Inside the Alchemy Room.
White steam suffused the air as wisps of black smoke, impurities burning away, drifted about.
The cauldron blazed as hot as the midday sun.
A moment later, the Beast Fire burning beneath it was finally exhausted.
Qin Yang gestured toward the cauldron, and a handful of Elixir Pills materialized in his palm.
"Three days of refining, and they’re finally done."
He examined the Elixir Pills in his hand, breathing a sigh of relief. He then walked toward the door, opening it and preparing to call for Xiaobai.
But when he looked outside...
Qin Yang was met with a surprise.
Well, I’ll be!
Outside the door, a clamor of endless conversation filled the air. Elder Li and the others were already standing in a line.
Seeing Qin Yang emerge from the room, they all wore awkward smiles and glanced at each other, clearly feeling a bit embarrassed.
Qin Yang had given a direct order not to come near.
But in the end, they couldn’t resist. The fragrance had drawn them over!
And they’d been caught red-handed!
"Congratulations, Young Master!"
Liu Wushuang was the first to step forward, clasping his hands and saying respectfully with a smile, "Your Pill Technique has reached Great Success!"
Seeing this, the others crowded forward, opening their mouths to offer their own congratulations.
"Alright, alright."
"There’s no need for pleasantries."
Qin Yang waved his hand, smiling as he cut them off mid-sentence. "This pill is called the Venerable Pill, and I refined it for you all.
After a Grandmaster consumes it, they can directly cross the threshold into the Venerable Realm. As for those who are already Venerables, they can use it to take another step toward the Celestial Venerable Realm."
"This..."
Hearing this, everyone froze for a moment. When they came to their senses, they looked at Qin Yang with gratitude, their hearts soaring with excitement.
’So he went through all this trouble just to help us all improve?’
"Thank you, Young Master!!"
...
...
「That afternoon.」
The weather was cool and refreshing.
It was as if an autumn wind had swept through Jianghai City overnight, carrying away all the summer heat.
In the courtyard, green leaves spiraled to the ground on the breeze. Qin Yang had brewed a pot of cooling herbal tea and set up a table to enjoy his leisure time.
"Old Qin, so you’re saying... you’re the one who did this to the weather?"
Xia He, sitting opposite him, tilted his head back, stroked his scruffy beard, and rambled on.
"I haven’t seen you in three years, and your Daoist Skills have gotten more and more incredible. You can even control the damn weather at will now?"
"What? You’re not happy that I cooled things down for you?"
Qin Yang rolled his eyes. His right thumb and forefinger touched, making a gesture as if to form a seal.
"Then I’ll just undo it."
"Hey, hey, don’t! I was just talking. Old Qin, what you did was great. Now that the weather’s cool, that little rascal of mine won’t get a heat rash... This is a good thing!"
At this, Xia He grinned slyly, pulled his phone out of his pocket, opened the photo gallery, and slid it across the table. "Here, let me show you a picture of my little rascal."
Qin Yang took the phone and looked at the album.
In the photo, a chubby, fair-skinned little boy stood by a bassinet, his plump hands gripping the wooden railing. He was wearing a green dinosaur sleeper and looked absolutely adorable.
"Since when do you have a son?"
Qin Yang was rather surprised.
"Hehe, that’s my boy," Xia He said, scratching the back of his head, but his face was filled with a proud expression. "He came along during those three years you were gone. Just in time to relieve some of his old man’s boredom."
"Is that so..."
Looking at the babbling infant in the photo album,
Qin Yang felt a bit dazed for a moment.
Three years had passed in a flash, and the people around him had changed so much.
Now, Xia He even had a child!
"Hehe, Old Qin, what do you think? When you have some time, how about you let my little rascal recognize you as his godfather?"
Xia He scratched his head sheepishly. "It’d just be in name only, just so he recognizes your face... But if you mind, then forget about it."
"Tsk, is that all? That’s a small matter."
Qin Yang gave a helpless smile, touched his Star Ring, and took out a Jade Bottle, placing it on the table.
The warm sunlight passed through the body of the bottle, making the Elixir Pills inside look perfectly round and full.
"Take this bottle of Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills. Give one to the child every morning and evening. It will nourish his constitution, and reaching the Grandmaster Realm in the future won’t be a problem."
"The child is still young. I’ll find some time later to prepare some cultivation exercises for him. Once his foundations are stable, he can start training. He might even be able to enter the Venerable Realm."
"Holy shit, Old Qin, you’re really giving this to me?!"
After taking the bottle of Elixir Pills, Xia He’s eyes went wide, his pupils quaking with shock.
’No way!’
’I was just making a casual suggestion.’
’And you went and booked him a spot in the Venerable Realm?!’
"This... I..."
Xia He smacked his lips, speechless for a moment. After a long silence, he finally managed to squeeze out a single sentence: "Old Qin, you’re the man!"
...
Night had fallen over Jianghai City.
Qin Yang’s figure streaked across the sky above the city, heading straight for the bottom of Li Shui Lake, which he hadn’t seen in three years.
Now that time had passed and with the Beast God Blood as a foundation, the Blood Spirit Array was no longer as savage as before.
The schools of fish at the bottom of the lake had grown numerous again. A few koi carp circled around the waterweeds. The great Array lay hidden in the silt, its red glow faintly visible.
It seemed to have become one with the surrounding scenery.
"It really feels different than before."
Qin Yang’s expression was solemn as his Spiritual Power spread out like water.
After stepping into the Late Stage of the Celestial Venerable Realm,
his perception of the world had become crystal clear, as if a layer of dust had been wiped from the corner of a bronze mirror, allowing him to glimpse the world’s hidden secrets.
Now, circulating the Blood Dao Laws once more, he gained new insights.
Furthermore, his analysis of the Blood Spirit Array was complete.
"Mm, it’s time to find a new direction for modifying the Blood Spirit Array..."