This cultivation world was never serious from the start.

"Fourth Elder, please let me explain!" Su Zhe quickly slid to his knees. "Actually, I..."

Before Su Zhe could finish speaking, the Fourth Elder delivered a thunderous double kick, stomping directly on Su Zhe's chest.

Su Zhe's vision went black, and he almost thought he was about to time travel a second time!

The next moment, he felt a dizzying sensation as the world spun around him.

"Hehehehe! Give me back my precious alchemy furnace!"

The Fourth Elder cackled, standing in mid-air, holding Su Zhe upside down, and threw him into the alchemy furnace.

With a clang, the lid of the alchemy furnace fell shut, leaving only a small opening on the edge for adding medicinal herbs.

The area around Su Zhe was dark and filled with the sweet aroma of medicinal herbs, so fragrant that just one whiff of it made one feel like they were floating on air.

Bang!

The opening on the top of his head was lifted, revealing the Fourth Elder's small face.

Before Su Zhe could even speak, a string of medicinal herbs was thrown down.

"Hahahaha! An indestructible golden body! Perfect for repairing my alchemy furnace! Hehehehe!"

The Fourth Elder laughed somewhat wildly, frantically throwing medicinal herbs into the container with his two small hands.

They have all kinds of ginseng, lingzhi, and various spiritual fruits!

boom!

The Fourth Elder closed the gate.

The next moment, flames seemed to burst forth around the alchemy furnace, and the space inside the furnace instantly became scorching hot.

The surrounding medicinal herbs vaporized in the alchemy furnace, and wisps of mist gathered and condensed in mid-air, seemingly showing signs of forming an elixir.

Su Zhe took a deep breath, and a wisp of mist entered his nostrils, where he immediately felt a rich spiritual energy.

After a moment, the Fourth Elder opened the small opening above the medicine dispenser, took a deep breath, and his eyes lit up. "It smells so good!"

"Fourth Elder! I know I was wrong, please let me out!" Su Zhe said hurriedly.

"Hmph! Trying to leave?" The Fourth Elder scoffed.

The next moment, a stream of icy water poured down from above, giving Su Zhe a refreshing chill.

Su Zhe was shocked. Could it be that they really wanted to refine him into an immortal golden elixir?

Just as Su Zhe was thinking this, other seasonings suddenly fell from above: Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, bay leaves...

  

Su Zhe was horrified, even more so than when he saw the medicinal herbs being thrown down!

"Is the Fourth Elder really going to eat me?" Su Zhe asked in a terrified voice.

Fortunately, after finding the "qi sensation", Su Zhe's appetite increased significantly. In order not to turn himself into soup, he simply drank to his heart's content.

To his surprise, even the cold mountain spring water was imbued with spiritual energy.

After an unknown amount of time, the lid of the alchemy furnace above was opened, and a small head appeared above.

"Hey, you're still alive?" The Fourth Elder's voice was filled with surprise.

"Fourth Elder, please release my junior brother." Mingxi's voice rang out.

"Okay, okay." The Fourth Elder pouted and reluctantly pulled Su Zhe up.

"Where are the medicinal herbs and spiritual spring water I threw in?" The Fourth Elder glanced at the bottom of the alchemy furnace and asked.

"I don't know, maybe it boiled dry... hahaha..." Su Zhe laughed awkwardly, avoiding the topic.

After exiting the alchemy furnace, Su Zhe saw that his senior sister was sitting upright beside it, with a cup of hot tea on the table next to her.

"Mingxi, I'm returning the person to you. Don't come looking for me again if anything goes wrong." The Fourth Elder sat on a stool next to Mingxi, speaking sullenly.

Mingxi nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over Su Zhe before turning to the Fourth Elder. "Fourth Elder, Junior Brother's situation is somewhat special."

"I know, the Indestructible Golden Body, does it feel like you don't have a dantian when cultivating?" the Fourth Elder asked.

Su Zhe nodded.

That's more like it! You can analyze your own situation without even having to say a word!

This is much more reliable than that senior brother from the Pill Pavilion who offered a hundred spirit stones.

"That's right." Mingxi nodded as well.

"Junior Nephew Mingxi, your cultivation time is relatively short, and you are not as good as us seniors in many things..." The Fourth Elder smiled upon hearing this and proudly raised his small face.

Mingxi looked calmly at the Fourth Elder, who immediately lowered his head.

"Ahem, this is the rarest physique, it's normal that you don't know about it. The Undying Golden Body doesn't cultivate magic, it only cultivates itself, so spiritual energy doesn't enter the dantian." The Fourth Elder quickly spoke up.

"If it doesn't enter the dantian, how can one establish a foundation?" Mingxi frowned slightly, her face filled with confusion.

She really didn't know much about spiritual practice.

"Just treat the body of the Undying Golden Body as your dantian. Foundation Establishment is using the body to build the foundation, and Golden Core is using the body to condense the core..."

The Fourth Elder patiently gave examples.

Mingxi nodded slightly, a look of relief on her face. "Mingxi understands. Thank you, Fourth Elder."

Seeing Mingxi smile, the Fourth Elder breathed a sigh of relief and tentatively inquired, "Then, Junior Nephew Mingxi, about my alchemy furnace..."

"Now that you mention it, Fourth Elder, I do remember."

Mingxi stood up and walked towards the alchemy furnace.

The Fourth Elder immediately smiled.

I knew that Junior Nephew Mingxi wasn't a domineering person, and that she would definitely help me repair the alchemy furnace!

Then, she saw Mingxi reach into the alchemy furnace, and after a chilling metallic squeezing sound, Mingxi held a lump of metal in her hand.

"Since Junior Brother still needs to refine his body, he can't lack materials. I'm grateful for the reminder from the Fourth Elder."

With that, Mingxi turned around and prepared to leave with Su Zhe.

The Fourth Elder was dumbfounded. Only after Mingxi left did he react. He rushed over and hugged one of the legs of his alchemy furnace, crying, "No... my furnace! It's because its master is useless..."

After returning to the main peak of Tianwen Peak, Mingxi looked at Su Zhe, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "Are you aware of the grand competition in half a month?"

Su Zhe nodded. "I understand!"

"After all, you don't cultivate Qi normally. Your spiritual energy is all stored in your body. You don't cultivate magic, so you can only use martial arts. You'll probably be at a disadvantage in the competition," Mingxi said.

"Then what do you think, Senior Sister?" Su Zhe asked, seizing the opportunity.

"Have you ever used any weapons?" Mingxi asked.

"Weapons? Guns?" Su Zhe thought for a moment, and a fully equipped G18 was quite useful.

"Okay, then you'll practice shooting with him for the next two weeks." Mingxi nodded.

Su Zhe suddenly had a bad feeling.

The next moment, the premonition came true!

Mingxi casually pulled out the crumpled portrait of her master, crumpled it up, and threw it out. It turned back into the paper figure that had dominated Su Zhe's dreams for half a month!

"For the next two weeks, you will cultivate during the day and spend an hour each night practicing your spear technique with your master's portrait," Mingxi said.

"Senior sister! Can I ask you to teach me?" Su Zhe quickly asked.

Mingxi was puzzled by this, and after a moment she shook her head. "I'm not good with weapons, so I'm afraid it's not good for me to teach you. It would only lead you astray."

Su Zhe opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the day before the new disciple competition, the three heroes of Tianwen gathered together again.

"Brother Su, we have already reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining. I wonder what your current level is?" Chen Feng asked.

Upon hearing this, Su Zhe pondered for a moment, "Me? I probably trained one head, one arm, and one leg?"