CHAPTER 529
The Art of Cultivation, Plenty of It~
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"Miaomiao? Did Shiyu bully you?"
Ye Qinghan had originally intended to seek out Bai Tao to inquire about alchemy matters. Recently, Ye Qinghan had discovered another peculiar elixir.
It was called the Union Powder, also known as the Spring-Welling Pill. Just from the name, one could tell it was no ordinary concoction!
Moreover, this Union Powder was no ordinary concoction. Its ingredient selection and refinement difficulty far surpassed those of the Vitality-Boosting Pill!
The Vitality-Boosting Pill was for her master. As for this Union Powder… heh heh…
If she could consume a bottle before engaging in intimate activities with her master, she might just be able to hold her own against him!
However, refining this Union Powder proved quite challenging. Though Ye Qinghan consumed numerous pills daily, her alchemical expertise was limited to the Dragon-Vigor Pill.
As everyone knows, alchemy has no shortcuts—it relies entirely on one's own strength and experience. Ye Qinghan's talent in this field was not particularly high.
Her success with the Vitality-Restoring Pills stemmed entirely from persistent, unyielding effort—endless trials fueled by an unshakable refusal to admit defeat. Through this relentless dedication, she had achieved a 70% success rate in crafting them!
Those in the alchemy field understood what a seventy percent success rate truly meant…
However, the ingredients for the Union Powder were extremely rare. Even Ye Qinghan couldn't find enough materials to practice with.
But Ye Qinghan couldn't very well ask his master about this particular pill, could he?
Instead, Ye Qinghan turned her attention to Bai Tao, who had come from the Immortal Realm. Since this fellow was an immortal, even if not an expert in alchemy, surely she had more experience than him?
Bai Tao should be staying in the empty room next to the Hundred Forge Pavilion. She rarely wandered about, after all—with the master absent, who else would cook?
But before Ye Qinghan could find Bai Tao, she encountered Miao Miao at the entrance to the kitchen hall.
As soon as Ye Qinghan approached, she saw Li Shiyao say something, then walk away without looking back.
"No, Second Senior Sister is very kind to Miao Miao. It's just that Miao Miao…"
"Heh, I'd wager it has to do with the cultivation technique Master gifted Miao Miao, correct?" Ye Qinghan merely glanced at the poor little thing and had already guessed the gist!
"Well… Miaomiao wanted to see Senior Sister's cultivation technique, but Master specifically instructed Senior Sister not to show it to others…"
Ye Qinghan clutched the pill formula in her arms, gazing thoughtfully in the direction Li Shiyao had departed.
Technique? What technique?
"Technique? If there really were techniques, wouldn't the eldest senior sister have seen them?"
Miaomiao froze. Though she'd suspected the senior sisters might face challenges, she never imagined the Master hadn't prepared any cultivation techniques at all!
"In my opinion, Miao Miao shouldn't waste her energy on this. But not cultivating at all isn't an option either. Senior Sister has a solution."
Before Miaomiao could process what was happening, Ye Qinghan called out, "Shiyu! Come here!"
Li Shiyu had just returned to her room and sat down when she heard her senior sister call. Setting down the spirit fruit, she calmly walked back out.
"Senior Sister? What is it?"
Ye Qinghan wore a smile. "As the second senior sister, don't you want to help your junior sister when she's in trouble?"
Li Shiyu understood Ye Qinghan's implication immediately and replied with righteous indignation.
"Senior Sister, it's not that Shiyu is being stingy. It's just that the Master has strictly forbidden lending this cultivation technique to outsiders. Besides, I've already told Miaomiao that even if she took it, it wouldn't be of any use."
Ye Qinghan knew this well. If Shiyu's cultivation technique truly benefited Miaomiao, it would only create more trouble. After all, even she couldn't override the Master's authority, could she?
Since the Master had forbidden its disclosure, even if it were just a worthless scrap of paper, all the sisters would still guard it like a precious treasure.
But that wasn't cultivation techniques to begin with, was it?
Miaomiao wanted cultivation techniques, not some compendium of four-character idioms. Wasn't that easy to resolve?
"Nothing else? What did you cultivate during your Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages?" Ye Qinghan leaned against Li Shiyu with a sly, cunning look in her eyes, causing Li Shiyu to instinctively grow wary.
Li Shiyao studied her senior sister, pondering for a moment.
"Whoa… Senior Sister, are you implying this was Master's arrangement?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qinghan immediately feigned ignorance, then glanced at Li Shiyao's wrist. Sure enough, Li Shiyao had been wearing the Heart-Confusing Bell all these days.
"I didn't mean anything. You said it yourself—it's not that I'm stingy, but Master explicitly forbade lending out the cultivation techniques he gifted us recently."
"If that's the case, why not just give Miaomiao some other cultivation techniques to practice? Shiyu is the Stolen Chicken and Dog Immortal Venerable, the Holy Maiden of the Sacred Mountain. Don't tell me you don't even have a few cultivation techniques on you."
Ye Qinghan grinned with devilish charm, as if he held Li Shiyu completely in his grasp.
Li Shiyu paused, then replied, "That shouldn't be a problem. I'm not being stingy. I do have quite a collection of cultivation techniques I've gathered. If Miao Miao wants them, I can even ask several elders to bring the techniques they cultivate. Miao Miao can choose the divine abilities or cultivation methods that suit her best."
If it were an outsider, Li Shiyao would never casually lend cultivation techniques—essentially a cultivator's lifeline—to anyone. After all, it would be like revealing one's trump cards to others. Only a fool would do such a thing.
However, the sisters of Lingxian Hall were certainly not outsiders. Even though Lingxian had now reached the peak of the early Transformation Spirit stage, she had only cultivated that technique to the second level, and even that foundation was not particularly solid.
Moreover, the cultivation technique contained countless minor divine abilities and cosmic laws that required her to comprehend and learn. Even if Miao Miao cultivated the same technique as her, Li Shiyao believed Miao Miao would absolutely not be able to catch up to her within a few years.
"This is the Sacred Blood Technique, containing the Sacred Blood Sword Array from the first to the ninth level…"As she spoke, Li Shiyao produced several jade slips: "Also the Flying Snow Sword Technique, the Heaven-Shattering Demon-Slaying Art, the Shadow-Shattering Sky-Hiding Secret, the Primordial Demon-Subduing Great Art, the Shadow-Severing Divine Movement Technique, the Yellow Dragon Jade Secret, the Demon-Exterminating Secret, the Hundred Flowers Divine Thunder…"
"Though I primarily cultivate the techniques bestowed by our Master, his teachings often involve world-shattering power. Just look at Senior Sister—she unleashes the Breaking Army Sword Formation with a mere flick of her wrist, and the Frost-Piercing Strike comes crashing down from her sword case."
"I think this Divine Movement Technique and Flying Snow Sword are perfect for Miaomiao. I've cultivated the Divine Movement Technique to the third level and learned two levels of the Flying Snow Sword Technique—both are excellent. Though the Sacred Blood Sword Formation is also splendid, it's reserved for Sacred Maidens of past generations. Without Sacred Blood, Miaomiao likely couldn't cultivate it."
"Actually, the Demon-Slaying Manual also contains two excellent supernatural techniques. Miaomiao can look through them and choose whichever she likes to learn."
Ye Qinghan nodded in agreement, then grabbed both girls by the arm and pulled them over to the stone table, grinning as she said,
"That's more like it! We're all Master's direct disciples and good sisters, after all!"
"Miaomiao, do you know why Master acts this way?" Ye Qinghan looked at the flustered little bundle beside her with a smile, thinking to herself that this girl really did have a face that looked easy to bully~
Miaomiao looked utterly bewildered: "Miaomiao doesn't know. Please enlighten me, Senior Sister."
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