"Detected host has embarked on the Immortal Path; System is activating."
"Immortal Clan System activated."
"Main Quest: Establish a Cultivation Family. Unfinished."
"Side Quest: Birth the first descendant with a Spiritual Root. Unfinished."
"Newbie Gift Pack is being issued. Please check, Host."
Li Chen felt a moment of disorientation.
By the time he reacted, a large segment of memories not his own had appeared in his mind.
"Alchemy From Beginner to Great Master," "First-Order Pill Formula Detailed Explanation," "Second-Order Pill Formula Detailed Explanation," "On Pills," "Alchemy Dao Outline."
"This is the Second-Order Pill Dao Inheritance?"
Li Chen rubbed his temples, his heart filled with wild joy.
After half a year of struggling in the Cultivation World, he had finally completed Qi Induction and become a first-level Qi Refining Cultivator, but Li Chen hadn't wasted that half year.
In the Cultivation World, there are a hundred cultivation arts.
Among the hundred cultivation arts, Alchemists rank first, followed by Formation Masters, Artifact Refiners, Talisman Masters, Gu Masters, and so on.
The so-called Pill, Formation, Artifact, Talisman—when mentioning the hundred cultivation arts, people first refer to Alchemy, Formation, Artifact Refining, and Talisman Making.
In the Cultivation World, Alchemists hold an extremely revered position and are highly sought after.
This is because most Cultivators require Medicinal Pills for their Cultivation, and very few Cultivators do not need Medicinal Pills to assist their Cultivation.
The conditions for becoming a respected Alchemist are exceedingly stringent.
First is the Alchemy Dao Legacy; Alchemists are already rare in the Cultivation World, and it's almost impossible for Loose Cultivators to obtain an Alchemy Dao Legacy.
Secondly, learning Alchemy requires a massive investment of resources.
Generally speaking, only large powers can specifically Cultivate Alchemists.
In the Divine Pill Pavilion, there are two Alchemists enshrined: Pill Refiner Ge and Alchemist Chen.
It is said that Pill Refiner Ge is a Second-Order Alchemist, capable of refining Second-Order Spirit Pills, and has even successfully refined a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills, to the point where Linglong Fairy must treat Pill Refiner Ge with utmost respect.
Li Chen had chopped firewood in the Divine Pill Pavilion for half a year but had never seen Pill Refiner Ge.
As for Alchemist Chen, he is only a First-Order Alchemist; even so, Alchemist Chen's status in the Divine Pill Pavilion and even the Yin Mountain Market is extremely revered.
In addition to the two Alchemists, the Divine Pill Pavilion has more than a dozen Alchemy apprentices who can refine simpler Medicinal Pills like Pigu Pills and Blood Recovery Pills.
A Second-Order Alchemy Dao Legacy!
Li Chen's eyes gleamed, his inner excitement impossible to suppress.
He organized the new memories in his mind, gaining hundreds of First-Order and Second-Order Pill Formulas, each detailed down to specifics like lighting the furnace, warming the furnace, compounding ingredients, controlling the fire, condensing the pill, and retrieving the medicine.
It was no exaggeration to say that he, Li Chen, was already a Second-Order Alchemy Dao Great Master, merely lacking practical experience.
A Second-Order Alchemy Dao Great Master—this was an existence that even the Purple Void Immortal Sect would try to win over.
In the Yan Country territory, no matter where he went, he would be treated as a distinguished guest.
Even with only Qi Refining cultivation, a Second-Order Alchemist was enough to interact with Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators as equals!
Hoo!
Li Chen took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
The System's newbie gift pack already gave him a Second-Order Alchemy Legacy; if he completed the System's quests, would the rewards given by the System be even more astonishing?
"System?"
Li Chen tried calling out twice, but the System did not respond.
This System was not intelligent and could not converse with Li Chen.
Immortal Clan System?
The main quest was to establish a Cultivation Family, and the side quest was to birth the first descendant with a Spiritual Root.
So he had to find a way to marry a wife, have children, and then establish a Family?
No.
In the Cultivation World, one shouldn't say 'marry a wife'; it should be'seek a Dao Companion.'
Li Chen sat cross-legged on the bed, constantly stroking his chin, beginning to ponder how to complete the System's quests and obtain System rewards.
Li Chen knew that with his Nine-Rank Spiritual Root, without an Opportunity, he would reach his limit at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining.
Now, Li Chen could confirm that his greatest Opportunity in this life was the System.
To achieve Immortal Ascension and become an ancestor, he still had to rely on the System.
Regardless of the main quest or side quest, the first step was to find a Dao Companion, then make babies.
Only with children could a Cultivation Family be established, right?
Or should he buy a Mortal woman, have a child, complete the first side quest, and get the reward first?
That wouldn't work either; he had a Nine-Rank Spiritual Root. If he found a Mortal woman, would the child born have a Spiritual Root?
So he still had to find a female Cultivator with a Spiritual Root; if both parents had a Spiritual Root, the probability of the child having a Spiritual Root would be higher.
But the crucial problem lay in his cultivation; he was only at the first level of Qi Refining. Would any female Cultivator be willing to have a child with him?
Even if a female Cultivator was willing to have his child, given his current conditions, could he support the child?
Letting the child suffer with him from birth?
Improper!
Improper!
Or should he continue working at the Divine Pill Pavilion, slowly revealing his Alchemy skills, and once his cultivation was higher and his status was higher, then consider finding a Dao Companion, having children, and completing the quest?
Li Chen thought a lot and finally decided to develop slowly at the Divine Pill Pavilion first, and only complete the System's quests when conditions were better.
With a first-level Qi Refining cultivation, it was very difficult to support a Family in Yin Mountain Market.
After making his decision, Li Chen continued to study the System.
In the System, besides the main quest and side quests, there was also an extremely simple personal data panel.
Host: Li Chen
Lifespan: Nineteen (Eighty-one)
Cultivation: Qi Refining First Level
Cultivation Technique: Scarlet Flame Art (Beginner)
Dao Companion: None
Descendants: None
Family: Not Established
The System panel was extremely simple and didn't require much study.
Now, what he needed to consider was how to gradually reveal his Alchemy skills, gain the attention and nurturing of Linglong Fairy, and after his cultivation was higher and he became a true Alchemist, then consider finding a Dao Companion, having children, and establishing a Family.
As for leaving the Divine Pill Pavilion and Linglong Fairy's protection to develop independently, Li Chen had not considered it.
The Mortal Martial Forest was already a very dangerous place, and the Cultivation World would only be more perilous than the Mortal Martial Forest.
If he, a small fry at the first level of Qi Refining, dared to leave the Divine Pill Pavilion, he would be eaten clean in minutes.
Li Chen could not forget the Cultivator who had ambushed him before he arrived at Yin Mountain Market.
'Yin Mountain Market gathers many Loose Cultivators; these Loose Cultivators are lawless. Be careful when dealing with Loose Cultivators in the future.'
Li Chen had always remembered this sentence spoken by Linglong Fairy.
Sleepless night.
The next day, after Li Chen got up, his eyes were still bloodshot.
Han Mao narrowed his eyes, looking at Li Chen with surprise, "Brother Chen, you completed Qi Induction?"
Li Chen nodded expressionlessly.
Han Mao's chubby face showed even more surprise, "Brother Chen, are you really a Nine-Rank Spiritual Root? I'm an Eight-Rank Spiritual Root, and it took me a whole year to complete Qi Induction back then."
Just then, his female neighbor, Shu Chan, also pushed open her door, carrying a sack.
Today was Shu Chan's day to deliver goods to the Lingfu Shop; after more than half a month of busy washing and making spirit paper, she was finally about to reap the rewards, and Shu Chan was in a good mood.
Her beautiful eyes swept over Li Chen, and she smiled gently, "Li Dage has also become a Cultivator."
"Congratulations, Li Dage, on embarking on the Immortal Path. Longevity is within reach."
"I still have some things to do. I'll treat Li Dage to a drink when I return."
With that, Shu Chan hurried away.
A first-level Qi Refining Cultivator was still at the very bottom in Yin Mountain Market; only by breaking through to the Middle Stage of Qi Refining could one gain some Jianghu status in Yin Mountain Market.
To become a notable figure in Yin Mountain Market, one must break through to the Late Stage of Qi Refining, or become a Great Master who masters a cultivation art such as an Alchemist, Formation Master, Artifact Refiner, or Talisman Master.
Li Chen's first-level Qi Refining cultivation was not enough to make Shu Chan take him seriously.
Looking at Shu Chan's hurrying back, Li Chen was expressionless, his heart completely calm.
Indeed, with his current cultivation, no female Cultivator would give him a second glance.
In the Cultivation World, most female Cultivators looking for Dao Companions do not look at appearance or age; they only look at cultivation.
In short, in the Cultivation World, cultivation is everything.
When cultivation is high, you can have anything you want!
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