"You're awake?"

The voice of Daoist Xiuqing rose, "I thought you would sleep for two more hours."

After a deep sleep, Bai Pu's Spiritual Power and Blood Fighting Qi were fully replenished, and his Life Value restored to full, looking vigorous and spirited.

He hastily got out of bed, bowed, and said, "I am fortunate to not fail the mission. May the Daoist priest guide me!"

Daoist Xiuqing sighed, "After this battle, you've realized the difficulty of Alchemy. Merely gathering medicinal herbs comes with life-and-death risks! Do you still wish to learn?"

Inwardly delighted, Bai Pu knelt on the ground, sincerely said, "I am eager to learn and hope the Daoist master will accept me into the temple. I will make sure Huilong Temple's Alchemy flourishes in the future!"

Daoist Xiuqing shook his head and said, "You are a military man, so I cannot take you as a disciple. But I can still tell you about the Tao of Alchemy; how much you can learn depends on your Comprehension."

Given permission, Bai Pu pretended to suddenly remember and took out the second heart of the Mother of Jiang Tuo: "Daoist priest, the Giant Tuo had a special Physique, having two hearts. I forgot in the rush."

Daoist Xiuqing showed approval on his face, "Your attention to detail is a necessary trait to become a good Pill Master. I can't take this heart from you for nothing. You can exchange it for anything you want from me."

Bai Pu shook his head and said, "I only fear that Alchemy is deep and profound, and that I won't learn the method."

Daoist Xiuqing thought for a moment, accepted the second heart, and with a sweep of his duster, said, "Follow me."

Bai Pu followed Daoist Xiuqing to a Quiet Chamber, where the furnishings were simple and tidy. The most striking was a large Medicine Cauldron placed inside!

Daoist Xiuqing took out the two Giant Tuo hearts and a section of jade-like bone, removed several ingredients from the compartments of a medicine rack beside him, and slowly said:

"Since we got two Tuo Dragon Hearts today, combined with this treasured Tiger demon bone, a batch of Dragon Tiger Pill can be refined. Watch closely..."

Daoist Xiuqing opened the furnace and set the herbs while explaining to Bai Pu.

Bai Pu was inwardly overjoyed. Clearly, if he had only given Daoist Xiuqing one heart from the Mother of Jiang Tuo, the priest would probably just have verbally shared insights on Alchemy with him without thorough transmission.

But since it's a transfer task recognized by the Spirit Realm Will, Bai Pu had already met the task objectives, and so Daoist Xiuqing, even if not entirely satisfied, had to agree to verbally pass on the secrets of Alchemy.

At this moment, Bai Pu took out the second heart, delighting Daoist Xiuqing unexpectedly! Naturally, Daoist Xiuqing needed to show some favor, elevating the "treatment" from mere verbal instructions to hands-on demonstration.

If he had taken out both hearts in the beginning, it may not have led to this treatment.

Bai Pu seriously watched Daoist Xiuqing refining the elixir, listening to his detailed explanation, feeling as if time flew by unnoticed.

A day and a night passed, and the faint morning light appeared in the east.

The Medicine Cauldron vibrated gently, and with a swoosh, blue and white gases spurted from the mouth of the cauldron, forming an entwined beast pattern!

One beast was slender, resembling both a crocodile and a lizard; the other was a fierce tiger with wings on its back.

"Watch closely, the elixir is complete, and now is the time to collect it with the Pill Formula."

Daoist Xiuqing clapped his hands on both sides of the cauldron's mouth! Under the agitation of power, the lid of the cauldron sprang open.

Under the stimulation of the cauldron's heat, several blue-white elixirs shot up into the air!

With a gesture of his right hand, Daoist Xiuqing drew the blue-white elixirs to his palm as if guided by energy, automatically falling into a black wooden box.

"The Dragon Tiger Pill is fiery in nature; it needs a specially-made Willow Wood Box to store it so as not to lose its medicinal power."

Bai Pu listened and nodded repeatedly, understanding a lot of insights flashing through his mind.

Huaxia Daoist Alchemy, and the Alchemy Knowledge he learned in Flesh and Blood Plague: Origin World had many similarities that could be combined for understanding.

The Spirit Realm Will gave a prompt:

[You have learned Daoist Alchemy from the native.]

[S-level transfer task: Pill Master, completed.]

The moment he received this prompt, Bai Pu felt warm all over, with All Attributes enhanced to varying degrees!

Bai Pu's level instantly surged to Level 3! His experience bar even reached about 20% of Level 3 before coming to a halt.

Indeed, it was an S-level task that gave exceptionally rich Professional Experience!

Bai Pu couldn't help but think back to the tasks he had done in the Plane World of Flesh and Blood Plague: Origin. At that time, however, he hadn't completed the promotion through trials, so the experience points given by the main quest went to waste.

The Spirit Realm Will's information continued.

[Your Sub-profession: Alchemist has unlocked a transfer option: Daoist Alchemist.]

[You can choose to transfer to the hidden Sub-profession: Daoist Alchemist, or choose to forgo the transfer and retain the Alchemist Sub-profession.]

[To transfer, please pay 20,000 Spiritual Points.]

Bai Pu first checked the description of the [Daoist Alchemist].

[Daoist Alchemist: A hidden Sub-profession formed by the fusion of Ancient Chinese Daoist Alchemy and Ancient European Alchemy.]

[Professional Ability 1: East-West Fusion: You can learn Ancient Chinese Pill Formulas and Ancient European Alchemy formulas, with a chance of combining them to create new products. Your conditions for refining Elixirs are relaxed, and the efficacy of Alchemy Potions is enhanced.]

[Professional Ability 2: Breaking Barriers: You have a certain chance of learning the methods of creating extraordinary medicines from the 'Illusion Plane'.]

Seeing the two major Professional Abilities, Bai Pu immediately paid 20,000 Spiritual Points to proceed with the Sub-profession transfer!

Although he only accumulated less than 30,000 Spiritual Points in total, he was not stingy. Fortunately, after slaying the Mother of Jiang Tuo, he obtained 5,000 Spiritual Points from its Treasure Chest, otherwise, he would have been penniless.

After a significant reduction in Spiritual Points, Bai Pu finally became an honorable "Daoist Alchemist"!

Just the first Professional Ability, "East-West Fusion," already offered a comprehensive advantage over the original Alchemist.

The second Professional Ability, "Breaking Barriers," was even more incredible.

Illusion Plane, as opposed to the "Source Plane."

The Source Plane captures a real historical period or region of Earth, integrating extraordinary power to evolve, forming a Plane World.

Thus, much of the extraordinary knowledge in the Source Plane is closely related to Earth's basic disciplines, like Alchemy and Daoist Alchemy, having countless ties to Earth's pharmacology.

The Illusion Plane, on the other hand, uses the blueprint of human collective consciousness' fantasy, integrating extraordinary power to evolve, and forming a perfected Plane World!

For example, ancient myths from human collective consciousness' imagination, or heavens and hell, along with future starships traveling the cosmos...

Currently, no Awakened has succeeded in acquiring a Sub-profession from the Illusion Plane. Even items from the Illusion Plane (including medicines) that can be brought back to reality are exceedingly rare.

Now, Bai Pu's transferred hidden profession, "Daoist Alchemist," has a chance to learn formulas from the Illusion Plane!

A unique possession that cannot be replaced!

"This pill is for you," Daoist Xiuqing took out a Dragon Tiger Pill and handed it to Bai Pu.

Bai Pu felt a bit embarrassed; when he first met Daoist Xiuqing and was rejected, he had pondered whether he could take down the priest and loot the books and items needed for the transfer task...

The words of courtesy were almost at his lips when Bai Pu glanced at the Dragon Tiger Pill's introduction, his eyes widening involuntarily! He coughed to hide his embarrassment.

[Dragon Tiger Pill (Middle-grade): A Spirit Pill that enhances a mortal's Physique. Upon first consumption, it can increase Strength, Agility, and Endurance by up to 3 points each. Subsequent consumptions will have significantly reduced efficacy.]

Daoist Xiuqing raised a hand to stop Bai Pu's modest gesture and gently said, "No need, this pill is to thank you for the second Tuo Dragon heart. Cultivators emphasize a mind unburdened, so there's no need for reluctance."

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