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Everyone in the cultivation world knew very well how precious an alchemist's position was. Entering the Alchemy Hall meant a guarantee of abundant wealth, high social status, and unlimited resource support from the sect.All great cultivators coveted that position.Yet, that youth threw it away as if it were merely trivial trash.Someone muttered softly, voicing the collective confusion. "Then... what does he actually want?"Not a single tongue was able to answer.A disciple let out a long sigh, lamenting the logic collapsing before them. "He is a terrifying swordsman.""He can humiliate and defeat Senior Brother Gu in a single move.""He can awaken the dead Ancestor Cauldron.""He can even concoct high-level pills.""Yet he insists he is not an alchemist.""And the craziest part... his own cultivation realm cannot be read by anyone at all!"The more they detailed those oddities, the greater the grip of curiosity and terror creeping into their chests.Until finally, a young disciple s
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A female disciple bit her lip tightly, her fingers gripping the hilt of her sword. "My father used to work as a senior servant in the Alchemy Hall.""He said...""...the Ancestor Cauldron is dead. Like a lifeless stone.""There is no Spirit Flame inside it.""Not a single person can use it.""No matter how great that person's alchemy level is."That admission left the disciples stunned in extraordinary confusion. If so... what kind of natural law was currently in effect? How could Qin Zilong possibly make that inanimate object submit?At the exact same second... A heavy, rhythmic footstep was heard breaking the silence from behind the crowd.Tap... Tap... Tap...Without command, the crowd of disciples automatically shifted to open a path.Gu Jian stepped slowly into the training arena.His gaze was frozen cold. His face remained flat without expression. Yet, anyone in that sect knew... ever since his defeat at the hands of Qin Zilong some time ago, Gu Jian's pride and mood had never t
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The training arena of the South Cloud Sword Sect was still filled with the echoing sound of clashing iron.Dozens of disciples were busy forging themselves under the guidance of harsh instructors. Some were fighting desperately in one-on-one duels, while others sat cross-legged in silence, trying to absorb the Heaven and Earth Qi energy into their meridians.However, that day... Not a single person was truly able to focus their minds on their training.All attention was shattered, concentrated and revolving solely around a single name that suddenly dominated every corner of whispers."Qin Zilong.""I heard he is still locked inside the Alchemy Hall.""Is that true?""Of course. Even the gates of the Alchemy Hall have been tightly closed since this morning.""What for?""Who knows. How should I know?"The atmosphere suddenly shifted as a disciple ran in a hurry, cutting through the crowd from the direction of the sect's inner courtyard."Lord Lin Yue was just seen entering there along
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His laugh was soft, barely audible amidst the noise of other disciples' training. Yet, there was dense poison tucked inside it. Full of mockery."Training?"He shook his head slowly, the corners of his lips lifting in a cynical smile. "A person whose meridians have been completely destroyed still dreams of chasing geniuses?"His tone was filled with overflowing contempt. "What a ridiculous joke."He sheathed his sword back with a rough movement. "The difference in our strength now is no longer a matter of talent or hard work."He stared straight ahead with a frozen gaze. "Rather, two different worlds.""Even if I give him ten years...""...he still won't be able to touch the tip of my back's shadow."The two disciples beside him immediately nodded obediently, parroting the genius's opinion. To them, the name Qing Zilong was now merely the ash of an old story that was worn out and had ended tragically.In a different place, inside a luxurious pavilion standing at the highest point of t
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The late afternoon sun slowly sank, spilling a copper-red glow behind the towering mountain range.In the main courtyard of the Qing Clan, the atmosphere felt much quieter than usual. The disciples were still forging themselves under the shade of twilight, but there was no longer the figure of the youth who used to always draw attention and become the axis of every gaze.Qing Tian stood alone on the veranda of the main hall.His hands were tightly folded behind his back, while his gaze pierced straight toward the clan's wide-open gate, as if swallowing the remaining light of that day.It had been almost a month.Yet... the shadow of his son had not yet been seen crossing the boundary of the gate.Footsteps scraped softly on the stone floor. A clan elder walked closer, then cupped his hands respectfully."Clan Head."Qing Tian nodded slightly without shifting his gaze from the distance."Still no news?"The elder shook his head slowly, his face hinting at hesitation."Not yet."Silence
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The golden-red fire inside the belly of the Ancestral Furnace continued to spin endlessly.At the center of the vortex, the Lightning Rock Powder emitted purple flashes that grew closer together and more ferocious. Every time those electrical particles birthed a new spark, the walls of the stone room around it vibrated softly in unison.No one there was able to look away.Elder Gu Yan stared intently with breaths that began to race. "How is it possible... that ingredient isn't melted at all like usual..."Elder Shen Luo unconsciously took half a step forward, his eyes narrowing sharply. "In that case... by what method is the refinement process running?"Elder Bai He, standing beside him, could no longer contain his surging curiosity. "Could it...?""Silence."Qin Zilong's voice cut off that utterance instantly.His voice did not sound loud. Nor did it contain an exploding, wrathful tone. Yet, his cold, flat tone made the entire temperature in the room suddenly freeze.Qin Zilong's gaz
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