Chapter 43: Laying Out the Future, Qian Xunji: Is My Disciple Favored by the Gods?
But now, judging from Yun Yuan's meaning, pills refined from immortal herbs would also have great effects on him. How could this not drive him mad with excitement?
However, there was a flaw: Yun Yuan would have to explore the method of pill refinement himself. As the Pope of Spirit Hall, he had some understanding of the current alchemy level on the continent.
At present, refining some pills to heal injuries or strengthen the body was still possible, but using immortal herbs to refine pills was somewhat unrealistic.
Therefore, if one wanted to use immortal herbs for alchemy, Yun Yuan would have to explore it step by step. It could only rely entirely on this heaven-defying talented disciple.
Thinking of this, the fervor in Qian Xunji's heart slightly subsided.
Then, he looked at Yun Yuan.
"Xiao Yuan, if you are unable to develop a method to refine immortal herb pills, do not force yourself. Right now, the most important thing for you is cultivation, improving your soul power rank, and comprehending the realm of the spear dao."
"The path of alchemy is ultimately auxiliary. If you cannot master it, give it up decisively. Do you understand?"
Although his desire to break through to Ultimate Douluo was strong, it still could not compare to Yun Yuan's cultivation in his heart.
As long as Yun Yuan grew, Spirit Hall would surely rise to an even greater level, reaching the same flourishing state it had during the era of the Angel God. That was what Qian Xunji truly longed for.
"Teacher, this disciple understands."
"This disciple will study the method of alchemy during my spare time and will not let it affect my cultivation."
Yun Yuan replied truthfully.
Using immortal herbs for alchemy was not only to greatly enhance his soul power rank.
In fact, he had another purpose: to fully develop the alchemy system. It would both leave a foundation for Spirit Hall and benefit him.
If he perfected the alchemy system, countless alchemists would inevitably emerge across the continent in the future, and pills would become a necessity for both soul masters and ordinary people.
Low-level pills could be used by people to strengthen the body and treat illnesses.
High-level pills could be used by soul masters to improve physical constitution and increase meditation cultivation speed.
When the entire Douluo Continent came to rely on pills, Yun Yuan, as the one who perfected the alchemy system, would surely leave a profound mark on the history of the continent.
Tens of thousands of years ago, the Angel God unified the faith of the continent and ascended to godhood. Thousands of years ago, the Sea God unified the faith of the seas and ascended to godhood.
The power of faith was extremely important. Since Yun Yuan had ambitions of becoming a god, he had to start planning the layout of faith as a precaution.
With his current talent, combined with the fact that every major rank he advanced in the future would double his original base talent, becoming an Ultimate Douluo was a certainty.
But how to become a god required careful thought. The path of faith was one route, and as for other paths to godhood, he would need to explore them one by one after becoming stronger in the future.
Becoming an Ultimate Douluo is easy; becoming a god is difficult!
Seeing that Yun Yuan understood, Qian Xunji said no more. He knew his disciple had a sense of measure. With just a single reminder, he believed Yun Yuan would understand.
Thinking of this, Qian Xunji glanced at Bibi Dong beside Yun Yuan and could not help but sigh.
To be honest, Bibi Dong was excellent in all aspects. Although she was lazy, playful, and not highly enthusiastic about cultivation, this was only compared to her junior brother, Yun Yuan.
Compared to other soul masters of the same age, Bibi Dong was simply a role model—a hardworking genius.
But people fear comparison.
Before, it was fine. Now, with Yun Yuan's existence, Qian Xunji would occasionally compare Bibi Dong with Yun Yuan and find that Bibi Dong only had one advantage—her age.
After feeling a slight regret in his heart, Qian Xunji seemed to recall the origin of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and felt a trace of doubt. He looked toward Yun Yuan.
"Xiao Yuan, how did you learn about this treasure land, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?"
Earlier, he had been too excited and overlooked this matter, but now, he wondered: where did Yun Yuan obtain this information? Aside from the crisis in the Star Dou Great Forest and Yun Yuan's recent trip to Silves City,
Yun Yuan's experiences and knowledge had almost entirely been formed within Spirit Hall.
Hearing Qian Xunji say this, Bibi Dong beside Yun Yuan also looked at him with curiosity.
Seeing this situation, Yun Yuan had already anticipated it and had long prepared a complete set of explanations in his mind.
"Teacher, this matter was obtained in a dream."
"Obtained in a dream?"
Hearing this, Qian Xunji frowned slightly, clearly not believing Yun Yuan's explanation. "Obtained in a dream" sounded far too absurd.
But Yun Yuan only smiled faintly and then brought up the changes within himself.
"Teacher, I'm not lying to you. This is true."
"Think about it—every time I absorb a soul ring, aren't there miraculous changes? First is my martial soul. After consecutively obtaining two soul rings, my Atlas Spear martial soul has undergone two transformations."
"Moreover, I can feel that every time I obtain a soul ring, my comprehension and cultivation speed both improve. Such incredible things have already happened to me."
"As for obtaining things from dreams, it is also absolutely true."
After Yun Yuan said this, even though Qian Xunji still had doubts, he had no choice but to believe it because it was simply too unbelievable.
He knew about Yun Yuan's martial soul evolving twice in succession. When he had just awakened his martial soul, the strength of Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear martial soul was still below their Six-Winged Angel martial soul.
But now, Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear martial soul has already surpassed the god-level martial soul of Spirit Hall—the Six-Winged Angel.
One evolution of a martial soul could be explained as an opportunity, but two evolutions were abnormal.
'Could it be that Xiao Yuan is favored by the gods? That he has hope of becoming a god in the future?'
Thinking this, the way Qian Xunji looked at Yun Yuan became even more fervent, as if he were looking at some unparalleled treasure.
If that were the case, Spirit Hall would prosper to an unimaginable degree in the future. One hall with two gods—what kind of glory would that be?
At this thought, Qian Xunji completely believed the origin of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well that Yun Yuan had spoken of.
Immediately after, he looked at Yun Yuan with a serious expression and earnestly instructed:
"Xiao Yuan, this matter, you only need to tell your teacher. You must not reveal it to anyone else."
Then, Qian Xunji turned his gaze to Bibi Dong at the side.
"Dong'er, the strange things about your junior brother—obtaining treasure lands in dreams, continuous martial soul evolution, continuous improvement in talent—you must not let it slip out, understand?"
If the other major forces learned of these changes in Yun Yuan, they would likely attempt to assassinate him at any cost.
Especially those reckless people of the Clear Sky Sect. If the current sect master, Tang Chen, were to learn of this, Yun Yuan might have to remain in Spirit City for his entire life before gaining the combat power of an Ultimate Douluo.
"This disciple understands."
Hearing this, both Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong responded.
As the protagonist, Yun Yuan felt fine, but the senior sister beside him, Bibi Dong, was different.
In her heart, she had already secretly sworn that she would keep this a complete secret in the future. If any clever person discovered abnormalities in her junior brother, she would not hesitate to act.
Thinking this, for the first time, a trace of killing intent appeared in Bibi Dong's eyes, but this killing intent existed to protect those close to her.
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