Chapter 40 - Immortal Fate Of Longevity: Starting From Taking Care of Fellow Daoist Wife

Chapter 40: Disciple Not Allowed to Leave "I could have broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage a few years ago, but my mother asked me to wait. As for others... for those who have no close ties to our clan, do you think it would be good or bad for our family if they were to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage at this time?" Xiao Wan spoke with some complexity. Other parents would be delighted if their children made breakthroughs in their cultivation, but her mother wanted her to suppress her cultivation. Xia Changge understood the second half of Xiao Wan's statement. Currently, there were only four people in the Xiao family, and they lacked manpower. If an outsider were to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage at this time, it would be more harmful than beneficial for the Xiao family. Because the Xiao family was currently short-handed. As for not allowing Xiao Wan to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage... Could there be some other hidden reason behind this? Of course, Xia Changge also realized that within the Xiao family, the clan leader, Xiao Yun, had absolute authority, and her daughter didn't dare to disobey her even a little bit. "Miss Xiao, may I ask about the situation with your second sister?" Xia Changge suddenly asked out of the blue. Xiao Wan stared at him intently and smiled. "Why, are you interested in my second sister?" Xia Changge shook his head repeatedly. "No, I just wanted to know a little bit more. After all, it would be awkward if I didn't recognize her during the senior's birthday celebration." Xiao Wan shook her head with a touch of sadness. "You wouldn't come across her. When my second sister was young, she was ambushed and suffered a disability in her legs. It hasn't been cured to this day. She found a caring husband who takes care of her, but she has some mental issues and is unlikely to come out." Only then did Xia Changge understand. A disability in her legs? He didn't know if he could treat such an injury. Even without any unexpected incidents, that second sister of hers should still have a Qi Refinement cultivation level. Perhaps her cultivation had fallen behind the third sister's due to her leg disability. With only a Qi Refinement level, she was still considered an ordinary mortal. In the situation of missing limbs, it was impossible for her to perform self-healing and required precious medicinal herbs to aid recovery. She couldn't measure up to the Foundation Establishment stage. Even if an arm were severed, as long as the broken part was intact, with self-healing ability and a bit of ordinary healing medicine, it could be easily healed. A Qi Refinement cultivator didn't possess that ability. Xia Changge wondered if he could treat such external injuries? Even if he could, Xia Changge didn't plan to help the Xiao family with treatment right now. Their relationship hadn't reached that level yet. He needed to better understand the specific situation of the Xiao family first. After he had acquired the information he wanted, Xia Changge took his leave. Leading a Qi Refinement stage demonic beast, Xia Changge returned home. He hadn't abandoned cultivation of the Saint Heart Scripture, but it had reached a bottleneck. The sixth layer of the Saint Heart Scripture required the integration of "xin" (heart). A powerful creature's heart! Paired with a technique—the Heavenly Heart Tribulation! Xia Changge had consumed the heart of a Qi Refinement stage demonic beast, but it had almost no effect on his cultivation of the sixth layer of the scripture. This time, what he needed was the heart of a Foundation Establishment stage monster. However, Xia Changge lacked the necessary conditions and could only postpone it. With a lifespan of one thousand years now, he still had time. "Is this the Elixir?" Regular people could refine the Elixir after ten-odd years of arduous cultivation. After nearly two months of hard work, Xia Changge finally succeeded in refining his first batch of Elixirs. Seven pellets. Because the raw materials were highly nourishing herbs and the pill furnace didn't contain any contaminated metallic minerals, there was absolutely no issue with excessive metal elements in the pills. Since it wasn't poisonous, Xia Changge didn't hesitate and directly consumed one of them. Apart from feeling a slight surge of energy in his blood, he didn't have any other reactions. It seemed that these low-quality pills had no effect on him, who already had an excessively long lifespan. "Let's try using my own blood!" Xia Changge had already finished eating the meat of a demonic beast he had obtained from Xiao Wan. There was still a bit of blood left, but now that Xia Changge had experience, he wanted to see if his own blood would have any other effects. Drinking someone else's blood, especially healthy blood, shouldn't cause any illness, right? "This... Could it be that my blood has a promoting effect on the refining of these pills?" Xia Changge wasn't extremely proficient in pill refining, but he did have some experience. He clearly felt that the addition of his blood reduced the difficulty of refining the elixir. Was it because of his blood... being the essence of everlasting life? Or... "It should only be helpful for refining longevity pills, right??" Xia Changge began to ponder. It was unlikely that his blood would be effective in refining all types of pills. Perhaps it would only assist in refining pills that required the essence of demonic beast blood as raw materials? After three failures, Xia Changge successfully refined his second batch of Elixirs. Looking at the two batches of pills, Xia Changge couldn't detect any differences. "This..." Xia Changge couldn't distinguish at the moment. Should he taste them after consuming some himself? Drinking his own blood was nothing serious. Without further ado, Xia Changge directly swallowed one of the newly-refined longevity pills. After considering for a moment, Xia Changge didn't feel a significant difference. "Shui Shui, come here for a moment." After some thought, Xia Changge decided to have An Ruoshui evaluate the effects of the two types of pills. An Ruoshui eagerly ran over after hearing Xia Changge's words from outside. "Senior!" Pushing open the door, An Ruoshui called out while waiting for Xia Changge's instructions and arrangements. "Come here and see how the effects of these two types of pills compare." Xia Changge beckoned at An Ruoshui. An Ruoshui was more than happy to be Xia Changge's test subject. Thinking back to the last time she had been a test subject for her master, if his family members weren't around, who knows... An Ruoshui firmly closed the door. Sitting in front of Xia Changge, she obediently opened her small mouth, as if waiting for her master to feed her. Her eyes were closed in anticipation. This left Xia Changge stunned for a moment before he seemed to understand something. He took the pill and directly put it into An Ruoshui's mouth. As soon as An Ruoshui closed her mouth, Xia Changge's thumb and forefinger were dampened quite a bit. This little girl didn't want to let go. What had happened? He had only had contact with her for a few months, and things had already reached this point. "What do you think?" After An Ruoshui consumed the longevity pill, Xia Changge asked about her condition after a little while. After some contemplation, An Ruoshui expressed herself, "This... after taking this pill, I feel more energetic, and my body feels much more comfortable." The pill she took was naturally the first one Xia Changge had refined. Immediately after, Xia Changge fed her the second longevity pill. "Master, the effect of this pill is much better than the first one. Master, how did you accomplish such a huge improvement? Your progress is too impressive!" An Ruoshui inquired with astonishment. Could it be that her master had only learned alchemy for three months because of her? Achieving such results? (End of the chapter)