Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

”The Path of Qi Refinement lies in meditation. In the depths of one’s consciousness, contemplate the Qi of the world, and then refine it for oneself. This is the so-called Qi Refinement.”

”Brother, I understand the theory, but how can I sense the existence of Heaven and Earth Qi?”

Faced with his sister Zhou Qingyu’s inquiry, Zhou Fuqiu was taken aback.

For him, this was something he never needed to think about.

Because in his perception, Water Attribute Spirit Qi was omnipresent, absorbing and refining it was as natural as breathing.

However, for Zhou Qingyu, it seemed like an insurmountable gulf lay before the gateway.

”Could it be that the three elixirs left by the senior of the Alchemy Sect were useless?”

A month ago, he had already given the Five Viscera Nourishing Pill, the Snow Spirit Vein-Opening Powder, and most importantly, the Spiritual Root Pill, to his sister which were bestowed by their ancestor.

As described, with the cooperation of these three elixirs, a kind of ”Elixir Spirit Root” would form in a mortal, aiding one in absorbing Heaven and Earth Qi.

Moreover, this medicinal power could last for thirty years!

In thirty years’ time, if she could break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, she would be able to independently sense and capture the Outer World’s Spirit Qi relying on the cultivator’s exterior Spirit Consciousness and internally expanded Sea of Qi.

But Zhou Qingyu’s physical body talent at the moment turned out to be unexpectedly poor.

Even with the Elixir Spirit Root in her, she still couldn’t sense the Outer World’s Spirit Qi.

Clearly, she and her brother were twins, how could he possess such an extraordinary talent while she was so lacking?

Even in Zhou Fuqiu’s eyes, as she gradually grew up, his sister also showed great intelligence, understanding many things from the scriptures quickly whenever he explained.

”If only I could share half of my talent with her.”

He sighed in his heart, yet there was no look of disappointment on Zhou Fuqiu’s face.

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly thought of a Doctrine recorded in the classics, used by some High Order Cultivators to help Lower Order Cultivators sense the next realm ahead of time.

Although that Doctrine involved some depleting of energy and wasn’t very successful, Zhou Fuqiu couldn’t care less about it now.

”Mao Mao, close your eyes, relax, and don’t resist me!”

Zhou Qingyu didn’t understand, but her trust in her brother was absolute and she obediently closed her eyes.

Zhou Fuqiu took a deep breath, slowly stretched out his hand, and covered the girl’s head.

Then, strands of pure Spirit Power exuded from his palm, entering the girl’s body through various acupoints such as the Baihui, Wind Pool, and Temple.

In an instant, the girl subconsciously groaned in pain.

Seeing this, Zhou Fuqiu shouted:

”Don’t resist, follow my movements, and try to sense the outside world!”

The girl, bearing immense pain, tried hard to keep her mind clear.

Gradually, she seemed to see tiny specks of light outside her body.

Is that Spirit Qi?

It was unclear how much time had passed when the girl slowly opened her eyes. Opposite her was Zhou Fuqiu, staring back with great concern.

Zhou Qingyu opened her mouth, weak but incredibly delighted, and said: ”I sensed the presence of Spirit Qi!”

Zhou Fuqiu exhaled a breath of relief.

Then he was equally delighted.

He initially thought that this Guiding Technique would require multiple attempts to succeed, yet unexpectedly, it worked the first time.

His sister’s body seemed to have minimal resistance to his Spirit Power?

The initial pain was simply because Zhou Qingyu was still in a mortal body, unable to endure strong Spirit Power.

”Logically speaking, individuals are separate entities, so why does my sister show almost no resistance to my Spirit Power?”

This thought flashed by, and then Zhou Fuqiu inquired about more details.

”Did you sense the corresponding attributes of the Spirit Qi?”

”All five colors are present, chaotic and mixed.”

”So, the Elixir Spirit Root in your body contains all the Five Elements. Is there any with which you feel particularly at ease, which can be relatively easily absorbed?”

”No, they all feel about the same.”

”Tsk tsk, who knows how to evaluate the Spiritual Root Pill refined by the Alchemy Sect senior. Clearly giving hope to someone, yet leaving them in such despair. Can Five Spirit Roots truly lead directly to the Great Dao Path?”

After some contemplation, Zhou Fuqiu was not discouraged.

If the Alchemy Sect senior could achieve it, and Zhou Ping’an, taken away by the Tian Nan Dao Palace with Five Spirit Roots as well, wanted to accomplish it, then why couldn’t he try to cultivate his sister?

All that’s needed is a vast amount of resources!

Fortunately, he currently held a noble position in the Zhou Family, second only to one person, able to take any resources he desired. And given his terrifying talent, the ordinary resources were utterly unnecessary for him; they would be entirely for his sister to use!

”Rest well, and I will visit the family Scripture Pavilion to select suitable cultivation techniques for you.”

After a brief instruction, Zhou Fuqiu stood up and left the Green Water Pavilion.

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The Zhou Family’s Scripture Pavilion was quite far from the Green Water Pavilion and would take some time to reach.

Zhou Fuqiu used the newly learned Water Escape Technique, Wave Stepping Technique, to quickly make his way to the Scripture Pavilion.

Along the way, he encountered several Zhou Family Members.

However, when they saw the handsome youth in his crimson coral white robes, they all respectfully gave way.

Even the Foundation Establishment True Cultivator guarding outside the Scripture Pavilion made no attempt to stop him after he presented the ancestral token.

Upon entering the Scripture Pavilion, Zhou Fuqiu skillfully began perusing the collections.

From the first floor to the fourth, among many cultivation techniques, he only needed a glance to understand their general effects.

However, the more he selected, the more disappointed Zhou Fuqiu became.

There were simply too few cultivation techniques compatible with Five Spirit Roots.