?"

Jiang Yun humbly replied, "I only know how to refine first-grade low-level pills, and I dare not embarrass myself in front of the clan leader."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but chuckle.

You're only ten years old and you can already refine low-grade pills? What kind of embarrassment is this?

Clan Chief Zhou Hongde laughed and said:

"Excellent, excellent, excellent! It is a cause for celebration that our Zhou family has such a genius in alchemy."

"In the future, the Zhou family will definitely have a place in the Ningyuanfang medicine shop market!"

After saying this, Zhou Hong was overjoyed.

He opened his palm, and an exquisite jade bottle appeared out of thin air.

"This is the Qi Refining Pill. Taking this pill when you are at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining will help you break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining."

Zhou Hongde bestowed the elixir upon Jiang Yun.

"Thank you, Chieftain!"

Jiang Yun was overjoyed; this was a good thing.

With three spiritual roots, a cultivator at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining may face a bottleneck in advancing to the seventh level.

In his previous life, Jiang Yun encountered a bottleneck and was stuck for more than two years.

Now that I have this Qi Refining Pill, I can successfully break through from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the seventh level, saving at least two to three years of cultivation time.

He quickly accepted the Qi Yuan Pill and put it into his storage bag.

"From now on, you will live in the family's alchemy hall. If you have any requests, feel free to tell Hongchang. Strive to become a mid-grade or even high-grade alchemist as soon as possible!" Zhou Hongde said with a smile.

"I will certainly live up to the clan leader's high expectations."

Jiang Yun bowed with his hands clasped, full of confidence.

In fact, he was already a near-first-tier high-grade alchemist.

"Hmm." Zhou Hongde nodded slightly, then looked at Zhou Hongchang.

"Hongchang, my Zhou family's medicine shop isn't doing very well. From now on, Zhou Yun will be with you. Please train him well."

"Understood." Zhou Hongchang immediately accepted the order.

This is the end.

Jiang Yun narrowly escaped his fate of being forced to leave the city to mine.

He moved into the family's alchemy hall and began refining elixirs.

Zhou Zongting never expected this.

The child who was almost lost outside back then.

I never expected him to be a genius in alchemy.