I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 269 - 267: Secret Discussion (Part 1)

Li Xing did not forget the agreement and soon after returning to school, scheduled a meeting with Chu Yunyi, who chose a high-end club under the Chu Group as the location.

Chu Yunyi valued this date highly, and on that day, the entire club closed its doors just to host Li Xing.

When Li Xing arrived, Chu Yunyi was brewing tea.

"Ah Xing, sit." Chu Yunyi gracefully poured a cup for Li Xing, "Shen Tuwei elder’s freshly made Bi Luo Chun, she sent me some, try it and see how it tastes."

The tea soup was clear and emerald green, with a rich aroma. After taking a sip, the fragrance lingered on her teeth and cheeks. "Not bad, Elder Shen Tuwei’s tea-making skills are above mine."

"This tea tree was left by the Thirty-Six Sages; its taste is much fresher and more aromatic than the local tea species of Qianyuan, it’s not about the technique, Ah Xing, no need to underestimate yourself."

Li Xing smiled, sipping tea while admiring the scenery outside the window. Chu Yunyi didn’t disturb her, focusing intently on the tea set in front of him. The atmosphere in the room was quiet but not oppressive, even the bubbling sound of boiling water could relax people.

If outsiders saw this scene, they would be stunned. The young master of the Chu Family, dressed in silk and jade, was brewing tea like a professional tea artist, rolling up his sleeves, serving tea for the girl in front of him.

The brewed tea was all given to the girl without a sip for himself, and the girl completely unconcerned with being a guest, calmly enjoying the service.

"Ah Xing, whatever you want to say, speak freely. I have already set up a boundary in the room, there is no third ear besides us."

"Brother Chu, can I take your pulse once more?"

Chu Yunyi unhesitatingly stretched out his arm, and Li Xing moved the teacup aside, placing her hand on his wrist.

Indeed, it was the same pulse as back at the Northern Fortress, Li Xing’s last bit of hope vanished.

"I also want to check your Spirit Sea, you..." Before Li Xing finished her sentence, Chu Yunyi smiled and nodded.

"You may."

The Spirit Sea is actually a cultivator’s divine sense sea, which is both important and fragile; even between a master and disciple, father and son, or dual cultivators, it’s difficult to allow the other party to probe without any misgivings.

Qianyuan people also understand the importance of the Spirit Sea, and Li Xing had already prepared her words, but she didn’t expect Chu Yunyi to agree so easily, leaving her both surprised and moved.

"Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you."

Chu Yunyi "hmm"ed, and the next second, his Spirit Sea was enveloped by an even purer spiritual power. Even though he knew Li Xing had no ill intentions towards him, Chu Yunyi was still astonished by Li Xing’s vast spiritual power.

After three seconds, Li Xing withdrew her Divine Sense; her movements were cautious, and Chu Yunyi felt no discomfort from beginning to end.

"Brother Chu, has your Spirit Sea been severely injured before?"

"Yes. At the age of four, I was ambushed accidentally while pursuing the thieves who took Yun You."

Recalling the cold spiritual power that pierced into his Spirit Sea from behind, causing him years of torment, Chu Yunyi couldn’t help but feel his anger flare up, still unsure if he’d ever have the chance to meet that person and avenge himself in his lifetime.

"Does your spiritual power increase explosively for no reason at intervals?"

"That’s right."

"Do you often use Master Ning Yu’s Divine Return Drink?"

"Before the age of ten, I had to take it at least three times a year, but as the Divine Return Drink became harder to find and less effective, I stopped using it as often."

Li Xing sighed, no wonder he was immune to most spiritual medicines.

"Brother Chu, has anyone in your family ever mentioned if there was any unusual weather on the day you were born?"

Chu Yunyi thought for a moment and answered honestly: "When I was very young, my mother once said that when she gave birth to me, the outside was covered with thick clouds, blocking out the sunlight, making the day as dark as night. Lightning was moving behind the clouds, as if a storm was brewing."

"However, the heavy rain never came, but the cloud layers grew thicker, as if they could be touched just by opening the window. The moment I was born, all the dark clouds miraculously dissipated, and in a flash, it went from gloomy to sunny outside, bright again. That’s how my name came to be Yunyi."

After hearing Chu Yunyi’s account, Li Xing quietly sighed, indeed he possessed the rarest and most excellent physique in the world of cultivation, a once-in-ten-thousand-years prodigy — the Innate Holy Body.

According to the ancestral records, the Innate Holy Body is the most defiant existence. For those with an Innate Holy Body, once they complete the Qi infusing process and step into the door of the cultivation world, their cultivation will soar, ascending to the Immortal Realm within decades.

The Innate Holy Body has insight far beyond ordinary, and without bottlenecks in cultivation, even without any opportunities, their cultivation progresses steadily.

In short, the Innate Holy Body exists just for becoming immortal. But, to become immortal is to defy the heavens, requiring to pass through countless tribulations and gain Heavenly Dao’s approval. The inevitable sanctity of the Innate Holy Body is not tolerated by Heavenly Dao. Hence, whenever a baby with an Innate Holy Body is born, Heavenly Dao will inevitably send down the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder tribulation.

A tiny baby cannot withstand even the weakest Divine Thunder, let alone the powerful Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. Thus, since ancient times, babies with the Innate Holy Body have all died in the Divine Thunder. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

More than that, the deceased children are labeled as "demon" by those ignorant of the truth, having their forms and spirits annihilated, with no chance for rebirth.

According to the ancestor’s notes, the only surviving Innate Holy Body was a half-demon with phoenix bloodline. Relying on his strong physical body as a half-demon and the protection of his demon clan father, he endured the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and ascended to the Immortal Realm within fifty years, becoming the youngest Immortal in history.

Only after that half-demon Innate Holy Body became immortal, did cultivators understand the real purpose behind Heavenly Dao sending the Divine Thunder. The Innate Holy Body possesses strong insight and fast cultivation speed, true, but without a solid body to contain the rapidly growing cultivation, it wouldn’t last to become immortal.

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder is both a test and a gift from the Heavenly Dao. Failing means turning to ashes, but passing through allows one’s body to be re-forged, impurities removed, reaching the realm of a sacred body.

Because the Qianyuan Continent is not a complete world, Heavenly Dao even though discovered Chu Yunyi, this "bug," had no capacity to send Heavenly Thunder to strike him, so Chu Yunyi managed to escape Heavenly Dao’s wrath and survive.

Survive he did, but remains a mortal body. If he lived as an ordinary person, he could have lived peacefully to the end of his life, however, even his unactivated Innate Holy Body far exceeds ordinary aptitude, thus Chu Yunyi’s life was destined to be extraordinary.

And when Chu Yunyi was injured back then, his Spirit Sea endured a strong external stimulus, and his body, to protect itself, activated part of the functions of the Innate Holy Body, resulting in a staged explosive growth of spiritual power.

Ning Yu’s Divine Return Drink also contains Creation Pill ingredients that help with progressing, further accelerating Chu Yunyi’s spiritual power growth, causing numerous spiritual power promotions in the subsequent decades.

This issue is problematic because Chu Yunyi’s body wasn’t forged by the Heavenly Thunder, unable to bear the increasingly immense spiritual power, leading to a weak body and strong spirit, hence the gradual decline.

This is why despite Chu Yunyi’s appearance of health and even as he was about to advance in spiritual power again, his life was nearing its end.