Chapter 4

The path of cultivation is long and arduous. A single meditation or a single alchemy session can last for days, or even tens of days, quietly slipping away between one's fingers.

When Lu Xiaoran finished refining a batch of elixirs, it was already seven days later.

In the alchemy furnace, a batch of high-quality Essence Qi Pills lay quietly, a total of fifty, their golden glow almost blinding.

These were high-grade Earth Rank elixirs, two ranks higher than the Qi Gathering Pills.

Currently, in the entire Heavenly Demon Sect, there should be no more than three people who could refine this elixir.

Lu Xiaoran picked up one of the pills, put it in his mouth, and tasted it.

Crunch, crunch... chicken flavor, crispy.

"Not bad, the purity is as high as one hundred percent. Indeed, I am a genius. Even without a golden finger, I can still refine a one hundred percent pure Essence Qi Pill."

Lu Xiaoran learned everything quickly. He almost mastered all the cultivation techniques of the Heavenly Demon Sect in just half a year, integrating and comprehending them to a proficient level.

However, the highest-level technique in the Heavenly Demon Sect was a Heaven Rank technique. After learning this technique, with nothing else to do, he spent some time learning alchemy, array formations, and weapon forging as secondary professions.

After all, having more skills never hurts.

If there were no overpowered characters in this world, Lu Xiaoran would be one hundred percent confident that he was the main character.

After all, everything he had achieved was through his own efforts.

After consuming the Essence Qi Pill, Lu Xiaoran circulated his spiritual energy and suddenly felt something was not quite right in his body.

"Huh? Why has my cultivation increased so much?"

Cultivating techniques, refining elixirs, forging weapons, and setting up array formations can all enhance one's cultivation. Among these, cultivating techniques is the fastest, while refining elixirs and forging weapons are relatively slower.

However, Lu Xiaoran's cultivation had already reached the first level of the Illusion Breaking Realm, at forty percent.

Considering it had only been seven days, this breakthrough speed was much faster than when he cultivated techniques.

Moreover, he had only been refining elixirs for these seven days and had not practiced any techniques. How could his cultivation have increased so much?

"Wait a moment."

Lu Xiaoran suddenly thought of Yun Lige. After taking him as a disciple, his own cultivation would also increase when Yun Lige cultivated. Could it be because of him?

"Wangcai."

"Master, I'm here."

"What level has Yun Lige cultivated to?"

"Generating Yun Lige's attribute panel for Master."

Soon, a light screen appeared in Lu Xiaoran's mind.

Name: Yun Lige.

Gender: Male.

Technique: Supreme Emperor Canon, currently at the first level.

Cultivation: Tenth Major Level of the Innate Realm, Perfect.

"Are you kidding me?"

Lu Xiaoran couldn't help but shout.

Tenth Major Level of the Innate Realm, Perfect?

Is this a joke?

Cultivation is harder than ascending to the heavens!

How could it be so easy for Yun Lige, like drinking water?

His talent shouldn't be better than mine.

Moreover, the Supreme Emperor Canon has ten levels, and he has only cultivated to the first level, which is only one-tenth of the realm.

Seemingly sensing Lu Xiaoran's shock and confusion, Wangcai explained:

"Yun Lige is cultivating a Supreme Emperor Rank technique, which is several major levels higher than the techniques Master previously cultivated. It is normal for cultivation speed to be fast at lower levels. If Master were to cultivate the Supreme Emperor Canon, a preliminary simulation shows that it would take only one hour to reach the Tenth Major Level of the Innate Realm from an ordinary person."

Lu Xiaoran's face twitched uncontrollably.

The power of a cheat is indeed monstrous.

He had worked so hard every day, and even with such outstanding talent, it took him two months to reach the Tenth Major Level of the Innate Realm.

And Yun Lige reached it in just seven days.

Fortunately, the cheat was given by him; otherwise, he would have killed him to prevent future troubles.

However, this was also a good thing because the higher Yun Lige cultivated, the greater his own benefits would be!

He looked at Yun Lige's attribute panel again and suddenly noticed many small gift icons below.

"Wangcai, what are these?"

"Reporting to Master, these are advancement gifts. Each time a disciple advances a minor level, they receive a small gift, and each time they advance a major level, they receive a large gift. Currently, Yun Lige has advanced through the Body Tempering, Postnatal, and Innate major levels, as well as thirty minor levels, so there are three large gifts and thirty small gifts."

"..."

Lu Xiaoran was speechless again. Even small and large gifts?

This is too much!

How can those who cultivate through their own efforts survive?

Originally, without Wangcai, Lu Xiaoran thought he was a genius, already favored by heaven, which was already very unfair to ordinary martial cultivators.

But after meeting Wangcai, he realized what a dog was.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Xiaoran opened a small gift.

"It's just a small gift, so it should only contain a little something, right?"

High-grade Earth Rank Essence Qi Pills x 100.

"???"

"Must be a mistake, let's try again."

Lu Xiaoran opened another small gift.

Supreme Heaven Rank technique, Thunder Fist x 1.

Lu Xiaoran: "..."

"Wangcai, come out."

"Here, here, what does Master need?"

"Did you send the wrong gift? This is a small gift?"

"???"

"Do you really need to put so many things in a small gift? Do you know that I, the number one genius of the Heavenly Demon Sect, spent seven whole days to refine fifty Essence Qi Pills?"

"Ah? This is already the smallest package I can give."

Lu Xiaoran: "..."

"Too small, too limited. You should just give me ten thousand years of cultivation and let me ascend on the spot to achieve eternal enlightenment. Why do you even let me take disciples?"

"I want to, but if I don't do it this way, I can't generate rewards."

"Get lost."

"Sure thing."

Wangcai disappeared, and Lu Xiaoran opened each small gift one by one, harvesting a large number of precious elixirs, magical treasures, and techniques. The quantity was substantial.

And the three large gifts were even more outrageous.

Supreme Emperor Rank technique — Green Emperor Longevity Sutra.

Supreme Emperor Rank array formation — Eight Trigram Heaven Sealing Array.

Supreme Emperor Rank array formation — Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Array.

Too much!

Too much!

Wangcai, you really don't plan to be human. How can the cultivators who strive and struggle in this world bear it?

"Whatever, it can't be helped. Beauty suffers, and handsomeness tires. Who made me the lucky one? I'll just reluctantly accept these things."

After collecting the items, Lu Xiaoran thought of his cheap disciple.

"Let's go see Yun Lige first. This kid is working too hard. Seven days and seven nights, reaching the Tenth Major Level of the Innate Realm, he shouldn't have died from overwork, right?"

Thinking this, Lu Xiaoran quickly walked out of his alchemy room and headed to where Yun Lige was staying.

From a distance, he saw Yun Lige sitting cross-legged on a large rock.

He seemed to have formed a small black hole vortex, continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy into his body at a terrifying speed.