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Upon seeing Li Xuan appear, Xu Yan hurriedly asked, "Master, what's happening to Junior Sister?"

"Just a minor issue."

Li Xuan's expression remained calm and composed, and he idly twirled the jade scepter in his hand, projecting an air of complete control.

"It's due to her constitution. She's been limited by the environment and has a congenital deficiency. Now, she's merely compensating for that deficiency."

Li Xuan spoke with a detached tone, as if he had seen through everything long ago.

"This breakthrough to the innate stage will not only remedy her congenital deficiency but also allow her to transform and obtain a stronger constitution."

Li Xuan watched Su Lingxiu closely as she approached the end of her breakthrough. Surrounded by a blue glow, the large trees around her seemed to radiate vitality, which flowed into her body.

"So that's how it is!"

Xu Yan was enlightened. As expected of Master, he had everything under control.

"Master, what will Junior Sister's constitution be after her breakthrough?" Xu Yan asked curiously.

After his own breakthrough, his jade bones had further evolved into spiritual bones. With his spiritual bones as a foundation, they were incredibly powerful. Any martial artist trying to outlast him in a battle of endurance would certainly fail.

Li Xuan smiled but did not answer what kind of constitution it would be. He had not yet received feedback from his special ability, so he did not know Su Lingxiu's new constitution.

Instead, he said, "Disciple, constitution is not the only thing. Rising from the mundane and transforming at every stage builds a solid foundation, and the transformed constitution will naturally be more robust and unbreakable.

"By continuously ascending, you will surpass those with innate constitutions. When you are on par with them, you will be stronger, more indestructible!"

Li Xuan's words were meant to encourage Xu Yan to continuously refine and transform with each breakthrough, something others might not achieve but Xu Yan very likely could.

"Master is telling me that while innate constitutions are powerful, I can continuously transform and surpass them. They are limited in their progress, but I can rise from the ordinary and never stop!"

Xu Yan felt invigorated and his blood surged with excitement.

"Master is hinting that my talent allows for endless transformation and ascension, which in itself is a form of constitution. Moreover, it is truly limitless and has no ceiling!"

The more Xu Yan pondered, the more excited he became, feeling that his master was profound and omniscient, guiding him with every word and action.

Explaining the ultimate martial way!

Li Xuan glanced silently at Xu Yan, knowing his disciple was likely lost in thought again.

"Imagination is good. The more he imagines, the stronger he becomes, and the more he can comprehend powerful martial arts!"

Li Xuan was secretly pleased.

A disciple who can imagine is a disciple who can grow powerful!

Su Lingxiu's breakthrough had no further obstacles. She was in the process of refining and transforming. Li Xuan turned and walked back to the manor with a leisurely stride.

He anticipated what Su Lingxiu's new constitution would be and what feedback it would provide him.

Currently, he possessed the Innate Indestructible Spiritual Bones and the Dragon Soaring Spirit Body. What could he gain from Su Lingxiu's transformation, given her special constitution?

A higher form of the Dragon Soaring Spirit Body?

His Innate Indestructible Spiritual Bones were already incredibly powerful, considering they were innate. Although he advised Xu Yan not to be overly concerned with innate constitutions, anyone possessing one had extraordinary talent.

They start with a significant advantage over countless other martial artists. How many rising from obscurity can catch up?

But Xu Yan couldn't be judged by ordinary standards.

Li Xuan was confident that even if there were powerful innate constitution holders, Xu Yan would surpass them. After all, Xu Yan was practicing the formidable martial arts Li Xuan had created.

Whether it was his jade bones or the current Dragon Soaring Spiritual Bones, Xu Yan's capabilities were on par with or even exceeded those of innate constitution holders.

"My Innate Spiritual Bones are not comparable to those innate constitution holders," Li Xuan mused.

Back at the manor, he sat down on a chair, relaxed, waiting for the feedback from his special ability.

Su Lingxiu was in the process of transforming. She felt lighter, as if she had a natural affinity with grass and flowers, even becoming sensitive to spiritual herbs, able to discern their properties and age.

She could clearly understand the characteristics and functions of unfamiliar herbs upon seeing them.

Heaven and earth spiritual energy poured in, and her innate true qi continuously refined, endless and vibrant, warm and soft yet containing a hidden intensity.

In her palm, a wisp of light blue true qi flame appeared, burning brightly.

Innate true qi transforming into alchemical fire!

Boom!

Su Lingxiu swallowed another pill, entering the final stage of her breakthrough, her body's transformation reaching its climax.

"So this is the innate stage of the alchemical martial way."

Su Lingxiu felt her body's changes with joy.

Her power was surging. Even at the entry level of the innate stage, she could defeat peak grandmasters.

Although her combat ability was not on par with Xu Yan or Meng Chong, as the alchemical martial way did not specialize in combat, she could still easily overpower inner realm grandmasters.

But this was not enough.

There were great grandmasters and peak grandmasters within the ranks of the Black Robe faction.

To deal with a peak grandmaster, she needed to be at the pinnacle of the innate stage, but with her two senior brothers around, she could finally relax a bit.

"Even if a great grandmaster attacks, I can escape if I can't win!"

Su Lingxiu thought.

Of course, if a great grandmaster did attack, she wouldn't need to escape. Not to mention Master, her two senior brothers were enough to handle a great grandmaster.

Boom!

At a certain moment, blue light blossomed from Su Lingxiu, grass and trees growing, their leaves turning greener.

She had broken through to the innate stage!

Her constitution had also fully transformed.

"Your disciple Su Lingxiu has broken through to the innate stage. Your alchemical martial way has advanced to the profound stage."

The special ability's feedback arrived.

The alchemical martial way had improved with Su Lingxiu's breakthrough, enhancing his own power.

"Your disciple Su Lingxiu has broken through to the innate stage, transforming into the Azure Wood Spirit Body. You have acquired an Innate Spirit Body."

Azure Wood Spirit Body!

Su Lingxiu's special constitution had transformed and ascended into the Azure Wood Spirit Body.

"Innate Spirit Body?"

Li Xuan sensed the changes in his body. With the acquisition of the Innate Spirit Body, he felt a perfect synergy with his Innate Indestructible Spiritual Bones, making his physical body even stronger.

His affinity with the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth skyrocketed once again. Spiritual energy constantly flowed into his body, instantly converting into innate true essence.

The spiritual energy entering his body was so gentle and seamless that no one could detect anything unusual. If someone got close to him, they would only feel that the spiritual energy seemed denser.

The Dragon Soaring Spirit Body had ascended into the Innate Spirit Body, encompassing all the traits of the Dragon Soaring Spirit Body but even more powerful.

"My power has increased again!"

Li Xuan was thrilled.

True joy stems from the growth of one's strength.

"This girl did well. It was worth taking her as a disciple and even killing a grandmaster for her."

Li Xuan was very satisfied.

Each of his three disciples had their own strengths, and every time their power increased, he received substantial feedback.

Of course, Xu Yan was the core among his three disciples.

"When Xu Yan breaks through to the Profound Stage and undergoes another transformation, what kind of feedback will I receive? Will it surpass the spiritual bones and spirit body?"

Li Xuan was full of anticipation.

Xu Yan was not far from the Profound Stage.

He was currently accumulating his foundation and was about to break through to the peak of the innate stage.

After Su Lingxiu's breakthrough, she was in a period of consolidation. Xu Yan and Meng Chong continued to refine themselves, accumulating their foundations and preparing for their own breakthroughs.

Xie Lingfeng felt the pressure.

He realized he might not be able to defeat Su Lingxiu now.

Not daring to slack off, he diligently trained, aiming to break through to the Grandmaster level as soon as possible.

Hu Shan felt even more frustrated.

Before Su Lingxiu's breakthrough, she had sparred with him, and he couldn't block those golden needles, getting pricked several times.

Now that Su Lingxiu had broken through, he might end up looking like a porcupine.

"I can't compare myself to these prodigies. I, Hu Shan, will compare myself to the grandmasters of the inner domain. Among those of the same realm, I am very strong."

Thinking this, Hu Shan felt a sense of relief wash over him.

Zhou Ying was overjoyed. The young lady she once needed to protect and care for had now surpassed her in strength.

"I need to break through to the innate stage as soon as possible!"

Zhou Ying buried herself in intense training as well.

She was only a step away from achieving mastery in the Qi and Blood Stage.

Su Lingxiu was excited by the results of her breakthrough, finally reaching the innate stage, and her constitution seemed quite extraordinary.

"Master, what is my constitution now?"

Su Lingxiu returned, massaging her master's shoulders, and asked happily.

"Azure Wood Spirit Body," Li Xuan replied calmly.

"Does that mean I have an extraordinary talent?"

Su Lingxiu grew even happier.

"The Azure Wood Spirit Body is nothing special. Don't rest on your laurels; be ambitious and constantly elevate yourself!"

Li Xuan said sternly.

"Got it, Master!"

Su Lingxiu stuck out her tongue playfully.

After breaking through to the innate stage and elevating to the Azure Wood Spirit Body, Su Lingxiu began her first alchemy session.

Her hands blazed with alchemical fire as she directly refined the pills by hand. The speed was beyond her expectations.

In no time, she successfully crafted a batch of pills, and their quality surpassed those she had made in the Qi and Blood Stage.

Next, Su Lingxiu continued to refine various pills. Soon, she had accumulated a pile of pills including Qi and Blood Pills, Qi Nourishing Pills, and Body Strengthening Pills.

After breaking through to the innate stage, Su Lingxiu became even busier as she prepared for her return to the Inner Domain.

She spent more time instructing the alchemy apprentices of the Evergreen Pavilion, aiming to use spiritual herbs in alchemy and improve the success rate and quality of the pills.

Zhou Ying reached the peak of the Qi and Blood Stage.

Shi Er felt a bit frustrated as he had fallen slightly behind.

Meanwhile, Red Cat was growing larger, increasingly resembling a fat tiger.

However, its aura continued to strengthen, its body becoming more robust, although reaching the threshold of a great demon still felt somewhat distant.

Time passed in this busy period.

Finally, the first batch of mass-produced Qi and Blood Pills emerged from the alchemy room, with an acceptable quality and a failure rate of less than thirty percent.

Su Lingxiu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there were not many failures, so not much spiritual herb was wasted.

Next, she began refining Qi Nourishing Pills, Body Strengthening Pills, and Healing Pills.

Red Cat, having overeaten these days, lay on the ground not wanting to move.

Looking at the large bowl with still half of the waste pills remaining, it had a sense of desolation.

"Red Cat, hurry up and eat! Don't waste it!"

Su Lingxiu added another handful of waste pills to the bowl and urged.

"Roar!"

Red Cat let out a low, aggrieved roar.

It really couldn't eat anymore!

Su Lingxiu frowned and grabbed a golden needle, searching for the right acupuncture point on Red Cat to help it refine the medicinal power of the waste pills.

But considering the size of the needle, it seemed too short for Red Cat's massive body. So, she called Shi Er to prepare a set of golden needles about a foot long.

Li Xuan's mouth twitched slightly as he listened to the sounds of Red Cat's aggrieved howls from outside the manor. Su Lingxiu was using long golden needles to stimulate Red Cat's acupuncture points to help it digest the pills.

The bowl of pills needed to be consumed quickly to avoid waste.

Driven by the principle that every bit of hard-earned spiritual herb should not be wasted, Su Lingxiu decided to help Red Cat digest the medicinal power of the waste pills.

After being pricked many times, Red Cat remembered those acupuncture points.

"Hey, Red Cat, you finished so quickly?"

A few days later, Su Lingxiu was pleasantly surprised to find that Red Cat had finished the waste pills quickly and seemed to want more.

Li Xuan watched Red Cat for a long time. This fat tiger was truly on the verge of becoming a great demon.

Xie Lingfeng had broken through to the Great Master stage.

Excited, he went to spar with Xu Yan in swordsmanship. Although he might not be able to withstand even one of Xu Yan's sword strikes, honing his sword skills would still greatly benefit him.

Su Lingxiu's assembly line alchemy was finally a success. Qi and Blood Pills could be refined with a 100% success rate, and Qi Nourishing Pills were close to that. The daily output was high.

With no shortage of pills, the members of the Evergreen Pavilion's martial arts training speed increased significantly.

The non-spiritual herb refined pills started to spread in the borderlands, enhancing the training speed of the warriors there.

Su Lingxiu began to delve into how to refine the Heavenly Drop Essence, a fifth-grade spiritual herb.

Refining Heavenly Drop Essence required extreme caution, as a failure would result in significant losses.

A fifth-grade spiritual herb was a rare find, let alone something as precious as the Heavenly Drop Essence.

"Your disciple Xu Yan has broken through to the peak of the innate stage. Your true essence has doubled."

Golden light flashed, and the system feedback arrived.

Xu Yan had broken through to the peak of the innate stage.

Li Xuan was extremely excited. Xu Yan was now just a step away from the Profound Stage. Once he broke through to the Profound Stage, Li Xuan could teach him the techniques beyond that level.

However, after reaching the peak of the innate stage, Xu Yan didn't immediately break through to the Profound Stage. Instead, he continued to hone himself, accumulating his foundation.

He wanted to build a foundation so strong that when he broke through to the Profound Stage, his strength would be even greater.

Li Xuan could sense Xu Yan's strengthening and some of his changes.

"This is to enhance the foundation for a transformation when breaking through to the Profound Stage."

Li Xuan understood.

This was why Xu Yan didn't immediately break through to the Profound Stage.

"Every breakthrough in a realm is an opportunity for transformation. Xu Yan has remembered my words, aiming to surpass any potential innate talents."

Xu Yan's ambition made Li Xuan very pleased.

A slight delay in breaking through to the Profound Stage was not a big deal.

Moreover, if the breakthrough brought about a real transformation, even delaying a year or two would be worth it!

Of course, Xu Yan would likely only accumulate for another month or two before breaking through to the Profound Stage.

(End of this chapter)