"Lord, do you know the essence of alchemy? What is its purpose?"

She Shoujiu calmly asked, suddenly becoming a teacher in this moment.

Wang Wu also tried his best to set aside the emotions stirred earlier because while She Shoujiu might deceive him about other matters, it couldn't deceive him on true knowledge. So now was the time for him to supplement his basic cultivation knowledge and various common sense.

He no longer needed to grope around blindly.

"I think, the essence of alchemy is the process of purifying energy as much as possible; as for the purpose, it should be to make up for one's own shortcomings?"

"Your understanding is good, but still not bold enough. No wonder you only know how to refine Spiritual Energy Practice Pills, because your cognition is confined here."

She Shoujiu smiled, seemingly somewhat satisfied.

"For the Human Race, the Dao of alchemy, also called the Heaven Mending Sect, is not just about mending oneself but also mending the external environment, thus allowing inner and outer harmony, the interplay of Yin and Yang. Within this, there is the saying of accommodating the world when successful and maintaining oneself when destitute, also divided into great supplement and small supplement."

"The path of great supplement refers to supplying all living things and all spirits, allowing natural harmony, all things and spirits to naturally grow, forming a systematic, perfect, healthy cycle. This cycle in itself represents power, a higher level above Spiritual Qi and above energy utilization. Lord, I wonder if you can understand?"

Wang Wu was awestruck; is there really such a thing? Isn't this great supplement equivalent to scattering white money to the poor, committing a misdeed?

But it indeed stimulates the economy, promotes domestic demand... er, not right, it stimulates the cultivation economy, promotes spiritual energy domestic demand, ultimately forming a perfect, orderly development of the Cultivation Realm's great cycle.

Just like a true national leader, do they care about money?

What they care about, is the bigger picture, is national power, so the pinnacle and profound aspect of this great supplement should be that the entire Cultivation Realm can form a vast, magnificent, orderly great force, then form a higher level of power?

Just like whether an aircraft carrier represents the highest combat power? It can't.

Instead, the power of a healthily and orderly developing nation, its soft and hard comprehensive strength, the trajectory of its existence form, can represent it; it's not specifying one event, one person, one weapon, but is the integrated concept of a nation.

By the same logic, can a Celestial Realm First-Grade Great Cultivator, a Celestial Realm First-Grade Great Demon represent the highest combat power of a Cultivation Realm?

They cannot!

Wait, I curse!

Wang Wu suddenly thought of the golden Spirit Essence daily accompanying the sunshine, isn't this also a great supplement!

Unexpectedly, the matter of alchemy can extend to such a high level.

"So, each day the appearing Spirit Essence, who is giving away spiritual qi for free?"

Wang Wu asked cautiously.

She Shoujiu was momentarily completely dumbfounded, dazed, but this time it definitely wasn't a facade.

Its eyes stared at Wang Wu for a good while before shaking its head, "The daily fallen Spirit Essence isn't someone freely offering spiritual qi, it is transformed from the fallen Dragon Blood!"

"Dragon Blood?"

"Yes, Dragon Blood! Lord, do you know that there was no Snake Race in the world? There was only the Dragon Race; it's just that once, no one knows when, the Rising Dragon Dao belonging to the Dragon Race was severed, many Dragon Race members devolved into snakes, the purpose of the Snake Race now is to restart the Rising Dragon Dao, to re-enslave the myriad races."

"And the Human Race's Heavenly Repairing Dao is about indefinitely, permanently severing the Rising Dragon Dao."

She Shoujiu said obscurely and laboriously, and after saying these words, its original head of black hair was directly half white.

"Why go through such hardship, if you can't speak, don't." Wang Wu was startled, what kind of taboo is this, just speaking it carries such a huge backlash.

She Shoujiu, however, shook its head, "Lord, don't make meaningless moves. You can degrade me, torture me, even kill me, as long as the Snake Guard Mark is on, I will remain infinitely loyal to you, faithful unto death."

"But if the Snake Guard Mark is not there, no matter how kind you are to me, willing to die for me, willing to do anything for me, I would abandon you without hesitation like discarding worn shoes, kill you without blinking, betray you without any guilt. Tribes and tribes are different; never make the arrogant mistake of the Human Race, always thinking that great love can transcend races, transcend bloodlines, it can't be done."

"At least, you might even prefer a Human Race cultivator over falling for a Snake Spirit, Fox Spirit, this would be safer. Snake Spirit and Fox Spirit are the most dangerous, unreliable in this world."

"So if Lord, you meet that Ah Qing again, say nothing, just kill it."

Wang Wu was speechless, "I haven't fallen for Ah Qing."

"Sophistry, this is not something you can decide for yourself. It's the temptation of the bloodline, the revelry and adventure of the bloodline. You will unconsciously want to conquer the other, first physically, then mentally. We of the Snake Race have this ability. It is a forbidden pleasure, unless you can endure the Innate Heart Demon Tribulation."

What She Shoujiu said seemed somewhat reasonable. Indeed, Wang Wu couldn't help but want to trust Ah Qing upon their first meeting, although this was under the premise that Bear Mother vouched for it and the Snake Guard Mark offered support.

"You say Ah Qing is dangerous. Then aren't you the same?"

"Me?" She Shoujiu gave a weak smile but was extremely proud.

"Because I am aware of this danger, I will nip it in the bud from the start. Does the Lord not think that since our first meeting, I have been using this method to make you unable to fully trust me? This is what a qualified Snake Guard should do."

"But as for that Ah Qing, I don't know if the Snake Guard's training rules have been lost or what, but how can it make the Lord develop goodwill towards it? This is the great taboo of the Snake Guards! It is not allowed."

"Alright, we've said too much on this topic. Lord, I don't have much time left. Now, returning to the matter of the Great Replenishment, this path is challenging. Even the most outstanding figures among the Human Race, such as someone like Lu Wuchen, cannot truly achieve the Great Replenishment of the world, and can only settle for less, focusing on the Great Replenishment of the Human Race itself. As long as the Human Race can grow strong, forming a similar small cycle, they can still acquire some of that level of power."

"This is a higher level of cultivation, a higher dimension of the Dao. For instance, the Bear Demon Emperor of the past, and even the Nine Great Heroes of the Wilderness, all wanted to walk this path, but basically all of them failed."

"Then there is the Small Replenishment, which is about completing oneself. This aligns closely with your understanding, Lord; it is the conventional meaning of the Alchemy Dao that the general public can comprehend."

"Yes, the general public is unaware of the path of the Great Replenishment. Lord, remember not to speak of it, otherwise, you will suffer the price I am enduring at this moment, just keep it in your heart."

At this point, She Shoujiu suddenly started to breathe heavily. Its skin, originally as moist as water, and its delicate complexion quickly shriveled and aged, its voice turning hoarse and as eerily terrifying as a night owl.

Yet it maintained a relatively steady pace of speech, calmly saying, "Small Replenishment, namely the Alchemy Dao, its fundamental core is the Five Elements Spirit Pill. Five refers to the five basic powers that make up this world. Essence means concealment, containment, and integration. Together, these represent the method of concealing, containing, and integrating the five powers. Hence, the saying goes, 'to take the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, refine the Spirit Pill of the Great Dao, and replenish what is lacking in oneself.'"

"The Five Elements Spirit Pill can be refined separately. For example, the Ginseng Vitality Pill belongs to wood essence. The Lord can start practicing with a single Spirit Pill, and finally, combine all five. The Five Elements Spirit Pill will also be graded, with Ninth Grade being the lowest and First Grade being the highest. But according to legend, if one can surpass First Grade, it becomes the Five Elements Golden Pill, the pinnacle of the Small Replenishment path of the Heavenly Repairing Pill Dao, with almost nothing that can surpass it, unless one takes the path of Great Replenishment, which is beyond our comprehension and admiration."

"The Five Elements Pill Formula is as follows, Lord, come closer and listen..."

This Pill Formula was extensive, and She Shoujiu took nearly twenty hours to finish explaining it, having to pause several times due to its extreme weakness.

After reciting the entire Pill Formula, it was so weak that it could barely stand, constantly breaking out in a cold sweat, its life force faint, as if it could vanish at any moment.

Wang Wu could only hold She Shoujiu, trying to help it somehow, although he didn't really know what to do.

He attempted to circulate Ice and Fire Spiritual Qi, trying to form an Ice and Fire Talisman within She Shoujiu's body, but it had basically no effect.

He also tried to inject vitality into She Shoujiu, but this ended in failure as well.

Finally, he resorted to the simplest method, feeding it a bit of his blood, which did have an effect, but a few seconds later, She Shoujiu was poisoned by Wang Wu's blood, frothing at the mouth and convulsing.

It simply couldn't bear it...

Forced into a corner, Wang Wu released the Companion Demon Vine, using its slender tentacles to pierce into She Shoujiu's body and blood vessels, while also entering its mouth to cleanse its stomach.

After being busy for a while, sweating profusely, he finally managed to preserve She Shoujiu's life.

"Lord, why do you persist? I will not be grateful to you..."

She Shoujiu weakly said, still clinging to its own beliefs.

Wang Wu was speechless, saying irritably, "I haven't yet learned how to refine the Five Elements Spirit Pill, so I can't let you die so easily."

But She Shoujiu smiled contentedly, "I probably have about three years of life left, Lord, do not worry, just don't feed me your blood again. Lord, your blood is so toxic, almost comparable to the Five Poison Spiritual Qi of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect. It turns out the Lord has so many trump cards, I can rest easy..."

Wang Wu did not want to speak. This old snake indeed left a huge psychological shadow on him; he truly did not know whether it was speaking the truth or lying.

Similarly, he really couldn't trust the other Snake Guards, including Ah Qing.

Although he couldn't bring himself to ruthlessly eliminate all the Snake Guards, he would definitely avoid any contact with the other Snake Guards from now on.

Can't afford to provoke them, but I can avoid them.

"Lord, I need to sleep for a while. In that storage pouch are a furnace and some Spirit Fruits and Spirit Grass. You can explore refining the Five Elements Spirit Pill on your own, and then see the successes or failures when I wake up."

With those words, She Shoujiu could no longer maintain its human form, transforming into a giant snake that filled the entire chamber, leaving Wang Wu only a small space in the center.

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