Chapter 88 I'm Just an Alchemist
Ziyun Peak, inside the villa.
Li Yu didn't know that he had become the topic of discussion among the sect's Nascent Soul powerhouses during the sect's meeting a few days ago.
He is practicing shooting.
Serious gun training.
Although those people in the martial arts world do not have the long lifespans of immortal cultivators, their wisdom should not be underestimated.
This "Thirteen Guns of Jueying" has each shot with its own characteristics, some are fierce and domineering, some are as agile as water, and there are dozens of variations of combos. Even Li Yu, with the eyes of an immortal cultivator, was amazed.
If one combines martial arts true qi comparable to the ninth level of Qi Refining with that of a cultivator of the same level, it is hard to say who will win or lose.
Beyond ten feet, cultivators can gain the advantage, and the farther the distance, the greater the advantage.
Between ten and thirty feet, the outcome is uncertain.
Within three meters, cultivators will be defeated. If a warrior gets close to them, they will not have time to react at such a close distance.
After becoming familiar with internal Qi, Li Yu also discovered a difference between it and magic power. Take the ordinary weapon made of fine steel in his hand for example. If the magic power of the ninth level of Qi Refining was infused into it, the gun would shatter immediately.
However, infusing it with internal Qi equivalent to the ninth level of Qi Refining would strengthen the spear, making it as powerful as a low-level magic weapon.
You are not allowed to bring in magical weapons into the illusion trial, but that does not mean you are not allowed to bring in ordinary weapons.
If he could bring this gun in, his strength would undoubtedly be better utilized.
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Tongtian Peak, Trial Hall.
The foundation-building elder looked at the fine steel spear in Li Yu's hand and said with a smile: "As long as you can bring it into the trial space, you can use it. If you can't enter, it means the rules don't allow it. You will know after you try it."
The illusion trial has its own rules. For example, you are not allowed to wear protective fairy clothes, use magical instruments, or take elixirs. The space ring cannot be opened in the trial space. If you wear protective fairy clothes or carry magical instruments and elixirs, they will be sensed when you enter the scroll because of their own spiritual energy and you will not be able to enter the trial.
All items that can be brought into the trial space are permitted by the rules.
However, he didn't know what was the point of Li Yu bringing worldly weapons into the trial space. Such weapons could not cause any harm to those monsters at all.
Since the foundation-building elder did not stop him, Li Yu did not put the gun into the storage space. He held the trial card and tried to walk into the scroll.
With a flash of light in his eyes, Li Yu appeared on the trial platform again.
The spear was still held in his hand.
His guess was correct. Mundane weapons without spiritual energy could indeed be brought into the trial space.
In this way, killing the giant tiger becomes much easier.
"Roar!"
Not far ahead, the giant tiger's body had already condensed and pounced towards Li Yu in mid-air.
Li Yu held the spear in his hand and poured his true energy into it. The spear vibrated and made a dragon roar. He stomped his foot and rushed forward suddenly. The spear in his hand turned into a stream of light and pierced through the tiger's throat in an instant.
Thirteen Jueying Shots, the first shot, breaks the sky!
The giant tiger didn't even have time to utter a roar before its body slowly disappeared.
One shot, kill instantly.
However, this shot consumed a huge amount of true energy. After the shot, only half of the true energy in Li Yu's body was left, but it saved him a lot of time for the next few levels.
As soon as the mantis in the second level appeared, Li Yu threw the spear infused with true energy directly. Before the mantis could get close to Li Yu, it dissipated with a wail...
With the blessing of weapons, the strength of warriors is undoubtedly greatly increased. Li Yu almost passed through quickly, and it didn't take him too much time to deal with the giant python and the evil bird. When dealing with the last giant bear, he finished with a beautiful surprise attack. The giant bear's body collapsed, and he appeared in the trial hall again.
He looked up and saw that his name was already ranked third.
Still behind Qin Keren and Wang Daoxuan.
This made Li Yu a little surprised.
He has already reached his limit, and he has only improved by one level.
I won’t talk about Senior Sister Qin, but that stingy headmaster has something…
In the trial hall, several disciples stood under the trial list, staring at the list intently.
The Kunlun disciples were already accustomed to Li Yuchuang's trials. Now, when he came to Tongtian Peak, there would no longer be a scene where the streets were deserted.
Even though they watched his name jump from fourth place to third place, they didn't feel much fluctuation in their hearts.
This position will be his sooner or later.
But when Li Yu came out of the trial space, several people saw the spear in his hand and were surprised: "Hey, Senior Brother Li, why can you bring magic weapons in?"
The illusion trial cannot be replaced by magic weapons, and they are very puzzled by Li Yu’s peculiarity.
Li Yu smiled and explained: "This is not a magic weapon, it's just an ordinary weapon. If you don't believe me, you can see for yourself."
He handed the spear to a man, who immediately realized that it was just an ordinary weapon. However, he became even more confused and asked, "What's the point of bringing an ordinary weapon in? It shouldn't even be able to pierce the fur of those monsters, right?"
Li Yu briefly explained the inner Qi to them. Several Kunlun disciples were shocked and asked in confusion, "Can mortal martial arts be so powerful?"
Li Yu said: "Of course, ordinary people are not so powerful, but if you cultivate the inner Qi to a high level, it is actually not weaker than magic power. It was also by chance that I cultivated the inner Qi."
Li Yu's internal Qi was not cultivated, but just like Jiang Li, he reached the peak right after entering the realm.
But it is not easy for ordinary cultivators to cultivate internal true Qi. Mana power and true Qi are two completely different paths. It is even more difficult to cultivate true Qi. Even if it is just a trace of true Qi, it is basically impossible without more than ten years of hard practice.
Several people were originally very interested in this internal Qi, but after hearing Li Yu say that cultivating Qi was more difficult than cultivating magic power, they gave up one after another. The time for cultivating immortals was already tight enough, and it was basically a race against lifespan, so there was no time to learn other things.
After saying goodbye to a few people, Li Yu came to the stone chamber in the trial hall.
The old man who was building the foundation had already prepared ten Tongmai Pills, and instructed a deacon disciple to replace the trial monument with a new one.
In the corner of the stone room, there were three trial tablets placed randomly. On the trial tablets, Li Yu's name was ranked third, second, first...
When walking out of the trial hall, Li Yu saw Wu Tong talking to a disciple. The disciple whispered a few words in his ear. Wu Tong paid him a few spirit coins, and the disciple left contentedly.
Seeing Li Yu, Wu Tong waved to him, strode over and said, "I didn't expect that the head master actually thinks so highly of you. It's just a pity..."
Li Yu was stunned for a moment: "What are you talking about?"
Wu Tong looked at him, also surprised: "You don't know?"
Li Yu said: "What should I know?"
Seeing that he really didn't know, Wu Tong explained, "A few days ago, when the Yuanying ancestors were discussing matters, the head master made a suggestion. He wanted to concentrate the sect's resources for a few months to send you to the Golden Core stage and become a third-grade alchemist. Unfortunately, this suggestion was only agreed by the Xuanzhen ancestor, and was rejected by the other twenty or so Yuanying ancestors..."
Li Yu was also surprised by the news. He was almost able to form a pill?
He looked at Wu Tong and said doubtfully, "I don't even know whether it's true or not."
Wu Tong glanced at him and said, "Don't doubt my expertise. Maybe because it didn't work out, the headmaster didn't tell you. Li Yu, Li Yu, you almost became a Golden Core Elder. What a pity..."
Li Yu didn't expect that the stingy head master would be so nice to him for no reason.
Although the result did not work out, Li Yu still kept this favor in mind.
The Golden Elixir Avenue was Elder Sun's lifelong obsession, and he was still longing for it until his death. Li Yu felt it was a pity that he had once been so close to it, but he had no choice and quickly adjusted his mindset.
When cultivating immortality, the most taboo is to be too ambitious; it is better to keep one’s feet on the ground.
At this moment, on Yuxu Peak, Wang Daoxuan was in a bad mood.
What happened in Xu Ling Dong Tian was beyond his expectations again. The Soul Refining Sect was obviously prepared this time. Senior Brother Lu sent two Qi Refining Level 9 disciples with dual spiritual veins to lead several Qi Refining disciples to deal with it, but they were ambushed by the Soul Refining Sect. Including two core disciples, five more disciples of Kunlun were captured.
This time, the Soul Refining Sect made an even greater demand, demanding two hundred Tongmai Pills before they would release the person.
If it weren't for the fact that the space in Xu Ling Cave was weak and only disciples in the Qi Refining Stage could enter, he really wanted to go there himself and rescue these Kunlun disciples instead of just standing here and worrying.
There are many geniuses in Kunlun's generation, but most of them have established their foundation. Some of the core disciples in the Qi Refining stage are carrying out missions in other secret cave realms. The two most powerful people in the sect have fallen into the hands of the Soul Refining Sect. There are not many people who can be sent out, and for a moment, he couldn't think of a suitable candidate.
"Chang Ze, Cai Xing, Song Yunfei..."
Names flashed quickly through Wang Daoxuan’s mind.
At this time, outside the hall, the discussion of several disciples was suddenly heard.
"I heard that Junior Brother Li is going to the Illusionary Realm Trial again."
"This time, even Senior Brother Qingshan was surpassed by him. He is already ranked third!"
"Third, doesn't it mean that if he is given more time, he will be ranked ahead of the head master?"
"I don't know if he can surpass Senior Sister Qin. If Senior Sister Qin is surpassed by him, he will be number one on the Trial Ranking, and it will be unlikely for anyone to surpass him in the next few hundred years..."
…
Listening to the discussions of several disciples outside, a bright light flashed through Wang Daoxuan's mind.
yes!
How could he forget about Li Yu!
Li Yu is the absolute number one among the Qi Refining disciples of Kunlun today. Not only in Kunlun, but in the entire world of cultivating immortals, the only ones who can suppress him are a few geniuses of the Tiandao Sect.
Wouldn't it be possible for such a person to do whatever he wants in Xu Ling Cave Heaven where there is no foundation-building period?
Thinking of this, he immediately ordered: "Go, let Li Yu come to see me..."
Li Yu had just finished the illusion trial and had not had time to go home to take the Tongmai Pill before he was taken away on the way.
Yuxu Peak.
Li Yu walked into a hall, bowed to a figure standing there, and said, "Meet the Master."
When Wang Daoxuan saw Li Yu for the first time, he was surprised and asked: "You have cultivated internal Qi and have reached this level. How did you do it in such a short time?"
There is no need for Qi-inducing techniques. In front of the late Nascent Soul stage, there are no secrets in the Qi-refining stage. So Li Yu briefly told the head master about his experience.
Wang Daoxuan touched his chin and said, "It seems that you don't have the talent for immortality, but you are quite talented in martial arts. In ancient times, there were people who took the path of martial arts, but the internal true qi could not prolong life. Only those with extraordinary talent could practice it to the second level. Later, this way gradually declined, and only a small number of people relied on this way to become secular masters..."
The second realm of martial arts corresponds to the foundation-building period of immortal cultivators.
Li Yu was somewhat surprised and asked, "Can martial arts qi also build a foundation?"
Wang Daoxuan nodded and said, "Martial arts is also a great way, so it can be practiced infinitely. I remember that a thousand years ago, there was a casual cultivator in the immortal world who practiced both immortality and martial arts, and he practiced martial arts to the True Dan stage. Kunlun Sutra Peak should have some martial arts techniques. I'll ask someone to help you find them. You don't have a high talent for immortality, but your life span is longer than that of a warrior. Perhaps you can achieve something in martial arts..."
As expected, there are subsequent methods of cultivation for the inner Qi. Li Yu was delighted and said, "Thank you, Master."
Wang Daoxuan went deeper into the matter, looked at Li Yu, and said, "I summoned you here today because I have a difficult task to assign to you. In Xuling Cave Heaven, several of our disciples have fallen into the hands of the disciples of the Demonic Soul Refining Sect. I need you to go there and rescue them."
Li Yu was very happy at first, but when he heard the word "mission", his heart immediately tightened.
He is quite sensitive to the word "mission". No matter in his previous life or this life, every mission he undertakes is full of thrills and he risks dying if he is not careful.
How great it is to be an alchemist. I only need to make some pills at home every month. The rest of the time is free. I can do whatever I want with my secretary at home. I can earn more spirit coins than I can spend. Why would I risk my life to go out on missions...
Li Yuwei said in embarrassment: "Master, I am just an alchemist. There are so many powerful people in Kunlun. Do you think... this is appropriate to entrust such a difficult task to an alchemist?"
"Alchemist?" Wang Daoxuan looked at him and said speechlessly, "There is an alchemist like you? An alchemist who made it into the top three of the trial list? Among the sect's Qi Refining Stage, which cultivator can compare to you?"
After all, he is a disciple of Kunlun. Li Yu is of course willing to contribute to the sect and restore its honor.
But asking him to risk his life is definitely not an option.
At a time like this, shouldn't it be the time for those geniuses that the sect has trained for free to take the stage?
Otherwise, wouldn’t the free pills provided to them by the sect every month be wasted?
Li Yu continued, "After all, this disciple is only in the Qi Refining Stage, and his strength is limited. I am afraid that he will delay the important matters of the sect. For such a difficult task, why doesn't the head master send a Foundation Establishment or Golden Core expert to do it?"
Wang Daoxuan looked at his timid appearance, wondering where his courage and strength to enter the illusion trial had gone. He said unhappily, "Do you think I don't want to? Xuling Cave Heaven is just a low-level cave heaven. The spiritual energy inside is thin. Only disciples of the righteous and evil paths can enter. It can't accommodate too many people. The stronghold of the Soul Refining Sect there is guarded by a formation. It requires a person with extremely strong strength in the Qi Refining Stage to have a chance of breaking the formation. After thinking about it, I think only you are the most suitable person to go. If this mission is successful, the sect will reward you with 20 Tongmai Pills."
Li Yu was slightly stunned. Only those in the Qi Refining Stage could enter - so what was he afraid of!
He couldn't beat anyone in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but in the Qi Refining Stage, he was really not afraid of anyone...
Moreover, the other party is a disciple of the Soul Refining Sect.
He likes the disciples of the Soul Refining Sect the most.
Not to mention, there are twenty Tongmai Pills as a reward, so this mission is worth taking.
Li Yu cleared his throat and said, "As a disciple of Kunlun, it is my unshirkable responsibility to help the sect. Master, rest assured, I will do my best to bring those fellow disciples back safely..."
Li Yu had already figured it out in his mind. The mana of his five spiritual veins was much, much deeper than that of the average ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator. Coupled with the martial arts true qi, he was not afraid of the average early stage of foundation building, let alone the Qi Refining Stage, and he was a disciple of the Soul Refining Sect...
What he likes most is dealing with people who play tricks on others.
These days, there has been nothing for the alchemy furnace to absorb. People have helped him so many times and he feels bad about it. It would be great if there were a few powerful ghost spirits for him to absorb.
Seeing that Li Yu was no longer refusing, Wang Daoxuan nodded and said, "In that case, there is no time to lose. I will send a few more disciples who are familiar with the place to assist you. You can set off now."
It is not easy to come to Yuxu Peak, so Li Yu asked, "Disciple has something I want to ask the Master."
Wang Daoxuan asked, "What's the matter?"
Li Yu asked, "Did Master Master have any tricks when he went through the illusion trial?"
Li Yu is now considered a practitioner of both immortality and martial arts. His overall strength is not much different from those who have cultivated the five spiritual veins and are at the peak of the ninth level of Qi training. In terms of the trial of breaking through the illusion realm, he is even better than them.
But even if he tried his best and squeezed out every last bit of his true energy and magic power, he could only rank third and there was no way he could surpass the two in front of him.
The person standing in front of him was the head master. He really wanted to know how he had done it back then.
"So that's what it is." Wang Daoxuan said calmly, "What skills can be required in the illusion trial? Dealing with those monsters is just a matter of a few spells..."
"A crude practitioner..."
Li Yu secretly complained in his heart that when he was going through the illusion trial, he wished he could use one drop of magic power as if it were two drops and didn't dare to waste any, so he could barely make it to the third place.
These geniuses with profound magical powers only need brute force. With their talents, when they cast the same spells, their magic power is probably much more condensed than his, and the power is incomparable. This gap in talent cannot be made up by his hard work.
He did not ask further questions to avoid humiliating himself.
Thinking of something, he asked again: "Excuse me, Master, is Senior Sister Qin here?"
Wang Daoxuan looked at him in surprise and asked, "What do you want to do with Keren?"
Li Yu said: "It's like this, this disciple accidentally obtained two magical spells, which can only be practiced by the Five Spiritual Veins. Senior Sister Qin practices the Five Spiritual Veins, so maybe it will be useful to her."
He handed over the metal plate.
Be kind to others and be kind to yourself. Helping others is helping yourself.
This is Li Yu’s life motto.
Without sacrificing your own interests, try your best to help others, especially those geniuses with unlimited prospects.
Build good relationships with them first, so that when you get into trouble in the future, they will have reasons to help you.
Even if I can't gain the friendship of Senior Sister Qin, at least I can become familiar to her.
These are all social practices.
Wang Daoxuan looked at the metal plate in his hand, a trace of surprise appeared on his face, and he murmured: "There is such a spell..."
But soon, he discovered the mystery and said, "The use of the Breath-Invisibility Technique is too demanding. Not many people in the Immortal Cultivation World can use it. However, your Senior Sister Qin can indeed..."
His lips moved silently, and soon, a figure slowly walked in from the back hall.
Wang Daoxuan handed the metal plate to Qin Keren and said, "This is a gift from Li Yu. Try to see if you can cast these two spells."
Qin Keren took the jade token and took a look at it. Not long after, the magic power in her body fluctuated and then disappeared completely. Even Wang Daoxuan, who was in the late Nascent Soul stage, could not detect it at all.
He couldn't help but say: "The person who created this spell is truly amazing..."
Li Yu added: "Senior Sister Qin can try to use the fused magic power to impact the Ren and Du meridians. If they can be opened, it can also increase some strength."
Qin Keren did as he said, tried it, and then shook her head slightly.
Jiang Li can't do it, and neither can Senior Sister Qin. It seems that the problem really lies with him.
Li Yu had almost reached a conclusion in his mind, and he cupped his hands and said, "If there is nothing else, I will go back first."
Wang Daoxuan nodded and said, "Get ready. Someone will come to find you soon."
Li Yu turned around and left Yuxu Palace, flying towards Ziyun Peak. Before leaving the sect to carry out the mission, he had to tell Zhou Zixuan.
In Yuxu Palace, Wang Daoxuan glanced at Qin Keren and said, "When someone gives you something, even if there is nothing in return, you should still say thank you..."
Qin Keren held the metal plate in her hand, and an expression of interest appeared on her pretty face under the white veil.
She nodded lightly and said, "I understand."
Wang Daoxuan looked at the direction where Li Yu left and said, "This kid is really honest. He always thinks of others and doesn't keep anything to himself. No wonder he is so popular among the disciples..."
At this moment, in Yuxu Palace, one is the head of Kunlun, and the other is the number one prodigy of Kunlun in a thousand years.
But Kunlun’s tens of thousands of low-level disciples may not know their names.
On the contrary, Li Yu is well-known to almost everyone in Kunlun, from the Nascent Soul ancestors to the Qi Refining disciples.
This was certainly due to the fact that he turned the tide and restored face for the sect during the competition, but his selfless character of sharing was definitely an important factor as well.
Even he, as the head sect leader, had to admit that Li Yu possessed a unique charm that had nothing to do with his cultivation.
