Battle Through the Heavens: I'm Just an Alchemist

Chapter 42 Cultivation

"Teacher, if I successfully refine the Tranquility Pill, would I be considered a first-grade alchemist?"

Xiao Yan took out the pill formula he had carefully preserved, as well as the bottles of Tranquil Water in his storage ring that had helped him through those dark years.

"The Tranquility Pill? Of course not. What, after watching it for so many years, you want to give it a try?"

"Let's wait a little longer. Only after becoming an alchemist will we understand how difficult it is for someone like Nangong Wuxin to create a pill formula like the Tranquility Pill."

Xiao Yan shook his head. The more he grew, the more he realized how ridiculous it was to have once been compared to such a person.

On the same test paper, one person scored 99 points and the other scored 100 points. Some people called them both geniuses.

The person who actually scored 99 points knows in their heart that they scored 99 points because their actual ability is only 99 points.

That person got a perfect score because the test only had a maximum of 100 points.

That exam paper simply couldn't clearly show the difference between the two.

"Nangong Wuxin, that kid is indeed a promising talent. He's already a fifth-grade alchemist at such a young age..."

"Teacher, if you had a choice, you would probably choose Nangong Wuxin as your student, right?"

"No, I would still choose you. That kid Nangong Wuxin may seem young, but he's actually incredibly shrewd. He single-handedly brought his family to another level; someone like that is definitely not as simple as he appears. In comparison, I still prefer you, this straightforward young man."

"Teacher, isn't this just saying I'm stupid?"

"Ahem, I didn't say that, you're the one who thought that."

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Practice.

Two characters, nine strokes.

Nine, long.

Cultivation is not something that can be achieved in a day, but rather requires long-term perseverance.

It sounds easy, but it's hard to do.

In the extraordinary world, not everyone can devote themselves wholeheartedly to cultivation.

Because of the supernatural power, food, drink, and entertainment may be even more tempting and attractive.

The cultivation is tedious and boring, with no progress bar to see. It takes more than a month to break through a small realm, and it's not guaranteed to happen within two months.

After a month of hard training, isn't it time to relax a little?

I've rested for two days, so it shouldn't matter if I rest for two more days, since I've been cultivating for a month anyway.

Two more days wouldn't be a bad idea, let's play for two more days...

Another girl has arrived at the brothel, and she's absolutely gorgeous!

She's a cultivator, and girls with cultivation are exceptionally beautiful. Their temperament is different from ordinary girls. I said I had to spend the night with this girl no matter what.

If not today, then tomorrow!

What? That girl only takes one customer a month and spends the rest of her time cultivating?

Sigh, come to think of it, I've been playing for almost half a year now, it seems like it's time to start training.

What?! A girl at the Dou Zhe realm has also come to Anle Pavilion?

I'll practice tomorrow; I need to go check on things today!

If you only put in effort for a short time and then give up halfway, what good is even the best talent?

This is why many powerful figures value character most when accepting students, while aptitude is secondary.

A person who is greedy for pleasure will be like mud that can't be put to good use, no matter how good the things are given to him!

Five months, one hundred and fifty days of unwavering practice, is nothing special for the students in the inner courtyard.

There may not be many true geniuses in the inner courtyard, but there are definitely many geniuses who work hard!

Unfortunately, hard work determines a person's lower limit, while talent determines a person's upper limit.

Some people have worked hard for five months before breaking through from a nine-star Dou Shi to a one-star Great Dou Shi.

Some people have worked hard for five months and broken through from a three-star Dou Ling to an eight-star Dou Ling.

"No, it's now a Nine-Star Battle Spirit."

After consuming and refining a Qingling Zixin Pill, Nangong Wuxin's aura had already reached the Nine-Star Douling Realm in just a short while.

He received the fourth-grade Cold Ice Spirit Pill every day, cultivated a mid-level Earth-rank technique, and possessed considerable talent. This allowed Nangong Wuxin to complete in less than half a year the journey that many inner court students would take several years to achieve.

He even trained three other people with the same treatment during that period.

After removing the Fire Energy Crystal Card, Nangong Wuxin was once again grateful for his identity as an alchemist.

Five thousand four hundred points.

"Wow! It's so damn dark!"

Nangong Wuxin couldn't help but complain, saying that more than 4,600 fire energy had been used in just five months.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Who else cultivates continuously like him without worrying about the fire rage factor accumulating and forming fire poison?

Although the Frost Spirit Pill is only a fourth-grade pill, its effect in the Heavenly Burning Refining Tower is no less than that of a fifth-grade pill, and may even be better.

Stepping out of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, the bright sunlight shining on him gave Nangong Wuxin a feeling of being in another world.

These days, even during the few days at the beginning of each month when he was refining medicine, he would leave early and return late. The rest of the time he would be in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, eating Bigu Pills when he was hungry and drinking Tranquil Water when he was thirsty.

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Feeling the abundant power within his body, Nangong Wuxin felt that it was all worth it.

"Huh? I don't think I've had a shower in the last five months..."

Back in the attic, after taking a good bath and changing into new clothes, Nangong Wuxin felt like she had come back to life.

Zi Nu helped Nangong Wuxin straighten the edges and corners of his clothes, and blushed as she looked at her handsome master.

"Azi, you've had a tough time these past few days."

Nangong Wuxin patted Zi Nu's shoulder with one hand, tidied her hair with the other, and then gently pulled her into his arms.

With her face pressed against his firm, hot chest, Zi Nu immediately softened and leaned against Nangong Wuxin, quietly enjoying this peaceful moment.

"With the master's reputation, there was no trouble, and I didn't have to work too hard."

"I know what everyone in our family has done, there's no need to be modest. What's done is done, and I've seen it all."

Family?

Upon hearing this word, Zi Nu was struck dumb, as if by lightning.

"Our family"—it seemed like this was the first time she had ever heard the word "our family."

Born into the Zhou royal family during the late Warring States period, this princess seemed to have no connection with "family".

Ever since she could remember, she knew that she could not have her own home like ordinary women.

Unexpectedly, after being favored by the gods, she ascended to the Dou Qi Continent.

I thought it would be a miserable time, but it turned out to be a kind and generous master.

Although he was nominally the master, he was never treated like a slave.

She was exceptionally beautiful, but she didn't use force; she just occasionally made some flirtatious remarks.

Instead, they treated her with the utmost respect, as if she were a human being, and even bestowed upon her the surname of her master.

Now, she is treated as a member of the family by her owner. What an honor!

This is an incomparably noble sixth-grade alchemist, an eighteen-year-old sixth-grade alchemist!

Even in this Dou Qi Continent, countless women would probably fight tooth and nail to become this man's concubine or maidservant.

She was treated as family by her master... Zi Nu couldn't help but shed two crystal tears.

Regarding Han Feng's alchemist level, the original novel always states that Han Feng is a sixth-grade alchemist. However, he also auctioned off a Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, leading many to believe that Han Feng obtained it by licking the box belonging to the old alchemist.

Let's adopt this approach here as well: Han Feng is a sixth-grade advanced alchemist who can refine Breakthrough Pills, but the success rate is not very high.

This can be seen from the interaction between the Golden Elders and Han Feng. If Han Feng could easily refine the Breakthrough Pill, he wouldn't have had that kind of attitude towards the Golden Elders. After all, there's probably nothing else that could make two peak Dou Huang experts obey his orders but the Breakthrough Pill.

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Then, the author will describe the protagonist's awesomeness from Xiao Yan's perspective, using indirect methods to highlight his abilities. I think you can understand that.

(End of this chapter)