Stronger from Earth-Chapter 169: Summer Fades, Autumn Comes, Autumn Turns to Winter

Do geniuses exist in this world?

One answer is certain: they sprint along the correct path, eventually shining in some era and becoming a giant in their field.

Feng Daozi once also considered himself a genius, having researched the Alchemy Dao for hundreds of years, becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster, and even becoming an Honored Guest at Immortal Martial Mountain in the Land of Immortal, which is enough to prove his achievements. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

His disciple Tang Yuan is also a genius, even more outstanding. Naturally, it's not a problem for him to inherit his legacy.

However, these two supreme geniuses in the Alchemy Dao still fall far short compared to Wang Xuan.

Especially when they learned that Wang Xuan took five or six days to master hundreds of techniques, with even dozens reaching the level of Flawless Perfection.

"Gifted by the heavens! Wang Xuan, if you don't pursue the path of the Alchemy Dao, it would truly be a waste of talent! Immortal Martial Mountain does not lack a True Immortal, but it does lack a True Tier Pill Master who can refine Immortal Elixirs!"

Feng Daozi couldn't help but be excited. He felt that Wang Xuan was exceptionally talented and was even more eager to pass on his Alchemy Dao heritage to him.

However, he was also worried that if Wang Xuan had any shortcomings and couldn't ascend to the peak of the Alchemy Dao, it would be too unfortunate.

Wang Xuan didn't want to tell Feng Daozi that he wasn't all that devoted to the Alchemy Dao path; he just wandered in to enjoy the scenery and grab some Celestial Treasure remnants.

"As long as it doesn't affect my cultivation, I can spare some effort for the Alchemy Dao," Wang Xuan said.

Feng Daozi nodded: "Very well."

If he really focused Wang Xuan solely on the Alchemy Dao, he was really afraid that He Fang would get angry and kill him, which would be too bad.

"Tang Yuan, take Wang Xuan to identify herbs and instruct him on how to handle them. Although his theory and techniques are good, he still lacks practical experience," Feng Daozi instructed.

Tang Yuan reluctantly guided Wang Xuan, fearing he would bring up that bet. Surprisingly, Wang Xuan seemed to have forgotten about that day.

In fact, with Wang Xuan's memory, how could he forget? It's not like he had dementia.

It's just that as a valorous man, how could he be petty and spiteful with a woman? Better to just turn a blind eye and let it pass.

Tang Yuan took him to the herb garden with a solemn face: "Mint, bamboo leaves, snake's tongue grass, immortal crane grass, fish mint, lotus leaves, wormwood, sage, ginseng, polygonum multiflorum— the efficacy and actual growth of various herbs are interrelated.

We can use various techniques to cultivate their efficacy and shorten their growth time."

During a visit to the herb garden, Wang Xuan and Tang Yuan wandered for half a month because the garden was enormous, spanning thousands of acres, and the variety was endless.

Then Tang Yuan took him to the storage rooms, where different materials were stored or processed, each preserved in different environments.

Along the way, Wang Xuan found that Tang Yuan was exceptionally clean, even to the point of being a neat freak, always using magical power to isolate whatever she took.

"Wash your hands! Bathe! Change clothes!"

Wang Xuan didn't know why she was so nagging; as long as today's clothes were the same as yesterday's, she would suspect he hadn't bathed and would then insist he wash up.

Otherwise, she would never allow anyone to touch the medicinal materials.

Days like this quickly passed by, and soon a month had gone.

With a ginseng in his hand, Wang Xuan used various techniques, and soon the ginseng withered, while overhead floated dozens of types of medicinal liquids and powders.

To ordinary people, ginseng is just ginseng, a single entity, but to a Pill Master, it is composed of countless components.

Extracting the needed components, fusing or separating them, controlling even the smallest unit, is the foundation of alchemy.

In fact, technological development has greatly influenced alchemy, especially the advancement of chemistry and materials science. Western alchemists pursue quantification more, focusing on mass production of potions.

For a long time, Wang Xuan immersed himself in processing medicinal materials and using techniques to extract various essences. His True Qi was abundant, and he didn't fear consumption; working from dawn till dusk, he showed no signs of fatigue.

Next, he learned the Fire Manipulation Technique. Fire includes Mortal Fire, True Fire, Spiritual Fire, Earth Fire, and Celestial Fire. Mortal Fire varies with different burning materials, while True Fire forms from the burning of True Qi, differing according to the attributes of True Qi.

Controlling these flames requires understanding their transformations, adjusting every slightest change during manipulation. If there's any problem with the fire's intensity, the quality of the refined pills cannot be guaranteed, and even an explosion is possible.

The Refining Technique, Spirit Summoning Technique, separation and integration techniques, detoxifying pills, Nascent Soul Formation techniques— after learning all these techniques, Wang Xuan consumed ten thousand Source Power values.

As for the pharmacology which Tang Yuan deemed most difficult, Wang Xuan found it the easiest to learn. It took him only ten days to completely memorize it, and three months later, he fully comprehended it, understanding no less than a Spirit Tier Pill Master.

"Spent fifteen thousand Source Power values just to barely touch the threshold of a Pill Master, this domain is really not easy."

Wang Xuan looked at the fallen leaves; the plants and trees had withered, and the howling wind blew fiercely, not knowing where it was rushing to.

He had devoted himself wholeheartedly to learning the Alchemy Dao, and suddenly three months had passed. The autumn had turned to winter, but to Wang Xuan, it still felt like summer was just a few days ago.

On Chen Qingniu's face were several fist seals, all courtesy of Wang Xuan, while on Wang Xuan's body, visible marks were now rare.

"A few months per step, Wang Xiaoqi, your speed is faster than mine." Chen Qingniu took up his wine gourd and took a hearty drink.

In just three short months, Wang Xuan's cultivation progressed smoothly, having entered the middle period of the Divine Treasure Realm, opening over a hundred acupoints, with astonishing speed.

At the Divine Treasure Realm level, Chen Qingniu was already suppressed in duels, having been beaten badly recently, and no longer talked about defeating Wang Xuan in the same realm.

With such progress, Wang Xuan will undoubtedly reach the peak of the Divine Treasure Realm within a year, and entering the Earth Immortal level before thirty is certain.

"An Earth Immortal before thirty is really no big deal, who would care?" Wang Xuan waved his hand dismissively.

As long as you don't talk about him crossing nine or ten major realms in a year, his achievements at this age don't make him stand out in the Mountain Gate.

Chen Qingniu's smile disappeared, and he said seriously, "I'm not saying your cultivation is quick; I want to ask, when did you become so slow?"

How could he not know that last year, Wang Xuan was just a weak presence in the Muscle Training Realm, and when his cultivation exploded, he moved through major realms in less than a month, soon catching up to him.

One year to the peak of the Divine Treasure Realm is much better than an average Mountain Gate disciple, but compared to before, Wang Xuan was evidently too slow.

"Thick accumulation and thin release, you see. The previous accumulation is now exploding, so naturally it's soft and slow, and the cultivation speed has returned to normal."

Wang Xuan was unconcerned, the Divine Treasure Realm was the result of his own painstaking cultivation, with no shortcuts, and he was quite satisfied with the speed.

"By the way, I'm going to formally start alchemy tomorrow. Whether I can become a Pill Master will soon be revealed.

Once I become a Pill Master and eat Spirit Pills like candy, my cultivation will naturally soar, and catching up with you will only take a few months."

Wang Xuan realized that choosing the Alchemy Dao was truly a great choice; his cultivation growth rate was too fast, and he could attribute it entirely to pill-assisted cultivation.

Being a Pill Master, no one knows what pills he refines, nor their effects, serving as an excellent reason to keep secrets under wraps.

"Once I become a Pill Master, I'll come up with an excuse to vigorously collect Celestial Treasure remnants. I believe I'll soon acquire a vast amount of Source Power values; it's truly an inexhaustible spring," Wang Xuan thought to himself.

"You're about to become a Pill Master?" Chen Qingniu was astonished.

He knew that Wang Xuan had studied the Alchemy Dao for only three months. To become a formal Pill Master in such a short time undoubtedly broke the record.

"Of course, Senior Feng Daozi is satisfied with me, beyond satisfied; I fulfill every requirement flawlessly, and he believes that my foundation is solid enough to start alchemy," Wang Xuan said.

In fact, it wasn't merely achieving flawlessly; he consistently executed perfection, far exceeding Feng Daozi's requirements.

With any technique, where the requirement was a Minor Achievement, he could cultivate to its limit, combined with extraordinary intelligence and demonic learning ability, his perception greatly exceeded his peers.

Once the foundation was solid, becoming a Pill Master was a natural outcome.

The next day, Wang Xuan was on the brink of formally alchemy, but to his surprise, hundreds of spectators arrived today.

His mentor He Fang, Chen Qingniu, Zhao Wu, Fairy Qingfeng, as well as people from other branches came to watch the spectacle, among them, half were Pill Masters from Immortal Martial Mountain.

It's known that recently Feng Daozi had been bragging everywhere, claiming he was teaching an extraordinarily talented young man in the Alchemy Dao, who could become a Pill Master within three months.

For a cultivator below the Earth Immortal to learn the Alchemy Dao and become a Pill Master, the shortest recorded time was a full three years.

But Wang Xuan only spent an unbelievable three months, which was unimaginable.

Seeing such a record break through, they naturally wanted to witness it.