Returning to his Immortal Cave, Chen Changsheng placed the Jade Slips on the stone table and suddenly felt something was amiss.
Had he not advanced to Qi Refining sixth level?
Why did neither Clan Chief Seventh Uncle, nor Scripture Pavilion Fifth Uncle, nor any other elders in the Clan, notice him at all?
One must know that a Cultivator with higher Cultivation Realm can discern the exact Realm of a lower-level Cultivator at a glance, and in the past, every time he made a Breakthrough, he would receive attention from the Clan.
Why did it seem like no one else in the Clan had noticed this time?
“Could it be that this Creation Immortal Gourd… can also conceal one’s aura, making it impossible for others to see one’s specific Realm?”
He sensed his own body, but found nothing unusual; he couldn’t feel it himself, but his guess should be correct.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Fifth Uncle and Seventh Uncle not to have noticed.
Thinking this, Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but marvel once again at the Heaven-Defying nature of the Creation Immortal Gourd; besides being able to transform ordinary Mortal wine into Spiritual Wine, it could even conceal one’s aura.
Although such Magic Treasures are not particularly rare in the Immortal Realm, and there are also Cultivation Techniques like the Turtle Breath Technique that can conceal one’s aura.
However, whether it’s these Magic Treasures or Cultivation Techniques, their effects are generally not too strong, at least not to the point of being completely undetectable.
If the difference was by one or two major Realms, it would be seen through at a glance.
Although he didn't know if the Creation Immortal Gourd's concealment effect could withstand the prying of Foundation Establishment or higher Realm Cultivators.
But considering the Heaven-Defying nature of the Creation Immortal Gourd, it shouldn't be too bad.
Furthermore, the Creation Immortal Gourd might have some other functions that he hadn't yet discovered.
“This is good too; if I travel outside in the future and others can’t discern my Realm, it will be easier to conceal myself.”
Immediately, Chen Changsheng stopped thinking further.
He tilted his head and took another sip of Spiritual Wine; after his Meridians automatically began to Cultivate, he picked up the Jade Slips he had brought back from the Scripture Pavilion and started reading them.
He first looked at “Records of Cultivation World Herbs,” which didn’t contain complex information or specific Pill Formulas and experiences.
Instead, it recorded the specific effects and uses of most Spirit Medicine and Heaven And Earth Treasure in the Cultivation World, even including many high-level records that filled one with yearning.
Chen Changsheng read for about half a day, gaining a preliminary understanding of some Heaven And Earth Treasure in the Cultivation World.
Only then did he turn to the specific Pill Formulas and experiences.
However, he read until late into the night, and due to his complete lack of Alchemy Foundation, he felt his scalp tingle.
Although he could understand it, he had a general grasp of the overall Alchemy process.
Simply put, it involves using a Pill Furnace to extract the essence from Spirit Medicine, then going through multiple processes, and finally fusing its essence into a Pill with excellent heat control.
But while it sounds simple, in practice, it’s completely different.
Even the simplest Qi Gathering Pill requires a dozen Spirit Medicine, some even dozens, which need to be precisely thrown into the Pill Furnace according to different heat and timing.
Then, their essences must be extracted one by one, without any mistakes in between, and finally fused one by one according to precise heat and complex procedures.
Each step of this is extremely difficult.
Firstly, simultaneously controlling dozens of Medicinal Pills precisely in the Pill Furnace requires powerful Mental Energy.
It also requires extremely precise control over the heat, as well as various other details; if there’s even a slight mistake in between, at best it fails, at worst the Pill Furnace explodes.
Just by looking at it, Chen Changsheng found it difficult.
No wonder they say it’s not easy to Cultivate an Alchemist; it’s indeed too difficult, especially since Spirit Medicine are very precious in this desert region.
To Cultivate a qualified Alchemist, who knows how much Spirit Medicine would have to be invested.
This is also why many Alchemists start as apprentices and are cultivated step by step, only getting a chance to practice after many years.
Otherwise, the cost of trial and error alone would be unbearable for an ordinary Family.
This is also why, even though the Chen Family was founded on Alchemy, they only have one Alchemist now.
“Let’s take it slow…”
Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but rub his forehead, feeling a bit worried.
Fortunately, one advantage of his studying Alchemy was that it wouldn’t delay his Cultivation; after all, he only needed to drink the Spiritual Wine from the Creation Immortal Gourd to Cultivate automatically.
At the same time, among his dual Spiritual Roots, he also had the ‘Wood’ Five Elements, which naturally gave him a stronger affinity for Spirit Medicine.
As long as resources were sufficient, it was still relatively suitable.
Otherwise, even if Alchemists held a high status, he wouldn’t even glance at it, let alone consider it.
After all, most Alchemists, due to years of dedicated Alchemy research, would often fall behind significantly in their Cultivation; although some relatively high-level Alchemists would use Medicinal Pills to boost their Cultivation after achieving success.
But fundamentally, their combat power was not high, and their Foundation was very unstable.
Chen Changsheng didn’t want that; Alchemy could only be his hobby, and his overall focus must be on Cultivation.
Just like now, although he had been reading these Jade Slips, he would occasionally take a sip of Spiritual Wine.
His Cultivation never stopped.
Feeling his Cultivation improve slightly in his Dantian Qi Sea, he couldn’t help but show a satisfied expression.
“No more reading, time to sleep…”
Although after becoming a Cultivator, one generally no longer needed to sleep several hours a day like Mortals, and sometimes could even go without sleep.
However, excessive mental exertion still made him feel a bit tired.
Immediately, he put down the Jade Slips in his hand and went to another room, where the furnishings were also very simple, with only a basic table and a stone bed, on which a meditation cushion was placed.
After becoming a Cultivator, Chen Changsheng no longer pursued the luxuries of the Mortal world, immersing himself wholeheartedly in Cultivation.
He sat down cross-legged, and even though he was preparing to sleep, he picked up the Creation Immortal Gourd and took a large gulp.
The Spiritual Qi contained within was enough to sustain his automatic Cultivation until he woke up, and as he drank more wine, his tolerance for alcohol also increased somewhat.
Although he still felt a bit dizzy, he didn’t get completely drunk.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng tilted his head and took another gulp.
That’s right, he chose to sleep for other reasons: after getting drunk last time, he entered a strange state.
In this state, he even quietly changed his Cultivation Technique; the modified Cultivation Technique allowed him to Cultivate twice as fast as before.
Therefore, he wanted to try again.
This time, after getting drunk, could he enter this state again and gain further Epiphany from the Pill Formulas and experiences he had read?
Thinking this, as the alcohol surged, Chen Changsheng could no longer hold on and completely fell asleep.
Even his original cross-legged posture naturally slumped, and a trace of drool even flowed from the corner of his mouth.
In the deep night, snoring echoed.
He indeed entered a strange state again; each inhale and exhale seemed to follow an inexplicable rhythm, not only making his entire Meridians circulate rapidly, Cultivating automatically.
In his dream, he seemed to see himself sitting cross-legged before a massive Pill Furnace, surrounded by burning incense.
He was performing Alchemy.
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