Translator: Silavin
In the Path of Martial Cultivation, Martial Artist, Martial Master, Martial Grandmaster, even third level of Peak Stage, were all about tempering the body. No matter how strong, it was essentially just a difference in the amount of Yuan Energy within the body.
If we compare the Yuan Energy in a Martial Master’s body to a small stream, then a Martial Grandmaster would be a large river.
Although there was a difference between the two, it could still be compensated for by other means.
For example, Qin Yichen, although he was only a Peak Stage Martial Master, and not a Martial Grandmaster, with his body tempered by Thousand Year Old Spirit Milk, he could win against ordinary Martial Grandmasters.
However, the Spirit Realm, which was the cultivation realm after the Martial Grandmaster Realm, was not just a difference in quantity, but in quality.
It was the sublimation of ones’ Soul!
And now, standing before Qin Yichen was such a powerful Spirit Realm expert.
This was something he had not anticipated.
The Zhou Family in the Royal City was able to squeeze into the four Major Families solely because of the existence of the Heavenly Blade Zhou Xiaocang.
However, the Heavenly Blade had disappeared sixty years ago, and no one knew of his whereabouts. As time passed, the Heavenly Blade had long been forgotten by the people, except for the older generation experts, few still remembered him.
Due to Zhou Xiaocang’s disappearance, the Zhou Family in the Royal City did not seem to be doing well.
Without their pillar, the Zhou Family did not have the strength to contend with the other three Major Families, which is why there were only Three Outstanding Prodigies of the Royal City, not a fourth.
If not for the other three Major Families’ fear of the Heavenly Blade, the Zhou Family would have long been removed from the four Major Families.
Unexpectedly, by sheer coincidence, Qin Yichen had encountered him. Such a dramatic event truly left him stunned.
“I didn’t expect that a kid like you would have heard of my name.” Seeing the changes in his expression, Zhou Xiaocang was clearly surprised and could not help asking, “Young man, which Family are you from?”
“Uh… My surname is Qin, Qin Yichen.” Qin Yichen rubbed his nose.
Come to think of it, he had never heard his Parents mention his Grandparents or Family affairs. So, he was not clear about his Father and Mother’s background.
Now that Xiaocang asked, it made Qin Yichen take notice.
Perhaps, when he returns this time, he should ask his Mother and Father about it.
“Qin?” Xiaocang frowned, pondering for a long time, muttering, “Impossible. How could an unknown small Family nurture such an outstanding descendant…”
Qin Yichen’s knowledge and courage had impressed him, though he kept it to himself. Such a person could not possibly be nurtured by an ordinary Family.
“Sir Heavenly Blade, your name still shakes the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty, why are you living in seclusion here?” Seeming to think of something, Qin Yichen narrowed his eyes, “Could it be that you’ve offended someone?”
“Hehe.” Zhou Xiaocang smiled bitterly, essentially confirming it.
He was indeed the number one expert in the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty, but not the number one expert in the world.
Outside the dynasty, experts were as numerous as clouds, and there were certainly existences he could not afford to offend.
He sighed, closed his eyes, a flash of pain seeming to cross them, and remained silent, clearly not wanting to say more.
Seeing he did not want to talk about it, Qin Yichen did not continue asking, but directly said, “To help you remove the Burning Poison in your body is not impossible, but…”
Hearing this, a flash of joy appeared in Zhou Xiaocang’s eyes, but upon hearing the word ‘but’, he frowned and urgently asked, “But what?”
Actually, he was not much weaker than when he previously got poisoned. However, the opponent was an Attribute Martial Artist, and naturally had an advantage. Although it could be considered a mutual defeat, he had been troubled by Burning Poison for nearly a hundred years.
“To remove the Burning Poison in your body, we only need to refine a Clear Mind Pill, but with my current strength, I don’t have absolute confidence in successfully refining it.”
Looking at Zhou Xiaocang’s condition, it would probably require refining a Third Grade Clear Mind Pill to remove the Burning Poison in his body. However, with Qin Yichen’s current ability, even with the more repaired small Pill Furnace, refining a Second Grade Pill was already his limit. Refining a Third Grade Pill was unrealistic. Fourth Grade, that would be a joke.
If his Spiritual Energy has another breakthrough, comparable to reaching the Martial Grandmaster Realm for Alchemist, perhaps he could give it a try.
Hearing Qin Yichen’s words, Zhou Xiaocang was somewhat disappointed, his face darkening.
“Although I can’t refine the Clear Mind Pill now, refining some Pills to suppress the Burning Poison shouldn’t be a problem.”
Seeing his deathly expression, Qin Yichen did not waste any words and listed out a series of ingredients, “Three Clear River Grass, two hundred grams of Sunflower Water Vine, one half-ripe White Cloud Berry…”
Zhou Xiaocang was stunned at first, then quickly memorised it and disappeared in a flash.
Clearly, he had gone to find the ingredients.
These were not precious, just herbs that could clear the mind and reduce heat. Qin Yichen believed he should have used them before.
After all, the Burning Poison in his body also needed the medicinal properties of these mind-clearing and heat-reducing herbs to suppress it.
Qin Yichen leisurely sat there waiting for a while before Zhou Xiaocang returned, but now with some items in hand.
“Barely passable.” Qin Yichen casually picked through those ingredients, then took out the small Pill Furnace from his bag. Under Zhou Xiaocang’s puzzled gaze, he threw those medicinal materials one by one into the Pill Furnace.
This made Zhou Xiaocang frown. [What is this? Although I’m not an Alchemy Master, I’ve seen many Alchemy Grandmasters refine Pills before. It is a rigorous process, but this guy in front of me treats everything so nonchalantly. It is almost like he’s messing around. And what is with that small Pill Furnace? It is too ordinary looking. In fact, it looks worse, like junk picked up from a garbage heap. It’s all grey and dull. Can this broken pot really be used to refine Pills?]
Zhou Xiaocang felt troubled.
However, because Qin Yichen was not using any precious ingredients, he opened his mouth several times but finally chose not to intervene.
“Refine!” With Qin Yichen’s light shout, his entire aura underwent some subtle changes. These subtle changes shocked Zhou Xiaocang.
He now felt the boy in front of him was no longer a youth, but a mature Alchemy Grandmaster!
However, before he could discover anything else, he heard Qin Yichen shout lightly again, “Condense!”
*Bang!* A Pill burst out of the furnace, and Zhou Xiaocang reached out to catch it.
Even before taking it, just smelling the medicinal fragrance was like inhaling a cold stream. It made his Soul tremble. The Burning Poison raging in his body seemed to meet its nemesis, scattering to hide everywhere.
Almost without any hesitation, Zhou Xiaocang swallowed the Pill in one gulp, then closed his eyes.
Zhou Xiaocang could feel that after he took the Pill, the aura he emitted clearly had less of a burning sensation.
Silavin: Okay. So, the cultivation for Spiritual Energy, in terms of amount is also correlated to the Martial Arts Realms. However, the control of Spiritual Energy is Entry, Understanding, Mastery, Perfection.