Chapter 4: Sister Lan (Additional Chapter for the Alliance Leader Wu Wai Jiang Shan)

Taking advantage of his good condition, Gao Xian began to sit in meditation and practice the Five Elements Technique.

The Five Elements Technique circulates the energies of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, corresponding to the lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, and spleen, respectively. At the same time, one must visualize the corresponding Five Elements talismans in their mind.

Each type of spiritual energy—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—must be circulated once to complete a full cycle, which takes about three minutes.

A single practice session requires at least thirty-six full cycles to make any progress.

Guiding the spiritual energy through the body along a fixed route while visualizing the corresponding talismans is actually very difficult.

Fortunately, the original host had practiced since childhood, laying a solid foundation. Gao Xian inherited this memory, and his practice over the past few days has been relatively smooth.

This time, with a thought, Sister Lan appeared deep within his brow.

Through the Great Puppet God Technique, he and Sister Lan have an intangible yet extremely close connection. Whatever he thinks, Sister Lan can naturally follow his thoughts.

Gao Xian had Sister Lan help him visualize the talismans while he circulated the Five Elements Technique for thirty-six cycles.

Without an accurate timing tool, according to Gao Xian's own estimation, this practice session took only about thirty minutes.

It was more than four times as efficient as when he practiced alone.

Moreover, Sister Lan's practice was even more effective.

In one day, Gao Xian practiced three times, circulating the Five Elements Technique for 108 cycles.

Looking at the front of the Fengyue Mirror, he could see that his cultivation had solidly improved.

Gao Xian was greatly surprised by this result.

Over the past few days since he arrived, he hadn't neglected his practice.

After all, cultivation is fundamental, and he is very interested in extraordinary powers.

However, after practicing for a few days, his cultivation hadn't increased at all.

No wonder the original host had to take drugs to level up; his aptitude was indeed lacking.

Moreover, with Sister Lan helping him visualize the talismans, the speed of casting spells had significantly improved.

A flame flickered on and off at Gao Xian's fingertips, like a lighter being repeatedly switched on and off.

In his other hand, a faint mist of water appeared and disappeared, which was the Water Control Spell.

At this stage, Gao Xian could instantly cast low-level spells like Fire Control and Water Control without reciting incantations or making seals.

From the original host's memories, these two spells, though low-level, are the foundation for many other spells.

For example, the Cleaning Spell is a high-level variation of the Water Control Spell.

Gao Xian repeatedly used the spells he knew, savoring the wonderful sensation of wielding extraordinary power.

After more than a day of such折腾, Gao Xian gradually calmed down from his high excitement.

No matter how good Sister Lan is, she can't help him refine elixirs. He still needs to find a way to refine elixirs.

It is said that the innkeeper is at the ninth level of Qi cultivation, just one step away from the Foundation Establishment stage. In this small Feima Market, she is known for her fighting skills.

Spells like Fire Control and Water Control are low-level and instantly casting them is useless.

Even if the innkeeper stood there and let him attack, he wouldn't be able to harm her even a bit.

Moreover, Mr. Zhu is a disciple of the Lianyun Sect, and his master is a guest elder of the Lianyun Sect.

Their social connections are very tight, and this isn't something that can be resolved by force.

On the other hand, Mr. and Mrs. Zhu wouldn't do anything to him. At most, they would hand him over to his master for handling.

Thinking of the master he had never met, Gao Xian couldn't help but shiver.

According to the original host's memories, if he were sent back to Mr. Zhu, his master would definitely break both his legs.

Sneak away from Feima Market?

Feima Market is a new market opened by the Lianyun Sect, located deep in the Tengshe Mountains, about two to three thousand miles from the Lianyun Sect.

The Tengshe Mountains are full of demonic beasts and extremely terrifying evil spirits.

From the original host's memories, he definitely doesn't have the ability to escape the Tengshe Mountains on his own.

"Only eight days left, I have to try every possible method."

Gao Xian picked up the "Essentials of Alchemy" and started flipping through it. Over the past two days, he had received more of the original host's memories, and he could now勉强 understand the "Essentials of Alchemy."

After patiently reading for a while, Gao Xian couldn't help but throw the book away.

Even if he could勉强 understand the theory, there was still a long way to go before he could put it into practice.

"This won't work, I need to find another way."

Gao Xian picked up the book, thought for a moment, and then went to the cabinet to take out all the books and items inside.

Thirteen low-grade spirit stones, a pine-patterned fine steel longsword, a few sets of clothes, a few books, a box of ten White Dew Pills, and a few low-level spell scrolls.

This was all the property left to him by the original host.

He had already gone through these things several times. Taking them out again was mainly to organize his thoughts.

Gao Xian's mind was particularly clear now. He had a strange intuition that the items he needed were among these.

Spirit stones are natural crystallizations of spiritual energy, the universal currency in the cultivator world, comparable to gold in the mundane world.

Thirteen low-grade spirit stones have limited purchasing power and can't solve his problem.

The longsword is useless, as are the White Dew Pills, clothes, and spell scrolls.

So, it must be these few books.

"The Theory of the Five Elements' Generation and Overcoming," "The Profound True Formula," "Thirty-Six Methods of Alchemy"...

Gao Xian suddenly had a thought and picked up "The Profound True Formula."

He had flipped through this book before. It records formulas for dual cultivation, which are not proper. He had thrown it away when he saw the content.

"Improper is just right. The Fengyue Mirror is also improper, they match!"

Actually, "The Profound True Formula" is quite simple, recording nine formulas, including the details of how to refine them.

After reading the first formula, Deer Antler Powder, Gao Xian suddenly had an insight.

He took out the Fengyue Mirror and saw that a new formula had appeared on the back.

Deer Antler Powder: A yang-strengthening and kidney-nourishing medicine. (Beginner 1/10).

Gao Xian was overjoyed. Learning a formula wasn't the key; the key was that this formula could be leveled up.

Consuming ten points of human Daoic light, Deer Antler Powder quickly upgraded to the proficient level.

Sister Lan in the Fengyue Mirror began to demonstrate how to select herbs, wash, soak, boil, and dry them, how to grind the herbs into powder, and how to bake and refine them...

In a short time, Gao Xian learned how to refine Deer Antler Powder and mastered all the details of the process.

"Indeed, it works!" Gao Xian was even more excited. Deer Antler Powder wasn't useful, but the technique for refining it was exactly what he needed.

Deer Antler Powder: A yang-strengthening and kidney-nourishing medicine. (Proficient 1/10).

Upgrading once cost ten points, and Gao Xian, looking at the remaining over a hundred points of human Daoic light, unhesitatingly continued to level up Deer Antler Powder.

Deer Antler Powder reached the master level, using fifty points of human Daoic light. However, from master to grandmaster, it required another fifty points.

Gao Xian looked at the Great Puppet God Technique, which needed five thousand points of human Daoic light to upgrade.

In comparison, this was much cheaper.

For the sake of his own life, Gao Xian gritted his teeth and leveled up Deer Antler Powder to the grandmaster level.

Clearly, the transition from master to grandmaster was a qualitative change, requiring more human Daoic light.

He had finally found a path and was determined to go all out. After all, the remaining few dozen points of human Daoic light couldn't do anything else.

Sister Lan in the Fengyue Mirror began to refine Deer Antler Powder again.

It was the same process as before, but Sister Lan's every movement was exceptionally graceful, with an indescribable aura of subtlety.

Gao Xian's spirit was invigorated, and his mind was filled with countless insights into refining Deer Antler Powder.

At the same time, the original host's more than ten years of alchemy memories were triggered.

Selecting herbs, opening the furnace to refine elixirs, controlling the fire, scene after scene merged into Gao Xian's memory...

(End of Chapter)