On the quiet mountain peak, the two looked at each other.
Ning Yuxin looked at Lu Changsheng with a sincere expression, her eyes full of doubt.
"What do you mean, is it okay? Young man, have you heard of the Sword Heart Clarity Pill?"
"Never!"
Ning Yuxin shook her head decisively.
As the daughter of Cang Province's wealthiest man, there was nothing rare she couldn't easily obtain, but she had truly never heard of what Lu Changsheng was talking about.
Lu Changsheng nodded and said, "It's right that you haven't heard of it!"
"What do you mean?"
"That's my master's secret, not passed down to others. He didn't even teach it to my two Senior Brothers, only to me. As long as you take one, I guarantee you'll comprehend the Dao of the Sword within Three Heavens and step into the first layer of the Dao of the Sword!"
"Really?"
"Genuine, honest, and only ten thousand Spirit Stones per pill!"
"I'll buy one!"
Ning Yuxin immediately spoke, and a cloth bag appeared in her hand. It was a Magical Artifact, capable of holding many things.
This action, however, stunned Lu Changsheng. He had already prepared a long speech for a drawn-out negotiation, but she bought it before he even started!
"You're buying it already? Not going to consider it?"
Ning Yuxin shook her head and said, "Although your reputation isn't great, and your Heart-Nature seems a bit off, everyone tells me to stay away from you, but I think your Heart-Nature isn't bad!"
Lu Changsheng was speechless. What kind of talk was that? Was she praising him or scolding him?
Ning Yuxin continued, "And it's only ten thousand Spirit Stones per pill!"
"What do you mean, 'only'?"
Lu Changsheng felt a bit regretful; he had still underestimated Ning Yuxin's financial power.
He also felt a bit emotional; sure enough, people's joys and sorrows are not interconnected!
Afterward, Lu Changsheng took the Spirit Stones.
Ning Yuxin eagerly asked, "When will you give it to me?"
"Delivery tomorrow morning!"
"It's a deal!"
A smile reappeared on Ning Yuxin's face. For Zhou Qingyu, she had traveled thousands of miles to get here.
He was an idol in her heart, and she had to try no matter what.
As Ning Yuxin left, Lu Changsheng glanced at the bag in his hand and happily walked towards the Pill Furnace room, intending to make the Medicinal Pill for Ning Yuxin.
But as he walked into the Pill Furnace room, he saw Ye Tianyi sitting there blankly, along with two exploded Pill Furnaces.
"Senior Brother, are you refining... heavenly thunder?"
"What heavenly thunder? I'm refining a Heart Clarity Pill for Senior Brother to help him Cultivate the Dao of the Sword!"
"Then why did the Pill Furnace explode?"
Ye Tianyi said, "I don't know if it was a wrong refining step or a problem with the Materials!"
He was thinking, repeatedly recalling the process he had just gone through.
But Lu Changsheng glanced at it and said, "Both are problematic. The Heart Clarity Grass is the most crucial Material. It needs to be added at the moment of Core Formation, otherwise it will collide with the Pill fire, and the Pill Furnace will naturally explode. Moreover, your heat was clearly too high!"
"How do you know?" Ye Tianyi was surprised. Lu Changsheng seemed to have seen the entire process. He couldn't help but ask, "Do you also know Alchemy?"
"I just know a little!"
"Then you..."
"Oh, I used to often take walks on Pill Cloud Peak and occasionally heard the Peak Master say it!"
"You take walks on Pill Cloud Peak?"
Ye Tianyi was lost in thought.
Pill Cloud Peak specializes in the Dao of Alchemy. If the Peak Master Elder hadn't been in seclusion, he wouldn't have done it himself.
Moreover, his talent was once noticed by the Pill Cloud Peak Master, but he was forcefully dragged and snatched by his own master to Qingyun Peak.
After years of Cultivation, he had also refined many good Medicinal Pills.
Lu Changsheng didn't say much. He walked to the exploded Pill Furnace, wiped some pill ash from the furnace wall with his hand, and turned to leave.
Ye Tianyi watched, skeptically took out the Materials, and prepared to try.
Lu Changsheng had already returned to his own room.
Two blackened hands rolled out a thumb-sized pellet.
"Almost there!"
Looking at this thing, he nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he formed a hand seal, and vast Sword Qi surged in the room. Gusts of strong wind swirled, and a sword shadow flashed.
That was his Origin Sword Intent; he extracted a wisp of it and sealed it within the pellet.
After completing everything, his Sword Heart Clarity Pill was also finished.
He had just come up with the name, purely to sell it to Ning Yuxin for Spirit Stones.
Of course, it wasn't a scam. The pellet contained a wisp of his Origin Sword Intent. After entering Ning Yuxin's body, it would be nourished and take root within her.
This way, Ning Yuxin would be able to comprehend the Dao of the Sword and step into the first layer of Sword Intent!
As for how far she could go in the future, it would entirely depend on her talent and fortune.
Lu Changsheng had also discovered this method by chance. There were no side effects; it just consumed a bit of his own Sword Intent, which would require some time to replenish!
However, for the sake of Spirit Stones, there was no other way.
After all, the Myriad Tribulation Immortal Body required too much Spiritual Qi, and it would be even more terrifying after Core Formation. If he didn't think of a way, he wouldn't be able to Breakthrough until the year of the monkey.
After doing all this, he lay down contentedly.
Now holding twenty thousand Spirit Stones, he felt an unprecedented sense of wealth. After finishing his current tasks, he could Cultivate again.
Thinking of this, he was both happy and sad.
The next morning, he slept until noon before getting up. The moment he pushed open the door, Ning Yuxin was already standing there.
"Junior Sister, you're..."
"Didn't you say you'd deliver it this morning? It's already noon!"
Ning Yuxin complained a bit. She had waited all night with anticipation, and finally, it was morning, but he had slept until now.
"Sorry, I was careless. I was refining Medicinal Pills too late last night!"
Lu Changsheng said, taking out the Medicinal Pill from his hand.
Ning Yuxin looked at it, but her expression turned suspicious.
"Can this Medicinal Pill be eaten?"
"Don't worry, eating it will guarantee you refine Sword Intent!"
Ning Yuxin swallowed, looking a bit troubled. "Senior Brother, what did you refine this with?"
Lu Changsheng heard this and pondered for a moment.
"They are all extremely precious Spirit Medicine. I accumulated them for a long time to refine just this one. If it weren't for our friendship, I wouldn't even bear to take it out. For this one pill, I didn't even make any Spirit Stones from you; I even lost a little!"
Lu Changsheng said with a pained expression.
Ning Yuxin was somewhat moved, feeling more and more that this Senior Brother was different from what the outside world rumored.
Lu Changsheng watched, his heart full of anticipation.
Ning Yuxin immediately said, "Senior Brother, thank you. I'll take it now!"
After saying that, she turned and ran towards her own room.
Lu Changsheng was instantly dumbfounded.
He had said all that, and she didn't even show any appreciation? She just left like that?
"Sigh, young girls nowadays are not easy to fool, and Spirit Stones are getting harder and harder to earn!"
Thinking these thoughts, he felt helpless.
No choice, he shook his head and sighed lightly. Fortunately, there were quite a few Spirit Stones, so he would find a place to prepare for Cultivation.
Then, a loud shout came from the Pill Furnace room again. Ye Tianyi rushed out and looked at Lu Changsheng.
"It's done?" Lu Changsheng asked.
"It's done!"
Ye Tianyi smiled.
"That's good. Senior Brother, you go ahead and be busy!"
Lu Changsheng said, about to leave.
But Ye Tianyi stopped him.
"Junior Brother, I want to talk to you!"
Lu Changsheng was stunned, looking at his serious Senior Brother, and couldn't help but frown.
"Is there something, Senior Brother?"
"Judging from the past two days, you might have some shortcomings in Heart-Nature, but you are very talented. You can see the problems in Senior Brother's Dao of the Sword, and you can remember the Medicinal Pill refining process after hearing it only once, which shows you are very talented!"
Lu Changsheng opened his mouth, just about to speak.
Ye Tianyi continued, "It must be that Master hasn't been around these past few years, and Senior Brother has been engrossed in Cultivation, neglecting to discipline you. From now on, I will supervise your Cultivation. Given time, you will surely achieve something!"
"Senior Brother, I..."
"No need to say more, my mind is made up!" Ye Tianyi said with firm eyes, "The Cangyun Secret Realm will open soon. When that time comes, you will enter with me!"
"Senior Brother, actually, there's no need. I think..."
"You don't need to worry. You rest first. Starting tomorrow, I will formally begin to supervise your Cultivation!"
With that, he took the Medicinal Pill and went to find Zhou Qingyu, not giving Lu Changsheng any chance at all.
"It's decided just like that?"
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